Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Surrounded by a dense forest of tamāla trees, this is a place where Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa met and became immersed in nectar-filled loving pastimes. One time, rasika-bihārī Śrī Kṛṣṇa met with Rādhā and the sakhīs in this tamāla-kuñja. Many kinds of creepers and vines had wound themselves around the tamāla trees, embracing them, and had spread over the trees to create a truly exquisite kuñja. Śrī Kṛṣṇa pointed to one creeper and asked Priyājī, “Why is this creeper winding itself around the tamāla tree?”
Śrīmatī Rādhikā smilingly answered, “It is the nature of the creeper to cover the tamāla tree with its shoots, leaves and flowers. Although this tree has no fruit or flowers of its own, its fortune is that the creeper enhances the tree’s beauty with its own leaves and flowers.” Just then, a breeze caused the creeper to quiver, the sight of which immersed Kiśora-Kiśorī in the ecstatic mood of meeting. This Tamālavana is still present as a reminder of these pastimes.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
According to the Bhakti-ratnakara there was a famous forest of Tamal trees located near to the village Maghera, but unfortunately this forest has now disappeared.
