In English
King , who gave his life for truth, became a guard at the burial ground. He saw the body of a wealthy man being brought in a big decorated carriage to the cremation ground. They put the body on the pyre, lit the fire, and went away. The only person left was . He watched it for a while. While the body was burning, when the fire touched the , the body started rising up. To prevent this happening, usually a heavy wooden piece is put on the stomach. When life in the evaporates and leaves the body, the body again falls back. began musing on the rising and sinking back of the body. He wondered whether the corpse got up to see if any of his beloved relatives are around and seeing that no one was there, slept again.