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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Sri:

What is pithru dosha?

Pithru means our ancestors who seek offerings in form of food and water from their sons.

Pithru dosha arise when we do the following:

  1. Not doing shraadha or atleast tharpanam (offering in form of water mixed withs seasum seeds) during shan navathi thithis (96 tharpanams i.e. during amavasya,birth of months,vaidrithi,manvadhi,yugadhi,ardodaya,mahodaya,ashtaka,anvashtaka etc..) in a year.
  2. Not doing ashtaka and anvashtaka shraaddha.
  3. Not doing pithru tharpanam in brahma yagya daily.
  4. Not offering pinda (rice balls) in vaishvadeva homa daily.
  5. Not doing pinda pithru yagya during every amaavaasya.
  6. Not respecting our parents when they are alive and when we do not provide facilities and help them during their old age.
  7. Not doing their funeral rites for 12 days from death as mentioned in the dharma shastras.
  8. Not doing aupaasanam,agnihotra daily.

Above are the main reasons.There are also various other reasons to attain pithru dosha.

How can pitru dosham be rectified?

1. By doing the above mentioned rites properly one can get rid off.

2. By doing thila homam with great care.

3. By donating thila do vedic brahmins generously.(Not less than 30 kgs)

4. By donating silver to vedic brahmins.(not less than 1 kg)

etc.,.....

 Rules that are to be followed by a woman during her monthly periods

  1. Must not brush her teeth with toothbrush.Must only gaugle the mouth 12 times and use fingers to clean  the mouth.If impossible,atleast clean them with help of toothpowder with fingers(excluding the forefinger).
  2. Must not apply oil to hair.
  3. Must take rest in a secluded place for three days.
  4. Must not do any household activities.(must take rest).
  5. Must not beautify herself by seeing the mirror.
  6. Must not cook for four days.
  7. Must be atleast 8 feet apart from others,so that they do not pollute others.
  8. Must not go outside,so that they do not pollute the environment.
  9. Must not travel with other people.
  10. Must take purificatory bath on fourth day morning after 8.30 AM and must see the sun for prosperity.
  11. Must start cooking and do household activities only from the 5th day.
  12. Must drink water only by joing both hands. 

If they follow these rules they will be bestowed with good health,prosperity,happiness,good children,live long with her husband and finally attain good worlds after death.Our shastras have great respect for women and cares for their welfare!

Sri:
Some of my views:
  1. Every brahmin must start studying vedas as little as possible daily.
  2. He should at least recite few verses of the veda daily in Brahma yagya.
  3. Every householder must start doing at least Aupasanam and Vaishvadevam daily ,which is not a great task.It will take only 15 minutes.
  4. Must avoid shaving during prohibited days.
  5. Must not eat onion,garlic,drumstick,raddish etc..
  6. Must  at least donate one rupee to a learned vedic brahmin.
  7. Must give a handful of green grass to a Swadeshi cow.
  8. Married women should wear the traditional dress (like madisaar in South India) at least when they are inside the house and assit his husband in doing vedic rites.
  9. Married couples should send their children to vedic gurukulam in the right age(5 to 8 yrs) to learn the vedas and shastras.
  10. Marriage to the girl child must be done as earlier as possible atleast at 18yrs if it is not possible at 8yrs of age.
  11. Must try to learn sanskrit daily.
12.  Must plant vedic  ritual trees like arasu,atthi,vanni.PALASHA(butea monosperma),KARUNGALI(black catechu),maavalingam,neer nocchi,munja grass,ecchi which are nearing extinction.Without these trees vedic rituals are impossible.So try to plant these around your surroundings.If not atleast donate these trees to friends and relatives who will take care of it.

13.  We people did not get the opportunity to learn vedas & shastras at an earlier age.Atleast let our children start studying them earlier and grow as responsible brahmins.Its in the hands of the parents.

14.  Visit your near by temple in your traditional attire (Pancha kaccha,madisaar).

15.  House holders must donate food to brahmancharis learning vedas and to sanyasins.If this this not possible in your area,atleast collect six handful of uncooked rice in a pot and donate it to a veda patashala or mutts where sanyasins live.

16.  Do shraadha to your parents  every amavasya if they are no more.Atleast do it annaully once on their death thithi by giving offerings in agni.

17.  Do shannavathi (96)tharpanam to your ancestors in a year.(Thithis are Amavasya,manvathi,yugadhi,vaidridhi,ashtaka,anvashtaka,ardodaya,mahodaya,birth of every month which totals 96.These can be known with the help of your almanac/Panchang.Only sankalpa changes in these tharpanams.All other are same as Amasvyaasya tharpanam)

18.  Donate generoulsy to  vedic brahmins who are doing Agnihotra,soma yagyas.

19.  Try to avoid spending much time in watching TV.Utilize the time in useful manner by doing spiritual sadhanaas which would remove our sins and give mental peace.

20.  Do pranayaamam and meditation regularly while doing sandhya vandhanam.