Life After Death

What happens to a person after the body dies? The Purāṇas and the Mahābhārata answer this in detail. They describe how karma (the results of one’s actions) shapes what comes next, the path the jīva (the living self) travels after death, the worlds of svarga (the higher, pleasant worlds) and naraka (the worlds of suffering), and mokṣa (final freedom from the cycle of birth and death). Each of these teachings is explained in turn.