Original deities by Vajranabha

 

According to traditional sources (including puranic descriptions linked to the Adi-Varaha Purāṇa and Vraja lore), Vajranābha installed at least sixteen important deities at specific spots in and around Vraja Mandala.

A. Four Principal Devas

These are major divine forms associated with important sacred sites:

1. Sri Govindadeva — originally in Vṛndāvana (later taken to Jaipur)

2. Sri Keshavadeva — in Mathurā

3. Sri Harideva — beside Manasi-gangā near Govardhana Hill

4. Sri Baladeva (also called Dauji / Baladeva) — in Mahāvana (cattle forest)
   (These represent Krishna, His elder brother Balarama, and accompanying aspects.)

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B. Four Gopāla Forms

Smaller cowherd-boy forms of Krishna, also significant:

5. Sri Sākṣi‑Gopāla — in Vṛndāvana

6. Sri Madana‑Mohana — originally in Vṛndāvana (later Karauli)

7. Sri Gopinatha — originally in Vṛndāvana (later Jaipur)

8. Sri Shrinātha — in Govardhana Hill village (Aniyora)
   (These highlight different aspects of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes as a cowherd boy.)

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C. Four Shiva Lingas (Dik-pālas)

Installed as protectors of Vraja — honoring Śiva’s guardian aspect:

9. Bhuteshvara Mahadeva — Mathurā

10. Gopishwara Mahadeva — Vṛndāvana

11. Cakreshwara Mahadeva — Govardhana Hill

12. Kameshvara Mahadeva — Kāmyavana forest area
    (These four mark cardinal guardian points of the sacred land.)

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D. Four Devis (Yogamāyā / Consort Forms)

Representations of Yogamāyā (Krishna’s internal potency) and sister-forms:

13. Sri Yogamaya Devi — Yoga-pīṭha, Vṛndāvana

14. Sri Vrinda Devi — Kāmyavana

15. Sri Manasi Devi — Govardhana

16. Sri Patala Devi — Mathurā
    (These honor divine feminine energies associated with Vraja’s sacred geography.)

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📍 Places Linked to These Deities

Your link “Pastime Places” lists many sacred forests (vanas) and holy sites — which correspond to where these deities were installed by Vajranābha or became associated over time. For example:

• Mahāvana, Vṛndāvana, Kāmyavana, etc. — forests where Krishna’s pastimes occurred and where deities were installed.

• These forests (e.g., Madhuvana, Bahulāvana, Khadiravana etc.) form the Vṛndāvana Mandala, where Vajranābha placed many of these murtis.