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

[Srimugunthan Dhandapani]

Trying to understand the consequence to ancestors,
In the agastya story
https://www.hindu-blog.com/2021/07/upside-down-ancestors-of-sage-agastya.html
the ancestors suffer.
But it is also mentioned that due to one's renunciation, the seven
previous generations are blessed when one takes up sanyasa.
I am confused by this apparent contradiction.

On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 2:24 PM K Kathirasan via Advaita-l
<advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> 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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