Mathura Before corona lockdown (मथुरा-लॉक डाउन से पहले)


श्री कृष्ण की नगरी मथुरा में सब कुछ प्राचीन काल से ही अद्भुत रहा है। यहाँ की उत्कृष्ट जीवनशैली और लोगों का आत्मविश्वास देखते ही बनता है। कोई भी आपदा यहाँ तक आते आते स्वयं ही ढेर हो जाती है। लोगों का आपसी प्रेम और बोली यहाँ का माधुर्य दिखाती है। सभी प्रसन्न और मस्त हैं। प्रभु दर्शन से दिन की शुरुआत करके सभी कार्य सिद्ध हो जाते हैं। खाने की इतनी विविधता कि नित्य नए पकवान भिन्न-भिन्न उत्सवों और ऋतुओं के हिसाब से दिखाई देते हैं। यूँ तो सप्ताह में सात दिन होते हैं किन्तु यहाँ के त्योहारों की गिनती सात दिनों में सात से भी ज्यादा हो जाती है। ये त्यौहार वे हैं जो मुख्य त्योहारों से अलग मनाये जाते हैं। होली और श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी तो विश्व प्रसिद्द हैं। यमुना की अविरल धारा, वृन्दावन का एकांत , गोवेर्धन पर्वत , बरसाना ,गोकुल ,महावन सहित सम्पूर्ण ब्रज क्षेत्र लोगों को आकर्षित करता ही रहा है।
निःस्वार्थ प्रेम औरसाधारण जीवन शैली यहाँ की विशेषता रही है।सुबह होते ही मंदिरों की घंटियां सुनाई देने लगती हैं। लोग राम राम, जय श्री कृष्णा और राधे राधे कह कर एक दूसरे का अभिवादन करते हैं। साधु संतों का तो यहाँ निरंतर आना लगा ही रहता है किन्तु कोई अन्य व्यक्ति भी जो यहाँ एक बार आ गया उसका मन और कही फिर शांति नहीं पाता। बड़े बड़े संतों ने सब छोड़कर यहाँ पर तप करते हुए अपना जीवन व्यतीत किया और प्रभु की शरण प्राप्त की।
यहाँ पर जनमानस के लिए अनेकों भंडारे नित्य प्रति सप्ताह के सात दिन और वर्ष पर्यन्त बिना भेद भाव के चलते हैं जिससे यहाँ पर कोई भी भूखा नहीं रहता ये ईश्वर की कृपा ही है। प्रसाद स्वरुप सभी इसे प्राप्त करते हैं और भोजन की कोई समस्या नहीं। अनेकों शरणार्थियों ने यहाँ शरण ले रखी है।
दुनिया से अलग और उन्मुक्त जीवन जीने वाले, संगीत , वन , पर्वत , यमुना और यहाँ की रज में भांग पीकर मस्त रहने वाले ब्रजवासी किसी से भी नहीं डरते और एकता का प्रदर्शन करते हुए परस्पर एक दूसरे का सुख और दुःख में सहयोग करते हैं।
कुञ्ज गलियाँ यहाँ की विशेषता हैं। गाय , बन्दर और कुत्ते मनुष्यों की ही तरह स्वतंत्र इन गलियों में विचरते देखे जा सकते हैं। कवि सूरदास, नंददास, कृष्णदास, परमानंद, कुंभनदास, चतुर्भुजदास, छीतस्वामी, गोविन्दस्वामी, हितहरिवंश, गदाधर भट्ट, मीराबाई, स्वामी हरिदास, सूरदास-मदनमोहन, श्रीभट्ट, व्यास जी, रसखान, ध्रुवदास, चैतन्य महाप्रभु आदि यहाँ कृष्ण भक्ति में बेसुध गाते हुए भजन करते हुए ब्रज में निवास करने लगे।
प्रेम, भक्ति , शिक्षा का यह आदि काल से ही केंद्र रहा है। यहाँ के बारे में जितना भी वर्णन करो कम ही रह जायेगा।
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Everything in Shri Krishna's city of Mathura has been amazing since ancient times. Life here is made up by seeing the excellent life style and confidence of the people. Any calamity comes here and piles up by itself. The mutual love and dialect of the people shows the melody here. All are happy and cool. All the work is proved by starting the day with Prabhu Darshan. Such a variety of food that new dishes are always seen according to different festivals and seasons. Like this, there are seven days in a week, but the number of festivals here rises to more than seven in seven days. These festivals are those which are celebrated separately from the main festivals. Holi and Shri Krishna Janmashtami are world famous. The uninterrupted stream of Yamuna, the solitude of Vrindavan, Gowardhan mountain, Barsana, Gokul, Mahavan and the entire Braj region has been attracting people.
Selfless love and simple lifestyle have been the specialty here. As soon as the morning bells of temples start to be heard. People greet each other by saying Rama Rama, Jai Shri Krishna and Radhe Radhe. Saints and saints continue to come here, but no other person who once came here gets his mind and somewhere else again. The great saints left all and spent their lives meditating here and got refuge of the Lord.
For the public here, many bhandaras run daily seven days per week and year after year without any discrimination so that no one remains hungry here, it is the grace of God. All receive it as Prasad and there is no problem of food. Many refugees have taken refuge here.
Morning Kachori and Jalebi are liked by most people and these are the main items of breakfast. The abundant availability of milk and curd is also seen in the rich food and drink here. Brajwasis, who eat lassi, milk, curd, rabri and sweets regularly, eat it in a relaxed manner where people either avoid their consumption due to fear of diseases or they are not available to see these things.
The Brajwasis, who live a different and free life from the world, drank cannabis in music, forest, mountain, Yamuna and here, do not fear anyone and demonstrate unity and cooperate with each other in happiness and sorrow.
Kunj lanes are the specialty here. Cows, monkeys and dogs can be seen wandering in these streets, independent of humans. Poets Surdas, Nandadas, Krishnadas, Parmanand, Kumbhandas, Chaturbhujadas, Chhitaswamy, Govindaswamy, Hitharivamsa, Gadadhar Bhatt, Mirabai, Swami Haridas, Surdas-Madanmohan, Shreebhatta, Vyas ji, Rasakhan, Dhruvadas, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, etc. are here in Krishna Temple Started dwelling in Braj while doing Bhajan
It has been the center of love, devotion and education since time immemorial. The more you describe about it, the less will remain.
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Everything in Shri Krishna's city of Mathura has been amazing since ancient times. Life here is made up by seeing the excellent life style and confidence of the people. Any calamity comes here and piles up by itself. The mutual love and dialect of the people shows the melody here. All are happy and cool. All the work is proved by starting the day with Prabhu Darshan. Such a variety of food that new dishes are always seen according to different festivals and seasons. Like this, there are seven days in a week, but the number of festivals here rises to more than seven in seven days. These festivals are those which are celebrated separately from the main festivals. Holi and Shri Krishna Janmashtami are world famous. The uninterrupted stream of Yamuna, the solitude of Vrindavan, Gowardhan mountain, Barsana, Gokul, Mahavan and the entire Braj region has been attracting people.
Selfless love and simple lifestyle have been the specialty here. As soon as the morning bells of temples start to be heard. People greet each other by saying Rama Rama, Jai Shri Krishna and Radhe Radhe. Saints and saints continue to come here, but no other person who once came here gets his mind and somewhere else again. The great saints left all and spent their lives meditating here and got refuge of the Lord.
For the public here, many bhandaras run daily seven days per week and year after year without any discrimination so that no one remains hungry here, it is the grace of God. All receive it as Prasad and there is no problem of food. Many refugees have taken refuge here.
Morning Kachori and Jalebi are liked by most people and these are the main items of breakfast. The abundant availability of milk and curd is also seen in the rich food and drink here. Brajwasis, who eat lassi, milk, curd, rabri and sweets regularly, eat it in a relaxed manner where people either avoid their consumption due to fear of diseases or they are not available to see these things.
The Brajwasis, who live a different and free life from the world, drank cannabis in music, forest, mountain, Yamuna and here, do not fear anyone and demonstrate unity and cooperate with each other in happiness and sorrow.
Kunj lanes are the specialty here. Cows, monkeys and dogs can be seen wandering in these streets, independent of humans. Poets Surdas, Nandadas, Krishnadas, Parmanand, Kumbhandas, Chaturbhujadas, Chhitaswamy, Govindaswamy, Hitharivamsa, Gadadhar Bhatt, Mirabai, Swami Haridas, Surdas-Madanmohan, Shreebhatta, Vyas ji, Rasakhan, Dhruvadas, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, etc. are here in Krishna Temple Started dwelling in Braj while doing Bhajan
It has been the center of love, devotion and education since time immemorial. The more you describe about it, the less will remain.
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