17. Shri Shri Radha Kund
The
story of Radha Kund is that a demon named Aristasura, in the body of a bull,
was killed by Krishna. The gopis (cowherd girls) told Krishna that for killing
a bull he had to purify himself by visiting every single holy place in the
three worlds. Krishna then said, “Why should I visit all these places, I will
just bring the water from all these places here and then bathe in them.”
Krishna then struck his heel on the ground and all the waters of the holy
places entered into Syama Kund. The gopis led by Radharani then dug another
pond nearby with their bangles. Then a representative of all the sacred places
told Radharani, “Our lives would be successful if we could enter your pond.”
The holy waters from Syama Kund then flowed into Radha Kund with the permission
of Radha. So Radha Kund is the holy waters from all the sacred places.
Raghunath Dasa Goswami
Raghunath Dasa Goswami first stayed at Radha Kund, the two kunds were only 4m by 4m in size. Raghunath Dasa Goswami and Jiva Goswami supervised the expansion of the kunds around 1554.
Raghunath Dasa Goswami first stayed at Radha Kund, the two kunds were only 4m by 4m in size. Raghunath Dasa Goswami and Jiva Goswami supervised the expansion of the kunds around 1554.
Radha
Kund appeared at 12 midnight on Bahulastami, the eighth day (astami) of the
waning moon in the month of Kartika (Oct/Nov). On that day thousands of people
come and bathe at midnight in Radha Kund. It is an ecstatic and exciting event.
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