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EFFECTS OF DESTINY
(1)When the destiny ripens to fruition
Whenever the Destiny (karma) ripens to fruition at the scheduled time, whether in this birth or in the forthcoming birth, they penetrate into the astral bodies namely the Planets and influence the human being by affecting the mind. The Destiny may be good or evil and changeable or non -changeable. Man has to atone for his actions and so undergoes difficulties for sins and reaps benefits for benevolence. Both are separate and cannot be reconciled together. Hindu Religion believes in the principles of "Dharma"(Natural Justice) which always prevail over the evils..
(2)When a man's life on earth ends
When a man's life on earth ends, according to the Hindu Mythology "Garuda Purana",the messengers of God YAMA take the soul of the man in a body created out of air, to the God YAMA.There,all his activities during the tenure of his life on earth will be taken into account and is reconciled.Thereafter,the soul will be sent to the place on earth where he died, within seconds. After the completion of 12 days when the obsequies and other last rites are over, the messengers of God YAMA will take the soul of the man to the YAMA World. During the course of the 12 days when last rites are performed, the soul shall cry and weep by seeing the body in which it lived. Unable to go inside the dead body, the soul will become restless. It accompanies the dead body to the cemetery or burial ground. To whom does the body relate to? is it related to the mother?father?son?to the Master? to the Fire? to the earth? to the man eating animals? When the dead body is destroyed, the soul bursts into tears and becomes uncontrollable. The soul if it had not committed any sins and had done benign acts and charitable acts, becomes happy to get rid of the dead body in which it lived.
(2)Existence of a life after death
The soul now realizes the existence of a life after death and regrets for its evil acts committed during the tenure of life in earth. It desperately craves for a union with its family and relatives. Unable to talk to them, it is suffers lonely. It eats the food given by the son on the 11th day rites performed for the soul and satiates the hunger and thirst.Thereafter,it will be taken to its destination by the messengers of God YAMA.The Sumerians believed that the departed soul of a human being takes the birth of a crow,till once again it took the birth of a human being.
(3)RE- BIRTH
The departed souls of the human beings live in astral planes in the vast atmospheric sphere and are engaged in different kinds of work just as human beings do on earth. The only difference is that they cannot enjoy the happiness of five 'Indriyas' namely seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling and touching. Except that, all the works will be done.
Illustration OF RE-BIRTH:
Salt melts in a glass of water. The crystal form disappears but the characteristic features of the pancha tatwas with which the salt was formed do not disappear.i.e.the outside appearance of the crystal form of salt is lost but the salt has changed into salt water. If the salt water is heated, once again we can get salt in a purer form. So also, the human body is discarded and the soul enters the astral plane and again enters the rebirth as per the dictations of God.
Every creation of God however small it may be, has to fall the path of evolution.i.e.one day or the other, he will have to be born as a man. The departed soul on transmigration to earth by way of rebirth, experiences the effects for the actions performed in previous lives. Living things are pushed on to earth to do certain duties and on completing the same; they are not allowed to stay. Living things themselves cannot choose birth and death. Rebirth is for reaping the fruits of the past actions and not for fulfilling a desire. The fruits of the past actions of a man determine the course of events in a sequence in rebirth, which we call them as fate or Destiny.
(4)PLANETS TAKE THE ROLE OF AGENTS
The Planets execute the work entrusted to them. The Planets do not determine the rewards for the Karmas. The Planets are not the Supreme Authority. The Planets do not have any say on the rewards for the Karmas. The planets do not know the criteria adopted in evaluating the Karmas for the rewards. The Planets virtually take control of the human beings and force them to behave in the ways designed for them in a sequence and as per the schedule of time in compliance with the orders of the Karma, i.e.the Fate or Destiny. The Planets take the role of agents in implementing the work allotted to them.
(5) Life of a Departed Soul as a Ghost
An Hindu epic namely the "Garuda Purana" says the departed Souls which had committed malefic acts,sins which are virulent in nature viz.capturing another's wife, taking another's property willfully,treacherous and traitorous offences.etc; are not settled in the astral planes.These souls do not reach the YAMA world so easily but undergo lot of sufferings.Such a soul continues to roam in the air with its dead body structure till the performance of specific rituals by its heirs in earth for relieving it from the ordeal.
Such a soul thwarts the relationship of its family with that of its relatives in earth.It disturbs his family members and causes damages to them.It prevents or places hurdles in the birth of children, especially male children who become heirs to the family.It causes disastrous results to the family and their relatives.It diverts the mind of family members willing to undergo yatras or fasts in temples to tread on the wrong path.It threatens the family members and the relatives.It prevents the family to enjoy the fruits of past actions and fortunes.It terrifies the family and the relatives with dangerous appearances.It continues all sorts of troubles.
However,it cannot affect those who conduct themselves as per the Principles of Dharma(Charitable),those who are philanthropic, those who perform the rituals for their ancestors regularly, those who conduct yatras to temples and those who undergo fasts in reverence of Gods.
Therefore, sensing the events occurring in the family and the evils effects encountered by the family, specific rituals may be performed to get rid of this problem.Sometimes,such a soul also appears in the dreams of the near and dear ones indicating thereby its predicament situation and its pitiable condition. These types of souls are termed as ghosts in earth.
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