PM Modi's mother Heeraben cremated; implications behind the death rituals
PM Modi's mother Heeraben passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday. She was 100. She has been cremated in Gandhinagar. Here is why it is advised to cremate the mortal remains within two hours of death.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heera Ben passed away on Friday morning. She was 100 and breathed her last at the U.N. Mehta hospital in Ahmedabad, where she was admitted on Wednesday for some heart-related problems. Narendra Modi and his elder brother, Somabhai, gave the 'agnidah' to the mortal remains of Heeraben. Earlier, the Prime Minister flew down early in the morning from Delhi and paid floral tributes to his mother. In Hindu traditions, giving 'agnidah' to the mortal remains has important significance. It is said that after death, the mortal remains should be cremated at the earliest.
One of the first things people traditionally do if someone dies is to tie the big toes of the dead body together. This is very important because it will tighten up the Muladhara in such a way that the body cannot be invaded by that life once again. According to Spiritual Guru Sadhguru, a life that has not lived with the awareness that “this body is not me” will try to enter through any orifice of the body, particularly through the Muladhara. The Muladhara is where life generates, and it is always the last point of warmth when the body is cooling down.
