देवानामोक आसीत् स्वर्भूतानां च भुवः पदम् । मर्त्यादीनां च भूर्लोकः सिद्धानां त्रितयात् परम् ॥ १२ ॥
devānām oka āsīt svar bhūtānāṁ ca bhuvaḥ padam martyādīnāṁ ca bhūr lokaḥ siddhānāṁ tritayāt param
- devānām
- of the demigods
- okaḥ
- the home
- āsīt
- became
- svaḥ
- heaven
- bhūtānām
- of ghostly spirits
- ca
- and
- bhuvaḥ
- Bhuvar
- padam
- the place
- martya-ādīnām
- of ordinary mortal humans and other beings
- ca
- and
- bhūḥ lokaḥ
- the planet called Bhūr
- siddhānām
- (the place) of those striving for liberation
- tritayāt
- these three divisions
- param
- beyond
Heaven was established as the residence of the demigods, Bhuvarloka as that of the ghostly spirits, and the earth system as the place of human beings and other mortal creatures. Those mystics who strive for liberation are promoted beyond these three divisions.