Bhauma Pitṛs
Bhauma Pitṛ, “the pitṛs named Bhauma”
Grammar: masculine noun, in the plural with pitṛ.
Meaning: a class of pitṛs.
In the scriptures: Śrī Kṛshṇa teaches Yudhishṭhira the order of tarpaṇa. One puts the yajñopavīta on the right shoulder, sits with the left knee on the ground, and with bhakti offers water mixed with sesame and sandal to the pitṛs named Agnishvātta, Barhishad, Havishmān, Ūshmapa, Sukālin, Bhauma, Somapa and Ājyapa (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 123).
Related terms: Pitṛ · Tarpaṇa · Agnishvātta
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 123