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So, I wonder how living entities take birth on this planets. Does it mean thatthere're no women up there?Answer by Suhotra SwamiMarch 10, 1995The Janaloka and Tapaloka planetary systems are said to be the outer regions ofBrahmaloka (i.e. Satyaloka). These regions are attained by perfect sannyasisand brahmacaris in their next lives. Lower than Janaloka and Tapoloka is theMaharloka, which is attained by vanaprasthas. So these places are distinguishedfrom the svargaloka (the planets of the demigods headed by Indra), which issought after by pious people who are interested in sexual pleasure far superiorto that available on earth. The planets of Maharloka and above are called themuniloka (the planets of the munis). Munis are not very inclined to sexualpleasure, but are very inclined to jnana or mental speculation. In other words,the svargaloka is heaven for the karmis, and the muniloka is heaven for thejnanis.There are female personalities in the muniloka. Some of them are demigoddesswho personify and award auspicious qualities desired by the sages, like jnanaand vairagya. Brahma keeps female dancers who perform for his personalworshipable Deity, the Mahapurusa. These dancers are sages (brahmacarinis) whoenchantingly sing the Vedic mantras with perfect intonation and expression. Ifthe residents of the muniloka become interested in sexual enjoyment with oneanother, they have to leave that region and descend to lower levels. Afterfinishing this business, they can return to the muniloka if they didn't getentangled down below. There are Puranic descriptions of some male and femaleresidents of the muniloka getting cursed to take lower births because theybecame involved with each other even while they were living in the muniloka. Sothe situation there is something like that in an ISKCON temple, wherebrahmacaris and brahmacarinis are not supposed to have anything to do with eachother. If they want to get married, they have to live outside of the templebuilding, at least when they wish to conceive a child. Sometimes they getinvolved with each other before marriage, and thus get into trouble.The residents of Maharloka and above are sons and daughters of Brahma, createdasexually from his mind and bodily limbs. Earthly sages who become qualified byausterity and meditation may appear as sons or daughters of Brahma in themuniloka at the beginning of a new kalpa (day of Brahma). There they will livefor at least 4,300,000,000 solar years, which is the life span on Maharloka, thelowest muniloka.MORE ON SATYALOKAComment by Suhotra SwamiMarch 11, 1995In her question, Mataji MMdd did not mention the region of Kailasa (Sivalokawithin this universe), but we should understand that it is also counted as adepartment of Satyaloka. See SB 2.1.28, Purport: even Visnuloka (Svetadvipa,the planet of Ksirodakasayi Visnu) is classified as a Satyaloka.The residents of Kailasa are called ganas. They are devotees of Siva. Some aregreat yogis (like Nandi, Lord Siva's bull), while many are from the category ofghosts and demons. But by the blessings of Siva, they all live in his region ofSatyaloka where they can serve him for the entire duration of this universe. InKailasa, there are both male and female ganas. Because Kailasa is still a placewithin the material world, the ganas are yet influenced by the mode of darkness,and thus they may become subject to sexual desire. As soon as that happens they
are banished from Kailasa by being placed within the wombs of women engaged inillicit sex.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------After sending my last text, I considered that it is misleading to say that EVERYresident of Satyaloka is directly a son or daughter of Brahma. Siva isBrahma's son, but he in turn has his own famous sons, Ganapati (Ganesa, the patior lord of the ganas) and Kartikkeya. Below them are the ganas, Siva'sdevotees.For these ganas in Kailasa, as with the residents of the other regions ofSatyaloka, the rule remains in force: "no sex life in Satyaloka." Of course,Siva himself is exempt from such a rule. His relationship with Goddess Parvatiis incomparable to the insignificant lusty affairs of ordinary males andfemales.I will amend the previous text by noting that among the most prominent residentsof the muniloka are direct sons of Brahma. But not all the residents are.Comment by Mundita Mastaka dasMarch 11, 1995Dear Maharaja, does it mean that by calling me "mataji MMdd" you gave me ablessing to become a female on muniloka in my next life?Anyway, thank you very much for your nice answer.Answer by Suhotra SwamiMarch 12, 1995I hope all our ISKCON devotees, male or female, will enter Krsnaloka after thislife. And I hope that those whom I was able to help in some small way in thislife will ask Krsna to please pardon me for all my offenses so that He mayconsider to alter my fate of repeated birth and death in the material planetarysystems.Actually, I just returned from India and have been sick and feverish. Somehow(probably due to double vision), I saw MMd as MMdd. Sorry about that.UPASANA-KANDAQuestion from Mundita Mastaka dasMarch 10, 1995The Upasana- kanda section of the Vedas is defined in Srila Prabhupada's booksin different ways:SB 1.12.29: "The culmination of Upasana-kanda is the devotional service of theLord Visnu."SB 2.9.42: "...devotional service (Upasana-kanda)."SB 4.20.30: "Upasana-kanda is the worship of different demigods for receivingmaterial benefits."CCML 9.263: "...and accept only Upasana-kanda or bhakti-kanda."SB 1.1.2: "...in the Karma-kanda there is competition to reach heavenly planetsfor better sense gratification, and there is similar competition in the Jnanakandaand the Upasana-kanda."Can you please explain what is this process, who are upasana-kandis, what istheir goal, their destination (in compare to karma-kandis), which path they
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