“Because Vrindavana dust is not different from Krishna, when you take a little dust from Vrindavana Dhama, it means you are taking dust from Krishna’s lotus feet.” (Srila Prabhupada Tape 75/89)

“Akrura’s journey to Vrindavana is exemplary. One who intends to visit Vrindavana should follow the ideal footsteps of Akrura and always think of the pastimes and activities of the Lord. As soon as one reaches the boundary of Vrindavana, he should immediately smear the dust of Vrindavana over his body without thinking of his material position and prestige. Actually one cannot go to Vrindavana by purchasing a ticket. The process of going to Vrindavana is shown by Akrura.” (Krishna Book)

Devotees living in Vrindavana regularly eat a few grains of this transcendental dust whenever they visit Radha-Krishna’s pastime places such as Seva Kunja, Govardhana Hill, Varsana, Radha-kunda and Raman-reti. Some Vrajavasis even carry a small bottle of Vrindavana dust whenever they leave the dhama. They add a sprinkleto their meals in order to maintain an intimate contact with Radha-Govinda and Shri Vrindavana-dhama. Biographers recount that Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Himself, regularly ate a few grains of dust that He had collected from the birth place of His spiritual master, Shri Isvara Puri.

“In the highest region of Vaikuntha, is the spiritual planet called Krishnaloka. It has three divisions-Dwarka, Mathura and Goloka. Sri Goloka, the highest of all, is also called Braja, Goloka, Svetadvipa and Vrindavana.”

Since Sri Krishna is worshipable, his dhama, Vrindavana is worshipable and therefore, the dust of Vrindavana which is no different from Krishna, is also worshipable.

“Materialists consider Vṛndāvana-dhāma an unclean city because there are many monkeys and dogs there, and along the bank of the Yamunā there is refuse. Some time ago, a materialistic man asked me, ‘Why are you living in Vṛndāvana? Why have you selected such a dirty place to live after retiring?’ Such a person cannot understand that the earthly Vṛndāvana-dhāma is always a representation of the original Vṛndāvana-dhāma. Consequently Vṛndāvana-dhāma is as worshipable as Lord Kṛṣṇa. Ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas tad-dhāma vṛndāvanam: according to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s philosophy, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His abode, Vṛndāvana, are equally worshipable. Sometimes materialistic people who have no spiritual understanding go to Vṛndāvana as tourists. One who goes to Vṛndāvana with such materialistic vision cannot derive any spiritual benefit. Such a person is not convinced that Kṛṣṇa and Vṛndāvana are identical. Since they are identical, Vṛndāvana is as worshipable as Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

(Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 16.281, Purport)

“The dust of Govinda’s lotus feet is so sacred that even Brahma, Siva, and the goddess of fortune Rama take the dust on their heads to dispel sinful reactions.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.30.29)

“The dust of Krishna’s lotus feet, which is the source of holiness for all places of pilgrimage, is worshiped by all the great demigods. The principal deities of all planets are engaged in His service, and they consider themselves most fortunate to take the dust of the lotus feet of Krishna on their crowns.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.68.37)

“Kṛṣṇa and His abode, Vṛndāvana, are not different. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas tad-dhāma vṛndāvanam. Vṛndāvana is as good as Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, if one somehow or other gets the opportunity to live in Vṛndāvana, and if one is not a pretender but simply lives in Vṛndāvana and concentrates his mind upon Kṛṣṇa, one is liberated from material bondage.”

(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.19.19, Purport)

“Kṛṣṇa and His abode, Vṛndāvana, are not different. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas tad-dhāma vṛndāvanam. Vṛndāvana is as good as Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, if one somehow or other gets the opportunity to live in Vṛndāvana, and if one is not a pretender but simply lives in Vṛndāvana and concentrates his mind upon Kṛṣṇa, one is liberated from material bondage.”

(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.19.19, Purport)

Glories to Vrinda’s forest,
which renders insignificant
countless wish-fulfilling cows,
heavenly trees and spiritual gems.
Even one speck of its dust has divine glories
that gods like Shankara, Brahma and others
cannot even begin to conceive.

“In some places the ground ofVraja is made of camphor dust. In some places it is saffron. In some places it is made of ground musk, and in some places it is made of the aromatic substances used in religious ceremonies” (VM).”

“The dust of Krishna’s lotus feet, which is the source of holiness for all places of pilgrimage, is worshiped by all the great demigods. The principal deities of all planets are engaged in His service, and they consider themselves most fortunate to take the dust of the lotus feet of Krishna on their crowns” (SB 10.68.37v.)”

“O girls! The dust of Govinda’s lotus feet is so sacred that even Brahma, Siva, and the goddess of fortune Rama take that dust upon their heads to dispel sinful reactions. According to Shrila Visvanatha Cakravarti, who quotes from the sastras, each day in the late afternoon, as Krishna returned from the cow pastures with His cowherd boyfriends, great demigods like Brahma and Siva would come down and take the dust of Krishna’s feet” (SB 10.30.29v.&p.).”Lord Brahma prays, ‘My dear Lord Krishna, please give me any sort of birth within this Vrindavana forest so that I may be favored by the dust of the feet of some of the devotees of Vrindavana’” (KB Chap.14). Not only the demigods, but even Lord Shri Krishna’s eternal associates such as Shrimati Radharani, the gopis, Laksmiji and intimate devotees like Uddhava and Narada Muni relish the dust of Vrindavana. “When, overcome by Vrindavana’s nectar beauty, and happily covering Her limbs with its dust, will dear Radharani, Her large lotus petal eyes rolling in ecstasy, shine in great wonder?” (VM).

“The goddess of fortune, Laksmiji, also desired to keep the dust of Vrindavana on Her breast.along with the fragrant saffron. The gopis, especially, the cowherd men and the aborigine tribeswomen, always desire to become the grass and straw on the street of Vrindavana, to be trampled by the lotus feet of Krishna” (KB Chap.82). “Uddhava appreciated the exalted position of the gopis and wished to fall down and take the dust of their lotus feet on his head. Not daring to place the dust of the gopis feet on his own head in this life, Uddhava aspired to have a future birth in the position of a clump of grass or herbs. He would then be able to have the dust of the gopi’s feet” (KBChap.46). “In Vrindavana forest the best place is along the shore of the Yamuna. On the sand of the Yamuna, the* best place is the arena of the rasa dance. The rasa dance arena is filled with dust that touched the two lotus feet of Shri Krishna, the lover of the gopis. The great sage Narada worships those particles of dust with all his heart” (LM).

“When Krishna traveled in Vrindavana forest with Baladeva and His boyfriends, the reddish powder (from His chest) fell to the ground of the Vrindavana forest. So the lusty aborigine girls, while looking toward Krishna playing with His friends, saw the reddish leunkuma on the ground, took it and smeared it over their faces and breasts. In this way they became fully satisfied, although they were notsatisfied when their lovers touched their breasts” (KBChap.21). How is the dust of Vrindavana personal individual living entities? “If you want something from this dust in Hyderbad,” said Shrila Prabhupada, “You can’t get it, because this dust is material. But in Vrindavana, even from the dust, if you want anything, it will be delivered immediately” (SPT 75/38).

“O son of Nanda Maharaja, Krishna, I am Your eternal servant, yet because of my own fruitive activities I have fallen into this terrible ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and keep me as a particle of dust at Your lotus feet”

As soon as one reaches the boundary of Vrindavana, he should immediately smear the dust of Vrindavana over his body without thinking of his material position and prestige. Actually one cannot go to Vrindavana by purchasing a ticket. The process of going to Vrindavana is shown by Akrura” (KB Chap. 37).”If you roll about in the ground of Vrindavana, then you will attain an exalted position like that beautiful pearl necklace strung by Shri Krishna and worn by Shri Radha. This exalted fate will not be difficult for you to attain” (VM).

“Why people come here? You have seen while you are walking, a devotee, he was taking the dust, Rāmaṇ Reti, and putting on his head. This is Vṛndāvana—the dust. Vṛndāvana dust is also Kṛṣṇa. Vṛndāvana dust is also Kṛṣṇa. So ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeṣa-tanaya tad dhāmaṁ vṛndāvanam. This is the verdict of the ācāryas. Vrajendra-nandana, Hari, Kṛṣṇa, He is worshipable, everyone knows. But His dhāma, Vṛndāvana, is also as good as Kṛṣṇa. It is also worshipable. Therefore so many devotees, they are keeping strictly in Vṛndāvana. This is the idea.”

(Srila Prabhupada Lecture, Vrindavan, April 3, 1976)

“Still, as I have several times mentioned, if you go to Vṛndāvana you’ll find unlimited potency of spiritual atmosphere still. And therefore Lord Caitanya recommended that ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayaḥ tad dhāma vṛndāvanam: ‘As Lord Kṛṣṇa is worshipable, similarly His place, Vṛndāvana, is as good as Kṛṣṇa. It is also worshipable.’ And actually, still in India, if you go to Vṛndāvana, you’ll see so many saints and sages are still there. They are worshiping Vṛndāvana-dhāma.”

(Srila Prabhupada Lecture, New York, January 4, 1967)

“If you actually live in Vṛndāvana carefully, without committing any offense and sinful life, then in this life you are going to Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa says, janma karma me divyaṁ yo jānāti tattvataḥ. To live in Vṛndāvana means to know Kṛṣṇa—how He appeared there, how He played here, how He executed His pastimes here. Janma karma divyam. These are all celestial, all transcendental. Jaya rādhā-mādhava kuñja-vihārī. So this is Vṛndāvana life of Kṛṣṇa.”

(Srila Prabhupada Lecture, Vrindavan, October 30, 1972)

Worship trees of Vrindavan. They happily illuminate the ten directions with the pure brightly shining effulgence. These trees of vrindavan are distributing the supreme bliss. Which fruits Krishna likes? Which fruits Radharani likes? Krishna likes pilu. Radharani likes chiku, ber. Just worship vrindavan trees which are eternal associates of Supreme Lord. Though they are in passive mood still they are serving. The birds we are seeing are chanting..Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Ram Hare Hare Ram Ram Ram Hare Hare. Trees are shaking their flowers from their branches when they are seeing the moon like faces of divine couple Sri Sri Radha & Krishna.

I offer my obeisances to the trees of vrindavan providing the cooling shade in which Sri Sri Radha & Krishna are sitting in a den. Who arranges this decoration of flowers? Vrindadevi! Obeisances to vrindadevi. So vrindadevi is worshipable. Pay obeisances thousand & million times to Vrindadevi and you can achieve perfection easily. One should always pay obeisances to everything in vrindavan. What did Akrura do when he arrived in vrindavan? He offered obeisances as he reached. One person told Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji that he has brought a piece of land in Vrindavan and he will reside in Vrindavan.Then Gaura Kishor Das Babaji told that you cannot buy one single grain of dust giving all the wealth of the universe. Prabhupada said that dust of vrindavan is chinmaya. This is not like outside world. Everybody cannot realize. One who is doing bhajan can realize that the grain of dust in Vrindavan is not just like ordinary dust. It can fulfill your all desires. In many places in Vrindavan they put water and cover their face with the dust. They eat, they smear on their head.