Vedic Mythology c9.s3.2

c9.s3.2

In heaven the deceased enter upon a delectable life (10, 14⁸. 15¹⁴. 162·⁵), in which all desires are fulfilled (9, 113⁹·¹¹), and which is passed among the gods (10, 14¹⁴), particularly in the presence of the two kings Yama and Varuṇa (10, 14⁷). There they unswervingly overcome old age (10, 27²¹). Uniting with a glorious body they are dear and welcome to the gods (10, 14⁸. 16⁵. 56¹). There they see father, mother, and sons (AV. 6, 120³), and unite with wives and children (AV. 12, 3¹⁷). The life is free from imperfections and bodily frailties (10, 14⁸; AV. 6, 120³). Sickness is left behind and limbs are not lame or crooked (AV. 3, 28⁵). It is often said in the AV. and ŚB. that the deceased are in that world complete in body and limbs¹.