Gandharvaloka
Gandharvaloka · gandharva-loka, “the loka of the gandharvas”
Gandharvaloka is the loka of the gandharvas, the divine singers. The Bhavishya Purāṇa names it as the goal of several kinds of dharmic life and devotion.
Reached by the gṛhastha dharma
Teaching the lokas reached by those who keep the gṛhastha dharma according to vidhi, the Madhyama Parva says that brāhmaṇas reach Prajāpatiloka, kshatriyas Indraloka and vaiśyas Amṛtaloka, while śūdras who spend their life in the service of the three varṇas reach Gandharvaloka.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapter 1
King Āyu
The Pratisarga Parva tells that Āyu, the dharmātmā son of King Purūravā, was absorbed in the worship of Bhagavān Vishṇu. Mahārāja Āyu ruled for 36,000 years, reached Gandharvaloka, and now delights in svarga like a deva.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 2
Reached by vrata and by music
Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira that a woman or man who keeps the Ānantarya vrata goes in a divine vimāna to Gandharvaloka, Yakshaloka, Devaloka and Vishṇuloka; after long enjoying excellent bhogas there, that person reaches Śivaloka and is then born on earth as a mighty cakravartī king. He also teaches that one who sings and plays music for Bhagavān Vishṇu reaches Gandharvaloka.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 29, 70
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapter 1; Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 2; Uttara Parva, Chapters 29, 70