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The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
स्वनाम्ना विदितं कुण्डं कृतं तीर्थमदूरतः ॥ राधाकुण्डमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापहरं शुभम् ॥
svanāmnā viditaṃ kuṇḍaṃ kṛtaṃ tīrthamadūrataḥ || rādhākuṇḍamiti khyātaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham ||
उसके नाम से एक कुंड बना दिया गया। यह पास में ही तीर्थ बन गया। लोग उसे राधाकुंड कहते हैं। यह सब पाप मिटाता है और बहुत अच्छा है।
Varāha (default dialogic frame)
It documents a naming tradition for a sacred water-site, illustrating how Purāṇic texts function as cultural archives for pilgrimage topography.
Rādhākuṇḍa is explicitly named; modern identification is not provided in the fragment, so the repository should record it as a canonical Purāṇic toponym.
The verse frames purification as linked to place-based practices, encouraging disciplined engagement with culturally preserved heritage waterscapes.
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