# Cc. Madhya 21.90 ## Text > 'tryadhīśvara'-śabdera artha 'gūḍha' āra haya > 'tri'-śabde kṛṣṇera tina loka kaya ## Synonyms *tri*-*adhīśvara*—*tryadhīśvara*; *śabdera*—of the word; *artha*—a meaning; *gūḍha*—confidential; *āra*—another; *haya*—there is; *tri*-*śabde*—by the word "three"; *kṛṣṇera*—of Kṛṣṇa; *tina* *loka* *kaya*—the three places or properties of Lord Kṛṣṇa. ## Translation **"There is a very deep meaning in the word tryadhīśvara, which indicates that Kṛṣṇa possesses three different lokas, or natures.** ## Purport The word *tryadhīśvara* means "proprietor of the three worlds." There are three worlds of which Kṛṣṇa is the supreme proprietor. This is explained in *Bhagavad-gītā:* > bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ > sarva-loka-maheśvaram > suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ > jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati "The sages, knowing Me as the ultimate purpose of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities, attain peace from the pangs of material miseries." [[bg/5/29|(Bg. 5.29)]] The word *sarva-loka* means "all three worlds," and the word *maheśvara* means "the supreme proprietor." Kṛṣṇa is the proprietor of both material and spiritual worlds. The spiritual world is divided into two portions-Goloka Vṛndāvana and the Vaikuṇṭhas. The material world is a combination of universes unlimited in number.