06-24-2008, 05:11 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A person dying without progeny usually means that no proper last rites were conducted, since antyeShTi and shrAddha are supposed to be performed by a son.
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Ashokji, what is the recourse for such hapless parents?
Also, what do shastras say about marriage outside jaati and kulam? From what I have been told (anecdotally), that such people lose rights to do any shraaddha and anthyesti or ancestors' link gets cut off or something to that effect - True?
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Ashokji, what is the recourse for such hapless parents?
Also, what do shastras say about marriage outside jaati and kulam? From what I have been told (anecdotally), that such people lose rights to do any shraaddha and anthyesti or ancestors' link gets cut off or something to that effect - True?