Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
On top of the Shakhi Giri Parvata, one can see the famous ‘chitra-shila’ or ‘painted rock’, which in the sunshine reflects a three dimensional kaleidoscope of bright colors that appears as if some abstract artist may have painted it. Many believe it is a painting done by the gopis, as the gopi named Chitra-sakhi was a very accomplished artist, while others say that it is the impression of Radharani’s veil. The name Chitra Vichitra Shilakhanda actually means ‘a rock with a most unusual pictorial design’. From the geological stand-point, it appears to be crystallization within the rock, thus making it translucent in sunlight which is a very rare and most unusual phenomenon.
