Pitru Stotram (Garuda Puranam)
Pitru Stotram (Garuda Puranam)
pitR stotraM (garuDa purANam)
ruciruvAca |
namasye'haM pitRRn bhaktyA ye vasantyadhidevatAH |
devairapi hi tarpyante ye zrAddheSu svadhottaraiH || 1 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn svarge ye tarpyante maharSibhiH |
zrAddhairmanomayairbhaktyA bhuktimuktimabhIpsubhiH || 2 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn svarge siddhAH santarpayanti yAn |
zrAddheSu divyaiH sakalairupahArairanuttamaiH || 3 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn bhaktyA ye'rcyante guhyakairdivi |
tanmayatvena vAJchadbhirRddhiryAtyantikIM parAm || 4 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn martyairarcyante bhuvi ye sadA |
zrAddheSu zraddhayAbhISTalokapuSTipradAyinaH || 5 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn viprairarcyante bhuvi ye sadA |
vAJchitAbhISTalAbhAya prAjApatyapradAyinaH || 6 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn ye vai tarpyante'raNyavAsibhiH |
vanyaiH zrAddhairyatAhAraistaponirdhUtakalmaSaiH || 7 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn viprairnaiSThikairdharmacAribhiH |
ye saMyatAtmabhirnityaM santarpyante samAdhibhiH || 8 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn zrAddhai rAjanyAstarpayanti yAn |
kavyairazeSairvidhivallokadvayaphalapradAn || 9 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn vaizyairarcyante bhuvi ye sadA |
svakarmAbhiratairnityaM puSpadhUpAnnavAribhiH || 10 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn zrAddhe zUdrairapi ca bhaktitaH |
santarpyante jagatkRtsnaM nAmnA khyAtAH sukAlinaH || 11 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn zrAddhe pAtAle ye mahAsuraiH |
santarpyante sudhAhArAstyaktadambhamadaiH sadA || 12 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn zrAddhairarcyante ye rasAtale |
bhogairazeSairvidhivannAgaiH kAmAnabhIpsubhiH || 13 ||
namasye'haM pitRRn zrAddhaiH sarpaiH santarpitAnsadA |
tatraiva vidhivanmantrabhogasampatsamanvitaiH || 14 ||
pitRRnnamasye nivasanti sAkSA-
-dye devaloke'tha mahItale vA |
tathA'ntarikSe ca surAripUjyA-
-ste me pratIcchantu manopanItam || 15 ||
pitRRnnamasye paramArthabhUtA
ye vai vimAne nivasantyamUrtAH |
yajanti yAnastamalairmanobhi-
-ryogIzvarAH klezavimuktihetUn || 16 ||
pitRRnnamasye divi ye ca mUrtAH
svadhAbhujaH kAmyaphalAbhisandhau |
pradAnazaktAH sakalepsitAnAM
vimuktidA ye'nabhisaMhiteSu || 17 ||
tRpyantu te'sminpitaraH samastA
icchAvatAM ye pradizanti kAmAn |
suratvamindratvamito'dhikaM vA
gajAzvaratnAni mahAgRhANi || 18 ||
somasya ye razmiSu ye'rkabimbe
zukle vimAne ca sadA vasanti |
tRpyantu te'sminpitaro'nnatoyai-
-rgandhAdinA puSTimito vrajantu || 19 ||
yeSAM hute'gnau haviSA ca tRpti-
-rye bhuJjate viprazarIrasaMsthAH |
ye piNDadAnena mudaM prayAnti
tRpyantu te'sminpitaro'nnatoyaiH || 20 ||
ye khaDgamAMsena surairabhISTaiH
kRSNaistilairdivya manoharaizca |
kAlena zAkena maharSivaryaiH
samprINitAste mudamatra yAntu || 21 ||
kavyAnyazeSANi ca yAnyabhISTA-
-nyatIva teSAM mama pUjitAnAm |
teSAJca sAnnidhyamihAstu puSpa-
-gandhAmbubhojyeSu mayA kRteSu || 22 ||
dine dine ye pratigRhNate'rcAM
mAsAntapUjyA bhuvi ye'STakAsu |
ye vatsarAnte'bhyudaye ca pUjyAH
prayAntu te me pitaro'tra tuSTim || 23 ||
pUjyA dvijAnAM kumudendubhAso
ye kSatriyANAM jvalanArkavarNAH |
tathA vizAM ye kanakAvadAtA
nIlIprabhAH zUdrajanasya ye ca || 24 ||
te'sminsamastA mama puSpagandha-
-dhUpAmbubhojyAdinivedanena |
tathA'gnihomena ca yAnti tRptiM
sadA pitRbhyaH praNato'smi tebhyaH || 25 ||
ye devapUrvANyabhitRptiheto-
-raznanti kavyAni zubhAhRtAni |
tRptAzca ye bhUtisRjo bhavanti
tRpyantu te'sminpraNato'smi tebhyaH || 26 ||
rakSAMsi bhUtAnyasurAMstathogrA-
-nnirnAzayantu tvazivaM prajAnAm |
AdyAH surANAmamarezapUjyA-
-stRpyantu te'sminpraNato'smitebhyaH || 27 ||
agnisvAttA barhiSada AjyapAH somapAstathA |
vrajantu tRptiM zrAddhe'sminpitarastarpitA mayA || 28 ||
agnisvAttAH pitRgaNAH prAcIM rakSantu me dizam |
tathA barhiSadaH pAntu yAmyAM me pitaraH sadA |
pratIcImAjyapAstadvadudIcImapi somapAH || 29 ||
rakSobhUtapizAcebhyastathaivAsuradoSataH |
sarvataH pitaro rakSAM kurvantu mama nityazaH || 30 ||
vizvo vizvabhugArAdhyo dharmo dhanyaH zubhAnanaH |
bhUtido bhUtikRdbhUtiH pitRRNAM ye gaNA nava || 31 ||
kalyANaH kalyadaH kartA kalyaH kalyatarAzrayaH |
kalyatAheturanaghaH SaDime te gaNAH smRtAH || 32 ||
varo vareNyo varadastuSTidaH puSTidastathA |
vizvapAtA tathA dhAtA saptaite ca gaNAH smRtAH || 33 ||
mahAnmahAtmA mahito mahimAvAnmahAbalaH |
gaNAH paJca tathaivaite pitRRNAM pApanAzanAH || 34 ||
sukhado dhanadazcAnyo dharmado'nyazca bhUtidaH |
pitRRNAM kathyate caiva tathA gaNacatuSTayam || 35 ||
ekatriMzatpitRgaNA yairvyAptamakhilaM jagat |
ta evAtra pitRgaNAstuSyantu ca madAhitam || 36 ||
iti zrI garuDapurANe Unanavatitamo'dhyAye rucikRta pitR stotram |
About This Stotram
Overview
Pitru Stotram (Garuda Puranam) is a 36-verse Sanskrit hymn to the Pitrus (deified ancestors) sourced from the Garuda Purana, one of the eighteen Mahapuranas of the Vaishnava tradition. The text praises the Pitrus, seeks their blessings, and is used in the context of shraaddha (ancestral rites) and pitru tarpanam (water libations). The Garuda Purana, which deals extensively with death, the afterlife, and liberation, provides the scriptural framework for this hymn.
What are the benefits of chanting Pitru Stotram (Garuda Puranam)?
- Propitiates ancestral spirits and invites their blessings for descendants
- Helps address pitru dosha through regular recitation and ritual context
- Supports the spiritual progress of departed ancestors
- Promotes family prosperity and well-being through ancestral harmony
When is the best time to recite this?
The stotram is best recited during Pitru Paksha, on Mahalaya Amavasya, on the Amavasya (new moon) of each month, and on the specific death anniversaries of ancestors. It may accompany the formal shraaddha ceremony.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Garuda Purana is one of the eighteen canonical Mahapuranas, traditionally attributed to Vedavyasa and transmitted by the sage Suta to an assembly of rishis. Its final compilation is estimated by scholars between the 8th and 11th centuries CE. The Purana is specifically associated with knowledge of the afterlife, the journey of the soul after death, and the means to secure a favorable passage for the departed through rites performed by the living. The Pitru Stotram embedded within it carries that Puranic authority for ancestral worship.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Pitru Stotram 3 (Brihaddharma Puranam) — a parallel ancestral hymn from the Brihaddharma Purana, similar in purpose and structure
- Pitru Tarpanam — the ritual procedure for water libations to the Pitrus, within which this stotram is recited