Pitru Paksha Shraddha Mantras
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Pitru Paksha Begins Significance, Rituals, festival
Pitru Gayatri Mantra
Original
ॐ पितृगणाय विद्महे जगत धारिणी धीमहि तन्नो पितृ प्रचोदयात् ॥
Transliteration
Om Pitruganaya Vidmahe Jagat Dharini Dhimahi Tanno Pitru Prachodayat.
Meaning / Translation
Om, let us meditate upon the lineage of ancestors, the sustainers of the universe. May those divine ancestors inspire and guide our intellect.
Tarpan Mantra (The Ritual of Offering)
Original
अमुक पितृभ्यः तर्पयामि । पितृभ्यो नमः ॥
Transliteration
Amuka Pitrubhyah Tarpayami. Pitrubhyo Namah.
Meaning / Translation
I offer this sacred water to my ancestors (naming specific ancestors). Salutations to the ancestors.
Pitru Stuti (Prayer for Peace)
Original
ॐ पितृभ्यो नमः, सर्वे पितृभ्यो नमः । शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Transliteration
Om Pitrubhyo Namah, Sarve Pitrubhyo Namah. Shantih Shantih Shantih.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to the ancestors, salutations to all the ancestors. May there be peace, peace, peace.
Shraddha Mantra
Original
पितृदेवो भव ।
Transliteration
Pitru Devo Bhava.
Meaning / Translation
May your ancestors be as revered as the gods.