Soul state after Death

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Dear Sanjay Rath Ji,

 

I think by burning incense sticks means converting earth element

into fire and finally to air and then to akash. May be it is

symbolic that soul also leaves earth plane as body fire dies and

then she get involved with Akash Tatva and finaly leaves this earth

plane.

 

Regards,

 

Tarun Chopra

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, "Sanjay Rath" <srath@v...>

wrote:

> ||Om brihaspataye namah||

> Dear Tarun,

>

> Making offerings for the departed has its roots in the roots of

all religions of the world. The Egyptians buried their Pharoah's

with gold, food and all the items they would need (!!) in the world

beyond. I think the terrible Chengiz Khan had more knowledge than

them as when he died, he said "leave my hands outside my coffin as a

mark of rememberance to the world that I came empty handed and go

empty handed". So, the incense or water is not the main point here.

The point is that the dead continue in the same state of mind after

death as they were before death.

>

> Coming to Jyotish, incense or agarbatti is ruled by Prithvi tatva

(smell) and all prithvi tatva dosha that causes the spirits or any

such souls to hang around the place is cleansed by the lighting of

the incense. Use of perfumes is always good for women as the dead

spirits or badhakas cannot be attracted to them. Of course they have

another bigger problem of attracting the wrong kinds of men!!!

> Seriously, it is not the lighting of the incense but the 'good

thought' that causes 'good karma' and consequent 'good results'.

This is based on the teaching of Visvamitra - suchimarkair

Brihaspatim adhvareshu namasyate' RV III-62 However, I agree that

doing what you suggest will give good results becuause the do so

with a good thought.

>

> Water is the jala tatva and when offered with the Gayatri mantra

carries the prayers to Surya Who then alleviates the problems of the

spirits. It is the gayatri mantra that alleviates. If you did not

offer water and simply sat down and mentally imagined that you made

the offering, then also this would happen. Manasa Pooja is as

effective as any ritual.

>

> With best wishes & regards,

> I remain

> Sanjay Rath

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> Friday, May 02, 2003 2:28 PM

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> Re: [sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] mantra japa during shrada days

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> Hello,

>

> Here is one very simple ritual, which can help a departed soul. I

> have read in book title Tibet book of living and dying that souls

> communicate through smell. The problem some time is that souls are

> not able to recognize their death and remain in this plane. The

> purpose of sharad I think is to liberate to tell them they have

> left their body and now time is to go to their further

> destination.

>

> So I normally tell my clients to do this ritual this has helped

> them always.

>

> And the ritual is to burn three fragrance sticks of different

> flavors (three agarbati of different flavors) at sun set for

> around a month or for 14 days and then on the day on which that

> person died like if he died on Thursday then it should be done on

> Thursday. Note this is has to be perform by a male member only.

>

> Best wishes

>

> Tarun Chopra

> naastrology/

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> On Fri, 02 May 2003 suresh_konda wrote :

> >Namasthe,

> >Is it a good etiquet/allowed to do the mantra japa(any remedial

> >measures recommended) during Shrada days(11-13days from death

> >of

> >close relative). Is there any thing that human being can do to

> >increase the positive karma of a departed soul esp for one who

> >has done a lot for the person?

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