Rite to Ancestors
Pitru Paksha, September 10 to 25, 2022
I share this beautiful prayer by Galina Krasskova in honor of Pitru Paksha, the traditional Vedic fortnight of the ancestors which is observed every year in Bhadrapada month (September). These 16 days are a time for death rites and rituals that pay tribute to the loved ones who have passed from this world.
Hail to those who have passed through the veil
From Life to Death, to Earth from Breath.
Hail to those who suffered to gift me with blood,
Hail to those who survived to gift me with body,
Hail to those whose songs gift me with inspiration.
Hail to those whom I knew and loved in life,
Whose memory I carry with me like a word of comfort,
Hail to those who left this land long ago,
Whose names I honor like a word of hope,
Or if I know not their names, whose lives I honor still.
I live and love because you lived and loved,
I speak and struggle because you spoke and struggled,
You live in me, as I will live in those who come after me.
Grant me the patience, O my beloved Dead,
To see the long view, and remember that what I do
Affects a million million souls I will never know.Rite To Ancestors by Galina Krasskova, from Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner: A Book of Prayer, Devotional Practice, and the Nine Worlds of Spirit
Very moving prayer. /\ Thank you