Pitru Tarpanam

pitṛ tarpaṇaṃ

Śloka 1

Note: This should not be performed when one's father is alive.

Items Needed

• Darbhas (Kusa grass)

• Black Seseme Seeds

• Wet raw rice

• arghya pātra

• pañca pātra (ācamana pātra, uddhariṇi, ariveṇaṃ)

• gandha

• āsanaṃ

• pavitraṃ (ring made of darbha worn on the right ring finger)

yajñopavīta dhāraṇa vidhi

• savyaṃ – [yajñopavīta worn on left shoulder to right side waist.]

• nivītī – [yajñopavīta worn like a garland in the center of the neck to stomach on the front.]

• prācīnāvītī/apasavyaṃ – [yajñopavīta worn on right shoulder to left side waist.]

śivāya gurave namaḥ |

śuciḥ

(talamīda nīllanu jallukoṇḍi)

apavitraḥ pavitrovā sarvāvasthāṃ gato'pi vā

yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ ||

puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣa ||

prārthanā

śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujaṃ

prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarva vighnopaśāntaye ||

vakratuṇḍa mahākāya koṭisūryasamaprabha |

nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā ||

oṃ śrī mahāgaṇādhipataye namaḥ |

ācamya

oṃ keśavāya svāhā |

oṃ nārāyaṇāya svāhā |

oṃ mādhavāya svāhā |

oṃ govindāya namaḥ |

oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ |

oṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥ |

oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ |

oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ |

oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ |

oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ |

oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ |

oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ |

oṃ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ |

oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ |

oṃ pradyumnāya namaḥ |

oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ |

oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ |

oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ |

oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ |

oṃ acyutāya namaḥ |

oṃ janārdanāya namaḥ |

oṃ upendrāya namaḥ |

oṃ haraye namaḥ |

oṃ śrī kṛṣṇāya namaḥ |

pavitraṃ

oṃ pavitravantaḥ parivājamāsate pitaiṣāṃ pratno abhi rakṣati vratam |

mahassamudraṃ varuṇastiro dadhe dhīrā icchekurdharuṇeṣvārabham ||

pavitraṃ te vitataṃ brahmaṇaspate prabhurgātrāṇi paryeṣi viśvataḥ |

ataptatanūrna tadāmo aśnute śṛtāsa idvahantastatsamāśata ||

pavitraṃ dhṛtvā || [Wear Pavithram]

bhūtocchāṭanaṃ

uttiṣṭhantu bhūtapiśācāḥ ete bhūmibhārakāḥ |

eteṣāmavirodhena brahmakarma samārabhe ||

prāṇāyāmaṃ

oṃ bhūḥ | oṃ bhuvaḥ | oṃ suvaḥ | oṃ mahaḥ |

oṃ janaḥ | oṃ tapaḥ | oṃ satyam |

tatsaviturvareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi |

dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt |

omāpo jyotī rasomṛtaṃ brahma bhūrbhuvassuvarom |

Perform anuloma-viloma prāṇāyāma three times.

saṅkalpaṃ

śrī govinda govinda govinda | śrīmahāviṣṇorājñayā pravartamānasya adya brahmaṇaḥ dvitīya parārthe śvetavarāha kalpe vaivasvata manvantare kaliyuge prathamapāde jambūdvīpe bhāratavarṣe bharatakhaṇḍe meroḥ dakṣiṇa digbhāge śrīśailasya pradeśe , nadyoḥ madhye puṇyapradeśe samasta devatā brāhmaṇa ācārya hari hara guru caraṇa sannidhau asmin vartamane vyāvaharika cāndramānena śrī nāma saṃvatsare ayane ṛtau māse pakṣe tithau vāsare śrīviṣṇu nakṣatre śrīviṣṇu yoge śrīviṣṇu karaṇa evaṃ guṇa viśeṣaṇa viśiṣṭāyāṃ puṇyatithau || prācīnāvītī || asmat pitṝnuddiśya asmat pitṝṇāṃ puṇyalokāvāptyarthaṃ pitṛ tarpaṇaṃ kariṣye || savyam ||

namaskāraṃ

īśānaḥ pitṛrūpeṇa mahādevo maheśvaraḥ |

prīyatāṃ bhagavānīśaḥ paramātmā sadāśivaḥ || 1

devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca mahāyogibhya eva ca |

namassvāhāyai svadhāyai nityameva namo namaḥ || 2

mantramadhye kriyāmadhye viṣṇossmaraṇa pūrvakam |

yatkiñcitkriyate karma tatkoṭi guṇitaṃ bhavet || 3

viṣṇurviṣṇurviṣṇuḥ ||

arghyapātra

arghyapātrayoḥ amīgandhāḥ |

puṣpārthā ime akṣatāḥ |

amī kuśāḥ |

|| savyam || namaskṛtya |

oṃ āyantu naḥ pitarassomyāsogniṣvāttāḥ pathibhirdeva yānaiḥ |

asmin yajñe svadhayā madaṃ tvadhi bṛvantu te avantva smān ||

idaṃ pitṛbhyo namo astvadya ye pūrvāso ya uparāsa īyuḥ |

ye pārthive rajasyā niṣattā ye vā nūnaṃ suvṛjanāsu vikṣu ||

pitṛdevatābhyo namaḥ |

oṃ āgacchantu me pitara imaṃ gṛhṇantu jalāñjalim |

|| prācīnāvītī ||

sakalopacārārthe tilān samarpayāmi |

pitrādi tarpaṇaṃ

|| prācīnāvītī ||

asmat pitaraṃ (gotraṃ) gotraṃ (nāma) śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat pitāmahaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ rudrarūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat prapitāmahaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ ādityarūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat mātaraṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat pitāmahīṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ rudrarūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat prapitāmahīṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ ādityarūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat sāpatnīmātaraṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat mātāmahaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat mātuḥ pitāmahaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ rudrarūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat mātuḥ prapitāmahaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ ādityarūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat mātāmahīṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat mātuḥ pitāmahīṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ rudrarūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat mātuḥ prapitāmahīṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ ādityarūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat ātmapatnīṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat sutaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat bhrātaraṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat jyeṣṭha/kaniṣṭha pitṛvyaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat mātulaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat duhitaraṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat bhaginīṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat dauhitraṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat bhagineyakaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat pitṛṣvasāraṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat jyeṣṭha/kaniṣṭha mātṛṣvasāraṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat jāmātaraṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat bhāvukaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat snuṣāṃ gotraṃ dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat śvaśuraṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat śvaśrūṃ gotrāṃ dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat syālakaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat svāminaṃ/ācāryaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat guruṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

asmat rikthinaṃ gotraṃ śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

pitṛdevatābhyo namaḥ |

suprīto bhavatu |

kuśodakaṃ

|| prācīnāvītī ||

eṣānnamātā na pitā na bandhuḥ nānya gotriṇaḥ |

te sarve tṛptimāyāntu mayotsṛṣṭaiḥ kuśodakaiḥ ||

tṛpyata tṛpyata tṛpyata tṛpyata tṛpyata |

niṣpīḍanodakaṃ

|| nivītī ||

yeke cāsmatkulejātāḥ aputrāḥ gotriṇo mṛtāḥ |

te gṛhṇantu mayā dattaṃ vastraniṣpīḍanodakam |

samarpaṇaṃ

|| savyam ||

kāyena vācā manasaindriyairvā

buddhyātmanā vā prakṛtessvabhāvāt |

karomi yadyatsakalaṃ parasmai

nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||

namo brahmaṇyadevāya go brāhmaṇa hitāya ca |

jagaddhitāya kṛṣṇāya govindāya namo namaḥ ||

pavitraṃ visṛjya |

oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ |

oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu |