Hum sab jante hain ki Bhadrapada mahine ki ashtami ko Kanha ne dharti par janam liya tha. Par kya aap jante hain ki jab Krishna bade huye, toh har saal Janmashtami ki raat ko Vrindavan mein ek adbhut utsav hota tha? Ise kehte hain Janmashtami ka Maharaas.

Janmashtami ki raat ko Vrindavan ke Nidhivan mein aisi chandni bikharti thi jo aam dino se kahin zyada sunehri aur divya hoti thi. Aasman mein poora chand chamak uthta tha. Kanha apni bansuri par ek aisi tez aur madhur dhun chhedte the, jise sunkar Radha ji aur saari gopiyan apna sab kuch bhoolkar unki taraf daudi chali aati thin.

Uski ek jhalak paane ke liye Vrindavan ke saare mor (peacocks) apne par phailakar raste ke dono taraf khade ho jaate the, maano vo kisi divya raja aur rani ka swagat kar rahe hon. Yamuna ji ka pani bilkul shant ho jata aur uspar sunehre phool tairne lagte the.

Jab Radha aur Krishna ek sath khade hokar chand ko dekhte, toh unke prem ki urja se unke vastra hawa mein itne upar udne lagte the maano vo dharti ko aakash se jod rahe hon. Krishna ka neela dupatta aur Radha ji ki dhani (green) aur sunehri chunri hawa mein lahrakar poore brahmand mein prem aur adhyatm ka rang ghol deti thi. Kehte hain is adbhut roop ko dekhne ke liye saare devta aakash mein chhipkar phool barsate the.

Janmashtami ki ye raat humein yaad dilati hai ki Bhagwan ka janam keval papon ka nash karne ke liye nahi, balki is dharti par nishchal prem aur anand ki bauchhar karne ke liye bhi hua tha.