Story Of ShreenathJi Arrival At Nathdwara
28 November, 2019
Story Of ShreenathJi Arrival At Nathdwara
Shrinathji’s idol was brought to Rajasthan from
Govardhana near Vrindavan to protect it from the hands of the Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb who in 1665 was bent upon vandalizing the area of
Vrindavan by widespread destruction of Hindu temples. When the Mughal
army came to Govardhana, the devotees of the Lord showed them the titles
and gifts given to the temple by the previous Mughal rulers. The army
commander then ordered the deity to be taken away from Govardhana. For
almost six months the statue stayed in Agra after which the custodians
of the idol of Shrinathji left that place with the idol in search of a
new heaven.
While several other princes were diffident, it was
Maharana Rajsingh of Mewar who dared to provide refuge. The idol went
on a journey to Mewar which took 32 months to complete. The decision to
settle the Lord here at Nathdwara involves an interesting story. When
the wheel of the chariot carrying the Lord got stuck in the mud at a
place called Sihar, the Rana saw it as a divine sign that Lord Krishna
wished to settle here, and thus a temple was built at this spot and the
holy township of Nathdwara grew around the temple
In 1672 Lord Shrinathji was placed in a new Temple built in village Sihad, now called Nathdwara, on the banks of river Banas.
Reference: ShreenathJi Temple , Nathdwara
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