WHAT is PITRU DOSHA (roughly ancestral blemish) ?

Pitru Dosha is a significant concept in Vedic Astrology, often seen as a karmic debt inherited from one's ancestors. It arises when the ancestral souls (Pitrs) are displeased due to neglected rituals or unresolved issues.

It's also believed that if ancestors have committed mistakes, crimes, or sins, their unresolved karma can impact the descendant. This can manifest as various challenges in life, such as financial problems, health issues, or obstacles in personal and professional growth

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What Causes PITRU DOSHA?

• Non-performance of Shraddha: Missing the annual rites for ancestors.
• Negative deeds by ancestors: Actions that incurred bad karma.
• Unresolved issues: Events or mistakes left unresolved in past generations.

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How to identify in the horoscope?

Here I am giving few simple check-points (advanced analysis, only a well-trained Vedic Astrologer can do)

check the following factors

• 9th H
• 9th H ruler planet
• Sun

if all these 3 factors or even 2 are afflicted by cruel planets. There is Pitru Dosha running in your father's lineage. For females, these same factors may also indicate problem running in the husband's family also.

There are ways to check for mother's lineage PITRU DOSHA also.

EXAMPLE:

The following example horoscope shows Pitru Dosha. This horoscope belongs to one of my clients who was born in October 1966.

9^th H is afflicted in this horoscope because 9^th H is being seen by Saturn. 

Saturn is seeing the 9^th H from his seat in the 7^th H. Saturn’s 3^rd-side-glance is falling on the 9^th H which is considered most damaging.

Both the 9^th H ruler Venus as well as Sun are afflicted because they are both placed on the Rahu-Ketu axis and conjunct with Ketu.

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Common Effects of Pitru Dosha:

• Health Problems: Persistent health issues or unexplained ailments.
• Financial Struggles: Continual financial instability or losses.
• Relationship Issues: Problems in marital life or family disputes.
• Obstacles in Life: Hindrances in career, education, or personal growth.
• Either less numbers of (or no) male children are born or male children suffer a lot.

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What are the Remedies?

• Shraddha and Tarpan: Performing annual rituals and water offerings to appease ancestors.
• Charity and Donations: Donating to the needy in the name of ancestors on every NEW MOON day (Amavasya).
• Worship and Pujas: Special prayers and pujas to seek blessings and remove dosha. There are specific places (e.g. Gaya in India) where such Pujas are performed.
• Feeding the Poor: Offering food to the hungry and animals.

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Addressing Pitru Dosha requires consistent and sincere efforts to honor and resolve the ancestral debts. It’s all about restoring balance and harmony.

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