HUMAN BEINGS’ BIRTH, DEATH AND BEYOND

Everything in the physical creation, including the human body, is composed of the five great natural elements called ‘Panchabhutas’. These elements have originated in a particular order of ‘akāsh’ (ether) to the last element ‘prithivi’ (earth) and the birth as a human being, which is exceedingly rare, is thus born on earth with its matching fundamental frequency of the earth. As the existing literature is quite unclear regarding the human birth, death and beyond, it is attempted to show a plausible way connecting the dots of the process of birth, death, rebirth and liberation based on vibrations of frequency of mind, word, and deed. The final moments of death, step by step, where these pancha- bhutas are dissolved, in the reverse order of their formation, following the chakra system (wheels of energy) of Kundalini in a human being, similar to DNA, withdrawing the soul from the base (mulādhāra) upwards.  Subtle bodies (sookshma sarira) and soul have infinite possibilities for their onward journey at the moment of death go to the dimension that corresponds to how one lived one’s life on Earth. The subtle body finds its dimension and level of frequency according to merits of purity of the subtle body derived by one’s life’s activities rise to higher lokas for enjoying the fruits of good actions or attain liberation or to be reborn. An enlightened soul attains liberation from bondage as in the case of Swāmi Vivekānanda, and also has the freedom to be born again or not.


INTRODUCTION
Vishnu Purāna states that there is a total of 8,400,000 species classified as 200,000 species of non-mobile plants; 900,000 species of aquatic creatures; 900,000 species of amphibian and reptiles, 1,000,000 species of birds, etc.; 3,000,000 species of other creatures such as animals, etc.; 400,000 species of anthropoids (Vānaras), after which the human species (Manushya) of 200,000 varieties come into being, and Man then engages in purposeful activity to attain perfection [1].

THE THREE KINDS OF KARMA
Karma is of three kinds, viz., Sanchita (accumulated works), Prarabdha (fructifying works) and Kriyamana or Agami (current works). Sanchita is all the accumulated Karmas of the past. Part of it is seen in the character of man, in his tendencies and aptitudes, capacities, inclinations and desires, etc. Tendencies come from this. Prarabdha is that portion of the past Karma which is responsible for the present body. That portion of the Sanchita Karma which influences human life in the present incarnation is called Prarabdha. It is one's destiny to be worked out in this life which results from the actions performed and desires craved in the past lives. It is ripe for reaping. It cannot be avoided or changed. It is only exhausted by being experienced. You pay your past debts. Prarabdha Karma is that which has begun and is actually bearing fruit. It is selected out of the mass of the Sanchita Karma. Kriyamana is that Karma which is now being made for the future. It is also called Agami or Vartamana.
In Vedantic literature, there is a beautiful analogy. The bowman has already sent an arrow and it has left his hands. He cannot recall it. He is about to shoot another arrow. The bundle of arrows in the quiver on his back is the Sanchita; the arrow he has shot is Prarabdha; and the arrow which he is about to shoot from his bow is Agami. Of these, he has perfect control over the Sanchita and the Agami, but he must surely work out his Prarabdha. The past which has begun to take effect he has to experience.

TWO PATHS OF JOURNEY OF THE SUBTLE BODY AND THE SOUL (PITRAYĀNA AND DEVAYĀNA)
There are two paths for the journey of the subtle body and the soul. One of which leads to liberation and the other leads to rebirth. Liberation lies in transcending the three gunas, i.e., three modes of material nature. Those who know the Supreme Brahman, and who depart from this world, during the six months of the sun's northern course, the bright fortnight of the moon, and the bright part of the day, attain the supreme destination. The practitioners of Vedic rituals, who pass away during the six months of the sun's southern course, the dark fortnight of the moon, the time of smoke, the night, attain the celestial abodes. After enjoying celestial pleasures, they again return to the earth. These two, bright and dark paths, always exist in this world. The way of light leads to liberation and the way of darkness leads to rebirth [6].
One of the two paths lead to liberation (Devayāna) and the other leads to rebirth (Pitrayāna). Those who know the Supreme Brahman, and who depart from this world, during the six months of the sun's northern course, the bright fortnight of the moon, and the bright part of the day, attain the supreme destination. The practitioners of Vedic rituals, who pass away during the six months of the sun's southern course, the dark fortnight of the moon, the time of smoke, the night, attain the celestial abodes. After enjoying celestial pleasures, they again return to the earth. These two, bright and dark paths, always exist in this world. The way of light leads to liberation and the way of darkness leads to rebirth.
It is tradition among Indians that those who perform meritorious deeds while living on the Earth go to Heaven. One who is promoted to those higher planetary systems enjoys a longer duration of life and better facilities for sense enjoyment, yet one is not allowed to stay there forever. One is again sent back to this earthly planet upon finishing the resultant fruits of pious activities and reborn. It has also been witnessed that at the departure of great souls, a bright star is seen shooting up towards the heavens.

THE FOURTEEN LOKAS OR MULTIVERSE
There exist fourteen lower lokas, seven below and seven upper lokas including the earth in the celestial sphere ( Figure 1). The Earth resonates at a frequency of 7.83 Hz. Birth as a human being is unique in that all human beings resonate fundamentally with the earth's frequency whereas all other species living on earth resonate harmonically. The frequency of other lokas vary with their respective heights from the earth and one day in each loka varies several earth years with their position above the earth. The subtle body and the soul pick up all the meritorious actions or deeds performed by the individual during his life with the rise in their frequency level accordingly [8] (Figure 1).

METEORITES
Varāhamihira, Indian Astrologer and Astronomer par excellence of the 5th century, states that the meteorites are nothing but the forms of those who fall down to be reborn after having enjoyed the fruits of their meritorious deeds in Heaven. They are divided into five categories viz. Ignescent Balls, Meteors, Thunder-bolts, Lightning and Shooting Stars (Comets). The same can be found fortified in Bhagavat Gita.

HUMAN DNA AND KUNDALINI
Both Human DNA and Kundalini have a similar structure. Kundalini is a Sanskrit word meaning either "coiled up" or "coiling like a snake." The coiled snake stands for the helical form of the DNA There are 7 Chakras or the seven wheels of energy in the astral body. Six of them are found along the spine, and the seventh is located at the crown of the head. They represent colours of the light spectrum (VIBGYOR) (Figures 2 and 3) [11].

Figures 2 and 3:
Kundalini is akin to DNA; 7 Chakras of Kundalani with VIBGYOR colours of Electromagnetic Spectrum

PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION AND HUMAN DNA
Chakras are powerful energy centres in the body. Although they are invisible to the eye, these wheels of spiritual energy balance the body and spirit. The Chakras store dynamic energy known to the Yogis in India as Kundalini. The three lower Chakras correlate to basic primary needs, those of survival, procreation, and will. The four higher Chakras correlate to the psychological make-up and represent higher spiritual qualities such as love, compassion, and understanding. The Chakras store dynamic energy known to the Yogis in India as Kundalini. The colours (VIBGYOR) of the three lower Chakras are Red, Orange, and Yellow; and the four upper Chakras are Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet, respectively. Six of them are found along the spine, and the seventh is located at the crown of the head. One who raises the Kundalini to the crown of the head through meditation attains liberation, says Yoga Sāstra. The crown Chakra is of violet colour. The colours of chakras are akin to the electromagnetic spectrum.
The wavelength of a sinusoidal waveform traveling at constant speed "v" is given by v = ƛƒ. Raising the Kundalini to the crown of the head "Sahasrāra" Chakra of violet colour tunes the body and mind to the highest level of frequency and shortest wavelength, enables to see matter of several times below the subatomic level with a steady state of mind.
When Kundalini rises to the pineal gland (6 th Chakra) and then through "Cerebrum" above the body to "Sahasrāra" Chakra (the seventh Chakra), the individual attains liberation of soul from bondage, that is, Moksha. The sequence of seven Chakras of Kundalini is VIBGYOR, the electromagnetic spectrum. Sahasrāra Chakra is of violet colour.
The wavelength of a sinusoidal waveform traveling at constant speed "v" is given by v = ƛƒ. Raising the Kundalini to the crown of the head "Sahasrāra" Chakra of violet color tunes the body and mind to the highest level of frequency "ƒ" and shortest wavelength "ƛ" enables to see matter of several times below the subatomic level without any lens medium and with a steady state of mind. v = ƛƒ. "v" can reach a maximum value of speed of light and limited to "c" (the velocity of light) in E (energy) = mc 2 and as the frequency increases with the decreasing wavelength results in enormous energy in the enlightened individual when he attains liberation (Figure 4) [12].

Figure 4: Chakra Colours, Electromagnetic Spectrum, DNA and Evolution
Our life experiences shape with the first three elements and together with our DNA, we become defined. The physical body records the vibrations of evil deeds while the subtle body and soul record the meritorious deeds. Perhaps, only 15% of DNA is utilized by almost all of us for the makeup of first three elements, in other words, utilization of the three lower Chakras of Kundalini. As has been stated elsewhere, the dormant force of Kundalini seems to account for 85% of unused DNA. One in a billion is completely made up of the 4 th element -Spiritual which may perhaps be the case of highly enlightened souls plausibly that require total utilization of 100% DNA. DNA can adopt different alternative structures.
As has been said elsewhere herein, the various stages of journey through which the subtle body and the soul experience in case of Pitrayāna and Devayāna are explained in the following two diagrams for brevity (Figures 5 and  6). One of the two paths lead to liberation (Devayāna) of those who know the Supreme Brahman, and who depart from this world and those who perform meritorious deeds enjoy the fruits of their actions and return to earth to be reborn (rebirth) (Pitrayāna) [13]. Meaning: Among thousands of men one perchance struggles for perfection, only one perchance becomes perfect, and even amongst those that are perfect, one perchance knows ME in reality.

SWĀMY VIVEKĀNANDA
It is said that Swāmi Vivekananda was seen intently studying the almanac from a few days prior to his demise. He even pointed the spot for his cremation and told several people that he would not live to be forty. The Swāmi left his mundane body on his own volition in 1902. Vivekananda died at 10 min past 9 pm on July 4, 1902, while meditating. A little blood in the Swāmi's nostrils, his mouth, and in his eyes, was noticed which was due to rupture of the blood vessel in the brain according to doctors. According to his disciples, it was due to the escape of his soul through Brahmarandhra, the aperture in the crown of the head, which must have been pierced when he attained Mahāsamādhi. Thus, the end of Swāmi is unique and came on his own volition [15].

INSIGHTS ON THE END OF LIFE
The raison d'etre of human birth is liberation from bondage. Man appears to be practically a slave to the efforts of his past karma, but he is a free agent with regard to fresh and independent deeds. If these fresh and independent deeds resulting from his free will are in any manner directed to thwart the effects of his past karma, he seems to be doomed to failure. The acuteness of his failure seems to be proportionate to the disparity between the forces of fate and resisting will-power. On the other hand, if the fresh and the independent deeds are directed into neutral fields and neutral periods, the success appears to be proportionate to the force of the will and the effort put forward. While accepting the negative effects in life due to past karma, one must work for a positivity further in life. Negativity is natural whereas positivity requires effort. It is through this free will, with which man responds to fate by deed and thought, that he stores up the good or bad karma for the life to come, in other words, elevates himself to obtain liberation from death or brings himself down from life to life encircling in the endless death-birth cycle. Today's freewill is tomorrow's destiny. While action is always present, the occurrence of reaction depends on the individual's motive and the action itself. It is this view of a harmonious combination of fate and free will that seem to account for the baffling inequities in life, while affording an answer to the perennial subject of Fate Versus Free Will [16].
The chakra system of a human being defines the withdrawing of the soul from the base upwards at the moment of termination of the mundane existence. The First element 'earth' is withdrawn from the Mulādhāra chakra when the element 'Earth' is dissolved and moves upward to the Svādhishthāna chakra, when it is converted into the second element 'water'. The hands and feet of the dying person will suddenly become cold. The water element moves upward to the Manipura chakra when the water element is converted into the third element 'Fire'. Likewise, the third element 'Fire' moves gradually further upward to the two chakra Anahata chakra and Visuddha chakra, where this 'Air' element produces a low gargling sound with the dissolution of the 'Ether' element. Thus, the five natural elements "Panchabhutas" are dissolved leaving the body 'dead' with the exit of the soul through any one of the three vents, namely, mouth, eyes or ears. In the case of saints, it exits through 'Brahmarandhra' the back of the head at the place of the pony tail known as 'sikham' and they attain liberation.
With the death, the "Panchabhutas" dissolve into their respective pools. The physical body perishes on the funeral pyre, the soul together with the subtle body with all the vibrations and reactions of individuals' actions of meritorious nature set sail to a loka that matches with its frequency. The interval between death and rebirth depends on the duration of equivalence of one day in the loka where the subtle body stations equivalent to the number of the earth years ( Figure 8).

CONCLUSION
Life originates in Space according to Veda. Even souls evolve and finally obtain liberation. NASA found that life building blocks of DNA are available as ready-made kits in space and delivered to the Earth by meteorites. European Planetary Science Congress suggested that the microorganisms from the distant planets might have been the sprouts of life on this planet. The building blocks of life remained intact despite the tremendous shock wave and other violent conditions after collision. Astronomy states that interplanetary transportation of meteorites is equally true. This corroborates with the Vedas, Vedānga, Bhagavat Gita, and Hindu Mythology. Young Dhruva, the legend, became a star known as "Polaris." The raison d'etre of human birth is liberation from bondage. Man appears to be practically a slave to the efforts of his past karma, but he is a free agent with regard to fresh and independent deeds. If these fresh and independent deeds resulting from his free will are in any manner directed to thwart the effects of his past karma, he seems to be doomed to failure. The acuteness of his failure seems to be proportionate to the disparity between the forces of fate and resisting will-power. On the other hand, if the fresh and the independent deeds are directed into neutral fields and neutral periods, the success appears to be proportionate to the force of the will and the effort put forward. It is through this free will, with which man responds to fate by deed and thought, that he stores up the good or bad karma for the life to come, in other words, elevates himself to obtain liberation from death or brings himself down from life to life encircling in the endless death-birth cycle. Today's freewill is tomorrow's destiny. While action is always present, the occurrence of reaction depends on the individual's motive and the action itself. It is this view of a harmonious combination of fate and free will that seems to account for the baffling inequities in life, while affording an answer to the perennial subject of Fate Versus Free Will [17].
The chakra system of a human being defines the withdrawing of the soul from the base upwards at the moment of termination of the mundane existence. The First element 'earth' is withdrawn from the Mulādhāra chakra when the element 'Earth' is dissolved and moves upward to the Svādhishthāna chakra, when it is converted into the second element 'water'. The hands and feet of the dying person will suddenly become cold. The water element moves upward to the Manipura chakra when the water element is converted into the third element 'Fire'. Likewise, the third element 'Fire' moves gradually further upward to the two chakra Anahata chakra and Visuddha chakra, where this 'Air' element produces a low gargling sound with the dissolution of the 'Ether' element. Thus, the five natural elements "Panchabhutas" are dissolved leaving the body 'dead' with the exit of the soul through any one of the three vents, namely, mouth, eyes or ears. In the case of saints, it exits through 'Brahmarandhra' the back of the head at the place of the pony tail known as 'sikham' and they attain liberation.
"A Saint has a Past and a Sinner has a Future" With the death, the "Panchabhutas" dissolve into their respective pools. The five elements of body plausibly record all vibrations set by his evil actions and the physical body perishes on the funeral pyre, the soul together with the subtle body with all the vibrations of meritorious actions and reactions of individuals' set sail to a loka of a particular height that matches with its frequency. The interval between death and rebirth depends on the duration of equivalence of one day in the loka where the subtle body stations equivalent to the number of the earth years based on the height of the loka above the Earth.

SOURCES OF FUNDING
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I profusely thank my son, Prof. Y. V. Ramana Rao, M. Tech., Ph. D., Department of Electronics and Communication, Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India, for his critical comments in improving this research paper.