Garuda Purana is one of the Vishnu Purunas. This abridged version of Garuda Purana contains a conversation between Vishnu and his vehicle, Garuda about death, afterlife, sin, life in hell, location of hell, Yama, the Lord of the Underworld, his assistant Chitragupta, description of the City of Yama, the various kinds of punishments meted out to the sinners, how to avoid sin upon earth, expiation of sin, what types of funeral rites should be performed for the departed and what happens when they a