Loving Ganesha: Chapter 12 (Section 5) - Ganesha Home Liturgy -- Ganapati Puja

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

 

Om Shanti,

 

Neil

 

 

Dipam -- Offering the Light

Part One: Ring bell, pass lamp in 3 circles, then any Aum.

Aum sajyamtrivarti samyuktamvahnina yojitam mayagrihana mangalam dipam,isha putra ganadhipam.

Part Two: optionaluddi"pyasva jatavedopaghnan nirritim mama, pashugushcha

(pashungshcha) mahyamavaha jivanan cha disho dasha,ma no higumsijjatavedo

(hingsijjatavedo) gamashvam purushanjagat,abibhradagna agahi shriyama

paripataya.

Ring loudly.

divya mangala dipam sandarshayami

Offer water.

dipanantaram achamaniyamsamarpayami

Offer rice.

mangalakshatan samarpayami

Within fire is spiritual knowledge, our refuge. Because of it, no harm can

befall us. In our home, cows are honored and highly respected, which enlivens

the nations in all directions. Let us not forget right knowledge, culture and

religious rites, O matchless Lord! Nor may any soul living in this world so

forget! Spreading before and around us, purity and peace abound, as this holy

flame illumines all with clarity. This divine flame we have shown You, Lord

Ganesha, and dutifully, in proper order, that all may receive Your grace, we

again offer You cool, sweet water for sipping and auspicious unbroken rice.

Offer the oil light to Ganesha and ring the bell as you chant this Vedic hymn.

As with the incense, circle three times, then draw the Aum with the flame.

While chanting the line beginning with divya, raise the flame and ring the bell

more loudly, then stop ringing. With the last two lines, offer water, then a

pinch of rice or a flower.NaivedyamFood offering

Ring bell, stop,

satyam tvartena (if morning)ritam tva satyena (if evening)

Offer water.

parishinchami

Offer water.

Aum amritamastuamritopastaranamasi svaha

Aum. We add Truth to Truth. Aum. May this sweet and pungent food be transformed

into nectar, O Ganesha.

While reciting the first part of the mantra, uncover the food offering. Then,

ringing the bell, take a spoonful of water and circle it clockwise above the

food. During the second part (Aum amritamastu...), without ringing the bell,

offer a spoonful of water.AsamarpanamOffering pranic essence of the food

Waft flower over food while chanting each line. Release flower.

Aum Ganeshaya svahAAum Ganeshaya svahAAum Ganeshaya svahA

For the above, while ringing the bell softly, gently waft the aroma and vital

essences of the food or fruit toward the Deity. Do this by sweeping the right

hand over the food (one wave for each prana offered) with a flower held in mrgi

mudra, between thumb, ring and middle fingers, stem upward. The palm is facing

downward as it moves over the food, then rotates upward as the sweep approaches

the Deity, bringing the fragrance and pranas into His nose and mouth. As you

complete the last line, gently toss the flower toward the feet of the Deity by

releasing it at the end of the sweep with all the love in your heart.Begging

the Lord to accept our food offering

Ringing bell loudly, pick up rice or flower.

Aum avahitabhyah sarvabhyodevatabhyo namah

Toss rice and flower, then stop ringing.

nana vidha mahanaivedyam nivedayamiyathashaktya samarpita mahanaivedyamkripaya svikuru

Aum! Salutations to all the Gods and devas present! Because we are offering you

our very best, Lord Ganesha, in all sincerity and love, the essence of this

humble plate of food must be counted among the finest meals You have ever

received. To the best of our ability in the worship of You, we offer the sacred

essence of this food and humbly beg that You receive it.

Ringing the bell loudly as you recite the above chant, pick up a flower or a

pinch of rice and hold it at chest height in the fingertips of the right hand.

As the last word is spoken, gently release the rice or flower at the feet of

the Deity. Then put down the bell and raise both hands above your head in

devout prayer that Ganesha will accept the meal. While your hands are raised,

close your eyes and hold a clear visualization of Ganesha accepting and

partaking of the meal. After a moment, lower your hands and intone Aum quietly.

 

 

 

 

Loving Ganesha by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

 

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