It is alright if one offers Tila and water as a Tharpana. In Tharpana and Sraddha, the faith, the disposition to perform them is more important.

Unfortunately for them I read the Sastra texts. I am aware those who call them Panditas objecting to this.īut this is what I have been doing for the past 30 years, criticisms notwithstanding.

The same can be followed during the Srardha for Women, by giving Sar i or chidudhar as they prefer. They can be given new clothes which they can use, not necessarily Dhoti and Angavastram. In the absence of a suitable and qualified Brahmana, I suggest one feed a really needy, caste does not matter, but one should be of good habit, not a Drunkard,way ward and generally uncouth. Now a days one does not get them and even if one gets them they do not know The Vedas to be called a purohits(Please read my blog on Acharya,Guru and Purohita). It is also stated that The Brahmanas who come to Srardha are to be well versed in The Vedas and they are to be fed. It is sanctioned in the Sastras that the Sraddha or commitment to performing these Duties are important and not throwing away money to ease Conscience.įood is to be cooked at Home by the wife/Daughter and not by caterers or getting some one to cook at Home. It is better to follow what has been followed at your homes.Īs I mentioned in another blog, Tharpana ,Sraddha are to be performed only after Noon,after performing Madyanhika and Brahma Yagnam.Īs a matter of fact Brahma Yagnam is to be performed Daily In performance of Tharpana, some wear marks on the forehead and some not. I will post for Rik, Sama Veda and Shukla Yajur Veda. SandhyaVandana,Months,Rtus,Pakshas,Manvantaras,Nakshatras follow-with Tamil Equivalents. Post on ‘Sankalpa’, Sanskrit names for performance of Daily Routines including The Tharpana Mantras with basic instructions are given below. Some more posts are on Sandhya Vandhana in two parts and one audio. I have posted blogs on the importance of performing Tarpana ((Oblation to Ancestors)- Mahalaya Amavasya.

Sama veda amavasya tharpanam mantras