Sunday 18 March 2018

Panca-Pandava-Ghata

Pandavas lived as trees on the bank of Syama-Kunda. When Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami was excavating Syama-Kunda, Maharaja Yudhisthira appeared to him in a dream. He told him not to cut the trees beside Syama-Kunda, because he and his brothers, the Pandavas, were living there as trees, meditating on the banks of Syama-Kunda. He therefore dug around the trees, giving Syama-Kunda its irregular shape. Local authorities say the Pandavas have left and only a dead tree marks the place of their previous residence.

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Parikrama

Reservoir

kancan vajra kund

Pathway

About 5 m (15 ft) past the Madana Mohana temple are the stairs that lead to the path where Radha-Kunda and Syama-Kunda meet. Near these stairs is a Gaura Nitai temple.The Sangam (meeting place) of Radha-Kunda and Syama-Kunda is called Ratna-vedi (jeweled platform). There are slits in the stone path between Radha-Kunda and Syama-Kunda, that allows mixing of the waters of these two kundas.On this path, just past the mini-mountain of Govardhana-shilas, is a small open air shrine honoring the lotus footprints of Radha Syamasundara, called Sri Carana Cinha. There are some interesting Govardhana-shilas in this temple.

About five metres (15 ft) further is a Neem tree hanging over the path beside Radha-Kunda. This area is called Govinda-Ghata. This is where Radha and Krishna are said to sometimes enjoy jhulana (swing) pastimes. 

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