Guidance at Radha Kund

It's common knowledge that the guides - "pandas" - at Radha Kunda are quite enthusiastic to engage you in seva, sometimes even when you just want to have some quiet time there alone. So when one local devotee called out "Raghunatha Das Goswami Samadhi", and pointed across the Kund, I avoided making eye contact and politely continued my business. He must have understood my intention, because he said quite forcefully, "I am not panda, I am not guide, I am Brajabasi!", as he walked by. I smiled.

He was my guide, however, because later I took his advice and sought out Raghunatha Das Goswami's samadhi, and it was well worth the effort. Such a sweet place, with nice timeless kirtana going on, and a beautiful samadhi with amazing pictures of Srila Raghunatha performing his bhajan while Krishna stood guard nearby to protect him from the tigers that came to drink from Radha Kunda.