How Soul rebirth in this mortal World || spiritual beliefs ||: Garuda purana

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1) Birth of people who have done good- Garuda purana good deeds:

2) Describe about worlds, maharloka, mountains.

The Garuda Purana is one of 18 Mahāpurāṇ of texts in Hinduism. It is a part of Vaishnavism literature corpus,primarily centering around Hindu god Vishnu.

It is in the form of a dialog between Vishnu and Garuda, the King of Birds.Garuda Purana are used by some Hindus as funeral liturgy. Indeed, some consider it unlucky to read Garuda purana except during funerals.Since this was written by Veda Vyasa Maharshi during the medieval era, the four-square city of Yama, the God of Death, is reminiscent of the heavenly city in Revelation. 

Birth of people who have done good- Garuda purana good deeds

After menstruation the women should be avoided for four days. Their face should not be seen during that time, lest sin should arise in the body. 

Having bathed, and washed her clothes, a woman becomes pure on the fourth day.During the seven days the embryo continues impure. Here the sons gradually enter during the eighth day. Sons are born on even nights, daughters on odd.

Garuda purana says Sixteen nights are declared to be common for women. On the fourteenth night the seed remains there certainly.Then is produced the righteous son, a store of auspicious qualities. According to the thoughts in his mind at the time of union will be the nature of the one who enters the womb.At the time of his birth Brāhmiṇs receive much wealth.

In his youth he is divinely handsome, wealthy and benevolent, arising as the result of great merit, austerities, and pilgrimages to sacred waters, formerly done.

Earth, water, fire, air and ether--these are called the stable elements. 

This body is made up of the five elements: Skin, bones, nerves, hair and flesh,--these are the five attributes of earth.

Saliva, urine, sperm, marrow, and blood, the fifth,--are said to be the five attributes of water.

Hunger, thirst, sloth, sleep and sexual desire--are called the five attributes of fire.

Bending, running, jumping, stretching and moving,--these are declared the five attributes of air.

Speech, thought, vacuity, delusion and mental instability--the five attributes of ether.

Mind, reason, individualisation, analysis--these four are called the Internal Means, and have the flavour of past karma. Ears, skin, eyes, tongue and nose are the sense organs. The organs of speech, hands, feet, the organs of generation and of excretion are the organs of action.

Ears, eyes, nostrils, tongue, teeth, navel, nails, anus, generative organs, head, trunk, hair--are called unclean places.

The seven worlds 

Below the feet is called Atala; above the feet, Vitala; at the knees know it as Sutala; at the thighs Mahātala; At the hips, Talātala; at the secret part Rasātala; at the loins Pātāla; these are declared to be the seven worlds.

Maharloka

Bhūloka, at the middle of the navel; above it the Bhuvarloka; in the heart, Svarloka; at the throat it should be known as Maharloka.

Fourteen worlds:

Janaloka, in the region of the mouth; Tapolaka, at the forehead; Satyaloka in the Brahmarandhra--these are the fourteen worlds.

The seven great mountains

Meru is situated in the triangle; Mandara is in the inverted triangle; Kailāśa is in the right triangle; Himāchala, in the left triangle.

Niṣada is in the upper lines Gandhamādana in the lines on the right; Ramaṇa in the lines on the left;--the seven great mountains.