PITRA DOSHA

Shraddham: What must be offered on the day of Shraddha? The following Pulses, Grains & Vegetables are considered as the best offerings during the *Shradh (Shraddham) ceremony.   *Shardh or Pinda, is an offering made to the manes of any deceased person on his/her death anniversary.      1.      Black Sesame seeds.      2.      Black Gram      3.      Wheat      4.      Green Gram Dal      5.      Jaggery      6.      Black Pepper      7.      Paddy (or) Raw Rice      8.      Adamant Creeper ( Cissus quadrangularis) (Pirandai in Tamil)      9.      Curry Leaves      10.   Bitter Gourd      11.   Plantain (Raw)       12.   Mango (Raw)      13.   Ber Fruit ( Ziziphus jujube)      14.   Yam & Elephant Yam      15.   Lemon Fruit      16.   Cluster Beans      17.   Jack Fruit (Raw)      18.   Honey Important: One part of Bitter Gourd = 100 Part of other Vegetables/Pulses One Part of Adamant Creeper = 300 Part of other Veg

Important Duty of the Son/Daughter to their Aged Parents:  As per the Hindu Vedas, the Pitra Dosha is likely to affect the offspring of the Person (or) the Family who has neglected their aged Parents (or) aged Peoples. 1. Every male must look after their aged parents with care and respect; the women (daughter-in-law) must not abuse them and ill treat them 2. Every male must also look after their father-in-law and mother-in-law, if they don't have any male offspring. 3. Every male must look after their family elders, if they are destitute and financially poor. What do you mean by "Looking after" the aged Parents/Peoples? 1. The Parents/Elders must be treated with care and respect. 2. Sending money or food doesn't mean that the Parents & Persons are looked after well. 3. Physical care and attention must be given @ aged Parents/Peoples must not be isolated or forced to remain or live alone. 4. Mis-treating the aged peoples because of their age, sta

Simple method to get wonderful results to remove the "Pitra Dosha" 1. Try to do Pithru Tharpanam (using black seasme seeds) on daily basis by spending atleast 10 minutes in the early morning. Please read this page to find out the methods for doing the Pithru Tharpanam   http://pithrudosham.blogspot.in/p/pithru-tharpanam.html 2. If you are not able to do it on daily basis, please do it on the following days @ Days with Amavasya (New Moon), first day of Hindu calendar months and days that comes with the thithi of the departed ancestor. 3. Even if you are not able to do it on all these days, you can select any of the days and perform the Pithru Tharpanam. 4. The Pithru Tharpanam done on the banks of the sacred river or desginated temples or holy places would deliver 100 times good results over the Tharpanam being done in the house. 5. Giving Pinda Tharpanam is highly effective than giving Yel (Tamil), Till (Hindi) Seasme seeds Tharpanam. 6. Doing Shraddham (remembra

What is the importance of Yel (Tamil)/Tilli (Hindi)/Seasme (English)? The Seasme seeds are considered to be sacred and it satisfies the hunger and the thirst of your ancestors. When the seasme seeds are offered to the dead ancestors along with the water, it slowly reduces the binding relationship between the dead ancestors and their erstwhile members of the family. When the bond between the dead ancestors and their family members are broken, then the departed soul would be ready to make another journey for a re-birth in another family. Thus the Seasme seeds acts as a catalyst to break the bond between the living family members and the dead ancestors. Do's and Dont's while doing Pithru Tharpanam: 1. Never do this Pithru Tharpanam without taking head bath and your body & mind should be clean and calm. 2. Must do this Pithru Tharpanam on empty stomach (no coffee/water too) 3. Never eat Non Vegetarian foods on the day that you do this ritual. 4. It is highly sinful

People who live in and around Delhi can do the "Tharpanam & Pinda Tharpanam" in the below mentioned South Indian Temple. Krishna Dhama Plot No 3 , 2nd Phase Near Sec C-5 , Vasant Kunj,  New Delhi- 110070 Phone : 011-26895284 They Purohits never ask for any fixed charges. But you can donate upto Rs. 300/- for Tharpanam (done only with seasme seeds) and upto Rs. 500/- for Pinda Tharpanam (done with cooked rice and seasme seeds). Be generous to the Purohits but never get cheated too.  You can find the place in the Google Map by visiting the link:  Google Maps (Vasant Vihar) * The above information was provided by Ms. Sona Bedi (Reader and well wisher), who lives in Delhi * Readers are advised to give their comments, which would help others too. 

Giving Pithru Tharpanam on the banks of River Cauvery: 1. "Amma Mandapam" is loacted on the northern banks of River Cauvery. It is just 1/2 km away from the famous Lord Renganathar Temple loacted in Srirengam (an island within the river Cauvery). 2. The Srirengam is loacted within the Corporation limits of Tiruchi (Trichy/Tiruchirapalli) in central Tamilnadu. This town is easily accessible by Road/Rail/Air from Chennai/Bangalore. 3. The "Lord Renganatha Perumal" temple is one of the ancient and important Vaishnavite temples in India. 4. Major express trains halt at Srirengam Railway station before entering the Tiruchi Junction, while on its way from Chennai. 5. There are number of Lodges available both near the temple (in Srirengam) or near the Tiruchi Junction. The Amma Mandapam is about 5 Kms from the Tiruchi Junction. Route No 1 are available frequently (one bus for every 5 minutes) from Junction to Srirengam. 6. You can access the services of the Pu

Shraddham is a ritual (similar to the Tharpanam done on daily basis) to satisfy and remember the ancestors on the day (that comes with the exact Thithi) that their ancestors had departed from this world. Facts about the Shraddham: 1. Even if anyone who forgets to do "Pithru Tharpanam" on daily/monthly basis, he must do the Shraddham without fail. 2. Shraddham must be done throughout his lifetime to his departed parents, maternal and paternal grand parents. 3. No one should discontinue this Shraddham ritual during his lifetime. 4. It is always better to do Shraddham for every departed ancestors separately on the day that comes with the Thithi. If that is not possible, atleast the Shraddham must be done on the day (yearly Thithi of his Father/Mother) on a collective manner. 5. Shraddham would quench the thrist and hunger of the departed souls. It is like feeding them on a daily basis. 6. It is a highly welcome practice, if the Shraddham are done in the designated

Which is the best time to do Pitra Puja? Garuda asks Lord Narayana about the best timings of doing Pitra Puja or Pithru Puja. Lord Narayana replies that every person who has born in this world is bound to worship their anscestors on regular basis; 365 days in a year. Garuda asks Lord Narayana that if a person is not able to do this puja on daily basis, what else he can do? Lord Narayana replies that everyone must perform puja atleast on the 96 shrartha days in a year. When Garuda asks Lord Narayana for those who are not able to do this; what should be done? Lord Narayana replies that atleast once in a month (@12 times a year) either on 1. New Moon Day (Amavasya) 2. First day of Tamil month 3. Or atleast on the thithi of his/her immediate departed ancestors. Garuda asks for the people who do not perform this puja too. Lord Narayana replies that everyone should perform this puja on the yearly thithi of his/her immediate departed ancestors. Because our ancestors live in