This is the famous place mentioned in
innumerable songs where Lord Krishna came on the beautiful full moon night of
the sarat season (Autumn), and called
all the gopis of Vrndavana to dance
with Him, simply by playing an enchanting melody on His transcendental flute. Vamsi
means flute and vata means Banyan
tree.
There used to be a
banyan tree
standing here from the time of Lord Krishna, but about 450 years ago, the Yamuna
flooded and washed the tree away. Paramananda Gosvami collected one of the
branches and planted it at the same spot. While planting the branch, he
discovered the Deity of Gopinatha. This Deity was originally installed 5,000
years ago by Vajranaba, the grandson of Lord Krishna. The tree he planted is
still there today.
Timings:
Summer—Mangala 4 am; Darsana 6 am-11 am and 5 pm-9 pm
Winter—Mangala 6 am; Darsana 8 am
-1:00 pm and 4 pm -7:30 pm
