The Pitrus advised her to be born to King Amavasya. While descending, she passed the Pitru Loka (world dedicated to ancestors) and appealed to them to save her. This weakened her Yogic powers and sent her hurtling down from Heaven. This symbolic act of feeding our ancestors on the New Moon Day appeases their appetite, while they, in turn, shower good health and happiness on us.Īccording to legend, the mentally conceived daughter of Agnishvattas, one of the seven classes of the divine Pitrus, yearned for a mortal father. According to the Vishnu Dharma Shastra, it is auspicious to perform the ritual to three ancestral generations on this day. It can also drive away curses and other evil effects, which bog us down. Performing the Tarpanam ritual on Amavasya day can help us obtain the blessings of the departed souls. The dark side of the Moon is considered the Pitru Loka (world dedicated to ancestors), and this portion gets exposed to the Sun on the New Moon Days. Amavasya denotes the onset of the new Moon, which gradually goes on to evolve into the full Moon.
