How To Give Tharpanam At Home

Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana !

Sri Sudarsana, The Wheel God Known as Chakrathazhwar.

Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana !

QUESTION & ANSWERS ON SRARDDHA & THARPAN

Introduction.

After having his some doubts cleared on Gaya Srardha, through the FAQ pages of this website, Mr. Gopala Krishna has written many mails asking for clarifications in our Srardha and TharppaNa procedures. This question & answer is prepared to have an enlightening about Sraardha and Tharpan. I am thankful to Mr. Gopalakrishnan Ramaiyer, now settled in Chennai for condensing our email exchanges into this Q & A format. The Questions some times you may run across as something you always wanted to ask and get the Answer. The answers are given in simple understanding manner. In fact information technology is the compression of the various questions put to me in different occasions by company Sri R. Gopala Krishnan who is a retired officer from BSNL Trivandrum. In fact, the summarized Q&A below is out of our various e-mail exchanges on the subject.

Q1. Sir – Who has performed sraardha first? Who has coordinated the procedures for the sraardha we perform today? Has any body amended information technology?

A1. Good question! Information technology volition be astonishing to you if I say that Sri Varaha moorthy has performed sradha starting time. Sage Bodhayana has co-ordinated the procedures for Sraadha. But his procedures are lengthy. For instance, even while Bhokthas are taking food, Kartha is to continue performing the lengthy Jayathi Homa. These procedures are afterwards amended by sage Apasthambha which is the ground of Sraadha Niyama at present we follow.

Dear Sir, You would have heard lengthy manthras for Bodhaya soothra while yous perform annual upakarma. I hope this much will satisfy your question.

Q2. Sir, I have heard Sraadha has to be performed by self. Is it possible?

A2. Sraadha niyama say so. But due to the elaborate procedures and complexities in them, we seek the Sasthrikals known as Bruhaspathi or Vadyar to guide. Now it has get gild of the day to invite Sasthrikals, Bruhaspathi known as Vaadyar.

If you refer Ithihasa (The History) Ramayana, you volition read Sri Rama performed Sraadha for Dasaratha himself

Q3. Sir is it correct that Sraadha has to exist performed in Aparannam. What is your view?

A3. Once again Sraadha niyama say and so. We are in a fast moving world. Can the nowadays twenty-four hours kartha and Bhoktha tin can remain that much time? Kartha or Bhoktha can be a carbohydrate patient. Tin can they wait so much? However information technology is apt to perform sraadha and so that the Bhokthas take their food in the afternoon. I hope afterward reading this you volition not get displeased with either sasthrikals or Bhokthas if they come a lilliputian late by 11 AM or then. I hope this reply satisfy y'all.

Q4. Sir, Your answers make me more curious. You accept said Sradha Niyama two times to me. Where can we have sraadha niyama now?

A4. It is interesting to note that yous are more curious. Ane sradha niyama authorization is vaidyanatheeyam or Vaidyanatha deekshitheeyam. You can refer it to analyze many of your doubts. This is really a Tamil translation of smrithi muktAphalam, named every bit vaidhyanAdha dhIkshithIyam, compiled and translated by Sri Venkatrama Shastry and Sri Ramamoorthy Shastry, at the behest of srI KAnchi ParamAchAryAl in 1985. I tin can give you the details of this volume since yous are very curious.

Championship: samkshEpa dharma sAstram ,

Publishers: Heritage India Educational Trust,

#6, Sanskrit College street, Mylapore,

Chennai – 600 004 Latest edition: Third, 1990

This book deals with many other topics too. Simply for your data, the book is actually a boon as the price is astonishingly very very piddling comparing to its worth. Since you are at nowadays settled in Chennai, I think yous could get one copy from them. There are many books in other languages too. As an appendix, this book besides clarifies on Aasaucha sadakam.

Q5. Sir, This question was in my mind for a long time. Now I put it to you. Do Viswamdeva (Viswedava) escort or guide the pithru?

A5. I think you are going deeper in to sraadha. I will try to answer all your queries, For your question Viswam deva is both. Even if the pithru is in nether world he is to be brought by Viswam deva only. I hope this gives satisfactory reply to you.

Q6. Sir, This is another question in my mind for a long time. During sraadha we feed only one Bhoktha. And so how exercise we call Vasu, Rudra Aditya swaroopaya and pithrus from three generations? I hope I am making you to think putting questions of elaborative nature.

A6. Honey Sir, Surely the reply to this question is rather than elaborative they are sookshma in nature. How ever I will reply the question in simplest manner.

Basically understand in Sraadha a set of procedures is followed to retrieve the pithru. The set procedures as told are followed. Many of these procedures accept inner meanings too all the same not fully explained or can sympathize from the sraadha books.

If yous go through the manthras you will learn non just three generations but jnatha Anjatha pithrus likewise y'all invite and feed. This is sankalpa. You are performing sraadha to the pithru who has left on that thithi.

Y'all have asked why we refer in Sradha Vasu Rudra Aditya swaroopaya. They are sradha deities.

If you are going to invite a relative and his friends too are there volition y'all invite your friend only? Why for courtesy telephone call others too? Volition nosotros not send them too some compliments through him?

One bhoktha whom you invite represent the pithru for whom sradha is performed. Nosotros identify him in addition with Sraadha deities Vasu, Rudra and Aditya. Commonly Vasu is pithru deity for whom sraadha is done. Rudra and Aditya represent other pithru deities whom you invite. Information technology is told by identifying the invited bhoktha with Vasu, Rudra and Aditya deities the sraadha offerings are taken to all invitees. Every bit I first said the caption is sookshma. This indirectly hints pithru is another deity like viswamdeva (Viswedevas).

Q7. Sir Do our pithru reach swarga?

A7. Why doubt? The ultimate destination being Kailasam aka Paramapadam, the souls wander from one location to other, depending on their merits and punya bhalam. They reach their destinations by various steps; pithrulokam, devalokam, etc. The actual paramapatham, Srivaikuntham or kailasam are one and the same as per the philosophical readings.

Q8. Alibi me sir; you have said depending on the merit the pithru reach Paramapadam. If and so what happen past performing sraadha to a pithru reached Swarga. Is it as well sooshma to explicate?

A8. But having no way to know the facts, we are instructed to continue the srardham till our lifetime. Here too, we practice it not merely for the parents who left, but also for 3-generation viz. grand and great grand parents. Why? If past whatsoever chance, if our parent reached the destination but any of the thou parents left wandering, then it is for them to gain through this srardham. What if none of them wandering but all reached safely to the Kailasam or the Paramapadam? It will do good Njaatha ajnjaatha pithrus.

The very basic reason for having prescribed to perform it for iii generation is the most vital part of the value added srardham.

Q9. Sir, Practise not retrieve I am philosophical and besides much pondering. When we offering the seventh pinda during sraadha it get to Jnatha Anjatha pithrus. Am I right if I say it pertain to sahothra?

A9. Mr, Gopala Krishnan- It is not yous are going philosophical simply it is a desire to know more on sraadha. I am happy you are showing so much involvement. I am also much happy to answer you …

Ok, Sir, you are correct. Jnatha Anjatha Hither, when you perform the srardham with homam, later offering twice each to Pithru, Pithamaha & Prapithamaha – the seventh time offering is to Njaathi -i.east. distant cousins who left the globe. In instance of anyone who left without any such ceremony performed, allow the seventh step offering achieve them – that is for the Sahothra njaathi. (Njaathaagnjaatha, pithrupyapcha, yathaa swaahaah:) By doing this 7th Ahuthi with Havis that reaches to the Sahothra Daayathi, who might have left without whatever kriya/kainkaryam performed for many reasons (No problems, died at unknown identify, nobody knows who is who when left, or some of them with bug but they never cared to perform the rituals from the beginning etc. etl.)

So, even if our parents, m & great grand parents reached the habitation, information technology is for u.s. to go along the thithi srardham till our life time just for those who might accept fortunate.

Q10. Sir, I take a doubt. Do the tharpanam done on sraadha day itself at the finish is not as per niyama?

A10. Sir, Is your entire query on sraadha is over and I can take a relief?

Surely It is local codification in class of time. Actually information technology has to be performed only on the next day. Only information technology has go practice of the mean solar day in context of sasthrikal and Kartha. However some affair washed is meliorate than not done. We are also becoming Apasthamba some times!!!

Q11. Sir, My questions on sraadha are not over please. The Tharpanam question on sraadha day came to my mind and I raised information technology. Sir, Many perform Hiranya sraadha in place of sraadhan with Homam. Why there are these two types of sraadham? Sir, Hiranya sraadham as per rules is to be conducted by those who are physically not capable and much anile or who are extremely poor.

A11. Sir, Well asked an important question. Hiranya sraadha is told for people who take got certain limitations like very aged and non able to perform the long process srarddha etc.

All capacitate (it is not financial solitary but physical and mental too) people should perform sraadha with Homam. True benefit is only achieved through performing Srardham with HOMAM! Only when performed with homam, these are given thrice to the parents – outset through the agni swaroopam, then through the Brahmmana Bhojanam and so lastly through the Pinda pradhanam (For Sama and Rg Vedhis three pindams and for Yajur Vedhis with half dozen pindams – and for Bhodhayana soothra followers it is 24 Pindams!). Just on doing these three steps, then the remainder cooked rice becomes Pithru sesham.

One has to consume this pithru seasham to gain the benefits of the srardham . The pithru seasham is known blessings directed to us which is left untouched by many – without knowing the values!

In hiranya sraadham at that place is no pithru sesham, which is the master blessing of pithru. I hope afterwards reading this reply at to the lowest degree able people will perform sraadha with Homam.

Q12. Sir, who all tin can take food prepared for sraadha, afterwards offering to Bhoktha?

A12. It can exist taken by shut relations and by sagothra too. Normally, other Gothra persons exercise non share the srardha nutrient. However, children below the historic period of 7 years are allowed swallow the srardha food. But in Srivaishnava Thenkalai sampradaya, it is known every bit ishta pandhi, where any one who is non related, as well can eat, if 1 wish.

Q13. Another important question is coming to my mind Sir, in those days when there was monthly period for the wife how did the kartha-performed sraadha? Now a day the problem may non appear perhaps by taking medical assistance.

A13. It appears you are coming to practical sides.In those days, in villages they had a very big identify at lawn for the women to take shelter during the inconvenient periods. They used stay at a distance, where you won't fifty-fifty hear them. (Even hearing them talking during their periods was not allowed and more often than not restricted to few house members).

In Sama Veda sampradaya, they perform only after the fifth day, after Kartha'south married woman taking bath. In Rig Veda'southward followers too information technology was the aforementioned. But in Yajur Veda followers, they tin perform it even in the absenteeism of one'southward wife during the Srarddha.

In normal terms, for every sect and sub-sect, allowed their female family unit member with periods to stay elsewhere during and earlier day of sradha.

During the Punyahavachanam, they used to add a word in sankalpam "rajaswala aasoucha nivruthiyartham" and then perform the Graha suddhi to continue with the ceremony. Oh, thinking of the present 24-hour interval cubicles and flat arrangement and apartments!!!!.

Q14. Sir, I know there are unlike types of sraadhas. At that place is Atma pinda sraadha with special manthra too. My question sir, who are advised to perform Jala srradha and Hiranya sraadha?

A14. Hiranaya sraadha I accept already replied. How always I volition give one more clarification and limited the srardha niyama every bit explained by my afar cousin, tardily Sri Mukkur Lakshminarasimhachariar, (who was very popular for his divine writings in many periodicals, very specifically for an commodity series in Kalki "Kurai Onrum Illai Govinda") has given some hints on the Srardha procedures. He fifty-fifty wrote an article in i of the Kalki Deepavali supplement and I requite the contents here beneath for the readers to take a annotation. The Srardha niyama in iii dissimilar types with each having values on Uthama, Madhima & Athama paksha:

The Uthama factors: Srardha with Homam

With v Brahmins – 1 each for the post of Brahmma, Bruhaspathi, Viswedeva, Pithru and Sri Mahavishnu as Srardha Samrakshaka. – Uthamothamam.

Bruhaspathi, viswedeva, Pithru & Vishnu – Uthamam

Bruhaspathi, Vishwedeva & Pithru – Madhimam

Bruhaspathi & Bhokta Pithru – Adhamam

The Madhima factors – Srardha without Homam just only with sankalpam:

Sankalpa srardha without homam but bhojanam to three Brahmins plus vaadyar – Uthamam

sankalpa Srardha without homam but with two bhoktas – Viswedeva & Pithrus + Vadyar – Madhimam

Sankalpa Srardha without homam but with only one Bhokta + vadyar – Adhamam

Adhama factors – No homam, No bhojanam but only offer raw rice, raw banana with pulses, jaggery etc. with Sankalpam:

offering to three Brahmins – Uthamam – Visvedeva, Pithru, Sri Mahavishnu and Bruhaspathi – Uthamam

offering to two Brahmins – visvedeva, Pithrus – Madhimam

offering to simply one Brahmin – Adhamam

Adhamoadhamam:

Offering to simply i Brahmin that too without whatever sankalpa mantra – this is known as Aama srardham.

And yet, if 1 cannot practise whatsoever of the above for varied reasons, it was said to perform at least the Thila TharppaNam on that twenty-four hours and offer it to the Vishnu padam to think the Thithi! This is the least one tin afford – if ane is so poor, sick and disabled. If one cannot even afford the Thila (seasame), then merely only with manifestly water!

If age factor and monetary considerations are non favourable, 1 has to perform to the minimum possible mode, i.due east. past Sankalpam with Hiranyam. And Sri Lord Krishna wants at least a TharpaNam by offerring information technology to the Vishnu Padam (just, ill, aged and poor can practice the srardham just merely with TharpaNam!).

Q15. Sir, What is pithru dosha? Does this appear on account of non-operation of sraardha?

A15. Very good, at present you have come to related topics. The pitru dosha is supposed to exist acquired by non-performance of sraardha rites. Information technology. causes childlessness, obstacles and failures in many means.

Q16. Sir, This question is regarding a very big confusion in my listen. Once I wrote in the Yahoo iyer 123 group for pithru 1 year is equal to a solar day. A few replied back to me it is a calendar month and non one twelvemonth. Please clarify.

A16. Dearest Sri Gopala Krishnan, information technology is not yous only, but many accept this confusion. Actually, the period of day & dark and months are quite different in different logam, merely similar the one in the planets and celestial phenomena. If pithru's happen to be in pithru logam, for them Sukla paksha/Krishna paksha each fifteen days counts as twenty-four hour period and night.

If they reach the deva gana status, then Dakshinayanam & Uthrayanam period of six months each stands for them as a twenty-four hours and night.

Here I will add a piffling bit more and then that my point will be farther enlightened. Pithru do not get hungry every bit we. For the first one year after decease we offer masikam-monthly feeding. Afterward annual sraadha once in a year. This mean once in 12 days. For pithru this feeding is sufficient. This is the procedure followed now. If they have reached Devaloka information technology is ones a day.

Please annotation pithru ned non exist in pithru loka or deva loka. In that location are six worlds above u.s.a. and seven worlds below us.

In this context I hope you lot call up the story of sage Sandipani. Sree Krishna offered him Gurudakshina subsequently praying to Lord Varuna and Going to the nether world bringing back his deceased son…

Though you have not asked, nevertheless I similar to clarify a little bit about tharpan in this context.

Monthly Tharpanam is not pithru feeding. It is to get their blessings. Many confuse that tharpanam is for feeding pithru. I will discuss further on tharpanams if you accept whatsoever query on information technology . As I said earlier in my reply there are certain sooshma instructions. Annual sraadha is one amongst them. I hope yous are contented with this reply.

Q 17. We normally perform sraadha on a specific given thithi of the month of expiry. Sir, Can nosotros postpone/advance to whatever before or later thithi?

A17. It is desired sraadha be performed on the stock-still thithi merely. Withal there are some exceptions told in the scripts, similar – (one) If Vadhyar, Bhokta failed to turn, then besides you lot can postpone it to a convenient solar day. (2) If due to state of war, mutiny, calamity etc. 1 can postpone the same to any other convenient day, till the normalcy returns! Or if whatsoever death take place amongst one's shut relatives (aasoucham) 1 tin postpone srardha to the day when aasoucham is over. Here for the failed Srardham, the condition is, that it should be performed on the immediate next day, or on the Krishna Paksha Ashtami or on the Amavasya day, in that social club; if that also non possible, then in the next calendar month but in the same thithi.

One compulsory dominion is, you can postpone the thithi sraadham just cannot advance it!" These are the master rulings. I promise you are satisfied with the reply.

Q18. Excuse me sir, if sraadha can be postponed why it should not be advanced? Can you lot kindly clarify?

A eighteen. Mr Gopala Krishnan, I answered postponement of sraadha is permitted on extreme weather. It is very unproblematic logic to respond your question why it should not exist proponed

Shall I offset with a unproblematic case. If you lot are taking meals at ane PM regularly y'all will feel hungry and plough to dining table but by that time. Peculiarly if you are having any health problem timely food is a must. Either earlier or later y'all may not go. Yous know it very well. Similar is the case of the pithru. They will not turn upwardly before. You will put the question- so why postponement is approved?

Aye, again the aforementioned instance for easy agreement – you lot get to the dining table and if your wife say but wait another 10 minutes, you may (Have to?) wait. But everyday if you lot have to wait surely volition you non get angry?

Refer my answer for postponement of sraadha. On farthermost weather only it is permitted. I hope this answer is convincing you lot. Once again I emphasize the betoken – Pithrus appear only on the twenty-four hours of srardham and if failed , then they visit on all subsequent days till it is performed. This is just like your impatience to have the food in my example.

Q19. Alibi me sir,-we perform Nanthi (Nothing merely a variation of sraadha in my thinking ) on a convenient appointment before any auspicious function. It is an untimely calling. How exercise you justify information technology if timely meals just similar a sick patient is to exist given to the pithru. Am I embarrassing you lot too much?

A19. Not at all sir, From your style of putting the questions I understand very well your intentions of clarifications. I am expecting more and more questions. Incidentally are you lot not having any questions on Tharpan? I volition answer your question now.

The Abvyooham known as nandhi srardham is known for "KaaraNa nimitham" i.e. for a specific benefit. It is to seek their blessings for the special occasion. It is just similar any other festivity that we have special meals than the regular and unusual. There is no over-feeding amounts on the "kaaraNa nimitham" since this is for a specific special purpose.

Since you have asked I will add together a niggling more on nanthi sasthra which may give some more informations to y'all well-nigh information technology.

At that place are some stipulations ane has to follow for every ritual. These are classified under Dharma sasthra; with the help of a learned person, one can invite the departed souls only on pre-laid conditions per sastra for some reasonable functions equally Nandhi srardha only. Other pithru days are non counted as a disturbance as they do expect these on given days. The same dominion applies to sraadha conducted in Punnia kshethras like Sethu aka Rrameswaram, Prayag, Kasi, Gaya etc.

When you do the Nandhi srardham, it is said to be directed to all the 14 Lokams so as to get the blessings from all, whoever, wherever they might reside are linked to us and surely there is no question arises of our disturb/botheration to any soul. In such Nandhi srardham, the name order changes! In normal Srardha, you lot invite pithru, pithamaha & prapithamaha; merely in Gothra pravaram and nandhi, yous denote/invite offset prapithama first, then pithamha and lastly your pithru !

Q20. Respected Sir, surely I have questions on Tharpanam simply they are few in number since you accept clearly stated already it is for the blessings and not feeding.

I have a few more than questions on sraadha. I volition put the adjacent one – Why the pinda is offered to crow. Tin can it be offered to cow if crow exercise not plow upwardly?

A20. Niyathi is to offer pinda to crow and before the bhoktha get upward after meals, crows should be start eating pinda.

Crow is said to be a carrier/messenger for the pithrus. When a srardha/tharppana mantra is recited at any location and if a crow flies across even a furlong abroad, so the message is carried/uplifted to the pithrulogam, it is believed. Yes, the phonetic wave vibrations are taken from 1 station is just uplifted with its wings. (Even the researchers agree, crow has a special power even to uplift the ether waves and some sort of unknown signals lengths.

When an Earth convulse is about to take identify, researchers say, crow is the beginning creature to be watched every bit it feels the shock even earlier it strikes!!). Information technology is the most reserved and alert bird.

I have heard that in certain places Crow practise not plow up. In such places we can adopt local conditions. Are we not changing many things suit to local weather?

One needs to be applied to give merit to the ethics. The Sasthra says to practice information technology; when the availability of such and such things are rare, so one need to abide by the sastra but exit the affair to almighty! Be practical to the minimum extent. required.

As a thing of fact, almost of our rituals are surely based on local conditions and the practices we follow are that most suited to the identify nosotros dwell in. Even the Almanac known as Panchang we use in the south , it is quite different one from the 1 used in the North or Eastern Bharat. Why and so? Surely, Rithu/ayana etc are different from one other and information technology is purely based on the climatic & topographical weather of each identify.

Now sir, I can give an interesting piece of data after giving the Vayasam – pindam to the crow:

If information technology eats the rice from the ball from eastward side, it is said to be a adept omen, that the coming generations too volition do good from the pithru's blessings.

If from the westward side Aiswarya

And if from north side of the ball if it eats outset, and then pithru'southward are not fully contented happy over the ritual.

If it takes from the southward side, so some sort of problem is impending.

What if iv crows at a time eats from all directions? Surely our nowadays life continue, that much one can be certain of!

But I recollect in many areas crow taking the pinda rice immediately is considered as pithru satisfaction of the sraadha operation.

I have heard in certain houses even crow volition be impatiently waiting for the second Kartha continue the pinda for its eating.

I hope this answering though gone lengthy has input a lot more than information . What do yous remember?

Now, let us think on the rationale fashion. Crow is an environmental cleansing amanuensis. It takes away as of clay that if left that would contaminate the environs. Whether rat or whatsoever other dead animal, the crow will eat it and cleanse the place neatly!. But the fact is, if any other creature dies, crow will swallow it; and if a crow dies – oh, it is to bio-degrade itself with the soil !! Aye, no other beast will bear on the dead crow.

Q21. Sir, Though lengthy the answering was very very nformative. Thank you lot. Sir, my next question- Now a days practically it is impossible to remain till aparanna with out even taking coffee or milk for elderly and sick people. This applies to Bhoktha as well. What is your opinion on it?

A21. Sir, In the nowadays earth surely your query is justified for elders. If your ill wellness do non permit to remain with out taking whatsoever thing till sraadha completed take some thing . At to the lowest degree while performing sraadha- 2 hours time do not accept any matter. If a kartha or bhoktha is having high Claret carbohydrate, so insulin and morning food after it are important. Effort to conduct sraadha earlier. These are all my personal opinions. What I feel is your sinceority to conduct sraadha is well-nigh important.

Q 22. Can you elaborate rules regarding the Bhoktha as well as for kartha Sir?

A 22. Surely I will. For the sanctity of the bhoktha these are all the must.

i. He should exist fairly healthy, married and a family man and with no physical handicappedness.

ii. He should refrain from family unit life on the previous day.

3. He should have fasted the previous day.

4. He should be clean, neatly dressed and should accept taken oil bath on the day.

v. He should partake only in one sraadha on a day. This is very important.

6. On the sraardha mean solar day too other than the food taken no meals should be taken in the dark.

7. If not done the Veda Adyayanam fully, at least he must a exist a person doing his daily Gayatri Japa. And above all,

8. He shouldnot exist from the aforementioned Gothra as that of Kartha.

I think you concur if I state such a bhoktha has to be fully compensated with Dakshina and other forms . Bhoktha can partake maximum seven sraadhas in a month. The entire month bhoktha and his family unit has to survive on the dakshina.

Now for the Kartha – one has to go fasting on the earlier mean solar day to Srardha; avoid taking food from outsiders/outside or in hotels (here Sister, Aunt, Uncle and immediate close relations viz. Father In-law etc are not considered as outsiders!) at least a fortnight from the engagement of Srardha. Not to accept oil bathroom or shaving on the day of Srardha; all sorts of entertainments, outside travels etc. to be avoided. To perform the Srardhanga TharppaNa on the next day to srardha and then only move out.

Q23. Sir,I fully agree with yous.. I have 3 more questions in my mind before I put my queries on Tharpan.

Offset one is whether thithi or nakshathra of expiry is to be reckoned? In Kerala Nairs follow Nakshathra. Nampoothiries too if I recollect. In Calcutta star is establish followed co-ordinate to i sraadha book in Bengali I have read.

A23. Surely a good question you have asked me .At present I will requite the clarification.

In full general the Nakshatra for birth and thithi for death is taken. However, for the Lords, the thithi is given importance by many and the nakshatra is given importance by others. (Few for the festivity consider Pusyha/Rohini).

In Srivaishnava, even a fraction of seconds of Sapthami is not to exist at that place for Sri Krishna Jayanthi, even if Rohini slips out!

The reason for this is as we live on this earth it is to be taken according to this planets rotational movements that falls in the Nakshatra. And for the Pithru's information technology the Thithi is important because, every bit the Pithru locational calander is based on 15 days Sukla/Krishna paksha is a twenty-four hour period for them.

Every bit far the Lords, it is the ane and same applicable as they too were born and departed souls in this world! These are my assumptions and there is no syllable I can quote. May be I take not come up beyond whatsoever such notations on this. I admit the fact, I am not able to say why srardha should not be conducted as per star.

Q24. Sir my next question is about theertha sraadha. and specifically sraadha performed at Rameswaram, Prayag, Banaras and Gaya. I want an elaborative reply from you regarding their importance and why they are important.

A24. Showtime I will respond Why this Gaya sraadha is made important.

A srardha performed near any of the Sacred river-side known as Jeeva Nadhi is always has multiple benefits. And when it comes to Gaya, Kasi or Sethu known every bit Rameswaram, it has more value, as these places are mentioned as Punya-Kshetra, where the Lord Himself has fix His foot.

More so, in Gaya the Lord'south feet print (only in single) known, as Vishnu Padam is located, thus signifying the offer the Pindam directly to the Vishnu Padam.

Thus Gaya srardham gets highest merits to add punya-bhalam to the coming generations in a flow.

As stated earlier, beingness the of import place where Sri Mahavishnu'south footprint known as Vishnu Padam is located, it was widely given much more importance in Srardha Niyama. Thus expecting the entire Sanadhana Dharma followers volition be visiting once in their lifetime, the settlement of Brahmin communities was imminent. To help information technology'south followers, each Mutt or Sect has established information technology's branches to facilitate the visitors of corresponding sect to do the ordained ritual; they made every bachelor source to render its services to the needy.

Here in Gaya, irrespective of your faith and membership of ane'south sect, y'all tin can perform the srardha from whatsoever other mutt also, as the aim and intention is the same. Too, the mantra vidhi is all the same for every one!

Another important matter-Every body who simply desire to get are non able to go to these places. Some obstructions in some way come in their way. Higher up all some destiny take u.s.a. in that location…. And only the gifted ane does perform the Srardha here, allow what come the cost.

The Gaya Srardha has no equations. Information technology is the specialty ofVishnu Padam location, which counts much more benefits; one needs to do, perform the Theertha Srardha once in their lifetime.

Higher up all, information technology is the gifted souls that reach their to perform the srardha – either in the belief of weeding off their sins,or to proceeds to punyabhalam; in most cases, the visitors sincerely and honestly perform information technology in that location, to relieve the souls and send them to their ultimate destinations, out of pure honey, affection and care for the departed persons.

In your one earlier query I had clarified already the following points which I may add here as well for the benefit of visitors:

1. Gaya sraadha is equivalent to performing 60 annual sraadhas.

2. After Gaya sraadha, conducting sraadha should non be discontinued. Standing sraadha volition surely feed Jnatha Anjatha pithrus if our pithrus accept gone to their destinations. It adds to punniabalam.

In that location are even persons perform sraadha for Jnatha anjatha pithrus too for punniam. I hope this reply is elaborate as you desired.

Q25. Sir, My terminal question is about the queries itself I have put forth so far. I think I take put forth queries which needed answer in mine as well as from many peoples mind.

A25. Yes sir, Actually I too feel so. Your queries are thought provoking. I too feel this Q&A will be benefiting to the visitors to my site .Thanks very much for patronizing my site. Now permit us go along with your other questions on TharppaNa niyama.

QUESTION & Answer ON THARPANA.

Q1. Sir, Yous have already clarified many times Tharpan is non pithru feeding. If so why we are conducting tharpan?

A1. According to Pithrumedha sagaram, whatsoever srardha with bhojanam is but the feeding. And the tharppaNam is entirely for the benefit of more gains through blessings .Then you get blessings of the pithrus past tharpan Irrespective of the place where pithru stay.

The tharpan offerings til (black seasame known as gingily) and Jal (water) reach them. Only the mantra roopa "hitham, swathaa nama: tharppayami" and no where it is mentioned whether-where they alive or stay put . I hope this elementary answer is sufficient.

Q2 Sir, If i's mother get out to heavenly abode keeping father live why do Tharpan is not performed till begetter'south death? Practise not the soul of mother has to bless u.s.a., if the father'south death occur tardily?.

A2. Honey Mr Gopala Krishnan, Hither my reply is a little elaborate. Then simply why tharpan for female parent is non performed can exist antiseptic to you.

The Dharma Sastra bestows many rights only to a son. Are not the daughters equal? Once a adult female marries, she belong to another gothra. She is to gain all the benefits from the home she enters as an housewife. She becomes the head of the family. This is the prevailing status in Hindu dharma for living souls.

For the departed souls, the almanac srardham is the only feeding and hence nosotros do non leave them hungry. But for the male counterpart, the Tharpana niyama is in mantra roopa and hence information technology is not amounting to feeding.

As a rule, male vamsavali is just counted as genetical factors and no female vamsavali is known to be taken. Information technology is for the Kula vrudhi , vamsa vrudhi and saubhagya one performs the ordained rituals. (VidhivihitreNa tharppana:, kulavruthena argyam, bhalavrudthena karmavyaapi, Guna vruthena saukyobava:).

Hither, the thrappanam only is given to the males, just on the male vargathavya;

Since srardha feed is done individually, the tharppana simply brainstorm after the deviation of the male person counter part and till and then no tharpanam for female person.

Hither again, they never starve considering of not doing tharpanam since tharpan is for approval. Here I add this too is sookshma. I hope my quotings fully satisfy your query.

Q3. Sir, I take read tharpan has to be started subsequently sapindi for departed male soul. At present information technology is the do to perform sapindi on 12^thursday mean solar day. Then why tharpan is non started from the offset month?

A3. What yous accept read is correct Mr. Gopala Krishnan.SapindikarNm is to exist is to be performed merely on the 12th month and and then aabdeekam. No, non on the 12th day. Does it suprise you? Truly, this is the fact. How and where did we err? According to all the Srardha niyama books and scripts, the oldest practice is to perform the Kriya, then Oonam, thithi maasyam every month and then Sabindeekaranam in 12th month,So, usually only after the aabdeekam the Tharpanam was performed, in those days after 1 year.

This is the reason given by some vadyars to start the tarpanam just later one twelvemonth . Just pithrumethasagaram insists to perform the tharpanam immediately from the start amavasya afterwards sabindeekaranam! So which one to follow?

In those days, they never would have thought that the sabindeekarnam too would be advanced to the 12th solar day instead of 12th month. In that location is no known authority for advancing sapindi to 12^thursday twenty-four hours. This topic is more related to Tharpan and I am happy you put it in the correct context.

Q4. Sir, can 1 perform tharpan afterwards some other family member leaves the home for outstation ?

A4. One should never perform the Tharpan immediately later on some other family member leaves the home for outstation. Likewise, i should non prostrate a person while leaving for out of station from the dwelling house. These are all sooshma. Only when the dead body is taken out, then persons younger to the departed to prostrate while taking the body for cremations.

Q5. Can yous intimate me the Source References for your answer that tharpan is for blessings?

A5. Surely. For answering your query Source References are availed from:

1.Sudheevilochanam – Pithrumethasarvyaagyaanam by Vaidhika Sarvapoumar

2.Vaidhyanaatheeyam – Sraarrdha Niyamam – Past Sri Vaidhyanathar

three.Pithrumethasaaram past Thozhappar

4. Srivaishnava Sadhachara Nirnaya, 2nd Edition, Authored by present Ahobila Mutt jeer during His poorvashram.

I hope those who want to know more than, tin can refer to them.

Q6. Sir, am I correct to say Tharpana is related to the parental lineage and to be started only subsequently fathers death.

A6 Very correct. This reply is very much explained when I explained lineage.

Q7. Sir,that question was put to clarify respond important doubt. If Tharpana is related to the parental lineage why then nosotros phone call for mothers side her father grandfather, and cracking Grand begetter. Not only that -mothers mother, grand female parent too for upasthanam and tharpanam? You have to requite an elaborate answer.

A7. I am actually happy with your deep thinking on reading my answer. I am furnishing below the respond for question.

In every family, the maternal uncle will be performing tharpanam to your Mathru Vargam. Likewise, anybody's mother side bug will be doing it for their maternal parents too. The niyama for starting the Tharsha Srardha (Tharpanam) is only male person lineage and not female person side.

However, the Tharpanam is for both side… mathru/pithru and as well for Garunya pithru's during Mahalaya. In that location is no doubt almost this vargathavvya.The additional functioning to the mathru vargam is to proceeds the pithru blessings in any grade and also if for any reason, the mathru vargam failed to become their dues, it is the other side to offer and protect their interest. In case none else there surviving to laissez passer the tharpana benefits from mother side, just for the sake, no issues, or all passed away or none performing, then your punyabhalam incrases by adding their vargam as well.

Q8. Sir, I am well clarified at present. Thanks for giving such a fit answer. In tharpana we phone call our pithrus including jnatha anjatha pithrus too and accost and say thrupyatha thrupyatha and thrupyatha. What practice the mantra really mean?

A8. Mantra Thrupyatha -means may the soul get satisfied with this offering oblation.

Q ix. Sir, if a person could not outset sraadha or tharpana from commencement and he desires to perform them at a after date. Do the pithrus become happy? This QUESTION sometimes tin can be in many peoples mind.

A nine. When one time a idea like that come he become more pure and get punnia balam even before performing. As yous said there can be many in Airforce, military etc who due to their working weather could not showtime them in fourth dimension. At that place may be many others who think of performing all these things after retirements. There is a shooshma making you to retrieve like that. No pithru will expletive for not starting sofar but only bless for starting at present. Thank you for putting such a question.

Q ten. Sir, this is the last question coming to my mind at present. At what time we have to perform tharpan?

A10. Dear Mr Gopala Krishnan, delight do not laugh at my answer much. Many have go local Aapasthamaba and Bodhayana. Nosotros. Take shifted the day of sapindi from the finish of 12^th calendar month to 12^th day . We have shifted Sraadha tharpan to sraadha 24-hour interval. We have transferred the duty to of performing sraadha to Madhya Kailas in Chennai. We have gone to tape mantra for tharpan, Ok, Ok.

Respond to your question is, it has to be performed in the terminate of morning time, preferably in the river side only similar your Upakarma . But I am of the opinion considering the convenience of ourselves and your Vaadyaar/ sasthrikal after 8 AM is preferred. Simply surely not earlier lord's day-rising.

In improver to the above, it would not be out of place to mention some some more interesting facts on the bailiwick. I give beneath the Regular Tharpanams one has to perform. Apart from the listed days here under, one has to perform the TharppaNam on the Eclipse days and too on the next day to Mathru/Pithru Srardha days:

To come to the reality and practicability, one has to read the unabridged Srardha Niyama and the reasoning for it. According to the Vaidhyanatheeyam and Srivaishnava Deepika, a dutiful Brahmin has to perform 96 tharppanams in a yr, as stipulated in the Vedic scripts. Listed below are the days on which a Brahmin has to perform his duty in Thila tharpaNa roopam. Out of these, the Mahalaya Tharpanam tin can be washed with Hiranyam or with BrahmmaNa bhojanam also; if not on all the xvi day, whatever ane twenty-four hour period that i considers himself as well-nigh important – viz. Mahabharani, Madhyashtami or on his mathru/ pithru srardha thithi days that falls during Mahalayam.

Amavasya – 12

Masapirappu – 12

Pournami – 12

Kruthayugathi – 1

Threthayugathi – 1

Dwaparayugathi – 1

Kaliyugathi – ane

Vaithruthi Yogas – xiv

Vyatheepatha Yoga -14

Mahalayathi -16

Ashtaka – 4

Anvashtaka – 4

Thisroshtaka -4

If one cannot afford to perform the Tharsha Srardham known as Thila tharppaNam on all the above days, 1 should stick to minimum possible on Amavasya, Mesha Sangramanam, DakshinayaNa punyakaalam, Thula Vishu Punyakalam, UtharayaNa punyakalam, visible Surya/Chandra Grahan days and also on the adjacent days to Mathru/Pithru srardha.

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