What is #UttaraAvadhi for performing Paksha Sraaddha?
In case a person miss to perform Paksha Sraaddha on the day of Pithru thithi, it can be performed on any one of the specified days viz.
Ashtami;
Maha Bharani;
Vyatheepaatha Yoga;
DwaAdasi;
Mahalaya Amavasya.
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During Krishna Paksha there will be no #Pournami thithi. Hence, for those Pithrus whose thithi (lunar day of death) happens to be Pournami (full moon day), rites should be performed on any of the specified days mentioned above. +
If one miss to perform even on any one of the specified days; still one can perform on any day before Aaswayuja Sukla Panchami. +
Even then if it is not possible; still one can perform Paksha Sraaddha on any of the specified days mentioned above during Krishna Paksha of #ThulaMaasa when #Sun is in Thula Raasi (Libra) before He transits into Scorpio (Vrischika Raasi). +
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Certain positions in Nature have surfaced a point of level that can never be encroached upon and have to be recognized/accepted with due respect without any compromise.
One such position is that of a Mother (MaAthru). +
Hindu Puranas and sacred Scripts unequivocally emphasize on the importance of worshiping parents (MaAtha-Pitha);
Famous sloka “Mathru Devo Bhava-Pithru Devo Bhava-Aaachaarya Devo Bhava-Athithi Devo Bhava”
is just...+
an example of how much significance is given to these four elements of human life whose worship is considered as equivalent to the worship of God.
We have examples where several sages, devotees, great personalities and even...+
Kaka Bali (Vayasa Bali) during Pitru Sraaddha. There is a sampradaya to offer #Anna to Crows at the end of Pithru Sraaddha with a belief that if the Crow/s touches/eats the offering, Pitrus gets satisfied (Trupti). It is a Vachana given by Sri YamaDharmaRaja that has an anecdote+
dating back to Ramayana kaala during the regime of Ravanasura, when Bramhaadi dEvatas attend Yagna performed by a SuryaVamsa King (Marut) in the guise of birds. Sri YamaDharmaRaja attend in the guise of a CROW. After the Yajna, Devathas gave boon to respective birds. ++
Lord Yama gave a vachana/boon to Crows that during Sraaddha kaarya, Pitrus in Yamaloka gets Trupti (satisfaction) through them when they eat the Anna (Pinda) offered to them at the end of Sraaddha kaarya. This is called Kaka Bali or Vayasa Bali that we come across during...
There is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Sri Anantha Padmanabha at Sri Kshethra #KUDUPU near Mangalore which is said to be in existence since Krita Yuga. ++
#ANANATHA is also popularly called as #PadmaNabHa the one who has a Lotus like navel or the one who has Lotus in the navel. #AnantHaPadManabHa is none other than #Vishnu the Supreme God;
> Who is #ANANTHA?
> What does the divine term #Anantha indicate?
Ananthananthadevesha Anantha Phaladayaka!
Anantharoopi Viswathman Ananthaya Namo Namaha!!
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#Anantha is not only a name but also one of the most important attributes (ANANTATA) of #ANANTHAKALYANAGUNAPARIPOORNA
Bhagavantha #Vishnu;
the one who has countless number of auspicious/meritorious qualities/attributes which even Goddess #LakshmiDevi cannot count. ++
#Anantha means the one,
who is all pervasive,
who is eternal,
who is beyond all boundaries,
for whom there is no limit either by space, time or location;
> He is the one who has,
infinite number of forms;
who dwells in the entire Universe.
who is invincible, omnipresent, ++