Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.91
Kṛṣṇa Lives Eternally in Three Places
“The three lokas are Gokula (Goloka), Mathurā and Dvārakā. Kṛṣṇa lives eternally in these three places.
What the purport teaches
- The three lokas are Gokula (Goloka), Mathurā and Dvārakā. Kṛṣṇa lives eternally in these three places.
- Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that the Goloka planet has three divisions: Gokula, Mathurā and Dvārakā.
- As Gaurasundara, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Kṛṣṇa Himself conducts His pastimes in three areas: Navadvīpa, Jagannātha Purī (and South India), and Vraja-maṇḍala, the area of Vṛndāvana-dhāma.
Try this today
Read aloud the three divisions of Goloka and the three areas of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about Kṛṣṇa’s eternal presence in these places and His pastimes as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.