80 The Nectar of Instruction

cows with His cowherd friends, and there also He had His
rendezvous with His most beloved Sri Radha and engaged in
loving pastimes with Her. Radha-kunda, at the foot of
Govardhana, is superior to all because it is there that love of
Krsna overflows. Advanced devotees prefer to reside at
Radha-kunda because this place is the site of many memo-
ries of the eternal loving affairs between Krsna and
Radharani (rati-vilasa).

In Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila) it is stated that
when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu first visited the area of Vra-
jabhimi, He could not at first find the location of Radha-
kunda. This means that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was
actually searching for the exact location of Radha-kunda.
Finally He found the holy spot, and there was a small pond
there. He took His bath in that small pond and told His devo-
tees that the actual Radhda-kunda was situated there. Later
the pond was excavated by Lord Caitanya’s devotees, headed
first by the six Gosvamis, such as Ripa and Raghunatha
dasa. Presently there is a large lake known as Radha-kunda
there. Srila Rapa Gosvami has given much stress to Radha-
kunda because of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s desire to find
it. Who, then, would give up Radha-kunda and try to reside
elsewhere? No person with transcendental intelligence
would do so. The importance of Radha-kunda, however,
cannot be realized by other Vaisnava sampraddyas, nor can
persons uninterested in the devotional service of Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu understand the spiritual importance
and divine nature of Radha-kunda. Thus Radha-kunda is
mainly worshiped by the Gaudiya Vaisnavas, the followers

of Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
