Pitra Paksha - Tarpan Vidhi
पितरोंका तर्पण करनेके पूर्व इस मन्त्रंसे हाथ जोडकर प्रथम उनका आवाहन करे -
ॐ आगच्छन्तु मे पितर इमं गृह्णन्तु जलान्जलिम ।
अब तिलके साथ तीन-तीन जलान्जलियां दे -
(पिता के लिये)
अमुकगोत्रः अस्मत्पिता अमुकशर्मा वसुरूपस्तृप्यतामिदं तिलोदकं (गंगाजलं वा) तस्मै स्वधा नमः, तस्मै स्वधा नमः, तस्मै स्वधा नमः ।
(माता के लिये)
अमुकगोत्रा अस्मन्माता अमुकीदेवी वसुरूपा तृप्यतामिदं तिलोदकं तस्यै स्वधा नमः, तस्यै स्वधा नमः, तस्यै स्वधा नमः ।
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RESPECTED,
I WANT YOUR ADVICE WHAT TO DO DURING PITRA PAKSHA AS I AM ALONE AT HOME MY FATHER AND MOTHER ARE NO MORE.I DONT KNOW HOW TO PERFORM PITRA PAKSHA.PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS MATTER.CAN I GIVE BRAHMIN FOOD MATERIAL WITH DAKSHINA IN PITRA PAKSHA AS I HAVE NOBODY TO COOK FOOD.
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GANGA of VARANASI Reply:
September 16th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Hare Krishna
Prakashji…
Yes, you can give food materials to Yogya Brahmin along with “Dhoti-Kurta” or “Dhoti-Towel” on Shraddh tithi of your mother & father. Alternatively you can also do the same on Sarv Pitra Shraddh tithi (amavasya).
Try to feed `Gau’ grass on that very day.
Jalebi, imarti, rabadi etc some sweets which you can also offer to a brahmin and Cow.