- It is a tradition to keep a lamp lit in the house for 10 days after death
- Mentions the method of keeping water, lump of rice or milk near the lamp
- It is believed that subtle body parts are formed from 10 days of pindada
your Hindu Dharma is the only religion in the world where there is a thought behind everything from birth to death. Rituals start from before a person is born and even after death he is given a respectful farewell. It is believed that the soul never dies, only the body changes. That is why some rituals are performed for a person even after his death. One of the rituals is to keep a lamp lit continuously for 10 days in the house. This is done in many people's homes but many people do not know why they do it. There is no superstition behind this but a great science. Hindu Rituals After Death:
The soul comes in the lamp It is said in true sentiment that when a person dies, his soul comes in the flame of the lamp that was waved to him for the last time. That means the lamp is considered to be the form of the departed person. Just as we place God on a rice paddy in Devapuja, similarly for that lamp in the house A ball of flour or grain is made at one place and a lamp is placed on it. When that lamp is extinguished, it is kept intact.
Why keep water and rice nearby?
On the first day they keep only a bowl of water near the lamp. From the second day, a small lump of rice or a bowl of milk is kept every day at meal time. They do not keep it too much. After the body is gone, the soul goes on a journey, in that journey it does not get hungry, this Shidori is there to give it strength.
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What happens in 10 days?
It is said that when a person dies, he does not get another body immediately. During the first 10 days daily pindadaan forms the organs of his subtle body. This is called organ shraddha. On the 10th day, the body is fully prepared and then it is taken to the river Diva and immersed. Then that soul starts the next journey.
Is there a connection between the imprint on the pitha and the vagina?
This is the biggest misconception. On the 10th day, when the lamp is lifted, some shape appears on the dough below. Some people say that if a man's footprint is left, he will become a man again, if a party's foot is left, he will become a bird. But this is clearly false. Actually the bottom of that lamp is rough. After keeping it in one place for 10 days, its pressure falls and lines appear on the dough. It has nothing to do with the soul. There is no need to panic over it. Determining the vagina is not so easy.
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What to do if the light goes out?
Many times the lamp goes out due to wind or running out of oil and the people in the house are afraid that it is a bad omen. But there is nothing like that in the scriptures. If the lamp goes out, clean it immediately and put it back on. There is no guilt. And if there is death or if it is not possible to keep the lamp for 10 days, even if it is lit for a single day, it will work. Shastra is not meant to trouble people but to give peace to the departed soul. So don't look at this ritual with fear. It is a sattvic way of enlightening the person who has passed on and giving them strength to move forward.