Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi
Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi
Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi
śrāddhā pitṛ tarpaṇa vidhi
Note: This should not be performed when one's father is alive.
āvaśyakāni vastūni (Items Needed)
darbhāḥ (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 |
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.
Available scripts
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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