Shradh dates, significance, and other details

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Pitru Paksha 2020 Shradh dates: The Pitru Paksha begins on the day of the Full Moon day (Purnima), additionally referred to as Poonam or Pournami in Tamil. Learn on to know the Pitru Paksha dates in 2020 and the importance.

The Pitru Paksha within the Hindu calendar is a interval when folks pay homage to their deceased ancestors by performing Shradh and Tarpanam rituals. As per the Amavasyant calendar, Pitru Paksha falls within the month of Bhadrapada, Krishna Paksha and those that comply with the Purnimant calendar will observe it within the month of Ashwin.

Apparently, solely the names of the months differ, however the date stays the identical. The Pitru Paksha begins on the day of the Full Moon day (Purnima), additionally referred to as Poonam or Pournami in Tamil. Learn on to know the Pitru Paksha dates in 2020 and the importance.

Pitru Paksha 2020 Shradh dates

As per the drikpanchang, the dates are as follows:

Serial No.	Date	Day
1	September 1	Purnima Shradh
2	September 2	Pratipada Shradh
3	September 3	Dwitiya Shradh
4	September 5	Tritiya Shradh
5	September 6	Chaturthi Shradh
6	September 7	Panchami Shradh
7	September 8	Sashti Shradh
8	September 9	Saptami Shradh
9	September 10	Ashtami Shradh
10	September 11	Navami Shradh
11	September 12	Dashami Shradh
12	September 13	Ekadashi Shradh
13	September 14	Dwadashi Shradh
14	September 15	Trayodashi Shradh
15	September 16	Chaturdashi Shradh
16	September 17	Sarva Pitru Amavasya Shradh

Pitru Paksha significance

The Pitru Paksha commences both on the Full Moon day or the day after. It marks the start of the waning section of the Lunar cycle. It’s a 16-day interval of nice significance within the Hindu calendar as a result of, throughout the Pitru Paksha, folks carry out Tarpanam and Shradh rituals to pay respects to their useless kin/ ancestors.

It’s stated that the dissatisfied souls of the deceased return to the Earth to see their relations. Due to this fact, to make sure that they attain Moksha and get liberated, folks quench their thirst and fulfill their starvation by doing the Pind Daan (a way of providing meals consisting of cooked rice and black sesame seeds). The Pind Daan refers back to the ritual of appeasing those that are useless. Prayers are provided, and rituals are carried out to assist the souls calm and get relieved from the cycle of start, dying and rebirth.

The Pitru Paksha can also be a big interval for folks with Pitru Dosha or the curse of the ancestors. Thus, folks carry out Shradha rituals and supply meals to crows (which are believed to be the representatives of the useless). By accepting the meals supplied by folks, the crow means that the ancestors are happy. Nevertheless, if it refuses to have the meals provided, then it signifies that the useless are displeased.