Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Some quotations reg goloka: BRAHMA SAMHITA ================ atha tepe sa suciraḿ prIṇan govindam avyayam SvetadvIpa-patiḿ KrishNaḿ goloka-sthaḿ parAt param (5.26) ananda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis tabhir ya eva nija-rupataya kalabhih goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhuto govindam adi-purusam´ tam aham´ bhajami (5.37) goloka-namni nija-dhamni tale ca tasya devi mahesa-hari-dhamasu tesu tesu te te prabhava-nicaya vihitas ca yena govindam adi-purusam´ tam aham´ bhajami (5.43) sriyah kantah kantah parama-purusah kalpa-taravo druma bhumis cintamani-gana-mayi toyam amrtam katha ganam´ natyam´ gamanam api vam´si priya-sakhi cid-anandam´ jyotih param api tad asvadyam api ca sa yatra ksirabdhih sravati surabhibhyas ca su-mahan nimesardhakhyo va vrajati na hi yatrapi samayah bhaje svetadvipam´ tam aham iha golokam iti yam´ vidantas te santah ksiti-virala-carah katipaye (5.56) Reg Brahma samhita's authenticity, http://veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/sastras-studies2.htm may be interesting. MAHABHARATA ============== (Santi Parva. - 12.330.068) evam bahuvidhai rUpaiS carAmIha vasumdharAm brahmalokam ca kaunteya golokam ca sanAtanam Quoted by JG in Krishna sandarbha anucheda 106. For translation see here: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m12/m12c042.htm As per Sridhara swami Brahma Loka is Vaikuntha. (Santi Parva- 12.335.047- 048) gangA sarasvatI puNyA bhruvAv AstAm mahAnadI caksusI somasUryau te nAsA samdhyA punah smrtA omkAras tv atha samskAro vidyuj jihvA ca nirmitA dantAS ca pitaro rAjan somapA iti viSrutAh goloko brahmalokaS ca osthAv AstAm mahAtmanah Translation : http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m12/m12c047.htm (Anusasana parva- 13.082.026 - 13.082.047) tAm tu drstvA mahAdevIm tapyamAnAm mahat tapah daksasya duhitA devI surabhir nAma nAmatah atapyata tapo ghoram hrstA dharmaparAyaNA kailAsaSikhare ramye devagandharvasevite vyatisthad ekapAdena paramam yogam AsthitA daSa varsasahasrANi daSa varsaSatAni ca samtaptAs tapasA tasyA devAh sarsimahoragAh tatra gatvA mayA sArdham paryupAsanta tAm SubhAm athAham abruvam tatra devIm tAm tapasAnvitAm kimartham tapyate devi tapo ghoram anindite prItas te 'ham mahAbhAge tapasAnena Sobhane varayasva varam devi dAtAsmIti puramdara surabhy uvAca vareNa bhagavan mahyam krtam lokapitAmaha esa eva varo me 'dya yat prIto 'si mamAnagha brahmovAca tAm evam bruvatIm devIm surabhIm tridaSeSvara pratyabruvam yad devendra tan nibodha SacIpate alobhakAmyayA devi tapasA ca Subhena te prasanno 'ham varam tasmAd amaratvam dadAni te trayANAm api lokAnAm uparistAn nivatsyasi matprasAdAc ca vikhyAto golokah sa bhavisyati mAnusesu ca kurvANAh prajAh karma sutAs tava nivatsyanti mahAbhAge sarvA duhitaraS ca te manasA cintitA bhogAs tvayA vai divyamAnusAh yac ca svargasukham devi tat te sampatsyate Subhe tasyA lokAh sahasrAksa sarvakAmasamanvitAh na tatra kramate mrtyur na jarA na ca pAvakah na dainyam nASubham kim cid vidyate tatra vAsava tatra divyAny araNyAni divyAni bhavanAni ca vimAnAni ca yuktAni kAmagAni ca vAsava brahmacaryeNa tapasA satyena ca damena ca vrataiS ca vividhaih puNyais tathA tIrthAnusevanAt tapasA mahatA caiva sukrtena ca karmaNA Sakyah samAsAdayitum golokah puskareksaNa etat te sarvam AkhyAtam mayA SakrAnuprcchate na te paribhavah kAryo gavAm arinisUdana bhIsma uvAca etac chrutvA sahasrAksah pUjayAm Asa nityadA gAS cakre bahumAnam ca tAsu nityam yudhisthira etat te sarvam AkhyAtam pAvanam ca mahAdyute pavitram paramam cApi gavAm mAhAtmyam uttamam kIrtitam purusavyAghra sarvapApavinASanam ya idam kathayen nityam brAhmaNebhyah samAhitah havyakavyesu yajnesu pitrkAryesu caiva ha sArvakAmikam aksayyam pitÌms tasyopatisthati gosu bhaktaS ca labhate yad yad icchati mAnavah striyo 'pi bhaktA yA gosu tAS ca kAmAn avApnuyuh putrArthI labhate putram kanyA patim avApnuyAt dhanArthI labhate vittam dharmArthI dharmam ApnuyAt vidyArthI prApnuyAd vidyAm sukhArthI prApnuyAt sukham na kim cid durlabham caiva gavAm bhaktasya bhArata Translation: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m13/m13b048.htm Note: There are 2 Golokas- One in the spiritual world and one within the material world.The anusasana parva mentions how Goloka is created by Lord Brahma being pleased with Surabhi, while Santi Parva talks of the spiritual world by calling it sanatanah and Vasundharam.Pls see SB10.27.1 and also commentary of srila Viswanatha Chakravarti thakura reg same.In both places there are surabhi cows, but the Goloka Vrindavana has Surabhi cows which are transcendental.It is the spiritual world. HARI VAMSA =========== HV 2.19.30-35, where King Indra says: svargAd Urdhvam brahma-loko brahmarshi-gaNa-sevitah tatra soma-gatis caiva jyotishAm ca mahAtmanAm tasyopari gavAm lokah sAdhyAs tam pAlayanti hi sa hi sarva-gatah krishNah mahA-kAsa-gato mahAn upary upari tatrApi gatis tava tapo-mayI yAm na vidmo vayam sarve pricchanto ’pi pitAm aham gatih sama-damAtyAnAm svargah su-krita-karmaNAm brAhmye tapasi yuktAnAm brahma-lokah parA gatih gavAm eva tu goloko durArohA hi sA gatih sa tu lokas tvayA krishNa sIdamAnah kritAtmanA dhrito dhritimatA vIra nighnatopadravAn gavAm Quoted by Srila JG in KS anucheda 106.His explanation brings out the confidential meaning. PADMA PURANA ============== PAtAla Khanda: Mathura mahatmiya Ch. 69 --------------------------- guhyAd guhyataram guhyam paramAnanda-kArakam | atyadbhutam rahah sthAnam Anandam paramam param ||6|| durlabhAnAm ca paramam durlabham mohanam param | sarva-sakti-mayam devi sarva-sthAneshu gopitam ||7|| sAtvatAm sthAna-mUrdhanyam vishnor atyanta-durlabham | nityam vrindAvanam nAma brahmAndopari-samsthitam ||8|| pUrna-brahma sukhaisvaryam nityam Anandam avyayam | vaikunthAdi tad-amsAmsam svayam vrindAvanam bhuvi ||9|| golokaisvaryam yat kincid gokule tat-pratishthitam | vaikuntha-vaibhavam yad vai dvArikAyAm pratishthitam ||10|| Uttara khanda:Maha-Vaikuntha varnana Ch.227 --------------- tripAd vibhUti rUpam tu srunu bhUdara nandinI pradhAna pramavyomnor antare virajAnadI II58II vedAngas veda janita toyaih prasrAvitAsubhA tasyAh pare paravyomni tripAd vibhUtis sanAtanI II59II visnoh pade hi parame pade tat sa subhAhvaye yatra gAvo bhUri srigANAsate susukhA prajaH II71II atrAha tat param dhAma gopa veshasya sArngiNah tadbhAti param dhAma gobhir gopais sukhAhvayaih: II72II RIG VEDA (1.154.5,6) ======== tadasya priyamabhi pAtho asyAm naro yatra devayavo madanti | urukramasya sa hi bandhuritthA vishnoh pade parame madhva utsah || tA vam vAstUnyushmasi ghamadhyai yatra ghAvo bhUrisringhAyAsah | atrAha tadurughAyasya varshnavah paramam padamava bhAti bhUri || The rigveda verse and Uttara Khanda verses match perfectly.The highest abode is beyond the viraja river. SKANDA PURANA =============== Sri vaishnava Khanda Sri VAsudeva mahatmiya ch. 16 (Translated by kusakratha prabhu) Narada Muni's travel to goloka saptapims ca dhruvam drstva- nasaktah kutracit sa ca mahar-jana-tapo-lokan vyatiyaya dvijottama (10) brahmalokam tato drstva sveta-muktanugo munih krsnasyaivecchayadhvanam prapastataranest api (11) bhumy-ap-tejo-'nilakasa- ham-mahat-prakrtih kramat krantva dasottara-gunah prApa golokam adbhutam (12) dhama tejomayam tad dhi prapyam ekantikair hareh gacchan dadarsa vitatam agadham virajam nadim (13) gopi-gopa-gana-snana- dhauta-candana-saurabham pundarikaih kokanadai ramyam indivarair api (14) tasyas tatam mano-hari sphatikasma-mayam mahat prapa sveta-harid-rakta- pita-san-mani-rajitam (15) kalpa-vrksalibhir justam pravalankura-sobhitam syamantakendraniladi- maninam khani-manditam nana-manindra-nicita- sopana-tati-sobhanam kujadbhir madhuram justam hamsa-karandavadibhih (17) vrndaih kama-dughanam ca gajendranam ca vajinam pibadbhir nirmalam toyam rajitam sa vyatikramat (18) uttiryatha dhunim divyam tat-ksanad isvarecchaya tad-dhama-parikha-bhutam satasrngagam apa sah (19) upatyakasu tasyadrer atha vrndavanabhidham vanam mahat tad adraksit savarne narado munih (31) This describes Goloka Vrindavana to be beyond Viraja river. BRAHMANDA PURANA ==================== pariburNamanAh: krismah: prAcyAm mAm sarvadAvatu / svayam golokanAtho mAmAgneyyAm diSi raksatu // 2.33.22 // bhUrlokam bhuvah: svarapi tasyordhvam maharvaijanam lokam cApi tapo 'tha satyamaparam vaikuNThamapyAnayat // 2.41.54 // tasyordhvam ca vidarSayanbhriguvaram golokamISAtmajo nispAtyAdharalokasaptaka mapIttham darSayAmAsa ca / There are also mention of Goloka being greater than Vaikuntha in Naradiya Purana and Devi Bhagavatha 9th canto Ch.3. These quotes are only from mainstream texts. Naradiya Pancharatra, Brahma Vaivarta purana, Gautamiya tantra, Krishna yamala, Garga samhita, Goloka samhita, Govinda Vrindavana sastra etc also glorify goloka but have not been included owing to claims that the texts are sectarian/interpolated. dasa Narasimhan How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Dear Prabhu, I was making a compilation of references to Goloka from mainstream texts for posting on a forum.I'm just sending you the same incase something might be useful. dasa Narasimhan Some quotations reg goloka: BRAHMA SAMHITA ================ atha tepe sa suciramÌ prInÌ£an govindam avyayam SvetadvIpa-patimÌ KrishNamÌ goloka-sthamÌ parAt param (5.26) ananda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis tabhir ya eva nija-rupataya kalabhih goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhuto govindam adi-purusam� tam aham� bhajami (5.37) goloka-namni nija-dhamni tale ca tasya devi mahesa-hari-dhamasu tesu tesu te te prabhava-nicaya vihitas ca yena govindam adi-purusam� tam aham� bhajami (5.43) sriyah kantah kantah parama-purusah kalpa-taravo druma bhumis cintamani-gana-mayi toyam amrtam katha ganam� natyam� gamanam api vam�si priya-sakhi cid-anandam� jyotih param api tad asvadyam api ca sa yatra ksirabdhih sravati surabhibhyas ca su-mahan nimesardhakhyo va vrajati na hi yatrapi samayah bhaje svetadvipam� tam aham iha golokam iti yam� vidantas te santah ksiti-virala-carah katipaye (5.56) Reg Brahma samhita's authenticity, http://veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/sastras-studies2.htm may be interesting. MAHABHARATA ============== (Santi Parva. - 12.330.068) evam bahuvidhai rUpaiS carAmIha vasumdharAm brahmalokam ca kaunteya golokam ca sanAtanam Quoted by JG in Krishna sandarbha anucheda 106. For translation see here: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m12/m12c042.htm As per Sridhara swami Brahma Loka is Vaikuntha. (Santi Parva- 12.335.047- 048) gangA sarasvatI puNyA bhruvAv AstAm mahAnadI caksusI somasUryau te nAsA samdhyA punah smrtA omkAras tv atha samskAro vidyuj jihvA ca nirmitA dantAS ca pitaro rAjan somapA iti viSrutAh goloko brahmalokaS ca osthAv AstAm mahAtmanah Translation : http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m12/m12c047.htm (Anusasana parva- 13.082.026 - 13.082.047) tAm tu drstvA mahAdevIm tapyamAnAm mahat tapah daksasya duhitA devI surabhir nAma nAmatah atapyata tapo ghoram hrstA dharmaparAyaNA kailAsaSikhare ramye devagandharvasevite vyatisthad ekapAdena paramam yogam AsthitA daSa varsasahasrANi daSa varsaSatAni ca samtaptAs tapasA tasyA devAh sarsimahoragAh tatra gatvA mayA sArdham paryupAsanta tAm SubhAm athAham abruvam tatra devIm tAm tapasAnvitAm kimartham tapyate devi tapo ghoram anindite prItas te 'ham mahAbhAge tapasAnena Sobhane varayasva varam devi dAtAsmIti puramdara surabhy uvAca vareNa bhagavan mahyam krtam lokapitAmaha esa eva varo me 'dya yat prIto 'si mamAnagha brahmovAca tAm evam bruvatIm devIm surabhIm tridaSeSvara pratyabruvam yad devendra tan nibodha SacIpate alobhakAmyayA devi tapasA ca Subhena te prasanno 'ham varam tasmAd amaratvam dadAni te trayANAm api lokAnAm uparistAn nivatsyasi matprasAdAc ca vikhyAto golokah sa bhavisyati mAnusesu ca kurvANAh prajAh karma sutAs tava nivatsyanti mahAbhAge sarvA duhitaraS ca te manasA cintitA bhogAs tvayA vai divyamAnusAh yac ca svargasukham devi tat te sampatsyate Subhe tasyA lokAh sahasrAksa sarvakAmasamanvitAh na tatra kramate mrtyur na jarA na ca pAvakah na dainyam nASubham kim cid vidyate tatra vAsava tatra divyAny araNyAni divyAni bhavanAni ca vimAnAni ca yuktAni kAmagAni ca vAsava brahmacaryeNa tapasA satyena ca damena ca vrataiS ca vividhaih puNyais tathA tIrthAnusevanAt tapasA mahatA caiva sukrtena ca karmaNA Sakyah samAsAdayitum golokah puskareksaNa etat te sarvam AkhyAtam mayA SakrAnuprcchate na te paribhavah kAryo gavAm arinisUdana bhIsma uvAca etac chrutvA sahasrAksah pUjayAm Asa nityadA gAS cakre bahumAnam ca tAsu nityam yudhisthira etat te sarvam AkhyAtam pAvanam ca mahAdyute pavitram paramam cApi gavAm mAhAtmyam uttamam kIrtitam purusavyAghra sarvapApavinASanam ya idam kathayen nityam brAhmaNebhyah samAhitah havyakavyesu yajnesu pitrkAryesu caiva ha sArvakAmikam aksayyam pit�ms tasyopatisthati gosu bhaktaS ca labhate yad yad icchati mAnavah striyo 'pi bhaktA yA gosu tAS ca kAmAn avApnuyuh putrArthI labhate putram kanyA patim avApnuyAt dhanArthI labhate vittam dharmArthI dharmam ApnuyAt vidyArthI prApnuyAd vidyAm sukhArthI prApnuyAt sukham na kim cid durlabham caiva gavAm bhaktasya bhArata Translation: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m13/m13b048.htm Note: There are 2 Golokas- One in the spiritual world and one within the material world.The anusasana parva mentions how Goloka is created by Lord Brahma being pleased with Surabhi, while Santi Parva talks of the spiritual world by calling it sanatanah and Vasundharam.Pls see SB10.27.1 and also commentary of srila Viswanatha Chakravarti thakura reg same.In both places there are surabhi cows, but the Goloka Vrindavana has Surabhi cows which are transcendental.It is the spiritual world. HARI VAMSA =========== HV 2.19.30-35, where King Indra says: svargAd Urdhvam brahma-loko brahmarshi-gaNa-sevitah tatra soma-gatis caiva jyotishAm ca mahAtmanAm tasyopari gavAm lokah sAdhyAs tam pAlayanti hi sa hi sarva-gatah krishNah mahA-kAsa-gato mahAn upary upari tatrApi gatis tava tapo-mayI yAm na vidmo vayam sarve pricchanto �pi pitAm aham gatih sama-damAtyAnAm svargah su-krita-karmaNAm brAhmye tapasi yuktAnAm brahma-lokah parA gatih gavAm eva tu goloko durArohA hi sA gatih sa tu lokas tvayA krishNa sIdamAnah kritAtmanA dhrito dhritimatA vIra nighnatopadravAn gavAm Quoted by Srila JG in KS anucheda 106.His explanation brings out the confidential meaning. PADMA PURANA ============== PAtAla Khanda: Mathura mahatmiya Ch. 69 --------------------------- guhyAd guhyataram guhyam paramAnanda-kArakam | atyadbhutam rahah sthAnam Anandam paramam param ||6|| durlabhAnAm ca paramam durlabham mohanam param | sarva-sakti-mayam devi sarva-sthAneshu gopitam ||7|| sAtvatAm sthAna-mUrdhanyam vishnor atyanta-durlabham | nityam vrindAvanam nAma brahmAndopari-samsthitam ||8|| pUrna-brahma sukhaisvaryam nityam Anandam avyayam | vaikunthAdi tad-amsAmsam svayam vrindAvanam bhuvi ||9|| golokaisvaryam yat kincid gokule tat-pratishthitam | vaikuntha-vaibhavam yad vai dvArikAyAm pratishthitam ||10|| Uttara khanda:Maha-Vaikuntha varnana Ch.227 --------------- tripAd vibhUti rUpam tu srunu bhUdara nandinI pradhAna pramavyomnor antare virajAnadI II58II vedAngas veda janita toyaih prasrAvitAsubhA tasyAh pare paravyomni tripAd vibhUtis sanAtanI II59II visnoh pade hi parame pade tat sa subhAhvaye yatra gAvo bhUri srigANAsate susukhA prajaH II71II atrAha tat param dhAma gopa veshasya sArngiNah tadbhAti param dhAma gobhir gopais sukhAhvayaih: II72II RIG VEDA (1.154.5,6) ======== tadasya priyamabhi pAtho asyAm naro yatra devayavo madanti | urukramasya sa hi bandhuritthA vishnoh pade parame madhva utsah || tA vam vAstUnyushmasi ghamadhyai yatra ghAvo bhUrisringhAyAsah | atrAha tadurughAyasya varshnavah paramam padamava bhAti bhUri || The rigveda verse and Uttara Khanda verses match perfectly.The highest abode is beyond the viraja river. SKANDA PURANA =============== Sri vaishnava Khanda Sri VAsudeva mahatmiya ch. 16 (Translated by kusakratha prabhu) Narada Muni's travel to goloka saptapims ca dhruvam drstva- nasaktah kutracit sa ca mahar-jana-tapo-lokan vyatiyaya dvijottama (10) brahmalokam tato drstva sveta-muktanugo munih krsnasyaivecchayadhvanam prapastataranest api (11) bhumy-ap-tejo-'nilakasa- ham-mahat-prakrtih kramat krantva dasottara-gunah prApa golokam adbhutam (12) dhama tejomayam tad dhi prapyam ekantikair hareh gacchan dadarsa vitatam agadham virajam nadim (13) gopi-gopa-gana-snana- dhauta-candana-saurabham pundarikaih kokanadai ramyam indivarair api (14) tasyas tatam mano-hari sphatikasma-mayam mahat prapa sveta-harid-rakta- pita-san-mani-rajitam (15) kalpa-vrksalibhir justam pravalankura-sobhitam syamantakendraniladi- maninam khani-manditam nana-manindra-nicita- sopana-tati-sobhanam kujadbhir madhuram justam hamsa-karandavadibhih (17) vrndaih kama-dughanam ca gajendranam ca vajinam pibadbhir nirmalam toyam rajitam sa vyatikramat (18) uttiryatha dhunim divyam tat-ksanad isvarecchaya tad-dhama-parikha-bhutam satasrngagam apa sah (19) upatyakasu tasyadrer atha vrndavanabhidham vanam mahat tad adraksit savarne narado munih (31) This describes Goloka Vrindavana to be beyond Viraja river. BRAHMANDA PURANA ==================== pariburNamanAh: krismah: prAcyAm mAm sarvadAvatu / svayam golokanAtho mAmAgneyyAm diSi raksatu // 2.33.22 // bhUrlokam bhuvah: svarapi tasyordhvam maharvaijanam lokam cApi tapo 'tha satyamaparam vaikuNThamapyAnayat // 2.41.54 // tasyordhvam ca vidarSayanbhriguvaram golokamISAtmajo nispAtyAdharalokasaptaka mapIttham darSayAmAsa ca / There are also mention of Goloka being greater than Vaikuntha in Naradiya Purana and Devi Bhagavatha 9th canto Ch.3. These quotes are only from mainstream texts. Naradiya Pancharatra, Brahma Vaivarta purana, Gautamiya tantra, Krishna yamala, Garga samhita, Goloka samhita, Govinda Vrindavana sastra etc also glorify goloka but have not been included owing to claims that the texts are sectarian/interpolated. dasa Narasimhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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