Goloka Chart

Hare Krishna
Why Goloka Chart?
Brahma-saṁhitā (5.43)
goloka-nämni nija-dhämni tale ca tasya
devi maheça-hari-dhämasu teñu teñu
te te prabhäva-nicayä vihitäç ca yena
govindam ädi-puruñaà tam ahaà bhajämi
• Synonyms
• goloka-nāmni — in the planet known as Goloka Vṛndāvana; nija-dhāmni — the personal abode of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; tale — in the part underneath; ca — also; tasya — of that; devi — of the Goddess Durgā; maheśa — of Lord
Śiva; hari — of Nārāyaṇa; dhāmasu — in the planets; teṣu teṣu — in each of them; te te — those respective; prabhāva-
nicayāḥ — opulences; vihitāḥ — established; ca — also; yena — by whom; govindam — Govinda; ādi-puruṣam — the
original person; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship.
Translation
• Lowest of all is located Devī-dhāma [mundane world], next above it is Maheśa-dhāma [abode of Maheśa];
above Maheśa-dhāma is placed Hari-dhāma [abode of Hari] and above them all is located Kṛṣṇa's own
realm named Goloka. I adore the primeval Lord Govinda, who has allotted their respective authorities to
the rulers of those graded realms.
sahasra-patra-kamalaṁ
gokulākhyaṁ mahat padam
tat-karṇikāraṁ tad-dhāma
tad-anantāṁśa-sambhavam
karṇikāraṁ mahad yantraṁ
ṣaṭ-koṇaṁ vajra-kīlakam
ṣaḍ-aṅga-ṣaṭ-padī-sthānaṁ
prakṛtyā puruṣeṇa ca
premānanda-mahānanda-
rasenāvasthitaṁ hi yat
jyotī-rūpeṇa manunā
kāma-bījena saṅgatam
Baladeva

Infinite accommodating
Infinite Spiritual
space for insentient gross
Manifestation
things

Triquadrantal delineation Uniquadrantal delineation

(Tripad Vibhuti) (ekpada vibhuti)

• Unlamenting • Material Universe

• Non-perishing
• Non-apprehending
e.g. Vrindavana Pastimes

Manifested
(Visible to mortal eyes)
Krsna’s (Parakata Lila) Worship through
Transcendental mantra’s
Pastimes Non-Manifested (mantropasana)
(not so visible)
(aparakata Lila) spontaneous outflow of
heart’s spiritual love for
Not visible from mundane platform Krsna
(svarasiki upasana)

Nonmanifestive pastimes are expressed in manifestive kṛṣṇa-līlā, and goloka-līlā is the

nonmanifestive pastimes of Kṛṣṇa visualized from the mundane plane.
- Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī (Kṛṣṇa-sandarbha)
tat-kiñjalkaṁ tad-aṁśānāṁ
tat-patrāṇi śriyām api
Divisions of Goloka
Goloka Vrindavan

Goloka

Gokula
Mathura Dvarka
(Vrindavana)
Svetadvipa is divided into four parts on all sides – the abode of Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha
Moksha (liberation)
Atharva Veda Sri Aniruddha

Sama Veda Rg Veda

Kama (passion) Dharma (piety)

Sri Pradyumna Sri Vasudeva

Yajur Veda Artha (wealth) Sri Sankarsana

Divisions of Rasas
5 Rasas
• Madhurya-rasa
• Vatsalya-rasa
• Sakhya-rasa
• Dasya-rasa
• Santa-rasa
Ten Tridents
Vaibhav Prabhav
(opulence) (influence)

Jiva sakta Maya sakti

Cit (internal
(marginal (external Ichcha sakti Gyan sakti Kriya sakti
potency)
potency) potency)

Anubhav
(experience)

Sandhini Hladini
Samvit (Cit)
(Sat) (Anand)
• Tungavidya
Asta-Sakhis
• Lalita devi
• Visakha devi • Indulekha
• Campakalata • Rangadevi
(Campakamallika)
• Sudevi
• Citra
Lalita Devi
• Of the varistha gopis, Lalita is the most important,
being the leader and controller. She and the other
eight principal gopis, the other gopis and the
manjari have forms that are for the most part like
the transcendental form of Srimati Radharani, the
queen of Vrndavana
• Complexion – Yellow pigment gorocana
• Garments – like peacock feathers
• Mother – Saradi devi, Father – Visoka, Husband – Bhairava
(friend of Govardhana Gopa)
• Age – 14 yrs 8 monts 27 days
• Home – Yavata
• Nature – vama-prakhara
• Gaura-lila – Sri Svarupa Damodara Goswami
Visakha Devi
• Second most important of the eight varistha-
gopis
• Her attributes, activities and resolve are all
much like those of her friend Lalita
• Intimate friend of the Divine couple
• She takes the work of carrying messages
between Radha and Krishna (most intelligent
and expert of all gopi messengers)

• Complexion – Lightning, being cream-

colored with a tinge of red (gaurangi)
• Age - 14 yrs 2 months 15 days
• Father – Pavana, Mother – Daksina devi
(the daughter of the sister of Jatila),
Husband – Bahuka (Vahika-gopa)
• Gaura lila – Sri Ramananda Raya
Campakalata (Campakamallika)
• third most important of the eight varistha-gopis
• Skilled diplomat who know how to thwart Srimati
Radharani’s rivals
• Expert at collecting fruits, flowers and roots from the
forest & leader of all gopis who are appointed as
protectoresses of the trees, creepers and bushes of
Vrindavan.
• Complexion – like the champaka flower (blossoming
yellow)
• Age – 14 years 2 months and 13 ½ days (one day
younger than Srimati Radharani)
• Father – Arama, Mother – Vatika-devi, Husband –
Candaksa
• Gaura lila – Sri Sivananda Sen
Citra
• fourth most important of the eight varistha-gopis
• Her service is to offer garlands of cloves to Radha and
Krsna
• She can read between the lines of books and letters
written in many different languages, perceiving the
hidden intentions of the author.

• Complexion – resembles the color of kumkuma

• Age – 14 years 7 months and 14 days (26 days younger
than Srimati Radharani)
• Father – Catura, Mother – Carcika-devi, Husband –
Pithara
• Gaura lila – Sri Govindananda
Tungavidya
• Fifth of the eight varistha-gopis
• She loves Sri Krsna very much and, filled with eagerness for
that prema, she exhibits the bhava known as vipralabdhatva.
She is very devoted to her seva of dancing and singing, and
is a celebrated music teacher who is expert at playing the
vina and singing in the style known as marga.
• She has full faith in Krsna. She is very expert at arranging
the meetings of the Divine Couple. She is learned in rasa-
sastra (transcendental mellows), is learned in the eighteen
branches of knowledge, in niti-sastra (morality), dancing,
drama, literature and all other arts and sciences
• Complexion – like Kumkum mixed with camphor and
sandalwood
• Age – 14 years 2 months and 22 days (5 days younger
than Srimati Radharani)
• Father – Puskara, Mother – Medha-devi, Husband –
Balisa
• Gaura lila – Sri Vakresvara Pandita
Indulekha
• Sixth of the eight varistha-gopis
• Her main service is to prepare nectarean foods for the
divine couple
• Her mood is known as prosita-bhartrka, the mood of a
heroine who suffers when her beloved is far away, and
her temperament is vama-prakhara, or contrary and
hot-tempered.
• Complexion – lemon yellow and wears garments the
color of a promegranate flower
• Age – 14 years 2 months and 10 1/2 days (3 days
younger than Srimati Radharani)
• Father – Sagara, Mother – Vela-devi, Husband – Durbala
• Gaura lila – Krsnadas Brahmachari (while some says as
Ramananda Vasu)
Rangadevi
• Seventh of the eight varistha-gopis
• She is very fond of joking with her friend
Srimati Radharani in the presence of Lord
Krishna
• She possesses the utkanthita-bhava, and in
every way she is very attached to Sri
Krsna. Her seva is offering candana.

• Complexion – like color of lotus filament and

garments are red like jaba flower
• Age – 14 years 2 months and 4 1/2 days (7
days younger than Srimati Radharani)
• Father – Rangasara, Mother – Karuna-devi,
Husband – Vakreksana
• Gaura lila – Govindananda Ghosa
Sudevi
• Seventh of the eight varistha-gopis
• She is expert in training male and female
parrots and she is also expert in the
pastimes of roosters.
• She is very loving toward Sri Hari, and
possesses the bhava known as
kalahantarita. Her seva is to bring water.

• Complexion – like color of lotus filament and

garments are red like jaba flower
• Age – 14 years 2 months and 4 days (7 days
younger than Srimati Radharani)
• Father – Rangasara, Mother – Karuna-devi,
Husband – Vakreksana
• Gaura lila – Sri Anant Acharya Goswami /
Vasudev Ghosh
• Raga Manjari
Manjaris • Sri Rupa Manjari
• Rati (Rasa) Manjari
• Kasturi Manjari
• Guna Manjari
• Lavanga Manjari
• Vilasa Manjari
• Manjulali
Goloka

• Full of transcendental bliss

• Every tree is transcendental purpose tree, soil is the purpose gem, all
water is nectar, every word is song, every gait is a dance, the flute is
favorite attendant, effulgence is full of transcendental bliss, supreme
spiritual entities are all enjoyable and tasty,
Description of Goloka by Narayana Rsi

https://iskcondesiretree.com/profiles/blogs/description-of-goloka
Vaikuntha Planets
Why so many forms of the lord ?
Reference
SB 3.9.11 - https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/3/9/11/

“O my Lord, Your devotees can see You through the ears by the process of bona
fide hearing, and thus their hearts become cleansed, and You take Your seat there.
You are so merciful to Your devotees that You manifest Yourself in the particular
eternal form of transcendence in which they always think of You.”
12 months of year are named according to 12 Vaikunta forms
Month Form
Late Nov/Early December (Margasirsa) Kesava
Dec – Jan Narayana
Jan – Feb Madhava
Feb – Mar Govinda
Mar – Apr Vishnu
Apr – May Sri Madhusudana
May – Jun Trivikrama
Jun – Jul Vamana
Jul – Aug Sridhara
Aug – Sep Hrisikesa
Sep – Oct Padmanabha
Oct – Nov Damodara (different from Damodara when roped by
Mother Yasoda)

Vaishnavas put Tilak according to these 12 names. For e.g. Tilak on forehead is Kesava
8 Vilas Murtis expansion

Krsna /
Balarama

Vasudeva Sankarsana Pradyumna Aniruddha

Purusottama Adhoksaja Acyuta Upendra Nrsimha Janardana Hari Krsna

24 Vilasa Manifestations of Prabhava

• 4 Original Vishnu Forms – Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Aniruddha, Pradyumna

• 12 Vaikuntha Forms – Kesava, Narayana, Madhava, etc
• 8 Vilasa Murtis – Purusottama, Acyuta, Nrsimha, Hari, etc

4 + 8 + 12 = 24

These 24 forms are known as Vilasa manifestations of Prabhava (Four-handed form).

They are named differently according to the position of Mace, Disc, Lotus Flower,
and Conchshell
• Topmost planet Krsnaloka is divided into 3 portions
• Gokula
• Mathura
• Dvarka

• In Mathura, Kesava form is always situated (place where Kesava Murti is

worshipped)
• Similarly, Purusottama form is in Jagannath Puri, Orissa
• In Anandaranya, there is Visnu form
• In Mayapur, there is form of Hari
Diety Form Lower Right hand Upper Right Hand Upper Left Hand Lower Left Hand
2 3
Vasudeva

Sankarsana
Club

Club
Conch Shell

Conch Shell
Disc

Lotus
Lotus

Disc
Narayana Forms
Pradyumna Disc Conch Shell Club Lotus 1 4
Annirudha Disc Club Conch Shell Lotus

Sri Kesava Lotus Conch Shell Disc Club Diety Form Lower Right hand Upper Right Hand Upper Left Hand Lower Left Hand

Narayana Conch Shell Lotus Club Disc Hrisikesa Club Disc Lotus Conch Shell

Sri Madhava Club Disc Conch Shell Lotus Padmanabha Conch Shell Lotus Disc Club

Sri Govinda Disc Club Lotus Conch Shell Damodara Lotus Disc Club Conch Shell

Visnu-murti Club Lotus Conch Shell Disc Purusottama Disc Lotus Conch Shell Club

Madhusudana Disc Conch Shell Lotus Club Acyuta Club Lotus Disc Conch Shell

Trivikrama Lotus Club Disc Conch Shell Nrsimha Disc Lotus Club Conch Shell

Sri Vamana Conch Shell Disc Club Lotus Janardana Lotus Disc Conch Shell Club

Sridahara Lotus Disc Club Conch Shell Sri Hari Conch Shell Disc Lotus Club

Sri Krsna Conch Shell Club Lotus Disc

Adhoksaja Lotus Club Conch Shell Disc

Upendra Conch Shell Club Disc Lotus

Krishna’s energy division
1. His energy of thinking When he exhibits this energy, he is the
Supreme Lord

2. His energy of Feeling When he exhibits this energy, he is the

Vasudeva

When he exhibits this energy, he is the

3. His energy of acting
Sankarsana Balarama
Manvantara Avataras detail
• There is no possibility of counting manvantara-avataras
• 1 Kalpa = 1 day of Brahma
= 14 Manus appear
• 30 days of Brahma = 14 x 30 = 420 Manus
• 1 year of Brahma = 12 x 14 x 30 = 5040 Manus
• 100 years of Brahma = 100 x 12 x 14 x 30 = 504000 Manus
This is for 1 universe. Likewise there are innumerable universes.
No-one can imagine the totality of the manvantara incaranations.
Each Manu is known by a different name.
1st Manu Svayambhuva (direct son of Brahma)
2nd Manu Svarocisa (son of predominating diety of fire)
3rd Manu
4th Manu
Uttama (son of king Priyavrata)
Tamasa (brother of Uttama)
Manus
5th Manu Raivata (brother of Uttama)
6th Manu Caksusa (son of caksus)
7th Manu Vaivasvata (son of Sun god)
8th Manu Savarni (son of sun god, born of wife named Chaya)
9th Manu Daksa-savarni (son of Varuna)
10th Manu Brahma-savarni (son of Upasloka)

11th Manu Rudra-savarni

12th Manu Dharma-savarni

13th Manu Deva-savarni

14th Manu Indra-savarni
Creation (Sarg) –
Primary Creation
Pradhana (Mahat-tattva) and Prakriti
• Prakriti – when the total material
• Pradhana - is the subtle, elements are manifested by the
undifferentiated sum total of all interaction of the three modes of
material elements . Although they material nature, the
are undifferentiated, one can manifestation is called Prakriti
understand that the total material
elements are contained therein.
• Pradhäna is not the time element
because in the time element there
are actions and reactions, creation
and annihilation
Purusha-sukta prayers

• https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/invoc/in_pura.html
Vedic
Cosmology
Generally we see the “Words of the
Scriptures” through our “Experience in this
world”
Instead ……
Now on let us try to “Experience the
World” through the “Words of the
Scriptures”
Bhu-mandala – Background/History

Svayambhuva
Manu
First Manu

Priyavrata Uttanpada Akuti Prasuti Devhuti

Eldest son of Svayambhuva
Manu
Two Wives – Suniti & Suruchi Mother of Lord Kapildeva
Descendants of Uttana
Uttana

Dhruv (married
to Brāhmī and
Ilā)

Vatsara (son of
Brāhmī,
Utkala
married to
Svarvithi)

Pusparna(marri
ed to Dosa & Tigmaketu Isa Urja Vasu Jaya
Praba)

Vyusta (son of
Pratar (son of Madhyandinam Sayam (son of Pradosa (son of Nisitha (son of
Praba, married
Dosa) (son of Dosa) Dosa) Praba) Praba)
to Puskarini)

Sarvateja
(married to
Akuti)

Caksusa (6th
Manu)
Descendants of Uttana – continued…
Caksusa (6th
Manu, married
to Nadvala)

Agnisto Pradyum
Puru Kutsa Trita Dyumna Satyavan Rta Vrata Atiratra Sibi Ulmuka
ma na

Anga Sumana Khyati Kratu Angira Gaya

Vena

Prthu &
Bahuka
Arci

Vijitāśva

Pavamān Havirdhā
Pāvaka Śuci
a na

Barhisat Gaya Śukla Kṛṣṇa Satya Jitavrata

10 sons.. Called
Prachetas
Priyavrata’s Son 7 sons: Agnidhra, Idmajihva,
Yajnabahu, Hiranyareta,
Ghtaprstha, Medhatithi, Vitihotra
10 sons (equal to
their father in 3 sons: Kavi, Mahavira and
+ Barhismati qualities, have Savana were brahmacaris and
(daughter of names of Agni) entered pramahamsa-asrama
Visvakarma)
1 daughter + Sukracarya ➔ Devayani
Priyavrata (Urjasvati)

+ Second
Wife 3 sons – Uttama, Manus of the 3rd, 4th and 5th
Tamasa, Raivata Manvantaras respectively
Priyavrata’s Son

Pūrvacitti
Āgnīdhra

Kiṁpuruṣ Hiraṇmay
Nābhi Harivarṣa Ilāvṛta Ramyaka Kuru Bhadrāśva Ketumāla
a a
Sankalpa mantra
Annihilation (SB 12.4)
Final Annihilation • When person achieves knowledge of the Absolute
• Perceives created universe as unreal and separate from Absolute
(ātyantika) Truth (liberation)

Total Material • After Brahma’s life span of one hundred years

annihilation (prākṛtika) • 7 elements of material nature and universal egg destroyed

Occasional Annihilation • After Brahma’s one day (12 hours) finishes

(naimittika) • All 3 planetary system (up to Swarga Loka) meets destruction

Constant Annihilation • During various stage of material existence

(nitya) • Infinitesimal momentary changes
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdX5lffC2IQ