Pitrs (ancestors)
Pitru Svadha Mantra
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पितृभ्यः स्वधायिभ्यः स्वधा नमः । पितामहेभ्यः स्वधायिभ्यः स्वधा नमः । प्रपितामहेभ्यः स्वधायिभ्यः स्वधा नमः ॥
പിതൃഭ്യഃ സ്വധായിഭ്യഃ സ്വധാ നമഃ । പിതാമഹേഭ്യഃ സ്വധായിഭ്യഃ സ്വധാ നമഃ । പ്രപിതാമഹേഭ്യഃ സ്വധായിഭ്യഃ സ്വധാ നമഃ ॥
Pitṛbhyaḥ svadhāyibhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ | Pitāmahebhyaḥ svadhāyibhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ | Prapitāmahebhyaḥ svadhāyibhyaḥ svadhā namaḥ ||
Meaning
Svadha and salutations to the fathers, to the grandfathers and to the great-grandfathers, who receive the svadha offering.
Word by word
- पितृभ्यः
- to the fathers (ancestors)
- पितामहेभ्यः
- to the grandfathers
- प्रपितामहेभ्यः
- to the great-grandfathers
- स्वधायिभ्यः
- who partake of svadha
- स्वधा नमः
- svadha (offering to ancestors) and salutations