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SHAIYA DAAN
Shaiya Daan
- 1-1.3 Hours
Shaiya Daan, the offering of a bed, is a deeply significant ritual following Asthi Visarjan, Pind Daan, and Gau Daan. It is a cherished practice in Hindu rites, reflecting the profound respect and love for the departed soul.
Shaiya Daan is a sacred and significant ritual in Hindu tradition, typically performed during the last rites or after the passing of a loved one. It involves donating a bed (Shaiya) along with 84 other essential items to help the departed soul on their journey toward Moksha (liberation). This ritual symbolises providing comfort and support for the soul in the afterlife, ensuring a peaceful transition.
✦ 84 Daan (Donations): Shaiya Daan includes the donation of 84 different items, which are believed to represent the needs of the departed soul in their afterlife. These items range from daily essentials to items of spiritual significance, ensuring the soul’s comfort and wellbeing.
✦ Offering Personal Belongings: In addition to the 84 items, the ritual often includes the deceased person’s favourite belongings, symbolising love and remembrance. These personal items are placed with the donations to provide a sense of familiarity and emotional support to the departed soul on their journey.
Shaiya Daan is considered one of the most compassionate acts to ensure the soul’s safe passage and comfort in the afterlife.
The Virtuous Act of Donating Bedding Spiritual Merit and Divine Blessings
✦ Attaining Spiritual Merit (Punya): Donating bedding is a deeply virtuous act, revered for its spiritual significance. This generous practice is believed to accrue immense spiritual merit and good karma, cleansing the donor of past sins and bringing them closer to moksha (liberation) (Manusmriti, Chapter 4, Verse 229).
✦ Divine Blessings and Prosperity: The act of Shaiya Daan, or donating bedding, is thought to invoke the blessings of deities associated with comfort and well-being. Such divine blessings are believed to bring prosperity, health, and happiness to both the donor and their family (Shiva Purana, Kotirudra Samhita, Chapter 19).
✦ Fulfilling Religious Duties: Providing bedding to those in need is not only a moral obligation but also a fulfilment of one’s religious duties (dharma). This essential ritual symbolises compassion, hospitality, and care for others, embodying the spirit of selflessness and support that is central to many Hindu traditions (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 13).
Our Research Trail
Manusmriti: Highlights the spiritual significance and benefits of bedding donation (Chapter 4, Verse 229).
Shiva Purana: Emphasises the divine blessings associated with Sejjia Daan (Kotirudra Samhita, Chapter 19).
Bhagavad Gita: Discusses the importance of fulfilling one’s duties through charity (Chapter 3, Verse 13).
Journal of Sleep Research: Studies the impact of proper bedding on sleep quality and health (2013).
Social Science & Medicine: Researches the social and psychological benefits of enhancing comfort and dignity (2011).
Journal of Positive Psychology: Explores the mental well-being benefits of charitable acts (2012).
Journal of Social Psychology: Investigates the mental well-being benefits of altruism (2010).
Cultural Anthropology: Discusses the role of rituals in maintaining cultural identity(2011).
