Jeev Seva
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Selfless service to living beings, performed without display or publicity — showing it off is understood to deplete the merit (punya) it generates.
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What is actually mandatory to do in Pitru Paksha?
Panchbali above everything else. Whether or not you do anything else, feed five creatures: fresh roti to the cow, food to the dog, food to the crow, sugar for the ants, and a meal to a destitute or hungry person.
What recitations may be added on top of Panchbali during Pitru Paksha?
If you have the wish, means and inclination: the Gita's seventh or eleventh chapter, or the whole of it, or your own Ishta's Gita — Shiva Gita, Devi Gita — or the Pitru Bisa. But do Jeev Seva without fail, because it is service to living creatures that satisfies the ancestors' souls.
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