How many Hindus are performing "Apara Karma"( the ritual after death) to their ancestors now-a-days?

Question

Shraadha is derived from Shraddha. Has the Westernisation or globalisation changed many Hindus from this ancient tradition, especially in Metros and Cosmopolitins?

Answer 1

shame to the Pseudo seculars invented education system in India, Indian youth first become anti-hindu before they are educated, contrary to other relgions, where educated ones are more religious.

Most of these pseudo idiots say -Shraadh and Apara karma is invented by Brahmins to full their stomach. This is the biggest folly.

If a brahmin helps you in doing a worship, he is entitled to his fees, as you would pay for any other service... what is wrong in this ?

Secondly, the Shraadh is not simply feeding the brahmins... it is good energies sent to the departed soul, by donations etc.

The Pitri, if not given positive energies by their descendents, starve of energy in Astral world and curse their offsprings.

Hence many people are are having Pitri -Rin yoga in their horo and they suffer, sudden death of children, or sudden losses, or sudden illness or sour domestic relations... due to this Pitri -rinanubandhanam.

In west I have seen people donating to orphanages etc. . in the name of their departed ones... that is also a sort of Shraadh.

Those who are reading this answer, may please ensure that all around us are motivated to follow our great customs, which were invented by our great sages from their spiritual insights..... not to feed the brahmins

Answer 2

Revathy I am not qualified enough to enlighten you but I would like to explain this from my understanding. Our culture places a gr8 emphasis on bharata bhoomi or janma bhoomi, i.e the land on which we take birth. But many people have no choice but to move to another country because of better opportunities. Foreign land is apparently a bhoga bhoomi as in a land where we are working, earning and are being benefited. Also we are benefiting the bhoga bhoomi by way of our services and taxes there. (applies to people working away from mother land). Nowhere is our mother land being served in this particular case. Probably that is why they say the rituals done there do not give the doer the same benefit as compared to the ones performed on his own motherland. Also, they say that various roots and herbs and other ingredients used in homams / havans / yagyas have an impact on the environment where the homam is performed, for eg; a yagya performed for rains or purifying the atmosphere has an effect on the immediate environment. That means a havan performed in a foreign land is again benefiting the environment of that land and not ur own country. Probably that is why this concept of karma bhoomi palan, not sure though. But I agree ..God is God everywhere be it in India or be it anywhere else. So in addition to these rituals our intention and devotion matter a lot too. Revathy could u pls answer my Q also that u starred.. "Relationship of several years ends..."

Answer 3

Even westernisation or globalisation changed you, still mother is a mother and father is a father,To the departed,
we owe some Apara karma. Respect the ones who still
follows the tradition.Dont follow the dont's and spiritual values are immortal

Answer 4

Yes. It is very sad that Hindus have started ignoring their duty to do pithrukarma. Kanchi Paramacharya, during his life time, has been concerned about this and hence caused an endowment be created in the name of "Pirhrukarma", at Chennai. Those of the Hindus, who are not in a position to do shraadha to their late parents and other ancestors can create an endowment in memory of each one of the dead persons so that the sharadda will be performed at the Greater Kailash Temple by a priest on behalf of the owner of the endowment. For further details one may contact 04422350859.

Answer 5

These karmas are mentioned in the ancient scripts and we are not in a position to comment on the same. Why are we concerned whether hindus are doing apara karma or not. Let each (who so ever eligible) do the same & other people will follow. Lets lead by example instead of commenting....

Answer 6

For one - my father still shows the 14-lamps to 14-levels of ancestors on the appropriate day every year. "Shraadha" is obviously important. (I live in a city, BTW)

I too will try and continue this as a mark of respect once my father is no more.

If my son does it, I am lucky. Because in this age of 'marketing' religions, I feel Hinduism is losing out in spite of all it's strengths. I like to believe that it's a cycle - and what goes down comes up again. But that's not proven yet, is it??

Answer 7

I like AUM's answer. Superstition and ignorance is rampant in India, even among the educated ones. People are richer and can be fleeced. They also do not have religious background so can be fooled, by con artist who are playing on the guilt of gullible people.
I have admire the spirit of donation to Charitable organization. Do it for the right cause, and to the right recipient.

Answer 8

Ideally a person should live such a life that no one has to have any liability for any ritual after his death except for the last rites during cremation.

We are all indebted to each other and no one has anything "more" than others except probably god himself.

Answer 9

People do Kriya on 4th day instead of 13th day, they don't have time now a days. Its not westernisation, its the devil inside the human , which has replaced god. money, sex, stature are more important than ancestors rituals, are'nt they?

Answer 10

No they still do it all the time on Zee Tv lol.
But well ya mostly people in villages in India would probly still do those rituals but in the non villae area it would be rare that people would.