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Karkidakam and Pithru Tharpan
Karkidakam and Pithru Tharpan
കർക്കിടക വാവ ും
ബലിചര്യയ ും
ജെ ജക എും നായർ
In English, Hindi and Malayalam
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Karkkidaka Vavubali
July- August of every year
Malayala Month of Karkkidakam on amavasya
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പഞ്ചശുദ്ധികൾ
മന ശുദ്ധി
Before the Shraadha ceremony
ദേഹ ശുദ്ധി
पञ्चशद
ु ्धिं विना पज
ू ा अभिचाराय कल्पते | സ്ഥല ശുദ്ധി
5 Purities കർമ്മ ശുദ്ധി
ദ്േവ്യ ശുദ്ധി
Purity of Mind
Purity of the Body
Purity of Place
Purity of work
Purity of Things/Materials
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• Cooked rice made into balls
• Til and flower
• Sandalwood paste
• Darba grass
• Water inside the “kindi”
• And . . . . . . . . .
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Pavithram - the ring made out of darba grass
Put “pavithram” in ring finger of right hand while doing the pithru tharpan
– A ritual during the shradham
Take two darba grass of about 20 inches long , twist them to form as a single
strand, fold it at half. Then make a ring shape by tying the end as shown.
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The kneeling position while doing the tharpanam
Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL538INrP_U
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പിണ്ഡും ജവക്ക മ്പാൾ ജചാമ്ലേണ് മന്ത്ന്തും
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Chant this during
pithrutharpan
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कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैवाा ।
बद्ध
ु ्यात्मना वा प्रकृतिस्वभावाि ् ।
करोमम यद्धयत्सकलं परस्मै ।
नारायणयेति समपायामम ॥
End Prayer
Whatever I do
with my Body, Speech, Mind or Sense Organs,
using my Intellect, Feelings of Heart and unconsciously or naturally
Whatever I do, I do all for others without the sense of attachment
I Surrender them all at the Lotus Feet of Sri Narayana.
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The final dip in the water
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ഇങ്ങിജന ആവര് ത് എന്നാണ് എന്ജറ വീക്ഷണും
Because of the rush this is modern style, though I myself would not want to do this way.
Any way even this is not possible in this year 2020, hence do it at your home
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After Jala tharppanam when you dip chant this line from rigveda.
Praying for the holi river to purify me by removing all my sins, bad
habits and behaviour and my difficulties .
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Our ancestors thus satisfied with our offerings will bless us with long
life, children, fame, strength, happiness, capability, fortunes etc
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അനാദ്ി നിധമ്നാ മ്ദ്വഃ ശങ്ക ചന്ത്ക ഗദ്ാധര്ാ
അക്ഷയ പ ണ്ഡര്ീകാക്ഷ പിതൃ മ്മാക്ഷ ന്ത്പമ്ദ്ാ ഭവഃ
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