Guest guest Posted January 19, 2000 Report Share Posted January 19, 2000 Dear Bhagavatas One of the Bhagavatas asked the following question in a private mail for which I gave a reply to the best of my understanding. As I thought, it may be of interest to other Bhagavatas also, I am sharing the question and my reply. Learned scholars in our group may throw better light on the subject. Dasoham Anbil Ramaswamy ============================================================ The question: Namaskaram. I have a question for you. I perform tharpanam invariably on Amavasya days and a few other days that I know we have to. I missed yesterday. At your convenience, could you please indicate the days we are required to do tharpanam. ============================================================= My reply: Dear friend I had a discussion of the subject with my Acharyan HH Poundarikapuram Andavan when I went to India last. The point of discussion was about the Ashtaka and Anvashtaka observance. He enumerated about 90 occasions when a Brahmana has to offer Tharpanam. I was trying to recollect the occasions which I had noted down then but the paper is not readily traceable now. Hence, the delay. As I do not wish to delay further, I am giving the following from my memory. STRICTLY SPEAKING, one whose father is not alive has to offer Tharpanams in a year on 1.Masappirappu (sangramanam) 12 2. Amavasya 12 3. Sraddanka Tharpanam of father 1 (or 2 -if mother also is not alive) 4. Grahanams, if visible 1 (to maximum of 4) 5. Upakarma 1 5. Mahalaya Paksham (Chandramana) 1 6. Ashtakai and Anvashtakai also called TisrOshtakai on Krishna Paksha Ashtami and Navami in the 4 months of Margazhi to Panguni 8 7. Certain others, which I do not remember In respect of 1, the four Sangramanams of Mesha / Kataka / Tula and Makara are considered important. Mesha and Makara are considered most important. In practice, however, we see people doing only Mesha Sangramanam. Those listed at 2,3,4,5 and 6 are must. We are told that item 6 is even more important than even Mahalayam mentioned at 5 above. vide page 121 of the Anubandham to the Aahnika Grantha (Sri Vaishnava Sadachara Nirnaya) by our Prakritam HH. Azhagiyasinghar. Dasoham Anbil Ramaswamy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2000 Report Share Posted January 20, 2000 Thanks to Anbil Swamigal for a very informative posting. I have heard that the tarpanam on Ashtaka and Anvastaka (Krishna paksha ashtami and navami)are most imporatant during the month of 'Maasi'. Just like the 4 major sankramana tarpanams the practice of offering tarpanams on rest of the months is not much in vogue. Dasan Vijayaraghavan >Ramanbil >bhakti >Regarding Tharpanams >Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:01:41 EST > >Dear friend >I had a discussion of the subject with my Acharyan HH Poundarikapuram >Andavan >when I went to India last. The point of discussion was about the Ashtaka >and >Anvashtaka observance. He enumerated about 90 occasions when a Brahmana has >to offer Tharpanam. I was trying to recollect the occasions which I had >noted down then but the paper is not readily traceable now. Hence, the >delay. >As I do not wish to delay further, I am giving the following from my >memory. > >STRICTLY SPEAKING, one whose father is not alive has to offer Tharpanams in >a >year on >1.Masappirappu (sangramanam) 12 >2. Amavasya 12 >3. Sraddanka Tharpanam of > father 1 (or 2 -if mother also is not >alive) >4. Grahanams, if visible 1 (to maximum of 4) >5. Upakarma 1 >5. Mahalaya Paksham (Chandramana) 1 >6. Ashtakai and Anvashtakai >also called TisrOshtakai on >Krishna Paksha Ashtami and Navami >in the 4 months of Margazhi to Panguni 8 >7. Certain others, which I do not remember > >In respect of 1, the four Sangramanams of Mesha / Kataka / Tula and Makara >are considered important. Mesha and Makara are considered most important. >In >practice, however, we see people doing only Mesha Sangramanam. >Those listed at 2,3,4,5 and 6 are must. We are told that item 6 is even >more >important than even Mahalayam mentioned at 5 above. vide page 121 of the >Anubandham to the Aahnika Grantha (Sri Vaishnava Sadachara Nirnaya) by our >Prakritam HH. Azhagiyasinghar. >Dasoham >Anbil Ramaswamy ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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