Where is Naglok located?

The Naglok Region (22°23″ to 22°53″N and 83°28″ to 84°24″E) in Tapkara-Pharsabahar block of lashpur district lies in the eastern part of Chhattisgarh state adjoining the borders of lharkhand, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.

What are the 14 lokas in Hindu mythology?

Fourteen lokas bhu, bhuvas, svar, mahas, janas, tapas, and satya above and atala, vitala, sutala, rasātala, talātala, mahātala, pātāla and naraka at the bottom.

How big is swarga?

Svarga loka ‘heaven’ also known as Indra loka and swaloka is ruled by the king of devatas ‘gods’, Indra. According to the Vishnu Purana, the distance between earth and heaven is hundred thousand yojana that is equivalent to 8 hundred thousand kilometers.

What is Shivaloka?

The Shiva Loka Hindus worship Shiva as the linga, rather than worshipping His personality. A linga has the power and special energies inside.

What is Naglok?

Hence, it can be considered that the Naag lok mentioned in Mahabharata may be the present day Nagaland, which is even today near to Manipur. As per Mahabharata, Pandavas wanted to befriend major regions and encircle the area owned by Kuru prince Duryodhana and his friends or the enemies of Krishna.

Are Ichchadhari Nagin real?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Ichchadhari Naags (female: Ichchadhari Naagins) are mythical shape-shifting cobras in Indian folklore. They are great devotees of Lord Shiva.

How many universe are there as per Hinduism?

Many Hindus believe that there are 14 lokas, or worlds that make up a multiverse. They believe that there are inhabitants in each of these planetary systems.

What is swarga in English?

/svarga/ mn. haven countable noun. A haven is a place where people or animals feel safe, secure and happy.

How do you get swarga?

When a person dies, according to their score of Good deeds-Bad deeds, if there are more goods than bads, you get to go to Swarga and to Naraka if its the other way round. But you cannot stay in either Swarga or Naraka forever.

What is Shiva loka called?

In Indian religions, a devaloka or deva loka is a plane of existence where gods and devas exist. Within Hindu traditions where devaloka is understood as temporary one must one must return to a life on Earth to become better and learn more and thus attain liberation (moksha).

How did Shiva buy down the Ganges on to Bharat Varsha (Earth)?

Sugreev instructs the ‘vanaras’ to move ahead. He gives them three more mountain peak landmarks. He mentions Mount Krauncha with a highly impassable tunnel. Like Shiva bought down the Ganges on to Bharat Varsha (earth) from the heavens (Himalayas), his son or his ‘junior’ Skanda is credited with having chiseled a tunnel through Mt. Krauncha.

Is the Mahabharata a myth?

In Hindu dharma, Mahabharata is the greatest war of all time, and people have been calling it a myth. Perhaps, rightly so because the stories sound to be more of a fiction that a reality. The archaeological evidences have been unveiling in recent times, only though in a slow phase to provide some convincing evidences regarding the matter.

How many Soma and Airavata are there in Hinduism?

Similarly there are 2 persons named Airavata – the Matanga son of Iravati and the Naga son of Kadru. Soma is the name of a Vasu and also of the son of Anasuya and Atri. There are also various Manus, Kapilas, and there are countless other examples of influential persons in Hindu literature having the same name.

Is Dwaraka really found in Mahabharata?

It’s not just the remains of Dwaraka that’s been found. More than 35 sites in North India have the archaeological evidences that describe the ancient cities in Mahabharata.