Pitrus (Ancestors)

pitṛ sūktam

(Pitru Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda

Also known as udiratamavara utparasa unmadhyamah pitarah somyasah

Language:Sanskrit

The Pitru Suktam is a profound Vedic hymn found in the Rig Veda dedicated to the Pitrus, or ancestral spirits. It serves as an invocation to honor and seek the blessings of departed ancestors, acknowledging their role as guardians of the lineage. By chanting these powerful verses, devotees express gratitude to those who have transitioned to the celestial realm, aiming to attain peace for the departed souls. The practice is considered essential for spiritual harmony, ensuring the flow of ancestral grace, resolving karmic debts, and securing prosperity and stability for current and future generations.

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(ṛ.1.10.15.1)
udī̭ratāmava̭ra utparā̭sa unma̭dhyamāḥ pitaraḥ̭ somyāsaḥ̭ |
asuṃ-ya~ īyura̭vṛkā ṛ̭tajñāste no̭-'vantu pitaro havḙṣu || 01
ida-mpitṛbhyo namo̭ astvadya ye pūrvā̭so ya upa̭rāsa īyuḥ |
ye pārthi̭ve rajasyā niṣa̭ttā ye vā̭ nūnaṃ sṷvṛjanā̭su vikṣu || 02
āha-mpitṝnsṷvidatrāṃ̭ avitsi napā̭ta-ñca vikrama̭ṇa-ñca viṣṇoḥ̭ |
barhiṣado ye svadhayā̭ sutasya bhaja̭nta pitvasta ihāga̭miṣṭhāḥ || 03
barhi̭ṣadaḥ pitara ūtya(1̭ )rvāgimā vo̭ havyā ca̭kṛmā juṣadhva̭m |
ta ā gatāva̭sā śanta̭menāthā̭ na-śśaṃ-yo~ra̭rapo da̭dhāta || 04
upa̭hūtāḥ pitaraḥ̭ somyāso̭ barhiṣyḙṣu nidhiṣṷ priyeṣṷ |
ta ā ga̭mantu ta iha śrṷvantvadhi̭ bruvantu tḙ-'vantvasmān || 05
ācyā jānṷ dakṣiṇato niṣadyemaṃ-ya~jñamabhi gṛ̭ṇīta viśvḙ |
mā hiṃ̭siṣṭa pitaraḥ kena̭ cinno yadva āgaḥ̭ puruṣatā karā̭ma || 06
āsī̭nāso aruṇīnā̭mupasthḙ rayi-ndha̭tta dāśuṣe martyā̭ya |
putrebhyaḥ̭ pitarastasya vasvaḥ pra ya̭cchata ta ihorja̭-ndadhāta || 07
ye naḥ pūrvḙ pitaraḥ̭ somyāso̭-'nūhire so̭mapīthaṃ-va~si̭ṣṭhāḥ |
tebhi̭ryama-ssaṃ̭rarāṇo havīṃṣyuśannuśadbhiḥ̭ pratikāmama̭ttu || 08
ye tā̭tṛṣurdḙvatrā jeha̭mānā hotrāvida-sstoma̭taṣṭāso arkaiḥ |
āgnḙ yāhi suvidatrḙbhirarvāṅ satyaiḥ kavyaiḥ pitṛbhi̭rgharmasadbhiḥ̭ || 09
ye satyāso̭ havirado̭ haviṣpā indrḙṇa devai-ssaratha-ndadhā̭nāḥ |
āgnḙ yāhi sahasra̭-ndevavandaiḥ paraiḥ pūrvaiḥ̭ pitṛbhi̭rgharmasadbhiḥ̭ || 10
agni̭ṣvāttāḥ pitara eha ga̭cchata sadaḥ̭sada-ssadata supraṇītayaḥ |
attā havīṃṣi praya̭tāni barhiṣyathā̭ rayiṃ sarva̭vīra-ndadhātana || 11
tvama̭gna īlito jā̭tavedo-'vā̭ḍḍhavyāni̭ surabhīṇi̭ kṛtvī |
prādāḥ̭ pitṛbhyaḥ̭ svadhayā te a̭kṣannaddhi tva-ndḙva praya̭tā havīṃṣi̭ || 12
ye ceha pitaro ye ca neha yāṃśca̭ vidma yā~ ṷ ca na pra̭vidma |
tvaṃ-ve~̭ttha yati te jā̭taveda-ssvadhābhi̭ryajñaṃ sukṛ̭ta-ñjuṣasva || 13
ye a̭gnidagdhā ye ana̭gnidagdhā madhyḙ diva-ssvadhayā̭ mādaya̭nte |
tebhiḥ̭ svarālasṷnītimetāṃ-ya~̭thāvaśa-ntanva̭-ṅkalpayasva || 14
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ |

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