Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Baḍī-baiṭhāna is situated two-and-a-half miles north of Kokilāvana, and Choṭī-baiṭhāna is half a mile north of Baḍī- baiṭhāna. Thus, both villages lie near each other. Nanda Mahārāja, Upānanda, and all other older gopas would sit together here and discuss the welfare of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. A place where these kinds of discussions or consultations were going on is called a baiṭhaka.
Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī would occasionally stay here for a few days at a time to perform bhajana and remember these pastimes. The Vrajavāsīs were charmed by his affectionate behaviour and would enthusiastically request him to remain here for longer, which he would do.
South-east of Baḍī-baiṭhāna is Kṛṣṇa-kuṇḍa, which Kṛṣṇa holds very dear. He used to bathe and play here with the sakhās. In Choṭī-baiṭhāna is Kuntala-kuṇḍa, where the sakhās used to decorate Kṛṣṇa. In Baḍī-baiṭhāna is a temple of Dāūjī, and in Choṭī-baiṭhāna is a temple of Sākṣī-Gopālajī.
