The importance of performing Shradh Karma with full devotion has been mentioned in the Shastras. The purpose of Shraddha is to repay any debts we owe to our deceased ancestors by gratifying their spirits as well as to make free of their sins.
Read MoreThe Shradh customs purify every wrongdoing and help them rest in peace with their souls freed and to look for their favours. The Shradh puja is offered amid Pitru Paksha period amid the Krishna Paksha fortnight in the Ashwin month. As indicated by the epic Mahabharata, when Karna died, his spirit was sent to paradise.