Gaulokvihari

Goloka (Sanskrit: गोलोक) also known as Goloka Vrindavana, Krsnaloka or Gokula, is the eternal supreme abode of Lord Krishna and Radha. In the Bhagavata Purana, Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu, is especially portrayed as the highest person who resides in Goloka.

The terms "Goloka" and "Vaikunta" are often synonymously used. All the Vaikunta lokas are said to be like petals of a lotus flower, and the centre is called Krishna Loka or Goloka Vrindavan, the topmost of all the lokas, and rare is the soul who is allowed to go there. Goloka is mentioned in vaishnavism schools such as Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Swaminarayan Sampraday and in scriptures such as Pancharatra, Garga Samhita, Brahma Samhita and Brahma vaivarta.

Goloka means World of cows or Krishna's heaven The Sanskrit word go can refer to either "cows" or "star" and loka is translated to as "world" or "planet".

Lord Krishna is also known as Gaulokvihari (vihari means "a resident of") since he is a resident of Goloka and his consort Radha is called Radhika. The Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Mumbai has two murtis dedicated to this particular form of the gods.

A description of Goloka can be found in the Brahma Samhita on verse 5.29,

Sanatana Goswami, an author of a number of important works in the bhakti tradition of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, states, "Sri Goloka is considered the ultimate destination of spiritual endeavour."

Among all the eighteen puranas, The Brahma Vaivarta Purana explicitly describes Goloka Vrindavan to be about 500 million yojanas (4 billion miles) above Vaikuntha loka and expands till 30 million yojanas (240 million miles). The depiction is similar with a verse found in brahma samhita 5.43.

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