Pritesh01 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2002 Hari Bol can any one tell me where i can get hold of the GARUDA PURAAN in english and others of the same nature i am interested in what happens to soul after we leave this body Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avinash 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2002 I have heard that Garud Puran should be read in house only during rites after a person's death. It should not be read in house on any other occasion. I do not know if this is true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pritesh01 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2002 I dou't i heard if we know about death and what happens after we will be more prepared Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vsdprasad 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2002 I too heard that it shudn't be read on other occasions except during rites after person's death. One of my relative who listened to it told me that it all deals with how a soul passes thru different areas till it reaches the final destination, either hell or heaven or some higher planet. Some areas are highly formidable and some are vvery painful it seems. It also tells how those places appear and how the soul experiences them. perhaps jndas prabhu might give some more insight into this. -Prasad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jahnava Nitai Das 2 Report post Posted October 31, 2002 The Garuda Purana should be read on such occassions, not that it should not be read at other times as well. Anything that makes us conscious of the existence of the soul should be studied. The Puranas are not meant only for certain times. They should be daily read. It is very popular to recite the Bhagavatam in seven days, and the rest of the time the book is ignored. Why the Bhagavatam was spoken in seven days? Because Parikshit only had seven days to live. We have a full life, so for us the Bhagavatam should be recited every day for years, not just for seven days (nityam bhagavata sevaya - "Perform daily service to the Bhagavatam through study." Likewise, the Garuda Purana provides us with valuable information on the soul, and it will bring one to understand the true nature of life and death. That understanding of the soul is very important, for it gives one the strength to pursue the spiritual path. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pritesh01 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2002 Are they any officail commentries available on it and by whom? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
