STEPS TO BE DONE BEFORE THE PUJA::
Select the place where the puja is to be done and arrange a Mandhasan decorated as I have described in Varalakshmi Puja.
Start Lakshmi Puja.
Padmasane Padmakare sarva-lokaika-pujithe,
Dhora . A janivara/jhanav can be used. take a length thread of about 8 inches and apply haldhi water over it and tie nine knots. Make as many as needed plus one for the devi, if small girls are there make shorter lengths. Apply a little kumkum to all the threads and keep it in a silver/pithal plate/bowl near the kalas if there is space or on the side of the mandhasan. After keeping it recite this--
Vara lakshmi Puja .
SPRINKLE MANTRA AKSHITHA TO THE KALAS.
AVAHANAM , ASANAM, PAADHYAM, ARGYAM, MADHUPARKAM PANCHAMRUTHA SNANAM SHUDDHODHAKA SNANAM,VASTHRAM,UPAVITHAM GANDHAM,HARIDHRA KUMKUMAM
SPRINKLE MANTRA AKSHITHA.
Haridra Kumkuma chaiva sindooram kajalaanvitham, Sowbhagya drhivya samyukthamgrahaana Hari-vallabhe. Sowbhagya drivyam samarpayami. APPLY HALDHI KUMKUM TO THE KALAS..
VARALAKSHMI NAMAVALI.
Om/Sri Kamalayi namaha,
ATHA-ANGA PUJA.
With every utterence of Pujayami put a flower and manthra akshitha.
DHOOPAM
dashangam Gughu Lopetham Sugandham cha Manoharam,
Naividyam shadro-sopetham dhadhimadwajya samyuktham,
Ghana saara Sugandhena mishritham pushpa-vasitham paaniyam
Bhija parakrama panasa karjhuri, kadhali palam, nari, kela palam dhivyam grahaana Harivallabe.
Nana vidha phalani samarpayami
phoghi-pala samaayuktham nagavalli-dhalair-yuktham,
Padma- sane Padma kare Sarva-lakaika-pujithe,
Namasthe lokajanani namasthe vishnu vallabe,
Karushyami vratham devi thvadha-baktha thvathparayanaa vanchithamdehi may nityam harao bhakathama-chanchalaam.
DHORA BANDHANA MANTRA.
VAYANA DAANAM:
KRISHNA- ARPANA MASTHU.
Post Script: The Coconut used for the Kalas, after punar puja keep it in the place where money and jewels are kept. after a few days the coconut is broken and made into a SWEET. and also the rice put under the kalas.
This year Nandhana Naama Samvastra the Lakshmi puja happens to be in the Shaka Vratha that means no Vegetables aand fruits except Mango can used. Coconut is used only for the Kalas. For Naividya, Kade Sakar and mango is allowed. But sweets can be made of Miadha, Wheat flour Rava udad dal and Mung dal.
Chana Dal used by all the mutts except UTHARADHI MUTT.
The sweets which can be made are Wheat halwa, Jhangri, Jelebi, Chiroti, Badhushai, Appi Kheer [papadach kheer] Mung dal laddu. If using Chana flour, Mysore Pak, Basen laddu can also be made. If using Chana Dal Puran Poli can be made
Wheat Halwa. Easy method. One cup ---wheat flour, 11/2 cups--- sugar, 1/2 to 3/4 cup ---Ghee,Cardamom powder and Kesari strings a few.
method -- Mix the wheat flour with water as for Dosai and let t it stand for about an hour, then in a muslin cloth sieve it so only the water from the soaked flour is sieved remove all the water by squeezing it a little.
In a thick bottomed Kadai pour this and let it boil stirring it all the while.When the raw smell of wheat disappears add the sugar and keep stirring continuously and when it becomes semi solid start adding the ghee little by little, till the mixture starts to leave the sides of the kadai, add the cardamom powder and kesar, keep stirring till its really thick and pour it on to to greased tray. Cut into squares when cool.
With the Coconut kept for Kalas a sweet has to be made as also with the Rice, With both these one can make a sweet called Haal bai
For this soak the rice for 2/3 hours, then grind the rice with coconut and jaggery. ( the jaggery must be 1-3/4 the amount of the rice used) In a non stick or thick bottomed Kadai pour the ground mixture and over slow fire cook it stirring all the time when it starts to thicken add ghee ( for one cup of rice you will need about 4/5 table spoons of Ghee) little by till the mixture statrs to leave the sides of the kadi and pour it on to a greases plate and cut into squares after it cools. Kaju, dhrakshe can also be added with kesar and cordomom after the mixture thickens and before pouring on to the plate. While grinding the rice add plenty of water as , it should boil for a quite long time before it thickens so the raw smell of rice has to disappear.
Select the place where the puja is to be done and arrange a Mandhasan decorated as I have described in Varalakshmi Puja.
- A Tulasi bridhavan /pot is kept on the front of the house.
- Next to the Tulasi, on a plank or plate keep the Varalakshmi Kalas.
- Perform tulasi puja with haladhi Kum kum, flowers and geja vasthra etc,
- Offer a fruit, vidach pan supari for naividya.
- Light Lamps.
- Sprinkle Haldhi and kumkum and flower to the Kalas.
- [ON THE THRESHHOLD KEEP RICE AND A SMALL PEICE OF JAGGERY in small katori]..
- Perform Arathi to Tulasi and the Kalas.
- Carefully lift the kalas with the face towards the inside of the house and with the Kalas push the Rice/jaggery katori inside the house.
- Bring it and keep it in mantap where a glass of rice has been spread.
- From the time of Arathi to Tulasi to the the keeping of the Kalas in the Mandhasan one of the men should keep ringing the bell [Ghanta] or Jhankat.. After this decorate the mandhasan with flowers [Use only good pleasant smelling flowers, not any flower]
- After installing the Kalas, perform Yamuna puja, the Yamuna Kalas can be kept in front of the mandhasan or next to it.
Start Lakshmi Puja.
Padmasane Padmakare sarva-lokaika-pujithe,
Narayana priye devi suptritha-bhava sarvadha.
Ithya dhina pancha-upacharaai pujam krithva.
Thathahagrahavai prathishta suktham thath-prthishta thamayavachashamsthavyam,
Thasma-dya-dhyapi dhooraeva pashun labathegrhanevai nana jigamishathi graha he pashunamprathishta prathishta uthamaprathishta thadh-dhaivam kshathram sa Sri-stha-dhadhi-pathyamthadh-bhavanasya vishpa-bhavam thathraja patheraayathanam thasva-rajya mraadhonatya namovaitha-dhireka vimshathyeka vimshathya.Ithyadhi mantrena puja mantapaVaralakshmi Kalasam Stapayethva pujam kuryath.
Keep ready.....
the flowers,
haladhi Kumkum, etc
plate,
loose flowers for archana,
pyala, pali panchtra,
water in a thambya [thambige]
dhoop,
lamps with vathi soaked in ghee,
fruits,
dry fruits
and all that one needs for the puja.
Devesthu puratha-samyak nava suthram prakal-pathe, nava-granthi samayuktham . kumkumena virajitham. ithi dhorakam sthapayeth.
Dhayanam:
Padmasane Padmakare sarva-lokaika pujithe,
Narayana prite devi supritha bhava sarvadha,
kshira-sagara-sambhootham kshira varna samprabham,
kshira varnasamam vastram dhadhanam Harivallabham.
Dhyayami .SPRINKLE MANTRA AKSHITHA TO THE KALAS.
AVAHANAM , ASANAM, PAADHYAM, ARGYAM, MADHUPARKAM PANCHAMRUTHA SNANAM SHUDDHODHAKA SNANAM,VASTHRAM,UPAVITHAM GANDHAM,HARIDHRA KUMKUMAM
Sarva mangala mangalye Vishnu Vaksha-sthla-laye,
Avahayami devi thvam supritha bhava sarvadha.
Avahayami.SPRINKLE MANTRA AKSHITHA.
Suryaayutha nibha-spurthe spura-dhratna vibhushitham
simhasana-midham devi grahana Harivalabhe.
Asanam samarpayami.
SPRINKLE MANTRA AKSITHA.
Suvasitham jalam ramyam sarva-thirtha-samudh-bhavam,
paadhyamgrahaana devi thvam sarva deva thvam sarva deva samas-krithe. paadhyam samarpayami.
IN THE PYALA, FROM THE WATER IN THE THAMBYA POUR THREE UDHARANIS OF WATER SAYING IDHAM PAADHYAM EVERY TIME.
shudhodhakam cha paathra-stham gandha-pushpadhi mishritham.
Argyam dhasyami the devigrahaana sura-pujithe.
Argyam samarpayami.
AGAIN FROM THE THAMBYA with THE UDHRANI POUR WATER THREE TIMES SAYING IDHAM ARGYAM.
Suvarna Kalashanitham chandha-naagura samyuktham,
grahanaa-chamanam devi maya dhatham shubha-pradhe.
Achamanam samarpayami
. POUR WATER THREE TIMES .
Dhadhyajya madhu samyuktham madhuparka mayahrutham.
grahaana varadhe devi namasthe Harivallabe.
madhuparkam samarpayami.
MIX A LITTLE HONEY+ DAHI AND GHEE IN SMALL BOWL AND SPRINKLE THIS WITH A FLOWER ON THE KALAS. [ Only honey can also be mixed in water and sprinkled.]
Payo dhadhi-gratho pethu shakara madhusamyutham,
Pancha-amruthasnana midhamgrahaanakamalalaye.
Pancha-amrutha snanam samapayami.
THE PANCH-AMRUTHA USED IS, AFTER DOING IT TO SALIGRAMA. { in case it has not been possible to do Saligrama puja do abhisheka to Krishna idol}and then use it for the kalas.[This system is followed by Madhwas only, as they say Lakshmi will not accept anything not offered to her lord].
Ganga jalam mayanitham sugandha druvya samyuktham.
shudhodhaka snanam samarpayami
SPRINKLE WATER WITH A FLOWER . After again achamanam POUR WATER THREE TIMES INTO THE PYALA.
Rajathadri samam divyam kshrasagara sannibam,
Chandra prabha samam devi vastra yugmam dhadhamaiyam.
Vasthra-yugmam samarpayami.
ADORN THE KALAS WITH THE GEJA_VASTHRA.
Manglya mani samyuktham muktha-pala samanvtham,
dhatham Mangala-suthram the grahaana Harivallabe.
Kanta-suthram samarpayami.
As the manglaya will have been already been tied, sprinkle Mantra-akshitha.
Thapathahema krtham suthram muktha-dhaama vibhushitham,
upavitha-midham devi grahaana thvam shubhapradhe.
SPRINKLE MANTRA AKSHITHA.
Suvarana-bhushitham divyam nanarathna sushobhitham,
thri-lokya-bhushithe devi grahaanaabharanam shubham.
abharanam samarpayami.
SPRINKLE MANTRA AKSHITHA., [ as the kalas will have already adorned with jewels.]
Karpuragaru kasturi rochnaadhi-bhirnvitham.
gandhamdasysmyaham devi prithyartham prathigrhayatham.
Gandham samarpayami.
APPLY GANDHAM [SANDAL PASTE]
Akshathaan dhavalan devi shaliyaanthandulaan shubhaan,
haridhra kumkumo-pethaan grhanaam-bhudhi-puthrike.
Akshathan samarpayami.
SPRINKLE MANTHRA AKSHITHE..
Kethaki, jaaji, punagayi, champakai, bhakulai, shubhahai.
Shatha-pathraishca kalaharai archayami Haripriyam,
Perform keshava nama archana with very sweet smelling flowers. If time oermits one can do archana reciting the Sahasra naamavali.VARALAKSHMI NAMAVALI.
Om/Sri Kamalayi namaha,
Om Ramayi namaha,
Lokamathre namaha,
Vishwa jananiyai namaha,
Om Mahalkshmiyai namaha,
Vishwa sakshinai namaha,
Chandra sahodhrai nmaha,
Harivalabai namaha,
Padmalai namaha,
Om Madhana mathrai namaha,
Om Kamala vasinai namaha,
Sri Varalakshmiai namaha,
Ashtothara naama puja smarpayami.
ATHA-ANGA PUJA.
With every utterence of Pujayami put a flower and manthra akshitha.
ChanchalaiNamaha, Padhau Pujayami,
Chapalai Namaha Ghulau Pujayami,
Indhirai Namaha,Jange Pujayami,
Hari priyai Nmaha Januni Pujayami,
Pithambara-dharai Namaha Ooru Pujayami,
Kamala Vasinai Namaha Khatim Pujayami,
Padmalai Namaha Nabhim Pujayami,
Madhana Mathre Namaha, Sthanaou Pujayami,
Chathur-Bhujai Namaha, Bhujaou Pujayami,
Kambu-Kantai Namaha Kantam Pujayami,
Sumhukai Namaha Mukham Pujayami,
Sriyai Namaha Oshtau Pujayami,
Sunasikai Namaha Naakham Pujayami,
Sunetrai Namaha Nethre Pujayami,
Ramai Namaha Karnaou Pujayami,
Kamalai Namaha Shiraha Pujayami,
Varalakshmiyai Namaha Sarva-angam Pujayami.
ATHA DHORA GRANTHI PUJA.
Do puja with Haldhi Kumkum and every time you recite pujayami sprinkle Mantra akshitha,
Kamalai Namaha -Prathama granthim Pujayami,
Ramai Namaha-- Dwithiya Grnthim Pujayami,
Lokamathre Namaha-Thrithiya Grantham Pujayami,
Vishwa Janinyai Namaha-Chathurta Granthim Pujayami,
Mahalakshmiyai Namaha-Panvhama Granthim Pujayami
,Sksiradhi thanayai Namaha-Shashti Granthim Pujayami,
Vishwa Sakshinyai Namaha-Sapthama Granthim Pujayami,
Chandra Soudharai Namaha-Ashtama Grantham Samarpayami,
Harivalabai Namaha- Navama Grantham Pujayami.
dashangam Gughu Lopetham Sugandham cha Manoharam,
Dhoopam Dhasyami Deveshi Varalakshmi Grahaana tham.
Dhoopa-maagra-payami.
Do Doopa-arathi., with agar bhathi or dasanga. .
Grathaaktha-varthi samyuktham andha- kaara-vinaashakam,
Dhipam dharshayami,
Do arthis with three managala arathi vathis soaked in ghee.
Naividyam shadro-sopetham dhadhimadwajya samyuktham,
Nana baksha-palao-petham grahaana Harivallabe.
Naividyam Smarpayami..
Make a mandal ie pour a little water on the floor on the right side of the kalash and make a square, in the middle with haldhi powder write Sri in Sanskrit or kanada. and put a few grains of mantra-akshita on four corners and middle. on this keep all the things to be offered for naiavidya. ie food, sweets.. Make another mandal and keep fruits , dry fruits, pan supari, broken coconut any sweet which is not KARKAT/MUSRE.For the cooked items pour little ghee{this is called abhikara}, and put a tulsi dhala over the all the eats, to be offered. Offer the Naividya to Sri Krishna or Saligrama and then to Lakshmi.Ghana saara Sugandhena mishritham pushpa-vasitham paaniyam
grahathaam Devi Shithalam sumanaoharam.
Madhye paaniyam samarpaymi.
Hastha-prakshalanam mukha-prakshalam,
achamaniyam samarpayami.
with the udharani pour water into the pyala SIX times.Nana vidha phalani samarpayami
Offer friuts.
phoghi-pala samaayuktham nagavalli-dhalair-yuktham,
Karpoora choorna sam yuktham thambulam prathigrahyatham,
thamboolam samarpayami.
Sprinkle mantra akshitha.
Suvarna sarva dhathoonam shreshta devi cha thath-sadha,
baktya dhadhami varadhe swarna vrishtim cha dehi may.
suvarna pushpa dhakshinamsamarpayami.
sprinke mantra akshitha and flower.
Niranjana sumangalyam karpurena samanvitham.
Chandrarka vahni sadhrusham grahaana Kamalalye.
Mahariranjanam samarpayami.
Perform Mangala arathi karpoora arathi etc.
Narayana priye devisuprithabhava sarvadha.
Mantra- pushpanjali samarpayami.
Chathra, Chamara, dhrpana. nrityhya geethamadhyodhli-khadhi samastha rajo upachara pujaha samarpayami,
Offer Chathra chamara if you have or Mantrakshata.
Yani Kani cha papani janmanthra krithani cha,
thani thanipradhikshanam padhe padhe.
Pradhikshanam samarpayami..
Do Pradakshina and namaskar. Namasthe lokajanani namasthe vishnu vallabe,
namasthe bhakatha-vadhe thrahi mam dhukha saagarath.
Namaskaran samarpayami.
Ithi prarthana.
put flowers and mantra akshitha and do pradhikshana namaskar. and pray.
Yasya smaithya chaNamokthya thaoaha pujaa kriya-dhishu,
nyunam sampoorna-thamachyutha,
manthra hina kriya hinam bhakthi hina ramapathe.
Yathkrutham-thu maya deva paripurna bhagvan bharathi ramana mukhya pranan-anthurgatha Sri Lakshminarayana priyatham.
Sri Krishna-arpana masthu.
in right take mantra akshitha and pour a little water and leave it in the pyala.
DHORA BANDHANA MANTRA.
badhnami dhakshine hasthe nava-suthram shubhapradham,
puthra pouthradi-vridhim cha sowbhagyam dehi may rame .
Take one thread and put near the kalas, take another one, for savashini apply haladhi kukmkum , give her aflower and a fruit to hold in her right hand and tie the dhora, and apply haldhi kumkum to the dora.VAYANA DAANAM:
Give give vayana dhana to bramin. Vayana dhana is to give Rice , a little tur dal coconut pan supari,dhakshina and jaggery to a bramin or to the person who officiate in the puja.
Do Onti Bharna (Udi Thumbodu) to the Devi just like you would to a savashini, but it has to be put in a plate and offered to devi. Sari choli or at least a choli is to be offered. This saree can be worn by the lady of the house..
after the the Savashini hs to be given haldhi kumkum choli[saree] Onti Bharana and all members do namaskar and take her blessings. Before any one eats she has to partake the food..
KRISHNA- ARPANA MASTHU.
Post Script: The Coconut used for the Kalas, after punar puja keep it in the place where money and jewels are kept. after a few days the coconut is broken and made into a SWEET. and also the rice put under the kalas.
This year Nandhana Naama Samvastra the Lakshmi puja happens to be in the Shaka Vratha that means no Vegetables aand fruits except Mango can used. Coconut is used only for the Kalas. For Naividya, Kade Sakar and mango is allowed. But sweets can be made of Miadha, Wheat flour Rava udad dal and Mung dal.
Chana Dal used by all the mutts except UTHARADHI MUTT.
The sweets which can be made are Wheat halwa, Jhangri, Jelebi, Chiroti, Badhushai, Appi Kheer [papadach kheer] Mung dal laddu. If using Chana flour, Mysore Pak, Basen laddu can also be made. If using Chana Dal Puran Poli can be made
Wheat Halwa. Easy method. One cup ---wheat flour, 11/2 cups--- sugar, 1/2 to 3/4 cup ---Ghee,Cardamom powder and Kesari strings a few.
method -- Mix the wheat flour with water as for Dosai and let t it stand for about an hour, then in a muslin cloth sieve it so only the water from the soaked flour is sieved remove all the water by squeezing it a little.
In a thick bottomed Kadai pour this and let it boil stirring it all the while.When the raw smell of wheat disappears add the sugar and keep stirring continuously and when it becomes semi solid start adding the ghee little by little, till the mixture starts to leave the sides of the kadai, add the cardamom powder and kesar, keep stirring till its really thick and pour it on to to greased tray. Cut into squares when cool.
With the Coconut kept for Kalas a sweet has to be made as also with the Rice, With both these one can make a sweet called Haal bai
For this soak the rice for 2/3 hours, then grind the rice with coconut and jaggery. ( the jaggery must be 1-3/4 the amount of the rice used) In a non stick or thick bottomed Kadai pour the ground mixture and over slow fire cook it stirring all the time when it starts to thicken add ghee ( for one cup of rice you will need about 4/5 table spoons of Ghee) little by till the mixture statrs to leave the sides of the kadi and pour it on to a greases plate and cut into squares after it cools. Kaju, dhrakshe can also be added with kesar and cordomom after the mixture thickens and before pouring on to the plate. While grinding the rice add plenty of water as , it should boil for a quite long time before it thickens so the raw smell of rice has to disappear.
