sradha

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First quote states that sraddha should be offered to the father as well as

the mother.

 

The second quote states that only father is delivered by the son.

 

Do these two quotes contradict each other?

 

 

 

The word nandimukha-karma is a combination of nandi -- "glorification or

good fortune" and mukha -- "principle," or nandi -- "auspicious" and mukha

-- "beginning." This ceremony is an elaboration of sraddha, or offerings to

the forefathers. The offerings are made to one's (1) father, paternal

grandfather, paternal great grandfather, maternal grandfather, maternal

great grandfather, and maternal great great grandfather, as well as one's

(2) mother, maternal grandmother, maternal great grandmother, maternal great

great grandmother, paternal grandmother, and paternal great grandmother.

When one offers oblations for their satisfaction, it is called

Nandimukha-karma.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => CB Adi-khanda 15.110

 

 

 

Because a son delivers his father from punishment in the hell called put,

the son is called putra. According to this principle, when there is a

disagreement between the father and mother, it is the father, not the

mother, who is delivered by the son. But if the wife is faithful and firmly

adherent to her husband, when the father is delivered the mother is also

delivered. Consequently, there is no such thing as divorce in the Vedic

literature. A wife is always trained to be chaste and faithful to her

husband, for this helps her achieve deliverance from any abominable material

condition. This verse clearly says, putro nayati naradeva yama-ksayat: "The

son saves his father from the custody of Yamaraja." It never says, putro

nayati mataram: "The son saves his mother." The seed-giving father is

delivered, not the storekeeper mother. Consequently, husband and wife should

not separate under any condition, for if they have a child whom they raise

to be a Vaisnava, he can save both the father and mother from the custody of

Yamaraja and punishment in hellish life.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 9.20.22

 

 

 

 

Note: Although this text may not be directly related to the "Modern

Culture...." conference I am sending it there as well as I am hopping to get

it answered by the learned members of that conference.