Vaikuntha

Vaikuntha (Sanskrit वैकढ़णढ़ठढ़, also Baikuntha) is the Param Padam (supreme abode), or Paramapadham, the abode of Vishnu, situated on Mount Meru. In the Mahabharata it is stated that Vaikuntha is entirely made of gold. Its circumference is eighty thousand miles and all the buildings are made of jewels. Vishnu is seated on white lotuses and Lakshmi sits to his right side. The fragrance from her body is said to spread to eight hundred miles.

Musings on Vaikuntha

Everyone talks of going there, but I do not know the situation of Baikuntha. They do not know their own secrets, they only mention Baikuntha in their talk. As long as the mind hopes to go to Baikuntha, till that time, it cannot abide at the Feet of the Lord. I do not know the temple of Baikuntha, its moat, citadel and the plaster. Except this, what can we say, says Kabir, that only the Saad Sangat (congregation) is Baikuntha.

Bhairo Kabir, p. 1161

Wherever the saint puts his feet, there are the sixty-eight pilgrim-stations; there is Baikuntha and the Name of the Lord is uttered there.

Ramkali M. 5, p. 890

The salvation and Baikuntha are there in Sadh Sangat, the man of God abides in the Abode of the Lord.

Dhanasari M. 5, p. 682

References

1. Kohli, Surindar Singh, Dictionary of Mythological References in Guru Granth Sahib, 1993