POOJA BIDHI

Instructions and Only Samarpayami as Mantras

(Pooja System & Pooja Mantras)

As practiced by

Pandit Ramkissoon Ramnarine—Sharma

Based on the South India Pooja system

Printed and Published byPandit Ramkissoon Ramnarine—Sharma ( Boloji )

Lot # 2 Datta Drive, Orangefield Road, Carapichaima

Phone: 673-3764 or 730-6320

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SRI DATTATREYA YOGA CENTRE POOJA BIDHI ( Pooja System )

Clasp hands and say this mantra:SHRI GURU BHYO NAMAHASHRI GURU BHYO NAMAHA SHRI GURU BHYO NAMAHAHARIHI OM

Clasp hands and say this mantra:OM SHRI GANESH AAYA NAMAHAISHRI SARASWATIYEI NAMAHASHRI PADAVALLABHA NARASIMHA SARASWATEESHRI GURU DATTATREYA NAMAHA

Place left hand palms facing upwards on right hand palms facing down on left hand and say this mantra:

MORNING & EVENING:OM SIDDHI BUDDHI PRADAY DEVIBHAKTI MOOKTI PRADAYANEEMANTRA MURTI SADA DEVIMAHA LAKSHMI NAMOOSTUTAY

MORNING & EVENING:OM LAKSHMI KRITO KALYAANAMAAROGAYAM API SAMPADAAMMAMA SHATRO VINASHAYADEEPAM JYOTIR NAMOOSTUTAY

MORNING & EVENING:OM LAKSHMI KRITO KALYAANAMAAROGYAM DHANASAMPADAAMMAMA TAR VINAASHAYASAYAM JYOTIR NAMOOSTUTAY

MORNING ONLY:OM SHUBHAM BHAVATO KALYANEEAAROGYAM API SAMPADAAMMAMA TAR VINASHAYAAPRARTAH JYOTI NAMOSTUTEE

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Ring bell and say this Mantra: OM AAGAMAAR THANTU DEVANAAMGAMANAAR THANTU RAKSHASAAMKURVE GHANTAARAVAAM THATRADEVATA WHAA NA LAANCHANAMITI GHANTA NADAN KRITWAA

Say Mantra and do the following :OM AARCHAMYAA

OM KESHAVAYA SWAHA ( Sip water from right hand )

OM NARAYANAYA SWAHA ( Sip water from right hand )

OM MAADHAVAYA SWAHA ( Sip water from right hand )

OM GOVINDAYA NAMAHAPour a spoon of water on your right hand palm and let it run down to the ground passing through the tip of your fingers .

OM VISHANAVE NAMAHAPass right hand fingers over mouth, from right hand side.

OM MADHUSOODHANAYA NAMAHARub palms with right palm on top

OM TRIVIKRAMAAYA NAMAHARub palms with left palm on top .

OM VAAMANAAYA NAMAHAPour a spoon of water on your right palm, and let it run to the ground passing through the tip of your fingers.

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OM SHRI DHARAYA NAMAHAClasp hands ( like in prayer )

OM HRISHIKESHAAYA NAMAHATouch right knee with right hand.

OM PADMANAABHAAYA NAMAHATouch left knee with right hand.

OM DAAMOODHARAYA NAMAHATouch chin with right hand.

OM SANKARSHANAAYA NAMAHATouch under nose with right hand.

OM VAASUDEVAAYA NAMAHATouch right side of nostril with right hand.

OM PRADYUMNAAYA NAMAHATouch left side of nostril with right hand.

OM ANIRUDHAAYA NAMAHATouch right eye with right hand.

OM PURUSHOTAMAAYA NAMAHATouch left eye with right hand.

OM ADHOKSHAJAAYA NAMAHATouch right ear with right hand.

OM NAARASIMHAAYA NAMAHATouch left ear with right hand.

OM ACHUTAAYA NAMAHATouch stomach & navel with right hand.

OM JANAARDHANAYA NAMAHATouch chest & heart with right hand.

OM UPENDRAYA NAMAHATouch the head with the right hand

OM HARAYE NAMAHATouch right shoulder with right hand

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OM SHRI KRISHNAYA NAMAHATouch left shoulder with right hand

Using right hand, pull in middle finger and touch right side of nose with thumb and index finger and left side with small and ring finger. Support right hand by putting left hand palm under elbow of right hand and take a breath and say this Mantra:

OM PRAANANAAYAMYAOM BHUHH, OM BHUWAHA, OM SUWAHA, OM MAHAHA,OM JANANHA, OM TAPAHA, OM SATYAM,OM YO DEVAHA, SAVITA SMAAKAM, DHIYOO DHARMAADI, GOOCHARAAHA,PREERAYEETH, TASYA, YAD BHARGAHA, TAD VARENYAM, UPAASMAHE.

Cover right ear with right hand and say this Mantra:OM APOO JYOTIR ASO AMRITAM BRAHMA BHUR BHUVATSOOAROOM.

Take a flower, put a few grains of yellow rice and a drop of water and say this Mantra:

Put in Name of year, sun phase, season, moth, fortnight Tithi . Your Name, Date of Birth, Rasinaam Nakshatra Gotra where told to do so and say this Sankalp:

ATAHA SANKALPAHA

OM SHUBHAY,SHOBHANAY MUHURTAYADHYA BRAHMANAHDWITIYA PARAADHESHWETA VARAAHA KALPAYVAIVATSWATAHA MANVANTAREKALIYUGAAYPRATHAMAPADAAYJAMDII DWIPAYBHARATA VARSHAY (Trinidad Varshay)BHARATA KHANDAY (Trinidad Khanday)ASHMIN VARATA MAANAYVYAAVAHAARIKAACHAANDRAMAANENAHPRABHAV VAADAYSHASHTEESAMVATSARANAAM MADHYE

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SHRI MAT SHRI MUKHA(Year) NAAM SAMVATSARE(Sun Phase) AYANAY(Season) RITOU(Month) MAASAY(Fortnight) PAKSHI(Tithi) TITHOV

VAASARAHA; VAASARASTU (Day) VAASRA (Date) YUKTAAYAAMSHUBHA MAKSHATRASHUBHA YOGASHUBHA KARANAEWANGUNAVISHESHANAVISHISHTHAAYAAMASHAYAAMSHUBHA TITHOUMAMA UPAARTHASAMASTRADURITA – KSHAAYA, DWAARASHRI PARAMESHWARAPREETYA AARTHAMASYA YAJAMAANASYASRI (srota’s Name) …… (call your name, date of birth, rase name, namshat, gotra and address) NAAMADHEYASYA NAKSHATRASHOW JAATASYAGOTRODBHAVASYADHARMA – AARTHAKAAMA MOKSHACHATURVIDHAPALA PURUSHAARTHAMSIDDHI ARTHAMADO SRI (Name of Deity) ………….SHODHA SHOO – OPACHARA PUJAKARMA KAARISHYEAA

Take a flower, put a few grains of rice, a drop of water and say this Mantra:ATAHA GANESHA SANKALPAHATADANGA MAHA GANAPATHI POOJAM KARISHEE, AARCHARITA (Call name / s of deities for whom puja / s are being done) OM MAHAA GANAPATHI PRAARTHANAM KARISHYEA.

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OM VAKRA THUNDAMAHAA KAAYASURYA KOTISAMA PRABHANIRVIGNAMKURU MEY DEVA

SARVA KARYEA SHOSARVADDHAMANASOOBHISTAPRARTHANAAMSAMARPAYAMI

ATAHA KALASHA POOJATADANGA KALASHYA POOJAM KARISHYEA

KAALASHAM GANDHA AKSHATA PATRA PUSHPEI RAVIARCHA

Using ring finger if right hand touch hardi and touch 4 sides of Kalsa starting from the southern side clockwise. Do the same for the Kum-Kum and sindoor. Place a little hardi and a few grains of rice into Kalsa with water. (Say this mantra while doing the above)

OM YO DEVAHA, SAVITAA SMAAKAM, DHIYOO DHARMAADI, GOOCHARAHA, PREERAYEETH, TASYA, YAD BHARGAHA, TAD VAREBYAM, UPAASMAHE (Say this pray three (3) times)

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Place a flower upside down into the Kalsa mouth with your right palm and say the following Mantra:

OM KALASHYASHYAMUKHEY VISHNUHUKANTHAY RUDRASAMA SHWREETAAHAMOLE TATRASTITHOU BRAMHAAMADHYAY MATRA GANAA SMIRTHAHAKUKSHOW TOO SAAGARATSARVEESAPTA DWEEPA WASUNDHARARIG VEDA, TA YAJUR, VEDA TASAMA VEDAH, HEEYATAR VARAHAANGAISCHA SAHITA ASARVEYKALASAYSHU SAMA SHRITAHAAAAYANTU DEVA PUJA ARTHAMDURITA KSHYA KAARA KAHAGANGAY CHA YAMUNA CHAIVAGODAVARI SARASWATEENARMADA SINDHU KAAVERIJALESHMEEN SAN NEEDHEEN KURUU

Dip the flower into the water in the kalsa and sprinkle on all Pooja items saying this mantra:

KALAS – O – DEKEYNAPOOJA DRAVYANEE SAMPROKSHA

Dip flower in water and sprinkle murti and pictures saying this Mantra:DEVAM PROKSHA

Dip flower in water and sprinkle yourself saying this Mantra:ATMA ANANCHA PROKSHASHESHAN VISRUJYAASprinkle whole place with water from flower.

Put flowers near murti or bedi

Put palms together in form of praying and say this Mantra:ATAHA OM SHRI …….. (Name of deity)

SHORA SHO OPACHARA POOJAM KARISHYAAY

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Dhyana ( meditation )Put palms together in form of prayer, bow head and say this Mantra:OM SHRI ( name of deity )…… NE NAMAHADHYAYAMEE DHYANAM SAMARPAYAMI

AawahanPut hands in signal of calling and signaling seat of deity, paan leaf, throne, Bedi and say Mantra:OM SHRI (name of deity)……AAWAAHAYAMEERATNA SIMGHASANAM SAMARPAYAMI

Using water from blessed Kalsa, lotha or cup place two drops of water at the feet of the deity and say this Mantra – to wash feet:OM SHRI (name of the deity)…… PAADAARAVINDA YO HO PAADYAMPAADYAM SAMARPAYAMI

ArgyamUsing water from blessed Khalsa, lotha or cup, place two drops of water at base of Murti to wash hands and say this Mantra:OM SHRI ( name of deity)……. HASTESHU ARGYAM ARGYAM SAMARPAYAMI

ArchamaneeyamUsing water from blessed Khalsa,lotha or cup, place three drops of water at base of deity to drink and say this Mantra:OM SHRI (name of deity)……. MUKHE ARCHAMANEEYAMARCHAMANEEYAM SAMARPAYAMI

SnanamUsing water from blessed Khalsa, lotha or cup, place a few drops of water on the deity to bathe the murti and say this Mantra:OM SHRI (name the deity )…….SNAPAYAMI SNANAM SAMARPAYAMI

Using water bathe the murti saying this Mantra:OM AAPOO HISHTAA MAYAA BHUWAHASTAANA OORJAAY DADAATANAAMAHERANAYAA CHAKSHASAYYO WAH SHIVATA MOO RASAHATASYA BAAJAYA TEHANAHAUSHA TERE WAA MAATARAHAAYASYAKSHAYAYAA JINWATAA AAPO JANAYATA CHANAHAAOM SHRI (name of deity)……. KHUSDHO DAKA SNANAMSAMARPAYAMI

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Ataha Panchaarmit Snanam KarishayUsing milk bathe the deity saying this Mantra:OM SHRI (name the deity)……. KSHEERA SNANAM KARISHAYOM AAPAYAYA SWATAMAAY TOOTAYVISHWATAHAA SOMA VRISHNIYAMBHAWAWAAJASYA SANGATAAYOM SHRI (name of deity)…… KSHEERA SNANAM SAMARPAYAMI

Using Dadhee (curd) bathe the deity saying this Mantra:OM SHRI (name the deity)……. DADHEE SNANAM KARISHYAYOM DADHEE KRA WUNNAAKA RISHAN JISHNOORASWASYA WAAJNINAHASURA BHINO MUKAAHAKARAT PRANAAAYOOGUMSHI – TAA RISHATOOOM SHRI (name the deity) DADHEE SNANAM SAMARPAYAMI

Using Ghee bathe the deity saying this Mantra:OM SHRI (name the deity) GRITA SNANAM KARISHYAYOM GRITAM MIMEKSHEGRITAMASYO NIRAHAGRITAYEA SHRITOGRITAMASYA DHANAHAANASWATAHAA MA MAWAHAAMADHYAAYA SUNA SWAHAGRITAM VRUSHA BHAVAKSHAY HAVITAMOM SHRI (name the deity)……. GRITASNANAM SAMARPAYAMI Or shorter MantraOM SHUKRAMASI JYOTIR ASI TEJO ASI DEWO WAHAOM SHRI (name of deity) GRITAM SNANAM SAMARPAYAMI

Using honey bathe the deity saying this Mantra:OM SHRI ….. (Name of Deity) MADHU SNANAM KARISHYAYOM MADHUWATA RUTAA YATAYMADHUKSRANTISINDHAWAHAMADHWEIRNA SWANTOSHADHIMADHUKNAKTAMUTO – SHA – SHIMADU MATO PARTI WAGAM VRAJHAOM SHRI …. (Name of Deity) MADHU SNANAM SAMARPAYAMI

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Using Sugar bathe the deity saying this Mantra:OM SHRI…….. (Name of deity) SHARKARA SNANAM KAISHYAYOM SWADAU PAWASWA DIBYAYASWADHUR INDRAYASUHAVEETI NAAMNAYSWADHUR MITRAYAWARUNAYA WAYAVAYBRISHASPATAYEA MADHUMAN ARABHYAHASHRI …… (Name of deity) SHARKARA SNANAM SAMARPAYAMI

Offer a piece of cloth or cotton wool as cloth to deity saying this MantraOM SHRI …. (Name of deity) NAMAHAVASTRANI (or VASTRAM) SAMARPAYAMI

Offer a janeu or a piece of wick as janeu and say this MantraOM SHRI …. (Name of deity) NAMAHAUPAVITAM SAMARPAYAMI (or DHARAYAMI)

Place chandan on forehead of deity and say this MantraOM SHRI … (Name of deity) NAMAHAGANDHAM SAMARPAYAMI (or DHARAYAMI)

Offer a little Hardi powder at base of deity and say this MantraOM SHRI … (Name of deity) NAMAHAHARIDRA CHORANAM SAMARPAYAMI

Offer a little Kum Kum at the base of the deity and say this Mantra:OM SHRI (name the deity)…….NAMAHAKUM KUM CHORANAM SAMARPAYAMI

Offer a little Sindhoor at the base of the deity and say this Mantra:OM SHRI (name the deity)…….NAMAHASINDHORA CHORANAM SAMARPAYAMI

Offer whatever else is there to offer including yellow rice money etc. at the baseOf the deity and say this Mantra:OM SHRI (name the deity)……. NAMAHAOM SAMASTA SAUBHAGYA DRAVYANI SAMARPAYAMI

Decorate the deity with Mala and flowers and say this Mantra:OM SHRI (name the diety)……..NAMAHAPUSHPANI SAMARPAYAMI

NAAMA POOJAOffer flowers or yellow rice (akshat) 108 times calling the 108 names of the deity .Read Chalisa (s) of deity

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ATAHA DHUPAMOffer incense fumes to the deity, essence and say this Mantra:OM SHRI (name the deity)…….OM VANASPATI RASOO DIBYOGANDHAR DHYO GANDHAM UTAMAHAAGRE YAHAA SARVAA DEVANAM OR (BHUTANAM) DHUPO YAMPRATI GRIHYATHAAMSHRI (name the deity)…… DIVYA DHUPAM AGRAPAAYAMI

ATAHA DEEPAMOffer three wick light to deity and say this Mantra: (light with three wicks)OM SHRI (name the deity)…..OM SAAJYAANTRI WARTAY, SAN YUKTAMWANHINA YOJITAM MAYA GRIHANAMMANGALAM , DEEPAM, TRILOKYAM , TIMIRAPAHA (name the deity)EKARTI DEEPAM DARSHAYAMI

Hold container of three wicks in left hand, place flower and rice and drop of water at the end of container in left hand and fan flames of three wicks with palm of right hand towards deity and all other murti and pictures. At end offer two drops of water on flower.Touch flame with hand and touch both of your eyes saying this Mantra: (name of deity)DUPA DEEPA AANANTARAM ARCHAMANIYEEYAM SAMARPAYAMI

ATAHA NAÏVEDYAMPlace in plate with parsad two paan leaves, two sooparees, flowers, rice, water and toolsie leaves. Hold plate up. Touch plate with parsad to your head and heart then to the feet of the deity or bedi three times saying this Mantra: Then place plate in front of deity.OM SHRI (name of deity)……OM VISHWA MITRA RUSHIHI GAYATRI CHANDAHA NIVEAADANNEYVINIYOGAHAAOM YO DEVAHA, SAVITA SMAKAM, DHYO DHARMAADI, GOOCHARAHA PREERAYEET, TASYA, YAD BHARGAHA, TAD VARENYAM, UPASMAHE.

Take a little water in your right hand and circle your hand with the water clockwise around the plate with the parsad three times. Then let the water fall through the tip of your fingers on the outside of the plate and say this prayer:MORNING:OM (name the deity)…… SATYAM TWARTE NA PARISHENCHAMI

EVENING:OM (name of deity) ……. RITAMTWA SATYENA PARISHENCHAMI

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Place one drop water from blessed Kalsa into the parsad and say this Mantra:OM SHRI (name of deity)OM AMRITA MASTOO, AMRITO PASTARA NAMASI SWAHA .

Wash hands with blessed water and using both hands, pass your hands palms facing upwards from the plate of the parsad to the base of murti six times saying this Mantra:OM PRANAAYA SWAHAAOM APANAAYA SWAHAAOM VYANAAYA SWAHAA (calling name of deity)OM UDHANAAYA SWAHAAOM SAMANAAYA SWAHAAOM BRAHAMANE SWAHAA

Place one drop of water from blessed Kalsa into parsad and say this Mantra:OM SHRI…..(name of deity)OM MADHYEA MADHYEA SWADHUU DAKAM SAMARPAYAMI

Place one drop of water from blessed Kalsa into parsad and say this Mantra:OM SHRI…. (name of deity)OM AMRITA PIDHANAMASI SWAHA

Place four drops of water at the base of deity saying this Mantra:OM SHRI…..(name of deity)OM UTAR APAUSHANAM JALAM SAMARPAYAMIOM HASTA PRAKSHA LANAM JALAM SAMARPAYAMIOM PADA PRAKSHA LANAM JALAM SAMARPAYAMIOM PUNAR AACHAMEEYAM JALAM SAMARPAYAMI

Break up a paan leaf and add to it (2) sooparee some clove and offer it at the base of the Deity saying this Mantra:OM SHRI….(name of deity)OM POOGE PALA SAMA YUKTAM , NAGA VALE , DALEIRUTAM , CHUR NA KARPURA , SANYUKTAM TAMBULAM PRATI GRIHYATAAMSHRI…..(name of deity) POOGEE PALA TAMBOOLAM SAMARPAYAMI

Take some of the blessed water in palm of your right hand and pass it clockwiseAround the plate with the parsad saying this Mantra and then let it fall through your fingers outside the plate .

OM SHRI….(name of deity) SAKALO OOPACHARA POOJAM SAMARPAYAMI

KARPOOR ARTIOffer lighted camphor (Karpoor) in container to the deity – waving it from left to right at the base of the deity saying this Mantra , doing arti.OM SHRI……..OM HIRANYA PAATRAM, MADHO-O-PURNAM,

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DADHATI MADHAVYO SA NETI, EKA HARATI, EKA DAIVA,YAJAMANA, AYUSTEJU, DADATI.

Hold container with burning camphor in left hand, place flowers, rice and water saying at the base of container in left hand, fan flame with right palm towards deity saying this Mantra:OM SHRI…..(name of deity)KARPOORA MANGALAM NIRAAJANAM SAMARPAYAMI(Then turn around clockwise once with camphor and show camphor Arti to the audience while turning around) say with them:HARA, HARA, NAMA PARVATI PATEYE, HARA, HARA, MAHADEV.

Place container on the ground. Take a flower and pass it clockwise around the flame, touch your eyes with the flowers. Place the flower at the base of the deity and say this Mantra:OM SHRI……(name of deity)NIRAAJANAM ANNANTARAM ARCHAMANEEYAM SAMARPAYAMI

Place two drops of blessed water on the flowers on container with camphor and say this Mantra: OM SHRI….(name of deity)ARCHAMANEEYAM ANANTARAM PARIMALA PATRA PUSHPANI SAMARPAYAMI

PERSONAL PRAYERTake flowers, yellow rice, and water hold it in clasp hand and pray. This is your time for your personal prayer. Also pray for others and say this Mantra:OM SHRI….(name of deity)OM YO VEDA, DOW SORO PROCTO, VEDANTECHAA, PRATISHTI TAHA, TASYA, PRAKRIT LEE NAS YAH, YAH PARAS WAH, MAHESHWARAHAOM SHRI…(name of deity)MANTRA PUSHPANI SAMARPAYAMI

PRADAKSHANAStand up and turn around clockwise three times saying this Mantra:OM YANI KANI, CHA PAA PANI,JAN MANTARA, KRITANI CHA,TAANI TAANI, VINASHANTEE,PRADHAKSHINAM, PADE PADE,NAMASKARANE, VIGNESHA,SARVA VIGNA HARO BHAWAH,SHIGRAM MAMA, VARAM DEHI,PRATHANACHA POORNAGATIM.

Touch the ground with your right hand, then touch your hand to your head and heart and say this Mantra:

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OM SHRI……(name of deity)PRADAKSHINA NAMASKARAM SAMARPAYAMIOM SHRI(name of deity) ATAHA PUNAH POOJA

Offer yellow rice and say the Mantra each time, offering rice at the end of each Mantra:OM SHRI….(name of deity) DEEBA CHATRAM SAMARPAYAMIOM SHRI….(name of deity) CHAAMARAM VIJAYAMIOM SHRI….(name of deity) GEETAM GAAYAMIOM SHRI….(name of deity) NAATYAM NAATAYAMI OM SHRI….(name of deity) ANDHO-LIKAAM ARO HAYAMIOM SHRI….(name of deity) ASHRAM ARO HAYAMIOM SHRI….(name of deity) GAJAAM ARO HAYAMI

Offer flowers with yellow rice and water at the end of this Mantra:OM SHRI….(name of deity)OM SAMASTA RAJO OPACHARASHAKTIYO OPACHARABHAKTIYO OPACHARAPOOJAM SAMARPAYAMI

Offer flowers, yellow rice and water at the end of this Mantra:OM SHRI….(name of deity)ATAHA PRAISHITA MANTRAMOM YAS YAS SMRUITYA CHANA MAKTIYA, TAPAH POOJAKRIYA DE SHOO, NUNAM SAMPOORNATAM YANTE SATYO VANDETAM ACHUTAM, MANTRA HINAM KRIYA HINAMBHAKTI HINAM JANARDANA, YAT KRITANTO MAYO DEVA(or devi)PARI POORNAM TADASTO ME.

Offer flowers, yellow rice and water at the end of this Mantra:OM SHRI….(name of deity)OM ANNAYA MAYA KRITENA POOJA VIDHANEYNAA CHA, SARVAM SHRI….(name of deity) NAHA SOPRITA,SO PRASANNA, WARADO BHAVANTOTAY, MADYE MADYEMANTRA TANTRA, SWARA VARNA DHYANA NIYAMA,NUNATIRIKTA, LOPADOSHA PRAYAS CHITARAM, NAMA TRAYAOM SHRI….(name of deity)MANTRA JAPAM, KARISHYAY

Touch index finger, middle finger and ring finger with thumb (both hands) three times saying this Mantra:OM SHRI….(name of deity)OM ACHUTAYA NAMAHA, OM ANANTAYA NAMAHAOM GOVINDAYA NAMAHA (3 times)

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After last time do it once more and bow with clasp hands. Say this Mantra:OM ACHUTA ANANTA GOVINDAY BHYO NAMAHA

Clasp hands in form of prayer and say this Mantra:OM SHRI….(name of deity)TWAMEVA MAATA PEETA TWAMEVATWAMEVA BAANDHU SAKA TWAMEVATWAMEVA VIDYA DRAVINAM TWAMEVATWAMEVA SARVANG MAMA DEVA DEVAKAYENA VAACHA MANA SENDREYERVA, BOODHYAAT MANAVA,PRAKATE SA BHAVAT, KAROMEE YAGYAT, SAKALAM PARASMAI,NARAYANA YETEE, SAMARPAYAMI.

Touch both ears with hands on each sides and say this Mantra:ACHUTAM, KESHAVAM, RAMANARAYANAM, SHRI DHARAM,MADHAVAM, KRISHNA DAMOODHARAM, ACHUTAM, KESHAVAM,RAMANARAYANAM, SHRI DHARAM, MADHAVAM, GOPIKA VALAVAM.

Fill your hands with flowers, place a few grains of yellow rice and few drops of water, clasp hands and prayer saying this Mantra:HARI RAM, HARI RAM, RAM RAM HARI HARIHARI KRISHNA, HARI KRISHNA, KRISHNA KRISHNA HARI HARIRAM RAM, HARI HARI, KRISHNA KRISHNA, HARI HARIRAM RAM, HARI HARI, KRISHNA KRISHNA, HARI HARI

SARVECHA, SUKHINA SANTUSARVE SANTU, NIRAMAYAHASARVE BHADRANI, PASHYANTUMAA KASCHIT, DHUKHA BHAGA BHAVET

OM SHRI GANESHAYA NAMAHASHRI SARASWATEYAI NAMAHASHRI PADAVALLABHANARASIMHA SARASWATEESHRI GURU DATTATREYA NAMAHA(Call the name of the deity and as many other deities especially those whose murtis and pictures are within puja area)

SHRI…..JAI………SHRI……….JAI…….JAI

Offer flowers at base of deityOM TAT SATSHRI KRISHNA ARPANAM MASTOO

SHRI GURU BHYO(3 times) NAMAHA HARIHI OM

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Prostrate at the base of the deity. Male - full (all limb) prostration.Female - half way down prostration.

END OF POOJA.

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