Ravi Sir, One more question. The instance DEATH is an experience. The Atma or the soul comes out of the body. Now it will not have any aadhaara to quench its thirst or hunger. The mind still exists still giving the pain. Nower days the priest who will guide the last rites will say you can start all the karyas from fifth day or seventh day or on the ninth day, People now will act according to their convenience stating that the will start from the ninth day, so from the third day till eigth day the atma without body should under go all sorts of hunger and thirst. is this correct? As per Garuda Purana, they say that each day when the do the pinda pradhanam one organ is formed for the departed soul. Finally on the 12th day it will have a delicate body of one's palm size. Please let me know your opinion about this.

Can you please let us know the procedure and the mantras for pithru tharpanam or where we can get the book which can give this details.

Ravi Sir, To whom should we give this roasted sesame seed balls mixed with jaggery.One more question sir, If start doing pithru tharpanam on Amavasya days, we should continue to them on all amavasyas. But if we miss any one of the amavasya will that be a problem or is there any alternative day we can complete this tarpanam.

Amāvāsya tarpaṇa is meant for the following: If father is not alive, for father, father's father (if not alive) and great grandfather. Similarly, for mother (if not alive), father's mother (if not alive)and father's mother. In the same manner it is done for mother's lineage - mother's father, mother's grandfather and her great grandfather. Mother's mother, mother's grandmother and mother's great grandmother. Apart from this tarpaṇa is also given to our unknown ancestors. Beyond this, no other tarpaṇa is given. Uncles, cousins, etc are covered under unknown ancestors. Amāvāsya tarpaṇa can be done at home. There is no issue at all. I have read somewhere that ancestors are fond of smell while roasting sesame seeds. It would be ideal to make small balls of fried black sesame seeds mixed with jaggery.

Ravi Sir, While doing Amavasya tharpanam, should we give the tharpanam to the departed Father and Mother or can we give tharpanam to our other kith and kin like uncle aunt cousin or any other close relative who has left this world. Is there any issue if do this in our house?

Apart from 19 nyāsa-s, there are 10 other nyāsa-s relating Śri Cakra. First Śri Cakra followed by individual āvaraṇa nyāsa-s. Thus 9 + 1 becomes 10 nyāsa-s.

Apart from 19 nyāsa-s, there are 10 other nyāsa-s relating Śri Cakra. First Śri Cakra followed by individual āvaraṇa nyāsa-s. Thus 9 + 1 becomes 10 nyāsa-s.

Question : The pitru rituals are not done for the persons who has deceased. because his soul will not wait for the rituals we do or will not come and get the thila tharpana. it is going to sail in the way of its karma. if it is a realized soul, it will directly reach ParaBrahmam and become unseparable. if the soul is with good karmas going to enjoy its karmic palan in higher worlds(aabramha bhuvanaan lokaan - bhagavath geetha) if the soul is with bad karmas, will our offerings would sheild the karmic effects? never... Burning of one's Karmic effects is possible only thro a sadhaachaarya samandham. if the departed soul has a sadhaachaarya samandam, thee is no question of bad karmas itself. then why to perform somany rituals? 13 days premlinary rituals, then monthy maasyams and sodhakumbams, then 6th month ona masyams and a first year ceremonies ? Answer:I got a answer for my question from a learned person. Just placing it for the welfare of others. When shastras formulate a ritual for a person, it becomes the duty of the person to follow. sri krishna says, "Shruthi, Smrithi mayai vaakya". it becomes the command of sri krishna. he says those who not follow them, they become the people not in his good books. "aagnya chedhi mama drohi". the act of not following the regulations of shruthi and smrithi is again a bad karma loaded on the person who supposed to do it. Sri krishna also adds "Mathbhakthobhi na vaishnava:". so what will be effect of this bad karma earned by not performing the rights? for this astrologers say, this will affect the generations of the person who earned this karma. they show a dozen of examples that in many families, due to pitru dosha, a child with lot of physical illness is born. The person with this bad karma has to see his generations is suffering from huge illness.Here am not supposed to comment on the realized sould who have come out of rituals. for them the rule is different. for the people who are still in normal level should perform the rituals as prescribed.there is no other shaastrams is so easy to follow than our Hindu dharma shaastram. it prescribes many alternatives if the kartha is not capable of running a bull, it asks to roll a coconut, if kartha not capable of giving Bhoodhaana, it prescribe to give the fibre of coconut, if not capable of giving Gold, prescribes to give seeds like wise it gives lot of alternatives but the palan is same. But provided if the person is capable of doing the beter should not choose a lesser one.

Thanks so much raviji for the guidance. Can you also please explain the number of nyāsa-s (placing) to be done all over the body because we have nyasa like that in Navavarna Pooja for us that is shodashi initiated people seperately. Are you referring to the same? Thanks and Regards, S. Sreemahalakshmi