# Cc. Madhya 21.42 > এই অর্থ — মধ্যম, শুন ‘গূঢ়’ অর্থ আর ৷ > তিন আবাস-স্থান কৃষ্ণের শাস্ত্রে খ্যাতি যার ॥৪২॥ ## Text > ei artha—madhyama, śuna 'gūḍha' artha āra > tina āvāsa-sthāna kṛṣṇera śāstre khyāti yāra ## Synonyms *ei artha*—this explanation; *madhyama*—middle; *śuna*—please hear; *gūḍha*—confidential; *artha*—meaning; *āra*—another; *tina*—three; *āvāsa-sthāna*—residential places; *kṛṣṇera*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *śāstre*—in the revealed scriptures; *khyāti*—fame; *yāra*—of which. ## Translation **"This is the middle meaning. Now please hear the confidential meaning. Lord Kṛṣṇa has three places of residence, which are well known from revealed scriptures.** ## Purport Kṛṣṇa has three abodes-His internal abode (Goloka Vṛndāvana), His intermediate abode (the spiritual sky), and His external abode (this material world).