loka | लोक
Loka (Devanagari: लोक ISO15919: loka ) is a generic term used for an abode or a realm.
Each Avatar has Their own loka in the divine realm. This is where the Avatar bodes eternally.
In a brahmanda there are fourteen major lokas . There are seven upper abodes, and seven lower abodes.
The seven celestial abodes are: Bhuloka, Bhuvaloka, Svaloka, Mahaloka, Janaloka, Tapaloka and Satyaloka (also called Brahmaloka).
The seven lower abodes are: Atalaloka, Vitalaloka, Sutalaloka, Talatalaloka, Mahatalaloka, Rasatalaloka and Patalaloka.
Also written as lok
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Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1 Ch. 3