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Loka (Sanskrit: लोक, romanized: Loka, lit. 'Planet') is a concept in Hinduism and other Indian religions , that may be translated as a planet, the universe, a plane , or a realm of existence .
Lokaksema or Lokakshema is a Sanskrit word meaning "global well-being". Loka means "world", and Kshema means "welfare" in Sanskrit. It is normally used in the context of various prayers and rituals performed in Hinduism. For example, there could be a big ritual yagna conducted for some common good such as a blessing for rains.
Patala is composed of seven realms/dimensions or lokas, [6] [7] the seventh and lowest of them is also called Patala or Naga-loka, the region of the Nagas. The Danavas (children of Danu ), Daityas (children of Diti ), Rakshas and the snake-people Nagas (serpent-human formed sons of Kadru ), live in the realms of Patala.
Bhuloka or Earth where humans live. The sphere of the Earth or Bhuloka (‘Bhu’ means ‘Earth’ and ‘loka’ means the surface of the Earth), comprehending its oceans, mountains, and rivers, extends as far as it is illuminated by the rays of the Sun and Moon; and to the same extent, both in diameter and circumference, the sphere of the sky (Bhuvaloka) spreads above it (as far upwards as ...
Shastra has a similar meaning to English -logy, e.g. ecology, psychology, meaning scientific and basic knowledge on a particular subject. Examples in terms of modern neologisms include bhautikaśāstra 'physics', rasaśāstra 'chemistry', jīvaśāstra 'biology',
Painting of Radha and Krishna. A description of Goloka can be found in the Brahma Samhita, verse 5.29: . I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor, who is tending the cows, yielding all desires, in abodes built with spiritual gems and surrounded by millions of purpose trees.
In Tibetan Buddhism, jñāna (Tibetan: ye shes) refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijñāna, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'.
Gnanam, the man behind his success, works hard for his breakthrough and he now considers Damodar as his archenemy. Damodar's son Krishna is a drunkard and spoils his life by drinking alcohol. In the past, Krishna was in love with Aparna, but there was a difference of opinion between the two, so they separated.