sarva pitru amavasya 2024 garuda puran shradh niyam: Ashwin Amavasya is called Sarva Pitru Amavasya. On this day the ancestors bid farewell to the earth. It is said that on this day, Shraddha and Tarpan are also performed for those ancestors whose dates are not known. Apart from this, all the ancestors are bid farewell on this day. Know here what rules should be followed and what donation should be made on this day.
There should also be information about serving food and other things on this day. Actually, sattvik food is prepared on the day of Sarva Pitru Amavasya. Food is taken out at five places. After making offerings to Panch Mahabali, wearing a Kusha ring, mixing black sesame seeds with water, they offer it to the ancestors in the south direction.
On this day, food should be served on banana leaves if not in pure utensils. Before eating, the Brahmin should not speak anything and should take out some food in the name of his ancestors from his plate and keep it aside, which should later be fed to the cow.
It is said that on this day the ancestors accept food and bid farewell. Those who do not get food from their families return unsatisfied. Therefore, the ancestors are also given farewell on Sarva Pitru Amavasya and Shraddha is performed for those ancestors whose Shraddha date is not known. On this day, apart from money, clothes, utensils, fruits, grains, sweets, dhoti and kurta should be given to the Brahmin as Dakshina in the name of ancestors. If you are performing Shraddha of your mother or grandmother, then you can give saree and makeup material. It is said that donating these things on this date increases a person’s good fortune and brings blessings to the house.
In the evening, when the ancestors have to bid farewell, a four-faced lamp should be lit near a Peepal tree or on the banks of a river, so that the ancestors return to their respective directions.
We do not claim that the information given in this article is completely true and accurate. Before adopting these, definitely take advice from an expert in the relevant field.
