Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
It is said that the Deity of Lord Shatrughna was originally installed here at Madhuvana during the Treta-yuga and is known locally as Madhuvana-Bihari, which means the ‘Enjoyer of Madhuvana’. It is said that Lord Rama personally gave this name to his brother Shatrughna before sending him to Madhuvana. Unfortunately, the original Deity was lost many years ago and the present Deity is the pratibhu expansion. The old temple of Lord Shatrughna was built in the typical Vraja architectural style which became prominent during the period when the temples of the Six Goswamis were built in Vrindavana. The Goswami temples were constructed in the late 16th and early 17th Centuries, therefore, the old temple of Lord Shatrughna that can be seen here today dates back about 400 years.
