Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
This famous well known as Krishna Kupa has now been covered over and shops have been constructed on the spot. The Bhakti-ratnakara mentions that Krishna Kupa is one of the places where Krishna and Balarama sported with Their friends when they came to Mathura for the Dhanur-yajna. It was here that Lord Chaitanya sat for sometime surrounded by the people of Mathura. There used to be a large neem tree next to the well under which Lord Chaitanya sat and rested during His parikrama of Mathura. Krishna Kupa was situated at the northern gate of the Keshavadeva Mandira next to the place where the Maratha kings established a temple of Keshavaji. The Bhakti-ratnakara says, “It was here that Shri Krishna Chaitanyacandra sat surrounded by people after His tour of Mathura. People were struck with wonder seeing the ecstatic condition of Mahaprabhu. The brahmana residents of Mathura spoke to one another, ‘This so-called sannyasi must certainly be Lord Krishna Himself. This is extraordinary! Who can understand His transcendental activities? He has concealed His real identity by accepting this golden form.’ Someone said, ‘We are all very fortunate to see the Lord’s visit to Mathura.”
