Shloka 5
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā
तावत्कालं तु गोलोके दृश्य एव विभुः स्थितः । लये सुप्ता गवाद्यास्तु न जानंति विभुं परम् ॥ ५ ॥
tāvatkālaṃ tu goloke dṛśya eva vibhuḥ sthitaḥ | laye suptā gavādyāstu na jānaṃti vibhuṃ param || 5 ||
ততক্ষণ পর্যন্ত গোলোকে সর্বব্যাপী প্রভু প্রত্যক্ষভাবে অবস্থান করেন। কিন্তু প্রলয়ের সময় গাভী প্রভৃতি জীব নিদ্রায় নিমগ্ন হয়ে পরম বিভুকে চিনতে পারে না।
Narada (within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition; teaching narrative context around Goloka/Mahatmya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It contrasts Goloka’s immediate divine presence—where the Lord is directly perceivable—with pralaya, when embodied beings lapse into cosmic sleep and lose conscious recognition of the Supreme.
By implying that steady bhakti is the means to remain oriented to the Vibhu; without awakened devotion and awareness, beings can fall into forgetfulness during cosmic transitions like pralaya.
The verse primarily teaches Purāṇic cosmology (pralaya doctrine) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it supports a practical takeaway for dharma: maintain daily remembrance (smaraṇa) and worship so awareness of the Lord is not lost in states of spiritual ‘sleep’.