Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi
Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi
zrAddhA pitR tarpaNa vidhi
Note: This should not be performed when one's father is alive.
AvazyakAni vastUni (Items Needed)
darbhAH (Kusa grass)
Black Seseme Seeds
Wet raw rice
arghya pAtra
paJca pAtra (Acamana pAtra, uddhariNi, ariveNaM)
gandha
AsanaM
pavitraM (ring made of darbha worn on the right ring finger)
yajJopavIta dhAraNa vidhi
savyaM – [yajJopavIta worn on left shoulder to right side waist.]
nivItI – [yajJopavIta worn like a garland in the center of the neck to stomach on the front.]
prAcInAvItI/apasavyaM – [yajJopavIta worn on right shoulder to left side waist.]
zivAya gurave namaH |
zuciH
(talamIda nIllanu jallukoNDi)
apavitraH pavitrovA sarvAvasthAM gato'pi vA
yaH smaret puNDarIkAkSaM sa bAhyAbhyantaraH zuciH ||
puNDarIkAkSa puNDarIkAkSa puNDarIkAkSa ||
prArthanA
zuklAmbaradharaM viSNuM zazivarNaM caturbhujaM
prasannavadanaM dhyAyet sarva vighnopazAntaye ||
vakratuNDa mahAkAya koTisUryasamaprabha |
nirvighnaM kuru me deva sarvakAryeSu sarvadA ||
OM zrI mahAgaNAdhipataye namaH |
Acamya
OM kezavAya svAhA |
OM nArAyaNAya svAhA |
OM mAdhavAya svAhA |
OM govindAya namaH |
OM viSNave namaH |
OM madhusUdanAya namaH |
OM trivikramAya namaH |
OM vAmanAya namaH |
OM zrIdharAya namaH |
OM hRSIkezAya namaH |
OM padmanAbhAya namaH |
OM dAmodarAya namaH |
OM saGkarSaNAya namaH |
OM vAsudevAya namaH |
OM pradyumnAya namaH |
OM aniruddhAya namaH |
OM puruSottamAya namaH |
OM adhokSajAya namaH |
OM nArasiMhAya namaH |
OM acyutAya namaH |
OM janArdanAya namaH |
OM upendrAya namaH |
OM haraye namaH |
OM zrI kRSNAya namaH |
pavitraM
OM pavitravantaH parivAjamAsate pitaiSAM pratno abhi rakSati vratam |
mahassamudraM varuNastiro dadhe dhIrA icchekurdharuNeSvArabham ||
pavitraM te vitataM brahmaNaspate prabhurgAtrANi paryeSi vizvataH |
ataptatanUrna tadAmo aznute zRtAsa idvahantastatsamAzata ||
pavitraM dhRtvA || [wear Pavithram]
bhUtocchATanaM
uttiSThantu bhUtapizAcAH ete bhUmibhArakAH |
eteSAmavirodhena brahmakarma samArabhe ||
prANAyAmaM
OM bhUH | OM bhuvaH | OM suvaH | OM mahaH |
OM janaH | OM tapaH | OM satyam |
tatsaviturvareNyaM bhargo devasya dhImahi |
dhiyo yo naH pracodayAt |
omApo jyotI rasomRtaM brahma bhUrbhuvassuvarom |
perform anuloma-viloma prANAyAma three times.
saGkalpaM
zrI govinda govinda govinda | zrImahAviSNorAjJayA pravartamAnasya adya brahmaNaH dvitIya parArthe zvetavarAha kalpe vaivasvata manvantare kaliyuge prathamapAde jambUdvIpe bhAratavarSe bharatakhaNDe meroH dakSiNa digbhAge zrIzailasya ... pradeze ..., ... nadyoH madhye puNyapradeze samasta devatA brAhmaNa AcArya hari hara guru caraNa sannidhau asmin vartamane vyAvaharika cAndramAnena zrI ... nAma saMvatsare ... ayane ... Rtau ... mAse ... pakSe ... tithau ... vAsare zrIviSNu nakSatre zrIviSNu yoge zrIviSNu karaNa evaM guNa vizeSaNa viziSTAyAM puNyatithau || prAcInAvItI || asmat pitRRnuddizya asmat pitRRNAM puNyalokAvAptyarthaM pitR tarpaNaM kariSye || savyam ||
namaskAraM
IzAnaH pitRrUpeNa mahAdevo mahezvaraH |
prIyatAM bhagavAnIzaH paramAtmA sadAzivaH || 1
devatAbhyaH pitRbhyazca mahAyogibhya eva ca |
namassvAhAyai svadhAyai nityameva namo namaH || 2
mantramadhye kriyAmadhye viSNossmaraNa pUrvakam |
yatkiJcitkriyate karma tatkoTi guNitaM bhavet || 3
viSNurviSNurviSNuH ||
arghyapAtra
arghyapAtrayoH amIgandhAH |
puSpArthA ime akSatAH |
amI kuzAH |
|| savyam || namaskRtya |
OM Ayantu naH pitarassomyAsogniSvAttAH pathibhirdeva yAnaiH |
asmin yajJe svadhayA madaM tvadhi bRvantu te avantva smAn ||
idaM pitRbhyo namo astvadya ye pUrvAso ya uparAsa IyuH |
ye pArthive rajasyA niSattA ye vA nUnaM suvRjanAsu vikSu ||
pitRdevatAbhyo namaH |
OM Agacchantu me pitara imaM gRhNantu jalAJjalim |
|| prAcInAvItI ||
sakalopacArArthe tilAn samarpayAmi |
pitrAdi tarpaNaM
|| prAcInAvItI ||
asmat pitaraM ... (gotraM) ... gotraM ...(nAma)... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat pitAmahaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM rudrarUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat prapitAmahaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM AdityarUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtaraM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat pitAmahIM ... gotrAM ... dAM rudrarUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat prapitAmahIM ... gotrAM ... dAM AdityarUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat sApatnImAtaraM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtAmahaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtuH pitAmahaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM rudrarUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtuH prapitAmahaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM AdityarUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtAmahIM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtuH pitAmahIM ... gotrAM ... dAM rudrarUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtuH prapitAmahIM ... gotrAM ... dAM AdityarUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat AtmapatnIM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat sutaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat bhrAtaraM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat jyeSTha/kaniSTha pitRvyaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtulaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat duhitaraM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat bhaginIM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat dauhitraM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat bhagineyakaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat pitRSvasAraM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat jyeSTha/kaniSTha mAtRSvasAraM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat jAmAtaraM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat bhAvukaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat snuSAM ... gotraM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat zvazuraM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat zvazrUM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat syAlakaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat svAminaM/AcAryaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat guruM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat rikthinaM ... gotraM ... zarmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
pitRdevatAbhyo namaH |
suprIto bhavatu |
kuzodakaM
|| prAcInAvItI ||
eSAnnamAtA na pitA na bandhuH nAnya gotriNaH |
te sarve tRptimAyAntu mayotsRSTaiH kuzodakaiH ||
tRpyata tRpyata tRpyata tRpyata tRpyata |
niSpIDanodakaM
|| nivItI ||
yeke cAsmatkulejAtAH aputrAH gotriNo mRtAH |
te gRhNantu mayA dattaM vastraniSpIDanodakam |
samarpaNaM
|| savyam ||
kAyena vAcA manasaindriyairvA
buddhyAtmanA vA prakRtessvabhAvAt |
karomi yadyatsakalaM parasmai
nArAyaNAyeti samarpayAmi ||
namo brahmaNyadevAya go brAhmaNa hitAya ca |
jagaddhitAya kRSNAya govindAya namo namaH ||
pavitraM visRjya |
OM zAntiH zAntiH zAntiH |
OM tatsat brahmArpaNamastu |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi is a Sanskrit procedural text that prescribes the rituals and mantras for performing Shraddha (ancestral rites) and Pitru Tarpana (offering water libations to ancestors). It does not honor a single deity but is addressed to the Pitru Devas, the ancestral spirits recognized in Vedic and Puranic tradition. The text specifies materials such as darbha (kusa) grass and black sesame seeds, and includes guidelines on eligibility, such as the condition that the father must be deceased before these rites are performed.
What are the benefits of chanting Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi?
- Fulfills the prescribed ancestral duty (pitru-rina) recognized in Dharma Shastra literature
- Believed to bring peace to the souls of departed ancestors
- Removal of Pitru Dosha (ancestral karmic impediments) affecting the family lineage
- Associated with prosperity and well-being for the performer's household through ancestral blessings
When is the best time to recite this?
Shraddha Paksha (the fortnight dedicated to ancestors, typically in the lunar month of Bhadrapada) is the primary occasion. Mahalaya Amavasya is the most auspicious single day. The rites are also performed on death anniversaries (tithi shraddha) and during solar and lunar eclipses.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Shraddha rituals are among the oldest attested practices in the Hindu tradition, with foundational descriptions in the Rigveda and detailed prescriptions in the Dharma Shastras (including the Manusmriti and Yajnavalkya Smriti) and in several Puranas. The specific vidhi in this text draws on these sources and on regional priestly traditions. The use of kusa grass and black sesame as ritual materials is mentioned in Vedic texts as far back as the Atharvaveda. The text has no individual identified author and represents the codified ritualistic tradition as transmitted through Brahminical lineages.
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Related Texts
- Shraddha Suktam — a Vedic hymn from the Taittiriya Brahmana honoring Shraddha (faith) as the basis of ritual, thematically connected to ancestral rites
- Shukla Yajurveda Sandhya Vandanam — another ritual-prescriptive text from the Vedic tradition addressing the daily obligatory duties of a householder