All the people who wish to express their gratitude for having been born in this world should do it. Those who have pitrudosha in their horoscope must surely do this without fail if they are interested in reducing or getting rid of the pitrudosha. Those who have putradosha in their horoscope should surely do this without fail if they are interested in reducing or getting rid of the pitrudosha.
Sage Agastya says that not only the sons but everyone must pay respects to their ancestors. The Hindus believe that 15 days in a year our ancestors visit us every day from sunrise to sunset in hope of receiving offerings from us. Offerings of water & sesame seeds, quenches their hunger & thirst and in return for this, they shower multitude blessings on us.
There are 2 ways to do it. One is that you can request a purohit to help you out. Or you may choose to do it by yourself. In case you want to do it by yourself find a quiet corner of a room or balcony where you can sit down facing east. You will need: A dharba grass mat to sit on, Water in a metal bowl, a small bowl of black sesame seeds (til) for men and white for women, a plate into which you can release water and the list of mantras that is recommended by Sage Agastya. They are Pitru-Gayatri, Avaahanam Mantra, Pitru-Mantra and Gayatri-Mantra.
So if you deem ancestors to be unimportant and go about your daily jobs unconcerned, they leave in disappointment & dejection after waiting for you for 15days. This dejection & disappointment of ancestors translates into “curses” which manifests as obstacles & hurdles in daily life leading to suffering.
