Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
This very beautiful pond within a dense grove of kadamba trees is situated near Nandīśvara Hill to the east. Śrī Kṛṣṇa used to enjoy water-sports here with His friends. On the northern bank of this pond is the path He took to go cow grazing. Kṛṣṇa also used to bring His thirsty cows here to drink water. Chīta Svāmī has described this cow grazing pastime in a very heart-touching way:
govind ko gāyanhoṅ meṅ basvo ko bhāvai
gāyan ke saṅg dhāveṅ gāyan meṅ sacupāveṅ
gāyan kī khur raj aṅgsoṅ lagāveṅ
gāyan soṅ vraj chāyau vaikuṇṭh hu bisrāyau
gāyan ke het kar lai uṭhāve
chīt svāmī giridhārī viṭṭhleṣ vapudhārī
gvāriyā ko bheṣ dhareṅ gāyan meṅ āve
When Uddhava arrived in Nandagaon, he spent the entire night consoling Nanda and Yaśodā at Nanda-bhavana. In the early hours before dawn, he came to this pond, bathed, and sat down on the southern bank to recite his morning mantras. At that time, he saw the gopīs who were hiding in the kadamba grove nearby and, after completing his mantras, went there to meet them.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
Krishna sometimes used a path that passes next to this kunda when He was taking His cows out for grazing in the morning. It is said that one day Krishna created this kunda by pushing His flute into the ground so that the cows could drink water. Krishna and His friends also used to play water-sports (jala-krida) in this kunda. It is also said that when Uddhava arrived at Nandagrama, the next morning he came here to take his bath in the kunda. After bathing, Uddhava noticed the gopis in a nearby kadamba grove next to Vishakha-kunda and immediately went there to convey the message that had been sent to them by Krishna.
