Abstract
Everything in the physical creation, including the human body, is composed of the five great natural elements called ‘Panchabhutas’. These elements have originated in a particular order of ‘akāsh’ (ether) to the last element ‘prithivi’ (earth) and the birth as a human being, which is exceedingly rare, is thus born on earth with its matching fundamental frequency of the earth. As the existing literature is quite unclear regarding the human birth, death and beyond, it is attempted to show a plausible way connecting the dots of the process of birth, death, rebirth and liberation based on vibrations of frequency of mind, word, and deed. The final moments of death, step by step, where these pancha- bhutas are dissolved, in the reverse order of their formation, following the chakra system (wheels of energy) of Kundalini in a human being, similar to DNA, withdrawing the soul from the base (mulādhāra) upwards. Subtle bodies (sookshma sarira) and soul have infinite possibilities for their onward journey at the moment of death go to the dimension that corresponds to how one lived one’s life on Earth. The subtle body finds its dimension and level of frequency according to merits of purity of the subtle body derived by one’s life’s activities rise to higher lokas for enjoying the fruits of good actions or attain liberation or to be reborn. An enlightened soul attains liberation from bondage as in the case of Swāmi Vivekānanda, and also has the freedom to be born again or not.
Highlights
Vishnu Purāna states that there is a total of 8,400,000 species classified as 200,000 species of non-mobile plants; 900,000 species of aquatic creatures; 900,000 species of amphibian and reptiles, 1,000,000 species of birds, etc.; 3,000,000 species of other creatures such as animals, etc.; 400,000 species of anthropoids (Vānaras), after which the human species (Manushya) of 200,000 varieties come into being, and Man engages in purposeful activity to attain perfection [1].दुल भं मानुषं ज प्राथ यते ित्रदशैरिप durlabhaṁ mānuṣhaṁ janma prārthayate tridaśhairapi--- (Nārad Purāṇ(v28) [2]Human Beings’ Birth, Death and BeyondMeaning: “The human form is exceedingly rare
One of the two paths lead to liberation (Devayāna) and the other leads to rebirth (Pitrayāna)
One of the two paths lead to liberation (Devayāna) of those who know the Supreme Brahman, and who depart from this world and those who perform meritorious deeds enjoy the fruits of their actions and return to earth to be reborn (Pitrayāna) [13]
Summary
Vishnu Purāna states that there is a total of 8,400,000 species classified as 200,000 species of non-mobile plants; 900,000 species of aquatic creatures; 900,000 species of amphibian and reptiles, 1,000,000 species of birds, etc.; 3,000,000 species of other creatures such as animals, etc.; 400,000 species of anthropoids (Vānaras), after which the human species (Manushya) of 200,000 varieties come into being, and Man engages in purposeful activity to attain perfection [1]. We should aim for God-realization by engaging in devotion to the Supreme Lord It fascinates one and all and curious to know what happens at the moment of death? It is said that from the heavenly bodies we get ether, and from ether we get air, from these two we get fire, from these three we get water, and from these four we get earth These are said to be the five elements which are found in every living being though, it may be, in different proportions [4]. Ayurveda identifies three basic types of energy or functional principles that are present in everyone and everything They are Vāta, pitta and kapha which are combinations and permutations of these five elements that manifest as patterns present in all creation.
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