Those who have mastered dharma SAstras are of the opinion that SrAddham (annual pitru ceremony) should be performed only in karma bhUmi (India). If a person has gone abroad, he should perform the prAyascitta and then do the SrAddham every year in karma bhUmi (India) .
A kartA who is abroad cannot avoid performance of SrAddham . He cannot ask somebody else to do the SrAddham in India instead of him and fast there.
A kartA who is abroad cannot avoid performance of SrAddham . He cannot ask somebody else to do the SrAddham in India instead of him and fast there.
1. yasmin deSe mrgah krishNah tasmin dharmAnnibodhata ! (YAjnavalkya)
2. svabhAvAt yatra vicaret krishNa SArah sadA mrugah !
dharma deSah sa vijneyo dvijAnAm karma SAdhanam !!
(Samvartah)
dharma deSah sa vijneyo dvijAnAm karma SAdhanam !!
(Samvartah)
3. CAturvarNya vyavasthAnam yasmin deSe na vidyate !
tam Mlechha deSam jAnIyAt AryAvartAdanataram !! ( VyAsa)
4. na mlecchadeSe SrAddham kuryAt !
na gacchen mleccha vishayamiti ! (VishNu)
5. adharma DeSa madhye tu krtvA kratuSatAnyapi !
na gacchati dvijaSreshTa svargamArgam mahAnapi !! (Aditya purANam)
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