Shraddha Pitri Tarpana 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

[do Namaskaram and chant these]

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 ||

[throw Akshatas on your back]

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 ||

[sit towards south direction]

arghyapātra

arghyapātrayoḥ amīgandhāḥ |

[add Gandham in Arghyapatra]

puṣpārthā ime akṣatāḥ |

[add Akshatas in Arghyapatra]

amī kuśāḥ |

[Add Darbha in Arghyapatra]

|| 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 |

[put the Darbha in a plate]

|| prācīnāvītī ||

sakalopacārārthe tilān samarpayāmi |

[put black seseme seeds on the Darbha in the plate]

pitrādi tarpaṇaṃ

[Apply black seseme seeds to your right thumb and leave water through your right thumb three times as offering to your ancestors.]

[Do this only for the specific persons in your family mentioned below, who have passed away, and not if they are living.]

|| prācīnāvītī ||

[Father]

asmat pitaraṃ ... (gotraṃ) ... gotraṃ ...(nāma)... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Father's Father]

asmat pitāmahaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ rudrarūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Father's Father's Father]

asmat prapitāmahaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ ādityarūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Mother]

asmat mātaraṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Father's Mother]

asmat pitāmahīṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ rudrarūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Father's Father's Mother]

asmat prapitāmahīṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ ādityarūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Step Mother, if you have one]

asmat sāpatnīmātaraṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Mother's Father]

asmat mātāmahaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Mother's Father's Father]

asmat mātuḥ pitāmahaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ rudrarūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Mother's Father's Father's Father]

asmat mātuḥ prapitāmahaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ ādityarūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Mother's Mother]

asmat mātāmahīṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Mother's Father's Mother]

asmat mātuḥ pitāmahīṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ rudrarūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Mother's Father's Father's Mother]

asmat mātuḥ prapitāmahīṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ ādityarūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[The following is applicable only for married persons. Again, do this only the specific individuals who have passed away, and not if they are living]

[Wife]

asmat ātmapatnīṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Son]

asmat sutaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Brother]

asmat bhrātaraṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Father's Older or Younger Brother]

asmat jyeṣṭha/kaniṣṭha pitṛvyaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Mother's Brother]

asmat mātulaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Daughter]

asmat duhitaraṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Sister]

asmat bhaginīṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Daughter's Son]

asmat dauhitraṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Sister's Son]

asmat bhagineyakaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Father's Sister]

asmat pitṛṣvasāraṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Mother's Older or Younger Sister]

asmat jyeṣṭha/kaniṣṭha mātṛṣvasāraṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Son-in-law (Daughter's Husband)]

asmat jāmātaraṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Sister's Husband]

asmat bhāvukaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Daughter-in-law (Son's Wife)]

asmat snuṣāṃ ... gotraṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Wife's Father]

asmat śvaśuraṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Wife's Mother]

asmat śvaśrūṃ ... gotrāṃ ... dāṃ vasurūpāṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Wife's Brother]

asmat syālakaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[Teacher or Guru]

asmat svāminaṃ/ācāryaṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[The Guru who has done Brahmopadesam]

asmat guruṃ ... gotraṃ ... śarmāṇaṃ vasurūpaṃ svadhā namastarpayāmi tarpayāmi tarpayāmi |

[The person asking for tarpanam]

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 |

[Take black seseme seeds and Darbhas in to hand and offer the water in the plate. Leave the Darbha also in the plate and clean hands without any seseme seeds.]

niṣpīḍanodakaṃ

|| nivītī ||

yeke cāsmatkulejātāḥ aputrāḥ gotriṇo mṛtāḥ |

te gṛhṇantu mayā dattaṃ vastraniṣpīḍanodakam |

[Wear yajñnopavīta like a garland and pour water on the knots, twist it and take them as how you would take Prasadam to your eyes.]

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 |

[remove the Darbha Pavitram from your finger]

oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ |

oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu |