Consider the following statements regarding the early development of eschatological doctrines (theories of afterlife) formalized inside the major Upanishads:
1. The Devayana denotes the path of the gods leading to absolute spiritual liberation and non-return to the material world.
2. The Pitryana represents the path of the fathers leading to the lunar sphere, from which the soul eventually returns to earth after exhausting its accumulated karma.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. The Chandogya Upanishad and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad map these two cosmic paths to explain the mechanics of karma and transmigration. Devayana is the path of pure knowledge and meditation, leading to final liberation or Moksha. Pitryana is the path of ritual action and social charity, cycling the soul back into bodily rebirth cycles.

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