Shraaddh Ritual – Part 2
Let us assume just for the sake that Pitru/Pitar would arrive with their subtle bodies. The question now is, how would they eat without their gross bodies as subtle bodies do not eat or do not need food.
Shraaddh Ritual – Part 1
Can the spirits of one’s ancestral fathers (pitrus) be summoned in the ritual of Shraadh? Who can be called an ancestral father? In fact, every one becomes ancestral, be it be son, father or grandfather. When a person dies, his ties with everyone in the family including the son is terminated.