Danvir Karna prayed to Lord Yama. The Great Ruler responded to Karna’s prayer and granted him a respite for fourteen days to return to the earth-plane once again and make up for his former neglect. Karna came down from the Mrityu Loka, and for fourteen days, he fed the Brahmins and the poor, and made offerings of water, etc. He …

Pitar Tarpan Vidhi in brief 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 -….

In the Yamsmriti, 36-37, it is said: “A father, grandfather and great grandfather desire the shraddh ceremony just as birds living on trees desire that the tree bear fruit. They expect that successors will offer honey, milk and kheer (rice-porridge) at the shraddh ceremony”…..