Ganesha Chaturthi

By Smt.Meera Tadipatri & Shri Kesava Rao Tadipatri
Art By Smt.Vani Rao, Baton Rouge,LA


Puje:

As with many puja/vratas, Vedokta Ganapathi Puja Paddhati can be found both online and offline in many booklets, audio video etc. The following also is based on standard puja books like "VrathanushhTaana Paddhati", "Vrata Muktavali", and "Vishwanandini".

I. The deity to be worshipped

II. When is the most special day for special puja

III. Things needed

IV. Puja Krama

5. Phala


I. The deity to be worshipped:

Lord Vishnu is the one who is worshipped in all puja/vratas as the Supreme Independent entity. He is all pervading, all controlling and the giver of all fruits of all karma-s. All names primarily address and belong to Him only. Being in all lesser deities starting from Laxmi, He receives all the offerings, and bestows the phala through them to everyone. Thus, He is always worshipped along with His "parivaar" who serve Him.

In this puja, Lord Vishnu as "Vishvambhara" is present in a very special way in Vighneshwara aka Parvati Putra Ganapathi and gives the popular Parvati Putra Ganapathi the ability to pervade space, remove obstacles and control all the "jiva-ganas", below him. As one can see, the REAL Ganapathi word applies primarily to Lord Vishnu, who is the owner of the name "Ganapathi". After Him, the word denotes Laxmi, then Vaayu, Shiva and so on. Thus all these deities higher than Parvati Putra Ganapathi are also present in him, control him and receive our prayers as per the order of Lord Vishnu.


II. When is the most special day for special puja: During the lunar month of Bhadrapada, Shukla paxa [waxing moon] chaturthi [4th day from newmoon]. Any panchanga /calendar will mention this.


III. Things needed: 

1. The icon/pratima that is used for puja is mud/clay. 

2. a metal vigraha or Adike or Turmeric root 

3. vessels for achamana, uddarini/spoon, kalasha water to be used for puje.

4. a plate with rice to place the vigraha

5. A decorated mantapa with mangala vastu like torana/mango leaves to place the pratima.

6. madhuparka [mosaru+honey+ghee]

7. The regular puja items like mangala dravyas Haldi, Kumkum, mantraxate,flowers, chandana, garike/grass, PLUS tulasi, leaves offered to Salagraama.

8. gejje vastra with 21 gejje [red kumkum connectors]

9. yajnopavita pair 

10. Dhupa, Deepa, Arati items

11. Regular naivedya items [along with water] offered to Salagraama, with special item 21 modaka.

12. Taambula

13. Vaayana daana [one day supply of all basic ] plus daxina to brahmana/purohita/atithi

14. Vrata Katha


IV. Puja Krama:

After doing the nitya salagrama puje, start the Ganapathy Puje

1. Guru Namaskaara: This is done to get the needed eligibility to do the puja.

2. Achamana : Invoking and digesting the presence of 24 tAttvika rupas of God in various angas of us.

3. Praanaayaama: To do the internal cleansing to get Shuchittva.

4. Sankalpa: Invoking and seeking the help of devatas of desha, and kaala and its segments with the understanding that they are the ones who execute these karmas as per the orders of God.

5. Kalasha Puje: Invoking the abhimaani of water Varuna and all the devatas present in water and their in-dweller Sri Hari.

This water is used in all 16 upachaaras 

6. Shankha Puja: Invoking and knowing the main sevaka is Laxmi who is present in every "matter"/prakruthi that is in this Universe.

7. Peetha Puje: Worshipping all devatas and their antaryaami in the peetha. Place the plate contaiing rice, and on top of it the VInayaka Mud Pratima. In front of it, keep the metal Ganapathi Vigraha and if not Adike or Haldi root as substitute.

8. Dhyaana of Vishvambhara in our hrudayakamala along with His parivaara. Residing in Paarvati Putra Ganapathi, He has huge red body, red vastra, maala, red chandana, eka danta, ShUrpa karna, elephant face, 4 hands  ankusha, pasha, abhaya-eka danta.  

9. Avahanam: Requesting Him to come and sit in the peeTha so that we can do the puja with all that He has given us.

There are mantras for all these, and eligible people can surely chaant them, however knowing is very important, and telling in our own words is also fine. 

10. Asanam" Offering the peetha to sit and accept our prayers by placing mantaxate under his right thigh of the vigraha.

11. Arghyam: Giving water to his hands, by pouring one uddarini/spoon water from kalasha into the vessel.

12. Paadya: Offer water to feet like above.

13. Madhuparkam: Offer the mixture of honey+mosaru+ghee. If not use few drops of water into vessel.

14. Punar achamanam: 3 times uddharani water offering.

15. Panchamrutha snana: This to be done to the metal Vigraha of ganapathi -- first milk abhisheka followed by majjige/buttermilk, ghee, honey, sugar, Or simply use few drops of water from kalasha and pour as before. All these has to be first offered to Salagrama, before offering to the vigraha of Ganapathi.

16. Gandhodaka snana: The one that is offered to Salagrama, has to be offered or just few drops of water.

17. Shudhodaka snana: Pure water to the vigraha and using a petal dip it in water and sprinkle on the Mud Vigraha. Like this other panchamrutha items can be offered too to the clay pratima of Ganapathi.

18. Vastra: Gejje vastra and 2 Red vastra for lower and upper body.

19. yajnopavita: offer it or use water drop as before.

20. Gandha, Abharana, Ayudha, pushpa: 

 21. Anga Puje:

  • Ganeshaya namaH -- pAdau pujayaami
  • Eka dantaaya namaH - gulpau pujayaami
  • shUrpakarnAya namaH -- jaanuni pujayaami
  • Vighnaraajaaya namaH -- janghe pujayaami
  • Akhu vaahanaaya namaH -UrU pujayaami
  • herambaaya namaH -- kaTim pujayaami
  • kAmArisUnave namaH - nAbhim pujayaami
  • lambodarAya namaH -- udaram pujayaami
  • gauritanayAya namaH --stanau pujayaami
  • gaNanAyakAya namaH -- hrudayam pujayaami
  • sthUla kanTAya namaH -kanTam pujayaami
  • skandAgrajaaya namaH -- skandhau pujayaami
  • pAshahastAya namaH - hastAn pujayaami
  • gajavaktrAya namaH -- vaktram pujayaami
  • ekadantAya namaH -- dantAn pujayaami
  • vighnahartre namaH -- netre pujayaami
  • shUrpa karnAya namaH karnau pujayaami
  • sthUla nAsikAya namaH - nAsikAm pujayaami
  • phAlachandrAya namaH -- lalATam pujayaami
  • sarveshvarAya namaH - shiraH pujayaami
  • Shri SiddhivinAyakAya namaH - sarvAnyangAni pujayaami

22. 12 nAma puja:

  • sumukhAya namaH 
  • ekadantAya namaH 
  • kapilAya namaH 
  • gajakarnAya namaH 
  • lambodarAya namaH 
  • vikaTAya namaH 
  • vighnarAjAya namaH 
  • ganAdhipAya namaH 
  • dhUmaketave namaH 
  • ganAdhyaxAya namaH 
  • phalachandrAya namaH 
  • gajAnanAya namaH 

23. Offer different pushpas, leaves, garike puje

24. Dhupam -dashAngam offering

25. Deepam - ekarti  offering

26. Naivedya : what is offered to Salagrama to be offered in all offerings with proxane from kalasha.

27. aposhanam 

28. achamanam

29. tambulam

30. daxinaa

31. maha mangala neeraajanam

32. pradaxina, namaskara

33. vaayana dana, daxina - with brahmana facing East and giver facing North offer 2 coconut, rice, fruit, all supply for a day with daxina.

34. Syamantopakhyana katha shravana


Udvaasa and viarjanam:

It can be done same day evening after punah puja, mangalarati, namaskara, pray the antaryaami to come back into one's hrudaya, and thus taking back the sannidhana from the pratika back into hrudaya in one form. Then visarjana of the clay ganapathi along with vaadhya immerse in water. 


Sri Krishnaarpanamastu.


1. Shri Vigneshwara Sandhi paata
Script:
Eng  kan  Dev  Tel  Tam
Recitation:
By Shri Kesava Rao
By Smt.Shubha Rao
2. Syamantaka upAkhyAna by Shri Kesava Rao
3. Dasara Kritis on Ganesha/Ganapati

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