Pitru
Dosh is one among the important concepts in Indian Astrology.
However, it is often mistaken as the curse of ancestors. But, that is
not true. As they say, half knowledge is dangerous, it is important
for you to have a detailed information about 'Pitru Dosh'. Ganesha
explains:
A
Pitra Dosh is not
the curse of ancestors or forefathers. It is a Karmic Debt of the
ancestors, and is to be paid by the person having Pitru Dosh in his
horoscope. In simple words, a Pitru Dosh is formed in the horoscope
of a person, when his/her forefathers have committed some mistakes,
crimes or sins. So in return, this person is supposed to pay the
Karmic debt by going through different punishments decided for those
debts in different spheres of his life. He has to go through this
until the debt is cleared either by taking the punishment or by doing
good deeds.
Astrology
has a perfect explanation to this problem. When, knowingly or
unknowingly, our ancestors committed mistakes or sins, it is
reflected in our horoscope as Pitru
Dosh or Pitru Rina. Being
their children, we are destined to suffer from the ill-effects.
Because of the malefic effects of the inflicted planets, benefic
planets also stop giving favourable results.
These
Doshas are reflected in our Horoscope by certain planetary positions.
The
following are common planetary positions, which form various kinds of
Pitru Doshas:
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1
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Venus,
Saturn
and Rahu,
or two of these three are situated in the 5th House of
horoscope- The Sun becomes malefic and shows its ill effects on
the native.
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2
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Ketu
is situated in the 4th House of horoscope- One receives
the malefic effects of Planet Moon.
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3
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Mercury
or Ketu
or both are situated in 1st or 8th House in
the horoscope- Mars gives inauspicious results to the native.
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4
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Moon
is situated in the 3rd or 6th House of the
horoscope of the native- The native suffers from the malefic
effects of planet Mercury.
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5
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Venus,
Mercury or Rahu,
any two of these three or all the three planets are situated in
2nd or 5th or 9th or 12th
House of the horoscope of the native- The planet Jupiter
gives inauspicious results.
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6
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If
Sun or Moon or Rahu
or any two out of these three or all these three planets are
situated in the 7th House of the horoscope- The planet
Venus becomes inauspicious and gives malefic effects to the
native.
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7
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Sun,
Moon or Mars or two out of these three or all these three are
situated in 10th or 11th House in the
horoscope- Saturn
gives malefic effects as it becomes inauspicious due to the above
placement.
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8
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Sun
or Venus or both are situated in 12th House in the
horoscope- Rahu
gives bad results to the native as it is rendered inauspicious
due to this planetary position.
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9
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Moon
or Mars is situated in 6th House in horoscope- Ketu
gives bad results to the native.
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Remedies:-
Whenever
Pitru Dosh is found in the native's birth chart, besides regular
remedies, one should offer food to crows, street dogs and sweepers
during 'Shradhas' (the lunar paksha dedicated to the
forefathers).
In Vedic Astrology, offerings for Rahu
and Ketu are given to alleviate the Pitru Dosh - if the curses
of forefathers found in the natal chart in the form of close
afflictions of Rahu
and Ketu / or aspects on functional benefics / or continuance of
malefic planets dasha periods.
Services to parents, elderly and
needy people, sweeper and poor people is recommended.
Remedies
for Rahu
and Ketu
Tuesday is considered as the day for Ketu.
Friday
and Saturday are considered as the days for Rahu.
Prefer
propitiatory charities for crows, street dogs & sweepers
respectively. Crows in mythological literature represent forefathers.
Ketu represents spiritual people.
PITRA DOSH
REMEDIES:
Remedies for the Sun & the
Moon.
Mother/Father/King in mythological literature represent
the Sun & the Moon, when afflicted/ill placed in the natal chart,
are believed to be attributed to the wrong deeds done to parents. The
preferred propitiatory charities are recommended. For the sun &
the moon- feed cow/ox.
Remedies for Mars
The
preferred propitiatory charities are recommended for the servants,
younger brothers, etc. Close affliction of Mars is believed to be
attributed to the wrong deeds done to servants.
Remedies
for Venus
The preferred propitiatory charities are recommended
for the needy/poor women, wife, etc. Close affliction/ill placement
of Venus in the natal chart is believed to be attributed to
ill-treating females or one's wife in previous lives.
Remedies
for Saturn
The preferred propitiatory charities/services are
recommended for the poor people. The close affliction, ill placement
of Saturn in the natal chart is believed to be attributed to the
wrong deeds to servants or poor people in one's previous
lives.
Remedies for Jupiter
The preferred
propitiatory charities/services are recommended for Jupiter (Guru),
learned people and husband. The close affliction of Jupiter in the
natal chart is believed to be attributed to wrong deeds done to
learned people, one's guru and one's husband in the case of females
in the previous lives.
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20 August 2010 09:47:12 GMT
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