sahasra-patraá¹ kamalaá¹
gokulÄkhyaá¹ mahat padam
tat-karṇikÄraá¹ tad-dhÄma
tad anantÄmÅ›a-sambhavam

 sahasra-patram - with thousands of petals; kamalam - resembling a lotus flower; gokula-Äkhyam - named Gokula; mahat padam - the supreme abode; tat-karṇikÄram - the whorl of that lotus flower; tat-dhÄma - the abode of the Lord; tat - that; ananta-amÅ›a - from the expansion of the energy of Ananta; sambhavam - creation.


Text

“ ‘Gokula, the supreme abode and planet, appears like a lotus flower that has a thousand petals. The whorl of that lotus is the abode of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa. This lotus-shaped supreme abode is created by the will of Lord Ananta.’

Purport

This verse is quoted from the Brahma-saá¹hitÄ (5.2).