Talātala

Talātala · tala-atala

Talātala is one of the seven pātālas, the adholokas (worlds) below the earth.

In the Brahma Parva

In the Vyoma Māhātmya, Sumantu tells Śatānīka the lokas below the earth. The seven adholokas are first given as Tala, Sutala, Pātāla, Talātala, Atala, Vītala and Rasātala, with Talātala fourth. A bracket in the print gives the order differently, as Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talātala, Rasātala, Mahātala and Pātāla, and there too Talātala stands fourth.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 126

In the Madhyama Parva

Śrī Sūta tells the munis the seven pātālas as Pātāla, Vitala, Atala, Tala, Talātala, Sutala and Rasātala, with Talātala fifth.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 2–3

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 126; Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 2–3