Shloka 5
Tarpaṇa-vidhi (Rite of Water-libations) for Devas and Pitṛs
ब्रह्मादिस्तम्बपर्यन्तं जगत्तृप्यतु / ॐ पितृभ्यः स्वधा नमः / ॐ पितामहेभ्यः स्वधा नमः / ॐ प्रपितामहेभ्यः स्वधा नमः / ॐ मातृभ्यः स्वधानमः / ॐ पितामहीभ्यः स्वधा नमः / ॐ प्रपितामहीभ्यः स्वधा नमः / ॐ मातामहेभ्यः स्वधा नमः / ॐ प्रमातामहेभ्यः स्वधा नमः / ॐ वृद्धप्रमातामहेभ्यः स्वधानमः तृप्यतामिति / उदीरतामवर उत्परासो उन्मध्यमाः पितरः सोम्यासः / असुंय ईयुरवृका ऋतज्ञास्तेनो ऽवन्तुपितरोहवेषु / गोत्रोच्चारणेन प्रथमाञ्जलिः पितुः / ॐ अङ्गिरसो नः पितरोदृ- / तेषां वयं सुमतौ यज्ञियानां अपि भद्रे सौमनसे स्याम / ॐ आयन्तु नः पितरः सौम्यासोग्निष्वात्ताः पथिभिर्देवयानैः / अस्मिन्यज्ञे स्वधया मदन्तो ऽधिब्रुवन्तु ते ऽवन्त्वस्मान्
brahmādistambaparyantaṃ jagattṛpyatu / oṃ pitṛbhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ / oṃ pitāmahebhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ / oṃ prapitāmahebhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ / oṃ mātṛbhyaḥ svadhānamaḥ / oṃ pitāmahībhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ / oṃ prapitāmahībhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ / oṃ mātāmahebhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ / oṃ pramātāmahebhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ / oṃ vṛddhapramātāmahebhyaḥ svadhānamaḥ tṛpyatāmiti / udīratāmavara utparāso unmadhyamāḥ pitaraḥ somyāsaḥ / asuṃya īyuravṛkā ṛtajñāsteno 'vantupitarohaveṣu / gotroccāraṇena prathamāñjaliḥ pituḥ / oṃ aṅgiraso naḥ pitarodṛ- / teṣāṃ vayaṃ sumatau yajñiyānāṃ api bhadre saumanase syāma / oṃ āyantu naḥ pitaraḥ saumyāsogniṣvāttāḥ pathibhirdevayānaiḥ / asminyajñe svadhayā madanto 'dhibruvantu te 'vantvasmān
Möge das ganze Universum – von Brahma bis hinunter zu einem Grashalm – zufrieden sein. Om, Grüße mit Svadha an die Väter; Om, Grüße mit Svadha an die Großväter; Om, Grüße mit Svadha an die Mütter. Mögen unsere sanften Pitrs, die Agnisvattas, auf göttlichen Pfaden kommen und uns beschützen.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda) presenting pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha mantras
Afterlife Stage: Svarga
Ritual Type: Parvana
Beneficiary: Pitr
Timing: Parva/Amāvāsyā śrāddha context; also adaptable to annual tithi śrāddha; gotra-ucchāraṇa precedes the first offering.
Concept: Pitṛ-ṛṇa (debt to ancestors) is discharged through śrāddha; lineage remembrance and svadhā offerings sustain reciprocity between living and departed.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma as continuity of order across generations; yajña as gratitude and relational duty rather than mere desire-fulfillment.
Application: Regularly honor ancestors/elders; keep family lineage memory (names, gotra, stories) with humility; perform charity/feeding in their name.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: ritual-space
Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha chapters: gotra-ucchāraṇa, svadhā-mantras, pitṛ-invocation formulas
FAQs
This verse uses “svadhā” as the ancestral offering formula; repeating it formally directs oblations and reverence to specific lines of ancestors (paternal and maternal) so they are considered satisfied and supportive.
It invokes the Pitṛs as a complete hierarchy—across their classes and realms—especially the Agniṣvāttas, asking them to arrive by divine paths, accept the svadhā offering, and confer protection and blessings.
When performing śrāddha or tarpaṇa, one should remember both paternal and maternal ancestors, include lineage identification (gotra), and offer with reverence—treating the rite as a duty of gratitude and ethical continuity.