Datta Jayanti (26th December)
God gives man a chance to get liberated from the debt of ancestors through the ritual that gives momentum to ancestors’ onward journey and by chanting the Name of Deity Dattatreya (II Shri Gurudev Datta II).
Dattamala Abhiyan by Sri Ram Sene to free the Holy Datta Peetham at Chikkamagaluru from Islamic encroachment
Sri Ram Sene’s Anand Shetty Adyar in a press conference said that Sri Ram Sene has been constantly trying to free Datta Peetham from Islamic encroachment for the last 19 years.
Pitrupaksha: Kuravpur, a spiritually charged pilgrimage destination, sanctified by the Divine!
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Chant Deity Datta’s Name, pray and perform the Shraddha ritual during Pitrupaksha
In today’s times, many seekers are suffering from distress caused by negative energies in some form or the other. Since this distress intensifies during the Pitrupaksha, seekers should chant ‘Om Om Shri Gurudev Datta Om’ for at least an hour every day in this period.
Chant the name of Deity Datta, pray and perform the Shraddha ritual during Pitrupaksha
Distress intensifies during the Pitrupaksha, seekers should chant ‘Om Om Shri Gurudev Datta Om’ for at least an hour every day in this period.
If a person may have been reborn, will performing shraddha in their name help them ?
The brahmin invited for the place of the deceased ancestors (pitars) in the ritual is seated facing the north. He is called the pitar-brahman. The brahmin invited for the place of Deity in the ritual is seated facing the east.
Why should every son perform ritual of Shraddha?
Providing momentum to the deceased ancestors present in the Pitru region so that they can progress to a higher sub-plane of existence, through the means of Shraddha.
When can women perform Shraddha ?
The woman performing shraddha should place a clean cotton cloth on her shoulder while performing ‘Savya-Apasavya’
When should the Shraddha be performed ?
Normally no moon night, 12 sankrants in a year, solar-lunar eclipses, Yugadhi and Manvadi dates, Ardhodayadi parva, date of death, arrival of Shrotriya priests (Brahmins) etc dates are considered appropriate for performing shraddha.
Prayers and types of the Shraddha Ritual
For this reason, shraddha has been recommended in the religious Scriptures. Instead of shraddha, on this day some people offer food to the poor or money to a school as per their mind. By doing this no spiritual benefit is gained.