Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha!

Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha!

Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya!
Om! Ham! Hanumathe Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha!

Mahalaya – Amaavaasya
Tharpana Vidhi

Before performing Tharpana, proper Sankalpa sloka should be recited after

performing Aachamanam and Pranayamam facing east. Depending on the
day, time and occasion Sankalpa sloka may differ slightly.

Tharpana Sankalpa Sloka (An example)

Sri Govinda - Govinda! Sri MahaVishnor Aagnaaya,

Pravarthamanasya, Aadya Bramhane, Dwiteeya Parardhe, Sri
Swetha Varaaha Kalpe, Vaivaswatha Manvanthare, Kaliyuge, Kali
Prathama Charane, Bauddhavathare, Salivaahanasakhe,
Jambudweepe, Meror Dakshina bhage, Bhaaratavarshe, Bharatha
Khande, Godavari Dakshina theere, ……….Sannidhau, Asmin
Varthamane, Vyavahaarike, Chaandramanena, Sri Virodhi Nama
Sanvastare, Dakshinayana, Varsha Ruthau, Bhadrapada Maase,
Krishna Pakshe, ……..Thithau, ………Vaasare, Vishnu Nakshatre,
Vishnu Yoge, Vishnu Karane, evam guna visheshana visistayaam,
Punya thithau,

Praacheenavithi (Yagnopaveetham in apasavya position)

Samastha Pithrunaam Akshaya Punya Lokaavaapthyartham Kanyagathe

Savithari Aashadyaadhi PanchamahaApara Paksheshu Asmin Pithru Pakshe
SakrunMahalaya Sraaddhanga Saddhyah Thila Tharpanam Karishye.

While performing Pithru Karya Yagnopaveetham should be in Apasavya

position and one should face the South direction.

Pithru Karya should be performed only by wearing Pavithram made up of

Dharbha (Kusa Grass) to the right hand ring finger.

Tharpana procedure

Tharpana should be given with water + Black Sesame (Thil) Seeds. Pithru
tharpana should always be performed with the right hand. Take black thil
seeds in to the palm, pour water from the Kalasa with the help of Uddharani
(spoon) and drop the water along with thil seeds into the tharpana plate by
chanting the tharpana manthra so that water should fall from the space in
between the index finger and the thumb by tilting the palm to the right side.

While performing Pithru Karya, each Pithru is to be addressed with their

name and Gothra. If one does not know or remember the name and Gothra
of forefathers, it should be spelled as Yagnappa (Male), and Yagnamma
(female) and Gothra to be spelled as Kashyapa Gothra.

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Male Pithrus are to be addressed as Sarma and female Pithrus to be
addressed as Dham suffixing their names. The word Asmath should be
spelled before the name and Gothram after the name.

For example, in case of Father (Male) as Asmath Pitharam, Yagnappa

Sarmanaam Kashyapa Gothram and in case of Mother (Female) as Asmath
Maatharam, Yagnamma Dham Kashyapa Gothram.

The three generations on paternal and maternal side should be addressed as

Vasu, Rudra and Aaditya roopa and all others should be addressed as Vasu
Roopa.

Typical example of a Tharpana to Father

Asmath Pitharam, Yagnappa Sarmanam, Kashyapa Gothram, Vasu Roopam,

Swadhanamah Tharpayami -Tharpayami -Tharpayami.

Tharpana and Pinda Pradhana have to be done in the order as per the given
list. Tharpana and Pinda Pradhana should be performed only to the deceased
and not to the living even though they figure in the eligible list.

After the Tharpanam is complete following sloka should be recited

Yeekecha Asmath Kule Jaatha Aputhra GothrinoMruthah

They Gruhnanthu Mayadattham Soothranishpeedanodakam

(Afterwards Yagnopaveetham should be sanctified by dipping the Brahma

Grandhi of Yagnopaveetham in water)

Samarpana

Anena Maya, Pithru Paksha SakrunMahalaya Kruthena, Sarva Pithru Thila

Tharpanena SriMadhJanardhana Vaasudevah Priyathaam Preetho Varado
Bhavathu, Sri Krishnaarpanamasthu

Kaayena vaacha manasendri yairvaa

Buddhyaatmanaa vaa prakrite swabhavath
Karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai
Naarayanayethi samarpayaami

After completing the whole process, Pavithram should be removed. On the

day Tharpana is given, one should take only one time meal. Night meal
should be avoided. In case of Sraddha Thithi including Mahalaya, meals
should be avoided on the previous day night also.

Above procedure can also be followed for performing Pithru tharpana on the
days of Amaavaasya (Darsha), Eclipse, Uttarayana and Dakshinayana Parva
Kala, and at Theertha Kshethras by appropriately making alterations in
Sankalpa manthra. On normal Amavasya day Tharpana should be given to
only Dwadasa Pithru (serial # 1 to 13).

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 Sarva Pithru list & how to address them
During Tharpana or Pinda Pradhana

Relationship How to address

the Pithru
1 Father Pitharam (Vasu
Roopa)
2 Grand Father (Father’s Pithamaham (Rudra
Father) Roopa)
3 Great Grand Father (Father’s Prapithaamaham
Grand Father) (Aaditya Roopa)
4 Mother Maatharam (Vasu
Roopa)
5 Paternal Grand Mother Pithaamahim (Rudra
(Father’s Mother) Roopa)
6 Paternal Great Grand Mother Prapithamahim
(Father’s Grand Mother) (Aaditya Roopa)
7 Step Mother Saapatni Maatharam
(Vasu Roopa)
8 Maternal Grand Father Maathamaham
(Mother’s father) (Vasu Roopa)
9 Maternal Great Grand Father Maathu Pithamaham
(Mother’s paternal Grand (Rudra Roopa)
father)
10 Maternal Great Great Grand Maathu
Father (Mother’s Great Grand Prapithaamaham
Father) (Aaditya Roopa)
11 Maternal Grand Mother Maathaamahim
(Mother’s Mother) (Vasu Roopa)
12 Maternal Great Grand Maathu Pithamahim
Mother (Mother’s paternal (Rudra Roopa)
Grand Mother)
13 Maternal Great Great Grand Mathu
Mother (Mother’s paternal Prapithaamahim
Great Grand Mother) (Aaditya Roopa)
14 Wife Pathneem
15 Son/s (self) Sutham
16 Daughter – in - law Snushaam
17 Brother/s Bhraatharam
TatthPathneem
Tatthputhram
18 Paternal Uncles (Father’s Pithravyam
Brothers) TatthPathneem
Tatthputhram
19 Maternal Uncles (Mother’s Mathulam
Brothers) Tattpatneem
TatthPuthram
20 Daughter (self) Duhitharam
21 Son-in-law Jaamatharam
22 Grand son (Daughter’s son) Dauhithram
23 Sister/s (self) Bhagineem
24 Brother – in –law (Sister’s Bhavukam
husband)

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 25 Sisters children Bhaagineyakam
26 Paternal Aunts (Father’s Pithruswasa (Pithru
sister/s) Bhagineem)
TatthBhartharam
TatthPuthram
27 Maternal Aunt/s (Mother’s Maathruswasa
sister/s) (Mathru Bhagineem)
TatthBhartharam
TatthPuthram
28 Father-in-law Swasuram
29 Mother-in-law Swasruh
30 Brother-in-law (Wife’s Syalakam
brother/s)
31 Gayathri Upadesa Guru (One Gurum (It could be
who has performed the Father or any
Gayathri Upadesa) Acharya)
32 Vidya Aacharyam
Guru/Teacher/Purohit/Priest
33 Disciple Sishya
34 Friend Sakhayam

Above list is also useful while performing Kshethra Shraaddham, Giving

Tharpana during Parva Kala (Eclipse, Uttarayana and Dakshinayana) and
regular Amavasya Tarpana.

Sri Krishnaarpanamasthu
bhargavasarma