Shraad - Homage To Ancestors Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

The Hindus who follow Vedic rites,
Perform Shraads to their forefathers
On the moon face (Thithi) day of their deaths
By offering to the sky sesame seeds.

Does the result reach the departed soul?
Is it a necessary rite not to be missed?
Non believers of Vedas would not do.
What about those who have faith with some doubts?

Soul liberates on death and waits for rebirth.
Accumulated karma sticks to the soul.
Karma carried over at the time of death
Would be brought forward at the time of birth.

The departed soul must live in peace.
It must be remembered periodically.
Whether or not the soul is benefited,
The performer is happy in doing it.

Every action will produce a result.
Why not Shraad? The other motive
Is so that he will be remembered
By his descendants after his death.
23.09.2019