Is there hell in Vedas?
The concept of heaven and hell does not exist in the Hindu scriptures, the vedas instead speak of reincarnation and liberation. The human soul is immortal and is bound by a constant cycle of birth and death, until they achieve liberation.
What does the Vedas say about heaven?
In this regard, the Vedas talk about heaven as a desirable place where one can go, as a result of one’s good actions. However, heaven is seen as a place where one can enjoy temporarily some pleasures, until one’s results of good actions that brought one to heaven are exhausted. One then has to come out of it.
Who is the King of Hell in Hindu mythology?
Yama
In Hindu mythology, Naraka holds many hells, and Yama directs departed souls to the appropriate one. Even elevated Mukti-yogyas and Nitya-samsarins can experience Naraka for expiation of sins. Although Yama is the lord of Naraka, he may also direct the soul to a Swarga (heaven) or return it to Bhoomi (earth).
What is swarg and narak in Hinduism?
Most Hindus believe that humans are in a cycle of death and rebirth called samsara. Hindus believe that an atman may enter swarg (Hindu heavenly realm) or narak (Hindu hellish realm) for a period before rebirth.
What does Bhagavad Gita say about heaven and hell?
Lord Krishna has stated in the Bhagavad Gita in few verses that heaven and hell are temporary abodes where soul resides for a very short period and comes back to earth again to take another body in order to exhaust all karmic debt and attain salvation.
Is there a Hindu god of death?
Yama, in the mythology of India, the god of the dead. The Vedas describe him as the first man who died, blazing the path of mortality down which all humans have since followed. He is the guardian of the south (the region of death) and presides over the resting place of the dead, which is located under the earth.