The Dhams

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THE DHAMS..

 

DEVI DHAMA

Devi dhama is the abode of Durga devi, the personification of material

nature and the wife of Lord Shiva. Her abode is the material universe, which

is divided into three regions of upper, middle and lower, planets. It can

also be divided into fourteen planetary systems, seven below the earth and

six above it. It is here that the various incarnations of the Lord and His

eternal servitors take place, which are meant to liberate the fallen

conditioned souls from their bondage to material nature.

 

MAHESH DHAMA

The next highest dhama is Mahesh dhama, the eternal abode of Lord

Sada-Shiva. This abode lies between the material and spiritual worlds and

above the Causal Ocean, where Maha-Vishnu, the first purusa-avatar of the

Lord and the cause of material creation, resides. In Mahesh dhama, Lord

Shiva and his eternal wife, Goddess Parvati, live under a huge banyan tree

surrounded by their eternal associates, who are exalted saints and sages.

Here Lord Shiva the greatest Vaisnava, eternally serves Lord Sankarasana,

an expansion of Lord Balarama the brother of Lord Krsna.

 

AYODHYA DHAMA

Ayodhya dhama is the eternal abode of Lord Ramachandra; and where He, His

brothers, Laksmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna; His consort Sita; and His

eternal devotees like Hanuman and others are worshipped in awe and

reverence. Here the Lords Ramayana pastimes are displayed.

 

HARI DHAMA

Hari dhama, the eternal abode of Hari, which is also called Vaikuntha, the

place where there are no anxieties. Here the four armed Narayana form

resides with His eternal consort Laksmiji. They are surrounded by their

eternal servitors who constantly fan their Lord, offer Him prayers, and

render Him service throughout the day.

 

GOLOKA DHAMA

Goloka dhama,the largest planet in the spiritual sky, is where the devotes

who are related to the Lord as friends, parents, or conjugal lovers

eternally serve Him. Goloka has three distinct divisions: Vrindavana where

Krsna is worshipped in His original form as a cowherd boy, Dwaraka, where

Krsna is worshipped as the King of His citizens and the Lord of His 16,108

wives, and Navadvipa, where Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is worshipped by His

male associates, who are constantly chanting the holy names of the Lord.