Pitru Pooja has various levels of Pitrus.
1.Somapa Pitrus.
These are the privileged ones among the Pitrus.
They are provided with Somaras.
Their life-span extends for the full period of kalpa and they worship ‘marutas’.
Sage Maricha belongs to this category of Pitrus.
2.Vairaja Pirtus.
Maruta Ganas respect these Pitrus.
Sanaka belongs to this category.
These have Seven Ganas.
3. Bhaswara’ Pitrus.
They live in Santanaka Loka,
These are revered by the Deities.
They are ‘Brahmavadis’ (one who has realized Brahma, not Brahman)
They manifest themselves again after every hundred Yugas.
People belonging to any caste can worship the revered Pitrus with an appropriately modified rituals and obviously with the permission of the Brahmin.
Some Prominent Pituas : Vasu’, Kashyap’, Marichi’, Sanaka
Worship of Pitrus was ordained by Brahma.
The Saptha Rishis were mentally created by Brahma and were given the pride o place.
They became arrogant and started worshiping themselves instead of worshiping Brahma
Brahma Cursed them to become bereft of their knowledge.
As a Vimochana, atonement, Brahma established the Pirtu Rituals and the Saptha Rishis’s sons performed the Sraddha and the Rishis became themselves again.
Source. Varaha Purana.
Hi Ramanamji,
Pranam – My paralysed mom (widow) was found dead in the morning@ around 7-8 am (26th Oct 15)The shraddha was conducted in 4 days due to time constraints by a good Bengali brahmin priest. Later, death time was found ” inauspicious ” as per PANJIKA book & told that it’s affected by TRIPAD DOSHA.Is this a kind of Pitrudosha ? We are very concerned & request you to please suggest a remedy.We live in Bangalore,so is Rameshwaram the nearest pilgrimage where we can perform this puja.
I’ve great hope that you – would be able to show some light.I pray to bholenath for you & your family.
– regards Im the eldest son
Please perform any of the Pariharas suitable for you.
Link. https://ramanan50.wordpress.com/2015/11/14/inauspicious-death-days-tripada-dosha-parihara/
Regds.