By: Smt: Meera Tadipatri
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This Shravana maasa is very special as Indra is the abhimani for this month -- he represents shravana, manana and dhyana. Apart from that, being the Lord of three worlds, he bestows sAdhana-sampath due to his constant meditation of his antaryami Sri Vidya sameta Upendra nAmaka Bhagavan present in Bharatiramana Mukhyaprana.
The thought of this mano niyamaka Indra-deva who
1. has yellow complexion,
2. vajrayudha
3. Iravata as vahana
4. Shachidevi as his consort
5. Amaravathi as his capital
6. guarding the eastern regions of the bhu-mandala and also our hrutkamala purva dala.
Serving the Lord Vidya sameta Upendra will remove all obstacles and give sAdhana-sampath.
As for this vrata, it is for everyone! This time, it is even more auspicious being dvadashi and also the day of Sri Vishnu's Pavitra-aropanam puje. This pavitra-aropana puje itself is meant to remove all lopa-dosha in all our puje acharane in this year so far by our repentance and paves way to sampurna-phala of all vrata pujas. Here the pavitra is not "darbha" but silk or cotton thread three in number is taken together as maalakaara and tied with 12, 24, 36 knots symbolic of "keeping" various Bhagavat rupas. This Bhagavan called Pavitra, as the very name suggests protects the jivas like "pavi" meaning diamond [especially the jivas with jnana-ananda which are prescious like diamonds], so He is called as Pavitra.
For those who don't have time, can just follow this short procedure with mind fixed on Laxmi Narayana. There is often "fear" factor associated with such puja saying that one should NOT do these puje if such sampradaaya is not there etc. For those who have proper understanding -- as to whom one is worshiping and what for, then there is no room for fear. If still one is uncomfortable, atleast one should do this puje with a picture or with a samll pratika/pratima of Laxmi Narayana.
Bhagavat Gita # 12.5 says how Laxmi puje is very very difficult [if done without the awareness of Her antayami Lord Narayana] as there is strict procedure associated with it, and even if a small violation occurs she will curse us.
This is true ONLY when one worships Laxmi ALONE ignoring her Lord Narayana. However, if one does worship her ALONG with Narayana as sarva-antaryami, then surely we will get their anugraha in everything we do.
Thus the key is to worship the "Stri rUpa" of Narayana in Varamahalaxmi with Vayudevaru as its adhishtana/Ayatana. Every stuthi/stotra/nama that we utter applies predominantly to Sri Hari only and then only to Laxmidevi and Mukhyavaayu.
With this in mind, here is a quick procedure:
Do the devara puje, japa etc., first and then begin Varamahalaxmi puje as follows:
1. Achamanam
2. Sankalpa
Pray Ganesha first followed by dvarapaalakas and piTa devatas. This can be done mentally if no time.
3. yamuna puje -- yamuna kalasha to be kept and haldi kumkum applied and Bhagavan in yamuna should we worshiped. Time permitting do 1-23 steps below [skipping #15]. If no time at all, ignore the kalasha etc., and do manasika smarane -- the stress is in doing the puje atleast mentally with panchabheda jnana in what we do instead of skipping the entire puje itself!
Then, Varalaxmi Narayana puje:
Keep a cup/pyaala with water. In this water, all devatas are present and in them Bhagavan who is none other than Bimbarupi is present. Same Bhagavan is also present in all our Karmas. Thus thinking, offer this [God given] water to Laxmi Narayana thinking that Bhagavan, the in-dweller [bimbarupi Sri Hari] is same in everything and that everything is His adhina.
1. dhyanam -- Bhagavat rupa in our bimba to be thought of and invoked in the kalasha/vigraha containing water to which mangala dravyas like haldi, pushpa, colored [yellow or red] axate are added. The kalasha is to be placed on a piTa.
Now offer water from pyala three times into another cup placed in front of God saying dhyanam samarpayaami...
Tora/granthi sthapana puje: Take two strands of thread and apply haldi and make 9 [or 12 ] knots with each one as a pratishTa of Bhagavan's Stri rupa in Laxmi and place it in front of the kalasha.
repeat as before for the following using water [and or axate]
1. avahanam samarpayaami...
2. asanam samarpayaami
3. argyam samarpayaami
4. Paadyam samarpayaami
5. Achamanam samarpayaami..
6. Madhuparkam samarpayaami
7. Paaniyam samarpayaami...
8. Snanam samarpayaami
9. Snananantaram Achamanam samarpayaami...
10. Vastram, Kanchukam [choli] samarpayaami
11. mangalyam, yajnopavitam, abharanam samarpayaami.
12. Mangala dravyaani samarpayaami --gandham, haldi, kumkum, axate samarpayaami
13. pushpam samarpayaami.
14. anga puja
with pushpa, axate do puja to the following angas:
**1. shri ramAyai namaha - paadau pujayaami
2. shri chapalAyai namaha - gulpau pujayaami
3. shri xirabdhi-tanayAyai namaha - jaanuni pujayaami
4. shri kamalAyai namaha - janghe pujayaami
5. shri hari-paada-rataayai namaha -- uru pujayaami
6. shri madanamatre namaha - nabhim pujayaami
7. shri pitambhara-dhaariNyai namaha - katim pujayaami
8. shri vishvodharaayai namaha -- udaram pujayaami
9. shri vishnu-vallabhAyai namaha --- hrudayam pujayaami
10. shri jagadambhAyai namaha -- sthanau pujayaami
11. shri shankha-chakra-dhArinyai namaha -- baahun pujayaami
12. shri kamala-hasthAyai namaha - hastaan pujayaami
13. shri varapradhaayai namaha - bhujau pujayaami
14. shri mangala-sutra-kantaayai namaha - kanTam pujayaami
15. shri shruti-sthutaayai namaha - shrotram pujayaami
16. shri krupa-kataaxayai namaha - netram pujayaami
17. shri sumukhaayai namaha - mukham pujayaami
18. shri kumkuma-dhaarinyai namaha - lalaaTam pujayaami
19. shri xira saagarajaayai namaha - - shiraH pujayaami
*108 - Ashtottara Shatanamavali *
(Source: Vratanushtaana Paddhati by Sri Chaturvedi Vidwan S. Vedavyasacharya
👉108 Kannada 108 Devanagari 108 Telugu
15. tora/granthi puje : Chanting the names of Laxmi [ any vyuha set like 5, 9, 10, 12, or 24 or 108 names] offer managal dravyas to the tora. If no time, just chant Shobhane padya # 5-6. This is VERY SPECIFIC shri rupa dhyana blessed by Sri Vaadirajaru.
granthi puje for each of the 12 granthi-s :
**ramayai namaha prathama granthim pujayaami
sowbhagyadAyai namaha
abhaya pradAyai namaha
saroja hasthAyai namaha
harivallabhAyai namaha
vibhutirupAyai namaha
padmalayaAyai namaha
shrikambu kantTAyai namaha
shoka nAshinyai namaha
chandra sahodaryai namaha
daridya dhvamshinyai namaha
hema mAlinyai namaha
16. dhoopam samarpayaami
👉108 Kannada 108 Devanagari 108 Telugu
|| shrI lakShmI aShTOttara shatanaama pUja ||
- shrI mahaalakShmiyai namaha : |
- shrI ramaayai "
- shrI gunatrayaabhimaninyai "
- shrI kuMbhiNyai ...
- shrI durgaayai ...
- shrI rugmiNyai ...
- shrI satyaayai ...
- shrI shaaMtyai ...
- shrI kRutyai ...
- shrI jayaayai ...
- shrI maayaayai ...
- shrI seetaayai ...
- shrI kamalaayai ...
- shrI dakShiNaayai ...
- shrI trilOka jananyai ...
- shrI anupamaayai ...
- shrI aMbhRuNyai ...
- shrI jayaMtyai ...
- shrI prakRutyai ...
- shrI viShNupatnyai ...
- shrI varuNajaayai ...
- shrI padmaavatyai ...
- shrI heenanaamakaayai
- shrI vEdaayai
- shrI vEdavatyai
- shrI dEvataayai
- shrI dhaatryai
- shrI sukhaalayayai
- shrI bhaargavyai
- shrI rEvatyai
- shrI prabhaayai
- shrI shrIyai
- shrI lakShyai
- shrI kamalaayai
- shrI padmaayai
- shrI padminyai
- shrI kamalaalayaayai
- shrI ramaayai
- shrI vRuShaakapyai
- shrI dhaMyaayai
- shrI buddhyai
- shrI yaj~jyaayai
- shrI iMdiraayai
- shrI hiraNyaayai
- shrI haraNyaayai
- shrI satyaayai
- shrI nityaayai
- shrI anaMdaayai
- shrI Apraj~jaayai
- shrI sukhaayai
- shrI sugaMdhaayai
- shrI suMdaryai
- shrI vidyaayai
- shrI susheelaayai
- shrI sulakShaNaayai
- shrI padmanaabha priyaayai
- shrI bhUtyai
- shrI shraddhaayai
- shrI saraswatyai
- shrI lOkapaavanyai
- shrI muktiphaladaayinyai
- shrI sarvalOkamaatre
- shrI vyaaptaroopaayai
- shrI padmaakShyai
- shrI nityaaviyoginyai
- shrI kOpaadi varjitaayai
- shrI maalatyai
- shrI virajaayai
- shrI manmathajananyai
- shrI brahmamaatrE
- shrI jagadaanaMdadaayinyai
- shrI jagaddhaatrE
- shrI kaLyaaNyai
- shrI saMpatpradaayakaayai
- shrI viShNu priyaayai
- shrI ApadduddharaNaayai
- shrI vaiShNavyai
- shrI naaraayaNaayai
- shrI svarNavarNaayai
- shrI tanumadhyaayai
- shrI mukuMda kiMkaryai
- shrI mahiShaasura mardinyai
- shrI shuMbha nishuMbha saMhartE
- shrI svargaapavargadaayai
- shrI kollaapura vaasinyai
- shrI jagadaMbaayai
- shrI aghaTita ghaTanaayai
- shrI dEvyai
- shrI amRutOdbhavaayai
- shrI chaMdralOchanaayai
- shrI varaarOhaayai
- shrI harivallabhaayai
- shrI lOkasuMdaryai
- shrI mukuMda mahiShyaiyai
- shrI sarOjaananaayai
- shrI duraadharShayai
- shrI eeshvaryai
- shrI samaanaayai
- shrI vEdamaaninyai
- shrI moolapratkRutyai
- shrI varavarNinyai
- shrI aMbaayai
- shrI maaMgalya sUtraavRutaayai
- shrI hariNaakRutamaMdiraayai
- shrI sarvasarvasvadaayai
- shrI chatuShkapardaayai
- shrI chaturmoorti haripriyaayai
- shrI chaturvEdOditaayai namaha: |
- shrI abhayadaayai namha: |
- shrI varamahaalakShmiyai namaha: ||
granthi puje for each of the 12 granthi-s :
**ramayai namaha prathama granthim pujayaami
sowbhagyadAyai namaha
abhaya pradAyai namaha
saroja hasthAyai namaha
harivallabhAyai namaha
vibhutirupAyai namaha
padmalayaAyai namaha
shrikambu kantTAyai namaha
shoka nAshinyai namaha
chandra sahodaryai namaha
daridya dhvamshinyai namaha
hema mAlinyai namaha
16. dhoopam samarpayaami
17. deepam samarpayaami
18. Naivedyam samarpayaami
19. paaniyam samarpayaami --- hastha-praxaaLanam , paada,
20. taambulam samarpayaami
21. daxinam samarpayaami
22. uttara nirAjanam darshayaami
23. bhAva pushpam samarpayaami [bhAva pushpa like ahimsa, indriya nigraha, sarvabhuta dayaa, xamaa, jnana, tapa, dhyaana, sathya -- ashta pushpam]
24. samastha rajopachaaram samarpayaami --chatra, chamara
vyajana, darpana, gaana, nruthya, vaadya and stotra.
25. prarthana-pradaxinam samarpayaami
26. brahmanaa -sumangali puje: Give vaayana to sumangali by thinking "na mama, na mama" [this doesn't belong to me] and samarpane to all the devatas dwelling inside you [and their antaryaami who is non-different from my bimbarupi]
[**Taken from Vrataanushhtaana paddhati]
If you have time, chant the following while giving:
"indirA pratigRuhNAti indiraa vai dadAti cha
indirA tArakA dvAbhyAM indirAyai namo namaH
इन्दिरा प्रतिगृह्णाति इन्दिरा वै ददाति च
इन्दिरा तारका द्वाà¤्यां इन्दिरायै नमो नमः
If you are alone, then keep aside and give it to someone later with haldi-kumkum daxina. Then, wear the tora as her prasada by chanting:
badhnAmi daxiNe haste nava sUtraM shubhapradam
putra pautrAbhivRuddhiM cha saubhaagyaM dehi me ramE ||
बध्नामि दक्षिणे हस्ते नव सूत्रं शुà¤à¤ª्रदम्
पुत्र पौत्राà¤िवृद्धिं च सौà¤ाग्यं देहि मे रमे ॥
Next day do puje and do visarjana by saying:
yAntu deva gaNa sarve pUjaamAdaaya matkRutAM iShTa kAmyaartha siddhyartham punarAgamanaaya cha ||
यान्तु देव गण सर्वे पूजामादाय मत्कृतां इष्ट
27. Sarva samarpanam.
In ShAstra, there is something called "artha-vaada" which consists of 4 aspects:
1. Stuthi
2. Ninda
3. Parakruti
4. Purakalpa
That is, to put the sAdhakas in the right path, certain karmas are extolled and this is called Stuthi.
Denouncing those who don't do such good karmas -- Ninda
Giving an example in the form of a story about what happend to one who ignored Narayana -- Parakruti
Giving example from the past about many who did in the right way and obtained the desired results -- Puraakalpa.
This methodology was shown and practiced by Chaturmukha Brahma himself and explained in Gita # 3.10-13
Thus, keeping in line with this, often stories are told in connection with the pujas.
Puranas often associate this in the form of a dialogue between Suta maharishi and Shaunaka Maharishi about the importance of this puje. The stress is on how the grace of Laxmi Narayana [who is our antaryaami] is needed for one's sAdhana. sAdhana-sampath that Laxmi gives has to be received with gratitude to God and gurus and used for satkaaryas as it doesn't belong to us, and that we are at her mercy all the time. Such a thought removes all kinds of anishta and gives more and more sAdhana-sampath along with guru-prasada for those jivas who suffer in this samsaara. This puje is very auspicious when done in the month of Shravana just before and close to the full moon day in shukla paxa shukra-vaara.
18. Naivedyam samarpayaami
19. paaniyam samarpayaami --- hastha-praxaaLanam , paada,
20. taambulam samarpayaami
21. daxinam samarpayaami
22. uttara nirAjanam darshayaami
23. bhAva pushpam samarpayaami [bhAva pushpa like ahimsa, indriya nigraha, sarvabhuta dayaa, xamaa, jnana, tapa, dhyaana, sathya -- ashta pushpam]
24. samastha rajopachaaram samarpayaami --chatra, chamara
vyajana, darpana, gaana, nruthya, vaadya and stotra.
25. prarthana-pradaxinam samarpayaami
26. brahmanaa -sumangali puje: Give vaayana to sumangali by thinking "na mama, na mama" [this doesn't belong to me] and samarpane to all the devatas dwelling inside you [and their antaryaami who is non-different from my bimbarupi]
[**Taken from Vrataanushhtaana paddhati]
If you have time, chant the following while giving:
"indirA pratigRuhNAti indiraa vai dadAti cha
indirA tArakA dvAbhyAM indirAyai namo namaH
इन्दिरा प्रतिगृह्णाति इन्दिरा वै ददाति च
इन्दिरा तारका द्वाà¤्यां इन्दिरायै नमो नमः
If you are alone, then keep aside and give it to someone later with haldi-kumkum daxina. Then, wear the tora as her prasada by chanting:
badhnAmi daxiNe haste nava sUtraM shubhapradam
putra pautrAbhivRuddhiM cha saubhaagyaM dehi me ramE ||
बध्नामि दक्षिणे हस्ते नव सूत्रं शुà¤à¤ª्रदम्
पुत्र पौत्राà¤िवृद्धिं च सौà¤ाग्यं देहि मे रमे ॥
Next day do puje and do visarjana by saying:
yAntu deva gaNa sarve pUjaamAdaaya matkRutAM iShTa kAmyaartha siddhyartham punarAgamanaaya cha ||
यान्तु देव गण सर्वे पूजामादाय मत्कृतां इष्ट
27. Sarva samarpanam.
In ShAstra, there is something called "artha-vaada" which consists of 4 aspects:
1. Stuthi
2. Ninda
3. Parakruti
4. Purakalpa
That is, to put the sAdhakas in the right path, certain karmas are extolled and this is called Stuthi.
Denouncing those who don't do such good karmas -- Ninda
Giving an example in the form of a story about what happend to one who ignored Narayana -- Parakruti
Giving example from the past about many who did in the right way and obtained the desired results -- Puraakalpa.
This methodology was shown and practiced by Chaturmukha Brahma himself and explained in Gita # 3.10-13
Thus, keeping in line with this, often stories are told in connection with the pujas.
Puranas often associate this in the form of a dialogue between Suta maharishi and Shaunaka Maharishi about the importance of this puje. The stress is on how the grace of Laxmi Narayana [who is our antaryaami] is needed for one's sAdhana. sAdhana-sampath that Laxmi gives has to be received with gratitude to God and gurus and used for satkaaryas as it doesn't belong to us, and that we are at her mercy all the time. Such a thought removes all kinds of anishta and gives more and more sAdhana-sampath along with guru-prasada for those jivas who suffer in this samsaara. This puje is very auspicious when done in the month of Shravana just before and close to the full moon day in shukla paxa shukra-vaara.
Lakshmi Paada mahima :👀👇🦶🦶
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Reference:
"Vratanushtaana Paddhati by Sri Chaturvedi Vidwan S. Vedavyasacharya
There was a very devoted girl named Charumathi in vidharbha who had impeccable character and values. In order to bless her further, Laxmi devi appreared in her dream as Varamahalaxmi and told her to do varalaxmi puje giving all details of this vrata. Charumathi followed it with devotion and got all the sAdhana-sampath.
This apart, there was a king who served his country well but didn't have children so married again. One day he went out for hunting and chased a wild animal and killed it. The animal was none other than a gandharva who was pleased that the king released him from the curse [though unknowingly]. With great joy, this gandharva taught the king the procedure for Varalaxmi puje which he did right there and with "sacred thread" when he entered the palace, the haughty queen became suspicious and threw away the sacred tora. The first wife, on the other hand, with great devotion took the sacred thread and wore it and became very dear to the King due to Laxmi Narayana's grace while the other queen suffered hardship.
Thus, those who worship Laxmi-Narayana especially on this shravana shukravaara will not only attain all sAdhana-sampath but will retain it even in the coming janmas and reach moxa.
Mangala-arati songs
Note:
Vyuha is basically a cluster of His own rupa-visheshas meant for karya vishesha. At the time of shrushti, Mula Narayana takes chatur-vyuha [MBTN 3.9] -- Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
Like these, Acharya says in MBTN 1.10, there is: the 5 vyuha [Narayana, Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha] of Sri Hari
b. 12 vyuha of Shri Keshava to Damodhara.
c. 10 rupas cluster Matsya etc.
d. 100 rupas with Narayana cluster
e. 1000 rupas cluster like Vishva..
f. 18 or many rupa vyuha like Para
g. 51 matruka vyuha Further we also see vyuhas within them like in Taitiriya,
Chandogya how each vyuha will be made up of one aspect of God like Narayana vyuha will have: Narayana-Narayana Narayana-Vasudeva Narayana-Pradyumna Narayana-Aniruddha and so on. Here the chintane is that each "Akara" is made up of His own jnana-ananda maya Narayana rupa
Useful link : Chaturvimshati nAmagaLu
Note:
Vyuha is basically a cluster of His own rupa-visheshas meant for karya vishesha. At the time of shrushti, Mula Narayana takes chatur-vyuha [MBTN 3.9] -- Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
Like these, Acharya says in MBTN 1.10, there is: the 5 vyuha [Narayana, Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha] of Sri Hari
b. 12 vyuha of Shri Keshava to Damodhara.
c. 10 rupas cluster Matsya etc.
d. 100 rupas with Narayana cluster
e. 1000 rupas cluster like Vishva..
f. 18 or many rupa vyuha like Para
g. 51 matruka vyuha Further we also see vyuhas within them like in Taitiriya,
Chandogya how each vyuha will be made up of one aspect of God like Narayana vyuha will have: Narayana-Narayana Narayana-Vasudeva Narayana-Pradyumna Narayana-Aniruddha and so on. Here the chintane is that each "Akara" is made up of His own jnana-ananda maya Narayana rupa
Useful link : Chaturvimshati nAmagaLu
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On Dwadashi day, does the pooja have to be completed before Paarayana? Or we can do the Lakshmi pooja after dwadashi paarayana?
ReplyDeleteNo, the Lakshmi pooja has to be done before paaraNe.
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