Note 59 — Chapter V · WORSHIP OF THE MALEVOLENT DEAD.
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Some people believe that the departing soul assumes a form like a thumb, and remains in that state until relieved by the performance of shrāddha by his heirs. It then enters the other world to enjoy the fruits of its good actions. The Yamapuri or the city of the god of death is 8,6´0 Yōjans—a Yōjan being equal to four miles—to the south of the earth. The lord of this place is Dharmarāja. Yama is his servant, whose duty is to carry the soul from one place to another.59