I have posted the on the importance of performing Tarpana((Oblation to Ancestors)- Mahalaya Amavasya.
Some more posts are on Sandhya Vandhana in two parts and one audio.
The Tharpana Mantras with basic instructions are given below.
Of all The Tharppanas ,Mahalaya Tharppana is very Special.
This period falls in The Dakshinayana-movement of the Sun to Southern Latitudes ,this is for six months.
This begins from Adi and extends up to Makara Sankaranthi ( January 14)
In the Dakshinayana,the Devas and Pitrus(ancestors) are said to be asleep and the wake up in Uttarayana (from January 14 for six months )
We are expected to perform Thrappana during the entire Paksha starting from Amavasya in Simha Masa till Pournima- for 14 days.
The habit of doing only on Maha Barani,Maha Navami etc are procedures we have invented ourselves because of our reluctance/laziness.
One has to perform Sandhya Vandana-Madhyanniham,follow it up with Brahma Yagnam, then do the Tharppana daily on all the fourteen days.
At the beginning, changing Upaveedham is recommended.
Tharppna/Srardha should be performed only after 12 Noon-after Madhyanniha
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