🌟 Ruchi Muni Krat Pitra Stotra: A Sacred Tribute to Ancestors

(English + Sanskrit Dual Language)

🕉️ The Ruchi Muni Krat Pitra Stotra is a powerful Sanskrit hymn composed by Ruchi Muni, intended to honor the Pitṛs (ancestors). It is recited to express gratitude, seek blessings, and ensure spiritual harmony between the living and the departed.

📜 The Stotra & Meaning

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Sanskrit:
अर्चितानाममूर्तानां पितृणां दीप्ततेजसाम् ।
नमस्यामि सदा तेषां ध्यानिनां दिव्यचक्षुषाम्।।

English Meaning:
I always bow to those honored, formless ancestors who shine with spiritual brilliance and possess divine sight, ever immersed in meditation.

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Sanskrit:
इन्द्रादीनां च नेतारो दक्षमारीचयोस्तथा ।
सप्तर्षीणां तथान्येषां तान् नमस्यामि कामदान् ।।

English Meaning:
I bow to the leaders like Indra, Daksha, and Marichi, to the Saptarishis and other divine beings who fulfill desires.

3️⃣

Sanskrit:
मन्वादीनां मुनीन्द्राणां सूर्याचन्द्रमसोस्तथा ।
तान् नमस्याम्यहं सर्वान् पितृनप्सूदधावपि ।।

English Meaning:
I offer salutations to the great sages like the Manus, and to the ancestors connected to the Sun, Moon, waters, and oceans.

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Sanskrit:
नक्षत्राणां ग्रहाणां च वाय्वग्न्योर्नभसस्तथा।
द्यावापृथिवोव्योश्च तथा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलि:।।

English Meaning:
With folded hands, I bow to the spirits residing in stars, planets, wind, fire, space, sky, and earth.

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Sanskrit:
देवर्षीणां जनितृंश्च सर्वलोकनमस्कृतान्।
अक्षय्यस्य सदा दातृन् नमस्येऽहं कृताञ्जलि:।।

English Meaning:
I bow to the Devṛṣis (divine sages), creators of beings, revered by all, and eternal givers of divine offerings.

6️⃣

Sanskrit:
प्रजापते: कश्यपाय सोमाय वरुणाय च ।
योगेश्वरेभ्यश्च सदा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलि:।।

English Meaning:
With reverence, I salute Prajapati, Kashyapa, Soma, Varuna, and the supreme yogis.

7️⃣

Sanskrit:
नमो गणेभ्य: सप्तभ्यस्तथा लोकेषु सप्तसु ।
स्वयम्भुवे नमस्यामि ब्रह्मणे योगचक्षुषे ।।

English Meaning:
Salutations to the seven classes of ancestral beings across the seven realms. I bow to Svayambhu (Brahma), the seer with yogic vision.

8️⃣

Sanskrit:
सोमाधारान् पितृगणान् योगमूर्तिधरांस्तथा ।
नमस्यामि तथा सोमं पितरं जगतामहम् ।।

English Meaning:
I bow to the groups of ancestors sustained by Soma and manifesting as yogic energies, and also to Soma himself—the universal father.

9️⃣

Sanskrit:
अग्रिरूपांस्तथैवान्यान् नमस्यामि पितृनहम् ।
अग्नीषोममयं विश्वं यत एतदशेषत:।।

English Meaning:
I salute those ancestors who appear in the form of Agni and others. This entire universe is born of Agni and Soma.

🔟

Sanskrit:
ये तु तेजसि ये चैते सोमसूर्याग्निमूर्तय:।
जगत्स्वरूपिणश्चैव तथा ब्रह्मस्वरूपिण:।।

English Meaning:
I bow to those who manifest as radiance, Soma, Surya (Sun), Agni (fire), the form of the universe, and also the form of Brahman.

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Sanskrit:
तेभ्योऽखिलेभ्यो योगिभ्य: पितृभ्यो यतमानस:।
नमो नमो नमस्ते मे प्रसीदन्तु स्वधाभुज:।।

English Meaning:
With focused mind, I bow again and again to all these yogic, divine ancestors. May those who receive offerings of svadhā be pleased with me.

🌺 Spiritual Significance

This hymn is a spiritual bridge between the world of the living and the world of the ancestors. It:

• Honors ancestral sages, deities, and elemental forces

• Encourages gratitude and remembrance

• Supports removal of Pitru Dosha

• Strengthens family lineage and blessings

🛕 When to Recite

• 🌑 Amavasya (New Moon)

• 🕯️ Pitru Paksha (Ancestral fortnight)

• 📿 Shraddha and Tarpan ceremonies

• 🧘 Daily remembrance for spiritual upliftment

🙇 Final Thoughts

The Ruchi Muni Pitra Stotra is not just a chant but a devotional practice. It is a soul’s offering of gratitude toward the eternal forces that shaped its birth and journey.

By reciting this stotra, the seeker aligns with the cosmic truth — that our ancestors live on in spirit, in energy, and in blessings.

Complete Stotra For Easy Reading 

" अर्चितानाममूर्तानां पितृणां दीप्ततेजसाम् ।

नमस्यामि सदा तेषां ध्यानिनां दिव्यचक्षुषाम्।।

इन्द्रादीनां च नेतारो दक्षमारीचयोस्तथा ।

सप्तर्षीणां तथान्येषां तान् नमस्यामि कामदान् ।।

मन्वादीनां मुनीन्द्राणां सूर्याचन्द्रमसोस्तथा ।

तान् नमस्याम्यहं सर्वान् पितृनप्सूदधावपि ।।

नक्षत्राणां ग्रहाणां च वाय्वग्न्योर्नभसस्तथा।

द्यावापृथिवोव्योश्च तथा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलि:।।

देवर्षीणां जनितृंश्च सर्वलोकनमस्कृतान्।

अक्षय्यस्य सदा दातृन् नमस्येsहं कृताञ्जलि:।।

प्रजापते: कश्यपाय सोमाय वरुणाय च ।

योगेश्वरेभ्यश्च सदा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलि:।।

नमो गणेभ्य: सप्तभ्यस्तथा लोकेषु सप्तसु ।

स्वयम्भुवे नमस्यामि ब्रह्मणे योगचक्षुषे ।।

सोमाधारान् पितृगणान् योगमूर्तिधरांस्तथा ।

नमस्यामि तथा सोमं पितरं जगतामहम् ।।

अग्रिरूपांस्तथैवान्यान् नमस्यामि पितृनहम् ।

अग्नीषोममयं विश्वं यत एतदशेषत:।।

ये तु तेजसि ये चैते सोमसूर्याग्निमूर्तय:।

जगत्स्वरूपिणश्चैव तथा ब्रह्मस्वरूपिण:।।

तेभ्योsखिलेभ्यो योगिभ्य: पितृभ्यो यतमानस:।

नमो नमो नमस्ते मे प्रसीदन्तु स्वधाभुज:।।"