Generally I do not like to respond. But by saying the above, we deliberately push our youngsters from doing their karma and they desperately, accept it and suffer mentally, if they are sincere. Hence written this. No offence or disrespect meant to Mr K.Gopalan.
I disagree with this, since MahaPeriyava himself said that “ச்ரத்தையுடன் செய்வது ச்ராத்தம் என்றாலும், ச்ரத்தை இல்லாமல் கூட. ஒரு வேளை தீட்டு, ஞாபக மறதி போன்ற காரணங்களினால் உரிய தேதியில் செய்ய முடியாமல் போய்விட்டால், அன்று உபவாசமிருந்து மறுநாள் ச்ராத்தம் செய்யலாம். கர்த்தா ஸ்ரார்த்தத்தையே மறந்துவிட்டு இருந்தால் கூட, அவருக்கு ஞாபகம் வந்தவுடன் அடுத்து வரக்கூடிய க்ருஷ்ண பக்ஷ அஷ்டமி, ஏகாதசி, அம்மாவாசை, இதில் ஏதாவது ஒரு திதியில் செய்ய வேண்டும். “ப்ராஜாபத்ய க்ருச்ரம்” செய்து ஆரம்பிக்க வேண்டும். ஒருவேளை ச்ராத்தம் செய்பவருக்கு உடல் நலம் குன்றியோ, அல்லது தள்ளாமையோ வந்தால், பிறரை விட்டு (மகனாக இருந்தாலும் தோஷமில்லை) ஹோமம் செய்து ஸ்ரார்த்தத்தை நடத்தலாம். ஸ்ரார்த்தத்தை நம் விருப்பத்திற்குத் தள்ளிப் போடக் கூடாது ……..நன்றி தெய்வத்தின் குரல்
Mahalaya paksham is another sraththam like and hence needs all the courtesy it deserves.
If Mr Ravi has the willingness to follow and do it with "sradhdhai" let him do it anywhere he stays. If we do not have "sradhdhai" even if we do it in India (the so called "Karma Boomi",) it will be of no use.
Due to time, we are forced to go for jobs and places. But I still feel that it is entirely our own choice to remain as Brahmin, (but for a few hours when we go to office from morning 8.00 AM to evening 7.00) Rest of the time no one stopped us from doing what we are supposed to do as a Brahmin which includes Nithyanyshtanam and tharppanam and like. Even food can also be "sathvik". I have seen Muslim doing their prayers even while travelling, in office (they are given special permission to do it). If a muslim can do nhamas, 5 times a day irrespective of place, time and anything else, why not we? We do not have the willingness to follow our traditions.
Mr Ravi - Please do where ever you are since it is said that "sradhdhai" is more important in doing these activities, irrespective of where you do it. of late USA and other places are more "Karma Boomi" than India, since I can see people in USA, do believe and do karmas sincerely. The even practice Vedham. The only difference is that there is no smartha (Iyer) sambradhaayam since progithars are vaishanavites. But the Smartha tradition is aligned with Advaitha vedantha and hence it is of no issue.
Please follow information from Mr Kopalan or the one given by Mr Ramchandar
For full details of panchangam you can refer this link and select the place and date ,
https://www.prokerala.com/astrology/tamil-panchangam/
in sangalpam if in USA say the following
“
krouncha dweepE, ramaNaka varshE , Aindra kaNdE, prasaantha saagarE, pushkara kshEthrE, raakkee- mickelnee parvathyO, Madhya pradEsEe,missipi- Missouri ithyaadhi anEka shOdasa jeeva nadheenaam, sameepa sthitha,”
If you do not know the details about your kaarunika pithrus, simply say as follows and do tharpanam 3 times each.
"udheerathaam+haveshu
Thath thath gothraanam thath thath sarmanaha vasu vasu rupoonam pithruvya mathulaatheen vargadwayaa vasistaan sarvaan kaarunya pithrun swadha namas tharpayami.
angeeraso na pithro+syaama
Thath thath gothran thath thath sarmanaha vasu vasu swaroopan pithruvya maathulaatheen vargadwaya vasistan sarvaan kaarunya pithrun swadha namas tharpayaami.
aayanthunaha +vasman
Thath thath gothraan thath thath sarmanaha vasu vasu swaroopan pithruvya maathulaatheen vargadwaya vasistaan sarvaan kaarunya pithrun swadha namas tharpayami.
Gyaatha agyaatha vargathdwaya pithrun/karunya pithrun cha swadha namas tharpayaami (3 times) OOrjam vahantheehi amrutham grutham payaha keelaalam parishrutham svathaastha tharpayatha may pithrun thrupyatha,thrupyatha,thrupyathaha.
But please do tharpanam with out fail irrespective of the place where you are
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