
The last Somvati Amavasya of this year is on Monday, 30 December. On Somvati Amavasya, first of all, take a bath in a holy river in the morning. After that, perform tarpan for the ancestors, which makes the angry ancestors happy. Then donate according to your capacity. On this day, there is a ritual of worshipping Lord Shiva, Mother Parvati and ancestors. Bathing and donating on this day leads to virtue. By donating on the day of Somvati Amavasya, you can attain happiness, good fortune and your ancestors will also be happy. Let us know from Tirupati's astrologer Dr. Krishna Kumar Bhargava that which 5 things are best to donate on the day of Somvati Amavasya?
Donation on Somvati Amavasya will brighten your luck!
1. Food donation: On Somvati Amavasya, donate food after taking a bath. By donating food, your ancestors will be happy and will bless you after being satisfied. You can donate barley, rice, wheat, sesame etc. in food. On the occasion of Somvati Amavasya, prepare satvik food at home. Take out some portion of it and feed it to cow, crow, dog etc. Feed a Brahmin. This will make your angry ancestors happy. You can get rid of Pitra Dosh.
2. Donation of clothes: To get the blessings of the gods on Somvati Amavasya, you should donate clothes. After taking bath on this day, donate stitched clothes of red, yellow and green colour. To get the blessings of ancestors, donate unstitched clothes of white colour.
3. Planet donation: Somvati Amavasya is related to the moon. So, you should donate things related to the moon on this day. You can donate white clothes, rice, curd, silver, pearls, sugar candy, kheer etc. on Somvati Amavasya. This will remove the moon defect prevailing in the horoscope.
4. Cow donation: If someone in your family has died recently or has had an untimely death, then you should donate a cow on Somvati Amavasya. According to Garuda Purana, donating a cow helps the soul to cross the Vaitarni river.
5. Donation of religious books: On the occasion of Somvati Amavasya, if you wish, you can donate religious books like Gita, Garuda Purana etc. By doing this, a person gets freedom from Rishi debt.
According to religious beliefs, there are three debts, Pitra Rin, Dev Rin and Rishi Rin. To get rid of these three, you can donate clothes and food. This will benefit you.