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A narrative rationale for the concept of Hell can be found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. This narrative ends with Yudhishthira's visit to hell after being offered acceptance into heaven. This journey creates a scene for the audience that helps illustrate the importance of understanding hell as well as heaven before accepting either extreme.
'abode of light', IAST: Svargaḥ), [1] also known as Swarga, Indraloka and Svargaloka, is the celestial abode of the devas in Hinduism. [2] Svarga is one of the seven higher lokas (esoteric planes) in Hindu cosmology. [3] Svarga is often translated as heaven, [4] [5] though it is regarded to be dissimilar to the concept of the Abrahamic Heaven ...
The concept of the three worlds has a number of different interpretations in Hindu cosmology. In Hindu literature, the three worlds refer to either the earth (Bhuloka), heaven , and hell , [4] or the earth (Bhuloka), heaven (Svarga), and the netherworld [5]
According to Hindu cosmology, above the earthly plane, are other planes: (1) Bhuva Loka, (2) Swarga Loka, meaning Good Kingdom, is the general name for heaven in Hinduism, a heavenly paradise of pleasure, where most of the Hindu Devatas reside along with the king of Devas, Indra, and beatified mortals. Some other planes are Mahar Loka, Jana ...
According to Hindu scriptures, Yama's divine assistant, Chitragupta, maintains a record of the individual deeds of every living being in the world, and based on the complete audit of his deeds, dispatches the soul of the deceased either to Svarga (Heaven), or to the various Narakas, according to the nature of their sins. The scriptures describe ...
The concept of three worlds has a number of different interpretations in Hindu cosmology. Traditionally, the three worlds refer to either the earth ( Bhuloka ), heaven ( Svarga ), and hell ( Naraka ), [ 5 ] or the earth (Bhuloka), heaven (Svarga), and the netherworld ( Patala ).
[note 3] The hope for life after death started with notions of going to the worlds of the Fathers or Ancestors and/or the world of the Gods or Heaven. [31] [note 4] The earliest Vedic texts incorporate the concept of life, followed by an afterlife in heaven and hell based on cumulative virtues (merit) or vices (demerit). [33]
A divine ocean of milk in Hindu mythology. Manidvipa: The abode of the supreme goddess in Hinduism. Mount Mandara: A sacred mountain mentioned in the Puranas. Mount Meru: The sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology. It is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual universes. Naraka