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Vol. XXVI, 2003
SPACE - TRAVEL OF THE SOUL
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(B)
Southern Path
Earth
- Moon
Gündharva mrtyu Lokāloka-(four joints( (Parsva)
(C)
(1) Nārakıya yātana-yāmya mārga (2) Yama to Moon-Punyamārga-Saumya
Candra-surya-vidyā Pradhma
Sun-Brahma through Varuna (Vidyā Pradhan) (5) Earth to Prthvi Gandhrva (marga)
The above given figure clarifies the airial travel of the soul after departure from the earth.
On earth Bhūtmā is vāisvanara residing in sthūladeha. In pitrloka he be comes s'raddhānmaya fully covered with the sheet dependant on śrat the most minute atomic form of water in which soma is predominent one. This is called mahat. Only on account of this the soul is known as mahān Atamā. In this state the soul enjoys association with pit ́s and happiness, the result of good deads. This pitr heaven is fully pervaded with moonlight. This region is divided in three(i) Udānvalli, the begining watery portion. (2) Pradyumn the delightful middle path and (3) pilumati the best one. Which is like a forest.
The soul after departure from the earth and led by some element reach here. As moon affects the mind the soul quickly reaches here. He stays here and enjoys the result of the good deeds. On expiry of them he moves to the earth. But due the result of the bad deeds he is forced to go to the hell to suffer unhappiness.
Soul assume the form of vijñanātmā as soon as the saumya body is left behind on expiry of the soma element, his travel starts on the path of Devaloka. Here he is pervaded with the solar element. This is his causal body i.e. Kāraṇadeha. On account of the solar power the travels to the solar region through Indra and Varuna and Apodaka regions. The soul becomes Prājña, capable to move on the Brahma path after solar region. Now he is free from transmigration. This is paramagati. This whole path is the path of susuamnā. So when the soul departs through susumnā nādī of the body he moves on this path. But the soul leaves the body through upper part of the body above navel and can move upwards but he
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