Sarvadeo Mandir
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Ancestral Offerings & Remembrance

Pitra Paksh

It is recommended that Shraad be done during Pitrapaksh. For doing Shraad, a Brahmin (Prohit) is required. If you cannot invite a Pundit, at the end of Pitrapaksh you should prepare a ceedha, clothes and dakshina and take it to your family Pundit after following the simple procedure below.

Preparing the Kusha Grass

  • Plant a kusha grass in a pot or in the ground.
If you cannot plant a kusha grass, you can make a kusha ring and keep it safe for all the days you are going to make offerings.

Water Offering

  • Use water, till and a tulsi leaf.
  • Offer the water whilst chanting the following in each direction:
E

East

Om Brhamhanay Tripyantam

5 times
W

West

Om Vishnavay Tripyantam

5 times
N

North

Om Rudrasya Tripyantam

5 times
S

South

Om Yamaaya Tripyantam

5 times

Offerings in the Middle

Om Deo Pitri Tripyantam Om Rishi Kool Pitri Tripyantam Om Guru Kool Pitri Tripyantam Om Maata Kool Pitri Tripyantam Om Pita Kool Pitri Tripyantam Om Sarvay Kool Pitri Tripyantam Om Sarva Bhandhu Pitri Tripyantam Om Sarvay Kool Samasta Pitri Tripyantam Om Saravy Pitri Tripyantam

Food Offering

  • Use Food / Fruit, Water, Milk, Till and Tulsi.
  • Put a kusha grass below the food and inside the water and milk.
  • Offer the food, water and milk whilst saying the following:

Om Shri Vishnavay Namaha, Sarvey Pitri Naivaidyam, Jalam, Ksheeram Daanam Idam Tubhyam Swadha Namaha

Prayer on Behalf of All

Om Namo Bhagwatey Vaasudevaaya

Recite 3 Times Om Tat Sat

For detailed offerings please call your family Pundit.

To reach our pandit at Sarvadeo Mandir, please contact us.