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News India Live, Digital Desk: The biggest and unchangeable truth of life is death. The one who is born, his death is certain. When a loved one leaves this world, family and loved ones go to the crematorium to bid them a last farewell. There are many rules and beliefs associated with funeral rituals, which have been followed for centuries. One of the most important and strict rules among these is – Do not look back while returning from the crematorium. The biggest and unchangeable truth of life is death. The one who is born, his death is certain. When a loved one leaves this world, family and loved ones go to the crematorium to bid them a last farewell. There are many rules and beliefs associated with funeral rituals, which have been followed for centuries. One of the most important and strict rules among these is – Do not look back while returning from the crematorium.
Often our elders give us this instruction, but have you ever wondered why this is said? Is it just a superstition or is there a deep spiritual and psychological reason behind it? The secrets behind this rule have been explained in detail in the Mahapuran of Hindu religion, Garuda Purana.
Let us know today why looking back after the last rites is considered so inauspicious.
According to Garuda Purana, there are 3 big reasons behind this:
1. Bondage of attachment and illusion:
According to Garuda Purana, when a person dies, his soul is not able to immediately give up its attachment to his family and worldly things. The soul keeps wandering around its loved ones for some time. In such a situation, when family members look back while returning from the crematorium, the soul considers it a sign of attachment towards itself.
This attachment prevents the soul from traveling further and causes it suffering. Your looking back once can give that soul hope that you are calling him back. This bond is neither good for the peace of the soul nor for the family members. Therefore, moving forward without turning back indicates that you are bidding farewell to the soul peacefully.
2. Haunting of evil spirits and negative energy:
A cremation ground is a place where cremations take place continuously. Because of this, both positive and negative energies are very strong there. It is believed that there are many unsatisfied and wandering souls present there who are in search of salvation.
When a person looks back while returning from the crematorium, he is at a mentally weak moment. In such a situation, these negative powers and evil spirits can get attracted towards that person and come with him to his house. This negative energy can cause illness, fights and mental disturbance in the home.
3. Confusion and disorientation of the dead soul:
It is also believed that when the body burns, the soul is in a new state and does not understand where to go. She wants to return home with her family.
When you move straight towards home without turning back, the soul gets the message that now the worldly bondage is over and it has to travel further to the next world. But if you look back, she may get confused and walk home with you. When this happens, the soul remains trapped between the house and the crematorium, which is also called ‘ghost barrier’.
Therefore, not looking back after the last rites is not just a tradition, but it is extremely important for both the peace of the deceased soul and the safety of one’s family. This rule teaches us that the greatest religion is to move forward in life and bid farewell peacefully to what has gone.