Loving Ganesha: Chapter 12 (Section 4) - Ganesha Home Liturgy -- Ganapati Puja

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Ganesh puja from Loving Ganesha, from http://www.himalayanacademy.com/books/lg/lg_ch-12.html

 

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Ganesha Puja

A Traditional Daily Worship Ceremony Performed in the Home Shrine to Beseech God

Ganesha's Blessings and Protection.

AchamanamWater offering

Rinse, sip 3times, thenrinse again.

Aum sumukhaya svahaAum ekadantaya svahaAum gajakarnakaya svaha

Aum! Hail to the God whose face is always shining!Aum! Hail to the God who has

only one tusk!Aum! Hail to the God with huge elephant ears!

Holding the spoon with your left hand, pour a spoonful of water from the cup

into the right palm to rinse the hand, letting the excess fall onto the floor

or a tray. Put another spoonful of water into the right hand, pronounce "Aum

sumukhaya svaha" and sip the water. Repeat for the second and third lines, then

rinse the right hand again as above.Vighneshvara PrarthanaGanesha Invocation

Namaskaram,knock temples,namaskaram.

Aum shuklambaradharam vishnumshashivarnam caturbhujamprasanna mattavaranah

dhyayetsarvavighnopashantaye

Aum. O Lord dressed in splendid white, pervading all the universe, shining

radiantly like the ivory rays of the full moon, having four mighty shoulders

and a charming, happy face. We meditate on you, Lord, that all obstacles may be

quelled.

Salute Lord Ganesha on the altar by holding your hands in anjali mudra, the

prayerful pose. Then, while reciting the above verse, cross your arms before

your face and tap your temples lightly with your knuckles three times, the left

hand tapping the right temple and vice versa. This is a traditional way of

supplicating Lord Ganapati. The place to knock is the bony, protruding part

toward the front. Return your hands to anjali mudra while reciting the last

words of the chant.

SankalpamDedication of puja and statement of purpose

Insert the appropriate period of the day in the chant below.

ushah kala, dawnpratah kala, morningmadhyahnakala, noonsayankala, eveningurdhvayamakala, night

Hold rice and flower in closed right hand at chest.

Aum adya purvokta evangunasakalavisheshena vishishtayamasyam shubhatithauAum

Maha Ganeshvara uddishyaMaha Ganeshvara prityarthamMaha Ganeshvara prasada

siddhyarthamyatha shakti (chant city) deshe (insert the time of day)

Toss rice and flower.

dhyanavahanadi Ganesha pujam karishye

Rinse hands.

Aum apa upasprishya

Now, at this particularly auspicious moment, time and place, on this wholly

auspicious day, so that we may realize the fullness of Your grace, to the best

of our ability this (insert time of day) Ganesha puja we shall now perform.

Aum. By touching pure water we become pure.While reciting the above statement

of purpose, take a pinch of rice and hold it in your closed right palm at chest

height. Depending on when you are performing the puja, insert the time of day

where indicated. As you chant the last word, karishye, gently toss the rice

toward the base of the image. Then, with the left hand, place a spoonful of

water into the right palm, return the spoon to the cup and ritually wash both

hands with the water by wiping the palms together a few times as you recite

"Aum apa upasprishya." Once the sankalpam has been chanted, the puja must not

be interrupted or abandoned until the concluding mantras are

recited.DhyanamMeditation

Offer rice three times.

dhyayamiavahayamiratnasinhasanam samarpayami

We now meditate on Lord Ganesha. In all splendor we have prepared for You a

jewel-studded, lion-footed throne to sit upon, Lord Ganesha.

Offer a pinch of rice to the Deity as you chant each line of the above

meditation and invocation. Visualize God Ganesha seated on a golden throne

before you, smiling, full of blessings, waiting to be honored as a guest in the

home of His devotee.ArghyamBathing the feet and hands of God Ganesha

Offer water two times into the tirtha cup.padayoh padyampadyam

samarpayamihastayoh arghyamarghyam samarpayami

We now humbly bathe each of Your white lotus feet and gently wash each of Your

precious hands, Lord Ganesha.

With your right hand offer a spoonful of pure water by holding it up before the

Deity momentarily and then placing it in the tirtha cup. This is how all water

offering is done throughout the puja. As you chant the first line, visualize

yourself bathing the feet of Ganesha. Offer a second spoonful of pure water as

you intone the next line and visualize yourself washing His hands.Achamanam

Offer water.

Aum bhur-bhuvah suvahachamaniyam samarpayami

Aum! In the presence of all three worlds, O Lord Ganesha, we humbly offer You

fresh, pure water for sipping.

Offer a spoonful of pure water to Ganesha. This time visualize Him accepting it

in His Hand and sipping it.AbhishekamBathing the Lord with pure water

Ringing bell, hold flower and sprinkle murti.

Aum surasindhu samanitamsuvarnakalashasthitam |snanartham grihyatam shambho

Set bell down.

salilam vimalam Ganesha ||

We now bathe You, beloved Lord, the pure one, with the water present in the

golden pot brought from Ganga through akasha, space.

While ringing the bell and reciting this auspicious, purifying hymn, dip a

flower into the tirtha water and gently sprinkle the Deity. Do this three times

or more. Hold the flower in your right hand in the mrigi mudra, the stem between

your third and fourth fingers. If the altar design allows, you may pour water

over the murti rather than sprinkling it during this chant.AlankaramAdornment

and prayer for prosperity

Adorn the Deity with flowers, garlands, clothing and jewels.

Aum gandham grihana surabhimandhakasurasudana,kunkumadi

samayuktamkulachalaniketana(repeat while decorating)

Apply vibhuti, sandalwood paste and kunkuma.

divya parimala vibhutichandana kunkumam samarpayami

Aum. O thou Lord Ganesha, son of Lord Siva who defeated the demon Andhakasura.

Hail to Him who resides at the Himalayas. Now we anoint You with divine and

supremely pure white vibhuti, exceedingly fragrant sandalwood paste and red,

red kunkuma.

During this chant, decorate the murti or picture and adorn it with the

traditional puja sacraments. The first four lines of the verse may be repeated

again and again until the adornment is completed. The last two lines are

recited once while applying vibhuti (holy ash), chandana (sandalpaste) and

kunkuma (red powder).MangalakshatanOffering rice and flowers

Offer rice, then flower(s) or more rice.

tadupari mangalakshatam samarpayamipujarthe nanavidhapatrapushpani samarpayami

We now offer this auspicious unbroken rice. And for the fulfillment of our

devotion, we offer fresh, blooming flowers for Your enjoyment, our peerless

Lord.

A pinch of rice is offered with the first line. A handful of flowers, a single

flower or a pinch of rice is offered with the second.Dhupam -- Offering Incense

Ringing bell, pass incense in 3 circles, then trace Aum with light (in Sanskrit,

Tamil, Gujarati, etc.)

Aum vanaspatyudbhavaih divyaihnanagandhasamanvitaih,aghreyadhupadipanamdhupo-yam

pratigrihyatam.dashangam guggulopetamsugandham sumanoharam,aghreyah

sarvadevanamdhupo-yam pratigrihyatam.

Ring bell loudly.

dhupamaghrapayami

Offer water.

dhupanantaramachamaniyamsamarpayami

Offer rice.

mangalakshatan samarpayami

The finest incense, of magical qualities, of full and varied fragrances, for

Your enjoyment, Lord Ganesha, we set aflame and offer to You in this, our home.

This fine incense we have duly offered for Your pleasure. And in the proper

order, we again offer You cool, sweet water for sipping and auspicious unbroken

rice.

During the above chant, make three circles before the Deity with lighted incense

held in the right hand while ringing the bell with the left hand. With practice,

you will complete the third circle as you chant the fifth line,

dhupamaghrapayami. At that point the incense is raised higher and the bell rung

louder. Putting the incense down, the next two lines are recited. With the

first, water is offered; with the second, a pinch of rice.

 

 

Loving Ganesha by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

 

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