Fwd: Bheeshma Tarpanam for Satsanthanam

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From: Srinivas Sarvaraju <sarvaraju.srinivas@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 4:51 PM
Subject: Bheeshma Tarpanam for Satsanthanam
To: Hari Vepakomma <harivepakomma@gmail.com>, Sivanna <siva.vakadu@gmail.com>, "samsunder_sp@rediffmail.com" <samsunder_sp@rediffmail.com>, Peddi <prasadrao.sreenivas@gmail.com>, Pandu <renukavepakomma@gmail.com>, Dwaraka <dwaraka.tulasi@gmail.com>

Hi All,

TarpaNam to SrI BhIshma has to be offered on BhIshmAshtamI which is normally the day next to ratha saptamI.

Procedure:

(a)On BhIshmAShtamI day morning, perform sandhyA vandanAdi nitya karmas.

(b)Be seated facing East .

(c) Say the sankalpa " BhIshmAshtamI puNyakAle BhIshma TarpaNam karishye"

(d) Having YajnopavIta in NivIta mode, offer Arghyam by both hands in pure water without mixing tila by chanting the following Slokas:

1. bhIshmah SAntanavo vIrah satyavAdI jitendriyah !

AbhiradbhiravApnotu putrapautrocitAm kriYAm !!

bhIshmAya namah idamarghyam !

2. vaiyAghrapAda gotrAya sAnkritya pravarAya cha !

aputrAya dadAmyarghyam salilam bhIshma varmaNe !!

bhIshmAya namah idamarghyam !

3. gangAputrAya SAntAya Santanoh AtmajAya cha !

aputrAya dadAmyarghyam salilam bhIshma varmaNe !!

bhIshmAya namah idamarghyam !

anena arghyapradAnena bhIshmah PrIyatAm !

4.Should not take meals as dinner on the same day. (we can have tiffin).

In fact all BrahmaNas should necessarily offer their respects to SrI BhIshma pitAmaha. In my humble view, he alone deserves the first praise of honour by all vipras as he considers them dearer than his own father.

My respectful salutations to SrI BhIshma.

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Regards,
Srinivasa Kumar Sarvaraju,
91-9884894766.