In
Hinduism,
Svarga (or
Swarga) , also known as
Swarga Loka, is any of the seven
loka or
planes in
Hindu cosmology, which sequentially are Bhu loka (
Prithvi Loka, Earth), Bhuvar loka, Swarga loka, Mahar loka, Jana loka, Tapa loka, and the highest,
Satyaloka (Brahmaloka). It is a set of heavenly worlds located on and above
Mt. Meru. It is a
heaven where the righteous live in a paradise before their next
incarnation. During each
pralaya, the great dissolution, the first three realms, Bhu loka (Earth), Bhuvar loka, and Swarga loka, are destroyed. Below the seven upper realms lie seven lower realms, of
Patala, the underworld and netherworld.