According to popular legend, when Lord Krishna slew a mighty asura (demon) in the form of a bull,
his consort Radha asked Krishna to wash off his sins by taking dips in various holy rivers.
Krishna laughed it off
and struck the ground with his foot whereupon all the river goddesses emerged in front of them and filled the ground with their water.
Krishna bathed in this kund (temple tank) to please Radha.
Later, this water reservoir is called Shyam kund. Opposite to Shyam Kunda, Radha and her friends also dug out the ground, which was filled with the holy water of Shyam kund by Krishna.
This water reservoir is named after Radha and is called Radha kund. Krishna then took bath in the Radha kunda and announced that to whoever takes bath in Radha kund will be blessed with the intense love (Prem-Bhakti) which Radharani has for him. Similarly, Radharani also took bath in the Shyam kund and announced that whoever takes bath in Shyam kund would be blessed with the love that Krishna has for her.
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