It is said that the biggest truth of life is death. Death is unavoidable and ultimately, all of us will pass for our holy abode. Sometimes, death can be extremely painful due to an accident or a debilitating illness and sometimes people die peacefully in their sleep without any pain. All this depends upon our karmas.
No one wants to die, but since death is inevitable, we all can aim to make it a little easy for us who are close to us. According to Shastras, having one of these things around will make death peaceful and save us from the wrath of Yama, the God of death.
It is said that those who have these things around them around their death will be taken directly to heaven by Yama, the God of death.
Placing a Tulsi leaf on the forehead of a dying person will provide peace to his soul. This is because Lord Vishnu used to carry a Tulsi leaf on his forehead and this makes the dying person pass away in a pious manner.
Placing a few drops of Gangajal in the mouth of the dying person instantly purifies his body. It is said that those who die while consuming Ganga Jal will never to hell.
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