Soon after death you are sure to be taken before Yama at his behest. For acquiring happiness in the next world, try to acquire virtue by the practice of difficult and austere vows.
पुरा मृत: प्रणीयते यमस्य राजशासनात्। त्वमन्तकाय दारुणैः प्रयत्नमार्जवे कुरु॥