Pitru Stotram (Garuda Puranam)
Pitru Stotram (Garuda Puranam)
Pitru Stotram (Garuda Puranam)
pitRRi stotraM (garuDa purANam)
ruchiruvAcha |
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn bhaktyA ye vasantyadhidevatAH |
devairapi hi tarpyante ye shrAddheShu svadhottaraiH || 1 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn svarge ye tarpyante maharShibhiH |
shrAddhairmanomayairbhaktyA bhuktimuktimabhIpsubhiH || 2 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn svarge siddhAH santarpayanti yAn |
shrAddheShu divyaiH sakalairupahArairanuttamaiH || 3 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn bhaktyA ye.archyante guhyakairdivi |
tanmayatvena vA~nChadbhirRRiddhiryAtyantikIM parAm || 4 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn martyairarchyante bhuvi ye sadA |
shrAddheShu shraddhayAbhIShTalokapuShTipradAyinaH || 5 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn viprairarchyante bhuvi ye sadA |
vA~nChitAbhIShTalAbhAya prAjApatyapradAyinaH || 6 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn ye vai tarpyante.araNyavAsibhiH |
vanyaiH shrAddhairyatAhAraistaponirdhUtakalmaShaiH || 7 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn viprairnaiShThikairdharmachAribhiH |
ye saMyatAtmabhirnityaM santarpyante samAdhibhiH || 8 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn shrAddhai rAjanyAstarpayanti yAn |
kavyairasheShairvidhivallokadvayaphalapradAn || 9 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn vaishyairarchyante bhuvi ye sadA |
svakarmAbhiratairnityaM puShpadhUpAnnavAribhiH || 10 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn shrAddhe shUdrairapi cha bhaktitaH |
santarpyante jagatkRRitsnaM nAmnA khyAtAH sukAlinaH || 11 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn shrAddhe pAtAle ye mahAsuraiH |
santarpyante sudhAhArAstyaktadambhamadaiH sadA || 12 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn shrAddhairarchyante ye rasAtale |
bhogairasheShairvidhivannAgaiH kAmAnabhIpsubhiH || 13 ||
namasye.ahaM pitRRIn shrAddhaiH sarpaiH santarpitAnsadA |
tatraiva vidhivanmantrabhogasampatsamanvitaiH || 14 ||
pitRRInnamasye nivasanti sAkShA-
-dye devaloke.atha mahItale vA |
tathA.antarikShe cha surAripUjyA-
-ste me pratIchChantu manopanItam || 15 ||
pitRRInnamasye paramArthabhUtA
ye vai vimAne nivasantyamUrtAH |
yajanti yAnastamalairmanobhi-
-ryogIshvarAH kleshavimuktihetUn || 16 ||
pitRRInnamasye divi ye cha mUrtAH
svadhAbhujaH kAmyaphalAbhisandhau |
pradAnashaktAH sakalepsitAnAM
vimuktidA ye.anabhisaMhiteShu || 17 ||
tRRipyantu te.asminpitaraH samastA
ichChAvatAM ye pradishanti kAmAn |
suratvamindratvamito.adhikaM vA
gajAshvaratnAni mahAgRRihANi || 18 ||
somasya ye rashmiShu ye.arkabimbe
shukle vimAne cha sadA vasanti |
tRRipyantu te.asminpitaro.annatoyai-
-rgandhAdinA puShTimito vrajantu || 19 ||
yeShAM hute.agnau haviShA cha tRRipti-
-rye bhu~njate viprasharIrasaMsthAH |
ye piNDadAnena mudaM prayAnti
tRRipyantu te.asminpitaro.annatoyaiH || 20 ||
ye khaDgamAMsena surairabhIShTaiH
kRRiShNaistilairdivya manoharaishcha |
kAlena shAkena maharShivaryaiH
samprINitAste mudamatra yAntu || 21 ||
kavyAnyasheShANi cha yAnyabhIShTA-
-nyatIva teShAM mama pUjitAnAm |
teShA~ncha sAnnidhyamihAstu puShpa-
-gandhAmbubhojyeShu mayA kRRiteShu || 22 ||
dine dine ye pratigRRihNate.archAM
mAsAntapUjyA bhuvi ye.aShTakAsu |
ye vatsarAnte.abhyudaye cha pUjyAH
prayAntu te me pitaro.atra tuShTim || 23 ||
pUjyA dvijAnAM kumudendubhAso
ye kShatriyANAM jvalanArkavarNAH |
tathA vishAM ye kanakAvadAtA
nIlIprabhAH shUdrajanasya ye cha || 24 ||
te.asminsamastA mama puShpagandha-
-dhUpAmbubhojyAdinivedanena |
tathA.agnihomena cha yAnti tRRiptiM
sadA pitRRibhyaH praNato.asmi tebhyaH || 25 ||
ye devapUrvANyabhitRRiptiheto-
-rashnanti kavyAni shubhAhRRitAni |
tRRiptAshcha ye bhUtisRRijo bhavanti
tRRipyantu te.asminpraNato.asmi tebhyaH || 26 ||
rakShAMsi bhUtAnyasurAMstathogrA-
-nnirnAshayantu tvashivaM prajAnAm |
AdyAH surANAmamareshapUjyA-
-stRRipyantu te.asminpraNato.asmitebhyaH || 27 ||
agnisvAttA barhiShada AjyapAH somapAstathA |
vrajantu tRRiptiM shrAddhe.asminpitarastarpitA mayA || 28 ||
agnisvAttAH pitRRigaNAH prAchIM rakShantu me disham |
tathA barhiShadaH pAntu yAmyAM me pitaraH sadA |
pratIchImAjyapAstadvadudIchImapi somapAH || 29 ||
rakShobhUtapishAchebhyastathaivAsuradoShataH |
sarvataH pitaro rakShAM kurvantu mama nityashaH || 30 ||
vishvo vishvabhugArAdhyo dharmo dhanyaH shubhAnanaH |
bhUtido bhUtikRRidbhUtiH pitRRINAM ye gaNA nava || 31 ||
kalyANaH kalyadaH kartA kalyaH kalyatarAshrayaH |
kalyatAheturanaghaH ShaDime te gaNAH smRRitAH || 32 ||
varo vareNyo varadastuShTidaH puShTidastathA |
vishvapAtA tathA dhAtA saptaite cha gaNAH smRRitAH || 33 ||
mahAnmahAtmA mahito mahimAvAnmahAbalaH |
gaNAH pa~ncha tathaivaite pitRRINAM pApanAshanAH || 34 ||
sukhado dhanadashchAnyo dharmado.anyashcha bhUtidaH |
pitRRINAM kathyate chaiva tathA gaNachatuShTayam || 35 ||
ekatriMshatpitRRigaNA yairvyAptamakhilaM jagat |
ta evAtra pitRRigaNAstuShyantu cha madAhitam || 36 ||
iti shrI garuDapurANe Unanavatitamo.adhyAye ruchikRRita pitRRi 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