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Mahalaya 2021: Importance Of Performing Pitru Karma On Mahalaya Amavasya
It is no news that the younger generation is getting increasingly distant from their culture and roots. It is only natural that young people get stressed when they are supposed to perform a ritual or Pooja. And there are rituals like Shraadh or Pitru Karma that can even induce fear in them. This year Mahalaya Amavasya is on 6 October.
What we need to understand here is that Shraadh or Pitru Karma is not performed out of fear of the dead ancestors. It is a time to remember them and honour them for what they have left behind for us. We need to thank them not only for the material wealth that they left behind but also for the family name and the legacy. They also leave behind some of their good and bad karma which can be fulfilled by you.
Significance Of Pitra Paksha Or Shraddh
It is said that the soul is in search of Moksha (liberation from the cycle of life and death) and may have to pass through many cycles before it reaches its goal. It is considered your moral obligation to help them move forward in their journey to attain peace. In return, they bless you with all their hearts and help bring prosperity into your life.
Importance Of Preforming Pitru Karma On Mahalaya Ammavasya
When you perform Tarpan or Shraadh, the souls of the ancestors get satisfied and are able to break worldly bonds and leave us. The host who performs the Tarpan is blessed with long life, Intellect (Brahmavarchaswa), radiance, success, wealth and food (it is not just the availability of food, but also the ability to be satisfied with it).
Shraadh is ideally to be done on the no moon day (Amavasya) of every month of the year of death and is considered one among the 5 duties a man has to perform in his lifetime. But if due to any reason, a person cannot do it all the 12 months, he may choose to do it on Mahalaya Amavasya.
The Mahalaya Paksha or the Pitru Paksha is the dark fortnight during the months of September to October ( Aswayuja). While the whole fortnight is set aside to perform rites to the dead, the last day or the Mahalaya Amavasya is the most important day for these rites and rituals to be performed.
Things You Need To Perform Pitru Karma
- Black sesame seeds
- Yoghurt (optional)
- Rice
- Kusha Grass ring- Durba- Darbha (Make a ring by making a circle out of the grass)
- Kusha Grass
- Sandal wood paste
- Yellow Flowers
- Bermuda grass or Karuka Cynodon Dactylon. (if you don't have take regular grass with the intention of this Bermuda grass).
- Tulsi leaves a few (or Holy basil)
- Kindi - a vessel for holding water (can use a regular glass of water if kindi is not available)
How To Perform Pitru Karma
-
Avoid
non-vegetarian
food
on
the
day
before
you
perform
the
ritual.
Consume
rice-based
food
only
once,
either
for
lunch
or
breakfast.
You
may
have
fruits
and
other
grains
for
the
other
meals.
-
Choose
an
area
outside
your
home,
in
the
south.
-
Before
starting
the
ritual,
pray
to
your
Guru
to
bless
you
and
provide
you
with
guidance.
Next
meditate
upon
Lord
Ganesha,
Aswini
Devatas
and
Maha
Vishnu
to
help
you
in
the
successful
completion
of
the
ritual.
-
Take
the
Kindi
(vessel
that
contains
water)
chant
the
following
to
invoke
the
holy
rivers
of
India
to
help
you
perform
the
Shraadh.
" Gange cha yamune chaiva godaavari saraswati narmade sindhu kaaveri jalesmin sannidhim kuru"
It translates to- I pray to invoke the water of the seven Holy rivers (namely- Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaaveri) of Bharath (India) for performing this Ancestor worship. -
Next
chant
the
following-
"Ayodhya madhura maaya kaasi kaaanchi avanthika puri dwaaraavati chaiva saptha ethey moksha daayaka"
Translates to- I meditate on the seven great cities when performing the worship of my ancestors. -
Now
you
may
take
the
Sankalp
for
Mahalaya
Amavasya
by
chanting
the
following-
"Khara nAma samvathsarey DhakshinAyaNe, Varsha Rudhow Kanya mAse krishna pakshe, amAvAsyAyAm puNyathithow, Bhowma vasara yukthayAm, Uthra phalguni nakshathra yukthAyAm, Suprayoga, Nagava karaNa, Evanghuna viseshena vishishtayAm AsyAm vardhamAnAyAm amavAsyAyAm punyathithow (pracheena vidhi - change your holy thread to right-hand shoulder) ......(gothrANaam), vasu rudra aditya svaroopAnAm asmath pithru pithAmaha prapitAmahAnAM (not having mother) mAthru pithAmahee prapithAmaheenAm (having mother) pithAmaheepithupithAmahee pithu prapithAmaheenAm (uncle lineage)..... gothrAnAm vasu rudra Adhitya svaroopAnAm asmath sapatneeka mAtAmaha mAthup pithAmaha mAthup prapithAmahAnAm upaya vamsa pithrunAm akshayya thrupthyarhtham amAvAsyA punyakAle darsha shrAddham thila tharpana roopene adhya karishye.
-
Pitru
Karma
should
be
performed
by
wearing
the
ring
made
of
Darba
grass
on
the
ring
finger
of
the
right
hand.
-
Tarpan
is
given
with
Black
sesame
and
water.
The
right
hand
should
always
be
used.
Take
the
sesame
seeds,
and
pour
eater
using
a
small
spoon.
And
then,
drop
the
sesame
seeds
into
the
Banana
leaf
or
plate
set
aside
for
Tarpan.
Example of Tarpan to father-
Asmath Pitharam, Yagnappa Sarmanam, Kashyapa Gothram, Vasu Roopam, Swadhanamah Tharpayami -Tharpayami -Tharpayami.
-
Chant
the
following
once
the
Tarpan
is
done-
Yeekecha Asmath Kule Jaatha Aputhra GothrinoMruthahThey Gruhnanthu Mayadattham Soothranishpeedanodakam - Now, you may sanctify the Janau or yagnopavit if you are wearing one.
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