Mahalaya paksha Tharpana Manthras

Mahalaya  paksha  Tharpana   Manthras

Compiled  With help from  Guru Vadhyar  , Bangalore by

P.R.Ramachander

(Complied  based  on  Temple  Purohith   web site .Thanks to them)

1.Perform  Achamanam

   Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) three times in the right hand and take it with the following manthra.

1.Om Achyuthaya nama  2,Om Ananthaya nama 3.Om Govindaya nama

Then

Touch with thumb both cheeks saying kesava -Narayana

Touch with ring finger both eyes saying Madhava –govinda

Touch with the first finger both sides of nose saying  Vishno-Madhusoodana

Touch with little finger both ears saying  Trivikrama-Vamana

Touch  with the middle finger both shoulders  saying  Sreedhara-Hrishi kesa

Touch with all fingers the belly button saying Padmanabha

Touch with all fingers the head saying  Damodara

A; For Smarthas

2.Ganapathi dyanam

Recite the following manthra slowly hitting the forehead with both fists together.:-

Shuklambaradharam  Vishunum Sasi Varnam ChathurBhujam,

Prasanna Vadanam Dyayeth Sarva Vigna Upa Santhaye.

3.Do Pranayamam.

Hold both Nostrils with Thumb and the little and third finger of the hands and recite the following Manthra:-

Om Bhoo

Om Bhuva

Ogum Suva

Om Maha

Om Jana

Om Thapa

Ogum Sathyam

 Om Tatsa vithur varenyam  Bargo devasya dhi mahi  dhiyo yona prachodayath

Om Apa

Jyothj rasa

Amrutham brahma

Bhoorbuvasuvarom

Touch the ears three times saying

Om, Om , Om

4.Do Sankalpam

Mamo Partha Samastha Duritha kshaya dwara Sri Parameshwara Preethyartham.

Apavithra pavithro va  Sarvavastham gathopi va,

Ya smareth  pundarikaksham  sa bahyanthara suchi

Manasam vachikam paapam  karmana samuparjitham

Sri Rama smarane naiva  vyapohathi na samsaya

Sri Rama-Rama Rama

Thidir Vishnu thada vaara nakshatram  Vishnureva cha,

Yogascha karanam Chaiva sarvam Vishnu mayam jagat

Sri Govinda Govinda Govinda

B:For Sri Vaaishnavas of Vada Kalai

    

Do Pranayamam.

Hold both Nostrils with Thumb and the little and third finger of the hands and recite the following Manthra:-

Om Bhoo

Om Bhuva

Ogum Suva

Om Maha

Om Jana

Om Thapa

Ogum Sathyam

 Om Tatsa vithur varenyam  Bargo devasya dhi mahi  dhiyo yona prachodayath

Om Apa

Jyothj rasa

Amrutham brahma

Bhoorbuvasuvarom

Touch the ears three times saying

Om, Om , Om

And then chant the following manthras:-

1.Srimad venkata nadarya kavi kargika kesari

   Vedanthacharya varyo me sanni datham sada hruthi

2.Gurubhya  tad gurubyascha  namo vaga  made mahe,

   Vruni mahe  cha tatrath  you dampathi jagatham pathi

3.Swasesha bhoodeth  mayaa  sweeyai sarva parichadai,

   Vidahthum  preethamath manam deva prakramade swayam

 4.Shuklam baradaram vishnum sasi varnam chadur bhjam

    Prasanna vadanam dyayeth  sarva vigno upa santhaye

  5.Yasyad  viratha vakthradhya parishadya para satham,

     Vignam nignanthi vishvaksenam tham asraye.

C:For Sri Vaishnavas of Then Kalai

Do Pranayamam.

Hold both Nostrils with Thumb and the little and third finger of the hands and recite the following Manthra:-

Om Bhoo

Om Bhuva

Ogum Suva

Om Maha

Om Jana

Om Thapa

Ogum Sathyam

 Om Tatsa vithur varenyam  Bargo devasya dhi mahi  dhiyo yona prachodayath

Om Apa

Jyothj rasa

Amrutham brahma

Bhoorbuvasuvarom

Touch the ears three times saying

Om, Om , Om

Then Chant the following manthras:-

1.Shuklam baradaram vishnum sasi varnam chadur bhjam

    Prasanna vadanam dyayeth  sarva vigno upa santhaye

2..Yasyad  viratha vakthradhya parishadya para satham,

     Vignam nignanthi vishvaksenam tham asraye

WHAT FOLLOWS IS COMMON TO SMARTHAS AND VAISHNAVAS OF THENKALAI AND VADAKALAI.

  

( The stars   and thithis  for Mahalaya  Paksha days    have been given separately .See that daily  and fill up the blanks)

Adya Sri  Bhagavatha maha purushasya  Vishnor Agnaya  pravarthamanasya  Adhya Brahmana  Dweethiya parardhe  Swetha  Varaha kalpe  Vaivaswatha manvanthare  ashta vimsathi thame  kali yuge  prathame padhe ,jambu dweepe , Bharatha varshe,  Bharatha Khande , Mero Dakshine Parswe , Sakabdhe  asmin varthamane  vyvaharike Prabhavadeenam sashtya  samvatsaranam madhye   vilambi    Nama samvatsare  , dakshina ayane,  rithou,  simha mase,   Krishna  pakshe   ,   Adhya ------(thidhi)   Punya thithou --------- (day) vasra yukthayam  ---------(star) nakshatra yukthayam      Shubha yoga –Shubha karana,  Evam guna viseshana visishtayam  asyam  -------(thidhi)      Punya thithou,poonal on right shoulder ———–gothraanaam—(tell your gothram) ——————–sarmanaam

(tell the names of your father, grand father, grand,grand father) vasu rudhra aadhithya svaroopaanaam asmath pithru pithaa maha prapitha mahanam

(kartha who has no mother must tell this ) ———-gothraanaam( tell your gothram)

————–( Tell the Names of your mother, grand mother, grand grand mother) thaanaam  vasu rudhra aadhithya svaroopaanaam asmath maathru, pithamahi prapithamahinaam )

(Kartha whose mother is alive must tell this ) —————gothraanaam-( your gothram)————————- thaanaam ( tell the names of your father”s” mother, father”s  grand mother, grand mother”s grand mother ) vasu rudhra aadhithya svaroopaanaam  asmath pithaamahi, pithuhu pithamahi,pithuhu prapithamahinaam

( mother”’s father gothram)————–gothraanaam—————–sarmanaam ( tell the names of mother”s father. Mother” grand father and mother”s  father”s grand father) vasu rudhra aadhithya svaropaanaam asmath sa pathneeka maatha maha, maathuhu pithaamaha, maathuhu prapithamahaanaam upaya vamsa pithroonaam akshya thrupthi yarththam

“Thath Thath Gothranam,
“Thath Thath  SArmanam,
"Vasu Vasu Sorupaanam
" Pithruviya Mathulathinam
"Varkadwaya Avasishtanam
" Sarvesham karunya pithurunaam
" Dururuji Samikiyahanam
" Vishvesham Devanam
" Magavishnuncha Akshayya Tirpiyartham
Kanyam gathe or simmam gathe
Savithari ashadyadhi panchama abarapaksha uktha chathuur mahalaya shardham sambhavadha niyamena sambhavadha dravyena sambhavadhbhihi ubhacharyaihi sambhavandhya dakshinayane sambhavandhya satya dakshinayancha mama sakaarunya  vargad dwaya pithrenyudhishya sagiru malaya shardham thila tharpanam cha karishye (hiranya rupene thandula rupena adhya karishye thadhangam thila tharpanam cha karishye)

                 ( Change the position of poonal from left shoulder to right shoulder(LEFT MODE))

Avahanam for pithru varga(Fathers side)[6]

      Wear the poonal in the left mode , take little ellu(black gingelly) and along with water keep on the Koorcha meant for Pithru varga while chanting the following manthras:-

1.Aayatha pithara  somya  gambhirai  padhibhi  poorvai  prajamasmabhyam dadhatho rayim cha deergayuthwam  cha satha saaradam cha.

2.Om bhorbuvaswarom

3,Asmin koorche  (Your Gothra)  gothran   (Father’s, grand father’s and great grand father’s name) sarmana  vasu Rudra adithya swaroopan  asmad pithru-pithamaha-pithrupithamahaan (Your Gothra) gothraa  (Names of mother, grand mother, great grand mother1)    namnee  vasu Rudra adithya swaroopa  asmad mathru[7], pithamahi-pithrupithamahischa  dyayami avahayami.

6.Asanam for pithru vargam

     Chanting the manthra below place gingelly on the koorcha

1.Sakrudacchinnam barhirurnna mrudhu,

Syonam pithrubhyasthwa baramyaham

Asmin taseedanthu me pithara somyaa,

Pithamahaa prapithamahaaschaanugai saha.

2.Pithru-pithamaha,pithru pithamahanam mathru[8] –pithamahi –prapithamahinaam  cha idam asanam , thiladhi sakalaradhanai swarchidham

7.Avahanam for mathamaha varga(maternal grand fathers side)

Wearing  the poonal in the left mode , take little ellu(black gingelly) and along with water keep on the Koorcha meant for mathru varga while chanting the following manthras:-

1.Aayatha mathu pithara  somya  gambhirai  padhibhi  poorvai  prajamasmabhyam dadhatho rayim cha deergayathwam  cha satha saaradam cha.

2.Om bhorbuvaswarom

3,Asmin koorche (Maternal grand father’s gothra)  gothran (Names of maternal grand father, maternal great grand father and grand father of maternal grand father)                         sarmana  vasu Rudra adithya swaroopan  asmad mathamaha-mathru pithamaha-mathru prapithamaha (maternal grand father’s gothra)  gothraa  (Names of maternal grand mother, maternal great grand mother, grand mother of maternal grand father)                        namnee  vasu Rudra adithya swaroopa  asmad mathamahi[9]-mathru pithamahi-mathru prapithamahischa dyayami avahayami.

8.Asanam for mathru vargam

     Chanting the manthra below place gingelly on the mathru varga koorcha

1.Sakrudacchinnam barhirurnna mrudhu,

Syonam pithrubhyasthwa baramyaham

Asmin taseedanthu me pithara somyaa,

Pithamahaa prapithamahaaschaanugai saha.

2.Mathamaha-mathru pithamaha-mathru prapitha mahaanaam, Mathamahi-mathru pithamahi-mathru prapithamahischa idam asanam , thiladhi sakalaradhanai swarchidham

I .THarpanam to  three  generation of our  paternal and maternal ancestors

a.Pithru  tharpanam (Oblations to father)

 1.  .  (Your gothra)   Gothrasya (Father’s name)                      

SArmana vasu roopan mama Pithrun  swadha namastharpayami

2, (Your gothra)   Gothrasya (Father’s name)                      

SArmana vasu roopan mama Pithrun  swadha namastharpayami

3. (Your gothra)   Gothrasya (Father’s name)                      

SArmana vasu roopan mama Pithrun  swadha namastharpayami

b.Pithamaha tharpanam(oblations to paternal grand father)

1.(Your Gothra) Gothrasya (Grand father’s name)                     

SArmana  Rudra roopan mama pithamahan swadha namastharpayami

 2.  .(Your Gothra) Gothrasya (Grand father’s name)                     

SArmana  Rudra roopan mama pithamahan swadha namastharpayami

3. .(Your Gothra) Gothrasya (Grand father’s name)                     

SArmana  Rudra roopab mama pithamahan swadha namastharpayami

c.Prapithamaha tharpanam(Oblations to paternal great grand father )

1. (Your Gothra).  Gothrasya   (Great grand father’s name)                    

SArmana adithya  roopan mama prapithamahan  swadha namastharpayami

   2. . (Your Gothra).  Gothrasya   (Great grand father’s name)                    

SArmana adithya  roopan mama prapithamahan  swadha namastharpayami

3.  (Your Gothra).  Gothrasya   (Great grand father’s name)                    

SArmana adithya  roopan mama prapithamahan  swadha namastharpayami

d.Mathru tharpanam(Oblations to mother)

 1.  (Your gothra)   Gothraa (mother’s name)                      

Namnee vasu roopa mama mathu swadha namastharpayami

  2..  (Your Gothra) Gothraa   (Mother’s name)                    

Namnee vasu roopa mama mathu swadha namastharpayami

3. (Your Gothra)  (Gothraa   (Mother’s name)                    

Namnee vasu roopa mama mathu swadha namastharpayami

e.Pithamahi tharpanam (oblations to paternal grand mother)

1.(Your Gothra) Gothraa (Grand mother’s name)                     

Namnee Rudra roopa mama pithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

 2. . (Your Gothra) Gothraa (Grand mother’s name)                       

Namnee Rudra roopa mama pithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

 3. (Your gothra) Gothraa  (Grand mother’s name)                     

Namnee Rudra roopa mama pithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

   

f.Prapithamahi tharpanam(Oblations to paternal great grand mother)

1. (Your Gothra).  Gothraa   (Great grand mother’s name)                    

Namnee adithya  roopa mama prapithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

 2. .(Your Gothra) Gothraa   (Great Grand mother’s name)                    

Namnee adithya  roopa mama prapithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

 3. .(Your Gothra) Gothraa   (Great Grand mother’s name)                    

Namnee adithya  roopa mama prapithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

g.Mathamaha tharpanam (Oblations to maternal grand father )

 1.  .  (Your maternal  uncles gothra)   Gothrasya (maternal grand Father’s name)                      

SArmana vasu roopan mama mathamahaan  swadha namastharpayami

2,( Your maternal  uncles gothra)   Gothrasya (maternal grand Father’s name)                      

SArmana vasu roopan mama mathamahaan  swadha namastharpayami

3. Your maternal  uncles gothra)   Gothrasya (maternal grand Father’s name)                      

SArmana vasu roopan mama mathamahaan  swadha namastharpayami

h.Mathru Pithamaha tharpanam(oblations to maternal great grand father)

1.(Maternal  uncles  Gothra) Gothrasya (Maternal  great Grand father’s name)                     

SArmana  Rudra roopan mama Mathru  pithamahan swadha namastharpayami

 2.  (Maternal  uncles  Gothra) Gothrasya (Maternal  great Grand father’s name)                     

SArmana  Rudra roopan mama Mathru  pithamahan swadha namastharpayami

3. (Maternal  uncles  Gothra) Gothrasya (Maternal  great Grand father’s name)                     

SArmana  Rudra roopan mama Mathru  pithamahan swadha namastharpayami

i .Mathru  Prapithamaha tharpanam(Oblations to maternal great  great grand father )

1. (Maternal uncles Gothra).  Gothrasya   (Maternal great Great grand father’s name)                    

SArmana adithya  roopan mama  mathru  prapithamahan  swadha namastharpayami

   2. (Maternal uncles Gothra).  Gothrasya   (Maternal great Great grand father’s name)                    

SArmana adithya  roopan mama  mathru  prapithamahan  swadha namastharpayami

  3 (Maternal uncles Gothra).  Gothrasya   (Maternal great Great grand father’s name)                    

SArmana adithya  roopan mama  mathru  prapithamahan  swadha namastharpayami

d.Mathamahi tharpanam[15(Oblations to maternal grand mother)

1.(Maternal grand father’s gothra) gothraa (Maternal grand mother’s name)                     

Namnee vasu roopa mama mathamahi swadha namastharpayami

  

j. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra) gothraa (Maternal grand mother’s name)                                                        

Namnee vasu roopa mama mathamahi swadha namastharpayami

3. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra) gothraa (Maternal grand mother’s name)                                                                 

Namnee vasu roopa mama mathamahi swadha namastharpayami

j.Mathru Pithamahi tharpana (Oblations to grand mother of mother)

1.(Maternal grand father’s gothra) gothraa (Maternal great grand mother’s name)                                                       

Namnee Rudra roopa mama mathu pithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

   

2. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra) gothraa (Maternal great grand mother’s name)                      

Namnee Rudra roopa mama mathu pithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

   

3. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra) gothraa (Maternal grand mother’s name)                      

Namnee Rudra roopa mama mathu pithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

   

.k.Mathu Prapithamahi tharpana (Oblations to great grand mother of mother)

1. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra) gothraa (Maternal grand father’s grand mother’s name)                     

Namnee adithya  roopa mama mathu prapithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

   

2. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra) gothraa (Maternal grand father’s grand mother’s name)                      . .                                    

Namnee adithya  roopa mama mathu prapithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

   

3. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra) gothraa (Maternal grand father’s grand mother’s name)                      . .                                           

Namnee adithya  roopa mama mathu prapithamahi  swadha namastharpayami

II.Karuneeka Pithrus

If perchance you do not know their Gothra say “Thath thath gothraanam”

If perchance   you do not know their name  say “Thth thath  SArmana”

      

(1)  father’s elder /younger brother=chithappa/ periappa  (our gothram)  gothran —–(name)–sarmanaha vasu rupan swadah namas tharpayami

(2) younger/elder brothers who are no more  (our Gothram)gothran —-(name)-sarmanaha vasu rupan Kanishta.Jyeshta  Brathrun  swadah namas tharpayami Kanishta for younger and Jyeshta for elder)  

(3) son   who is  no more  ( our gothram) gothraan—–( name )sarmanaha vasu rupan mama kumara  swadah namas tharpayami

(4) father,’s sister: younger/elder= athai ——-gothraha——-(name  thaaha vasurupaha pithru bagini swadah namas tharpayami

(5)mother’s brothers younger/elder——gothran—- ( name )- sarmanaha vasurupan mathulan swadah namas tharpayami

(6) mother’s sisters: elder/younger ——-gothraha——(name) thaaha vasu rupan mathru bagini swadah namas tharpayami

(7) son in law who is no more  ——-gothran——-(name)-sarmanaha Jamadhu vasu rupan jaamaatha swadah namas tharpayami

(8)  sister-elder/younger ———gothraaha —–(name) thaaha vasurupaha bagini swadah namas tharpayami

(9) daughter who is no more ——–gothraha —-(-name) thaaha vasu rupaha puthree swadah namas tharpayami.

(10) wife who is no more——–gothraha —-(-name) thaaha vasurupaha pathni swadah namas tharpayami

(11) father in law who is no more ——-gothraan——( name )-sarmanaha vasurupan swasroon swadah namas tharpayami

(12) sister’s husband  who is no more ——gothran ——( name )–sharmanaha vasurupan paavukaan swadah namas tharpayami

(13)  daughter in law who is no more====gothraha—-(name) thaaha vasurupaha snushaa swadah namas tharpayami

(14) wife’s brother younger/elder who is no more ——gothran—–( name )–sarmanah vasurupan syaalakaan swadah namas tharpayami

(15) Brahopadesam Guru——gothran — (name )-sarmanaha vasurupan gurun swadah namas tharpayami

(16) Aachaaryan= teacher who taught  veda ——gothran——-( name) -sarmanaha vasu rupan aachaaryan swadah namas tharpayami

(17=employer who is no more the person who gave  salary every month if he is a brahmin, kartha may do ——gothran—( name)-sarmanaha vasurupan swaminaha swadah namas tharpayami

(18) close friends who are  no more —–gothran—( name)-sarmanaha–vasurupan sakeen swadah namas tharpayami.

III. Gyaatha agyaatha vargathdwaya pithrun/karunya pithrun cha swadha namas tharpayaami (3 times)

OOrjam vahantheehi  amrutham grutham payaha keelaalam parishrutham svathaastha tharpayatha may pithrun thrupyatha,thrupyatha,thrupyathaha.

Upaveedham ( sacred thread on left shoulder)

Namovaha pitharo rasaaya, namo vah pithras sooshmaaya , namo vah pithro jeevaaya, namo vah pithras swadhaayai, namo vah pithro manyave , namo vah pithro ghoraaya,

pitharo namo vo ya ethasmin lokhestha ushmaghushthey anu ye ye ye asmin lokhe maan theanu ya ethasmin lokhe astha yuyam theysham vasishta booyaasthayea asmin lokhe

aham theysham vasisto booyaasam.

Devadabyashscha pihrubhyascha maha yogibyascha evacha namas swadhayayai swahayaiyai nithya meva namo namaha.

Pracheenaaveedhi(Sacred thread on right shoulder)

Uthistathaha pithraha pretha soora, yamasya pantha manvetha puraanam .dathaasdhasmaasu dravinam yacha badhram prano bhroothaat bhaghadhan deva daasu

or

AAyaatha pitharaha somya gambeeraihi pathibir poorvaihi prajaa masmabyam thadhatho rayincha theerkaayurvancha  sadhashaaradhanja.

Asmaath koorchath sapath neeka pithru pithamaha prapithaamahan, mathru pitha mahi prapithamahi nam sa pathneeka matha maha mathuhu pithamahan mathuhu praithaan kaarunya pithrun cha yatha sthaanam prathista payaami.

Untie the Koorcha  take it on your hand and do kucho dhakam to Yeshaam na matha, na pitha, na bhandhuhu naanya gothrinaha, they sarvey thrupthi maayaanthu mayoth srustaihi kuchothahai.thrupyatha,thrupthya, thrupthayaha.

Upaveedhi, Remove pavithram keep   it in your ear and doi   aachamanam .

 Do brahma yagnam; THen do your daily poojas and then take meals. At night for you  and to your wife only tiffin or milk and fruit.

On amavasya day first do amavasya tharpanam and again do this kaarunya pithru tharpanam.