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Malolan Cadambi
• Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:56:53 PST
>The belief is that the funeral
> rituals are still performed because there is a
> pitr-devata who will be around (not the dead body's
> jiva but a different being) to accept offerings
What is a pitr-devata? I have not been able to perfectly understand the
status of a pitr after the jiiva sheds of it's mortal coils.
I do know that the Garuda purAna is recited during the antima samskAram-s.
I would appreciate a detailed exposition on this matter. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Malolan
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