Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa
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Sapiṇḍana · Sapindikarana · Sapiṇḍatva · Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa rite · Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa śrāddha · rite of joining the piṇḍas
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Vīramitrodaya
The ceremony of ritual union of the deceased with the ancestors (Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa), mentioned as a procedure to be omitted in certain affection-motivated performances.
/ > If they do so out of affection, it should be without the Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa.
When, however, the option of Āśvalāyana, "Now, the Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, at the end of a year," is taken, then having performed the *ūnābdika* on the preceding day, the fourth, and having performed the Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa on the fifth of the bright fortnight of Caitra, the first death-*tithi* of the second year, the annual rite is on that very day.
When, however, the option of Kātyāyana for the Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, "Then, when the year is complete, the Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa," is taken, then on that very day, since the *ūnābdika* and the Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa have a fixed order, having performed the *ūnābdika*, the Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa is performed.
Dissertations on Early Law and Custom
A Hindu funerary ritual required to give rest to the spirit of the dead.
Till the Sapindikarana has been performed, the dead man remains a disembodied spirit, and suffers both hunger and thirst.