Devaloka in the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam: The realm of the gods; heaven. A plane of existence above the human world, reached by virtuous deeds, but still within Samsara — its pleasures eventually end.
The realm of the gods; heaven. A plane of existence above the human world, reached by virtuous deeds, but still within Samsara — its pleasures eventually end.
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…ked kings and She was therefore very much afraid. 3. She then assumed the appearance of a cow and went to the Devaloka crying and very much dejected. Indra, the lord of the Devas, asked her, O Vasundhare! What is the cause of your fear now? Who has troubled you? What…
…before, due to this Moha, for my wife. One day Parvata and I, the two Devar s is, went out together from the Devaloka to see the excellent portion of the earth named Bhârata and came to the Martyaloka or the land of the mortals. We then began to travel over various p…
…earth is being sanctified by the movements of your feet; consequently this garden is now purer today than the Devaloka. Boundless is the fortune of these deer and birds who can see you whenever they like; what more can we say than this that this forest is rendered ver…
…fully competent to do this; therefore be ready for this. Have the sacrifice done and let me have quickly the Devaloka, so difficult to be obtained! 24-26. Vas’i st ha said :-- “O King! It is exceedingly hard to live in the Heavens while in this mortal body. The depar…
…ings and knowing him to be Tris’anku, reproachingly said to him :-- You are a Châ nd âla, quite unfit for the Devaloka; so where are you going? You ought not to remain here; so go immediately back to the earth. O Destroyer of the enemies! Indra speaking thus, the King…
…nd as by him are considered as faeces and water offered by him is considered as urine. Nowhere whether in the Devaloka or in the Pitriloka, his offered Pi nd as and water are accepted. Whatever religious merits he has acquired by worshipping the Devas, and practising…
…Bhagavatî dwells always in this place. O King! All the great Bhaktas of the Devî in every Brahmâ nd a, in the Devaloka, in Nâgaloka, in the world of men or in any other loka, all those that were engaged in the meditation of the Devî in the sacred places of the Devî an…
…ve to you; kindly command and oblige. Hearing this, the Devar s i Nârada said :-- “O King! Today I saw in the Devaloka a very wonderful event. I wanted eagerly to inform that to you. Hence I have come here. Your father met with a bad turn of fate for his bad action. I…