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SrinivAsan !
V.Sadagopan
Swamins I am sorry to find the attachment I sent has not been carried with
my mail on the subject. I am now giving the text of the extract mentioned in my
earlier mail now your attetion.
With regards,
Dasan Srinivasan
Extract From ?Puranic
Encyclopaedia? (Published by Motilal Banarsidass) :-
Pitrus are a set of
demigods. From Manuprajapathi, son of Brahma, were born the Saptarisis like
Marici and they in turn created the Pitrus. Besides Marici his set, many others
like Virat Purana and Brahma have created Pitrs. Some Puranas
state that Pirus are of daily creation. Brahma in the beginning created three
sets of Pitrus with form and four with brightness making ths seven sets. The
three sets of bodied pitrs are Agnisvattas, Barhisadas and Somapas and the four
bright ones are Yama, Anala, Soma and Aryaman (10th Skanda, Devi
Bhagavata).
A quotation from
Mansmriti, Sloka 194, Chapter 8. It may be seen from the text of
Manusmriti.
Pitrus (manes)
are classified into two types: The Agniavattas and Barhisadas. Of these, the
Agnivattas do not perform Yagas and the Barhisadas are those who perform yagas.
Besides these two major divisions they are classified into many other groups. .
.. ?.
Performing a Sraddha
(offering obsequial oblations to the departed) is just a yagna. The oblations
should be offered in either silver or silver cum copper pots.
Visvadevas are the guardians of Pitrus. Therefore, the oblations should
be offered after worshipping the Visvadevas first and then the Pitrus and then
Vishnu.
SRAADDHA ? The offering
given to pitrus. According to Puranas, Sraaddha is a very important ceremony.
Here, ?pitrus? does not mean ?the souls of the dead?. Pitrus belong to special
class of gods.
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