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The Glories of Lord Nityananda Balarama

Cc Ādi 5.18
Text
sarvaga, ananta, vibhu, kṛṣṇa-tanu-sama
upary-adho vyāpiyāche, nāhika niyama
Synonyms

sarva-ga-all-pervading; ananta-unlimited; vibhu-the greatest; kṛṣṇa-tanu-sama-exactly like the transcendental body of Kṛṣṇa; upari-adhaḥ-up and down; vyāpiyāche-expanded; nāhika-there is no; niyama-regulation.

Translation

Like the transcendental body of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Gokula is all-pervading, infinite and supreme. It expands both above and below, without any restriction.

Purport

"The abodes of Godhead in the material world, such as Dvārakā, Mathurā and Goloka, are facsimiles representing the abodes of Godhead in the kingdom of God, Vaikuṇṭha-dhāma." The unlimited spiritual atmosphere of that Vaikuṇṭha-dhāma is far above and beyond the material cosmos. This is confirmed in the Svāyambhuva-tantra in a discussion between Lord Śiva and Pārvatī regarding the effect of chanting the mantra of fourteen syllables. There it is stated: