Question: What is the age of Krsna in Goloka?
Answer by Romapada Swami:
Krsna’s age in Goloka is eternally kaisora, or 16. He manifests His childhood and boyhood forms and lilas only in the material world. In the spiritual world there is a sense and a memory of the childhood aspects of Krsna’s identity, but they don’t manifest. In Krsnaloka, Krsna is nitya-kaiçora. See references below.
At the same time, since everything is within Svayam Bhagavan Krsna, these childhood and boyhood features are fully and eternally present within Him in Goloka.
Radha-Krsna-ganoddesa-dipika – by Rupa Goswami
“A Lamp to See the Associates of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna”
Part Two
Sri Krsna’s Transcendental Form and Attributes
- Krsna’s confidential friends (priya-sakha)
30-31: Krsna’s confidential friends are Sridama, Sudama, Dama, Vasudama, Kinkini, Bhadrasena, Amsu, Stokakrsna, Vilasi, Pundarika, Vitankaksa, Kalavinka and Priyaskara. These friends are the same age of Krsna. Their leader is Sridama.
37: Sridama has a handsome dark complexion. He wears yellow garments and a necklace of jewels.
38: He is a splendid youth sixteen years old. He is a great reservoir of the nectar of innumerable transcendental pastimes. He is Lord Krsna’s dearest friend.
- Sri Balarama
66-67: Powerful Lord Balarama has a fair complexion the color of crystal. He wears blue garments and a garland of forest flowers.
68: His handsome hair is tied in a graceful topknot. Splendid earrings decorate His ears.
69: His neck is splendidly decorated with garlands of flowers and strings of jewels. His arms are splendidly decorated with bracelets and armlets.
70: His feet are decorated with splendid jeweled anklets. His father is Maharaja Vasudeva and His mother is Rohini-devi.
71: Nanda Maharaja is the friend of His father. Yasoda-devi is His mother, Sri Krsna His younger brother and Subhadra His sister.
72: He is sixteen years old and full of the luster of youth. He is Sri Krsna’s dearest friend. He is a great reservoir of the nectar mellows of many kinds of transcendental pastimes.
(NOTE: Our acaryas, e.g. Gopal Campu and other references, confirm that Balarama’s age is eight days older than Krsna)
Gopala-campu – by Jiva Goswami – Purva, Ch 1
[40] kià ca, yatra ca tat-kaiçoränurüpärdha-värdhaka-yauvana-nava-yauvanädi-vayasa
eva tat-pitå-bhrätå-sakhi-prabhåtayas te nikhila-vargä nänyäm avasthäm äçritä bhavanti |
Bhanu Swami’s Translation:
[40] Moreover in Vraja just as Krsna is eternally kaiçora age, his parents, brother, friends and others all have permanent ages such as middle-age, youth and the end of kaiçora age. They never accept a different age.
Hari Parshad’s Translation:
Moreover, in that place (Goloka), the parents, brothers, friends etc. of Krishna take shelter of various ages viz. middle age, youthful etc. relative to his eternal kisora age (16).
