How to find Shradh Tithi? - How to calculate Shradh Dates For Yearly or Monthly Rituals and Offerings To The Dead
Shradh is the rituals performed yearly or monthly
to dead parents, grand parents, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, sons,
daughters and other relatives. Shradh, or Shradham, Tithi is calculated in four
different ways. The easiest method followed by some Hindus to perform Shradh
annually on the same day of death of the person.
The next method is to perform it on the same Tithi in the
same Hindu month– date as per Hindu calendar.
Another method is a very rare option is to perform on the same Rashi – moon sign.
Next method is to perform it on the same Nakshatra in the particular Hindu month on which the person died. If there are two Nakshatra is a lunar month, the first Nakshatra is chosen for performing Shradh.
Another method is a very rare option is to perform on the same Rashi – moon sign.
While choosing Tithi, the particular tithi should be there
for a majority of period on the day.
It must also noted
that there will be tithi difference in calendars followed in North India and
those followed in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
In North India a month is
from the day after Purnima to next Purnima. In other regions mentioned above a
month is from the day after Amavasya to next Amavasya. So you should
specifically mention the calendar you follow while trying to find out Shradh
Tithi.
Apart from the above dates – Shradh can also be
performed annually during the Pitru Paksha period and Mahalya (September –
October), Amavasi (No moon day in a month), Aadi Amavasi in Tamil Adi month
(July – August), Karkidakavau in Karkidakam month in Kerala (July – August),
and also on Vasant Panchami day. All people can perform Shradh on the above
dates and there is no need to look for Tithi.