Shri Pani Ghat
Shri Pani Ghat Vrindavan ka ek pavitra aur adhyatmik drishtiyon se atyant mahatvapurn sthal maana jata hai. Is ghat ka sambandh Radha–Krishna ki madhur jal-leelaon, gopiyon ke saath unke prem-rasmay vilas aur Yamuna ji ke komal sparsh se juda hua hai. “Pani Ghat” naam ka arth hi batata hai ki yeh wahi sthal hai jahan pani yani Yamuna ke jal ke kinare anek divya leelayen ghati thi. Itihaas aur lok-kathayon me iska varnan vishesh shraddha ke saath kiya gaya hai.
Kathaon ke anusaar, yeh sthal Radha ji aur unki sakhiyon ka ati-priya ghat tha. Gopiyan yahan Yamuna jal bharne ke liye ghade lekar pratidin aati thi. Unke jal-bharne ke samay Krishna unka ras-bharapurna masti-mein swagat karte the. Krishna kabhi unke ghade chhupa dete, kabhi unme jhank kar madhur mazaak karte, aur kabhi unse jal bharne me madad karne ke bahane unse madhur varta karte. In leeloofaant palon ke karan yeh sthal prema-ras aur madhurya pradhan ghat ke roop me prasiddh hua.
Ek prasiddh katha ke mutabik, ek din Radha ji aur unki sakhiyan yahan jal bhar rahi thi. Krishna achanak Yamuna tat par prakat ho kar unka raasta rok lete hain aur kehte hain ki pehle humse baat karo, phir pani bharna. Radha ji sharmaakar thodi naaraz hoti hain, lekin Krishna ke madhur vyangya aur muskaan ke saamne unka roop aur bhi komal ho uthta hai. Yeh woh pavitra sthal hai jahan unki prem-vartaon ka pratham sparsh hota tha.
Shri Pani Ghat ka prakritik vatavaran bhi Vrindavan me anokha maana jata hai. Ghat ki seedhiyon se neeche Yamuna ka shant aur nirmal jal dikhta hai, jismein aksar aas-paas ke vrikshon ki chhaya padi rehti hai. Halki hawa aur surya ki komal kirne ghat ko ek divya roop pradan karti hain. Kuch sadhak aur bhakt to yeh bhi kehte hain ki yahan ki hawa me Radha ji ke prem ka komal sparsh mehsoos hota hai.
Adhyatmik drishtikon se, Shri Pani Ghat ka sambandh seva-bhav, komalta, vinamrata, aur prema-sambandh ke mool siddhanton se joda jata hai. Yahan aane wale bhakt keval ghat ka darshan hi nahi karte, balki apne man me Radha-Krishna ke madhur sambandh ka rasaswad bhi karte hain. Kayi log yahan achhe karmon aur prem-purn jeevan ki prerna lekar wapas jaate hain.
Ghat par shaam ki Yamuna Aarti ka drishya vishesh roop se manohar hota hai. Diye ki komal roshni Yamuna ke jal me jhilmilati hai, aur aarti ke geet poore ghat me braj-ras ki sugandha phaila dete hain. Is samay kisi bhakt ko yeh mehsoos hona swabhavik hai ki jaise Radha-Krishna ki leela ki parchaiyan abhi bhi is jal me khel rahi ho.
Yahan ke aas-paas kuch pracheen mandir aur vrindavan ki puratan galiyan bhi maujood hain, jahan chalne se lagta hai ki jaise kisi pracheen yug me pravesh kar liya ho. Kai sages aur saints yahan baith kar dhyan aur mantra-jap karte hain. Kehte hain ki yahan dhyan karne se man ki chanchalta door hoti hai aur hriday me prem aur shaanti ka udgaar hota hai.
