Are women forbidden to go to the crematorium (क्या महिलाओं को श्मशान जाने की मनाही है)??? Can the woman perform the last rites (क्या महिला अंतिम संस्कार कर सकती है)???

This is the question in everyone’s mind. We all know women are not allowed to perform last rites (Antim Sanskar) of her own people. This is the only right for a son (Putra)? Let’s understand this today the facts and truths behind it.

Women are to be worshiped, women are always the first reason for creation, women are deity (devi), women are mother (mata), as per Vedas. But in today’s world they are refrained from last rites of her loved ones and not even allowed to go the crematorium (samsan). 

We can only see the difference in our defense system, whenever a soldier dies and if he has only daughter and wife, his wife or daughter comes forward for his funeral.

Our so called saints (pandit), spreading these rumors that if woman perform final rites, the dead person won’t get heaven (swarga) or freedom (mukti). What about saints?? Saints are the great devotees of Lord, they don’t marry, no family, worship Lord throughout their lives, so they won’t get heaven (swarga) or freedom (mukti)? What about orphans? So this is completely illogical we can understand.

There is NO scripture where it is written clearly that only a son (putra) can perform antim sanskar (final rites). Whereas, In Vedas it is written for queen that, in absence of the king, a queen can perform everything in place of the king, can take care of the kingdom and her subject or army. Even she can fight in war if king is dead or absent.

If we look into history we have proof for that. All we know about Jhansi Rani Laxmibhai, she is a great example. 

What we can make out from this, the same applies to a son, in absence of a son a daughter can perform his activity and she can do everything that a son can.

We can’t find each and everything in Vedas or in other scriptures, thus Lord has given us Budhi (intelligence). If everything would have been written then Vedas might have acquired the full land space available on earth.

How Lord Jagannath destroyed Sudarshan Chakra's pride???

Lord Jagannath is famous for destroying the pride of his devotees. Jagannath did not like the pride of Sudarsana Chakra thinking he was most powerful.

Sudarshan Chakra started thinking that the Lord was protected by him & dependent upon him. Lord Jagannath takes the help of Sudarsan Cakra to accomplish any difficult job. Thus the Lord decided to correct Sudarsan’s pride only to protect His dear devotee.
The Lord sent Sudarsana Chakra to call Hanuman. At that time Hanuman was engaged in tapasya at abhayaranya(deep forest). 

Immediately the Sudarsan Chakra went to inform Hanuman that Lord Jagannath wanted to see him and Hanuman started his journey to meet the his Lord. After informing Hanuman the Sudarsna Chakra immediately returned to the temple, reaching there before Hanuman. As Hanuman neared the temple gates, the Sudarshan Chakra started to move swiftly around the mandir parameters blocking the path of Hanuman and preventing him from reach the Ratna Simhasana.

Hanuman asked himself how he can meet his Lord. He took shelter of Lord Jagannath simply by remembering Him. Immediately by the mercy of the Lord, Hanuman was empowered and developed six extra arms from his shoulders. Thus he became ashta bhuja (eighth-armed) Hanuman.

Four hands had four Sudarsana Chakras, two hands for offering pranams, two hands for chanting the holy name of the Lord.

Hanuman then proceeded towards the ratna simhasana to meet with Lord Jaganntah. After some time Sudarsna Chakra also reached there in great distress. Lord Jagannath wanted to punish the Sudarshan Chakra for his offence to hanuman and also wanted to destroy his great false pride. Sudarshana Chakra was ashamed to see Hanuman more powerful than him and he had not been able to prevent Hanuman from entering the temple.

Thus the Lord cursed the Sudarshana Chakra that in the age of Kali he will not have his disc form rather he would take the form of a pillar (stambha) which will always be at the left side of Lord Jagannath.

Note:

 In Vishnu Murthy form Sudarshan Chakra is on the right hand of the Lord and The Sudarshan got a curse to be in the left hand side that too as a (stamba) pillar.