Ganesh Chaturthi Puja at Home

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How to perform Ganesh Chaturthi puja athome?

Posted onAugust 18, 2009. Filed under:My musings| Tags:ganesh arti,ganesh chaturthi,ganesh puja

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Ganesha Chaturthi(IAST:Gaea Caturth,devanagari:) orGanesha Festival is a day onwhichLord Ganesha, the son ofShivaandParvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his

devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi orVinayaka Chavithi inSanskrit,Kannada,Tamiland

Telugu,Chavath ( ) inKonkaniand Chathaa () inNepali Bhasa.

It is celebrated as it is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendarmonth of

Bhaadrapada, starting on theshuklachaturthi(fourth day of the waxing moon period). Typically, the day

usually falls between 20 August and 15 September. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending onAnant

Chaturdashi. This festival is observed in the lunar month ofbhadrapada shukla paksha chathurthi

madhyahana vyapini purvaviddha. If Chaturthi prevails on both days, the first day should be observed. Even

if chaturthi prevails for complete duration ofmadhyahana on the second day, but if it prevails on previous

days madhyahana period even for oneghatika (24 minutes) the previous day should be observed.

Lord Ganesh Pooja :-

Place the idol of Lord Ganesh on the altar after taking bath in the morning. Sit comfortably, foldyour hand in namaste, close your eyes and chant Om slowly three times.

Ganesh Mantra -

vakratunda mahaakaaya soorya koti samaprabhanirvighnam kuru mein deva sarva kaaryashu sarvadaa

Chant the following mantra, while placing the mukuton the idol

Asmin Bimbe ChitrapateMaha-Ganapataye Namah

Vastrartha Mukutam

Samarpayami

* Sound the bell for 5 seconds.

Next step is to invoke Ganesha into the image. This is known as pran-prathishta. The Pran Prathista mantra

in Sanskrit to be invoked is found in the Rig Veda and is part of Ganesh Suktha.

The Invocation mantra in Devnagiri are as follows:-

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Now Ganeshs soul is invoked in the idol and you can start performing the customary puja rituals/bhajans.

Saraswati Mantra -

saraswati namastubhyam varade kaama roopineepoojaarambham karishyaami siddhir bhavatu mein sadaa

English meaning:

Goddess Saraswati, my salutations to you. I am starting the puja, please bless me with knowledge.

*Make a resolve to perform the pooja.

Make a resolve Mantra -

mama upaatta samasta durita kshaya dwaaraa parameshwara preeti

artham mahaa ganapati poojaam karishye

Prepare the pooja thali with the following items:

Coconut

21 blades of Dhruva grass

21 Modak (Modak is the favourite food of Lord Ganesh)

Pack Of Agarbattis (Incence Sticks)

Betel Leaf & Supari (Betel nut)

Janahav (Cotton String worn by Hindus) Cotton packet (Used for making cotton wicks)

Abir (Black powder used for applying tilak)

Gulal (Red powder used for applying tilak)

Stick of Sandalwood (Used in making sandalwood paste)

Packet Of Camphor

Pouch Of Dhoop (Natural extract from trees)

*Pray Guru

Guru Mantra -

English wording:gurur brahma guruvishnuh gurudevo maheshwara

gurussakshaat parabrahma tasmai shri gurave namah

English meaning:The teacher is the embodiment of the trinityLord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. To that Guru,

who is none other than God himself, I salute.

Prepare the Nandadeep (lamp) by pouring oil in it and making a cotton wick.

*Meditate upon Lord Ganesh


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English wording:shuklaambara sharam vishnum shashi varnam chaturbhujam

prasanna vadanam dhyaayet sarvavighnopa shaantaye

Engl ish meaning:

I meditate upon Lord Ganesh, who is wearing bright colored clothes, and has four arms, pleasant faced

Lord Ganesha removes all obstacles.

Make arrangements for garland to be placed around Lord Ganeshas neck.

*Invite the Lord to accept your worship.

asmin bimbe chitrapate

maha-ganapataye namah

karpura nirajanam

darsayami

nirajananantaram

acamaniyam samarpayami

Engl ish meaning:

I offer camphor aarti to Lord Ganesh in this beautiful form. After the camphor aarti, pure water is offered to

Him.

*Welcome the Lord with flowers and water

I welcome the Lord with these flowers and kalash of water.

Fill the kalash (copper pot) with water and arrange flowers.

*Offer milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar. At the end offer water from the kalash. Pour the mixture of all

these five items into the Charanamrit set. Offer everything with CharanamritSet. Dip flowers in the kalash

and offer to the Lord.

*Worship the Lord with a bit of kumkum (sindoor), haldi (turmeric powder), abir (black powder) and a paste

made out of sandalwood bar.

*Offer the benevolent Lord the traditional Dhoop Aarti with Brass Dhoop Lamp and circle the Lord

Ganesha Idol three to five times in the clock wise direction

*Perform The Lord Ganesha AartiJai Ganesh Deva/Jai Dev Jai dev(famous marathi arti) with the

traditional Niranjan Lamp. All the five oil cotton wicks of the Niranjan should be lighted as this a part of the

customary ritual of the traditional Ganesh Pooja

While i was in Maharashtra, this was the famous marathi lyrics of jai dev jai dev arti that would linger in the

temples of Pune :

Jai Dev Jai Dev Arti

Jaidev Jaidev Jai Mangal Murti ll

Darshan Maatre Man: Kaamna Phurti ll

Sukhkarta Dukhharta Varta Vighnachi ll

Nurvi Purvi Prem Krupa Jayachi ll


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Sarvangi Sundar Uti Shendurachi ll

Kanti Jhalke Mal Mukataphalaanchi..ll



Ratnakhachit Phara Tujh Gaurikumra ll

Chandanaachi Uti Kumkumkeshara ll

Hirejadit Mukut Shobhato Bara ll

Runjhunati Nupure(2) Charani Ghagriya ll



Lambodar Pitaambar Phanivarvandana ll

Saral Sond Vakratunda Trinayana ll

Das Ramacha Vat Pahe Sadana ll

Sankati Pavave Nirvani Rakshave ll

Survarvandana ll



For those who have difficulty in saying the marathi words, here is Jai Ganesh Deva, the popular arati ofLord Ganesha :

Jai Ganesh jai Ganesh jai Ganesh deva

Mata jaki parvati pita mahadeva

Ek dant dayavant

Char bhuja dhari

Mathe pher sindur sohe

Muse ki sawari


Pan chadhe phul chadhe

Aur chadhe meva

Ladduan ka bhog lage

Sant kare seva


Andhan ko ankh

det Kodhin ko kaya

Banjan ko putra detNirdhan ko maya


Vighne harane mangala karane

Puhan puhan prakash

Nama le Ganesh ka

Siddha ojata kaja


After doing the arati,


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* Stand up straight. Fold your hands and do namaste. Turn clock wise three times. Do namaskar to the

benevolent Lord Ganesha.

Take prasad and distribute it to everyone present. Take blessings from Lord Ganesha for a happy and

prosperous life.

After reciting the following Shanti Mantra, cleanup your pooja place

sarve santu sukhinah

sarve santu niramayah

sarve bhadrani pashyantu

maa kashchid sukhabhag bhavet

//OM Ganeshaya Namah//

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