TEXT 21

Devanagari

अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहु: परमां गतिम् ।
यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम ॥ २१ ॥

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avyakto ’kṣara ity uktas
tam āhuḥ paramāṁ gatim
yaṁ prāpya na nivartante
tad dhāma paramaṁ mama

Synonyms

avyaktaḥ — unmanifested; akṣaraḥ — infallible; iti — thus; uktaḥ — is said; tam — that; āhuḥ — is known; paramām — the ultimate; gatim — destination; yam — which; prāpya — gaining; na — never; nivartante — come back; tat — that; dhāma — abode; paramam — supreme; mama — My.

avyaktaḥ: non manifesté; akṣaraḥ: infaillible; iti: ainsi; uktaḥ: est dit; tam: cela; āhuḥ: est connu comme; paramām: l’ultime; gatim: destination; yam: que; prāpya: gagnant; na: jamais; nivartante: ne revient; tat: cela; dhāma: royaume; paramam: suprême; mama: Mon.

Translation

That which the Vedāntists 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.

Cet endroit dont on ne retombe jamais une fois qu’on l’a atteint, que les védantistes décrivent comme non manifesté et impérissable, cette destination ultime est Ma demeure suprême.

Purport

The supreme abode of the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is described in the Brahma-saṁhitā as cintāmaṇi-dhāma, a place where all desires are fulfilled. The supreme abode of Lord Kṛṣṇa, known as Goloka Vṛndāvana, is full of palaces made of touchstone. There are also trees, called “desire trees,” that supply any type of eatable upon demand, and there are cows, known as surabhi cows, which supply a limitless supply of milk. In this abode, the Lord is served by hundreds of thousands of goddesses of fortune (Lakṣmīs), and He is called Govinda, the primal Lord and the cause of all causes. The Lord is accustomed to blow His flute (veṇuṁ kvaṇantam). His transcendental form is the most attractive in all the worlds – His eyes are like lotus petals, and the color of His body is like the color of clouds. He is so attractive that His beauty excels that of thousands of Cupids. He wears saffron cloth, a garland around His neck and a peacock feather in His hair. In the Bhagavad-gītā Lord Kṛṣṇa gives only a small hint of His personal abode, Goloka Vṛndāvana, which is the supermost planet in the spiritual kingdom. A vivid description is given in the Brahma-saṁhitā. Vedic literatures (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3.11) state that there is nothing superior to the abode of the Supreme Godhead, and that that abode is the ultimate destination (puruṣān na paraṁ kiñcit sā kāṣṭhā paramā gatiḥ). When one attains to it, he never returns to the material world. Kṛṣṇa’s supreme abode and Kṛṣṇa Himself are nondifferent, being of the same quality. On this earth, Vṛndāvana, ninety miles southeast of Delhi, is a replica of that supreme Goloka Vṛndāvana located in the spiritual sky. When Kṛṣṇa descended on this earth, He sported on that particular tract of land known as Vṛndāvana, comprising about 168 square miles in the district of Mathurā, India.

La Brahma-saṁhitā nomme la demeure absolue de Kṛṣṇa, la Personne Suprême, cintāmaṇi-dhāma, le lieu où tous les désirs sont comblés. On trouve sur Goloka Vṛndāvana d’innombrables palais, bâtis en pierres philosophales, des arbres-à-souhaits qui peuvent produire une infinie variété d’aliments, et des vaches surabhis qui prodiguent leur lait sans fin. Des centaines de milliers de Lakṣmīs, ou déesses de la fortune, y servent Govinda, le Seigneur originel, cause de toutes les causes. Rien, dans toute la création, ne saurait rivaliser avec la forme transcendantale et fascinante de ce merveilleux joueur de flûte (veṇuṁ kvaṇantam). Ses yeux sont pareils aux pétales du lotus, Son teint a la couleur des nuages. Il porte des habits jaune safran, une guirlande entoure Son cou et une plume de paon orne Ses cheveux. Sa beauté surpasse celle de milliers de Cupidon.

Le Seigneur ne fait, dans la Bhagavad-gītā, qu’une brève description de Sa demeure personnelle, Goloka Vṛndāvana, planète suprême du monde spirituel. Mais la Brahma-saṁhitā nous en donne un tableau détaillé. Les Textes védiques (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3.11) disent qu’il n’est rien au-delà de la demeure du Seigneur Suprême, ultime destination de tous les êtres (puruṣān na paraṁ kiñcit sā kāṣṭhā paramā gatiḥ). Quiconque l’atteint ne retourne jamais dans l’univers matériel. Il n’existe, d’ailleurs, aucune différence entre Kṛṣṇa et Sa demeure absolue: tous deux participent d’une seule et même nature. Sur terre, en Inde, dans le district de Mathurā, à 150 km au sud de Delhi et couvrant une surface de 218 km2, Vṛndāvana est la réplique exacte de Goloka Vṛndāvana dans le monde spirituel. C’est là que Kṛṣṇa Se divertit dans Son enfance lorsqu’Il descendit sur notre planète.