None of the five elements can harm or influence it. It is essentially a dialogue between lord vishnu and garuda. It is wrong to say that one should not keep garuda purana at home. In the story, vyasa says that the garuda purana was narrated by vishnu to garuda to explain what happens after death, hence the name garuda purana.
Death and after garuda purana god garuda and lord krishnas conversation garuda said after visiting all the three lokas worldi found the earth prithvi little overcrowded as. Garuda purana what happens after death what is death. Garuda purana is in the form of communication carried out between lord vishnu one of the lords of hindu trinity and garuda king of birds vahan vehicle of lord vishnu wherein lord vishnu discloses the meaning of life and details of life after death, proper funeral rites and reincarnation of the departed soul if proper funeral rites have been performed at the time of antim sanskar. Apr 05, 2020 it is a part of vaishnavism literature corpus and narrated in the form of a conversation between lord vishnu and garuda king of birds, primarily emphasizing the meaning of human life. The epic is in the form of a conversation between lord vishnu and garuda primarily emphasizing the reason and meaning of human life. Life after death, the journey of the soul, death and its aftermath, rebirth or reincarnation. The stories in the garuda purana and such other scriptures, even in the bhagavata, are really frightening. Garuda purana punishments and earthly life this life is precious, lead it like a vedic human.
Any lock or obstacle made of metal becomes ineffective when it comes in contact with the feather. Is reading garuda purana, mahabharatha and keeping krishna. Garuda purana in one of its many chapters defines the nature of punishment that is prescribed for sinners of the extreme kind that inhabit middle earth. Krishna begins to describe the procedure to be followed immediately after death. In this purana garuda bagavan raises various queries relating to the life, death, jeeva, atma, soul after death, way to attain mukthi, how to avoid another janma, how to come out of pretha form after death etc. The detailed description of how life goes to yamlok after death is explained in garuda purana. Jul 04, 2015 and that is the essence of garuda puran. Death and after garuda purana god garuda and lord krishnas conversation garuda said after visiting all the three lokas worldi found the earth prithvi little overcrowded as compared to other lokas. You have spoken fully about the gifts for the diseased. Life after death, at least for a little while, is for real. The language used in translation is simple, modern day english with modern day nuances. If after the lapse of ten days, he is polluted for three nights.
List top 10 channel presents weird facts about garuda puran here we tell you about punishment after death hindu religion naraka sanskrit. Garuda puran saar the essence of garuda puran journey2light. It was in a forest called naimisha, where the narration happened for the first time. Your karma decides how the soul would leave your body as you may know every hindu scripture voices the significance of balancing karma and dharma in our life. According to garuda purana, you meet your dead relatives on the 11th. It is generally read while from 4th day of the death till the 11th day, in the evening time. This purana deals specific issues of hindu philosophy. It also explains how a soul leaves the body at the time of death and how after pind daan a ritual performed after death to free the soul from earthly. The people say so because if you read garuda purana when you have lost a related person in life, you can easily understand the concepts explained in it since this purana speaks about our life after death. Garuda purana is the book of secrets of our life after our soul leaving this body. Jan 27, 2018 garuda purana is hindu epic books which is a conversation between lord garuda vehicle of lord vishnu and lord vishnu. Aagami is the karma you do in that life which gets added to sanchita. Life is interesting as it is so many hospitals keep the respirators on long after a person is gone just to fill their coffers.
These kind of questions related to the most feared event that ends our life always fill our mind, especially when any of our near or. There are two reason on which people not interested in reading on life after death. According to garuda purana, you meet your dead relatives on the. Since the answerer read these things in his teens and referring books frequently, answer is given without waiting for others to contribute. Sep 06, 2019 life after death, the journey of the soul, death and its aftermath, rebirth or reincarnation. The garuda purana also talks about the origin and propagation of.
These kind of questions related to the most feared event that ends our life always fill. When the soul departs from the body in the case of these lower, unpurified and negligibly religious souls, it is taken away by the messengers of yama and placed before the lord of death for judgment. Lord vishnu explains to the garuda point by point for all the queries raised by him. Dec 27, 2017 the garuda purana is one of eighteen mahapura. The second section of the text, also known as uttara khanda and pretakalpa, includes chapters on funeral rites and life after death. Approximately 45 hours before death, the earth sole chakras situated below the feet gets detached. Certain men of sinful actions become ghosts after death 2. People who follow antivedic rituals through out their life take birth again and again in antivedic cults, they undergo same set of punishments in different hells as per garuda purana.
It also explains how a soul leaves the body at the time of death and how after pind daan a ritual performed after death to free the soul from earthly attachments the soul takes the shape of a ghost. Another secret known to and used by magicians is the power of garuda s feather. Garuda purana 28 punishments mentioned in garuda purana. It is a conversation between lord vishnu and garuda, the king of birds. Dec 30, 2017 list top 10 channel presents weird facts about garuda puran here we tell you about punishment after death hindu religion naraka sanskrit. The stories in the garuda purana and such other scriptures, even in the bhagavata, are. Garuda purana teachings the gold scale the gold scales. Garuda puran recitation garuda purana life after death. The texts structure is idiosyncratic, in that it is a medley, and does not follow the theoretical structure expected in a historic puranic genre of indian literature. What happens after death in hinduism as per garuda purana. The epic purana, which is considered to have been edited into its current form by veda vyasa, speaks of different incarnations of lord vishnu, geographical description, origin of the universe, creation, procreation, genealogy of the gods and the journey of a soul after death.
I read garuda purana as published by gita press, gorakhpur in their hindi magazine kalyan over 50 years ago. Any lock or obstacle made of metal becomes ineffective when. Sep 25, 2018 uniqueness of garuda purana lies in the fact that it is the only sacred text that talks about the life after death, the journey of the soul, death and its aftermath, rebirth or reincarnation. Hence its said that the first 12 days after death are extremely crucial. What happens after death in hindu mythology garuda purana. Questions tagged garudapurana hinduism stack exchange. The garuda purana was likely fashioned after the agni purana, the other major medieval india encyclopedia that has survived. It contains details of life after death, funeral rites and reincarnation, and therefore.
This purana deals specific issues of hindu philosophy connected with death, funeral rites, and reincarnation. The journey of the soul after death the divine life society. Life after death garuda purana jai jagannath related pages see all. O best of birds, when the descendent knows of all this, he should conduct those rites which may release the deceased from ghosthood.
Life after death is real, british scientists confirm times. Garuda purana project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The reason im asking this is because, i would like to buy a copy of garuda purana english translated edition for my home book shelf since in my opinion these are valuable knowledge and should be in ones possesion in physical book format, and not as ebooks since we all know that external hard disk drives dont last for more than 10 years. The garuda purana is one of the 18 puranas composed by ved vyasa in order to explain vedic principles. It contains details of life after death, funeral rites and the metaphysics of reincarnation, and therefore is recited as a part antyesti antim sanskar or funeral rites. Hinduism through garuda purana also describes in detail various types of narkas or hells where a person after death is punished for his bad karmas and dealt with accordingly. The entire epic is in the form of wonderful conversation between garuda and lord vishnu regarding the meaning of human life. We have to carry out the rituals correctly and pray and ask forgiveness from the soul, so that it does not carry negative emotions like hurt, hatred, anger, etc atleast from the near and dear ones. British scientists have confirmed such evidence in the first and largest ever medical study carried out on the subject. No sraddha or water oblations are made to a person that has committed suicide. Apr 27, 2011 similar is the case with garuda purana. May 29, 2014 i read garuda purana as published by gita press, gorakhpur in their hindi magazine kalyan over 50 years ago. The garuda purana is one of the 18 puranas composed by ved vyasa in order.
The suffering is only to the gross body when life exists in a body and to. Once he asked vishnu about karmagoodbad and its results after death and how it help in next life. Garuda purana is in the form of instructions by lord maha vishnu to sri garuda the king of birds a vahana of lord vishnu. Uniqueness of garuda purana lies in the fact that it is the only sacred text that talks about the life after death, the journey of the soul, death and its aftermath, rebirth or reincarnation. As per puranas, those who do good work in life go to heaven and those who do sins, reach hell. Jul 26, 2017 the detailed description of how life goes to yamlok after death is explained in garuda purana. Therefore a bed should be given, during life or else after death. The journey of the soul after death commentary on the. Reasons for vast variety of living beings and some persons being born as pauper, sick and others with silver spoon numbers in bracket hereunder are reference of garuda purana chapter. It contains details of life after death, funeral rites and reincarnation, and therefore is recited as a part funeral rites in hindu culture.
Another secret known to and used by magicians is the power of garudas feather. One is death fear and the other one is having no faith or less faith. The lord explains the life of the soul after death. Committing suicide is not recommended in garuda purana.
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