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    Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami

    From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:

    A short distance to the north-west of Kṛṣṇa-kuṇḍa is the place where Kṛṣṇa and the sakhās used to beg the gopīs for buttermilk (chācha). The gopīs would offer them this buttermilk with love. Sometimes, the boys used to fight and quarrel (jhagaḍanā) among themselves, saying, “Let me have some first! Let me have some first!” Because this childhood pastime took place here, the name of this pond became Chācha-kuṇḍa, or Jhagaḍākī-kuṇḍa.

    Rajashekhara Dasa

    From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:

    Arriving at this kunda one day, the gopis began to distribute buttermilk to the cowherd boys, who in great excitement started to squabble and fight amongst themselves to see who would be first to drink the buttermilk, as well as who would be the one to drink the most. The name Jhagadaki is derived from the word ‘jhagra’ which means ‘to fight’ or ‘to squabble’. The word ‘chach’ means ‘buttermilk’. This kunda is presently dry except during the rainy season.

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