Hiranyaloka

 Hiranyaloka (also spelled Hiranayaloka or Hiranya Loka) is a Sanskrit term meaning “The Radiant World” or “The Golden Realm.”

Where the concept comes from

The term is best known from Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi. He describes Hiranyaloka as:

• A high astral world where advanced souls go after death
• A realm of great light, wisdom, and purity
• A place where souls complete certain stages of spiritual evolution
• Inhabited by highly advanced beings who are close to liberation

According to Yogananda, his guru Swami Sri Yukteswar appears to him after death and explains Hiranyaloka as a world where he was serving as a teacher of elevated astral beings.

Meaning in broader spiritual context

• Hiranya = “gold, radiant, shining”
• Loka = “world, realm”
  So Hiranyaloka literally means “The shining or golden world.”

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