WHETHER SRADDHA AND MAHALAYA TARPANA HAVE TO BE PERFORMED BY THE SON OF A SANYASI ?

Performance of SrAddha and MAhAlaya tarpaNa has been ordained in the Scriptures in the case of a deceased SanyAsi also . Thus the  son of a Sanyasi has to perform  for his deceased sanyAsi father pratyAbdika SrAddha as well as MahAlaya TarpaNa in the form of   PArvaNa SrAddham on dvAdaSi tithi in MahAlaya paksha.

सन्यासिनोऽप्याब्दिकादि  पुत्रः कुर्यात्यथाविधि ।

महालये तु यत् श्राद्धं द्वादश्यां पार्वणेन तु ।।

 -- वाराह

द्वादश्यां पार्वणेनैव श्राद्धं कुर्यान् महालये ।

सुतस्सन्यासिनोऽन्यत्र  यथा तिथि समाचरेत् ।।

 --  संग्रह     

जय जय श्रीराधे