Tripad Nakshatra Shanti: Out of the total 27 constellations, if a person’s death occurs when ‘Krittika’, ‘Punarvasu’, ‘Uttara Falguni’, ‘Vishakha’, ‘Uttarashadha’ or ‘Purva Bhadrapada’ constellation is prevailing on a day, it is termed as inauspicious for death. It is believed that if the proper ‘shanti’ ritual is not performed, the dead person may carry another three (3) family members with him within a two-year period time (i.e. more 3 persons may pass away). So, in order to remove all those bad effects / evils / consequences / implications likely to be generated for the family members, due to this particular demise, ‘Tripad Nakshatra Shanti’ is performed.

Panchak Nakshatra Shanti: Out of the total 27 constellations, if a person’s death occurs when ‘Dhanishtha’ (latter part), ‘Shat taraka’, ‘Purva Bhadrapada’, ‘Uttara Bhadrapada’ & ‘Revati’ constellation is prevailing on a day, it is termed as inauspicious for death. It is believed that if the proper ‘shanti’ ritual is not performed, the dead person may carry another five (5) family members with him within a two-year period time (i.e. more 5 persons may pass away). So, in order to remove all those bad effects / evils / consequences / implications likely to be generated for the family members, due to this particular demise, ‘Panchak Nakshatra Shanti’ is performed. These 5 constellations mentioned above are the last five (5) constellations in the order of sequence. It occurs when the moon’s longitude exist between 296 degrees and 360 degrees in sidereal calculation.