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गोलोकgoloka

गोलोक (goloka) is a Sanskrit word meaning a part of heaven called the cow-world, krishna's heaven in later mythology, see the entry for go, the heaven of Krishna, krishnas heaven, the world of kine. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Krishna's Celestial Abode, Divine World of Cows / Kine, Lexicographical Reference.

Etymology
E. गो a cow, and लोक world
Definitions
7
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Meanings by context

Krishna's Celestial Abode

4 definitions
1. A part of heaven called the cow-world. 2. Krishna's heaven in later mythology.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The heaven of Krishna

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Krishnas heaven

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The heaven of Krishna

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divine World of Cows / Kine

2 definitions
the world of kine

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the residence of Surabhi

— The Purana Index

Lexicographical Reference

1 definition
See the entry for go.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.