The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c34.s2.52.5

v2.c34.s2.52.5

but return a month later to our house to eat the offering, with wealth in offspring, in heroes.'⁴ The shaking out of the garment of the offerer is another proof of the anxiety to be rid of the ghostly guests.⁵ But it must not for a moment be supposed that the belief in the presence of the spirits on earth on such occasions was incompatible with the belief in their dwelling in the sky: the two beliefs are inextricably confused in the human mind at the present day, and have been so confused for centuries, probably for thousands of years.