vaikunthaj janito vara madhu-puri tatrapi rasotsavad
vrndaranyam udara-pani-ramanat tratrapi govardhanah
radha-kundam ihapi gokula-pateh premamrtaplavanat
kuryad asya virajato giri-tate sevam viveki na kah
"The holy place known as Mathura is spiritually superior to Vaikuntha, the transcendental world, because the Lord appeared there. Superior to Mathura-Puri is the transcendental forest of Vrndavana because of Krsna's rasa-lila pastimes. And superior to the forest of Vrndavana is Govardhana Hill, for it was raised by the divine hand of Sri Krsna and was the site of His various loving pastimes. And, above all, the superexcellent Sri Radha-kunda stands supreme, for it is overflooded with the ambrosial nectarean prema of the Lord of Gokula, Sri Krsna. Where, then, is that intelligent person who is unwilling to serve this divine Radha-kunda, which is situated at the foot of Govardhana Hill?"
(Rupa Gosvami, Upadesamrta 9)
On this most auspicious day of Bahulastami, and the appearance of Sri Radha Kund, I humbly beg for the shelter of Sri Radha Kund, at Sri Vrndavan Dham, which is most dear to Sri Sri Radha Shyamasundara. Though I am most unworthy, I know that Srimati Radharani, the Queen of Vrndavana, is most merciful. She is compassion personified! Her sweetness and glory is beyond words...
O Mother! Please be merciful to us! Accept us under Your cooling shelter! Bless us with pure Krsna Prema. Bless our attempts this Kartika. Let us please You! Let our Vratas be successful.
Below: Rare darsan of the sacred Kankan Kund, the actual kund dug by Srimati Radharani and her Sakhis, during a Maha Radha Kund clean up earlier this year.
Photos courtesy of ISKCON Mauritus: Sacred Kundas Renovated (Picasa Web Album)
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