Vyādha Gītā chapter 6
indriyāṇyeva tat sarvaṁ yat svarga narakāvubhau | nigṛhīta visṛṣṭāni svargāya narakāya ca || 18 ||
The concept of heaven and hell are both dependent on our senses, when one is in control of one's senses then svarga (heaven) is said to exist, lack of control is naraka (hell).
Vasishta
Itihāsa purāṇābhyām vedam sam-upabṛmhayet |
Bibhetyalpa śrutād vedo mām ayam prahariṣyati ||
The Veda is to be interpreted through means of the Itihāsas and Purāṇas. The
Veda dreads a person of little learning fearing — “he will misunderstand me!”
(Vasiṣṭha Dharma sūtra 27:6)
Vaikuntha... Reality
Attainment of Vaikuṇṭha is mentioned in Nārāyaṇā Upaṇiṣad:–
pratyag ānandaṃ brahma puruṣaṃ praṇa̍va svarū̱paṃ | akāra ukāra makā̍ra i̱ti | tān ekadhā samabharat tad eta̍d oṃ i̱ti | yam uktvā̍ mucya̍te yo̱gī̱ ja̱nma̱ saṃsā̍ra ba̱ndhanāt | oṃ namo nārāyaṇāyeti ma̍ntropā̱sakaḥ | vaikuṇṭha bhavana loka̍ṃ gami̱ṣyati | t || 4 ||
The Yogi that recites the name of Him who is Bliss Absolute, The Great Person, and who is represented by AUM, is released from the bondage of birth and mundane existence. He who chants the mantra om namo narayanaya attains Vaikuṇṭha. 4.
The Viṣṇu Purāṇā comes to our aid and tells us exactly what it is:–
viśuddhaṃ bodhanaṃ nityam ajam akṣayam avyayam |
avyaktam avikāraṃ yat tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam ||
na sthūlaṃ na ca sūkṣmam yan-na viśeṣaṇa ‘gocaram |
tat padaṃ paramaṃ viṣṇoḥ praṇamāmaḥ sadāmalam ||
That which is the Supreme State (Paramam Padam) of Vishnu is pure consciousness, eternal, unborn, un-decayable, inexhaustible, unmanifest, immutable, It is neither gross nor subtle, nor capable of being defined, to that ever immaculate Supreme State of Vishnu I bow. V.P 1:9:50 - 51
pradhāna-puruṣāvyakta-kālānāṃ paramam hi yat |
paśyanti sūrayaḥ śuddham tad viṣṇoḥ paramam padam ||
What is beyond matter, spirit, manifestation, and time; that pure [state] which sages behold that is the supreme abode of Vishnu. (Vishnu Purana 1.2.16)
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