474 Srimad Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 9

ing verses. Brahmaji also described this highest planet of the Vaikunthaloka
as Goloka Vrndavana, where the Lord resides as a cowherd boy keeping
tranScendental surabhi cows and surrounded by hundreds and thousands
of goddesses of fortune.

cintdmani-prakara-sadmasu kalpaurksa-
laksaurtesu surabhir abhipdlayantam
laksmi- sahasra-Sata-sambhrama-sevyamanam
govindam ddi-purusam tam aham bhajami (Bs. 5.29)

The statement of the Bhagavad-gita, yad gatva na nivartante tad dhama
paramam mama, is also confirmed herewith. Param means transcendental
Brahma. Therefore, the abode of the Lord is also Brahma, nondifferent
from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord is known as
Vaikuntha, and His abode is also known as Vaikuntha. And such Vaikuntha
realization and worship can be made possible by transcendental form and
sense.

TEXT 10

dd Ft TART:
aa a fet aa Tatra: |
a aa arn fegaat at
Taam TA AMAA: Moll

pravartate yatra rajas tamas tayoh
sattvam ca misram na ca kdla-vikramah

na yatra maya kim utapare harer
anuvrata yatra surasurarcitah

pravartate—prevail; yatra—wherein; rajah tamah—the modes of igno-
rance and passion; tayoh—both of them; sattvam—the mode of goodness;
ca—and; misram—mixture; na—never; ca—and; kdla—time; vikramah—
influence; na—neither; yatra—therein; ma@ya—illusory external energy;
kim—what; uta—there is; apare—others; hareh—of the Personality of
Godhead; anuvratah—devotees; yatra—wherein; sura—the demigods; asura
—the demons; arcitah—worshiped.
