The Heart of this eternal realm, Goloka, is Krishna's hexagonal abode. The petals, abodes of the Gopis who, being integral parts of his identical essence, serve him with the utmost affection, shimmer exquisitely like so many walls. The unfurled leaves of this lotus, like a garden, form the spiritual abode of Sri Radhika, dearest to Krishna's heart.

Krishna, the primordial Lord, resides in his realm of Gokula with Radharani, whose spiritual traits are akin to his own. She embodies his power of bliss and perfectly masters the sixty-four arts. Confidantes, extensions of his personal form, accompany him, imbued and enlivened like him by the sublime feeling, the source of endlessly renewed joy, which unites them with Krishna, the Supreme Eternal.

The Spiritual World

Beyond the material cosmos, which represents one-quarter of all God's creation, lie the other three-quarters of the manifestation of the Supreme Eternal.

There, everything is eternal, perpetual, immutable, and limitless, and the conditions of existence reach the highest level of perfection. In the spiritual world, all beings live in perfect harmony, with nothing to disrupt their communion.

It is there that Krishna, the Supreme Lord, reigns, the One and without equal. Those who find themselves gathered in this part of the Lord's creation are free to go wherever they wish, and since this realm, which comprises three-quarters of the Lord's creation, is, in fact, limitless, their shared existence has no beginning and will never end.

The realm of transcendence knows neither creation nor destruction, and life there unfolds for eternity. In other words, everything exists there in eternity, perfect bliss and knowledge, and since nothing degrades, there is no past, present or future, and the influence of time is conspicuous by its absence.

All material existence consists of a chain of interconnected reactions, and this is how the concepts of past, present, and future arise. This chain of cause and effect does not exist in the spiritual world, nor does the cycle of the six material phases: birth, growth, stabilization, reproduction, decay, and annihilation. The Lord's energy is manifested there in its purest form, without any trace of illusion exerting its influence on the material cosmos. The atmosphere is characterized by the fact that all obey the Lord. There is no rivalry; all recognize Him as the Supreme Master and serve Him faithfully. It is the Lord who provides for the needs of all living beings. He is therefore the Supreme Master, and all are subordinate to Him.