Text 397] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 223

SYNONYMS

goloka—the pianet known as Goloka; gokula-dhama—the spiritual land, the
pasturing fields for the surabhi cows; vibhu—opulent and powerful; krsna-
sama—as much as Krsna; krsna-icchaya—by the supreme will of Krsna; brahman-
da-gane—in each of the universes; tahara—of the Goloka and Gokula dhamas;
sankrama—appearance.

TRANSLATION

“The spiritual abode known as Goloka, which is a pasturing land for surabhi
cows, is as powerful and opulent as Krsna. By the will of Krsna, the original
Goloka and Gokula dhamas are manifest with Him in all the universes.

TEXT 397

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ataeva goloka-sthane nitya vihdra
brahmdanda-gane krame prakatya tahdra

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; goloka-sthane—in the original Goloka Vrndavana planet;
nitya vihdra—eternal pastimes; brahmanda-gane—within the material universes;
krame— gradually; prakatya—manifestation; tahara—of them.

TRANSLATION

“The eternal pastimes of Krsna are continuously taking place in the original
Goloka Vrndavana planet. These same pastimes are gradually manifest within
the material world, in each and every brahmanda.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura elucidates this complicated explanation
of Krsna’s pastimes. Krsna’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. Krsna’s ap-
pearance 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 Pitand is
manifest in this universe, it is next manifest in another universe. Thus all the
pastimes of Krsna are eternally existing both in the original Goloka Vrndavana
planet and in the material universes. The 125 years calculated in our solar system
to be Krsna’s lifetime equal one moment for Krsna. One moment these pastimes
