Garun Purana
Garuda Purana: Today veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra has passed away. There has been a wave of mourning across the country due to his demise, but it has been said in the religious scriptures and Garun Purana that death happens only to the body. After death, the soul starts its next journey i.e. to Yamalok. It is mentioned in Garun Purana itself that after how many days the soul starts its journey to Yamalok after death and funeral, so let us know about it in detail.
Garun Purana tells about the behavior of the soul after death. According to Garuda Purana, after the soul leaves the body, two Yamdoots come to take it. According to the deeds that a person does in his life, Yamdoots take away his soul. If the person dying is a gentleman and has done good deeds in his life, then his life passes away very comfortably.
After 13 days the soul starts its journey to Yamalok.
Whereas the soul of a wicked person suffers pain. After death the soul goes with the Yamadoots only for 24 hours. During these 24 hours the soul is shown its sins and virtues. After this the soul is left in the same house where it left the body. After this the soul remains in the same house for 13 days. There, rituals are performed for the peace of the soul that has left the body. Then after 13 days the soul starts its journey to Yamalok.
The soul does not take another body as soon as it leaves the body.
When the soul leaves its body, it does not immediately assume another body. In the first 9 days, a subtle body is created for the soul by the Pind Daan performed by the family. The soul gets the power to travel from the body of the 10th day. From the bodies of the 11th and 12th day, flesh and skin are formed on the subtle body. By offering Pind Daan on the 13th day (Terhavi Sanskar), the soul gets the necessary strength to complete its journey to Yamalok.
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