Magh Purnima 2025: The festival of Magh Purnima will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 12 this year. This day has special significance in Hinduism, because on this day, after bathing in holy rivers, donating and giving charity leads to virtue. According to religious belief, bathing at the Sangam coast in Prayagraj destroys all sins and one gets the blessings of Lord Vishnu. Also, on this day, the offering of tarpan to ancestors is of special importance, due to which they get satisfied and give blessings. To get rid of Pitra Dosh, it is beneficial to take some special measures on this day. Let us know which three things must be done to please the ancestors of Magh Purnima.
Methods to please ancestors on Magh Purnima
1. Tarpan method after bath
If you are taking a bath on Magh Purnima in a river, then in the last stage of bathing, standing waist deep in water, take holy water in your Anjali and meditate on your ancestors. After this, offer water from between the thumb and index finger. This method is considered to be the traditional method of offering water to ancestors. Those who are taking a bath at home, after bathing, should do tarpan through Kush, water, and black sesame. Offering water mixed with black sesame to ancestors from the front part of Kush satisfies them and they give blessings.
2. Donation of food and clothes
After a bath and tarpan, it is considered auspicious to donate food and clothes for the happiness of ancestors. Especially donating white clothes brings blessings of ancestors and freedom from Pitra Dosh.
3. Light a lamp for ancestors
On the evening of Magh Purnima, there is a tradition of lighting a mustard oil lamp in the memory of ancestors. After sunset, when darkness starts increasing, then the lamp should be kept in the south direction outside the house. According to religious belief, on this day, ancestors return to their abode from the earth, and lighting a lamp keeps light on their path, due to which they become happy and give blessings.
Other measures to get the blessings of ancestors
Reciting Pitra Sukta on the day of Magh Purnima pleases the ancestors.
If someone is suffering from Pitra Dosh, then performing Tripindi Shraddha on this day is beneficial.
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