Significance of performing Sarvapitru Amavasya Shradh

• Shraddh and Tarpanam rituals are performed for the deceased members of the household who died on the tithis of Chaturdashi, Purnima or Amavasya.
• The performance of Sarva Pitru Amavasya rites can also compensate for any Shradh ceremony apart from those following the tithis which may have been skipped during the year.
• Shradh ritual performed on this day is considered as fruitful and sacred as the one conducted in the holy city of Gaya, which is regarded as a special place to perform such rites.
• It is widely believed that a person should repay three types of Rinas or debts to attain life without any agonies. The three Rinas are Deva Rina, Rishi Rina and Pithru Rina which is debt to God, guru and ancestors.
• It is believed that people who wish to express their gratitude to their ancestry for having been born into this world will perform the Sarva Pitru Amavasya ritual.
  

The benefits of the Amavasya Pitru Tharpan are as follows:

• The rituals help to gain the blessings of Lord Yama
• The family is protected from all ills and all obstacles are overcome
• It relieves the souls of the deceased ancestors
• The children are blessed with a long and prosperous life
• People even pray to the forefathers for cures of hereditary ailments which may be resulting in the sickness and/or death in the family.

What is included?

• Individual Puja
• Sankalp
• Brahmin Bhojan
• Dakshina

The procedure of performing the Shradh

• Pray the seven holy rivers
• Pray the seven holy cities
• Do this Sankalp
• Pray the ancestors
• Self-purification
• Invite the pitrus
• Welcome the ancestors
• Offerings to Lord Narayan
• Invoke the ancient pitrus

The names of the ancestral members are recited.

• A person thus gets to know the names of six generations (three preceding generation, his own and two succeeding generations - his sons and grandsons) in his life, reaffirming lineage ties.
• The current generation repays their debt to the ancestors till the last day. This debt is considered of utmost importance along with a person’s debt to his gurus and his parents.
• Collect some water in hand, offer it by chanting and then remove the grass ring.
  Who should perform this ritual?
• From an astrological point of view, those who have pitrudosha or putradosha in their horoscopes must perform these rituals to reduce or get rid of the dosha.
• People who have back to back problems in life especially related to debt, disease, and ailments are expected to perform these rituals on Sarva Pitru Amavasya.

Important Facts

• A person thus gets to know the names of six generations (three preceding generation, his own and two succeeding generations - his sons and grandsons) in his life, reaffirming lineage ties.
• The current generation repays their debt to the ancestors till the last day. This debt is considered of utmost importance along with a person’s debt to his gurus and his parents.
• Collect some water in hand, offer it by chanting and then remove the grass ring.
  Who should perform this ritual?
• From an astrological point of view, those who have pitrudosha or putradosha in their horoscopes must perform these rituals to reduce or get rid of the dosha.
• People who have back to back problems in life especially related to debt, disease, and ailments are expected to perform these rituals on Sarva Pitru Amavasya.

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