Diwali Lakshmi Puja --- www.hindupad.com DIWALI LAKSHMI POOJA VIDHI with MANTRAS Steps in Diwali Laxmi Puja procedure (Material require for Diwali Lakshmi Puja) 1. Take a piece of cloth (red or yellow or green in colour) and spread it at the sanctified puja place. On the cloth, spread 9 mounds of rice and keep suparis on the top of the rice mounds. The nine suparis indicate the nine planets (Navagraha devatas). 2. You can keep a supari in the place of Ganesh or can place a Ganesh idol. 3. A pot has to be filled with water and adorned with betel leaves. Keep a coconut on the top of the water filled pot. 4. Now dress the pot with red cloth and tie a red thread around the pot. On the pot, draw four lines with kumkum. The four lines indicate the Chatur Vedas. A Swastik is drawn on the pot. Swastik is the representation of prosperity and purity. Now, the pot with all these decorations is referred as Kalash or Purna Kumbh which represents the Universal power (Supreme deity). 5. In Diwali Puja thali place some silver or golden or simply rupee coins. The coin is a direct form of wealth that is Goddess Lakshmi. 6. Now the actual puja begins. Take some udak (water) on your left hand and sprinkle on to yourself after purifying your hands. 7. Place a flower on your palm and take some akshata (consecrated rice) into your hand. 8. Chant the Gayatri Mantra for 3 times. You can skip this step as it is an optional one. 9. Now start Ganesh Puja. If you dont know Ganesh puja procedure then simply install or visualize Ganesha in your heart, chant a sloka of Ganesh and offer some flowers and akshata to Ganesh idol or the Supari representing Lord Ganesh. 10. In the same way pray to Lord Shiva. If you dont know the simple Shiva puja procedure then you can chant a sloka of Lord Shiva. 11. Sprinkle some pure water on Kalash or Purna Kumbha. Apply some kumkum and shower akshata. 12. Offer a sweet and fruit to the Kalash. Treat the Kalash or Purna Kumbha as a guest and worship the sacred pot with utmost devotion. Kalash is Diwali Lakshmi Puja --- www.hindupad.com considered as powerful as the Goddess. Kalash udak or the water of the Purna Kumbh is as holy as all the sacred rivers. 13. Follow the same puja procedure with the Navagrahas or the 9 planets or the 9 supari placed at the nine locations on the puja cloth. The same puja procedure is followed with the 4 directions. Sprinkle water towards 4 directions – North, South, East and West. This puja procedure of 4 directions represent 4 dishas of the Universe. 14. Perform the bath to silver and gold coins with milk (ksheerabhishekam), with water (Jalabhishekam), with gulal and with flowers (Pushpabhishekam). Then offer sweet recipe to the coins. It is believed that jingling coins would let Goddess Laxmi Devi to install in your pooja place. 15. Install or keep Goddess Lakshmi Maa in your heart and chant a mantra or sloka or stotra of Goddess Mahalakshmi and pray to her heartfully. If you know the stotras of Lakshmi Ashtottaram or Laxmi Shatanamavali, recite the stotras. 16. Now its the time to perform Aarti to Goddess Mahalaxmi. Light the Diya and camphor for Aarti. Ring the bell while singing Lakshmi ji ki Aarti. 17. After performing Aarti to Lakshmi Mata, keep Lakshmi Puja Thali at a safe place. Complete the whole puja to Laxmi with devotion and dedication. 18. Keep your worries aside about any mistake you did unknowingly during the pooja procedure. Recite Kshama Prarthana Stotram if possible. Step-wise Deepavali Lakshmi Puja, Diwali Lakshmi Puja with Mantras, Slokas and Stotrams om sarvebhyo gurubhyo nama ḥ | om sarvebhyo devebhyo nama ḥ | om sarvebhyo brāhma ṇebhyo nama ḥ || prāra ṁbha kārya ṁ nirvighnamastu | śubha ṁ śobhanamastu | iṣṭ a devatā kuladevatā suprasannā varadā bhavatu || anujñāṁ dehi || deepa sthapana Diwali Lakshmi Puja --- www.hindupad.com Atha devasya vāma bhāge dīpa sthāpana ṁ kari ṣye | (light lamp on the left side of the picture, if you have two oil lamps you can place both of them on either side otherwise on the left handside of the devata) Achamanam (take a spoonful of water sip it, and repeat the process three times with each mantra outlined below and wash your hands at end) om keśavāya svāhā | om nārāya ṇāya svāhā | om mādhavāya svāhā | do namskaram with each following mantra om govi ṁdāya nama ḥ | om vi ṣṇ ave nama ḥ | om madhusūdanāya nama ḥ | om trivikramāya nama ḥ | om vāmanāya nama ḥ | om śrīdharāya nama ḥ | om h ṛṣ īkeśāya nama ḥ | om padmanābhāya nama ḥ | om dāmodarāya nama ḥ | om sa ṅkar ṣaṇāya nama ḥ | om vāsudevāya nama ḥ | om pradyumnāya nama ḥ | om aniruddhāya nama ḥ | om puru ṣottamāya nama ḥ | om adhok ṣajāya nama ḥ | om nārasi ṁhāya nama ḥ | om acyutāya nama ḥ | om janārdanāya nama ḥ | om upe ṁdrāya nama ḥ | om haraye nama ḥ | śrī k ṛṣṇ āya nama ḥ || Praanayamam (take a spoonful water in your hand) om pra ṇavasya parabrahma ṛṣ iḥ | paramātmā devatā | daivī gāyatrī chanda ḥ | prā ṇāyāme viniyoga ḥ || (Drop water from your hand in a plate) Diwali Lakshmi Puja --- www.hindupad.com (Sit straight, fill your lungs with air, hold it and exhale) om bhū ḥ | om bhuva ḥ | om sva ḥ | om maha ḥ | om jana ḥ | om tapa ḥ | om satyam | om tatsaviturvare ṇya ṁ bhargodevasya dhīmahī dhiyo yo na ḥ pracodayāt || om āpojyoti rasom ṛta ṁ brahma bhūrbhuvassuvarom || (offer flower petals akshata to lord ganesha) Om śrī mahāga ṇādhipataye nama ḥ | śrī gurubhyo nama ḥ | śrī sarasvatyai nama ḥ | Śrī vedāya nama ḥ | śrī vedapuru ṣāya nama ḥ | i ṣṭ adevatābhyo nama ḥ | Kuladevatābhyo nama ḥ | sthānadevatābhyo nama ḥ | grāmadevatābhyo nama ḥ | Vāstudevatābhyo nama ḥ | śacīpura ṁdarābhyā ṁ nama ḥ | umāmaheśvarābhyā ṁ nama ḥ | mātāpit ṛbhyā ṁ Nama ḥ | padmāvatī nārāya ṇābhyā ṁ nama ḥ | Sarvebhyo devebhyo namo nama ḥ | sarvebhyo brāhma ṇebhyo namo nama ḥ | Karma pradhāna devatābhyo namo nama ḥ || || avighnamastu || (Please keep offering flower petals or akshata to lord ganesha’s idol) Sumukhaśca ekada ṁtaśca kapilo gajakar ṇaka ḥ | La ṁbodaraśca vika ṭo vighna nāśo ga ṇādhipa ḥ || Dhūmraketurga ṇādhyak ṣo bālacandro gajānana ḥ | Dvādaśaitāni nāmāni ya ḥ pa ṭhet śru ṇuyādapi || Vidyāra ṁbhe vivāhe ca praveśe nirgame tathā | Sa ṁgrāme sa ṅka ṭaścaiva vighna ḥ tasya na jāyate || Śuklā ṁbaradhara ṁ deva ṁ śaśivar ṇaṁ caturbhujam | Diwali Lakshmi Puja --- www.hindupad.com Prasanna vadana ṁ dhyāyet sarva vighnopa śā ṁtaye || Sarvama ṅgala mā ṅgalye śive sarvārtha sādhike | Śara ṇye traya ṁbake devi nārāya ṇi namo'stute || Sarvadā sarva kārye ṣu nāsti te ṣāṁ ama ṅgalam | Ye ṣāṁ hṛdistho bhagavān ma ṅgalāyatano hari ḥ || Tadeva lagna ṁ sudina ṁ tadeva tārābala ṁ ca ṁdrabala ṁ tadeva | Vidyā bala ṁ daivabala ṁ tadeva padmāvatīpate ḥ te ṁghri'yuga ṁ smarāmi || Lābhaste ṣāṁ jayaste ṣāṁ kutaste ṣāṁ parājaya ḥ | Ye ṣāṁ indīvara śyāmo h ṛdayastho janārdana ḥ || Vināyaka ṁ guru ṁ bhānu ṁ brahmāvi ṣṇ umaheśvarān | Sarasvatī ṁ pra ṇamyādau sarva kāryārtha siddhaye || Sa ṅkalpam (Hold flowers, akshata, a coin, water drops, betel nut in your both hands together) Om pūrvokta eva ṁ gu ṇa viśe ṣaṇa viśi ṣṭ āyā ṁ śubhapu ṇyatithau mama ātmana ḥ śruti-sm ṛti-purā ṇokta phalaprāptyartha ṁ mama sa-ku ṭumbasya kṣema sthairya āyu-rārogya caturvidha puru ṣārtha sidhyartha ṁ dipāvalī Lak ṣmī pūjām aha ṁ kari ṣye || Ida ṁ phala ṁ mayādeva sthāpita ṁ puratastava | Tena me saphalāvāptirbhavet janmani janmani || (Offer flowers, akshata, a coin, water drops, betel nut in front goddess) Ga ṇapati Puja (Hold a spoonful water in your right hand, chant following and offer the water at the end) Ādau nirvighnatāsidhyartha ṁ mahā ga ṇapati ṁ pūjana ṁ kari ṣye | Om ga ṇānā ṁ tvā śaunako g ṛtsamado ga ṇapatirjagati Diwali Lakshmi Puja --- www.hindupad.com Ga ṇapatyāvāhane viniyoga ḥ || (offer water in hand to lord) Om bhūrbhuvasva ḥ mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | āvāhayāmi | (offer akshata) Om bhūrbhuvasva ḥ mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | dhyāyāmi | Dhyāna ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer akshata) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | āvāhana ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer akshata) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | āsana ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer flower petals, akshata) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | pādya ṁ samarpayāmi | (sprinkle water drops) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | arghya ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer flower petals, water drops and akshata) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | ācamanīya ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer a spoonful water) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | snāna ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer a spoonful water) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | vastra ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer akshata, flowers ) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | yajñopavīta ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer akshata, flowers ) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | ca ṁdana ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer chandan paste) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | parimala dravya ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer kumkum) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | pu ṣhpa ṇi samarpayāmi | (offer flower petals) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | dhūpa ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer agarbatti) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | dīpa ṁ samarpayāmi | (show ghee lamp) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | naivedya ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer banana) Diwali Lakshmi Puja --- www.hindupad.com Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | tāmbūla ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer betel leaf, betel nuts) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | phala ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer some fruits) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | dak ṣhi ṇaam samarpayāmi | (offer coins) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | ārtikya ṁ samarpayāmi | (light ghee lamp, do arati three times) Om bhūrbhuvasva ḥ mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | mantrapu ṣpa ṁ samarpayāmi | (offer flowers) Om bhūrbhuvasva ḥ mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | pradak ṣiṇān namaskārān samarpayāmi | (offer akshata, flowers) Om mahāga ṇapataye nama ḥ | sarva rājopacārān samarpayāmi || (offer akshata) Anayā