Vasati Grama (Basanti)
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Vasati Grama is situated three and a half mile east of Sri Radhakunda and one and a half mile from Janati Grama. Sri Vrsabhanu Maharaja stayed (vasati sthapana) here for a few days after he left Rabhel, before proceeding to Varsana Grama. Hence this village is known as Vasati Grama.
After fleeing from their home in Mahavana along with Nanda Maharaja, Radharani’s father Vrishabhanu and all the residents from Raval set up camp here at Vasati. The word ‘vasati’ is derived from the words ‘vasati sthapana’ which means ‘we will reside here’ or ‘we will make our residence at this spot’, and spoken by Vrishabhanu Maharaja when he reached this place. In the Bhakti-ratnakara it says. “O Srinivasa, look at this Vasati Grama before us! Here King Vrishabhanu resided”. It is said that Radharani spent part her childhood, from around the age of two and a half years, living with Her relatives at Raya, where she enjoyed the remainder of Her childhood pastimes or ‘kaumari-lila’. It is also that Radharani spent much of Her ‘pauganda-lila’ or girlhood patimes staying at both Vasati and Raya. She later moved with Her family to Varsana where Her Kaisora-lila, or pastimes of youth-hood took place. It was not until reaching Varsana that Her transcendental loving relationship with Krishna began to flourish.
In the village there was an ancient raja kadamba tree with the imprint of Radha’s mukut or crown on its trunk. Also here in this village is the sacred Vasanta-kunda where, after they grew up, Radha and Krishna enjoyed the rasa-dance and performed their ‘vernal’ or ‘spring-pastimes’ called ‘Vasanta-lila’. On the first day of spring known as ‘Vasanta-Panchami’, there are many festivals held in all the temples around Vraja to celebrate the special ‘spring-time’ pastimes of Radha and Krishna. Because of the celebrated Vasanta-kunda being situated in this village, the name of the village became changed to Vasanti and then to Basanti, as it is presently known today.
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In this village is the sacred Vasanta-kunda where Sri Radha & Sri Krishna enjoyed rasa-dance and performed their ‘vernal’ or ‘spring-pastimes’ called ‘Vasanta-lila’.