Pitryana
पितृयाण pitṛyāṇa'The path of the ancestors,' the afterlife road in the Panchagni Vidya for those who lived good but worldly lives of rites and works. It leads through smoke, night, and the moon, where the soul dwells for a time before descending again into a new birth.
Where this term appears
- What happens after death in Hinduism? Essentials
The second is the pitryana , the "path of the ancestors." Those who have lived good but worldly lives, performing rites and works and charity, travel this road through smoke, night, the waning moon, and the moo…
- The vehicle Treatise
And there is the pitryana , the path of the ancestors, also called the path of smoke: the way of those who have lived by works and merit, leading through smoke, night, the dark fortnight, the southward course o…