Kund / Sarovar · Radha Kund
Shri Radha Kund
श्री राधा कुंड
Shri Radha Rani’s beloved kund — supremely holy in the Gaudiya tradition.
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History
According to the Chaitanya Charitamrita (Madhya Lila 18), Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu rediscovered Radha Kund and Shyam Kund among the rice fields of Arit village.
Leela
The Srimad Bhagavatam (10.36) describes the slaying of Arishtasura. According to Gaudiya and Braj tradition, afterwards Shri Radha and the sakhis dug this kund with their bangles.
Significance
There is a special tradition of bathing here at midnight on Kartik Krishna Ashtami (Ahoi/Bahulashtami).
Details
- Address
- Radha Kund, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Sources
- श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण, दशम स्कंध, अध्याय 36
- श्री चैतन्य चरितामृत, मध्य लीला, अध्याय 18
- स्रोत की पुष्टि प्रशासक द्वारा लंबित
