The noun HARNESS has 2 senses: 1. a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute) 2. stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart.
But there seems to be no word for a parent who has experienced the death of a child. It's not an official term, but I am thankful to Karla Holloway for finding this word. Vilomah is a Sanskrit word that literally means, against a natural order.. A child should never die before their parents.
The word for air (vÄyu) or wind (pavana) is one of the classical elements in Hinduism. The Sanskrit word 'VÄta' literally means  blown , 'VÄyu'  blower , and PrÄna  breathing  (viz. the breath of life, cf. the *an-in ' animate ').ÊaËyu]) is a primary Hindu deity, the lord of the winds, the father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Hanuman. He is also known as VÄta, Pavana (the Purifier), and sometimes PrÄá¹a (the breath).