Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi
Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi
Shraddha Pitru Tarpana Vidhi
shrAddhA pitRRi tarpaNa vidhi
Note: This should not be performed when one's father is alive.
AvashyakAni vastUni (Items Needed)
darbhAH (Kusa grass)
Black Seseme Seeds
Wet raw rice
arghya pAtra
pa~ncha pAtra (Achamana pAtra, uddhariNi, ariveNaM)
gandha
AsanaM
pavitraM (ring made of darbha worn on the right ring finger)
yaj~nopavIta dhAraNa vidhi
savyaM – [yaj~nopavIta worn on left shoulder to right side waist.]
nivItI – [yaj~nopavIta worn like a garland in the center of the neck to stomach on the front.]
prAchInAvItI/apasavyaM – [yaj~nopavIta worn on right shoulder to left side waist.]
shivAya gurave namaH |
shuchiH
(talamIda nIllanu jallukoNDi)
apavitraH pavitrovA sarvAvasthAM gato.api vA
yaH smaret puNDarIkAkShaM sa bAhyAbhyantaraH shuchiH ||
puNDarIkAkSha puNDarIkAkSha puNDarIkAkSha ||
prArthanA
shuklAmbaradharaM viShNuM shashivarNaM chaturbhujaM
prasannavadanaM dhyAyet sarva vighnopashAntaye ||
vakratuNDa mahAkAya koTisUryasamaprabha |
nirvighnaM kuru me deva sarvakAryeShu sarvadA ||
OM shrI mahAgaNAdhipataye namaH |
Achamya
OM keshavAya svAhA |
OM nArAyaNAya svAhA |
OM mAdhavAya svAhA |
OM govindAya namaH |
OM viShNave namaH |
OM madhusUdanAya namaH |
OM trivikramAya namaH |
OM vAmanAya namaH |
OM shrIdharAya namaH |
OM hRRiShIkeshAya namaH |
OM padmanAbhAya namaH |
OM dAmodarAya namaH |
OM sa~NkarShaNAya namaH |
OM vAsudevAya namaH |
OM pradyumnAya namaH |
OM aniruddhAya namaH |
OM puruShottamAya namaH |
OM adhokShajAya namaH |
OM nArasiMhAya namaH |
OM achyutAya namaH |
OM janArdanAya namaH |
OM upendrAya namaH |
OM haraye namaH |
OM shrI kRRiShNAya namaH |
pavitraM
OM pavitravantaH parivAjamAsate pitaiShAM pratno abhi rakShati vratam |
mahassamudraM varuNastiro dadhe dhIrA ichChekurdharuNeShvArabham ||
pavitraM te vitataM brahmaNaspate prabhurgAtrANi paryeShi vishvataH |
ataptatanUrna tadAmo ashnute shRRitAsa idvahantastatsamAshata ||
pavitraM dhRRitvA || [wear Pavithram]
bhUtochChATanaM
uttiShThantu bhUtapishAchAH ete bhUmibhArakAH |
eteShAmavirodhena brahmakarma samArabhe ||
prANAyAmaM
OM bhUH | OM bhuvaH | OM suvaH | OM mahaH |
OM janaH | OM tapaH | OM satyam |
tatsaviturvareNyaM bhargo devasya dhImahi |
dhiyo yo naH prachodayAt |
omApo jyotI rasomRRitaM brahma bhUrbhuvassuvarom |
perform anuloma-viloma prANAyAma three times.
sa~NkalpaM
shrI govinda govinda govinda | shrImahAviShNorAj~nayA pravartamAnasya adya brahmaNaH dvitIya parArthe shvetavarAha kalpe vaivasvata manvantare kaliyuge prathamapAde jambUdvIpe bhAratavarShe bharatakhaNDe meroH dakShiNa digbhAge shrIshailasya ... pradeshe ..., ... nadyoH madhye puNyapradeshe samasta devatA brAhmaNa AchArya hari hara guru charaNa sannidhau asmin vartamane vyAvaharika chAndramAnena shrI ... nAma saMvatsare ... ayane ... RRitau ... mAse ... pakShe ... tithau ... vAsare shrIviShNu nakShatre shrIviShNu yoge shrIviShNu karaNa evaM guNa visheShaNa vishiShTAyAM puNyatithau || prAchInAvItI || asmat pitRRInuddishya asmat pitRRINAM puNyalokAvAptyarthaM pitRRi tarpaNaM kariShye || savyam ||
namaskAraM
IshAnaH pitRRirUpeNa mahAdevo maheshvaraH |
prIyatAM bhagavAnIshaH paramAtmA sadAshivaH || 1
devatAbhyaH pitRRibhyashcha mahAyogibhya eva cha |
namassvAhAyai svadhAyai nityameva namo namaH || 2
mantramadhye kriyAmadhye viShNossmaraNa pUrvakam |
yatki~nchitkriyate karma tatkoTi guNitaM bhavet || 3
viShNurviShNurviShNuH ||
arghyapAtra
arghyapAtrayoH amIgandhAH |
puShpArthA ime akShatAH |
amI kushAH |
|| savyam || namaskRRitya |
OM Ayantu naH pitarassomyAsogniShvAttAH pathibhirdeva yAnaiH |
asmin yaj~ne svadhayA madaM tvadhi bRRivantu te avantva smAn ||
idaM pitRRibhyo namo astvadya ye pUrvAso ya uparAsa IyuH |
ye pArthive rajasyA niShattA ye vA nUnaM suvRRijanAsu vikShu ||
pitRRidevatAbhyo namaH |
OM AgachChantu me pitara imaM gRRihNantu jalA~njalim |
|| prAchInAvItI ||
sakalopachArArthe tilAn samarpayAmi |
pitrAdi tarpaNaM
|| prAchInAvItI ||
asmat pitaraM ... (gotraM) ... gotraM ...(nAma)... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat pitAmahaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM rudrarUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat prapitAmahaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM 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 ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtuH pitAmahaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM rudrarUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtuH prapitAmahaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM 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 ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat bhrAtaraM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat jyeShTha/kaniShTha pitRRivyaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat mAtulaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM 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 ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat bhagineyakaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat pitRRiShvasAraM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat jyeShTha/kaniShTha mAtRRiShvasAraM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat jAmAtaraM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat bhAvukaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat snuShAM ... gotraM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat shvashuraM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat shvashrUM ... gotrAM ... dAM vasurUpAM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat syAlakaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat svAminaM/AchAryaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat guruM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
asmat rikthinaM ... gotraM ... sharmANaM vasurUpaM svadhA namastarpayAmi tarpayAmi tarpayAmi |
pitRRidevatAbhyo namaH |
suprIto bhavatu |
kushodakaM
|| prAchInAvItI ||
eShAnnamAtA na pitA na bandhuH nAnya gotriNaH |
te sarve tRRiptimAyAntu mayotsRRiShTaiH kushodakaiH ||
tRRipyata tRRipyata tRRipyata tRRipyata tRRipyata |
niShpIDanodakaM
|| nivItI ||
yeke chAsmatkulejAtAH aputrAH gotriNo mRRitAH |
te gRRihNantu mayA dattaM vastraniShpIDanodakam |
samarpaNaM
|| savyam ||
kAyena vAchA manasaindriyairvA
buddhyAtmanA vA prakRRitessvabhAvAt |
karomi yadyatsakalaM parasmai
nArAyaNAyeti samarpayAmi ||
namo brahmaNyadevAya go brAhmaNa hitAya cha |
jagaddhitAya kRRiShNAya govindAya namo namaH ||
pavitraM visRRijya |
OM shAntiH shAntiH shAntiH |
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