The Journey of the Soul Across Worlds — From Earth to Heaven, Underworld and Beyond, Through Knowledge of Brahman

Let us make a divine resolution again — to spread only peace, understanding, and supreme knowledge throughout the world. Today’s discussion unveils one of the most profound subjects concerning every human being — “Why does the soul wander in all the worlds?” and “Which soul goes where after death?” This discourse is based on the essence of the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and the unlimited Brahma Gyan of Bapuji Dashrathbhai Patel.

The Two Paths of the Soul: Devayana and Pitryana

According to the Rig Veda and Chandogya Upanishad, there are two main paths of the soul after death:

• Devayana (Uttarayan Path):
  The path of divine knowledge and realization. Souls who have attained Brahma Gyan, who know the truth “I am the soul, not the body,” traverse this path. Through the Surya Lok (solar path), such souls ascend to Brahmalok or the Paramdham (Supreme Abode) — the realm of infinite peace and light.

• Pitryana (Dakshinayan Path):
  The path of virtue, ritual, and devotion. Souls who perform good deeds, charity, rituals, and devotion but lack spiritual knowledge ascend to Chandra Lok (lunar world) or heaven. There, they enjoy the fruits of their virtue before returning again to Earth to continue the cycle of rebirth.

Thus, knowledge (Gyan) is the highest attainment. As Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita, the Gyani soul (knower of truth) is dearest to God.

The Worlds Described in the Puranas

The Puranas describe 14 worlds (lokas) — seven higher and seven lower realms.

Upper Realms:

1.     Bhulok (Earth): World of humans.

2.     Bhuvarlok: Realm of ancestors and subtle divine beings.

3.     Swargalok (Heaven): Home of virtuous souls, gods, and celestial beings.

4.     Maharlok: Realm of great sages and ascetics.

5.     Janalok: Home of Saptarishis and creators of the universe.

6.     Tapalok: Abode of great yogis and tapasvis (ascetics).

7.     Satyalok (Brahmalok): Realm of Brahma-gyani rishis and the seat of Brahma.

Beyond these, in higher spiritual reality, are Vishnupuri (Golok) and Shivpuri, and beyond them lies Paramdham, the Supreme Abode of Infinite Peace.

Lower Realms (Underworlds):

Atal—-Vitala—-Sutala—-Talatala—-Mahātala—-Rasātala—-Pātāla

These are inhabited by souls driven by darkness, violence, lust, greed, and tamoguna (ignorance).

 Which Souls Go Where?

·       Virtuous Souls: Go to Swargalok (Heaven) through good karma, charity, and devotion. After enjoying celestial happiness, they return to Earth.

·       Ascetic and Yogic Souls: Rise to Mahar, Jana, or Tapalok, drawn by their penance, meditation, and spiritual vibrations.

·       Brahma-Gyani Souls: Those who have attained realization of their soul form and live in the awareness “I am the soul” reach Satyalok (Brahmalok).

·       Paramhansa Souls: Those who go beyond Brahma consciousness and merge into the infinite light of the Paramdham, achieving complete liberation (moksha).

·       Tamoguni Souls: Driven by ignorance, lust, anger, greed, and attachment, these souls descend into underworlds or remain on Earth as ghosts, spirits, pishachs, and negative entities.

Nature of the Tamoguni (Dark) Mind

Tamoguni souls are dominated by darkness, laziness, negligence, and ignorance. Their thoughts are heavy, filled with doubt, ego, and confusion. Such minds indulge in violence, lust, intoxication, greed, and deceit.

Bapuji explains that the subtle body of such souls — made of air, fire, and space elements — becomes disordered, heavy, and unbalanced. This heaviness pulls them down to lower dimensions, making them wander as restless entities. They cannot meditate or absorb higher knowledge because their vibrations are extremely low. Such souls remain entangled in sensuality, pride, and material indulgence, unable to rise above bodily consciousness.

Purification for Tamoguni Souls

Bapuji suggests that those unable to meditate or focus should begin with chanting the mantra of Paramshanti (supremepeace).
Repeating “Paramshanti” with a rosary (mala) daily — morning, noon, and night — purifies the mind and raises its vibrations. Just as medicine is taken thrice a day, repeating the mantra of supreme peace cleanses mental impurities and prepares the mind for yoga and higher knowledge. When the mind becomes light, it can receive Brahma Gyan and ascend toward divinity.

Why Do Good Souls Leave the Earth?

Good and pure souls — filled with sattva guna — naturally feel the Earth as heavy and limiting. Their subtle bodies, purified by knowledge, meditation, and devotion, become light and radiant. This divine light automatically draws them upwards — just as a drop of water merges with the ocean, the pure soul seeks to merge with its Source, the Supreme Light of Paramdham. Earth is a realm of duality, where sorrow, happiness, attachment, and karma endlessly bind the soul. The purified soul, free from bondage, naturally rises to higher lokas, guided by divine magnetism.

Why Does the Soul Wander?

According to scriptures: “Karmana jayate jantuḥ, karmaṇaiva pralīyate.” The living being is born through karma and dissolves through karma.

The soul keeps wandering due to:

1.     The bondage of karma accumulated through countless lives.

2.     The heaviness of attachment, lust, and desire pulling it downward.

3.     Ignorance of its true self, having forgotten its original nature in the Paramdham.

Until the soul attains Brahma Gyan (knowledge of the Self) and connects with Paramshanti (supreme peace), it must continue revolving between birth and death, between heaven and earth, between light and darkness.

Bapuji’s Unlimited Brahma Gyan

Bapuji Dashrathbhai Patel reveals that the soul’s true home is Paramdham Anant Shanti Lok, the realm of infinite peace beyond all universes and multiverses. Souls came from there — from the vibration of supreme peace.When they forgot their origin, they became trapped in matter, ego, and illusion. The soul’s journey ends only when it reconnects with its original vibration of infinite peace, merging again with the Supreme Light.

The Final Liberation

The Vedas and Upanishads show the path of Brahman realization. The Puranas describe the cosmic structure of worlds. But Bapuji’s knowledge reveals the ultimate secret — the way to go beyond all worlds into the Infinite Paramdham, where there is no birth, death, sorrow, or separation.