Tripindi Shradh In Ujjain

About this puja

A shradh at Shipra Ghat, Ujjain, offering three pinds to ancestors who died with unfulfilled wishes or without proper rites.

Tripindi Shradh is performed at Shipra Ghat in Ujjain. It is meant to bring peace to ancestors who left the world with unfulfilled desires or without proper last rites and whose souls are believed to be restless. The ritual offers three pinds to three generations of ancestors. It is traditionally done to ease Pitru Dosh in a horoscope and to seek blessings for the family's happiness. It can also be held at other holy places. The devotee first bathes in the holy river and puts on clean, sacred clothes. The sankalp is then taken in the devotee's name. The pujari prepares balls of rice and jaggery, which the devotee offers to the pitru. Mantras are chanted and water is offered to the ancestors. Through pind daan, tarpan and mantras done with proper Vedic vidhi, devotees seek relief from the troubles said to come from ancestral doshas, such as family problems, delayed marriage, career obstacles and money instability. Many choose Pitru Paksha, Amavasya or other auspicious tithis, when large crowds are common at the ghats.

Why devotees perform it

Devotees believe it brings happiness, peace and harmony in the family It is traditionally performed to ease troubles linked to ancestors It is said to help the souls of ancestors be freed from the cycle of birth and death and attain moksha

Samagri

• Betel nut (सुपारी)
• Kapoor (कपूर)
• Milk (दूध)
• Honey (शहद)
• Ghee (घी)
• White flowers (सफेद फूल)
• Ganga jal (गंगा जल)
• Akshat (अक्षत)
• Black sesame (काला तिल)

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