Chapter 8 Text Spiritual world described.

Text paras tasmät tu bhävo ’nyo ’vyakto ’vyaktät sanätanaù yaù sa sarveñu bhüteñu naçyatsu na vinaçyati avyakto ’kñara ity uktas tam ähuù paramäà gatim yaà präpya na nivartante tad dhäma paramaà mama Yet there is another unmanifest nature, which is eternal and is transcendental to this manifested and unmanifested matter. It is supreme and is never annihilated. When all in this world is annihilated, that part remains as it is. That which the Vedäntists describe as unmanifest and infallible, that which is known as the supreme destination, that place from which, having attained it, one never returns - that is My supreme abode.

Nature of spiritual world Superior to material world. Beyond the chanes of material world. Eternal and transcendental. It is supreme and is never annihilated. When all in this world is annihilated, that part remains as it is. Kåñëa’s superior energy is completely opposite in quality to material nature.

Krsna’s abode described cintämaëi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-våkña- lakñävåteñu surabhér abhipälayantam lakñmé-sahasra-çata-sambhrama-sevyamänaà govindam ädi-puruñaà tam ahaà bhajämi “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor, who is tending cows yielding all desires in abodes built with spiritual gems and surrounded by millions of purpose trees. He is always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds and thousands of goddesses of fortune.”

Abode and activities of Lord described. Abodes built with spiritual gems. Surrounded by millions of purpose trees. Lord is tending cows yielding all desires. He is always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds and thousands of goddesses of fortune(Lakshmis). In this way loving exchanges with his enumerable devotees, like cows, cowherd boys, cowherd girls, elderly gopis, and so on.

Lord’s abode is a dynamic place Dynamic relationship between Lord and His devotees. Cowherd boys making fun of Krsna and climbing on His shoulders. E.g. feeding Krsna bitter flower. Krsna drinking sugar syrup from mouth of his friends. Krsna making jokes with Radharani – leaving the branch of tree while she picking up flowers.

Lord’s beautiful form veëuà kvaëantam aravinda- daläyatäkñaà barhävataàsam asitämbuda- sundaräìgam kandarpa-koöi-kaminéya-viçeña-çobhaà govindam ädi-puruñaà tam ahaà bhajämi “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who plays on His transcendental flute. His eyes are like lotus flowers, He is decorated with peacock plumes, and His bodily color resembles a fresh black cloud although His bodily features are more beautiful than millions of cupids.”

Attaining abode of Lord yaà präpya na nivartante tad dhäma paramaà mama “ Having attained it, one never returns to this material world, that is My supreme abode. Replica of that Goloka Vrindavan on earth planet in Vrindavan, non-different from Goloka Vrindavan. Attaining abode of Lord simply by worshipping Him through chanting of Holy Name – Hare Krsna.