Within Vrindavan itself is the hidden Vrindavan, where there is the temple of Banke Bihari ji, there is the temple of Radha Raman, there is the temple of Govind Dev ji, there is the temple of Radha Vallabh, everything is the same as it is in Vrindavan. The only difference is that when we go to Bihari ji's temple, there Bihari ji will give us darshan in person, there we will be able to talk to him. There is no illusion there, everything is alive. Everything is visible there, but there is only one way to reach there: true faith, true loyalty and true love.
After Saint Haridas Ji, Biharan Dev Ji Maharaj used to serve Banke Bihari Ji in the temple of Banke Bihari Ji. He used to serve Thakur ji daily, whenever he applied perfume to Thakur ji and massaged Thakur ji, he always used to say to Thakur ji that O my Bihari ji, O my Thakur, I want to see your hidden Vrindavan.
Whenever he served Bihari ji, he had only one feeling in his mind that O my Thakur ji, I want to visit the hidden Vrindavan, I want to see the hidden Vrindavan, just show me once.
One day Biharan Dev Ji Maharaj was roaming on the banks of Yamuna in the morning, teething. He always used to chant Krishna Krishna, used to sing the name of Thakur ji, he loved Thakur ji very much.
While chewing his teeth, he closed his eyes and started meditating on Thakur ji, and as soon as his eyes were closed, he reached the unseen Vrindavan. In the unseen Vrindavan they see that Thakur ji and Radha Rani are performing a raas.
Everything is alive there, it is a wonderful world. All the loved ones of Thakur ji are there, Thakur ji is personally there, Radha Rani is personally there. Biharan Dev ji was really roaming in that Vrindavan, which is Thakur ji's Vrindavan, that Vrindavan is in this Vrindavan the hidden Vrindavan.
Only true devotees can reach there, only true lovers can reach there, and they see Thakur ji personally. In this feeling, Biharan Dev Ji Maharaj was roaming around and diving into the ocean of joy and love. His wish of seeing Thakur ji in person was fulfilled. One who has seen Krishna and Radha Rani in person has no other desires left.
When his eyes opened, three days had passed. People were standing around him, blood was coming out from the mouth of Biharan Dev Ji Maharaj. People were splashing water on his face, the doctor was called, people tried every way to wake him up but three days had passed and he was lying unconscious.
When his eyes opened, Biharan Dev Ji Maharaj woke up and said smilingly, what happened, why are so many people gathered here, why is there so much crowd? Then people said that it has been three days that you are lying unconscious, Bihari ji's temple has not been opened for three days, Mangala Aarti has not been performed for three days. Thakur ji's temple has been closed for three days, it has been three days since you were lying unconscious like this.
You are breathing but you are not getting up, we all have been lifting you since long, what happened to you? When one has darshan of Thakur ji, no one remains conscious of the body, and Biharan Dev ji had personally seen Thakur ji, so how would he remain conscious.
Then Biharan Dev ji told that I was in invisible Vrindavan, was with my Thakur, was with Radha Rani. He said that Thakur ji has fulfilled my wish, I had gone to meet him. The temple of Banke Bihari ji remained closed for three days because for three days Bihar Dev ji was with Maharaj Thakur ji and Radha Rani was with him.
Vrindavan is no ordinary place, it is wonderful, full of love. People go there and go crazy, because Krishna still really lives there.
Radha Rani did not have to come to this earth, only Krishna had to come here, and when Radha Rani had to come here, she made all her arrangements before coming, because Radha Rani lived in Vaikuntha.
Radha Rani said that I will go to earth but I love my Vaikuntha, I want Vaikuntha. This is the Govardhan mountain in Vaikuntha, Yamuna ji flows there like this, Thakur ji lives in Vaikuntha. Vrindavan means Tulsi forest, that is, Tulsi forest is in Vaikuntha, which is not found anywhere else in the world.
Before Radha Rani came to earth, Lord Shri Krishna created the hidden Vrindavan for Radha Rani, that is, Vaikuntha was brought down to earth by Krishna. Vrindavan is not an ordinary place, Vrindavan means Vaikuntha in reality. Whenever we go to Vrindavan, we go to Vaikuntha. That is why whenever any of us goes to Vrindavan, only our body comes back from there, our heart remains there in Vrindavan.
