Questions tagged [death]
Questions related to death.
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How did Bhadra conceive children from the corpse of her husband?
Mahabharata Sambhava Parva Section CXXI mentions an interesting story of a king Vyushitashwa who dies without siring any child. His wife lamenting on his death bed hears her dead husband's voice ...
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Jyotisha-Shastra and prediction about death?
Does Jyotisha-Shastra have elaborate methods to predict death? If so, what is the method? I read in "Jaimini sutra" pertaining to astrology that there is a predictive method for death, but the method ...
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Complete theology of Vaitaraṇî River?
In my local community area, the recitation and listening of the Garuda Purana from the 8th to the 11th day ( within the 12 day period of after-death rituals for the deceased) by the family priest and ...
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Why only humans become ghosts but never any other organism?
Why only humans become ghosts/returning spirit, while there are uncountable organisms dying but never turn ghost.
Is it because of the subconscious mind and it's strong memories to achieve something ...
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What does Hinduism say about keeping the photo of a deceased child (who was a young adult)
What does Hinduism say about keeping the photo of a deceased child who was a young adult at the time?
Can his/her portrait be kept in the living room surrounded with garland?
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According to scriptures, is postmortem of the human body appropriate after death?
Just to find out some illness, and to find out the cause of death and to do some experiment, is postmortem appropriate?
Any scriptural reference about this?
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Does Hinduism encourage dead body preservation?
I have had a doubt that do hindus encourage body preservation as Muslims and Egyptian did?
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How to understand the dead person's future based on the life energy left through nava randhra marg?
I heard, for a person based on his karma leaves the physical body through one of the nava randhra marg. It is said that if life energy/atma left the body through bramha randra then the person may ...
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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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Who should perform shraddha/funeral ceremony of a married women whose husband is still alive
According to shastra (specifically to Brahmin, no offence to others though) who should perform funeral and post death rituals of a married women whose husband in still alive (they call muttaide in ...
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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?
There are many ...
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Near Death experience
I have heard this narration from one of my aunt and cousin.
Narration 1 : My cousin's grandpa was an Acharya and in his old age, he was on bed and his son (my cousin's dad) went near him at night, ...
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Is it true, only married people are cremated, non-married people are buried?
I need to know what are the situations that one should be cremated or buried in Hinduism.
This is with reference to married or unmarried persons cremation process. If there is different rituals in ...
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Precedence in cremation rites
For a woman with two married daughters (with no children) but no husband, who is in-charge of the cremation rite? This site says the precedence goes to the eldest daughter, but it is highly unusual ...
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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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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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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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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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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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What scriptures talk of difference in leaving the body consciously and unconsciously which is death?
We have reference on what happens after death and before next birth of the soul. What will be the experience of us,as per ancient texts and how we will be if we leave this body at will, and leave this ...
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If mother dies within 12 months of father's death, when the final ritual will happen for father & mother?
If mother dies within 12 months of father's death, when the final ritual will happen for father & mother?
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What are some good books to read on life, death, afterlife, etc in Hinduism?
By good books, I am looking for an interpretation of scriptures that is accessible to a normal audience. Does anyone have any suggestions?
PS: Please let me know if this is out-of-scope for ...
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Death of a worker on the site during construction- should the house warming ceremony be postponed?
If one of the construction workers died accidentally on the site while building the house, should the house owners postpone the house warming ceremony?
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Rules regarding Sutaka?
Upon death of a person, who among the relatives are required to observe sutak?
Except immediate family members, how many generations do observe Sutaka? How Generation is determined?
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What is the significance of 11th day ritual after death?
After the death of a person,a ritual/ceremony will be held on the 11th day. What is the significance ?
People from different community will held on different date such as on the 9th,14th or 16th day ....
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Can I postpone death i.e. increase the lifespan of a person using a mantra?
Is there any mantra, which, when recited, increases the lifespan of person? If so, can I recite it for the longevity of my family members'?
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What is the purpose of both brahmana bojanam and pinda pradanam in shraddha
I have a curious question on shraddha ceremony we perform, during shraddha we invite brahmins for brahmana bhojanam as per ritual we invoke our pitrus(vasu, rudra and aditya) on body of brahmins and ...
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Need help for my friend's soul after he passed
my dog was euthanized, it was not long before he would have died naturally. Is there anything I can do for the soul to pass on more easily, and not suffer more bad karma in the next body/life due to ...
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Are marriage and death predestined?
If yes then how people used to marry more than once in previous ages and now they only marry once as per the law.
Does it mean that death and marriage are not predestined?
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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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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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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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What happens if someone dies in shukla paksha dwadashi?
What happens if someone dies in
shukla paksha dwadashi?
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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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Is it mandatory to shave beard also along with head
After someone's demise, I know family member's go through a ritual where they shave off their head but I heard a new thing from my house Pandit Ji, he said now it is mandatory to shave beard also, ...
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Is it okay to dispose a dog's dead body in the river?
My dog passed away last night and as far as the rituals in my family are concerned, we have to dispose the dead body into the river. But most of my relatives and friends are now saying we should have ...
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How many days Sutak should be followed by an unmarried granddaughter, on the death of grandfather's brother's wife?
My paternal grandfather's brother's wife passed away and there are lot of contradictory statements we are getting over the Sutak period that is applicable to me in this case. Should it be three and ...
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One's wife's or death of beloved ones can be the result of sins committed by ancestors?
My questions are.
Sequential and untimely deaths in a family by accident can be the curse of one's forefathers ?
Does one's jeevātmā wanders due to death in young age?
Is there any remedy or ...
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Reason to take head bath after death rituals
Why is it recommended that we take head bath on 10th or 11th day after death of family members?
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Why after the death of a family member or a close relatives they won't pray till the 11th day ceremony?
When my grandfather passed away, my family did not pray for 11 days till the 11th day ceremony. Also we were vegetarian during that period.
I asked my family but I did not get a convincing answer.
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Why to leave home after death in some nakshatras?
It is said that people who die under Rohini Nakshatra, their children have to leave home for one year. Is it true?
If yes, than why it is so only for some Nakshatras?
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Death in the month of Kartika
My paternal grandmother left her body in the recently concluded month of Kartika. I want to find out if in the scriptures there is any benefit mentioned of one departing in the month of Kartika
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If death of a person is pre-determined and prarabdh then why is suicide not a part of it?
When a person commits suicide it is seen negatively but death its reason and medium are pre-determined so why is suicide considered free will?
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Purapedda shanthi
In Kerala temples like ananthapadmanabha, guruvayoor etc, there was a parapadda shanthi systems - where the priests we're forbidden to go outside the temple complex during the term. Even if it was ...
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Are transporting and traveling with a dead body proscribed?
These days sometimes people need to take their loved ones to big cities for treatment unavailable in their place. Many a times the patient will die away from their home town. Then generally the ...
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Agama prescribes that the dead bodies of Sannyasis should be buried. Then, why are the dead bodies of monks of the Ramakrishna Mission cremated?
Mahanirbana Tantra categorically says that
The corpse of an ascetic should on no account be cremated. It should be worshipped with scents and flowers, and then either buried or sunk into water. - ...
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As Suicide is a henious crime, then why did Vallabhacharya commit suicide?
Suicide is a heinous crime according to Hindu scriptures (see this thread - What does Hinduism say about Suicide?). Then how come an Acharya (Vallabhacharya) who propounded Shuddhadvaita darshan (...
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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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