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Performing Pind Daan in Gaya is considered highly auspicious because of the belief that Lord Rama himself performed the ritual here for his father, King Dasharatha, to help his soul attain salvation. It is also believed that Lord Vishnu himself resides in Gaya and blesses those who perform the Pind Daan with the desired results.
As per the Hindu belief, Gaya Ji pind daan is mandatory Karma to attain peace, good health, and prosperity in life. It is believed that during funeral only body is put at rest but to attain peace to the departed soul, pind daan offerings by their family member become a necessity.
So, it is very important as per Hindu belief to perform Shradh Karma to help the departed souls to attain peace and at the same time get the blessings from their deceased ancestors for the peace to his own life.
Importance of Pind Daan
Performing Pind Daan in Gaya is considered highly auspicious because of the belief that Lord Rama himself performed the ritual here for his father, King Dasharatha, to help his soul attain salvation. It is also believed that Lord Vishnu himself resides in Gaya and blesses those who perform the Pind Daan with the desired results.
- Pind daan brings freedom to deceased those having a materialistic inclination and finding it difficult to leave the earth and their loved ones.
- It is believed that post pind daan souls are relived from the torchers of hell leading him/her to Moksha.
- Relatives of the deceased offering pind daan receive the blessings by the soul, which is believed to have the strongest positive influence in one’s life.
- Pind daan brings success, peace, and prosperity to people’s life.
- The importance of Pind Daan in Gaya lies in the belief that by performing this ritual, one can attain moksha or liberation for the departed souls of ancestors. According to Hindu mythology, it is believed that when a person dies, their soul wanders in the universe, and it is only after the Pind Daan that the soul is able to attain peace.
Mythology says that Lord Rama Chandra came to Gaya to perform Pind Daan for his father Dasharatha. The story of Gaya asur, the demon who was granted the wish of being known as the origin of the most sacred place by Lord Vishnu is also known to all.
Here’s a Vishnu temple known as “Vishnupad temple” which forms the major reason of Gaya being the most sacred place for Pind Daan. In the Purana, Vishnu has said that that the people who worship his footprint present in the temple and sacrifice the ash of the relative in Gaya gives his ancestors the power to attain salvation.
Appropriate day for performing Pind Daan
The ritual of Pind Daan is done throughout the year on the banks of Gaya, but there is a specific time which is considered to be the most auspicious. Occasions in the Amawasya when there is Krishna Paksh during the months of the auspicious PitriPakshmela held for 18 days are the most significant days. People in large numbers gather here to perform these rites.
Types of Pind Daan
There are various sets of rites which are supposed to be performed depending on the type of death.
Tripindi Shradh:
It is done when someone has died unnaturally. So, this becomes very important for someone in the family to perform this shradh for the salvation to the deceased ancestor.
Narayan Bali Shradh:
Narayan Bali means unnatural/ abnormal death like accident/suicide/Natural calamities or death by fasting, by animals, by arson, by a curse, by cholera or any
unusual disease, by snake bite, struck by lightning, murder etc.
Naag Bali Shradh:
After the deadth of any people, when soul of the People enters in Naag Yoni and they take the shape of Snake or Naag,and comes in snake shape in the dreams of his family member, then Naag Bali Shradh is done.
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