THE WORLDS
About Lokaloka Mountain
The mountain lies beyond Pushkara’s sweet-water ocean and the adjoining lands. It is not simply another inhabited island in the concentric sequence. Its role is to mark the reach of the celestial lights, separating regions within their illumination from a further expanse called Aloka.
The description places four great directional elephants on the mountain under Brahma’s arrangement. A divine manifestation stands there with attendants to uphold the order of the worlds and the powers entrusted to its guardians. The edge of the lit cosmos is thus presented as actively sustained, not abandoned.
More About Lokaloka Mountain
The boundary mountain divides illuminated and unilluminated regions in a Puranic cosmic-geography model.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Realm
- Form
- Cosmic geography
- Tradition
- Hindu cosmological traditions
- World & Associations
- Cosmic geography
THE STORY
The Realm & Its Stories
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
Lokaloka makes the idea of a cosmic boundary visible. Meru organizes the centre, whereas Lokaloka defines the outer reach of the illuminated system. Together, centre and circumference give structure to a geography that otherwise risks becoming only a long sequence of enormous distances and unfamiliar names.
Realm Category
Cosmic geography
Cosmological Position
Textual cosmography; no modern map coordinates assigned.
Ruler / Presiding Association
Inhabitants & Associated Beings
Environment & Landmarks
The boundary mountain divides illuminated and unilluminated regions in a Puranic cosmic-geography model.
Atmosphere
An illustrative environment; artistic presentation is distinct from a textual description.
Access / Routes
Related realms below are conceptual reading paths, not physical travel routes.
Earthly Association
No physical geographical equivalence asserted.
Tradition Notes
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
Archive Classification Notes
Original archive annotations are retained here. The current playable classification is shown in the side panel.
- Tradition Dependence
- High — cosmological systems and supreme-abode theologies differ.
- Guardians
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Important Stories
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
The Vishnu Purana also places Lokaloka in an arrangement of islands and oceans. Its scale and surrounding sequence belong to that account's sacred geography, which differs in details from the Bhagavata's description.
Its strongest theme is the difference between a limit and an absence of order. Although ordinary light does not pass beyond the boundary, the boundary itself has guardians and divine support. The outer edge remains part of a meaningful cosmos, even when the landscape beyond is not described in the same familiar terms.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
From the Sacred Texts
Explore the sacred texts behind these stories in the Suvarnaveda library.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected Cards
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Realms & Cosmic Worlds1
Pushkara and its ocean precede the lands leading to Lokaloka.
Characters & Cosmic Entities2
The Lord appears upon Lokaloka to sustain its guardians and worlds.
Brahma establishes the directional elephant guardians.