Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Akshaya Trithiya: 30th April, 2025

 



Charan Darshan of Shri Banke Bihari in Vrindavan

 The only occasion when Lord Bankey Bihariji gives His charan-darshan once in a year, with millions of people thronging the temple.

Akshyay means something that does not perish and the acts performed on this day become perennial in nature.

Our revered Lord Shri Banke Bihari ji Maharaj is extra generous on this particular day. One can meditate on His lotus feet today for which saint Surdas had sung: 
 
bandaun charan kamal hari raie |
jaki kripa pangu giri langhe, andhe ko sab kachhu darsaie ||
bahiro sune, mook puni bole, rank chale sir chhatra dharaie |
surdas swami karunamaya, bar bar bandaun tehi paie ||

which means:

'By the grace of the lotus feet of Shri Banke Bihariji all impossible things become possible in the world. The lame can cross high mountains, the blind can see everything, the deaf can hear, the dumb can speak and the poor can become rich and move with a chhatra (ceremonial umbrella, generally used in grand processions). The poet says my lord is so kind, full of kindness; I bow to His Lotus Feet! Bow To His Lotus Feet! Again and again. '

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