What is Punnami Narakam? why/how is it connected only to a male child ?

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I have a question. I'll put it in Telugu as i cannot not translate it

perfectly to English.

 

Elders say that " punnami narakam tappataniki, putrudu puttali "

Does it mean who ever has a son is for sure surpasses the punnami

narakam (i don't know what it is) ?

and are those parents who don't have a male child are not fortunate to

surpass that ?

 

there are lot of post death rituals in asian countries. but very less

or none in most of the other ( " developed " ) countries.

How is non-performance of post death rituals going to effect the person

dead or atma or something else, which i couldn't put here.

 

I have many questions connected. But would like to proceed afterwards.

 

Regards

- Giridhar.