Pitru Paksha 2023: As soon as Shraddha is performed at this pond of Kashi, the doors of salvation open for the ancestors.

In Sanatan tradition, Kashi is considered the city of salvation among the seven ancient Puris. To know why the importance of this pilgrimage place suddenly increases during Pitru Paksha and what is the importance of performing Shraddha here, please read this article.

In Hindu religion, the worship of ancestors is considered very important and for this worship, every year 15 days of Pitru Paksha in the month of Ashwin are considered very important. According to the calendar, this year Pitru Paksha will last from 29 September 2023, Friday, to 14 October 2023, Saturday. There are many pilgrimage sites in India for Shraddha during Pitru Paksha, but in the city of Kashi which is considered the city of salvation, the Pishachmochan Kund located there is considered to be of great importance. Let us know what is the importance of Pishachmochan Kund of Kashi and how Shraddha of ancestors is performed here.

Importance of Shraddha at Vampire Mochan Kund of Kashi

According to Hindu belief, bathing, meditation, charity etc. have great importance in Kashi or Varanasi, but worship of ancestors is also considered to have special importance in this ancient city. This is the reason that every year with the arrival of Pitru Paksha, the crowd of people performing Shraddha suddenly increases in the Vampire Mochan Kund located in this city. According to Hindu belief, by performing Tripindi Shraddha in the Vampire Mochan Kund of Kashi, the wandering souls find peace. It is believed that the Tripindi Shraddha performed here opens the way for the salvation of the souls and ancestors wandering from door to door and they reach Vaikuntha Dham.

For whom is Tripindi Shraddha performed?

According to Hindu belief, people who die untimely often have to wait a long time to attain salvation and keep wandering from place to place in the ghost world. Tripundi Shraddha is specially performed at Pishach Mochan Kund of Kashi to liberate such ancestors from the ghosts and give them salvation. The special thing is that this Tripindi Shraddha is performed only at Pishach Mochan Kund of Kashi. By doing this, the ancestral spirits are freed from the ghostly form and their blessings are received.

Ancestors get salvation through this puja

According to Hindu belief, there is a Peepal tree at Pishach Mochan Tirtha of Kashi, in which the wandering souls are made to sit by nailing them into the Peepal tree. Along with this, while worshiping the ancestors, a coin is also kept here so that they go to Srilok free from all kinds of debts and obstacles.