Meaning of the name Vaikuntha

 

Here’s a description of Vaikuṇṭha from Viṣṇu Purāṇa:–

viśuddhaṃ bodhanaṃ nityam ajam akṣayam avyayam |

avyaktam avikāraṃ yat tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam ||

na sthūlaṃ na ca sūkṣmam yan-na viśeṣaṇa ‘gocaram |

tat padaṃ paramaṃ viṣṇoḥ praṇamāmaḥ sadāmalam ||

That which is the Supreme State (Paramam Padam aka Vaikuṇṭha) of Vishnu is pure, conscious, eternal, unborn, undecayable, inexhaustible, unmanifest, immutable, It is neither gross nor subtle, nor capable of being defined, to that ever immaculate Supreme State of Vishnu I bow. (Vishnu Purana 1:9:50 – 51)

 

pradhāna-puruṣāvyakta-kālānāṃ paramam hi yat |

paśyanti sūrayaḥ śuddham tad viṣṇoḥ paramam padam ||

What is beyond matter, spirit, manifestation, and time; that pure [state] which sages behold that is the supreme abode of Vishnu. (Vishnu Purana 1.2.16)

 

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