vara mahālakṣmī pūjā

Check List

1. Altar, Deity (statue/photo),

2. Two big brass lamps (with wicks, oil/ghee)

3. Matchbox, Agarbatti

4. Karpoor, Gandha Powder, Kumkum, gopichandan, haldi

5. Sri Mudra (for Sandhyaavandan), Vessel for Tirtha, Yajnopaviita

6. Puujaa Conch, Bell, One aaratii (for Karpoor), Two Aaratiis with wicks

7. Flowers, Akshata (in a container), tulsi leaves

8. Decorated Copper or Silver Kalasha, Two pieces of cloth (new),

9. Coconut, 1/2 kg. Rice, Bananas 6, gold coin, gold chain

10. Extra Kalasha, 3 trays, 3 vessels for Abhisheka

11. Betelnuts 6, Betelnut Leaves 12, Banana Leaves 2, Mango Leaves 5-25

12. Dry Fruits, 5 bananas, 1 coconut - all for naivedya

13. Panchaamrita - Milk, Curd, Honey, Ghee, Sugar, Tender Coconut Water

14. Puja Book

15. Red flowers and red flower malas.

This puja falls on the Friday earlier and nearest to fullmoon in

the month of shraavan

1 At the regular altar

ōṁ sarvēbhyō gurubhyō namaḥ | ōṁ sarvēbhyō dēvēbhyō namaḥ | ōṁ sarvēbhyō brāhmaṇēbhyō namaḥ || prāraṁbha kāryaṁ nirvighnamastu | śubhaṁ

śōbhanamastu |

iṣṭa dēvatā kuladēvatā suprasannā varadā bhavatu ||

anujñāṁ dēhi ||

At the vara mahālakṣmī altar

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2 ācamanaḥ (Sip one spoon of water after each mantra.

Take a little water from the vessel for worship with

an offering spoon onto the palm and sip it. This is

called achaman.. Just as bathing causes external

purification, partaking water in this way is

responsible for internal purification. This act is

repeated thrice. Thus physical, psychological and

spiritual, internal purification is brought about.)

dvirācamya

ōṁ kēśavāya svāhāḥ. ōṁ nārāyaṇāya svāhāḥ. ōṁ mādhavāya svāhāḥ. ōṁ kēśavāya svāhāḥ. ōṁ nārāyaṇāya svāhāḥ. ōṁ mādhavāya svāhāḥ.

(Now we chant the 21 names of the Devi, in

order to concentrate on the Devi)

ōṁ gōviṁdāya namaḥ . ōṁ viṣṇavē namaḥ . ōṁ madhusūdanāya namaḥ . ōṁ trivikramāya

namaḥ . ōṁ vāmanāya namaḥ . ōṁ śrīdharāya namaḥ . ōṁ hrṣīkēśāya namaḥ . ōṁ padmanābhāya namaḥ . ōṁ dāmōdarāya namaḥ . ōṁ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ . ōṁ vāsudēvāya namaḥ . ōṁ pradyumnāya namaḥ . ōṁ aniruddhāya namaḥ . ōṁ puruṣōttamāya namaḥ . ōṁ adhōkṣajāya namaḥ . ōṁ nārasiṁhāya namaḥ . ōṁ acyutāya namaḥ . ōṁ janārdanāya namaḥ .

ōṁ upēṁdrāya namaḥ . ōṁ harayē namaḥ . śrī krṣṇāya namaḥ || ---------------------------------------------------------------

3 prāṇāyāmaḥ (Due to pranayam, the rajas component decreases

and the sattva component increases.)

ōṁ praṇavasya parabrahma rṣiḥ . paramātmā dēvatā .

daivī gāyatrī chandaḥ . prāṇāyāmē viniyōgaḥ ||

ōṁ bhūḥ . ōṁ bhuvaḥ . ōṁ svaḥ . ōṁ mahaḥ . ōṁ janaḥ . ōṁ tapaḥ . ōṁ satyaṁ .

ōṁ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ | ōṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyaṁ bhargō dēvasya dhīmahī dhiyō yō naḥ pracōdayāt ||

punarācamana

(Repeat Achamana 2 - given above)

ōṁ āpōjyōti rasōmrtaṁ brahma

bhūrbhuvassuvarōm||

(Apply water to eyes and understand that you are of

the nature of Brahman)

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4 saṅkalpaḥ (Holding unbroken consecrated rice (akshata) and

an offering spoon (pali) with water in the cup of

one’s hand one should chant the mantra with the

resolve, ‘I of the .....lineage (gotra), ..... am

performing the .... ritual to obtain the benefit

according to the Shrutis, Smrutis and Purans in

order to acquire .... result and then should offer the

water from the hand into the circular, shelving metal

dish (tamhan). Offering the water into the circular,

shelving dish signifies the completion of an act.)

sarva dēvatā prārthanā (Stand and hold a fruit in hand during sankalpa)

ōṁ śrīmān mahāgaṇādhipatayē namaḥ . śrī gurubhyō namaḥ . śrī sarasvatyai namaḥ . śrī vēdāya namaḥ . śrī vēdapuruṣāya namaḥ . iṣṭadēvatābhyō namaḥ | (Prostrations to your favorite deity)

kuladēvatābhyō namaḥ | (Prostrations to your family deity)

sthāna dēvatābhyō namaḥ | (Prostrations to the deity of this house)

grāmadēvatābhyō namaḥ | (Prostrations to the deity of this place)

vāstudēvatābhyō namaḥ | (Prostrations to the deity of all the materials we

have collected)

śacīpuraṁdarābhyāṁ namaḥ | (Prostrations to the Indra and shachii)

umāmahēśvarābhyāṁ namaḥ | (Prostrations to Shiva and pArvati)

lakṣmīnārāyaṇābhyāṁ namaḥ | (Prostrations to the Lords who protect us - LakShmi

and NArAyaNa)

mātāpitrbhyāṁ namaḥ | (Prostrations to our parents)

sarvēbhyō dēvēbhyō namō namaḥ | (Prostrations to all the Gods)

sarvēbhyō brāhmaṇēbhyō namō namaḥ | (Prostrations to all Brahamanas - those who are in

the religious path)

ētadkarma pradhāna dēvatābhyō namō namaḥ | (Prostrations to Goddess devi, the main deity if this

puja)

|| avighnamastu ||

sumukhaśca ēkadaṁtaśca kapilō gajakarṇakaḥ . laṁbōdaraśca vikaṭō vighnanāśō gaṇādhipaḥ || dhūmrakēturgaṇādhyakṣō bālacandrō gajānanaḥ . dvādaśaitāni nāmāni yaḥ paṭhēt śruṇuyādapi ||

vidyāraṁbhē vivāhē ca pravēśē nirgamē tathā . saṁgrāmē saṁkaṭēcaiva vighnaḥ tasya na jāyatē || (Whoever chants or hears these 12 names of Lord

Ganesha will not have any obstacles in any of their

endeavours)

śuklāṁbaradharaṁ dēvaṁ śaśivarṇaṁ caturbhujam |

prasannavadanaṁ dhyāyēt sarva vighnōpaśāṁtayē || sarvamaṅgala māṅgalyē śivē sarvārtha sādhikē | śaraṇyē tryaṁbakē dēvī nārāyaṇi namō'stutē || (We completely surrender ourselves to that Goddess

who embodies auspiciousness, who is full of

auspicious-ness and who brings auspicousness to

us)

sarvadā sarva kāryēṣu nāsti tēṣāṁ amaṅgalam |

yēṣāṁ hrdisthō bhagavān maṅgalāyatanō hariḥ || (When Lord Hari, who brings auspiciousness is

situated in our hearts, then there will be no more

inauspiciousness in any of our undertakings)

tadēva lagnaṁ sudinaṁ tadēva tārābalaṁ

caṁdrabalaṁ tadēva .

vidyābalaṁ daivabalaṁ tadēva lakṣmīpatēḥ tēṁghri'yugaṁ smarāmi ||

(What is the best time to worship the Lord? When

our hearts are at the feet of Lord Narayana, then the

strength of the stars, the moon, the strength of

knowledge and all the Gods will combine and make

it the most auspicious time and day to worship the

Lord)

lābhastēṣāṁ jayastēṣāṁ kutastēṣāṁ parājayaḥ . yēṣāṁ indivaraśyāmō hrdayasthō janārdanaḥ || (When the Lord is situated in a person's heart, he

will always have profit in his work and victory in all

that he takes up and there is no question of defeat

for such a person)

vināyakaṁ guruṁ bhānuṁ brahmāviṣṇumahēśvarān|

sarasvatīṁ praṇamyādau sarva kāryārtha siddhayē || (To achieve success in our work and to find

fulfillment we should first offer our prayers

to Lord Vinayaka and then to our teacher, then

to the Sun God and to the holy trinity of Brahma,

ViShNu and Shiva)

śrīmad bhagavatō mahāpuruṣasya viṣṇōrājñayā pravartamānasya adya brahmaṇō dvitīya parārdhē viṣṇupadē śrī śvētavarāha kalpē vaivasvata

manvantarē --------------- dēśē, śālivāhana śakē vartamānē vyavahārikē ------------ nāma saṁvatsarē ---------------- āyaṇē --------------rtau ------------------

māsē -------------- pakṣē ----- tithau ----- nakṣatrē ----- vāsarē sarva grahēṣu yathā rāśi sthāna sthitēṣu

satsu ēvaṁ guṇaviśēṣēṇa viśiṣṭāyāṁ

śubhapuṇyatithau mama ātmana śrutismrti

purāṇōkta phalaprāpyarthaṁ mama sakuṭumbasya

kṣēma sthairya āyurārōgya caturvidha puruṣārtha

sidhyarthaṁ aṁgīkrta śrī vara mahālakṣmī vratāṁgatvēna saṁpādita sāmagravyā śrī vara

mahālakṣmī prītyarthaṁ yathā śaktyā yathā militā upacāra dravyaiḥ śrī sūkta purāṇōkta mantraiśca

dhyāna āvāhanādi ṣōḍaśōpacārē śrī vara mahālakṣmī

prītyartthaṁ pūjanaṁ tathā vratōkta kathā śravaṇaṁ

ca kariṣyē || idaṁ phalaṁ mayā dēvi sthāpitaṁ puratastava |

tēna mē suphalāvāptir bhavēt janmani janmani ||

(keep fruits in front of the Goddess)

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5. ṣaḍaṅga nyāsa

(Purifying the body)

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5.(1) ṣaḍaṅga nyāsa

(Purifying hands and various parts of the body )

ōṁ hrāṁ | aṁguṣṭhābhyāyāṁ namaḥ | hrdayāya

namaḥ || (touch the thumbs)

ōṁ hrīṁ | tarjanībhyāṁ namaḥ | śirasē svāhāḥ || (touch both fore fingers)

ōṁ hruṁ | madhyamābhyāṁ namaḥ | śikhāyai vaṣaṭ ||

(touch middle fingers)

ōṁ hraiṁ | anāmikābhyāṁ namaḥ | kavacāya hum ||

(touch ring fingers)

ōṁ hrauṁ | kaniṣṭhikābhyāṁ namaḥ | nētratrayāya

vauṣaṭ || (touch little fingers)

ōṁ hraḥ | karatalakaraprṣṭhābhyāṁ namaḥ | astrāya

phaṭ || (touch palms and over sleeve of hands)

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5.(2) digbandhana

( show mudras)

ōṁ mahāmāyē iti digbandhaḥ | (snap fingers, circle head clockwise and clap hands)

diśō badnāmi ||

(shut off all directions i.e. distractions so that we

can concentrate on the Goddess)

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6 gaṇapati pūjā (To prevent any obstacle from disrupting an

auspicious occasion, it is begun with the worship of

Lord Ganapati.)

ādau nirvighnatā sidhyarthaṁ mahā gaṇapati

pūjanaṁ kariṣyē .

ōṁ gaṇānāṁ tvā śaunakō grtsamadō gaṇapatirjagatī gaṇapatyāvāhanē viniyōgaḥ || (pour water)

ōṁ gaṇānāṁ tvā gaṇapatiṁ havāmahē kaviṁ kavīnāmupama śravastamaṁ |

jyēṣṭharāja brahmaṇāṁ brahmaṇaspata

ā naḥ śrṇvannūtibhiḥ sīdasādanaṁ ||

bhūḥ gaṇapatiṁ āvāhayāmi .

bhuvaḥ gaṇapatiṁ āvāhayāmi .

svaḥ gaṇapatiṁ āvāhayāmi .

ōṁ bhūrbhuvasvaḥ sāṁgaṁ saparivāraṁ sāyudhaṁ

saśaktikaṁ mahāgaṇapatiṁ āvāhayāmi |

(O great Ganapati come along with Riddhi, Buddhi,

your entire family, all your weapons and might’)

ōṁ bhūrbhuvasvaḥ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ dhyāyāmi. dhyānam samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. āvāhanaṁ

samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. āsanaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. pādyaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. arghyaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. ācamanīyaṁ

samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. snānaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. vastraṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. yajñōpavītaṁ

samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. caṁdanaṁ

samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. parimala dravyaṁ

samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. dhūpaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. dīpaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. naivēdyaṁ

samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. tāmbūlaṁ

samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. phalaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. dakṣiṇāṁ

samarpayāmi|

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. ārtikyaṁ samarpayāmi|

ōṁ bhūrbhuvasvaḥ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. mantrapuṣpaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ bhūrbhuvasvaḥ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ | pradakṣiṇā namaskārān samarpayāmi |

ōṁ bhūrbhuvasvaḥ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. chatraṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. cāmaraṁ samarpayāmi|

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. gītaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. nrtyaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. vādyaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. sarva rājōpacārān

samarpayāmi||

|| atha prārthanā || ōṁ vakratuṇḍa mahākāya kōṭisūrya samaprabha .

nirvighnaṁ kuru mē dēva sarva kāryēṣu sarvadā || ōṁ bhūrbhuvasvaḥ mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ. prārthanāṁ samarpayāmi|

anayā pūjayā vighnahartā mahāgaṇapatiḥ prīyatām ||

(Offering of flowers - May Shri Mahaganapati, the

vanquisher

of all obstacles be appeased with this worship of

mine’,

chanting thus water should be released.)

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7 dīpa sthāpanā

atha dēvyai vāma bhāgē dīpa sthāpanaṁ kariṣyē | agnirnāgniḥ samidhyatē kavirgrahapatiryuvā havyavāt juvāsyaḥ || (light the lamps)

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8 bhūmi prārthanā (open palms and touch the ground.

first the earth (ground) on the right hand side (since

the host performing the religious ceremony is facing

the east, the hand touching the ground is in the

southern direction) and then the earth on the left

hand side, in front of oneself (that is the northern

direction) should be touched. Energies from the

south are distressing. To prevent them from causing

distress, one offers obeisance to them by touching

the earth. The energies from the north are however

saluted as they are pleasant.)

mahīdhyauḥ prthivīcana imaṁ yajñaṁ mimikṣatāṁ

pipratānnō bharīmabhiḥ || ---------------------------------------------------------------

9 dhānya rāśi

ōṁ auṣadhāya saṁvadaṁtē sōmēna saharājña .

yasmai krṇēti brāhmaṇasthaṁ rājan pārayāmasi ||

(Touch the grains/rice/wheat)

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10 kalaśa sthāpanā (Two small heaps of rice should be made on the

ground amidst chanting mantras. Later, chanting the

mantra two pots of either gold, silver, copper or

unbroken earthen pots should be placed on these

two heaps.)

ōṁ ā kalaśēṣu dhāvati pavitrē parisiṁcyatē uktairyajñēṣu vardhatē || (keep kalasha on top of rice pile)

ōṁ imaṁ mē gaṅgē yamunē sarasvatī śutudri

stōmaṁ sacatā paruṣṇyā . asiknya marudvrdhē vitastayārjīkīyē śruṇuhyā suṣōmayā || (fill kalasha with water)

ōṁ gaṁdhadvārāṁ durādharṣāṁ nityapuṣṭāṁ

karīṣiṇīṁ .

īśvarīṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ tāmihōpahvayēśriyaṁ ||

(sprinkle in/apply ga.ndha to kalasha)

ōṁ yā phalinīryā aphalā apuṣpāyāśca puṣpiṇīḥ . brhaspati prasōtāsthānō maṁcatvaṁ ha saḥ || (put betel nut in kalasha)

ōṁ sahiratnāni dāśuṣusuvāti savitā bhagaḥ . tambhāgaṁ citramīmahē || (put jewels / washed coin in kalasha)

ōṁ hiraṇyarūpaḥ hiraṇya sandrigpānna pātsyēdu

hiraṇya varṇaḥ . hiraṇyayāt pariyōnērniṣadyā hiraṇyadā dadatthyan

namasmai ||

(put gold / daxina in kalasha)

ōṁ kāṇḍāt kāṇḍāt prarōhaṁtī paruṣaḥ paruṣaḥ pari

ēvānō dūrvē pratanu sahasrēṇa śatēna ca ||

(put duurva / karika )

ōṁ aśvatthēvō niśadanaṁ parṇivō vasatiśkrta .

gō bhāja itkilā sathayatsa navatha pūruṣaṁ ||

(put five leaves in kalasha)

ōṁ yuvāsuvāsaḥ parīvītāgāt sa uśrēyān bhavati

jāyamānaḥ . taṁ dhīrāsaḥ kāvayaḥ unnayaṁti svāddhyō svāddhyō manasā dēvayaṁtaḥ|| (tie cloth for kalasha)

ōṁ pūrṇādarvi parāpata supūrṇā punarāpata .

vasnē va vikrīṇāvaḥ iṣamūrjaṁ śatakratō || (copper plate and ashhTadala with kuMkuM)

iti kalaśaṁ pratiṣṭhāpayāmi ||

sakala pūjārthē akṣatān samarpayāmi ||

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11 varuṇa pūjana

(On the second kalasha)

tatvāyāmi śunaḥ śēpōḥ varuṇa triṣṭup kalaśē varuṇāvāhanē viniyōgaḥ ||

ōṁ tatvāyāmi brahmaṇā vandamānastadā śāstē yajamānō havirbhiḥ . āhēlamānō varuṇaḥ bōdhyuruśaṁ samāna āyuḥ pramōṣiḥ ōṁ bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ varuṇāya namaḥ .caṁdanaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

(add to kalasha)

ōṁ bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ . varuṇāya namaḥ . akṣatān

samarpayāmi||

(add to kalasha)

ōṁ bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ . varuṇāya namaḥ . haridrā kuṁkumaṁ samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ . varuṇāya namaḥ. dhūpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ . varuṇāya namaḥ. dīpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ . varuṇāya namaḥ. naivēdyaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ . varuṇāya namaḥ . sakala rājōpacārārthē akṣatān samarpayāmi ||

avatē hēḷō varuṇa namōbhiriva yajñēbhirīmahē havirbhiḥ . kṣayaṁ namasmabhyaṁ surapracētā rājan nēnāṁsi

śiśrathaḥ krtāni ||

varuṇāya namaḥ . mantra puṣpaṁ samarpayāmi ||

pradakṣiṇā namaskārān samarpayāmi ||

anayā pūjayā bhagavān śrī mahā varuṇa prīyatām ||

sakala pūjārthē akṣatān samarpayāmi ||

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12 kalaśa pūjana

(continue with second kalasha)

kalaśasya mukhē viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhē rudraḥ samāśritaḥ .

mūlē tatra sthitō brahmā madhyē mātrgaṇāḥ smrtāḥ|| kukṣautu sāgarāḥ sarvē sapta dvīpā vasuṁdharāḥ . rgvēdōtha yajurvēdaḥ sāmavēdōhyatharvaṇaḥ || aṁgaiśca sahitāḥ sarvē kalaśaṁtu samāśritāḥ . atra gāyatrī sāvitrī śāṁti puṣṭikarī tathā ||

āyāntu dēva pūjārthaṁ abhiṣēkārtha siddhayē || ōṁ sitāsitē saritē yatra saṁgathē tatrāplutāsō divamutpataṁti .

yē vaitanvaṁ visrajanti dhīrāstē janāsō amrtattvaṁ

bhajanti ||

(Those who want to attain immortality take a

dip in the confluence of the Ganges, yamuna and

sarasvati rivers at the prayag. Let the water

in this kalasha become like the water from the

holy rivers)

|| kalaśaḥ prārthanāḥ || kalaśaḥ kīrtimāyuṣyaṁ prajñāṁ mēdhāṁ śriyaṁ

balam |

yōgyatāṁ pāpahāniṁ ca puṇyaṁ vrddhiṁ ca

sādhayēt || (Let this kalasha increase our life span, presence

of mind, intellect,wealth, strength and status,

destroy

our sins and increase our merits or puNya)

sarva tīrthamayō yasmāt sarva dēvamayō yataḥ . ataḥ haripriyō'si tvaṁ pūrṇakuṁbhaṁ namō'stutē || (All the holy waters, and all the Gods are now

present in this kalasha. Our prostrations to this

puurNakumbha which is hence dear to Lord Hari)

kalaśadēvatābhyō namaḥ . sakala pūjārthē akṣatān samarpayāmi ||

|| mudrā || (Show mudras as you chant )

nirvīṣī karaṇārthē tārkṣa mudrā . (to remove poison)

amrtī karaṇārthē dhēnu mudrā . (to provide nectar -

amrit)

pavitrī karaṇārthē śaṅkha mudrā . (to make

auspicious)

saṁrakṣaṇārthē cakra mudrā . (to protect)

vipulamāyā karaṇārthē mēru mudrā . (to remove

mAyA)

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13 śaṅkha pūjana

(pour water from kalasha to shaNkha

add gandha flower)

śaṅkhaṁ caṁdrārka daivataṁ madhyē varuṇa

dēvatām |

prṣṭhē prajāpatiṁ viṁdyād agrē gaṁgā sarasvatīm ||

tvaṁ purā sāgarōtpannō viṣṇunā vidhrtaḥ karē | namitaḥ sarva dēvaiśca pāñcajanya namō'stutē || (This shaNkha has now become like the

pAnchajanya,

which has come out of the ocean and which is the

hands of Lord MahaviShNu. Our prostrations to the

pAnchajanya)

pāñcajanyāya vidmahē . pāvamānāya dhīmahi .

tannō śaṅkhaḥ pracōdayāt || śaṅkhāya namaḥ . sakala pūjārthē akṣatān samarpayāmi ||

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14 ghaṁṭārcanā (Pour drops of water from shamNkha on top of the

bell apply ga.ndha flower)

āgamārthantu dēvānāṁ gamanārthantu rākṣasām |

kurvē ghaṁṭāravaṁ tatra dēvatāhvā lakṣaṇam ||

jñānathō'jñānatōvāpi kāṁsya ghaṁṭān navādayēt | rākṣasānāṁ piśācanāṁ taddēśē vasatirbhavēt | tasmāt sarva prayatnēna ghaṁṭānādaṁ prakārayēt || (When the bell is rung, knowingly or unknowingly,

all the good spirits are summoned and all the evil

spirits are driven away)

ghaṁṭa dēvatābhyō namaḥ | sakala pūjārthē akṣatān samarpayāmi ||

(Ring the gha.nTA)

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15 ātmaśuddhi

( Sprinkle water from shamNkha on puja items and

devotees)

apavitraḥ pavitrō vā sarvāvasthāṁgatō'pi vā | yaḥ smarēt vara mahā lakṣmyai saḥ bāhyābhyaṁtaraḥ śuciḥ||

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16 ṣaṭ pātra pūjā ( put tulasi leaves or axatAs in empty vessels)

vāyavyē arghyaṁ |

nairtyē pādyaṁ |

īśānyē ācamanīyaṁ |

āgnēyē madhuparkaṁ |

pūrvē snānīyaṁ |

paścimē punarācamanaṁ |

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17 pañcāmrta pūjā ( put tulasi leaves or axataas in vessels.

Panchamrit is nectar of five ingredients -

a mixture of milk, curds, clarified butter (ghee),

honey and sugar.)

kṣīrē lakṣmyai namaḥ | (keep milk in the centre)

dadhini vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ |(curd facing

east)

ghrtē rājīvamukhyai namaḥ | (Ghee to the south)

madhuni ramāyai namaḥ | ( Honey to west )

śarkarāyāṁ viṣṇu patnyai namaḥ | ( Sugar to north)

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18 dvārapālaka pūjā

pūrvadvārē dvāraśri yai namaḥ | dhātrē namaḥ| vidhātrē namaḥ| dakṣiṇadvārē dvāraśri yai namaḥ | caṇḍāya namaḥ | pracaṇḍāya namaḥ | paścimadvārē dvāraśri yai namaḥ | jayāya namaḥ | vijayāya namaḥ | uttaradvārē dvāraśri yai namaḥ | gaṅgāyai namaḥ | yamunāyai namaḥ |

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ dvārapālaka

pūjāṁ samarpayāmi ||

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19 pīṭha pūjā

pīṭhasya adhōbhāgē ādhāraśaktyai namaḥ || ādikūrmāya namaḥ || anantāya namaḥ | varāhāya namaḥ ||

svarṇavēdikāyai namaḥ || ratnamaṁḍapāya namaḥ || siṁhāsanāya namaḥ || tanmadhyē vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | pīṭha pūjāṁ samarpayāmi ||

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20 digpālaka pūjā (start from east of kalasha or

deity)

iṁdrāya namaḥ, agnayē namaḥ, yamāya namaḥ, nairtayē namaḥ, varuṇāya namaḥ, vāyavē namaḥ, kubērāya namaḥ, īśānāya namaḥ,

iti digpālaka pūjāṁ samarpayāmi

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21 nava dōrā sthāpanaṁ (one new red thread with

12 knots to be placed on the altar and puja to be

done for the same)

kṣēmaṁ navaṁ mahādēvya kumkumāktaṁ

sudōrakaṁ

dvādaśa grantisamyuktam upakalpa prapūjyata

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22 prāṇa pratiṣṭhā (hold flowers/axata in hand)

dhyāyēt satyam guṇātītaṁ guṇatraya samanvitaṁ

lōkanāthaṁ trilōkēśaṁ kaustubhābharaṇaṁ harim |

nīlavarṇaṁ pītavāsaṁ śrīvatsapadabhūṣitaṁ

gōkulānandaṁ brahmādhyairapi pūjitam ||

ōṁ asya śrī prāṇa pratiṣṭhāpana mahāmantrasya

brahmā viṣṇu mahēśvarā rṣayaḥ | rgyajuḥ sāmātharvāṇi chandāṁsi |

sakalajagatsrṣṭisthiti saṁhārakāriṇī prāṇaśaktiḥ parā dēvatā | āṁ bījam | hrīṁ śaktiḥ | kraum kīlakam |

asyāṁ mūrtau prāṇa pratiṣṭhāpanē viniyōgaḥ ||

|| karanyāsaḥ ||

āṁ aṁguṣṭhābhyāṁ namaḥ || hrīṁ tarjanībhyāṁ namaḥ || krauṁ madhyamābhyāṁ namaḥ || āṁ anāmikābhyāṁ namaḥ || hrīṁ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṁ namaḥ ||

krauṁ karatalakaraprṣṭhābhyāṁ namaḥ ||

|| aṅga nyāsaḥ ||

āṁ hrdayāya namaḥ || hrīṁ śirasē svāhāḥ || krauṁ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ || āṁ kavacāya huṁ ||

hrīṁ nētratrayāya vauṣaṭ || krauṁ astrāya phaṭ || bhūrbhuvasvarōm iti digbandhaḥ ||

āṁ hrīṁ kraum kraum hrīṁ āṁ |

ya ra la va śa ṣa sa ha |

ōṁ ahaṁ saḥ sō'haṁ sō'haṁ ahaṁ saḥ ||

asyāṁ mūrtē prāṇaḥ tiṣṭhaṁtuḥ . asyāṁ mūrtē jīvaḥ tiṣṭhantu |

asyāṁ mūrtē sarvēndriyāṇi manastvat cakṣuḥ śrōtra jihvā ghrāṇaiḥ vākvāṇi pādapāyōpasthāni

prāṇa apāna vyāna udāna samāna atrāgatya

sukhēna ciraṁ tiṣṭhantu svāhāḥ |

asunītē punarasmāsu cakṣuvaḥ punaḥ prāṇamihīnō dēhibhōgaṁ jyōkṣa kṣēma sūryamuccarantam

anumatē mrḍayāna svasti amrtaṁ vai prāṇā amrtamāpaḥ prāṇānēva yathā sthānaṁ upahvayēt ||

svāmin sarva jaganmātē yāvatpūjāvasānakaṁ

tāvatvam prītibhāvēna bimbēsmin kalaśēsmin

pratimāyāṁ sannidhiṁ kuru ||

iti prāṇaṁ pratiṣṭhāpayāmi ||

sakala pūjārthē akṣatān samarpayāmi ||

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23 dhyānaṁ

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ ( repeat 9 times)

padmāsanē padmakarē sarvalōkaikapūjitē|

nārāyaṇapriyē dēvi suprītā bhava sarvadā|| ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | dhyānāt dhyānaṁ samarpayāmi

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24 āvāhanaṁ

( hold flowers in hand)

sarva maṅgaḷa māṅgalyē viṣṇuvakṣasthalālayē | āvāhayāmi dēvī tvām, suprītā bhava sarvadā ||

hiraṇyavarṇāṁ hariṇīṁ suvarṇarajatasrajām |

candrāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavēdō ma āvaha ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ āvāhanaṁ samarpayāmi ||

(offer flowers to Goddess).

āvāhitō bhava | sthāpitō bhava | sannihitō bhava |

sanniruddhō bhava | avakuṇṭhitō bhava | suprītō bhava |

suprasannō bhava | sumukhō bhava | varadō bhava |

prasīda prasīda ||

(show mudras to Goddess)

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25 āsanaṁ

tāṁ ma āvaha jātavēdō lakṣmīmanapagāminīm |

yasyāṁ hiraṇyaṁ vindēyaṁ gāmaśvaṁ

puruṣānaham ||

sūryāyuta nibhaḥ spūrtē, spuradratna vibhūṣitaṁ |

maṁdāsanaṁ idaṁ dēvi, sthīyatāṁ sura pūjitē ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ āsanaṁ samarpayāmi ||

(offer flowers/axathaas)

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26 pādyaṁ

(offer water)

aśvapūrvāṁ rathamadhyāṁ hastinādapramōdinīm |

śriyaṁ dēvīmupahvayē śrīrmā dēvī juṣatām ||

suvāsitaṁ jalaṁ ramyam sarva tīrtha samudbhavam

|

pādyam grahāṇa dēvī tvam sarva dēva samaskrtē || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | pādyaṁ samarpayāmi ||

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27 arghyaṁ

(offer water)

kāṁsōsmi tāṁ hiraṇyaprākārāmārdrāṁ jvalantīṁ

trptāṁ tarpayantīm |

padmēsthitāṁ padmavarṇāṁ tāmihōpahvayē śriyam

||

śuddhōdakaṁ pātrasthaṁ gandha puṣpādi miśritam |

arghya dāsyāmitē dēvi, grhāṇa surapūjitē ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | arghyaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

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28 ācamanīyaṁ

(offer water or axathaa/ leave/flower)

candrāṁ prabhāsāṁ yaśasā jvalaṁtīṁ śriyaṁ lōkē dēvī juṣṭāmudārām |

tāṁ padminīmīṁ śaraṇamahaṁ prapadyē'lakṣmīrmē naśyatāṁ tvāṁ vrṇē ||

suvarṇa kalaśānītam candanāgura samyuktam |

grahāṇācamanam dēvī mayādattam śubhapradē || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | ācamanīyaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

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29 snānaṁ

ādityavarṇē tapasō'dhijātō vanaspatistava vrkṣō'tha

bilvaḥ | tasya phalāni tapasānudantumāyāntarāyāśca bāhyā alakṣmīḥ ||

mandākinyāḥ samānītai hēmāṁbhōruha vāsitaiḥ | snānaṁ kuruṣva dēvēśi salilaiśca sugandhibhiḥ || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | malāpakarśa

snānaṁ samarpayāmi ||

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30 a pañcāmrta snānaṁ

30 a.1 payaḥ snānaṁ

ōṁ āpyāya sva samētutē viśvataḥ sōmavrṣṇyaṁ bhavāvājasya saṁgathē || surabhēstu samutpannaṁ, dēvānāmapi durlabham

payō dadhāmi dēvēśi, snānārthaṁ pratigrhyatām

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | payaḥ snānaṁ

samarpayāmi.

payaḥ snānānaṁtaraṁ śuddhōdakasnānaṁ

samarpayāmi. ||

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30.a.2 dadhi snānaṁ

ōṁ dadhikrāvṇō akāriṣaṁ jiṣṇōraśvasya vājinaḥ | surabhinō mukhākarat prāṇa āyuṁṣi tāriṣat||

candra maṁḍala samkāśam, sarva dēva priyaṁ hi

yat,

dadhi dadāmi dēvēśi, snānārthaṁ prati grhyatām

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | dadhi snānaṁ

samarpayāmi.

dadhi snānānaṁtaraṁ śuddhōdakasnānaṁ

samarpayāmi. ||

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30.a.3 ghrta snānaṁ

ōṁ ghrtaṁ mimikṣē ghrtamasya yōnirghrtē śritō ghrtamvasyadhāma

anuṣvadhamāvaha mādayasva svāhākrtaṁ vrṣabha

vakṣihavyaṁ ||

ājyaṁ surāṇāṁ āhāraṁ ājyaṁ yajñē pratiṣṭitam

ājyaṁ pavitraṁ paramaṁ snānārthaṁ pratigrhyatām

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | ghrta snānaṁ

samarpayāmi.

ghrta snānānaṁtaraṁ śuddhōdakasnānaṁ

samarpayāmi. ||

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30.a.4 madhu snānaṁ

ōṁ madhuvāta rtāyatē madhukṣaraṁti sindhavaḥ mādhvinaḥ saṁtōṣvadhīḥ madhunaktā mutōṣasō madhumat pārthivaṁ rajaḥ madhudyaurastunaḥ pitā madhumānnō vanaspatir madhumām astu sūryaḥ mādhvīrgāvō bhavaṁtu naḥ || sarvauṣadhisamutpannaṁ pīyuṣasadrśaṁ madhu,

snānārthaṁ mayā dattaṁ grhāṇa paramēśvarī ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | madhu snānaṁ

samarpayāmi.

madhu snānānaṁtaraṁ śuddhōdakasnānaṁ

samarpayāmi. ||

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30.a.5 śarkarā snānaṁ

ōṁ svādhuḥ pavasya divyāya janmanē svādurindrāya suhavītu nāmnē svādurmitrāya varuṇāya vāyavē brhaspatayē madhumām adābhyaḥ || ikṣu daṇḍāt samutpannā, rasasnigdhatarā śubhā śarkarēyaṁ mayā dattā, snānārtaṁ pratigrhyatām

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | śarkarā snānaṁ

samarpayāmi.

śarkarā snānānaṁtaraṁ śuddhōdakasnānaṁ

samarpayāmi. ||

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30. b). gaṁdhōdakasnānaṁ (sandalwood water

bath)

ōṁ gaṁdhadvārāṁ durādharṣāṁ nityapuṣṭāṁ

karīṣiṇīṁ |

īśvarīṁ sarva bhūtānāṁ tāmi hōpa vhayēśriyaṁ ||

haricaṁdana saṁbhūtaṁ hariprītēśca gauravāt | surabhipriya gautamī gaṁdhaṁ snānāya grhyatāṁ ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | gaṁdhōdakasnānaṁ samarpayāmi

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30.c) abhyaṁga snānaṁ (Perfumed Oil bath)

ōṁ kanikradajanuśaṁ prabhruvāṇa

iyathirvācamaritēva nāvaṁ |

sumaṁgalaśca śakunē bhavāsi mātvā kācidabhibhāviśvyā vidata ||

abhyaṁgārtha sundarī dēvī tailaṁ puṣpādi

saṁbhavaṁ |

sugaṁdha dravya saṁmiśraṁ saṁgrhāṇa jaganmātē ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ, abhyaṁga

snānaṁ samarpayāmi.

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30.d) aṁgōdvartanakaṁ (To clean the body)

aṁgōdvartanakaṁ dēvī kastūryādi vimiśritaṁ |

lēpanārthaṁ grhāṇēdaṁ haridrā kuṁkumairyutaṁ ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ, aṁgōdvartanakaṁ samarpayāmi.

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30.e) ūṣṇōdaka snānaṁ (Hot water bath)

nānā tīrthādāhrtaṁ ca tōyamuṣṇaṁ mayākrtaṁ |

snānārthaṁ ca prayacchāmi svīkuruśva dayā karī||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ| ūṣṇōdaka

snānaṁ samarpayāmi.

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30.f) śuddhōdaka snānaṁ (Pure water bath)

sprinkle water all around

ōṁ āpōhiṣṭā mayō bhuvaḥ | tā na ūrjē dadhātana |

mahēraṇāya cakṣasē | yō vaḥ śivatamō rasaḥ tasyabhājayatē ha naḥ | uśatīriva mātaraḥ | tasmā araṁgamāmavō | yasya kṣayāya jinvatha | āpō janayathā ca naḥ || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | śuddhōdaka

snānaṁ samarpayāmi ||

(after sprinkling water around throw one tulsi leaf to

the north)

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31 mahā abhiṣēkaḥ (Sound the bell pour water from kalasha)

śrī sūkta

hiraṇyavarṇāṁ hariṇīṁ suvarṇarajatasrajām |

candrāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavēdō mamāvaha ||

1||

tāṁ ma āvaha jātavēdō lakṣmīmanapagāminīm |

yasyāṁ hiraṇyaṁ vindēyaṁ gāmaśvaṁ

puruṣānaham || 2 ||

aśvapūrvāṁ rathamadhyāṁ hastinādapramōdinīm |

śriyaṁ dēvīmupahvayē śrīrmā dēvī juṣatām || 3 ||

kāṁsōsmi tāṁ hiraṇyaprākārāmārdrāṁ jvalantīṁ

trptāṁ tarpayantīm |

padmēsthitāṁ padmavarṇāṁ tāmihōpahvayē śriyam

|| 4 ||

candrāṁ prabhāsāṁ yaśasā jvalaṁtīṁ śriyaṁ lōkē dēvajuṣṭāmudārām |

tāṁ padminīmīṁ śaraṇamahaṁ prapadyē'lakṣmīrmē naśyatāṁ tvāṁ vrṇē || 5 ||

ādityavarṇē tapasō'dhijātō vanaspatistava vrkṣō'tha

bilvaḥ | tasya phalāni tapasānudantumāyāntarāyāśca bāhyā alakṣmīḥ || 6 ||

upaitu māṁ dēvasakhaḥ kīrtiśca maṇinā saha |

prādurbhūtō'smi rāṣṭrēsminkīrtimrddhiṁ dadātu mē || 7 ||

kṣutpipāsāmalāṁ jyēṣṭhāmalakṣmīṁ nāśayāmyaham

|

abhūtimasamrddhiṁ ca sarvāṁ nirṇudamē grhāt|| 8||

gandhadvārāṁ durādharṣāṁ nityapuṣṭāṁ karīṣiṇīm |

īśvarīṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ tāmihōpahvayē śriyam || 9 ||

manasaḥ kāmamākūtiṁ vācaḥ satyamaśīmahi |

paśūnāṁ rūpamannasya mayi śrīḥ śrayatāṁ

yaśaḥ||10 ||

kardamēna prajābhūtāmayi sambhavakardama |

śriyaṁ vāsaya mē kulē mātaraṁ padmamālinīm||11||

āpaḥ srjantu snigdhāni ciklītavasamē grhē | nicadēvīṁ mātaraṁ śriyaṁ vāsaya mē kulē || 12 ||

ārdrāṁ puṣkariṇīṁ puṣṭiṁ suvarṇāṁ hēmamālinīm |

sūryāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavēdō ma

āvaha||13||

ārdrāṁ yaḥkariṇīṁ yaṣṭiṁ piṅgalāṁ padmamālinīm|

candrāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavēdō ma

āvaha||14 ||

tāṁ ma āvaha jātavēdō lakṣmīmanapagāminīm |

yasyāṁ hiraṇyaṁ prabhūtaṁ

gāvōdāsyōśvānvindēyaṁ puruṣānaham || 15 ||

yaḥ śuciḥ prayatō bhūtvā juhuyādājyamanvaham |

sūktaṁ pañcadaśarcaṁ ca śrīkāmaḥ satataṁ

japēt||16 ||

padmānanē padma ūrū padmākṣī padmasambhavē | tanmēbhajasi padmākṣī yēna saukhyaṁ

labhāmyaham || 17 ||

aśvadāyī gōdāyī dhanadāyī mahādhanē | dhanaṁ mē juṣatāṁ dēvi sarvakāmāṁśca dēhi mē ||18||

padmānanē padmavipadmapatrē padmapriyē padmadalāyatākṣi | viśvapriyē viśvamanōnukūlē tvatpādapadmaṁ mayi

saṁnidhatsva || 19 ||

putrapautraṁ dhanaṁ dhānyaṁ

hastyaśvādigavēratham |

prajānāṁ bhavasi mātā āyuṣmantaṁ karōtu mē || 20||

dhanamagnirdhanaṁ vāyurdhanaṁ sūryō dhanaṁ

vasuḥ | dhanamindrō brhaspatirvaruṇaṁ dhanamastu tē ||21||

vainatēya sōmaṁ piba sōmaṁ pibatu vrtrahā | sōmaṁ dhanasya sōminō mahyaṁ dadātu sōminaḥ ||23 ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | śrī sūkta

snānaṁ samarpayāmi ||

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32 pratiṣṭhāpanā ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | (repeat 12

times)

ōṁ tadustu mitrā varuṇā tadagnē śaṁyōrasmabhyamidama stuśastam |

aśīmahi gādhamuta pratiṣṭhāṁ namō divē brhatē sādhanāya||

ōṁ grhāvai pratiṣṭhāsūktaṁ tat pratiṣṭita tamayā vācā | śaṁ stavyaṁ tasmādyadyapidūra iva paśūn labhatē | grahānēvai nānājigamiśati grhāhi paśūnāṁ pratiṣṭhā pratiṣṭhā ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | supratiṣṭhamastu ||

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33 vastra

(offer two pieces of cloth for the Goddess)

upaitu māṁ dēvasakhaḥ kīrtiśca maṇinā saha |

prādurbhūtō suraṣṭrēsminkīrtim vrddhiṁ dadātu mē||

tapta kāncana saṁkāśaṁ pītāmbaraṁ idaṁ harē saṁgrhāṇa jaganmātē vara mahā lakṣmyai

namō'stutē

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | vastrayugmaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

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34 yajñyōpavīta

kṣutpipāsāmalāṁ jyēṣṭhāmalakṣmīṁ nāśayāmyaham

|

abhūtimasamrddhiṁ ca sarvāṁ nirṇudamē grhāt || tapta hēmakrtam sūtram mukta dhāma vibhūśitām |

upavītam idam dēvi grhāṇatva śubha pradē ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | yajñyōpavītam

samarpayāmi ||

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35 gaṁdha

gandhadvārāṁ durādharṣāṁ nityapuṣṭāṁ karīṣiṇīm |

īśvarīṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ tāmihōpahvayē śriyam ||

kuṅkumāgaru kastūri karpūram candanam tathā | tubhyam dāsyāmi vara lakṣmī svīkuru tripura

sundari ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | gaṁdhaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

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36. hastabhūṣaṇa

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | hastabhūṣaṇaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

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37 nānā parimala dravya

nānā sugandhikam dravyam cūrṇikrtya prayatnataḥ |

dadāmi tē namastubhyaṁ, prītyartaṁ pratigrhyatāṁ

||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | nānā parimala

dravyaṁ samarpayāmi ||

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38 akṣata

manasaḥ kāmamākūtiṁ vācaḥ satyamaśīmahi |

paśūnāṁ rūpamannasya mayi śrīḥ śrayatāṁ yaśaḥ || śvēta taṇḍula saṁyuktān kuṅkumēna virājitān |

akṣatān grhyatām dēvi nārāyaṇi namō'stutē ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ| akṣatān

samarpayāmi||

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39 puṣpa

mālyādīni sugandhīni, mālyatādīni vai prabhō mayā hrtāni pūjārtham, puṣpāṇi pratigrhyatām

tulasī kunda mandāra, jājī punnāga campakaiḥ kadamba karavīraiśca kusumē śatapatrakaiḥ

jalāmbujairbilvapatraiścampakai varalamīm śubhām

pūjayiśyāmyahaṁ bhaktyā sangrhāṇa janārdanī

tulasī kundamandāra pārijāmbujairyutāṁ

vanamālāṁ pradāsyāmi grhāṇa jagadīśvarī

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | patra puṣpāṇi vanamālāṁ ca samarpayāmi ||

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40 nānā alaṁkāra

kaṭi sūtāṅgulī yēca kuṇḍalē mukuṭhaṁ tathā | vanamālāṁ kaustubhaṁ ca grhāṇa sulōcani ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | nānā alaṁkārān

samarpayāmi ||

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41 atha aṅgapūjā

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | pādau

pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ rājīvalōcanāyai namaḥ | gulfau pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ ramāyai namaḥ | jānunī pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ varapradāyai namaḥ | jaṅgē pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ viśvarūpāyai namaḥ | ūrūn pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ kambukanṭinyai namaḥ | guhyam pūjayāmi

ōṁ viśvamūrtayai namaḥ | jaghanam pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ viṣṇu vallabhāyai namaḥ | kaṭiṁ pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ paramātmikāyai namaḥ | udaraṁ pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ śriyai namaḥ | hrdayam pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ lōkajananyai namaḥ | nābhiṁ pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ trivikramāyai namaḥ | sthanau pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ kamala hastāyai namaḥ | vakṣasthalaṁ

pūjayāmi||

ōṁ śrutistutāyai namaḥ | bāhuṁ pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ indirāyai namaḥ | hastau pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ ādi śaktyai namaḥ | kaṁṭhaṁ pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ padmāyai namaḥ | jihvaṁ pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ dayā sāgaryai namaḥ | mukhaṁ pūjayāmi |

ōṁ sarvadāyinyai namaḥ | nētrē pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ maṅgala dēvatāyai namaḥ | karṇau pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ dhanurdharāyai namaḥ | lalāṭaṁ pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ māyāyai namaḥ | śiraḥ pūjayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | sarvāṁgāṇi pūjayāmi||

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42 atha puṣpa pūjā

ōṁ ramāyai namaḥ | karavīra puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi||

ōṁ indirāyai namaḥ | jājī puṣpaṁ samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śāśvatāyai namaḥ | campaka puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ rājīvalōcanāyai namaḥ | vakula puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrīmatyai namaḥ | śatapatra puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ rājēśvaryai namaḥ | kalhāra puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ munigaṇa sēvitāyai namaḥ | sēvantikā puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ kamalavāsinyai namaḥ | mallikā puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ puṣṭai namaḥ | iruvaṁtikā puṣpaṁ samarpayāmi

||

ōṁ viśvavandhyāyai namaḥ | girikarṇikā puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ janārdanāyai namaḥ | āthasī puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ aparājitāyai namaḥ | pārijāta puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ bhārgavyai namaḥ | punnāga puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ vākvilāsinyai namaḥ | kunda puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ kāmākṣyai namaḥ | mālati puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ padmapriyāyai namaḥ | kētakī puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ candravadanāyai namaḥ | mandāra puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ vimalāyai namaḥ | pātalī puṣpaṁ samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ kṣīrasāgara kannikāyai namaḥ | aśōka puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ pāpadhvaṁsinyai namaḥ | pūga puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ prasanna vadanāyai namaḥ | dādimā puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ haripriyāyai namaḥ | dēvadāru puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ tāṭakantakāyai namaḥ | sugandha rāja puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi

ōṁ vēdāntasārāyai namaḥ | kamala puṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | puṣpa pūjāṁ

samarpayāmi ||

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43 atha patra pūjā

ōṁ mahālakṣmyai namaḥ | tuḷasī patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ ādiśaktyai namaḥ | jājī patraṁ samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ parāśaktyai namaḥ | campakā patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ svadāyai namaḥ | bilva patraṁ samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ svāhāḥyai namaḥ | dūrvāyugmaṁ samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ munigaṇasēvitāyai namaḥ | sēvantikā patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ jagatkāriṇē namaḥ | maruga patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ mahāmātāyai namaḥ | davana patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ mahābhujāyai namaḥ | karavīra patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ saumyāyai namaḥ | viṣṇu krānti patraṁ

samarpayāmi||

ōṁ brahmaṇyāyai namaḥ | māci patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ munisamstutāyai namaḥ | mallikā patraṁ

samarpayāmi||

ōṁ mahāyōginyai namaḥ | iruvantikā patraṁ

samarpayāmi||

ōṁ padmahastāyai namaḥ | apāmārga patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ aparājitāyai namaḥ | pārijāta patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ puṇyacaritrāyai namaḥ | dāḍimā patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ dayā sāgaryai namaḥ | badarī patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ smitavaktrāyai namaḥ | dēvadāru patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ mitabhāṣiṇyai namaḥ | śāmī patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ pūrvabhāṣiṇyai namaḥ | āmra patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ haripriyāyai namaḥ | mandāra patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrutistutāyai namaḥ | vaṭa patraṁ samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ jitavarṣāyai namaḥ | kamala patraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ induśītalāyai namaḥ | vēṇu patraṁ samarpayāmi

||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | patrapūjāṁ

samarpayāmi||

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44 Katha

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ |

Suta Puranika addresses Shaunaka and other rishis

thus: "Let me tell you a story about a Vrita which

gives all the benefits and pleasure of this world to

women. This Vrita was once narrated by Lord

Parameshwara to Parvathi".

One day Parvati Devi approaches Lord

Parameshwara who is seated in a golden throne

studded with jewels. She prostrates and asks him

thus: "Lord, is there any way by which women in

Bhuloka can attain wealth, property, progeny and be

happy. Please tell me by worshipping whom, by

what Vrita and also if that Vrita was performed by

anybody in the past". Parameshwar replies:

"Manohari, yes there is a Varalaxmi Vrita which

should be performed by women in Shravana Masa

on the Friday before the full moon day of shukla

paksha". He further narrates the details of Shri

Varalaxmi Vrita.

In Kundina city of Magadha Desha, there lived a

pativrita saadvi by name Charumati. Everyday she

woke up early in the morning, worshipped her

husband with devotion, served her in-laws with

respect and she remained pleasant in her manners

all thru the day. One night in her dream, Charumati

saw Goddess Laxmi who said "I'm Varalaxmi Devi

and I've appeared before you as I'm extremely

pleased with you. If you worship me on the Friday

before Shravana Shukla Poornima, I'll grant all your

wishes". In her dream itself, Charumati praised

Varalaxmi Devi thru various stotras and says, "O

Jagajjanani, only with your blessings people can

become scholars, affluent and contented. It is my '

poorva janma sukrita' to have you appear in my

dream'. Pleased by Charumati's humility, Laxmi

showered boons on her and disappeared.

Charumati immediately woke up and explained her

dream to her husband, in-laws and companions and

all of them encouraged her to perform the pooja as

told by the Goddess. All of them eagerly waited for

the day. On that Friday, they woke up early in the

morning, took bath and wore silk sarees and then

cleaned the whole house with 'gomaya', decorated

the altar, placed the kalasham on the newly

harvested rice, invited Goddess Varalaxmi and

performed the pooja with all shraddha and bhakti.

They tied the holy thread with 9 knots around their

right wrist, offered various food items to the

Goddess and did 'pradakshina namaskaras'. By the

time they did 3 pradakshina namaskaras, by Laxmi's

blessings, they were decked with jewels like anklets,

bangles and such other ornaments studded with nine

precious stones. Their houses turned gold and they

possessed horses, elephants and chariots.

Charumati and her companions honoured brahmins

with 'dakshina tambula', received their blessings and

ate the prasadam with reverence. Ever since,

Charumati and other ladies performed this Vrita

regularly and lived happily.

Lord Parameshwar concludes saying, 'Parvati, this

supreme Vrita can be performed by anybody

(without the barrier of the varnas) and the performer

will get all their wishes fulfilled. One who reads

this story and one who listens to this story will

attain success and benevolence with the blessings of

Shri Varamahalaxmi".

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | ---------------------------------------------------------------

45 aṣṭōttara pūjā (chant dhyAna shloka )

lakṣmīṁ kṣīra samudra rāja tanayā śrī raṁga

dhāmēśvarī | dāsī bhūta samasta dēva-vanitāṁ lōkaika

dīpaṁkurām ||

śrī manmaṁda kaṭākṣa labdha vibhava bramhaindra

gaṁgādharām |

tvāṁ trailōkya kuṭumbinīṁ sarasijāṁ

vandēmukundapriyām||

ōṁ prakrtyai namaḥ | ōṁ vikrtyai namaḥ | ōṁ vidyāyai namaḥ | ōṁ sarvabhūtahitapradāyai namaḥ | ōṁ śraddhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ vibhūtyai namaḥ | ōṁ surabhyai namaḥ |

ōṁ paramātmikāyai namaḥ | ōṁ vācē namaḥ |

ōṁ padmālayāyai namaḥ | ōṁ padmāyai namaḥ | ōṁ śucayē namaḥ | ōṁ svāhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ svadhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ sudhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ dhanyāyai namaḥ | ōṁ hiraṇmayyai namaḥ | ōṁ lakṣmyai namaḥ |

ōṁ nityapuṣṭāyai namaḥ | ōṁ vibhāvaryai namaḥ | ōṁ adityai namaḥ | ōṁ dityē namaḥ | ōṁ dīpāyai namaḥ | ōṁ vasudhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ vasudhāriṇyai namaḥ | ōṁ kamalāyai namaḥ | ōṁ kāntāyai namaḥ |

ōṁ kāmākṣyai namaḥ | ōṁ krōdhasaṁbhavāyai namaḥ | ōṁ anugrahapradāyai namaḥ | ōṁ buddhayē namaḥ | ōṁ anaghāyai namaḥ | ōṁ harivallabhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ aśōkāyai namaḥ | ōṁ amrtāyai namaḥ | ōṁ dīptāyai namaḥ |

ōṁ lōkaśōkavināśinyai namaḥ | ōṁ dharmanilayāyai namaḥ | ōṁ karuṇāyai namaḥ | ōṁ lōkamātrē namaḥ | ōṁ padmapriyāyai namaḥ | ōṁ padmahastāyai namaḥ | ōṁ padmākṣyai namaḥ | ōṁ padmasundaryai namaḥ | ōṁ padmōdbhavāyai namaḥ |

ōṁ padmamukhyai namaḥ | ōṁ padmanābhapriyāyai namaḥ | ōṁ ramāyai namaḥ |

ōṁ padmamālādharāyai namaḥ | ōṁ dēvyai namaḥ | ōṁ padminyai namaḥ | ōṁ padmagandhinyai namaḥ | ōṁ puṇyagandhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ suprasannāyai namaḥ |

ōṁ prasādābhimukhyai namaḥ | ōṁ prabhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ candravadanāyai namaḥ | ōṁ candrāyai namaḥ | ōṁ candrasahōdaryai namaḥ | ōṁ caturbhujāyai namaḥ | ōṁ candrarūpāyai namaḥ | ōṁ indirāyai namaḥ | ōṁ induśītalāyai namaḥ |

ōṁ āhlādajananyai namaḥ | ōṁ puṣṭayai namaḥ | ōṁ śivāyai namaḥ | ōṁ śivakaryai namaḥ | ōṁ satyai namaḥ | ōṁ vimalāyai namaḥ | ōṁ viśvajananyai namaḥ | ōṁ tuṣṭayai namaḥ | ōṁ dāridryanāśinyai namaḥ |

ōṁ prītipuṣkariṇyai namaḥ | ōṁ śāntāyai namaḥ | ōṁ śuklamālyāṁbarāyai namaḥ | ōṁ śriyai namaḥ | ōṁ bhāskaryai namaḥ | ōṁ bilvanilayāyai namaḥ | ōṁ varārōhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ yaśasvinyai namaḥ | ōṁ vasundharāyai namaḥ | ōṁ udārāṁgāyai namaḥ | ōṁ hariṇyai namaḥ | ōṁ hēmamālinyai namaḥ | ōṁ dhanadhānyakaryē namaḥ | ōṁ siddhayē namaḥ | ōṁ straiṇasaumyāyai namaḥ | ōṁ śubhapradāyē namaḥ | ōṁ nrpavēśmagatānandāyai namaḥ | ōṁ varalakṣmyai namaḥ |

ōṁ vasupradāyai namaḥ | ōṁ śubhāyai namaḥ | ōṁ hiraṇyaprākārāyai namaḥ | ōṁ samudratanayāyai namaḥ | ōṁ jayāyai namaḥ | ōṁ maṁgaḷā dēvyai namaḥ | ōṁ viṣṇuvakṣassthalasthitāyai namaḥ | ōṁ viṣṇupatnyai namaḥ | ōṁ prasannākṣyai namaḥ |

ōṁ nārāyaṇasamāśritāyai namaḥ | ōṁ dāridryadhvṁsinyai namaḥ | ōṁ dēvyai namaḥ | ōṁ sarvōpadrava vāriṇyai namaḥ | ōṁ navadurgāyai namaḥ | ōṁ mahākālyai namaḥ | ōṁ brahmāviṣṇuśivātmikāyai namaḥ | ōṁ trikālajñānasaṁpannāyai namaḥ | ōṁ bhuvanēśvaryai namaḥ | ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | aṣṭōttara pūjāṁ

samarpayāmi ||

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46 dhūpaṁ

vanaspatyudbhavō divyō gandhadyō gandha

uttamaḥ | vara lakṣmī mahādēvī dhūpōyaṁ pratigrhyatāṁ ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | dhūpaṁ

āghrāpayāmi ||

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47 dīpaṁ

sājyaṁ trivarti saṁyuktaṁ vahninā yōjitum mayā | grhāṇa maṅgalaṁ dīpaṁ trailōkya timirāpaham ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | dīpaṁ

darśayāmi ||

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( dip finger in water and write a square and 'shrii'

mark inside the square. Place naivedya on 'shrii'.

remove lid and sprinkle water around the vessel;

place in each food item one washed leaf or flower

or akshata )

ōṁ vara mahā lakṣmyaica vidmahē viṣṇupatnīmca

dhīmahi tannō lakṣmī pracōdayāt

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | (show mudras)

;

nirvīṣī karaṇārthē tārkṣa mudrā | amrtī karaṇārthē dhēnu mudrā | pavitrī karaṇārthē śaṁkha mudrā | saṁrakṣaṇārthē cakra mudrā | vipulamāya karaṇārthē mēru mudrā |

(Touch naivedya and chant 9 times)'ōṁ'

ōṁ satyaṁtavartēna pariṣiṁcāmi

(sprinkle water around the naivedya)

bhōḥ! dēvī bhōjanārthaṁ āgacchādi vijñāpya |

(request Goddess to come for dinner)

sauvarṇē sthālivairyē maṇigaṇa khacitē gōghrtāṁ

supakvāṁ bhakṣyāṁ bhōjyāṁ ca lēhyānapi

sakalamahaṁ jōṣyamna nīdhāya nānā śākairūpētaṁ

samadhu dadhi ghrtaṁ kṣīra pānīya yuktaṁ

tāṁbūlaṁ cāpi śrī lakṣmīṁ pratidivasamahaṁ

manasā ciṁtayāmi ||

adya tiṣṭhati yatkiñcit kalpitaścāparaṁgrihē pakvānnaṁ ca pānīyaṁ yathōpaskara saṁyutaṁ

yathākālaṁ manuṣyārthē mōkṣyamānaṁ śarīribhiḥ tatsarvaṁ dēvipūjāstu prayatāṁ mē janārdani

sudhārasaṁ suvipulaṁ āpōṣaṇamidaṁ

tava grhāṇa kalaśānītaṁ yathēṣṭamupabhujjyatām ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | amrtōpastaraṇamasi svāhāḥ | (drop water from sha.nkha)

ōṁ prāṇātmanē lakṣmyai svāhāḥ | ōṁ apānātmanē ramāyai svāhāḥ | ōṁ vyānātmanē bhāratyai svāhāḥ | ōṁ udānātmanē haripriyāyai svāhāḥ | ōṁ samānātmanē bhuvanēśvaryai svāhāḥ |

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ |

naivēdyaṁ grhyatāṁ dēvi bhaktiṁ mē acalāṁ kuru |

īpsitaṁ mē varaṁ dēhi ihatra ca parāṁ gatiṁ ||

śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namastubhyam mahā naivēdyaṁ uttamam |

saṁgrhāṇa suraśrēṣṭhin bhakti mukti pradāyakam ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | naivēdyaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

(cover face with cloth and chant gayatri mantra five

times or repeat 12 times śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai

namaḥ )

sarvatra amrtōpidhānyamasi svāhāḥ || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | uttarāpōṣaṇaṁ samarpayāmi ||

(let flow water from shankha)

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49 mahā phalaṁ

(put tulsi / axathaa on a big fruit)

idaṁ phalaṁ mayā dēvī sthāpitaṁ puratastava |

tēna mē saphalāvāptirbhavēt janmani janmani ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | mahāphalaṁ

samarpayāmi |

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49 phalāṣṭaka (put tulsi/akshata on fruits)

kūṣmāṇḍa mātuliṅgam ca karkaṭhī dāḍimī phalam |

rambhā phalaṁ jambīraṁ badaraṁ tathā || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | phalāṣṭakaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

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50 karōdvartana

karōdvartanakaṁ dēvī mayā dattaṁ hi bhaktitaḥ | cāru caṁdra prabhāṁ divyaṁ grhāṇa jagadīśvarī || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | karōdvartanārthē caṁdanaṁ samarpayāmi ||

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51 tāṁbūlaṁ

pūgīphalaṁ satāṁbūlaṁ nāgavalli dalairyutam |

tāmbūlaṁ grhyatāṁ dēvī yēla lavaṁga samyuktam ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | pūgīphala

tāmbūlaṁ samarpayāmi ||

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52 dakṣiṇā hiraṇya garbha garbhastha hēmabīja vibhāvasōḥ | ananta puṇya phaladā atha śāntiṁ prayaccha mē || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | suvarṇa

puṣpa dakṣiṇāṁ samarpayāmi ||

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53 mahā nīrājana

ōṁ śriyai jātaḥ śriya aniriyāya śriyaṁ vayō jaritrbhyō dadāti śriyaṁ vasānā amrtatvamāyan bhavaṁti satya sa

mithāmitadrau

śriya ēvainaṁ tat śriyāmādadhāti saṁtatamrcā vaṣaṭkrtyaṁ

saṁtatyai saṁdhīyatē prajayā paśubhiḥ ya ēvaṁ

vēda ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | mahānīrājanaṁ dīpaṁ samarpayāmi ||

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54 karpūra dīpa

arcata prārcata priyamēdhāsō arcata |

arcantu putrakā uta puraṁ dhrṣṇavarcata||

karpūrakaṁ mahārājñī raṁbhōdbhūtaṁ ca dīpakam |

maṅgalārthaṁ mahīpālē saṅgrhāṇa jaganmātē ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | karpūra

dīpaṁ samarpayāmi ||

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55 āratī

ōṁ jaya lakṣmī mātā, maiyā jaya lakṣmī mātā tuma kō nisa dina sēvata, maiyājī kō nisa dina

sēvata

hara viṣṇu vidhātā | ōṁ jaya lakṣmī mātā ||

umā ramā brahmāṇī, tuma hī jaga mātā ō maiyā tuma hī jaga mātā | sūrya candra mām dhyāvata, nārada rṣi gātā ōṁ jaya lakṣmī mātā ||

durgā rūpa niranjani, sukha sampati dātā ō maiyā sukha sampati dātā | jō kōī tuma kō dhyāvata, rddhi siddhi dhana pātā ōṁ jaya lakṣmī mātā ||

tuma pātāla nivāsini, tuma hī śubha dātā ō maiyā tuma hī śubha dātā | karma prabhāva prakāśini, bhava nidhi kī dātā

ōṁ jaya lakṣmī mātā ||

jisa ghara tuma rahatī taham saba sadguṇa ātā ō maiyā saba sadguṇa ātā | saba saṁbhava hō jātā, mana nahīṁ ghabarātā ōṁ jaya lakṣmī mātā ||

tuma bina yajña na hōtē, vastra na kōī pātā ō maiyā vastra na kōī pātā | khāna pāna kā vaibhava, saba tuma sē ātā ōṁ jaya lakṣmī mātā ||

śubha guṇa maṁdira suṁdara, kṣīrōdadhi jātā ō maiyā kṣīrōdadhi jātā | ratna caturdaśa tuma bina, kōī nahīṁ pātā ōṁ jaya lakṣmī mātā ||

mahā lakṣmījī kī āratī, jō kōī jana gātā ō maiyā jō kōī jana gātā | ura ānaṁda samātā, pāpa utara jātā ōṁ jaya lakṣmī mātā || ---------------------------------------------------------------

56 pradakṣiṇā

ārdrāṁ yaḥkariṇīṁ yaṣṭiṁ piṅgalāṁ padmamālinīm|

candrāṁ hiraṇmayīṁ lakṣmīṁ jātavēdō ma āvaha ||

yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāṁtara krtāni ca |

tāni tāni vinaśyanti pradakṣiṇa padē padē || anyathā śaraṇaṁ nāsti tvamēva śaraṇaṁ mama |

tasmāt kāruṇya bhāvēna rakṣa rakṣa janārdanī || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | pradakṣiṇān

samarpayāmi ||

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57 namaskāra

tāṁ ma āvaha jātavēdō lakṣmīmanapagāminīm |

yasyāṁ hiraṇyaṁ prabhūtaṁ

gāvōdāsyōśvānvindēyaṁ puruṣānaham ||

namaḥ sarva hitārthāya jagadādhāra hētavē | sāṣṭāṅgōyaṁ praṇāmastē prayatnēna mayā krtaḥ | ūrūsā śirasā drṣṭvā manasā vācasā tathā | padbhyāṁ karābhyāṁ jānubhyāṁ praṇāmōṣṭāṅgaṁ

ucyatē || śātyēnāpi namaskārān kurvataḥ jagadīśvari |

śata janmārcitam pāpam tatkṣaṇamēva naśyati ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | namaskārān

samarpayāmi ||

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58 rājōpacāra

grhāṇa paramēśvarī saratnē chatra cāmarē | darpaṇaṁ vyañjanaṁ caiva rājabhōgāya yatnataḥ || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | chatraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | cāmaraṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | gītaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | nrtyaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | vādyaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | darpaṇaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | vyaṁjanaṁ

samarpayāmi||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | āndōlanaṁ

samarpayāmi||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | rājōpacārān

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | sarvōpacārān

samarpayāmi ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | samasta

rājōpacārārthē akṣatān samarpayāmi ||

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59 maṁtra puṣpa

yaḥ śuciḥ prayatō bhūtvā juhuyādājyamanvaham |

sūktaṁ pañcadaśarcaṁ ca śrīkāmaḥ satataṁ japēt ||

vidyā buddhi dhanēśvarya putra pautrādi saṁpadaḥ | puṣpāṁjali pradānēna dēhimē īpsitaṁ varam ||

ōṁ svasti sāmrājyaṁ bhōjyaṁ svārājyaṁ vairājyaṁ

pāramēṣṭhāṁ rājyaṁ mahārājyamādhipatyamayaṁ

samaṁta

paryāyī syāt sārvabhaumaḥ sārvāyuṣa āṁtādā parārdhāt prthivyai samudraparyaṁtāyā ēkarāḷiti tadapyēṣaḥ ślōkō'bhigītō marūtaḥ parivēṣṭārō marutasyā vasan

grahē āvīkṣitasya kāmaprērviśvēdēvā sabhāsada iti ||

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | maṁtrapuṣpaṁ

samarpayāmi ||

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60 śaṅkha bramaṇa (make three rounds of shankha

with water like arati and pour down; chant ōṁ 9

times and show mudras)

imāṁ āpaśivatama imaṁ sarvasya bhēṣajē | imāṁ rāṣṭrasya vardhini imāṁ rāṣṭra bhratōmata ||

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61 tīrtha prāśana

akāla mrtyu haraṇaṁ sarva vyādhi nivāraṇam |

sarva pāpa upaśamanam śrī lakṣmī pādōdakaṁ

śubham ||

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62 upāyana dānaṁ

brāhmaṇa suhāsini pūjā (wash feet wipe offer gandha, kumkum, flowers,

fruits and gifts and make obeisances)

iṣṭa kāmyārtha prayukta samyag ācarita śrī vara

mahā lakṣmī vratasampūrṇa phala vāpyarthaṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmī svarūpāya suhāsinyai vāyana

dānaṁ kariṣyē ..

śrī vara mahā lakṣmī svarūpāya suhāsinyai āvāhana

pūrvaka āsanaṁ gandha akṣata dhūpa dīpādi

sakalārādhanai svarcitam

nārāyaṇī pratigrhnātu nārāyaṇī vai dadāti ca

nārāyaṇī tārakōbhyāṁ nārāyaṇāyai namō namaḥ

dēvasya tvā savituḥ prasavē'śvinōrbāhubhyāṁ

pūṣṇō hastābhyām |

agnēstējasā sūryaśca arcasēndrasyaṁ

indriyēnābhiśiñcāmi ||

balāya śriyai yaśa sēnnadyāya śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | vāyanadānaṁ pratigrhṇātu (pratigrhṇā vilāti prativacanaṁ )

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63 visarjana pūjā

ārādhitānāṁ dēvīṁ punaḥ pūjāṁ kariṣyē || ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ |

pūjāṁtē chatraṁ samarpayāmi |

cāmaraṁ samarpayāmi |

nrtyaṁ samarpayāmi |

gītaṁ samarpayāmi |

vādyaṁ samarpayāmi |

āṁdōlika ārōhaṇaṁ samarpayāmi |

aśvārōhaṇaṁ samarpayāmi |

gajārōhaṇaṁ samarpayāmi |

ōṁ śrī vara mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ | samasta

rājōpacāra dēvōpacāra śaktyupacāra bhaktyupacāra

pūjāṁ samarpayāmi||

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64 ātma samarpaṇa

yasya smrtyā ca nāmnōktyā tapaḥ pūjā kriyādiṣu |

nyūnaṁ sampūrṇatāṁ yāti sadyō vandē taṁ

acyutam ||

anēna mayā krtēna, śrī vara mahā lakṣmī vratēna

śrī vara mahā lakṣmī suprītā suprasannā varadā bhavatu ||

madhyē mantra tantra svara varṇa nyūnātirikta lōpa

dōṣa prāyaścittārthaṁ dēvi nāmatraya mahāmantra

japaṁ kariṣyē || ōṁ ramāyai namaḥ ōṁ lakṣmyai namaḥ ōṁ vara

mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ ōṁ ramāyai namaḥ ōṁ lakṣmyai namaḥ ōṁ vara

mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ ōṁ ramāyai namaḥ ōṁ lakṣmyai namaḥ ōṁ vara

mahā lakṣmyai namaḥ mantrahīnam, kriyāhīnam, bhaktihīnam zanārdani |

yat pūjitam mayā dēvi paripūrṇam tadastu mē || kāyēna vācā manasēndriyairvā buddhyātmanā vā prakrti svabhāvāt | karōmi yadyat sakalaṁ parasmai

nārāyaṇī iti samarpayāmi ||

namaskarōmi | śrī vara mahā lakṣmī prasādaṁ śirasā grhṇāmi ||

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65 kṣamāpanaṁ

aparādha sahasrāṇi kriyantē aharniśaṁ mayā | tāni sarvāṇi mē dēvi kṣamasva paramēśvari ||

yāntu dēva gaṇāḥ sarvē pūjāṁ ādāya pārthivīm |

iṣṭa kāmyārtha siddhyarthaṁ punarāgamanāya ca ||

(shake the kalasha) --------------------------------------------------------------- Puja Text – Sri S.A.Bhandarkar Transliterated by Sowmya Ramkumar Send corrections to (somsram[at]gitaaonline.com) Last updated on Jul 22, 2012 (C) http://www.mantraaonline.com/