Vimala kunda
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It is said that Krishna and the cowherd boys would play here and water their cows at this kunda. In the Adi Varaha Purana it is said that by bathing in Vimala Kunda all sins are destroyed. It is said that Krishna had pastimes here with the daughters of Raj Vimala, the king of Sindh (which is now in Pakistan). They had their strong desire to be with Krishna fulfilled, and when Krishna danced with them the kunda was formed by the perspiration that fell from them. This pastime is described in the Bhavisya Purana. King Vimala had 10 million beautiful daughters. At Vimala Kunda, Durvasa Muni bathed with his 60,000 disciples.
There are many temples around this kunda and many local people use it for bathing. It is said that taking bath in this kunda is equal to taking bath seven times in the sacred lake at Pushkar. The east side of the kunda is known as Go Ghat. There are many monkeys at this kunda. There is a festival here on the second Dvadasi day of Kartika, in which many lamps are placed around the kunda.
On the east side of the kunda is a temple dedicated to Laksman. The Viswakarman Temple is on the southeast side. On the south side is the Vimala Bihari Temple, which contain a Deity of Krishna holding up Govardhana Hill. On the west side of the Kunda are the Sakshi Gopal, Murali Manohari, and Ganga temples. On the north side are temples dedicated to Surya-Narayana, Dauji, and Nila-kantheswar. At the northwest corner is a Hanuman temple.
Five thousand years ago the Pandavas were living peacefully here at Kamyavana. One day Durvasa Muni came with his 60,000 disciples. Durvasa Muni told Draupadi that he and his disciples were very hungry and that after returning from taking a bath, he expected to be fed a feast. He then went to take bath in Vimala Kunda. Draupadi had a cooking pot that could provide unlimited food for any number of people, but it could only be used one time in a day. The Pandavas had just finished a feast and Draupadi had just finished washing the pot, when Durvasa Muni arrived.
Draupadi, not knowing any other solution to the problem, immediately though of the lotus feet of Krishna and prayed to Him for help. Immediately Krishna appeared and told her that He was very hungry and would like something to eat. Draupadi said that she had nothing. Krishna asked her to bring her cooking pot. Krishna then found one-minute particle of food left in the pot. Krishna then ate this particle of food and then said I am fully satisfied.
Naturally when the Supreme Lord is satisfied everyone is satisfied. So therefore, Durvasa Muni and his 60,000 disciples were totally satisfied. While taking bath Durvasa Muni suddenly felt like his stomach was totally full and that he could not eat even one bite. Krishna then told Bhima to go get Durvasa Muni and his disciples and invite them to take a feast. Durvasa Muni saw Bhima approaching carrying his club. Durvasa Muni and his disciple immediately left, fearing that they would offend the Pandavas, because they could not eat the feast that they had prepared for them. How To Get Here This is a large kunda (100m by 220m), about half a km east of the village of Kaman. Everyone knows where this kunda is located.
Other Temples There are two Pushtimarg temples on the road going between the Dig Darwaza gate and the southeast corner of the main bazaar, the Gokula-chandrama Temple and Madana-Mohan Temple. The Deities in these temples were taken from Braja to Jaipur during the reign of Aurangzeb. They were taken here to Kaman in 1872.
Located near the street that leads to Mathura Darwaza gate is the Radha Vallabha Temple, the deity of Hit Harivansh. The original Deity of this temple was worshipped here during the reign of Aurangzeb. The Deity returned to Vrindavana in 1784.
Sri Charan Kunda
Lord Krishna washed His feet in this kunda.