12-31-2004, 05:16 AM
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There is a whole checklist of things to take care of to ensure that the Pitrus are satisfied..
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If you can provide me this checklist that would be great.
Currently I have hired a priest to perform the sraddha and I am the yajaman.
If you have the list of things the yajaman must do, that would be great too. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Mitradena, I shall mail you the things I know from memory, and I will have to ask my father for the rest. As I am not fully aware of all the points covered in the Pirtu Karma.
You will have a hired vaidika brahmana performing the shrAddhA even if you are fully aware of the mantras. Tharpanams can be done individually, while Shraddha and the Bhojanam will usually involve other Vaidika Brahmanas. The exception being Apadh-dharma (Situations that are exceptions.)
As far as the yajaman is concerned, the night before the shrAddhA, both my parents do Phalaharam. No meals is taken till the brahmana bhojanam is complete. And everytime after the washroom, a bathe is required (before the karma is complete.)
The sesham (remaining) food from the Karma is not to be thrown out in garbage. It is either fed to a cow, or is buried.
(All these I restate from memory.) If anyone has better details, it would be great.
There is a whole checklist of things to take care of to ensure that the Pitrus are satisfied..
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If you can provide me this checklist that would be great.
Currently I have hired a priest to perform the sraddha and I am the yajaman.
If you have the list of things the yajaman must do, that would be great too. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Mitradena, I shall mail you the things I know from memory, and I will have to ask my father for the rest. As I am not fully aware of all the points covered in the Pirtu Karma.
You will have a hired vaidika brahmana performing the shrAddhA even if you are fully aware of the mantras. Tharpanams can be done individually, while Shraddha and the Bhojanam will usually involve other Vaidika Brahmanas. The exception being Apadh-dharma (Situations that are exceptions.)
As far as the yajaman is concerned, the night before the shrAddhA, both my parents do Phalaharam. No meals is taken till the brahmana bhojanam is complete. And everytime after the washroom, a bathe is required (before the karma is complete.)
The sesham (remaining) food from the Karma is not to be thrown out in garbage. It is either fed to a cow, or is buried.
(All these I restate from memory.) If anyone has better details, it would be great.