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Pitru Suktam
Pitru Suktam
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pitṛsūktamm pitṛsūktamm ṛgvedāntargatamtampañcadaśasūktamm ((1-14) caturdaśarcasya sūktasya yāmāyanaḥśataṛṣiḥḥ|pitarodevatāḥ| (1-10, 12-14) prathamādidaśarcāmmdvādaśyāditṛcasya catriṣṭupup, (11) ekādaśyāśca jagatīchandasīdasī||) ṛṣiḥḥ- śaṅkhoyāmāyanaḥ|devatā- pitaraḥtaraḥ| chandaḥdaḥ- 1,2,7,12,13,14virāṭtriṣṭupup; 3,9,10triṣṭupup; 4,8pādanicṛttriṣṭupup; 5ārcībhuriktriṣṭupup, 6nicṛttriṣṭupup; 11nicṛjjagatīgatī| svaraḥvaraḥ- 1-10, 12-14dhavataḥ; 11niṣādaḥṣādaḥ udī᳚ratā̱mava̭ra̱utparāparā᳚sa̱unma̭dhya̱māḥpi̱tara̭ḥso̱myāsaḥyāsa̭ḥ| asu̱ṃyaī̱yura̭vṛ̱kāṛ̭ta̱jñāsteteno᳚'vantupi̱taro̱have᳚ṣu||10.015.01 i̱daṃpi̱tṛbhyo̱namo᳚astva̱dyayepūrvā᳚so̱yaupa̭rāsaī̱yuḥ| yepārthi̭ve̱raja̱syāyāniṣa̭ttā̱yevā᳚nū̱naṃsṷvṛ̱janā᳚suvi̱kṣu||10.015.02 āhaṃhaṃpi̱tṝnsṷvi̱datrā᳚~avitsi̱napā᳚taṃcavi̱krama̭ṇaṃca̱viṣṇoḥ᳚| ba̱rhi̱ṣado̱yesva̱dhayā᳚su̱tasya̱bhaja᳚nta pi̱tvasta i̱hāga̭miṣṭhāḥāḥ||10.015.03 barhi̭ṣadaḥpitarataraū̱tya1ya1̱̭rvāgi̱māvo᳚ha̱vyāyāca̭kṛmāju̱ṣadhva᳚m| taāga̱tāva̭sā̱śaṃta̭me̱nāthā᳚na̱ḥśaṃyorara̭ra̱poda̭dhāta||10.015.04 upa̭hūtāḥtāḥpi̱tara̭ḥso̱myāso᳚barhi̱ṣyeyḙṣuni̱dhiṣuṣṷpri̱yeṣṷ| taāga̭mantu̱tai̱haśrṷva̱ntvadhi̭bruvantu̱te᳚'vantva̱smānān||10.015.05 ācyāyā̱jānṷdakṣiṇa̱toni̱ṣadye̱maṃya̱jñama̱bhigṛ̭ṇīta̱viśve᳚| māhi̭ṃsiṣṭapitaraḥtara̱ḥkena̭cinno̱yadva̱āgaḥga̭ḥpuru̱ṣatā̱karā᳚ma||10.015.06 āsīsī᳚nāsoaru̱ṇīnā᳚mu̱pasthethe᳚ra̱yiṃdha̭ttadā̱śuṣeṣe̱martyā᳚ya| pitṛsūktamm pu̱trebhyaḥya̭ḥpitaratara̱stasya̱vasvaḥva̱ḥpraya̭cchatachata̱tai̱horjaṃ᳚dadhāta||10.015.07 yena̱ḥpūrve᳚pi̱tara̭ḥso̱myāso᳚'nūhi̱reso᳚mapī̱thaṃvasi̭ṣṭhāḥāḥ| tebhi᳚rya̱maḥsaṃ᳚rarā̱ṇoha̱vīṃṣyuyu̱śannu̱śadbhi̭ḥpratikākā̱mama̭ttu||10.015.08 yetā᳚tṛ̱ṣurde᳚va̱trājeha̭mānāhotrā̱vidaḥda̱ḥstoma̭taṣṭāsoa̱rkaiḥḥ| āgne᳚yāhi suvi̱datre᳚bhira̱rvāṅsa̱tyaiḥyaiḥka̱vyaiḥyaiḥpi̱tṛbhi̭rgharma̱sadbhi̭ḥ||10.015.09 yesa̱tyāso᳚havi̱rado᳚havi̱ṣpāpāindre᳚ṇade̱vaiḥsa̱ratha̱ṃdadhā᳚nāḥ| āgne᳚yāhi sa̱hasraṃ᳚devava̱ndaiḥdaiḥparai̱ḥpūrvaiḥ᳚pi̱tṛbhi̭rgharma̱sadbhi̭ḥ||10.015.10 agni̭ṣvāttāḥāḥpitaratara̱ehaga̭cchatachata̱sada̭ḥsadaḥsadatasupraṇītayaḥṇītayaḥ| a̱ttāha̱vīṃṣi̱praya̭tāni ba̱rhiṣyathāyathā᳚ra̱yiṃsarva̭vīraṃdadhātana||10.015.11 tvamavama̭gnaīḻi̱tojā᳚tave̱do'vā'vā᳚ḍḍha̱vyāni̭sura̱bhīṇi ̭kṛ̱tvīvī| prādāḥādāḥ᳚pi̱tṛbhyaḥya̭ḥsva̱dhayā̱tea̭kṣanna̱ddhitvaṃvaṃde᳚va̱praya̭tāha̱vīṃṣi̭||10.015.12 yece̱hapi̱taro̱yeca̱nehayā~śca̭vi̱dmayā~ṷca̱napra̭vi̱dma| tvaṃvaṃve᳚ttha̱yati̱tejā᳚tavedaḥsva̱dhābhi᳚rya̱jñaṃsukṛkṛ̭taṃjuṣasvava||10.015.13 yea̭gnida̱gdhādhāyeana̭gnidagdhādhā̱madhyeye᳚di̱vaḥsva̱dhayā᳚mā̱daya᳚ntete| tebhiḥ ̭ḥsva̱rāḻasṷnītime me̱tāṃya̭thāva̱śaṃta̱nvaṃvaṃ᳚kalpayasva ||10.015.14
About this suktam
Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.
How to chant
Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.
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