Jai SwaminarayanJai Swaminarayan

NityaNitya PoojaPooja

NityaNitya PoojaPooja

Why is it done during the morning??Why is it done during the morning??

•• Most peaceful time of the dayMost peaceful time of the day•• Fully alert in the morningFully alert in the morning

NityaNitya PoojaPooja

•• Facing either North or EastFacing either North or East•• Men should wear shawl and dhotiMen should wear shawl and dhoti•• Women should have separate set of Women should have separate set of

clothes set aside just for clothes set aside just for poojapooja•• Only Only BhagwansBhagwans murtismurtis should be in your should be in your

poojapooja!!

Group workGroup work

List the order in whichList the order in whichthe the poojapooja is done. is done. 

For example what you do first etcFor example what you do first etcand what is done last.and what is done last.

NityaNitya PoojaPooja•• 11stst stage stage –– AachmanAachman (sipping water)(sipping water)This is done 3 times to clean you internally.This is done 3 times to clean you internally.

Om Om ShriShri NarayanayNarayanay NamahaNamahaOm Om ShriShri VasudevayVasudevay NamahaNamahaOm Om ShriShri VishnavehVishnaveh NamahaNamaha

44thth time round you clean your hand!time round you clean your hand!

NityaNitya PoojaPooja 22ndnd stage: stage: TilakTilak ChandloChandlo

TilakTilak done in 4 places (For men only!)done in 4 places (For men only!)1.1. ForeheadForehead ((Om Om ShriShri VasudevayVasudevay NamahaNamaha))2.2. ChestChest ((Om Om ShriShri ShankarshanayShankarshanay NamahaNamaha))3.3. Right armRight arm ((Om Om ShriShri PradumnayPradumnay NamahaNamaha))4.4. Left armLeft arm ((Om Om ShriShri AnirudhayAnirudhay NamahaNamaha))

ShikshapatriShikshapatri shlokashloka 42 states 42 states tilaktilak should be doneshould be doneusing a using a gopichandangopichandan stickstick

NityaNitya PoojaPooja 22ndnd stage: stage: TilakTilak ChandloChandlo

•• ChandloChandlo must be done by both males and must be done by both males and females!females!

•• ChandloChandlo should be done using should be done using kumkum kumkum (red (red powder)powder)““Om Om ShriShri MahaMaha LakshmiyaiLakshmiyai NamahaNamaha””

ShikshapatriShikshapatri shlokashloka 4343It states that the It states that the chandlochandlo can also be done can also be done using using gopichandangopichandan

NityaNitya PoojaPooja ‐‐ AachamnAachamn

The The AachmanAachman is done once again after the is done once again after the tilaktilak chandlochandlo

Om Om ShriShri NarayanayNarayanay NamahaNamahaOm Om ShriShri VasudevayVasudevay NamahaNamahaOm Om ShriShri VishnavehVishnaveh NamahaNamaha

NityaNitya PoojaPooja‐‐ MaansiMaansi PoojaPooja

•• Wake up the LordWake up the Lord•• Bathe and clothe HimBathe and clothe Him•• AartiAarti and and ThaalThaal

This is all done mentally!!This is all done mentally!!

NityaNitya PoojaPooja ‐‐ PratyakshPratyaksh PoojaPoojaAhavanAhavan MantraMantra (Calling God down to your (Calling God down to your poojapooja))

““UtishtothishtUtishtothisht hey hey nathnath Swaminarayan Swaminarayan prabhoprabho||DharmasunoDharmasuno dayasindhodayasindho sweshamswesham shreyhashreyha paramparam kurukuru ||||

UtishtothishtUtishtothisht GovindaGovinda! ! UttishtaUttishta Garuda Garuda DhvajaDhvaja;;UttishtaUttishta KamalakantaKamalakanta trailokyetrailokye mangalammangalam kurukuru

AgachhAgachh BhagwanBhagwan dev dev swasthanatparmeshwarswasthanatparmeshwar ||AhamAham poojampoojam karishyamikarishyami sadaasadaa tvamtvam sanmukhosanmukho bhavabhava”” ||||

ThaalThaal and and AartiAarti is now doneis now done

NityaNitya PoojaPooja ‐‐ PratyakshPratyaksh PoojaPooja

MalaMala•• Minimum 5 circulations of the mala is the Minimum 5 circulations of the mala is the norm in the norm in the poojapooja

•• For people who have Guru Mantra For people who have Guru Mantra an extra mala should be done for that alsoan extra mala should be done for that also

NityaNitya PoojaPooja ‐‐ PratyakshPratyaksh PoojaPooja

TaapTaap Mala Mala (standing on left leg, right leg crossed (standing on left leg, right leg crossed touching left knee or above)touching left knee or above)

NityaNitya PoojaPooja ‐‐ PratyakshPratyaksh PoojaPooja

PradikshanaPradikshana•• Clockwise directionClockwise direction

NityaNitya PoojaPooja ‐‐ PratyakshPratyaksh PoojaPooja

DarshanDarshan•• Men Men ‐‐ AshtangAshtang PranamPranamOn the last On the last darshandarshan you should ask you should ask for for forgivnessforgivness from the Lordfrom the Lord

•• Women Women ‐‐ PanchangPanchang PranamPranam

NityaNitya PoojaPooja ‐‐ ShikshapatriShikshapatri

•• A minimum of 5 A minimum of 5 shlokasshlokasmust be readmust be read

•• Extra reading can be Extra reading can be done in the form of done in the form of VachnamrutVachnamrut and other and other scripturesscriptures

NityaNitya PoojaPooja ‐‐ VisarjanVisarjan MantraMantra

•• Farewell to GodFarewell to God

““SwastanamSwastanam GachhaGachha DeveshaDevesha PoojaPoojaMaadayaMaadaya MamkimMamkim IshtakaamaIshtakaama

PrasidhyarthamPrasidhyartham PunaragamanayPunaragamanay ChhaChha””

•• Ask Him to return the next morningAsk Him to return the next morning

NityaNitya PoojaPooja•• Next you do Next you do darshandarshan of your of your sinhasansinhasan at at homehome

NityaNitya PoojaPooja• Jai Swaminarayan should be said to your parents at the very end

Benefits of Benefits of NityaNitya PoojaPooja

• Brings you closer to Lord Swaminarayan

• He will become very happy with you and will stay with you at all times

NityaNitya PoojaPooja ‐‐ SummarySummary• Try and follow as many of the steps as you can• A good starting point for people just beginning would be:

•Clean set of clothes to be worn•Tilak Chandlo•Mala•Shikshapatri

As time goes on extra actions can be gradually brought in

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Jai SwaminarayanJai Swaminarayan