📅 Observed on: September 11, 2025
🪔 Pitru Paksha – Day 4
🌕 What is Chaturthi Shraddha?
Chaturthi Shraddha, observed on the 4th day of Pitru Paksha, is a potent tithi dedicated to ancestors who passed away on the Chaturthi (4th lunar day) of any month. It is a powerful day to clear obstacles—not just for the ancestors, but also for their descendants.
This day is spiritually aligned with the energy of removing blockages, karmic interference, and spiritual stagnation. Many families unknowingly carry forward generational burdens that manifest as resistance, delay, or conflict in their current life. This tithi offers a sacred opportunity to release that.
🧿 Who is Honored Today?
- Ancestors who passed away on the 4th lunar day (Chaturthi)
- Lineage souls who faced mental/emotional turbulence
- Souls with obstacle-ridden karma or repeated misfortune
This day is also aligned with Ganesha’s energy, the remover of obstacles. Offering to the ancestors on Chaturthi invites their blessings for:
- Mental clarity
- Emotional release
- Removal of material and spiritual hurdles
🌿 Why This Day is Powerful
In the subtle world, restless or stuck ancestral energy creates friction in our inner world, careers, marriages, and health. Especially when ancestors died with:
- Unresolved disputes
- Sudden conflict
- Mental anguish
By performing Shraddha, we bring healing and peace to their journey, while removing the invisible roadblocks from ours.
🔥 Rituals to Perform
Here’s how to connect with this sacred day:
- 🪔 Tarpana – Offer water with sesame seeds and prayers to your ancestors.
- 🍚 Pinda Daan – Offer rice balls (pindas) with mantras of peace and release.
- 🙏 Diya Offering – Light a ghee lamp and meditate on removing obstacles in your path.
- 🥣 Feed the Needy – Particularly those going through tough transitions or crises.
- 📿 Mantra Chanting –
“Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya” or
“Om Gum Ganapataye Namaha” for obstacle clearing.
✨ Blessings of Chaturthi Shraddha
- Obstacles removed from work, health, and family
- Karmic cycles of conflict dissolved
- Mental clarity and courage restored
- Strengthening of personal willpower and faith
- Spiritual protection and support from ancestors
📖 Yogic Wisdom
In Kundalini Yoga, blockages in the Navel Center (Manipura Chakra) often reflect inherited fear, indecision, and powerlessness. Honoring Day 4 ancestors can help restore this solar center, giving you the energy to act, decide, and move forward confidently.
💫 Final Thoughts
Chaturthi Shraddha is not just a day to remember the departed—it’s a cosmic opportunity to end cycles of suffering passed down through generations.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re stuck in a loop of delay, drama, or doubt—this is the day to offer, release, and reclaim your clarity.
🙏 Bless your ancestors. Clear your path. Rise in strength.
