Svarga

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heavenly realm loka realm of afterlife

Svarga is the heavenly realm in Hindu cosmology, ruled by the god Indra and inhabited by gods and righteous souls.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Indra’s heaven 1
Svargaloka 1
Trāyastriṃśa heaven 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heavenly realm ⓘ
loka ⓘ
realm of afterlife ⓘ
accessCondition accumulation of good karma ⓘ
performance of virtuous deeds ⓘ
associatedBeing Maruts NERFINISHED ⓘ
apsaras NERFINISHED ⓘ
gandharvas NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedConcept karma ⓘ
punya ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ
associatedDeity Devi Shachi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ
contrastedWith Moksha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naraka NERFINISHED ⓘ
cosmicLevel one of the higher lokas ⓘ
cosmology Hindu cosmology ⓘ
culturalRole goal for ritual merit in Vedic religion ⓘ
describedIn Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ
equivalentConcept heaven in Hindu tradition ⓘ
etymology derived from Sanskrit word "svarga" meaning heaven or paradise ⓘ
fateOfInhabitants return to samsara after exhaustion of merit ⓘ
feature abundance and pleasure ⓘ
celestial gardens ⓘ
celestial music ⓘ
hasCapital Amaravati NERFINISHED ⓘ
inhabitant ancestors ⓘ
devas ⓘ
righteous souls ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn upper regions of the universe ⓘ
moralFunction reward for righteousness ⓘ
mythologicalEvent Arjuna's visit to heaven ⓘ
Yudhishthira's ascent to heaven ⓘ
scene of many episodes in the Mahabharata ⓘ
opposedMoralFunction contrast to punishment in Naraka ⓘ
partOf three worlds ⓘ
triloka ⓘ
relatedPlace Indraloka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Svargaloka NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ruler Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ
tenure temporary abode ⓘ
viewInBuddhism adapted as a heavenly realm in Buddhist cosmology ⓘ
viewInVedanta inferior to liberation (moksha) ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indra → abode → Svarga ⓘ
Devas → cosmicDomain → Svarga ⓘ
Yamaloka → contrastedWith → Svarga ⓘ
Yamaloka → relatedConcept → Svarga ⓘ
this entity surface form: Svargaloka
Four Heavenly Kings → relatedTo → Svarga ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trāyastriṃśa heaven
Tusita Heaven → realmCategory → Svarga ⓘ
this entity surface form: kāmadhātu (desire realm)
Naraka → contrastedWith → Svarga ⓘ
Kakawin Arjunawiwaha → setting → Svarga ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indra’s heaven
Airavati → residence → Svarga ⓘ