Pitru Paksha Shradha Mantras
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 3 sections
Pitru Gayatri Mantra
Original
ॐ पितृगणाय विद्महे जगत धारिणी धीमहि तन्नो पितृो प्रचोदयात्।
Transliteration
Om Pitruganaya Vidmahe Jagat Dharini Dhimahi Tanno Pitro Prachodayat.
Meaning / Translation
Om, let us meditate on the Pitru (ancestors), the sustainers of the universe. May those ancestors enlighten our minds and guide us on the right path.
Pitru Tarpan Mantra
Original
तस्मै स्वधा नमः। तस्मै स्वधा नमः। तस्मै स्वधा नमः।
Transliteration
Tasmai Swadha Namah. Tasmai Swadha Namah. Tasmai Swadha Namah.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to them (the ancestors) with the sacred offering of Swadha (the offering made to the ancestors).
Ancestral Blessing Prayer
Original
हे पितृदेव! अस्मान् अनुगृह्णन्तु। अस्माकं दोषान् क्षमन्तु। अस्मान् सुखी कुर्वन्तु।
Transliteration
He Pitru Deva! Asmaan Anugrihnantu. Asmakam Doshan Kshamantu. Asmaan Sukhi Kurvantu.
Meaning / Translation
O Ancestral Deities! Please shower your grace upon us. Please forgive our transgressions and sins. Please bless us with happiness and prosperity.