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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 5.39
SYNONYMS
siddha-lokah -- Siddhaloka, or impersonal Brahman; tu -- but; tamasah -- of darkness; pare -- beyond the jurisdiction; yatra -- where; vasanti -- reside; hi -- certainly; siddhah -- the spiritually perfect; brahma-sukhe -- in the transcendental bliss of becoming one with the Supreme; magnah -- absorbed; daityah ca -- as well as the demons; harina -- by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hatah -- killed.
TRANSLATION
"Beyond the region of ignorance [the material cosmic manifestation] lies the realm of Siddhaloka. The Siddhas reside there, absorbed in the bliss of Brahman. Demons killed by the Lord also attain that realm."
PURPORT
Tamas means darkness. The material world is dark, and beyond the material world is light. In other words, after passing through the entire material atmosphere, one can come to the luminous spiritual sky, whose impersonal effulgence is known as Siddhaloka. Mayavadi philosophers who aspire to merge with the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as well as demoniac persons who are killed by Krishna, such as Kamsa and Sisupala, enter that Brahman effulgence. Yogis who attain oneness through meditation according to the Patanjali yoga system also reach Siddhaloka. This is a verse from the Brahmanda Purana.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness