PARABRAHMA SUTRAS (179-182)

179. Bhushchaturthaa kramatejovruddhih.

Translation: The Bhu Loka is subdivided into four sub-worlds and as we go up, the component of energy in the body increases gradually.

Explanation: The Bhu Loka is the starting world, which is subdivided into Martya Loka, Preta Loka, Naraka Loka and Pitru Loka. The lowest Martya Loka is the region in which the human beings live with materialized human bodies. As we go up, the matter gets transformed into energy. In Pitru Loka, the body has a lot of energetic-phase and very little matter-phase. After pitru loka, the next bhuvar loka starts in which all the bodies are of complete energy. The respiratory and digestive systems in the body, become weaker and weaker as we go to Pitru Loka. The souls in Pitru Loka, take almost moonlight as their main food in which the concept of matter becomes almost negligible. The souls in the Pitru Loka or moon are almost having energetic bodies.

180. Prete bhutakshepako dharmah parayoh kaalasvarnah.

Translation: In the Preta Loka, God called as Dharma liberates some souls as ghosts. The same God is black in hell and of golden color in Pitru Loka.

Explanation: God enters the bodies, which are relevant to the concerned worlds. In Preta Loka, God is having gaseous body which is partially energized. God here is called as Dharma Deva, who enquires the souls and gives judgment regarding their lines of journey. Some of these souls have very strong attachment to the world even after death and hence they are thrown down to martya loka by God pending the enquiry. They roam in this world as ghosts for sometime and then face the enquiry. The same God exists in the relevant bodies in hell (Naraka Loka) and Pitru Loka called as Yama. The body of Yama in hell is black, whereas it is of golden color in Pitru Loka, which represents the light of the moon. This black color is due to the major component of gaseous smoke in the body. Hence, the composition of matter and energy changes from sub-world to sub-world in the case of the same deity, Yama. This is an indication of the increase of intensity of radiation and a decrease of matter in the body as we go up.

181. Tejastikshnataraah bhuvaraadayah punaraavartinah.

Translation: From the second main upper world, Bhuvar Loka, the intensity of the energetic bodies increases gradually and the souls return from all the upper worlds.

Explanation: The second main world is Bhuvar Loka or Dyu Loka or Jyotir Loka, where the body is full of energy only. The third upper world starting from the sun upto the Dhruva Star (Pole Star) is Suvar Loka or heaven. Above this, Mahar Loka, Jana Loka, and Tapo Loka exist. Finally, Brahma Loka exists. As the body goes to the upper and upper worlds the frequency or intensity of the energy increases. Including Brahma Loka, the soul returns back to the earth (Martya Loka) from all the upper worlds.

182. Taijasopaadhibrahmalokaastrayah punaraavartino gitaah.

Translation: The souls return even from the three worlds of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who are the energetic bodies of God, as per the Gita.

Explanation: Brahma Loka is the abode of mediated God in energetic forms. It has three regions: Brahma Loka, the world of Brahma or the Creator, Vishnu Loka, the world of Vishnu or the Ruler and Shiva Loka, the world of Shiva or the Destroyer of creation. Those souls existing in materialized human bodies on earth, which worshipped these energetic forms without recognizing the contemporary human form here due to the repulsion of common media cannot recognize God in energetic form in Brahma Loka due to the same principle, since these souls exist in energetic bodies after death. This is mentioned in the Gita (Aabrahma bhuvanaat…).