57 - Pitra Pak - Part 2

Dear SanJivini,

You have not answered  the question raised by in the previous email "Now that Pitra Pak is on to us can you tell me what we can and cannot do. There are so many interpretations.
Even the priests are telling several versions. Can I continue doing my daily morning prayers?. Also Monday,Tuesday and Friday evening prayers".

It will be greatly appreciated if you can answer the question.

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Ram Ram, Namaste, Hare Krishna, Namaskaaram, Sai Ram, Bula, Salaam, Sat Shri Akaal !

Guru Jan Ko Pranaam !!

In response to the query above....

Pitru Paksha is considered by Hindus to be inauspicious, given the death rite performed during the ceremony, known as Shraddha or tarpan.

In southern and western India, it falls in the Hindu lunar month of Bhadrapada (September–October), beginning with the full moon day (Purnima) that occurs immediately after the Ganesh festival and ending with the new moon day known as Sarvapitri amavasya, Mahalaya amavasya or simply Mahalaya.

In North India and Nepal, this period corresponds to the dark fortnight of the month Ashvin, instead of Bhadrapada.

ALL the religions preach that there is only ONE God. Some take the liberty of (incorrectly) specifying that THEIR God is the only one.

While we may (incorrectly) think that “other” religions which are foreign to India may not be praying to the same God as us, there are various variants of the Hindu religion who all pray to basically the same Gods, with little or no variations.

The basis of Buddhism, Sikhism, Araya Samaj, Sanatan Daram, Jainism, etc are the same ancient God with differing names and forms.

Once again, we may (incorrectly) think that these “other” religions which may differ from ours.

Above excerpt from Wikipedia shows that while Sanatanis from Southern & Western India observe Pitra Pak in Bhadrapada (sixth month of Hindu Calendar) but their Northern counterparts continue to pray during this period, and observe it in Ashvin (seventh month of the Hindu calendar).

While the Northern Indians consider the Ashvin month to be inauspicious, the same time in South of India is auspicious !

How can any time be unsuitable to pray to God ? There is no such mention in the great Hindu scriptures of The Vedas, Ramayan, Mahabharat, or the great Bhagavat Gita.

What some observe is the culmination of centuries of misinformation, guilty conscience, and above all threats of frightening consequences.

If your previous generations have been observing it then it will be very hard to let go of it. Once you attain the knowledge that there is only one God and He looks after everyone equally, only then slowly, very slowly, you will get the courage and guidance to follow the truth.

The new generation is hungry for the TRUTH, quite unlike those before us, who sat there passively and accepted everything the Pracharak or the Purohit had to say. As the new generations increase their knowledge of the real meanings of the scriptures, these false traditions will eventually disappear…..until then – you will need to decide for yourself.

Consider Kabir Ji's great visions 500 years ago..... (Bharti says she is South Indian so doesn't believe in this God)

Kabira kuwan ek hai, paani bhare anek.

Bhaande ka hi bhed hai, paani sab mein ek.

Muskuraate Raho

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