DIVINE INFORMATION PART 2-18 Dear friends, Sri Rajaram Krishnamurthy haspointed out name of sage Nimi’s son is sage Atri andnot sage Athreya. SageAthreya was grandson of sage Nimi. (In part 17) Nimi was the first king of theVideha kingdom of Mithila. Nimi was the grandson of Manu and son of Ikshvaku.It was his dynasty that produced some great kings. I am sorry for including thewrong information about Nimi’s son as sage Athreya. I am thankful to Sri Rajaram for thecorrection.
Sincerely, Gopalakrishnan 17-11-2021 Varaha purana Part 33Posted by: "DILIP KUMARRAVINDRAN" [email protected] prdiliThuDec 23, 2010 4:49 pm (PST) ASHAUCHA AND PINDAKALP 'Ashaucha' means impurity, so it is the period duringwhich the son of the deceased is considered to be impure. The period beginsfrom the day on which the death has occurred and continues for the followingten days. 'Pinda-daan'means offering certain kind of food to the deceased in the belief that it wouldsatiate his soul Lord Varah, while describing about the rituals whichare supposed to be performed during the period of ashaucha and also the ritualsof making pinda daan, told Prithvi- "The observer of shraddh rituals should take hisbath in a river on the third day from the day on which death has occured. Aftertaking his bath, he should offer three 'pindas'(consisting of cereal flour) aswell as three palmfull of water into the river in the name of the deceased. Onthe fourth, fifth,sixth and seventh days, he should make offerings of one pindaand one palmfull of water in the name of the deceased. He should never makeofferings of the Pindas at the same place on the contrary he should selectdiferent spots for this purpose." "On the tenthday he should get his hair tonsured and change his clothes. His relatives (same-gotra) should taketheir bath after applying an ointment prepared from sesame seeds, amla and oilon their bodies. 'EkodishtaShraddh' is performed on the eleventh day. For this ritual to beperformed, the concerned person should first purify himself and then offerPinda to the deceased person as well as other manes. The rituals of Ekodishta Shraddh are same for allthe four castes.The brahmins should be invited and fed on the thirteenth day. While feeding thebrahmins a religious vow (Sankalpa) is taken in the name of the deceasedperson." For the purpose of offering 'pinda', an 'altar'should be made at river-bank or any other suitable place. The rituals can beperformed either facing south or east. Offering 64 (Pindas) is considered to be ideal. Pinda daan can also be made under a peepal tree butthe place should be well protected from the reach ofanimals like dogs, cock, pigs, etc. It is believed that if these animals visit the place where'Pinda daan' is being made then it becomes difficult for the soul to attainliberation. The rituals of Pinda daan should be performed at apure place otherwise there is a fear of soul going to hell. The name and thegotra of the deceased person should be pronounced while performing the rituals.After the rituals are complete all the assembled persons may sit down to havetheir meal." Donating thingslike an umbrella, clothes, cereals, ornaments to the brahmins are believed tobe auspicious. My note- So otherthan auspicious not related to pithru’s movement to Yama loka THE FLAWEDSHRADDH AND ITS PREVENTION Prithwi requested Lord Varaha to describe about the mistakes committed during shraddhrituals and how they could be prevented Lord Varah replied---It is a grave sin to partake of ameal meant for the soul of the deceased person. Anybody who has committed thissin should atone for his sin by observing a fast for full day and a night. Healso has to perform many other rituals like taking bath in a river flowingeastward, performing tarpan, making offerings of sesame seeds into the fire,Shanti path, Mangal path etc. Partaking of 'Pancha-gavya' (a mixture of cow'smilk, cow's urine,cow-dung, curd and clarified butter) or 'Madhupark' is alsobelieved to purify such a person." "Similarly,showing disrespect to the invited brahmins is also considered to be a gravesin. Donating articles to unworthy brahmins is alsoconsidered to be an inappropriate act. The performer of Shraddh should refrainfrom all these acts." PREPARATION OF'MADHUPARK' While describing the method of preparing Madhupark, LordVaraha told Prithvi--"Madhupark " manifested from the right half ofmy body at the time when the process of creation began. This is the reason whyit is so pure. Anybody whomakes offering of Madhupark in the course of my worship, attains to my abode. For thepreparation of Madhupark honey, curd and ghee are mixed in equal proportion.While preparing it sacred mantras in my praise should be constantly chanted.Giving some Madhupark to a dying man liberates his soul." Varaha Purana part 34Posted by: "DILIP KUMARRAVINDRAN" [email protected] prdiliThu Dec 23, 2010 4:29 pm (PST) NACHIKETA'SEXPERIENCE Once, Janmejayasked Sage Vaishampayan about Yamrajpuri and its location. He also wanted toknow as to what a man should do so that he does not have to go there. Sage Vaishampayan narrated the tale of Nachiketa, oneof the few blessed persons to have visited yamarajpuri with his mortalbody--"Long Long ago, there lived a Sage named Uddyalak. He had a sonnamed Nachiketa. One day, while Uddyalak was performing a'Yagya', Nachiketaarrived there and disturbed him by repeatedly asking-'To whom will you give me?' Sage Uddyalak, in afit of rage cursed Nachiketa to go to hell. But after he cooleddown, he regretted for having cursed his dear son. Nachiketa being an obedientson was ready to go to hell. His father tried his best to convince him againstdoing this but to no avail. Nachiketa assured his father that he would return safely after visitingYampuri." "Thus, Nachiketa went to Yampuri and metYamaraj---the lord of death. He stayed there for some days and witnessed allthe events taking place over there. Ultimately he sought yamaraj's permissionto return. When hereturned home, his father was extremely delighted to find his son alive. Very soon, the place was thronged by many people andeverybody was curious to know about his experiences during his stay in thehell. Nachiketa replied--Sinners like liars, greedy people,jealous people, calumniators, treacheries etc, go to hell. Similarly, one who kills a child or a woman, or killsa brahmin, or one who criticizes the Vedas, or lends money on interest, or one who abandons his parents orfaithful wife, or one who criticizes his guru, or one who sellsliquor, or a brahmin who sells Vedas, goes to hell and tastes the fruits of hissinful actions." "Yamapuri is made of gold and spread in the areaof one thousand yojana. It is well fortified and it is impossible for anybodyto trespass its territory. I saw sinners experiencing unbearable torture over there. I also saw couple of rivers flowing there--Pushpodaka, at the bankof which there are trees in abundance and Vaivaswati, which flows through the central partof Yamapuri. Vaivaswati contains divine water which never dries up. Yamapuri hastwo entrances--- one through which only virtuous souls like sages and hermits are allowed to enter and thesecond through which sinners enter Yamapuri. The former entrance is such thateven heat loses its quality in its vicinity. The latter entrance is situated inthe south and has a large iron gate. I also saw three large ditches called 'Audoombar','Avirchiman' and 'Uchchavach' which are meant for the sinners. Sinners arealso forced to pass through the flames that continuously keep on erupting to the west of yamapuri. "I saw a grand assembly hall where truthful andvirtuous people live. It is graced by the presence of sages like Manu, Vyas,Atri, Gautam, Angira, Bhrigu and others. There, I saw a goddess who is worshipped by Yamaraj. Thegoddess controls all the functions of the world. I also saw the ferocious Kala. He possesses extremeanger and is very powerful. Time does not have any influence on him as theresult of which he enjoys eternal youth. I also saw various types of demons andgiants in the hell." I saw manymessengers of Yamaraj punishing the sinners. Some were beating the sinners with sticks in their handswhile some sinners were being forced to enter fire. I saw the entire sinnerwailing and repenting for their sinful deeds. Many sinners were kept at a verydark place where there was no light. Those who had committed graver sins wereput in boiling oil. I saw many sinners being given all sorts of severepunishment. I saw a place where iron nails were spread all around. This was theplace where people who breached the modesty of women were givenpunishment." "I saw tendifferent hells--Tapta, Mahatapt, Raurav, etc; each of the latter is more ferocious than theformer. The sinners are sent to all these hells on the basis of the gravity oftheir sins. Yamaraj himselfinstructs chitragupta on the punishment to be given to these sinners." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/2032526399.1232261.1637121869897%40mail.yahoo.com.
