[Advaita-l] QUESTION ON THARPANA&SRADHA

[Sudhakar Kabra]

Just to add to Raviji's questions...
Trying to reply with what I understand/


1) Do we perform Shraad for removing pitru dosha?  If yes,  what causes
pitru dosha in the first place? Despite doing Shraad,  how does pitru dosha
come?
>>Strictly speaking it is not a dosha but a riNa. There are five kinds of riNa a man gets during his birth like - Rishi riNa, Dev Rina, Manushya riNa etc. One of them is Pitru riNa and this is repaidwhile doing Shraad.

2) Can pitru dosha be removed permanently?
>>It cannot be said that Pitru riNa is removed in complete. The reason being no one can access his sanchita karma and say that the karmic load has been decreasing / increasing.Shraad by word is a belief and one must go by it.

3) When one performs Shraad,  how many generations ate we addressing?
>>Normally three generations but a reference is for seven generations as well.In the Prahlad episode the lord tells that your seven generations will be benefited by your tapas and act. Prahalad wanted his friends to come with him to the abode of the lord,but when he asked no-one was willing to come. 
>>So a realised soul has a mahat but because of individual karma others remain bound at their level.


>>Note: I cannot provide any reference of Purana or sloka to substantiate the above.Other learned members may add / provide it.

RegardsSudhakar Kabra


RegardsLakshman Velayutham 

    On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:00 PM, Lakshman Velayutham via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
 

 Just to add to Raviji's questions...

1) Do we perform Shraad for removing pitru dosha?  If yes,  what causes
pitru dosha in the first place? Despite doing Shraad,  how does pitru dosha
come?
2) Can pitru dosha be removed permanently?
3) When one performs Shraad,  how many generations ate we addressing?

Regards

Lakshman Velayutham

On 13 Sep 2016 4:24 pm, "Ravi Chandrasekhara via Advaita-l" <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> One more question ,
>
> When is pinda offered (rice balls ) ?
>
> Ravi Chandrasekhara
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 12, 2016, at 16:43, ravi chandrasekhara <vadhula at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Pranam to all,
> >
> > As Pitru Paksha is approaching, I have some questions. Fortunately as my
> parents are alive, I do not need to perform any rituals.
> >
> > Questions for Shan Nava (96) dates.
> >
> > 1.Is only Tila Tharpana performed ?
> >
> > 2.What about homa ? Should that be performed on the 96 days also ? Or
> only on annual death anniversary of parents ?
> >
> > 3.What if one cannot (due to occupation, school, etc) perform at alloted
> time after Madhyanika or even the concession time during Sanghavi kala ?
> May Tharpana be perfomed in succession after Pratah & Madhyana SV and
> Brahma Yagna; all during prataah kala before 8am ?
> >
> > 4.If mother is not alive but father is living; what should be done ?
> >
> > I have seen variability and non-conformity with shastras by family
> members, hence these questions.
> >
> > Dhanyavaada,
> >
> > Ravi Chandrasekhara
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