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[[देवयान मार्ग|देवयान || Devayana]] (Path to the Realm of Gods) and [[पित्रयान मार्ग|पित्रयान || Pitrayana]] (Path to the Realm of Ancestors) is the journey to the higher realms. This can be explained with reference to the [[छान्दोग्य उपनिषद् |Chandogya Upanishad]] of the [[सामवेद| Sama Veda]] (5-3), where [[श्वेतकेतु|Shwetaketu]], once came to the assembly of Panchalas, whose reigning monarch was [[प्रावहन  जैवली|Pravahana Jaivali]].   

[[देवयान मार्ग|देवयान || Devayana]] (Path to the Realm of Gods) and [[पित्रयान मार्ग|पित्रयान || Pitrayana]] (Path to the Realm of Ancestors) is the journey to the higher realms. This can be explained with reference to the [[छान्दोग्य उपनिषद् |Chandogya Upanishad]] of the [[सामवेद| Sama Veda]] (5-3), where [[श्वेतकेतु|Shwetaketu]], once came to the assembly of Panchalas, whose reigning monarch was [[प्रावहन  जैवली|Pravahana Jaivali]].   

== Introduction ==

== परिचय || Introduction ==

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 || 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.  

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 || 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.  

No other faith has such extensive and ancient system of rituals and deeds for their ancestors as described in Sanatana Dharma.  In the present day, festivals like Halloween, Day of the Dead, Wag festival, Bon Festival, Ayamarca, Ghost Festival are celebrated, characteristic of each religion or country, as an event to remember and honour the departed souls.   

No other faith has such extensive and ancient system of rituals and deeds for their ancestors as described in Sanatana Dharma.  In the present day, festivals like Halloween, Day of the Dead, Wag festival, Bon Festival, Ayamarca, Ghost Festival are celebrated, characteristic of each religion or country, as an event to remember and honour the departed souls.   

== References ==

== References ==