# Yamuna River **See also:** [[artwork/themes/vrindavana|Vrindavana - The Holy Dhama]] | [[artwork/themes/water|Water - Rivers and Oceans]] | [[artwork/themes/mathura|Mathura]] **58 images** --- <h3>Devotees Watching Balarama-Yamuna Lila</h3> ![[0026_Adi-3-6.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 2, Adi 3: While Lord Caitanya was in the ecstasy of Baladeva, all the devotees assembled together and danced, overwhelmed with ecstasy.* <h3>Radha and Krsna and Their Gopis</h3> ![[0026_SB-9_1_6.jpg]] *In Vṛndāvana, although Lord Kṛṣṇa is full in Himself, He wants the cooperation of His devotees, such as the gopīs, to increase His transcendental bliss. These devotees are most dear to Him.* <h3>Krsna on the Yamuna</h3> ![[0027_SB-1_3_9.jpg]] *Śrī Kṛṣṇa, a mindenkit vonzó Istenség Legfelsőbb Személyiesége. Csodálatos formáját az esőfelhők kék színe árnyalja, szemei olyanok, akéar a nyīló lótuszvirág szirmai, fejét pedig a leggyönyörűbb pávatol díszíti.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Glorify Vrndavana</h3> ![[0027_TLC-15.jpg]] *In the company of His elder brother, Balarāma, Lord Kṛṣṇa takes pleasure in glorifying the land of Vṛndāvana, its inhabitants and Balarāma Himself.* <h3>The Gopis in the Madness of Separation</h3> ![[0027_TLC-24.jpg]] *“Lord Caitanya mistook a garden for Vṛndāvana and very quickly entered it. Absorbed in ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa, He wandered through the garden in the mood of the gopīs. After Kṛṣṇa disappeared with Rādhārāṇī during the rāsa dance, the gopīs wandered in the forest looking for Him. The gopīs said, ‘O cūta tree, priyāla tree, panasa, āsana and kovidāra! O jambū tree, O arka tree, O bel, bakula and mango! O kadamba tree, O nīpa tree and all other trees living on the bank of the Yamunā for the welfare of others, please let us know where Kṛṣṇa has gone. We have lost our minds and are almost dead. O tulasī! O mālatī! O yūthī, mādhavī and mallikā! Kṛṣṇa is very dear to you. Therefore He must have come near you. You are all just like dear friends to us. Kindly tell us which way Kṛṣṇa has gone and save our lives!’”* <h3>Pariksit Sits at the Riverbank Preparing to Die</h3> ![[0028_SB-1_3-12.jpg]] *All the demigods living in the higher planets praised the action of the king, and in pleasure they continually scattered flowers over the earth.* <h3>Radha-Govinda in Vrndavana</h3> ![[0028_TLC-3.jpg]] *Among the many transcendental lovers of Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs [cowherd girls of Vṛndāvana are the best, and among the gopīs Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the best.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama in Vrndavana</h3> ![[0034_SB-2_2_8.jpg]] *ln order to diminish the burden of the world, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared with His immediate expansion Lord Balarāma.* <h3>Radha, Krsna, and the Gopis on a Boat</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-1-15.jpg]] *The Lord's pastimes with the gopīs are displays of His transcendental existence, bliss, and knowledge.* <h3>Krsna at Kesi-ghata</h3> ![[0049_SB-7-2-2.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Confronts the Baka Demon</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-14.jpg]] *EN KB 2018: While the boys and calves were sitting on the bank of the Yamunā, they saw a huge heron as big as a hill. The name of this beast was Bakāsura, and he was a friend of Kaṁsa’s. The bird attacked Kṛṣṇa with his pointed, sharp beak. All the boys fell in despair. But Bakāsura didn’t know that although Kṛṣṇa was playing the part of a child He was the original father of the universe. Kṛṣṇa caught hold of the two halves of the gigantic heron’s beak and bifurcated his mouth as easily as a child splits a blade of grass.* <h3>Radha and Krsna on the Swing</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-6-5.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Vṛndāvana is a beautiful place. The Yamunā River blooms with lotuses, and the gentle breeze raises small ripples in the water. Bumblebees hum in the flowers, and peacocks dance as Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa glide on a flower-wrapped swing hanging from a tree, Their faces filled with the happiness of divine love.* <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis</h3> ![[0051_SB-6-3-3.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Gopis Bathe in the Yamuna</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-6-12.jpg]] *After the rāsa dance, Kṛṣṇa entered the water of the Yamunā River with the gopīs in order to dispel their fatigue, and soon the Lord found Himself being splashed on all sides by His laughing consorts.* <h3>Goloka Vrndavana</h3> ![[0061_SB-1-2-f.c.-(NE).jpg]] <h3>Kṛṣṇa Plays His Flute</h3> ![[0067_BG--24.jpg]] *6.47: “Of all yogīs, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me – he is the most intimately united with Me in /yoga/ and is the highest of all.”* <h3>Krsna, the All-attractive Flute Player</h3> ![[0070_BG--75.jpg]] <h3>Vasudeva Carries Krsna to Vrndavana</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-1-5.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The Lord told Vasudeva and Devakī, “I know you are afraid of Kaṁsa and want to protect Me. Take Me to Gokula and exchange Me for the daughter just born to Yaśodā.” While carrying child Kṛṣṇa across the storm-tossed river Yamunā, Vasudeva was sheltered by the hoods of Lord Śeṣa, an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The effulgence from Kṛṣṇa’s body dissipated the darkness so Vasudeva could find his way.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Play in the Forest</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-4-9.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Plays His Flute and the Yamuna Offers Lotuses</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-5-1.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopis</h3> ![[0086_SB-10-5-2.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: One after another the gopīs came out of the water, shivering and trying to cover their nakedness with their hands. Their simple presentation was so pure that Lord Kṛṣṇa immediately became pleased with them. All the unmarried gopīs had prayed to goddess Kātyāyanī to have Kṛṣṇa as their husband, and in this way they were satisfied. Nothing can compare with the Kṛṣṇa consciousness of the gopīs.* <h3>Radha and Krsna on a Swing</h3> ![[0092_NOD-1st-ed.-FC.jpg]] *Mādhurya-rasa (Devotional service in conjugal love): "The intimate mellow of devotion to the Supreme in conjugal love is established by Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, but such feelings are not at all material." Unless a person frees himself from all lusty desires for material sense enjoyment, he can never experience, or even understand, pure love of God in the conjugal rasa.* <h3>The Nagapatnis Offer Prayers</h3> ![[0093_KB1-26-pg.123.jpg]] *"We think that this apparent punishment to Kāliya is actually some benediction."* <h3>Th Transcendental Brothers</h3> ![[0094_BTG-15-7-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Brings the Cows and Cowherd Boys Back to Life</h3> ![[0094_SB-10-4-6.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Steals the Gopis Garments</h3> ![[0095_KB1-31-pg.154.jpg]] *Due to remaining in the water for a long time, the gopīs felt cold and were shivering.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama in Varuna's Court</h3> ![[0096_KB1-34-pg.184.jpg]] *The god of the waters was holding Nanda captive under the sea.* <h3>Rasa Dancing</h3> ![[0097_KB1-pg.214.jpg]] *It appeared that Kṛṣṇa was a greenish sapphire locket in the midst of a golden necklace.* <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis on a Lotus Boat</h3> ![[0123_KB1-37--pg190.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa, the supreme enjoyer, desired to enjoy the company of the gopīs.* <h3>Vasudeva Carries Krsna Across the Yamuna</h3> ![[0137_KB1-6--pg30.jpg]] *The night was very dark, but Vasudeva could see everything, just as in the sunlight.* <h3>Akrura's Vision</h3> ![[0138_KB1-45.jpg]] *Akrūra saw Balarāma turned into Śeṣa Nāga and Kṛṣṇa turned into Mahā-viṣṇu.* <h3>Krsna and Arjuna Meet Kalindi</h3> ![[0139_KB2-2--pg18.jpg]] *While Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were resting and drinking water, they saw a beautiful girl of marriageable age walking along the bank of the Yamunā.* <h3>Krsna and the Gopis Enjoy Pastimes in a Boat</h3> ![[0142_KB1-28_1984_--KA128.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna, the Perfection of Love</h3> ![[0142_NKL-12.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Chastises the Kaliya Serpent</h3> ![[0145_KB1-22.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Lord Kṛṣṇa danced with great force upon the heads of the serpent Kāliya, who had poisoned the waters of the river Yamunā. When he was near death from this battering, Kāliya realized Kṛṣṇa was the Supreme Personality of Godhead and surrendered to Him.* <h3>Krsna Swallows a Forest Fire</h3> ![[0145_KB1-24.jpg]] *After Kāliya was defeated and banished, night was falling and the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana decided to sleep on the riverbank. In the middle of the night, they suddenly found themselves surrounded by a raging forest fire. The unlimited Lord Kṛṣṇa saved His townspeople by swallowing the fire.* <h3>Krsna Carries a Cowherd Boy on His Back</h3> ![[0147_NKL-2.jpg]] <h3>Young Krsna and the Cow</h3> ![[0150_MP-1.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Gopis Meet for the Rasa Dance</h3> ![[0151_NKL-11.jpg]] <h3>The Divine Couple Amid the Gopis</h3> ![[0153_KB1-40--pg215.jpg]] *Mohana Mādhurī.* <h3>Description of Autumn</h3> ![[0158_NOD-536.jpg]] <h3>Krsna in the Coils of the Kaliya Serpent</h3> ![[0159_NOD--535.jpg]] *“When Kṛṣṇa was chastising Kāliya Nāga in the Yamunā River, the big snake wrapped his coils all over Kṛṣṇa’s body.” Kṛṣṇa performed this pastime in order to increase the ecstatic spiritual emotions of His devotees, who felt unlimited transcendental anxiety for His safety. In the spiritual world, devotees experience all varieties of emotions.* <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and the Cowherd Boys Dance Through the Forest</h3> ![[0159_NOD--p328.jpg]] <h3>The River Goddess Yamuna Prays for Lord Balarama's Mercy</h3> ![[0162_UP--34.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The river goddess Yamunā was terrified when threatened by Lord Balarāma, so she came before the Lord in person and prayed for mercy.* <h3>Krsna Begs Radha for Forgiveness</h3> ![[0169_UP--44.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Sports with the Gopis</h3> ![[0171_UP--63.jpg]] <h3>Sukadeva and Pariksit Meet</h3> ![[0173_UP--83.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Dances on Kaliya's Hoods</h3> ![[0178_UP--136.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Rescues Nanda Maharaja From the Abode of Varuna</h3> ![[0187_UP--176.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Leave for the Forest</h3> ![[0203_Adi-1-9.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974: In Gokula, Kṛṣṇa performs His pastimes with the cowherd boys and cowherd girls.* <h3>Krsna Kesava</h3> ![[0236_LAR-33.jpg]] <h3>Madana-mohana in the Moonlight</h3> ![[0236_RAD-17.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja, the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, declares, “Glory to the all-merciful Rādhā and Madana-mohana! I am lame and ill advised, yet They are my directors, and Their lotus feet are everything to me.”* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Describes Krsna's Water Pastimes</h3> ![[Antya-5-5.jpg]] *In half-external consciousness, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described to His intimate associates His vision of Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoying pastimes in the Yamunā with the gopīs.* <h3>Govinda at the Yamuna</h3> ![[Art-0212_KWL-62.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna in the Moonlight</h3> ![[Art-0212_RAD-7.jpg]] <h3>Pariksit Meets Sukadeva</h3> ![[Art-0217_SB1-54.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Runs Along the Yamuna River</h3> ![[Art-0219_KWL-63-(flopped).jpg]] <h3>Krsna Plays His Flute With a Calf</h3> ![[Mad-1-6.jpg]] *“O Kṛṣṇa, the player of the flute, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful within these three worlds.”* --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. These images are reproduced here with permission for educational and devotional purposes. 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