पितृ is a key class of beings within the सनातन धर्म tradition. While देवता may be seen as “enablers or facilitators of अनुभव”, पितृ may be seen as “caretakers” of all beings. The मार्कण्डेय पुराण contains स्तोत्र referred to as the पितृ स्तोत्र – the same स्तोत्र also comes within the गरुड महापुराण too and chanting this स्तोत्र is stated as being beneficial for those who chant with श्रद्धा and भक्ति.
Some points may be useful to state here:
- The benefit of studying any स्तुति is that one gains some form of ज्ञान about the being whose स्तुति is being undertaken within the स्तुति.
- The फल श्रुति contained towards the end clearly conveys the benefits to the person who is reciting this स्तुति.
- Just as there are thirty-three classes of देवता, there are thirty-one classes of पितृ. And while यज्ञ is performed for the देवता, श्राद्ध is performed for the पितृ. And while the मंत्र for the देवता end with स्वाहा offered at a यज्ञ, the मंत्र for पितृ end with स्वधा offered at a श्राद्ध.
- पितृ operate under the direction of यम देवता and ensure that all जीव live out their lives as aligned to their respective कर्म.
- While पितृ is therefore understood commonly as ancestors alone, one must note here that पितृ does not refer to one’s ancestors alone but the entire व्यवस्था established to ensure that all lives are led as per one’s कर्म.
- Question may therefore arise here as to why must one undertake स्तुति of any देवता or पितृ? While various reasons may be given, any स्तुति may simply be understood as an expression of gratitude alone. We acknowledge their role in our lives and thank their presence that is facilitating an opportunity to live life pursing कर्म imbued with धर्म and gain their blessings as we work towards मोक्ष.
This blog is being put together for those who have श्रद्धा in the पितृ व्यवस्था and may therefore be interested in chanting this स्तुति. Of course, consulting a learned गुरु and referring to these स्तुति in original पुराण texts is also recommenced to all those interested.
रुचिः उवाच
नमस्येsहं पितृञ्छ्राद्धे ये वसन्त्यधिदेवता।
देवैरपि हि तर्प्यन्ते ये च श्राद्धे स्वधोत्तरै:।।
नमस्येsहं पितृन्स्वर्गे ये तर्प्यन्ते महर्षिभि:।
श्राद्धैर्मनोमयैर्भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिमभीप्सुभि:।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ who dwell as the अधिदेवता in the श्राद्ध; and for whom even the देवता also do तर्पण with invocations with the word स्वधा during the श्राद्ध. I offer नमस्ते to पितृ whom महर्षिs who seek भुक्ति (enjoyment) & मुक्ति, do तर्पण with mental श्राद्ध undertaken with भक्ति
नमस्येsहं पितृन्स्वर्गे सिद्धा: सन्तर्प्यन्ति यान्।
श्राद्धेषु दिव्यै: सकलैरूपहारैरनुत्तमै:।।
नमस्येsहं पितृन्भक्त्या येsर्च्यन्ते गुह्यकैरपि।
तन्मयत्वेन वाञ्छाद्भिर्ऋद्धिमात्यन्तिकीं पराम्।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ to whom the सिद्धाs do तर्पण with all kinds of दिव्य offerings in स्वर्ग. I offer नमस्ते to पितृ to whom the गुह्यकs (attendants of कुबेर) also, who desire boundless sublime prosperity, honour with श्रद्धा
नमस्येsहं पितृन्मर्त्यैरर्च्यन्ते भुवि ये सदा।
श्राद्धेषु श्रद्धयाभीष्टलोकप्राप्तिप्रदायिन:।।
नमस्येsहं पितृन्विप्रै: अर्च्यन्ते भुवि ये सदा।
वाञ्छिताभीष्टालाभाय प्राजापत्यप्रदायिन:।।
नमस्येsहं पितृन्ये वै तर्प्यन्तेsरण्यवासिभि:।
वन्यै: श्राद्धै: यताहारै: तपोनिर्धूतकिल्बिषै:।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ who are always honoured by beings living on Earth, and whom grant to the human beings all the desired लोक by means by श्रद्धा at the श्राद्ध. I offer नमस्ते to पितृ who are always honoured by विप्र on Earth and who grant generative power for obtaining of what they earnestly desire and long for. I offer नमस्ते to पितृ whom indeed the forest dwelling ascetics, who are restrained in their diet and whose stains have been washed away by तप do तर्पण performed in the forests
नमस्येsहं पितृन्विप्रै नैष्ठिकव्रतचारिभि:।
ये संयतात्मभिर्नित्यं सन्तर्प्यन्ते समाधिभि:।।
नमस्येsहं पितृञ्छ्राद्धै राजन्यास्तर्प्यन्ति यान्।
कव्यैरशेषैर्विधिवल्लोकत्रयफलप्रदान।
नमस्येsहं पितृन्वैश्यैरर्च्यन्ते भुवि ये सदा।
स्वकर्माभिरतैर्नित्यं पुष्पघूपान्नवारिभि:।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ whom विप्र who practice the नैष्ठिक व्रत (perpetual ब्रह्मचारी) and who have eternally stabilized their आत्मा do तर्पण by being in समाधि at all times. I offer नमस्ते to पितृ, who offer benefits in all three worlds, to whom all राजा offer तर्पण and all kinds of food oblations as per the appropriate विधि at श्राद्ध. I offer नमस्ते to पितृ , whom वैश्य, who take pleasure in their own occupations, do तर्पण with flowers, incense, food and water continually on the Earth.
नमस्येsहं पितृञ्छ्राद्धेर्ये शूद्रैरपि भक्तित:।
सन्तर्प्यन्ते जगत्यत्र नाम्ना ख्याता: सुकालिन:।।
नमस्येsहं पितृञ्छ्राद्धै: पाताले या महासुरै:।
सन्तर्प्यन्ते स्वधाहारास्त्यक्तदम्भमदै: सदा।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ, whose as famed as सुकालिन (special पितृ of शूद्र), are offered तर्पण with full भक्ति at the श्राद्ध by the शूद्र. I offer नमस्ते to पितृ who feed on the offering as स्वधा by the असुर who have forsaken दम्भ (deceit) and मद (arrogance), undertake तर्पण at the श्राद्ध with full delight.
नमस्येsहं पितृञ्छ्राद्धै: अर्च्यन्ते ये रसातले।
भोगैरशेषैर्विधिवन्नागै: कमानभीप्सुभि:।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ, who are offered तर्पण and all kinds of भोग at the श्राद्ध by the नाग according to the traditions at रसातल (place where नाग live).
नमस्येsहं पितृञ्छ्राद्धै: सर्पे: सन्तर्पितान्सदा।
तत्रैव विधिवन्मन्त्रभोगसम्पत्समन्वितै:।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ, who are offered तर्पण by the सर्प who possess मन्त्र, भोग and सम्पत्ति, according to their own traditions
पितृनमस्ये निवसन्ति साक्षाद्
ये देवलोके च तथान्तरिक्षे।
महीतले ये च सुरादिपूज्या
स्ते मे प्रतीच्छन्तु मयोपनीतम्।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ, who dwell visibly both in the देव लोक and अन्तरिक्ष; and are worthy of worship by both beings – those living on Earth and the देवता. May they receive my offering
पितृनमस्ये परमात्मभूता ये
वै विमाने निवसन्ति मूर्ता:।
यजन्ति यानस्तमलैर्मनोभिर्योगीश्वरा:
क्लेशविमुक्तिहेतून्।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ, who have become united with परमात्मा, who in their bodily form dwell in विमान and to whom noblest योगीs offer यज्ञ with their minds cleansed of defilement, to ensure deliverance from their afflictions.
पितृनमस्ये दिवि ये च मूर्ता:
स्वधाभुज: काम्यफलाभिसन्धौ:।
प्रदानशक्ता: सकलेप्सितानां
विभुक्तिदा येSनभिसंहितेषु।।
I offer नमस्ते to पितृ, who in their bodily form in दिवि feed on स्वधा for the purpose of bestowing desirable benefits and who are powerful to bestow all desired objects and who grant deliverance to those who have no intense desires.
तृप्यन्तु तेsस्मिपिन्तर: समस्ता
इच्छावतां ये प्रदिशन्ति कामान्।
सुरत्वमिन्द्रत्वमतोsधिकं वा
सुतान्पशून्स्वानि बलं गृहाणि।।
May all पितृ be fully satisfied, who signify desires to those who wish for them, namely इंद्रपद (status of इंद्र); or what is more than this, and also children, cattle (signifying wealth), strength and houses of their very own
सोमस्य ये रश्मिषु येsर्कबिम्बे
शुक्ले विमाने च सदा वसन्ति।
तृप्यन्तु तेsस्मिन्पितरोsन्नतोयै-
र्गन्धादिना पुष्टिमितो व्रजन्तु।।
May the पितृ who always dwell in the rays of the moon, in the Sun’s orb and in bright विमान, fully satisfied in these locations with food and water and with perfumes and other fragrances, may they obtain nourishments herefrom.
येषां हतेSग्नौ हविषां च तृप्ति-
र्ये भुञ्जते विप्रशरीरसंस्था:।
ये पिण्डदानेन मुदं प्रयान्ति
तृप्यन्तु तेsस्मिन्पितरोsन्नतोयै:।।
May the पितृ,who gain satisfaction from the हविष offered to अग्नि, who dwelling in the bodies of the ब्राह्मण feed on these, and who attain intense satisfaction by the offering of the पिण्ड, be satisfied herein with food and water.
ये खङ्गिमांसेन सुरैरभीष्टै:
कृष्णैस्तिलैर्दिव्यमनोहरैश्च।
कालेन शाकेन महर्षिवर्यै:
सम्प्रीणितास्ते मुदमत्र यान्तु।।
May they, who hage been greatly pleased by the chief महर्षि with rhinoceros flesh and with dark तिल seeds, which attract the minds of देवता and much desired by them, and with the तुलसी (also, refer to a plant close to sugarcane – not sure if this is correct), reach intense delight herein
कव्यान्यशेषाणि च यान्यभीष्टा-
न्यतीव तेषाममरार्चितानाम्।
तेषां तु सान्निध्यमिहास्तु पुष्प-
गन्धान्नभोज्येषु मया कृतेषु।।
May all the काव्य which are extremely coveted be for them, who are honoured by the those who are अमर! May they then be present at the flowers, fragrances, food and enjoyments, which I have procured.
दिने दिने ये प्रतिगृह्णतेsर्च्चां
मांसातपूज्यां भुवि येsष्टकासु।
ये वत्यरान्तेsभ्युदये च पूज्या:
प्रयान्तु ते मे पितरोsत्र तृप्तिम्।।
May they, my पितृ, who receive honour day by day, who should be worshipped on Earth at the end of the month and on the 8th day and who should be worshipped at the end of the year and its beginning obtain satisfaction herein.
पूज्या द्विजानाम् कुमुदेन्दुभासो
ये क्षत्रियाणां च नवार्कवर्णा:।
तथा विशां ये कनकावदाता
नीलीनिभा: शूद्रजनस्य ये च।।
तेSस्मिन्समस्ता मम पुष्पगंध
धूपान्नतोयादिनिवेदनेन।
तथाग्निहोमेन च यान्तु तृप्तिं
सदा पितृभ्य: प्रणतोsस्मि तेभ्य:।।
May they, who are as luminous as the full moon, and are worthy of पूजा from ब्राह्मण, and who as having the hue of the rising Sun, are worthy of पूजा from क्षत्रिय, and who as givers of gold are worthy of पूजा from the वेश्य, and who has resembling the blue flowering plant are worthy of पूजा from the शूद्र, may they all reach delight with my offering of flowers, fragrances, धूप, food, water and other gifts and with the होम offerings in the यज्ञ अग्नि operations also! Before them, the पितृ, I am ever prostate.
ये देवपूर्वाण्यतितृप्तिहेतो
रश्नन्ति कव्यानि शुभाहुतानि।
तृप्ताश्च ये भूतिसृजो भवन्ति
तृप्यन्तु तेsस्मिन्प्रणतोsस्मि तेभ्य:।।
May they who eat of the food offerings, those splendid sacrifices, which have been offered first to the देवता for the sake of exceeding delight and who when delighted become creators of welfare for us, be delighted herein! I am prostate before them!
रक्षांसि भूतान्यसुरांस्तथोग्रान्
निर्नाशयन्तस्त्वशिवं प्रजानाम्।
आद्या: सुराणाममरेशपूज्या
तृप्यन्तु तेsस्मिन्प्रणतोsस्मि तेभ्य:।।
May they who expel राक्षस, भूत and fierce असुर as well as what is unpropitious to people, and who are the most ancient of सुर (viz देवता), who are worthy of पूजा by the lord of अमर (इंद्र), be delighted herein! I am prostrate before them!
अग्निश्वात्ता बर्हिषद आज्यपा: सोमपास्तथा।
व्रजन्तु तृपितं श्राद्धेsस्मिन्पितरस्तर्पिता मया।।
अग्निश्वात्ता: पितृगणा: प्राचीं रक्षन्तु मे दिशम्।
तथा बर्हिषद: पान्तु याम्यां ये पितर: स्मृता:।।
प्रतीचीमाज्यपास्तद्वदुदीचीमपि सोमपा:।
रक्षोभूतपिशाचेभ्यस्तथैवासुरदोषत:।।
सर्वतश्चाधिपस्तेषां यमो रक्षां करोतु मे।
May the अग्निश्वात्ता पितृ, बर्हिषद पितृ, आज्यपा पितृ & सोमपा पितृ attain satisfaction in this श्राद्ध! I have delighted the पितृ. May the bands of अग्निश्वात्ता पितृ protect the eastern region for me! May the पितृ who are known as बर्हिषद पितृ protect the southern region! May the आज्यपा पितृ protect the western region and सोमपा पितृ protect the northern region from the राक्षस, भूत, पिशाच and from the दोष inflicted by the असुर! And may their ruler यम safeguard me everywhere!
विश्वो विश्वभुगाराध्यो धर्मो धन्य: शुभानन:।।
भूतिदो भूतिकृद्भूति: पितृणां ये गणा नव।
कल्याण: कल्यताकर्त्ता कल्य: कल्यतराश्रय:।।
कल्यताहेतुरनघ: षडिमे ते गणा: स्मृता:।
The विश्व, विश्वभुज, आराध्य, धर्म, धन्य, शुभानन, भूतिदा, भूतिकृद् & भूति are the nine classes which exist in the पितृ. The कल्याण, कल्यताकर्त्ता, कल्य, कल्यतराश्रय,
कल्यताहेतु & अनघ – these six, they are also known as classes of पितृ
वरो वरेण्यो वरद: पुष्टिदस्तुष्टिदस्तथा।।
विश्वपाता तथा धाता सप्तैवैते तथा गणा:।
महान्महात्मा महितो महिमावान्महाबल:।।
गणा: पञ्च तथैवैते पितृणां पापनाशना:।
सुखदो धनदश्चान्यो धर्मदोsन्यश्च भूतिद:।।
पितृणां कथ्यते चैतत्तथागणचतुष्टयम्।
एकत्रिंशत्पितृगणा यैर्व्याप्तमखिलं जगत्।।
ते मेsनुतृप्तास्तुष्यन्तु यच्छन्तु च सदा हितम्।
वर, वरेण्य, वरद, पुष्टिद, तुष्टिद, विश्वपात & धाता – seven indeed are also classes (of पितृ). The महत्, महात्मान्, महित, महिमावत् & महाबल – these five too are classes of पितृ, being destroyers of पाप. सुखद, धनद, धर्मद & भूतिद – such also are called as four classes of पितृ. There are thus thirty-one classes of पितृ who pervade the entire जगत्. Being satisfied with me, may they be satisfied and ever grant me what is beneficial.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
एवं तु स्तुवतस्तस्य तेजसो राशिरुच्छ्रित:।
प्रादुर्बभूव सहसा गगनव्याप्तिकारक:।।
तद्यूष्ट्वा सुमहत्तेज: समासाद्य स्थितं जगत्।
जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा रुचि: स्तोत्रमिदं जगौ।।
Now while he offered स्तुति thus, a lofty pile of light appeared suddenly, suffusing the sky. When he saw that very great light, which remain stationery encompassing the world, रुचि sank to the Earth on his knees and sang this स्तुति
रुचिरुवाच
अमूर्तानां च मूर्तानां पितृणां दीप्ततेजसाम्।
नमस्यामि सदा तेषां ध्यानिनां दिव्यचक्षुषाम्।।
इन्द्रादीनाम् च नेतारो दक्षमारीचयोस्तथा।
सप्तर्षीर्णां तथान्येषां तान्नमस्यामि कामदान्।।
I offer नमस्ते ever to those पितृ who are both स्थूल and सूक्ष्म (meaning they are both available for experience as well as not available), honoured, luminously splendid, who are rapt in ध्यान and who possess divine vision. And I offer नमस्ते to those granters of men’s desires, who are the leaders of इंद्र and the other देवता and of दक्ष and मारीच, of the सप्तऋषि and other ऋषिs.
मन्वादीनां मुनीन्द्राणां सूर्याचन्द्रामसोस्तथा।
तान्नमस्याम्यहं सर्वान् पितरश्चार्णवेषु ये।।
नक्षत्राणां ग्रहाणां च वाय्यग्रयोर्नभसस्तथा।
द्यावापृथिव्याश्च तथा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलि:।।
देवर्षिणां ग्रहाणां च सर्वलोकनमस्कृतान्।
अक्षय्यस्य सदा दातृन्नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलि:।।
I offer नमस्ते to all the पितृ of मनु and other chief मुनीs and to the sun and moon, among the waters and in the sea. With कृताञ्जलि, I offer नमस्ते likewise to the constellations and planets, to the wind & fire, and the sky and to the स्वर्ग & पृथिवी earth. And with कृताञ्जलि, I offer नमस्ते to the पितृ of देवर्षिs to whom कृताञ्जलि is offered by all the worlds, who are always givers of what is imperishable (viz मोक्ष).
प्रजापते कश्यपाय सोमाय वरुणाय च।
योगेश्वरेभ्यश्च सदा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलि:।।
नमो गणेभ्य: सप्तभ्यस्तथा लोकेषु सप्तसु।
स्वयंभुवे नमस्यामि ब्रह्मणे लोकचक्षुषे।
सोमाधारान् पितृगणान् योगमूर्तिधरांस्तथा।
नमस्यामि तथा सोमं पितरं जगतामहम्।।
With कृताञ्जलि, I offer नमस्ते always to प्रजापतति कश्यप and to सोम and वरुण and to the योगेश्वर. I offer नमस्ते to the seven classes of पितृ who are present in the seven Worlds. I offer नमस्ते to स्वयंभु ब्रह्म who is the eyes of all the worlds. I offer नमस्ते to the सोमाधारा and योगमूर्तिधरा classes of पितृ and to सोम, the father of the worlds.
अग्निरूपांस्तथैवान्यान् नमस्यामि पितृनहम्।
अग्नीषोममयं विश्वं यत एतदशेषत:।।
ये तु तेजसि ये चैते सेमसूर्याग्निमूर्तय:।
जगत्स्वरूपिणश्चैव तथा ब्रह्मस्वरूपिण:।।
तेभ्योsखिलेभ्यो योगिभ्य: पितृभ्यो यतमानस:।
नमो नमो नमस्ते मे प्रसीदन्तु स्वधाभुज:।।
I offer नमस्ते to the other पितृ who have the form of अग्नि because this universe is entirely composed of अग्नि and सोम. Now these who dwell in this light, and who have the bodies of चन्द, यबर्य and अग्नि and whose true nature is both this universe as well as whose true nature is ब्रह्म, to all those people who are practitioners of योग, I offer नमस्ते with a disciplined मन and with reverence. May they, the consumers of the स्वधा (during श्राद्ध कर्म), be ever-gracious to me
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
एवं स्तुतास्ततस्तेन तेजसा मुनिसत्तम:।
निश्चक्रमुस्तेsपि ततो भासयन्तो दिशो दिश:।।
निवेदितं च यत्तेन पुष्पगन्धानुलेपनम्।
तद्भूषितानथ स तान्ददृशे पुरत: स्थितान्।
प्रणिपत्य पुनर्भक्त्या पुनरेव कृताञ्जलि:।।
नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यमित्याह पृथगादृत:।
तत: प्रसन्ना: पितरस्तमूचुर्मुनिसत्तमम्।
वरं वृणीष्वेति स तानुवाचानतकन्धर:।।
Said मार्कण्डेय
Being thus praised by him, O best of मुनिs, those पितृ issued forth with their splendor, illuminating the 10 regions of the sky; and he beheld them standing in front of them, adorned with the पुष्प, गंध & अनुलेपनम् (paste, oil, etc that is used during पूजा) which he had presented to them. Offering कृताञ्जलि to them again and again with श्रद्धा as well as with joining of hands, full of respect, he exclaimed separately to each of them – “नमस्ते to you! नमस्ते to you!” Well pleased, the पितृ thereupon said to him, the best of मुनि – “Choose you a boon”. To them, he spoke, bending down his neck respectfully.
(Next two relate the रुचि मुनि seeking a boon and पितृ then granting that wish – these are not relevant from a स्तुति lens)
फल श्रुति
स्तोत्रेणानेन च नरो योsस्मांस्तोष्यति भक्तित:।
तस्य तुष्टा वयं भोगानात्मज्ञानम् तथोत्तमम्।।
शरीरारोग्यमर्थं च पुत्रपौत्रादिकं तथा।
प्रदास्यामो च सन्देहो यच्चान्यभिवाञ्छितम्।
तस्मात्पुण्यफलं लोके वाञ्छद्भि: सततं नरै:।।
पितृणां चाक्षयां तृप्तिं स्तव्या: स्तोत्रेण मानवै:।।
वाञ्छद्भि: सततं स्तव्या: स्तोत्रेणानेन वै यत:।
श्राद्धे च इमं भक्त्या अस्मत्प्रीतिकरन् स्तवम्।।
And whatever person shall give us संतोष by chanting this स्तुति with भक्ति, we being संतुष्ट will give him भोग and आत्म ज्ञानम्, perfect body health and wealth and children & grandchildren, grandsons because verily, those who desire blessings must constantly do the स्तुति done by you. And who shall recite the स्तुति done by you, which gives us pleasure, with भक्ति at a श्राद्ध, standing all the while in front of the ब्राह्मण while they are eating, that श्राद्ध shall no doubt become ours imperishably, because of our pleasure in hearing the स्तुति, when the person chants this with भक्ति.
पठिष्यन्ति द्विजाग्रयाणां भुञ्जतां पुरत: स्थित:।
स्तोत्रश्रवणसम्प्रीत्या सन्निधाने परे कृते।।
अस्माकमक्षयं श्राद्धं तद्भिविष्यत्यसंशयम्।
यद्यप्यश्रोत्रियं श्राद्धं यद्यप्युपहतं भवेत्।।
अन्यायोपात्तवित्तेन यदि वा कृतमन्यथा।
अश्राद्धर्हैरूपहर्तैरूपहारैस्तथा कृतम्।
अकालेsप्यथवाsदेशे विधिहीनमथापि वा।
अश्रद्धया वा पुरुषैर्दम्भमाश्रित्य वा कृतम्।।
अस्माकं तृप्तये श्राद्धं तथाप्येतदुदीरणात्।
यत्रैतत्पठ्यते श्राद्धे स्तोत्रमस्मत्सुखावहम्।।
Although श्राद्ध be performed without ब्राह्मण learned in the वेद, although it may be vitiated by means of wealth which has been gained unjustly or although it be performed in any other defective manner or although moreover it be performed with blemished offerings unfit for a श्राद्ध or be performed also at a wrong time or in a wrong place or yet to be accompanied by the proper ordinances, or if it is performed by men without श्रद्धा or in reliance on cheating, nevertheless, such a श्राद्ध shall be to our joy because this स्तुति is uttered there.
अस्माकं जायते तृप्तिस्तत्र द्वादशवार्षिकी।
हेमन्ते द्वादशाब्दानि तृप्तिमेतत्प्रयच्छति।।
शिशिरे द्विगुणाब्दांश्च तृप्तिं स्तोत्रमिदं शुभम्।
वसन्ते षोडश समास्तृप्तये श्राद्धकर्मणि।।
ग्रीष्मे षोडषैवैतत्पठितं तृप्तिकारकम्।
Wherever this स्तुति, which brings us happiness is recited at a श्राद्ध, there तृप्ति (or satisfaction, joy) accrues to us lasting for twelve years. This स्तुति recited in हेमन्त yields तृप्ति for twelve years; and this beautiful स्तुति recited in शिशिर yields तृप्ति for twice that number of years; when recited at the श्राद्ध in वसन्त tends to give us तृप्ति for sixteen years and this स्तुति recited in ग्रीष्म causes तृप्ति for sixteen years indeed.
विकलेSपि कृते श्राद्धे स्तोत्रेणानेन साधिते।।
वर्षासु तृप्तिरमस्कामक्षया जायते रुचे।
शरत्कालेsपि पठितं श्राद्धकाले प्रयच्छति।।
अस्माकम् एतत् पुरुष: तृप्तिं पञ्चदशाब्दिकीम्।
When a श्राद्ध although performed imperfectly is concluded with this स्तुति in the वर्षा काल, imperishable तृप्ति accrues to us, O रुचि. When recited at the श्राद्ध even in the शरत् काल, it grants तृप्ति which lasts for fifteen years.
यस्मिनगृहे च लिखितम् एतत् तिष्ठति नित्यदा।।
सन्निधानं कृते श्राद्धे तत्रास्माकं भविष्यति।
तस्मात् एतत् तत्वया श्राद्धे विप्राणां भुञ्जत: पुर:।।
श्रवणीयं महाभाग अस्माकं पुष्टिहेतुकम्।
इत्युक्त्वा पितरस्तस्य स्वर्गता मुनिसत्तम:।।
And in whichever house, this स्तुति remains constantly in written form, there we shall be present when a श्राद्ध is performed. Therefore, standing at a श्राद्ध in front of the ब्राह्मण who are eating during the event, O great मुनि!, you must hear this स्तुति which supplies पुष्टि ( nourishment) to us.
स्वस्ति
Adhyatma Writings 