[S.T.D.]

(1) Brahmacharyam, (2) Grihastham, (3) Vaanaprastham, (4) Mumukshu / Mukthi-abheeshtam (Bliss-Seeking)

... are the Four stages of Life prescribed by the Indian Tradition for every Human-being..

Shashti-abdha-poorthi... on completion of 60 years age.... Completion of Grihastham.. Commencement of Vaanaprastham

Bheema-ratha-Santhi... on Completion of 70 years of age... as also Vaanaprastham-1st Stage.

SATHA-ABHISHEKAM ... on completion of 80 years of age :-- Completion of Vaanaprastham-2nd and Final Stage... as well as the Commencement of Mumukshu (Seeker of Bliss / Leberation from Rebirths)

All these have specific sugnificance in one's Life...

... indicating the completion of the Specific-Stage...

... as well as the Successful achievement of the relevant Stage-duties in Life.

The word "Satha" also means 100... but here it does not mean so.

But another relevant meaning as "STABLE".... as also... Uninterrupted / Complete

According to Indian-Culture by Tradition... every Man bound by the duties as the Head of the Family... is expected to ...

...complete his Family-duties to his Children by Education and Marriage before reaching his age of 60.

... and Hand over his Family-duties along with the Properties to be managed by his Sons

... while the Father will perform only the Advisory-service to his Sons.

... and he has to concentrate more on Pious-activities... including Pilgrimage, praying for the welfare of the whole family.... Such duties he should finish off within the ensuing 10 years... imparting adequate training to his Children to independantly Manage the Family-duties, even in his absence.

Such a date of Handing over of Family-duties... is the Age of 60.

Besides... his Children pay back their gratitude to their parents for getting them married and making them well-settled in Life... and so the Children re-enact the conduct of the Marriage of their parents and worship them with due honour.

Such a due clearance of commitments and achievements of their parents in Life is PROUDLY celebrated collectively by the children on his 60... Shashtiabdha-poorthi. day.

BHEEMA-RATHA-SAANTHI:---

The remnant duties for the children including their Training for independant management of Family-Life, is supposed to be completed before reaching 70.

His 70th Birthday Bheema-ratha-Saanthi .. is celebrated by the Children and Grand-Children as the celebration of his successful achievement of the relevant stage-duties... alongside an opportunity to pay their gratitude to the Head of the Family... as also celebrate the Grand-parents Marriage.

This is the day the Grand-parents seriously start praying for the fulfilment of Family-ambitions on Earth mostly for the sake of Children and Grand-children to get fulfilled within their Life-time.

This is also the day when the Grand-parents complete the 10 year Life-Training for their children

... as also the Commencement day of Concentration of Training the Grand-children during the ensuing 10 years.

SATHA-ABHISHEKAM

The Man has completed all his Family-duties and Mundane-commitments... gets trotally relieved from the Monetary-involvements, since handed over to his children to continue on their own independantly on reaching 80.

... The day of Pride and Joy for the Children and Grandchildren who along with all the relatives celebrate such an achievent...

... and conduct the Marriage of the Grand-olds... as a mark of Gratitude and enjoyment of conducting their marriage in return...seeking their blessings.

This is the day of Commencement of Prayer to God... declaring that he has completed all his commitments on Earth ...

...and is free to leave the world towards Liberation from Rebirths... so to say Mukthi / Moksha / Bliss