Varalakshmi Vratham

Varalakshmi Vratham / Nombu /Pooja

Om Ganapathaye Namah

Varalakshmi Vratham / Nombu /Pooja Varalakshmi Vratham / Nombu /Pooja ......................................................................1 .............................................................................. ................................................2 .....................2 Things required:................................................... ................................................................................ ....................................................... .............................. ..2 2 Flowers: ..................................................... ................................................................................. ....................................................2 .........................2 Naivedyam ...................................................... .............................................................................. ...................................................... .............................. ...2 2 Tradition: ................................................... On the day previous to the nombu, ....................................................................2 ............................................................................... ................................................3 .....................3 Day of Pooja of Pooja .................................................... Vigneshwara (Ganapathi) Pooja:............................................................................3 ...................................................... ...................................................... ................................................4 .....................4 Sankalpam: ........................... .............................................................................. .....................................................4 ..........................4 Dhyanam: ................................................... ................................................................................ ................................................4 .....................4 Aavahanam ..................................................... ............................................................................... ................................................5 .....................5 Uthara Pooja.................................................... .............................................................................. ............................................6 .................6 Varalakshmi Pooja ................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................... ................................................6 .....................6 Sankalpam: ........................... ............................................................................... ................................................7 .....................7 Kalasa Pooja .................................................... ................................................................................ ................................................9 .....................9 Anga Pooja: ..................................................... Shree Lakshmi Ashtothra shatha namaavali ......................................................10 Uththaraanga Pooja........................................................................................11 Pooja to the saradu: .......................................................................................12 Tying the saradu:............................................................................................13 ............................................................................ ................................................14 ......................14 Punar pooja: ..................................................


Things required: Manjal Kumkum Chandanam Akshathai Vetrilai Pakku Bananas ‐ 12 Coconut ‐ 3 Maavilai Thoranam Vaazai kandru ‐ 2 Panju maalai for Amman

Flowers: Lotus ‐ 6 Thaazampoo ‐ 2 Loose flowers Garland ‐ 3 Stringed flowers ‐ 10 yds

Naivedyam Poorna kozhukkattai (Minimum 5, 8 or 12) Parupu kozhukattai Parupu vadai Idli Vella Payasam Annam (called maha naivedyam with a little dhal) Appam (if possible) (if possible) Fruits (possible ones)

Tradition: On the day previous to the nombu,

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Before lunch, prepare o rice flour for the kozhukattai o Grind for “raw rice idli” (customary not to use boiled rice idli for naivedyam – naivedyam – depends on what you get, convenience). In the evening decorate the pooja mandapam suitably. Draw “maakkolam”


Inside & outside the mandapam. o Near the main door of your of your house (place from where you will invite Amman). o On one palagaai (wooden plate) to keep Amman. Pooja mandapam or Amman should face East. Clean Amman face, “sombu”, plate, lamps & other pooja vessels. Placing the Amman: o On the plate spread few cups of rice. of rice. o Put chandanam & kumkum on four sides of the of the sombu. o Fill slightly more than half the half the sombu with rice. o Keep also, 2 vethalai, 2 pakku, 2 manjal kizangu, one coin (silver or copper or other available), one lemon, traditional “karukumani kaatholai” (if available), (if available), inside the sombu. o Apply manjal, sandanam, kumkum to a coconut and place it on top of sombu surrounded by mango leaves. o “Kudumi” of coconut of coconut should be upward (used as support for Amman face). o Decorate the Amman face & fix that against the coconut, fixing the back tightly against the “sombu”. To be safe, tie it with a thread. o Decorate sombu + Amman with jewels, with jewels, dress etc & keep a brand new blouse piece. o Now keep this over the rice on the plate. o Keep the thazambu spread out into petals, decoratively on both sides. o Decorate with lotus etc. o Put a small garland & light a lamp near Amman. o

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Day of Pooja of Pooja

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Have head bath (keep little oil) & wear 9 yards saree. Keep Amman on the palagaai near your house entrance facing East. To invite Amman, do naivedyam with vethalai, pakku, pazam, a broken coconut, do dhoopam, neeranjanam and arathi. Then singing an Amman song bring the plate inside the house & keep inside the mandapam.

Vigneshwara (Ganapathi) Pooja: Make a cone shaped turmeric Ganesha (Manjal Pillaiyar) by mixing turmeric powder & few drops of water. of water. Visualise Lord Ganesha. Lightly tap the temples 5 times with knuckles (folded fingers) and chant Suklaam bharadharam vishnum sashivarnam chathurbhujam Prasannavadanam dhyaayaeth sarvavignopa shaanthayae


Sankalpam: Clasp the right palm over the left palm holding a flower+liitle akshathai, place them on the right thigh and chant Mamopaartha samastha durithakshayadvaaraa shree paramaeshvara preethyarththam Thadaevalagnam sudinam thadaeva Thaaraabalam chandrabalam thadaeva Vidhyaabalam daivabalam thadaeva Dhyanam: Ganaanaam thvaam ganapathimhavaamahae Kavim kaveenaam upamasra vasthamam Jyaeshta raajam brahmanaam brahmanaspatha aanah Shrunvannothibhihsseeda 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 of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant Arghyam samarpayaami Aachamaniyam ‐ Inner purification Offer one spoon of water of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant Aachamaniyam samarpayaami Madhuparkam ‐ offering water Offer one spoon of water of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant Madhuparkam samarpayaami Snaanam – Snaanam – Bath Offer one spoon of water 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 samarpayaami.. Do it once more Offer flowers or akshathai chanting Vasthram samarpayaami Upaveetham samarpayaami samarpayaami.. Aabharanam ‐ Offering ornaments Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting Aaabharanam samarpayaami Gandham & Kumkumam ‐ Offering sandalpaste & kumkum


dhaarayaami.. Now for kumkum Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting Gandhaan dhaarayaami Ghandhasyopari haridraakumkumam samarpayaami Pushpam ‐ offering flowers Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting Pushpaani samarpayaami and then Pushpai poojayaami Start doing Archana 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 shoorpakarnaaya namah Om Haerambaaya namah Om Skandapoorvajaaya namah Om Siddhivinaayakaaya namah Om shri 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 of the deity, clockwise, three times, simultaneously ringing bell with the left hand Deepam darshayaami darshayaami.. Offer one spoon of water 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 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 nivedayaami.. Offer one spoon of water of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant Naivedyaanantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami 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 Nathathra suryo bhathi na Chandra tharakam, nema vidyutho bhanthi kuthoya magnihi; thameva bhantham anubhathi sarvam thasya bhasa sarva idam bhibhathi bhibhathi.. samarpayaami.. Pour Keep the camphor plate down and chant Karpoora neeranjanam samarpayaami one spoon of water of water in cup chanting Karpoora neeraajananantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami Vandanam: Thanksgiving Offer flowers chanting Manthrapushpam samarpayaami Atma Pradakshinam Do self pradakshinam self pradakshinam clockwise five times chanting Yaani kaanicha paapaani janmaanthara krithaanicha Thaani thaani vinash yanthi Pradakshina pade pade. Naagavalli deepika koola punnaga paarijaatha manthra pushpaani samarpayaami samarpayaami.. Prarthana: Offer namaskarams Keep your hands in praying position and chant Anaekadanthambhakthaanaam ekadanthamupaasmahae Vinaayaka varam daehi mahaathman modakapriya Avighnam kurumae deva sarva kaaryeshu sarvadaa Vakrathunda mahaakaaya sooryakoti samaprabha Nirvighnam kurumaedevaa sarvakaaryeshu sarvadaa Pradakshina namaskaaraan samarpayaami Now do shastaanga namaskaram.

Varalakshmi Pooja Visualise Lord Ganesha. Lightly tap the temples 5 times with knuckles and chant Suklaam bharadharam vishnum sashivarnam chathurbhujam Prasannavadanam dhyaayaeth sarvavignopa shaanthayae.. shaanthayae 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 shree Paramaeshvara preethyartham shubhae shobhanae muhoorthae aadhya brahmanah dvitheeya paraarthae shewtha varaaha kalpae, vaivasvatha manvantharae, ashtaavimshathidamae kaliyugae, prathamae paadae, paadae, jamboodveepae, jamboodveepae,


Bhaaratha varshae, Bharatha kandae (if you (if you are in a different place, state it) maeroh dakshinae paarshvae, shakaabdae, asmin varthamaanae vyaavahaarikae prabhavaathi shashti samvathsaraanaam madhyae (year name ) naama samvathsarae, Dakshinaayanae, (season ) rhuthow { month – month – kadakam ( aadi) or simmam ( avani )} Maasae shukla pakshae bhrugu vaasara yukthaayaam ( star) nakshathra yukthaayaam Shubhayoga shubhakarana Aevanguna vishaeshaena visishtaayaam, mama sakutumbasya kshemasthairya dhairya veerya vijaya aayur arogya aishwaryaanaam abhivruddhyartham samastha mangala avaapthyartham samastha durithopa shanthyarthamdharmaathma kaama moksha chathurvidha phala purushaartha siddhyartham chinthitha manoratha apthyartham shree varalaksmee preethyartham shree varalaksmee prasaadaena dheergasoumangalya avaapthyartham aarodyadrudhagaathrathaa siddhyartham mano vaanchithasakala abheeshta phala siddhyarthamvaralakshmee prasaadaena siddhyartham yathaa shakthi dhyaana aavahanaadi samastha upachaara varalakshmeem poojam karishyae karishyae.. After chanting sankalpa matras put the flower & akshathai on the floor towards north side & clean your palms. Vigneshwara Yathaasthaanam: Cleanse your palms with little water chanting Apa upashprushya.. Put akshathai on the Manjal Pillayar & move it a little to the north, upashprushya prathishtaapayaami.. chanting Vigneshwaram yathaasthaanam prathishtaapayaami

Kalasa Pooja Fill the panchapathram with water, add flowers, decorate the vessel with chandanam & kumkum (four sides in the center of kalasam of kalasam side wall). Close the mouth with right hand & say the following: Kalashasya mukhae vishnu kantae rudrah samaashrithaah Moolae thathra sthitho brahmaa madhyae maatruganaa smrutha Kukshow thu saagaraah sarvae sapthadveepaa vasundharaa Rugvaedo yajurvaedah saamavaedo atharvanah Gangae cha yamunae chaiva godaavari saraswathi Narmadae sindu kaaveri kaaveri jalaesmin jalaesmin sannidim kuru Angaishcha sahithaah sarvae kalashaambu sammashrithaah Aayaanthu daeva poojaartham durithakshaya kaarakaah Ghanta Pooja: 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 pooja. Chant for dhyaanam: Lakshmeem ksheera samudra raaja thanayaam Shreeranga daamaeshvareem Daseebhootha samastha daeva vanithaam Lokaika deepaankuraam Shreeman 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 vibhooshithaam Ksheeravarnasamam vasthramdadhaanaam harivallabhaam Bhaavayae bhakthiyogaena kalashaesmin manoharae Asmin kalashae varalakshmeem dhyaayaami Baalabhaanu pratheekaashae poornachandra nibhaananae Soothraesmin susthithaa bhoothvaa prayachcha bahulaan varaan Doram sthaapayaami Tie flowers in the saradu & keep it near the kalsham. Aavaahanam: Inviting Goddess Varalakshmi: Sarvamangala maangalyae vishnu vakshasthalaalayae Aavaahayaami daeveethvaam abheeshta phaladaa bhava Ashmin kalashae 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 spoon of water of water in the cup chanting; Gangaadi saridaaneetham gandha pushpa samanvitham Paadhyam dadaami thae daevi praseeda paramaeshvaree Varalakshmyai namah paadhyam samarpayaami Arghyam: Offer a spoon of water of water in the cup chanting; Prasannam sheethalam thoyam prasanna mukha pankajae Gruhaanaachamanaarthaaya garudadhvaja vallabhae Varalakshmyai namah arghyam samarpayaami Madhuparkam: Offer drops of milk 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 sharkaraamadhusamyutham Panchaamrutham gruhaanaedam varalaksmee namosthuthae. Varalakshmai namah panchaamrutham samarpayaami Aachamaniyam: Offer a tsp of water 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 bhooshithae 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 Shaalijaathaan chandravarnaan snigdha moukthika sannibhaan Akshathaan daevi gruhaneeshva pankajaakshasya vallabhae Varalaksmyai namah akshathaan samarpayaami Flowers: Offer flowers chanting Mandaara paarijaathaabjaih kaethakyuthpala paatalaih Mallikaa Mallikaa jaathi 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 namah janghae poojayaami Om chandikaayai namah ooru poojayaami Om ksheeraabdhi thanayaayai namah katim poojayaami Om saagarasambhavaayai namah guhyam poojayaami Om naaraayanapriyaayai namah naabhim poojayaami Om jagathkikshyai Om jagathkikshyai namah kukshim poojayaami Om vishvajananyai 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 shivaayai namah shirah poojayaami Om sarvamangalaayai namah sarvaanyangaani poojayaami


Shree Lakshmi Ashtothra shatha namaavali: namaavali: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Om Prakrityai Namah Om Vikrityai Namah Om Vidyaayai Namah Om Sarvabhuutahitapradaayai Namah Om Shraddhaayai Namah Om Vibhuutyai Namah Om Surabhyai Namah Om Paramaatmikaayai Namah Om Vaache Namah

10 Om Padmaalayaayai Namah 11 Om Padmaayai Namah 12 Om Shuchaye Namah 13 14 15 16 17 18

Om Svaahaayai Namah Om Svadhaayai Namah Om Sudhaayai Namah Om Dhanyaayai Namah Om Hiranmayyai Namah Om Laxmyai Namah

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Om Nityapushhtaayai Namah Om Vibhaavaryai Namah Om Adityai Namah Om Ditye Namah Om Diipaayai Namah Om Vasudhaayai Namah Om Vasudhaarinyai Namah Om Kamalaayai Namah Om Kaantaayai Namah

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Om Kaamaakshyai Namah Om Krodhasambhavaayai Namah Om Anugrahapradaayai Namah Om Buddhaye Namah Om Anaghaayai Namah Om Harivallabhaayai Namah Om Ashokaayai Namah Om Amritaayai Namah Om Diiptaayai Namah

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Om Lokashokavinaashinyai Namah Om Dharmanilayaayai Namah Om Karunaayai Namah Om Lokamaatre Namah Om Padmapriyaayai Namah Om Padmahastaayai Namah Om Padmaaxyai Namah Om Padmasundaryai Namah Om Padmodbhavaayai Namah

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Om Padmamukhyai Namah Om Padmanaabhapriyaayai Namah Om Ramaayai Namah Om Padmamaalaadharaayai Namah Om Devyai Namah Om Padminyai Namah Om Padmagandhinyai Namah Om Punyagandhaayai Namah Om Suprasannaayai Namah

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Om Prasaadaabhimukhyai Namah Om Prabhaayai Namah Om Chandravadanaayai Namah Om Chandraayai Namah Om Chandrasahodaryai Namah Om Chaturbhujaayai Namah Om Chandraruupaayai Namah Om Indiraayai Namah Om Indushiitalaayai Namah

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Om Aahlaadajananyai Namah Om Pushhtayai Namah Om Shivaayai Namah Om Shivakaryai Namah Om Satyai Namah Om Vimalaayai Namah Om Vishvajananyai Namah Om Tushhtayai Namah Om Daaridryanaashinyai Namah


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Om Priitipushhkarinyai Namah Om Shaantaayai Namah Om Shuklamaalyaambaraayai Namah Om Shriyai Namah Om Bhaaskaryai Namah Om Bilvanilayaayai Namah Om Varaarohaayai Namah

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Om Yashasvinyai Namah Om Vasundharaayai Namah

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82 Om Udaaraa.Ngaayai Namah 83 Om Harinyai Namah 84 85 86 87 88

Om Hemamaalinyai Namah Om Dhanadhaanyakarye Namah Om Siddhaye Namah Om Strainasaumyaayai Namah Om Shubhapradaaye Namah Om Nripaveshmagataanandaayai 89 Namah 90 Om Varalaxmyai Namah

Om Vasupradaayai Namah Om Shubhaayai Namah Om Hiranyapraakaaraayai Namah Om Samudratanayaayai Namah Om Jayaayai Namah Om Ma.Ngalaa Devyai Namah Om Vishhnuvaxassthalasthitaayai 97 Namah

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98 Om Vishhnupatnyai Namah 99 Om Prasannaakshyai Namah

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Om Naaraayanasamaashritaayai Namah Om Daaridryadhv.Nsinyai Namah Om Devyai Namah Om Sarvopadrava Vaarinyai Namah Om Navadurgaayai Namah Om Mahaakaalyai Namah Om Brahmaavishhnushivaatmikaayai Namah Om Trikaalagyaanasampannaayai Namah Om Bhuvaneshvaryai Namah

Om Ithi shree lakshmyashtothra shatha namaavalih sampoornam

Uththaraanga Pooja Dhoopam: Light the dhoopam & show it to the kalash chanting Dhoopam dadaaami thae ramyam guggulvaguru samyutham Gruhaanathvam mahaalakshmee bhakthaanaam abhishtadaayinee. Shree varalakshmyai namah dhoopam aagraapayaami aagraapayaami.. Deepam: Light the deepam & show it to the kalash chanting Saajyam thrivarthi samyuktham sarvaabheeshta pradaayinee Deepam gruhaana kamalae daehimae sarvameepsitham. Shree 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 shaalyannam


ghruthakula paayasam Bhakshya vishaesham, naalikerakandam, phalaani ethathsarvam amrutham mahaanevidyam nivaedayaami nivaedayaami.. Arghyam: Offer a spoon of water of water in the cup, chanting Usheeravaasitham thoyam sheethalam shashsodaree 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 3 times circularly chanting Neeraajanam neerajaakshi naaraayana vilaasinee Gruhyathaam arpitham bhakthyaa garudadhvaja bhaaminee Varalakshmyai namah neeraajanam samarpayaami 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 paramaeeshvaree Pradakshiina namaskaaraan samarpayaami Prarthana: Namosthu naleeka nibhaananaayai namosthu naaraayana vallabhaayai Namosthu rathnaakara sambhavaaya varalakshmyai namah prarthana samarpayaami Aayuraaroghyam aishvaryam puthra powthraan pashum dhanam Shathrukshayam mahaalakshmee prayachcha karunaanidhae. Rajopacharam: Offer flowers & akshathai after each line. Chathram samarpayaami Chaamaram samarpayaami Geetham shraavayaami Nruththam darshayaami Vaadhyam ghoshayaami Aandolikaam aaropayaami Ashvam 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 of every line. Om kamalaayai namah prathama granthim poojayaami Om ramaayai namah dvitheeya granthim poojayaami Om lokamaathrae namah thrutheeya granthim poojayaami Om vishva jananyai vishva jananyai namah chathurtha granthim poojayaami Om mahaalakshmyai namah panchama granthim poojayaami


Om ksheeraabdhi thanayaayai namah shashta granthim poojayaami Om vishva 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 half without eyes, 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 pranaashini Dorakam prathigruhyaami supreetha bhava 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; Mamopaartha samastha durithakshayadwaaraa shree paramaeshvara Preethyarththam Adya krutha poojaphalam kaamayamaanaa varalaakshmee poojaanthae Ksheeraarghya pradaanam upaayana daanascha karishyae Goksheeraenayutham daevee gandha pushpa samanvitham Arghyam gruhaana varadae varalakshmee namosthuthae Varalakshmyai namah Idam arghyam Idam arghyam Idam arghyam Anaena arghya pradaanaena bhagavathee sarvaathmikaa varalakshmee preethyartham Kshamaa. Prarthana: Pour a spoon of water 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 Shreemaan naraayanaayaethi samarpayaami Manthra heenam kriyaaheenam bhakthiheenam suraeshvari. Yathpoojitham mayaa daevi paripoornam thadasthuthae. Anayaa poojayaa shree varalakshmeem Preeyathaam. Om thath sath shree brahmaarpanamasthu 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 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 svarchitham.. Offer the thamboolam chanting Hiranyagarbha garbhastham haema bheejam vibhaavasoh Anantha punya phaladam athah shaanthim 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. Punar pooja: This is done the next morning & is given in a short format. Do the aachamanam Om achyuthaaya namah, Om ananthaaya namah, Om govindaaya namah. Shuklaambaradharam vishnum sashivarnam chathurbhujam Prasannavadanam dhyaayaeth sarvavignopa shanthayae. Mamopaartha samastha duritha kshayadvaara shree paramaeshvara preethyartham Varalakshmee prasaada siddhyartham varalakshmee punah poojaam karishyae. Shree varalakshmyai namah aasanam samarpayaami Shree varalakshmyai namah Paadyam samarpayaami Shree varalakshmyai namah arghyam samarpayaami Shree varalakshmyai namah aachamaneeyam samarpayaami Shree varalakshmyai namah madhuparkam samarpayaami Shree varalakshmyai namah snaapayaami Snaanaanantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami Vasthraartham pushpaani samarpayaami Aabharanaartham akshathaan samarpayaami Gandhaan samarpayaami kumkumam samarpayaami akshathaan samarpayaami Pushpaani poojayaami Dhoopam & deepam: Shree varalakshmyai namah dhoopam aagraapayaami Shree varalakshmyai namah deepam sandarshayaami. Naivedyam of thamboolam of thamboolam & fruits: Shree varalakshmyai namah karpoora thamboolam samarpayaami. Neeraajanam: Neeraajanam neerajaakshi naaraayana vilasinee gruhyathaam arpitham bhakthyaa Garudadhvaja bhaaminee. Shree varalakshmyai namah karpoora neeraanjanam darshayaami. Sarva mangala maangalyae shivae sarvaartha saadhikae Sharanyae thryambikae devee naaraayanee namosthuthae. Manthra pushpam svarnapushpam samarpayaami. Chathra chaamaraathi samasthopachaaraan samarpayaami.


Move the kalash little towards north chanting the following Asmaath bimbaath shree varalakshmeem yathaasthaanam prathishtaapayaami. Shobhanaarthae kshemaaya punaraagamanaaya cha. That night, it is customary to keep the amman in the rice container that you use.

Varalakshmi Vratham

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