Loka (लोक)

An abode or realm that may be material or divine. Material lokas are temporary, while divine lokas are eternal.

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28 Aug 2025 — 2 min read

Loka (लोक | loka) is a general term for an abode or realm. A loka may be either material or divine.

Divine lokas are eternal abodes of God, such as Golok of Shri Radha Krishna, Saket Lok of Shri Ram, and Vaikunth Lok of Lord Maha Vishnu. These abodes are beyond Maya and are not destroyed during Maha Pralay.

Material lokas are realms manifested through Maya. Each Brahmand contains fourteen major material lokas: seven upper realms, including Bhulok (Earth) and Satyalok (Brahmalok), and seven lower realms, ending with Patal Lok.

There are also numerous other abodes, such as Sapt Rishi Lok, as well as twenty-eight major Naraks (hellish abodes).

During Maha Pralay, material lokas are dissolved, while divine lokas remain eternal.

Alternate Spellings: Lok, Loka, लोक

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Reference

Prema Rasa Madira — The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3

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. A few prominent lok which are outside the material world are Golok of Shri Radha Krishna, Saket Lok of Shri Ram, Vaikunth lok of Lord MahaVishnu.

In a brahmanda there are fourteen major lokas.

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.

then there are countless other lok as well like Sapt Rishi lok.

Then there are 28 major narak as well.