What is Pitridosha
Our deceased ancestors are termed as Pitar or Pitri. Pitri is a class between us and God. If they are happy the man is able to live a decent and successful life but if they are dissatisfied because of some reason then the native becomes victim of various types of diseases and troubles.
Later these Pitri either get Mukti (Liberation from the bondage of birth and death) or else take birth on this earth again. If all the Pitri in a family have taken rebirth or attained Mukti then for some time there are no Pitri for that specific family. In this situation the native gets fortunes and misfortunes on the basis of his own horoscope. Therefore, all family members should serve the Pitri by Tarpan etc. till the time they are there in Pitriloka. If Pitri are contented then they grant all round prosperity to the native.
The reason of unhappiness of Pitras resulting into Pitridosha can be untimely death of an ancestor or the unfulfilment of the last wish of the ancestor else the infliction of curse of someone on the soul of the ancestor. These ancestors need food in spite of being in Pitri Yoni. If family people do not offer food by Karmas like Tarpan etc then they become distressed and troubled. Pitri experience various types of troubles till the time they are not propitiated by Karmas like Puja Paath, Pindadaan and Tarpan etc.
Pitri Dosha generally happens not because of own Karmas rather because of the Karmas of parents and ancestors. This Dosha exists in the horoscope since birth but karmas get created after birth therefore the reason of Pitridosh remains inexplicable and only its symptoms are visible. We do not get auspicious results for our deeds in spite of having favorable Dasha and transit. At home there remains tension, disease, lack of peace and scarcity of funds. There are no issues or else one gets mentally retarded children who face obstacles in their progress or marriage.
Therefore when we face such above mentioned troubles continuously without having any visible reason in the horoscope then in that situation we must do propitiation of Pitridosha till the situation does not turn favorable.
Symptoms of Pitridosha
1) Sudden death or accident in family.
2) Suffering from hereditary diseases and long chronic illness.
3) The birth of handicapped or unwanted child in the family.
4) The disrespectful and torturous behavior of children in the family.
5) Difficulty in conceiving or miscarriage.
6) Difficulties in the marriage of some family member.
7) Quarrels in the family on some issue.
8) Never ending poverty in the family.
9) Becoming victim of bad habits.
10) The birth of female child again and again.
11) Obstacles in education.
12) Seeing snakes in dreams.
13) Earn stigma of infamy for bad deeds.
14) The grey hairs of the elders start turning yellowish or else they suffer from black cough.
15) Ancestors of the family demand food or clothes in dream.
How to Recognize Pitras
1) Chant 11th chapter of Srimadbhagavadgita daily. Your Pitras shall show their face to you in your dreams.
2) At night wash your hands and feet and pray in your mind and request your Pitras to give their Dasrshana to you.
3) If you are facing obstacles in the accomplishment of your task then remember your Pitras and request them for the success of your tasks. I will do Shantipaath for you. If your this type of request results into the accomplishment of your task then it shall imply that you need to do Pitri Shanti.
Remedies for Pitri Dosha
Do Tarpan and Pindadaan on Mrityu Tithi during Shraadh. Offer food, clothes and Dakshina to Brahmin.
If Mritytithi is not known then these above mentioned karmas should be done on Amavasya.
Offer Pitribhoga on each Amavasya and especially on Somvati Amavasya. Burn dry Kandas (pieces) of cow dung and give oblation of Kheer. Sprinkle few water drops and do Namaskar to Pitras.
Offer water to Sun at the time of sun rise and chant Gayatri Mantra.
Offer water, flowers, milk, Gangajal and black Til on Peepal tree while praying your Pitras. Say sorry for your mistakes and seek their blessings.
Offer jaggary and wheat to cow on Sunday.
Collect equal amount of money say one, five or ten rupees from all blood relations i.e. grandfather, grandmother, father, uncle, brother, sister, aunt etc and donate that in a temple. As per Lalkitab one gets rid of Pitri Rina by doing this.
Listening of Harivanshpuraan Katha & Japa of Gayatri Mantra is very popular for the purpose of rectification of Pitri Dosha.
Do Tripindi Shraadh or Nandi Shraadh in Gaya or Trayambkeshwar.
Naraynbali Puja should be done.
Do Pitri Gayatri Anushthaan by chanting following Mantra-
ऊँ देवताभ्य पितृभ्यश्च महायोगिभ्येव च।
नमः स्वाहायै स्वधायैः नित्यमेव नमो नमः।।
The above given mantra should be chanted while doing Pitri Dosh rectification remedies like Pindadaan, Gayashraadh and Pitribhogarpanam etc.
Do Srimadbhagvadgeeta Paath.
Guidelines for Pitri Puja-
Do not offer non-vegetarian food to Pitras.
Avoid non-vegetarian food on the day of Pitri Puja.
Do not use utensils made of steel, iron, plastic and glass. Use the utensils made of leaves and clay only.
Do not blow bell while doing Pitri Puja.
Do not create any hindrance in the Puja of that person who is following the process of Pitri Puja.
Respect your elders.
Godan (donation of cow) done for Pitras propitiate them.
The place where drinking water is kept is known as Pitri Sthan (Place of Pitras) therefore it should be kept spotlessly neat and clean.
For Pitri Karmas there are total 99 days in a year which include 12 Mrityu Tithi, 12 Amavasyas, 12 Purnima, 12 Sankranti, 12 vaidhriti Yogas, 24 Ekadashi and 15 days of Shraadh.
Grahyogas for Pitri Dosha-
There is Pitridosha in one's chart because of presence of following Yogas-
If debilitated Jupiter in lagna is under the influence of Saturn/ Rahu/ Saturn and Rahu. - Jupiter
If Sun placed in 5th/ 9th house is under the malefic influence of Saturn/ Rahu/ Saturn and Rahu. - Sun
Debilitated Sun is in 5th house. - Sun
Sun is under the influence of Saturn and Rahu both (But Sun not In 5th/9th house) - Sun
If Moon placed in 5th/ 9th house is under the malefic influence of Saturn/ Rahu/ Saturn and Rahu. - Moon
Moon is under the influence of Saturn and Rahu both (But Sun not In 5th/9th house) - Moon
5th house is occupied by Rahu/ Ketu and aspected by Saturn./Rahu and Saturn are in 5th./ Ketu and Saturn are in 5th./ Saturn is in 5th aspected by Rahu. - Rahu/ Ketu/ Saturn
5th house is occupied by Rahu and Saturn both. -Saturn/ Rahu
9th house is occupied by Rahu/ Ketu and aspected by Saturn./Rahu and Saturn are in 5th./ Ketu and Saturn are in 5th./ Saturn is in 5th aspected by Rahu. - Rahu/ Ketu/ Saturn
The lord of 5th house is under the influence of Saturn/ Rahu/ Saturn and Rahu. - 5th lord
The debilitated 5th lord is placed in 6/ 8/ 12. - 5th lord
The debilitated 5th lord is under the influence of Saturn/ Rahu/ Saturn & Rahu. - 5th lord
The lord of 9th house is under the influence of Saturn/ Rahu/ Saturn and Rahu. - 9th lord
The debilitated 9th lord is placed in 6/ 8/ 12. - 9th lord
The debilitated 9th lord is under the influence of Saturn/ Rahu/ Saturn & Rahu. - 9th lord
The Lagna lord placed in 6/ 8/ 12 house is under the influence of Saturn/ Rahu/ Saturn & Rahu. - Lagna Lord
Lagna Lord is under the influence of Saturn and Rahu both (But Lagna lord is not placed in 6/ 8/ 12) - Lagna Lord
The lord of Trik Bhavas in lagna is under the influence of Saturn/ Rahu/ Saturn and Rahu. - Trikesh (Lord of Trik Bhava)
Venus/ Mercury/ Rahu is placed in 2/ 5/ 8/ 12. - Venus, Mercury, Rahu
Pitridosha in your Horoscope
If in your horoscope Sun becomes Karaka of Pitridosha then it implies that the sins committed by your father are the root cause of your Pitridosha. For the rectification of this Pitridosha you are advised to do Gayatri Jap, Suryopasna and Adityahridya Stotram. Do Hawan with the Samidha of Aak and offer jaggery and wheat to cow on Sunday.
If in your horoscope Moon becomes the Karaka of Pitridosha then it implies that the sins committed by your mother are the root cause of your Pitridosha. For the rectification of this Pitridosha you are advised to offer milk to Shivling on every Monday and also chant Siv Panchakshari Mantra "Om Namah Shivay". Worship Durga, Lord Shiva or Parthiveshwar Mahadev. Do Hawan with herbs and the Samidha (wood) of Dhaak and and offer jaggery and donate cow.
If in your horoscope Mars becomes Karaka of Pitridosha then it implies that the sins committed by some male member of the family in a fit of anger are the root cause of your Pitridosha. For the rectification of this Pitridosha you are advised to please your younger brother or servant by donating something.
If in your horoscope Mercury becomes Karaka of Pitridosha then it implies that the sins committed on children by some female member of the family are the root cause of your Pitridosha. For the rectification of this Pitridosha you are advised to serve your sister and aunt for getting their blessings. Offer green chilly to parrot and free it from the cage.
If in your horoscope Jupiter becomes Karaka of Pitridosha then it implies that the sins committed by your grandfather are the root cause of your Pitridosha. For the rectification of this Pitridosha you are advised to donate something to learned people, old Brahmins and spouse. Donate books in a school.
If in your horoscope Venus becomes Karaka of Pitridosha then it implies that the sins committed by some female ancestor of the family are the root cause of your Pitridosha. For the rectification of this Pitridosha you are advised to donate something to a poor person or needy women, girls and wife. Offer Kheer to 9 girls of less than 11 years.
If in your horoscope Saturn becomes Karaka of Pitridosha then it implies that the sins committed by some ancestor on a down trodden person are the root cause of your Pitridosha. For the rectification of this Pitridosha you are advised to worship Lord Rudra. Offer water to Peepal tree and worship it daily. Do Hawan with the Samidha (wood) of Hawan. Donate goat and favorite articles of Saturn. Serve and donate to the poor and needy people. Before eating offer the food to crow.
If in your horoscope Rahu becomes Karaka of Pitridosha then it implies that the sins committed by some ancestor are the root cause of your Pitridosha. For the rectification of this Pitridosha you are advised to offer 5.25kg barley to a cow after mixing it with 1.25 kg jaggery. Put some Pajeeri in coconut and bury it under the ground in a lonely place. Offer grains to pigeons, wheat to ants and flour balls to fish.
If in your horoscope Ketu becomes Karaka of Pitridosha then it implies that the sins committed by some ancestor are the root cause of your Pitridosha. For the rectification of this Pitridosha you are advised to offer sweet Roti to dogs. Offer grains to multicolor sparrows. Donate coconut or flow it in water. Serve Brahmins and sekk their blessings.
If your horoscope is free from pitridosh yogas then you shall never become victim of any type of trouble because of Pitridosha.
Note :
Tripindi Shraadh and Narayan Naagbali are the main remedies for Pitridosha. Thesde are done primarily in Tryambkeshwar. In Tripindi Shraadh the symbolic small statues of ancestors are made and Mantras are chanted on these. Finally they are flown in running water like Asthi Visarjanam.
Narayan Naagbali is done with the objective of fulfillment of desires of ancestors for their Moksha. In this Shamshaankriya is done for two days and Manglik Puja on third day. If there are obstacles in getting married or begetting children because of Pitridosha then they get eradicated after observing these remedial measures.
If there is no Pitridoshyoga in your chart but you are facing above mentioned troubles because of some other reason then also you should do Pitridosh rectification remedies certainly as with the effect of these remedial measures not only you shall get rid of continuous failures and obstacles rather you would start making progress in your life. In addition to that there shall be lot of happiness, pleasure, peace and prosperity in life.
However, contrary to it if there is no problem in your life in spite of the presence of Pitridoshyoga in your chart then there is no need to do any such remedies at all. Because it is quite probable that your Pitras have turned happy with some auspicious deeds of yours or else they have got Moksha.