May I request you all, to chant this mantra and offer little flower, water and a sincere devoted

prayer on 21st July for your forefathers who gave you your body and life. They gave you the opportunity to come to this world and enjoy. Wherever you are, which ever part of the world you are chant this mantra and silently pray for a minimum five minutes Manthra and its meaning for the pithru tharpana to be held on 21st July, during Karkitaka vavu/new moon day (karkitaka amaavasy) Aabrahmano ye pitru vamsa jaathaa maathu thaththaa vamsa bhavaa madeeyaa: Vamsa dwayesmin mama daasa bhootha bruthyaa thathiva aasritha sevakaascha Mithraani sakhya pasavascha vruskshaa drushttaascha adrushtaascha kruthopakaara Janmaanthare ye mama sangathaascha thebhya swayam pinda balim dadaami Maathru vamsey mruthaaayescha pithruvamse thathaiva cha Guru swasura bandhoonaam ye chaanye baandhvaa mruthaa Ye may kule luptha pindaa putra daara vivarjitha Kriyaa lopa hathaaschaiva jaathyanthaa pankavasthathaa Viroopaa aamagarbhaascha jnaathaa ajnaathaa kule mama Bhoomou datthena balinaa thrupthaayaanthu paraam gathim

Atheetha kula koteenaam saptha dweepa nivaaseenaam Praaneenaam udakam dattham akshayyam upthishtathu Avasaaneeyarghyamidam

Meaning of the above manthra In this world those who were borne in the clan of my father and mother And all those who are related to me directly or indirectly Those who were my servants for the last two janmas All those who served and helped me and depended on me All those who were my friends and associates All those plants and animals whom I depended for my life All those who supported me directly or indirectly All those who associated with me for the past many janmas For all of them I myself offer this panda, flower and water and prayer For all those who passed away from the kula of my mother And also from the kula of my father, gurus, relatives and in laws For all those who were not fortunate to receive the panda in the past For all those who suffered without the support of wife/husband and children For all those who could not do good to others due to many reasons For all those who were borne, lived and died in poverty For all those who were ugly and also who died prematurely For all those who died in the womb of mother without seeing the world For all known and unknown relatives of mine lived For them too I offer this prayer , pinda , water and died

and gingely with tulasi

I offer all these on this earth for making them immortal and happy in their own world For all those who were living and for all the living creatures and living beings

Existed /lived on the seven continents for many million years

I offer this pinda and water for the happiness of their soul to rest in peace Let them be happy in their own world blessing the world

Let me offer once again a drop of water to you Oh ! my forefathers ! Inform your friends , relatives and all those who are connected with you to come and experience doing the pithru smarana in the spiritual research centre of Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage, Mazhuvanchery Mahadeva Temple, at Mazhuvanchery, near Kechery, in the Highway side to Trissur- Guruvayoor/Kunnamkulam on 09 AUGUST 2010 from 6.00 am to 11.30 am ( each batch 35 minutes) I myself ( Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan ) will be leading this pithru karma by explaining the meaning and messages of each part of the aachara. If not possible to come to this place, we shall send you the brochure which explains the ritual. Perform the ritual wherever you are with your family , friends and devotees or yourself. Pre registration or pre information is not needed, you can come to the temple after taking bath from your home) Let this because be performed in all temples, churches and mosques too at least in India, remembering our forefathers is the mission of all religion.

PITHRU KARMA IN ENGLISH WITH MANTHRAS GIVEN AS TRANSLITERATED VERSION. DO THE KARMA BEFORE EATING BREAKFAST If possible previous day (August 8th) eat only little food / wheat based food as vratham for doing pithrukarma on 9th August 2010 Where ever deergham is to be used in pronunciation, the vowels are used twice here. Read the Sanskrit line few times so that correct pronunciation will automatically come. Any mistake occurred while doing do not worry, be sincere and do with all concentration. Let someone read it for you when you perform the karma, which will be better Purpose of doing pithrukarma

Indian culture and civilization is the only one, which survived for the last not less than 10,000 years and it is due exclusively to the family relation, and social bondage we maintained during this period. Pithru karma is not merely for the parents it is for one and alls who has associated with us in this janma and past many janmas and also those who are connected with us directly indirectly. What we offer to our forefathers and all those who were responsible for our existence to on this earth cannot be explained but merely physical words. ( as you know we remember many heroes, including Krishna, Jesus, Prophet , and conduct many ritual on their birth day and anniversary, not thinking that they are seeing all these and taking our offerings, but it is our homage to them as they are responsible in many ways for us in getting a useful experience in our life. The abstract of the rituals is enclosed as requested many people perform the way possible without violating the rules of the country where you are working. All that is needed a little thulasi, karuka (durva) , darbha/ kusa (mermooda grass) , a glass

water with spoon, chandan/ sandal wood paste, gingely /sesame / ellu, little cooked rice and non cooked rice.. Procedure: Put a little raw rice in the glass of water and pray

"gange cha yamune chaiva godaavari saraswati narmade sindhu kaaveri jalesmin sannidhim kuru " (I perform the pinda karma using the water of seven holy river of bhaarath) Take little water in your right hand and spray on the ground where you are sitting and make a circular mandala and put the darbha keeping the pointed ends towards south and north chanting this mantra, spared about ten pieces of 10 cms long darbha on the mandala Ayodhya madhura maaya kaasi kaaanchi avanthika puri dwaaraavati chaiva saptha ethey moksha daayaka I I perform this pithru tharpanam remembering seven holy cities of Bhaarath)

Take a small quantity of gingely, tulasi, durva grass , hold in both hands, lift the hands a little high as though you are doing aavaahanam and pray as follows after the mantra put the materials in the bottom corner of the dharbha put in the mandala

Vasu rudra aaditya swaroopaan, mama vamsa thraya ubhaya kula pitroon, dhyaayaami , aavaahayaami, asmin koorcha mole sthaapayaami, poojayaami

(where ever deergham is to be pronounced, in the mantra there double vowels are given). Now you have invited (aavaahanam done) your three generations of forefathers with gingely and tulasi and have told them to be on the darbha and you have to do the pooja as follows Chant repeatedly Om Namo Naaraayanaaya ( If you are a Christian or Muslim chant which ever you feel god) and offer three times, first water, then tulasi, then chandan /sandal wood paste, then water and silently pray for five second . Now we have to invite our great grand forefathers known as aadi puthrus who were there beyond the three generations back. Chant the following mantra and hold tulasi, gingely, durva/karuka with chandan and water a few drops in your hand, split the materials into two and hold in two hand and raise your hands above the shoulder level as you are inviting the great rant forefathers from the sky. Aadiputhrubhyo madhye nama aadi pithroon, dhyaayaaami sthaapayaami avaahayami asmin koorcha poojayaami

place the material together in the middle of the dharba , kept on the mandala. Repeat the pooja as mentioned above chanting Om Namo Narayanaaya repeatedly and offer three times each water, chandan, tulasi, rice and again thrice water.

(Now two levels of forefathers and ancestors and the dharbha /

invited for receiving our offering on kusa grass.)

Take two thirds of the cooked rice in your hand and make it a ppinda in spherical shape chanting this mantra Devathaabhya pithrubhyascha mahaa yogeebhya eva cha Nama swadhaayai swaahaayay Nithyameva namo nama:

Tilodakam cha pindam cha pithroonaam parithushtaye Samarpayaami bhakthya praarthayaami praseeda may

Put Now

the the

pinda pooja

with for

reverence the

on pinda

the

center

of pooja

the is

darbha

(pinda

performed)

Chant as mentioned above Om Namo Naaraayanaaya repeatedly and slowly offer three times bit water in drops, flowers, gingly, chandan, as many white flowers as possible if available and then again thrice water drops. Aabrahmano ye pithru vamsa jaathaa maathu thathaa vamsa bhava madheeya till the end continue the mantra At the end of the mantra take the remaining part of the cooked rice mix with few drops of water and put around the pinda and pray for a minute or so remembering the face of your mother/father /forefathers whomsoever you can remember. After the prayer once more give a little water chanting the mantra avasaaneeya arghyamidam Now pithru tharpanam. For each tharpanam give few drops of water with your right palm taking the spoon of water in the left hand . Let someone chant this and you only repeat. Tharpanam to the natural divine forces and energy (once) Agni thrupyathu vedaa: thrupytanthu Rushaya: thrupyathu Gaava: thrupyanthu devaa: trupyanthu Siddhaa: thrupyanthu saadhyaa: thrupyanthu naagaa: thrupyanthu

gayathri thrupyathu vashatkaara thrupyathu ahoratraani thrupyanthu nadhya: thrupyanthu parvathaa: thrupyathu

vyaahruthaya thrupyathu anthareeksham thrupyathu samudra: thrupyathu giraya; thrupyathu

Where plural comes thrupyaNthu for singular thrupyathu) Tharpanam to our gurus (twice) Satharchina thrupyathu thrupyathu Gruthsamadha thrupyathu thrupyathu Vasishta thrupyathu thrupyathu Vyaasa thrupyathu thrupyathu Sanaka thrupyathu thrupyathu Sanaanthana thrupyathu thrupyathu Sanalkumaara thrupyathu thrupyathu Kapila thrupyathu thrupyathu Bharadwaaja thrupyathu thrupyathu Athri thrupyathu thrupyathu Aathreya thrupyathu thrupyathu Tharpanam to our great achaaryaas (three times)

Sumanthu-jaimini-vaisampaayana- paila soothrakaara " bhaashyakaara "ramaayana "mahabhaaratha dharmachaaryaa: thrupyanthu thrupyanthu thrupyanthu (in one line) Jaananthi bhaahavi- gargya - gouthama -bhabravya- maandavya maandukeya thrupyanthu thrupyathu thrupynathu (in one line)

Kaholam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Kousheethakeem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Aithareyam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Mahaithareyam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Sounakam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Saakalam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Bhaashkalam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Saankhyaayanam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Aaswalaayanam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Bhouddhayanam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Aapasthambam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Pingalam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Yaaskam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami Ye cha anye aachaaryaa: tey sarvey thrupyanthu thrupyathu thrupyanthu To our parents and relatives ( if and only if they are no more /if they have passed away offer this tharpana carefully) Pitharam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (father) Pithaamaham tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (grand father) Pithruprapithaamaham tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (great grand father) Pithaamaheem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (grand mother paternal mother ) Prapithamaheem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (great grand paternal mother) Maatharam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (mother) Maathamaham tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (grand maternal father) Maathrupithaamaham tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (great grand maternal father)

Mathamaheem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami ( great material mother) Mathru pithaamaheem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (great grand maternal mother)

Putru brathram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (father's brother) That patneem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (his wife) That puthram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (his children) Pithru bhagineem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (father's sister) That bharthaaram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (her husband) That putram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (her children) Maathulam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (mother's brother) Thath patneem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (his wife) Tah putram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (His children) Maathru bhagineem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (mother's sister) That bharthaaram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (her husband) That putram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (her children)

Aathma patneem / aathma bharthaaram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (own wife /husband) Aathma braatharam tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (own brother) Tath patneem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (his wife) Tath putram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (his children) Aathma bhagineem tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (own sister)

That bharthaaram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (brother in law) That putram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (his children) Aathma putram tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami (own children)

Jnaatha ajnaatha ubhaya kula vamsa dwaya pithroon tharpayaami tharpayaami tharpayaami

All those who got birth in my clan / kula, who remain known or unknown to all of them

Once this tharpanam is over, take the pinda in your right hand and put back chanting a line idam pindam gayaarpitho asthu (let this pinda be offered to Gaya) The last prayer Kaayena vaacha manasaa indriyairvaa budhyaatmanaa vaa prakrutey swabhaavaa karo yadhyath sakalam parasmai naaraayanaayeti samarpayaami Offer a flower to god and take a bit of gingely from where the pinda was kept and put it to the glass of water and pray swargam gaccha swa READ FEW TIMES YOU WILL GET THE CORRECT METHOD Never violate the rules of the country where you work. (Ph. 04885-240236 / 04885-272749 /09446361149 /09447097407 /09447081070 / 9847310663 / nhcmazhuvanchery@gmail.com (Address : Director, National Heritage Centre, Mazhuvanchery, Near Kechery, Trissur 680 501 ) Kindly spread the message to one and all