Pitru Dosha – Causes, Effects and Remedies!

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What is Pitru Dosh?

People often misunderstood Pitru Dosh as the curse of ancestors. However, one should always remember that there is nothing more dangerous than half knowledge. Pitru Dosh is the karmic debt of deceased ancestors which needs to be paid by the person afflicted with the Pitru Dosha. So, when the ancestors of a person have committed any mistake and sin, the Pitru Dosha forms in the kundali of the native. 

What Are the Signs of the Presence of Pitru Dosha in Your Kundali?

Before telling you about the signs of the presence of Pitru Dosha in your kundali, let us tell you that you should work hard with dedication. Not all bad things in life can be attributed to the presence of Pitru Dosha. However, many things, which seem irrelevant at first, can be attributed to the presence of Pitru Dosha in kundali. Some of the signs of the presence of the Pitru Dosha in kundali are:

• Pitru Dosha brings sorrow and sadness to the lives of natives. It might come as a loss of money and domestic tensions among other things,
• The person who has Pitru Dosha struggles on many fronts in life,
• Consistent poor health and illness of the children and unexpected miscarriages,
• Frequent and unnecessary fights in the family,
• Challenges in work and education among others.

To know whether these are the result of the Pitru Dosha in the kundali or any other doshas, you should consult an experienced astrologer for your kundali analysis.

Which Planetary Positions Are Responsible for Pitru Dosh?

These are some of the planetary positions, that form various kinds of Pitru Dosha in the Kundali:

• When Saturn, Rahu and Venus or two of these are present in the 5th house of the horoscope, the Sun become malefic and gives ill results for the natives.
• If the Ketu is present in the 4th house of the horoscope, the native receives the malefic effects of the Moon.
• When either Mercury or Ketu or both of them are present in the 1st house or the 8th house of the horoscope; Mars gives malefic results.
• If the Moon is present in the 3rd house or the 6th house, the natives receive inauspicious results from the planet Mercury.
• If Venus, Rahu or Mercury, or all three of them or any two of them are present in the 2nd, 5th, 9th and 12th house; Jupiter gives poor results to the native.
• If the Sun, Moon, Rahu, or all three or any two of them are present in the 7th house; the planet Venus gives malefic results.
• In case the Sun, Mars or Moon or all three or any two of them are present in the 10th house or 11th house, the planet Saturn becomes malefic and gives poor results.
• If the Sun or Venus or both are present in the 12th house of the horoscope; Rahu becomes malefic and gives inauspicious results to the native.
• When Mars or the Moon are present in the 6th house of the horoscope; Ketu gives the native ill results.

Pitru Dosh Remedies for Planets

Pitru Dosh Remedies for Rahu-Ketu

In Hinduism, crows are seen as representing forefathers, and Ketu is linked to spiritual individuals. To reduce the effects of Pitru Dosha caused by Rahu, a person should offer food to crows and cows. Another remedy is to collect coconuts from each family member and place them in a sacred lake, pond, or river on the same day they feed the crows and cows. This is a powerful Lal Kitab remedy to lessen the impact of Pitru Dosha.

In Vedic Astrology, offerings are made to Rahu and Ketu to reduce the effects of Pitru Dosh, which occurs when the curses of forefathers appear in the birth chart through the influence of Rahu and Ketu or their aspects on benefice planets, or during malefic Dasha periods. One should serve parents, the elderly, the needy, sweepers, and the poor to ease these effects.

Tuesday is considered Ketu’s day, while Friday and Saturday are for Rahu. On these days, one should make charitable offerings to crows, street dogs, and sweepers. 

Pitru Dosh Remedies for Moon and the Sun

The sun is the father figure in the astrology. Wrongdoings of the native’s parents are the cause for the poor position of the Sun and the Moon in the horoscope, causing Pitru Dosha. To mitigate the effects of these, one should offer food to cows and and ox.

Pitru Dosh Remedies for Venus

Bad acts performed against one’s wife or a female cause Pitru Dosh due to the malefic Venus. The natives should donate money to the needy women to deal with it. The native should also feed 100 crows.

Pitru Dosh Remedies for Jupiter

When one’s ancestors perform bad karma towards a mentor or a Guru, the Pitru Dosha due to the malefic position of the Jupiter forms.

To deal with this, one should give charity to the needy people. They should also make donations to temples and look after ancestral properties. One should also water the peepal tree and look after it.

Pitru Dosh Remedies for Saturn

Bad karmas towards servants or poop people cause Pitru Dosha due to the malefic position of Saturn in the horoscope. To lessen the effects, one should feed 100 poor people. One should also offer food to 100 fish.

Pitru Dosh Remedies for Mars

If a sin is committed against one’s servant, Pitru Dosha due to the malefic position of the Mars forms in the kundali.

People should gather money from each family member and donate it to a nearby hospital or to a doctor who helps the poor and needy.

Pitru Dosh Remedies for Mercury

Wrong deeds performed against any younger sister of someone or any girl cause Pitra Dosha due to malefic Mercury in the Birth Chart. 

To nullify this Pitru Dosham, natives should burn a Cowrie of yellow colour. Afterwards, the ashes should be flown into the flowing water at the same time.

Shradh 

Shradh is a period when people offer prayers and offerings to their deceased ancestors for their peace and blessings. 

You can also organise Brahmin Bhoj during Pitru Paksha and seek their blessings, which will accrue to your departed ancestors. You can read about Pitru Paksha 2024 in full detail here.

The person should feed cows, fish, crows, dogs, or other street animals on the days of Poornima, and Amavasya during Shradh (a period for honouring ancestors).

Apart from these, there are other remedies for Pitru Dosha Nivaran as well. These include wearing a gemstone and performing Pitru Dosha Nivaran Puja. To know about them, you can speak to India’s leading astrologers at NamoAstro. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Which planet is responsible for Pitra Dosh?

A: Pitra Dosha is often associated with malefic positions of Rahu and Ketu in the birth chart.

Q: What are the signs of Pitra Dosh?

A: Some of the signs of Pitra Dosh in the kundali are conflicts in the family, health issues, money problems and issues in progress.

Q: How to get blessings of Pitru?

A: To get the blessings of Pitru, you should perform Shradh and Tarpan during Pitru Paksha.