To date it is the custom in Hindu society to go to the Ganges or any other sacred river to take bath when death occurs in the family. Each of the family members pours out a potful of the Ganges water for the departed soul and walks in a procession, with the ladies in the front. The Pāṇḍavas also followed the rules more than five thousand years ago. Lord Kṛṣṇa, being a cousin of the Pāṇḍavas, was also amongst the family members.
To date it is the custom in Hindu society to go to the Ganges or any other sacred river to take bath when death occurs in the family
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"To date it is the custom in Hindu society to go to the Ganges or any other sacred river to take bath when death occurs in the family"
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 1
To date it is the custom in Hindu society to go to the Ganges or any other sacred river to take bath when death occurs in the family.
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thereafter the Pāṇḍavas, desiring to deliver water to the dead relatives who had desired it, went to the Ganges with Draupadī. The ladies walked in front.
| Page Title: | To date it is the custom in Hindu society to go to the Ganges or any other sacred river to take bath when death occurs in the family |
| Compiler: | Iswaraj |
| Created: | 2019-04-23, 06:42:37 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 1 |