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    THE VEDAS

    Three Realms of the Cosmos and Their Deities


    Bhumi or the earth is considered as a
    ‘loka,’ a place for doing karma or VEDas
    actions and enjoy their fruits. Hence, it
    is this earth with all its living beings,
    that has been designated as

    ‘bhuloka.’ VEDAS
    Bhumi is the goddess of earth in Hinduism. She is shown
    as a beautiful woman sitting on a lotus. She plays major
    role in the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.
    The Vedas ('knowledge')
    are a large body of
    Varuna is the god of sea and rain, mentioned in Vedic Literature,
    but also in Sangam literature as the principal deity of the Neithal religious texts originating
    Sangam landscape in ancient India.
    Composed in Vedic

    Bhuvarloka is above the earth. Sanskrit, the texts


    It occupies the space between the constitute the oldest
    earth and the sun. It is inhabited by
    munis (sages) and siddhas layer of Sanskrit
    (perfected beings).
    literature and the oldest
    scriptures of Hinduism.
    Vayu is the Hindu god of air. The word Vayu means "wind" or "air" in
    Sanskrit. Vayu has many other names, such as Prana, which means
    "breath."

    There are four Vedas:


    the Rigveda, the
    Yajurveda, the Samaveda
    and the Atharvaveda.
    Svarloka is also known as
    Svarga which means heaven.

    Surya is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. The


    iconography of Surya is often depicted riding a chariot
    harnessed by horses, often seven in number which represent Deities are present in
    the seven colors of visible light, and the seven days of the week. multiple realms because
    their influence extends
    across different aspects of
    Indra is the king of Svarga (heaven) - the third of the upper
    existence.
    seven lokas, after Bhuloka (Earth) and Bhuvarloka (Antariksha).
    He is the bridge between Devas and the Mortals.

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