[Advaita-l] Sanyasin and his duties toward his ancestors

[K Kathirasan]

Namaste Sri ji,

The answer you are seeking is provided by a number of Upanishads that are called the Sannyasa Upanishad-s. Here is a good book, without the original Sanskrit verses though, that you can consult: https://archive.org/details/SamnyasaUpanishads
 
Warmest Regards,
Kathirasan K

> On 11 Jul 2023, at 1:01 PM, Srimugunthan Dhandapani via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I am trying to understand sanyasa dharma and a householder's dharma.
> For a householder , not doing pinda darpan alone results in pithru dosha.
> 
> On the other hand, If one takes up sanyasa, then he renounces his family
> relations and his relationship with his parents. So he cant
> 
> 1. Take care of his parents when they are old.
> 2. Will not have a child . So he doesnt help in the Propagation of his
> family clan or growing the family lineage.
> 3. Will not offer pinda darpana or shradda ceremony to their ancestors
> 
> But sanyasa is hailed as supreme. In common perception, all of the
> above causes pain to his parents and indirectly to his ancestors too.
> 
> Shouldn't there be a consequence of a renunciate not-doing of
> pinda-darpana to his ancestors, not taking care of parents doing old
> age, not having a
> offspring for the propagation of the clan?  Is it considered during
> the sanyasa rituals ?
> 
> what does the scriptures say about the consequence for sanyasin as well as
> the consequence to his parents and ancestors?
> 
> Thanks for answering.
> -Sri
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