Jammu & Kashmir: This year, Pitru Paksha Shraddha will begin on Tuesday, 17th September and will end on Wednesday, 2nd October. Shraddha is the act of offering with devotion for the peace and satisfaction of the souls of ancestors. During Pitru Paksha, one should perform Shraddha, Tarpan, and charity according to their capability in honor of their ancestors.Pitru Paksha begins from the full moon of the Bhadrapada month and lasts until the new moon of the Ashwin month. On the date of the ancestor’s death, Pind Daan, Tarpan, and offerings like food, clothes, fruits, and sweets along with monetary donations should be made to Brahmins. Afterward, food should also be given to the poor. The more one donates, the more it reaches the ancestors. By performing Shraddha, a person gets free from ancestral debts and progresses on the path of liberation by satisfying the ancestors. The pleased ancestors bless the person with health, wealth, prosperity, and liberation.Regarding Pitru Paksha Shraddha, Mahant Rohit Shastri (Jyotishacharya), President of Shri Kailakh Jyotish avim Vedic sansthan Trust, explained that Shraddha is performed on the exact date of death. For example, if the death occurred on Pratipada, Shraddha will be performed on Pratipada. Similarly, Shraddha for those who died unnatural deaths (such as accidents or suicides) is done on Chaturdashi. The Shraddha for saints and monks is performed on Dwadashi. For those who do not know the death date of their ancestors, Shraddha is done on Amavasya, which is called Sarva Pitru Shraddha.
Important Dates for Shraddha in 2024Purnima Shraddha:
Tuesday, 17th September, after 11:45 AM
Pratipada Shraddha: Wednesday, 18th September
Dwitiya Shraddha: Thursday, 19th September
Tritiya Shraddha: Friday, 20th September
Chaturthi Shraddha: Saturday, 21st September
Panchami Shraddha: Sunday, 22nd September
Shashthi Shraddha: Monday, 23rd September until 01:51 PM
Saptami Shraddha: Monday, 23rd September after 01:51 PM
Ashtami Shraddha: Tuesday, 24th September after 12:39 PM
Navami Shraddha: Wednesday, 25th September after 12:11 PM
Dashami Shraddha: Thursday, 26th September after 12:26 PM
Ekadashi Shraddha: Friday, 27th September after 01:21 PM
No Shraddha on Saturday, 28th September
Dwadashi Shraddha: Sunday, 29th September
Trayodashi Shraddha: Monday, 30th September
Chaturdashi Shraddha: Tuesday, 1st October
Sarva Pitru Amavasya: Wednesday, 2nd October (Sarva Pitru Shraddha and Pitru Visarjan – end of Shraddha)
Materials Required for Shraddha Puja:Palash leaves, Kusha grass, roli (red powder), sindoor (vermillion), fruits, sweets, cloves, cardamom, small betel nut, sacred thread, rice, janeu (holy thread), camphor, turmeric, pure ghee, matchbox, honey, black sesame seeds, tulsi leaves, betel leaves, barley, havan (sacred fire) materials, jaggery, clay lamps, cotton wicks, incense sticks, curd, barley flour, Ganga water, donation money, dates, bananas, white flowers, urad (black gram), cow’s milk, kheer (sweet rice pudding), sugar, cloth, raw rice, moong (green gram), flowers, sugarcane.
Mahant Rohit Shastri (Jyotishacharya) President of Shri Kailakh Jyotish and Vedic Institute Trust (Registered) Contact: 9858293195, 7006711011, 9796293195 Email: rohitshastri.shastri1@gmail.com