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l'o the excellent scholar named Métarya who had a doubt about the existence of para-bhava (next--birth after death), the Lord said :--Why do you not consider the correct ineaning of the Vedic statement? You have a doubt whether para-loka (next-birth after death) exists or not Your doubt is the outcome of contradictory Védic statements.
The following is the Védic statement :--
विज्ञानघन एवैतेभ्यो भूतेभ्यः समुत्थाय तान्येवाऽनु विनश्यति, न प्रेत्यसंज्ञाऽस्ति ।
Visnāna ghana évastébhyo bhutébhyan samutthāya tānyévānu vinaśyati, na prétya sanjnä asti.
Being led by the above-panied Védic statement, you are under the impression that para-loka (next-birth after death ) does not exist This is the way in which you have been interpreting this Védic statement --[faarata ca Vijnāna ghana éva] the assemblage of knowledge [ पतेभ्यो भूतेभ्यः समुत्थाय étebhyo bhttébhyaḥ samutthaya ) coming out of the five elements-Earth, Water etc. (apdansa faqeyfa tänyévā'nu vinaśyati ] disappears into the same elements [a rtfarfea na prétya saninā asti j and hence, there is no trace of another life That is to say--Caitanya (life) is produced out of the five elements viz Earth, Water etc, and with the disintegration of the elements, the life also disappears into them like bubbles of water which burst and disappear into water. Thus, you believe, that life is the nature of the elements, and the elements being destroyed, the life is lost and returning to another birth is out of question.
But on the other hand, it is said "fadflat staat gara"! Svarga-kāmo Agnihotram juhuyāt-The person aspiring to attain svarga (heavens) should perform the sacrifice called Agnihotra--
Also,
" नारको नै एष जायते याशूद्राममभाति ।"
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