Tarpanam is a ritual that includes ‘feeding’ your ancestors with rice and sesame seeds that energetically reaches them. The purpose of doing this is to release ancestors to a higher plane. When they are fed and at peace, they are free to go into the light and send you their blessing.
You can do daily Tarpanam on your own. Follow either the short version or the long version of these simple instructions.
Choose which version of this ritual resonates with you. Dr. Pillai has suggested to at least practicing the longer version of the Tarpanam ritual during the New Moon phase each month.
Short Version Tarpanam Instructions
Perform either version anytime between sunrise to sunset once every day, especially on New Moon days. It is suggested to not perform Tarpanam during non-daylight time.
Long Version Tarpanam Instructions
Do it as often as possible on New Moon days.
The purpose of doing this is to release ancestors to a higher plane. When they go into the light they send you their blessing.
Access Your Ancestors’ Positive Energy Blessings
On the New Moon Day the departed spirits come to the earth plane and stay with their biological relatives from sunrise to sunset. Fasting during the New Moon day will alert your consciousness to be in communion with their spirits.
When living on the earth plane, even great Siddhas like Agastiya, Maha Rishis like Vasistha, Avatars like Krishna and Rama, appreciated their ancestors through rituals involving this tarpanam ‘food’.
Why Consider Your Departed Ancestors
At the deeper, metaphysical level, there are only two simple reasons for all of our mundane problems:
- Planetary influences
- Departed spirits’ influences
Take care of both of them in order to have a peaceful, fulfilling life.
Just as there is a biological lineage of transference of DNA along the family line, there is spirit lineage or Spirit DNA. Your departed ancestors can help solve your problems as well as create them.
Our ancestors live in the world of the Pitra Loka, meaning ancestral world. 64 generations of dead ancestors can help solve your money, relationship, health and other problems quite easily if one knows how to communicate and connect with them.
The Annual 15 Moons of ‘Mahalaya’: The Ancestors’ Time
The earth plane was designed as a laboratory for the evolution of souls. Great enlightened beings who have turned their body into light visit the earth daily in their light form. All of our ancestors come and stay on the earth plane for 15 days in a year. During these fifteen days they stay in your body, mind and soul and can change all three positively. Not even Gods can do what the ancestors can do for you. In fact, Gods ask you to go through your ancestors for blessings.
It is best if we fast but there is no fasting for our Ancestors however as they crave a special food as mentioned in the home Tarpanam instructions. These offerings need to be given to them sincerely and conscientiously for all the 15 Moons.
These 15 Moons start from September 13th night, right after the full moon and ends on the Mahalaya New Moon Day night, September 27th. This two week period is the most important period to appreciate your departed ancestors.
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