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5 Rituals of Shraddha (Amavasya Tarpana Mantra included)
Once Maharshi Markandeya visited Sage Gomukh in Naimsharanya and discussed matters related to Pitras and Rituals for venerating the deceased souls. First about the Pitras: While Lord Narayana is the Adi Guru and created Brahma, the latter created Sapta Rishis or Seven Sages (Brahma Manasa Puthras) and instructed them to worship him but instead they worshipped themselves and disobeyed Brahma’s oders. They were cursed that the knowledge acquired by them be forgotten. Eventually, the Seven Sages known as ‘Vimaniks’ procreated a number of sons. Pursuant to the death of the Seven Sages, the progeny performed Shraddhas by way of ‘Pindadaan’mantras to the deceased and the latter attained Swarga Loka. Of the Sapta Rishis, four of them such as Marichi were entitled to ‘Amrit’.The remaining three were not; some were sent to the Santanak Loka or Bhaswar Loka residents of which were ‘Amurthis’ or without Bodies ie. Chinmatra or Abhouthik category. Sages Sanatana, Kashyap, Vasu and so on belong to this classification. Some Pitras belong to another category viz. ‘Vairaj’, named after Prajapati Viraj and so on. [Sapta Rishis are stated to vary as per Manvantaras: The First Manvantara Group is mentioned as Marichi, Atri, Angirasa, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulasthya and Vasistha; in the Current Seventh Vaivasvata Manvantara, the Group is stated as Kashyapa, Atri, Vasishtha, Viswamitra, Gautami, Jamadagni and Bharadwaja]
Appropriate days for performing Kamya Shraddha include: the days when Uttarayan or Dakshinayan commence, during Solar/Lunar eclipses, if apprehended or experienced by evil influences of specific planet or constellation, when Sun changes its course from zodiac to another and so on. Days falling with Stars Anuradha, Visakha and Swati especially coinciding with Amavasya are considered auspicious.Similarly Shraddhas on Amavasya days coinciding with Stars of Pushya or Punarvasi are extremely auspicious to the ancestors and the Karthas (those who perform the Ceremonies). The third day of the bright half of Vaisakha month, the Ninth day of the bright half of Kartik, the thirteenth day of the dark half of Bhadrapad and Amavasya of Magha month are also commended for performing Kamya Shraddhas. Tarpana (Libation) to Pitras and Forefathers of three generations atleast constitutes as an essential component of Kamya Shraddha, besides physical and internal cleanliness.The Pitrugan keep expecting anxiously as to when would Rainy Season arrive in Makha Star, or when would Magha month’s Amavasya would come soon to quench the thirst of the departed souls! The Kartha ought to observe distinct mind, affordable charity, ample time and attention, devotion, Shraddha or Patience and dedication to satisfy the tormented souls!
[Amavaasya Tarpana Vidhaanam : Achamya….Punya tithou…preethyatham…Prayukta Punya kaaley Devarshi Pitruunuddhishya Devarshi Pithru Preethyartham Devarshi Pitru Tarpanam karishye (Ithi Samkalpya); Note: Recite ‘Tarpayami’ once at the end of each Mantra; twice or thrice as indicated in each category below; leave spoonful of water each time after saying Tarpayami:Brahmodayo ye Devah thaan Devagumstrapayami-Sarvaan Devaagumstrapayami- Sarvaan Devaganaagum strapayami-Sarvaan Deva patneestharpayami-Sarvaan Deva Putraagumstarpayami-Sarvaan Deva poutragumstarpayami-Bhuur Devaagumstarpayami-Bhuvardevaagumsturpayami-Suvardevaagumstarpayami-Bhurbhuvassuvardevaagum starpayami [ Now wear Yajnopaveetham as a Maala] Atha Krishna dwaipaya naadayo ye Rishaah: Thaan Risheegumstarpayami Tarpayaami (2)-Sarvaan Rishi ganaagumstarpayami Tarpayami (2)-Sarvah Rishi Patneestrapayami tarpayami (2)-Sarvaan Rishigum Putraamstarpayami tarpayami(2)-Sarvaan Risheegum Poutraamstarpayami Tarpayami (2)-Bhur Risheegum starpayami Tharpayami (2)-Bhuvar Risheegum starpayami Tarpayami (2)-Suvar Risheegumstarpayami Tarpayami(2)-Bhurbhuvassuvar Risheegum starpayami Tarpayami (2)-Kaandarshi Tarpanam:-Prajapatim Kaanda Rishim-Starpayami Tarpayami (2)-Somam Kaanda Rishim Tarpayami Tarpayami(2)-Agnim Kaanda Rishim Tarpayami Tharpayami (2) Sarvaan Devaan Kaanda Risheegum Tarpayami Tarpayami (2) Saagumhiteer devata Upanishada Tarpayami Tarpayani (2)-Yaajnikir Devataa Upanishada Tarpayami Tarpayami (2) Vaarunir Devata Upanishada Tarpayami Tarpayami (2)-Havyavaaham Tarpayami Tarpayami (2)-Viswaan Devaan Kandarsheegum Tarpayami Tarpayami (2)-Brahmaanagum Swayam Bhuvam Tarpayami Tarpayami (2)-Vanaspatim Tarpayami Tarpayami (2)
NOW Tarpanam to Pitarah (Note: Yagnopaveetam to be turned left as ‘Praacheenaaveeti)
Somah Pitruman Yamom Girasvanagnisshaatvaagni kavyavaahanaadayo ye thaan
Pitarah Pitruun SwadhanamastarpayamiSwadhanamastarpayami Swadhaanamastarpayami (3)
Punarvisvaan Devan
Kaandarsheegum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Arunaan Kaandarsheegum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Sarvaan Pitruugum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Sarvaan Pitruganaagum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Sarvah Pitru Patnee -Do- -Do- -Do-
Sarvaan Pitru Putraagum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Sarvaan Poutraagum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Bhuh Pitruugum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Bhuvah Pitruugum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Suvah Pitruugum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Bhurbhvassuvah Pitruugum -Do- -Do- -Do-
Anena Devarshi Pitru Tarpanena Bhagavan Sarvaatmakah Sri Parameswarah Preeyataam
Yetat Phalam Sri Parameswara arpanamasthu.
Pitru Tarpanam:
Achamya, Evam ….Preetyartham Pituh Pitruunaam Akshayya Punyalokaphala vaapartham Darsa Prayukta Maha Punya Kaley Thila Tarpanam karishye (Praacheenaa -veeti, Daksinaamukhah Savyam Jaanvaachya or facing South with left knee bent seated). While performing Tarpan Brahmanas recite ‘Sharmaanam’, Ksatriyas say ‘Varmaanam’ and Vysyas say ‘Guptam’).
The seriatim of the departed souls for the purpose of performing Tarpanam is as follows by taking care of those who are alive should not, repeat not, be included in the process as the list is only suggestive; The Tarpana Vidhanam or Procedure is to recite (A) the relationship of the Karta (Performer) to the Concerned Departed Soul, (B) His/Her Gotram, and (C) the Name of the Soul and then perform the Tarpanam three times by saying the Mantram thrice viz. Svadhanamaha Tarpayami.For example:
Pitaram-Haradasa Gothram-Narayana Murti Sharmanaam-Swadhaanamah Tarpayami (The last word to be uttered thrice and simultaneously tarpanam be left thrice as well)
Note: Tila or Sesame / Ginjelley seeds must be mixed with the water to be utilised for Tarpanam)
Pitaram-Father, Pitamaham- Grand Father, Prapitamaham-Great Grand Father, Mataram-Mother, Pitamahim- Father’s mother, Prapitamahim- Father’s Grand Mother, Sapnatimataram- Father’s another wife if applicable; if Karta (Performer) was adopted to another family then to his adopted parents viz. Janaka Pitaram and Janaka Mataram; Matamaham- Mother’s Father, Mathuh Pitamaham- Maternal Grand Father, Mathu Prapithamaham-Mother’s Great Grand Father, Matamahim- Mother’s Mother, Mathuh Pitamahim-Mother’s Grand Mother, Mathuh prapitamahim- Mother’s Great Grand Mother, Atma Patnim-Wife, Sutham- Sons, Bhrataram- Brothers, Pitravyam-Father’s Brothers, Mathulam- Maternal Uncles and their Wives, Duhitaram-Daughters, Bhagineem-Sisters, Dauhitram-Grand Sons, Bhagineyam- Nephews, Pitru Bhagineem- Father’s Sisters, Matru Bhagineem- Mother’s elder/younger Sisters, Jamatharam-Son in laws, Bhavukam- Brothers in laws and their wives, Snushaam-Daughter in law, Swasuram / Swasrum- Wife’s father/ mother, Syalakam-Wife’s brothers and their wives, Guru and Rikthinam- the Main Shop Keeper ( in fact ,wherever not mentioned tarpanam may be done as Sapatneekam or Sabhartreekam as the case may be, if the departed Souls are devoid of wives/husbands. As a round up-Evam Tarpanam kuryat: Echasrutkuley Jaata Aputhro gotrinomrutah, they gruhnanthu maya dattam sutra nishpeedanodakam
(May my Tarpanas be please accepted on behalf of those in our Vamsam, the Sagotras or those who died without sons by way of sqeezing water from my Yajnopaveeth; this Mantra be recited by wearing the Holy Thread as a mala or long necklace and be left in the Tarpana Plate)]

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How to do Tharpanam

[Based on Sathguru Venkataraman's Siddha writings published in Tamil in the 1980s and 1990s. This article contains only the most basic procedural part of the Sathguru's writings on tharpanam. For the philosophical background or more advanced information on pitrus and tharpanam, refer to Sathguru Venkataraman's prolific Siddha writings in his 4 books on tharpanam secrets and his monthly magazine. Even though this article is long, the actual tharpanam procedure itself is quite short and simple. We are publishing this article here in response to requests from many of you. Email us if you have questions.]

CONTENTS of this page

  1. 2-Part Tharpanam
  2. What is Pitru Tharpanam?
  3. What is Karunya Tharpanam?
  4. 6 things you need for doing Tharpanam
  5. 2 Lists You Need to Create
  6. Creating the List of 12 Most Recently Departed Ancestors
  7. Creating the List of (Departed) Beings for Kaarunya Tharpanam
  8. Mantra to be used for Pitru Tharpanam
  9. Mantra to be used for Karunya Tharpanam
  10. The Pitru Tarpanam Grid of Dharbha Grass (Kusa Grass)
  11. The Tharpanam Procedure Itself
  12. Clarifications
  13. When to do Tharpanam?
  14. Where to do Tharpanam?
  15. Can the son do tharpanam if the father is alive?
  16. Can women do tharpanam?
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For a period of more than four decades, Sathguru Venkataraman of the Agasthiar Siddha Guru Parampara Lineage stressed the importance of nitya tharpanam (daily tarpanam) offerings for one's pitru ancestral beings. He said that nitya (daily) tharpana is as important as the other nitya (daily) pooja (worship) procedures.

However, people often gave excuses such as 'I don't know the procedure' or 'I have to get a priest to do it for me but it is hard to find one' or 'The procedure is too complex' and so on.

To put an end to such excuses, Sathguru Venkataraman gave us Maha Guru Agasthiar's Easy Tharpanam Method from the Neethaar Kadan Padalam - The Debt to Departed Ancestors Section - of the Agasthiar Moola Naadi, the foundational work of Maha Guru Agasthiar's lineage (tarpanam books).

Using this simplified tarpanam procedure, you can do tarpanam by yourself, wherever you may be.

Sathguru Venkataraman published this easy tarpanam method in his books in the 1980s and 1990s and also in his monthly magazine. We are pretty sure this was the first time that such a simple tharpanam method was published and all people were actively encouraged to do tarpanam without any restrictions whatsoever.

It is this easy tharpanam method that we are going to cover in this article. But please note that over and beyond this easy tharpanam method, Sathguru Venkataraman gave us hundreds of unique tharpanam procedures in 4 volumes of his 'Easy Tharpanam Methods' series of books and also in numerous articles in his monthly magazine and in his Tamil blog. Refer to these sources for these special tharpanam procedures.

If you know the traditional way of doing tharpanam and the traditional mantras, or if you follow a certain family tradition, by all means follow your traditional practices. What we give here is Agasthiar's easy tarpanam method that anyone anywhere can follow. No restrictions whatsoever.

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2 Part Tharpanam

The easy tharpanam method is made up of 2 parts. The first part is what is known as Pitru Tarpanam and the second part is known as Karunya Tharpanam.

What is Pitru Tharpanam?

'Pithru Tharpanam' is done for your ancestors, to whom you owe this physical body that you inhabit now.
There are many spiritual debts that each one of us needs to pay every day. One of these is our daily debt to our ancestral beings known as pitrus. To pay off this debt, what we need to do daily is the worship procedure known as pitru tharpanam. This worship procedure is quite easy. You can do it in about 10 minutes or so.

Pitru = one's ancestors.
Tharpanam = to satisfy, to please.
So pitru tharpanam = pleasing one's ancestors.

In the pitru tharpanam procedure, we offer tharpanam to 12 of our most recently departed ancestors. These are our departed ancestors in our parental lines, i.e., departed parents, grandparents, great grandparents and so on.

Departed uncles, grand uncles, aunts, grand aunts and others not in the parental lines are not coverd in the pitru tharpanam process. They are covered in the Karunya Tharpanam process described below.

You can offer tharpanam for more than 12 of your departed ancestors, but that is more advanced and we don't cover that here in this easy tharpanam method.

What is Karunya Tharpanam?

Karunya Tharpanam is the second part of the tharpanam process. It is tharpanam offered to departed relatives, friends, strangers, pets, animals, birds, insects, creatures, plants, trees and other departed beings.
'Kaarunya Tharpanam' is done for:
(1) non-ancestor relatives, friends, mentors, well-wishers, helpers, care-givers and others to whom you owe a debt of gratitude;
(2) those plants and trees that gave you your food in the form of fruits, vegetables and other plant products;
(3) if you are a consumer of meat or have consumed meat in the past – Kaarunya Tharpanam should be done for those animals, birds and creatures that gave their life to become your food.
(4) any (departed) life form that you wish to honor and pray for.

Six things you need for doing Tharpanam

1. A mat to sit on, preferably made of sacred Darbha grass (also known as Kusa grass). A wooden plank or clean cloth made of natural fibers such as cotton or wool can also be used as a mat.
2. A clean plate made of wood, copper, brass or silver. Glass and stainless steel are not appropriate.
3. Clean water in a wood, copper, brass or silver cup that is convenient to hold in your left hand. You may also want to have water in a separate bowl. Glass and stainless steel are not appropriate.
4. Black sesame seeds (ellu in Tamil, til in Hindi). If you are male, use black sesame seeds. If you are female, use white sesame seeds. Why so? The answer is in Sathguru Venkataraman's Siddha writings.
5. Dharba grass (also known as kusa grass and as dharbai).
6. Pavitram made of darbha grass (see image on this page) to be worn on the ring finger of the right hand.

But a picture is worth a thousand words. So we asked one of our guys to make a pictorial representation of these six things that you need to do tharpanam. See below:


Tharpanam - 6 things you need for tharpanam.

2 Lists You Need to Create

Apart from the above, you also need to create two lists: (i) a list of (departed) beings for whom you will be doing the pitru tharpanam ceremony and (ii) a list of (departed) beings for whom you will be doing kaarunya tharpanam.
You will also need the mantras for pitru and karunya tarpanam. All these are described below.

Creating the List of 12 Most Recently Departed Ancestors

How do you list your 12 most recently departed ancestors? You list them 3 each from 4 ancestral lines as described below.

  1. Paternal male ancestors, i.e., the male ancestors on your father's side.

    These are:
    • F (father)
    • FF (father's father)
    • FFF (father's father's father)
    • FFFF (father's father's father's father)
    • FFFFF (father's father's father's father's father)
    • and so on.
    Pick the 3 most recently departed from this ancestral line and note down the names and the relationships. For example, let us assume that the father(F) and father's father(FF) are alive. In this case, the three most recently departed ancestors in this line will be:
    3 Most Recently Departed
    Paternal Male Ancestors
    The following is an EXAMPLE:
    WhichRelationshipName (if known)
    1.FFFMurugan
    2.FFFFSiva
    3.FFFFF-not known-

  2. Paternal female ancestors, i.e., the female ancestors on your father's side.

    These are:
    • M (mother)
    • FM (father's mother)
    • FFM (father's father's mother)
    • FFFM (father's father's father's mother)
    • FFFFM (father's father's father's father's mother)
    • and so on.
    Pick the 3 most recently departed from this ancestral line and note down the names and the relationships. For example, let us assume that the father's mother(FM) and father's father's father's mother(FFFM) are alive. In this case, the three most recently departed ancestors in this line will be:
    3 Most Recently Departed
    Paternal Female Ancestors
    The following is an EXAMPLE:
    WhichRelationshipName (if known)
    4.MSaraswati
    5.FFMLakshmi
    6.FFFFM-not known-

  3. Maternal male ancestors, i.e., the male ancestors on your mother's side.

    These are:
    • MF (mother's father)
    • MFF (mother's father's father)
    • MFFF (mother's father's father's father)
    • MFFFF (mother's father's father's father's father)
    • MFFFFF (mother's father's father's father's father's father)
    • and so on.
    Pick the 3 most recently departed from this ancestral line and note down the names and the relationships. For example, let us assume that the mother's father's father(MFF) is alive. In this case, the three most recently departed ancestors in this line will be:
    3 Most Recently Departed
    Maternal Male Ancestors
    The following is an EXAMPLE:
    WhichRelationshipName (if known)
    7.MFKumar
    8.MFFFGopala
    9.MFFFFNarayana

  4. Maternal female ancestors, i.e., the female ancestors on your mother's side.

    These are:
    • MM (mother's mother)
    • MFM (mother's father's mother)
    • MFFM (mother's father's father's mother)
    • MFFFM (mother's father's father's father's mother)
    • MFFFFM (mother's father's father's father's father's mother)
    • and so on.
    Pick the 3 most recently departed from this ancestral line and note down the names and the relationships. For example, let us assume that no one is alive in this ancestral line. In this case, the three most recently departed ancestors in this line will be:
    3 Most Recently Departed
    Maternal Female Ancestors
    The following is an EXAMPLE:
    WhichRelationshipName (if known)
    10.MMValli
    11.MFMJyoti
    12.MFFMDevi

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Creating the List of (Departed) Beings for Kaarunya Tharpanam

Having listed the 12 most recently departed ancestors, we should now list the departed souls for whom we should do karunya tharpanam, that is, departed friends, departed relatives (i.e., non-parental relatives), departed mentors and people you liked or respected, strangers, pets, animals, birds, insects, creatures, plants, trees, etc.

For the plants and trees that gave you your food

Sathguru Venkataraman was emphatic that we should do karunya tharpanam for the grains, vegetables, fruits, herbs and other plant products that we have consumed.

For those who consume (or have consumed) meat

For those who consume (or have consumed) meat products, karunya tharpanam is that much more important and they must certainly do karunya tharpanam for the animals, birds and other creatures that they have consumed.

EXAMPLE List of (Departed) Beings for Kaarunya Tarpanam
(1. (Departed) Beings you have known or whose relationship to you is known)
RelationshipName (if known)
UncleRamesh
Best Friend in CollegeSuresh
Algebra TeacherJohn Smith
Pet DogLassie
(2. (Departed) Beings you did not know or who were not connected to you as a relative, friend, mentor, etc.)
Kids who died in the Chennai Tsunami.
People who died in 9/11 WTC.
People who died in war.
People who died in the accident I saw today.
People who died in the earthquake yesterday.
All plants, trees, vegetables, grains, etc. that died for the sake of feeding me.
(For those who consume meat) All animals, birds and other creatures that died for the sake of feeding me.
The above EXAMPLEScan help you create your own list for your Kaarunya Tarpanam.

Mantra to be used for Pitru Tharpanam

as given by Sathguru Venkataraman

What we give below is the simplest mantra for use in the pitru tharpanam process. Actually, there are specific mantras for each of the 12 ancestors. Doing Pitru tharpanam with these 12 specific mantras is highly effective. For these mantras, refer to Sathguru Venkataraman's Siddha writings. Now, here is the easy pitru tharpana mantra.
meyyil vilangum jothi
mei unarndha mel neethaar
manam kulira vaartha el neer etru
manam kulirveer, manam kulirveer, manam kulirveeré
This is the Pitru Tharpana Mantra given by Sathguru Venkataraman from the Neethaar Kadan Padalam (The Debt to Departed Ancestors Section) of the Agasthiar Moola Naadi, the foundational work of the Agasthiar Lineage, as taught to him by his Siddha teacher, Sri La Sri Idiyaappa Eesa Siddha.

AUDIO HELP: Listen to a slow recitation of the Pitru Tharpana mantra. Use this audio help to learn this mantra.

The Pithru Tharpana mantra in Tamil script


Tharpanam - Pithru Tharpanam Mantra in Tamil.

The Pithru Tharpana mantra in Hindi script


Tharpanam - Pithru Tharpanam Mantra in Hindi.

Mantra to be used for Karunya Tharpanam

as given by Sathguru Venkataraman

neethaar nedungolam nindra vali neeldhaayam
éthaar engolam engulathaar empooram
kaathaar kaaranathaar karamevi el pulamé
koothaar kuda-perumaal kondaange égidavé
moothaar mudham védham mutraai malarndhidavé
poothaar punal embum poomaraiyaai poonattum
kaarunya aaranya karpoora tharpanamé
kaarunya aaranya karpoora tharpanamé
kaarunya aaranya karpoora tharpanamé
This is the Kaarunya Tharpana Mantra given by Sathguru Venkataraman from the Neethaar Kadan Padalam (The Debt to Departed Ancestors Section) of the Agasthiar Moola Naadi, the foundational work of the Agasthiar Lineage, as taught to him by his Siddha teacher, Sri La Sri Idiyaappa Eesa Siddha.

AUDIO HELP: Listen to a slow recitation of the Karunya Tharpana mantra. Use this audio help to learn this mantra.

The Kaarunya tharpana mantra in Tamil


Tharpanam - Kaarunya Tharpanam Mantra in Tamil.

The Kaarunya tharpana mantra in Hindi


Tharpanam - Kaarunya Tharpanam Mantra in Hindi.

The Pitru Tarpanam Grid of Dharbha Grass

12 (dharba) tips for the 12 most recently departed ancestors

The tharpnam ceremony is done on a grid made out of sacred dharbha grass.
Here is an image that we made to illustrate this sacred grid:


Tharpanam - Pitru Tharpanam Grid made of Dharba Grass

The Tharpanam Procedure Itself

Here are the steps for doing tharpanam:

1. Light at least two jyoti oil lamps or ghee lamps.

2. Spread the mat and sit facing east.

3. Pray to Lord Ganesh first and then to Lord Surya Narayana who is the Lord of the pitru ancestral beings. Request them to bless the tarpanam pooja that you are about to perform.

4. Place the plate in front of you and arrange the tharpanam grid (made of dharbha grass) as shown above . First place the 3 vertical strips of darbha grass and then the 3 horizontal strips. Each line shown above should have a minimum of 3 darbha grass strips. Since there are 6 lines in total, you need a minimum of 6 x 3 = 18 darbha grass strips.

Now you can see that there are 12 tips in total, 3 at the top, 3 at the bottom, 3 on the right and 3 on the left. The top 3 tips represent the 3 most recently departed male ancestors on the father's side. The bottom 3 tips represent the 3 most recently departed female ancestors on the father's side. The 3 tips on the right represent the 3 most recently departed male ancestors on the mother's side. The 3 tips on the left represent the 3 most recently departed female ancestors on the mother's side.

5. With all your heart, request exalted pitru ancestral beings to be present in this tharpanam grid and accept the humble offerings that you are about to give. Now you are ready to do the actual tharpanam ceremony.

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6. This is the step where we actually offer tharpanam for the first departed ancestor, on the tip marked 1 in the above diagram. In our example, the first departed ancestor is FFF (father's father's father, i.e., great grandfather) named Murugan. Place a pinch of sesame seeds on your right palm and chant the pitru tarpana mantra given above (meyyil vilangum jothi mantra given above) and the name of the departed ancestor as follows:
meyyil vilangum jothi... kulirveeré Great Grandfather Murugan svadhaa namas tharpayami, Murugan swadha namas tharpayami, Murugan svada namas tharpayami.
As you are chanting the mantra, pour water on the sesame seeds (that are in the palm of your hand) slowly while tilting your hand to the right so that the water and sesame seeds fall on the appropriate tip. The water should flow down through the gap between your right thumb and right index finger as shown in the figure above. Why? Refer to Sathguru Venkataraman's Siddha writings for the reason.

6b. Repeat this 2 more times for the same ancestor on the same tip. In other words, we do this 3 times per ancestor on the appropriate tip.

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7. Now move on to the 2-nd tip and do the tharpanam 3 times on that tip (for the 2-nd departed male ancestor in your paternal line). In this way, repeat this process for all 12 ancestors, i.e., on all 12 tips. 3 times per tip and a total of 12 tips would mean that you make a minimum of 36 tharpanam offerings for your pitru ancestors each time you do tharpanam.

8. Next, do karunya tharpanam for relatives, friends, people you respect, strangers, pets, plants, trees, animals, birds, creatures and insects. Before you do this, pray to Lord Varadaraja of Seshambadi and request His blessings for the departed beings you are doing karunya tarpanam for. Then chant the 'neethaar nedungolam' karunya tharpana mantra given above and the name of the person as follows:
'neethaar nedungolam... tharpanamé Friend Suresh svadhaa namas tarpayami, Suresh svadha namas tarpayami, Suresh svada namas tarpayami'.

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As you are chanting the mantra, pour water on the sesame seeds (that are in the palm of your hand) slowly, while tilting your hand to the right so that the water and sesame seeds fall in the middle of the grid. Do this 3 times for each person or plant or animal you are doing karunya tharpanam for. Here too, the water should flow down through the gap between your right thumb and right index finger as shown in the figure above.

9. When your tharpanam is complete, remove the pavitram from your ring finger, unroll it and place it on top of the darbha grass used in the tharpanam.

10. Pray to Lord Narayana and the exalted pitrus and prostrate yourself (full body namaskar) towards the southern direction 12 times.

11. Dispose off the sesame seeds, water and darbha grass used in the ceremony respectfully by depositing them into a flowing river or ocean or a large pond or well. An alternate method is to separate the sesame seeds from the water, pour the water alone at the base of sacred trees and feed the sesame seeds to birds. The important thing here is that the sesame seeds should not sprout. Why? Refer to Sathguru Venkataraman's Siddha writings for the answer.

Clarifications

Tharpanam is done only for departed beings, that is, those who have passed on. Tharpanam is not done for those who are alive.

If you don't know the name of an ancestor, that is fine. Just state the relationship alone and offer tharpanam for that ancestor.

If you know the gotra lineage of a person, say it just before you mention the relationship, e.g., Sri Vatsa Gotra great grandfather Murugan or Vadhoola Gotra friend Suresh in the examples above. If you do not know the gotram of the person or you do not know what gotram is, just ignore this step.

For those who wear the sacred thread, change it to your right shoulder at the beginning of the tharpanam ceremony and back to the left shoulder at the end of the ceremony. There are special mantras for this step. If you don't wear the sacred thread, ignore this step.

Can one do tharpanam for more than 12 departed ancestors? The answer is yes. Sathguru Venkatarama Siddhar taught us the very powerful method of offering tharpanam for 64 generations of departed ancestors, i.e., 64 x 4 = 256 departed ancestors. But that is a more advanced procedure and we are not going to cover that here.

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There are special mantras for each specific ancestor. These special mantras will have their special effect for sure. Consult the Sathguru's books for these special mantras.

Sathguru Venkataraman gave us hundreds of unique tharpanam procedures. Refer to his Siddha writings for this information.

When to do Tharpanam?

Sathguru Venkataraman said that according to Maha Guru Agasthiar, tharpanam should be done at sunrise.

There is a tradition that says that tharpanam should be done at noon. If this is your tradition, please do follow that.

Where to do Tharpanam?

You can do tharpanam right in the comfort of your home. Vedam

But it is that much more effective to do it in temples and on the banks of sacred rivers.

If you can do tharpanam in the Pitru Moksha temples and sacred spots, that would be the best. More details in Sathguru Venkataraman's Siddha writings.
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Can the son do tharpanam if the father is alive?

The answer is YES.
The most serious misconception regarding tharpanam is the idea that if the father is alive, the son should not do tharpanam. Sathguru Venkataraman taught that this idea is WRONG.
Think of this key point: Are not the departed ancestors of the father the departed ancestors of the son too? Of course, they are. So the son should do ancestral tharpanam too.
Note that the word 'pitru' here refers to all departed ancestors and not just the father.
The son has a pitru debt (debt to the ancestors) just as the father does. He has to discharge this debt just like his father has to discharge it.
So it is important to shed this misconception rightaway.
The father should do pitru tharpanam and so should the son and the son's son. In fact, if all three do it together, the pitrus will be very pleased!

Can women do tharpanam?

The answer is YES.
Sathguru Venkataraman gave us the revolutionary idea (in the 1980s) that women can do pitru tharpanam just as well as men.
Think of this key point: If there are no sons in a family, does that mean the ancestors should be starved of tharpanam? The answer is NO. The daughters can certainly do tharpanam.
For a (departed) man who had daughters but no sons, will anyone do tharpanam with more mental involvement and dedication than his own daughters? NO. So these daughters can certainly do tharpanam for this (departed) man.
Note further that if others do tharpanam for this (departed) man, it will be karunya tharpanam and not pitru tharpanam. Whereas, if his daughters do it, it will be direct, full fledged pitru tharpanam.
Furthermore, there is the issue of mental involvement and dedication mentioned earlier. Because of this, it is ideal if these daughters do pitru tharpanam for this man (their father).
This does not mean that these daughters should make a big deal out of this and put on a show. That will only cause problems. They should do it quietly with humility and devotion. They should realize that their gotra rishi is watching and so they must do this quietly and with utmost respect, without making a show of it or drawing attention towards themselves. If they do it thus, their gotra rishi will be pleased.

However, in the general case (i.e., where there are both sons and daughters), since women generally have a lot more family responsibilities than men, the males in a family should take the lead and do tharpanam and not let that responsibility fall on womenfolk too.
But if the husband does not do tharpanam, the wife can make up for it by doing tharpanam.
Women who have lost their husbands or who are separated from their husbands can do tharpanam.
Women can do karunya tharpanam for those departed souls who cared for them.

Women should use white sesame seeds in their tharpanam. Why? Refer to Sathguru Venkataraman's Siddha writings for the answer.

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