Raman Reti

This sandy beach near the bank of the Yamuna is presently known as Ramana Reti but
was previously known as Ramanaka, and it was the place where Krishna and Balarama enjoyed
playing childhood games with Their friends in the sand. It is said that this transcendental
playground was rediscovered by Shrila Narayana Bhatta. The word ‘ramana’ means ‘pleasure’ and
‘reti’ means ‘sand’. At the present moment one can see a temple of Radha and Krishna and a very
large goshala at this place. Ramananaka is situated in the small forest of Ramanavana which is
mentioned in the Puranas as one of the upavanas of Vrindavana Dhama.

Then Raghava took his two followers to the holy place where Sanatana Gosvami had once stayed. The residents of Mahavana felt very fortunate to have Sanatana amongst them. While Sanatana stayed at Mahavana he obtained great happiness from the daily darsana of Madana-gopala. Madana-gopala used to play in
Ramal} aka, the sandy beach of the Yam una. One day Madanagopala came to play just like a cowherd boy with the other boys of Mahavana. As Sanatana watched the boys play various games, he thought that this cowherd boy could not be an ordinary child. When the boys finished playing, Sanatana followed that boy home. He saw the boy enter the temple, but by the time Sanatana entered he saw only the Madana-mohana Deity, instead of the cowherd boy.
Sanatana bowed before the Deity and returned to his own place without speaking to anyone. This Madana-gopala was completely controlled by the devotional love of Sanatana.