Origin of Pitra Paksha - from Mahabharat
Jul 7th, 2008 | By GANGA of VARANASI |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 …