# Pitra Dosha Shanti Puja

> What the Pitra Dosha Shanti Puja involves: tarpan, pinda daan and shraddha for your ancestors, when it is considered and how to book it.

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# Pitra Dosha Shanti Puja

**The Pitra Dosha Shanti Puja is a traditional Vedic ritual to honour your ancestors (pitru), performed in your name with tarpan (offerings of water and sesame), pinda daan and mantras.** Pitra Dosha is read from afflictions to the Sun, the 9th house or its lord, often by Rahu or Saturn, and it is linked with recurring family patterns.

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## When is the Pitra Dosha Shanti Puja considered?

**It is considered when Pitra Dosha is indicated in your chart or when ancestral rites have not been performed.**

- The Sun or the 9th house is afflicted by Rahu, Ketu or Saturn

- Recurring family difficulties across generations

- Ancestral rites (shraddha) have been missed or were never performed

## Pitra Dosha Shanti Puja at a glance

**These are the traditional elements the Pitra Dosha Shanti Puja draws on.**

|
Focus |
Ancestors (pitru) |

|
Key rites |
Tarpan, pinda daan and shraddha mantras |

|
Traditional timing |
Pitru Paksha or an amavasya (new moon) |

|
Deities |
Lord Vishnu and the pitru devatas |

|
Offerings |
Water with black sesame, rice balls (pinda), food for Brahmins and the needy |

|
Often paired with |
Feeding cows, crows and the needy in your ancestors’ names |

## How is the Pitra Dosha Shanti Puja performed?

**It is performed on your behalf, usually on an amavasya or during Pitru Paksha, with a sankalpa in your name, so you don’t need to be present.** Arjun first confirms from your chart that the dosha is actually present and not cancelled, then the priests perform the ritual and you receive confirmation once it is complete.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I perform it from Australia?

**Yes.** It is performed in your name with your family details; you can also offer water and sesame at home on the same day.

### Do I need my parents’ details?

**Helpful but not essential.** Your own birth details and family gotra (if known) are used for the sankalpa.

### Is Pitra Dosha a curse?

**No.** It is traditionally understood as an ancestral debt that is honoured through remembrance and charity, not a punishment.

## Book your Pitra Dosha Shanti Puja

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_Pujas and remedies are traditional spiritual practices offered in good faith. Their effects are personal and can’t be guaranteed, and they are not a substitute for medical, legal, financial or psychological advice. See our [disclaimer](https://astroresearch.com.au/disclaimer/)._

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