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exalted plane in the creation, where Brahma dwells (it is believed that
extremely pious souls go there after death, live in communion with
God, and attain final liberation, that is to say, oneness with Brahman at
the end of the cycle; but those who go to Brahmaloka as a result of
practicing life long Brahmacharya or the performance of one hundred
Horse-sacrifices or other meritorious deeds come back to earth).
Chandraloka: the plane or world of the Moon by the Southern Path,
which is characterized by night, darkness, winter months. It is believed
that the householders who perform their daily obligatory duties and
religious rites with the view to enjoying their results, go after death, to
Chandraloka and afterwards return to the earth. Chandraloka is also
called Pitriloka.
Devaloka: the world of Gods; any one of the three or seven or twenty -
one higher worlds.
Mahabharata - attributed to Sage Vyasa. The Mahabharata is the
longest epic in the world. It describes the conflict and eventual war
between the five sons of King Pandu and their cousins, the hundred
sons of King Dhritarashtra, over the kingdom. Sri Krishna, who takes
the side of the Pandavas, plays an important role in the drama. The
eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad Gita are part of this epic.
Mantra - a sacred word, verse, or Vedic hymn. Also, the name of God
which a guru gives to a disciple at time of initiation; A short prayer or
spiritual formula.
Maya - illusion, unreality; According it is Prakriti; according to
Vedanta it is the source of visible creation; according to Shaivas it is
one of the snares which entangle the soul; according to Vaishnavas it is
one of the nine powers of Vishnu; it is a term of the Vedanta
philosophy denoting ignorance which obscures the vision of Reality.
Also, the cosmic illusion on account of which the one appears as many,
the absolute as the relative. The word is also used to denote attachment.
Other words interchangeably used for Maya are Avidya, Ajnana.
Sometimes the extraordinary or supernatural powers are also referred to
as maya.
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