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Pitru-Karm and Shraddh-Mimansa
Answers from the shastras to all your questions on Pitru Dosh and Shraddh — a simple and authentic path to the grace of the ancestors.
Pitru-Karm and Shraddh-Mimansa
Dr. Gyanendra Sharma · Presented by the Harihar Swami Karpatri Dharmarth Trust
Why is Shraddh performed? What really is Pitru Dosh? On which tithis, and by which method, is Pitru-karm in line with the shastras? This book answers such questions in simple Hindi, with references from the Puranas and Dharmashastras.
- Answers from the shastras to questions on Pitru Dosh and Shraddh
- The method of Shraddh, deciding the tithi, and the rules
- New chapter — the Pitru Paksha 2026 video discussion (10 articles)
- Appendix — original shastric texts
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What is inside
Contents
- Chapter 1Shraddh — meaning, parts and types
- Chapter 2Eligibility, tithi and rules
- Chapter 3The importance of Shraddh and the nature of the ancestors
- Chapter 4Pitru Dosh — causes, signs and shanti
- Chapter 5Brahmins, the meal and the materials
- Chapter 6What is to be avoided in Shraddh — prohibited things
- Chapter 7The Pitru Paksha discussion — from the video (10 articles)
- AppendixOriginal shastric texts
A new chapter of the book is based on this discussion
Dr. Gyanendra Sharma’s Pitru Paksha discussion
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