prārthana
prasanna vadanaṃ dhyāyetsarva vighnopaśāntaye ||
ayaṃ muhūrtassumuhūrto'stu |
tadeva lagnaṃ sudinaṃ tadeva, tārābalaṃ candrabalaṃ tadeva, vidyābalaṃ daivabalaṃ tadeva, lakṣmīpate teṅghriyugaṃ smarāmi, sumuhūrto'stu |
yaśśivo nāmarūpābhyāṃ yā devī sarvamaṅgalā |
tayossaṃsmaraṇāt puṃsāṃ sarvato jayamaṅgalam ||
lābhasteṣāṃ jayasteṣāṃ kutasteṣāṃ parābhavaḥ |
yeṣāmindīvaraśyāmo hṛdayasthojanārthanaḥ ||
āpadāmapahartāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām |
lokābhirāmaṃ śrīrāmaṃ bhūyo bhūyo namāmyaham ||
- śuklāmbaradharamwho wears white
- viṣṇumwho fills everything
- śaśivarṇamthe colour of the moon
- caturbhujamfour-armed
- prasannavadanamwhose face is clear and kind
- dhyāyetone should hold in mind
- sarvavighnopaśāntayeso that every obstacle may be stilled
- ayamthis
- muhūrtaḥhour
- sumuhūrtaḥa good hour
- astumay it be
- tatthat
- evaitself
- lagnamthe moment
- sudinamthe good day
- tārābalamthe strength of the stars
- candrabalamthe strength of the moon
- vidyābalamthe strength of learning
- daivabalamthe strength of the gods
- lakṣmīpateO lord of Lakshmi
- teyour
- aṅghriyugamtwo feet
- smarāmiI call to mind
- yaḥhe who
- śivaḥis Shiva
- nāmarūpābhyāmin name and in form
- yāshe who
- devīthe goddess
- sarvamaṅgalāin whom all is well
- tayoḥof those two
- saṃsmaraṇātfrom calling to mind
- puṃsāmfor people
- sarvataḥfrom every side
- jayamaṅgalamvictory and good fortune
- lābhaḥthe gain
- teṣāmtheirs
- jayaḥthe victory
- kutaḥfrom where
- parābhavaḥdefeat
- yeṣāmin whose
- indīvaraśyāmaḥthe one dark as a blue lotus
- hṛdayasthaḥstanding in the heart
- janārdanaḥthe one people pray to
- āpadāmof troubles
- apahartāramthe one who carries them away
- dātāramthe giver
- sarvasampadāmof every kind of wealth
- lokābhirāmamthe delight of the world
- śrīrāmamShri Rama
- bhūyo bhūyaḥagain and again
- namāmiI bow
- ahamI
anvaya śuklāmbaradharam viṣṇum śaśivarṇam caturbhujam prasannavadanam dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye ayam muhūrtaḥ sumuhūrtaḥ astu tat eva lagnam sudinam tārābalam candrabalam vidyābalam daivabalam lakṣmīpate te aṅghriyugam smarāmi yaḥ śivaḥ nāmarūpābhyām yā devī sarvamaṅgalā tayoḥ saṃsmaraṇāt puṃsām sarvataḥ jayamaṅgalam lābhaḥ teṣām jayaḥ kutaḥ parābhavaḥ yeṣām indīvaraśyāmaḥ hṛdayasthaḥ janārdanaḥ āpadām apahartāram dātāram sarvasampadām lokābhirāmam śrīrāmam bhūyo bhūyaḥ namāmi aham
chandas Anuṣṭubh verses with a line of prose between them
śuklāmbaradharam who wears white — The opening verse of almost every rite. It is usually taken as Ganesha, though the words name Vishnu, and both readings are old.
muhūrtaḥ the hour — A muhurta is about forty-eight minutes, and also the auspicious moment chosen for a rite. The line asks that this one turn out to be that.
note The worship opens by making the present moment the right moment, whatever the almanac says. The printed janārthanaḥ is read janārdanaḥ.
sumukhaścaikadantaśca kapilo gajakarṇikaḥ |
lambodaraśca vikaṭo vighnarājo gaṇādhipaḥ || 1 ||
- śrīvighneśvaraṣoḍaśanāmastotramthe hymn of the sixteen names of Shri Vighneshvara
- sumukhaḥthe fair-faced
- caand
- ekadantaḥthe one-tusked
- caand
- kapilaḥthe tawny one
- gajakarṇikaḥthe one with an elephant's ears
- lambodaraḥthe hanging-bellied
- caand
- vikaṭaḥthe huge one
- vighnarājaḥthe king of obstacles
- gaṇādhipaḥthe chief of the ganas
anvaya śrīvighneśvaraṣoḍaśanāmastotram sumukhaḥ ca ekadantaḥ ca kapilaḥ gajakarṇikaḥ lambodaraḥ ca vikaṭaḥ vighnarājaḥ gaṇādhipaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ṣoḍaśanāma the sixteen names — A short list said before any undertaking. The same sixteen circulate on their own as the Shodasha Namavali.
vakratuṇḍa-śśūrpakarṇo heramba-sskandapūrvajaḥ || 2 ||
- dhūmaketuḥthe smoke-bannered
- gaṇādhyakṣaḥwho presides over the ganas
- phālacandraḥwith the moon on his brow
- gajānanaḥthe elephant-faced
- vakratuṇḍaḥwith the curving trunk
- śūrpakarṇaḥwhose ears are winnowing baskets
- herambaḥHeramba
- skandapūrvajaḥborn before Skanda
anvaya dhūmaketuḥ gaṇādhyakṣaḥ phālacandraḥ gajānanaḥ vakratuṇḍaḥ śūrpakarṇaḥ herambaḥ skandapūrvajaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note phāla is a spelling of bhāla, the brow.
vidyārambhe vivāhe ca praveśe nirgame tathā |
saṅgrāme sarva kāryeṣu vighnastasya na jāyate || 3 ||
- ṣoḍaśasixteen
- etānithese
- nāmāninames
- yaḥwhoever
- paṭhetrecites
- śṛṇuyāthears
- apieven
- vidyārambheat the start of study
- vivāheat a wedding
- caand
- praveśeon going in
- nirgameon going out
- tathāand
- saṅgrāmein battle
- sarvakāryeṣuin everything he does
- vighnaḥan obstacle
- tasyafor him
- nanot
- jāyatearises
anvaya yaḥ etāni ṣoḍaśa nāmāni paṭhet śṛṇuyāt api tasya vidyārambhe vivāhe ca praveśe nirgame tathā saṅgrāme sarvakāryeṣu vighnaḥ na jāyate
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), in six pādas here rather than four
note The list of occasions is the ordinary business of a household: schooling, marriage, moving house, and whatever else has to be done. The printed śṛṇu-yādapi carries a break inside the word.
sarvavighnaccidetasmai śrī mahāgaṇādhipataye namaḥ ||
oṃ śrīlakṣmī nārāyaṇābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ umā maheśvarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ vāṇī hiraṇyagarbhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ śacī purandarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ arundhatī vaśiṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ śrī sitārāmābhyāṃ namaḥ |
namassarvebhyo mahājanebhyo namaḥ ||
ayaṃ muhūrta-ssumuhūrto'stu ||
śarīra śuddhi
apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthā-ṅgato-'pivā |
ya-ssmare-tpuṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantara śśuciḥ ||
puṇḍarīkākṣa ! puṇḍarīkākṣa ! puṇḍarīkākṣāya namaḥ |
ācamanaḥ
oṃ ācamya
oṃ keśavāya svāhā
oṃ nārāyaṇāya svāhā
oṃ mādhavāya svāhā (iti trirācamya)
oṃ govindāya namaḥ (pāṇī mārjayitvā)
oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ
oṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥ (oṣṭhau mārjayitvā)
oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ
oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ (śirasi jalaṃ prokṣya)
oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ
oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ (vāmahastè jalaṃ prokṣya)
oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ (pādayoḥ jalaṃ prokṣya)
oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ (śirasi jalaṃ prokṣya)
oṃ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ (aṅgulibhiścibukaṃ jalaṃ prokṣya)
oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ
oṃ pradyumnāya namaḥ (nāsikāṃ spṛṣṭvā)
oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ
oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ
oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ
oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ (netre śrotre ca spṛṣṭvā)
oṃ acyutāya namaḥ (nābhiṃ spṛṣṭvā)
oṃ janārdhanāya namaḥ (hṛdayaṃ spṛṣṭvā)
oṃ upendrāya namaḥ (hastaṃ śirasi nikṣipya)
oṃ haraye namaḥ
oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ (aṃsau spṛṣṭvā)
oṃ śrīkṛṣṇa parabrahmaṇe namo namaḥ
bhūtoccāṭana
uttiṣṭhantu | bhūta piśācāḥ | ye te bhūmibhārakāḥ | ye teṣāmavirodhena | brahmakarma samārabhe | oṃ bhūrbhuvassuvaḥ |
daivī gāyatrī candaḥ prāṇāyāme viniyogaḥ
prāṇāyāmaḥ
o-mbhūḥ | o-mbhuvaḥ | ogṃ suvaḥ | o-mmahaḥ | o-ñjanaḥ | o-ntapaḥ | ogṃ satyam |
o-ntatsa̭viturvareṇya-mbhargo̭ devasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhiyo yo naḥ̭ pracodayāt ||
omāpo jyotī raso-'mṛta-mbrahma bhū-rbhuva-ssuvarom ||
saṅkalpaḥ
mamopātta, durita kṣayadvārā, śrī parameśvara-muddisya, śrī parameśvara prītyarthaṃ, śubhe, śobhane, abhyudaya muhūrte, śrī mahāviṣṇo rājñayā, pravarta mānasya, adya brahmaṇaḥ, dvitīya parārthe, śvetavarāha kalpe, vaivaśvata manvantare, kaliyuge, prathama pāde, (bhārata deśaḥ - jambū dvīpe, bharata varṣe, bharata khaṇḍe, meroḥ dakṣiṇa/uttara digbhāge; amerikā - krauñca dvīpe, ramaṇaka varṣe, aindrika khaṇḍe, sapta samudrāntare, kapilāraṇye), śobhana gṛhe, samasta devatā brāhmaṇa, harihara gurucaraṇa sannithau, asmin, vartamāna, vyāvahārika, cāndramāna, ... saṃvatsare, ... ayane, ... ṛte, ... māse, ... pakṣe, ... tithau, ... vāsare, ... śubha nakṣatra, śubha yoga, śubha karaṇa, evaṅguṇa, viśeṣaṇa, viśiṣṭhāyāṃ, śubha tithau, śrīmān, ... gotraḥ, ... nāmadheyaḥ, ... gotrasya, ... nāmadheyohaṃ ... mama dharmapatnī sametasya, asmākaṃ sahakuṭumbānāṃ, kṣemasthairya vijaya abhaya āyurārogya aiśvaryābhivṛdhhyarthaṃ, dharmārtha kāma mokṣa caturvidha phala puruṣārtha siddyarthaṃ, iṣṭakāmyārtha siddhyarthaṃ, manovāñchāphala siddharthaṃ, samasta duritopa śāntyarthaṃ, samasta maṅgalāvāpyarthaṃ, putrapautrābhivṛddhyarthaṃ, sakalakāryeṣu sarvadā digvijayasiddhyarthaṃ, varṣe varṣe prayukta śrī varasiddhi vināyaka devatā-muddhisya, śrī varasiddhi vināyaka devatā prītyarthaṃ, kalpokta prakāreṇa yāvacchakti dhyānāvāhanādi ṣoḍaśopacārapūjāṃ kariṣye |
tadaṅga kalaśapūjāṃ kariṣye ||
kalaśaṃ gandhapuṣpākṣatairabhyarcya |
tasyopari hastaṃ nidhāya -
kalaśa pūjā
kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhe rudra-ssamāhitaḥ |
mūle tatra sthito brahmā madhye mātṛgaṇāsmṛtāḥ ||
kukṣautu sāgarāḥ sarve saptadvvīpā vasundharā |
ṛgvedodha yajurveda-ssāmavedo-hyadharvaṇaḥ ||
aṅgaiśca sahitāssarve kalaśāmbu samāśritāḥ |
ā kalaśeṣu dhāvati pavitre pariṣicyate |
ukthairyajñeṣu vardhate ||
āpo vā idagṃ sarvaṃ-vi~śvā̭ bhūtānyāpaḥ̭ prāṇā vā āpaḥ̭ paśava āpo-'nnamāpo -'mṛ̭tamāpaḥ̭ samrāḍāpo̭ virāḍāpaḥ̭ svarāḍāpa-śchandāgsyāpo jyotīgṣyāpo yajūgṣyāpaḥ̭ satyamāpa-ssarvā̭ devatā āpo bhūrbhuvassuvarāpa om || 29.1 (tai. ara. 6.29.1)
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvari sarasvatī |
narmade sindhu kāverī jalesmin sannidhiṃ kuru ||
āyāntu devapūjārthaṃ duritakṣayakārakāḥ |
(kalaśodakena pūjādravyāṇi, ātmānaṃ, devaṃ ca samprokṣya)
o-ṅgaṇānā-ntvā gaṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe kavi-ṅka̭vīnāṃ upamaśra̭vastavam |
jyeṣṭharāja-mbrahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata ā naḥ̭ śṛṇvannūtibhi̭ssīda sāda̭nam ||
śrī varasiddhi vināyaka devatāye namaḥ |
atha prāṇapratiṣṭhāpanaṃ kariṣye |
śrī varasiddhi vināyaka prāṇa pratiṣṭhā
oṃ asunīte punarasmāsu cakṣuḥ punaḥprāṇamiha no dhehi bhogam |
jyokpaśyema sūryamuccaraṃ tamanumate mṛḍayā naḥ ssvasti || ṛ.ve. - 10.59.6
amṛtaṃ vai prāṇā amṛtamāpaḥ prāṇāneva yathāsthānamupahvayate |
ityādyena prāṇapratiṣṭhāpanaṃ kṛtvā, namaskṛtvā ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyakāya namaḥ |
svāmin sarvajagannātha yāvatpūjāvasānakam |
tāvatvaṃ prītibhāvena bimbe'smin sannidhiṃ kuru ||
āvāhito bhava, sthāpito bhava, sumukho bhava, suprasanno bhava, varado bhava, prasīda, prasīda, prasīda |
ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjā
prārthana
bhavasañcitapāpaugha vidhvaṃsanavicakṣaṇam |
vighnāndhakārabhāsvantaṃ vighnarājamahaṃ bhaje ||
ekadantaṃ śūrpakarṇaṃ gajavaktraṃ caturbhujam |
pāśāṅkuśadharaṃ devaṃ dhyāyetsiddhivināyakam ||
uttamaṃ gaṇanāthasya vrataṃ sampatkaraṃ śubham |
bhaktābhīṣṭapradaṃ tasmāddhyāyettaṃ vighnanāyakam ||
dhyānaṃ
dhyāyedgajānanaṃ devaṃ taptakāñcanasannibham |
caturbhujaṃ mahākāyaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ dhyāyāmi |
āvāhanaṃ
(sahasraśīrṣā ... daśāṅgulam)
atrāgaccha jagadvandya surarājārciteśvara |
anāthanātha sarvajña gaurīgarbhasamudbhava ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ āvāhayāmi |
āsanaṃ
(puruṣa evedagaṃ ... atirohati)
mauktikaiḥ puṣparāgaiśca nānāratnairvirājitam |
ratnasiṃhāsanaṃ cāru prītyarthaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ āsanaṃ samarpayāmi |
arghyaṃ
(etāvānasya ... divi)
gaurīputra namaste'stu śaṅkarapriyanandana |
gṛhāṇārghyaṃ mayā dattaṃ gandhapuṣpākṣatairyutam ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ arghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
pādyaṃ
(tripādūrdhvaḥ ... abhi)
gajavaktra namaste'stu sarvābhīṣṭapradāyaka |
bhaktyā pādyaṃ mayā dattaṃ gṛhāṇa dviradānana ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ pādyaṃ samarpayāmi |
madhuparkaḥ
dadhikṣīrasamāyuktaṃ madhvājyena samanvitam |
madhuparkaṃ gṛhāṇedaṃ gajavaktra namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ madhuparkaṃ samarpayāmi |
ācamanīyaṃ
(tasmādvirāḍajāyata ... puraḥ)
anāthanātha sarvajña gīrvāṇavarapūjita |
gṛhāṇācamanaṃ deva tubhyaṃ dattaṃ mayā prabho ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
pañcāmṛta snānaṃ
payo dadhi ghṛtaṃ caiva śarkarā madhu saṃyutam |
pañcāmṛtaṃ gṛhāṇedaṃ snānāya gaṇanāyaka ||
snānaṃ pañcāmṛtairdeva gṛhāṇa gaṇanāyaka |
anāthanātha sarvajña gīrvāṇagaṇapūjita ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ pañcāmṛta snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
śuddhodaka snānaṃ
(yatpuruṣeṇa ... haviḥ)
gaṅgādisarvatīrthebhya āhṛtairamalairjalaiḥ |
snānaṃ kuruṣya bhagavannumāputra namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
snānānantaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
vastraṃ
(saptāsyāsan ... paśum)
raktavastradvayaṃ cāru devayogyaṃ ca maṅgalam |
śubhaprada gṛhāṇa tvaṃ lambodara harātmaja ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ vastrayugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
yajñopavītaṃ
rājataṃ brahmasūtraṃ ca kāñcanaṃ cottarīyakam |
gṛhāṇa deva sarvajña bhaktānāmiṣṭadāyaka ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi |
gandhaṃ
candanāgaru karpūra kastūrī kuṅkumānvitam |
vilepanaṃ suraśreṣṭha prītyarthaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ śrīgandhān dhārayāmi |
akṣatān
akṣatān dhavalān divyān śālīyāṃstaṇḍulān śubhān |
gṛhāṇa paramānanda śambhuputra namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ alaṅkaraṇārthaṃ akṣatān samarpayāmi |
puṣpāṇi
sugandhāni ca puṣpāṇi jātīkundamukhāni ca |
ekaviṃśatipatrāṇi saṅgṛhāṇa namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ puṣpaiḥ pūjayāmi |
athāṅgapūjā
oṃ gaṇeśāya namaḥ - pādau pūjayāmi |
oṃ ekadantāya namaḥ - gulphau pūjayāmi |
oṃ śūrpakarṇāya namaḥ - jānunī pūjayāmi |
oṃ vighnarājāya namaḥ - jaṅghe pūjayāmi |
oṃ ākhuvāhanāya namaḥ - ūrūṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ herambāya namaḥ - kaṭiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ lambodarāya namaḥ - udaraṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ gaṇanāthāya namaḥ - nābhiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ gaṇeśāya namaḥ - hṛdayaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ sthūlakaṇṭhāya namaḥ - kaṇṭhaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ skandāgrajāya ṇamaha śkandhau pūjayāmi |
oṃ pāśahastāya ṇamaha hasthau pūjayāmi |
oṃ gajavaktrāya namaḥ - vaktraṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ vighnahantre namaḥ - netraṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ śūrpakarṇāya namaḥ - karṇau pūjayāmi |
oṃ phālacandrāya namaḥ - lalāṭaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ sarveśvarāya namaḥ - śiraḥ pūjayāmi |
oṃ vighnarājāya namaḥ - sarvāṇyṅgāṇi pūjayāmi |
athaikaviṃśati patrapūjā
sumukhāyanamaḥ - mācīpatraṃ pūjayāmi (darbha) |
gaṇādhipāya namaḥ - bṛhatīpatraṃ pūjayāmi |
umāputrāya namaḥ - bilvapatraṃ pūjayāmi (māreḍu) |
gajānanāya namaḥ - durvāyugmaṃ pūjayāmi(garika) |
harasūnavenamaḥ - dattūrapatraṃ pūjayāmi (ummètta) |
lambodarāyanamaḥ - badarīpatraṃ pūjayāmi (regu) |
guhāgrajāyanamaḥ - apāmārgapatraṃ pūjayāmi (uttareṇi) |
gajakarṇāyanamaḥ - tulasīpatraṃ pūjayāmi |
ekadantāya namaḥ - cūtapatraṃ pūjayāmi (āmra) |
vikaṭāya namaḥ - karavīrapatraṃ pūjayāmi (ganneru)|
bhinnadantāya namaḥ - viṣṇukrāntapatraṃ pūjayāmi |
vaṭavenamaḥ - dāḍimīpatraṃ pūjayāmi (dānimma) |
sarveśvarāyanamaḥ - devadārupatraṃ pūjayāmi |
phālacandrāya namaḥ - maruvakapatraṃ pūjayāmi |
herambāyanamaḥ - sindhuvārapatraṃ pūjayāmi |
śūrpakarṇāyanamaḥ - jājīpatraṃ pūjayāmi |
surāgrajāyanamaḥ - gaṇḍakīpatraṃ pūjayāmi |
ibhavaktrāyanamaḥ - śamīpatraṃ pūjayāmi (jammi) |
vināyakāya namaḥ - aśvatthapatraṃ pūjayāmi (rāvi) |
surasevitāya namaḥ - arjunapatraṃ pūjayāmi (maddi) |
kapilāya namaḥ - arkapatraṃ pūjayāmi (jilleḍu) |
śrī gaṇeśvarāya namaḥ - ekaviṃśati patrāṇi pūjayāmi |
ekaviṃśati puṣpa pūjā
oṃ pañcāsya gaṇapataye namaḥ - punnāga puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ mahā gaṇapataye namaḥ - mandāra puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ dhīra gaṇapataye namaḥ - dāḍimī puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ viṣvaksena gaṇapataye namaḥ - vakula puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ āmoda gaṇapataye namaḥ - amṛṇāla(tāmara) puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ pramatha gaṇapataye namaḥ - pāṭalī puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ rudra gaṇapataye namaḥ - droṇa puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ vidyā gaṇapataye namaḥ - dhattūra puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ vighna gaṇapataye namaḥ - campaka puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ durita gaṇapataye namaḥ - rasāla puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ kāmitārthaprada gaṇapataye namaḥ - ketakī puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ sammoha gaṇapataye namaḥ - mādhavī puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ viṣṇu gaṇapataye namaḥ - śamyāka puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ īśa gaṇapataye namaḥ - arka puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ gajāsya gaṇapataye namaḥ - kalhāra puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ sarvasiddhi gaṇapataye namaḥ - sevantikā puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ vīra gaṇapataye namaḥ - bilva puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ kandarpa gaṇapataye namaḥ - karavīra puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ ucchiṣṭha gaṇapataye namaḥ - kunda puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ brahma gaṇapataye namaḥ - pārijāta puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ jñāna gaṇapataye namaḥ - jātī puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
ekaviṃśati dūrvāyugma pūjā
oṃ gaṇādhipāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ pāśāṅkuśadharāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ ākhuvāhanāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ vināyakāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ īśaputrāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ sarvasiddhipradāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ ekadantāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ ibhavaktrāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ mūṣakavāhanāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ kumāragurave namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ kapilavarṇāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ brahmacāriṇe namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ modakahastāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ suraśreṣṭhāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ gajanāsikāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ kapitthaphalapriyāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ gajamukhāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ suprasannāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ surāgrajāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ umāputrāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ skandapriyāya namaḥ - dūrvāyugmaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ nānāvidha patra puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi |
śrī vināyaka aṣṭottaraśata nāma pūjā
oṃ gajānanāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇādhyakṣāya namaḥ
oṃ vighnarājāya namaḥ
oṃ vināyakāya namaḥ
oṃ dvaimāturāya namaḥ
oṃ dvimukhāya namaḥ
oṃ pramukhāya namaḥ
oṃ sumukhāya namaḥ
oṃ kṛtine namaḥ
oṃ supradīptāya namaḥ (10)
oṃ sukhanidhaye namaḥ
oṃ surādhyakṣāya namaḥ
oṃ surārighnāya namaḥ
oṃ mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
oṃ mānyāya namaḥ
oṃ mahākālāya namaḥ
oṃ mahābalāya namaḥ
oṃ herambāya namaḥ
oṃ lambajaṭharāya namaḥ
oṃ hrasvagrīvāya namaḥ (20)
oṃ prathamāya namaḥ
oṃ prājñāya namaḥ
oṃ pramodāya namaḥ
oṃ modakapriyāya namaḥ
oṃ vighnakartre namaḥ
oṃ vighnahantre namaḥ
oṃ viśvanetre namaḥ
oṃ virāṭpataye namaḥ
oṃ śrīpataye namaḥ
oṃ vākpataye namaḥ (30)
oṃ śṛṅgāriṇe namaḥ
oṃ āśritavatsalāya namaḥ
oṃ śivapriyāya namaḥ
oṃ śīghrakāriṇe namaḥ
oṃ śāśvatāya namaḥ
oṃ balvānvitāya namaḥ
oṃ baloddatāya namaḥ
oṃ bhaktanidhaye namaḥ
oṃ bhāvagamyāya namaḥ
oṃ bhāvātmajāya namaḥ (40)
oṃ agragāmine namaḥ
oṃ mantrakṛte namaḥ
oṃ cāmīkara prabhāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvopāsyāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvakartre namaḥ
oṃ sarvanetre namaḥ
oṃ sarvasiddhipradāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvasiddhāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvavandyāya namaḥ (50)
oṃ narvasiddi-pradāya namaḥ
oṃ pañcahastāya namaḥ
oṃ pārvatīnandanāya namaḥ
oṃ prabhave namaḥ
oṃ kumāra gurave namaḥ
oṃ kuñjarāsura-bhañjanāya namaḥ
oṃ kāntimate namaḥ
oṃ dhṛtimate namaḥ
oṃ kāmine namaḥ
oṃ kapitthaphalapriyāya namaḥ (60)
oṃ brahmacāriṇe namaḥ
oṃ brahmarūpiṇe namaḥ
oṃ mahodarāya namaḥ
oṃ madotkaṭāya namaḥ
oṃ mahāvīrāya namaḥ
oṃ mantriṇe namaḥ
oṃ maṅgalasusvarāya namaḥ
oṃ pramadāya namaḥ
oṃ jyāyase namaḥ
oṃ yakṣikinnarasevitāya namaḥ (70)
oṃ gaṅgāsutāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇādhīśāya namaḥ
oṃ gambhīraninadāya namaḥ
oṃ vaṭave namaḥ
oṃ jyotiṣe namaḥ
oṃ akrānta-padacitprabhave namaḥ
oṃ abhīṣṭavaradāya namaḥ
oṃ maṅgalapradāya namaḥ
oṃ avyakta rūpāya namaḥ
oṃ purāṇapuruṣāya namaḥ (80)
oṃ pūṣṇe namaḥ
oṃ puṣkarotkṣipta-vāraṇāya namaḥ
oṃ agragaṇyāya namaḥ
oṃ agrapūjyāya namaḥ
oṃ apākṛtaparākramāya namaḥ
oṃ satyadharmiṇe namaḥ
oṃ sakhyai namaḥ
oṃ sārāya namaḥ
oṃ sarasāmbunidhaye namaḥ
oṃ maheśāya namaḥ (90)
oṃ viśadāṅgāya namaḥ
oṃ maṇikiṅkiṇī mekhalāya namaḥ
oṃ samastadevatāmūrtaye namaḥ
oṃ sahiṣṇave namaḥ
oṃ brahmavidyādi dānabhuve namaḥ
oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ
oṃ viṣṇupriyāya namaḥ
oṃ bhaktajīvitāya namaḥ
oṃ aiśvaryakāraṇāya namaḥ
oṃ satatotthitāya namaḥ (100)
oṃ viṣvagdṛśenamaḥ
oṃ viśvarakṣā-vidhānakṛte namaḥ
oṃ kalyāṇagurave namaḥ
oṃ unmattaveṣāya namaḥ
oṃ parajayine namaḥ
oṃ samasta jagadādhārāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvaiśvaryapradāya namaḥ
oṃ śrī vighneśvarāya namaḥ (108)
śrī mahāgaṇādhipataye namaḥ |
nānāvidha parimala patrapuṣpa pūjāṃ samarpayāmi |
dhūpaṃ
daśāṅgaṃ guggulopetaṃ sugandhi sumanoharam |
umāsuta namastubhyaṃ gṛhāṇa varado bhava ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ dhūpamāghrāpayāmi |
dīpaṃ
sājyaṃ trivartisaṃyuktaṃ vahninā dyotitaṃ mayā |
gṛhāṇa maṅgalaṃ dīpaṃ īśaputra namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ dīpaṃ darśayāmi |
naivedyaṃ
sugandhān sukṛtāṃścaiva modakān ghṛta pācitān |
naivedyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ deva caṇamudgaiḥ prakalpitān ||
bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ ca lehyaṃ ca coṣyaṃ pānīyameva ca |
idaṃ gṛhāṇa naivedyaṃ mayā dattaṃ vināyaka ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi |
tāmbūlaṃ
pūgīphalasamāyuktaṃ nāgavallīdalairyutam |
karpūracūrṇasaṃyuktaṃ tāmbūlaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi |
tāmbūla carvaṇānantaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
nīrājanaṃ
ghṛtavarti sahasraiśca karpūraśakalaistathā |
nīrājanaṃ mayā dattaṃ gṛhāṇa varado bhava ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi |
nīrājanānantaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
mantrapuṣpaṃ
gaṇādhipa namaste'stu umāputrāghanāśana |
vināyakeśatanaya sarvasiddhipradāyaka ||
ekadantaikavadana tathā mūṣakavāhana |
kumāragurave tubhyamarpayāmi sumāñjalim ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
pradakṣiṇaṃ
pradakṣiṇaṃ kariṣyāmi satataṃ modakapriya |
madvighnaṃ haraye śīghraṃ bhaktānāmiṣṭadāyaka ||
ākhuvāhana deveśa viśvavyāpin vināyaka |
pradakṣiṇaṃ karomi tvāṃ prasīda varado bhava ||
yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntarakṛtāni ca |
tāni tāni praṇaśyanti pradakṣiṇa pade pade ||
pāpo'haṃ pāpakarmā'haṃ pāpātmā pāpasambhavaḥ |
trāhi māṃ kṛpayā deva śaraṇāgatavatsala ||
anyathā śaraṇaṃ nāsti tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama |
tasmātkāruṇya bhāvena rakṣa rakṣa gaṇādhipa ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ ātmapradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi |
sāṣṭāṅga namaskāraṃ
namo namo gaṇeśāya namaste viśvarūpiṇe |
nirvighnaṃ kuru me kāmaṃ namāmi tvāṃ gajānanā ||
agajānana padmārkaṃ gajānana maharniśam |
anekadaṃ taṃ bhaktānāṃ ekadantamupāsmahe ||
namaste bhinnadantāya namaste harasūnave |
mamābhīṣṭaprado bhūyo vināyaka namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ sāṣṭāṅga namaskāraṃ samarpayāmi |
prārthana
prasīda devadeveśa prasīda gaṇanāyaka |
īpsitaṃ me varaṃ dehi paratra ca parāṅgatim ||
vināyaka varaṃ dehi mahātman modakapriya |
avighnaṃ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ prārthana namaskārān samarpayāmi |
rājopacāra pūjā
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ | chatramācchādayāmi |
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ | cāmarairvījayāmi |
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ | gītaṃ śrāvayāmi |
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ | nṛtyaṃ darśayāmi |
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ | vādyaṃ ghoṣayāmi |
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ | āndolikān ārohayāmi |
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ | aśvān ārohayāmi |
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ | gajān ārohayāmi |
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ | samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi |
punararghyaṃ
arghyaṃ gṛhāṇa heramba varaprada vināyaka |
gandhapuṣpākṣatairyuktaṃ bhaktyā dattaṃ mayā prabho ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyam |
namastubhyaṃ gaṇeśāya namaste vighnanāyaka |
punararghyaṃ pradāsyāmi gṛhāṇa gaṇanāyaka ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyam |
namaste bhinnadantāya namaste harasūnave |
yidamarghyaṃ pradāsyāmi gṛhāṇa gaṇanāyaka ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyam |
gauryaṅgamalasambhūta svāmi jyeṣṭha vināyaka |
gaṇeśvara gṛhāṇārghyaṃ gajānana namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrī varasiddhi vināyaka svāmine namaḥ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyam |
samarpaṇaṃ
yasya smṛtyā ca nāmoktyā tapaḥ pūjā kriyādiṣu |
nyūnaṃ
ṣoḍaśopacāra the sixteen services — The sixteen things done for a guest, from calling him in to seeing him off, offered here to the god in his image.
prāṇapratiṣṭhā the setting of life in the image — The moment at which the clay figure stops being clay. It is what makes the immersion at the end of the days a farewell rather than a disposal.
saṅkalpaḥ the statement of intent — The worshipper says aloud where he is, what day it is and what he means to do, which is what turns actions into a rite.
ekaviṃśati patra the twenty-one leaves — Twenty-one named leaves offered one by one, each with its own name of the god. They are gathered fresh, which is why the festival is tied to the season.
note This block is the order of worship itself: a long sequence of instructions with short verses set into it. It is given here as a whole, in the order it is performed, rather than word by word, because it is a procedure and not a hymn.
