PITHRU PAKSHA – OFFERING AND PRAYING THE DEPARTED SOULS

[Guest guest]

-

Dr Sesha Sai

Perisepalli Venkata

aanandaashramam

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:49 AM

FORTH COMING PITHRU PAKSHA FROM FIFTH OF

SEPTEMBER

 

Dr P V Sesha Sai Aswamedhayaaji

Camp:

Albany New York, USA

Web http://aswamedhayaaji.com e mail shodasisai,

shodasisai

Cell Phone

518 368 7956

1st September 2009

My

dear friends and likeminded persons

REG : PITHRU PAKSHA

– OFFERING AND PRAYING THE DEPARTED SOULS OF THE FAMILY TREE- FORTNIGHT

COMMENCING FROM 5TH OF THIS MONTH TO 18TH – WHAT DOES IT

INDICATE AND WHAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY

As per Hindu Traditional belief and as supported by

several scientists of this subject, I am presenting this information for your

reading and taking cognizance of it, if convinced.

The dark days of the month of Bhadrapada Maasa as per

Chandramaan calendar and Aswiyuja Maasa as per the Barhaspatya Maan Calendar as

followed by most of the North India based people, the fort night till the no

moon day or the Amavasya is considered as most sacred in terms of praying the

departed souls in the family tree for their peace and taking blessings for the

prosperity of our children and grand children. Is it really so? This is being

questioned even by many

Hindus and gradually these are considered as baseless beliefs and people are

giving them up. It is a most

unfortunate state. Dr Robert gave a clear and nice presentation on this topic

and his presentation is placed in my blog in the name of

http://ritualsandprocedures.blogspot.com.

Please refer to the pages where tarpana vidhi is

updated. However, for quick

reference I am once again presenting the topic for the information of all the

readers, and I am only eager that none of us should skip this great opportunity.

I am giving many alternatives and the readers can accept any one convenient to

them, but I appeal to you all not to miss this opportunity.

A logical

presentation is that – this has come from Vedic Order of life and Vedaas never

–

I repeat – NEVER – misdirect any one of us NOR the great Sages of India who

worked on these sciences. May be, we may not get a convincing

answer as to how a small offering on this Mother Earth reaches one who is no

more in the physical form. It is

also difficult to convince at this hour in spite of the fact that scientists

like Dr Robert worked on this and give us a clear picture. Surely there is a

day, where we all upkeep our eye brows and accept that the Great Sages are right

and they gave us proper and right direction. Much before that, let us go by the

aforementioned logic and accept the tradition in any manner that suits us as per

our place of stay and as per our circumstances.

How this tarpana is to be done and what is the

procedure.

1) We need to know the tidhi i.e. the day of the departed

soul of the father or mother and on that day Pinda Pradana is to be done which

needs the assistance of a Pundit or a Purohit.

2) I do not get a Pundit or a Purohit and what is to be

done then? Please take some black sesame seeds and take the sequence as

mentioned in the order below and start releasing the water three times between

index finger and thumb of right hand and for easy flow of water the hand has to

be bent to the right a little. Those who wear Yagnopaveet, the position of this

are to be changed to the reverse direction which is called as Apasavyam.

3) I do not know the names of grandfather and the great

grandfather or grandmother and great grandmother either mother side or father

side, what should I do? In these

cases, since names of the parents are known, please insert “Yagnappa†for

male

or “Yagnamma†for female and continue to do this and do not leave this just

because the names are not known.

4) I do not know some of the names in the order, and then

what should I do? You can leave

water and a sesame seed by just remembering them and that is the only thing we

can do. But before this please try from all sources and remember it is essential

for us to update the family tree and it is THE GREATNESS OF INDIAN

TRADITION.

5) I do not know the Gothra of some of the families and

what should I do? I suggest you to say “Shri Mahaa Vishnu Gothra†or “Shri

Mahadeva Gothra†in these areas.

6) I do not know whether they are alive or otherwise and

what should I do? I suggest

skipping this when it is not a certainty. This is to be remembered that THIS

has to be given only for a departed

soul in the family tree and not otherwise.

7) I do not get sesame seeds what should I do? Please try sincerely and

explore all

possibilities (this is to be remembered that the parents and grandparents

strived very hard for our future and only on account of this we are in a

position to reach this stage) and for any reason the sesame seeds are not

available, please do not give up this but continue to do this procedure using at

least water

8) I get only white sesame seeds what should I do? You can make use of

them and get some

item prepared in the home so that it can be offered in the names of the departed

souls to near and dear. But the

procedure has to be followed using water.

9) I do not feel like doing all this and I do not believe

all this, what should I do? Please

take some food items and clothing and offer them to the aged in any old age

homes in the names of the departed souls and this is the least we can do on

humanitarian grounds.

10) I do not have money to do anything what should I

do? If you believe all this,

offering of water does not cost anything, you can do

this.

11) I do not have time for all this, what should I

do? Please go out during day time,

look at the Sun Lord and please remember all the departed souls of the family

tree and pray for their peace. You

can also offer some food items in the work spot to some of your colleagues in

the names of the departed souls.

12) Is there any direction for all this? Yes, one should preferably sit

facing

south to do this when it is a must to face east while making a sankalpa and this

is a basic rule for any sankalpa.

13) I do not wish to do any of the things what I should

do? – Please forgive me; I have no answer for this.

14) What is the order in which tarpana or the panda

pradana. Firstly - father,

grandfather and great grandfather; secondly – mother, grandmother and great

grandmother; thirdly – any step mother; fourth –mother side – mothers

father,

mothers grandfather, mothers great grandfather, then, mothers mother, mothers

grandmother, mothers great grandmother; fifth – own wife; sixth – sons and

unmarried daughters; seventh – brothers; eighth – fathers brothers; ninth

–

mothers brothers and his wife; tenth – own sisters; eleventh – grandson;

twelfth

– sisters son; thirteenth – fathers sisters; fourteenth – mothers sisters;

fifteenth – own son-in-law; sixteenth – own brother in laws or wife’s

brothers;

seventeenth – daughter in law; eighteenth – father in law and mother in law;

nineteenth – master and finally to whom so ever knowingly or unknowingly we

are

indebted – for them.

15) The last one – taking the yagnopaveeta at the knots

and putting a drop of water on it and while squeezing, offer the drops to those

in the family known and unknown, departed without having any sons or without any

lineage.

16) I do not have Yagnopaveeta, what should I do? You can leave a spoon of

water

remembering all those in the family tree.

 

Learned people in the groups who may receive this mail

may add their suggestions too. It

may not be out of order here that we, the HINDUs with all rich tradition is

trying to give up these rituals by some pretext or the other. While, it is a

matter or real

appreciation, in some countries and in some other religions, people give

offerings duly observing “Fathers day†“Mothers Dayâ€, “Grand Parents

Day†and so

on. Unfortunately, some among the

Hindus are slipping from the procedures of either in Hindu System or in some

system of some other religion. It is not fair.

 

Let us respect those who strived hard for us, let us

consider this as a “thank giving†or the least of it, let us maintain the

family

tree and remember all those in our family at least by observing this so that we

can pass on the similar information to our next generation.

 

Last, but not least, if we do not remember our family

tree, how and in what manner our next generation prefers to remember all of

us. For every action, there is a

equal and opposite reaction.

 

Can

we afford leaving the next generation without any knowledge of their family

tree?

 

 

Yours

affly

HARA HARA MAHADEVA

DR P V SESHA SAI ASWAMEDHAYAAJJI

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Respected Members

 

If the thithi is not known, shrard can ( should i say SHOULD)  be done on

Madhyashtami or Mahabharani days of pitrupaksha.

 

regards

 

sankar

 

--- On Thu, 9/3/09, Prashant Kumar G B <gbp_kumar wrote:

 

 

Prashant Kumar G B <gbp_kumar

PITHRU PAKSHA – OFFERING AND PRAYING THE DEPARTED SOULS

" jyotish remedies "

Cc: " jotish shastra "

Thursday, September 3, 2009, 5:55 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

Dr Sesha Sai

Perisepalli Venkata

aanandaashramam@ gmail.com

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:49 AM

FORTH COMING PITHRU PAKSHA FROM FIFTH OF

SEPTEMBER

 

Dr P V Sesha Sai Aswamedhayaaji

Camp:

Albany New York, USA

Web http://aswamedhayaa ji.com e mail shodasisai (AT) gmail (DOT) com, shodasisai (AT) hotmail (DOT)

com

Cell Phone

518 368 7956

1st September 2009

My

dear friends and likeminded persons

REG : PITHRU PAKSHA

– OFFERING AND PRAYING THE DEPARTED SOULS OF THE FAMILY TREE- FORTNIGHT

COMMENCING FROM 5TH OF THIS MONTH TO 18TH – WHAT DOES IT

INDICATE AND WHAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY

As per Hindu Traditional belief and as supported by

several scientists of this subject, I am presenting this information for your

reading and taking cognizance of it, if convinced.

The dark days of the month of Bhadrapada Maasa as per

Chandramaan calendar and Aswiyuja Maasa as per the Barhaspatya Maan Calendar as

followed by most of the North India based people, the fort night till the no

moon day or the Amavasya is considered as most sacred in terms of praying the

departed souls in the family tree for their peace and taking blessings for the

prosperity of our children and grand children. Is it really so? This is being

questioned even by many

Hindus and gradually these are considered as baseless beliefs and people are

giving them up. It is a most

unfortunate state. Dr Robert gave a clear and nice presentation on this topic

and his presentation is placed in my blog in the name of http://ritualsandpr

ocedures. blogspot. com.

Please refer to the pages where tarpana vidhi is

updated. However, for quick

reference I am once again presenting the topic for the information of all the

readers, and I am only eager that none of us should skip this great opportunity.

I am giving many alternatives and the readers can accept any one convenient to

them, but I appeal to you all not to miss this opportunity.

A logical

presentation is that – this has come from Vedic Order of life and Vedaas never

–

I repeat – NEVER – misdirect any one of us NOR the great Sages of India who

worked on these sciences. May be, we may not get a convincing

answer as to how a small offering on this Mother Earth reaches one who is no

more in the physical form. It is

also difficult to convince at this hour in spite of the fact that scientists

like Dr Robert worked on this and give us a clear picture. Surely there is a

day, where we all upkeep our eye brows and accept that the Great Sages are right

and they gave us proper and right direction. Much before that, let us go by the

aforementioned logic and accept the tradition in any manner that suits us as per

our place of stay and as per our circumstances.

How this tarpana is to be done and what is the

procedure.

1) We need to know the tidhi i.e. the day of the departed

soul of the father or mother and on that day Pinda Pradana is to be done which

needs the assistance of a Pundit or a Purohit.

2) I do not get a Pundit or a Purohit and what is to be

done then? Please take some black sesame seeds and take the sequence as

mentioned in the order below and start releasing the water three times between

index finger and thumb of right hand and for easy flow of water the hand has to

be bent to the right a little. Those who wear Yagnopaveet, the position of this

are to be changed to the reverse direction which is called as Apasavyam.

3) I do not know the names of grandfather and the great

grandfather or grandmother and great grandmother either mother side or father

side, what should I do? In these

cases, since names of the parents are known, please insert “Yagnappa†for

male

or “Yagnamma†for female and continue to do this and do not leave this just

because the names are not known.

4) I do not know some of the names in the order, and then

what should I do? You can leave

water and a sesame seed by just remembering them and that is the only thing we

can do. But before this please try from all sources and remember it is essential

for us to update the family tree and it is THE GREATNESS OF INDIAN

TRADITION.

5) I do not know the Gothra of some of the families and

what should I do? I suggest you to say “Shri Mahaa Vishnu Gothra†or “Shri

Mahadeva Gothra†in these areas.

6) I do not know whether they are alive or otherwise and

what should I do? I suggest

skipping this when it is not a certainty. This is to be remembered that THIS has

to be given only for a departed

soul in the family tree and not otherwise.

7) I do not get sesame seeds what should I do? Please try sincerely and explore

all

possibilities (this is to be remembered that the parents and grandparents

strived very hard for our future and only on account of this we are in a

position to reach this stage) and for any reason the sesame seeds are not

available, please do not give up this but continue to do this procedure using at

least water

8) I get only white sesame seeds what should I do? You can make use of them and

get some

item prepared in the home so that it can be offered in the names of the departed

souls to near and dear. But the

procedure has to be followed using water.

9) I do not feel like doing all this and I do not believe

all this, what should I do? Please

take some food items and clothing and offer them to the aged in any old age

homes in the names of the departed souls and this is the least we can do on

humanitarian grounds.

10) I do not have money to do anything what should I

do? If you believe all this,

offering of water does not cost anything, you can do

this.

11) I do not have time for all this, what should I

do? Please go out during day time,

look at the Sun Lord and please remember all the departed souls of the family

tree and pray for their peace. You

can also offer some food items in the work spot to some of your colleagues in

the names of the departed souls.

12) Is there any direction for all this? Yes, one should preferably sit facing

south to do this when it is a must to face east while making a sankalpa and this

is a basic rule for any sankalpa.

13) I do not wish to do any of the things what I should

do? – Please forgive me; I have no answer for this.

14) What is the order in which tarpana or the panda

pradana. Firstly - father,

grandfather and great grandfather; secondly – mother, grandmother and great

grandmother; thirdly – any step mother; fourth –mother side – mothers

father,

mothers grandfather, mothers great grandfather, then, mothers mother, mothers

grandmother, mothers great grandmother; fifth – own wife; sixth – sons and

unmarried daughters; seventh – brothers; eighth – fathers brothers; ninth

–

mothers brothers and his wife; tenth – own sisters; eleventh – grandson;

twelfth

– sisters son; thirteenth – fathers sisters; fourteenth – mothers sisters;

fifteenth – own son-in-law; sixteenth – own brother in laws or wife’s

brothers;

seventeenth – daughter in law; eighteenth – father in law and mother in law;

nineteenth – master and finally to whom so ever knowingly or unknowingly we

are

indebted – for them.

15) The last one – taking the yagnopaveeta at the knots

and putting a drop of water on it and while squeezing, offer the drops to those

in the family known and unknown, departed without having any sons or without any

lineage.

16) I do not have Yagnopaveeta, what should I do? You can leave a spoon of water

remembering all those in the family tree.

 

Learned people in the groups who may receive this mail

may add their suggestions too. It

may not be out of order here that we, the HINDUs with all rich tradition is

trying to give up these rituals by some pretext or the other. While, it is a

matter or real

appreciation, in some countries and in some other religions, people give

offerings duly observing “Fathers day†“Mothers Dayâ€, “Grand Parents

Day†and so

on. Unfortunately, some among the

Hindus are slipping from the procedures of either in Hindu System or in some

system of some other religion. It is not fair.

 

Let us respect those who strived hard for us, let us

consider this as a “thank giving†or the least of it, let us maintain the

family

tree and remember all those in our family at least by observing this so that we

can pass on the similar information to our next generation.

 

Last, but not least, if we do not remember our family

tree, how and in what manner our next generation prefers to remember all of

us. For every action, there is a

equal and opposite reaction.

 

Can

we afford leaving the next generation without any knowledge of their family

tree?

 

 

Yours

affly

HARA HARA MAHADEVA

DR P V SESHA SAI ASWAMEDHAYAAJJI

 

 

[Guest guest]

pl offer one chapatti soaked in mustard oil to crow daily for 15 days and one

chapatti to dog for 15 days pl also pray to almighty god to give peace to their

soul and also happiness to family during 15 days J K MOHLA

 

--- On Thu, 3/9/09, Prashant Kumar G B <gbp_kumar wrote:

 

Prashant Kumar G B <gbp_kumar

PITHRU PAKSHA – OFFERING AND PRAYING THE DEPARTED SOULS

" jyotish remedies "

Cc: " jotish shastra "

Thursday, 3 September, 2009, 5:55 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

Dr Sesha Sai

 

Perisepalli Venkata

 

aanandaashramam@ gmail.com

 

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:49 AM

 

FORTH COMING PITHRU PAKSHA FROM FIFTH OF

 

SEPTEMBER

 

 

 

Dr P V Sesha Sai Aswamedhayaaji

 

Camp:

 

Albany New York, USA

 

Web http://aswamedhayaa ji.com e mail shodasisai (AT) gmail (DOT) com,

shodasisai (AT) hotmail (DOT) com

 

Cell Phone

 

518 368 7956

 

1st September 2009

 

My

 

dear friends and likeminded persons

 

REG : PITHRU PAKSHA

 

– OFFERING AND PRAYING THE DEPARTED SOULS OF THE FAMILY TREE- FORTNIGHT

 

COMMENCING FROM 5TH OF THIS MONTH TO 18TH – WHAT DOES IT

 

INDICATE AND WHAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY

 

As per Hindu Traditional belief and as supported by

 

several scientists of this subject, I am presenting this information for your

 

reading and taking cognizance of it, if convinced.

 

The dark days of the month of Bhadrapada Maasa as per

 

Chandramaan calendar and Aswiyuja Maasa as per the Barhaspatya Maan Calendar as

 

followed by most of the North India based people, the fort night till the no

 

moon day or the Amavasya is considered as most sacred in terms of praying the

 

departed souls in the family tree for their peace and taking blessings for the

 

prosperity of our children and grand children. Is it really so? This is being

questioned even by many

 

Hindus and gradually these are considered as baseless beliefs and people are

 

giving them up. It is a most

 

unfortunate state. Dr Robert gave a clear and nice presentation on this topic

 

and his presentation is placed in my blog in the name of http://ritualsandpr

ocedures. blogspot. com.

 

Please refer to the pages where tarpana vidhi is

 

updated. However, for quick

 

reference I am once again presenting the topic for the information of all the

 

readers, and I am only eager that none of us should skip this great opportunity.

 

I am giving many alternatives and the readers can accept any one convenient to

 

them, but I appeal to you all not to miss this opportunity.

 

A logical

 

presentation is that – this has come from Vedic Order of life and Vedaas never

–

 

I repeat – NEVER – misdirect any one of us NOR the great Sages of India who

 

worked on these sciences. May be, we may not get a convincing

 

answer as to how a small offering on this Mother Earth reaches one who is no

 

more in the physical form. It is

 

also difficult to convince at this hour in spite of the fact that scientists

 

like Dr Robert worked on this and give us a clear picture. Surely there is a

 

day, where we all upkeep our eye brows and accept that the Great Sages are right

 

and they gave us proper and right direction. Much before that, let us go by the

 

aforementioned logic and accept the tradition in any manner that suits us as per

 

our place of stay and as per our circumstances.

 

How this tarpana is to be done and what is the

 

procedure.

 

1) We need to know the tidhi i.e. the day of the departed

 

soul of the father or mother and on that day Pinda Pradana is to be done which

 

needs the assistance of a Pundit or a Purohit.

 

2) I do not get a Pundit or a Purohit and what is to be

 

done then? Please take some black sesame seeds and take the sequence as

 

mentioned in the order below and start releasing the water three times between

 

index finger and thumb of right hand and for easy flow of water the hand has to

 

be bent to the right a little. Those who wear Yagnopaveet, the position of this

 

are to be changed to the reverse direction which is called as Apasavyam.

 

3) I do not know the names of grandfather and the great

 

grandfather or grandmother and great grandmother either mother side or father

 

side, what should I do? In these

 

cases, since names of the parents are known, please insert “Yagnappa†for

male

 

or “Yagnamma†for female and continue to do this and do not leave this just

 

because the names are not known.

 

4) I do not know some of the names in the order, and then

 

what should I do? You can leave

 

water and a sesame seed by just remembering them and that is the only thing we

 

can do. But before this please try from all sources and remember it is essential

 

for us to update the family tree and it is THE GREATNESS OF INDIAN

 

TRADITION.

 

5) I do not know the Gothra of some of the families and

 

what should I do? I suggest you to say “Shri Mahaa Vishnu Gothra†or “Shri

 

Mahadeva Gothra†in these areas.

 

6) I do not know whether they are alive or otherwise and

 

what should I do? I suggest

 

skipping this when it is not a certainty. This is to be remembered that THIS

has to be given only for a departed

 

soul in the family tree and not otherwise.

 

7) I do not get sesame seeds what should I do? Please try sincerely and

explore all

 

possibilities (this is to be remembered that the parents and grandparents

 

strived very hard for our future and only on account of this we are in a

 

position to reach this stage) and for any reason the sesame seeds are not

 

available, please do not give up this but continue to do this procedure using at

 

least water

 

8) I get only white sesame seeds what should I do? You can make use of

them and get some

 

item prepared in the home so that it can be offered in the names of the departed

 

souls to near and dear. But the

 

procedure has to be followed using water.

 

9) I do not feel like doing all this and I do not believe

 

all this, what should I do? Please

 

take some food items and clothing and offer them to the aged in any old age

 

homes in the names of the departed souls and this is the least we can do on

 

humanitarian grounds.

 

10) I do not have money to do anything what should I

 

do? If you believe all this,

 

offering of water does not cost anything, you can do

 

this.

 

11) I do not have time for all this, what should I

 

do? Please go out during day time,

 

look at the Sun Lord and please remember all the departed souls of the family

 

tree and pray for their peace. You

 

can also offer some food items in the work spot to some of your colleagues in

 

the names of the departed souls.

 

12) Is there any direction for all this? Yes, one should preferably sit

facing

 

south to do this when it is a must to face east while making a sankalpa and this

 

is a basic rule for any sankalpa.

 

13) I do not wish to do any of the things what I should

 

do? – Please forgive me; I have no answer for this.

 

14) What is the order in which tarpana or the panda

 

pradana. Firstly - father,

 

grandfather and great grandfather; secondly – mother, grandmother and great

 

grandmother; thirdly – any step mother; fourth –mother side – mothers

father,

 

mothers grandfather, mothers great grandfather, then, mothers mother, mothers

 

grandmother, mothers great grandmother; fifth – own wife; sixth – sons and

 

unmarried daughters; seventh – brothers; eighth – fathers brothers; ninth

–

 

mothers brothers and his wife; tenth – own sisters; eleventh – grandson;

twelfth

 

– sisters son; thirteenth – fathers sisters; fourteenth – mothers sisters;

 

fifteenth – own son-in-law; sixteenth – own brother in laws or wife’s

brothers;

 

seventeenth – daughter in law; eighteenth – father in law and mother in law;

 

nineteenth – master and finally to whom so ever knowingly or unknowingly we

are

 

indebted – for them.

 

15) The last one – taking the yagnopaveeta at the knots

 

and putting a drop of water on it and while squeezing, offer the drops to those

 

in the family known and unknown, departed without having any sons or without any

 

lineage.

 

16) I do not have Yagnopaveeta, what should I do? You can leave a spoon of

water

 

remembering all those in the family tree.

 

 

 

Learned people in the groups who may receive this mail

 

may add their suggestions too. It

 

may not be out of order here that we, the HINDUs with all rich tradition is

 

trying to give up these rituals by some pretext or the other. While, it is a

matter or real

 

appreciation, in some countries and in some other religions, people give

 

offerings duly observing “Fathers day†“Mothers Dayâ€, “Grand Parents

Day†and so

 

on. Unfortunately, some among the

 

Hindus are slipping from the procedures of either in Hindu System or in some

 

system of some other religion. It is not fair.

 

 

 

Let us respect those who strived hard for us, let us

 

consider this as a “thank giving†or the least of it, let us maintain the

family

 

tree and remember all those in our family at least by observing this so that we

 

can pass on the similar information to our next generation.

 

 

 

Last, but not least, if we do not remember our family

 

tree, how and in what manner our next generation prefers to remember all of

 

us. For every action, there is a

 

equal and opposite reaction.

 

 

 

Can

 

we afford leaving the next generation without any knowledge of their family

 

tree?

 

 

 

 

 

Yours

 

affly

 

HARA HARA MAHADEVA

 

DR P V SESHA SAI ASWAMEDHAYAAJJI