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elements. Nothing is destroyed in the world. It
only undergoes transformation." Giving up the
body is death and entry of the soul into the
new body is rebirth. The death is like sleep.
After the sleep, the man feels refreshed and
rejuvenated. Similarly, when the body is
weakened and exhausted and is no longer a
functional entity, then the soul abandons it
and enters into a new one. As a snake
changes its slough, so does the soul changes
the old body. The death is the gateway to the
next life. We shall get the new one, after we
have given up the old one. Hindi expression,
'-uri 77i (has departed) conveys that the soul
has left this abode and settled down in the
other.
Lord Krishna says to Arjuna, 'death is
like nectar and a teacher.' The death rather
inspires a man to get rid of unrighteousness,
sins, quarrels and vices. The scene of cleat,-