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Prabhakar
April 26, 2013 06:09 PM
There are various versions which our elders speak of regarding sapindikarana also.Actually they say the sapindikarana should be done only in the 12th month. Not on the 12th day ceremoney. Please let me know your comments. Further the Vaikunta samaradhane which done at the end of the 12th month is the authenic one and not the one which is done on 13th day after the death. This is what the priest told me when my father passed away last year.
MANBLUNDER
April 26, 2013 10:23 AM
Śaṁkara bhāṣya of Brahma Sūtra bhāṣya is extraordinary and only Śaṁkarācārya can alone do this kind of interpretation. Each sūtra is argued at length and a final conclusion is arrived. To read and understand his masterly interpretation, we need to have both knowledge and time. Many of the terms used by him cannot be understood that easily. One should read his commentary to understand the full glory of Brahma Sūtra.
I thought that I should present this to suit our times. No body has that kind of time nowadays. That is why, I had written in the previous posting that it will reduced in size with less usage of technical terms and this is what I am doing now, subject to the limitations of my knowledge that is required to understand Brahma Sūtra.
Anonymous
April 26, 2013 08:54 AM
This explanation is very simple to understand. Please continue Brahma sutra only with this kind of explanation. Thanks a lot.
MANBLUNDER
April 25, 2013 02:05 PM
Because the so called "soul" takes one year to reach the world of ancestors. Unless on joins with his or her ancestors, tarpana cannot be done. This is my personal unshakable opinion. When we accept karmic theory, this tarpana, yearly rituals, etc cannot be accepted. When everything is the Self, how can we perform tarpana to the Self? Most of the people do not agree to my point of view, but this is the reality. Right, if someone says, he is not performing ceremonies for the Self, but the subtle body, this also cannot be accepted, as the subtle body cannot exist separately without the Self. By performing monthly ceremonies after death, how we can change the direction of the departed person's karmic account? When God Himself goes by the Law of Karma, who are we to manipulate one's karma and whether it is possible for us to manipulate by performing rituals? Here we are not accepting non-dualism or Advaita. This is an extremely sensitive as well as complicated issue.
Prabhakar
April 25, 2013 01:47 PM
Ravi Sir, Please let me know why people say that we should not give tarpanam till the first year death ceremoney is completed.? Pithru tharpanam is a thanks giving done during certain days like amavasyas and pithru paksha is my understanding correct?
MANBLUNDER
April 25, 2013 01:26 PM
I am extremely sorry for the delayed response and also for my inability to provide all the mantras. However, the mantra you asked for is here. ॐ ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं लं क्लीं ग्लौं गं गुगुरीं।क ए ई ल ह्रीं ह स क ह ल ह्रीं स क ल ह्रीं।ऐं क्लीं सौः।जातवेदसे सुनवाम सोममरातीयतो निदहाति वेदः।स नः पर्षदति दुर्गाणि विश्वा नावेव सिन्धुंदुरिताऽत्त्यग्निः।गं क्षिप्र प्रसातनाय गणपतये वर वरदः।आं ह्रीं क्रों सर्वजनं मे वशमानय स्वाहा सौः क्लीं ऐम्॥om aiṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ laṁ klīṁ glauṁ gaṁ gugurīṁ |ka e ī la hrīṁ ha sa ka ha la hrīṁ sa ka la hrīṁ |aiṁ klīṁ sauḥ |jātavedase sunavāma somamarātīyato nidahāti vedaḥ |sa naḥ parṣadati durgāṇi viśvā nāveva sindhuṁduritā'ttyagniḥ |gaṁ kṣipra prasātanāya gaṇapataye vara varadaḥ |āṁ hrīṁ kroṁ sarvajanaṁ me vaśamānaya svāhā sauḥ klīṁ aim ||There are other variations as well. For other variations, mantra in italics is to be replaced with other mantras such as tryambaka mantra, etc.
MANBLUNDER
April 25, 2013 12:50 PM
No vyāhṛti-s should be prefixed to this mantra. Here is the mantra. This mantra is available in Tripuratāpinyupaniṣat. तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं।भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि।धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्।पारो रजसे सावदोम्॥tatsaviturvareṇyaṁ |bhargo devasya dhīmahi |dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt |pāro rajase sāvadom ||
Anonymous
April 25, 2013 09:29 AM
Ravi - how about giving just the one with the first verse of Durga sūkta. Thank You!
Anonymous
April 25, 2013 09:22 AM
Ravi - I am just not getting it. Gayatri mantra from your articleom | bhūrbhuvassuvaḥ | - vyāhṛti-s. tatsaviturvareṇyam | - first pāda(line)bhargo devasya dhīmahi | - second pāda(line)dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt || - third pāda(line)Please say which is the last line that is paro rajase sāvadom. If it is not here - kindly provide. Thank you!
MANBLUNDER
April 24, 2013 11:00 PM
Mentally affirm that the benefits accruing due to the recitation of mantra/japa should go to the other person. This is enough.
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