Dharma Katha · Season 1: Pitru Paksha · Episode 10

Hold out your hand and imagine there is water in it. Cool, clear, ordinary water. The kind you drink without thinking. Now imagine that this water is a message.

Missed the previous story? Listen to Episode 6 first.

Source note. Labels: the water in the Ganga story is scripture, from the Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, sarga forty-one and forty-four. The details of the tarpan rite, the direction, sesame, kusha and the three offerings of water, are living tradition. The meaning of the word tarpan as satisfying, from the root trip, is from the Sanskrit language. The third answer, and the reflections on letting go, are mine and not scripture.

Note: this episode is narrated with an AI voice and the script was written with AI assistance. Sanskrit verses ...