Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha!Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha!

Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya!Om! Ham! Hanumathe Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha!

Mahalaya – Amaavaasya Tharpana Vidhi

Before performing Tharpana, proper Sankalpa sloka should be recited after performing Aachamanam and Pranayamam facing east. Depending on the day, time and occasion Sankalpa sloka may differ slightly.

Tharpana Sankalpa Sloka (An example) Sri Govinda - Govinda! Sri MahaVishnor Aagnaaya, Pravarthamanasya, Aadya Bramhane, Dwiteeya Parardhe, Sri Swetha Varaaha Kalpe, Vaivaswatha Manvanthare, Kaliyuge, Kali Prathama Charane, Bauddhavathare, Salivaahanasakhe, Jambudweepe, Meror Dakshina bhage, Bhaaratavarshe, Bharatha Khande, Godavari Dakshina theere, ……….Sannidhau, Asmin Varthamane, Vyavahaarike, Chaandramanena, Sri Virodhi Nama Sanvastare, Dakshinayana, Varsha Ruthau, Bhadrapada Maase, Krishna Pakshe, ……..Thithau, ………Vaasare, Vishnu Nakshatre, Vishnu Yoge, Vishnu Karane, evam guna visheshana visistayaam, Punya thithau,

Praacheenavithi (Yagnopaveetham in apasavya position)

Samastha Pithrunaam Akshaya Punya Lokaavaapthyartham Kanyagathe Savithari Aashadyaadhi PanchamahaApara Paksheshu Asmin Pithru Pakshe SakrunMahalaya Sraaddhanga Saddhyah Thila Tharpanam Karishye.

While performing Pithru Karya Yagnopaveetham should be in Apasavya position and one should face the South direction.

Pithru Karya should be performed only by wearing Pavithram made up of Dharbha (Kusa Grass) to the right hand ring finger.

Tharpana procedure

Tharpana should be given with water + Black Sesame (Thil) Seeds. Pithru tharpana should always be performed with the right hand. Take black thil seeds in to the palm, pour water from the Kalasa with the help of Uddharani (spoon) and drop the water along with thil seeds into the tharpana plate by chanting the tharpana manthra so that water should fall from the space in between the index finger and the thumb by tilting the palm to the right side.

While performing Pithru Karya, each Pithru is to be addressed with their name and Gothra. If one does not know or remember the name and Gothra of forefathers, it should be spelled as Yagnappa (Male), and Yagnamma (female) and Gothra to be spelled as Kashyapa Gothra.Male Pithrus are to be addressed as Sarma and female Pithrus to be addressed as Dham suffixing their names. The word Asmath should be spelled before the name and Gothram after the name.

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For example, in case of Father (Male) as Asmath Pitharam, Yagnappa Sarmanaam Kashyapa Gothram and in case of Mother (Female) as Asmath Maatharam, Yagnamma Dham Kashyapa Gothram.

The three generations on paternal and maternal side should be addressed as Vasu, Rudra and Aaditya roopa and all others should be addressed as Vasu Roopa.

Typical example of a Tharpana to Father

Asmath Pitharam, Yagnappa Sarmanam, Kashyapa Gothram, Vasu Roopam, Swadhanamah Tharpayami -Tharpayami -Tharpayami.

Tharpana and Pinda Pradhana have to be done in the order as per the given list. Tharpana and Pinda Pradhana should be performed only to the deceased and not to the living even though they figure in the eligible list.

After the Tharpanam is complete following sloka should be recited

Yeekecha Asmath Kule Jaatha Aputhra GothrinoMruthahThey Gruhnanthu Mayadattham Soothranishpeedanodakam

(Afterwards Yagnopaveetham should be sanctified by dipping the Brahma Grandhi of Yagnopaveetham in water)

Samarpana

Anena Maya, Pithru Paksha SakrunMahalaya Kruthena, Sarva Pithru Thila Tharpanena SriMadhJanardhana Vaasudevah Priyathaam Preetho Varado Bhavathu, Sri Krishnaarpanamasthu

Kaayena vaacha manasendri yairvaaBuddhyaatmanaa vaa prakrite swabhavath

Karomi yadyat sakalam parasmaiNaarayanayethi samarpayaami

After completing the whole process, Pavithram should be removed. On the day Tharpana is given, one should take only one time meal. Night meal should be avoided. In case of Sraddha Thithi including Mahalaya, meals should be avoided on the previous day night also.

Above procedure can also be followed for performing Pithru tharpana on the days of Amaavaasya (Darsha), Eclipse, Uttarayana and Dakshinayana Parva Kala, and at Theertha Kshethras by appropriately making alterations in Sankalpa manthra. On normal Amavasya day Tharpana should be given to only Dwadasa Pithru (serial # 1 to 13).

Sarva Pithru list & how to address themDuring Tharpana or Pinda Pradhana

Relationship How to address

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the Pithru1 Father Pitharam (Vasu

Roopa)2 Grand Father (Father’s

Father)Pithamaham (Rudra Roopa)

3 Great Grand Father (Father’s Grand Father)

Prapithaamaham (Aaditya Roopa)

4 Mother Maatharam (Vasu Roopa)

5 Paternal Grand Mother (Father’s Mother)

Pithaamahim (Rudra Roopa)

6 Paternal Great Grand Mother (Father’s Grand Mother)

Prapithamahim (Aaditya Roopa)

7 Step Mother Saapatni Maatharam (Vasu Roopa)

8 Maternal Grand Father (Mother’s father)

Maathamaham (Vasu Roopa)

9 Maternal Great Grand Father (Mother’s paternal Grand father)

Maathu Pithamaham (Rudra Roopa)

10 Maternal Great Great Grand Father (Mother’s Great Grand Father)

Maathu Prapithaamaham (Aaditya Roopa)

11 Maternal Grand Mother (Mother’s Mother)

Maathaamahim (Vasu Roopa)

12 Maternal Great Grand Mother (Mother’s paternal Grand Mother)

Maathu Pithamahim (Rudra Roopa)

13 Maternal Great Great Grand Mother (Mother’s paternal Great Grand Mother)

Mathu Prapithaamahim (Aaditya Roopa)

14 Wife Pathneem15 Son/s (self) Sutham16 Daughter – in - law Snushaam17 Brother/s Bhraatharam

TatthPathneemTatthputhram

18 Paternal Uncles (Father’s Brothers)

Pithravyam TatthPathneemTatthputhram

19 Maternal Uncles (Mother’s Brothers)

MathulamTattpatneem TatthPuthram

20 Daughter (self) Duhitharam21 Son-in-law Jaamatharam22 Grand son (Daughter’s son) Dauhithram23 Sister/s (self) Bhagineem 24 Brother – in –law (Sister’s

husband)Bhavukam

25 Sisters children Bhaagineyakam26 Paternal Aunts (Father’s

sister/s)Pithruswasa (Pithru Bhagineem)TatthBhartharam

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TatthPuthram27 Maternal Aunt/s (Mother’s

sister/s)Maathruswasa (Mathru Bhagineem)TatthBhartharam TatthPuthram

28 Father-in-law Swasuram 29 Mother-in-law Swasruh30 Brother-in-law (Wife’s

brother/s)Syalakam

31 Gayathri Upadesa Guru (One who has performed the Gayathri Upadesa)

Gurum (It could be Father or any Acharya)

32 Vidya Guru/Teacher/Purohit/Priest

Aacharyam

33 Disciple Sishya34 Friend Sakhayam

Above list is also useful while performing Kshethra Shraaddham, Giving Tharpana during Parva Kala (Eclipse, Uttarayana and Dakshinayana) and regular Amavasya Tarpana.

Sri Krishnaarpanamasthubhargavasarma

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