Dwadashavanas listed in Padma Purana: Vrindavana, Madhuvana, Talavana, Kamudavana, Bahulavana, Kamyavana, Khadiravana, Bhadravana, Bhandiravana, Bilvavana, Lauhajangavana, Mahavana. Upavanas listed in Adi-Varaha Purana: Brahmavana, Apsaravana, Vihvalvana, Kadambavana, Svarnavana, Surabhivana, Premavana, Mayurvana, Naradavana, and Paramanandavana. Manengitavana, Seshashayivana Prativanas listed in Bhavisya Purana: Rankavana, Varittavana, Karahavana, Kamavana, Anjanavana, Karnavana, Krishnaksipanvana, Nandaprekshan-Krishnavana, Indravana, Shikshavana, Chandravalivana, and Lohavana.
Adhvanas listed in Vishnu Purana: Mathuravana, Shrivana-[Radha-kunda], Nandagrama, Gadhavana, Lalitavana-[Unchagrama], Vrishabhanupura-[Varshana], Gokula-[New Gokula], Balabhadravana-(Baldeo), Govardhana, Yavatavana, Vrindavana, Sanketvana. Other vanas catorgarised as – sevavanas, tapovanas, mokshavanas, kamavanas, arthavanas, dharmavanas or siddhavanas: Maurvana, Kokilavana, Chatravana, Mridvana, Jahnuvana, Menakavana, Kajalivana, Nandakupavana, Kushvana, Tapovana, Bhushanavana, Kridavana-[Kelanvan], Vatsavana, Rudravana, Ramanvana, Ashokavana, Narayanavana, Sakhavana, Sakhivana, Krishnantardyanvana, Muktivana, Papakushvana, Rogankushvana, Saraswativana, Jivanvana, Navalvana, Kishorevana, Kishorivana, Vidyogvana, Goddhastravana, Pipasavana-[Pisai], Chatrakavana, Kapivana, Vihashavana, Ahutavana, Krishnastitavana, Cestavana, Swapnavana, Gahvaravana, Shukavana, Kapotvana, Chakravana, Laghusheshayavana, Dolavana, Shravanvana, Hahavana, Ganvana, Gandharvavana, Prasansavana, Rajnitivana, Lepanvana, Jhanvana Melanvana, Parsparavana, Padaravana, Rudravirjavana, Mohinivana, Vijayavana, Nimbvana, Gopanvana, Viyadvana, Nupurvana, Yakshvana, Punyavana, Agravana [Agra], Pratikshavana, Taravana, Kumrivana, Krishnadarshanavana, Sarikavana, Vidrumvana, Pushpavana, Jativana, Nagavana, Champavana, Ravalavana-[Raval], Bakulavana, Tilakvana, Dipavana, Shraddhavana, Satpadvana, Patravana, Patrivana, Viharavana-[Ramaghata], Vichitravana, Vismaranvana, Viharavana-[Ral], Tribhuvanvana.
The Brahmanda Purana mentions another 4 forests that mark the outer borders of Vraja Mandala including: Suryapatanavana-[Javera], Hasyavana-[Hasanpur], Parvatavana [Barhadi], Jahnuvana-[Jajau]. There are also 9 well-known forests not listed in the Vraja-bhakti vilasa but which gain mention in other Puranas, including, Vilachuvana, Parsaulivana, Adi badrivana, Paramadravana, Karahlavana, Dadhivana-[Dadhigrama], Kotvana, Matvana, Adingavana-[Aring]. When the 12 upavanas, or sub-forests of Vrindavana forest namely: Viharavana, Gocharanavana, Kaliyadamanavana, Gopalavana, Nikunjava, Nidhuvana, Radhavana, Gaharavana, Jhulanavana, Papadavana, Atalavana and Kavarivana are added to this list, we have a grand total of 157 sacred forests within the region of Vraja Mandala.
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