Dinash: Hamne apne pitron ka pind Dan gaya ji m krva diya h to yeh puchna chahte h ki Hume shrad krna chiye ki nii…Hume gaya ji m hmare purohiton ne btaya tha ki ab shrad krne ki jrurt niii h to aap Hume btaye ki kya krna shi hoga….. dhanyavad.
Swami Ram Swarup: Shraadh ka matter vedon mein nahin hai. I paste my article as under-

SHRADH

At the time of death, the soul comes out of the body and when a person is dead, his body is burnt on pyre. When soul resides in human body, person uses his mouth to eat, ear to listen, eye to see, hand to work, legs to move etc. Now the body has been burnt and the soul remains alone. Alone soul can do nothing but remains in the stage of Sushupt i.e., like in coma. Then after thirteen days, the soul takes rebirth. So how the dead person would eat the food which is made for him during Shradh. So Shradh is not mentioned in Vedas. Vedic meaning of Shradh is to serve the alive parents and elders by providing them with food, bedding and necessary goods etc., faithfully and lovingly.

Pankaj: Swami ji bahut dhanyawad. aab main pathar(stone) k bare main jaankari chatah hui. pathar kis karma kand ya prayog main is isstemaal at kiya jata hai.kisi ka naam bol Kar pathar khich na ye kaun si vidya hai. main baat sadaak ya kisi bhi badee(big) pathar ke bare main bol raha hu. kya patharoon se jaadu toona kiya ka sakta hai . jaise kala jadu kar ne k liye kisi ki isstemaal ki hui vasstu ka prayog kar te hai. toh pathar ke ba re main muhje sari details means kitaabein, website for more info about pathar or e books. aur ek baat iss tarah ke pathar kis bhumika ke log(peoples) karte hai. kripaya mujhe jawaab email kare
Swami Ram Swarup: My blessings to you. Sansaar mein kisi bhi padarth kee rachna pranniyon ke kalyan ke liye kee gayi hai. Pathar ke pahaad na hon to baraf na Jamey aur nadiyan na niklein. Phir to manushya pashu-pakshi aadi ka jeena hee mushkil ho jaye. Patharon kee apne aap banee gufaon mein bahut se jantu apna Jeevan nirwah karte hain. Patharon se makaan, dukaan, sadakein aadi bantee hain. Patharon se hee bajari,reta, cement adi banta hai. Yaani Patharon se bahut cheezein bantee hain jo hamare sabke ke laabh ke liye hain. Railgariyon kee patariyon ke beech mein bhi pathar hee daaley jaate hain, ityadi. Parantu Ishwar ne yeh nahin kaha ki pathar se kisi ka sar phod do. Pathar barsa kar insaanon ko maar do ya ghayal kar do, kaala jaadu etc. bhi pathar se nahin banta kyunki kaala jaadu naam kee koi cheez vedon mein nahin hai.