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Gauri Kunda There used to be a temple at this place dedicated to the Goddess Gauri, the wife of Lord Siva, but it no longer exist. Sri Rupa Gosvami describes the pastime that took place here in Vidagdha Madhava Nataka. One day Abhimanyu, the husband of Radharani, decided to bring Radharani to Mathura to keep her away from Krishna. He went to Paurnamasi and asked her for her blessing to do this. She told him that whatever he had heard was just rumors. She convinced Abhimanyu not go to Mathura and to return home. Abhimanyu then requested Paurnamasi to have Radharani start worshiping Gauri Devi. His mother, Jatila, had told him that Candravali had started worshiping Gauri Devi and her husband Govardhana Malla had become very rich. Radha then went to worship Gauri Devi. Krishna then came and blocked Her path. After a long argument Radha chastised Krishna and went to pick some flowers for Gauri Devi. Abhimanyu then heard from Padma gopi that Radha and Krishna were together at the Gauri Temple, so he rushed there, along with his mother Jatila. Krishna then went to the Gauri Temple and dressed up
like Gauri Devi, and stood in front of the Deity of Gauri Devi, blocking
the real deity of Gauri. After picking some flowers, Radharani went
and offered prays to Gauri Devi. At this time Abhimanyu came rushing
into the temple, and told Radharani that he had caught her red-handed.
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