Goloka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गोलोक (goloka, literally “cow’s world”), from a compound of गो (go, “cow”) +‎ लोक (loka, “world, realm”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈləʊ.kə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈloʊ.kə/
• Rhymes: -əʊkə

Proper noun

Goloka

1. (Hinduism) The celestial abode of the Hindu god Krishna and his chief consort goddess Radha.
   • 1927, Charuchandra Guha, Krishna of Vrindabana, Bengal Library Book Depot, →OCLC, page 490:

     Gokul (or Goloka)—the innermost realm of love, is, like, Krishna’s Form all-pervading. At Krishna’s will Goloka revolves through all the worlds. From this it follows that Goloka is the realm of his eternal love-games, which successively manifests itself throughout the worlds.