Prayers and types of the Shraddha Ritual
The various prayers offered while the Shraddha ritual, the effects of this ritual and the types of Shraddha performed in the Pitrupaksha.
Why should every son perform ritual of Shraddha?
Ancestors’ soul becomes satisfied only after receiving pinda and water from their son. In relation to this, following is a verse in the holy text Mahabharat that describes ‘who qualifies to be called as son’.
Preparation and the method of Mahalay Shraddha
Mahalay Shraddha is performed on the tithi of the death of the father of the person doing Shraddha during Pitrupaksha. The details of preparation required for the ritual and the method of the ritual are mentioned in this article.
What is the importance of the ritual of Shraddha?
The ritual of Shraddha not only repays debts towards deceased ancestors, but also makes it easy to repay debts towards God and Sages.
If a person may have been reborn, will performing shraddha in their name help them ?
The details of preparation and serving of the meal, the Agnoukaran ritual and the Pindapujan ritual are given in details in this article.
Importance of the substances used in Shraddha
The importance of substances like darbha, black sesame, akshat, maka, tulsi, etc. in the Shraddha Ritual are mentioned in this article.
Why is Ganesh idol made of clay only scientific?
If the idol of Shri Ganesh is sculpted as per the science behind the idol then the pure spiritual particles of Shri Ganesh get attracted towards the idol to a greater extent and those worshipping it are benefited.
Sri Ganeshji Visarjan – Ananta Chaturdashi
By immersing the idol in flowing water the Ganesh Principle in the idol also flows and spreads far and wide. With the evaporation of the water charged with the Ganesh Principle, the entire environment also becomes sattvik.
Presiding Deities and types of Shraddha
Matsya Puran mentions ‘नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं त्रिविध श्राद्ध मुख्यते ।’, meaning, primarily there are three types of Shraddha – one performed daily, periodically and with purpose (Kamya).
Pitru-paksha
Shraddha performed in Pitrupaksha is called Mahalay shraddha. If Mahalay shraddha is performed for the pitars (departed ancestors) during this period, they remain satisfied throughout the year.