84-Kos Braj Parikarma Yatra ( most famous )

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as we move  from page 25 to 38 , we find that  Brajbhoomi Mohini ( hereafter called  BM  ) does  have 2 parts  :--
 
A)  conceptual  reference to   
 
i) famous Vajranabh-Shandilya dialogue ; visit of Udhavji  and  Balramji in Srimad Bhagwat
 
ii) and  Braj-Mathura  description in  Skand Puraan ; Garg  Samhita ;Brahmaand Puraan  ; Gaudiya Sampraday  ,  Chaitanya Charitamrit , Bengali  literature  on glory of Braj ; 500 years ago effort by  Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu    to trace  divine sites  of  Braj-Vrindavan and   similar effort by  ancient Acharya Vallabhachryaji    and start of   Braj chourasi-kos  parikarma which is continuing till today. Mention of  Swami Haridassji , Hitharivanshji etc is also there.
 
B)  Actual description of  Mathura , Gokul ( Mahavan ) , Goverdhan , Kaamvan , Barsana , Nandgaon and Vrindavan i.e. 7 parts .
 
As 84-kos  Braj-Parikarma is very famous  and serves  twin-objectives
 
i) divine love of Sri Radha-Krishna and  knowledge of  Braj-Vrindavan
 
ii)  salvation from 84 lacs Yoni of  kookar-sookar  ,
 
let me enumerate 24 divine stops or  VISHRAMS  it's famous for :--
 
FIRST   stop :-  Madhuvan , near Mathura  
 
SECOND stop :-  Shantanu Kund ( after Tallvan , Kumudvan )
 
THIRD stop :-  Bahulavan ( after 2 days )
 
FOURTH stop :- Sri Radhakund or kusum sarovar ( stay  for 1 day )
 
FIFTH stop :-- Chandrasarovar or Goverdhan ( stay  for 2 days )
 
SIXTH stop :-- JATIPURA ( Pustimargis stay  for more days here )
 
SEVENTH stop:- DEEG ( stay  for 2 days )
 
EIGHTH stop :- Ghata
 
NINTH stop :- KAAMVAN  ( stay  for 3 days ) 
 
TENTH stop :- Barsana 
 
XIth stop :- Sanket 
 
XIITH stop:-Nandgaon ( stay for 3 days ) 
 
XIIIth stop :- Bari Bathain 
 
XIVth  stop :- Kotvan 
 
XVth  stop :- Kosi 
 
XVith stop :- Paigaon 
 
XVIIth stop :- Shergarh 
 
18th stop :-   Cheerghat
 
19th stop :- Bachhvan 
 
20th stop :-  Vrindavan ( stay for 3 days ) 
 
21st  stop :- Lohvan 
 
22nd stop :- Baldev 
 
23rd stop :- Gokul 
 
24th & LAST  stop : Vishramghat , Mathura. 
 
The above order  is  general  --main Yatras do make changes as per weather etc as required .   
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