Pitri Dosh-Problems with ancestors

The Myth About Pitru Dosh

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:.

What Is Pitru Dosh?

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.

What Astrology Says About Pitru Dosh?

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.

Planetary Positions For Pitru Dosh

These Doshas are reflected in our Horoscope by certain planetary positions.The following are
common planetary positions, which form various kinds of Pitru Doshas:

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.

Ketu is situated in the 4th House of horoscope. One receives the malefic effects of Planet Moon.

Mercury or Ketu or both are situated in 1st or 8th House in the horoscope- Mars gives
inauspicious results to the native.

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.

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.
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.

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.

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.

Moon or Mars is situated in 6th House in horoscope- Ketu gives bad results to the native.

Pitra Dosh Remedies For Rahu-Ketu

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.

Remedies for Rahu and Ketu. Tuesday is considered as the day for Ketu. Friday and Saturday are
considered as the days for Rahu.

Pitra Dosh Remedies For Other Planets

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 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.

With Ganesha's Grace,

Acharya Abhishek
The GaneshaSpeaks.com Team