Sri Krishna, His associates and His holy abode of Vraja are all beautiful and blissful, sweet, charming, purifying and worshipable. It is very verydifficult however, to directly see and intimately serve Radha and Krishna. It is the rare fortune of the premibhaktas.
However, many bhaktas get the fortune to visit, to see and to live in SridhamaVrindavana.So while you are here, please take advantage of the opportunity to directly see, worship and serve Sri Krishna in His dhama-svarupa by performing the following wonderful sevas.
By serving Sri Krishna’s Holy Dhama one becomes free from janamgrama and indriyagrama, attachment to one’s birthplace and material body made of senses (indriya). You can do these dhama-sevas alone or with kindred spirits. The saying goes, “Cleaning Krishna’s dhama removeskrodha andkama.”
19 Ways to Serve the Dhama
1. Sweep, wash and clean the footpaths, steps of kundas and sarovaras, parikrama paths, lilasthalis and old temples.
2. Donate money to repair and maintain old temples, especially at specific lilasthalis.
3. Visit each holy place with great respect, eagerness and enthusiasm to hear its glories and also give donations to the temple pujaris and pandas (brahmana guides).
4. Show the utmost respect to Vrajavasis, temple pujaris and pandas (brahmana guides) at each holy place.
5. Give donations of food (sweets, fruits, juices, grains etc), cloth and money to children and needy Vrajavasis.
6. Wherever possible plant fragrant flowering trees, creepers and plants to beautify lilasthalis, temples and other open areas of the holy dhama.
7. Don’t pollute Vrajadhama with plastic bags, bottles, containers and other non-biodegradable articles.
8. Regularly and respectfully bathe in sacred waters and worship them. And also worship all the Deities with at least a ghee lamp and some incense.
9. Help the Vrajavasis who are performing Nama and Dhama seva.
10. Offer dandavats and roll in the dust of all lilasthalis.
11. Glorify the presiding Deities at each temple and lilasthali with sweet kirtana, katha and bhajanas.
12. Hear or read about Krishna’s lilas at everyholy place you visit.
13. Also ask the pujari or panda to tell you some transcendental pastimes of Krishna.
14. Never visit Vraja without hearing Hari-katha from devotional Vrajavasis.
15. Inspire and help others to visit or live in Vrajadhama.
16. Speak, write, make videos and print books about the glories of Vrajadhama.
17. Every day in Vraja rise early and chant, sing, hear and read the glories of Radha-Govinda with a fixed vow.
18. Never ever think, hear or speak, criticism or gossip about any Vrajavasis.
19. When not in Vrajadhama, try to remember the Vraja deities, lilasthalis, pastimes, Hari-katha and devotees you experienced there.
The most important seva, which is the main part of all the preceding nineteen sevas, is to always chant the ambrosial name of SrimatiRadharani.
Vrajavasis say, “RadheRadheBol, Vrindavana Mein Dol”, which means, If you want to live and wander in Vrindavana, then always chant “Radhe! Radhe!”
Sri DhamaVrindavanaki jai!
Jai Jai Sri Radhe!
By Mahanidhi Swami