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certainly go to the transcendental realm of vaikuntha, which is a lotus full of consciousness shining effulgently. The transcendental Lord is known as the son of Devaki, as
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even while they are still alive (XI.25.22); and beyond which there is no higher place (II.2.18, II.9.9). The peaceful ascetics who reach that place never return (IV.9.29; X.88.25-6). The residents of
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paśyāmy amuṃ karhy api pūrvavat sthitaṃ nijāsane sva-prabhuvac ca sarvathā || 112 || Sometimes the Lord would go to the gardens in Vaikuṇṭha where He would enact pastimes similar to those of Vraja, and I would see the gardens full of cows. Other times I would see Him sitting majestically on His
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Like a mother overjoyed at the sight of a long absent son, are filled with love at seeing . . . come with their divine attendants, bringing . . . their greatest treasure, which is Sri
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The bhakta-bhagawan relationship: paramabhakta parmeshwara sambandha : a collection of essays presented in the "Bhakta-Bhagawan
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1808:Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend
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1586:Yatiraja Saptati of Vedanta Desika
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1259:om namo narayanayeti mantropasakah
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1709:www.wisdomlib.org (2014-08-02).
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1827:44(4):297–307. pp. 298–99.
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1682:Bryant, Edwin Francis, (2007).
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615:Srinivasacharya
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3124:
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3120:Zoroastrianism
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3377:Well of Souls
3375:
3373:
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3368:
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2916:Brahmā worlds
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983:
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977:
974:tradition of
973:
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968:supreme deity
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