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== परिचयः || Introduction ==

== परिचयः || Introduction ==

[[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)|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>

[[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)|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">Mani, V. (1975). ''[https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft Puranic encyclopaedia : A comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature.]'' Delhi:Motilal Banasidass. (Page 613 and 614)</ref>

This can be explained with reference to the [[Chaandogya Upanishad (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.   

This can be explained with reference to the [[Chaandogya Upanishad (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.