Golokavarnana, Golokavarṇana, Goloka-varnana: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsGolokavarṇana (गोलोकवर्णन) (lit. “a description of goloka”) is the name of chapter 1 of the (third section of the) Bṛhadbrahmasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text containing over 4600 Sanskrit verses dealing primarily with Vaiṣṇava theology and practical matters concerning the Śrī-Vaiṣṇava community but also discussing aspects of Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy.
Description of the chapter [golokavarṇana]: Brahmā asks Nārāyaṇa to describe the place where the devotees of the Lord will go (1-3). Nārāyaṇa points out that this realm is beyond the fourteen worlds, beyond their “shells” of prakṛti, beyond light, beyond darkness, beyond the reaches and claims of mundane life—a realm reached only by bhakti. It is a realm of no return, on the far side of the River Virajā (4-43). In this “beyond” is the region known as tripādvibhūti, which is endless, pure, effulgent with the Eternal Being, and where dwell the vyūhas; even farther within the region is vibhavaloka where Vāsudeva Himself is (44-49). Within this heavenly region is to be found the celestial city of Ayodhyā, where Nārāyaṇa in the form of Rāma and Sītā and others dwell (50-120a); further, a celestial Mathurā is also to be found, with Bṛndāvana and Gokula in the vicinity also. In this place Kṛṣṇa sports eternally (120b-156). This entire region contains the various avatāras of the Lord; but His pleasure is to be there in company with His cowherding Gopīs where, as a faithful shepherd, He watches over the cows which are His created worlds (157-207).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumGolokavarṇana (गोलोकवर्णन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from Sadāśivasaṃhitā. Mentioned Oxf. 84^b.
—from Skandapurāṇa. Mentioned ibid.
1) Golokavarṇana (गोलोकवर्णन):—[=go-loka-varṇana] [from go-loka > go] n. Name of [Brahma-purāṇa iv, 4]
2) [v.s. ...] of part of the Sadā-śiva-saṃhitā
3) [v.s. ...] of part of [Skanda-purāṇa]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Varnana, Goloka.
Full-text: Goloka, Sadashivasamhitayam, Vibhavaloka, Mathura, Ayodhya, Tripadvibhuti, Skandapurana.
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