Paravyoma lok (परव्योम लोक)
Paravyom Lok (परव्योम लोक | paravyoma loka) refers to the eternal divine realm beyond Maya. It is the spiritual realm where Shri Krishna, His eternal associates, and His divine descensions (Swansh) eternally reside.
Unlike the material world, Paravyom Lok is not composed of the five material elements (Pancha Mahabhutas). Shri Krishna Himself is the very substance from which Paravyom Lok is made. Therefore, everything in the divine realm is Sachchidanand (सच्चिदानन्द | sacchidānanda)—eternal, full of divine knowledge, and full of divine bliss. Nothing there is material, temporary, or subject to decay.
Paravyom Lok remains completely unaffected by Mahapralaya (महाप्रलय | mahāpralaya), the dissolution of the material universe.
Within Paravyom Lok are innumerable divine abodes (Lokas (लोक | loka)), each serving as the eternal residence of a particular form of God. Some of the best-known divine abodes are:
- Golok — the eternal abode of Shri Radha Krishna.
- Saket Lok — the eternal abode of Shri Ram.
- Vaikunth Lok — the eternal abode of Mahavishnu.
- Shiv Lok — the eternal abode of Lord Shiva.
- Shakti Lok — the eternal abode of the Divine Mother.
According to Shri Maharaj Ji, Golok is the highest and largest of all the divine abodes. Below Golok are Vaikunth Lok and the eternal abodes of the various Avataras.
Every object in Paravyom Lok—including its land, water, trees, rivers, mountains, and every particle—is Sachchidanand because Shri Krishna Himself is the very substance from which the divine realm is made.
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