Hindu Funeral Rites and Death Rituals

 

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Important actions to be taken till the 13th day after the death of a person

1. Early activities performed after death

2. Proof of combustion

3. Funeral


 

If the rituals performed by the relatives after death are performed faithfully and ritually, the body of the deceased person can go to the next world without getting entangled in the underworld or the underworld. This reduces the likelihood that he (the ancestors ) will cause trouble to the family, as well as that the body will fall under the control of evil forces.

This article gives detailed information about the initial rituals, who should perform the rituals, shaving ritual, preparation of cremation ritual, funeral procession etc.

 

Important actions to be taken till the 13th day after the death of a person

After the death of a person, as per the scriptures, his activities are to be performed by a priest. In most places, it is difficult to find a priest who has knowledge of funerals. Here are some common steps you can take to begin the process of preparation for mediation. Some of these actions may have differences, as well as differences by province / tradition. Where such differences are found, seek the advice of your priests.

 

1. Early activities performed after death

1 a. Gathering further material for Kriya Karma

1. Bamboo,

2. Aquarius

3. One small and one large pot,

4. White cloth to cover the body,

5. Tulsi necklace,

6. Basil root soil,

7. 250 gms black sesame seeds,

8. 500 gms ghee,

9. Darbh,

10. 100 gms Camphor ,

11. Kadipetty,

12. 7 balls of barley / rice flour,

13. Pali-panchapatri, copper and copper,

14. Mango-locust wood,

15. koti,

16. Bhasma / Vibhuti,

17. Gopichandan,

18. Sandalwood,

19. Govarnaya,

20. 1 cup Panchgavya ( mixture of cow urine , cow dung, milk, curd and ghee),

21. 7 pieces of gold.

1 b. The eldest son of the deceased has the right to perform rituals from cremation to execution. If for some unavoidable reason the older child cannot perform the Kriya Karma, then the younger child should perform the Kriya Karma. If it is not, then any of the middle child, son-in-law or other aptesht can be performed respectively. The man who performs Kriya Karma is called 'Karta'.

The activities of unmarried men / women, as well as childless persons, etc., can be performed by their step-brother, father or elder brother, etc., respectively.

1 e. The limbs and neck should be straightened as soon as possible after the death of the person. Close your eyes. It is difficult to do this for some time after that.

1 AD After the death of a person should not act like crying, beating the heart.

1. People in the house should pray to Datta from time to time to protect the body of the dead person from the attacks of evil forces - 'Let your protective shield be constantly around the penis of Dattatreya,…. Let them move forward, this is the prayer at your feet! '

2. 'Mr. Gurudev Dutt.' This chant Datta not do all of the funeral.

Before placing the body on the ground, the land should be treated with dung. If this is not possible, sprinkle Gomay or Vibhuti water on the ground. Spread the darbha on the ground and cover it with a grass mat, blanket, rug or blanket and place the body on the south-north side (sleep). When placing the corpse in the south, its legs should be turned towards the south.

The bodies should be placed from south to north
The bodies should be placed from south to north

Apply bhasma or vibhuti around the body in a non-circular direction (counterclockwise) at a short distance.

1 o. If Ganga water is not put in the mouth of a person before death, then Ganga water should be put in the mouth of the corpse and the mouth should be closed and Tulsipatra should be placed on it. He should also cover his ears and nose with a bunch of basil leaves rather than cotton.

1a. At a distance from the head of the corpse, apply a single layer of oil on a ball of soaked wheat flour. The lamp should be turned south.

Even after removing the corpse from there, the lamp should be kept on till the tenth day.

1 A. The doer should shave (the hair on the head should be removed completely), as well as the beard and mustache should be removed and the nails should be cut. When shaving, keep only shendi without keeping the hair like a dwarf.

The other siblings of the perpetrator, as well as family members younger than the deceased (whose father does not exist) should also shave on the same day. If that is not possible, shave on the tenth day.

If the perpetrator is older than the deceased, he should not shave.

1 o. Shaving after sunset is forbidden, so do not shave after sunset. In such a case, the recipient should start shaving on the day on which the post-mortem of the deceased (daily pindana and tilanjali) is to be started. Others should shave on the 10th day.

Women should not cut their hair or nails.

1st The doer should bathe and wear dry clothes, e.g. Wear dhoti. Do not wear it on your body.

1 digit Family members and relatives who are younger than the deceased should greet the body.

1 a. The body was taken to the front yard of the house, where it was placed with its head to the east and feet to the west. 'Shri Gurudev Dutt.' The person chanting this name should take a bath.

1. If it is not possible to take a bath, add water to the feet.

2. Then take a panchagavyasnan (combine cow urine, cow dung, milk, curd and ghee in a vase. Add darbha and water. Sprinkle the mixture on the corpse with the help of darbha or tulsi leaves), as well as mud bath 10 times from head to toe. Sprinkle water on the carcass).

3. Apply Gopichandan and Bhasma / Vibhuti corpses. Wear a basil necklace.

Note - The method of placing a wreath on the body, as well as putting sugar in his mouth and rubbing kumkum on his forehead is found in many places. It is scientifically inappropriate to do so.

1 b. After bathing, the body should be covered with new clothes (dhotar-angarkha (sadra) or sari). These garments should be purified by washing (holding the garments on the incense) or by sprinkling cow urine or tirtha.

1. In case of death of the virgin, she should wear thin clothes of any color other than white.

2. After the death of Suvasini -

2 a. Wear a new green sari.

2 b. Fill the glass with green bangles and add a flower braid to the hair.

2 e. Fill in the blanks. Other Suvasinis should apply turmeric-kumkum to the dead Suvasini.

1 c. The body should be placed on the mat / other bed. Keep the steps open and cover the rest of the body with an intact white cloth. Keep the mouth open by piercing the part of the garment on the forehead. The doer should cut the part of the garment at the base (one-fourth of the total garment) and use it as a northern garment till the 12th day. It should not lose the North. These garments are placed on the spot on the 12th day in the sapindi ritual and immersed with the pindas.

1 d. OTHER INFORMATION

1. If the husband dies, the wife should separate the muhuratmana in the mangalsutra, as well as the black beads wrapped in gold wire and give them to the husband's body to be placed in the cheetah. Remove other gold ornaments from Mangalsutra and keep them safe.

2. Corpses should not be kept longer. If for some reason he has to keep it, he should be surrounded by Datta's nameplates. Also, Datta's chanting or bhajans sung by saints should be continued in the house. 'Mr. Gurudev Dutt.' This chanting should be done continuously by the attendees as well.

3. Cremation should be done during the day if possible.

4. Till the 13th day, all the family members chanted 'Shri Gurudev Dutt.' This chanting should be done continuously. Prayer should be added to it as mentioned in formula 1A4.

5. No one should touch the corpse unnecessarily.

6. If a child up to 3 years of age dies, no religious rites are performed for them. Proof of his / her body.

2. Proof of combustion

2 a. To tie the knot

1. Bamboo should be used for making pots and pans.

2. In order to make a tirdi, bamboo is usually cut into two pieces of 6 feet and placed horizontally on the ground. The distance between the two should be generally one and a half feet and they should be tied in bamboo poles. Amber should not be cut anywhere while tying the knots. After placing the remaining amber corpses on each side (side), it should be used to tie the side.

3. To carry the pots on fire, chop the bamboo and remove its three strips. The pots of fire should be built in such a triangular shape.

4. Outside the house, e.g. Keep east-west in the yard.

2 b. After all the cremation at the residence of the deceased, the body should be placed on the trunk with head facing east and feet facing west.

2 e. The toes of both the feet of the corpse should be tied together.

2 AD The body should be tied to the pole with the help of the sumbha at the end of the pole.

Clothes and bed-covers used by the deceased should be taken with the funeral procession. That material should be kept in the cheetah.

3. Funeral

3 a. The doer should stay ahead in the funeral procession. He should put govartya on it and take the pot lit in his right hand with the help of charcoal or camphor.

The doer should carry a pot full of water on his left shoulder. If it is difficult for the doer to take water pots due to lack of physical ability, it should be given to another person.

3 b. If the family, or relatives, are not present, then the neighbors should pick up the rope and follow the doer. The trio should be given four shoulders.

There should be no one between Karta and Tirdi. Everyone should go after Tirdi.

3 e. The head of the corpse should be moved forward in the funeral procession.

3 AD By the time the funeral procession reached the cemetery, everyone was shouting 'Shri Gurudev Dutt.' This should be chanted.

Should all the leaders in the crematorium perform chanting according to their means or should Datta's chanting be done collectively?

Everyone shouted loudly, Shri Gurudev Dutt. This chanting creates a wide range of emotions in the minds of all and has an immediate effect on the environment, as well as helps in reaping the fruits of Samashti Sadhana and enables everyone to face the sad occasion with courage. Also, other living beings take inspiration from this and start Namasadhana. On the other hand, by chanting in the mind according to one's own means, spirituality is not spread and others do not understand the importance of Samashti Sadhana. By chanting in the mind, the attitude of narrow-mindedness increases and only I chant, the ego is nurtured; Therefore, while doing any karma, one should try to take them with him by giving them a view of the means. - A Scholar (Through Mrs. Anjali Gadgil)

3 A. The funeral procession should be placed halfway down, otherwise when it reaches outside the entrance of the cemetery. The doer should place the ingredients in hand and give two lumps of barley / rice flour. These nodules work even if brought from home. Take water in a pot and add black sesame seeds. Place the lump on the darbha on the right and left side of the body. On the body on the right is 'Shyamaya ayan pinda upatishtatu.' So release the sesame water with the patriarch of the right hand (from the position of the palm between the thumb and forefinger). Then on the body on the left, 'Shablay ayan pinda upatishtatu.' Therefore, sesame water should be released on it as above.

3 o. After that, the back shoulder should be forward and the front shoulder should be back.


Index

4. Placing corpses on a leopard

5. Ritual before the cheetah is ignited

6. Combustion method

7. Actions to be performed on the same day after cremation

8. Osteoporosis

9. The offering of libations of water to the gods

10. Actions to be taken on 11th and 12th day

11. Death Shantividhi (Shantodaka)


 

If the post-mortem activities are performed faithfully and formally, the body of the deceased person can go to the next world without getting entangled in the underworld or the underworld. This reduces the likelihood that he (the ancestors) will cause trouble to the family, as well as that the body will fall under the control of evil forces.

 

4. Placing corpses on a leopard

4 a. Upon reaching the cemetery, the body should be placed on a leopard with a trident so that the feet of the deceased should face north and the head should face south.

4 b. Remove all the pillars and bamboos. All the material should be kept on the cheetah.

4 e. Release the toes of the corpse.

 

5. Ritual before the cheetah is ignited

5 a. Gold pieces should be placed over the mouth, both nostrils and ears of the deceased, as well as over the eyes. If it is not possible to add gold pieces, add drops of ghee with darbha agra or basil leaves.

5 b. The doer should place the pot of fire on the northwest side of the cheetah and ignite the fire in it. 'क्रव्यादनामानमग्निं प्रतिष्ठापयामि।' So put black sesame seeds on the fire. (Some people make a triangular earthen altar on the ground to the northwest side of the corpse and then ignite it by placing fire in the pot on the cowherds.) Sacrifice every time you say 'Swaha' in the next single mantra and then 'Om'. Not me. ' That is to say.

Fire fire. Agnya Idam Na Mama.
Come on. Kamay id na mama.
Lokay Swaha. Lokay Idam Na Mama.
Allowed. Permitted id no mama.

After that 'om asmadvaitvamajayatha ayan tvadbhijayatam. Asau…. (The name of the dead person should be taken.) Pretaya Swargaya Lokaya Swaha Therefore, ghee should be sacrificed on the chest of the corpse and 'om. (The name of the dead person should be mentioned.) That is to say.

Place betel nut-sized balls of barley / rice flour on the forehead, mouth, both arms and chest of the deceased. Add ghee to each tablet.

 

6. Combustion method

Combustion method
Combustion method

6 a. Goers candanakastha the body, the other of wood, udabatti or camphor put. This action is not in science but in the cosmic method.

6 b. With the help of the fire brought, the doer should give fire to the leopard.

1. The leopard should be ignited by moving all four limbs (sides), first to the head (if male) or to the feet (if female) and then rotating indirectly (counterclockwise). Light a fire on the fire brought for it.

6 e. Avoid using tires. Kerosene should be used sparingly.

6 AD Preferably leopard smoke should not be applied to your body.

6 A. After the forehead has been cremated (after hearing the sound of the skull bursting), the doer should stand with the water jug ​​on his shoulder facing south at the feet of the deceased. Anyone else should stand behind the doer and make a hole under the neck of the pot with a small stone in the cemetery (this stone is called 'Ashma'). The doer should make the first rotation around the leopard in a counter-clockwise direction by pouring water from the pot. The second one should put the second hole under the first hole in the back pot. After this, the doer should make another round as before. After this, the second one should put the third hole under the second hole. The doer should make the third round as before.

 

Just as sattvic and natural objects are used for worship,

Similarly, it is necessary to use sattvic objects while lighting the cheetah!

We use natural, sattvic ingredients like ghee, oil, camphor in our worship. We eat fresh food without eating stale, raw or spoiled food. Similarly, since the corpse is also a samidha during cremation, it is inappropriate to use unnatural and non-existent items like 'petrol', 'kerosene', 'diesel' and 'tire' while burning the cheetah. Also, these items are air pollutants.

Those who cannot afford to use sattvic and good quality items should use low quality items, i.e. those who cannot use pure ghee of native cow should use less vegetable ghee. Those who cannot use sesame oil or good quality oil should use low quality palm oil. The purpose of this formula is to explain that it is inappropriate to use unnatural and unnatural objects to ignite a cheetah during a funeral. Therefore, the use of these items should be avoided.

- Mr. Siddhesh Karandikar, Purohit Pathshala, Sanatan Ashram, Ramnathi, Goa. (18.6.2020)

Note - At present, the above action is done immediately after the cheetah is set on fire.

6 a.m. The ashma used by the doer to drill the pot should be brought home safely.

How to bury a child?

The scriptures say that after death, the bodies of children (to be mined) and the bodies of the elderly (to be cremated) should be cremated. The formulas for the funeral of children and the scriptures about them are given below.

1. If the child dies before naming (up to 12th day) mining should be done. (Body evidence.)

2. After the death of a child up to 3 years of age, whether cremated or not, either cremation or mining is done. However, it is more appropriate to bury after death if it is not completed after 2 years, while it is more appropriate to burn after death if it is completed after 2 years. (Ref: Dharmasindhu, pages 608 and 609)

The
science behind burying the body of a child and cremating the body of an adult

1. 'The gross body is concerned with the earth. A child of 2 years old has a thick body. Therefore, it can easily mix with the gross body (earth principle) in the soil (earth principle), that is, the decomposition of the gross body into the five elements is easy. As we age, the inertia of the gross and subtle bodies increases. If the body is buried, it is difficult to decompose in the Panchatattva. His ashes were cremated after death. This ash mixes easily with the soil, which means that the gross body is easily decomposed into five elements.

2. The virtues and vices of the body are attached to the mind of the elderly. If such a body is buried, the penis, which is attached to the gross body, is less likely to be buried there. '
- Vedmurti Ketan Shahane, Teacher, Sanatan Sadhak-Purohit Pathshala, Sanatan Ashram, Ramnathi, Goa. (27.11.2014)

 

7. Actions to be performed on the same day after cremation

7 a. Method according to scripture

1. Immediately after the cremation, the family should take a bath in the river, lake or well by chanting .

2. To give Tilanjali, add water to a pot and add black sesame seeds. After that, the karta, the family and the aptesht should say 'om. Gotra (the dead person's gotra should be pronounced.) Om. Those whose fathers are present should not give Tilanjali.

3. Before coming home, Ashma should be kept in the Tulsi-Vrindavana area of ​​the courtyard; But it should not be kept in basil. If there is no Tulshi Vrindavan, Ashma should be kept in a safe place outside the house.

4. Neem leaves should be chewed before entering the house. Then take a darshan of Achman and see the fire, as well as water, gomay, white mustard, etc. by touching the manglik substances with your hands, then slowly enter the house by placing your feet on the stone (will walk on the stone steps of the house).

5. Bring flour to the neighbour's house for dinner and bring it to the deceased's house. Take a small part of it on a sheet and keep it outside the house as an offering for Vastudevata and Sthanadevata. The rest of the food should be offered to the deity and then everyone should take it.

7 b. If it is not possible to bathe outside according to the scriptures, then the method of conduct

1. Before coming home, Ashma should be kept in the Tulsi-Vrindavana area of ​​the courtyard; But it should not be kept in basil. If there is no Tulshi Vrindavan, Ashma should be kept in a safe place outside the house.

2. Before entering the house, the whole body should be cleansed by sprinkling cow urine .

3. Bite the neem leaves प्रवेश enter the house slowly. - This action should be done as mentioned above.

4. Everyone should take a bath while chanting.

5. Tilanjali should be given as mentioned above.

6. Pithale-bhat शे .. should be taken at the neighbour's house for meal. - This action should be done as mentioned above.

 

8. Osteoporosis

Collect the bones on the day of cremation or on the third, seventh or ninth day after death and immerse them within ten days. It is better to collect the bones on the third day after the funeral. After ten days, if the ossuary is to be exhumed, it should be immersed by pilgrimage.

 

9. The offering of libations of water to the gods

According to the scriptures, from the first day to the tenth day, Tilanjali, Pindana, as well as odd shraddha should be done every day. If this is not possible, the response should be continued from the ninth day of diagnosis. But nowadays, from the first day to the tenth day, the pindana is done together on the tenth day. On the tenth day, pindana should be offered in the temples of Shiva or junior deities on the banks of rivers or ghats. On the tenth day, after giving the lump, add a little coconut oil on the stone and dissolve it.

 

10. Actions to be taken on 11th and 12th day

After bathing on the 11th day, make Panchgavya home and sprinkle Panchgavya everywhere. Everyone should do Panchgavya Prashan. The doer should make a resolution for the purpose of the deceased and give Amanna (ration), as well as Dasdane etc. Ekoddishta Shraddha, Vasugana Shraddha and Rudragana Shraddha should be performed outside the house, in the barn or elsewhere.

10 a. Sapindikaran Shraddha

In order to get the right to perform Sapindikaran Shraddha, 16 monthly Shraddhas should be performed on the 11th or 12th day before Sapindikaran Shraddha. On the 12th day, Sapindikaran Shraddha should be performed. By performing Sapindikaran Shraddha, the dead soul gets the term 'Pitru' and gets a place in the patriarchal world. In fact, it is advisable to perform 16 monthly shraddhas in that month and to perform sapindikaran shraddha on the day before the year shraddha; But nowadays it is customary to do all this on the 12th day only.

 

11. Death Shantividhi (Shantodaka)

On the 13th day, Patheya Shraddha should be performed and a peace rite should be performed. Invite everyone and give them a sweet meal. Nowadays this ritual is performed only on the 12th day.

The first part of this article provides the following information -

1. Early posthumous activities,

2. Proof of combustion and

3. Funeral

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