Vrindavan, The Playground of God

When Lord Krishna comes to this world, He performs wonderful pastimes to attract living entities to come back to Him in the spiritual world. He appears in many forms, all of them fully transcendental to this material world, and in those forms He exhibits wonderful qualities which are displayed in the course of His activities and interactions with His devotees. The main place of these pastimes is Sri Vrindavana Dhama, an area of about 168 square miles or 438 square kilometers in north-central India. There Krishna appeared about five thousand years ago and performed pastimes in many places throughout the length and breadth of the entire region. In this book, Vrindavana, the Playground of God, you will be transported to the main temples and pastime places in the town of Vrindavana, beginning with the seven main temples established by the Gosvamis followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu when they migrated to Vrindavana about five hundred years ago. Sri Vrindavana Dhama is a most sacred place. Every year millions of pilgrims visit, to absorb themselves in the amazing spiritual atmosphere, and relish the devotional mood that pervades everything there. The experience is unforgettable, and makes a profound impact on the hearts of all who visit. As one saint has written: “The supremely blissful land of Vrindavana possesses unlimited, transcendental glory, which cannot be understood by even the most intelligent materialistic person. It quickly awakens pure devotional love for the Supreme Lord, and shines with such divine splendor that it astonishes even the residents of heaven. It is full of nectar, and is the most exalted of all transcendental abodes. I pray that, with a flood of its spiritual sweetness, it may overwhelm and delight my heart.”