Varalakshmi Viratham / Pooja

Things to get ready for the poojai


Manjal

Kumkum

Chandanam

Akshathai

Vetrilai, pakku

Bananas - 12

Coconut - 6

Maavilai, Thoranam

Vaazai kandru - 2

Panju malai for amman

Flowers:

Lotus - 6

Thaazampoo - 2

Loose flowers

Garland - 2

Stringed flowers - 3 yds

Naivedyam

Minimum 5no or 9 no

Purana kozakkattai

Ulutham kozakkattai

Ellu kozakkattai ( in some houses)

Ulundu vadai

Idli

Vella Payasam

Annam ( called maha naivedyam with a little dhal)

Appam

All available fruits

Customs:

On the day previous to the nombu, one must have an oil bath. Before lunch, prepare the rice flour for the kozakkattai. Grind for “ raw rice idli” ( customary not to use boiled rice idli for naivedyam – this is one’s choice & convenience).

In the evening decorate the puja mandapam suitably. Draw “ maakkolam” inside & outside the mandapam. Draw one in the drawing room or foyer to “ invite amman”.

Puja mandapam or Amman should face East.

Clean Amman face, “sombu”, plate, lamps & other puja vessels. Draw kolam on a palakai & keep the plate on it. On the plate spread 4 cups + one handful of rice. Put chandanam & kumkum on all five sides of the sombu. Fill slightly more than half the sombu with rice. Keep also, 2 vethalai, 2 pakku, 2 manjal kizangu,one coin(silver or copper), one lemon, traditional “ karukumani kaatholai” ( available as such ), inside the sombu.

Apply manjal, sandanam, kumkum to a coconut. Fix this on the sombu, surrounded by mango leaves. The “kudumi” should be upward. Decorate the Amman face & fix that against the coconut, fixing the back tightly against the “ sombu” , if necessary tying with a thread. Then decorate with jewels, dress etc & keep a brand new blouse piece.

Now keep this over the rice on the plate. Keep the thazambu spread out into petals, decoratively on both sides. Decorate with lotus etc.Put a small garland & light a lamp near Amman.

That night it is customary to make Pongal, sambar & a payasam.

Next day, have a head bath & it is traditional to wear a 9 yds saree. In the entrance of the house, put a kolam, keep a palakai facing East & keep the Amman, to invite her inside the house for the puja.

To invite Amman, Do naivedyam with vethalai, pakku, pazam, a broken coconut, do dhoopam & neeranjanam, Do arathi. Then singing “ Varalakshmi, raave maa intiki”, bring the amman on the plate inside the house & keep inside the mandapam.

 
Vignes(h)wara Puja:


Make a cone shaped turmeric Ganesha – manjal pillaiyar by mixing turmeric powder & few drops of water.

Visualise Lord Ganesha.

Lightly tap the temples 5 times with knuckles and chant

S(h)uklaa mbharadharam vishnum s(h)as(h)ivarnam chathurbhujam

Prasannavadanam dhyaayaeth sarvavigno(u)pa s(h)aanthayae



Sankalpam:

Clasp the right palm over the left palm holding a flower, place them on the right thigh and chant

Mamopaaththa samastha durithakshayadvaaraa s(h)ree paramaes(h)vara (narayana)

preethyarththam Thadaevalagnam sudinam thadaeva Thaaraabalam chandrabalam thadaeva

Vidhyaabalam daivabalam thadaeva



Dhyanam:

Ganaanaam thvaam ganapathimhavaamahae

Kavim kaveenaam upamas(h)ra vasthamam

Jyaeshta raajam brahmanaam brahmanaspatha aanah

Shr(u)nvannothibhihsseeda saadanam



Aavahanam - Invocation.

In this step, we visualise the deity in our mind & offer flower or akshathai to the

Manjal pillayar. Thereby we invoke the deity in the image.

Asmin bimbe Shri Mahaganapathim aavahayaami



Aasanam - offering seat:

Offer flowers at the feet & chant

Aasanam samarpayaami



Arghyam - Washing the hands:

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Arghyam samarpayaami



Aachamaniyam - Inner purification;

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Aachamaniyam samarpayaami



Madhuparkam - offering water

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Madhuparkam samarpayaami



Snaanam - Bath:

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Snaanam samarpayaami



Again water for inner purification

Snaanaanantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami



Vasthram - Offering Cloth:

Offer flowers or akshathai chanting

Vasthram samarpayaami

Upaveetham samarpayaami



Aabharanam - Offering ornaments:

Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting

Aaabharanam samarpayaami



Gandham & Kumkumam - Offering sandalpaste & kumkum:

Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting

Gandhaan dhaarayaami

Ghandhasyopari haridraakumkumam samarpayaami



Pushpam - offering flowers

Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting

Pushpaam ( pushpaani) samarpayaami

 
Puspaih poojayaami:


Start doing archanai with flowers .

Om Sumukhaaya namah

Om Ekadanthaaya namah

Om Kapilaaya namah

Om Gajakarnakaaya namah

Om Lambodaraaya namah

Om Vikataaya namah

Om Vighnaraajaaya namah

Om Vinaayakaaya namah

Om Ganaadhipaaya namah

Om Dhoomakaethavae namah

Om Ganaadhyakshaaya namah

Om phaalachandraaya namah

Om Gajaananaaya namah

Om Vakrathundaaya namah

Om s(h)oorpakarnaaya namah

Om Haerambaaya namah

Om Skandapoorvajaaya namah

Om Siddhivinaayakaaya namah

Om s(h)ri Mahaaganapathayae namah



Uthara Pooja

Dhoopam - Offering Incense:

Show the incense ( agarbathi) clockwise 3 times, chanting

Dhoopam aaghraapayami


Deepam - Offering deepam from a small lamp;

Show another small lamp in front of the deity, clockwise, three times, simultaneously ringing bell with the left hand

Deepam sandars(h)ayaami

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Deepaanantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami



Naivedhyam - Offering food ( dry or fresh fruit:)

Sprinkle one spoon of water on the naivedhyam & ringing the bell, offer the naivedhyam (broken coconut, fruits etc,) chanting

Om bhoorbhuvassuvah

Amrthopahstharanamasi

Praanaayah svaahaa

Apaanaya svaahaa

Vyaanaaya svaahaa

Udaanaa ya svaahaa

Samaanaaya svaahaa

Brahmane svaahaa

Naivedhyam nivedayaami

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Naivedyaanantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami



Offer betel leaves & nuts ( thamboolam), Chanting

Thaambulam samarpayaami

Karpura niranjanam - offering lighted camphor:

Stand & show lighted camphor clockwise, ringing the bell with the left hand, chanting

Karpoora neeranjanam samarpayaami

Pour one spoon of water in cup chanting

Karpoora neeraajananantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami

Vandanam - thanksgiving:

Offer flowers chanting

Manthrapushpam samarpayaami

Atma Pradakshinam

Do self pradakshinam clockwise three times chanting

Yaani kaanicha paapaani janmaanthara krithaanicha Thaani thaani vinas(h) yanthi

Pradakshina pade pade



Prarthana:

Offer namaskarams, chanting

Namo namo Ganes(h)aaya namasthae vis(h)va roopinae

Nirvighnam kurumae kaamam namaami thvaam gajaanana

Agajaanana padmaarkam gajaananam aharnis(h)am

Anaekadanthambhakthaanaam ekadanthamupaasmahae

Vinaayaka varam daehi mahaathman modakapriya

Avighnam kurumae deva sarva kaaryeshu sarvadaa

Vakrathunda mahaakaaya sooryakoti samaprabha

Nirvighnam kurumaedevaa sarvakaaryeshu sarvadaa

Pradakshina namaskaaraan samarpayaami



Visualise Lord Ganesha.


Lightly tap the temples 5 times with knuckles and chant

S(h)uklaa mbharadharam vishnum s(h)as(h)ivarnam chathurbhujam

Prasannavadanam dhyaayaeth sarvavigno(u)pa s(h)aanthayae



Sankalpam:

Clasp the right palm over the left palm holding a flower & some akshathai, place them on the right thigh and chant

Mamopaatha samastha durithakshayadwaaraa s(h)ree Paramaes(h)vara preethyartham s(h)

ubhae s(h)bhanae muhoorthaeaadhya brahmanahdvitheeya paraarthae s(h)vaetha varaaha

kalpae, vaivasvatha manvantharae, ashtaavims(h)athidamae kaliyugae, prathamae paadae,

jamboodveepae, Bhaaratha varshae, Bharatha kandae maeroh dakshinae paars(h)vae, s(h)

kaabdae, asmin varthamaanae vyaavahaarikae prabhavaathi shashti samvathsaraanaam

madhyae (year name ) naama samvathsarae, Dakshinaayanae, (season )rh(u)thow { month –

kadakam ( aadi) or simmam ( avani )} Maasae s(h)ukla pakshae bhr(u)gu vaasara

yukthaayaam ( star) nakshathra yukthaayaam S(h)ubhayoga s(h)ubhakarana Aevangina vis

(h)aes(h)aena visishtaayaam mama sakutumbasya kshemasthairya dhairya veerya vijaya

aayuraarogya aishwaryaanaam abhivruddhyartham samastha mangala avaapthyartham

samastha durithopa s(h)anthyarthamdharmaathma kaama moksha chathurvidha phala

purushaartha siddhyartham chinthitha manoratha apthyartham s(h)ree varalaksmee

preethyartham s(h)ree varalaksmee prasaadaena

dheergasoumangalyaavaapthyarthamaarodyadrudhagaath rathaa siddhyartham mano

vaanchithasakala abheeshta phala siddhyarthamvaralakshmee prasaadaena siddhyartham

yathaa shakthi dhyaana aavahanaadi samastha upachaara varalakshmeem pujam karishyae

After chanting sankalpa matras put the flower & akshathai on the floor towards north side & clean your palms.



Vighnaes(h)vara Yathaasthaanam:

Cleanse your palms with little water chanting

Apa upas(h)prus(h)ya

Put akshathai on the haldi Ganes(h) & move it a little to the north, chanting

Vighnaes(h)varam yathaasthaanam prathishtaapayaami




Kalas(h) Puja:

Fill the panchapathram with water, add flowers, decorate the vessel with chandanam & kumkum. Close the mouth with right hand & say the following:

Kalas(h)asya mukhae vishnu kantae rudrah samaas(h)rithaah

Moolae thathra sthitho brahmaa madhyae maatr(u)ganaasmr(u)tha

Kukshow thu saagaraah sarvae sapthadveepaa vasundharaa

R(u)gvaedo(a)tha yajurvaedah saamavaedo(a)yatharvanah

Gangae cha yamunae chaiva godaavari sarasvathi

Narmadae sindu kaaveri jalae(a)smin sannidim kuru

Angais(h)cha sahithaah sarvae kalas(h)aambu sammas(h)rithaah

Aayaanthu daeva poojaartham durithakshaya kaarakaah



Ghanta Puja:

Ring the bell, chanting,

Aagamaartham tu devaanaam gamanaartham thu rakshasaam

Kurve ghantaaravam thathra devathaahvaana laanchanam
 
 
 
Dhyaanam & Aavaahanam:


In this step, we visualise the deity in our mind & offer flower or akshathai to the deity. Thereby we invoke the deity in the Amman face kept in the puja.



Chant for dhyaanam:

Lakshmeem ksheera samudra raaja thanayaam S(h)reeranga daamaes(h)vareem

Daseebhootha samastha daeva vanithaam Lokaika deepaankuraam

S(h)reeman manda kataaksha labdha vibhava brahmaendra gangaadharaam

Thaam thrylokya kutumbineem sarasijaam vandae mukunda priyaam

Yaa saa padmaasanasthaa vipulakatithatee padma pathraaya thaakshee

Gambheeraa varthanaabhih sthanabhara nabhithaa shubhra vasthoththareeyaa

Lakshmeer divyai gajaendraih manigana khachithaih snaapithaa haemakumbhaih

Nithyam saa padmahasthaa mama vasathu gruhae sarvamaangalya yukthaa

Padmaasanaam padmakaraam padmamaalaa vibhoo****haam

Ksheeravarnasamam vasthramdadhaanaam harivallabhaam

Bhaavayae bhakthiyogaena kalas(h)ae(a)smin manoharae

Asmin kalas(h)ae varalakshmeem dhyaayaami

Baalabhaanu pratheekaas(h)ae poornachandra nibhaananae

Soothraesmin susthithaa bhoothvaa prayachcha bahulaan varaan

Doram sthaapayaami



Tie flowers in the saradu & keep it near the kals(h)am.

Aavaahanam:

Inviting Goddess Varalakshmi:

Sarvamangala maangalyae vishnu vakshasthalaalayae

Aavaahayaami daeveethvaam abheeshta phaladaa bhava

As(h)min kalas(h)ae varalakshmeem aavaahayaami

Samastha Upachara Manthraah:



Aasanam:

Offer flowers and akshathai on the kalash chanting:

Anaeka rathnakhachitham ksheerasaagaea sambhavae

Swarna simhaasanam daevi sveekurushva haripriyae

Varalaksmyai namah aasanam samarpayaami



Paadhyam:

Offer a sopoon of water in the cup chanting;

Gangaadi saridaaneetham gandha pushpa samanvitham

Paadhyam dadaami thae daevi praseeda paramaes(h)varee

Varalakshmyai namah paadhyam samarpayaami



Arghyam:

Offer a spoon of water in the cup chanting;

Prasannam s(h)eethalam thoyam prasanna mukha pankajae

Gruhaanaachamanaarthaaya garudadhvaja vallabhae

Varalakshmyai namah arghyam samarpayaami



Madhuparkam:

Offer drops of milk in the cup chanting

Mahaalakshmee mahaadaevee madhvaajya dadhi samyutham

Madhuparkam gruhaanaedam madhusoodanavallabhae

Varalaksmyai namah madhuparkam samarpayaami



Panchamrutham:

Take a flower, dip slightly in honey and sprinkle the same on the kalash:

Payodadhi ghruthairyuktham s(h)arkaraamadhusamyutham

Panchaamrutham gruhaanaedam varalaksmee namo(a)sthuthae

Varalakshmai namah panchaamrutham samarpayaami



Aachamaniyam:

Offer a tsp of water in the cup:

Haemakumbha sthitham svachcham gangaadi saridaahrutham

Snaanaartham salilam daevee gruhyathaam saagaraathmajae

Varalakshmyai namah snaanam samarpayaami



Vasthram:

Offer blouse piece to the kalsh:

Divyaambarayugam sookshmam kanchukam cha manoharam

Varalakshmee mahaadaevee gruhaanaedam mayaarpitham

Varalakshmyai namah vasthram samarpayaami



Kantasoothram:

Offer flower & akshathai chanting:

Maangalya mani samyuktham mukthaavidruma samyutham

Daththam mangalasoothramcha gruhaana harivallabhae

Varalakshmyai namah kantasoothram samarpayaami



Ornaments:

Offer flowers & akshathai chanting

Rathna thaatanka kaeyoora haarakankana bhoo****hae

Bhooshanaadi mahaarhaani gruhaana karunaanidhae

Varalakshmyai namah Aabharanaani samarpayaami



Chandan & kumkumam:

Apply Chandan & kumkumam to the kalasha

Karpoora chandanopaethamkasthoorekumkumaanvitham

Sarvagandham gruhaanaadhya sarvamangala daayini

Varalaksmyai namah gandhaan dhaarayaami



Akshathai:

Offer akshathai to the kalasha

S(h)aalijaathaan chandravarnaan snigdha moukthika sannibhaan

Akshathaan daevi gruhaneeshva pankajaakshasya vallabhae

Varalaksmyai namah akshathaan samarpayaami



Flowers:

Offer flowers chanting

Mandaara paarijaathaabjaih kaethakyuthpala paatalaih

Mallikaa jaathi vakulaih pushpaisthvaam poojayaami

Varalakshmyai namah pushpaih poojayaami



Anga Pooja:


Offer akshathai & flowers after every line

Om varalakshmyai namah paadow poojayaami

Om mahaalakshmyai namah gulpow poojayaami

Om indiraayai namah janghae poojayaami

Om chandikaayai namah ooru poojayaami

Om ksheeraabdhi thanayaayai namah katim poojayaami

Om saagarasambhavaayai namah guhyam poojayaami

Om naaraayanapriyaayai namah naabhim poojayaami

Omjagathkikshyai namah kukshim poojayaami

Om vis(h)vajananyai namah vakshah poojayaami

Om susthanyai namah sthanow poojayaami

Om kambukantyai namah kantam poojayaami

Om sundaryai namah skandhow poojayaami

Om padmahasthaayai namah hasthaan poojayaami

Om chandravadanaayai namah vakthram poojayaami

Om chanchalaayai namah chubukam poojayaami

Om bimboshtyai namah oushtam poojayaami

Om anaghaayai namah adharam poojayaami

Om sokapolaayai namah kapolow poojayaami

Om phalapradaayai namah phaalam poojayaami

Om neelaalakaayai namah alakaan poojayaami

Om s(h)ivaayai namah s(h)irah poojayaami

Om sarvamangalaayai namah sarvaanyangaani poojayaami



S(h)ree Lakshmi Ashtothra s(h)atha namaavali:

Om prakruthyai namah

Om vikruthyai namah

Om vidyaayai namah

Om sarvabhootha hithapradaayai namah

Om s(h)raddhaayai namah

Om vibhoothyai namah

Om surabhyai namah

Om paramaathmikaayai namah

Om vaachae namah

Om padmaalayaayai namah

Om padmaayai namah

Om s(h)uchayae namah

Om svaahaayai namah

Om svadhaayai namah

Om sudhaayai namah

Om dhanyaayai namah

Om hiranmayyai namah

Om lakshmyai namah

Om nithyapushtaayai namah

Om vibhaavaryai namah

Om adithyai namah

Om dithyai namah

Om deepthayai namah

Om vasudaayai namah

Om vasudhaarinyai namah

Om kamalaayai namah

Om kaanthaayai namah

Om kaamaakshyai namah

Om ksheeroda sambhavaayai namah

Om anugrahapadaayai namah

Om buddhayae namah

Om anaghaayai namah

Om harivallabhaayai namah

Om as(h)okaayai namah

Om amruthaayai namah

Om deepthaayai namah

Om lokas(h)oka vinaas(h)inyai namah

Om dharmanilayaayai namah

Om karunaayai namah

Om lokanaathrae namah

Om padmapriyaayai namah

Om padmahasthaayai namah

Om padmaakshyai namah

Om padmasundaryai namah

Ompadmodbhavaayai namah

Om padmamukhaayai namah

Om padmanaabha priyaayai namah

Om ramaayai namah

Om padmamaalaadharaayai namah

Om daevyai namah

Om padminyai namah

Om padmagandhinyai namah

Om punyagandhaayai namah

Om suprasannaayai namah

Om prasaadhaabhi mukhyai namah

Om prabhaayai namah

Om chandravadanaayai namah

Om chandraayai namah

Om chandrasahodaryai namah

Om chathur bhujaayai namah

Om chandra roopaayai namah

Om indiraayai namah

Om Indus(h)eethalaayai namah

Om aahlaada jananyai namah

Om pushtyai namah

Om s(h)ivaayai namah

Om s(h)ivankaryai namah

Om sathyai namah

Om vimalaayai namah

Om vis(h)va jananyai namah

Om thushtyai namah

Om daaridraya naas(h)inyai namah

Om preethipushkarinyai namah

Om s(h)aanthaayai namah

Om s(h)uklamaalyaambharaayai namah

Om s(h)riyai namah

Om bhaaskaraayai namah

Om bilvanilayaayai namah

Om varaarohaayai namah

Om yas(h)asvinyai namah

Om vasundharaayai namah

Om udaaraangaayai naamah

Om harinyai namah

Om hemamalinyai namah

Om dhanadhaanyakaryai namah

Om siddhayai namah

Om sthryna soumyaayai namah

Om s(h)bhapradaayai namah

Om nr(u)paves(h)ma gathaanandaayai namah

Om varalakshmyai namah

Om vasupradaayai namah

Om s(h)ubhaayai namah

Om hiranya praakaaraayai namah

Om samudrathanayaayai namah

Om jayaayai namah

Om mangalaa devyai namah

Om vishnuvaksha sthalasthithaayai namah

Om Vishnu pathnyai namah

Om prasannaakshyai namah

Om naaraayana samaaas(h)rithaayai namah

Om daaridrya dhvamsinyai namah

Om daevyai namah

Om sarvopadrava vaarinyai namah

Om navadurgaayai namah

Om mahaakaalyai namah

Om brahma Vishnu s(h)ivaathmikaayai namah

Om thrikaalajnaana sampannaayai namah

Om bhuvanaes(h)varyai namah

Om Ithi s(h)ree lakshmyashtothra s(h)atha namaavalih sampoornam



Uththaraanga Pooja:


Dhoopam:

Light the dhoopam & show it to the kalash chanting

Dhoopam dadaaami thae ramyam guggulvaguru samyutham

Gruhaanathvam mahaalakshmee bhakthaanaam abhishtadaayinee

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah dhoopam aagraapayaami



Deepam:

Light the deepam & show it to the kalash chanting

Saajyam thrivarthi samyuktham sarvaabheeshta pradaayinee

Deepam gruhaana kamalae daehimae sarvameepsitham

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah deepam darshaayaami



Naivedyam:

Keep fruits,betel leaves, betel nut, coconut broken into two & other naivedyams.

Bahubhakshya samaayuktham naanaaphala samanvitham

Naivedhyam gruhyathaam daevi naaraayana kutumbinee

Varalakshmyai namah s(h)aalyannam ghruthakula paayasam

Bhakshya vis(h)aesham, naalikerakandam, phalaani ethathsarvam amrutham

mahaanevidyam nivaedayaami



Arghyam:

Offer a spoon of water in the cup, chanting

Us(h)eeravaasitham thoyam s(h)eethalam s(h)as(h)sodaree

Paanaaya gruhyathaam devee paaraavaara thanoobhavae

Varalakshmyai namah paaneeyam samarpayaami



Thaamboolam:

Poogheephala samaayuktham naagavallee dalairyutham

Karpoora choorna samyuktham thaamboolam prathigruhyathaam

Varalakshmyai namah thaamboolam samarpayaami



Neeraanjanam:

Show camphor circularly chanting

Neeraajanam neerajaakshi naaraayana vilaasinee

Gruhyathaam arpitham bhakthyaa garudadhvaja bhaaminee

Varalakshmyai namah neeraajanam samarpayaami

Offer flowers chanting:

Pushpaanjalim gruhaanaedam purushoththama vallabhae

Varalakshmee namasthubhyam varaam daehi mamaakilaam

Varalakshmyay namah manthrapushpaanjalim samarpayaami

Swarnapushpam samarpayaami



Pradakshina Manthram:

Sarva mangala laabhaaya sarva papa nivruththayae

Pradakshinam karomyadhya praseeda paramaees(h)varee

Pradakshiina namaskaaraan samarpayaami



Prarthana:

Namo(a)sthu naleeka nibhaananaayai namo(a)sthu naaraayana vallabhaayai

Namo(a)sthu rathnaakara sambhavaaya varalakshmyai namah prarthana samarpayaami

Aayuraaroghyam ais(h)varyam puthra powthraan pas(h)um dhanam

S(h)athrukshayam mahaalakshmee prayachcha karunaanidhae



Rajopacharam:

Offer flowers & akshathai after each line.

Chathram samarpayaami

Chaamaram samarpayaami

Geetham s(h)raavayaami

Nruththam dars(h)ayaami

Vaadhyam ghoshayaami

Aandolikaam aaropayaami

As(h)vam aaropayaami

Gajam aaropayaami

Ratham aaropayaami

Samastha rajopachara devopachara manthropacharaan samarpayaami



Pooja to the saradu:

Tie flowers in the saradu & keep them on a plate. Do archanai to them, offering flowers at the end of every line.

Om kamalaayai namah prathama granthim poojayaami

Om ramaayai namah dvitheeya granthim poojayaami

Om lokamaathrae namah thrutheeya granthim poojayaami

Om vis(h)va jananyai namah chathurtha granthim poojayaami

Om mahaalakshmyai namah panchama granthim poojayaami

Om ksheeraabdhi thanayaayai namah shashta granthim poojayaami

Om vis(h)va saakshinyai namah sapthamagranthim poojayaami

Om chandra sodaryai namah ashtama granthim poojayaami

Om harivallabhaayai namah navama granthim poojayaami



Tying the saradu:

Keep vethalai, pakku, coconut half without “ kannu”, bananas in a plate, chant the following & ask somebody to tie the saradu in the right hand.

First the elder ladies in the house should tie the saradu to the younger ladies & children & then get it tied by someone for herself.

Sarvamangala maangalyae sarva papa pranaas(h)ini

Dorakam prathigruhyaami supreetha bhavs sarvadaa

Navathanthu samaayuktham gandha pushpa samanvitham

Badhneeyaam dakshinae hasthae dorakam harivallabhae.


 
 
Arghyapradaanam:


Mix milk with water in a cup. Keep the cup in left hand. Take akshathai, flowers, chandanamm & kumkumam in the right hand, pour milk in the right hand thereby to drop 3 times along with these items in the arghyam cup. Repeat this after saying each idam arghyam;

Mamopaaththa samastha durithakshayadwaaraa s(h)ree paramaes(h)vara

Preethyarththam Adya krutha poojaphalam kaamayamaanaa varalaakshmee poojaanthae

Ksheeraarghya pradaanam upaayana daanascha karishyae

Goksheeraenayutham daevee gandha pushpa samanvitham

Arghyam gruhaana varadae varalakshmee namo(a)sthuthae

Varalakshmyai namah Idam arghyam Idam arghyam Idam arghyam

Anaena arghya pradaanaena bhagavathee sarvaathmikaa varalakshmee preethyartham



Kshamaa Prarthana:

Pour a spoon of water from left hand on flowers & akshathai kept in the right hand, then put all these together on the floor after chanting

Kaayaena vaachaa manasaendryairvaa

Buddhyaathmanaavaa prakruthae svabhaavaath

Karomiyadyath sakalam parasmai

S(h)reemaan naraayanaayaethi samarpayaami

Manthra heenam kriyaaheenam bhakthiheenam suraes(h)vari

Yath[poojitham mayaa daevi paripoornam thadasthuthae

Anayaa poojayaa s(h)ree varalakshmeem Preeyathaam

Om thath sath s(h)ree brahmaarpanamasthu



Upaayana daanam:

It is important to honour the priest who conducts the pooja, after the pooja, by offering him thamboolam, prasadam & dakshina. If you are doing the pooja on your own, set it aside to be given to any elderly person later.

Put a spoon of water on the thamboolam, chanting

Varalakshmee swaroopasya braahmanasya idamaasanam sakalaaraadhanaih svarchitham

Offer the thamboolam chanting

Hiranyagarbha garbhastham haema bheejam vibhaavasoh

Anantha punya phaladam athah s(h)aanthim prayachchamae



Do namaskarams chanting

Indiraa prathigruhnaathi indiraa vai dadaathi cha

Indiraa thaarikaadbhaavyaam indiraayai namo namah

Idam upaayanam sadakshinaakam sathaamboolam varalakshmee poojaaphala

saadgunyam deergha soumaangalya vaapthim puthrapowthra abhivriddhim

varalakshmee preethim kaamayamaanaa thubhyam aham sampradadae na mama

 

Punarpooja:


This is done the next morning & is given in a short format.

Do the aachamanam

Om achyuthaaya namah, om ananthaaya namah, om govindaaya namah

S(h)uklaambaradharam vishnum s(h)as(h)ivarnam chathurbhujam

Prrasannavadanam dhyaayaeth sarvavigno(u)pa s(h)anthayae

Mamopaaththa samastha duritha kshayadvaara s(h)ree paramaes(h)vara preethyartham

Varalakshmee prasaada siddhyartham varalakshmee punah poojaam karishyae

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah aasanam samarpayaami

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah Paadyam samarpayaami

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah arghyam samarpayaami

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah aachamaneeyam samarpayaami

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah madhuparkam samarpayaami

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah snaapayaami

Snaanaanantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami

Vasthraartham pushpaani samarpayaami

Aabharanaartham akshathaan samarpayaami

Gandhaan samarpayaami kumkumam samarpayaami akshathaan samarpayaami

Pushpaani poojayaami



Dhoopam & deepam:

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah dhoopam aagraapayaami

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah deepam sandars(h)ayaami



Naivedyam of thamboolam & fruits:

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah karpoora thamboolam samarpayaami



Neeraajanam:

Neeraajanam neerajaakshi naaraayana vilasinee gruhyathaam arpitham bhakthyaa

Garudadhvaja bhaaminee

S(h)ree varalakshmyai namah karpoora neeraanjanam sandars(h)ayaami

Sarva mangala maangalyae s(h)ivae sarvaartha saadhikae

S(h)aranyae thryambikae devee naaraayanee namo(a)sthuthae

Manthra pushpam svarnapushpam samarpayaami

Chathra chaamaraathi samastho(u)pachaaraan samarpayaami



Move the kalsh little towards north chanting the following

Asmaath bimbaath s(h)ree

varalakshmeem yathaasthaanam prathishtaapayaami

S(h)obhanaarthae kshemaaya punaraagamanaaya cha.


That night, it is customary to keep the amman in arisi panai.