Pithru Pujanam English Book Contents
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Greatness of Human Birth 08 Who are Asthiks or Nasthiks ? 09 Rebirths - in all religions 12 What is 'Samskar' and why it is necessary? 13 Who has prescribed the procedures? Why? 16 Why should one adobe the rules of Sasthras 17 Pithrus - Jeevan -2 18 What is Jeevan(Soul)? 18 What is Jeevan? Where does it reside in the body? 19 How can we know Jeevan? 20 Jeevan as observed by Scientists 21 The final journey of the Jeevan 22 Does the Jeevan die along with the body -3 23 Efforts of Nachiketas 25 Nachikethas and Lord Yama 28 Where does Jeevan go? -4 28 Pithrulokam means 29 Jeevan in the 'Sabha' (Court) of Dharmaraj 29 Mukthi in four ways -5 33 The three duties to be performed for parents 36
What is to be done by the children
during
The two arrangements to be made
Results for the deeds performed: 40 Can others do for the deceased? 41 How to do Prayaschittam (Pariharam) 41 Praajapathya Kruchrams and its benefits 42
What can be done by those who
What can be done to the dying person-8 52 Death pains 54 Life does not go without consciousness 55 During death; the Son's duties:` -9 56 The Good & bad during the dying period -10 57 Donation is the gift for the deceased -11 60 What are the things which can be donated: 62 When the donation has to be done: 64 Samskaram(Karma) is of 2 kinds: -12 66 Pithru medha Samskaram 66 Brahmomedha samskaram - for whom? 67 Can a garland be placed on the dead body? 68
Who is Kartha (the person doing the Karma)
Karthukramams-Persons who can do Pithru Karmas 71 Determination about the fire: - 76 Those who have done Yagyam (Yagam) 76 The wife of the person who has done Yagyams 77 For everyone who has had a marriage 78 For those who have lost their husbands / Wives 78 For those who have not had 'Upanayanam' 79
For those who have had Upanayanam
'Nagnaprachadam' after cremation 81
Nithya vidhi-process of immension of stones
Nithya Vidhi / Stone immension when? 82
How is stone immension done? Where?
Why a different - new body? 85 How the new body is to be created? By whom? 86 How the newbody gets created -17 87 Duties for everyone -18 89 Duties of the daughter 89 Asthi Sanchayanam (Collection of bones) -19 91 What can be done with Asthi (Bones)? 92 Can we immerse the bones in Gangas? 93 Can immension be done in the Sea? 94 When there are no bones for Sanjayanam 95 Change when relatives do the Karma 96 Vrishabhothsarjanam (Eleventh day) -20 97 Kamya Vrishabhathsaarjanam 98 Aathya(First month) Massikam 100 What is "impurity"? -21 103 Why the 'impurity' restriction? -22 107 What is impurity? Why we observe 'impurity' restriction?107 Why should impurity restriction be observed? What benefits? How diseases get spread? 109 Why Karmas have to be done for 12days -23 111 Has the Karma been done properly? How to know?113
What is the corrective act in necessary for a
karma Can a visit be made without a invitation? -26 119
Who should enquire about the grief? Why?
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What can be done by those making the enquiry?
What are the benefits of the Karmas -27 123 |