Today, our beloved Lords appear in Their enchanting Vana Bihari form — the divine forest wanderer, delighting in sweet pastimes beneath flowering trees and along the cooling banks of the Yamuna. 

Adorned with fresh sandalwood paste, vibrant forest garlands, and the aroma of Vrindavan’s wilderness, They remind us of playful moments spent with cowherd friends — laughter echoing through the groves, the soft murmur of bees and birds, and the sacred joy of divine companionship. 

As described so sweetly in the Garga Samhita:

“After rescuing the calves and gopas from the death in Aghasura’s mouth, Sri Krishna went to the Yamuna’s shore and spoke the following delightful words:

‘O gopas, let us go to this beautiful and pleasing riverbank of soft sands, which is flooded with pollen from the lotuses blossoming in autumn, fragrant with a breeze carrying three scents, and filled with trees, vines and the humming of bees.

And now that three hours have passed and it is time for lunch, let us take our lunch here. I see that this place with soft sands is a very good place for our lunch. The calves will drink the water here, and then they will go to the new grasses there.’

Hearing Krishna’s words, the boys said, ‘So be it’. They all sat down on the riverbank to take lunch.”

— Sri Garga Samhita, Ch 7, Texts 3–7

 Such is the sweetness of Krishna's company — where every leaf whispers love, every breeze carries joy, and every moment becomes a divine festival.