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1. Achamanam

Sit with your front facing East

Take little water (just sufficient to soak 1 grain of black til) 3 times in the right hand and take it with the following manthra: 1. Om Achyuthaya namaha 2. Om Ananthaya namaha 3. Om Govindaaya Namaha

Keshava Naaraayanaa Maadhavaa Govindaa Vishnu Madhusudhanaa Trivikramaa Vaamanaa Sreedharaa Hrsheekehsaa Padhmanaabhaa Daamodaraa

Begin with saying: OHM HRUDASYAAMA HAVYAI NAMA SOPA SADHYA MITHRAM DHEYAM MITHRAM DEHAM NAA ASTHU

ANURAADHAAN HAVISHAA VARDHAYANTHAHA SHATAM JEEVEMA SHARADA SAVEERAAH:

Darbheshvaaseenaha: Put 2 chila kattai dharbai under your legs. 

(Dharbham Dhaarayaami) Wear pavithram and 2 chila kattai dharbai in your right ring finger. 

Take akshadai and put the akshadai in your head

2. Ganapathai Dhyaanam

Ohm Shuklam Bharatharam VishNum SashivarNam Chaturbhujam Prasanna Vadanam Dhyaayeth Sarva Vighna Upasaanthaye

3. Praanaayaamam

Om Bhoohoo Om Bhuvaha Ogum Suvaha Om Mahaha Om Janaha Om Tapaha Ogum Satyam

For Sri Vaaishnavas of Vada Kalai

4. Sankalpam

Mamo Paktha Samastha Duritha Kshaya Dhwaaraa Sree Parameshvara Preethyartham

For Kadaka Ravi: Ubhaya Vamsa PithruNaam, Akshayya Thripthyartham,  DakshiNaayaNa  Kadaka Ravi SamkramaNa PuNyakaale, Kadaka Ravi SamkramaNa Sraadham, thila tharppaNa rupeNa adhya karishye.

** Please substitute your Gothram (Father's highlighted in red), (Maternal Grand Father's  highlighted in majentha).

1[1] If mother is alive then: Names of grand mother, great grand mother, Father's great grand mother.

2[2] If mother is alive then: Asmad (Delete Mathru) Pitaamahi - Prapitaamahi-Pithru- Prapithamahischa.

3[3] if mother not alive then: mAthru- pitAmahee- prapithamahischa

4[4] In case mother's mother is alive then: Asmad (Delete Maataamahi) Mathamahasya -Mathu-Pithamahi-Prapithamahischa.

5. Avaahanam (1 Koorcham North South, 2 Dharbai East West)

North         ----------------------->  1 Koorcham (South) - This is the practice

(For maternal grand father side with their wives) - If you are using 2 Koorchams

Aayaatha Mathu Pitharaha Sowmyaa gambheeraihee patibhihi poorvyai prajaam asmabhyam dadhathorayimchA deergha yuthwamchA shatha shaaradamchA

6. Asanam for Pithru and Mathru Vargam

***Now put chiakattai dharbhai (2) in pavithram hand and say***.....

Chanting the manthram below place black eLLu on the koorcha:

Pithru Vargam:

Sakrudaacchinnam barihir urNA mrudhu syonam pithrubyasthwa barAmyaham asmin_ seedanthu me pitharahA soumyAhA pitaamahA pra pithA mahaascha anugai swAhaa pithru pithaamaha, pithru pithaamahaanaam pitaamahi prapithAmahi pithru prapithaamahischa, idam aasanam

Mathru Vargam:(If you are using 2 koorchams)

Sakrudaacchinnam barihir urNA mrudhu syonam pithrubyasthwa parAmyaham asmin_ seedanthu me pitharaha soumyaAhA pitaamaha pra pithA mahaascha anugai swaahaa mathaamaha - maathru pithaamaha - mathru prapithA mahaanam - mathaamaha - mathru pithaamahi - mathru prapithamahischa, idam aasanam

***(Remove chila kattai dharbai from pavithram hand and throw on top of the koorcham)***

7. Pithru Varga TharpaNam (Oblation to father's 3 generations & their wives)x 3 times

Offer tharpaNam with plenty of water mixed with black eLLu on the koorcham after each manthram

Mainly for Rigvedi's (Yajurvedi's can also chant this, but with proper uchaaraNam):

(Rig) Udheerataaam avare utparaasah: unmadhyamaaha pitarah: sowmyaasah: asum yaayeeuhu avargaa krutagnya tenovantu pitarohaveshu

(Yajur) ....................Gothraha (Father's) .......................sharmaNaha (Father), vasu rupaan mama pithrun swathaanamas tarpayaami

(Rig) Angirasonah: pitarah: navaghwAh: atharvaanah: bhrugavah: sowmyaasah: teshaaham vayam sumatou yagyayaanaam abibhadre sowmana tesyaama

(Yajur) .....................Gothraha (Father's) .......................sharmaNaha (Father), vasu rupaan mama pthrun swathaanamas tarpayaami

(Rig) Aayuntanah: pitarah: manojavasah: agniswaaktaahA prathibhir devayaanaihi asminyagne swadhayaahA madantee atibravantu dehavandu aswaan

(Yajur) .....................Gothraha (Father's) .......................sharmaNaha (Father), vasu rupaan mama pthrun swathaanamas tarpayaami

Oorjam vahantihi amrutham ghrutampayah: keelaalam parisrutam swathAstha tarpayatame pithrun

(Yajur) .....................Gothraha (Father's) .......................sharmaNaha (Grand Father), rudra  rupaan mama pitamahaan swathaanamas tarpayaami

(Rig) Pitrubhyah: swadhaavibhyah:, swadhaanamah: pitaamahibhyah:, swadhaavibhyah: swadhaanamah:, prapitaamahibhyah:, swadhaavibhyah:, swadhaanamah:, akshan pitarah:

(Yajur) .....................Gothraha (Father's) .......................sharmaNaha (Grand Father), rudra  rupaan mama pitamahaan swathaanamas tarpayaami

(Rig) ye chekaa pitarah: ye chanehaa yaaguscha vidhmayaan uchana pravidhmaa agne taanvetata yadite jaatavedah: dayaapratvam swadhayaamadanthi

(Yajur) .....................Gothraha (Father's) .......................sharmaNaha (Grand Father), rudra  rupaan mama pitamahaan swathaanamas tarpayaami

(Rig) Madhu vaataahA ghrutaayate madhuksharanti sindavah: maadhveerNah: santoshateehi

(Yajur) .....................Gothraha (Father's) .......................sharmaNaha (Great Grand Father), aditya  rupaan mama prapita mahaan swathaanamas tarpayaami

Madhunattam itosashi madhumaatu paarthivagam trajah: madhudhyouhu rasthunapithaa

(Yajur) .....................Gothraha (Father's) .......................sharmaNaha (Great Grand Father), aditya  rupaan mama prapita mahaan swathaanamas tarpayaami

(Rig) Madhumaanah: vanaspathihi madhumaanu asthusooryah: maardhveehi gaavo bhavanthunah:

(Yajur) .....................Gothraha (Father's) .......................sharmaNaha (Great Grand Father), aditya  rupaan mama prapita mahaan swathaanamas tarpayaami

Wives's of the above:

(Whose mother is not alive)

(Father's Gothram)................ (Mother's name)................naamnee, vasu roopa, mama mathru swathaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

(Whose mother is alive)

(Father's Gothram)................ (Grand Father's wife)................naamnee, vasu roopa, pitamahi swathaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

(Father's Gothram)................ (Great Grand Father's wife)................naamnee, rudra roopa, prapitamahi,  swathaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

(Father's Gothram)................ (Wife of Father of Great Grand Father)................naamnee, aditya roopa, pithru prapitamahi,  swathaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

8. Mathru Varga TharpaNam (Oblation to ancestors of maternal grand father's 3 generations & their wives)

Offer tharpaNam with plenty of water mixed with black eLLu on the koorcham after each manthram

(Maternal Grand Father's Gothram)................., gothraan, (Maternal Grand Father's Name)............SharmaNa, vasu roopan, mathamahasya pithu swadhaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

(Maternal Grand Father's Gothram)................., gothraan, (Maternal Great Grand Father's Name)............SharmaNa, rudra roopan, mathamahasya pitamahan, swadhaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

(Maternal Grand Father's Gothram)................., gothraan, (Maternal Grt Grt Grand Father's Name)............SharmaNa, aditya roopan, mathamahasya prapita pitamahan, swadhaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

Wives's of the above:

(Maternal Grand Father's Gothram)..........gothraa, (Maternal Grand Mother) .............Namnee, vasu roopa, mathamahasya, mathu swadhaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

(Maternal Grand Father's Gothram)..........gothraa, (Maternal Great Grand Mother) .............Namnee, rudra roopa,mathamahasya, pitamahi,  swadhaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

(Maternal Grand Father's Gothram)..........gothraa, (Maternal Grt Grt Grand Mother) .............Namnee, aditya roopa, mathamahasya, prapitamahi,  swadhaanamas tarpayaami x 3 times

9. Oblation to unknown names of paternal and maternal grand father's sides

Jnaatha Jnaatha Pithrun Swadhaa Namas Tharpayaami (3 times)

10. PradakshiNam

Change pooNal to the left shoulder (Upaaveethi).  Chant and do atma pradakshiNam 3 times in the same place clockwise.

11. Abhivaadanam & Namaskaram

Abhivaadaye ..............................

12. UdhwAsanam

prAcheenAveethi (put poonal on wrong side)

Chant:

13. Sarva TharpaNam (General oblations)

Continue from above, Unite the koorcha, take it in hand along with water and black eLLu do single tharpaNam and chant "Yeshaam Na Maatha Na Pitha Na Bandhu Naanya GothriNaha Te Sarve Trupthimaayaanthu  Mayoth Srushtaihi kushodhakaihi Trupyatha Trupyatha Trupyatha

14. DakshiNai Mantram

HiraNya Garbha Garbhastham Hema Beejam Vibhavasoho Anantha PuNya Phalatham Ata Shantim Prayachame idham hiraNyam sadakshiNAkam sathAmbulam Amaavaasyaa PuNyakale vargadhvaya pithrun akshayya trupthim kAmayamAnahA yathkinchithu hiraNyam manasA uthishtAya bhrAmaNAya sampratate/Tila TarpaNa SaadguNyaartham Aachaaryaaya Tubhyamaham Sampratate Om Tat Satu. (Keep aside dakshinai for Brahmin)

kAyenavAchA manasA indrairvA budhyAtmanAbhA prakrurthe swbhAvAth karomi yadhyath sakalam parasmai nArAyanAethi samarpayAmee

mayA krithamidham darsha tharpaNa Akhyam karmA ohm tathsathu

brahmArpaNam asthu, krishNArpaNam asthu

krishNa krishNa krishNa x 9 times

Ohm tathsathu

15. Brahma Yagyam (Recommended)

Do Brahma Yagnam, Deva Rishi TharpaNam, Rishi TharpaNam, Soma Pithru TharpaNam & end with Achamanam

BRAHMA YAGYAM (Nitya Anushtaan)

To be done by all (incuding those who do not have parent/s)

This does not require Ellu and Akshathai

Shuklam Bharatharam VishNum SashivarNam Chaturbhujam Prasanna Vadanam Dhyaayeth Sarva Vighna Upasaanthaye

SOMA PITHRU THARPANAM

(Done after Maadhyaanikam - Eventhough Soma is referred to Moon, here it is Sooryan, which is in madhyamam and Chandran)

This TharpaNam is done for Sooryan (Devar's Pithru's) and not our Pithru's

(As per Guru Vadhyar from India)

(Now put poonal on the right shoulder - prachinaveethi) and do the tharpaNam)

(Pour water between thumb and index finger):

- SOMA PITHRUMAAN YAMO ANGIRASWAAN HAVYAVAAHANA ITHYAADAYAHA YE PITHARAHA THAAN PITHRUN THARPAYAAMI

mAthruhu prapithAmahAn

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