Why karthas beat their thigh while rounding the dead body at cremation ground?

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Dear Brahasbathi swamin

Your explanation is reaching the so called " Agnani's (who does not

have any vishaya gnanam about the principles and sasthrams but

blindly following such like a puppet). When they really come to

understand the meaing (from your goodself) naturally their expression

or answer should be nothing but " excellent - awesome or something " -

as this is the very first instant they are aware of the meaning

behind every action.

 

This reply is sent instantly the moment they feel your effortful help.

Sorry if my reply is wrong

 

Adiyen

Ramanujadasan

 

vaideekam , Kanchi Kamakoti <Hindu1010

wrote:

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> Dear NVSji,

>

> I too have seen the slapping of the right thigh as the kartha went

round the body. I have also wondered why?

>

> Kanchi

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> Yes, Now I could understand about this action,

> (touching the right thigh = who's thigh? ours or the body's? was

the confusion... we will often touch the right thigh while we do

sankalpam, but while sankalpam we can not round ....)

> So, the question should be clear! OK.

> Now we come to the point.

>

> Here is the explanation :

> When doing this, following are the manthrams and actions :

>

> Before few feet from the " Shithai " (the crematorial bed where the

body is going to burn) the body will be placed in the ground and the

kartha will dig three small pits near the head of the body and drop

the bali ( a mixture of rice, sesame seeds, ghee and water)kept in a

pot and say " pathi vaasibhya: bhoothebhya: balim dhathami, upari

thilothakam dhathami " ,

> then they (karthas) will start round the body by beating their

thigh (left then right then left) by uttering the vedha manthram

(the same will be done in three places) :

> " pooshemaa aasaaha: .... " place 1; " Ayur vishvaayu: .... " place 2

and 3

>

> The reason to send away the bhutha gaNams which follows and

disturbs the dead body. The sound and air produced from the thigh

(the thighs will be about two feet from the dead body) simultaneously

by all karthas will knock out the bhutha gaNams.

>

> Bhutham means = a thing or living being which is there;

> ('Pretham' can be consider as antonym for this)

> Bhutha gaNams = a large group of such things, they will eat fuzzy

or oily substances flowing from the dead bodies which causes that

body to decay.

> By having this knowledge Sastram creates a rule to avoid such loss

to the dead body of a brahmin before cremated respectfully.

>

> So, should realise that shastram is prepared by analyzing very

minutely in every aspects.

>

> Most of the (knowledgeable) members are keeping silence is

disturbing me again. Why nobody is sending any counter arguments?! or

acceptance with further details from their view point??!!

>

> I don't want (to circulate) messages like " fantastic, excellent

etc. "

> I want with reasons why you feel it is fantastic or excellent!

>

> I am getting doubt about " To whom I am sending these (efforfully

prepared) answers to some " Bhuthams " ?!!

>

> nvs

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Namaskarams, '

>

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> Good if some one clarifies on two points.

>

> 1. What is the reson or why we do three rounds touching the thigh

while we do 1st day apara karma

>

> 2. What is the reason and sasthram in having two grahathwara kunda

and thatakatheera kunda

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> Some more on these is appreciated

>

>

>

> namaskarams

>

> rajan

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> ***

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> I could not understand the 1 question.

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>

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> answer for question 2 may be given by me after circulating the

message if necessary.

>

> nvs

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