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This material world is called Devi-dhama; it is protected by Durga. She is the superintendent. Above that there is Mahesa-dhama, Siva-loka. Above that, Hari-dhama, Vaikunthaloka. Above that there is Goloka Vrndavana, or Krsna-dhama

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"This material world is called Devī-dhāma; it is protected by Durgā. She is the superintendent of this Devī-dhāma. Above that there is Maheśa-dhāma, Maheśa-dhāma, Śiva-loka. Above that, Hari-dhāma, Vaikuṇṭhaloka. Above that there is Goloka Vṛndāvana, or Kṛṣṇa-dhāma"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

This material world is called Devī-dhāma; it is protected by Durgā. She is the superintendent of this Devī-dhāma. Above that there is Maheśa-dhāma, Maheśa-dhāma, Śiva-loka. Above that, Hari-dhāma, Vaikuṇṭhaloka. Above that there is Goloka Vṛndāvana, or Kṛṣṇa-dhāma. So Kṛṣṇa consciousness devotees, they are transferred directly to the Goloka Vṛndāvana-dhāma, without any care for this Devī-dhāma, Maheśa-dhāma, Hari-dhāma.

Devotee: Is Goloka the supreme abode? . . . (indistinct)

Prabhupāda: Yes, supreme abode.

goloka-nāmni nija-dhāmni tale ca tasya
devi maheśa-hari-dhāmasu teṣu teṣu
te te prabhāva-nicayā vihitāś ca yena
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
(Bs. 5.43)

This is the statement of Vedas. Goloka-nāmni nija-dhāmni: the Lord has His own abode, which is called Goloka Vṛndāvana. It is the highest planetary system. Below that, goloka-nāmni nija-dhāmni tale ca tasya, below that, devi maheśa-hari-dhāmasu teṣu teṣu. Devī-dhāma. This material world is called Devī-dhāma; it is protected by Durgā. She is the superintendent of this Devī-dhāma. Above that there is Maheśa-dhāma, Maheśa-dhāma, Śiva-loka. Above that, Hari-dhāma, Vaikuṇṭhaloka. Above that there is Goloka Vṛndāvana, or Kṛṣṇa-dhāma.

So Kṛṣṇa consciousness devotees, they are transferred directly to the Goloka Vṛndāvana-dhāma, without any care for this Devī-dhāma, Maheśa-dhāma, Hari-dhāma. Saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ.

mām upetya kaunteya
duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam
nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ
saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ
(BG 8.15)

That is the highest perfection. Mām upetya—one who preaches Kṛṣṇa in the Goloka Vṛndāvana-dhāma, that is the highest perfection of life.

Page Title:This material world is called Devi-dhama; it is protected by Durga. She is the superintendent. Above that there is Mahesa-dhama, Siva-loka. Above that, Hari-dhama, Vaikunthaloka. Above that there is Goloka Vrndavana, or Krsna-dhama
Compiler:Soham
Created:2024-08-25, 07:53:30.000
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1