Seva Kunja

This is where Lord Krishna once performed the ras-lila with Radha-Rani and the gopis. The samadhi of Swami Haridas also lies here.

This place is also called Nikunjavana. It lies just near the temple of Sri Radha-Damodara, to the south-west. A painting of Srimati Radhika with Sri Krishna massaging Her feet is worshipped here in a small temple.

The Brajabasis say that even today Sri Radha-KrishnaYugala perform Their pastimes here every night. Everyone therefore leaves this kunja at dusk. Even the impudent monkeys independently leave this kunja as the evening falls. It once happened that someone stubbornly tried to remain here during the night, and in the morning he was found dead. Others have by some means escaped death, but have become completely insane.

Bhakra Rasakhana searched for Krishna all over Braja but without success. Finally, he had darsana of rasika Sri Krishna at this very place. He has revealed this in his beartiful poetry (padas) as follows:

Dekhyo duryo vah kunj kutir mem

Baithyo palotat radhika payan