Pitru Paksha 2023: What is Pitru dosh? Here are simple remedies to get relief from them

In Hindu religion, Shradh, Tarpan and Pind Daan are performed during Pitru Paksha to seek peace and blessings of the ancestors. It is believed that by performing all these rituals, ancestors attain salvation and their blessings remain on the family members. Today, Pitru Paksha has started with Bhadrapada Purnima and it will come to an end on October 14, 2023. Pitru Paksha will last for 16 days. It is said that religious activities and charitable works done during this period provide relief from Pitru Dosh.

How you can know that you are suffering with Pitru Dosh

According to Hindu mythology and astrology, a person has to face great difficulties or obstacles in life, due to the presence of Pitru Dosh in the horoscope or birth chart. Life of a person gets surrounded by troubles from all sides. Someone in the house always being sick, loss of respect, dispute with father, not getting success even after a lot of hard work or work done getting spoiled. These symptoms are signs of Sun being weak in the horoscope and Pitru Dosh.

Therefore, people consider the time of Pitru Paksha to be the best to get rid of Pitru Dosh. By taking simple measures during this period, one can easily get rid of Pitru Dosh.

Remedies During Pitru Paksha 2023:

Worship Peepal tree: To get relief from Pitru Dosh, during Pitru Paksha, regularly offer water to the Peepal tree and Shivling and light a ghee lamp. Seek blessings from your ancestors. It is believed that by doing this, the souls of the ancestors get peace and get rid of Pitru Dosh.

Feed the Brahmins: During Pitru Paksha, feed the Brahmins, the poor and the needy and donate food, money and clothes to them. There is a religious belief that by doing these, one can get freedom from Pitru dosh.

Offer water to the Sun: During Pitru Paksha, offer water to the Sun by putting red flowers in a copper pot and remember your presiding deity and family deity. It is believed that by doing this the ancestors are pleased and their blessings always remain.

Serve animals and birds: A portion of food must be offered to the ancestors’ cows, dogs, crows and animals and birds. Along with this, cows can be fed green fodder and birds can be fed regular grains. By doing this the inauspicious effects of planets from the horoscope are reduced.

Recite Shrimad Bhagwad: As per mythology, it is believed that to get freedom from ancestral defects, one should recite Shrimad Bhagwad, Pitru Stotra or Navagraha Stotra during Shradh Paksha. By doing this, one gets relief from Pitru dosh.

Disclaimer: This information has been collected from various mediums like astrologers, almanacs, beliefs or religious scriptures and has been presented to you. Please consult experts while making related decisions.