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Death Rites Explanation Part 1 Hinduism

The dying is made to lie down head facing South.

The body without Life is called Sava while the state of Jiva(Soul) is Preta.

The Yamadutas, the servants of the Lord of Death, Yama drags the life out.

As soon as the life is out, a small oil lamp lit with Gingelly oil is left near the body's head.

The body is to be laid on the Dharpa grass.

The body is bathed, daughters, perform this and draped with a new Cloth after removing everything else from the body.

The body is garlanded and Rice is dropped in the mouth by the relatives.

The ceremonies are performed as dictated int the relevant Veda Sutra of the deceased.

The son takes bath and performs the Homa and takes the body with Fire in a pot to the cremation Ground.

The son is expected to shave, in some custom hair of the head is also removed.

At the cremation ground, the son performs Nagna Prachchadana Sraddham,after removing the clothes from the body.

Death Rites Sons Duties Hinduism Pretha Karma

The Kuzhi Tharpana is to be performed by the Paternal side relatives till the tenth day.

Should take bath outside the village or town, offer Tharpana and donate Dhoti,Angavastra or Saree and Blouse bit on the First,Third, Seventh and ninth day of the death.

Asthi Sanjayan, the dissolving of ashes is to be done on the Fourth day.

(The Current practice is performing this Karma on the second day, Vishnu Purana says it should be done on the Fourth day)

After twelfth day one can sleep on he bed.

But till the thirteenth day no intimate relations with husband or wife is allowed.

During this period, all the three varnas, Brahmana,Kshatriya and Vaisya should not recite Vedas, Engage in Dhaana or Dharma nor should one accept any thing from the others..