sacred land
15 march , delhi to calcutta, bharata yatra 2008.
today is a loooong trip — by the road to calcutta, it is abut 1500 km. from the north to east of india cutting through the states of haryana, uttarpradesh, bihar and then to west bengal.
when passing through the state of uttarpradesh, we saw yamuna river where sri krishna used to dance with the gopis on its banks. then we passed through mathura, where sri krishna was born, vrindavan where he did the rasalila, govardhan where he lifted the mountain, …..wow. when you see the sign boards by the high way, the heart floods with love for sri krishna, the stories, the memories, the imagination… they become so alive.
seeing ladies on the street wearing the sari over their heads calls to mind the gopis. to me they all looked like radha, the beloved of krishna.
all these brings the image of krishna’s life in front of you. its amazing that some one who lived over 5000 years ago can stil inspire you with his life. his teachings are so powerful and are applicable even in today’s day-to-day life. they are discussed and debated upon so many platforms. do you know that bhagavad gita has had a vastly greater number of different commentaries and interpretations than any other scriptural text from any tradition?
sri rama was also born in this state, in ayodhya.
these two personalities have influenced the philosophy, culture, literature and life of indians and the world at large.
my krishna and rama – i.e amma is there in the car in front of me. as i told you its a long drive. tonight we will be staying at varanasi, the sacred city dedicated to viswanath, lord siva, by the sacred river ganga.
hara hara maha deva.
~ dhyanamrita
Its amazing, I wish someday I too get an opportunity to travel with AMMA, though she is always with me mentally but I want to travel with her physically also. OH AMMA please fulfill my desire. I bow to the lotus feet of AMMA
You really touched my heart with this wonderful and vivid description, what an amazing experience this must be. I too hope one day to be blessed and travel with Amma, it must simply be heaven !!
Although I am geographically far away being in Italy, you make me feel like I was right there, thanks for this blessing !
Oh, how much I would like to travel to the places where Sri Krishna lived!
We are traveling with Amma! When I read the lines I am transported to the spot. My spirit leaves my body and is along for the loooong ride 🙂 I go on line and look at Pictures of Yamuna river and I am there behind Amma’s car driving along. It is as if I am in a dream or watching a movie. I looked at photos of govardhan too…
All of you are blessed indeed to travel the whole of Bharat along with Bharat mata.