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"Pārāsaulī
village
lies
about
one-and-a-quarter
miles
south-east
of
Govardhana
Town
in
the
lowlands
of
Govardhana.
During
the
Mughal
reign,
the
Muslims
changed
the
name
of
the
village
to
Mahammadpura.
This
is
the
place
of
the
spring
rāsa-līlā
of
Kṛṣṇa
and
His
beloved
gopīs.
This
rāsa
continued
for
an
entire
night
of
Brahmā,
but
it
seemed
to
be
over
in
a
few
short
moments.
The
moon
in
the
sky
had
become
stunned
upon
seeing
this
rāsa-līlā,
and
remained
in
the
one
place
for
the
duration
of
the
entire
night.
Because
this
rāsa-līlā
took
place
in
the
light
of
a
brilliant
full
moon,
this
place
is
also
called
Candra-sarovara,
“the
lake
of
the
moon”.
In
the
south-western
corner
of
the
sarovara
is
the
Śṛṅgāra
Temple,
where
Kṛṣṇa
personally
decorated
Śrīmatījī.
Near
the
sarovara
under
a
choṅkara
tree
is
the
sitting-place
of
Śrī
Vallabhācārya.
The
kuṭī
and
samādhi
of
Sūradāsa,
known
simply
as
Sūra-kuṭī
and
Sūra-samādhi,
are
also
in
this
area.
Sūradāsa
was
a
natural
poet.
His
collection
of
poems
is
famous
as
Sūra-sāgara
or
Sūra-padāvalī.
Although
he
was
blind,
he
would
compose
poems
that
beautifully
described
the
different
outfits
and
decorations
of
Śrī
Nāthajī.
One
day,
the
priest
did
not
dress
Śrī
Nāthajī,
and
left
Him
completely
naked.
He
opened
the
doors
of
the
altar
and
asked
Sūradāsa
to
describe
Śrī
Nāthajī’s
decorations.
Sūradāsa
remained
silent
for
a
few
moments,
but
the
priest
insisted.
Sūradāsa
laughed
loudly
and
proceeded
to
sing,
“Āj
bhaye
hari
naṅgam
naṅgā
–
today,
Hari
is
undressed
and
naked.”
All
present
were
stunned
to
hear
this.
Sūradāsa
spent
his
last
days
in
Pārāsaulī.
One
day,
Śrī
Viṭṭhalācārya,
the
son
of
Śrī
Vallabhācārya,
asked
him,
“Sūra,
what
are
you
thinking
about?”
Sūradāsa
then
composed
his
last
song:
“Khañjan
nain
rūp
ras
māte,
atiśay
cārū
capal
aniyāre
pal
piñjarā
na
samāte
–
Kṛṣṇa’s
beautiful
eyes
are
like
khañjana
birds.
They
are
full
of
rasa,
very
restless,
and
slightly
reddened
due
to
intoxication.
My
life
can
no
longer
remain
encaged
in
this
body.”
Saying
this,
he
left
his
body.
With
tear-filled
eyes,
Śrī
Viṭṭhalācārya
said,
“The
boat
of
puṣṭi-mārga3
has
departed
today.”
In
the
south-eastern
part
of
Pārāsaulī
is
Saṅkarṣaṇa-kuṇḍa,
on
whose
bank
is
a
temple
of
Śrī
Baladeva."
Excerpt
from
the
book
'Sri
Vraja-mandal
Parikrama'
by
Srila
Bhaktivedanta
Narayana
Gosvami
Maharaja
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