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Aloka Chakravarty – Arunkanti Banerjee
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Reviewers
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Ratna De
Shuvra Bhattacharjee
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Rohini Chakravarthy
Technical Assistants
Amitabha Chakrabarti,
Shuvajit Das
Global Communication
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ILLUSTRATORILLUSTRATORILLUSTRATORILLUSTRATOR
Monidipa Basu
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dedication
This book is dedicated to

The Children of Bengali Immigrants
Proud bearers of Indian heritage
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VOICE OF NEW GENERATION
As a child of Indian immigrants growing up in the United States, I had

never considered myself to be particularly religious. I identified myself
as a Hindu by default simply because of my family ties. However, I
never felt comfortable expressing this openly to my friends and
classmates. As one of very few non-white, non-Christian students in
my school, my main goal was simply to fit in and feel as if I were the
same as everyone else. While my father taught me some simple prayers
to recite each morning and evening, I shied away from performing this
ritual when classmates visited my home for dinner – I did not want
them to see me as different, and so I would try to hide this part of
myself. The experience simply made me uneasy.
Despite the fact that my late father was a Maharashtrian Brahmin – a

community known for its deep faith in the Hindu religion – and my
mother the daughter of a Bengali priest, my family never forced
Hinduism on me in any great way. At most, I enjoyed the comics of
Indian folk stories, as well as the videos produced by my grandfather
that brought these stories to life. However, these stories served mainly
as entertainment for me and I did not seek any deeper meaning. Indeed,
while my family would attend temple functions and pujas, I was never
sent to “Sunday School” nor forced to learn Indian languages. In fact, I
did not receive the so-called “Sacred Thread” in the Upanayan
ceremony at the age most Brahmin boys do. And so I proceeded
through life without giving it much thought. While I would now
celebrate the opportunity to expose others to my culture, at the time I
had no such desire.
However, when I was in ninth grade, my father was suddenly and

unexpectedly diagnosed with malignant lung cancer. Over time, we
learned he was beyond any medical treatment. Perhaps feeling a sense
of spiritual duty before his passing, he made it priority only weeks
before his death to arrange and perform the sacred thread ceremony for
my brother and myself. He approached my grandfather, the author of
this book, to assist with this process. Thus my brother and I received
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our sacred threads in a small, rushed ceremony. My father died only

weeks later.
While I was then officially inducted into the Brahmin fold, I still did
not feel any specific change or desire to learn more about what had just
happened. If anything, I was simply angry at everything that had
happened; the seemingly unfair nature of my father’s passing. I still did
not wear my sacred thread, for fear of seeming different from those
around me. I continued to live as a typical suburban American child
among my friends – this was my culture.
However, as I grew older and reflected on my past, I became

increasingly curious about the purpose of that ceremony, and why my
father had wanted it done so badly even though he had never pushed for
it during the traditionally practiced time of adolescence. I hoped to find
peace with the difficult events that transpired – a way to come to terms
with the past. At the same time, I grew increasingly interested in the
religious practice of my grandfather whom so many people in the
community respected. And perhaps most importantly, I began to ask
him questions – many, many questions.
Spending long rides in the car with both of my grandparents, I would

continually inquire about their past. These incredible individuals led
multifaceted lives as both academics and as religious leaders in their
community. Through these conversations, my thirst to learn more about
my culture heightened exponentially. Once in college, I took a class on
Indian mythology, but that still did not satisfy my desire to learn more
about cultural practices, and more importantly the reasons for their
existence and the origins of the ideas. I discovered a deep-seated desire
to connect the philosophical underpinnings of Hinduism with the
practiced rituals. Over time, I realized that when I was young I could
not develop an interest in the practices because I did not understand
their significance. With the benefit of some small degree of emotional,
intellectual, and spiritual maturity, I then found myself to be quite
fascinated with the philosophy and associated ceremonies. While I still
take part in an academic and professional community where religion is
a personal choice, I am
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Our Publications
Book 1: Saraswati Puja

Book 2: LakshmiPuja
Book 3: Durga Puja
Book 4: KaliPuja
Book 5: Satyanarayana
Book 6: Hindu Marriage
Book 7: Annaprasan
Book 8: SacredThread
Book 9: Grihaprabesh
Book10: Farewell to the soul
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PREFACE
A series of ten books are compiled for Bengali immigrants with the
goal of explaining the history, significance, and meaning of the mantras
used in common Hindu puja rituals. A book like this is desperately
needed as both the language used in the rituals, Sanskrit, and the script
in which the rituals are transcribed, Bengali, are often foreign to
immigrants and their children.
Unlike Hindu children growing up in India, children of Hindu origin
growing up in the West are constantly challenged by their neighbors,
peers, friends, and teachers to explain the basis of Hindu faith and
belief. This problem I never faced when I was growing up in India in
the 1920s. Hindu rituals had always been a part of life, no questions
asked. Thus, I strongly feel I should share my thoughts with my
beloved grandchildren who are growing up outside India, and more
widely with all Bengali immigrants facing these challenges.
Priesthood was our family trade. I learned all the rituals from my
father, and started to perform puja rituals soon after receiving my
sacred thread (Upanayan) at the age of twelve. But, like many other
professional priests, I had no knowledge of Sanskrit, the language of
Hindu puja rituals. We were trained to hear and remember (sruti and
smriti) and stay away from explaining. In addition, my childhood days
were spent under British rule when Sanskrit scholars remained obscure
and learning Sanskrit was not considered progressive. So I studied
science and technology for a better future. Yet, the spirit of my
ancestors never left me, and I would perform pujas upon request from
time to time. The community was satisfied to simply watch the Hindu
rituals with devotion.
However, Hindus of the twenty-first century are not satisfied with this.
They demand explanations of the rituals they inherited. My
grandchildren are among them, and they regularly asked both me and
my late wife, Dr. Bibha Mukherjee, about the details of Vedic
traditions. Rather than just mindlessly performing rituals, they want to
understand the underlying meaning of their actions. Iwas overwhelmed
by their enthusiasm. This book is the outcome of that call.
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Spirituality has many facets that accept the natural diversity of the
human mind. Now I am eighty- seven years old. I am not worried
whether my grandchildren are believers, nonbelievers, agnostics, or
atheists. But I feel immensely satisfied telling them my own story of
how I came to depend on my Invisible Caretaker who was always
beside me when I needed Him.
I am thankful to the world community of open-minded spiritual
seekers, Hindus and non-Hindus, who promoted this humble endeavor
of mutual understanding. I have no words to express my gratitude for
my coauthors and reviewers whose constant support made it possible to
turn my dream into reality. In my advanced age and poor state of
health, I could not correct the mistakes that I see in the final product. I
am sure these will be fixed eventually by future generations. My soul
will rest in peace if I see that this book enlightens the mind, promotes
respect and brings solace to those who seek divine blessing.
October 4, 2013
(jq¡mu¡, B¢nÄe 17,1420)
Kanai L. Mukherjee
The chief priest
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CONTENTS
Preliminaries
Our publications, ii
Reviewers and Associates, iv
Dedication, v
Voice of New Generation, vi
Preface, ix
Content, xi
Part 1: Introduction, 1
Puja arrangement, 1
Puja layout, 2
See addendums for Puja list
Part 2: Basic Puja Procedure, 5

Invocations prayers, 5
Seeking divine support, 6
Seeking good wishes, 6
Divine witness, 8
Sandhya, 9
Worship of Guru, 25
Worship of Saligram sheela, 29
Offering to Sun God, 36
Resolution, 38
Sanctification, 40
Obeisance to cosmos, 42
Removing obstacles, 31
Worship of divinities at the entrance, 45
Establishment of the holy pitcher, 35
Hymn of creation, 48
Sanctification of the environment, 54
Prayers of Gods of Invocation, 57
Offerings to nine planets, 65
Offerings to guardians of direction, 66
Reverence to our divine background, 67
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Breath control, 68
Dedication of self, 69
Part 3: Satyanarayana puja, 73

Prayers and offerings, 73
Mass offering (f¤Öf¡”¢m, pushpanjali), 89
Satyanarayan katha (story), 92
English, 92
Bengali, 98-106
Fire worship (Havan), 107
Flower offering, 124
Adoration with lamp, 126
Loka puja (individual family worship), 128
Benedictory prayers, 129
Peace chant, 132
Appeal for forgiveness, 133
Honorarium to the priest, 135
Part 4: Abridged Version of Satyanarayana puja,

138
Part 5: Addendums, 152

Things to remember (for Satyanarayana puja), 152
Puja list (phardamala), 157
Our team of editors, 165
New age grandparents, 169
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INTRODUCTION
The Satyanarayana Puja is a Hindu religious observance. As the
name signifies, Sastyanarayana is an incarnation of Lord Sriman
Narayana, or Lord Vishnu. The puja is very popular in all parts of
India. It is a ritual performed by Hindus before any major occasion like
marriage, house-warming ceremony, in times of achievements and
others. It is in a way an offering of gratitude to the Lord Satyanarayana.
In addition, it is said that a devotional performance of this puja will
bear children to couples trying to start a family.
It can be performed on any day for any reason but it is usually done on
the full moon day or during the waxy fortnight of the moon.
It is believed that in Bengal, during the later part of 19th century,
Satyanarayana puja took the name of Satya Pir puja, which was
attended by all communities (Hindu, Muslim and Buddhists) and
thereby building a common platform for all religions. It was a dream of
religious unity through the vision of “One God”.
PUJA ARRANGEMENTS
Raised platform: Saraswati deity, a raised platform, book, inkpot, pen.

Pushpapatra (flower plate): flower, sandalwood paste, wet rice,
haritaki, durba, tulsi,
belpata, til, mashkalai, Supari, Red thread.
Lamp plate: Lamp stand and dhup stand and dhupbati.
Puja accessories for priest: Water conch (jalashankha), kosha-kushi
(pot to hold water
for the priest during the puja), bell, asan (for priest to sit).
Ghat and tekathi: Pitcher filled with water placed on a bit of soil, five
grains scattered on top of the earth (panchsashya) if not
available, use rice, five colored powder sprinkled over the earth
(yantra or pattern is recommended), vermilion powder pasted in
oil (put the mark on the pitcher) – the design can be the
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Swastika or the Vastupurush (king of earth). One small

gamchha (red cloth piece) to cover the pitcher.
Two small bowls:
(a) Yogurt with a few grains of mashkali (called
Mashabhaktabali).
(b) Madhuparka –honey, ghee, sugar, milk and yogurt.
Tumblers: Two glasses of water, sweet candy (misri), raisin, spring
water, fruit on pitcher
(coconut is recommended), five leaves from a fruit bearing tree
(mango is common in India).
Utensils to herald puja celebrations: Sankha (conch to blow), kansar
and bell.
Naivedya: Panchadevata (five rice pyramid with fruit pieces and sweets
in one plate and
one plate for the deity naivedya with one rice pyramid with
pieces of fruits and sweets. Navagraha: Same as panchadevata
but smaller mounds and nine in number.
Arati: Panchapradeep, a small gamcha (red piece of cloth), camphor,
had fan (chamar). Other things used are described below: water
conch, bell, holder for burning camphor, flower etc.
Arati sequence: Pancha pradeep, water conch, gamcha, flower,
incense, camphor and fan.
Keep a stock of spring water or clean water in bottles to be used by the

priest. A kamandalu (pitcher with spout) may help to pour water.
Puja Lay out (Satyanarayana)
Before starting the puja arrange the puja materials in the puja place.
Following diagram may help. Searching for the materials you need
disturbs the puja process. In this distraction, the purpose of the puja
gets lost. Hence, go over the entire script and check whether all
materials will be available when called for.
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Picture of deity
2. Five mokama (Five whole betel leaves displayed around the
deity, with supari or betel nut, a coin – quarter, and a sweet on
the top). These mokamas can be displayed separately on a plate.
3. Puja bell: The priest rings the bell from time to time to herald
his puja rituals.
4. Ghat is a pitcher filled with water placed on a bit of soil that
symbolizes elements of life. Five types of grains (rice, wheat,
barley, mashkalai or black lentils, black sesame) are scattered
on the top of the earth (panchsashya). If five grains are not
available, use rice. Five colored powders are sprinkled over the
earth (yantra or pattern is recommended). Vermilion powder is
mixed with a little oil to create a paste that is used to create the
design on the pot—the swastika (17) or Vastupurush (King of
Earth, 18). Five leaves of fruit bearing tree (mango
recommended) are inserted around the neck of the pot, and a
fruit (usually a coconut) is placed on the opening of the pot (see
picture on page 28). Put a garland over the pitcher. Use four
sticks to mark the corners of a rectangle around the pitcher (you
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can use clay or Play-doh to keep the sticks upright). Wrap a red
thread around the tops of the sticks to create a rectangle.
5. Lamp, lamp stand, incense (dhupbati) and incense stand. In
ancient times, the lamp was needed to see the diety. Literally,
the incense provided a sweet-smelling fragrance.
6. Display of Offerings – plus a variety of fruits, nuts, sweets,
misri (sweet candy), raisins, etc. The display must include
7. Mashabhaktabali (a small bowl with yogurt and a few
mashkalai or black lentils) and a small bowl of five things –
8. yougurt, milk, ghee, sugar, honey; called panchamrita or
madhuparka).
9. Priest’s asan (seat)- a small patterned rug
Water conch on a tripod
10. The host’s water vessel and spoon.
Host’s asan (seat)- a small patterned rug
11. Priest’s water vessel (kosha-kushi) – the water in this vessel is
used for offering.
12. Tamrapatra – a plate to hold the offered water
13. Display of offerings
14. Water vessel #1 (achmania)
15. Water vessel #2 (punarachmania) (honey, ghee, sugar, milk and
yogurt) a sweet offering
16. Pushpa patra – plate for holding flowers. Also contains:
sandalwood paste (for fragrance), durba (a special grass with
three leaves that represents nature), haritaki (seed) or supari
(betel nut) (represents the growth of success), red thread (tied
around wrists after puja for protection), mashkalai (black lentil,
offering to spirits), wet rice and til (oily seed) (food offerings).
17. Swastika econ
18. Basu (earth) icon
19. Paper towels for hand drying and spills
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Keeping your name in my voice and you in my heart, Oh Madhaba

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Glory to Madhaba. Here I start with His blessing
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Lord Ganesha,L0rd Narayana (Vishnu), to my teacher (Guru) and
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its successful completion. Hold small amount of rice on your right hand
and chant:
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Solemnly I have resolved to do
The worship of Ganesha and other Gods
On this sacred occasion ofSatyanarayana puja
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May my act be holy! May my act be holy!

May my act be holy!
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Let this occasion be auspicious.
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Om swasti bhabantu brubantu !
Solemnly I have resolved to do
The worship of Ganesha and other Gods
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Let my act be auspicious! Let it be auspicious! Let it be auspicious!
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As part ofmy solemn duty I would perform the puja of

Ganesha and other Gods on this sacred occasion of Satyanarayana puja
Let my act bring prosperity! Let my act bring prosperity!
Let my act bring prosperity!
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You have our good wishes for your prosperity
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Brahmam Shashanam asthaya kalpadwa miha sannidhim |
Om tat sat |
Om aymarambha shubhaya bhabatu ||
Oh the sun, the moon, Yama (God of death), the time, the transitions of
morning and evening (sandhya), the day, the night, the wind, the
guardians of directions,
the earth, the sky, the flying entities, all Gods (and Goddesses)
in the name of the Divinity come close to me to witness this auspicious
occasion
and bless me to start my prayers.
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Take rice in your hand and offer it to the names of various Gods
controlling the environment, appealing to them to bring success in the
completion of your puja offering. While chanting the matra throw the
rice three times in the offering plate, coinciding with the last mantra
(Om swasti), which is repeated three times.
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Om Somam Raajaanam Varuna agni ambar bhamahe
Adityam Vishnum Surjyam Brahmanancha Brihaspatim ||
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With praises to the glory ofMoon (Som), Varuna, Agni, Sun, Vishnu,
Brahma and Brihaspati; with my prayers to mighty Indra, learned
Pasha, undefeated Taksha, and the care taker of Gods, Brihaspati,
seeking their blessings on me.
May I be successful! May I be successful!
May I be successful!
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Sandhya and Gayatri
By tradition, the following two rituals — Sandhya and Puja of

Shaligram (Narayana) Sheela — are only done by the Brahmins. If the
priest (Brahmin) is carrying a Narayana Sheela, special honor is given
to the Sheela and the priest will perform his special puja as described
here.
Sandhya means “at the junction (sandhi, siå).” It focuses on the prayer
for the Goddess Gayatri.
According to ancient tradition, Sandhya is done three times a day – at
the junction of night/morning, high noon/afternoon, and at sunset
(day/night). Sandhya is taught at the time of sacred thread. The new
Brahmin usually follows it for a year. Hence, it is desirable for the new
age Brahmin to start any puja ritual by performing the Sandhya in order
to fill in his undone commitment.
Introduction to Gayatri
Gayatri mantra is a highly revered mantra based on a Vedic Sanskrit

verse from a hymn of the Rigveda, attributed to Visvamitra. Gayatri
mantra is named for its Vedic
gayatri meter. The main
principle of Vedic meter is
measurement by the number of
syllables. The metric unit of
verse is the pada (foot), generally
of eight, eleven, or twelve
syllables. Others Vedic meters
are Jagati, Tristubh, Viraj, and Anustup. Each has its specific number
of padas and syllables. Gayatri has 3 padas and 8 syllables. Chandas
(Cå:) is the systematic study of Vedic meter.
Gayatri verse is interpreted to invoke the deva Savitr (sun). Hence it is

often called Savitri. Gayatri, however, has been referred in its
meditation ( }YAn) as a goddess. Thus some believe that the radiation
energy of the sun is considered as goddess Gayatri. From a more
scientific point of view, the energy is the basis of all creations and thus
Gayatri is held on a high position in Hindu pantheon. Gayatri Mantra is
repeated and cited very widely in Vedic literature, and praised in
several well-known classical Hindu texts. The mantra is an important
part of the upanayana ceremony for young Hindu Brahmin males as
part of their daily rituals. Modern Hindu reform movements spread the
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practice of the mantra to include women and all castes and its use is
now very widespread.
General Preparation
Wash your hands and feet before sitting on the asan (puja seat) to do
the sandhya.
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Oh the waters! that comes outfrom the desert, from the land
with plentiful water, from the sea, and from the well,
shower your bliss on us.
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Om! As a sweated person feels soothed under the tree,
as he feels clean after a bath,as ghee always stays pure,
so Oh water, wash away my sins and purify me.
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Om jobah shivatamo rasastasya bhajayatehanahl Ushatiraba
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Erato)
Om tasma arangamam boh, jashya khaya jinwathal

Apojanayathah cha nahll
Oh waters, you are the source of happiness; strengthen as with your
divine energy
so that we feel your greatness and enjoy your bounty
Share your nourishing energy with us, Oh waters, like an afiectionate
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Tato raatrya jaayata, tatah samudro arnabahll
Om samudradarnabadadhi, sanbatsaro ajayatall
Ahoratrani bidadhad, bishwashya mishato bashill
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Dibancha pritibhi cha, antariksham atho swahll
From all-illuminating Supreme Lord the Divine Law and Truthfullness
generated.
Then came the darkness of nightfollowed by vast ocean full of water.
Thus came the annual rhythm, the night, the day, the sun, the earth, the
sky,
the Heaven and the universe, with the blessing of the Almighty.
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Sprinkle water around you while you imagine creating a wall to isolate
yourself from the rest of the world. Repeat the following chant While
sprinkling the water:
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Om karashya Brahma Rishi Gayatrichando
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Sarbakarmarambhey biniyoga. ||
Saptabyahritinam Prajapatirishi Gayatrinchianga |
Anushtupa Brihatipangti Trishtupa Jagataschhandanshi ||
Agni, Bayu, Surya, Baruna, Brihaspati, Indra,
Biswandevatah pranayamey biniyoga. ||
Gayatrya Viswamitrarishi Gayatrichanda Sabita
devata pranayamey biniyoga. ||
Gayatrishirashah Prajapatirishi Brahma, Bayur, Suryaschashro
devata pranyamey biniyoga. ||
Uttering the primordial sound of Om! Invoke all rituals by
thinking of the great sage Brahma, sung in the beat of Gayatri, and
meditating on
the energy-emitting god Agni and while invoking all sacred
rituals.
I am dedicating my breath control to the names of all the above
and
to revered Gayatri, As sung by sage Viswamitra in Gayatri
meter,
addressing to the Sun God – Sabita.
Special note:
The seven states ( Saptabyahritanam) – Bhu, Bhubha, Swya, Maha,

Janah, Tapah and Satyang (earth, universe, self, deed/sacrifice,
people, intellect and truth).
The seven beats of Samaveda – Gayatri, Unchik, Anustupa, Brihati,

Pangti, Tristupa, and Jagati. The seven gods: Agni, Bayu, Surya,
Baruna, Brihaspati, Indra, Biswandevatah (Lord of the universe).
Breath control Step #1 (Inhale through left nostril)
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After sprinkling the water around you close the right nostril with your
right thumb and inhale through the left nostril while chanting the
pranayam mantras.
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akhshasutra kamandalukarang Brahmanam dhyayan.
Om bhur, om bhubha, 0m swah, om maha, 0m janah, om tapah, om
satyang.
Om tat Sabiturbarenyam bhargo debashya dhimahi dhiyo yonah
prachodayat.
Om apojyoti rashomritam Brahma bhurbubhaswarom..
The chanting involves upholding the image of the Lord of Creation,
Brahma —
red in color, bearing four heads while looking all over the universe
(four directions), and
with two arms. The right arm holds the prayer beads while the left arm
holds
the kamandalu containing the life giving water.
He is sitting on a swan (symbol ofpeace). Ofiering all the seven states
of
our existence (explained earlier, with following alternate meaning —
life, consciousness, bliss, devotion, intellect and truth) let us meditate
on that divine energy (light, consciousness), which is coming out of the
sun, that will inspire us.
That self illumined Brahman covers the entire universe.
Breath control Step #2 (Hold breath)
Continue to press the right nostril with the right thumb and then close
the left nostril with the little finger and ring finger of the right hand.
Imagine the presence of Vishnu on your heart and chant the following
describing the appearance of Vishnu:
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Garuraruha Keshabang dhayen |
Om bhuh Om bhubah Om swah Om maha
Om janah Om tapah Om satyam ||
Om tat Sabitur varenyam bhargo devashya dhimahi |
Dhyo yonah prachodayat ||
Om apojyoti rashomritam Brahma bhur bhubasarom ||
Meditate on Vishnu (Keshaba), sitting on your heart and emitting blue
hallows.
In four arms He holds — conch, spinning wheel, mace and lotus.
He sits on the heavenly bird Garura for his transportation.
Oh the revered Sun remove the darkness that prevails in me and
illuminate my intellect with your divine illumination that spreads out
over the three worlds of this universe.
Breath control Step #3 (Exhale through the right nostril)
Release the thumb on the right nostril and allow the breath to exhale
through the right nostril.
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Om bhu Om bhubah Om swah Om maha
0m janah Om tapah Om satyam ||
Om tat Sabitur varenyam bhargo devashya dhimahi |
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Dhyo yonah prachodayat ||

Om apojyoti rashomritang Brahma bhur bh ubasarom ll
While exhaling, meditate on the image ofShiva,
the destroyer, resting on your forehead.
He has three eyes, with two arms —
holding trident on the right and drum on the left,
decorated with half-moon on the forehead and
riding on a bull. Oh the sun ---.
Obeisance to Surya (sun)
Sun is the source of energy for the entire living world. Thus the Sun
God occupies a high place in Hindu pantheon.
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Om Suryascha ma manyuscha manyopatayascha l
Manyukritebhya papebhyo rakshatam ||
Jadatriya papa makarisham manasa bacha hastabhyam padmam
mudarena shishna ||
Ratristadbalaspatu, jat kincha duritam mayi |
Edmaham mammritayonow Sureyjyotoshijuhomi swaha
In the name of the Sun as described by the sage Brahma in Prakriti
chanda, I am sipping this water. With the blessings from the Sun and
the sages may be protectedfrom the ignorance (sin). Whatever sin I
have incurred in the night by my words, hands, feet and other organs,
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may that be excused by the God of the night. Blessed by them I may
now burn all my sins into the eternalflame of bliss as my ahuti
(ojfering) in order to acquire my immortal soul.
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Take little water in your right palm, chant the mantra and imagine that
you are blowing off your sin through your breath.
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Ritamityasya riktraysya aghamarshana rishir Anupstupachanda
Bhababrito devata ashwamedha babhritey biniyogah ||
Om ritanch satyancha abhidhatapa sohadhyajayata l
Tato ratra jayata tatah samudro arnabah M
0m samudrad-arnabadadhi sambatsaro ajayata |
Ahoratrani bidadat Viswasya mishato bashi ll
Om Surya Chandra masau dhata yatha purbam kalpayat l
Deebancha prithibincha antariksha matho swah ||
As described by Aghamarshana sage in Anustupachanda, dedicated to
describe God’s creation. In the beginning of the Creation there was no
light that was watched exlusively by His Absolute Truth. Then formed
the sea, followed by the intermittent day and night leading to the
annual cycle of the year. The universe got illuminated by His grace,
reflected by the sun and the moon, as He planned.
And finally merged the whole Universe
and this earth extended deep into its core.
(Recalling the Creation removes the ignorance within you)
Now throw the water on to your left on the ground imagining that you
are released of the sin and ready to do your worship as the pure soul
(amritasya putra). Wash your hand and you are now ready to offer your
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prayer to Gayatri. Now look to the east, imagining the rising sun and
chant:
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He who is adored by all over the universe — heaven, earth and
underground,
Destroy the ignorance in me and enlighten my intellect (soul).
Offer little water on the plate, meditation on sun.
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This prayer is dedicated to the sun in his current position on the sky.
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For the mantra that starts with the word “Udutyam”, Praskanva is the
seer (rishi),
Gayatri is the meter, and the sun is the God. This mantra is applied to
worship the Sun.
Om, in order to make everything visible to us,
the rays ofthe Sun hold the all-knowing Sun high above.
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Chitram ityasya Kutsa rishi Tristup chandah Suryo devata

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Om chirtram devana mudgadinikam, chaktsur Mitrasya
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A pra dyava prithivi antariksha, surya atma jagatas tasthushashcha.
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For the mantra that starts with the word “Chitram ”, Kutsa is the seer,
Tristup is the meter, and the Sun is the God.
this mantra is applied to worship the Sun.
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Om Brohmaney namah, Om Brahmanebhyo namah,
Om acharyebhyo namah, Om rishibhyo namah,
Om devebhyo namah, Om Vedebhyo namah, Om bayabey namah,
mritabey namah,
Om Vishnabey namah, Om Vaishrabanaya namah, Om upjaya
namah.
Om! Brahma the creator, Brahmins (devoted to divine
thoughts), teachers, sages, Gods, Vedas, wind, souls of the dead,
Vishnu, and the sage
Baishravan who studied the Sama Veda.
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Call Gayatri with folded hands placed on your heart:
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Gayatricha chandasang matar-Brahmayoni namastu tey ||
Come Oh the revered goddess, Oh the immortal, Oh the mother of
Vedas,
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Gayatri Meditation
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Gayatri dhyan
Dhyan is the process of invoking the image of the God/Goddess

on the mental screen.
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Gayatraya Viswamitra rishi-Gayatrichanda
Sabita devatajaponayaney biniyogah ||
Gayatri, initiated by sage Viswamitra in Gayatri meter and addressed
to the sun,
I am oflering that mantra to you.
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Hansasthetang kushahastang Suryamandala-sansthitam II
In the morning meditate on Gayatri as a small girl, holding the
sacred Rigveda, looking over the universe while sitting on a swan,
holding Kusha
(the sanctified grass that captures sun’s rays) in her hands;
while
located on the divine solar system.
High noon
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Yubatincha Yajurvedam Suryamandala-sansthitam II
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At noon, like Vishnu riding on His Garura, Gayatri takes the

form of a young grown up lady, holding Yayurveda in her hands,
wearing a yellow dress and
located in the divine solar system.
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Suryamandala-madhyastam Samaveda samajutam ||
In the evening, like the image of Shiva, Gayatri takes the form
of an old lady riding on a bull while located in the Solar system and
holding the Samaveda in her hands.
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Light is a symbol for knowledge and wisdom. Many would like to

meditate on light as a formless symbol of the Supreme divine. Gayatri
mantra helps in such a meditation. The following Gayatri prayer is
mentioned in Rigveda and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. It is considered
as the ultimate Vedic prayer.
The following chant, known as Gatri

mantra or Mahabyahriti (great
utterance) is counted ten times as
shown in the figure using right palm.
The process of couting is shown by the
arrow. Start (#1) on the second space
between the top two knuckles of ring
finger. Then continue as numbered
following the arrow. When the first
round is done on the right palm, keep
tab on the left palm in the same manner
where #1 represents ten counts of the Gayatri mantra. Thus when you
reach #10 on the left palm, you have chanted hundred times. At the
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end, finish with eight extra counts on the right palm, making a total of
108 total counts, the normal cycle of Gayatri mantra chant.
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Tat savitur barenyam,
bhargo devasva dhimahi.
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat Om! ||
Let us meditate on the glory of that efiulgent reality,
through which the whole universe is projected,
May He enlighten our intellect.
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Om( primordial sound that represents divinity)!
In the three worlds — the physical (bhur), the mental (bhuvah) and the
spiritual (suvah) — You that transcendental Paramatama, the adorable
(barenyam)
Sun (Savitur, Creator of this world), destroy the darkness (bhargo, sin),
With your divine effulgence (devasya).
We meditate upon (dheemahi) Thee,
Enlighten our intellect (dhiyo yonah pracodayat).
Om (unto the divinity).
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Take a little water on your right palm, chant the following

mantra and throw on the puja plate:
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Oh goddess Gayatri, you have come from the mouth of Shiva, reside in
the heart of Vishnu, and hold to the conscience of Brahma, now you
can go anywhere you wish.
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Touch the backside of your right ear with your right thumb and pray to
seek the blessing of Agni to protect you from all dangers. After
completion of the chant, circle water around you in clockwise direction.
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atmaraksham japey biniyoga.
Om jaatavedasey sunbama somam-aaratiyato ni dahati Vedah.
Sa nah parshadati Durgani bishvaa naabeba sindhum duritatyagnih
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Let us ofler Soma to Agni, the knower of all Vedas. May He destroy our
enemies.
As a boatman helps us to cross the ocean with a boat, so may Agni
protect and
help us to steer over the river of our sorrows.
Prayer to Rudra, Shiva

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With folded hands chant this prayer:
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Rudhro devata Rudrapasthaney viniyogah.

As sung by sage Rudra, in Anustupa meter,
Hail to Shiva (Rudra) in His position.
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Om ritam satyam param Brahmah purusham krishnapingalam
Urdhavaretam virupaksham, visvarupam namoh namah ||
Supreme Brahman, The Absolute Reality, who has assumed the
form of Umaamaheshvara, with dark blue and reddish brown in hue,
Absolutely chaste and possessing uncommon eyes.
Salutations to Her in the form of the universe.
(This verse is taken from Mahanarayan Upanishad).
Now offer water with the spoon (kushi) in the names of four divinities
separately:
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Om Brahmaney namah, Om Vishnabey namah, Om Rudraya namah,
Om Varunaya namah.
Reverence to Brahmah, Vishnu, Rudra — Shiva, and Varuna.
Offering to Sun God (part of Sandhya)

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Take the kushi (the small spoon that sits inside the kosha, water holder
kept in front of the priest) with little water. Put in that a touch of red
sandalwood paste and a red flower. Add a bit of rice (kept in the
pushpapatra) into the kushi. Hold the kushi with narrower side pointing
outward. Meditate on the rising sun coming in front of you and you are
looking at it. Chant:
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Anukampaya mam bhaktam grihanarghyam divakaram.
Oh the Sun God! Oh the emitter of thousands of rays over the universe,
bless me, your devotee, and receive my ofi‘ering, Oh the day maker.
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Then offer your reverence to the Sun God by joining the hollowed
palms and holding them on your chest:
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thantarim sarbapapeghnam pranatoshmi divakaram.
Like the red shoe flower (@777), extremely bright like the hot
copper,
the killer of darkness, the remover of all sins, Oh the maker of
the day!
I am prostrating in front ofyou.
Now offer a spoonful of water from your boat-shaped right palm

uttering the mantras that appeal to Goddess Gayatri to excuse you from
the errors you incurred during the ritual and fulfill it by her grace.
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Jadaksharam paribhrashtam matraheenanc jadvabet.
Purnam bhatu tat sarbam tatprasadat sureshwari.
IfI made any error in using the proper alphabet or pronouncing it,
Oh the Goddess of all knowledge, complete it by your grace.
WORSHIP OF GURU (Spiritual teacher)

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Guru has a high position in the development of an individual. He/ she is

born ignorant with the ability to learn with change of time. This is our
natural process of evolution. It starts from the parents who teach us the
basic of living. But the guru is the person who gives you a second life.
He introduces his disciple to the Unknown. He/she is the spiritual
teacher. So, he/she is respected like a God.
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Literal meaning of the Sanskrit word “guru”: ‘gu’ means darkness and
‘ru’ means light. Guru is a person who represents the incandescent light
of supreme consciousness which eradicates the darkness of ignorance.
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Take a flower in both hands, hold that in front of your chest and say
this mantra. At the end put that flower in a bowl in front of the Holy
Pot to be established later.
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Dhyayachirosi shuklabhjaye dhinayetrong dhibhujong Guroong;
Shaytamborong poridhanong shayetamallaonulayponong;
Bhrabhayokarong shantung kurunamoyo bigrahong;
Bamayeutapalodharinnong shaktalingito bighrahong;
Sayronnanam suprshonnam sadhakavisthidayakong.)
Let me meditate on the glory of my spiritual teacher who represents the
incandescent light ofsupreme consciousness, who is dressed in white
outfit with a white garland in neck and sandal wood paste on forehead
(signifying purity), with a calm, smiley face, forgiving attitude, holding
a lotus in left hand signifying symbols of blessings and whose feet rest
on a lotus with one thousand petals.
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With folded hands, in front of your chest say these three mantras.
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(My) Salutations to respected Guru, who showed me the stature

whose form pervades the entire sphere of the universe.
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Chaksurunmeelitamam yena tasmai Shree Guruve namah.
(My) Salutations to respected Guru, who opened the eyes of the
one, who is blind due to darkness of ignorance with the flame of
knowledge.
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Gurur Brahma gurur Vishnuh gurur devo Maheswarah
Guruh sakshat parama Barhma tasmai shreee Gurave namah.
Salutations to the preceptor who is verily Brahma, Vishnu and
Maheshwara and
who personifies the Supreme Being
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Place a sandalwood dipped flower on the holy pitcher and chant:
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I am ofi‘ering this flower in reverence to my guru l
Offer a small of water on the offering plate and chant:
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Eteh padyam namah Shri gurobey namah |
I am oflering this waterfor washing my guru ’sfeet
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Offer a small of rice with doob grass on the offering plate. This symbolizes
welcome to a respectable guest:
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Eteh arghyam namah Shri gurobey namah |
I am oflering this argha (rice with doob grass) in jesture of welcomiing my
guru
Offer a small amount of water towards the incense sticks and chant:
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Eteh dhupam namah Shri gurobey namah |
I am ofiering this incense in the name of my revered guru |
Offer a small amount of water towards the lamp and chant:
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I am oflering this lamp in the name of my revered guru |
Offer a small amount of water on the food platter (naivedya) and chant:
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Etehnaivedyam namah Shri gurobey namah |
I am oflering this food platter in the name of my revered guru |
Offer a small amount on the glass of water placed as achmania:
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Eteh paniya jalam namah Shri gurobey namah |
I am ofiering this glass of water in the name of my revered guru |
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After the prayer one repeats the name of the guru several times to
express respect. The process of counting is shown in Gayatri.
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Hail my guru
Following japa pay obeisence to the Guru by taking a small amount of
water in the right palm and drop it off on the offering plate after
chanting the mantra:
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Sidhir bhabatu me deva tatprasadat Sureswara.
Take away my ignorance
with the completion ofyour name in repeats and
I may succeed in my endeavor by your grace, Oh the learned.
WORSHIP OF SALIGRAM SHEELA

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Narayanpuja
The word Narayana comes from the union of two words, nara (man or
in general the jiva or any living creature) and “ayana” which means
path. In other words, man is the culmination path of evolution who can
realize Him. It is another name of Vishnu, the preserver of life.
Narayana is the family deity for many Brahmins and is in the form of
saligramsheela which is a shapeless black-colored stone.
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The sheela (stone) is first given a bath before putting it on its

special throne and subjected to worship. Ring the bell while giving
Narayana a bath. It is a very auspicious ceremony.
Following are the mantras used during bathing chant the

following mantras:
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With thousand heads of the Lord covering the land of thousand steps
and
yet leaves space for ten fingers (story related to Vamana Avatar of
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Alternate: The supreme Person exists enveloping the whole manifest
Universe, cognizing through every mind, seeing through every eye and
working through every limb (sahashrapat) — nay He exists
transcending the Universe.
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Om! I call upon the attributes of that Self-eflulgent Divinity, who is the
upholder 0f universe from very eternity, the most bounteous and the
great possessor of wealth and prosperity IIZII.
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Om! We invoke you for the sake offood and energy as you are the vital
breathing energy. May the Lord the Creator assigns you (the
sacrificers) with best accomplishments “3".
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Om Agna aa yaahi beetaye grinaano havyadaataye
ni hotaa satsi barhisi "4"
O Agni come here, sit with us as Hota (the specialpriest) on this holy
grassforfood andfun. We are oflering oblations withfire "4".
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Om shanno devirabhistaya aapo bhavantu peetaye
sham yo rabhisrabantu nah “5"
O Lord, may these waters be useful to us for drinking and bring
happiness;
may the goddesses fulfill our desires.
May their blessings shower on us form all directions "5“ .
After giving bath, wipe the Naryayana with the chant of Gayatri and
then put a tulsi leaf dipped in sandalwood saying:
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Etat sachandana tulsi patram,
Om namastey bahurupey paramatmaney swaahal
Om namah Narayanaya namahll
With my sandalwood tulsi leaf (read the story of tulsi in
introduction) I prostrate to thee Oh the Supreme Lord who appears in
so many ways.
Then put the Narayana on his throne with a sandalwood-dipped placed

at the bottom.
Meditation
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Vishnudhyan
Take a White flower, keep on your head and establish the image of
Narayana in your heart.
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Om dheyah sada Sabitri mandala madhyabarti
Narayana sarasijasana sannibishtha |
Keyurabana kanakakundalaban kiriti
Hari hiranmaya-bapu-dhrita shankha-chakrah II
I meditate on the solar orbit with Narayana in the middle, wearing
armlets, golden earrings and necklace. His head is covered with a
crown and he holds the conch and discuss in his hands while His body
shines with a golden color.
Offering to Other Gods
Now place sandalwood touched flower (white preferred) on the head of

Naryana Shila, uttering the following six mantras:
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Etey gandhapushpey Om vignabinashaya namah;
Etey gandhapushpey Om Shivadipanchadevatavyo namah;
etey gandhapashpey Om Adityadinavagrahevyo namah;
etey gandhapashpey Om Indradidashadikapaleyvyo namah;
etey gandhapushpey Matsyadidashavatarevyo namah;
etey gandhapushpushpey Om namah Narayanaya namah.
Here I ofi‘er the (sandalwood) scentedflower to the obstacle remover;
to Shiva with five gods and goddesses in the group (Shiva-Ganesha
Narayana-Sarya-Durga);
Aditya and other nine planets —
Aditya-Soma-Mangala-Badha-Brihaspti-Sakra-Sani-Ravi and Keta)
After establishing the Narayana and offering reverence to various gods

and goddesses, offer the following five things to Narayana. With each
offering take the name of Narayan: water, rice, incense, lamp, raisin
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and sugar candy (misri). As cooked rice is not available in daily puja,
offering of cheera (flat dry rice) can be done instead.
Offerings to Narayana (Vishnu)

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Etat padyam (water) Om Namah Narayanaya namah
I am ofi’ering this water to wash yourfeet, Oh Narayana
Similarly repeat for arghyam (rice), dhupam (incense), deepam (lamp),

falam (fruit, like raisin), mistanyam (sweet candy or misri) and annam
(flat rice in place of cooked rice), achmanium (glass of drinking water)
and punarachmanium (second glass of drinking water).
Special offering of Tulsi
The story of Tulsi is described under Satyanarayana. Offer Tulsi three

times and place on the top of the Saligram Shila, uttering the following
mantra
a m WEI W W m
0m namastey vahurupaya Vishnabey parmatmaney swaha II
I ofler my reverence to Lord Vishnu, the Supersoul
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How is Tulsi associated with Vishnu?
Tulsi is venerated as a goddess in Hinduism and sometimes considered as beloved of

Lord Vishnu (Vishnuypriya). According to Hindu mythology (Padma Puran) Tulsi was
a woman named Vrinda (or Brinda). She was married to the demon king Jalandhar. Due
to Vrinda’s piety and devotion to Vishnu, Jalandhar (her husband) became invincible.
Even God Shiva, the destroyer in the Hindu trinity (Brahma – the creator, Vishnu – the
preserver and Shive or Maheshwar – the destroyer) could not defeat Jalandhar. So Shiva
requested Vishnu, to find a solution. Vishnu disguised himself as Jalandhar and violated
Vrinda. Her chastity destroyed, Jalandhar was killed by Shiva. Vrinda cursed Vishnu to
become black in colour and he would be separated from his wife. Thus, he was
transformed into the black Shaligram stone and in his Rama Avatar, his wife Sita. was
kidnapped by a demon-king and thus separated from him. Vrinda then burnt herself on
her husband's funeral pyre or immolated herself due to the shame. The gods or Vishnu
transferred her soul to a plant, henceforth which was called as Tulsi.
Apart from the mythology, tulsi is also a great medicinal plant used in Aurvedic
medicine for cure of many diseases. In India, most devoted Hindus and especially the
devotees of Vishnu keep a tulsi plant in the middle of their courtyard.
Pay reverence with folded hand placed on the heart:
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Om namo Brahmanya devaya g0 brahmanaya hitaya ca.

Jagaddhitaya Shri Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah
I ofier my respectful obeisance to the Supreme Lord, who is the well
wisher
of the cows and the Brahmanas, as well as all living entities.
I ofler my obeisance to the Lord of the Universe, known as Krisna and
Govinda.
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Om trailokya-pujitah Sriman sadaa Vijaya-vardhanah
Shaantim kuru gadaapaney, Naaraayana Namah-astu tey.
You are worshipped in all the three worlds — underworld, earth and
heaven.
You always bring victory to us, You shower peace,
Oh the holder of mace, I bow to you Oh Narayana.
Offering to Sun God

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Suryarghya
This is a reapeat of the worship of Sun God described on p 18. This is

because many priests do not do Sandhya when doing public puja. It is
their personal daily worship. It is described here for those who do not
do Sandhya.
The Sun is one of the primary gods of Hinduism and receives offerings
at the very beginning of most rituals. He enlightens our soul.
Pick up the kushi (spoon) with little water. Put in this a flower
(preferred red in color) or dip the flower in red sandalwood paste and
put in that a little rice from the pushpapatra. Holding the kushi,
pointing side out, chant, while meditating on the rising sun:
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Om namah bibsaswatey Brahman bhyasate |
Vishnu tejasheyjagata sabitrey suchayey sabitrey karmadainey |
Idam arghyam bhagabatey Shri Surjaya namah ll
Ehi Surjyo sahasramsho tejorasheyjagatpatey |
Anukampaya mam bhaktam grihanarghyam divakaram |
Esha arghyam bhagabatey Shri Surjaya namah ||
Oh, the illuminator of the universe, who carries the energy of
Lord Vishnu (the preserver), who inspires people to work, allow me to
ofi’er my reverence to you. Oh the Sun, the emitter of thousands of rays
of light, the reservoir of energy, the lord of the universe, I am ofiering
my reverence to thee, please accept it, Oh Lord, the Sun God.
Then offer your reverence to the Sun God by joining the hollowed
palms and holding them on your chest:
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Om javakusuma sangkasham kashyapeyam mahadyutim.

thantarim sarbapapeghnam pranatoshmi divakaram.
Like the red shoe flower (WT),
extremely bright like the hot copper,
the killer of darkness, the remover of all sins,
Oh the maker of the day!
I am prostrating in front ofyou.
Now offer a spoonful of water from your boat-shaped right palm

uttering the mantras that appeal to Goddess Gayatri to excuse you from
the errors you incurred during the ritual and fulfill it by her grace.
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Jadaksharam paribhrashtam matraheenanc jadvabet.
Purnam bhatu tat sarbam tatprasadat sureshwari.
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Oh the Goddess of all knowledge, complete it by your grace.
Resolution
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Sankalpa
The mantra declares the goal of the puja after identifying the time,
place and the name of the devotee. If the priest is doing the puja, take
your name and then the name of the host and at the end say “W”
(which means I am doing for someone else). If the devotee is making
the offering himself, take your own name and at the end say, “W”
(which means I am doing it).
Take the spoon (kushi) on the left palm. Put a yellow flower
(marigold), with a touch of sandlewood paste. Place a little rice inside
the spoon and (if available) a haritaki or supari or betel nut (a dry
fruit), symbolizing the fruitfulness of the goal. Then cover the spoon
with your right palm and chant:
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(W2 ------ We ------ We: ‘wfirmfi”)
Vishnurom tatsat adya mashi pakshey tithau
bhaskarey gotra (house holder) devasharma, sarba
ashanti durakarmaney, manogata abhishta sidhdhilabhakamey,
sarba souvaghya kamanartha pancha devadevi puja purbaka
Shri Shri Satyanarayana deba puja pusha
tatha preetikama, tatha Satyanarayana katha patha,
(if there is havan) tatha homa karmani “”karishey”
(if the house holder is doingfor himselfl.
(Alternatively, if the priest is doing the puja, he adds
his gotra and name: — gotra _ devasharmana, and
ends up saying “karishyami”)
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In the name of Vishnu, on this auspicious day of ----- (month, lunar

fortnight, day of the fortnight, identify the person performing (gotra,
name; priest or host), in order
To remove all miseries and wishing for prosperity and happiness, I am
ready to perform ( “karishyami ”) this worship ceremony to please
various (five) Gods and Goddesses andfor Satyanarayana to seek His
blessing, that includes reading the stories of Satyanarayana and
performing thefire worship.
(Note: When the priest does for the host, he mentions his name and
gotra and ends the chant with the word “karishyami ” instead of
“karishye ”)
After the completion of the chant, turn over the spoon (kushi) on the
offering plate (tamrapatra) and sprinkle some water on the spoon. Use
your right hand forefingers to pick up water from the pot container
(kosha). Then chant the following mantra seeking His blessing to
complete.
Seeking His Grace

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Sankalpasukta
This prayer is meant to seek His grace for the successful completion of
the worship.
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Om devo b0 dravijnodah purnam bibasthwasicam l
Udhwa sincadhwa moopa ba prinadhwa madidwo deva ohatey II
I seek the blessing of illustrious Agni with devotion. I pray for His
grace
to fulfill my goal. I call Him with my utmost humility.
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Om asya sankalpitarthasya sidhirasthu.
Om ayamarambha shubhaya bhabatu II
In the spirit ofdivinity may my goal be successful.
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Thus, herewith, I am starting with His good wishes.
Sancfificafion
Sanctification of the devotee and his/her environment is essential

before starting the worship ceremony.
Callingfor sacred rivers
Tirtha abahan
Dip your right hand index finger into the water of the sanctified water
vessel (kosha) and chant the following mantras for its sanctification.
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Om Gangey cha Yamunaye chaiba Godabori Sarawati;
Narmadaye, Sindnu, Kabaerijalaye asmin sannidhim kuru.
Let all the holy rivers (seven) —
Ganges, Jamuna, Godavari, Saraswati,
Narmada, Sindhu, and Kaberi, merge into this water to sanctify.
Sanctification ofseat
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Asanasudhi
Holding a flower with your right hand thumb, index and middle
finger and touch your seat (asan) with the flower and chant this mantra.
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Eteye gandhapushpaye
hring adharshaktaye kamalasanaya namaha |
Ashasamantrasya merupristha rishi suthalong chandho
kurmoo devata, ashonoupobayshaney biniyogaha ||
With this flower I pay my reverence
t0 the Universe that holds this seat of mine.
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This mantra of sanctification of seat was sung in sutalam chanda

by sage Meruprishtha and dedicated to the Kurma Devata who is
holding this earth. May this seat be sanctified.
Now touch the ground and chant:
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Om! Prithwitaya dhrita loka, debitwam Vishuna dritha |
tancha dharaya mam nityam pobitram kuru chasanam ||
Oh Goddess Earth, you are holding this world ofours. You are
held by Vishnu.
Hold me securely and sanctify my seatfor my worship.
Obeisance to the Cosmos

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Samanyargha
On the floor, in front of you, make a watermark

with your middle finger after dipping it in the
water-vessel (kosha) kept in front of you. First
draw a circle. Then within the circle draw a
triangle. Place the kosha on the water mark. Then
place a sandalwood—dipped flower, little durba or
kush (dry grass) and a little rice on the edge of the
kosha while chanting these mantras.
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Etey gandhapushpey Om adharashaktaye (foundation of universe)

namaha, Om Kurmaya (turtle, holder of the earth) namaha,
Om annataya (universe) namaha, Om Prithibai namaha.
Om arkamandalaya (disc of the sun)
dwadasha kalatmaney namah I
Om ung Soma (moon) mandalaya shorasha kalatmaney namah |
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Om bang banhi (Vishnu) mandalaya dasha kalatmaney namah ||

I pay my reverence by offering this flower
to the foundation of this Universe,
to the divine turtle holding this earth,
to the infinite cosmos, to the earth,
to the sun in all its twenty folds, to the moon in all its sixteen phases,
to Lord Vishnu in His ten-fold avatars.
Removing Obstacles
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Bighnapasaran
Various obstacles can interrupt Puja. So the devotee prays to God for
remove those obstacles that may come during the puja process. This is
done through sound and action.
Throw a flower in the offering plate with the following sound.
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Then circle the palm of your right hand around the left palm three times
and then strike
the left palm with two fingers (middle and pointing fingers) of your right
hand.
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Astrya phat
Obeisance To Evil Spirit

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Mashabhakta bali
Special offerings are made to all invisible spirits. It is believed that

invisible spirits, previously occupied the place of worship, need to be
satisfied before you intrude in their domain.
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Show five welcome mudras as described before.
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Om Bhutodaya iha gacata iha gacata
Iha tishthata Iha tishthata Iha sannidhatta, iha sannirudhyam l
Atradhisthanam kurutah mama puja grihnita
Oh the spirits come, establish here, come close and stay close to me,
rest here and accept my ofi’erings.
Take a flower (preferably red) and place it into the small container with
a spoonful of
yogurt and mashkalai (black lentil). This is called mashabhakta bali
(W 161').
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Bam etashmai mashabhaktabalaye namah!
Etey gandhapushpey! Om mashabhaktabalayey namah!
Etey gandhapushpe etadhipatayeh Om Vishnabey namah!
Esha mashabhakta bali Om bhutadibhyo namah ll
Reverence to the mashabhaktabali (the container with yogurt, mashkalai
and redflower
dipped in sandalwood) as I ofier the scentedflower to the name of Vishnu
and the invisible
spirits. Looking up, with folded hands, pray to the spirits. At the end of the
prayer touch the
mashabhakata bali container.
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Om bhuta preta pishachashchajey basan tatra bhutaley
Tey grinantu maya data baliresha prasadhitah
Bhutodaya khamadhyam.
Esha mashabhaktabalih Om bhutadibhyo namah ||
Those spirits who lived at the place may take this oflering to satisfy them
I am worshipping them with this mashabhaktabali preparation
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NEW AGE PU ROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato)
Removal of Evil Spirits

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thutapasaran
Pick some white mustard seeds with your fingers and sprinkle
them around the worship area while saying these mantras.
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Om apasarpantu tey bhutaje bhuta bhubi sansthita |
Jey bhuta bignakartarantey nashyantu Shivagaya ||
Om betalascha pishachascha rakshashascha sarisripah |
Apasarpantu tey sarbey chandika strena taritah II
All the spirits who reside below this earth who may disturb our peace is
guarded ojf in
the name of Shiva. All the creatures, may they be ghosts, goblins 0r
reptiles are hereby
driven away from this place in the name of Chandi, the goddess of evil
destruction.
Take some white mustard and throw into the offering plate with the sound:
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Adityam Vishnum Surjyam Brahmananca Brihaspatim M
0m swasti nah Indra Bridhashrava swasti nah Pasha Viswavedah |
Swasti nastarkshyo arishtanemih swasti no Brihaspatirdadhatu ||
Om swasti, 0m swasti, Om swasti ll
With praises to the glory ofMoon (Som), Varuna, Agni, Sun, Vishnu,
Brahma and Brihaspati; and my prayers to mighty Indra, learned
Pasha, undefeated Taksha, and
the care taker of Gods, Brihaspati, we seek their blessings on us.
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Tying Security Knot

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Granthibandhan
The thought behind this ritual is to bring the scattered mind into the focus
of devotional thoughts. Tie a knot at the end of the cloth that you are
wearing. Hold the knot and chant:
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Manidharabajrani mahapratisarey raksha raksha hung phat swaha ||
I am tying this knot like a thunderbolt pulling my scattered mind into
the focus of divinity. I pray the Lord (Mahapratisar) to protect me by
standing on my mental gate and
preventing the entry of all distracting thoughts.
Worship of Divinities at the Entrance

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Dwardevata puja
The house is considered as a temple (Vastudevata, bAÙ¹¤EdbtA) guarded by

the Gods at the entrance. These gods help in removing the hurdles
(Ganesha) or bring good luck and wealth to the family (Lakshmi and
Kuber). Hence before the core of the puja, they are worshipped.
Take two flowers dipped them in sandalwood paste and offer it to the
Gods of entrance. Ask a family member to take the flower to the
entrance door and leave it on the step. The entrance is usually decorated
with water pots, marked with vermillion powder and contains banana
sapling or any green foliage. Some families decorate the floor as well
which is symbolic to invitation of divinity.
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Etey gandhapushpey om Dwaradevatabhyo namah |
I offer my scented flower to the guardians of the entrance.
Various Gods are called and worshipped at the entrance of the puja place
with the
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request to sanctify the place of worship. The calling of the Gods are done
through five gestures, called mudras that welcomes them and ask them to
stay with the devotee during the ceremony.
Welcome Saraswati by chanting the mantra and creating the five hand
gestures where indicated. The mudras are like expressing the feeling
with hand gestures, as it is done in case of dancing.
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Abahanim udra Stapanim udra Sannidhapani Sannirodhni Sammukhikarani
mudra mudra mudra mudra mudra
Welcome Sit Settle down Come close Face
Five welcome mudras
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Om! Dwaradevata ehaa gacata ehaa gacata l

Eha tisthata, eha tisthata, eha sannirudha, eha sannirudhyam |
Atradhisthanam kuruta, mama pujan grinhita ll
Etey gandhapushpey Om gam Ganeshaya namah,
Om Mahalakshmai namah, Om Saraswatai namah,
Om Vighnaya nama, Om Kshetrapalaya namah,
Om Gangawai namah, Om Jam Yamunawai namah ||
Oh the Gods at the entrance, come, come, rest here, rest here,
stay close and closer tome, establish here and accept my oflerings.
I ofier my scentedflowers to Ganesh along with his primordial sound ( $778),
reverence to Mahalakshmi, Saraswati, remover of obstacles,
lord of the directions with their primordial sound Om (e), and to the sacred
rivers
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Ganges with the primordial sound ( $778) and Yamuna with the primordial
sound ( 377$).
Worship of the House God

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Vastu puja
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Etey gandhapushpey Om Brahmaney namah,
etey gandhapushpey Om Vastupurushaya namah.
I ofier my reverence to Brahman, the Supreme Lord,
And to the God ofmy home.
Establishment of the Holy Pitcher

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(Kalasha sthapan)
Holy pitcher is an earthen or metal pitcher that holds

water, sits on a bit of soil and at its top are plant and a
coconut. Outside the pitcher, red markings with
vermillion paste (powder mixed with oil) are made
which could be of swastika or a figurine of earth. (see
introductory chapters for details).
Holy Pitcher and Five Great Elements of Life
The pancha mahabhuta, or "five great elements" are: Tej (energy), Ap

(water), kshiti (earth), Marut (air), Vyom (cosmos). Hindus believe that
all of creation, including the human body, is made up of these five
essential elements and that upon death, the human body dissolves into
these five elements of nature, thereby balancing the cycle of nature.
Life depends on these five great elements and in the same way that we
rely on God and His blessing.
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The Kalash (holy pitcher) represents all the aforesaid five elements
where the leaves are the captured energy from the sun, water is filled
inside the pitcher, and earth is kept under the pitcher. The air and
cosmos naturally surround the pitcher. The following hymn
exemplifies the Hindu concept of creation. It is chanted as the holy
pitcher is established.
Hymn of creation
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Hiranyagarbha sukta
Hiranyagarbha (FR-1751B) literally means the 'golden womb‘ or 'golden

egg', poetically rendered 'universal germ'. It is the source of the creation
of the Universe or the manifested cosmos in Indian philosophy. It is
mentioned in Rigveda (RV 10) and known as the 'Hiranyagarbha
sukta'. It declares that God manifested Himself in the beginning as the
Creator of the Universe, encompassing all things, including everything
within Himself, the collective totality, as it were, of the whole of
creation, animating it as the Supreme Intelligence.
Placement of the Holy Pitcher

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Hold the neck of the pitcher with both hands and chant:
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Hiranyagarbhah samabartatagrey bhutasya jatah patireka aseeta |
Sa dachar prithibing dhyamuteymam
kashmai devaya habisha vidhema ||
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In the beginning was the Divinity in his splendor,

manifested as the sole Lord of land, skies, water,
space and that beneath and
He upheld the earth and the heavens.
Who is the deity we shall worship with our ofierings?
Prayer of the Holy Pitcher

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Fold your hands and pray to the holy pitcher:
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Kalashashya mukhey Vishnu kanthey Rudra samasrita |
Muley tatra sthito Brahma madhey matriganah smrita ||
Kukshaitu sagarah sarbey Saptadeepa basundhara |
Rigveda atha Jajurvedah Samaveda and Atharba |
Ayantu deva pujarthan durita kshayakaraka II
Gangeyca Yamuney chaiba Godavari Saraswati |
Narmadey Sindhu Kaberijaleysmin sannidhin kuru ||
At the mouth of the pitcher rests Vishnu, on the neck is the Shiva, at the
bottom (root) rests Brahma (the creator), and in the middle circles
various mother goddesses. The water represents the ocean at the time
of creation of earth when seven islands comprised the land ofIndia,
whent the learned sages wrote Rigveda, Jajurveda, Samaveda and
Atharbaveda. They all merged in this pitcher of water. This pitcher is
dedicated to the worship of God and
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Hold the pitcher with both hands and repeat the following mantra:
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Om twabatah purubaso bayamindra pranetah |
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Om stham sthing sthiro bhaba ||
Javat puja karyomaham
In the name of Vishnu I am ofi‘ering my reverence to the gods to stay
with me
as long I am performing this sacred puja. Stay herefirmly.
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Om sarbatirtha udbhabam bari sarba deva-devi samanwetam
Imam ghatam samarujhya tishta deva-devi ganaih saha
The sacred rivers sanctify this holy water of the pitcher
with the merger of
all Gods and Goddeses into it.
Now I establish this pitcher with the appeal
to the Gods and Goddesses I plan to worship
to rest here with the wards.
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Cordoning the Pitcher
The sacred pitcher is cordoned by planting four arrowhead sticks

(kAäErApN, Kandatropan) on the four corners around the pitcher and
circling (5-7 times) of a red-colored thread circling around the sticks
(sUœEbøn, Shutrabeshtan).
(Foot note)
A touch of the ancient history of India in Hindu rituals
Brahmanda Purana has described that the prehistoric India was

comprised of seven islands which today drifted to its various
current locations – Malasia, Andaman, Lanka and others. They
were named as Jambu, Plaksha, Shalmala, Kusha, Krouncha,
Shaka and Pushkara. They were surrounded by seven seas. They
believed that today’s India was inhabited by sages and people
with high spiritual thoughts. Apart from this mythological
account, anthropological evidences record that during the
Continental Drift, India separated out from the Gondwana Land
located in the South Pole into the present position. Geologically,
the origin of the Himalayas is the impact of the Indian tectonic
plate traveling northward at 15 cm per year towards the Eurasian
continent, about 40-50 million years ago. The formation of the
Himalayan arc resulted since the lighter rock of the seabed of that
time was easily uplifted into mountains. An often-cited fact used
to illustrate this process is that the summit of Mount Everest is
made of marine limestone. In addition, the continuing rise of
Himalaya is in support of this theory. The mystery still remains to
be resolved as how our forefathers conjectured the things
happened before even the human race appeared on this earth?
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Planting of Arrow-head Sticks

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Kandatropan
On the four corners of the sacred pitcher place four sticks (3-5 mm
diameter, 2 ft high) with an arrowhead on the top of each. This is
commonly known as tIrkAi[ (tirkathi). The arrowhead is made from
dry palm leaves as they are inserted into the split top of the stick,
making the appearance of the three leaved durba grass (iconic). If palm
leaves are not available, use thin wood pieces or green rough leaves,
inserted into the split top of the sticks, with the attempt to make the
stick. The tIrkAi[ (tirkathi) imitate durba grass. The sticks are inserted
into the mud balls at the base (imitating earth). One can use foam cups
filled with wet dirt. The mantra bears the history of the migration of
Aryans into India.
The pitcher, symbolic of the basic elements of life, is encircled by four

sticks called tirkathi (tIrkAi[) and a continuous red thread (five rounds).
The tirkathi and thread appear to signify the interwoven relationship of
the family and community with the creation of the basic elements of
life.
Put four bamboo sticks on four sides of the pitcher. Hold the sticks in
four balls of clay (traditional) or use four foam cups with wet dirt. The
sticks are split at the top in order to hold
palm leaves (traditional, or use similar stiff leaves available locally).
Make a three-prone spearhead with the leaves cut into pieces. This is
symbolic of durba grass whose tip typically bears three leaves.
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Background information:
The doob grass or Cynodon dactylon is a creeper grass highly

priced in India. It practically grows anywhere under wide variety
of climates and soils. It spreads quickly with the availability of
water, extending its creeping stems, called “stolons” that spread in
all directions. (Note: a stolon is a shoot that bends to the ground or
that grows horizontally above the ground and produces roots and
shoots at the nodes). Hence it is also referred as “runners”.
When the Aryans came, they wanted to spread out in India like
the doob grass. The nodes with roots and shoots they called, “331%”
(kanda) and the extending stem between the nodes, or stolon, they
called “W” (parush). So, the arrow-head sticks, planted around
the holy pitcher, are compared with the doob grass with three
pointing leaves (the arrow head) that is held on mud balls (earth).
The thread is the stolon or the family joined together by holding to
each other and circles around the holy pitcher (emblem of God).
Touch the W (tirkathi) and chant:
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I am establishing these sticks with arrow-heads (tirkathi), representing the
Durba grass
that spreads all directions through roots (kandat) at the nodes and stolen
(parush) or runnerstalk. I pray for ourfamily to spread out in all
directions in hundreds and thousands Oh durba (Cynodon dactylon) the
way your roots strikes at your nodes CW”), connected by your stolens
(“W”), the same way connect us with
thousands of our children and grandchildren spreading out in all
directions.
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Circling With Thread

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Shutrabeshtan
The continuous red thread, circled around the tirkathi, encircling the
sanctified pitcher, is the icon of the interwoven relationship of the family
and community with the essence of life. Clockwise circle the sticks
(tekathi), with a red thread, five or seven times. Loop the
thread on each stick. Chant while tying the thread:
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This auspicious security thread is long, holy, prosperous, immortal,
divine andfirm. It is like a boat that will lead us to the heaven.
Sanctification of environment
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Put a flower on the platform and pray with folded hands.
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Om bedya bedih samapyatey barhisa barhiindriam
Jupen jupa apayatam pranitogniargnina
I am dedicating this sacred dias (platform) with all my sense of
perception inviting all
Gods to bless me and to the God offire — Agni.
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Addressing the Canopy

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Look at the ceiling (or top canopy) and place a flower in the offering plate
and then say
with folded hands.
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Om urdhey ushuna utaye, tishtha debo na Sabita |
Urdho bajashya sanita jathw anja bhirbaga udirhabayamahey
Oh the sacred canopy, like the sun in the sky, you protect ourfood and us.
Let your
invitation goes to the wise men to chant mantras under your shelter
Making the Divine Boundary

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The place of worship need to be sanctified and protected. Thus the

devotee makes a divine boundary of the place of worship with:
Take a flower, with a touch of sandalwood paste, and place it on the

holy pitcher taking the name of each God and Goddess mentioned:
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Etey gandhapushpey Om gam Ganeshaya namah,

Om Mahalakshmai namah, Om Saraswatai namah,
Om Vighnaya nama, Om Kshetrapalaya namah,
Om Gangawai namah, Om Jam Yamunawai namah II
I ofler my scented flowers to Ganesh along with his primordial

sound (51R), reverence to Mahalakshmi, Saraswati, remover of
obstacles, lords of the directions with their primordial sound Om (e),
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and to the sacred rivers Ganges with the primordial sound (an) and
Yamuna with the primordial sound (QR).
Imagine you are surrounded well protected by gods and your well-wishers.
Chant with
folded hands.
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(On the left) Om guruvyo namah | Om parama guruvyo namah |

Om parapara guruvyo namah |
(On the right) Om Ganeshaya namah |
Urdhey Brahmaney namah
(At the center) 0m Saraswatwai namah (or God in presence) II
On the left I am ofi‘ering my reverence to my teacher,

and the teacher of highest knowledge. On the right is the Ganesha
(the obstacle remover), and at the center is goddess Saraswati.
On the leftI pay my reverence to my guru, great guru and
supreme guru. On the right is Shri Ganesh (the remover of all
obstacles). Above is the Almighty. In the front is the Saraswati or the
deity on the platform; I pray for their blessing and protection.
Sanctification of floor
Throw little water on the floor with the following chant.
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In the name ofdivinity protect mefrom all evil spirits
Then touch the floor in front and chant:
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May the place be sanctified and devoid of all evil spirits

Consecration of Flowers
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The flower to be offered to the Goddess needs to be consecrated. Lovingly

touch them with both hands and chant after removing the evils.
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These bright beautiful flowers in plenty collected for the sacred
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Sprinkle little water on the flowers kept for the puja and sanctify it with
the following mantra
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Om pushpey pushpey mahapushpey supushpey pushpasambhabey |
Pushpacayabkirney hung phat swaha
May these flowers, great flowers, goodflowers, and many flowers
be sanctifiedfor the oflering.
Prayers of Gods of invocation
All Hindu puja rituals involve the worship of many other Gods and
Goddesses before focusing on the principle deity. These Gods and
Goddesses regulate our lives in many ways. These include the group of
five gods or Panchadevata WWW), the Guardians of the directions
(Dashadikpal) and the nine planets (Navagraha) are revered and so
also Vishnu’s various incarnations (Dashavatar) which connect to our
process of biological evolution
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Worship of Five Basic Gods

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Panchadevata
These five Gods (one is Goddess) are: Ganesha, Vishnu, Shiva, Surya
and Jagadhatri (Parvati). They are worshipped in three steps — dhyan,
offfering and pranam. You may not repeat the worship of those Gods
whom you have already worshipped.
Lord Ganesh
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Shri Ganesh is always worshipped before any sacred occasion. He is

the obstrucle remover and God of success.
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Keep two palms in Kurma mudra with a flower in

Kurma Mudra
between for the followiign chant in meditating for
Lord Ganesha:
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Om! kharbam sthula-tanum gajendra-badanam
lambodaram sundaram,
Prasyandan mada gandhalubdha madhupa-vyalola gandasthalam.
Dantaaghaata — bidaarita-ari-rudhiraih sindura-shobhaakaram,
Bandey shailasutaa-sutam Ganapatim siddhipradam karmasu.
Oh Ganesha, with a shortfat-body, having the face of an elephant
with beautiful long trunk,
a happy face, that emits the sweetfragrance of honey and
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attracts the honey bee;

whose tusks are covered with the blood of the enemies
that beautifies his complexion.
I am oflering my prayers, Oh the son ofMahadeva (Shailasuta),
Oh the lord of all beings (Ganapati), bless me success in my job..
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Offer any (or all) of the five following things: Padya, argha, modak,
dhup, deep, achmania, punarachmani individually.
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Mantra: Etat padyam om shri Ganeshaya namah etc.
I am ofi‘ering the water to wash yourfeet, rice for your welcome
Incensé, lamp and the food platter, with humility, Oh Lord Ganesh.
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Pranam
With folded hands seek His blessings:
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With one tusk, big in size, with long trunk, with elephant face I
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Bakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha
Nirbighnam kurume deva sarbakarjeshu sarvada
With the bent trunk, huge in size, brighter than thousand suns,
Oh Lord Ganesh! protect me from all obstacles, in everything I do.
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Om dhayam sada savitrimandal madhyabarti Narayana
Sarasijasanah sannibishta
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Hiranmaya bapu dhritah sankhacakra II
I am meditating on Narayana the God who is in the center of the solar
system.
Seated on a lotus, wearing armlets and alligator-shaped earrings,
whose body is golden and holding conch and disc (chakra) in His
hands.
Offerings
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This is explained earlier. Use the following mantra for offering each of
the five things.
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Etey gandhapushpey vOm namah Vishnabey namah
I am ofi’ering my flower with obeisance to Lord Vishnu
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Jagadhitaya Shri Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah II
I bow to that Lord Almighty (Brahman)
the well wisher of learned (Brahman) and bestower (cow).
The keeper of the Universe,
Oh the Krishna Oh the Govinda I prostrate to you repeatedly.
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Om dhyaayen-nityam Mahesham rajatagirinibham Charuchandra
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Ratnakalpojjvala-angam Parashu-mriga-bara-abheeti-hastam
prasannam |
Padmaasinam samantaat stutam-amaraganaih-byaaghrakrittim
basaanam
Viswaadyam viswabeejam nikhila-bhayaharam panchavaktram
trinetram ||
Meditate constantly on the Mighty Lord, whose body is as white as
silver mountain,
who wears the beautiful crescent moon as a decoration, whose limbs
are eflulgent adorned with gems, who with his four hands holding axe
and antelope and showering boons and protections, who is always
content, who is seated on a lotus,
and praised by the gods surrounding Him from, who wears the skin of a
tiger,
Who is the best in the Universe, which He created,
the destroyer of allfears, and vision with five faces and three eyes.
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Offerings a flower and belpata (wood apple), if available
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I make my ofiering offlower to Lord Shiva
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Namah shivaya shantaya karana traya hetabey |
Nibedayami chatmanam twam gati parameshwara ll
Obeisance to Lord Shiva! He is calm, the source of the three basic
qualities (guna) of life — truth/knowledge (sattva), greed/passion (raja
and, dark/ignorance (tama),
I am submitting to you Oh Lord, I am having no other choice.
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Om raktaambujaasanam ashesa-gunaika-sindhum
Bhaanum samasta-jagataam-adhipam bhajaami |
Padma-dwaya-abhayabaraan dadhatam karaabjaih
Maanikyamalim arunanga ruchim trinetram ||
Sitting on red lotus with ocean of unlimited qualities, Oh the
illuminating Sun God,
you are the lord of the whole world. With one hand you are holding
lotus and
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with another, ofi‘ering boons offearlessness. Your physical appearance

is radiant like ruby and you have three eyes. I worship you.
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Om Shri Suryaya namah |
Hail to the Sun God Surya
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Oh the sun, whose million of rays enlighten the entire Universe
Oblige your devotees by accepting their ofi’ering
Here I am oflering the welcome rice seeking your blessing.
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Pray with folded hands, imagining the rising sun in front of you:
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Om jabakushma sankasam kashyapeyam mahadyutim |
Dhyantarim sarbapapagna pranatoshmi divakaram ll
Like the jaba flower (red colored Shoe flower), the son of Kashyap,
with brilliant illumination, destroyer of darkness,
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remover of all sins (ignorance),

I bow to you the day-maker.
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Sinhaskandha-adhirooddhaan tribhubanam akhilam tejasaa
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One should meditate on Mother Durga whose name is Jaya, who has
the complexion of deep dark cloud, whose mere glance can arouse
fears to the enemies, tightly fastened in her crown is the shining
crescent moon,
who has three eyes, who is holding conch, disc, sword, and three
pointed
weapon(trident) in her hands, Who is riding on a lion, who is
energizing all
three worlds with her brilliant light, who is always surrounded by gods,
she is served by those who want success.
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Etey gandhapushpey Hring Om Durgawai namah

In the spirit ofdivinity (Hring, the primordial soundfor Durga)
I am oflering this scented flower to you Oh Goddess Durga
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Smaraney trambhakey Gouri Narayani Namastutey ll
Oh the wife ofShiva, you are the benevolent peace giver of us, fulfiller
of our wishes,
I am seeking your protection Oh the three-eyedfair Goddess of wealth
(Narayani).
I ofi‘er my obeisance to you.
Offerings to Nine Planets

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Nabagraha
Naba is nine and graha is cosmic influencer of the living being on this
earth (Bhumidevi). These include five planets — Mangala (Mars),
Budha (Mercury), Brahaspati (Jupitor), Sukra (Venus), Sani (Saturn);
Sun (Aditya, Rabi), Moon (som), as well as Moon’s orbital positions in
the sky — Rahu (north or ascending lunar node) and Ketu (south or
descending lunar node).
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where the orbit of the moon crosses the ecliptic. The ascending node is
where the moon crosses to the north of the ecliptic. The descending
node is where it crosses to the south. Eclipses occur only near the lunar
nodes.
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The mantra “Adityadi (Aditya or sun and others) Navagraheybhyo

namah” takes care of all the nine planets. Worship of individual
members of Nabagraha is done during Havan, described later.
Make five offerings in the name of the nine planets:
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Etat naivedyam Om Adityadi Nabagraheybhyo namah
(Note: separate naivedya with five mounds of rice and a small fruit on
each mound makes the nabagraha-naivedya).
Offerings to Guardians of Directions

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Dasdikpal
Das means ten, dik is direction and pal is protection. Hence Dasdikpal
means the protector of ten directions. The deities connected to the
protection of the ten directions of this earth are: Indra (east), Agni
(south-east), Yama (south), Nairiti (south-west), Varun West), Vayu
(north-west), Kuber (north), Isha (north-east), Brahma (upward) ,
Anant (downward). Show your respect by offering a little water or
flower or rice in the name of each deity.
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Etey gandhapushpey Om Dashadikapalebhyo namah

Reverence to the ten directional gods
Offerings to Ten lncarnations of Vishnu

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Dashavatar
Ten incarnations (avatar) of Vishnu, which relate to the evolution of

human, are listed here: Matsavatar, Kurmavatar, Barahavatar,
Narsinghavatar, Vamanavatar, Parashuram, Rama, Krishna, Buddha,
Kalki. Pay your obeisance by offering a sandalwood—dipped flower to
the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
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Etay gandhapushpey Om Dashavatarebhyo namah
Reverence to the ten incarnations of Vishnu
Reverence To Our Divine Background

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Pay obeisance to the Gods that hold the base of our lives (peetha). With
reverence offer flowers, dipped in sandalwood, in the name of different
Gods listed here:
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Etey gandhapushpey |
I am ofi‘ering this scented flower in the name of:
ti W? WI Om pithasanaya namah | the gods of the background

6 WW WWI Om adharashaktaye namah | The holderof the
universe
ti aw ngl Om prakritwai namah | The nature
\‘i W? WSI Om anantaya namah | The endless universe
ti ‘jfi'fi'; WSI Om prithibai namah | The earth
\‘3 WISI Om khirasamudraya namah | Ocean ofmilk
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6 KW WWI Om swetadwipaya namah | White island

6 WWW 7Will Om manimandapaya namah | Hall on crystals
6 W WWI Om kalpabrikshaya namah | The dream
6 WW? WSI Om manivedikayai namah IPlatform with jewels
5 mm mm Om ratnasinhasanaya namah | Seat with gems
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Agni and other Gods offour directions
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The goddess of wealth (Lakshmi),our provider
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Pranayam
Pranayam is described earlier under “daily prayer of the Brahmin

(priest) — Sandhya”. It is repeated here as it is done for Satyanarayana.
If one did not do pranayam With Sandhya, this is recommended here.
The meaning of pranayama in Sanskrit is “extension (ayama) of the life

or breath (prana). Breath provides the vital energy for all living
creatures. In humans, as we can feel, it has three components — inhale,
restrain and exhale. We inhale oxygen that enters into complex
metabolic processes inside the body and finally the harmful product
(carbon dioxide) is thrown out, or exhaled. Control of the breathing
process, the subtle invisible force, connects the body With the mind.
Meditators believe that body and mind are separate entities and the
breath connects them. Thus pranayam can be calles as “extension of
life force to control ones mind”. It is heavily recommended before
performing the puja. The mulmantra used in the worship of
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Satyanarayana is “Sam” (sAQ). Repeat of this mantra keeps the count for
inhaling, holding and exhaling.
Take the right right thumb and close your right nostril. Inhale air while
counting Sam (sAQ) on your left hand fingers (see Gayatri for the
counting process). Make 16 counts for the inhale (purk), repeating the
japa Sam (sAQ). In the next step, take the middle finger and the ring
finger together to close the left nostril and hold the breath (kuñk). Make
64 counts, repeating the jap Sam (sAQ) while holding your breath.
Finally, open your right nostril by lifting the right thumb while
continuing to close the left nostril and let the air blow out or exhale
(Erck). This time you will count 32 times with jap of Sam (sAQ). If you
are unable to hold the breath for long time, reduce the counts to half (4
16-8).
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Byapakanyas
Keep your both palms covering on the head. Then slowly caress down
keeping close to the body until you reach your feet.This is called
Bypakanyas. By this way you are offering your entire body to the
Service of the Goddess. Do this caressing act three times. Each time
take a deep breath and utter the Beejmantra (the mantra, as primordial
sound, is allocated to Lakshmi. This is also called Mulmantra, the root
mantra). Each God or Goddess has one. For Lakshmi it is: nË£w Shrim
(Refer to the insert).
Sanctification of Palms
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Karasudhi
Purify your palms before proceeding with the worship by crushing a
flower between the palms and throw the crushed flower on your left side.
Circle your right palm over the left palm and make the “phat” sound.
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May the evil elements leave
Offering the fingers

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Karanyas
Touch the little finger with your thumb, then move to ring finger, then
middle finger, then pointing finger and finally put the pointing finger
on the thumb to offer the thumb. Finally, circle your right palm
vertically around the left palm and clap, hitting the right palm on the
left palm. It is at this time you say the last line.
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Offering the organs

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Anganyas
Here you offer your organs to the devine purpose. Touch your heart
(fins) with your four fingers of right hand while keeping the thumb at
the center of the right palm. After the heart, touch the head (top, mind,
191?), then back of the head (intellect, W), both hands crossing each
other(<r<fl$) and the three eyes (FEW) — two visible eyes and the divine
invisible eye of consciousness located at the center of the two eye
brows. At the end circle your right palm vertically around the left palm
and clap, hitting the right palm on the left palm. It is at this time you
say the last line.
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PART 3
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SATYANARAYAN PUJA
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Pradhan Satyanarayana Puja
After the completion of the invocation prayers, the core Satyanarayana

puja starts with the meditation of Satyanarayana (stYnArAyENr }AYAn) :
PRAYERS AND OFFERINGS
Meditation
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Dhyan
Hold a flower between your two palms in

Kurma mudra (Fig). Chant the mantra and at
the end put the flower on our head.
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Om dyaet satyam gunatitam gunatraya samanwitam l
Lokanatham trilokesham pitambara dharm bibhum II
Indirabaradalashyamam shankhacakragadadharam l
Narayanam caturbahum Shribatsapadabhushitam l
Govindam gokulanandm jagatam pitaram gurum ll
Meditate on the truth beyond all qualifications where the three gunas
unite (truth, greed and ignorance), the protector of humanity, the
master of the three worlds, who wears yellow dress with handsome
dark body, holding the conch and the mace, Oh Lord Narayana with
four hands, I bow to your decorated beautiful legs,
Oh Govinda, Oh the happiness of Gokul, Oh the father and teacher of
the Universe.
This is followed by the mental worship of the Lord.
Mental worship
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In this step, no ritual is done. The devotee/priest sits quiet and just
think of the deity (Satyanarayana) whose prayers is about to begin.
Welcome of Lord Satyanarayana
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Part 3: Principle Satyanarayana Puja
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Iha gacha iha gacha, iha tishtha iha tistha, iha sannideyhi, iha
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You are welcome, stay here come close to me,
establish yourself while staying close to me and receive my offerings
Finally pray three times with folded hands;
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Om stham sthim sthiro bhaba jabavat puja karomyaham
As long as I am doing puja stay here me.
Special Honor
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Bisheshargha
It is a special offer to the deity. The general offer, called W or

samanyargha, is done on the water vessel kept in front (kosha-kushi) of
the priest (p 43). While the bisheshargha is done on the water—conch
(W) kept on the left of the priest/devotee.
Make a triangular water mark on your left. Place the metal tripod (used
to place the water-conch) with tail side facing front. Put the washed
water-conch on it, tail side matching with the tripod. Utter the
primordial sound of ‘Om Owing’ (ti ~31) while filling there-quarter of
the water-conch with water. Put in that durba grass, a pinch of rice and
a flower with a touch of sandalwood. Hold the conch and chant the
following mantras:
Now touch the flower and durba and chant dedicated to the solar energy
and the solar system:
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Etey gandhapushpey Om arkamandalaya dadasha kalatmaney namah I
Om Mam Banhimandalaya dashakalatmaney namah l
Om Ung Somamandalaya shorashakalatmaney namah II
I am ofiering this scented flowers (sandalwood-dipped) in reverence to
the solar system in all its twenty folds grandeur, ten folds of its energy
circle (fire, vahni),
and sixteen folds of lunar cycle.
Show the Ankusha mudra and call the various sacred rivers to sanctify the
water.
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Om Gangeycha Jamuney chaiba Godavari Saraswati |

Narmadey Sindhu Kaverijalasmin sannidhin kuru ||
Allow me to call the holy rivers of India (Ganges, Yamuna, Godavari,

Saraswati, Narmada, Sindu and Kaberi) to merge into this water.
Lift your pointer finger upwards while other fingers are folded together
(called W, ankusha mudra). Lift the hand up pointing to the solar
system and bring it down to the water of the water conch. Thus
indicating the calling of the planetary energy to give support to the
sanctified water.
Reverence To The Lord
Pay reverence to Satyanarayana by offering a sandalwood—dipped

flower on the Holy Pitcher
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Om namastey Viswarupaya sankhachakra dharaya cha |
Padmanabhaya devaya hrishikesha pataya namah ||
Namo mohananta swaroopaya trigunaya swarupiney l
Esha sachandana pushpanjali namah sangaya, sabaranaya,
sashaktikaya, sabhaktaya, sarbadevadevi, swarupaya,
Satyanarayanaya namah ||
Oh the omniscient God who holds the conch and disc,
From whose navel merges the lotus (Vishnu) *, the master of the senses
(Alternate: He whose hairs consists of the rays of the sun and the moon
which give joy to the world),
I bow to you. Seeeing whom all illusions disappear and in whom all
the three gunas or qualities (Satya - truth, Raja - lust and Tama —
ignorance) merge,
I am ofi‘ering this sandalwood embeddedflower to all his associates, in
allforms,
As Gods and Goddesses, in His self image, as Lord Satyanaryana
>"Padmanabha (lotus naval), one of the aspects of Vishnu or God with

lotus issuing from his naval on which Brahma sits.
Offerings of sixteen things

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Shorashopacarey puja
Any of the following sixteen things can be offered.
(1) Lamp (113M)
Look at the lamp burning on the side and offer little water into the
offering plate in its name:
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Om agnijyoti rabijyoti chandrajyoti tathaibachal
Jyotishamuttamo Satyanarayanaya deepoham pratigijyataml
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NEW AGE PU ROHIT DARPAN [Satyanarayana Brato)
Esha deepah Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll

Bearing the illumination ofthefire, ofthe sun and the moon
I am ofi’ering this lamp that will be more bright by the grace ofLord
Satyanarayana
Please accept it.
(2) Water to wash the feet (W):
Offer a little water on the offering plate (tamrapatra) intending

to wash the feet of the Lord:
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Om padyam grihna Mahadeva sarbdukhaphakaram
Etat padyam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
I ofler this water, that takes away all sins and miseries,
to wash the feet of the great God who blesses us all,
I bow to you Oh Lord Vishnu,
(3) Special welcome (“W/T):
Pour a little water from the water conch on the offering plate
(tamrapatra). The tip of the water conch holds doob, flower and a little
rice (Bisheshargha).
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Om durbakshata samajuktam billapatram tathaparaml
Shobhanam shankha patrastam grihanarghyam Shri Vishnabey |
Esha arghyam Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
Accept this special argha (welcome) of durba combined with
belpata and rice,
decorated on the water-conch Oh Lord Vishnu,
please accept this argha, I bow to Lord Satynarayana
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(4) Glass of water (W):
Offer a glass of water to the Lord for drinking. The offer is made
by putting a little water from the kushi into the first glass of
water
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Om mandakinyastu jadbari sarbapapa haram shubhaml
Grihanachmaniyam twam maya bhakta niveditaml
Edam achmanium Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
This water is from the Ganges ofMandakini,
that takes away all sins and brings happiness.
Take this waterfrom me, your humble devotee, as I ofler to you
Please accept this drinking water in the name ofLord
Satyanaryanall
(5) Cold water for bath (NW1)
With the help of kushi offer a small amount of water on the holy
pitcher with the following chant. It meant for His bathing:
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Om jalancha shitalam swacham nityam shudham manoharaml
Snartha tey maya bhakta kalpitam deva griyatamll
Etad snania jalam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
Herewith I am oflering the cold, clean, pure sanctified
appealing waterfor your bath with humility.
Oh Lord Satyanarayana please accept it.
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(6) Cloth (33)
Place the cloth on your left hand, put a flower on it and then
cover it with your right hand and chant:
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Om bahutantu samajuktam patta shutradi nirmitaml

Baso devo sushuklancha grihana parameshwaral
Om bahusantan samridham ranjitam ragabastunal
Satyanarayana bhajapritim basantey paridhiatam.
Edam bastram Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
Please accept, Oh Lord, this cloth with numerous interwoven
strings and
decorative threads of many colors.
For your pleasure, Oh Lord Satyanarayana wear it to oblige me.
(7) Sacred thread (NEE)
Offer a sacred thread with the following mantra:
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Etad upabitam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
Herewith I am humbly oflering
the sacred thread to Lord Satyanarayana
(8) Silver seat (WW1):
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Edam rajatasanam Om Satyanarayanaya namah
I am ofiering the silver seatfor you to sit, Oh Lord.
(9) Ring (W)

Edam anguriam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah

I am offering this ring to Lord Satyanarayana with humility.
(10) Silver ornament (ma)
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Etat rajatabharanam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
Here is your silver ornament, Oh Lord Satyanarayaana
(11) Sandalwood paste (W)
With the middle finger of your right hand pick up a little of

sandalwood paste and rub it on the holy pitcher while chanting the
following:
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Om sharam tey na janami chestam naiba cha naiba chal
Maya niveditan gandhan pratigrijya bilipatyaml
Esha gandhya Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
Oh Goddess I do not know the needs ofyour body
but I try again and again
And so I got this sandalwood paste for you
Please put it on your body and oblige me
(12) Incense (3‘6)
Take a new incense stick (dhoop), burn it and offer to Lord

Satyanarayana. Perform a short arati of three cyles as you
ring the bell:
(Note: Before picking up the bell, offer a flower on the bell

and chant:
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Jayadwanti matramatah swaha
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May this divine victorious sound be auscpicious)
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Om banaspatiraso divyo gandhadyam sumanoharaml
Maya nivedito bhakta dhupoham pratigrijyataml
Esha dhupa Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
This incense, filled with nature’s extract, carrying heavenly fragrance
and
that is so beautiful, I am ofiering this to you with humility and devotion.
Please accept Oh Lord Satyanarayan.
(13) Flower (Twi)
Take a flower and offer it on the holy pitcher while chanting the
following:
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Om pushpam manoharam divyam suganshi deva nirmitaml
Hridam adbhutam aghreyam devam dattam pragriyatam
Etani pushpam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
These beautiful and heavenly scentedflowers that touches the heart
(14) Bilva or Bael or wood apple leaf ( WW)
Take a bilva or wood-apple leaf and make the offering on the holy
pitcher (1m: Bael is also known as Bengal quince or stone apple. Its
Botanical name is Aegle marmelos. It is an important religious plant.
It is a favorite of Lord Shiva and the three leaves represent His
trident. The fruit has many medicinal uses.):
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Om amrita udbhabam mahadeva shrijuktam sada

Pabitram tey prajachami Shriphalam sureshwarl
Esha billapatram Om Satyanaranaya namahll
Oh the great Lord, I am ofiering this immortal product,
beautiful and sacred, most
favorite of Shiva, to Thee, Oh Lord Satyanarayana.
(15) Garland (WW)
Take a garland and offer it to the Lord Satyanarayana by

placing it on the pitcher:
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Om sutreyna grathitam malyam nana pushpa samanwitaml
Shrijukta lambamanancha grihana parameshwarl
Esha pushpamalyam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
Stiched on thread with many beautiful flowers
Accept this long garland Oh the Lordl
Here is the garland I am offering with devotionll
(16) Whole fruits (Wt-YE)
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Om phalamulani sarbani gramyaranyanijai chal
Nanabidha sugandhini grinha deva mamachiram
Etani phalamulani Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
Here are the fruits with greatfragrance and taste
collectedfrom the village andfrom forest take it from me, Oh Lord.
( 17) Bowl of honey (Signet?)
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Offer the bowl of honey (madhuparka or panchamrita contains

honey along with four other things — ghee, milk, sugar and
yogurt). Chant this mantra while offering honey:
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Om madhuparkam mahadeva Brahmdwai parikalpitaml
Maya niveditam bhaktya grihana parmeswarl
Om kuberena pura data ratna patra prapuritaml
Akshaya sarbada deva twaeydam madhu grijyatamll
Etat madhuparkam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
Here I ofier the honey as created by Brahma,
Accept it Oh Lordfrom your humble devotee,
In the days ofyore Kuber used to distribute the divine honey from his
decorated jeweled pot. Here is the bowl of honey
oblige me by accepting it.
(18) Milk (11a)

You can offer the panchamrita by putting a flower in it. Milk is one
of the ingredients.
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Etad dugdham om Shri Satyanarayana namah II
Here is the ofi’ering ofmilk, Oh Lord Satyanaryana ll
(19) Cooked rice (Tami?)
Sprinkle water on the plate with kichuri (a preparation of rice

and lentil).
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Om tandula dalisam misra ardaka hingubhil

Kansara kathita budhaill
Etad krisharanna namah, Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
May this preparation of rice with dal and spices be sanctifiedl
Conssistently admired by wise men this special rice preparation of
rice and sesamum and grain, I am offering to you Oh Lord
Satyanarayana with humility.
(20) Sweet (W)
Sprinkle a little water on the plate of sweet.
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Om modakam swadsangjuktam sarkaradi binirmitaml
Suramam madhram bhyojyam deva dattam pratigriyataml
Esha modakam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
This sweet made from sugar and other tasteful things
Decorated beautifully and bears great taste
I am offering to Thee with humility, accept it Oh Lord Satyanarayana
(21) Paramanna (W)
This rice preparation with milk is a favorite dish offered to Gods and
Goddesses as dessert. To make the offering put a small flower on the
bowl containing the payas.
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Om gabyasarpih samajukto nana madhu samjutahl
Maya nivedito bhakta payasah pratigrijyataml
Idam paramannam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
I am sanctifying this preparation ofcow-milk and clarified butter (ghee)
Mixed with other sweet stufls to make this payas
I am offering this great rice preparation (paramanna) to you
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Oh Lord Satayanarayana with utmost humility.
(22) Second glass of water (91W?)
Take a little water in the kushi and drop it in the second glass
after completing the following mantra:
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Om ucistho upya sucirbyap yashya smaranamatratah |
Sudhimapnoti tasai tey punaracmaniakam ||
Idam punaracmanium Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah |
The contaminated water (ucistho) and impure becomes pure by
taking your name.
That purified water I am ofi‘ering herewith as the second
serving.
Please oblige me by accepting the second glass of water.
(23) Betel leaf (W)
Offer the betel leaves displayed on the dias by sprinkling some water
on it with this mantra
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Om phalapatram samajuktam karpurena subhasitaml
Maya niveditam bhakta tambulam pratigriyataml
Etad tambulam namah Om Shri Satyanaryanaya namahll
I have collected with fruit and leaf (supari in betel leaf)
along with camphor (fragrance)
I am ofiering you the betel leaf, as your humble devotee,
please oblige me by accepting
Here is the betel leaffor you, Oh Lord Satyanarayana
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Special Offering of Sirni

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Kanchasirni
Offering of sirni is a specialty of Satyanarayana puja. Bengalis

preferred wet sirni which is also called W (kanchasirni). In case
of dry sirni fried flour and sweets are used. The mantra of offering
remains.
Procedure for preparing wet Sirni
In preparing the sirni, use everything in quarters (1/4, 1%, 2% etc). In

other words
For example:
5 glasses of maida (The size of the glass varies with the number of
people)
5 glass of milk,
5 glass of sugar, 5 bananas, and
a little ghee.
You can add to those unmeasured amounts of ground coconut, nuts,
and raisins for enriching the taste.
Take a flower along with tulsi and place on the sirni (wet or dry)
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bhaskarey _ gotra Shri _ devasharma (jajaman) tasya sarba
Ashanti dur karmaney, manogata abishta siddhilavakamey,
sarbasoubhagya kamanarthaya pancha devadevi puja purbaka Shri
Shri Satyanarayana deva puja tatha pritikamey maya _ gotra Shri
— devasharmana (pujaka) atad godhuma-dugdha-rambha
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sarkaradyeki kritanaivedyam Om salm Shri Shrti Satyanarayana

nivedayami.
On this auspicious day ____, I ____ (identification), with the goal of
ending all my miseries, get success in my aspirations, receive good luck
and happiness,
I am performing pujas to various Gods and Goddesses and
to please Lord Satyanarayana, I am herewith offering
the consecrated sirni made of wheat flour
mixed with milk, banana and sugar to
Shri Satyanarayan, in his primordial sound, with my utmost humility.
Then offer the sirni in the names of the five vital airs of the body. The
procedure is described here.
1. Get your left palm into the grassmudra (eating posture)
2. Then join the thumb to the little finger and offer the first and
say,
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Pranaya swaha
3. Then join the thumb with the ring finger and say,
apAnAy üAhA
Apanaya swaha
4. Then join the thumb with the middle finger and say,
smAnAy üAhA
Samanaya swaha
5. Then join the thumb with the pointing finger and say,
wdAnAy üAhA
Udanaya swaha
6. Finally, join all fingers and say,

bYAnAy üAhA
Byanaya swaha
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Then move your right hand (fingers joined) from the sirni container
towards the deity, repeatedly imagining in your mind that
Satyanarayana is accepting your offer. Keep chanting during this move
of offer:
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Amritapi tannamasi swaha
I ofler this elixirfor your consumation
After the sirni offering, make your final offerings with water and betel
leaf.
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Janmaya bhaktijogena patram pushpam falam jalam |
Nibeditanca naivedyam tad grihanukampaya II
Twadiyam vastu Govinda tuvyameba samarpaye
Grihana sumakhu bhutya prasida purshottam ||
Mantrahinam kriyahinam bhaktihinam janardana |
Jat pujitam maya deva paripurnam tadastumey ll
Humble me is ofiering with reverence
the leaf, flower, fruits, and water |
I am ofierings the platter of eatables to receive your grace |
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Oh Govinda! The things that you gave to me, I am oerring the same
back to you |
Please accept it Oh, the best ofthe men II
I do not know the mantras or rituals nor do I have the devotion
Oh the protector ofpeople (janardana) |
Yet in whatever way I am worshipping you, Oh my God, make it
complete in your way.
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Amogham pundarikaksham Nrisingham dwaitya sudanam |
Hrishikesham jagannatham bagisham baradayakam |
Sagunacha gunateetam Govindam Garurradwajam |
Jananardanam jannanandam janakijeevanam Harim.
You are the unerring lotus-eyed, the Nrisingha (man-lion) avatar to kill
the demons |
You are the lord of organ of senses (faculties), protector ofpeople,
eloquent and giver of grace H
You are emblem of all qualities and beyond, Oh Govinda, who rides of
Garurra I
You are the provider ofpeople, giver of their happiness,
their king who takes away all miseries (Hari) ||
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Pranamami sada devam param bhaktajagatapatim |
Durgamey vishey ghorey shatruna paripiritey |
Nistarayatu sarbeshu tathanishtha bhaey sucha II
Namani etani samkirtat ipsitat phala apnuat |
Satyanarayanam devam bandeyham kamadam prabhum |
Lilaya bitatam vishwam yena tasmai namo namah ll
Allow me, your devotee, to prostrate to youfor ever, Oh the Lord ofthe
Universe |
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In my insurmountable difiicult situations, troubled by my enemies,

You always save me and I depend on you to take away my fears I
Allow me to sing your grace, wishing success in my efi’orts l
I bow with reverence to the divine grace
that you bless on to this world ||
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Jagatdhitaya Shri Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah ||
Hey Krishna karunasindhu deenabandhu jagatpatey |
Gopesha gopikakantaRradhakanta namastutey II
I offer repeated obeisance unto Lord of the Brahmanas (Krishna), who
is the protector and well-wisher of the cows (our provider, the mother
who gives milk for our nourishment) and the Brahmins (our spiritual
teacher). He is also the protector of the Universe. Unto that Lord, who
is always satisfiing the senses of the cows (our caretaker),
I bow to you with humility. Oh Krishna, with your ocean of kindness,
you are the friend of the destitutes, the Lord of the Universe, you are
the protector of cows, loved by all the cow-maids, and sweet heart of
Radha (love in its splendor ofdivinity) ,
I ofier my obeisance’s again and again.
Now get a flower in your hand and sit down to listen the Satyanarayana
Katha.
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SATYANARYANA KATHA
In the following pages we will give three versions of the Satyanarayana
Katha (mythological story — English and Bengali (short) and Bengali
(long) versions of the katha. The later two, however, are in its original
Bengali language (not Sanskrit).
Story of Shri Satyanarayan Swamiji

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Narayanaya namah, Om Narottamaya namah, Om Narya namah, Om
Saraswatai namah; Om Vedavyasaya namah, Om Brahmaney namah,
Om Brahmanebhyo namah, Om Narayanam namaskritam naranchaiba
narottamam, Devim Saraswatim chaiba tatoj aya mudirayet ||
Chapter 1: The Setting
Once upon a time while travelling the three worlds, Yogiraj Narad
Muni reached Mrityulok (Planet Earth), he saw the human beings
suffering immensely. He visited the abode of Lord Vishnu, who alone
can relieve the mankind from the sufferings. Narada met the Almighty
Lord Vishnu who was sitting with four arms holding Shankha, Chakra,
Gadha and Padma. He started to pray and requested "Oh Lord!!! Your
devotees of earth are deeply suffering. How can they alleviate their
miseries? The Lord, replied "Oh Narad! You have asked a very good
question for the benefit of all mankind of current era, the Kalijug. In
order to minimize their sufferings and reach heaven they should seek
blessing from above rather than get lost in their pleasures and merry
making. I recommend performing Satyanarayana Vrat and puja. Narad
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Muni (sage) asked, "Oh Lord! Has anyone kept this fast before? Please
give us the details."Lord Vishnu gave the details of performing the
puja. Perform the puja with assistance from the Brahmin who knows
the procedure. Offer flower, ripe banana, fruits, milk, ghee, yogurt,
sweet and sinni or manjari, which is made of wheat flour, ghee, sugar
and milk. After the offerings and prayers, listen to the stories of
Satyanarayana, perform the arati and distribute the prasad to all
attendees. Lord Satyanarayana’s boon helps people of Kaliyug to win
over their sufferings and fulfill their wishes. Thus concludes the first
chapter of the Satyanarayana Katha.
All join to praise the Lord:

Shri Satyanarayanji Ki Jai.
Chapter 2: The story of the Brahmin
The Lord said "Oh Narad! Now I will tell you about the first person
who did this fast. In a place named Sunder Kashipur, there used to live
an innocent Brahmin in deep poverty. One day, after begging all day
for his food, he went to sleep hungry and thirsty. Lord Satyanarayana
took pity on the poor Brahmin and He came in the disguise of an old
Brahmin during his sleep.
The Lord in disguise asked, "I feel sorry for your miserable condition.
Is there any way I could help you out?"
The Brahmin busted out crying before the Lord, "I am a poor Brahmin.
I roam daily for my bread. I stay hungry and thirsty yet I do not know
how to overcome my never ending sorrow.”
The Lord suggested, "Pray to Lord Satyanarayan with all your heart.
He grants all the wishes of the people. Observe fast, perform the puja as
recommended and pray for Him. You will soon get over your sorrows
and you will receive your moksha (salvation) at the end of your life.”
After telling the Brahmin all the details of the prayer and the fast; the
Lord in disguise disappeared.
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The Brahmin could not sleep for the rest of the night. He kept thinking
of the fast and the prayer which the Lord had asked him to do. In the
morning, he woke up with the thought that anyhow he must do the
prayer and went out for his biksha (begging). On that day the Brahmin
got a lot of money with which he bought all the necessary things for the
prayer; called his neigbors and did Lord Satyanarayanji's prayer along
with his family. By doing so, the Brahmin overcame all his sorrows and
became rich. From that time onwards, he used to do the prayers every
month without fail.
The Lord then continued the story further. Thus concludes the second
chapter of the Satyanarayana Katha.

Chapter 3: The story of the woodcutter
After hearing Lord Vishnu’s story, Muni Narada came to the earth to
follow the Brahmin’s life who got the blessing of Satyanaryanaji.
The same Brahmin now a rich person used to do the prayer every
month without fail with his family. Once he was doing his prayer, a
wood-cutter passed from there. After keeping the bundle of wood
outside the Brahmin’s house, he went in for some water. The thirsty
wood-cutter saw the Brahmin doing his prayers. He bowed down to the
Brahmin & asked him, "Oh Brahmin, what are you doing, please tell
me all about it." The Brahmin replied, "To grant all the wishes of
human-beings, this fast and prayer is useful. I have acquired all the
wealth and fame by doing this prayer of Lord Satyanarayanji." After
hearing about the prayer and drinking the water, the wood-cutter felt
happy. He ate the prasad and left for his house.
Thinking of Lord Satyanarayanji in his mind, he said "Whatever today,

I get from selling the wood, I will also do this prayer." So thinking, he
kept the bundle of wood on his head & left home-wards. On the way
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home he went roaming in Sunder Nagar for selling the wood. On that
day, he got four times more money than usual, for the wood. Feeling
happy, he went & bought all the things necessary for the prayers (ie.
ripe bananas, sugar, ghee, wheat flour, etc) and proceeded home-wards.
On reaching his house & after cleaning it, he called his family & did
the prayer with due respect. The reward of the fast was that, he became
rich and had all the pleasures of life on this earth and in the end of his
life he went to heaven.
Thus concludes Chapter 3 of the Satyanarayana Katha.

Chapter 4 : The story of the merchant
Muni Narad said, "Oh Dear People!, Now let me tell you another story.
There was a king named Ulkamuk. He was very wise. He would go
daily to the temple and had his prayers. His wife was a pious and
beautiful lady. One day, at the bank of Madhushala River, when the
king and the queen were doing Lord Shri Satyanarayanji's prayer, a
wealthy business-man was passing through. He anchored his boat, and
went up to the king and asked him, "Oh King, what are you doing with
so much devotion? Iwish to know; please tell me all about it."
The king replied, "Oh merchant!, I am praying to the great Almigthy,

the boon-giver Lord Satyanarayanji for a son. The merchant on hearing
this, requested the king to tell him all about the fast & prayer as he was
childless too. The king told him the full details of the prayer and the
fast. After hearing all the details, he decided in his mind to keep this
fast. The merchant then left home-wards.
On reaching home, he told his wife Leelawati all about the fast and
prayer. She was all excited and sought His blessing for a child. When
she asked the merchant about the Vrat, the merchant said, "We will do
the fast when we get a child."
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With the grace of Lord Satyanarayanji Leelabati became pregnant. In

ten months time, she gave birth to a beautiful daughter. They named
her Kalawati. Days passed by; one day, Leelawati slowly and sweetly
reminded her husband about the prayer and fast and requested him to
fulfill his promise. The merchant told his wife that during the time of
Kalawati's wedding it would be easy to observe the same; for at the
moment he was busy in his business; so saying he left for his business
trip.
Kalawati grew up to be a beautiful girl. When the merchant saw that his
daughter was of marriageable age; he called the match-maker and
requested him to search an equal match for his daughter. Hearing the
merchant's request, the match-maker reached Kanchan Nagar. From
there, he brought the proposal of a young handsome boy.
The merchant liked the proposal, for the boy had all good qualities too.
He then spoke to the boy's parents and fixed his daughter's marriage.
The marriage was done with all the religious ceremonies & rituals.
Unfortunately, the merchant forgot all about his promise to do Lord
Satyanarayanji's prayer and fast. The Lord did not like someone to
make promises in His name. So He wanted to give the merchant a
lesson to remember.
After few days, the merchant left for his business trip with his son-in
law on boat. They anchored their boat in a village, named Ratanpur.
King Chandraketu was the ruler. In accordance with Lord
Satyanarayan’s wish a few thieves robbed the wealth of the king and
were trying to escape when the guards followed them. The thieves
reached the merchant’s boat and left the stolen goods in his boat and
escaped. The guards recovered the entire king's wealth and thinking the
merchants to be the robbers arrested them. The merchant and his son
in-law were brought to the king in chain. The king got angry and
ordered the sentry to put the merchants in isolated dark cells. All the
merchandise in the boat were also confiscated. This was all under the
spell of Lord Satyanarayanji's.
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Chapter 5 : The story of the king
After Muni Narada left, one of the great devotees of Lord Vishnu, Shri
Sutji, told this last story.
A king named Tungdhwaj was famous for his generosity to his

subjects. But he suffered from his false ego. One day, when hunting in
a forest, he sat down under a tree. There he saw a few villagers doing
the prayer of Lord Satyanarayanji. The King was too proud to join them
and left the place without offering any respect to the deity.
When the King reached his Kingdom, he saw that everything was
destroyed and all his family members were dead. The King realized
that this had happened all due to his false ego. So thinking, he started
walking towards the place where the villagers were doing their prayers.
There, with them, he did the prayers of Lord Satyanarayanji and had
the prasad and the charna-amrit (ie. milk, sugar, curds, tulsi leaves &
honey mixed together) and put it in all his son's mouths. By doing this,
all his sons became alright. He got back all his wealth and comforts of
life and finally in the end, after he died, he went to heaven.
All join to praise the Lord: Shri Satyanarayanji Ki Jai.
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SATYANARAYANA KATHA
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FIRE WORSHIP (HAVAN)

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Fire worship in Satyanarayana puja is optional in Bengalis. It is done
only upon special request.
INVOCATION
Recalling Vishnu
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Om Vishn - Om Vishn - Om Vishnul
Om Tad- Vishnoh paramam padaml
Sada pashyanti soorayah dibi-iba chakshur-aatatamll
Om apabitra pabitro ba sarbabashan gatopibal
jahsmaret pundarikaksha sa bajya antarasuchil
Namaha sarva mangala mangalyam
varayenam baradam shubhaml
Narayanam namaskritya sorvakarmani kaarayetll
Om Vishnu, Om Vishnu, Om Vishnu
Om ayamarambha shuvaya bhabatu II
In the name ofLord Vishnu!
As the widely open eyes can see the sky clearly without any obstruction,
so the wise always see Lord Vishnu with their divine vision.
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He who, impure or pure, remembers lotus-eyed lord

Pundarikaksha, Vishnu,
in all situations, becomes purified inside and out.
We bow to Lord Narayana who is all auspicious, most adorable,
beneficial and kind. Remembering His name we should begin all
our work.
Hail to Lord Vishnu] Here I start with His blessingll
Marking of the fire place
Traditionally the Havan kunda is prepared, filled with sand and its
borders are marked with the ring finger While the thumb touching the
ring finger. These markings describe the color of the fire. Make four
marking on the four sides of the havan kunda, on the sand, and one in
the center (see ankusha mudra).
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Om rekheyam prithvidevataka peetabarna I
In the name ofdivine (Om)! This line is for the earth-God yellow in
color
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0m rekheyam Agnirdevataka lohitabarna |
Om! This line I am drawing in the name ofLord Agni, the God of red
in color |
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Om! Rekheyam Prajapatir devataka krishnabarna
This line I am drawing in the fame ofPrajapati, the Lord of the
Universe,
who is of dark-blue color.
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Om! Rekheyam Indradevataka neelbarna |
This line isfor Lord Indra ofpale blue color.
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Om! Rekheyam Somadevataka shuklabarna

This line I am drawing in the name of the moon with white color.
Now take out a pinch of the sand and throw out side the havan kunda
with a kush while chanting the following mantra:
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Prajapati rishir Agnir devata Utkar nirasaney viniyoga |
Om! Nirastah parabasu II
In the name of sage Prajapati and the Fire God Agni,
I am throwing off this sand with the kush grass |
In my attempt to remove all the bad spirits from this place of worship
||
Establishing the fire
Then light three sticks from the burning lamp:
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Prajapatirishir an upstupa chanda Agnir devata
Agnisamskarey biniyogah |
Om! Krabhyadamagni prahinomi duram Yamarajyam
gachatu riprababha ||
As chanted by sage Prajapati in Anustupa meter,
in the name ofLord Agni, I am lighting thisfire I
May the ill-fire (kramdagni) that bring destruction,
go to Yamaraj (death)
Leaving this land pure and happy ll
Circle the sticks counterclockwise (anticlockwise) while chanting the

following:
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Prajapati rishi Brihatichanda Prajapatirdevata
Agnisthapaney viniyogah,
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Om bhurbhubaswarom II
In the words ofRishi Prajapati, in the Brihatichanda, I am dedicating
this fire to Lord Prajapati while establishing this fire and dedicating it
to the Universe.
Then pray to the burning fire with folded hands:
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Om! Ehaibayamitarojatabeda debevy habam bahuta prajanana l
Om! Sarbatah panipadantah sarbatohkhishiromukha l
Vishwarup mahaagni pranetah sarbakarmasu ||
Oh our well wisher knowledgeable fire
(difi‘erent from ill-spirited Agni),
who carries our oblations t0 Gods.
His hands, legs, head and mouth are spread everywhere,
That universally spread out Agni, accept our oblations in all occasions.
At this time the fire is given a specific name to correspond to the

occasion.
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available for any occasion. This avoided creating the fire each time
when needed. But for each occasion different names are given. For
example, in marriage the name “Yoyaka” is given signifying union.
Similarly in Annaprasan it is Suchi, in any happy occasion it is
“Shobhanah,” for peace havan it is ‘Baradah” and for pujas (like
Satyanarayana) “Balada.”
Give the name of Balada to the burning fire by throwing a stick into
the fire:
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Om Agne twam Baladanamasi
Om! Oh the new Fire by the name of Baladagni,
accept my humble reverence.
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The name of Balada (W) is associated with strength and usefulness of

bullock or ox in the daily lives of primitive human beings leading the
life of an agriculturist. The bullock helped to till the soil and helped the
human civilization to grow and expand.
Pay reverence by meditation on the fire with folded hands:
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Om pingabhrushma keshakshah penangajatha aroharunah
Chagastham sakhsha sutrohagni saptarchi shaktidhrakah ll
Whose brows are like the bow, who has scattered hairs hungry stomach
With great humility (lamb) I am bowing thefire
which has such great power N
Then, welcome the new fire by showing the five welcome mudras (See
Book 1):
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Om! Baladagne ihagacha ihagacha, iha tishtha iha tishtha,
iha sannidhehi, iha sannirudhyascha atradhistanam kuru,
mam pujam grihana ||
Oh Baladagni, come here come here, stay here stay here, come near,
after coming close settle here and receive my oblations.
Offer five things (minimum) to the fire by sprinkling a little water on

each item:
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Esha gandha Om Baladagnaye namah, Etat pushpa Om
Baladagnaye namah etc.
Here is the sandalwood ofi’ered in the name of Baladagney, here is the
flower in the name ofBaladagney, here is the incense (dhoop) in the
name ofBaladagney,
here is the eatable platter in the name of Baladagney,
in the name ofthe divinity
I am oflering ghee (swaha) to Baladagney fire.
Creating water boundary

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Udikanchala sek
Sit on your knees and create a water-marked boundary around the

havan kunda (fire place) With the help of kamandalu (water vessel With
spout). Chant the mantra while making the mark. The four mantras are
for the four sides of the fire place. The idea (in sense of early days) is to
prevent the fire from spreading out.
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I herewith in the name of, Sage Prajapati, singing in Anustupa meter,
I am purifying this place ofHavan with water,
In the names of Sabita, Aditi, Anumati and Saraswati.
I see your permission Oh Saraswati!
Sanctification of Ghee
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Gritasamskar
Take the pot of sacrificial ghee. Put in that a kush in it. Move the kush
in the center, chanting:
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In the name of sage Prajapati, singing in Gayatri meter,

this God of melted (or clarified) Ghee,
I am placing herefor its ofler.
Then, throw a little ghee with the kush into the fire, chanting.
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By the grace of God, this sanctified butter is sprinkled over the fire with
the kush,
may this be as pure as the rays of the sun.
Establising Brahma as witness

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Place few kush grasses on the floor beside the Havan kundu:
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Prajapati rishir agnirdevata trinanirashaney binyogah |
Om! Nirastah parabasu II
In the name of sage Prajapati and the Fire God Agni,
I am laying this kush grass
Requesting all the bad spirits to leave this place of worship ||
Take a kamandalu with a red flower in it and place it on the grass you
laid out. (Alternatively, use a glass of water in place of kamandalu).
The Kamandalu represents Brahma who is looking over the Havan
ceremony.
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Prajapati rishi agnirdevata Brahma upabeshaney viniyogah |
Om abaso sadaney seeda II
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Following the directions of sage Prajapati, in reverence to the Fire

God (Agni devata),
I have the task of establishing Brahma here.
Offerings to the nine planets

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Nabagraha Hom
Details of Nabagrahas (nine planets) been presented earlier. Make your

fire offerings (ghee-dipped sticks) to the nine planets:
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Om Bhubanani pashyan swaha
Arrive before us with your divine brightness
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Om bhaba bajashya sangathey swaha
Bring (rain) more yield to our crops
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Om apam retamshijinwati swaha
Your emitted energy brings life to the seeds on this earth
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Usharbudha debam swaha
Oh Budha you bring the inspired Gods of the morning
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Om jayanasmak mdhyabeta rathanam swaha
Bring victory over our enemies andjoy to us.
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Om pushanniha rati rastu swaha
Shower your divine blessing on the earth
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Om sanyorabhusrabantu nah swaha

Make us free from illness by your blessing
(Q15, Ascending/North lunar node) (3 W “IT‘TF‘WT ENS 7m

Om kaya sachistaya brita swaha
What good deeds could we do to receive yourfavor
(W, Descending/South lunar node) ‘5 W911 WI

Om samusharvirjayatha swaha
You enlighten the ignorance
Offerings to the Gods of directions

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Sprinkle rice around the Home kunda and making the offerings in the
name of the ten directional gods.
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Om Indraya swaha (and continue in the same way):
Agnaye, Yamaya, Nairitaya, Barunaya, Bayabey,
Kuberaya, Ishanaya, Brahmanye, Anantaya
In the name ofall directional Gods, Indra, Agni, Yama etc.
I am ofiering the habir (oblation ofghee to fire ||
HAVAN IN THE NAME SATYANARAYANA

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Prakrita karma
Resolution
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Sankalpa
Take the kushi with water, flower, durba, little rice, a flower and
haritaki on left hand. Cover the kushi with your right hand and declare
the goal of the fire worship. After completion of the resolution, turn
over the kushi in the offering plate (tamrapatra), ring the bell that
declares the beginning of the fire worship ritual.
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Vishnurom tat sad adya etc. ---- (as described before)
In the name ofLord Vishnu on this auspicious day ---- (as before)
Then offer twenty eight (28) sticks, dipped in ghee, into the fire while
chanting each time the mantra:
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Om Shri Shri Satyanarayanaya swaha
This fire ofifering is in the name of Revered Lord Satyanarayanaya
Offering In the Name Of Gayatri

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Prajaptirrishi Runchikachanda Vayur devata
Mahabyahriti homey biniyogah
Om Bhubah swaha
Prajapatirrishi Anupstupa chanda Suryo devata
Mahabyahriti homey biniyogah
Om swa swaha
Etey gandhapushpey etad adhipataye Shri Vishnabey namah
Eatat sampradanai Om Shri Shri Satyanarayanaya namah ||
As sung by sage Prajapati in Runchik meter,
in the name of the Wind God,
I am engaged in performing this home of
“Great Utterance ” (Mahabyahriti)
And dedicating it to my mental world
And sung by the sage Prajapati in Anupstupa meter,
in the name ofSun God, and
I am engaged in performing this home of
“Great Utterance” (Mahabyahriti)
And dedicating it to my spiritual world
Obeisance to all Deities in view

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Pratakhya devata
Now offer ghee (dipped in stick) for all the deities displayed — Ganesh,
Lakshmi, Vastudeva etc.
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Shri Ganeshaya swaha, Narayanaya swaha, Lakshmayi swaha,
Durgawai swaha,
Vastudevaya swaha, Shivayai swaha, Kartikeywai swaha, Gangawai
swaha, Saraswatwai swaha, Shashthai swaha, Shitalawai swaha,
Monosha dewai swaha
I am ofifering my oblations as ghee to the fire
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to the deities in front ofme,

Shri Ganesh, Shri Lakshmi and others.
Benediction Prayer for Havan

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Udicya karma
Sprinkle water around the havan kunda with the following chant:
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Prajapati rishi Aditi devata udikanjali sekey viniyogah |
Om Aditeha anwamangsthah II
In the name ofsage Prajapati, Oh the mother 0fall Gods (Aditi)
I am ofiering this water to you.
As I sought yourfavor to start thusfire worship,
you will grant me its success.
Fire Gets A New Name:

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Mriragni,
The fire is given a new name (Mriragni, Wlfi, _ ) before it is turned off.
Mrirah means ocean that gave birth to this earth that came out of ocean.
Through a bunch of kush grass, dipped in ghee, into the fire:
Om Agney
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Oh Lord Agni whose name is Mrirah
Welcome the new fire along with the five mudras for the welcome:
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Om Mriranamagney
Eha gacha eha gacha, eha tishtha, ehatishtha,
eha sannidehi, eha sannidehi,
Eha sannirudhaswa, atradhishtam kuru, mam pujam grihana ll
Oh thefire with the name oerirah (ocean) you are cordially welcome,
come close to me, stay close to me and after establishing,
accept my oblations.
Then put flower on the base of the Havan Kunda with each offering (or
sprinkle water or rice):
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Esha gandha Om Mriragney namah,
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esha dhupa Om Mriranamagney namah |
esha deepa Om Mriranamagney namah I
Here is the sandalwood, flower, incense and lamp
Offered to Agni in the name oerirah with humility
Then put a little ghee With the spoon or on the stick chanting:
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Etat habir naivedyam Om Mriranamagney swaha II
I am puttiing the ghee as the naivedya to your honor, Oh Mriragney.
I am offering with great reverence, the flower, the incense, the lamp,
the fire oflering (habir) and the food-platter (naivedya),
please accept my oflering.
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The jajanian (host) and his Wife, along with the priest, stand up and
give their last offering to the fire. This is called 91% (purnahuti).
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While standing, pour a spoonful of ghee on the fire while chanting the
following:
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dadati,
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As written by Prajapati rishi in the meter ofBrirah-Gayatri, in the
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In thisfinal oblation to thefire Iseek your blessing,
I seek your boon to grant me good name in this terrestrial world.
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After offering the purnahuti, sit down and take the purnapatra
(Purnapatra: A tumbler placed on a plate and is overfilled with rice.
On the top hold a coin and a supari at the top; a ripe banana on the side)
on your left hand and put a flower on it and sprinkle a little water while
chanting.
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Etey gandhapushpey etatadhipataye Shri Vishnabey namah ||
Etey gandha pushpey atad sampradanaya Brahmaney namahll
With the scentedflower (dipped in sandalwood) I sanctify this raw food
for the dinner.
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I am offering this, with the scentedflower, to my Lord Shri Vishnu with

humility,
I am ofiering this, with this scentedflower, to the Brahmin with
humility.
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In the name ofthe Lord, on the auspicious day of--
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On this auspicious day _ (identification ofday) _
I am oflering this uncookedfood platter to ___
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The Brahmin, together with the devotee, will empty the purnapatra on
the fire (that also helps in its extinguishing), along with the coin,
banana and supari.
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Pick up the kamandalu (Brahma), sprinkle some water around the fire
and beg apology for any mistake incurred.
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Pardon me Oh Brahman (Lord of the Universe)
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Then beg apology to the mother earth that endured the heat of the fire
during its worship:
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Om yagyabhara dahamatah agnidapiritah |
Tatsmasta dharey deva pritwi twam shitala bhaba II
Oh the earth you have endured the weight of the fie place
And tolerated the pain of heat,
May you rest in peace after the entire fire ceremony ||
Finally pour the rice of the purnapatra. Along with supari, banana,
flower and coin, on the fire which helps in turning it off without smoke
and fire splatter. 1%; Before the rice is poured on the fire, take out a
little ash for tilak in a small aluminum bowl that contains small amount
of ghee so that the ash sticks to the forehead. After pouring the rice
sprinkle a little water (careful, do not splatter the fire which is caused
by its sudden outburst). This is followed by pouring yogurt on the fire
and make sure that the fire is totally put off.
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Oh Agni may you now go to the ocean ||
Finally extinguish the fire by pouring yogurt over it (repeat three times)
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Oh earth! May you cool down.
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Kritaitat homakarmanah sangatartam dakshinamidam
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Brahmaney aham sampradadey.
After completing the fire worship (homakarma, ) I herewith oflering
the reward (dakshina) along with the raw foodfor dinner (bhojya)
in the name ofLord Vishnu.
Please note: During the process of havan use few pieces of wood to
produce ash. Offering of wood at the final offering will yield ash which
needs to be mixed With the little havan ghee to make it slightly pasty in
order to give bhasma tilak.
Say the following mantras while putting the bhasma.
On the forehead:
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Like rishi Kashyam wish you have a long life II
On the neck:
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Om Jamadagney trausham ||
Wish you attain the power ofJamadagni
(one of the great sages ofancient India,
father of Parashuram, who was one of the incarnations of Vishnu) II
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Om jadevanam trayusham ||
Wish you for divine characters II
On the heart:
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Wish you for youthfulness with long life II
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Humble me is ofi’ering with reverence
the leaf, flower, fruits, and water |
I am ofierings the platter of eatables to receive your grace |
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Oh the protector ofpeople (janardana) |
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Hrishikesham jagannatham bagisham baradayakam |
Sagunacha gunateetam Govindam Garurradwajam |
You are the unerring lotus-eyed,
the Nrisingha (man-lion) avatar to kill the demons |
You are the lord of organ ofsenses (faculties),
protector ofpeople, eloquent and giver ofgrace II
You are emblem ofall qualities and beyond,
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Allow me, your devotee, to prostrate to you for ever,
Oh the Lord ofthe Universe |
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Namo mohananta swarupaya trigunatma swarupiney |
Namo sangaya, sabaranaya, sashaktikaya,
sabhaktaya, sarbadevadevi,
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Swarupaya Shri Satyanarayanaya namah ||

I offer my obeisance to the One who is spread over the Universe,
holding the conch and the disc (Vishnu) |
Lotus naveled God, Lord of Hrishikesh I prostrate to Thy feet ||
Oh the endless beauty, self effulgent, superceded the three modes of
material nature (satya – purity and knowledge; raja – action and
passion, tama – ignorance and inertia)
I prostrate to the friendly, dependable, surrounded by devotees,
Honored by all Gods and Goddesses, self effulgent,
I repeated bow to you
Oh Lord Shri Satyanayana
Adoration with lamp

Arati
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Arati
Arati is the adoration of the deity with lamp. The idea behind these
gestures are given in the parenthesis. The process is simple. You start
with the five-wicked lamp (pancha pradeep). Circle the lamp (a
minimum of three times) in clockwise in front of the deity. After
completing the main deity (Satyanarayana) peform arati to the holy
pitcher, house, to the east (sun) and to the sky, the planets, and all the
deities present on the dias or nearby. The process will continue with all
the rest with little special changes in the process. In case of water
conch, every circle should coincide with a little water poured in the
offering plate (tamrapatra); move the gamcha (bastra) in a way that you
are putting it on the deity (up and down movement); fan or chamar
must be moved up and down as if you are fanning the deity as a person.
Some people dance with dhoop and dhuno but that may be dangerous
in western halls. It is not an essential part of the arati.
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Additional information:
• Following the lamp adoration, allow the lamp to circle around the
attending devotees to feel the heat of the lamp, imagining the
warmth of the deity the Lord expresses His presence through heat
and light energies.
• While using the water conch (jalasankha) pour a little water on the
offering plate (tamrapatra) after the completion of each circle.
• Move the cloth with the jesture of wiping off the body.
• Show the flower with appropriate hand jesture of decorating the
deity.
• All incenses are circled in front of the deity and then circled in
different directions.
• The fan is moved up and down like faning a person.
• If time permits allow all family members to come and perform short
arati.
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Jagatdhitaya Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah ||
I offer my respectful obeisance to the Supreme Lord,
who is the well-wisher
of the cows and the Brahmanas, as well as all living entities in general.
I offer my obeisance to the Lord of the Universe,
known as Krisna and Govinda.
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PUJA FOR INDIVIDUAL

FAMILIES
LOKA PUJA
Lokpuja
Individual families request the priest to make special offerings to Lord

Satyanarayana to bless their families and overcome their daily hurdles.
The priest makes the following offerings upon their request
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Tasya sarba asanti dura karmani manogata abhistha sidhdhila
kamey. Sarbasoubhagyakamanarha,
Shri Satyanarayana deva puja tatha pritikama,
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In the name ofLord Vishnu on this auspicious day
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I (gotra and name of the priest) am
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Seeking His blessing.
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I am oflering with humility the welcome rice,
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In the name ofLord Satyanarayana
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I ofler my respectful obeisance to the Supreme Lord,
I ofler my obeisance to the Lord of the Universe,
BENEDICTORY PRAYERS
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Open the knot that you made in the beginning of the ceremony.
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With folded hands take the name of Vishnu three times and continue:
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Shri Hari! Shri Hariz! Shri Hari !
Hail to Lord Vishnu
I have completed my job, knowingly or unknowingly |
After the completion I sing to your glory
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then pour it in the copper plate.
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All the faults that I incurred while peforing the puja
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Om priyatam Pundarikaksha sarva yageshwaro Hari |
Tashmintushtey jagat tushtam preenetey preenetam jagat II
Etat phalam Shri Narayana arpitamastu II
In the name of the divinity! Our beloved Lord Vishnu, who is the chief
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When you are pleased the world is pleased and blessed
I am offering all the benefits ofmy worship to Naryana, my Lord ||
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Chant the name of Satyanarayana five times:
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Hail to Lord Satyanarayana
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Take away my ignorance with the completion ofyour name in
repeats and
I may succeed in my endeavor by your grace, Oh the learned.
Then take a little water and discard it in the offering copper vessel.
Moving the Holy Pitcher
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Now hold the sacred pitcher with both hands and gently move while
chanting the following mantra. This symbolizes the end of the puja
ceremony,:
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Go, go to your heavenly abode, Oh Lord but
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Hold the holy water pitcher on the palm of your left hand. Take out the
leaves and dip into the holy water. Then shake the dripping holy water
on the heads of the attending devotees. Keep chanting the following
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Always victorious in numerous ways andfriendly to us all, and
whose (Lord Indra)protection surrounds us all.
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Tell me how you (Lord Indra) were inspired

to defeat your enemies with confidence.
Bless us with that valor ofyours,
Oh Indra, you are the protector ofyourfriends and
devotees and you appear
in numerous forms before us. Let your blessing shower on us.
Oh illustrious Indra, Oh all-knowledgeable Pusha,
Oh Traksha with infinite speed, and Brihaspati,
the caretaker of the Gods,
shower on us your divine blessings.
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You are perfect here, you are perfect there, and
When we take out the perfectfrom the perfect, the perfect still
remains perfect.
In other words:
You are perfect in every possible way.
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Human mistakes are inevitable. Hence befor closing the puja one
includes the prayer of forgiveness in the benedictory prayers.
Take little water in your right hand chant the following and discard it in
the offering plate:
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Purnam bhabatu tatsarbam tatprasadat sureshwara |
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Mantraheenam kriyaheenam bhaktiheenam Sureshwara |

Jat pujitam maya Deva paripurnam tadastumey ||
Om kayena manasabaca karmanajat kritam maya |
Tat sarbam paripurnam tad prasadat Sureshwari II
All the mistakes I incurred in reading the script,
Oh Lord make them perfect by your grace.
I do not know the mantras,
the rituals or even I do not have the devotion
to perform them right,
yet what I did, Oh Lord, make them right. I could not bring in
words what I wanted to say, but I did what I could,
please fill in the void and bless me.
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All the faults that I incurred while peforming the puja
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Oh Lord Almighty:
Lead us from unreal (ignorance) to the truth (knowledge)
Lead us from darkness to light
Lead us from death to immortality
(Brhadaranyaka Upanishad — I.iii.28)
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Then take a little water in our right palm, chant the mantra and discard
in the offering plate with devotion:
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Namah sarbadevi khamasya II
All the results of my acts may thus be dedicated to the feet of
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Take a coin, put on the floor, put some water on it and a flower. Then
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abhishishta siddhi Shri Satyanarayana preeti kamah gotra
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(If the priest is oflering on behalf of the host,
replace “sampradadey” by “dadani”)
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On this auspicious day of ---- -

(identify.- month, lunar calendar waxing 0r waning, day)
I the devotee (identify with gotra and name)
rewarding the Brahmin who
Herewith completed the Satyanarayana puja praying for everyone ’s
Prosperity andfulfillment of aspirations.
Ifyou are rewarding on behalf of some one else, mention the name and
end the chant
With the word, “Dadani” (means giving for someone else.
Bhojyadan
Put a sandalwood dipped flower on the bhojya and offer it to Lord

Satyanarayana:
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Glory to Lord Satyanarayana
Then hold the bhojya with left hand and sprinkle a little water:
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Etat sampradanaya Om Brahmaney namah II
I am ofiering this (Bhojya) with the sandalwood-dippedflower
in the name ofLord Vishnu
Then announce the day and the name of the receiver (Brahmin) of the
bhojya.
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On this auspicious day (identify), I (identify) is making the offering

of raw food platter (bhojya) To the priest (identify) for helping me to
perform the rituals of Satyanarayana worship
Give the bhojya in the hand of the Brahmin and prostrate.
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Om asato maa sadgamaya
Tamaso maajyotirgamay
Mrityor maa amritam gamaya
Om Shanti! Om Shanti! Om Shanti!
Oh Almighty God!
Lead me from unreal (illusion) to the real,
From darkness to the light,
From the fear of death to the knowledge of immortality.
Part 4
Abridged version of
Satyanarayna puja
ABRIDGED VERSION
Invocation Prayers
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Vishnu Smaran
Offer flower as expressing your reverence to Ganesh, Vishnu, and offer

flower three times to Lord Vishnu with the following mantra:
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Om Vishn - Om Vishn - Om Vishnu
Om Tad- Vishnu paramam padam
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Sada pashyanti soorayah dibi-iba chakshuratatam

Om Vishnu - Om Vishnu - Om Vishnu
In the name ofLord Vishnu!
As the widely open eyes can see the sky clearly without any obstruction,
so the wise always see Lord Vishnu with their divine vision.
Hail to Lord Vishnu.
Perform five offerings (incense or dhup, lamp or deep, flower or
pushpa, food platter or naivedya, water or achmania) to Vishnu, ending
with “Namah Vishnabey namah”.
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I bow to Lord Vishnu
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Om namastey bahurupaya Vishnabey paramatmaney swaaha
I bow to the numerous forms ofLord Vishnu the Super soul and unto
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Jah smaret pundarikaksha sa baiya abhyantara suchi.
Namaha sarbamangala mongallyam bareynyam baradam shubham
Narayanam namahaskritta sarba karmani karayet.
He who, impure or pure, remembers
the lotus-eyed Lord Pundarikaksha Vishnu
in all situations become purified inside and out.
We bow to Lord Narayana Who is all auspicious,
most adorable beneficial and kind.
Remembering His name we should begin all our work.
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Etey gandhapushpey Om Narayanaya namah |
Etey gandhapushpey Om shri gurubey namah l
Etey gandhapushpey Om Brahnebhyo namah II
My humble prayers to various Gods
I am ofiering these scentedflowers to
Lord Ganesha,Lord Narayana (Vishnu), to my teacher (Guru) and
to the learned Brahmin, the spiritual inspiration.
Gayatri prayer
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He who is adored by all over the universe —
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Destroy the ignorance in me and enlighten my intellect (soul).
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Om ehi surya sahasramsho tejorasheyjagatpatey.
Anukampaya mam bhaktam grihanargham divakaram.
Oh the Sun God! Oh the emitter of thousands of rays over the universe,
bless me, your devotee, and receive my ofiering, Oh the day maker.
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Meditation
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Hold a flower between your two palms in

Kurma mudra (Fig). Chant the mantra and at
the end put the flower on our head.
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Om dyaet satyam gunatitam gunatraya samanwitam |
Lokanatham trilokesham pitambara dharm bibhum ||
Indirabaradalashyamam shankhacakragadadharam |
Narayanam caturbahum Shribatsapadabhushitam |
Govindam gokulanandm jagatam pitaram gurum ||
Meditate on the truth beyond all qualifications where the three gunas
unite (truth, greed and ignorance), the protector of humanity, the
master of the three worlds, who wears yellow dress with handsome
dark body, holding the conch and the mace, Oh Lord Narayana with
four hands, I bow to your decorated beautiful legs,
Oh Govinda, Oh the happiness of Gokul, Oh the father and teacher of
the Universe.
This is followed by the mental worship of the Lord.
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In this step, no ritual is done. The devotee/priest sits quiet and just
think of the deity (Satyanarayana) whose prayers is about to begin.
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You are welcome, stay here come close to me,
establish yourself while staying close to me and receive my offerings
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Om stham sthim sthiro bhaba jabavat puja karomyaham
As long as I am doing puja stay here me.
Reverence To The Lord
Pay reverence to Satyanarayana by offering a sandalwood-dipped

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Namo mohananta swaroopaya trigunaya swarupiney |

Esha sachandana pushpanjali namah sangaya, sabaranaya,
sashaktikaya, sabhaktaya, sarbadevadevi, swarupaya,
Satyanarayanaya namah ||
Oh the omniscient God who holds the conch and disc,
From whose navel merges the lotus (Vishnu)*, the master of the senses
(Alternate: He whose hairs consists of the rays of the sun and the moon
which givejoy to the world),
I bow to you. Seeeing whom all illusions disappear and in whom all
the three gunas or qualities (Satya - truth, Raja - lust and Tama –
ignorance) merge,
I am offering this sandalwood embedded flower
to all his associates, in all forms,
As Gods and Goddesses, in His self image, as Lord Satyanaryana
*Padmanabha (lotus naval), one of the aspects of Vishnu or God with

lotus issuing from his naval on which Brahma sits.
Offerings of five things

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Any five (or more) of the following can be offered.
Water to wash the feet (pAdY)pAdY)pAdY)pAdY)
Offer a little water on the offering plate (tamrapatra)

intending to wash the feet of the Lord:
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Om padyam grihna Mahadeva sarbdukhaphakaram
Etat padyam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
I offer this water, that takes away all sins and miseries,
to wash the feet of the great God who blesses us all,
I bow to you Oh Lord Vishnu,
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Special welcome (will?)
Pour a little water from the water conch on the offering plate
(tamrapatra). The tip of the water conch holds doob, flower and a
little rice (Bisheshargha).
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Om durbakshata samajuktam billapatram tathaparaml
Shobhanam shankha patrastam grihanarghyam Shri Vishnabey |
Esha arghyam Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
Accept this special argha (welcome) of durba combined with
belpata and rice,
decorated on the water-conch Oh Lord Vishnu,
please accept this argha, I bow to Lord Satynarayana
Glass of water 1W)
Offer a glass of water to the Lord for drinking. The offer is

made by putting a little water from the kushi into the first
glass of water
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Grihanachmaniyam twam maya bhakta niveditaml
Edam achmanium Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
This water is from the Ganges ofMandakini,
that takes away all sins and brings happiness.
Take this waterfrom me, your humble devotee, as I ofier to you
Please accept this drinking water in the name ofLord
Satyanaryanall
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Cold water for bath (WK)
With the help of kushi offer a small amount of water on the holy
pitcher with the following chant. It meant for His bathing:
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Etad snania jalam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
Herewith I am offering the cold, clean, pure sanctified
appealing waterfor your bath with humility.
Oh Lord Satyanarayana please accept it.
Lamp 11%")
Look at the lamp burning on the side and offer little water into the
offering plate in its name:
Om agnijyoti rabijyoti chandrajyoti tathaibachal

Jyotishamuttamo Satyanarayanaya deepoham pratigijyataml
Esha deepah Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
Bearing the illumination of the fire, of the sun and the moon
I am offering this lamp that will be more bright by the grace ofLord
Satyanarayana
Please accept it.
Sandalwood paste (W)
With the middle finger of your right hand pick up a little of

sandalwood paste and rub it on the holy pitcher while chanting the
following:
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Esha gandhya Shri Satyanarayanaya namahll
Oh Goddess I do not know the needs ofyour body
but I try again and again
And so I got this sandalwood paste for you
Please put it on your body and oblige me
Incense (’g’f)
Take a new incense stick (dhoop), burn it and offer to Lord

Satyanarayana. Perform a short arati of three cyles as you
ring the bell:
(Note: Before picking up the bell, offer a flower on the bell

and chant:
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Jayadwanti matramatah swaha
May this divine victorious sound be auscpicious)
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Om banaspatiraso divyo gandhadyam sumanoharaml
Maya nivedito bhakta dhupoham pratigrijyataml
Esha dhupa Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
This incense, filled with nature’s extract, carrying heavenly fragrance
and
that is so beautiful, I am oflering this to you with humility and devotion.
Please accept Oh Lord Satyanarayan.
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Flower (T’Pf)
Take a flower and offer it on the holy pitcher While chanting the
following:
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These beautiful and heavenly scentedflowers that touches the heart
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Humble me is ofiering with reverence
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I am ofi’erings the platter of eatables to receive your grace |
Oh Govinda! The things that you gave to me, I am oflering the same
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Sagunacha gunateetam Govindam Garurradwajam I
You are the unerring lotus-eyed, the Nrisingha (man-lion)
avatar to kill the demons |
You are the lord of organ ofsenses (faculties), protector ofpeople,
eloquent and giver ofgrace H
You are emblem ofall qualities and beyond,
Oh Govinda, who rides of Garurra |
their king who takes away all miseries (Hari) N
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Allow me, your devotee, to prostrate to you for ever,
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Om phalamulani sarbani gramyaranyanijai chal

Nanabidha sugandhini grinha deva mamachiram
Etani phalamulani Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah
Here are the fruits with great fragrance and taste
collectedfrom the village andfrom forest take it from me, Oh Lord.
Sweet (Eli?)
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This sweet made from sugar and other tasteful things
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Namo Brahmanya devaya go Brahmana hitayacha |
Jagatdhitaya Shri Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah ||
Hey Krishna karunasindhu deenabandhu jagatpatey l
Gopesha gopikakantaRradhakanta namastutey II
I ofler repeated obeisance unto Lord of the Brahmanas (Krishna), who
is the protector and well-wisher of the cows (our provider, the mother
who gives milkfor our nourishment) and the Brahmins (our spiritual
teacher). He is also the protector of the Universe. Unto that Lord, who
is always satisfying the senses of the cows (our caretaker),
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I bow to you with humility. Oh Krishna, with your ocean of kindness,

you are the friend of the destitutes, the Lord of the Universe, you are
the protector of cows, loved by all the cow-maids, and sweet heart of
Radha (love in its splendor ofdivinity) ,
I offer my obeisance’s again and again.
Now get a flower in your hand and sit down to listen the Satyanarayana
Katha.
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Read KATHA (p 98)
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ADDENDUMSADDENDUMSADDENDUMSADDENDUMS
THINGS TO REMEMBER
for Satyanarayana Puja
Satyanaryana puja is a community puja initiated by a host where

neighbors and friends are invited who participate in the prayers. It is
really the Vishnu (Narayana) Puja with a new name that broadens the
religious out look and embraces all religions to participate in the
prayers to the Almighty who helps in our daily living.
There are some rituals that follow the puja whose back drop need to be
appreciated in order to participate in the prayer. Hindus like to think
that God is not separated from us. During the puja we love to think that
he is coming to our house and we will receive him like an honored
guest and treat him like a king.
Process of entrance of Narayana (carried by the priest)

In to the house
The priest arrives with his family deity, Narayana. It is very dear to
him. Narayana presides over the puja ceremony and should be given
the highest honor. So, when the priest arrives at the front door, pour
little water (from a pitcher or tumbler) on the priest’s feet, then take a
paper towel and wipe it off. Remember, it is not the priest whom you
are respecting, it is the Narayana that he is carrying. The priest enters
and sits on his seat and places his Narayana on the platform made
especially for the Lord Narayana, now to be called Satyanarayana.
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Addendum
Check this arrangement
Lamp and dhoop

Ganesh
Ghat
Host
Hostess (wife)
Priest
Stick (tekathi) and circled red thread
Pushpa patra (flower plate)
Bell
Puja utensils
Naivedya area
Naivedya area
Cover the puja area with clean bed sheets. In places where water may
sprinkle on the floor, cover with aluminum foil. Be careful with fire
(pradeep and dhub). You must put alminum foil. If you are having
havan make sure that the fire alarm will not be off although the use of
food warming gel does not give any smoke. Small bit of wood is given
in order to get some ash from the havan.
The ideal way for the priest to offer prayers is facing east, the direction
of the rising sun. The next alternate facing is north. If neither is
possible, make slight angle for the priestto sit. It is traditional but really
all directions are equally auspicious. Many changes that you will see is
the result of modernization in puja as the priest is not a fundamentalist
and attempts to keep the core of the religion and its philosophy alive
and not the rituals without heart. Rituals have important place in puja
but do not be afraid to modify it.
Buy a Puja Samagri Box from the Indian stores. It has many useful puja
materials like supari, incense, red thread and others. Check whether it
has supplied Sindur which is needed in Bengali puja.
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Ghat placement:
Get a pitcher (called ghat). Size of the pitcher is variable. A ghat with
wide mouth holding about a quart of water is ideal. Otherwise use the
one that you have. Any metal pitcher will do but a copper one is
preferred. Use the fruit that will not topple the pitcher. Coconut is often
placed on the top, but any fruit that bears seed is good. Apple or pear is
fine. Some put banana, but it does not bear seed. It is a personal choice.
Place a twig with five leaves on the mouth of the pitcher (choose the
plant that bears fruit; this includes evergreens). A small red cloth on top
and Swastika mark on the outside of the pitcher. Swastika mark is made
with sindur paste made with oil. Be careful to handle the sindur and do
not get it on the clot. The mark will not go away easily. Place the
pitcher on a little soil taken from the front of the house, which is placed
on a sheet of aluminum foil. Put some paddy (or rice) and seeds of
barley, unhusked moong dal. Place four stick around the ghat and circle
the red thread three times around the ghat, going around the sticks (This
is called tekathi).
Note:
The pitcher represents five essential elements of life –
· plant (represents trapped energy),
· air
· earth,
· water
· cosmos.
Two bowls of the following need to be placed next to the pitcher.

(a) A bowl with yogurt (one spoon) with few unhusked moong
dal. (This is called
mashabhaktabali, that is given to the spirits before doing
any puja so that they do not disturb us during the puja.
(b) In another bowl add one spoon of each - yogurt, ghee,
honey, sugar and milk
and a clean spoon. (This s called Panchamrita, or five sweet
things, which are offered to Narayana and a spoon of the milk is
used to give the ceremonial bath to Narayana).
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Addendum
Two garlands are needed: One for the Narayana – small, 4” diameter,
and second, for the ghat (pitcher) and the size will depend on the size of
the pitcher.
Naivedya (offerings) may have three important plates made but

building mounds of
rice (spoon size) with fruit and sweet.
#1: Panchadevata: Ganesh, Narayana, Surya, Shiva and Durga
#2: Navagraha: Nine planets (count by the day Soma, Mangala etc,
finally Rahu and Ketu).
#3: Sweet plate for Narayana
#4: A Laddoo (round ball of sweet) for Ganesh.
Pizza plates and pie plates are convenient containers for arranging
Naividyas.
In addition, you can have fruit plates (whole) and sweet plates. These
will be given
to the attending guests as prasad (offered food).
If puja is held in the house for the first time. Include havan (optional).
If havan is done
you will need these additional things:
Ghee, sticks, sand, wood and food warmer gel (infurno) which is
available in any grocery store. Small bit of havan samagri (too much
should not used). Avoid smoke and open fire.
Also, a container of Yogurt and a glass of rice with a supari on top and
a coin (This is called purnapatra).
Puja arrangements are shown in the figure. Some puja utensils are
required and they are listed here: (Some of the puja utensils are shown
later).
Pradeep
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Incense (dhoop) and incense holder.

Camphor
Match box.
Flower plate (pushpa patra) that contains: Flower (30, more if more
guests are expected),
two coins, white chandan, red chandan, supari/haritaki, doob
(grass). Tulsi must be included .
Puja utensils: Jala Shankha and tepaya, Kosha and kushi (that holds
water with its own
spoon). You can use a small pitcher with spoon.
Bell
Asan
Paper towel
A gallon or spring water
Aluminum foil (25 feet).
The priest may bring much of the things; have a meeting with him
earlier in order to clarify the things that he may need, in addition to
what he brings with him.
PUJA PROCESS
Here are the steps of the Satyanarayana puja:
• Priest performs his own daily prayer of Sandhya.

• He then gives a bath to Narayana and places Him on the throne with
honor. This is followed by his worship, putting garland etc.
• This is followed by the purification of the place and limiting the
puja area.
• Ghata stapana and removal of spirits and self purification of the
priest.
• Then the host (or priest in his place) starts Satyanarayana puja.
• Followed by Anjali
• Then Katha (English recommended with participation of children)
• Havan is done, if planned. It is not very common in Bengalis.
• The puja ends with puja for individual families (Lokapuja).
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• Arati or lamp adoration comes at the end (see below for details)
• This is followed by Ghatachalana (shaking of the pitcher) and
shantijal (peace chant)
Arati consists of the following in sequence:
• Panchapradeep (lead to home)

• Shankhajal (washing feet)
• Cloth, dry the feet
• Flower, decorate, gift
• Dhoop, fragrance with incense
• Karpoor or camphor, air fragrance.
• Chamar, putting to sleep.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Diya Kosha and kushi Shankha (conch) Pancha p radeep
Plate to offer (tamrapatra)
Bell (ghanta) Karpoordani

Dhunuchi (for burning plate
Araticamphor ) Water conch
Seats for worship Lamp stand
(Jala sankha)
with 5 wicks
(for burning dhuna)
Asan
PUJA UTENSILS
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Addendum
Air (Element 3) Cosmos (Element 5)
Cloth on top (missing)
Flowers Fruit (coconut)

Leaves (Energy, Elenent 4)
Pitcher with water
(Element 2)
Red mark (Om or swastika) Achmania (Water to drink)
Ghat (Holy pitcher)
Earth (Element 1) Punarachmania

(second glass of water)
FIVE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF LIFE

As represented by the Holy pitcher
Earth (1)
Water (2)
Air (3)
Energy (solar energy in leaves, 4)
Cosmos (5)
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Holy pitcher and five great elements of life
According to Hindu believe (1700 B.C.) life consists of

pancha mahabhuta, or "five great elements". They are:
Tej (energy), Ap (water), kshiti (earth),
Marut (air), Vyom (cosmos).
Human body is made of these five elements and after death
the body dissolves into these elements of nature, may that be
as ashes or by decay. Thus balancing cycle of nature.
Because life depends on these five great elements Hindus
relate them as God’s blessing.
Now you can evaluate the incorrect claim of the west
as quoted below.
“In the fifth century B.C. Greek philosopher Empedocles

originated the concept of four elements of nature: Fire,
Water, Air, and Earth. These represent the realms of the
cosmos within which, and of which, all things consist. These
four elements were discussed in the writings of Plato, and the
early Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen used them to
describe the four humors of the body. A century later,
Aristotle and the Pythagoreans added the fifth element,
which they called Ether. This element represents the
substance of the heavenly bodies, which is latent in all things.
This element is also called Quintessence or Space. These
same five elements are also found in Hinduism, which
influenced the philosophy of Yoga”.
The time has come to awaken our new generation to
appreciate the contribution of our ancestors and feel proud
about them by understanding the significance of puja rituals.
Authors
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PUJA ARRANGEMENTS AND OFFERINGS
Continued to next page
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OUR TEAM OF EDITORS
Bibhas C. Bandyopadhyay
Bibhas C. Bandyopadhyay, M.D. (Dr. Bandy)

was born in Calcutta, India in 1941 in a middle
class family with limited income. His parents
were highly devoted and he grew in an
atmosphere of Hindu faiths and believes.
After receiving his high school diploma Bibhas

went to Ramkrishna Mission in Belgharia, near
Kolkata for his undergraduate education. While in college he became a
disciple of Swami Shankarananda Maharaj in Belur Math and started
doing daily worship service in Ramkrishna Mission. This gave the
foundation of his later interest of becoming a Hindu Priest.
Bibhas received his Medical Degree from Calcutta University in 1964

with a gold medal in pathology and honors in Medicine and Surgery.
He came to United States in 1967 and joined Johns Hopkins Universiy
with specialization in ENT (Ear-Throat-Nose) and then became an
Associate Professor in same institution serving until 1977. Dr. Bandy
finally settled down in Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1977 and started his
private practice in his specialty.
Working closely with Dr. Kanai L. Mukherjee for more than twenty
five years, Dr. Bandy became a recognized priest of Washington, D.C.
and Baltimore area, including his association with the Washington Kali
Temple. His experience of performing puja rituals in the capital of the
USA makes him a forerunner on the subject. He has generously
volunteered in writing the Bengali script, selection of the mantras, and
general collaboration with the author at every step. He is highly
motivated in performing all Hindu Puja rituals in an organized manner
and presenting their significance to the younger generation with great
enthusiasm.
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Aloka Chakravarty
Dr. Aloka Chakravarty is the Director of

Biometrics at US Food and Drug
Administration. She holds a Master of
Statistics from Indian Statistical Institute and a
Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics from Temple
University. During her 20 year tenure at the
Agency, she has been instrumental in bringing
many well-known drugs to market. She has
published and presented extensively and is recognized as an
international thought leader in the area of surrogate marker
methodology. This method is used to accelerate drug approval in areas
of unmet medical need such as HIV and Oncology. In 2010 she was
awarded the FDA Award of Merit, the highest scientific achievement
recognition at the Agency.
What sets Aloka apart from her academic and scientific

accomplishments is her deep respect and understanding of Sanskrit
language, Hindu religion and Puja rituals. She grew up in a progressive
yet religious environment, learning the significance of the rituals from
her grandmother and later from Dr. Mrs. Mukherjee. She continues to
be committed to this massive undertaking despite her heavy work-life
commitments.
Arunkanti Banerjee
Dr. Arunkanti Banerjee was a Principal Research

Scientist in the Precision Pointingand Controls
Group at the Lockheed Marin Advanced
Technology Center at Palo Alto, before his
retirement in 2010. He was born in1942 and
educated at the Bengal Engineering College
(BE,1962), Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur (PhD, 1969), and the University of
Florida (PhD, 1972). Except for teaching from
1964-1069 at the IIT, he had spent his entire career working in
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industry. This included work on the dynamics of shuttle booster

recovery for Northrop, shuttle tethered satellite dynamics for Martin
Marietta, and INSAT solar panel deployment for Ford Aerospace. From
1982 to 2010, he worked at Lockheed, where he created a flexible
multi-body dynamics code that became a workhorse tool for the
company. He received the Engineer of the Year award from AIAA, San
Francisco Chapter, in 1990, and in recognition of his numerous
publications was invited by the European Space Agency to deliver a
lecture on the State of the Art in Multi-body Dynamics in 1992, at the
ESA headquarters at Amsterdam. He was an Associate Editor of the
AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, and an Associate
Fellow of the AIAA.
Dr. Banerjee joined the team of editors at the right time when we were
desperately looking for some one to go through the voluminous work
of Purohit Darpan. His knowledge of Sanskrit and Bengali proved to be
an asset.
Sovana Roychowdhuri
Sovana Roychowdhuri edited the Sanskrit mantras

qupted from Purohit Darpan., a valuable
contribution. She started learning Sanskrit at her
seventh grade. Her passion for learning more about
India, its ancient language and philosophy, earned
her two Master’s degrees. She teaches Sanskrit in a
local colleges and runs a school at home to teach
Sanskrit.
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Dr. Bibha Mukherjee (1926-2007)
The pioneer of this project, Dr. Bibha

Mukherjee (1926-2007) was a gruaduate of
Calcutta University (1946) and received her
Ph.D. in Geography from University of Iowa
in 1964. She was married to Dr. Kanai
Mukherjee in 1954. She served as professor at
Banaras Hindu University (1947-1970) and
later at Morgan State University, in Baltimore
(MD, USA, 1972-2000). She retired as
Professor Emderitus in 2000 after teaching for
over 50 years.
She achieved success professionally while maintaining a strong

commitment to her friends and family. In her quiet, unassuming way,
she helped countless people through all manners of difficulty. She is
most remembered for her selfless generosity, strong personality, love of
knowledge and dedication to the Hindu culture. Loved and respected by
all who knew her, she touched therir lives in a special way.
These pages are reproduced from the diary of

Dr. Bibha Mukherjee in her memory.
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NEW AGE GRANDPARENTS

Kanai L. Mukherjee, Ph.D. Fulbright Professor,
Professor Emeritus in Medical Technology
and
Bibha Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus in Geography
Professor Kanai Lal Mukherjee, was born in a priest

family in Varanasi (July 4, 1926). As he was the eighth
child, he was named after Krishna (Kanai). He learned his priesthood from his father
Pandit Haribrahmo Bhattacharjee alias Mukherjee, and from his maternal uncle
Professor Brajomadhab Bhattacharjee. (Note: Bhattacharjee is a title given to
dedicated priests).
Dr. Mukherjee’s father became blind when he was five years old. So he became his
father’s “blind man’s dog” and learnt the puja rituals by sitting next to his father until
he took his sacred thread at the age of ten. After reaching his puberty he started doing
the Hindu rituals to assist the family. When he reached his adulthood he was
frustrated with the poor return of his family trade. Out of frustration he moved into
science and married a non-Brahmin, Dr. Bibha Mukherjee (1954). His wife motivated
him to relearn the priesthood as an academician. This book is the outcome of this
unique combination. Dr. Mukherjee often refers his wife, with respect, as his “guru”
who came into his life as God’s blessing.
Dr. Mukherjee came to the west alone in 1959 and was later joined by his wife and
three small children. Dr. Mrs. Mukherjee received her doctorate in Geography from
the University of Iowa (1964). Both of them were teachers of long standing. After his
immigration to USA, Dr. Mukherjee promoted the Bengali tradition of Hindu puja
rituals in the Baltimore-Washington DC area and became deeply involved in
explaining the significance of the rituals to local people. His weekend priesthood did
not mask his professional career of medical technology. He was considered as an
authority in his field and published many books with such renowned publishers as
Mosby, McGraw Hill and American Medical Association. His three children and six
grandchildren are his life beats. All of them are highly accomplished. He received his
recognition as Cyber Grandpa from the International Community (India Abroad and
India Today, 1986). The World Indian Community knows him as a great story teller.
His homepage (agiivideo.com) contains 300 videos of Indian stories and now this
book on Hindu Puja rituals. After his wife’s death (2007) Dr. Mukherjee moved to
Nashville, TN and lives with his eldest daughter, professor Vanderbilt University.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN

First Edition, 2012

Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants, USA

Kanai L. Mukherjee – (priests)

This book is dedicated to

VOICE OF NEW GENERATION

As a child of Indian immigrants growing up in the United States, I had

Despite the fact that my late father was a Maharashtrian Brahmin – a

However, when I was in ninth grade, my father was suddenly and

our sacred threads in a small, rushed ceremony. My father died only

However, as I grew older and reflected on my past, I became

Spending long rides in the car with both of my grandparents, I would

Book 1: Saraswati Puja

Part 2: Basic Puja Procedure, 5

Part 3: Satyanarayana puja, 73

Part 4: Abridged Version of Satyanarayana puja,

Part 5: Addendums, 152

Raised platform: Saraswati deity, a raised platform, book, inkpot, pen.

Swastika or the Vastupurush (king of earth). One small

Keep a stock of spring water or clean water in bottles to be used by the

Puja Lay out (Satyanarayana)

Fm: mm mm mfé, mm WW afaI

Keeping your name in my voice and you in my heart, Oh Madhaba

Seeking Divine Support

Good Wish Prayer

é ZI‘TRKW‘CGTW, dimmer-w, é ammma

May my act be holy! May my act be holy!

<3 1%, e“ am, e 1mm

éwrfiswretm, éflfiswreim, ewwfismmi

5 “3%, ‘5 “21%, g “31%|

Wish of the devotee , chant the following mantra:

As part ofmy solemn duty I would perform the puja of

Response from assemblage with the offer of rice:

6 swim, é arm, 5 “new

Pray with folded hands:

SANDHYA AND GAYATRI PRAYER

By tradition, the following two rituals — Sandhya and Puja of

Gayatri mantra is a highly revered mantra based on a Vedic Sanskrit

Gayatri verse is interpreted to invoke the deva Savitr (sun). Hence it is

Sanctification with water

Sprinkle water on the head (purification process) and chant:

<3 1-11.: WW W8, W2 vie-Wei

é WW We, Fm: mm WI 1R6: W, an: am

e unenﬁrén m, WWW-u was“? FWH

Om tasma arangamam boh, jashya khaya jinwathal

6 W WQQW-WWWI W W2, we W Wall

6 Was an W-‘ifi'ntifivfivt W fifiena |

jApitVi> bþbAy¤igÃÑ s§JÑYAÿtEsA EdbtA: pANAyAEm

The seven states ( Saptabyahritanam) – Bhu, Bhubha, Swya, Maha,

The seven beats of Samaveda – Gayatri, Unchik, Anustupa, Brihati,

Breath control Step #1 (Inhale through left nostril)

é met W‘fi reefs: We: saw-mew: 11W awn: W I

Breath control Step #2 (Hold breath)

t? as Maw-mete: was: WWW wear: W: WI

Breath control Step #3 (Exhale through the right nostril)

Dhyo yonah prachodayat ||

Obeisance to Surya (sun)

Sipping water in the name of the sun (Surya)

Recalling the Creation

égg’awgwsrrfiw’wmwfile fimmm We“

Offer little water on the plate, meditation on sun.

Prayer to Sun on Location

WWW YEQWfi-FQW: {0131 W WW fifimaal

Chitram ityasya Kutsa rishi Tristup chandah Suryo devata