2. Shri Shri Bankey Bihari Temple
Shri Bankey Bihari Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna, in the holy city
of Vrindavan in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated near
Shri RadhaVallabh Temple.This temple is among the 7 temples of Thakur of
Vrindavan including Shri RadhaVallabh Ji, Shri Govind Dev Ji and four others.
Bankey Bihari Ji was originally worshipped at Nidhivana. Bankey means “bent in
three places” and Bihari means “supreme enjoyer.” The image of Lord Krishna
stands in the Tribhanga posture.
Haridas Swami originally worshipped this devotional image under the name of
Kunj-Bihari ("Enjoyer of Lakes").
'Bānke'
means 'bent', and 'Bihāri' or 'Vihāri' means 'enjoyer'. This is how Kṛṣṇa, who
is bent in three places, got the name "Bānke Bihāri". According to
Śrī Brahmjaiasaḿhitā (verse 5.31), Brahma says the following about Kṛṣṇa:
"I
worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, round whose neck is swinging a garland of
flowers beautified with the moon-locket, whose two hands are adorned with the
flute and jewelled ornaments, who always revels in pastimes of love, whose
graceful threefold-bending form of Śyāmasundara is eternally manifest.
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