Is there a concept of heaven/hell in hinduism?

Question

If yes, then pls explain. Only educated relies pls.

Answer 1

Heaven/hell (Swarag/Narak) are the stages of this human-world.These stages can also be called Satyug,Treta, Dawapur, Kalyyug.This human- world is Cyclic and go on repeating from Swarag(highest human values) to Narak ( lowest human values) and then again to Swarag.We may also be interested to know the cycle-time, present time, how the changes occur, who make these changes? I suggest www.brahmakumaris.uk

Answer 2

Certainly yes! In Hindusiam people think that there is Heaven for good people and hell for the people for those who commit crimes. Generally there is strong belief among indians that if they swim in the ancient holy river Ganga, then the whole crimes & mistakes done by them will be pardoned by the Almighty and he will put all those in the heave after death. Today also the basic teaching - doing good things and never say lie or deceive others- has been tought to many children at many home in India. U know, there is Internal Repairy system in every individual of the world which suggest him to keep away from bad things or if he has committed any mistake or crime, then it informs him consistently to pay much attention and took further steps.

Answer 3

Read "Srimad Bhagavatam". Visit an ISKCON centre and pose this question to a brahmacari. He will give a definite answer.

and

YES Heaven and Hell are neither Hindu, Christian, Moslem etc..

Krishna is not a Hindu God. Krishna means All Attractive.

Devotees want to give loving service to Krishna and notinterested in money, fame..

Non-devotees want something from Krishna. That is the difference.

Read also Srila Prabhupad's Nectar Of Instruction

Answer 4

Heaven would be a state of becoming like Shiva, or Genesha or the like. It would be resulted from a striving towards higher consciousness where one actually becomes a god. Sadmadhi would lie even further beyond this as completion and merging into the divine. Just like everthing else the Earth has a drain as well which one could very well go down. Apparantly reincarnation is painfull, like a fire, consider the phoenix rising from the ashes. We tend to polarise this hell though thinking that all our actions are somehow karmically judged and so to at 'the end of our days' all to easily forgetting that exploration of our dark sides is as good as carrying higher vibrations into dark and heavy realms.

Answer 5

I think yes. Almost every Hindu consider the heaven as a place where the tree that fulfils all desires is present. To know the Hindu views on hell, one can read Garud Puran.

Answer 6

Yes dear there is a great concept of heven and hell.
Actully we cant say 100% of it but it is true. see it is having a base of our moral beheviour as if we do some good acts in life we may get good result and if we do any bad things we have to face the problem.
and that is the simple logic behind hell and heven . For getting good results in life peoples will act good and they will avoide of acting bad as a fear of going to hell meance getting punishments
and wish u good luck

Answer 7

Hinduism

In Hinduism, there are contradictions as to whether or not there is a hell (referred to as 'Nark' in Hindi). For some it is a metaphor for a conscience. But in Mahabharata there is a mention of the Pandavas and the Kauravas going to hell. Hells are also described in various Puranas and other scriptures.

It is believed that people who commit 'paap' (sin) go to hell and have to go through the punishments in accordance to the sins they committed. The god Yama, who is also the god of death, is the king of hell. The detailed accounts of all the sins committed by an individual are supposed to be kept by Chitragupta who is the record keeper in Yama's court. Chitragupta reads out the sins committed and Yama orders the appropriate punishments to be given to the individuals. These punishments include dipping in boiling oil, burning in fire, torture using various weapons etc. in various hells. Individuals who finish their quota of the punishments are reborn according to their karma. All of the created are imperfect and thus have at least one sin to their record, but if one has led a generally pious life, one ascends to Heaven, or Swarga after a brief period of expiation in hell.

In Hinduism

In Hinduism, with its emphasis on reincarnation, the concept of Heaven is not as prominent. While heaven is temporary (until the next birth), the permanent state that Hindus aspire to is Moksha. Moksha is seen as the soul's liberation from the cycle of life and death, a re-establishment in one's own fundamental divine nature and may include union with or joining God.

Entry into heaven (swarga loka) or hell (Naraka) is decided by the Lord of death Yama and his karmic accountant, Chitragupta, who records the good and bad deeds of a person during his lifetime. It must be noted that Yama and Chitragupta are subordinate to the supreme Lord Ishwara (God) and work under his direction. Entry into heaven is only dependent on ones actions in the previous life and is not restricted by faith or religion. The ruler of heaven, where one enjoys the fruits of ones good deeds, is known as Indra and life in that realm is said to include interaction with many celestial beings (gandharvas).

Answer 8

Yes it is there. Heaven is supposed to be good places where a soul remains happy. Hell is called "NARAKA" and is ruled by Yama the god of death.There are several kinds of hell for different kinds of sins.

Answer 9

Yes ! Thats why you move heaven and earth to keep away from going to hell.

Answer 10

There is an imperishable banyan tree that has its roots upward and its branches down and its leaves the vedic hymns. One who knows this tree is the knower of the Vedas.

---The Bhagvad Gita