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expression "dead body is reduced to the subtle elements", they will perhaps, have no objection. In fact it proves that the pature and behaviour of the subtle elements are so mysterious that they can't be explained in a very easy way and legitimately, they can neither be affirmed nor denied but investigated with full seriousness.
The concept of rebirth is closely linked up with the concept of law of karma and the chārvāk system criticises the theory of karma propounded by the orthodox system of Indian philosophy. For the chārvāk, there is nothing like fruits of action (Karm-phal), and the mysterious universal agency called “Adrista", "Daiva”, “Fate" and also merits and demerits (Dharma-Adharma) acquired in the prevous life. Here question is-how the diversity of the phenomenal world can be explained ? The followers of Bribaspati explain the diversity with the help of swabhavavād or the principle of spontaneous generation of things according to their respective natures.
It we go deep in to the arguments for the denial of law of karma by the chårvåk, we find that the main ground for its denial is supposed to be grounded on the monistic concept of soul and creator, sustainer and destroyer God, Their arguments are-if according to the vedas only one soul reaps the fruits of actions performed by all human beings, it will make no difference in the lot of the soul if one commits good or bad actions, it will be a drop in the ocean and actually bring no difference.
Explicitly here, the karma has been denied in protest of the one and the supreme soul who is supposed to be the reservoir of all karmas. In stead of the one, if we admit the plurality of souls, denial would aot take place and hence, the continuity of life on the basis of karma will not be rejected. The chārvak indirectly admit the law of karma in the case of bodies and souls, when they hold man's own actions responsible for his pleasure and pain. Refuting transcendental God, they argue that human being suffers due to its own action and not due to God. And
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