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== Description == Brahmaloka is a realm composed entirely of [[Brahman]], considered superior to [[svarga|the Svarga loka]] and full of immortal energy, knowledge and bliss. It is also known as the planet of the [[Bhagavan|Bhagavān.]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Sri Brahma Samhita: with the commentary Dig-darsani-tika of Sri Jiva Gosvami |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rvthBAAAQBAJ&q=brahmaloka&pg=PP51 |publisher= The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust |isbn = 9789171497093}}</ref> The above statement shows that Brahmaloka is an eternal [[Vaikuntha]] that is neither created nor located within the material realm and is a home for the Supreme Soul. {{quote| Brahman-lokah esa atma-lokah "Brahmaloka is the planet of the Supreme Soul."}} The [[Chandogya Upanishad]] says in 8:1<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ishwar.com/hinduism/holy_upanishads/chhandogya_upanishad/part_08.html|title=Holy Upanishads: Chhandogya Upanishad: Part 8|access-date=2013-01-06|archive-date=2022-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928073211/http://ishwar.com/hinduism/holy_upanishads/chhandogya_upanishad/part_08.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{quote| "Within the Brahmapura is an abode, a small lotus-flower within which is a small space (antarakasa). What is within that, should be searched out. That, assuredly, is what one should desire to understand."}}In Chandogya Upanishad 8.4.3, Brahmaloka is mentioned as a realm that one achieves by living a life of ''[[Brahmacharya|brahmacarya]]'':{{Sfn|Olivelle|1998|p=277}} {{Blockquote|text=So, only those who find this world of brahman (brahmaloka) by living the life of a celibate student (brahmacarya) come to possess that world, and they obtain complete freedom of movement in all the worlds.}}
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