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News India Live, Digital Desk: In Hindu religion, death and the journey beyond it has been explained in detail in ‘Garuda Purana’. Often this question arises in the minds of people whether sacrificing a person’s life on Pitru Paksha (Shradh Paksha), which is dedicated to ancestors, is an auspicious or inauspicious sign? According to religious beliefs and Garuda Purana, death has a deep spiritual significance during this period.
Death in Pitru Paksha: Door to salvation or something else?
Death during Pitru Paksha is considered very important in the scriptures. special and auspicious It is assumed. There are several important reasons behind this:
Direct attainment of heaven: It is believed that during Pitru Paksha, the doors of Yamalok remain open for all the ancestors. According to Garuda Purana, the person who leaves the body during this period does not have to endure the torture of Yamraj and his soul directly gets a place in heaven or higher worlds.
Blessings of ancestors: Since this is the time for worshiping ancestors, it is believed that a person dying during this time receives special blessings and guidance from the ancestors of his clan.
Importance of Shraddha: In case of death in Pitru Paksha, the Shraddha and Tarpan of that person is performed in the same Paksha, due to which his soul gets immediate peace and satisfaction.
What do religious texts say?
In the scriptures, the death of ‘Uttarayan’ is considered the best (as done by Bhishma Pitamah), but the death of the patriarch is also considered no less than a ‘great virtue’. This is the period of self-reflection and freedom from ancestral debt, hence passing away during this time is considered to be the result of the good deeds of the person in his previous births.
Untimely death and ancestors
However, Garuda Purana also makes it clear that if someone dies Draught (accident, suicide or murder), even if it is Pitru Paksha, special rituals like Narayana Bali or Tripindi Shraddha are required to bring peace to the soul.