Post by Kanchi Periva on Aug 20, 2012 17:41:22 GMT 5.5
We are posting here a multi-part series of messages on "Mahalaya Paksha" which are forwarded to us through email by Shri G Balasubramanian.
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Let us recapitulate what we have seen in the postings made so far on this subject and also see a few more points:
1. Performing SrAddham during this *Paksham *is a must. For those who are not in the habit of performing *pratyAbdika SrAddham, *at least *ShrAddham *during *Pitr paksham *must be performed. * *If not feasible to perform with homam and feeding of brahmanas according to *pArvana VidhAnam, MahAlaya SrAddham * should be performed at least as *hiranya srAddham.
2.*Throught the *Paksham, daily Tarpanam must be done, *failing which one renders himself liable for *Pitr sApam.
3.*If SrAdham is performed on either one of *MahAbhrani, MadhyAshtami and VyatIpAtam* it is meritorious. One gets the benefit of performing srAdham at Gaya. Performing *SrAddha *on *chaturdasi, *is believed to be beneficial for only those who met with unnatural death.
4. Only during MahAlayapaksham, tarpanam is performed for *kArunya pitrs. *Now, who all can be called as *kArunya pitr? *Father`s elder and younger brother, one`s elder brother, younger brother, father`s sisters, maternal uncles, mother`s elder and younger sisters, their sons, one`s deceased wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, father`s sister`s husband, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, guru, teacher, master and friend are all eligible for Tarpanam.
5.If one performs SrAdham during the paksham as a *hiranya srAdham *in one year,* *there is no bar for him to perform full-fleged srAdham(*PArvana vidhAna) during MahAlaya paksham *of subsequent years.
6.SrAdham should be performed with *shraddhA*. When the *pitr*s are pleased they bless the *karta *with progeny, wealth, *vamsavridhi, *good health, knowledge, liberation etc. Those who do not perform mahAlaya srAddham will get adverse effects. Curse(*sApam)* is a weapon in the hands of the pitr-s. One should strive for blessings from pitrs and should not render themselves eligible for curse from pitrs.
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Let us recapitulate what we have seen in the postings made so far on this subject and also see a few more points:
1. Performing SrAddham during this *Paksham *is a must. For those who are not in the habit of performing *pratyAbdika SrAddham, *at least *ShrAddham *during *Pitr paksham *must be performed. * *If not feasible to perform with homam and feeding of brahmanas according to *pArvana VidhAnam, MahAlaya SrAddham * should be performed at least as *hiranya srAddham.
2.*Throught the *Paksham, daily Tarpanam must be done, *failing which one renders himself liable for *Pitr sApam.
3.*If SrAdham is performed on either one of *MahAbhrani, MadhyAshtami and VyatIpAtam* it is meritorious. One gets the benefit of performing srAdham at Gaya. Performing *SrAddha *on *chaturdasi, *is believed to be beneficial for only those who met with unnatural death.
4. Only during MahAlayapaksham, tarpanam is performed for *kArunya pitrs. *Now, who all can be called as *kArunya pitr? *Father`s elder and younger brother, one`s elder brother, younger brother, father`s sisters, maternal uncles, mother`s elder and younger sisters, their sons, one`s deceased wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, father`s sister`s husband, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, guru, teacher, master and friend are all eligible for Tarpanam.
5.If one performs SrAdham during the paksham as a *hiranya srAdham *in one year,* *there is no bar for him to perform full-fleged srAdham(*PArvana vidhAna) during MahAlaya paksham *of subsequent years.
6.SrAdham should be performed with *shraddhA*. When the *pitr*s are pleased they bless the *karta *with progeny, wealth, *vamsavridhi, *good health, knowledge, liberation etc. Those who do not perform mahAlaya srAddham will get adverse effects. Curse(*sApam)* is a weapon in the hands of the pitr-s. One should strive for blessings from pitrs and should not render themselves eligible for curse from pitrs.