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The Lord Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī
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SYNONYMS
goloka —the pianet known as Goloka;  gokula-dhāma —the spiritual land, the pasturing fields for the  surabhi  cows;  vibhu —opulent and powerful;  kṛṣṇa-sama —as much as Kṛṣṇa;  kṛṣṇa-icchāya —by the supreme will of Kṛṣṇa;  brahmāṇ-ḍa-gaṇe —in each of the universes;  tāhāra —of the Goloka and Gokula  dhāmas ;  saṅkrama —appearance.
TRANSLATION
“The spiritual abode known as Goloka, which is a pasturing land for surabhi cows, is as powerful and opulent as Krṣṇa. By the will of Krṣṇa, the original Goloka and Gokula dhāmas are manifest with Him in all the universes.
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অতএব  গোলোকস্থানে নিত্য বিহার ।।
ব্রহ্মাণ্ড  গুলি ক্রমে  প্রাকট্য ভাহার  ॥ ৩৯৭ ॥ ।
ataeva goloka-sthāne nitya vihāra brahmāṇḍa-gaṇe krame prākaṭya tāhāra
SYNONYMS
ataeva —therefore;  goloka-sthāne —in the original Goloka Vṛndāvana planet;  nitya vihāra —eternal pastimes;  brahmāṇḍa-gaṇe —within the material universes;  krame —gradually;  prākaṭya —manifestation;  tāhāra —of them.
TRANSLATION
“The eternal pastimes of Kṛṣṇa are continuously taking place in the original Goloka Vṛndāvana planet. These same pastimes are gradually manifest within the material world, in each and every brahmānḍa.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Țhākura elucidates this complicated explanation of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are always present in the material world in one of the many universes. These pastimes appear in the universes one after the other, just as the sun moves across the sky and measures the time. Kṛṣṇa’s appearance may be manifest in this universe at one moment, and immediately after His birth, this pastime is manifest in the next universe. After His killing of Pūtanā is manifest in this universe, it is next manifest in another universe. Thus all the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa are eternally existing both in the original Goloka Vṛndāvana planet and in the material universes. The 125 years calculated in our solar system to be Kṛṣṇa’s lifetime equal one moment for Kṛṣṇa. One moment these pastimes