From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

The word ‘vishram’ means ‘to rest’ and this small kunda lies hidden inside the Kaladhari Ashram compound. This is the celebrated kunda where Lord Krishna rested along with all the Vrajavasis after He had extinguished the blazing forest fire that was threatening the burn everyone to ashes. After resting at this place overnight, the next morning Krishna and Balarama returned to Sakatikara (Chhatikara) along with Nanda Maharaja, Mother Yashoda, and all the Vrajavasis.

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From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

In this temple one can have darsana the govardhana-sila and gunja-mala that was presented as a gift to Raghunatha Dasa Goswami by Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. A devoted follower of Lord Chaitanya known as Sankarananda Saraswati once visited Govardhana Hill and collected a flat yellow-colored govardhana-sila which he gave as a gift to Lord Chaitanya. This shila was worshiped by Lord Chaitanya for three years before He presented it as a gift to Raghunatha Dasa Goswami and ordered him to worship the shila, saying that by serving the rock of Govardhana he will quickly achieve love of God. After the disappearance of Raghumatha Dasa, this particular sila known as Shri Giridhari was worshiped by the daughter of Shrila Ganga Narayana Chakraborty. Eventually this govardhana-sila and gunja-mala was given to Shrila Vishvanatha Chakravarty Thakura to worship during the time that he was performing bhajana at Radha-kunda. When in old age, Vishvanatha Chakravarty moved to Vrindavana, the govardhana-sila was worshiped on the altar of the Radha Gokulananda Mandira. However, this famous sila was secreted away in 1949 by followers of a sidha-pranali babaji-sampradaya who claimed hereditary proprietorship of the shila and brought it to this temple at Bhagavata Nivas where it is still being worshiped even today.

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From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

Located in the Bon Maharaja College grounds facing the main road is this ancient well that can be seen from the road. It is said that Krishna Kupa is the place in the sub-forest of Viharavana where Lord Krishna and the cowherd boys used to get drinking water for themselves and their cows.

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From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

This ancient well known as Radha Kupa or Radha’s well, is situated on the Vrindavana parikrama path as it passes through the sub-forest of Viharavana. The well is believed to have been used by Radharani and the gopis for obtaining drinking water when they came to this small forest of Viharavana to enjoy transcendental pastimes with Krishna. The word ‘vihara’ means ‘ambrosial pastimes’ and there are a number of temples in Ramana Reti dedicated to the pastimes enacted in Viharavana, one of the twelve upavanas of Vrindavana, which formerly covered the area around Ramana Reti. Unfortunately, this forest no longer exists. The Krishna Balarama Mandira is more or less located at the center where the Viharavana sub-forest once stood.

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From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

This is the place where Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu would sit and rest while walking at noon-time from Imli-tala to His camp at Akrura Ghata, as it is the half-way point between the two places. Many years ago there was a roadside shrine located here beneath a large banyana tree, where the Deity of Lord Chaitanys could be seen as pilgrims passed by on the parikrama path. The word ‘baithaka’ means ‘sitting place’. Some refer to this place as Vishrama-sthala, or the resting place of Mahaprabhu, which is also applicable. However, Akrura Ghata is the actual Vishrama-sthala where Mahaprabhu rested at night. There used to be a temple located next to the baithaka containing the Deities of Lord Jagannatha that were once worshiped by Murari Gupta, who was a close associate of Lord Chaitanya. It is said that many years ago, the old and dilapidated former residence of Murari Gupta in Bengal was being renovated, when two sets of Deities were discovered buried in the ground. According to an inscription found at the site, the Deities of Lord Jagannatha and Gaura-Nitai had previously been worshiped by Murari Gupta and both sets of Deities were then sent to Vrindavana to be worshiped in the holy Dhama. The Deity of Lord Jagannatha was installed here at the Chaitanya Baithaka and the Deity of Gaura-Nitai can be seen at the Pishima Gaura-Natai Mandira near Loi Bazar.

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From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

Krishna and Balarama used to bring their cows to this kunda to obtain drinking water. As the cows drank the cool waters of the kunda Krishna and Balarama would rest under the shade of the trees while their cowherd boyfriends would massage their legs. It is said that both Rupa and Sanatana Goswamis had at sometime performed their bhajana on the banks of this kunda. Govinda-kunda is the largest of all the kundas found in Vrindavana. The extensive sandstone ghatas surrounding the kunda were built by Princess Chandharani Kali Sundari of Rajshahi (Now in Bangladesh). Unfortunately the kunda is mostly dry throughout the year accept during the monsoon when it fills with rainwater.

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From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

This temple of Katyayani is one of the famous shakti-pithas of the Shakta sampradaya that primarily worships goddess Duga in her various manifestations. There are as many as fifty-two pithas scattered around India where the various body parts or ornaments of the goddess Sati fell to earth after she was dismembered by the chakra of Lord Vishnu. This is said to be the spot in Vrindavana where ringlets of her hair (katya) fell upon the earth.

There are various legends found in the Puranas that reveal how the Shakti-pithas came into existence. The most popular is based on the story regarding the tragic death of goddess Sati. Out of grief and lamentation, Sati’s husband Lord Shiva, while remembering their moments of nuptial bliss together; roamed around the universe carrying Satis dead body in his arms. As Lord Vishnu had cut Satis dead body into fifty-two parts using his sudarshana-chakra, the various parts of Satis body ultimately fell upon the earth at numerous places to become pithams or holy places where the goddess could be worshiped. In another legend it recounts the time when all the demigods gave their celestial weapons (astras) to the goddess in her form as Maha-Kali, in order that she could kill the powerful demon Raktabija and his vast army. Some versions say that the demon was Daruka.. After destroying the demon she could not be stopped in her blood-lust and her furious uncontrollable rampage posed a threat to all life in the universe, including the demigods themselves; it was left to Lord Vishnu to finally cut her to pieces using His weapon known as the sudarshana-chakra, after which Kali’s various body parts and ornaments fell to earth.

The worship of the goddess in Hinduism is generally associated with the Tantric tradition of the Matrikas as well as the tradition of the ten Mahavidyas and falls under the broader umbrella of Shaktism. Other famous pithams of the Shakta sampradaya include: Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha (Feet). Berhampur, Odisha (Breast) Guwahati, Assam (Yoni) Kalighata, Kolkata, West Bengal (Mouth). Manikarnika Ghata, Varanasi (Earring). Baidyanath, Jharkhand (Heart). Dantewada, Chhattisgarh (Tooth). Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh (Right eye). Kanchi, Tamil Nadu (Naval). It should be noted that this particular temple is not the place where the gopis worshiped goddess Katyayani which was at Chira Ghata near Nanda Ghata some thirty kilometers north of Vrindavana.

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From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

This unique temple is known as the Kanch Mandira and it is a popular place with Indian pilgrims visiting Vrindavana. The word ‘kanch’ means ‘glass mirror’ and the walls of this temple are decorated with thousands of small mirrors. The temple was built by Maharaja Sawan Singh Juedeva, the king of Begawara in Madhya Pradesh. The Deities in this temple are Jugala-Kishore and there is also a Deity of baby Krishna lying in a jula (swinging cradle) at the front of the altar. In the courtyard of this temple is the Radha-nama Bank, where pilgrims are encouraged to write on a paper the holy names of Radha and Krishna as many times as possible. The paper or notebook is then deposited in the bank for the spiritual benefit of the writer. Writing the holy names of the Lord on paper or in books, is one of the methods undertaken by lay-persons who are not accustomed to chanting on beads.

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From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

According to the legend surrounding Jagannatha Ghata, about two hundred years ago, a Ramanandi Vaishnava sadhu named Haridasa, who was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, used to perform his bhajana on the banks of the Yamuna near Vamsi Vata. It is said that one night Haridasa had a dream in which Lord Jagannatha appeared before him. The Lord informed Haridasa that He would be very happy to come to live on the banks of the Yamuna River in Vrindavana and accept the worship of Haridasa. Lord Jagannatha told Haridasa to immediately go to Puri in Orissa, as it was the time every twelve years, when the wooden body (Daru-Brahma) of the Deity was being changed for a new one. Lord Jagannatha told Haridasa that he should bring the old body of the Deity back to Vrindavana. On waking the next morning, Haridasa called all his disciples and associates together and revealed the details of the dream, after which, with a rousing kirtan they immediately left on foot for Puri.

On his arrival in Puri, Haridasa went to meet the head priest of the Jagannatha temple to request the old body of Lord Jagannatha. However, the head priest refused saying it was the age-old tradition of the temple to submerge the old body of the Deity in a sacred well within the temple compound. The head priest advised Haridasa to speak directly with the king of Puri, who was the senior most temple administrator. The king of Puri, after hearing the request made by Haridasa, also refused to grant permission for Haridasa to take the old body, as per the ancient customs of the Jagannatha temple, it would be placed in samadhi.

After both the head priest and King had refused the request of Haridasa, he went to the sea beach and decided to fast unto death as he had failed in his endeavor to obtain the old body of the Deity as instructed by the Lord in his dream. That night, the king had a dream in which Lord Jagannatha appeared in a very angry mood and demanding to know why the king had refused to follow the order given by the Lord Himself to his servant Haridasa. On waking the king immediately called for Haridasa and informed him of the dream. He then granted permission for Haridasa to take the old body of the Deity to Vrindavana. The king arranged for a horse-drawn chariot to carry the Deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra, and accompanied by temple priests and a large contingent of soldiers, Haridasa brought the Deities to Vrindavana and installed Them on the bank of the Yamuna at the place which became known as Jagannatha Ghata. Some years later a temple was built at the ghata where the Deities still reside.

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