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.