Death Rites & Rituals For Children & those who committed Suicide!
Death Rites & Rituals For Children!
The Death Rites & Rituals For Children & those who committed Suicide! are not the same like that of the deceased elders!
The Lord Narayana (Krishna) has clearly explained the Death Rites & Rituals For Children & those who committed Suicide!
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Let us read in the words of the Lord Himself from Garuda Purana:
Bhagawan told Garuda: “Garuda, Oh! Kasi putra! Apart from what is being told, hear further about the rites to be done for children and grand children.
The jiva which is born in this world dies as per the karmas done in the last janma (birth).
If the foetus dies with in the womb no rites need be done.
If a child is born and dies within five years , the rites have to be done as per prescribed in the sastras and food, milk and payas (Sweet) has to be given for the children around your residence.
On the 10th day and 12th day of the child’s death the rites can be done as told in the sastras.
For a five year old child’s death there need not be done special dhanna’s. However whether the person dies as a young child, a young lady or an old person, the “Udhaka kumbha dhanam” has to be definitely done.
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If a child less than three years dies, it has to be buried inside the mud.
A child who completes 24 month and dies on 25th month onwards, It should be burnt by a pyre and cremated by fire.
A person who is born,
(i) for six months is considered an infant,
(ii) for three years a young child,
(iii) till six years a young lad,
(iv) till nine years an young youth and
(v) for sixteen years a Brahmachari, thus tells the sastras”.
Death Rites & Rituals For those who committed Suicide!
No rituals need to be done for those who committed suicide.
Why?
Because, these rituals are done to offer our offerings to our deceased ancestors living in other worlds like Pitru Loka.
But, those who commit suicide are hanging and wandering on earth only as ghosts. Until their natural death date comes, these ghosts can not enter into any other worlds. No permission is granted to them.
So, though we do the rites and rituals, it will not reach the ghosts and though they reach, the ghosts can not eat them.
Because, the ghosts are not equipped with the senses to accept and enjoy the offerings.
Those who naturally die are given a special body to accept our offerings till they take next birth.
So, no rituals are recommended for those who commit suicide.
However, we can pray to Krishna during our daily prayers, to extend His mercy to the person who committed suicide. Krishna may reduce the pains of the person in the ghost body till he takes a new body.
Hope you are clear.
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