Shall we put some light on after-death rituals, where it is said in our Vedas?

Shall we put some light on after-death rituals, where it is said in our Vedas? Anyone with more information, please continue the topic. I think we need more clarity in understanding our own treasures. Our traditional rituals has been at least two-fold. One with elaborate symbolisms which is tailored for a specific purpose. Though we may have forgotten our purpose of such rituals, the symbolism has continued and stayed. Any reasons for this?

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  1. GopalaKrishna pvDecember 15, 2012 at 10:03 PM

    here is site which gives us lot good books . ,on all suject matters...hope this lead us to some good place. why dont you try ad let me know ....http://archive.org/search.php?query=Sanskrit

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  2. Narayana RaoDecember 15, 2012 at 11:41 PM

    Shukla Yajurveda Chapter 39 has some content on it.

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