Question regarding slokam/prayers

[Guest guest]

My dear friends and family:

 

I have a minor question to ask you regarding the duration of mourning

following a death in the family.

 

The year started on a solemn note with the death of a close family

member in my household. I have not chanted the

sahasranamam/narayaneeyam/gayathri in the past 10 days since the

loss. Could someone tell me when can I resume the chanting? Is 13

days following the event sufficient? Also is there is procedure or

mantras that one should use to invoke the divine before resuming

these activities following a brief period of absence.

 

Thanks,

 

Narasimhan