Pitru Paksha 2026 — Shradh Ki Poori Tithi List, Sahi Samay Aur Vidhi
Pitru Paksha 2026 mein 26 September se 10 October tak hai. Kaunsi tithi kis tareekh par, shradh ka sahi samay (aparahna kaal) har sheher ke liye, ghar par karne ka saada tareeka, aur in 15 dino mein kya na karein.
Pitru Paksha 2026 26 September se 10 October tak hai. Pandrah din, jo apne bichhde hue bado ke naam hote hain.
Sabse zyada poocha jaane wala sawaal ek hi hota hai: "mere papa ka shradh kis din hai?" Uska jawab neeche wali table mein hai — apne pitra ki mrityu wali tithi dhoondhiye, saamne tareekh likhi hai.
Shradh tithi calendar 2026
| Tithi | Tareekh | Vaar |
| Purnima Shradh | 26 September | Shanivar |
| Pratipada | 27 September | Ravivar |
| Dwitiya | 28 September | Somvar |
| Tritiya | 29 September | Mangalvar |
| Chaturthi | 30 September | Budhvar |
| Panchami | 30 September (neeche padhein) | Budhvar |
| Shashthi | 1 October | Guruvar |
| Saptami | 2 October | Shukravar |
| Ashtami | 3 October | Shanivar |
| Navami | 4 October | Ravivar |
| Dashami | 5 October | Somvar |
| Ekadashi | 6 October | Mangalvar |
| Dwadashi | 7 October | Budhvar |
| Trayodashi | 8 October | Guruvar |
| Chaturdashi | 9 October | Shukravar |
| Sarva Pitru Amavasya | 10 October | Shanivar |
Is saal Panchami ka mamla alag hai
Ye baat zyadatar jagah nahi milegi, isliye dhyan se padh lein.
Krishna Panchami is saal 30 September dopahar 2:55 baje shuru hoti hai aur 1 October ko 12:35 par khatam ho jaati hai — kul 21 ghante. Dikkat ye hai ki shradh ki tithi aparahna kaal (dopahar baad) se tay hoti hai, aur:
- 30 September ke aparahna (lagbhag 2:40) par abhi Chaturthi chal rahi thi — Panchami 15 minute baad shuru hui
- 1 October ke aparahna (lagbhag 2:39) tak Panchami khatam ho chuki thi — do ghante pehle
Yaani Panchami kisi bhi din ke aparahna ko chhuti hi nahi. Ise kshaya tithi kehte hain. Aise mein parampara kehti hai ki shradh us din kiya jaaye jis din tithi shuru hoti hai — yaani 30 September, Chaturthi ke saath.
Par is mamle mein kshetra ke hisaab se riwaj alag hai, aur kuch panchang ise 1 October par rakhte hain. Agar aapke ghar mein Panchami ka shradh hota hai to apne pandit ji ya apne ghar ke panchang se ek baar mila lein — ye wo ek tithi hai jahan do jawab chal rahe hain.
Shradh kis samay karna hai — Aparahna Kaal
Shradh subah nahi hota. Uska samay aparahna kaal hai — sooryoday se sooryast tak ke din ko paanch hisson mein baantein, chautha hissa aparahna hai. Ye har sheher mein alag hota hai:
| Sheher | Aparahna kaal (1 October) |
| Delhi | 13:22 – 15:44 |
| Mumbai | 13:39 – 16:03 |
| Kolkata | 12:37 – 15:01 |
| Chennai | 13:10 – 15:34 |
| Varanasi | 12:59 – 15:22 |
| Gaya | 12:51 – 15:14 |
Ye tareekh ke saath thoda-thoda khiskta rehta hai, par lagbhag wahi rehta hai. Baaki dino ke liye apne sheher ka panchang dekh lein.
Kaunsi tithi par kiska shradh
Aam niyam saaf hai: jis tithi ko mrityu hui thi, usi tithi par shradh hota hai — mahina aur paksha chahe jo bhi raha ho. Kuch khaas halaat:
- Tithi yaad nahi? Sarva Pitru Amavasya — 10 October. Ye din un sabke liye hai jinki tithi maloom nahi. Is ek din mein poore parivaar ke pitron ka shradh ho jaata hai.
- Maa ka shradh — Navami, jise Matru Navami kehte hain. Is saal 4 October. Saari suhagin mahilayein jo guzar gayi hain, unka shradh is din.
- Akaal mrityu — durghatna, aatmahatya, ya kisi hathiyar se — Chaturdashi, 9 October.
- Sanyasi ya sadhu — Dwadashi, 7 October.
- Purnima ko mrityu — Purnima Shradh, 26 September. Isi din Pitru Paksha shuru hota hai.
Ghar par kaise karein — sabse saada tareeka
Poora vidhi-vidhaan se shradh pandit ji karate hain. Par har koi wo nahi kar sakta, aur parampara khud kehti hai ki shraddha se kiya gaya thoda bhi kaafi hai — "shradh" shabd hi "shraddha" se bana hai.
Sabse saada roop, jo koi bhi kar sakta hai:
- Snan karke saaf dhote hue kapde pehnein.
- Dakshin ki taraf mukh karke baithein — pitron ki disha dakshin maani jaati hai.
- Tarpan — ek lote mein paani, usme kale til aur thode se kush (ya sirf til). Dono haathon ke angoothe ki taraf se paani girayein, apne pitron ka naam lete hue. Teen baar.
- Bhojan banayein — kheer, puri, aur wo cheez jo unhe pasand thi. Bina pyaaz-lehsun.
- Panch bhaag nikalein — gaay, kutta, kauva, devta aur chiti ke liye. Kauve ka hissa sabse zaroori maana jaata hai; manyata hai ki pitr usi roop mein aate hain.
- Brahman ya kisi zarooratmand ko khilayein. Aajkal kai log kisi anathalaya ya vridhashram mein khaana bhijwa dete hain — wo bhi utna hi maanya hai.
- Vastra ya dakshina daan karein.
- Kshama maangein — jo kuch un tak nahi kar paaye, uske liye.
Agar itna bhi na ho sake: ek lote paani mein til daal kar, dakshin mukh karke, unhe yaad kar lena — parampara isse bhi khaali nahi maanti.
In pandrah dino mein kya nahi karna
Pitru Paksha shok ka samay hai, utsav ka nahi. Isliye:
- Naya kaam shuru na karein — nayi dukaan, naya ghar, nayi gaadi, griha pravesh
- Shaadi, sagai, mundan — koi mangal kaam nahi
- Nayi cheezein na kharidein — khaas kar sona, gaadi, property
- Maans, machhli, anda, sharab — poore pandrah din
- Pyaaz-lehsun — jo ghar shradh karte hain wo chhod dete hain
- Baal aur naakhun na kaatein — jo shradh kar raha hai wo khaas kar
Ek baat saaf kar dein: ye ashubh samay nahi hai. Kai log darte hain ki Pitru Paksha mein kuch bura hota hai. Aisa kuch nahi. Ye sirf wo samay hai jab dhyan apne aap se hata kar apne se pehle walon par jaata hai. Naya kaam isliye nahi karte kyunki mann us taraf hona chahiye — na ki isliye ki kuch bigad jaayega.
Pitru Dosh aur Pitru Paksha — ek cheez nahi hai
Ye do alag baatein hain aur log aksar mila dete hain.
Pitru Paksha saal ke pandrah din hain — sabke liye, chahe kundali kaisi bhi ho.
Pitru Dosh kundali ka ek yog hai, jo tab banta hai jab Surya ya Chandra par Rahu-Ketu ka asar ho, khaas kar navam bhav se juda hua. Wo saal bhar rehta hai, sirf in pandrah dino mein nahi.
Par ek rishta zaroor hai: agar kisi ki kundali mein Pitru Dosh hai, to uske liye ye pandrah din us dosh ke upay ka sabse asardaar samay maane jaate hain. Apni janam kundali se dekh sakte hain ki aapki kundali mein ye yog hai ya nahi.
Sarva Pitru Amavasya — 10 October
Pandrah din ka aakhri aur sabse bada din. Ise Mahalaya Amavasya bhi kehte hain.
Is din ke teen matlab hain:
- Jinki tithi maloom nahi, unka shradh isi din
- Jo koi tithi chhoot gayi ho, uski bharpaai isi din
- Poore vansh ke sabhi pitron ka ek saath shradh
Agar saal bhar mein aap sirf ek din kuch kar sakte hain, to wo yahi din hai.
Isi din shaam ko ghar ke bahar deep jalane ki parampara hai — taaki lautte hue pitron ko raasta dikhe. Agle din se Navratri shuru ho jaati hai, aur mahaul poori tarah badal jaata hai: shok se utsav mein.
Aakhir mein
Shradh ka asli matlab shraddha hai — vidhi nahi. Jo poora vidhaan kar sakte hain, karein. Jo nahi kar sakte, wo bhi utna hi de sakte hain: ek lota paani, thode kale til, dakshin ki taraf mukh, aur unka naam.
Jinhone hume banaya, saal mein pandrah din unke naam ke — itna to banta hai.
Har din ka aparahna kaal, tithi aur panchang apne sheher ke hisaab se yahan dekh sakte hain. Sabhi tareekhein asli khagoliya ganana se nikali gayi hain, aur shradh ke apne niyam se — tithi aparahna kaal par naapi gayi hai, sooryoday par nahi.