BUDHASTAMI

[kgopalan90]

JOINING OF WEDNESDAY AND ASHTAMI THITHI IS ALSO CONSIDERED AS AN AUSPICIOUS DAY. 13-09-2017 IS A BUDHASHTAMI DAY. 19-09-2017 IS ALSO A KRISHNA ANGHARAKA CHATHURDASI DAY. THAT MEANS KRISHNA PAKSHAM, TUESDAY AND CHATHURDASI HAVE JOINED TOGETHER. ON THIS DAY YOU HAVE TO DO YAMA THARPANAM. BY ABOUT 7. A.M. AFTER SANDHYA VANDHANAM AND GAYATHRI JAPAM IS OVER.



  fourteen yama tharpana manthrams are there. after finishing bath and sandhyavandhanam do sankalpam krishna angaaraha chathurdasi punyahkalae yamatharpanam karishyae.


each 3 times.


yamaaya namaha yamam tharpayami.



dharmarajaaya namaha dharmarajam tharpayami.



mruthyave namaha mruthyum tharpayami.



anthakaya namaha anthakam tharpayami.



vaivasvathaaya namaha vaivasvatham tharpayami.



kaalaaya namaha kaalam tharpayami.



sarva bootha kshayaaya namaha sarva bootha kshayam tharpayami.



audhumbaraaya namaha audhumbaram tharpayami.



dhathnaaya namaha dhathnam tharpayaami.



neelaaya namaha neelam tharpayami.



parameshtinae namaha parameshtinam tharpayaami.



vrukodharaya namaha vrukodharam tharpayaami.



chithraaya namaha chithram tharpayaami.



chithra gupthaaya namaha chithraguptham tharpayami.



Then slogam; yamo nihanthaa pithru dharmarajo vaivasvatho dhandharashcha kaalaha



praythaathipo mruthyuragaapahaari kruthaanthako may subha maathanothu.





Neelaparvatha sangaasaha rudhra kobha samudhbhava



kaaladhandaadhara sriman vaivasvatha namosthuthey. 

[madabushi]

Is there any restriction relating to food for the previous night of tharpanams day eg. Palagaram?

[kgopalan90]

no restriction.

[madabushi]

Thanks