Adi Badri Ghat
Adi Badri Ghat Vrindavan ka ek pracheen, divya aur itihaasik roop se atyant mahatvapurn sthal hai. Yamuna ji ke kinare sthit yeh ghat apne puratan mandiron, shant vatavaran aur adhyatmik shakti ke liye prasiddh hai. Is ghat ka naam “Adi Badri” isliye pada kyunki yeh sthal un prachin Badri-vrikshon aur ashramon ka sthal maana jata hai jahan yuga-yuga se rishi, muniyon aur tapasviyon ne tapasya ki thi. Kuch kathayon ke mutabik, yeh sthal Badri-Narayan ke pracheen dhyan-sthalon se bhi juda hua hai, isliye iska mahatva Vrindavan ke saare ghats me ananya hai.
Adi Badri Ghat ka puratan itihaas batata hai ki yeh ghat sirf Radha-Krishna leelao ka sakshi nahi, balki prachin Bharat ke tapasya-yug ka bhi hissa raha hai. Kehte hain ki yahan par badri-vrikshon ki ghani chhaya the, jinke neeche rishiyon ne antaryami Paramatma ka dhyan kiya. Krishna-yug aane par, yah ghat unki Yamuna-leelaon ka pramukh sthal ban gaya. Krishna aur unke mitra kabhi kabhi yahan khelte, Yamuna me jal-vihar karte aur iss prachin sthal ki shaanti ka anand lete.
Ghat ki ek aur sunder katha hai jo Radha-Krishna ke prema-ras se judi hai. Kaha jata hai ki Radha ji kabhi kabhi yahan aake Yamuna ke kinare baithkar Krishna ka dhyan karti thi, aur Yamuna ji apne komal lehro se Radha ji ke hriday ko shant kar deti thi. Inhi leelon ke karan Adi Badri Ghat ko prema, shanti aur dhyan ka sthal maana jata hai.
Yahan ka prakritik drishya bhi anokha hai. Puratan kal me yahan bade-bade Badri ped lagatar lage rahe, jo is sthal ka naam aur mahima badhate the. Aaj bhi kuch sthalon par un pedon ke vanshaj ped mil jate hain. Shant hava, Yamuna ki halki dhar aur vrikshon ki chhaya milkar is ghat ko dhyan aur tapasya ka sarthak sthal banati hai.
Ghat ka vastukala roop bhi man ko akarsit karta hai. Sunehre surya ki kirne ghat par padti hain to yeh aur bhi divya lagta hai. Subah ke samay kai sant aur bhakt yahan Yamuna puja karte hain, aur shaam me deep-daan ka drishya ghat ko prakashmay bana deta hai. Aarti ki dhuni, diyaon ki roshni aur Yamuna ki halchal milkar yahan ek adbhut adhyatmik urja utpann karte hain.
Adi Badri Ghat ko ek prerna-srot bhi maana jata hai. Kayi bhakt yahan aake kuch der baithkar apne andar ki shanti ko wapas paate hain. Itna shaant aur pavitra vatavaran Vrindavan me bahut kam sthalon par milta hai. Bhakton ke anubhavon ke mutabik, yahan kuch samay bitane se man ke vichar shaant ho jate hain, tanav door hota hai aur Krishna-bhakti ka bhaav gehra hota hai.
Aaj bhi ghat ke aas-paas kuch puratan mandiron aur ashramon ke avshesh milte hain, jo batate hain ki yeh ghat vrindavan ki sabse pracheen sanskritik virasat me se ek hai. Yahan ka har pathar, har ped aur har hawa ka jhonka itihas aur divyata se bhara hua hai.
Is prakar, Adi Badri Ghat sirf ek ghat nahi, balki prachin tapasya, Radha-Krishna leela, dhyan, shanti aur adhyatmik urja ka ek jeevant prateek hai. Jo bhi yahan aata hai, wo apne man me ek alaukik shanti aur nayi prerna lekar hi wapas lautta hai।
