The most common cosmological conception of lokas in the Veda was that of the trailokya or triple world: three worlds consisting of earth, atmosphere or sky, and heaven, making up the universe..
Cosmology studies how the history of the universe led to the stars, galaxies, and other features we can observe today.
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Cosmology is the study of the origin, development, structure, history, and future of the entire universe..
As such, Vedic cosmology is not merely an attempt to understand the world around us, rather it is the process by which we understand both the world, our place within it, and the relationship between ourselves, this world and the Supreme source of all, from Whom all other energies are emanating..
Pervading the entire science of Vedic cosmology is the understanding that the universe is created and maintained by personal activity.
This means that behind all apparently mechanistic laws and events there is one or more persons who enact and administer the laws, and control all universal events..
As such, Vedic cosmology is not merely an attempt to understand the world around us, rather it is the process by which we understand both the world, our place within it, and the relationship between ourselves, this world and the Supreme source of all, from Whom all other energies are emanating..
Vedic cosmology refers to the ancient Indian philosophical and cosmological ideas found in the Vedic texts, such as the Rigveda and the Upanishads.
These texts contain poetic and philosophical descriptions of the universe, its origins, and its nature..
