By Soma deva sarma 1956 edition.

Now the edition will be available In Giri trading company and in Bhavani book centre station road west mambalam and in the Surabi publishers station road west mambalam chennai. The author has given in details all about amavasai tharpanam and mahalaya tharpanam. ON all the 24 hours on all days we should wear 2.25 meters length angavastram. now a days it is impossible for many people so we are wearing 3 poonals. one for brahmachari and two for grahastha and 3rd is we are wearing instead of 2 .25 metres angavasthram.The book nirnaya sindhu says If the kartha wants to do mahalayam on his father' s thithi he need not have to see thithi vaaram and nakshatram. To do mahalayam srardham you have to avoid fridays,prathamai ,shasti,ekadasi Birth star of the kartha and kartha's wife and the birth star of kartha's eldest son. Rohini ,revathy without vyathipatham,and makam without thriodasi.Widows and widowers without son and Bachelors may do on amavasya day the mahalaya srardham. kartha who is having son should not do mahalayam on amavasya day. On chadurdasi day Mahalaya srardham should be done only to those who died in accident on the spot itself, by taking poison,killed by weapons etc; and for his fore fathers you must do mahalayam on another day as their death was normal. Six sastrigals are required for mahalaya srardham.(1) Viswedevas (2)Pithru pithamahar prapita mahar (3)Mathru pithamahi prapithamahi (4)Mathamahan mathuhpithamahan mathuprapithamahan with their wives (5)Kaarunya pithrus (6) Maha vishnu. Viswedevar and maha vishnu should sit facing east. All others should sit facing north. Samaradhanai samayal; Sastrigals who are in the same kartha's gothram can sit as maha vishnu or as viswedevar. Required things; Betel leaves;betel nut;sandal paste; ellu (gingilly seed) Raw rice; thulasi;banana fruits ;dharbai; aasana palagai or thadukku; Dhakshinai;Brass plate (Thambaalam) panchathra uthurini;Brass sombu with water. Use plenty of water for tharpanam; 3 liters for one amavasai tharpanam. Dhakshinaayana punya kala tharpanam falls on 16-7-2010. this year. uthirayanam tharpanam falls on 15-1-2011 this year. to be continued. Mahalaya Tharpanam (1)Kartha's Pitha=appa--- gothran ----- sharmanaha vasu roopan pithrun swadha namas tharpayami 3 times.to all.. grand father=pithamahar ----- gothran---- sarmanaha rudra rupan pitha mahan swadha namas tharpayami . Appavin thatha= prapitha mahar --------gothran--------sharmanaha adithya rupan swadha namas tharpayami-(2), Kartha who is having no mother matha=mother-----gothraha-----name thaha vasu rupaha mathru swadha namas tharpayami. Appavin amma=pithamahi -----gothraha---------name--thaha rudra roopaha pithamahi swada namas tharpayami Appavin patti=prapithamahi-----gothraha-name---adithya ropaha prapitha mahi swadha namas tharpayami (2A) If the karthas mother is living kartha should do like this; Appavin mother=pithamahi-----gothraha-----name--thaha vasu rupaha pitha mahi swadha namas tharpayami Appavin patti=-----gothraha------name thaha rudra rupaha pithuh pithamahi swada namas tharpayami Thathavin patti=pithuhu prapitha mahi----gothran----name--thaha adithya rupaha pithuprapitha mahi swada namas tharpayami (3) ( Kartha's father's second wife if any) ------- Gothraha -------name thaha vasu rupaha sapathni mathrus swada namas tharpayami. (4) Kartha's mother's father =mathamahan ----gothran-----sarmanaha vasu rupan matha mahan swada namas tharpayami mother's grand father=mathuh pithamahan-------gothran-----sharmanaha rudra rupan mathuh pithamahan swada namas tharpayami Thathavin thatha=mathuhu prapithamahan-----

gothran ----sarmanaha adhithyan rupan mathuhu prapithamahan swada namas tharpayami (5) karthavin mother's mother=patti=-------gothraha------name thaha vasu rupaha matha mahi swada namas tharpayami kartha's mother's patti=------gothraha---name thaha rudra rupaha mathuhu pithamahi swadah namas tharpayami Pattiyin patti=mathuhu prapitha mahi---gothraha----name thaha aditya rupahamathuhu prapitha mahi swadah namas tharpayami (6) kartha's father's elder /younger brother=chithappa/ periappa -----gothran -------sarmanaha vasu rupan swadah namas tharpayami (7) kartha's younger/elder brothers --------gothran -----sarmanaha vasu rupan braathrun swadah namas tharpayami (8) kartha's son -------gothran--------sarmanaha vasu rupan puthran swadah namas tharpayami (9)Kartha's father,'s sisters younger/elder= athai ------gothraha-------name thaha vasurupaha pithru bagini swadah namas tharpayami (10)Kartha's mother's brothers younger/elder------gothran----- sarmanaha vasurupan mathulan swadah namas tharpayami Kartha's mother's sisters elder/younger ------gothraha------name thaha vasu rupan mathru bagini swadah namas tharpayami (12) Kartha's son in law -------gothran--------sarmanaha vasu rupan jamatha swadah namas tharpayami (13) Kartha's sister-elder/younger=sahodhari ---------gothraha -----name thaha vasurupaha bagini swadah namas tharpayami (14) Kartha's daughter -------gothraha -----name thaha vasu rupaha puthri swadah namas tharpayami. (15) Kartha's wife--------gothraha -----name thaha vasurupaha pathni swadah namas tharpayami (16) Kartha's father in law =maamanaar -------gothran-------sarmanaha vasurupan swasroon swadah namas tharpayami (17) kartha's sister's husband =athimber ------gothran -------sharmanaha vasurupan paavukaan swadah namas tharpayami (18) Kartha's daughter in law=maatrupen= marumagal ======gothraha----name thaha vasurupaha snusha swadah namas tharpayami (19) Kartha's wife's brother younger/elder ------gothran------sarmanah vasurupan syalakan swadah namas tharpayami (20) brahmaopadesam seida Guru------gothran ----sarmanaha vasurupan gurun swadah namas tharpayami (21) aachaaryan= teacher who teached vedam ------gothran--------sarmanaha vasu rupan aachaaryan swadah namas tharpayami (22) swami=the person who is giving salary every month if he is a brahmin kartha may do ------gothran----sarmanaha vasurupan swaminaha swadah namas tharpayami (23) kartha's close friends -----gothran---sarmanaha--vasurupan sakeen swadah namas tharpayami. srardha kandam 2nd part page no 256 tells us to do mahalaya tharpanam in the same order serial no.wise. Others are not kaarunya pithrukkal. (to be continued)
MAHALAYA THARPANA VIVARAM. DATE; THITHI VAASARAM STAR YOGAM KARANAM 24-09-2010 PRATHAMAYAM BIRUGU UTHIRAPROSTAPADHA VRIDHI THAITHULAM 25-09-2010 dweethiyayam sthram revathi dhruva karaja 26-09-2010 thruthiyayam banu aswini vyagatha badra 27-09-2010 chathurthyam indhu apabarani harsha palava 28-09-2010 panchamyam bowma krithika vajra koulava 29-09-2010 shastiyam sowmya rohini sidhi karaja 30-09-2010 sapthamyam guru mirugasiro vyatheepadha badra 01-10---10 astamyam brugu arudhra vareeyan kowlava 02-10- 10 navamyam sthira punarvasu pariga karaja 03-10- 10 dasamyam bhanu pushya sidha bhava

04-10- 10 ekadasyam/dwadasyam indhu aashlesha saadhya kowlava 05-10 10 thrayodasyam bowma maka subha karaja 06-10- 10 chathurdasyam sowmya poorvapalguni shubra badhra 07-10- 10 Amavasyayam guru hastha brahmya chathushpadasm 08-10- 2010 sukla paksha prathamayam brugu chithra vydhruthi kimsdhugna SANGALPAM; achamanam; suklambaratharam----santhaye; pranayama; mamopatha---upaya vamsa pithrunam thaththat gothranam thaththath sharmanam vasuvasu swarupanam pithruvya mathulathi vargadwaya avasishtanam sarvesham kaarunuka pithrunamcha akshya thrupthiyartham kanyagathe savithari aashadyathi panchama parapaksha punyakaaley sakaaruneeka varghadwaya pithrunudhishya adhya prapruthi aagaami prathipath paryantham anudhinam karthavya mahalaya srardham thila tharpana roopena adhya karishyei. from 25-09-2010 mamopatha --+preethyartham+ sakaarunika vargadwaya pithrunudhishya mayaa sangalpitha paksha mahalaya srardheshu adhya karthavya mahalaya srardham thila tharpana roopena adhya karishye to 08-10-2010 sangalpam will be like this. There is no necessity that you have to done like this every year; if you do like this daily this year. It will take only 30 minutes to do this. From next year you may or may not do like this. On any one day bhojanam for at least 2 sastrigals after this tharpanam must be done. I have a book by Srivatsa Somadeva Sarma. The mantrams are given in Sanskrit and Tamizh with superscripts 1, 2 etc to denote the four consonants in Sanskrit. The book is published by Sree Surabhi Jagadguru Satabdi publications,158/12, Lakeview Road, West Mambalam, Chennai - 600 033. Phone: 42668005. I think I bought this book from Bhavani Book Centre, Station Road, West Mambalam.