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In Hinduism
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
, Svarga (or Swarga) is set of heavenly worlds located on and above Mt. Meru. It is a Heaven
Heaven

Heaven may refer to the physical heavens, the atmosphere or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond. This is the traditional literal meaning of the term in English, however since at least AD 1000, it is typically also used to refer to an afterlife plane of existence in various religions and spirituality philosophy, often descri...
 where the righteous live in a paradise before their next reincarnation
Reincarnation

Reincarnation, literally "to be made flesh again", is a doctrine or Metaphysics belief that some essential part of a living being survives death to be reborn in a new body....
. 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
Moksha

In Indian religions, Moksha or Mukti , literally "release" , is the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence....
, or union with Brahman
Brahman

Brahman is a concept of Hinduism. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, Immanence, and transcendence reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe....
, which requires enjoyment of all the soul's punyam (virtuous deeds) as well as abstinence from papa
Papa

Papa can refer to: is just one example. A discussion of this phenomenon can be found in the article Mama and papa.**some people also refer to their grandfathers as "papa"....
 (sin).






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In Hinduism
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
, Svarga (or Swarga) is set of heavenly worlds located on and above Mt. Meru. It is a Heaven
Heaven

Heaven may refer to the physical heavens, the atmosphere or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond. This is the traditional literal meaning of the term in English, however since at least AD 1000, it is typically also used to refer to an afterlife plane of existence in various religions and spirituality philosophy, often descri...
 where the righteous live in a paradise before their next reincarnation
Reincarnation

Reincarnation, literally "to be made flesh again", is a doctrine or Metaphysics belief that some essential part of a living being survives death to be reborn in a new body....
. 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
Moksha

In Indian religions, Moksha or Mukti , literally "release" , is the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence....
, or union with Brahman
Brahman

Brahman is a concept of Hinduism. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, Immanence, and transcendence reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe....
, which requires enjoyment of all the soul's punyam (virtuous deeds) as well as abstinence from papa
Papa

Papa can refer to: is just one example. A discussion of this phenomenon can be found in the article Mama and papa.**some people also refer to their grandfathers as "papa"....
 (sin). The capital of Svarga is Amaravati
Amaravati

Amaravati may refer to:* Amaravathi, Surname among the 'Kshatriya' caste in Andhra Pradesh* Amaravathi , a 1993 Tamil language film.* Amaravati , in Hinduism, is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live....
 and its entrance is guarded by Airavata
Airavata

In Hinduism, Airavata is a White elephant who carries Lord Indra.According to the Ramayana, his mother was Iravati.According to the Matangalila, Airavata was born when Brahma sang sacred hymns over the halves of the Egg shell from which Garuda hatched, followed by seven more male and eight female elephants....
. Svarga is presided over by Indra
Indra

Indra is the god of War and Weather, also the King of the gods or Deva and Lord of Heaven or Swarga in Hinduism. Mentioned first as the chief deity in the sacred Hindu text of Rig Veda, Indra is bestowed with a heroic and almost brash and amorous character....
, the chief deva
Deva (Hinduism)

Deva is the Sanskrit word for "god, deity". It can be variously interpreted as a god, spirit, demi-god, Celestial, deity or any supernatural being of high excellence....
.

This is a "Good and nice" kind of temporary heaven where the soul enjoys all its Punya karmam before attaining either moksha
Moksha

In Indian religions, Moksha or Mukti , literally "release" , is the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence....
, or rebirth according to its Karma
Karma

Karma is the concept of "action" or "deed" in Indian religions understood as that which causes the entire cycle of causality originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhism philosophies....
.

In other mythologies

In Slavic religion
Slavic mythology

Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheism that was practised by the Slavs prior to Christianisation.The religion possesses numerous common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....
 Svarga is Heaven
Heaven

Heaven may refer to the physical heavens, the atmosphere or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond. This is the traditional literal meaning of the term in English, however since at least AD 1000, it is typically also used to refer to an afterlife plane of existence in various religions and spirituality philosophy, often descri...
, the residence of god Svarog
Svarog

In Slavic mythology, Svarog is the Slavic peoples Solar deity and spirit of fire; his name means bright and clear. The name may be related to Sanskrit Svarga and Persian language xwar both meaning the same thing, indicating Indo-European etymological relation....
.

See also


  • Jumala
    Jumala

    or or means "god" in Baltic-Finnic languages and Volga-Finnic languages, both the Christian God and any other deity of any religion. The word is thought to have been the name of a sky god of the ancient Finnic languages-speaking peoples....
    - the thunder abode of the ruling deity of the Finnish
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
     pantheon.
  • Naraka
    Naraka

    Naraka is the Sanskrit word for the underworld; literally, of man. According to Hinduism and Buddhism, Naraka is a place of torment, or Hell....