::Pushtimargiya Utsav Bhav Bhavna::   20. Kartik Shukla 8 -
Gopashtami  Gopashtami - Kartik Shukla 8  Today is the utsav of
Gopashtami. Dehli Bandan Maal (i.e. Toran) are tied and Today
abhyang is done to Shree Prabhu. Today Shree Prabhu is offered
the Last Shrungar of Mukuta because during Shitkal (i.e winter),
Maan etc leelas are done by Shree Prabhu and Shree Swaminiji and
not Raas. Thus, from today mukuta is not offered for entire
winter. Today Shrungar aarti is performed with the bhav of
Yasodaji. The importance of this day is, when Shree Nand Raj
kumar became of 5 years, Shree Prabhu for the first time did the
leela of Gocharan i.e. Cow Herding. Thus this is known as Gop –
Ashtami i.e. the Leela done with Go i.e. Cows or Indriyas (i.e.
Senses) of Bhaktas. Gop Balaks does the ashtang (i.e.with the 8
different times and types ) seva of Cows and thus today i.e. on
8th of Kartik Shukla, Shree Prabhu for the first time went for
Gocharan. Pushtimarg is the only marg where cows are nourished,
and flourished we