Shradh 2021: Can daughters complete the process in the absence of sons? Find out here

Individuals pay respect to their deceased elders by performing Tarpan and Shradh rituals during Pitru Paksha. The long period of 16 days in the month of Ashwin is viewed as an ideal for penance and seeking forgiveness from dead relatives, for wrongs done with them knowingly or unknowingly. But who performs Shradh? As indicated by one way of thinking any individual who is related to the deceased can perform the Shradh rituals and perform Pind Daan. Find out whether daughters can perform Shradh rites or not and what precautions pregnant ladies should take during Pitru Paksha.

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Can daughters do Pind Daan by performing Shradh Karma?

For the unaware, Pind Daan is a ritual of offering food (rice balls cooked with black sesame seeds) to crows. Crows are believed to be representatives of Yama (the god of death) or agents of the dead.

Men usually perform Shradh and Pind Daan but it is said that the ancient traditions did not prevent women from performing these rituals. Therefore, it is likely that practices changed over time. Also, if a legend associated with Goddess Sita is anything to go by, she performed Pind Daan for the soul of her father-in-law, King Dasharatha, in the absence of Sri Rama. In all likelihood, it appears that the tradition of women performing these rituals ceased for reasons that are still unknown.

The girl, spouse, mother and little girl in-law of the perished individual reserve the option to perform Shradh

The girl or lady who belongs to the deceased person reserves the option to perform Shradh. Despite this, the priests performing Shradh in the present era deny their consent to perform Shradh to women. This may be because the thread ceremony was performed for women in earlier days, and in the present era, this practice has been discontinued in all classes. Therefore, according to him, even performing Shradh for women is prohibited. However, in case of emergency, if no one is available to perform Shradh, then it is better to be done by women rather than not doing it at all.

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The woman who performs Shradh should keep a clean cotton cloth on her shoulder while performing 'Savya-Apasavya'.

What safety measures should pregnant ladies take during Pitru Paksha?
Pitru Paksha is considered an inauspicious period, and hence no marriages, ceremonies, and ceremonies take place during the 16 days. Therefore, pregnant women, who are usually immunized, should take utmost care of themselves. They should avoid doing the following during Pitru Paksha:

1) Pregnant women should not leave the house alone late at night. They should avoid traveling after sunset, or they should be accompanied by someone in the family.

2) Women should not go to dark or secluded places during the day. These places are often the storehouses of negative energies.

3) They should avoid meat, onion, and garlic during Pitru Paksha.

4) They should not even go to any cremation ground.

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