Radha Kunda
Glories of
Radha Kunda Appearance
of Radha Kunda in the Material World
Lord Chaitanya Rediscovers Radha and Syama
Kundas
Raghunatha dasa Goswami Excavates Radha and
Syama Kundas
Bathing at the Kundas Goswami
Temples at Radha Kunda
Ma Janava's Sitting Place
Raghunatha dasa Goswami's Samadhi
Krishna dasa Kaviraja's Bhajan Kutira
Panca Pandava Ghat
Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur's Bhajan Kutira
The
Sangam
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Sitting Place
Giriraja Maharaja Mandir and Caran
Cinha
The Glories of Radha Kunda
 “The holy place known as Mathura is spiritually
superior to Vaikuntha,
the transcendental world, because the Lord appeared there, Superior to
Mathurapuri is the transcendental forest of Vrindavana because of Krishna’s rasa-lila
pastimes. And superior to the forest of Vrindavana is Govardhana Hill, for it
was raised by the divine hand of Sri Krishna and the site of His various loving
pastimes. And, above all, the super-excellent Sri Radha-kunda stands supreme,
for it is over-flooded with the ambrosial nectarean prema
of the Lord of Gokula, Sri Krishna. Where, then, is that intelligent person who is
unwilling to serve this divine Radha-kunda, which is situated at the foot of
Govardhana Hill?”
Sri
Upadesamrta of Srila Rupa Gosvami
| Situated at the northern most point of Govardhana Hill are the sacred
lakes of Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda, which are considered to be the
metaphorical eyes of the peacock shaped Govardhana Hill. Within all the three
worlds and beyond to the spiritual realm of Vaikuntha, there is no place more
sacred and holy as the transcendental lake of Radha-kunda. This has been
confirmed in all the ancient Vedic literatures such as the Puranas
and Itihasas as well as by all the
great sages and rsis of yore. Five
hundred years ago the six Gosvamis of Vrndavana namely; Srila Rupa, Sanatana,
Gopala Bhatta, Raghunatha dasa and Jiva also revealed through their teachings
that of all the holy places within the universe, Radha-kunda should be
considered to be the holiest of them all. |
Radha Kunda at sunrise |
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