shraddh poorvajoan ke prati sachchi shraddha ka pratik haian. hindoo dharm ke anusar, pratyek shubh kary ke prarambh mean mata-pita, poorvajoan ko namaskar ya pranam karana hamara kartavy hai, hamare poorvajoan ki vansh parampara ke karan hi ham aj yah jivan ji rahe haian. brahm puran ne shraddh ki paribhasha is prakar ki hai- 'jo kuchh uchit kal, patr evan sthan ke anusar uchit (shastranumodit) vidhi dvara pitaroan ko lakshy karake shraddhapoorvak brahmanoan ko diya jata hai', vah shraddh kahalata hai. shraddh-karm mean pake hue chaval, doodh aur til ko mishrit karake pind banate haian, use 'sapindikaran' kahate haian. pind ka arth hai sharir. yah ek paranparik vishvas hai, jise vijnan bhi manata hai ki har pidhi ke bhitar matrikul tatha pitrikul donoan mean pahale ki pidhiyoan ke samanvit 'gunasootr' upasthit hote haian. ... aur padhean
