What is Pitra Dosha
Pitra Dosha is a traditional idea that a family may still owe duties of remembrance to its ancestors. In the chart it is read from the Sun, which stands for the father and the family line, and from the 9th house, which stands for fortune and forefathers. There is no single agreed rule, so astrologers use a handful of indicators.
How it is worked out
The checker looks for three common indicators: the Sun in the same sign as Rahu, Ketu or Saturn; Rahu or Ketu in the 9th house; and the lord of the 9th house placed in the 6th, 8th or 12th house. Two or more indicators are shown as ‘several’, one as ‘one indicator’.
Cancellations
- There is no standard list of cancellations. Astrologers look at the strength of Jupiter and at the 9th house as a whole.निरस्तीकरण की कोई मानक सूची नहीं है। ज्योतिषी गुरु की शक्ति और पूरे नवम भाव को देखते हैं।
Traditional remedies
Traditional remedies are acts of devotion, discipline and kindness: prayer, simple fasting, charity and mantra. They cost little or nothing, and they can be kept up quietly at home.
- Rituals and pilgrimageअनुष्ठान और तीर्थ. Shraddha and tarpan during Pitru Paksha, the fortnight when ancestors are remembered. Pind daan at Gaya is the traditional pilgrimage.पितृ पक्ष में श्राद्ध और तर्पण, जो पितरों के स्मरण का पक्ष है। गया में पिंडदान पारंपरिक तीर्थ-कर्म है।
- Worshipउपासना. Offer water mixed with sesame to the ancestors on Amavasya days, and light a lamp in their memory.अमावस्या के दिन पितरों को तिल मिला जल अर्पित करें और उनकी स्मृति में दीप जलाएँ।
- Charityदान. Feed Brahmins, the poor, cows and crows in the name of the ancestors, or give to food and education charities.पितरों के नाम पर ब्राह्मणों, गरीबों, गायों और कौओं को भोजन कराएँ, या अन्न और शिक्षा के दान में सहयोग दें।
- Mantraमंत्र. Chant “ॐ पितृभ्यो नमः” in remembrance, or recite the Gayatri mantra.स्मरण में “ॐ पितृभ्यो नमः” जपें, या गायत्री मंत्र का पाठ करें।
- Rituals and pilgrimageअनुष्ठान और तीर्थ. Plant and water a peepal tree, which is traditionally linked with the ancestors.पीपल का वृक्ष लगाएँ और उसे जल दें, जो परंपरा से पितरों से जुड़ा माना जाता है।
- Everyday practiceदैनिक आचरण. Look after the elders of the family now and keep family promises and traditions. Many families see this as the living form of the remedy.परिवार के बुज़ुर्गों की अभी देखभाल करें और पारिवारिक वचन व परंपराएँ निभाएँ। अनेक परिवार इसे उपाय का जीवित रूप मानते हैं।
Questions
When is Pitru Paksha?
It is the fortnight of Shraddha before Sharad Navratri, ending on Mahalaya (Sarva Pitru) Amavasya. See the Amavasya dates page for the day this year.
Check your own chart
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Before you act on this
Doshas are traditional patterns, not diagnoses. Astrologers differ on the rules and on how much weight to give them, and no single pattern can predict an outcome. Be careful of anyone who describes a dosha as dangerous and then sells an expensive gemstone, yantra or large puja. A trusted family priest rarely needs you to spend heavily, and gemstones cannot be proven to work.
Never delay a medical, legal or safety decision because of a dosha, and do not let one pattern decide a marriage.