A brahmin of Vaidyanagar of South India went Vrindavan for pilgrimage. He fell ill after a short time. He was taken care of by a brahmin of his daughter's age. After he was cured he said," Keeping Lord Krishna as a witness, I promise to give the hand of my beautiful daughter to you."
The brahmin went back to his hometown. One day the younger brahmin visited, the older to ask the hand of his daughter. Seeing the low status of the younger brahmin, the older claimed that he doesn't remember anything. Disappointed, he returned to Vrindavan to Lord Krishna and worshipped him. However, Lord Krishna agreed to be his witness but told him that that the brahmin should walk ahead and he would follow him, but he strictly forbid the brahmin to turn behind, otherwise he would remain there. He instructed him to hear the sound of his ankle bell to ensure that he was still following. Both of them continued walking. They soon had to go through a pond. Due to the presence of water Lord Krishna's ankle bell didn't produce a sound. Out of anxiety, the brahmin turned around to see Lord Krishna standing there like an idol. He called all the people around him and everyone was amazed to see the idol of Lord Krishna. When the elderly brahmin saw the statue, he repented and attested his promise by giving his daughter in marriage to the younger one.
Later this idol was taken away by the Gajapati king of Odisha, Shri Purushottam Dev. The king installed the statue at Cuttack which was worshipped by Shri Chaitanya on his way to Puri. The temple was named "SAKHI GOPALA".
