Your departed ancestors can help solve all our problems during the performing of ritual of Shradh

Your departed ancestors can help solve all our problems during the performing of ritual of Shradh. They live in the world of Pitru lok. Lord Vishnu in his aspect of Surya, the Sun God, is the King of these Pitru. It is believed that 64 Generations of your dead ancestors can help solve your problems. Mahalaya Shradh is the final day of Shradh and the most important day of Pitru Paksh fortnight. It is also known as Sarvapitri or Sarvapitru Shradh and falls on the Amavasi (Amavasya) or no moon day.

Sarva Pitri Amavasya means “all father’s new moon day” is meant for all ancestors, irrespective the lunar day they died. It is the most important day of the Pitru Paksha and those who forgotten to perform shraddha, can do so on this day. The shraddha done on this day is considered as fruitful as one done in the holy city of Gaya.

Rituals to be Performed on SarvaPitri Shradh day:

If you want to do rituals yourself, you need perform “Tarpan Viddhi”. “Tarpan Viddhi” means giving special offerings to the departed spirits, especially on the new moon days. Often the offerings consist of black sesame seeds, cooked rice, and water. Sesame seeds particularly, are the food of the spirits. You should know that on the new moon day, the departed spirits visit the earth plane and stay with their biological relatives from dawn to dusk! Fasting during the new moon day will alert your consciousness to be in communion with their spirits.

If you wish to perform ritual yourself, you can perform the following Tarpan Viddhi by yourself on this day:

1. Take a reasonable sized clean “Taambe ka lotta” (Copper vessel)
2. Pour “Ganga Jaal” (Holy water) into the vessel and make it half full (if you don’t have holy water, take regular water and treat it as Holy water)
3. Pour “kacchaa dudh” (unprocessed milk) into the vessel and make it full
4. Add 2 spoon of “Kaale Til” (Black Sesame seeds) (you can find this in any Indian store)
5. Take 3-4 Kusha sticks and simmer them like a spoon inside the vessel (if you don’t have them it is fine)
6. Place another empty clean vessel of steel or any other metal in front of you
7. Now Face yourself towards the south direction
8. Holding the Kusha sticks such that they don’t fall, prepare yourself to pour the content from Copper vessel into the other vessel that is empty.
9. While you pour the content from Copper Vessel (SLOWLY) into the other vessel that is empty, chant the PITRA Gayatri Mantra:

Om PitraGanay Vidhmahe Jagat Dharinaye Dhimahi Tanno Pitro Prachodyat ~ Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya Namah! 🌸🔆🌷🌀🙏📿🌸🐚🕉🌸🐍🌷🕉🌀🙏✨