Rig vedha Amavasya tharpanam in English. Rig vedam iyers (smartha)
(Complied based on Temple Purohith web site .Thanks to them)
1.Perform Achamanam
Take minute quantities of water (just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) three times in the right hand and take it with the following manthra.
1.Om Achyuthaya nama 2,Om Ananthaya nama 3.Om Govindaya nama
Then
Touch with thumb both cheeks saying kesava -Narayana
Touch with ring finger both eyes saying Madhava –govinda
Touch with the first finger both sides of nose saying Vishno-Madhusoodana
Touch with little finger both ears saying Trivikrama-Vamana
Touch with the middle finger both shoulders saying Sreedhara-Hrishi kesa
Touch with all fingers the belly button saying Padmanabha
Touch with all fingers the head saying Damodara
A; For Smarthas:- wear darbha pavithram made from three dharbhas in your right hand ring finger . put 2 darbhas under your aasanam. Wash your hands with water. keep 2 dharbas in your right hand ring finger along with pavithram.
2.Ganapathi dyanam
Recite the following manthra slowly hitting the forehead with both fists together.:-
Shuklambaradharam Vishunum Sasi Varnam ChathurBhujam,
Prasanna Vadanam Dyayeth Sarva Vigna Upa Santhaye.
3.Do Pranayamam.
Hold both Nostrils with Thumb and the little and third finger of the hands and recite the following Manthra:-
Om Bhoo
Om Bhuva
Ogum Suva
Om Maha
Om Jana
Om Thapa
Ogum Sathyam
Om Tatsa vithur varenyam Bargo devasya dhi mahi dhiyo yona prachodayath
Om Apa
Jyothj rasa
Amrutham brahma
Bhoorbuvasuvarom
Touch the ears three times saying
Om, Om , Om
4.Do Sankalpam
Mamo Partha Samastha Duritha kshaya dwara Sri Parameshwara Preethyartham.
Apavithra pavithro va Sarvavastham gathopi va,
Ya smareth pundarikaksham sa bahyanthara suchi
Manasam vachikam paapam karmana samuparjitham
Sri Rama smarane naiva vyapohathi na samsaya
Sri Rama-Rama Rama
Thidir Vishnu thada vaara nakshatram Vishnureva cha,
Yogascha karanam Chaiva sarvam Vishnu mayam jagat
Sri Govinda Govinda Govindaa Sri Bhagavatha maha purushasya Vishnor Agnaya pravarthamanasya Adhya Brahmana Dweethiya parardhe Swetha Varaha kalpe Vaivaswatha manvanthare ashta vimsathi thame kali yuge prathame padhe ,jambu dweepe , Bharatha varshe, Bharatha Khande , Mero Dakshine
Parswe , Sakabdhe asmin varthamane vyvaharike Prabhavadeenam sashtya samvatsaranam madhye ----------- Nama samvatsare , ---------- ayane, ------ rithou, ------ mase, -------- pakshe , Adhya ------(thidhi) Punya thithou --------- (day) vasra
yukthayam ---------(star) nakshatra yukthayam vishnu yoga – vishnu karana, Evam guna viseshana visishtayam asyam -------(thidhi) Punya thithou, poonal on right shoulder ———–gothraanaam—(tell your gothram)
vasu rudhra aadhithya svaroopaanaam asmath pithru pithaa maha prapitha mahanam
(kartha who has no mother must tell this )
vasu rudhra aadhithya svaroopaanaam asmath maathru, pithamahi prapithamahinaam )
(Kartha whose mother is alive must tell this ) vasu rudhra aadhithya svaroopaanaam asmath pithaamahi, pithuhu pithamahi,pithuhu prapithamahinaam
( mother”’s father gothram)————–gothraanaam vasu rudhra aadhithya svaropaanaam asmath sa pathneeka maatha maha, maathuhu pithaamaha, maathuhu prapithamahaanaam upaya vamsa pithroonaam akshya thrupthi yarththam amaavaasya punya kaalae dharsa sraththam thila tharpanam rupaena adhya karishyae.
Leave only the 2 dharbas which is there in right hand ring finger, on the floor change the position of the poonal from right
shoulder to left shoulder , wash your palms with water. Then change the position of the poonal from left shoulder to right shoulder
place a brass thambalam (plate) which can contain 3 liters of water. Place three short dharbhai on the plate above, and three short dharbas below it. Keep dharbhai koorcham made out of 7 dharbhas horizontally on the short dharbhas. Dharbai koorcham end must face south direction.
Take some approximately 7 or 8 in number karuppu ellu ( black till) with your right hand thumb and ring finger , after chanting the below mantra spray the black till on the end of koorcham by rotating your right hand .
Aavaahana mantram:-
Uchanthasthvaa , nitheemahi, uchanthaha, samitheemahi, uchan uchatha, aavaha,pithrun,havishae.
Aththavae//asmin koorchae vargath dwaya pithroon aavaahayaami.
.Asanam mantram.
While chanting the following mantra place three small dharhas on the koorcham in your plate.
Aayanthuaha pithra: somyasaha,agnishvaaththaahaa, pathibhihi, devayanaihi, asmin yakyae swadhya madhanthu athibruvanthuthey, avanthvasmaan. Varka dwaya pithroonam itham aasanam.
Take black till and spray it on the koorcham by turning your right hand on the right side, chanting sakala aaraadhanaihi swarchitham.
Tharpanam --- pithru vargam:-
After chanting the following gothram and name , while saying tharpayami, for each, take 7 or 8 black till
And 100 ml water and pour it on the koorcham end . the water and black till must go in between your right hand palm thumb and index finger and by turning your palm on the right side.
I .THarpanam to three generation of your paternal and maternal ancestors
a.Pithru tharpanam (Oblations to father)
1. (Your gothra)--------- Gothrasya ------------ (Father’s name) sarmanaha
vasu roopan mama Pithrun swadha namastharpayami .
2, (Your gothra)--------- Gothrasya (Father’s name) ------------
SArmana vasu roopan mama Pithrun swadha namastharpayami
3. (Your gothra) ---------- Gothrasya (Father’s name) -----------
SArmana vasu roopan mama Pithrun swadha namastharpayami
b.Pithamaha tharpanam(oblations to paternal grand father)
1.(Your Gothra)---------- Gothrasya (Grand father’s name) -------------
SArmana Rudra roopan mama pithamahan swadha namastharpayami
2. .(Your Gothra) --------------- Gothrasya (Grand father’s name) ------------
SArmana Rudra roopan mama pithamahan swadha namastharpayami
3. .(Your Gothra)------------ Gothrasya (Grand father’s name) -----------------
SArmana Rudra roopab mama pithamahan swadha namastharpayami
c.Prapithamaha tharpanam(Oblations to paternal great grand father )
1. (Your Gothra).----------- Gothrasya (Great grand father’s name) ---------------
SArmana adithya roopan mama prapithamahan swadha namastharpayami
2. . (Your Gothra). -------------- Gothrasya (Great grand father’s name) ----------------
SArmana adithya roopan mama prapithamahan swadha namastharpayami
3. (Your Gothra)-------------. Gothrasya (Great grand father’s name) ---------------
SArmana adithya roopan mama prapithamahan swadha namastharpayami
d.Mathru tharpanam(Oblations to mother) if mother is not alive.
1. (Your gothra)----------- Gothraa (mother’s name) -----------------
Naminee vasu roopa mama mathu swadha namastharpayami
2.. (Your Gothra)---------- Gothraa (Mother’s name)--------------
Namnee vasu roopa mama mathu swadha namastharpayami
3. (Your Gothra)--------------- (Gothraa (Mother’s name) --------------
Namnee vasu roopa mama mathu swadha namastharpayami
e.Pithamahi tharpanam (oblations to paternal grand mother)
1.(Your Gothra)----------- Gothraa (Grand mother’s name) ----------------
Namnee Rudra roopa mama pithamahi swadha namastharpayami
2. . (Your Gothra) ---------------Gothraa (Grand mother’s name) --------------
Namnee Rudra roopa mama pithamahi swadha namastharpayami
3.(your Gothra) ------------ (Grand mother’s name) ------------------
Namnee Rudra roopa mama pithamahi swadha namastharpayami
f.Prapithamahi tharpanam(Oblations to paternal great grand mother)
1. (Your Gothra).----------- Gothraa (Great grand mother’s name) -----------
Namnee adithya roopa mama prapithamahi swadha namastharpayami
2. .(Your Gothra) Gothraa (Great Grand mother’s name)
Namnee adithya roopa mama prapithamahi swadha namastharpayami
3. .(Your Gothra) Gothraa (Great Grand mother’s name)
Namnee adithya roopa mama prapithamahi swadha namastharpayami
If mother is alive :-
e.Pithamahi tharpanam (oblations to paternal grand mother)
1.(Your Gothra)----------- Gothraa (Grand mother’s name) ----------------
Namnee vasu roopa mama pithamahi swadha namas tharpayami
2. . (Your Gothra) ---------------Gothraa (Grand mother’s name) --------------
Namnee vasu roopa mama pithamahi swadha namas tharpayami
3.(your Gothra) ------------ (Grand mother’s name) ------------------
Namnee vasu roopa mama pithamahi swadha namas tharpayami
f.pithu

ithamahi tharpanam(Oblations to paternal great grand mother)
1. (Your Gothra).----------- Gothraa (Great grand mother’s name) -----------
Namnee rudhra roopa mama pithu

ithamahi swadha namastharpayami
2. .(Your Gothra) Gothraa (Great Grand mother’s name)
Namnee rudhra roopa mama pithu

ithamahi swadha namastharpayami
3. .(Your Gothra) Gothraa (Great Grand mother’s name)
Namnee rudhra roopa mama pithu: pithamahi swadha namastharpayami
1. your gothra --------- Gothraha great great grand mothers name ----------- namnee aadhithya rupaaha:
pithu

rapithamahi swadha namas tharpayami.
g.Mathamaha tharpanam (Oblations to maternal grandfather )
1. . (Your maternal uncles gothra) --------- Gothrasya (maternal grand Father’s name) ------
SArmana vasu roopan mama matha mahaan swadha namastharpayami
2,( Your maternal uncles gothra)----------- Gothrasya (maternal grand Father’s name) --------
SArmana vasu roopan mama matha mahaan swadha namastharpayami
3. Your maternal uncles gothra)--------- Gothrasya (maternal grand Father’s name) ---------
SArmana vasu roopan mama matha mahaan swadha namastharpayami
h.Mathru Pithamaha tharpanam(oblations to maternal great grand father)
1.(Maternal uncles Gothra)-------- Gothrasya (Maternal great Grand father’s name) ----------
SArmana Rudra roopan mama Mathru pithamahan swadha namastharpayami
2. (Maternal uncles Gothra)---------- Gothrasya (Maternal great Grand father’s name) -------
SArmana Rudra roopan mama Mathru pithamahan swadha namastharpayami
3. (Maternal uncles Gothra)------- Gothrasya (Maternal great Grand father’s name) ---------
SArmana Rudra roopan mama Mathru pithamahan swadha namastharpayami
i .Mathru Prapithamaha tharpanam(Oblations to maternal great great grand father )
1. (Maternal uncles Gothra) -------- Gothrasya (Maternal great Great grand father’s name) ---
SArmana adithya roopan mama mathru prapithamahan swadha namastharpayami
2. (Maternal uncles Gothra).------- Gothrasya (Maternal great Great grand father’s name)--
SArmana adithya roopan mama mathru prapithamahan swadha namastharpayami
3 (Maternal uncles Gothra)------- Gothrasya (Maternal great Great grand father’s name) ----
SArmana adithya roopan mama mathru prapithamahan swadha namastharpayami
d.Mathamahi tharpanam (Oblations to maternal grand mother)
1.(Maternal grand father’s gothra)------- gothraa (Maternal grand mother’s name) ---------
Namnee vasu roopa mama mathamahi swadha namastharpayami
j. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra)-------- gothraa (Maternal grand mother’s name) ------------
Namnee vasu roopa mama mathamahi swadha namastharpayami
3. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra)-------- gothraa (Maternal grand mother’s name) ----------
Namnee vasu roopa mama mathamahi swadha namastharpayami
j.Mathru Pithamahi tharpana (Oblations to grand mother of mother)
1.(Maternal grand father’s gothra)--------- gothraa (Maternal great grand mother’s name) ----------
Namnee Rudra roopa mama mathu pithamahi swadha namastharpayami
2. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra)------- gothraa (Maternal great grand mother’s name) ----
Namnee Rudra roopa mama mathu pithamahi swadha namastharpayami
3. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra)------- gothraa (Maternal grand mother’s name) --------
Namnee Rudra roopa mama mathu pithamahi swadha namastharpayami
.k.Mathu Prapithamahi tharpana (Oblations to great grand mother of mother)
1. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra) -------gothraa (Maternal grand father’s grand mother’s name) --------
Namnee adithya roopa mama mathu prapithamahi swadha namastharpayami
2. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra) --------gothraa (Maternal grand father’s grand mother’s name) ---- . .
Namnee adithya roopa mama mathu prapithamahi swadha namastharpayami
3. .(Maternal grand father’s gothra)-------- gothraa (Maternal grand father’s grand mother’s name) ------
Namnee adithya roopa mama mathu prapithamahi swadha namastharpayami
III. Gyaatha agyaatha vargathdwaya pithrun swadha namas tharpayaami (3 times)
Take black till and water in your right- hand palm and rotate anti clockwise in the plate three times pouring water on the plate with turning your hand on right side.
OOrjam vahantheehi amrutham grutham payaha keelaalam parishrutham svathaastha tharpayatha may pithrun thrupyatha,thrupyatha,thrupyathaha.
Upaveedham ( sacred thread on left shoulder) Do pradhakshinam 3 times to the plate. And namaskaram.
Pradhakshina manthram:-
Devadabyashscha pihrubhyascha maha yogibyascha evacha namas swadhayayai swahayaiyai nithya meva namo namaha. Yaani kaani cha paapaani, janmanthira kruthaani cha thaani thaani vinasyanthi pradhakshina pathey pathey.
Pracheenaaveedhi(Sacred thread on right shoulder)
Take 7 or 8 black till and spray it on the koorcham by turning your right hand palam to the right side.
Asmaath koorchath varga dwaya pithrun yatha sthaanam prathista payaami.
Now take the koorcham from plate, untie it, and place it on your right hand palm the koorcha darbai must be placed in index finger and thumb finger. Pour water by chanting the following mantras.
Untie the Koorcha take it on your right hand and do kucho dhakam to:- Yeshaam na matha, na pitha, na bhandhuhu naanya gothrinaha, they sarvey thrupthi maayaanthu mayoth srustaihi kuchothahai.thrupyatha,thrupthya, thrupthayaha. Place the koorcha darbhai on the plate.
Upaveedhi,= poonal on left shoulder.
Our Dharma sastram says whatever you do without giving dhakshina to purohit is waste. So
Take dhakshina as per your financial status , and take thaamboolam and chant the following mantras.
Pour one uththarini of water on betel leaf and hand over this to your purohith/ sastrigal/ aacharya at your convenince.
Hiranya garba garbastham hema beejam vibhava soho anantha punyah palatham athas shanthim prayascha may, anushtitha thila tharpanam sadhgunyaartham kaamaya maanaha yathaa Sakthi itham hiranyam achaaryaaya sampra tha they.na mama.
Untie dharbhai pavithram and do aachamanam. Then have marks on your fore head.
Put all dharbai in running river or burnt them to ashes. This tharpanam water should not be consumed by animals or by plants. Black till should not grow. So you have to put them in a well or in rain water tank.
Do brahma yagnam; Then do your daily poojas and then take meals. At night for you and to your wife only tiffin or milk and fruit.