344 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 10
in the kingdom of God, from which no one returns. This is confirmed in
the Bhagavad-gita.

The heavenly planets may be very famous for offering better facilities
of material enjoy ment, but as we learn from the Bhagavad-gita (Bg. 9.20-21),
one has to come back again to the earth planet as soon as the acquired
virtue is finished. Dvaraka is certainly more important than the heavenly
planets because whoever has been favored with the smiling glance of the
Lord shall never come back again to this rotten earth, which is certified by
the Lord Himself as a place of misery. Not only this earth but also all the
planets of the universes are places of misery because in none of the
planets within the universe is there eternal life, eternal bliss and eternal
knowledge. Any person engaged in devotional service of the Lord is
recommended to live in one of the above-mentioned three places, namely
Dvaraka, Mathura or Vrndavana. Because devotional service in these three
places is magnified, those who go there to follow the principles in terms
of instructions imparted in the revealed scriptures surely achieve the same
result as obtained during the presence of Lord Sri Krsna. His abode and
He Himself are identical, and a pure devotee under the guidance of another
experienced devotee can obtain all the results, even at present.

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niinam vrata-snana-hutadinesvarah
samarcito hy asya grhita-panibhih
pibanti yah sakhy-adharamrtam muhur
vraja-striyah sammumuhur yad-asayah
ninam—certainly in the previous birth; vrata—vow; snana—bath; huta—
sacrifice in the fire; adina—by all these; isvarah—the Personality of God-
head; samarcitah—perfectly worshiped; hi—certainly; asya—His; grhita-
panibhih—by the married wives; pibanti—relishes; yah—those who; sakhi—
O friend; adharamrtam—the nectar from His lips; muhuh—again and again;
