Pitra Paksha 2025: Today is Tritiya Shraddh, know the right time and simple method

Pitra Paksha 2025: The 15 days of Pitru Paksha is time to remember our ancestors and show their reverence for them. Today, on 10 September 2025, it is the third day of Pitra Paksha, which is called Tritiya Shraddha.

Today’s Shraddha is performed for the ancestors who died on the Tritiya Tithi of Krishna or Shukla Paksha of any month. It is believed that on this day, the Tarpan and Pindadan performed directly reaches the soul of our ancestors and they get peace.

At what time Shraddha? (Auspicious time)
The afternoon is considered to be the best time to perform Shraddha in the scriptures. Today’s day Kutup Muhurta (11:58 to 12:47 am), Rauhin Muhurta (12:47 to 01:36) and in the afternoon time (01:36 to 04:03) Shraddha is the most fruitful. Try to complete the tarpan and the rest of the law within this deadline.

What is the simple method of Shraddha?

1. Cleanliness and direction: Take a bath in the morning and wear clean, washed (especially yellow) clothes. Sit in a quiet corner of the house or facing south direction.
2. Tarpan: Take Ganga water or clean water in a vessel. Add some black sesame, barley and white flowers to it. Now take this water in your hand and slowly offer attention to your fathers. This process is called ‘Tarpan’, which means to satisfy the soul of the ancestors.
3. The offering of libations of water to the gods: After this, rice flour or rice rice and shells made of sesame are donated.
4. Importance of food: Food has special significance in Shraddha. Make satvic food (without garlic-onion) of your ancestors’ choice. First of all take out five parts from this meal – for a cow, for a dog, for a crow, for an ant and for a gods.
5. Food to Brahmin: After this, provide devotional food to a qualified Brahmin and donate Dakshina and clothes to them according to your ability.

It is believed that this service done with true heart pleases our fathers and they bless their family of happiness, prosperity, and health.