PITRA DOSHA

What happen to the Soul on the 5th month from its death?  Importance of Cow Dhanam:  As per the Hindu Vedas, when a person is dead, its soul would travel one year to reach the Pitru Loga. That is, the journey of the soul would start from the 13th day from its death date and ends on the same thithi in the same month in the next year according to the Hindu Calendar. 1 year period for the humans living in the earth equals one day period for the Devas (those living in the upper world). That is, the Soul will travel 1 day (as per the period calculated by the Devas) to reach the upper world. But the Soul will have to make arduous and treacherous journey for the next one year from the day it leaves the world before it reaches the upper world. On the 5th month of its journey, the Soul has to cross a river named Vaitarani. The river will look pleasant and beautiful to the eyes of the righteous person and will be able to cross successfully to the other side of the river to cont...

The Cow has been revered in the Hindu Vedas. Why and What is the reason for it? Let us see the reason behind it. 1. The Cow has been useful to the mankind on many ways; even its waste has some usefulness. 2. According to the Hindu Vedas, all the Gods virtually exists within a Cow. Hence feeding a Cow or looking after it, literally means caring and devoting one's time to the God. 3. All the Virtues are measured in terms of "Donating a Cow" like a Engine's power is measured in terms of Horse Power. 4. The Infants can be fed with Cow's milk apart from being fed by its own Mother.  Hence harming or killing a Cow would actually bring untold misery and trouble in the form of Pitra Dosha or Pithru Dosham to the entire family.