Pitra loka (पितृलोक)

 World of Spirits:-

We humans have two powers, namely 1.Gyan Shakti (ज्ञान शक्ति) and 2.Kriya Shakti (क्रिया शक्ति). Gyan Shakti (ज्ञान शक्ति) develops from truth/ Satya (सत्य) and Kriya Shakti (क्रिया शक्ति) develop from propitious/ auspicious/mangal (मंगल). Therefore when our thought process or contemplation meets with gyan or knowledge then truth or Satya/ truth arises and when it connects with Kriya Shakti (क्रिया शक्ति) mangal or auspiciousness arises. But when he just thinks then basis of it may or may not be be his 'Will'. But when he performs action then his base is Will power. But when he first 'Will', then performs action then truth and Will (सङ्कल्प) both are present. A human cannot be human without having both. If gyan or knowledge is not realized in a person then it is stored in स्मृति/ smriti (memory). 

Will of a human is attracted towards evil or adharm right from inception. That is why he cannot think of anyone else's welfare apart from his own. This is known as Swarth Bhav (स्वार्थ भाव) or egotistical attitude. With true knowledge only bad intentions are decimated. 

Till one works with desire based on truth, does it with his heart, then his thought of knowledge turns into faith (आस्था/ aastha). Then Will gets converted into Love. If a human performs action with coming together of truth and good wish (ईच्छा) then Heaven evolves in his form.

Because Satya or Truth + Auspiciousness ( मंगल/ Mangal) = Heaven (स्वर्ग/ Swarg);

Ignorance (मिथ्या/ Mithya) + Evil wish (दुःसङ्कल्प/ duhsankalp) + Hell (नरक/ narak).

'Till truth of knowledge and right Will Power do not join, a human remains in the mid-way state, which is called Pitrilok (पितृलोक). Heaven and Hell both have one pointedness. Because where ever one lives, one develops according to that surrounding only. Whatever one thinks, one acts according to that too. One who wills and performs auspiciously in Heaven, thinks truthfully and one who wills and performs evil  in-auspiciousness in Hell, thinks ignorantly (मिथ्या/ mithya).

Thus, after death spirits go to a mid-way station called पितृलोक/ Pitralok or realm of ancestors. From there, spirits which have major good karma, after removal of their ignorance are sent to Heavens and those who have major bad karmas are made to embrace evil and sent to hell. No one goes directly to Heaven or Hell from the realm of death. So a human after death goes to realm of ancestors because we carry a mixed bag of karma of good and bad deeds both. Due to connection with truth movement to Heaven and due to connection with evil or untruth, movement to Hell takes place. 

All go to realm of ancestors where they have to wait. Some wait for a day, some for a month and some for a year. Maximum time a person can stay there is 30 years. Beyond this time none can stay there. Hence,

Gross Body (स्थूल शरीर) --> Death --> Mix of Karma (कर्म) and Knowledge --> Ativahak body (अतिवाहिक शरीर) or Pret body/ प्रेतशरीर provided to humans only --> on Pind (पिण्ड) offering at the place of cremation 'Dah Body' provided to the spirit --> After this one embraces Yog deh (yogic body) --> Ten Pindas offered in 10 days which generate 'Bhog Deh' for the spirit in question --> From here two paths divided (Krishna Paksha pertaining to Pitrayan path and Shukla Paksh pertaining to Devyan path). 

Krishna Paksha pertaining to Pitrayan path

This is /karm (कर्म) oriented realm and depending on percentage of Good and Bad karmas one is granted heaven or hell. Idea of granting heaven or hell is not just to make one finish his /karmic gati (कार्मिक गति) but to make one realize dispassion of the world and real meaning of coming into life of a human or any species. Though such discrimination lies only in the human form. After experiencing the fruits of one's past karmas with balance karmic account he is reborn on earth to carry forward.

Shukla Paksh pertaining to Devyan path (शुक्लपक्ष - देवयान पथ) 

But when one moves with knowledge predominance, then if he has performed all his actions with complete detachment he proceeds to Maharlok (महर्लोक), then to Satyalok (सत्यलोक) and then to Tapolok (तपोलोक).

But he has performed karmas with knowledge then he must stop at each station to experience the respective fruits in different realms. He first goes to Brahm lok (ब्रह्मलोक) and from there, he takes birth as a guru who is filled with knowledge. When all his desires are fulfilled then Hiranyagarbh (हिरण्यगर्भ) body is received. From that stage he progresses to Salokya state of his divinity or isht. From there he proceeds to Sarupya (सारूप्य), then to Samipya (समीप्य) and then after Mahapralaya (महाप्रलय), he merges into Brahm (ब्रह्म)..Om.

from Swasamvedan by Pt. Gopinath Kaviraj ji.

 

7^th August, 2025, Haridwar.

Mooladhar to Sahasrar, there are seven chakras and Kundalini (कुण्डलिनी), annihilator of all (पूर्ण हंता), subtle ego (सूक्षम अहं), Primordial power (परा शक्ति) lies dormant in the mooladhar chakra in three and a half circles wrapping the Dhomra lingam (धूम्र लिङ्गम), it’s called Para (परा). When Kundalini rises, it moves from Mooladhar to Manipur, raising different emotions or mano-bhavs (मनोभावों), this is known as Pashyanti (पश्यन्ति). Then it rises from Manipur to Anahat, raising Naad (नाद), it is called Madhyama (मध्यमा); this naad then rises to Vishudhi and reverberating is issued from our mouth in the form of Vaikhari (वैखरी).

Para is like a seed (बीज), Pashyanti is like a sprout (अंकुर), Madhyama is like sapling (पौधा) while Vaikhari is like a grown up sapling with branches, flowers and leafs. A (अ), Ha(ह) and anuswar (अनुस्वर) join together, in it, A (अ) is Shiv and Ha (ह) is Shakti. These two forms are the creators of all. This creatrix is known as Samvit Shakti (सम्वित शक्ति). From Ha (ह) and A (अ), 16 swaras are generated. From long time this Samvit form speech is established in space taking support of light (प्रकाश). From times immemorial, jeev is moving in this dense forest of speech.

Pran vayu strikes lips, throat, teeth, palate and moordha and appear as hrasv varna (ह्रस्व वर्ण) in the madhyama vaak in the form of A (अ), E (इ), U (उ), Ri (ऋ) and Lri (लृ). A getting deformed from palate (तालु) and lips gives rise to Ai (ए) and O (ओ), which further regroups to form deerg swara (दीर्घ स्वर) Ai (ऐ) and Au (औ) respectively.

Para (परा) to show itself takes the form of Shunya (शून्य) or space and अनुस्वर/ Anuswar (अँ) is generated and in the form of creation at the end converts in to Visarg (:) for Ah (अह). Shodash form Anuttar which is cause of one ness of speaker and speech is known as नित्यात्मक/ Nityatmak (eternal) while because of Udaat tattva (उदात तत्त्व) is called as ‘swar (स्वर)’. Herein A (अ) is Shiv (शिव) and Ah (:) is Shakti (शक्ति). All swaras are joint of Shiv and Shakti.

Para-vani + Shiv are 36 consonants or Vyanjans (व्यञ्जंन). This para took five forms moving from throat to teeth as Chitt (चित्त), Joy or Anand (आनन्द), Desire or Iccha (इच्छा), Knowledge or Gyan (ज्ञान) and Action or Kriya (क्रिया). These five then further divided into five parts each and thus gave rise to 25. Ka (क), Ca (च), Ta (ट), Ta (त) , Pa (प) are known as Panchvarna (पञ्च वर्ण). K-kar alphabets touch throat and tongue and hence are known as स्पर्श/ Sparsh (means touch) varna or alphabets. U-kaar is Udbhoot (उद्भूत) and Ya (य), Ra (र), La (ल), Va (व) are known as Antasth (अन्तस्थ). There order is Talu (तालु), Oshth (ओष्ठ), Mordha (मूर्धा) and Dant (दन्त), are called Varn Chatushtaya (वर्ण चतुष्टय). Sha (श), SHA (ष), sa (स), Ha (ह) are equipped with heat of fire and thus are known as Ushma Varna (उष्म वर्ण). Hence

25 Varnas belonging to five groups + 4 Antasth (अन्तस्थ) + 4 Ushma (उष्म) = 33 are established in Anuttar (अनुत्तर) form.

La (ल) to Sa (स) kaar is Shiv and Ka (क) to Sha (श) kaar is Shakti. Being Shakt Shaiv varna combination and hence known as Yugm (युग्म). All swar group is Shakti and all consonant or Vyanjan group is Shiv. Without Swar, Vyanjan can not be spoken. La (ल) and Sa (स) are known as Marut Varna because they enable others to show themselves, hence called Maruts (मारुत).

Ksha (क्ष) = Ka (क) – Pure Shakti + Sha (ष) – all around spread ether, both are mithun (मिथुन). 36 consonants are 36 elements seen with form. Thus there are 51 matrikas (मातृकायें). These are parahanta for bhog of Purusha. All varnas are divine and are ingrained with Shakti.

Ka to Sha – Air element; Kha to Sa Fire element; Ga to Ha Earth element; Gha to Ksha – Water element and Ang to Sha represents Space element respectively.

A (अ), e (इ), u (उ), ai (ए), O (ओ) all are in Ida (ईडा)

Aa (आ), E (ई), Oo (ऊ), AI (ऐ),  Au (औ) all are in Pingala (पिङ्गला) respectively.

Swar Varna 12 - Purush, 4 Mishra varnas are Napunsak, Ri (ऋ), RI (ॠ), Lri (ऌ), LRI (ॡ) are called Napunsak (नपुंसक) or Tatasth (तटस्थ), in Sushumana (सुषुमना).

Anuswar (अँ) and Visarga (:) reside in throat. From 16 Swaras only Shodashi kala takes form. Names of these 16 kalas are, namely, Amrita (अमृता), Manda (मानदा), Poosha (पूषा), Tushti (तुष्टि), Pushti (पुष्टि), Rati (रति), Dhriti (धृति), Shashini (शशिनी), Chandrika (चन्द्रिका), Kanti (कान्ति), Jyotsana (ज्योत्सना), Shree (श्री), Priti (प्रीति), Angada (अङ्गदा), Poorna (पूर्णा), Poornamrita (पूर्णामृता) respectively…….from the writings of GOpinah Kavirai ji….Om!.

 

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