How to do the Shraddha Tarpan during the Pitru Paksha

Shraddha Tarpan Vidhi

Pitru Tarpan Shraddh is offered during Pitru Paksha for the ancestors. Pitru Paksha is the time duration of 16 days in which worshipped ancestors. According to Hindu Vedic Jyotish, Pitra Dosh is considered to give inauspicious results. Therefore, by offering obeisances to ancestors during the Shraddh, the conflicts coming from Pitru Dosh are removed and the ancestors get blessings to his family.

The ritual of offering water to ancestors is called Tarpan Vidhi.

It is believed that during the 16 days of Pitru Paksha, ancestors have come to their families for taking Tarpan. For removing the Pitra Dosh observe the Shraddh Vidhi for the ancestors in Pitru Paksha.

During the Pitru Paksha, Tarpan is performed to give peace to the soul of the ancestors.

In such a circumstance, some mantras are chanted during the time of Tarpan Vidhi in Shraddh.

While offering Tarpan to the father, chant this mantra -

While offering Tarpan to the father, mix milk, sesame and barley in the Ganga Jal and offer water to the father three times. While giving water, meditate that my father in the form of Vasu should be satisfied by taking water.

Then take the name of your gotra and after say this mantra गोत्रे अस्मत्पितामह शर्मा वसुरूपत् तृप्यतमिदं तिलोदकम गंगा जलं वा तस्मै स्वधा नमः, तस्मै स्वधा नमः, तस्मै स्वधा नमः.

While offering Tarpan to grandfather, chant this mantra -

While offering Tarpan to grandfather, speak with the name of your gotra, गोत्रे अस्मत्पितामह शर्मा वसुरूपत् तृप्यतमिदं तिलोदकम गंगा जलं वा तस्मै स्वधा नमः, तस्मै स्वधा नमः, तस्मै स्वधा नमः.

While offering Tarpan to grandmother, chant this mantra -

Take the name of gotra while offering Tarpan to the Grandmother and chant this mantra देवी वसुरूपास्त् तृप्यतमिदं तिलोदकम गंगा जलं वा तस्मै स्वधा नमः,तस्मै स्वधा नमः, तस्मै स्वधा नमः.

While offering Tarpan to the mother, chant this mantra -

Take the name of your gotra while offering to the mother with this mantra, देवी वसुरूपास्त् तृप्यतमिदं तिलोदकम गंगा जलं वा तस्मै स्वधा नमः, तस्मै स्वधा नमः, तस्मै स्वधा नमः.

Those people who do Shraddh according to Shraddh Tarpan for their ancestors get ultimate blessings from ancestors. If you doing the Shraddh Vidhi with devotion and dedication for them they will be free from this Mrityulok.

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