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Shri Radha Raman JI |
Temple Timing :
5:30 AM to 1:00 PM
4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Mangal Aarti - 5:30 AM
Guru Pooja - 6:30 AM
Noon Aarti - 12:00 PM
Evening Aarti - 7:00 PM
Sri Radha Raman’s Appearance Place is in the Radha-Raman Temple, next to the samadhi of Gopala Bhatta. The deity was installed on the full moon day in the month of Vaishaka Hindi calendar month (April-May) in the year 1542. This event is celebrated every year by offering milk bath and various other items bath. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami’s other shalagram-shilas are also worshiped in the temple. The samadhi of Gopala Bhatta is located next to Raman’s appearance place in Radha-Raman Temple.
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After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s disappearance Gopala Bhatta Gosvami felt intense separation from the Lord. To relieve his devotee Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, the Lord instructed him in a dream : "If you want my darsan then visit to Nepal".
Gopala Bhatta took bath in the famous Kali-Gandaki River of Nepal. When hi dipped his waterpot in the river, he was very much surprised to see several Shaligrama Shilas entered his pot. He dropped the Shilas back into the river, but again the Shilas appeared in his pot when he dipped it again.
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After emptying and refilling his water pot for the third time, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami found twelve Shaligrama Shilas were there. He thought that this must be the Lords mercy, he kept all the Shilas and came back to Vrndavana.
Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami used to worship twelve Shaligram Silas. Wherever he would go he would carrying them with him in a piece of cloth tied at the corner. One day a man (Seth) came to Vrndavana and offered a variety of cloths and ornaments for Gopala Bhatta Gosvami's Shaligrams.
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Being very impressed with the Gosvami he wanted his darshan and to provide some service which he provided in the form of some valuable cloths and ornaments. However, Gopala Bhatta couldn’t use these for his round-shaped Shaligrams, so he advised the donor to give the Deity decorations to someone else, but the Seth requested again to accept the clothes. Gopala Bhatta kept the cloths and ornaments with his shilas.
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While Gopala Bhatta Gosvami was absorbed in remembering how the half-man, half-lion form of the Supreme Lord had manifested from the pillar in Hiranyakasipu’s palace, he prayed in transcendental lamentation to the Lord:
“Oh my Lord, you are very merciful and always fulfill the desires of your devotees. I wish to serve you in your form, having arms and legs and blissful smiling face, with lotus eyes…. If I had a Deity then I would be able to decorate so nicely with these clothes and ornaments.”
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In the evening after offering some Bhoga and arotika to his Shalagram shilas, Gopala Bhatta put them into a covering wicker basket. Later in the night, Gopala Bhatta took a little rest and then, in the early morning went to take bath in the river Yamuna. After takin bath, he came back and uncovered the Shalagramas in order to offer the Puja for them, He saw that a Deity of Krishna playing the flute. There were now eleven shilas and this Deity.
The “Damodara shila”, had manifested as the beautiful three-fold bending form of tri-bhangananda-Krishna. Floating in the ocean of ecstasy, he fell to the ground in order to offer his Dandavats and then recited various prayers and hymns. This wonderful event of the appearance day of Radha-raman happened on the day after Sri Nrisimha Chaturdasi, and is celebrated on that day accordingly. That day they offer 500 liters of milk for the Lord’s pleasure and many other sweets and different things. The Radha-raman temple has the highest standard of Deity worship in all of Braj.
When Rupa and Sanatana Gosvamis as well as many other devotees received news of this miraculous event they came running to see the Lord. Gazing on the Lord’s transcendental form, which bewildered all the living entities of the many various planets, they all bathed Him with their tears. This Deity whom the Gosvamis named, “Sri Radha-raman Deva” made his appearance on the full moon day of Vaisakha in the year 1542. Except for Vrindadevi, Sri Radha-Ramanaji is the only one of the original Deities of Vrindavana who never left to go to Jaipur. Sri Sri Radha-raman-ji is still being worshipped in Vrindavana near Nidhuban kunj in the compound of the temple.
Sri Radha-ramana Deva, unlike other Deities, has very intricate features, including fingernails and even teeth. On the back side of His body parts of the original Shalagram shila from which He manifested Himself can be seen.
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