Vrinda Kund

This famous kunda on the outskirts of Nandagrama is the residence of the gopi Vrinda
Devi, who is very expert in arranging meetings between the ‘divine lovers’ Radha and Krishna.
Every morning Purnamasi meets Vrinda Devi here at Vrinda-kunda and together they make
plans for the days loving encounters between Radha and Krishna. After Purnamasi returns home,
Vrinda Devi, within her mind, begins to meditate on decorating the various forests, groves, and
bowers, where Radha and Krishna are going to meet, by arranging varieties of aromatic creepers
and vines, beautiful flowering bushes, and blossom bearing trees of various hues around the
chosen places. Vrinda Devi, the predominating deity of Vrindavana forest, is non-different from
the forest itself including its fauna, and simply by her desire, she is able to manifest a perfect transcendental environment for Radha and Krishna to enjoy Their amorous pastimes. Therefore,
the forests of Vrindavana always appear as if spring-time is manifesting there every single day.
She is assisted by her friends of whom Vira Devi (Sanket Devi) is the most prominent, as well
as her yellow colored pet parrot named Daksha, who acts as a messenger as well as bringer of
news.
Vrinda Devi’s position is unique because as the predominating deity of Vrindavana
forest and an expansion ofYogamaya Devi, by her mercy one can enter into Krishna’s transcendental
pastimes in Goloka. For this reason she has manifested herself as Tulasi Devi to accept the
worship of aspiring devotees and thereby help nurture their creeper of devotion. Therefore, she
is also called Bhakti Devi, the goddess who can bestow upon a devotee pure devotional service
to Krishna. Vrinda Devi is so dear to Krishna that unless an offering of food has a tulasi leaf
placed upon it; Krishna does not like to accept it.
At the present time Vrinda-kunda as well as the small temple containing the deity of
Vrinda Devi, are now being managed by Iskcon devotees.

Some distance north of Caraëa-pahäòé is the kuïja of Våndädevé.
She resided here at the time of Çré Kåñëa’s manifest pastimes
(prakaöa-lélä). From here, she would arrange the meetings of Rädhä
and Kåñëa in the kuïjas of Saìket and other places. Sometimes,
she would consult Yogamäyä Pürëimä-devé and on her instruction
arrange the meeting of the Divine Couple Çri Rädhä-Kåñëa by
employing ingenious trickery. Here lies the pond of Våndä-devé, in
which she used to bathe and so forth. Våndä-devé wears beautiful
clothes, and is decorated with many kinds of ornaments. She is
the presiding forest-goddess of Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa’s pastimes in the
kuïjas. It is impossible for anyone to enter Rädhä and Kåñëa’s
pastimes without Våndä-devé’s mercy. Tulaséjé is the worshipable
form (arcävatära) of the original Våndä-devé. Kåñëa does not accept
any offering without tulasé leaves or maïjarés.
Near Vånda-kuëòa, in the east, is Cauòokhara, which is also
called Caraëa-kuëòa. Near this pond are Rohiëé-kuëòa, Mohinékuëòa,
the posts for binding the cows, Nanda Bäbä’s cowshed and
Dohiné-kuëòa.