The important and requisite components for the shrāddha ritual are Darbha, Bhrungaraj leaf, Tulasi, black sesame, white rice, barley, honey, black gram, white fragrant flowers etc. Fruits like the Indian gooseberry (amla), pomegranate, musk melon (kharbuja) are specially used in the shrāddha ritual. courtesy : www.forumforhinduawakening.org
“Some sects and communities do not do anything for the ancestors, but they do not suffer from ancestor-related problems. Why is it so?” Some people say that those belonging to some sects do not believe in journey after death, or in rebirth alos don’t do post death rites like the Hindus do. They do not […]
“Some sects and communities do not do anything for the ancestors, but they do not suffer from ancestor-related problems. Why is it so?” Some people say that those belonging to some sects do not believe in journey after death, or in rebirth alos don’t do post death rites like the Hindus do. They do not […]
Question: Last year, I had been to Gaya and got the Pinda Daan (final offering for the body) done and I was told there that now I do not need to perform the Shraddha. Is it correct? Some astrologers too in my house had told me that there is Pitru Dosh and after Pinda Daan […]
For the removal of Pitru Dosh, try the following spiritual measures: • Do ritualistic worship of the photograph or statue of God Dattatreya every day. • Every month offer one meal to a Brahmin on the Mrityu Tithi (date of demise by Hindu lunar calendar) of the head of the family or on Amavasya (No […]
