Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Uddhava-kuṇḍa is situated exactly west of Kusuma-sarovara on the right side of the parikramā path. Vajranābha Mahārāja manifested Uddhava-kuṇḍa under the guidance of Śāṇḍilya and other sages. Uddhavajī always resides nearby here as grass and shrubs in order to be sprinkled by the foot-dust of the gopīs. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Māhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa gives an interesting description of this place.
After the disappearance of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, His queens in Dvārakā were greatly afflicted by sorrow. Once, Vajranābha came here with them and they loudly performed saṅkīrtana. In that great saṅkīrtana, all the associates of Kṛṣṇa started to appear one by one. The associates of Dvāraka all sang and danced, and Arjuna began to dance and play mṛdaṅga. Suddenly, that exalted soul, Śrī Uddhava emerged from the grass and shrubs, and he also became immersed in dancing in that mahā-saṅkīrtana. How could Kṛṣṇa not come there? Finally, He also appeared in that mahā-saṅkīrtana-rāsa, along with Śrīmatī Rādhikā and the other sakhīs and, after some time, disappeared again. In this way, Uddhava pacified the queens at this place.
Pilgrims performing parikramā of Śrī Govardhana proceed along the parikramā path till they arrive at Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa. The parikramā and pastime places in the vicinity of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa have already been described in the chapter on Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
This kunda in Pushpavana forest is said to have been originally established by Vajranabha Maharaja and lies just behind Kusuma-sarovara. The kunda is dedicated to Krishna’s dear-most friend Uddhava, who eternally resides here in Pushpavana in the form of grass known as gulma-lata. Uddhava’s sitting place (baithaka) is nearby on the banks of Kusuma-sarovara.
