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KRSNA You can no longer touch me!
KRSNA You can no longer touch me!
Sri Radha told Krsna , first you killed Vatsasura the calf and now you have killed a bull , Shame on you Krsna ! Krsna smiled : dear Priya Radha , there was no sin there ,they were demons disgused as a calf and a bull.
Sri Radha said it does not matter, even you have to atone for killing a calf and a bull .So Krsna called all the holy places, because Radha had suggested He immidialty leave VRINDAVANA and go on pilgrimage and visit all holy places ...but Krsna called them and all holy places arrived Krsna took His flute and used it to make the hoof imprint of Aristasura bigger and then all holy rivers and places entered into that large hole and became Shyama Kunda ..Krsna and the cowherd boy entered in and bathed in that holy place.Krsna asked Radha to enter His lake Shyamkunda also ..but Radha said no I will create my own lake and She and the Gopis dug a hole with their anklets and the Gopis lined from Kusuma Sarovara to Radha Kunda and filled it with water. then Radha asked Krsna to tell the holy places to enter Her lake also and they did ,thus Radha Kunda and Shyam Kunda are created , you may ask can I go there ? Why not ? Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura has prayed :
yady ariṣṭa-dānavo’pi dānado mahā-nidher
asmad-ādi-durmatibhya ity ahovasīyate
yo mṛti-cchalena yatra muktim adbhutāḿ vyadhāt
tatra kṛṣṇa-kuṇḍa eva saḿsthitiḥ stutāstu naḥ
2) If even the Arista demon was able to enter Krsna kunda, then crooked hearted persons such as us may also be able to live there. Let us glorify residence at Krsna kunda which, on the pretext of death, grants a wonderful form of liberation.
Here Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura is glorifying leaving ones body at Shyam Kunda ,because any devotee that leaves his or her body on the bank of Shyama kunda or Radha Kunda will for sure enter the spiritual world and become an associate of Radha Krsna
NOI 11
कृष्णस्योच्चैः प्रणयवसतिः प्रेयसीभ्योऽपि राधा कुण्डं चास्या मुनिभिरभितस्तादृगेव व्यधायि ।
यत्प्रेष्ठैरप्यलमसुलभं किं पुनर्भक्तिभाजां तत्प्रेमेदं सकृदपि सरः स्नातुराविष्करोति ॥ ११ ॥
kṛṣṇasyoccaiḥ praṇaya-vasatiḥ preyasībhyo ’pi rādhā
kuṇḍaṁ cāsyā munibhir abhitas tādṛg eva vyadhāyi
yat preṣṭhair apy alam asulabhaṁ kiṁ punar bhakti-bhājāṁ
tat premedaṁ sakṛd api saraḥ snātur āviṣkaroti
Synonyms
kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; uccaiḥ — very highly; praṇaya-vasatiḥ — object of love; preyasībhyaḥ — out of the many lovable gopīs; api — certainly; rādhā — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; kuṇḍam — lake; ca — also; asyāḥ — of Her; munibhiḥ — by great sages; abhitaḥ — in all respects; tādṛk eva — similarly; vyadhāyi — is described; yat — which; preṣṭhaiḥ — by the most advanced devotees; api — even; alam — enough; asulabham — difficult to obtain; kim — what; punaḥ — again; bhakti-bhājām — for persons engaged in devotional service; tat — that; prema — love of Godhead; idam — this; sakṛt — once; api — even; saraḥ — lake; snātuḥ — of one who has bathed; āviṣkaroti — arouses.
Translation
Of the many objects of favored delight and of all the lovable damsels of Vraja-bhūmi, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is certainly the most treasured object of Kṛṣṇa’s love. And, in every respect, Her divine kuṇḍa is described by great sages as similarly dear to Him. Undoubtedly Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordinary devotees to attain. If one simply bathes once within those holy waters, one’s pure love of Kṛṣṇa is fully aroused.
Purport
Why is Rādhā-kuṇḍa so exalted? The lake is so exalted because it belongs to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the most beloved object of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Among all the gopīs, She is the most beloved. Similarly, Her lake, Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa, is also described by great sages as the lake that is as dear to Kṛṣṇa as Rādhā Herself. Indeed, Kṛṣṇa’s love for Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the same in all respects. Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained, even by great personalities fully engaged in devotional service, not to speak of ordinary devotees who are only engaged in the practice of vaidhī bhakti.
It is stated that a devotee will at once develop pure love of Kṛṣṇa in the wake of the gopīs if he once takes a bath in Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, he should at least take a bath in the lake as many times as possible. This is a most important item in the execution of devotional service. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura writes in this connection that Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa is the most select place for those interested in advancing their devotional service in the wake of the lady friends (sakhīs) and confidential serving maids (mañjarīs) of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Living entities who are eager to return home to the transcendental kingdom of God, Goloka Vṛndāvana, by means of attaining their spiritual bodies (siddha-deha) should live at Rādhā-kuṇḍa, take shelter of the confidential serving maids of Śrī Rādhā and under their direction engage constantly in Her service. This is the most exalted method for those engaged in devotional service under the protection of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In this connection Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura writes that even great sages and great devotees like Nārada and Sanaka do not get an opportunity to come to Rādhā-kuṇḍa to take their baths. What, then, to speak of ordinary devotees? If, by great fortune, one gets an opportunity to come to Rādhā-kuṇḍa and bathe even once, he can develop his transcendental love for Kṛṣṇa, exactly as the gopīs did. It is also recommended that one should live on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa and should be absorbed in the loving service of the Lord. One should bathe there regularly and give up all material conceptions, taking shelter of Śrī Rādhā and Her assistant gopīs. If one is thus constantly engaged during his lifetime, after giving up the body he will return back to Godhead to serve Śrī Rādhā in the same way as he contemplated during his life on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa. The conclusion is that to live on the banks of the Rādhā-kuṇḍa and to bathe there daily constitute the highest perfection of devotional service. It is a difficult position to attain, even for great sages and devotees like Nārada. Thus there is no limit to the glory of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa. By serving Rādhā-kuṇḍa, one can get an opportunity to become an assistant of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī under the eternal guidance of the gopīs.
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Paramananda Das
It is stated that a devotee will at once develop pure love of Kṛṣṇa in the wake of the gopīs if he once takes a bath in Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, he should at least take a bath in the lake as many times as possible. This is a most important item in the execution of devotional service. Srila Prabhupada
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Paramananda Das
Srila Prabhupada in purport to Nectar of Instruction has mentioned that as many times in life as possible we should go to sacred Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda and take a sacred dip into the holy lakes, where all other holy places in the Universe has entered
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I always bring big bottle of Radha Kunda and Shyma Kunda water and then boil it for external purification of bacteria and parasites that live in the water andthen put on my head daily , Srila Raghunath das Goswami also recommended that daily you place 10 drops of Radha Kunda and 10 drops of Shyam Kunda water on your head
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Paramananda Das
I once placed the sacred waters from Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda on the heads of the Hinduja family when they visited our ISKCON Boston temple in 1992 and they were so pleased with a small fire sacrifice I did for them ,they asked me to visit their home in Mumbai and do a fire sacrifice ,I went there in 1993 and I regretted I did not have Radha Kunda and Shyama kunda water to sprinkle on the head of each of the 500 guests they had invited many VIPs from Mumbai ,politicians and movie stars etc .. but in my mind I prayed for them and sprinkled on their heads I hope Radha Krsna blessed them all and I bless you all always take shelter of Sri Radha Kunda and Shyamakunda
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Paramananda Das
some devotees do Dandavat Parikrama around Shyam Kunda and Radha Kunda , I personally think it is enough to just chant Hare Krsna , Lord Caitanya who rediscovered Shyama Kunda And Radha Kunda ,sat at Shyam Kunda at a place called Mahaprabhu Baithak and chanted 192 rounds of the Mahamantra it is an important place to visit
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Paramananda Das
when you come to Shyma Kunda please sit down and peaceful chant 64 rounds at Mahaprabhu Baitak
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Sri Radha told Krsna , first you killed Vatsasura the calf and now you have killed a bull , Shame on you Krsna ! Krsna smiled : dear Priya Radha , there was no sin there ,they were demons disgused as a calf and a bull.
Sri Radha said it does not matter, even you have to atone for killing a calf and a bull .So Krsna called all the holy places, because Radha had suggested He immidialty leave VRINDAVANA and go on pilgrimage and visit all holy places ...but Krsna called them and all holy places arrived Krsna took His flute and used it to make the hoof imprint of Aristasura bigger and then all holy rivers and places entered into that large hole and became Shyama Kunda ..Krsna and the cowherd boy entered in and bathed in that holy place.Krsna asked Radha to enter His lake Shyamkunda also ..but Radha said no I will create my own lake and She and the Gopis dug a hole with their anklets and the Gopis lined from Kusuma Sarovara to Radha Kunda and filled it with water. then Radha asked Krsna to tell the holy places to enter Her lake also and they did ,thus Radha Kunda and Shyam Kunda are created , you may ask can I go there ? Why not ? Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura has prayed :
yady ariṣṭa-dānavo’pi dānado mahā-nidher
asmad-ādi-durmatibhya ity ahovasīyate
yo mṛti-cchalena yatra muktim adbhutāḿ vyadhāt
tatra kṛṣṇa-kuṇḍa eva saḿsthitiḥ stutāstu naḥ
2) If even the Arista demon was able to enter Krsna kunda, then crooked hearted persons such as us may also be able to live there. Let us glorify residence at Krsna kunda which, on the pretext of death, grants a wonderful form of liberation.
Here Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura is glorifying leaving ones body at Shyam Kunda ,because any devotee that leaves his or her body on the bank of Shyama kunda or Radha Kunda will for sure enter the spiritual world and become an associate of Radha Krsna
NOI 11
कृष्णस्योच्चैः प्रणयवसतिः प्रेयसीभ्योऽपि राधा कुण्डं चास्या मुनिभिरभितस्तादृगेव व्यधायि ।
यत्प्रेष्ठैरप्यलमसुलभं किं पुनर्भक्तिभाजां तत्प्रेमेदं सकृदपि सरः स्नातुराविष्करोति ॥ ११ ॥
kṛṣṇasyoccaiḥ praṇaya-vasatiḥ preyasībhyo ’pi rādhā
kuṇḍaṁ cāsyā munibhir abhitas tādṛg eva vyadhāyi
yat preṣṭhair apy alam asulabhaṁ kiṁ punar bhakti-bhājāṁ
tat premedaṁ sakṛd api saraḥ snātur āviṣkaroti
Synonyms
kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; uccaiḥ — very highly; praṇaya-vasatiḥ — object of love; preyasībhyaḥ — out of the many lovable gopīs; api — certainly; rādhā — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; kuṇḍam — lake; ca — also; asyāḥ — of Her; munibhiḥ — by great sages; abhitaḥ — in all respects; tādṛk eva — similarly; vyadhāyi — is described; yat — which; preṣṭhaiḥ — by the most advanced devotees; api — even; alam — enough; asulabham — difficult to obtain; kim — what; punaḥ — again; bhakti-bhājām — for persons engaged in devotional service; tat — that; prema — love of Godhead; idam — this; sakṛt — once; api — even; saraḥ — lake; snātuḥ — of one who has bathed; āviṣkaroti — arouses.
Translation
Of the many objects of favored delight and of all the lovable damsels of Vraja-bhūmi, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is certainly the most treasured object of Kṛṣṇa’s love. And, in every respect, Her divine kuṇḍa is described by great sages as similarly dear to Him. Undoubtedly Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordinary devotees to attain. If one simply bathes once within those holy waters, one’s pure love of Kṛṣṇa is fully aroused.
Purport
Why is Rādhā-kuṇḍa so exalted? The lake is so exalted because it belongs to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the most beloved object of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Among all the gopīs, She is the most beloved. Similarly, Her lake, Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa, is also described by great sages as the lake that is as dear to Kṛṣṇa as Rādhā Herself. Indeed, Kṛṣṇa’s love for Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the same in all respects. Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained, even by great personalities fully engaged in devotional service, not to speak of ordinary devotees who are only engaged in the practice of vaidhī bhakti.
It is stated that a devotee will at once develop pure love of Kṛṣṇa in the wake of the gopīs if he once takes a bath in Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, he should at least take a bath in the lake as many times as possible. This is a most important item in the execution of devotional service. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura writes in this connection that Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa is the most select place for those interested in advancing their devotional service in the wake of the lady friends (sakhīs) and confidential serving maids (mañjarīs) of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Living entities who are eager to return home to the transcendental kingdom of God, Goloka Vṛndāvana, by means of attaining their spiritual bodies (siddha-deha) should live at Rādhā-kuṇḍa, take shelter of the confidential serving maids of Śrī Rādhā and under their direction engage constantly in Her service. This is the most exalted method for those engaged in devotional service under the protection of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In this connection Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura writes that even great sages and great devotees like Nārada and Sanaka do not get an opportunity to come to Rādhā-kuṇḍa to take their baths. What, then, to speak of ordinary devotees? If, by great fortune, one gets an opportunity to come to Rādhā-kuṇḍa and bathe even once, he can develop his transcendental love for Kṛṣṇa, exactly as the gopīs did. It is also recommended that one should live on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa and should be absorbed in the loving service of the Lord. One should bathe there regularly and give up all material conceptions, taking shelter of Śrī Rādhā and Her assistant gopīs. If one is thus constantly engaged during his lifetime, after giving up the body he will return back to Godhead to serve Śrī Rādhā in the same way as he contemplated during his life on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa. The conclusion is that to live on the banks of the Rādhā-kuṇḍa and to bathe there daily constitute the highest perfection of devotional service. It is a difficult position to attain, even for great sages and devotees like Nārada. Thus there is no limit to the glory of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa. By serving Rādhā-kuṇḍa, one can get an opportunity to become an assistant of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī under the eternal guidance of the gopīs.
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Paramananda Das
It is stated that a devotee will at once develop pure love of Kṛṣṇa in the wake of the gopīs if he once takes a bath in Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, he should at least take a bath in the lake as many times as possible. This is a most important item in the execution of devotional service. Srila Prabhupada
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Author
Paramananda Das
Srila Prabhupada in purport to Nectar of Instruction has mentioned that as many times in life as possible we should go to sacred Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda and take a sacred dip into the holy lakes, where all other holy places in the Universe has entered
Reply18m
Most Relevant is selected, so some replies may have been filtered out.
Author
Paramananda Das
I always bring big bottle of Radha Kunda and Shyma Kunda water and then boil it for external purification of bacteria and parasites that live in the water andthen put on my head daily , Srila Raghunath das Goswami also recommended that daily you place 10 drops of Radha Kunda and 10 drops of Shyam Kunda water on your head
Reply11m
Author
Paramananda Das
I once placed the sacred waters from Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda on the heads of the Hinduja family when they visited our ISKCON Boston temple in 1992 and they were so pleased with a small fire sacrifice I did for them ,they asked me to visit their home in Mumbai and do a fire sacrifice ,I went there in 1993 and I regretted I did not have Radha Kunda and Shyama kunda water to sprinkle on the head of each of the 500 guests they had invited many VIPs from Mumbai ,politicians and movie stars etc .. but in my mind I prayed for them and sprinkled on their heads I hope Radha Krsna blessed them all and I bless you all always take shelter of Sri Radha Kunda and Shyamakunda
Reply7m
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Paramananda Das
some devotees do Dandavat Parikrama around Shyam Kunda and Radha Kunda , I personally think it is enough to just chant Hare Krsna , Lord Caitanya who rediscovered Shyama Kunda And Radha Kunda ,sat at Shyam Kunda at a place called Mahaprabhu Baithak and chanted 192 rounds of the Mahamantra it is an important place to visit
Reply5m
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Paramananda Das
when you come to Shyma Kunda please sit down and peaceful chant 64 rounds at Mahaprabhu Baitak
Reply4mEdited
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