Swayampaka/Seedha Daan For Brahmins

The rite

Swayampaka (Swyampak) or Seedha Daan is the charitable giving of raw groceries—rice, dal, oil, vegetables—and sometimes cooked feast to brahmins as part of pitru karma, shradh, or general punya. Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma supervises the religious framing, sankalp, and acceptance mantra at your Bengaluru home while your family arranges the provisions and cooks or packs items listed on WhatsApp. You can name everyone who should be included in sankalp when you book, and ask for a shorter or longer format if elders are frail or children need a break.

Time at the house: 1–3 hours plus cooking

Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma does this at the house in Bengaluru. The fee is not printed on this page. It is sent on WhatsApp with the material list.

Why families book it

Daan is considered incomplete without correct sankalp and respectful offering. Many busy families want a pandit to bless the bundles before brahmins receive them, especially when combining daan with annual shradh.

This service is about dharma and feeding scholars, not tax deduction advice. Pandit ji does not guarantee ancestral forgiveness as a transaction; he ensures vidhi and dignified presentation. Pack raw daan in clean bags labelled in Tamil or Hindi if brahmins prefer reading contents.

When families ask

• Alongside shradh or srardham same day
• Pitru paksha general daan
• Birthday or wedding anniversary punya
• After prosperous year when elders order brahmin bhojan daan
• Prayaschitta when astrologer prescribes anna daan

Short vidhi

1. Ganesh and daan sankalp
2. Listing of items offered aloud
3. Mantra while handing rice, dal, oil, vegetables
4. Invitation to brahmins to accept seat
5. Serving meal or raw kit per arrangement
6. Tamboolam and dakshina to each brahmin
7. Ashirvad to yajamana family
8. Prokshana if combined with pitru rite
9. Family serves with humility
10. Closing gratitude mantra

The pandit confirms the order on WhatsApp before the visit.

Samagri

• Rice bags or measured rice
• Toor dal and other lentils
• Cooking oil, ghee
• Vegetables and spices for meal
• Fruits
• Betel leaves and nuts
• New dhoti or cloth for brahmin gift optional
• Cash dakshina envelopes
• Banana leaves or plates
• Cooking vessels if meal at home
• Tamboolam trays
• Flowers for altar
• Incense
• List of brahmin count

The exact list for your day is sent on WhatsApp. This page does not sell a kit and does not say materials are included in a fee.

Questions

Does pandit bring groceries?

Family supplies all food; pandit performs sankalp and vidhi.

How many brahmins?

Often 2–5 for home daan; confirm count when booking.

Raw daan versus cooked meal?

Both called swayampak/seedha in different regions—state which you plan.

Can daan stand alone without shradh?

Yes, as general punya with sankalp.

Vegetarian only?

Yes, sattvic vegetarian meal or raw items.

Tax receipt?

Religious daan between family and brahmins; no invoice from this site.

WhatsApp prep?

Number of brahmins, menu type, date, area in Bengaluru.