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== परिचयः || Introduction ==

== परिचयः || Introduction ==

Sanatana Dharma through various texts and treatises expounded the existence of जीवात्मा ||  [[Jivatma]] (soul) and पुनर्जन्म || [[Punarjanma]] (rebirth or reincarnation) of the soul going through cycles of birth and death according to the person's Karma.  When the Jivatma of an individual leaves the body or [[Upadhi|उपाधिः || Upadhi]] (carnal attibutes) it is called Death. Cycles of birth and death are based on the punyakarma and papakarma of the individual, and it goes on until the soul attains [[moksha]] (salvation).<ref name=":1">[https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft Puranic Encyclopedia] (Page 613 and 614)</ref>

[[Sanatana Dharma (सनातन धर्म)|सनातनधर्मः ॥ Sanatana Dharma]] through various texts and treatises expounded the existence of जीवात्मन् ||  [[Jivatma]] (soul) and पुनर्जन्म || [[Punarjanma]] (rebirth or reincarnation) of the soul going through cycles of birth and death according to the person's Karma.  When the Jivatma of an individual leaves the body or [[Upadhi|उपाधिः || Upadhi]] (carnal attibutes) it is called Death. Cycles of birth and death are based on the पुण्यकर्म ॥ Punya karma and पापकर्म ॥ Papa karma of the individual, and it goes on until the soul attains moksha (salvation).<ref name=":1">[https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft Puranic Encyclopedia] (Page 613 and 614)</ref>

This can be explained with reference to the [[छान्दोग्य उपनिषद्|Chandogya Upanishad]] of the [[सामवेद| Sama Veda]] (5-3), where [[Shvetaketu (श्वेतकेतु)|Shvetaketu]], once came to the assembly of Panchalas, whose reigning monarch was Pravahana Jaivali.   

This can be explained with reference to the [[छान्दोग्य उपनिषद्|छान्दोग्य-उपनिषद् ॥ Chandogya Upanishad]] of the[[सामवेद| सामवेद: ॥ Sama Veda]] (5-3), where [[Shvetaketu (श्वेतकेतु)|श्वेतकेतुः ॥ Shvetaketu]] once came to the assembly of पाञ्चाल-s || Panchalas, whose reigning monarch was Pravahana Jaivali.   

The path that the different souls take to complete their journey in the higher realms is described by various texts mainly in the Upanishads and Brahmasutras. It shows the importance of वैराग्य || vairagya (renunciation) and the path to the moksha or Brahmaloka which is the ultimate realization of the soul, a point of no return when the soul leaves the cycle of births and deaths.<ref name=":4">Chandogya Upanishad By Swami Krishnananda ([https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/chhand/ch_1c.html Chapter 1])</ref>

The path that the different souls take to complete their journey in the higher realms is described by various texts mainly in the Upanishads and Brahmasutras. It shows the importance of वैराग्यम् || vairagya (renunciation) and the path to moksha or ब्रह्मलोकः ॥ Brahmaloka which is the ultimate realization of the soul, a point of no return when the soul leaves the cycle of births and deaths.<ref name=":4">Chandogya Upanishad By Swami Krishnananda ([https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/chhand/ch_1c.html Chapter 1])</ref>

The King Pravahana Jaivali asks [[Shvetaketu (श्वेतकेतु)|Shvetaketu]] five questions to gauge his understanding before imparting ब्रह्मविद्या || Brahmavidya. These famous five questions are as below  

The King Pravahana Jaivali asks Shvetaketu five questions to gauge his understanding before imparting Brahmavidya. These famous five questions are as below :

# From here (this लोक || loka) where do the people go (after death)?

# From here (this लोकः || loka) where do the people go (after death)?

# How do the dead come back?

# How do the dead come back?

# At what point do the paths of the देवयान || Devayana (journey to the deva loka post death) and पित्रयान (journey to Pitr loka post death) get separated?

# At what point do the paths of the देवयानम् || Devayana (journey to the देवलोकः ॥ deva loka post death) and पित्रयानम् (journey to पितृलोकः ॥ Pitru loka post death) get separated?

# Why do fewer जीवात्मा || jivatmas attain पित्र् लोक || Pitr loka (loka of ancestors)?

# Why do fewer जीवात्मन्-s || jivatmas attain Pitru loka (loka of ancestors)?

# In पञ्चाग्नि || Panchagni, the fifth आहुती || ahuti (oblation), how does अप तत्त्व || Apa Tattva get the name of पुरुष || Purusha?   

# In पञ्चाग्निः || Panchagni, the fifth आहुतिः || ahuti (oblation), how does अप्-तत्त्वम् || Ap Tattva get the name of पुरुषः || Purusha ?   

In Chandogya Upanishad, in answer to these questions, the explanation about the Devayana and Pitruyana is given.  

In Chandogya Upanishad, in answer to these questions, the explanation about the Devayana and Pitruyana is given.  

== देवयानम् || Devayana (Path to the Realm of Brahma) ==

== देवयानम् || Devayana (Path to the Realm of Brahma) ==