Pitru Karma: Offered Rightly
They are not gone. They are waiting to receive from you.
The ones through whom you exist are the Pitru Devatas. Their amsha flows in your body, your mind, your prana. This is not a formality to complete. It is an offering made with śraddhā and bhakti. We help your family perform it properly, with full awareness of what is being offered, and to whom.
See how a Karishye Pitru Karma is different →Performed with śraddhā · Never a formality
Of all the Devatas…
the Pitru Devatas are said to respond the fastest.
Pitru Karmas Explained
Dr. Suryanarayana Jammalamadaka in conversation with Dinesh Ganti. Who the Pitru Devatas are, what each rite means, and how to begin.
Of all our debts, this is the one we most often leave unpaid.
The five debts
Sanatana Dharma holds that every person is born carrying five sacred debts. We keep countless festivals for the Devas and preserve the knowledge of the Rishis. Yet the debt to our own ancestors, Pitru Ṛṇa, is the one that busy lives most often leave unattended.
And it takes precedence
The Shastras are clear: Pitru Karma takes precedence even over the greatest festivals. Should a day of Shraddha fall on a festival, the Shraddha comes first. Such is the sanctity the tradition places on these rites.
Because they live within us
The Pitru Devatas are not distant. Their amsha flows in our very body, mind, and prana. When they are honoured with śraddhā, their blessing reaches forward: to our children, and to the generations after them. Of all the Devatas, the Pitru Devatas are said to respond the fastest.
When honoured with śraddhā, blessings flow as
- Wellbeing and long life of children
- Peace and harmony in the home
- Steady progress across the lineage
- Protection reaching the generations after
“Of all the Devatas, the Pitru Devatas respond the fastest.”
Shraddha cannot be outsourced. If a family cannot join, even virtually, to offer their sankalpa, we will not perform the rite. Your presence and your intention are not optional extras. They are the offerings.
What it means to perform Pitru Karma with Karishye
Every offering is unhurried, given its full time, as a genuine offering to the Pitru Devatas rather than something to move past.
The correct tithi is established properly, so the offering reaches on the right day.
You understand what is being offered, and to whom. Each step is explained in plain terms before it begins.
The purohita is one who lives a dharmic life and knows your regional āchāra.
The samagri is zero-plastic and Ayurvedic-grade, sourced from trusted farmers and vendors.
The food and offerings are sattvic, prepared with care and attention.
It is approached as an act of love and connection, never fear.
And it does not end when the rite is done. We remember it for you. Our team keeps your tithi and follows up every single year, so the offering is never missed: this year, and for all the years after.
There is not one Pitru Karma. There are several, each for its own moment.
Anthyeshti
the last rites, first 12 days
The rites performed in the days immediately after a loved one departs the body, guiding them gently onward.
Maasikam
the monthly rites, first year
The monthly offering through the first year, keeping the connection unbroken, month by month.
Samvatsarikam
the first-year mark
The rite marking the completion of one full year since the departure from the physical body.
Ābdhikam
the annual offering
The offering performed every year thereafter, on that same tithi: the enduring, lifelong connection.
Not sure which of these applies to you right now? That is completely alright. Tell us where you are, and we will help you identify the right offering.
If the rites after the passing were missed, begin here.
The yearly offering rests on the rites that come before it. If those were rushed, missed, or never done, or if you do not know the date of passing, there is a prescribed way to set it right first. Gently, and without blame.
See how to begin rightly →- The date or tithi of passing is not known
- The last rites were rushed or incomplete
- The first-year rites or Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa were never done
- The person went missing, or the body was never found
- Years have passed with nothing done
Two questions families often ask, answered quickly
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However you are placed, there is a way to offer with sincerity.
At your location
Our team performs the entire karma at your home or chosen place, with bhoktas, samagri, and every arrangement as the Shastra prescribes. This is the most authentic and complete way, because Shraddha is, above all, about śraddhā: faith and attention.
At your location, with Swayampaakam
Where arranging bhoktas or cooks is not possible, daanam is offered to a purohita brahmana, and the karma is performed in a simplified form, yet completed fully, and with sincerity.
Ruthvikkaranam: performed on your behalf
Where you cannot be physically present, Karishye may perform the karma on your behalf, with bhoktas and the full procedure, and you and your family join live online to offer sankalpa and take part.
And there is more than one way to offer.
The tradition built in flexibility, so that no one is ever unable to offer. Each of these is complete and valid in its own right.
Anna Shraddha
The offering of cooked food: the fullest form, when it can be done.
Āma Shraddha
The offering of uncooked provisions, grain and materials, when cooked offering is not possible.
Hiraṇya Shraddha
The offering made through its value in kind, when circumstances allow neither of the above.
- Dharma never says there is only one road, and it allows for time, place and circumstance.
- Three things to check first: was the antyeshti done properly, were the masikams of the first year done, and was Sapindikaranam done. Where any is missing or unknown, there is prayaschitta.
- It is not only for Brahmins. The Rishis laid down two methods, Vedokta and Puranokta, and through the Puranokta method every one of these karmas is open to everyone.
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“The offering is not to the departed alone. It reaches forward, to your children, and to theirs.”
Pitru Karmas Explained, in eight chapters
Before you book anything, understand it. Dr. Suryanarayana Jammalamadaka answers the questions families actually ask, in conversation with Dinesh Ganti.
Why families trust this to us
We don't touch anything from gurudakshina.
Purohitas who live a dharmic life, not hired for the hour.
Pure samagri, sourced directly from trusted farmers and vendors.
Shastra-aligned procedure: no shortcuts, correct sankalpa, gotra and tithi.
Personal guidance before, during, and after the karma.
Zero-plastic throughout, from samagri to seating.
Clarity and transparency at every step, including where every rupee goes.
Begin with a single, serious step.
If this speaks to you, reserve a consultation. We work with a small number of families who genuinely share this belief, so we ask for a small, fully-refundable token to begin.
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Questions families ask
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