When the mahamantra takes us to Goloka, then why does Srila Prabhupada say that his temples are in Vaikuntha?
From: Puri Ashishkumar
Srila Prabhupada says “All his Temples” are in “Vaikunthloka” whereas the recommendation of chanting the Hare Krsna Mahamantra targets “Goloka” and since both “Madhurya Dham” and “Aishwarya Dham”are different how do we understand the essence of his statement.
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So, the two statements can be reconciled by understanding that the word Vaikuntha has a generic meaning referring to the entire spiritual world, which is what Srila Prabhupada is saying in this statement, that these temples are Vaikuntha, and the word also has a specific meaning, which is narrower in the sense that it refers to that part of the spiritual world where Aishwarya is predominant, that means the abodes apart from Goloka, where the Vishnumurtis are predominating, that is called as Vaikuntha.
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