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उपाधिः ॥ Upadhi means attributes or adjuncts associated with the carnal body. The Puranic Encyclopedia gives a detailed account of Upadhis according to छान्दोग्य-उपनिषद् ॥Chandogya-Upanishad, श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषद् ॥ Shvetasvara Upanishad, भगवद्गीता ॥ Bhagavadgita and भागवतम् ॥ Bhagavatam<ref>[https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft Puranic Encyclopedia] (Pages 613 and 614)</ref>. By Upadhis are meant the following four things.

उपाधिः ॥ Upadhi means attributes or adjuncts associated with the carnal body. The Puranic Encyclopedia gives a detailed account of Upadhis according to [[Chaandogya Upanishad (छान्दोग्य उपनिषद्)|छान्दोग्य-उपनिषद् ॥Chandogya-Upanishad]], श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषद् ॥ Shvetasvara Upanishad, भगवद्गीता ॥ Bhagavadgita and भागवतम् ॥ Bhagavatam<ref>[https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft Puranic Encyclopedia] (Pages 613 and 614)</ref>. By Upadhis are meant the following four things.

# Mind and senses

# Mind and senses

# The Five Pranas namely प्राणः ॥ Prana, अपानः ॥ Apana, उदानः ॥ Udana, व्यानः ॥ Vyana, समानः ॥ Samana

# The Five Pranas namely प्राणः ॥ Prana, अपानः ॥ Apana, उदानः ॥ Udana, व्यानः ॥ Vyana, समानः ॥ Samana

Life is sustained by the life breath called Udana that guides the soul out of the body. Sukshmasharira gives heat to the body while there is life and that is the reason why when the soul leaves the body with the upadhis, the mortal body becomes cold.

Life is sustained by the life breath called Udana that guides the soul out of the body. Sukshmasharira gives heat to the body while there is life and that is the reason why when the soul leaves the body with the upadhis, the mortal body becomes cold.

[[Mrityu (मृत्युः)|मृत्युः ॥ Mrityu]] (Death) of the mortal body is when the [[Jivatma (जीवात्मन्)|जीवात्मन् ॥ Jivatma]] (soul) of an individual leaves the gross body with all its above 4 upadhis.  All these four things follow the soul even after the death of the body. After leaving the body with the upadhis, the soul becomes active again and its ascent to higher realms depends on the Karma or actions while present in the body (during life). The spiritual actions of the individual are classified as,  

[[Mrityu (मृत्युः)|मृत्युः ॥ Mrityu]] (Death) of the mortal body is when the [[Jivatma (जीवात्मन्)|जीवात्मन् ॥ Jivatma]] (soul) of an individual leaves the gross body with all its above 4 upadhis.  All these four things follow the soul even after the death of the body. After leaving the body with the upadhis, the soul becomes active again and its ascent to higher realms depends on the Karma or actions while present in the body (during life). The adhyatmik actions of the individual are classified as,  

* अपरब्रह्मोपासना ॥ Aparabrahmopasana : He who has done all his deeds according to scriptural injunctions is said to be one who has done उपासना ॥ upasana of अपरब्रह्मन् ॥ aparabrahma. When such an individual dies, his soul with all the upadhis attains चन्द्रलोकः ॥ Chandraloka and by the path of [[Devayana Marga and Pitruyana Marga (देवयानमार्गः पितृयानमार्गः च।)|पितृयानम् ॥ Pitruyana.]]

* अपरब्रह्मोपासना ॥ Aparabrahmopasana : He who has done all his deeds according to scriptural injunctions is said to be one who has done उपासना ॥ upasana of अपरब्रह्मन् ॥ aparabrahma. When such an individual dies, his soul with all the upadhis attains चन्द्रलोकः ॥ Chandraloka and by the path of [[Devayana Marga and Pitruyana Marga (देवयानमार्गः पितृयानमार्गः च।)|पितृयानम् ॥ Pitruyana.]]

== References ==

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