PLATE FIFTEEN

The original spiritual planet, which resembles the whorl of a huge
lotus flower, is called Goloka Vrndavana. It is the abode of Lord Krsna,
the original Personality of Godhead. This original planet of Goloka
throws off a spiritual effulgence called the brahmayyoti, within which are
unlimited numbers of spiritual planets or Vaikunthalokas. The concep-
tion of spiritual bliss (brahmdnanda) is fully present in those planets.
Each of them is eternal, indestructible and free from all kinds of
inebrieties experienced in the material world. Each of them is self-
illuminating and more powerfully dazzling than (if we can imagine) the
total sunshine of millions of mundane suns. The inhabitants of those
planets have full knowledge of everything; they are all godly and free
from all sorts of material hankerings. They have nothing to do there ex-
cept to render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord
Narayana, who is the predominating Deity in every Vaikuntha planet.
The Lord and His eternal servitors in the transcendental kingdom all
have eternal forms, which are auspicious, infallible, spiritual and eter-
nally youthful. In other words, they do not experience birth, death, old
age or disease. Thus that eternal land is full of transcendental enjoyment,
beauty and bliss. (pp. 308-309)
