Pitru Stotram 3 (Brihaddharma Puranam)
Pitru Stotram 3 (Brihaddharma Puranam)
पितृ स्तोत्रं 2 (बृहद्धर्म पुराणम्)
ब्रह्मोवाच ।
नमः पित्रे जन्मदात्रे सर्वदेवमयाय च ।
सुखदाय प्रसन्नाय सुप्रीताय महात्मने ॥ 1 ॥
सर्वयज्ञस्वरूपाय स्वर्गाय परमेष्ठिने ।
सर्वतीर्थावलोकाय करुणासागराय च ॥ 2 ॥
नमः सदाऽऽशुतोषाय शिवरूपाय ते नमः ।
सदाऽपराधक्षमिणे सुखाय सुखदाय च ॥ 3 ॥
दुर्लभं मानुषमिदं येन लब्धं मया वपुः ।
सम्भावनीयं धर्मार्थे तस्मै पित्रे नमो नमः ॥ 4 ॥
तीर्थस्नानतपोहोमजपादीन् यस्य दर्शनम् ।
महागुरोश्च गुरवे तस्मै पित्रे नमो नमः ॥ 5 ॥
यस्य प्रणाम स्तवनात् कोटिशः पितृतर्पणम् ।
अश्वमेधशतैस्तुल्यं तस्मै पित्रे नमो नमः ॥ 6 ॥
इदं स्तोत्रं पितृः पुण्यं यः पठेत् प्रयतो नरः ।
प्रत्यहं प्रातरुत्थाय पितृश्राद्धदिनेऽपि च ॥ 7 ॥
स्वजन्मदिवसे साक्षात् पितुरग्रे स्थितोऽपि वा ।
न तस्य दुर्लभं किञ्चित् सर्वज्ञत्वादि वाञ्छितम् ॥ 8 ॥
नानापकर्म कृत्वाऽपि यः स्तौति पितरं सुतः ।
स धृवं प्रविधायैव प्रायश्चित्तं सुखी भवेत् ।
पितृप्रीतिकरैर्नित्यं सर्वकर्माण्यथार्हति ॥ 9 ॥
इति बृहद्धर्मपुराणान्तर्गत ब्रह्मकृत पितृ स्तोत्रम् ।
About This Stotram
Overview
Pitru Stotram 3 (Brihaddharma Puranam) is a nine-verse Sanskrit hymn to the Pitrus (deified ancestors) found within the Brihaddharma Purana. The text praises the Pitrus with reverential epithets, seeks their blessings for the welfare of descendants, and belongs to the body of Puranic literature governing ancestral rites (shraaddha) in Hindu tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Pitru Stotram 3?
- Propitiates the ancestral spirits and invites their benevolent presence
- Helps resolve pitru dosha through devotional recitation
- Secures the ancestors' blessings for the prosperity of the family
- Supports the spiritual progress of both the reciter and the departed
When is the best time to recite this?
This stotram is recited during Pitru Paksha (the fortnight for ancestral rites), on Mahalaya Amavasya, and on the death anniversaries (shraddha tithis) of specific ancestors. It may also be used on any Amavasya day.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Brihaddharma Purana is a later Purana, estimated to have been composed between the 8th and 15th centuries CE, and is attributed by tradition to Vedavyasa like other Mahapuranas. It contains detailed discussions of dharma, ritual, and devotional practice, including specific hymns for ancestral propitiation. The stotram's placement within this Purana provides its scriptural authority. The author of the individual stotram is not named within the text, consistent with the Puranic convention of attributing contents to the overarching sage-compiler.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Pitru Stotram (Garuda Puranam) — a parallel ancestral hymn from the Garuda Purana, addressing the same Pitru tradition from a different Puranic source
- Pitru Suktam — the Rigvedic source hymn (10.15) for ancestral veneration, representing the Vedic foundation underlying these Puranic texts