Svaloka, Svalōka, Sva-loka: 3 definitions
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Svaloka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSvaloka (स्वलोक) refers to “one’s own world”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.4.—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Umā (Durgā/Satī) with devotion:—“[...] O great Goddess listen to our submission which we, your slaves for ever, are going to explain. Formerly you were born as the daughter of Dakṣa and were married to Śiva. You destroyed the great misery of Brahmā and others. Being disrespected by your father, you cast off your body in accordance with your vow. You then went to your own world [i.e., svaloka] and Śiva became miserable. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvalōka (स्वलोक).—m (S Esp. in poetry.) Our own locality in the universe, i. e. the earth.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySvaloka (स्वलोक).—
1) one's own form (ātmarūpa); व्यर्थोऽपि नैवोपरमेत पुंसां मत्तः परावृत्तधियां स्वलोकात् (vyartho'pi naivoparameta puṃsāṃ mattaḥ parāvṛttadhiyāṃ svalokāt) Bhāgavata 11.22.34.
2) self-knowledge; पुष्णन् स्वलोकाय न कल्पते वै (puṣṇan svalokāya na kalpate vai) Bhāgavata 7.6.16.
Derivable forms: svalokaḥ (स्वलोकः).
Svaloka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and loka (लोक).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
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