nithya puja procedure

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Nithya Puja Procedure

(I) What is Nitya-Puja ?

Nitya means daily. Puja in Sanskrit meant to adore, to worship. Puja is to worship

God.

Therefore Puja performed every day is known as Nitya-Puja. Nitya-Puja evokes

feelings

of love and adoration. On oasions it may feel mehanial, ro!oti or ritualisti.

(II) Why is Nitya-Puja performed in the morning?

The sriptures delare that the early hours of the morning are onsidered

espeially

auspiious. Therefore any sared ativity performed in the morning will !ear

greater fruit.

"editating on God and the Saint will awaken our spiritual attri!utes #harma,

$nan,

%airagya, and &hakti.

So there is no !etter auspiious time for puja than early morning. 'fter a night(s

rest, the

mind is more peaeful than at any other time of the day. )ith a peaeful mind,

thoughts

of a #ivine still the mind further and make it pure. This will let you transform the

day(s

hores into !hakti, into a festival, to keep it free of misfortunes, the morning puja

is a

must and !oon.

' uni*ue fringe !ene+t of morning puja is that the mind is almed !y the divine

inspiration of God and is Sadhu and is !etter a!le to ford through the day(s

pro!lems at

work and home.

(III) Why personal Puja is necessary?

Some people reveal naively that one of their family mem!ers performs a pujaand lights a

divo in the Ghar mandir, so the rest have no need to do puja themselves

This is not true.

)hen we feel hungry, if someone else eats on our !ehalf, will that satisfy us

)hen we

are thirsty, if someone else drinks the water, will it *uenh our thirst /f we feel

sleepy,

and if some!ody else sleeps for us, will we !e rested No, only we an do those

things for

ourselves. No one an do them for us.


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(IV) Murtis is the Puja. What should the Murtis e li!e?

There is only one reator, sustainer and protetor of the in+nite universes and e

is

Paramatma. The murti of any ishta devata an !e worshipped.

(V) What is the se"uence of the Nitya-Puja routine?Nitya-Puja vidhi ativities are0

1. Getting ready for Puja 0 The Puja must !e the very +rst thing one does in the

morning. "ost satsangi will not drink or eat anything !efore their Nitya-Puja..

One wakes up in the morning !efore sunrise and takes !ath or shower.

2or puja get dressed with washed lothes. Prefera!ly these lotes are kept

separate from those worn during the day. 2or males, a dhotiyu and a shal are

suita!le. 2or females, Sari or traditional dresses are suita!le. 'fter puja, the

lothes should !e neatly folded and stored away. This inspires no!le thoughts

during puja. /t is !est not to wear a shirt and a pair of trousers, shorts or jeans

during suh an auspiious ativity.ave a up of water, spoon and some sweet, dry fruit, or fruit to o3er to God

during puja. Satsangies often keep separate set of pots to !e used only for Puja

or

other suh ativities.

4. Plae and 'san for the Puja 0

The idea is to do puja where you have minimum distration. Pik suh a spot, if

you wish play a 5irtan, #hun assette in the !akground. Sit on a piee of loth

or

mat 6asan 7 faing North or 8ast.

Now, pour spoon of water in your right palm and drink it as follow0 +rst timehant 9aum Narayanay Namah9 !efore drinking, seond time hant 9aum araye

Namah9, and third time hant 9aum arikrusnay Namah9.

Now take a spoon or two of water and wash your right right palm !efore ne:t

step.

Now you are ready for tilak ;handlo. This step is slightly di3erent for male and

female. 2or male, the tilak should !e imprinted on the forehead using Gopi

handan paste and then in the middle of the tilak a round kum-kum 6red7 handlo

should !e imprinted. 2or female, only the 5umkum handlo in the forehead is

presri!ed in Sikshapatri.

ou wake him up, help him lean his teeth, take a nie

!ath,

!ring him appropriate lothes, ornaments to wear and so forth. Serve him

!reakfast, aept prasad from him. #o arti.

?. Puja0

'fter mansi puja, open your eyes. /n front of our asan another asan should !elaid, for the "urtis. The Shikshapatri and the tilak-handlo should !e plaed


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neatly on one side. @ay the murties in front of you and invite lord to aept your

Puja through the "urties.

Then do following0

1. O3er Aowers, and foodBwater you had prepared.

4. 't least do C malas 6 going through eah !ead of the rosary while hanting

7 while sitting,


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K #hoop

K Naivadyam B Prasadam

#eva-t-arhana

Om guru-!ramha guru-vishnu guru-devo maheshvarah

Guru-sakshat para-!ramha-tasmai sree gurave-namah

Gayatri Prardhanaom mukta vidru-mahe-manila dhavala-ha-yair-mukai-srikshanaih

yukta vindu-kala-ni!andha-ratna makutam tatvardha-varnatmikam

gayatri varada-!hayamku-shakashah shu!ram kapalam-gadam

shankham hakra-madhara-vinda yugalam hastairvaha nitim!haje.

Gayatri mantram

Om !hur!ha-vasuvah tatsa-viturva-renyam

&hargo-devasya-dhimahih dhiyo-yonah praho-dayat

#hiparadhana

6light the two oil lamp kept in front of the god7

#hipam-joti para-!hramha dhipam sarvata-mopaham#hipena sadhyate sarvam puja-samaye dhipam namostute

'hamanam

Om keshavaya-swaha 6take one sip of tirtamBwater from panha patra7

Om narayanaya-swaha 6take one sip of tirtamBwater from panha patra7

Om madhavaya-swaha 6take one sip of tirtamBwater from panha patra7

Om govindaya namah 6now take tirtam and pour it into the panha patra7

Om vishnave namah

Om madhusudanaya namah

Om trivikramaya namah

Om vamanaya namahOm sree dharaya namah

Om hrushi-keshaya namah

Om padma-na!haya namah

Om damodaraya namah

Om sankarsha-naya namah

Om vasu-devaya namah

Om pradyum-naya namah

Om annirudhaya namah

Om purushottamaya namah

Om adhokshajaya namahOm narasimhaya namah

Om ahyutaya namah

Om janardanaya namah

Om upendhraya namah

Om haraye namah

Om sree krushnaya namah

Ghanta-nadamu

6hanting this mantram take the !ell in your right hand and ring7

aga-mardhamtu devanam, gama-nardhamtu rakshasam

kuru-ghanta-ravam tatra-devatahvana lanhanameti ghantanadam krutva


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Ganapati prardhana

shuklam-!aradharam vishnum sasi-varnam hatur!ujam

prasanna-vadanam dhyayet sarva-vighnopa-shantaye

&huto-hatanam

6!y hanting this mantram spray water around you7

uttishtastu !huta pishahah yete !humi-!harakahyetesha mavirodhena !ramha-karma samara!eh

Prana-yamamu

6hanting this mantram you have to hold your right hand on nose as mentioned,

hold the

middle and inde: +nger in !etween your eye !rows, thum! on right nostrils, ring

+nger

and little +nger on left nostrils, hold it gently7

om !huh om-!huvah om suvah om mahah om janah

om tapah om-satyam om-tatsa-vitur-varenyam

!hargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo-yonah prahodayatom apo-jyoti rasomrutam !ramha !hur!a-vasuvarom

Sankalpam

mama upatta samasta-duritakshaya-dvara sree lakshmi-venkateshvara

swami prityardham, shu!e-sho!hane muhurte adya

!ramhanah dvatiya-pararde shveta-varaha kalpe

vaivasvata-manvantare kaliyuge pradhama-pade jam!udvipe

!harata-varshe !harata-kande asmin varta-mana vyava-harika

handra-manena pra!havadi shashti samvatsaranam madhye

MMMMsamvatsate

MMMMayaneMMMMrutow

MMMMmase

MMMM.pakshe

MMMMtidow

MMMMvasare

MMMM shu!ha-nakshatra

6get the a!ove details for the urrent day, from panhagam B lunar alender7

shu!ha yoga shu!ha-karana evanguna visheshena visishtayam

shu!ha-tidow asmakam saha kutum!anam kshema-stairya

!hakti-ghnana vairagya-sidhyardham dharmardha kamamoksha haturvidhaphala purushardha sidhyardham putra-powtra-!hivrudhyardham, sarva-!ishta

sidyardham loka ksmemardham yavahakti dhyana-vahanadi shoda-shopahara

sree laksmi-venkateshvara swami devata-mudishya

sree lakshmi-venkateshvara swami prityardham kalasha pujam karshye

5alasha puja

kalasham gandha-pushpa-kshatai ra!hyarhya 6pour water, akshantam, Aower in

the

kalasham and apply gandham on three sides7

tadupari hastam nidhaya 6plae your right hand on kalasham and hant the

followingmantra7


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kalashasya mukheh vishnuh kante-rudra-samasritah mule-tatrastito !ramha-

madhye

matru-ganah-smrutah kukshowtu-sagara-sarve sapta-dvipa-vasundhara rug-

vedodha

yajur-veda sama-vedo-hyadharvana

amgaisha-sahita-sarve kalashantu samasritah ayantu devapujardhammamaduritakshaya-

karakah atra gayatri savitri shantih pushti-karishvari

apova edagm sarvam vishwa-!hutanyapah pranaga apah pashava

aponna-mapo-mrutamapah samradapo viradapasvara dapashamdagam syapo-

jyotigomshyapoyaju

syapasatyama-pasarva-devata apo !hur!havasuva rapa om

gangeha-yamune haiva godavari sarsvati narmada sindhu-kaveri jalesmin

sanidhamkuruh,

kaveri tunga-!hadraha krusha-veniha gowtami !hagirdhi-ha vikhyatah

panaganga prakirtitah kalashodakena puja dravayani samprokshya,devamatma-namha

somprokshya

6take the water from kalash and sprinkle on god, pooja artiles L yourself7

Ganapati puja

adha maha ganapati pujam karishye

om gananam tva ganapatigm hava-mahe, kavimkavinamu-pamashravastamam

jyeshta rajam !ramhanam !ramhana spata anashrunvannuti !hisida sadanam

sree mahaganadi-

pataye namah

dhyayami dhynam samarpayamiavahayami asanam samarpayami

padayoh padyam samarpayami

hastayoh arghyam samarpayami

shuddha-hamaniyam samarpayami

shudhoka snanam samarpayami

vastra-yugmam samarpayami

haridra-kunkumam samarpayami

gandhan-dharayami akshatan samarpayami

parimala patra-pushpaih pujayami

om sumughaya namahom eka dantaya namah

om kapilaya namah

om gajakarnikaya namah

om lam!odharaya namah

om vikataya namah

om vighnarajaya namah

om ganadhipaya namah

om dhumaketave namah

om ganadhipaya namah

om phalahandraya namamom gajananaya namah


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om vakratundaya namah

om shurpa-karnaya namah

om heram!aya namah

om skanda-purvajaya namah

sree maha-ganadhipataye namah eti shodasha namavali pujam samarpayami,

dashamgulam gugu-lopetam sugandhanha manoharam kapilagoghruta-sama-yuktam

dhupoyam prati gruhyatam.

Om sree maha ganadhipataye namah dhupamagrapayami

Om sree maha ganadhipataye namah dipam darshayami

om sree maha ganadhipataye namah naivedyam samarpayami

mangalam sumukho-deva mangalam aghu-vahana

mangalam vighna-rajaya mangalam skanda-purvaja

om sree maga-ganadhi-pataye namah karpura nirajanam samarpayami

vakra-tunda mahakayakoti surya-sama-pra!ha

avighnam kurumedevasarva-karyeshu sarvada(eti pradakshina purva-namaskaram samarpayami

adhipita pujam-karishye

Peeta-puja

om adhara-shaktye namah

mula prakrutye namah

kurmaya namah

varahaya namah

anantaya namah

ashta-digaje!hyo namah

tanma-dyeskhirarnavaya namahkshirarnava madye-shveta dvipaya namah

sveta-dvipa syadhih kalpa-vrukshaya namah

kalpavruksha-syadhah suvarna-mantapaya namah

eti peeta-pujam samarpayami.

'dha-dwara-palaka pujam-karishye

Purva-dvare dvara-sriyai namah

jayaya namah

vijayaya namah

#hakshina-dvare-dvara-sriyai namah

nandaya namahsunandaya namah

Pashima dvare-dvara-sriyai namah

!alaya namah

pra!alaya namah

ttara-dvare dvara-sriyai namah

kumudaya namah

kumudakshaya namah

8ti dvarapalaka pujam samarpayami

'taprana pratishtapanam karishye

Prana pratishtapanam


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Om asunite-punarasma suhakshuh-punah pranamihano-dehi-!hogam jyokpa-

shyema

surya-muha-ramta manumate mrudayana svasti. amrutam-vaiprana amruta-

mapah

prana-neva yadhastana-mupahvayate.

'vahito-!hava, stapito-!hava, sannihito-!hava sannirudho-!havah'vakuntito-!hava, varado-!hava,shanto-!ava mama suprasnno-!hava

stirasanamkuru.

Om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya-dhimahi, tanno vishnuh prahodayat

dhyanam

samarpayami.

'sanam

Purusha e vedagm sarvam yad!utam yaha-!havyayam utamrutatva syeshanah

yadanenati-

rohati.

asanam samarpayami.Padyam

8ta-vanasya-mahima atojya-yagmsha purushah padosya vishva-!hutani

tripada-syamrutamdivi.

padayoh padyam samarpayami.

'rghyam

Tripa-durdva udaitpurushah padosyeha

&hava-tpunah tato vishva-jva-kramat

Sashananashane a!iha-stayoh

arghyam samarpayami

'hamanamTasmadvi-rada-jayata virajo adhipurushah

Sajato tyarihyata pashad!umi mado-purah

ahamaniyam samarpayami.

"adhuparkam

>atpu-rushena havisha-devayaghna matanvata vasamto asyasi

#ajyam gmishma edhma-sharadavih

maduparkam samarpayami.

Snanam

Sapta-syasan paridhayah trisaptasamidhah krutah devaya-dyaghnam

Tanvanah a!adhnan purusham pasum .snanam samarpayami.

Panhamruta snanam

6hanting this mantra and do milk a!ishekam7

om apyaya-svasa-metute vishvata-soma vrusniyam

!hava-vajasya sangate kshirena-snapayami

6hanting this mantra do urd a!ishekam7

dadi-kravano akarisham, jishno-rasvasya-vajinah sura!ino-mukha-karat

prana a yugmshi tarishat dadnasnapayami.

6hanting this mantra do ghee a!ishekam7

sukra-masi jyoti-rasim tejosi devo-vasa-vitatpu-natva-hidrena pavitrena,vaso-suryasya-rasmi!hih ajyena-snapayami.


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6hanting this mantra do honey a!ishekam7

madhu-vata ruta-yate madhu-ksharanti sindhavah

madvirna-samtvoshadhih madhuna snapayami.

6hanting this mantra do sugar a!ishekam7

svadhuh pavasva-divyaya janmane svadurindraya suhavetu

namne, svadurmitraya varunaya vayave !ruhaspatayemadhu-magm ada!hyah sharkarayasnapayami.

6hanting this mantra do oonut water a!hishekam7

yah-phala-nirya aphala apushpa-yasha-pushponih

!ruhaspati prasutastano mumhan tvagnhasah

phalodakena snapayami.

Shuddodaka snanam

6hanting this mantra do water a!ishekam7

om apohi shtamayo-!huvah tana-urjeda-dhatana,maheranaya haksha-seyo

vasivatamorasah,

tasya!haja-yatehanah ushati-riva-matarah tasmadaranga-mamavahyasyakshayaya jinvadha apojana yatahanah

shuddodaka snanam samarpayami.

%astram

'!ivastranu vasananyarsha !hidheno sudughah puyamana, a!hi handra-!harta-

veno

hiranyo-!hyashvan radino-devasoma.

%astrayugmam samarpayami

>aghnopavitam

>aghnopavitam paramam pavitram prajapateryat sahajam purastat

'yushya-magryam pratimunha shu!ram, yaghnopavitam !alamastutejah>aghnopavitam samarpayami.

haridra kunkuma

Sarva-mangala mangalye sive-sarvardha-sadike saranye-tryam!ike devi

Narayani namostute.

aridra kunkuma samarpayami.

'kshatalu

'yanete-parayane durvarohantu pushpinih

rudasha pundarikani samudrasya-ghru eme

'lankaranardham akshatan samarpayami.

GandhamGandhadvaram dura-dharsham nitya-pushtamkarishinim

8shvarigm sarva-!hutanam tvami-hupahvaye sriyam

Gandham samarpayami.

Pulu patram

>opama-pushpam veda pushpavan

Prajavan pashuman !havati

;handramava aapampushpam pushpavan

Prajavan pashuman !havati.

'ngapuja

Om pujya padaya namah padow-pujayamiOm sugul!aya namah gulpow-pujayami


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Om anaghaya namah jamghe-pujayami

Om ajaya namah januni-pujayami

Om vyapakaya namah uru-pujayami

Om svangaya namah katim-pujayami

Om pujaya namah na!him-pujayami

Om vishva-!rute namah hrudayam-pujayamiOm vishva-dhatre namah stanow-pujayami

Om haru !hushaya namah kantam-pujayami

Om nanayudhaya namah !ahun-pujayami

Om sumukhaya namah mukham-pujayami

Om padmanetraya namah netre-pujayami

Om sushrutaya namah karnow-pujayami

Om !hakta-piyaya namah lalatam-pujayami

Om sarveshvaraya namah sirah-pujayami

Om sreevaraya namah sarvanyamgani-pujayami

;hant ashotottara shatanamavali of the god to whom you are performing thispooja

#hupamu

%anaspa tyud!havairdi-vyernana-gandai susamyutaih aghreya

Sarvadevanam-dhupoyam-prati-ghruhyatam dhupamaghrapayami.

8karti6one ghee vatti-dipa harati7

&ramhanosya-mukha-masit, !ahu-rajanya krutah uru-tadasya

>advaisyah pad!yagm shudro-ajayata sajya-mekarti samyuktam

%ahni-nayojitam maya-ghruhena mangalam dopam trailokyam timirapaha

&haktya dipam prayahami devaya paramatmane trahimam krupayadeva,

#ivya-jyotir-na-mostute, ekarti dipam darshayami, dipanantaram ahamaniyamSamarpayami. 'hamana-natamram pushpanim samarpayami.

Naivedyam

Om !hur!ha-vasuvah tatsaviturvarenyam !hargo-devasya dhimahih

#hiyo-yonah prahodayat,

Om apo-jyoti raso-mrutam !rahma-!hur!ha-vasuvaro

Om pranaya-swaha

Om apanaya-svaha,

Om vyanaya-svaha,

Om udanaya-svaha,

Om samanaya-svaha,Qgods name to who this pooja is performedR devata!yon namah

2or e:ample sree lakshmi-venkateshvarasvami devata!yona namah

NarikelaBkadaliphalaBkshiram naivedyam samarpayami,

"adhye-madhye paniyam samarpayami. ttara-poshanam samarpayami

astow-prakshalyami padow-prakshalyami,

Sudhahamanam samarpayami hiranya-gar!ha-!yonnamah

Suvarna-pushpa dakshinam samarpayami pugiphala6nuts7

Samayuktam nagavallidalai6leafs7ryutam

5arpura-hurna samyuktam tam!ulam prati-ghruhyatam.

8ti tam!ulam samarpayami."antra pushpamu


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Om dhata-purastadya-mudajahara

Sakrah pravidvan pradisha-s-hatasrah

Tamevam vidva-samruta eha!havati

Nanyah pandha ayanaya vidyate.

Om sahasra-sirsham-devam vishvaksham vishvam-sham!huvam,

%isham narayanam deva-maksharam paramampadam."aha mangala-harati 6karpura harati7

%edaha-metam purusham mahantam aditya-varnam tamasastu pare

Sarvani rupani vihitra dhirah namani-krutva a!ivadan yadaste

>asha-skaram !ala-vantam pra!hutvam tvameva rajadipati r!u!huva

Samkirna nagasapati-r-niranam samangalyam

Satatam dirghamayuh karpura nirajanam samarpayami

5alyanad!uta-gatraya kamitardha-pradaene

Sree mad-venkata-nadhaya srinivasaya mangalam

Sarva-mangala mangalye sive-sarvarda sadike

Sharanye-tryam!ake-devi narayani namostute.Om sarvesham svastir!avatu

Om sarvesham shantir!havatu

Om sarvesham purnam!hatu

Om shantih shantih shantih

ttara karpura nirajanam samarpayami

Nirajananantaram ahamaniyam samarpayami

'hamni yanantaram pushpanim samarpayami

Pradhakshinam

6tell this mantra three times and do pradhakshan lokwise7

yanikani-hapapani janmantara krutaniha tani tani pranashyantipradakhinam pade-pade, popoham papakarmaham papatam papa sam!havah

trahimam krupayadeva sharanagata vatsala

anyadha-sharanam nasti tvameva-sharanam mama tasmat karunya-!havena

raksha

raksha janardana.

Pradakshina purva namaskaram samarpayami.

Punahpuja

;hatam dharayami. ;hamaram vijayami,

Nrutyam darshayami. Gitam shravayami,

'ndolikam samarpayami, asvarohanam samarpayami,Gajarohanam samarpayami, panhanga sravanam samarpayami.

Samasta rajo-pahara devo-pahara !haktyo-pahara

Shaktyo-pahara pujam samarpayami.

Nyunata kshamapana

>asyasmrutyaha namoktya tapah puja-kruyadishu

Nyunam sampurna tam yatisadyo-vandeta mahyutam

"antra hinam kriya-hinam !hakti-hinam janardhana,

>atpu-jitam mayadeva pari-purnam tadastume

6!y hanting this mantra jalakshant live it7

anayapujaya dhyana-vahanadi shodashopahara puja vidhanena


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!hagavan sarvatmakah sarvam sree lakshmi venkateshvara-swami 6you an

replae with

god name to whom you are doing puja7 suprita-suprasanno varada-!havamtu.

Ghantapuja

Sanakadi devata !hyonamah tirdha-snanam samarpayami.

Nirmalyam gandhan dharayami. Nirmalyam akshatan samarpayami.Nirmalyam pushpanim pujayami !ali nivedayami.

Tirdham

6hanting this mantra take tirdham7

akala mrutyu-haranam sarva-vyadi nivaranam

samasta duritopa-shamanam sree lakshi venkateshvara swami 6you an replae

with god

name to whom you are doing puja7 padodakam pavanam shu!ham.

Prasadamu

6hanting this mantra take Aower and prasadam7

%ishnu padotpalam pushpam tatpushpam sirasa-vaham koti-janma krutampapam tatkshanesa

visashyati.

dvasana

6MMM.7

yaghnena yaghna-mayajanta devah

tani dharmani pradhamanyasan

teganakam mahi-masasya-jante

yatrapurve sadhyasanti devah

yadha-stanam prave-shayami.

#evatarhana sampurnam.

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