Questions tagged [death]
Questions related to death.
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How did the asura Chalantarana die?
Chalantarana was a very powerful and very famous asura, and it well known how he was born (from the energy and rage in Lord Siva's eyes when Indra sent a bolt towards him).
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Want to know about hindu ruling about dying a virgin and the condition of soul if unmarried and which lok it will get?
Hey , fellow dharmiks , this is the question that has bothered me since days and i haven't found any satisfactory and convincing enough answer from the priests , astrologers , fakirs and mystics .....
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Can you perform Salagram puja in Sutaka/thudaku
I had a question. I am initiated and perform Sri Salagrama Nitya Puja daily. I am under the instruction to do it daily. What do I do when there is a time of uncleanliness in the family. Do I need to ...
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Did Krishna became old while dying?
Was Krishna young when he was dying ? Or Was he old ? I mean not necessarily by his age but by his appearance. Was Krishna Ajara ?
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Does krishna meet ramachandra?
Does krishna see rama meditating in the forest before his death? is that weird? how can two so-called avatar be on earth together? is this confusion with balarama?
ALSO, who is depicted in the art? ...
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Does Our Love For Dying Animal/Person Help Them With Death & Rebirth
Do our Hindu texts say whether our huge amount of love for a dying person or animal can have any kind of good or helpful effect on their death and rebirth ?
So before they’re dying we’re thinking of ...
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Can I Do my wedding after 2 deaths in the family on both my fiancé and my side? [closed]
I’m a Hindu and so is my fiancé.
Last year I got proposed to and then my fiancé grandma(maternal) died a week later. Around September.
She lives in her home country while we live in a different one.
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How Does A Western/American/European Person Who Is Christian Or Atheist Experience Post Death Events & Other Lok
I have asked some really dumb questions on here but this might be my dumbest one yet hahaha:D
Ok. So. Gonna ask it anyway. Do our Hindu texts say what a Christian or atheist western person from Europe ...
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Leaving death site after final rites without taking leave
Following death/ obsequies and even after Punyahavachanam is performed there is a custom among some sections of society: the visiting relations or guests leave the place without saying so or taking ...
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Which shashtra mention about bhoota pichahsa and other negative energies in detail?
In Bhagvadgita and other popular shashtra like garuda puran there is a mention of life after death and bhooth yooni, pichisha yoni.
Is there any text/Shastra which explains about.
How a person is ...
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Tenth day ritual after death of a person
What is the significance of the tenth day ritual after death of a person?
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Is it true that those who do more sins die late in life after suffering too much?
Is it true that those who do more sins though get material gains in life but die late in life ,after becoming old and suffering too much ?
Though they also go to hell after death but they also suffer ...
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Are dead people able to see us?
Are people who are dead i.e.those who are in Swarga , Narak , Pitri-Lok etc able to see us on earth ?
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Do women who not follow Brahmcharya after death of husband go to hell?
Is it true that widows who don't practice celibacy after death of husbands go to hell ?
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How is it decided who goes to - Swarga or Pitri Lok?
After death people can go to multiple places , main among them are - Pitri Lok , Swarga Lok and Narak Lok .
For Narak it is clear that people who do sins go to Narak.
But I am confused between who ...
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To whom Pind-daan is offered to - only male ancestors or both male and female ancestors?
To whom Pind-daan is offered to - only male ancestors or both male and female ancestors i.e.
only to great......grand-fathers or to great.....grand-mothers as well?
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Can a female offer Pind-daan to her ancestors? [duplicate]
Can a female offer pind-daan to her ancestors or any male can offer pind-daan ? Is it essential that only male can offer pind-daan ?
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Can a man offer Pind-daan to his maternal ancestors? [duplicate]
Can a man offer Pind-daan to his maternal ancestors i.e. - Nana, Nani etc or only to Paternal ancestors?
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What happens if someone doesn't do Pind-daan to his ancestors? [duplicate]
If someone doesn't do Pind-daan to his ancestors ,what happens to them ? Do they have to live without food there ?
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Cremation of dead, death from snake bite
In this chapter of Skanda Purana:
...The son of Sage Sanāru was Upajaṅghani.
Once he went to a forest where he was bitten by a serpent. Then he was brought to his hermitage by his friends.
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How long pet animals or birds mourn?
It feels immense pain to lose a pet bird and due to this its pair bird is screaming and behaving so weird, silent sometimes and arrogant toward us. How long this will continue? Is there a chanting ...
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Do attendants of yama mistakenly kill wrong people due to the confusion in names?
When I read Mahabharatha in Telugu, I came across a conversation between Uma and Siva. In the conversation, Siva says that sometimes the attendants of Yama take the wrong jiva to hell mistakenly. It ...
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women dying during menstraution cycle
I have heard that women and girls who die during their mentruation periods are considered to gotten bad death?
is shastras saying that death during menses cycle is bad and leads to bad birth next time?...
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Is it true that husband of a patrivrata woman can't die before her death?
Is it true that if a woman is pativrata ,her husband can't die before her death. As even Yama can't kill husband of a pativrata stree.
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What is the method of taking Samadhi (that leads to death) ? Who are eligible to take Samaadhi?
Various people that were not saints have taken Samadhi like - Bhagwan Ram and all his brothers tooks JalSamadhi .
So, What is the procedure of taking Samadhi ? Who are eligible to take Samadhi ?
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Did Shiva kill Yama? If so, then who does the work of Yama now?
The wrathful Yama assumed a fearsome form and threw his noose to capture Markandeya, who hugged the linga tightly. When the noose touched the linga, Shiva emerged from it in all his wrath and struck ...
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Why do we offer to 3 generation during Sraddha ceremony?
Why do we offer pinda, tarpanam, food etc to only to 3 generation of ancestors during Sraddha ceremony? Why not for 4 generations or 2 generations? I know before sapindikarna we offer food only to ...
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Is experience of dying very painful?
Is dying very painful experience ?
Is the experience of dying most painful experience mentally/physically for a person ?
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Was there ever a mortal restored to life after having succumbed to death?
I heard that the son of Brihaspati was restored to life. Was there ever an ordinary human being restored to life after death?
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Is dying while asleep considered bad as per any scripture?
If someone dies in their sleep, generally people say - "what a peaceful (and painless) way to pass away".
However, recently I heard a priest say that as per Hinduism this kind of death is ...
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Do we meet all our dead relatives and ancestors after death?
After dying do we meet all our dead relatives and ancestors ? Do we meet even our those ancestors whom we don't know ?
What does Hinduism say about this ? Whom do we meet after death - in heaven or ...
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What is prayopavesa?
I would like to know what our scriptures say about prayopavesa. If deciding to end one’s life is wrong, why is it prescribed in our scriptures?
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What are process by which one can still live without the need of body?
Shri Sarvananda of Meharpitha is one of the foremost Tantrik saint, it is said that he still lives through a mystic process called "कायपरिवत्तैन" (Kay-Pari-Vatt-Tayn). Shri Sarvananda who is ...
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What happens if someone dies in shukla paksha dwadashi?
What happens if someone dies in
shukla paksha dwadashi?
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When, How and Why soul take entry first time into cycle of birth and death? [duplicate]
It's usual to say that we take birth by birth into different species based on our Karm and desires until one gets Moksha. After Moksha one will not take any more births.
This makes us think When, Why ...
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Last rite ritual Mantras for non-humans
Here is the situation. Assuming Aliens exist & they visit earth. In that process one of them dies. Are there any scriptural notes on such situations as to how the body needs to be cremated? And ...
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Are there any classifications of death
I wish to know if death has classifications and what type of death is the best amongst those classifications
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What is the view of Vedanta on rebirth after dying by suicide? [duplicate]
Hindu Scriptures, Gita and Upanishads. Complete works of Vivekananda
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Pitru Tarpan for childless parents or with children not following Sanatan Dharma
Traditionally, we perform tarpan kriya either daily or yearly for our ancestors so that they either become free from their karma phal or it's effects are reduced. However, with increasing ...
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When to perform Amavasya Tarpana if Amavasya begins after 12 noon?
When Amavasya starts only after 12 noon, should amavasya tarpanam be performed on the same day after 12 noon or in the following day?
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What are the other instances where death or pain is not experienced by individual?
There are some instances in scriptures, where an individual is not experiencing either death or pain due to some qualities, such as being jivan muktha etc.,
I know two such instances: Prahlada, ...
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Who are Veeras? Does a devotee after death becomes a Veera?
Veeras are described in the Tantrik scriptures as the souls who have attained special blessings from the Deity they chant name of. Does it mean a devotee after death becomes a Veera?
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The husband of my father's own sister has passed away. Does this mean me and family gets sutak?
The husband of my father's own sister has passed away. Does this mean me and family gets sutak ? If yes, how long does this sutak last ? According to my father, we only need to leave out tonight's ...
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Why we don't do any puja when someone dies? [duplicate]
I have heard that whenever someone dies, their relatives dont do any puja till 11th or 13th day, not sure about time. Is it mentioned in shastras?
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How do the departed souls get the food given by their siblings?
How do the departed souls get the food given by their siblings?
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Does a Jeevatman have any gender?
As discussed in this question - Does a soul have any gender?
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No. All souls that enter the human body are not male because the soul (or the Self) doesn't have any gender.
However, most people ...
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A couple without a son (in any form) is never freed from the Pitṛ Ṛṇa and becomes a preta?
In this QnA discussion, we have a remedy for couples who lack a son to clear off their "ancestor debt - "
Manu Smriti:
9.127. He who has no son may make his daughter in the following manner ...
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Is planting a Peepal tree a remedy for "afterlife tarpaṇa" rituals, in case a couple doesn't have a male progeny?
Recently on a dhārmika TV channel, I heard a pundit talk on the importance of the Peepal tree.
What caught my attention was when the pundit proclaimed that -
" Planting a Peepal tree as a ...
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Can ashes be stored in house?
I was told that if one is unable to disperse ashes in river immediately then the same needs to be hung from tree. But should not be stored in house.
Are there any scriptural references on what should ...
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Havishyana and prohibition on use of oil and soap during sutak
There are some rules I read on multiple sites that need to be followed during ashouch/sutak. Only havishyana (i.e boiled food that can be offered in havan) should be consumed till the 10th day. ...
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