The rite the tradition prescribes where a death was untimely or the last rites were never completed, performed in the traditional sequence.
The Narayana Bali sequence performed in the traditional order, with the sankalpa naming the departed and the circumstances.
The rite joined to pinda-dana, the offering of pinda made in the traditional manner after the sequence is complete.
Narayana Bali kept as part of a wider pitru shanti anushthan, with tarpana for the line alongside the rite for the departed.
The rite completed with a homa, the oblations offered on the prescribed mantras at the close of the sequence.
The fullest form, carried across several days: Narayana Bali with Tripindi Shraddha, tarpana, pinda-dana and a concluding homa.
Narayana Bali is prescribed for a specific circumstance rather than as a general observance: a death that was untimely, or one after which the antyeshti and the subsequent rites were not performed. The tradition treats such a case as unfinished rather than as neglected, and Narayana Bali as the rite that completes it. It is frequently performed together with Tripindi Shraddha, which addresses three generations of forebears where the rites have lapsed, and the two are often booked as one observance.
The rite is named for Narayana because the offering is made through him on behalf of the departed. Its prescribed occasions are narrow and specific, which is why the tradition does not treat it as interchangeable with an ordinary shraddha, and why the circumstances matter more than the choice of package.
The rite prescribed where a death was untimely or the last rites were not completed.
Often performed together with Tripindi Shraddha where the rites have long lapsed.
Customarily performed at a tirtha; Kashi is among the principal ones.
Undertaken once for the case it addresses, rather than kept as a recurring observance.
Sankalpa naming the departed and the circumstances.
The Narayana Bali sequence in the traditional order.
Pinda-dana, tarpana or homa as the package specifies.
Sankalpa taken in the devotee's name, gotra and stated intention.
Photographs of the ritual shared with you afterwards.
Prasad couriered to you once the ritual is complete.
Sankalpa in your name, gotra and the name and circumstances of the departed.
Purification and the preparatory rites.
The Narayana Bali sequence performed in the traditional order.
Pinda-dana and tarpana where included.
Homa where included, then the concluding offerings.
Please contact us before booking so the circumstances can be discussed and the right rite advised — this one is prescribed for specific cases.
Give the names of the forebears the rite is offered for, and your own gotra, in Special Requests when booking.
Share your name, gotra (if known) and the purpose of the ritual in Special Requests when booking; the sankalpa is made from these.
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