Re: Regarding Tharpanams
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• January 20, 2000
Thanks to Anbil Swamigal for a very informative posting. I have heard that the tarpanam on Ashtaka and Anvastaka (Krishna paksha ashtami and navami)are most imporatant during the month of 'Maasi'. Just like the 4 major sankramana tarpanams the practice of offering tarpanams on rest of the months is not much in vogue. Dasan Vijayaraghavan >From: Ramanbil@aol.com >To: bhakti@lists.best.com >Subject: Regarding Tharpanams >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:01:41 EST > >Dear friend >I had a discussion of the subject with my Acharyan HH Poundarikapuram >Andavan >when I went to India last. The point of discussion was about the Ashtaka >and >Anvashtaka observance. He enumerated about 90 occasions when a Brahmana has >to offer Tharpanam. I was trying to recollect the occasions which I had >noted down then but the paper is not readily traceable now. Hence, the >delay. >As I do not wish to delay further, I am giving the following from my >memory. > >STRICTLY SPEAKING, one whose father is not alive has to offer Tharpanams in >a >year on >1.Masappirappu (sangramanam) 12 >2. Amavasya 12 >3. Sraddanka Tharpanam of > father 1 (or 2 -if mother also is not >alive) >4. Grahanams, if visible 1 (to maximum of 4) >5. Upakarma 1 >5. Mahalaya Paksham (Chandramana) 1 >6. Ashtakai and Anvashtakai >also called TisrOshtakai on >Krishna Paksha Ashtami and Navami >in the 4 months of Margazhi to Panguni 8 >7. Certain others, which I do not remember > >In respect of 1, the four Sangramanams of Mesha / Kataka / Tula and Makara >are considered important. Mesha and Makara are considered most important. >In >practice, however, we see people doing only Mesha Sangramanam. >Those listed at 2,3,4,5 and 6 are must. We are told that item 6 is even >more >important than even Mahalayam mentioned at 5 above. vide page 121 of the >Anubandham to the Aahnika Grantha (Sri Vaishnava Sadachara Nirnaya) by our >Prakritam HH. Azhagiyasinghar. >Dasoham >Anbil Ramaswamy ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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