Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
The gopīs reclaimed their toll-tax from Kṛṣṇa at this place.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
This is another place where the tax-collection or dana-keli-lila pastimes took place. One day, when the gopis were going to Govinda-kunda with a large stock of milk products that were to be used in a great sacrifice being performed by the local brahmanas headed by Bhaguri Rishi, Krishna and the cowherd boys blocked their path and demanded a tax, but the gopis flatly refused and an argument ensued with each side making rude remarks about the other. Eventually the cowherd boys decided that the gopis could take their milk products to Govinda-kunda, but only after the gopis had promised to return the next day (nivartana) and pay the tax (dana). The next day, as the cowherd boys were waiting on the banks of Dana-nivartana-kunda for the gopis to arrive and pay the tax, suddenly hundreds of gopis descended from all directions and in a furious mood they caught hold of Krishna and His boyfriends. The gopis then tied them all to trees and gave each of them a thorough tongue lashing and some of the cowherd boys who had passed rude remarks about the gopis received a few good slaps as well. The gopis then demanded a tax from Krishna because His cows were eating all the grass from around Govardhana Hill.
