Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (1st Bin)

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<!--QuoteBegin-k.ram+Jun 24 2008, 05:11 PM-->QUOTE(k.ram @ Jun 24 2008, 05:11 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>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.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Ashokji, what is the recourse for such hapless parents?[right][snapback]83270[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I know you asked Ashok Kumar, but I'm reminded of having asked my dad a similar question once. He told me that when a person has performed the first rites, that all subsequent times the rites go toward doing shaardham (shraaddham) for all creatures that had ever died.
They literally try to think of all ancestors (not just in India, but all over the world) and every animal/creature when performing the rites.
I will try to find an occasion to ask him again, as I was not allowed to ask these questions at the wrong time.