Pitru Dosha is considered to be an affliction in horoscope which is caused by NOT PACIFYING the soul of departed forefathers. Miseries in life are often the result of this defect- Pitru Dosh. This affliction can be formed in your birth-chart by your ignorance toward pacification of dead ancestors.
What is Pitru Dosha?
Pitru Dosh or Pitri Dosha is affliction in horoscope that arises due to not getting Nirvana to soul of departed fore fathers. It mainly occurs when dead forefathers and ancestors did not get peace or proper salvation (Moksh) at the time of departing their souls. Now, you may be curious to know how you will identify existence of Pitru Dosh in birth-chart. In Hindu mythology, it is believed that if anyone in the family do not offer water and food to their dead ancestors, ignore them in shradh-pooja or do not perform any custom for pacification of their soul, Pitra Dosh is formed with conjunction of luminous planet Sun and malefic planet Rahu in 9th house in birth-chart.
How to know there is pitra dosh in horoscope?
· Venus, Saturn and Rahu, or two of these three are situated in the 5th House of horoscope – The Sun becomes malefic and shows its ill effects on the native.
· Ketu is situated in the 4th House of horoscope –One receives the malefic effects of Planet Moon.
· Mercury or Ketu or both are situated in 1st or 8th House in the horoscope- Mars gives inauspicious results to the native.
· Moon is situated in the 3rd or 6th House of the horoscope of the native- The native suffers from the malefic effects of planet Mercury.
· Venus, Mercury or Rahu, any two of these three or all the three planets are situated in 2nd or 5th or 9th or 12th House of the horoscope of the native- The planet Jupiter gives inauspicious results.
· If Sun or Moon or Rahu or any two out of these three or all these three planets are situated in the 7th House of the horoscope- The planet Venus becomes inauspicious and gives malefic effects to the native.
· Sun, Moon or Mars or two out of these three or all these three are situated in 10th or 11th House in the horoscope- Saturn gives malefic effects as it becomes inauspicious due to the above placement.
· Sun or Venus or both are situated in 12th House in the horoscope- Rahu gives bad results to the native as it is rendered inauspicious due to this planetary position.
· Moon or Mars is situated in 6th House in horoscope- Ketu gives bad results to the native.
Pitra dosha effects:
· It could delay the marriage.
· It could scuttle the successful married life.
· There could be unsuccessful or failed marriage in the same family.
· There could be more number of bachelors in the same family.
· It could forbid the conceiving of the children.
· It could lead to miscarriages during the conceiving.
· There could be physically and mentally disabled person.
· There could be unnatural deaths.
· There could be robbery, fire or accidents in the house.