 | This article has multiple issues. Please helpimprove it or discuss these issues on thetalk page.(Learn how and when to remove these messages) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
Tarpana orTarpaṇa (Sanskrit:तर्पण,Bengali:তর্পণ,Kannada:ತರ್ಪಣ,Tamil:தர்ப்பணம்) is a term in theVedic practice that refers to an offering made to divine entities. It refers to the act of offering as well as the substance used in the offering.[1][2][3]Tilatarpana (तिलतर्पण,তিলতর্পণ,ತಿಲತರ್ಪಣ,திலதர்பணம்) is a specific form oftarpana involvinglibations offered to thepitri (deceased ancestors) using water and sesame seeds duringPitru Paksha or as a death rite.[4]
.jpg)
Tarpana is a form ofarghya (an offering). It is offered to alldevas as well as theNavagrahas whenevermulamantra is recited asjapa.
Fordevis:
Cow's milk (raw, unheated, and unpasteurized),water,sugar,saffron,cardamom,borneo-camphor, etc. are mixed and used as the offering.
Onetarpana (orarghya) is offered for the recitation of every tenmulamantras and one for part thereof.
Tilatarpana is thetarpana (orarghya) offered topitrs (departed ancestors) by male descendants who do not have a living father. This is offered at the first annualshraddha (death anniversary) and during subsequent annual shraddhas,amavasyas (new moon days),sankramanas (solar ingresses), eclipses, and during visits to selected holy places of pilgrimage.
The hand while offeringtarpana varies for offerings made todevas (Gods, Goddesses and Navagrahas),rishis (sages) andpitrus (departed ancestors).
Gingelly is different than sesame, which is from a large tree; gingelly is a small seed that stores energy and hence is considered a favorite of allDevas,Shani (Saturn) andpitrus.Lord Ganesha is commonly offeredpancha-kajjaya, a delicacy made using sesame.Lord Shiva is worshipped with sesame seeds (tilakshata). ForLord Vishnu,Lord Brahma,Goddess Laxmi andGoddess Saraswati, gingelly seeds are used in their favorite eatables. It is used as ahoma dravya (an ingredient in the fire offerings) in manyhavans andhomas. Therefore,tila (gingelly) andtilatarpana should not be dismissed as inauspicious.[citation needed]
It is believed that one'spitrs eagerly awaittarpana. If no offering is made, they return to their places disappointed, and the descendant misses their blessings that he would have received, if he had performed his filial duties.Kosha Kushi is an important ritual item used in the Tantric worship of the Divine Mother and represents theyoni and womb of the Goddess, as well as the astral body within the physical body and themicrocosm within themacrocosm.
| Pre-natal |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Childhood | ||
| Educational | ||
| Marriage | ||
| Last | ||
| Related topics | ||
| Philosophy |
|  | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texts |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Deities |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Practices |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Related | |||||||||||||||||||
