Brahmaloka

Brahmaloka:-

Brahmaloka, as seen on the head of Vishnu's Vishvarupa form as the Cosmic Man

Brahmaloka (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मालोक, IAST: Brahmāloka), is the abode of goddess Saraswati, goddess Gayatri and Lord Brahma, the creator god and part of a Trimuti along with Vishnu and Shiva in Hinduism. Located on Mount Meru, it is also referred to as Brahmapura, Satyaloka or Satya bagecha (bagecha means "garden") in the Puranas. Brahmaloka is a garden filled with all kinds of flowers.

It is stated that Brahmaloka is the highest of the joyful worlds a person might attain. However, Buddha adds that the Brahmaloka is impermanent. Brahmaloka is a big and beautiful garden made up of flowers.Vedanta considers all spheres of existence, including the highest one namely Brahmaloka, to be temporary and only the absolute reality of infinite Pure Consciousness-Bliss is immortal and permanent.

Brahmapura is the topmost loka within this material universe

Description:-

Brahmaloka is a planet composed entirely of Bhraman, considered superior to svarga and is full of eternity, knowledge and bliss, the planet of the Bhagavān.

The Second Canto (Bhagavatam 2.5.39) also equates Brahmaloka with the spiritual world,

mūrdhabhiḥ satya-lokas tu brahma-lokaḥ sanātanaḥ

"Satyaloka, the topmost planetary system, is situated on the head of the form. The spiritual planet Brahmaloka, however, is eternal."

The statement shows Brahmaloka is an eternal Vaikuntha that is neither created nor within the material realm, and,

Brahman-lokah esa atma-lokah

"Brahmaloka is the planet of the Supreme Soul."

The Chandogya Upanishad says in 8:1

within the Brahmapura is an abode, a small lotus-flower within which is a small space (antarakasa). What is within that, should be searched out. That, assuredly, is what one should desire to understand.

Buddhism:-

Brahmaloka, The highest of the celestial worlds, the abode of the Brahmas. It consists of twenty heavens:

·         the nine ordinary Brahma-worlds,

·         the five Suddhavasa,

·         the four Arupa worlds,

·         the Asannasatta and

·         the Vehapphala.

All except the four Arūpa worlds are classed among the Rupa worlds (the inhabitants of which are corporeal). The inhabitants of the Brahma worlds are free from sensual desires. The Brahma world is the only world devoid of women. Rebirth in the Brahma world is the result of great virtue accompanied by meditation. The Jataka tales contain numerous accounts of ascetics who practised meditation, being born after death in the Brahma world. When the rest of the world is destroyed at the end of a kappa, the Brahma world is saved and the first beings to be born on earth come from the abhassara Brahma world. The Brahmās are represented as visiting the earth and taking an interest in the affairs of men. Thus, Narada descends from the Brahma-world to dispel the heresies of King Angati in the Lord Brahma Nārada tale in the Mahanipata Jataka.

Svarga:-

Arjuna travels to Swarga

Svarga (sanskrit: स्वर्ग) also known as Swarga or Svarga Loka, is one of the seven higher lokas (esoteriscism plane) in Hindu Cosmology. The seven lokas consist of Bhuloka, Bhuvar loka, Svarga loka (Indraloka), Maharloka, Janaloka, Taparloka, Satyaloka. While these seven lokas and seven patala lokas form 14 lokas of our Universe, beyond these 14 exist Goloka, Manidweppa and such higher lokas of multiple Universes.

Svarga Loka is a set of heavenly worlds located on and above Mt. Meru where the righteous live in paradise before their next incarnation. During each pralaya (the great dissolution), the first three realms, Bhu loka (Earth), Bhuvar loka and Swarga loka are destroyed. Below the seven upper realms lie seven lower realms, of Patala, the underworld and netherworld.

Overview:-

Svarga is seen as a transitory place for righteous souls who have performed good deeds in their lives but are not yet ready to attain moksha, or elevation to Vaikunta, the abode of Lord Vishnu, considered to be the Supreme Abode (Rig Veda (1.22.20) states,

"Oṃ tad viṣṇoḥ paramam padam sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ"

"All the suras (i.e., devas- divinities) look toward the feet of Lord Vishnu as the Supreme Abode"

The capital of Svarga is Amaravati and its entrance is guarded by Airavata. Svarga is presided over by Indra, the leader of the devas.