Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Berijoy, I am getting to this post long after Shivaratri and you would have completed these steps anyway. To answer your question, for 3 - you would have said "Om hrim shrim dum durgayai namah panchamrita snanam samarpayami" for 4 - you would have simply chanted the mantra, no offering needed. hope this helps. sorry for the delayed response, but hope you can use it for the next satbisha paddhoti ) jai maa nanda , "Egyirba" <berijoy> wrote: > > > Nanda > > When we do #3 and #5 is there some prayer that goes with the offer? > Or do we just place the items on the altar? > > > > 3) panchamrita snan for Divine Mother > > > > Pancha - means 5 and > > snan - means bath > > > > The five ingredients offered as bath are a)Milk b)Yoghurt c)Ghee d) > > honey e)Sugar. > > Please note that if you dont have all the ingredients, please offer > > water instead. > > You can either offer it over the deity or offer into a cup. Mix all > > the ingredients and eat as prasad or gift from God. > > > > > > 4) one mala navarna japa. > > > > The Navarna mantra is "Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vicche". > > One mala is 108 repetitions of the mantra. > > > > > > 5) Offer incense, lights, naivedya for Mother. > > > > Naivedya means food offering. It could be something as simple as a > > fruit or a portion of the food that you have cooked that day. > > > > > > > > This will satisfy the Shatabisha Nakshatra paddhoti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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