{"id":5178,"date":"2019-12-30T18:45:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T13:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/?p=5178"},"modified":"2022-01-24T16:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T11:00:25","slug":"features-of-vaikuntha-planets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/features-of-vaikuntha-planets\/","title":{"rendered":"Features of Vaikuntha Planets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA0925-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA0925-2-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"features of Vaikuntha Planets\" width=\"960\" height=\"633\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA0925-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA0925-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA0925-2-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We all seek a better living condition than the current one we are in. And we work whole life to achieve that \u2013 to be in a better place to be with our loved ones, to raise our kids better than the way we were raised, to give them a better education than what we had, and to settle them, in a life better than the way we have lived. But unfortunately, all our efforts come to null and void at the point of death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are we prepared to put the necessary effort to find a place where we can exist with no such fear of temporariness and miseries? The place is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/why-vaikuntha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vaikuntha<\/span><\/a>. How do the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/why-go-to-vaikuntha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vaikuntha planets<\/span><\/a> look? Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The spiritual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/is-vaikuntha-the-same-as-svarga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">planets of Vaikuntha<\/span><\/a>, the para\u1e41 dh\u0101ma, the supreme abode, are the eternal home to all the spirit souls. The material planets are not Vaikuntha; they are just ku\u1e47\u1e6dha and anyone living in <strong>these planets is always full of anxiety<\/strong>. The major difference between the spiritual and material planets is that in the Vaikuntha planets, there is no such thing as anxiety. The Supreme Lord manifests in His various personal expansions such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/ramanavami-vrata\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Celebrating Sri Rama Navami: Observing the Vrata to Please Lord Sri Rama\">Rama<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/sri-narasimha-lila\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Sri Narasimha Lila\">Narasimha<\/a>, Varaha, etc. on each of the Vaikuntha planets as the predominating Deity.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5 amazing Features of Vaikuntha planets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA0992-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5182 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA0992-1.jpg\" alt=\"amazing features of Vaikuntha\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA0992-1.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA0992-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>There are many features of the eternal planets of Vaikuntha like:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The forests of Vaikuntha have wish-fulfilling trees, and in all seasons they are filled with flowers and fruits.<\/li>\n<li>In the Vaikuntha planets, the inhabitants fly in their aeroplanes made of lapis lazuli, emerald, and gold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The birds of Vaikuntha stop their own singing simply to hear the glories of the Lord.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But this kind of features are common, let\u2019s discuss the features that set Vaikuntha apart from all the material and spiritual planets.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<strong>Vaikuntha planets have no anxiety<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The living entities in the Vaikuntha planets live with no anxiety. Vaikuntha itself means- \u2018without any anxiety.\u2019 In the material planets, everyone is in full of anxiety, He may be human or an ant, small, very insignificant. He may be a very rich man or a very poor man. The anxiety is there. Why? Sad\u0101 samudvigna-dhiy\u0101m asad-grah\u0101t: <strong>[Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.5]<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;Because they have accepted this material body.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>No M\u0101y\u0101 in Vaikuntha<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the spiritual planets of Vaikuntha, there is no influence of m\u0101y\u0101 or the departments of existence. Within the body, there are five different departments of existence, known as anna-maya (consciousness of food), pr\u0101\u1e47a-maya (the consciousness of being alive), mano-maya (consciousness of one\u2019s existence), vijn\u0101na-maya (consciousness of mental platform) and, \u0101nanda-maya (blissful life of knowledge and eternity).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As said in the Ved\u0101nta-s\u016btra, <em>\u0101<\/em><em>nanda-mayo <\/em><em>\u2019<\/em><em>bhy<\/em><em>\u0101<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>\u0101<\/em><em>t<\/em>, as long as the living entities are situated in the lower four stages of life\u2014 anna-maya, pr\u0101\u1e47a-maya, mano-maya and vijn\u0101na-maya\u2014they are considered to be in the material condition of life, but as soon as <strong>one reaches the stage of <\/strong><strong>\u0101<\/strong><strong>nanda-maya, he is a liberated soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>No birth-death cycle in Vaikuntha&nbsp; <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No birth-death cycle means, no to the cycle of misery. In the Supreme abode, there is no birth, death, old age, and disease, thus <strong>the souls are free<\/strong>. In the material world, everyone is trying not to die, not to become old, not to get diseases. This is natural because, by nature, we are not subjected to these things, thus <strong>our endeavour, our activity, is struggling, to become death-less, birth-less and disease-less.<\/strong>&nbsp; The Supreme Lord is <em>sac-cid-<\/em><em>\u0101<\/em><em>nanda-vigraha<\/em>, eternal, blissful, knowledgeable, similarly, we, being part and parcel of the Lord are also of the same quality and we are suffering because we have accepted our association with this material world.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Vaikuntha, the abode of eternal bliss<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Vaikuntha, everyone is full of transcendental bliss<em>. <\/em><em>\u0100<\/em><em>nandamayo &#8216;bhy<\/em><em>\u0101<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>\u0101<\/em><em>t<\/em> (Ved\u0101nta-s\u016btra 1.1.12). By nature, they are <em>\u0101<\/em><em>nandamaya<\/em>, always jolly. Also, in this material world, when we become free from the material concept of life, and when one is aware of the fact that <strong>&#8220;I am not this material body; I am the spirit soul,\u201d <\/strong>he becomes jolly because he acquires the spiritual quality.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>No desires, no lamentations in Vaikuntha<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Brahma-bh<\/em><em>\u016b<\/em><em>ta<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em> prasann<\/em><em>\u0101<\/em><em>tm<\/em><em>\u0101<\/em><em>, na <\/em><em>\u015b<\/em><em>ocati na k<\/em><em>\u0101<\/em><em>\u1e45<\/em><em>k<\/em><em>\u1e63<\/em><em>ati:<\/em> <strong>[Bhagavad-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/why-bhagavad-gita-as-it-is\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Why \u2018Bhagavad Gita As It Is\u2019?\">gita<\/a> 18.54]<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;There is no desire, and there is no lamentation.&#8221;<\/strong> In the material world, one who is not God-conscious is always hankering, and if he loses something, he&#8217;s lamenting. But in the Vaikuntha, when you are under the surrendered state of the Lord, the hankering and&nbsp;lamentation end, because, where there is God, there is no question of lamentations.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where is Vaikuntha?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA1246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5183 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA1246.jpg\" alt=\"where is Vaikuntha?\" width=\"215\" height=\"283\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA1246.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TA1246-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a>As explained <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">in<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/is-vaikuntha-the-same-as-svarga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> the previous article<\/a><\/span>, Vaikuntha planets are situated far away from the material world, beyond the boundaries of universes. However, Vaikuntha planets are not just that geographical location. When one is absorbed in the thoughts, feelings and activities related to the Supreme Lord and His service, one is no longer in this material world even though he may physically appear to be in the material world. In his consciousness, he is already in Vaikuntha. Thus ultimately, <strong>there is no such thing as the material world<\/strong>, <strong>but when one forgets the service of the Lord and engages himself in the service of his senses, he is said to be living in the material world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>But how to attain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/the-consciousness-graph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vaikuntha consciousness<\/span><\/a>? Let\u2019s find out in our next article.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Related Links :&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/five-things-you-must-do-on-vaikuntha-ekadashi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><u>Five things to do on Vaikuntha Ekadashi<\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\">|&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/nammalwar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Why do we celebrate Vaikuntha Ekadashi<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/why-vaikuntha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Why Vaikuntha series<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/sri-vaikuntha-ekadashi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Sri Vaikuntha Ekadashi<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all seek a better living condition than the current one we are in. 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