Dev Uthani Ekadashi - Pitru Shanti Havan Ahuti & Brahmin Seva at Dharmaranya Vedi, Gaya, the Tirtha of Moksha
The Gaya Mahatmya of the Vayu Purana tells how Shri Hari steadied Gayasura with His foot and promised that all who make offerings there will liberate their ancestors - which is why shraddh in Gaya is bound to no season. The Manusmriti adds that the ancestors are subtly present alongside the Brahmins invited to a shraddh. That is why, on the day the liberator of ancestors awakens, two paths open in Gaya: the havan's offering through fire, and nourishment through the Brahmins.
Three blessings meet this year: Dev Uthani, when Chaturmas ends and auspicious beginnings return (and no auspicious beginning is complete without ancestral blessing); Ekadashi, whose merit reaches the Pitrus; and Gaya, where time sets no limits.
The havan will be performed at Dharmaranya Vedi, where, by Skanda Purana tradition, Dharmaraj Yudhishthira offered pind for those who fell at Kurukshetra. Why sesame? Tradition holds that til arose from Vishnu Himself, and the Vayu Purana teaches that what is offered to the ancestors with til and devotion reaches them as amrit. Ghee kindles the flame, and 🔥 Agni carries the offering to the realm of the Pitrs. Satisfied ancestors are pleased - and their blessings return to the family as happiness, children and stability. Brahmin bhojan after the havan completes the shraddh.
🛕 Travelling to Gaya on Dev Uthani to arrange a havan and Brahmin bhojan at Dharmaranya is not possible for most families - and from abroad, almost never. Through the Sri Mandir app, you can take part from wherever you are. Certified Vedic priests in Gaya will take a sankalp in your and your ancestors' names and gotra and complete the havan and bhojan with full vidhi-vidhan. You receive video proof and a digital certificate.
🙏 Your ancestors gave you life. Today, as their liberator awakens, give them peace. This Dev Uthani, send your offering from the altar of Dharmaraj. Book now.
Hawan Aahuti Daan is a very pious deed, in which special offerings are made to the gods and goddesses through fire. In this, pure ghee, barley, sesame, wood, havan samagri etc. are dedicated to the fire with mantras. This offering not only purifies the environment, but also paves the way for the destruction of the sins of the seeker, mental purification and freedom from planetary defects!
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