Shri Govardhan is decorated with gems in Golok Dham. There Shri Thakurji performs rituals with Govardhanathji, Shri Swaminiji and Braj devotees in the Kandara of Giriraj. It is a daily play. There Acharya ji always serves Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhadhish Shri Thakurji. Once Shri Thakurji ordered Shri Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu to appear on earth for the salvation of the Devi Jivas. Shri Thakurji Shriswaminiji assured to appear in Shri Braj himself along with Braj devotees’ youths and Leela-Samangri. According to this assurance, Vikram Samvat 1466 AD. Shri Govardhannath appeared on Giriraj Govardhan at the time of sunrise on Shravan Krishna Teej Sunday of 1409. This was the same form in which God, in order to honor Indra,
First of all Shravan Shukla Panchami (Nagpanchami) no. On the day of 1466, when a Brajvasi went to Govardhan Parvat to find his lost cow, he saw the raised left arm of Shri Govardhanathji. He called other Brajvasis and made them see the raised left arm. Then an old Brajvasi said that Lord Krishna had protected Brajvasis, Braj’s cows, and Braj from the anger of Indra by lifting Giriraj Govardhan on the finger of his left hand. Then the people of Braj worshiped his left arm. This is the same left arm of Lord Krishna. He is standing in Prabhu Kandara and now only the left arm is being given darshan. No one should try to extract the form of God by digging a mountain. When He wishes, only then His form will be seen. After this, for about 69 years, the residents of Braj used to bathe this vertical arm with milk, worship it, and Used to enjoy and accept it. Every year on the day of Nagpanchami, a fair was held here.
VS In 1535, on the afternoon of Vaishakh Krishna Ekadashi, a supernatural incident happened. One of the thousands of cows of Saddu Pandey of Aanyor village near Govardhan Parvat belonged to the cow dynasty of Nandrayji, which was called Dhumar. She used to reach the place every third hour, where the left arm of Shri Govardhannathji appeared. There was a hole. In it, she used to return after pouring milk from her udders. Sadu Pandey suspected that the cowherd milks the cow’s milk in the afternoon, that’s why this cow does not give milk in the evening. One day he went behind the cow and wanted to know the situation, He saw that the cow stood at a place on the Govardhan Parvan and milk started flowing from its udders. Saddu Pandey was surprised. Going closer to him, he saw Shri Govardhannathji’s Mukharvind. On the same day, Shri Vallabhacharya appeared in Champaranya, Chhattisgarh on Vaishakh Krishna 11 Samvat 1535. Shri Govardhannathji himself said to Saddu Pandey that – ‘My name is Devdaman and my other names are Indradaman and Nagdaman. From that day the people of Braj started to know Shri Govardhan Nathji by the name of Devdaman. Sadu Pandey’s wife Bhavani and daughter Naro used to go to Devdaman daily to get the milk of Dhumar cow cured.
VS 1549 (AD) 1593) On Phalgun Shukla Ekadashi Thursday, Shri Govardhannathji ordered Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhacharyaji in Jharkhand – Our appearance has happened in Govardhan’s cave. First, the left arm appeared, and then Mukharvind. Now our desire is to manifest the full form. You come to Braj soon and reveal the type of our service. Hearing this command, Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhacharya changed the direction of his journey and reached Anyor village near Govardhan in Braj, where he sat on a platform in front of Shri Saddu Pandey’s house. Impressed by the supernatural power of Shri Acharyaji Mahaprabhu, Saddu Pandey along with his family became servants of Aapshree. Saddu Pandey told Aapashree the whole story of Shrinathji’s appearance. Shri Mahaprabhuji expressed his determination to visit Govardhan early in the morning for the darshan of Shrinathji. On the second day in the morning, Shri Mahaprabhuji along with his servants and Brajvasis went to Shri Girirajji for the darshan of Shrinathji. Let’s go. First of all, you bowed down to Haridaswarya Girirajji considering him to be the form of God, and after taking permission from him, started climbing Girirajji slowly. When Saddu Pandey told from a distance the place of Shrinathji’s appearance, then tears of joy flowed from Mahaprabhuji’s eyes. It seemed to him that the heat of separation from God, which was there for years, is now going away. The speed of his climbing the mountain increased. That’s why they see Lord Shrinathji wearing a peacock crown Pitambardhari is coming forward from the front. Then Shrimad Vallabhacharya reached from running near the Lord. Today Shri Vallabhacharya got his everything on earth. Shri Thakurji and Shri Acharyaji both got tied in each other’s embrace. The residents of Braj were also blessed after seeing this supernatural tableau. Acharya was overjoyed to see and embrace Shri Mahaprabhu Shrinathji. That’s why Shrinathji ordered-”
Shri Mahaprabhu immediately got a small grass-thatch temple perfected and made Thakurji Shri Govardhannathji sit in it and decorated Shri Thakurji with a peacock-like crown and Gunjamala. You Shri ordered Ramdas Chauhan to serve Shrinathji. Assured him that don’t worry Shrinathji himself will tell you the type of service. Later, with the permission of Shri Mahaprabhuji, Purnamalla Khatri completed the huge temple of Shrinathji. Then in the year, 1519 Vikram Samvat 1576 Vaishakh Shukla Teej Akshay Tritiya Shrinathji came to the new temple and Patotsav took place. Then Madhvendra Puri and some Bengali Brahmins were entrusted with the responsibility of serving Shrinathji.
Kubhandas started serving music and Krishnadas was made an officer. Later, Mr. Gusainji made a new arrangement by removing Bengali Brahmins from the service which is continuing till today. When Shrinathji came to Shrinathdwara from Braj, then V.S. 1728 Falgun Krishna Saptami 20th February 1672 E. On Saturday Shrinathji came to present Nij Mandir and Patotsav was celebrated with great fanfare then the name of Sihad village became famous as “Srinathdwara”. Name Karan- Till now Shrinathji is known by the name of Brajvasi Devdaman. Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharyaji named you another name ‘Gopalji’ on the day he arranged the service system by doing the first decoration of you Shri. For this reason, the present Jatipura village situated at the foothills of Govardhan came to be known as Gopalpur. When Prabhucharan Shrivitthalnathji made a new system by removing the Bengali priests, then Aapashree addressed the Lord as Shri ‘Goverdhannathji’. gave the name. At the time of Shri Gokulnathji, the protector of the garland and tilak, passionate devotees began to call Him by the brief but emotional name of ‘Shrinathji’ This name Mr. was not new. In the Giriraj section of the Garga Samhita, the names of both Devadaman and Srinathji of Sri Govardhanath are mentioned: ”Srinatham Devadamanam Vadisyanti Sajjanah” (7/30/31) Thus the title ‘Srinathji’ is also very ancient. The word ‘Sri’ denotes Lakshmi and Radha. Radhaji is the joyful and blissful power of God and the word ‘Nath’ is the owner. The devotees also affectionately call Srinathji ‘Shri Ji’ or ‘Shri Ji Baba’. ‘ Srinatham Devadamana Vadisyanti Sajjanah” (7/30/31) Thus the title ‘Srinathji’ is also very ancient. The word ‘Sri’ denotes Lakshmi and Radha. Radhaji is the joyful and blissful power of God and the word ‘Nath’ is the owner. The devotees also affectionately call Srinathji ‘Shri Ji’ or ‘Shri Ji Baba’. ‘ Srinatham Devadamana Vadisyanti Sajjanah” (7/30/31) Thus the title ‘Srinathji’ is also very ancient. The word ‘Sri’ denotes Lakshmi and Radha. Radhaji is the joyful and blissful power of God and the word ‘Nath’ is the owner. The devotees also affectionately call Srinathji ‘Shri Ji’ or ‘Shri Ji Baba’.
