Goloka

Goloka is the eternal abode of Krishna, Svayam bhagavan according to some Vaishnava schools, including Gaudiya Vaishnavism and the Swaminarayan Sampraday.

The scriptural basis for this comes from texts like Narada Pancaratra, Garga Samhita and Brahma Samhita.

While in most of the Bhagavata Purana text, Krishna is presented as the cosmic Vishnu, the supremely powerful deity under whom all other partial divinities work, in the tenth book of the Purana he is especially portrayed as the highest person who resides in his abode Goloka according to the interpretation of Jiva Gosvami.

It describes Goloka as a highest planet or realm (loka) of the Vaikuntha planets for the devotees of Krishna who is known as the protector of cows and hence the latter are found in abundance in Goloka. Also sometimes referred to as Vrindavan, it is a land of plenty, rich with natural beauty bearing a resemblance to millions of times greater than that of the Garden of Eden.

In Goloka Krishna resides with Radharani, Krishna's eternal consort, and countless other devotees, wherein he performs his divine play, known as lila. It is believed that mortal or "conditoned" souls return to the material world again and again to perfect themselves before going on to Krishna's abode, known as the Vaikunthas. Each abode has its predominating expansion of Lord Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, in the form of Vishnu. However Goloka Vrndavana, is the topmost of all the planets in either the material or spiritual worlds, and rare is the soul who is allowed to go there.