Sources
Sources and picture credits
Every fact on this site comes from these sources. If you spot a mistake, write to hello@brajacharya.org and we will correct it quickly.
Texts, research and news
- Nabhadas, Shri Bhaktamal, chhappay 87 and 88, around 1600 (text at sanskritdocuments.org)
- F. S. Growse, Mathura: A District Memoir, third edition, 1883 (Internet Archive)
- Hindi Wikipedia: Narayan Bhatt
- Vivek Dutt Mathuriya, History Pandit, 6 May 2020
- Braj Ras: Shri Narayan Bhatt Goswami
- Braj Ras: Vraja Bhakti Vilasa 1.92
- Chhedilal Kansyakar, The Boodhi-lila of Braj, Sangeet Natak, Vol. 39 No. 2, 2005
- Vrindavan Today, Jagannath Poddar: The Sacred Radhashtami Rituals of Shri Ladli Ji Mandir, Barsana, 19 Sep 2026
- Braj Breaking, report on the jayanti, 12 May 2025
- Braj Breaking, notice of the jayanti, 9 May 2025
- Vivek Dutt (Mathura), 'Narayan Bhatt gave Radha the name Lado', newspaper history page
- English Wikipedia: Radha Rani Temple
- ISKCON Desire Tree: Unchagaon
- ISKCON Desire Tree: Appearance day of Lalita Sakhi
Further reading: Leena Taneja, The Forgotten Story of Narayan Bhatt, Journal of Vaishnava Studies 15(2)
Picture credits
Narayan Bhatt Ji’s traditional portrait, the murals, the charan paduka and Maharaj Ji’s photo belong to the Brajacharya Peeth, and the samadhi photo to History Pandit; all rights in them stay with their owners. The other photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence shown; we resized them, and the resized versions of CC BY-SA pictures carry the same licence. The old paintings are in the public domain.
Brahmanchal hill, Barsana
Picture: Kridha20, CC BY-SA 4.0
Courtyard of Shri Ladli Ji's temple
Picture: Kridha20, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shri Radha Rani temple
Picture: Aliva Sahoo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Steps up to the temple
Picture: GourangaUK, English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Inside the temple
Picture: Kridha20, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shriji across the fields
Picture: Gyanendra Singh Chauhan (Panoramio), CC BY 3.0
Shril Goswami Narayan Bhatt Ji Maharaj, the peeth's traditional portrait
Picture: Brajacharya Peeth (traditional portrait)
Mural, with Vraja Bhakti Vilasa in hand
Picture: Brajacharya Peeth
Mural, in the forest
Picture: Brajacharya Peeth
Shril Narayan Bhatt Ji's charan paduka
Picture: Brajacharya Peeth
His samadhi, Unchagaon
Picture: History Pandit
Goswami Shri Krishnanand Bhatt Ji Maharaj
Picture: Brajacharya Peeth
Lathmar Holi, Barsana
Picture: Avis19871, CC BY-SA 4.0
Radha Kund
Picture: Kridha20, CC BY-SA 4.0
Meenakshi temple, Madurai
Picture: Sundaram Perumal, CC BY-SA 4.0
Govardhan lila, Miskin, about 1590
Picture: Miskin, about 1590 to 1595, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain
Raslila, Udaipur, 1736
Picture: Jai Ram and Jiva (attributed), Udaipur, 1736, Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
Corrections
We give every fact its source and say so where sources differ. We will keep settling these with the family and with scholars.