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Post by Seva Lamberdar Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:24 am

"Krishna replies to Arjuna in the Gita (Ch. 2: V. 2-3, 11-13, 17, 22, 27; Ch. 16: V. 19-22) that Arjuna’s concerns and objections to doing his duty (fighting the battle for righteousness) are baseless. For example, there is no death of the soul (in a battle or elsewhere) and it only changes the body at the time of death according to the previous karma (actions). Moreover, there are no benefits or losses to it later, even from the religious rituals afterwards by others. Eternal soul’s condition (good or bad) after death and the attainment of everlasting peace and salvation are essentially dependent on a person’s attitude and conduct (good or bad) while living (the Gita: Ch. 2 – V. 71-72)." 

Ref.:  "Misquoting The Texts To Support Casteism And Rituals And Oppose Widow-Remarriage,"  Dec. 14, 2005, http://creative.sulekha.com/misquoting-the-texts-to-support-casteism-and-rituals-and-oppose-widow-remarriage_133690_blog 
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Post by Seva Lamberdar Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:15 am

This is to shed light on Bhagavad Gita message. I wrote the above blog (given in the link) 15 yrs. ago after hearing a temple priest telling some of his 'yajmaan' that Bhagavat Gita is in favor of afterdeath rituals (shraddha etc.) by relatives. A kind of clarification in the blog that there is no support like that from the Gita. Moreover, any statement on this topic in the Gita is by Arjuna and not Krishna.

A couple of days ago, I got an email about a memorial service for a recently departed IIT Prof., which had religious reciting from the 'Guru Gita' and 'Ishavasyopnishad', which are relatively recent additions to countless books in Hinduism, created mostly from the ancient texts (such as the Bhagavad Gita etc.) and they repeat essentially the same message (as in the Bhagavad Gita etc. -- indicated in the blog).
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