om brhmahye namah.......
SRaaDH`DH
THE ETERNAL AND EVERGREEN
EXPRESSION OF
CONTINUITY & GRATEFULNESS
IN CREATION
5 Types of
SRaaDH`DH
Offering
dharma-raajaa alias yam-dev
(god of death) explains in naarad puran slok 1.14.79 that there are five
types of SRaaDH`DH:
- nitya SRaaDH`DH:
performed daily as one of the five panch-mahaa-yagna known as pitru-yagna in
which water is offered to pitruo at the end of bath in the morning which is
called tarpan;
- naimittik SRaaDH`DH:
offered on certain occasions such as the birth of a son or celebration of
important events in life such as acquiring wealth or graduating or achieving
some important desires;
- kaamya SRaaDH`DH:
offered in appreciation of attained some desired goals or objectives in
life;
- vruddhi SRaaDH`DH:
offered when some event which brings prosperity or progress or change in
life occurs to evolve the family to another level of existence;
- paarvaN SRaaDH`DH:
offered on new moon day or any parva
or festive occasions or celebrations.
(SRii chmpklaal Daajibhaai miisTRii,
the compiler of the above GNaan, convey pranaam to
our guru Dr. G. V. Tagore from whose
English translation of the sanskrit naarad puraan we have been
blessed with the above knowledge of how SRaaDH`DH offering to our pitruo is to be done ......the above slok
has been expanded with explanatory prose to
make our learning and understanding easier...also explanatory prose in included
in brackets to give backgrounder ved knowledge to provide supplementary explanation
for increasing the depth of our knowledge of life sciences......)
.......om namah
brhmah....
....our guru brhmah..
.....om tat sat....om shaanti shaanti....
Posted: September 2002
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