Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Every day in the early morning, Mother Yaśodā used to churn yoghurt at this place. To this day, one can see an enormous yoghurt pot here.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
Situated on a path behind Nanda Bhavana is the place where Yashoda Mayi used to churn yogurt during the process of making ghee. This yogurt pot is very large being at least five feet wide and four feet deep. Such varieties of large churning pots are often operated by as many as four ladies standing around the pot at the same time, each lady with an individual rope for turning the churning rod in unison. This method of churning can still be seen in India even today. The word ‘dadhi’ or ‘dahi’ means yogurt, and ‘manthana’ means ‘churning’. This place is located on a pathway at the back of Nanda Bhavana and this same path was used by Purnamasi whenever she visited Yashoda Mayi at Nanda Bhavana to have darshana of Krishna and Balarama. This path is called the ‘Purnamasi-ka-agamana-patha’ or ‘the arrival path of Purnamasi’. There is also a small temple of Yogamaya here in her Deity form of goddess Durga.
