Radha-Damodar Temple was founded by Srila Jiva Goswami, nephew of Rupa and Sanatana Goswami. He was son of Annupam.
Sadhana-dipika mentions that Sri Rupa Goswami had many skills. He could carve Deities, draw, he was expert astrologists and fluent in Sanskrit, Bengali, Persian and other languages.
In Karttik 1542 Sri Rupa, knowing Jiva’s desire for the Deity, personally carved, installed and offered a small Deity of Damodar to his foremost disciple. Eight inches high Lord Damodar came from a piece of black marble brought from Vindhya Parvat in central India.
“Dama” means “rope” and “udara” is “abdomen”. Damodar is a form of Krisna who is being bound by the ropes of mother Yasoda because He broke the yogurt and milk pots like the ordinary naughty boy.
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