Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
This pond lies near Saṅket, to the south-east. Here Śrī Kṛṣṇa became restless and overwhelmed (vihvala) upon hearing Śrī Rādhā’s name.
One day, Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Subala Sakhā were engaged in sweet rasika talk, as they sat in a beautiful kuñja by this delightful pond. A female parrot sitting on the branch of a nearby tree began to sing of Śrī Rādhikā’s glorious qualities. When Kṛṣṇa heard the name and qualities of Rādhikā, various sentiments arose in His heart. He saw manifestations of Her wherever He looked and anxiously began to run here and there in an attempt to catch Her. Subala Sakhā noticed the extremely elevated aṣṭa-sāttvika bhāvas of mahābhāva on Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s limbs, and contemplated how to pacify Him. He understood that the only way would be for Kṛṣṇa to meet with Śrīmatī Rādhikā. He somehow sent news of Kṛṣṇa’s astonishing condition to Viśākhā Sakhī and requested her to bring Śrīmatī Rādhikā to Kṛṣṇa. Śrīmatī Rādhikā arrived there with Viśākhā and some other sakhīs, and from a distance Subala pointed towards Śrī Kṛṣṇa in His condition of extreme restlessness. Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa had been eager to meet and were therefore endlessly joyous to have each other’s darśana. As soon as Śrī Kṛṣṇa experienced the touch of Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s transcendental body, He felt satisfied and content. That sādhaka who affectionately performs bhajana here will definitely become inundated with prema for Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
