The word “SHRADDH” has been derived from “SHRADDHA (hõwÐ)”, which means
interest. Again, “SHRADDH” means, truth-bearing capacity. Again, this capacity
must be backed by positive desire. This desire leads to celebrate different
kinds of YAJNYA like, BRAHMA YAJNYA, DEBA YAJNYA, PITRU YAJNYA, BALIVASUDEBA
YAJNYA and ATITHI YAJNYA etc. All these YAJNYAs are associated with a certain
kind of devotion and interest. This generates a sense of duty and divine bliss
in human. Some celebrate it just for vanity and some celebrate it with devotion
but in fact, “SHRADDH” should be a routine phenomenon of one’s daily life;
because, it is just to remember the past soul, which has no any physical
existence. Therefore, it has no purpose to arrange it with pomp and ceremony
with a grand feast. This kind of celebration never represents any sadness in
human; rather, it becomes ceremony of enjoyment.
A soul never needs any food or drink. It only needs spiritual attention.
This spiritual attention is otherwise known as “SHRADDH”. This should be given
to father, mother, teacher and “RISHIS” and “PANDITS”. In this universe, there
is no existence of any PITRULOKA, where dead souls stay together. Nobody knows
the fact. Nowhere in the VEDA has it has been mentioned. It is just a gospel of
the so- called priests. Spending money and material in the name of “SHRADDH”
has no meaning after the death of a person; rather, the “SHRADDH” should be
observed during his living time in this world only; because, it is only a
symbol of love and respect. Hence, to carry forward the token of love from generation
to generation, this system of ”SHRADDH” has been introduce in Vedic time,
which can be celebrated more by mental power (spiritually) than by material
means or by physical means.
