For a yogi there are only 15 samskAras. Not 16. There are no final rites for a yogi. The body is dropped and the five elements merge into their sources, the prANa merges with HiraNyagarbha and the mind merges with Mahat.
Note: Usually the gRhya sUtras list 16 samskAras beginning with garbhadhAnam (conception) and ending with antyeshti (funeral rites).
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