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"What is Gopi?
She who preserves.
Preserves from what?
Preserves people from Naraka, from death and from fear."
HARIVANSAsays:
"Kansa is Kalanemi,
Kesin is Haya Grlva,
Arishta is son of Bali, the Elephant is Rishta, son of Diti,
Chanura and Mushtika are the Asuras, Varaha and Kisora."
PADMA PURANA throws the greatest light on the Vrinda-
vana Llla of Sri Krishna. The chapters refer to the Patala Khanda
of that Purana.
Ch. 38. Of innumerable Brahmandas (solar systems), there is
one supreme seat, that of Vishnu. Of this seat, Goloka is the highest
aspect, and Vaikuntha, Siva Loka and others are the lower aspects.
Goloka is represented on the earth by Gokula, and Vaikuntha by
Dvaraka. Vrindavana is within the jurisdiction of Mathura. Mathur4
has the form of the thousand-petalled lotus, situated in the head.
Of the forests in Gokula, the twelve chief ones are: Bhadra,
Sri, Loha, Bh^ndira, Mahavana, Tala, Khadir, Bakula, Kumud, K ??mya,
Madhu and Vrindavan. There are several sub-forests too, which wit-
nessed some scene or other of Krishna Ltia.
Gokula is the thousand-petalled lotus and its disc is the seat
of Govinda.
The petals are the seats of different performances of Sri
Krishna and are different occult centres.
The southern petal contains a most occult seat, attainable with
difficulty by the greatest of Yogins. The south-eastern petal contains
two secret recesses. The eastern petal has the most purifying proper-
ties. The north-east petal is the seat of fruition. The Gopis attained
Krishna on this petal, by worshipping Katyayani. Their clothes were
also stolen on this petal.
The northern petal is the seat of the twelve Adityas. It is as
good as the disc itself.
The north-west petal is the seat of Kaliya. On the western
petal, favor was shewn to the wives of the Vedic Rishis. Here the
Asura Agha was killed. Here is also the Lake called Brahma. On
the south-western petal, the Asuras Vyoma and Sankha-chuda were
killed.
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