Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Near Bhānu-sarovara is the deity of devādhideva Mahādeva (Śiva), which was installed by Vṛṣabhānu Bābā and the other gopas to fulfil their desires. The Vrajavāsīs worship him for their welfare. According to hearsay, some Vrajavāsīs once desired to remove this deity from here and take him to a better place. As they dug, the deity of Mahādeva increased in depth, and they were unable to reach the deity’s base. In the end, they gave up the idea of removing this deity, understanding that this was the appropriate place for him, and begged Mahādeva for forgiveness.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
It is believed by locals that this Deity of Lord Shiva was installed by Radha’s father Vrishabhanu Maharaja. In the recent past some local people decided to move this Deity of Shiva from the vicinity of Vrishabhanu-kunda to another location, but the Deity was not willing to go. When they tried to move the Deity they found that it was too heavy to pick up, no matter how many strong men joined in to lift the Deity. After becoming frustrated and bewildered in their attempt to move the Deity, they gave up realizing their mistake and prayed to Lord Mahadeva to forgive their offence in attempting to move the Deity in the form of a shiva-lingam to another location.
