Goddess Lakshmi

lakṣmī nitya pūjā vidhānam

(Lakshmi Nitya Puja Vidhanam in English (IAST))

Traditional

Lakshmi Nitya Puja Vidhanam is a structured daily ritual guide dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, the presiding deity of wealth, prosperity, and spiritual abundance. Rooted in ancient Vedic traditions, this manual outlines the systematic procedure for inviting, honoring, and meditating upon the Goddess within the home. By performing this daily worship with sincerity and devotion, practitioners seek to remove obstacles, attain material stability, and invite divine grace into their lives. The regular observance of this Puja is believed to purify the practitioner’s environment and cultivate a heart filled with gratitude, leading to both worldly success and inner peace.

āvaśyakāni vastūni
- āsanaṃ
- dīpaḥ
- gandhaḥ
- kuṅkumaṃ
- akṣatāḥ
- puṣpāṇi
- dhūpaḥ
- naivedyaṃ
- tāmbūlaṃ
- ācamanīyaṃ
- pūjā pātraṃ
- kalaśaḥ
- śaṅkhaḥ [optional]
- lakṣmī devī pratimā vā citrapaṭaḥ vā
pūrvāṅga pūjā
śrīmahāgaṇādhipataye namaḥ |
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ |
hariḥ om |
śuciḥ
apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṃ gato'pi vā |
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ ||
puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣāya namaḥ ||
prārthanā
śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam |
prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye ||
agajānana padmārkaṃ gajānanamaharniśam |
anekadaṃ taṃ bhaktānāṃ ekadantamupāsmahe ||
tadeva lagnaṃ sudinaṃ tadeva
tārābalaṃ candrabalaṃ tadeva |
vidyābalaṃ daivabalaṃ tadeva
lakṣmīpate te'ṅghriyugaṃ smarāmi ||
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |
guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||
sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike |
śaraṇye tryambake gaurī nārāyaṇi namo'stu te ||
śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇābhyāṃ namaḥ |
umāmaheśvarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
vāṇīhiraṇyagarbhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śacīpurandarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
arundhatīvasiṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śrīsītārāmābhyāṃ namaḥ |
mātāpitṛbhyo namaḥ |
sarvebhyo mahājanebhyo namaḥ |
ācamanaṃ
oṃ keśavāya svāhā |
oṃ nārāyaṇāya svāhā |
oṃ mādhavāya svāhā |
oṃ govindāya namaḥ |
oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ |
oṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ |
oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ |
oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ |
oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ |
oṃ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ |
oṃ pradyumnāya namaḥ |
oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ |
oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ |
oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ |
oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ |
oṃ acyutāya namaḥ |
oṃ janārdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ upendrāya namaḥ |
oṃ haraye namaḥ |
oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ |
dīpārādhanam
dīpastvaṃ brahmarūpo'si jyotiṣāṃ prabhuravyayaḥ |
saubhāgyaṃ dehi putrāṃśca sarvānkāmāṃśca dehi me ||
bho dīpa devi rūpastvaṃ karmasākṣī hyavighnakṛt |
yāvatpūjāṃ kariṣyāmi tāvattvaṃ susthiro bhava ||
dīpārādhana muhūrtaḥ sumuhūrto'stu ||
bhūtoccāṭanam
uttiṣṭhantu bhūtapiśācāḥ ya ete bhūmibhārakāḥ |
eteṣāmavirodhena brahmakarma samārabhe ||
apasarpantu te bhūtā ye bhūtā bhūmisaṃsthitāḥ |
ye bhūtā vighnakartāraste gacchantu śivā'jñayā ||
prāṇāyāmaḥ
o-mbhūḥ | o-mbhuvaḥ̭ | ogṃ suvaḥ̭ | o-mmahaḥ̭ | o-ñjanaḥ̭ | o-ntapaḥ̭ | ogṃ satyam |
o-ntatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhiyo॒ yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
omāpo॒ jyotī॒ raso॒-'mṛta॒-mbrahma॒ bhūrbhuva॒ssuva॒rom ||
saṅkalpaḥ
mama upātta samasta duritakṣaya dvārā śrīparameśvara prītyarthaṃ, mama/asmākaṃ sahakuṭumbasya kṣema-sthairya-dhairya-vīrya-vijaya-abhaya-āyuḥ-ārogya-aiśvarya-abhivṛddhyarthaṃ, dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣa-caturvidha-puruṣārtha-phala-siddhyarthaṃ, sarvābhīṣṭa-siddhyarthaṃ, śrīmahālakṣmī-prītyarthaṃ, yāvacchakti dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra-pūjāṃ kariṣye ||
tadaṅga kalaśārādhanaṃ kariṣye ||
kalaśārādhanam
kalaśe gandha puṣpākṣatairabhyarcya |
kalaśe udakaṃ pūrayitvā |
kalaśasyopari hastaṃ nidhāya |
kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhe rudraḥ samāśritaḥ |
mūle tvasya sthito brahmā madhye mātṛgaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
kukṣau tu sāgarāḥ sarve saptadvīpā vasundharā |
ṛgvedo'tha yajurvedo sāmavedo hyatharvaṇaḥ ||
aṅgaiśca sahitāḥ sarve kalaśāmbu samāśritāḥ ||
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvarī sarasvatī |
narmade sindhu kāverī jale'smin sannidhiṃ kuru ||
kāverī tuṅgabhadrā ca kṛṣṇaveṇī ca gautamī |
bhāgīrathīti vikhyātāḥ pañcagaṅgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||
āyāntu devapūjārthaṃ mama duritakṣayakārakāḥ |
kalaśodakena pūjā dravyāṇi samprokṣya, devaṃ samprokṣya, ātmānaṃ ca samprokṣya ||
śaṅkhapūjā
śaṅkhaṃ candrārka daivataṃ madhye varuṇa devatām |
pṛṣṭhe prajāpatiṃ vindyādagre gaṅgā sarasvatīm ||
trailokye yāni tīrthāni vāsudevasya ājñayā |
śaṅkhe tiṣṭhantu viprendrāḥ tasmāt śaṅkhaṃ prapūjayet ||
oṃ śaṅkhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhavalāya namaḥ |
oṃ pāñcajanyāya namaḥ |
oṃ śaṅkhadevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalapūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
ghaṇṭānādaḥ
āgamārthaṃ tu devānāṃ gamanārthaṃ tu rākṣasām |
ghaṇṭāravaṃ karomyādau devatāhvāna lāñchanam ||
oṃ ghaṇṭādevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalopacāra pūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
śrī mahāgaṇapati pūjā
o-ṅga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā ga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe ka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nāṃ upa॒maśra̭vastavam |
jye॒ṣṭha॒rāja॒-mbrahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata॒ ā naḥ̭ śṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ssīda॒ sāda̭nam ||
sumukhaścaikadantaśca kapilo gajakarṇakaḥ |
lambodaraśca vikaṭo vighnarājo gaṇādhipaḥ ||
dhūmaketurgaṇādhyakṣaḥ phālacandro gajānanaḥ |
vakratuṇḍaḥ śūrpakarṇo herambaḥ skandapūrvajaḥ ||
oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | āvāhayāmi | āsanaṃ samarpayāmi |
pādyaṃ samarpayāmi | arghyaṃ samarpayāmi | ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
snānaṃ samarpayāmi | vastraṃ samarpayāmi | yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi | puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi | dīpaṃ darśayāmi |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi | tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi | mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjā
lakṣmī devī dhyānam
yā sā padmāsanasthā vipulakaṭitaṭī padmapatrāyatākṣī |
gambhīrāvartanābhiḥ stanabhara namitā śubhra vastrottarīyā ||
lakṣmīrdivyairgajendrairmaṇigaṇa khacitaiḥ snāpitā hemakumbhaiḥ |
nityaṃ sā padmahastā mama vasatu gṛhe sarvamāṅgalyayuktā ||
lakṣmīṃ kṣīrasamudrarājatanayāṃ śrīraṅgadhāmeśvarīm |
dāsībhūtasamastadeva vanitāṃ lokaika dīpāṅkurām ||
śrīmanmandakaṭākṣalabdha vibhava brahmendragaṅgādharām |
tvāṃ trailokya kuṭumbinīṃ sarasijāṃ vande mukundapriyām ||
om || hira̭ṇyavarṇāṃ॒ hari̭ṇīṃ su॒varṇa̭raja॒tasra̭jām |
ca॒ndrāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒māva̭ha ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | dhyānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
āvāhanam
tā-mma॒ āva̭ha॒ jāta̭vedo la॒kṣmīmana̭pagā॒minī᳚m |
yasyāṃ॒ hira̭ṇyaṃ-vi~॒ndeya॒-ṅgāmaśva॒-mpurṷṣāna॒ham ||
sahasradalapadmasthāṃ svasthāṃ ca sumanoharām |
śāntāṃ ca śrīhareḥ kāntāṃ tāṃ bhaje jagatāṃ prasūm ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
āvāhayāmi | sthāpayāmi | pūjayāmi ||
āsanam
amūlyaratnakhacitaṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā |
āsanaṃ ca vicitraṃ ca mahālakṣmi pragṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
āsanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pādyam
aśvapūrvāṃ rathamadhyāṃ hastināda prabodhinīm |
śriyaṃ devīmupahvaye śrīrmā devīrjuṣatām ||
puṣpacandanadūrvādi saṃyutaṃ jāhnavījalam |
śaṅkhagarbhasthitaṃ śuddhaṃ gṛhyatāṃ padmavāsini ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
pādayoḥ pādyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arghyam
gandha puṣpākṣatairyuktaṃ arghyaṃ sampāditaṃ mayā |
gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mahālakṣmi prasannā bhava sarvadā ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
hastayoḥ arghyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
ācamanīyam
puṇyatīrthodakaṃ caiva viśuddhaṃ śuddhidaṃ sadā |
gṛhyatāṃ kṛṣṇakānte tvaṃ ramyamācamanīyakam ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
mukhe ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānam
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒he raṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se ||
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ ||
tasmā॒ ara̭-ṅgamāma vo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānānantaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
vastram
upai̭tu॒ mā-ndḙvasa॒khaḥ kī॒rtiśca॒ maṇi̭nā sa॒ha |
prā॒du॒rbhū॒to-'smi̭ rāṣṭre॒-'smin kī॒rti॒mṛ̭ddhi-nda॒dātṷ me ||
dehasaumdaryabījaṃ ca sadā śobhā vivardhanam |
kārpāsajaṃ ca kṛmijaṃ vasanaṃ devi gṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
vastraṃ samarpayāmi ||
yajñopavītam
yajñopavītaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ prajāpateryatsahajaṃ purastāt |
āyuṣyamagryaṃ pratimuñca śubhraṃ yajñopavītaṃ balamastu tejaḥ ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi ||
gandham
ga॒ndha॒dvā॒rā-ndṷrādha॒r​ṣā॒-nni॒tyapṷṣṭā-ṅkarī॒ṣiṇī᳚m |
ī॒śvarīgṃ̭ sarva̭bhūtā॒nā॒-ntāmi॒hopa̭hvaye॒ śriyam ||
malayācalasambhūtaṃ vṛkṣasāraṃ manoharam |
sugandhiyuktaṃ sukhadaṃ candanaṃ devi gṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arcana
akṣatān dhavalān divyān puṣpāṇi ca sugandhīni |
bhaktyā dattāni gṛhyantāṃ sarvadevāḥ prasīdata ||
aṅga pūjā
oṃ capalāyai namaḥ - pādau pūjayāmi |
oṃ cañcalāyai namaḥ - jānunī pūjayāmi |
oṃ kamalāyai namaḥ - kaṭiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ kātyāyanyai namaḥ - nābhiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ jaganmātre namaḥ - jaṭharaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ viśvavallabhāyai namaḥ - vakṣaḥsthalaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ kamalavāsinyai namaḥ - netratrayaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ śriyai namaḥ - śiraḥ pūjayāmi |
oṃ mahālakṣmyai namaḥ - sarvāṇyaṅgāni pūjayāmi ||
[Recite the SrI mahAlakShmI aShTOttara Sata nAmAvaLI, or at least a few known names of Lakshmi. Offer flowers or akshatas with each name.]
śrī mahālakṣmī aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī>
athavā lakṣmī nāmāvalī paṭhanam ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī pūjāṃ samarpayāmi |
akṣatān puṣpāṇi ca samarpayāmi ||
dhūpam
āpaḥ̭ sṛ॒jantṷ sni॒gdhā॒ni॒ ci॒klī॒ta va̭sa me॒ gṛhe |
ni ca̭ de॒vī-mmā॒taraṃ॒ śriyaṃ̭-vā~॒saya̭ me ku॒le ||
vṛkṣaniryāsarūpaṃ ca gandhadravyādi saṃyutam |
kṛṣṇakānte pavitro vai dhūpo'yaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi ||
dīpam
ā॒rdrā-mpu॒ṣkari̭ṇī-mpu॒ṣṭiṃ॒ pi॒ṅga॒lā-mpa̭dmamā॒linīm |
ca॒ndrāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒māva̭ha ||
jagaccakṣuḥ svarūpaṃ ca dhvānta pradhvaṃsakāraṇam |
pradīpaṃ śuddharūpaṃ ca gṛhyatāṃ parameśvari ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
dīpaṃ darśayāmi ||
naivedyam
naivedyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ devi bhaktyā sampāditaṃ mayā |
idaṃ phalaṃ ca pānīyaṃ sarvopacāra saṃyutam ||
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ॒ | tatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhi॒yo yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
satyaṃ tvā ṛtena pariṣiñcāmi |
amṛtamastu | amṛtopastaraṇamasi |
oṃ prāṇāya svāhā | oṃ apānāya svāhā | oṃ vyānāya svāhā |
oṃ udānāya svāhā | oṃ samānāya svāhā |
madhye madhye pānīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
amṛtāpidhānamasi |
uttarāpośanaṃ samarpayāmi |
hastau prakṣālayāmi | pādau prakṣālayāmi |
śuddhācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
tāmbūlam
tāmbūlaṃ ca varaṃ ramyaṃ karpūrādi suvāsitam |
jihvājāḍyacchedakaraṃ tāmbūlaṃ devi gṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi ||
nīrājanam
cakṣurdaṃ sarvalokānāṃ timirasya nivāraṇam |
ārtikyaṃ kalpitaṃ bhaktyā gṛhāṇa parameśvari ||
santata śrīrastu samasta maṅgalāni bhavantu |
nitya śrīrastu nityamaṅgalāni bhavantu ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
mantrapuṣpam
o-mma॒hā॒de॒vyai ca̭ vi॒dmahḙ viṣṇupa॒tnī ca̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ lakṣmīḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
sadbhāvapuṣpāṇyādāya sahaja premarūpiṇe |
lokamātre dadāmyadya prītyā saṅgṛhyatāṃ sadā ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pradakṣiṇam
yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntara kṛtāni ca |
tāni tāni praṇaśyanti pradakṣiṇa pade pade ||
pāpo'haṃ pāpakarmā'haṃ pāpātmā pāpasambhava |
trāhi māṃ kṛpayā devi śaraṇāgatavatsale ||
anyathā śaraṇaṃ nāsti tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama |
tasmātkāruṇya bhāvena rakṣa māṃ parameśvari ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
namaskāraḥ
urasā śirasā dṛṣṭyā manasā vacasā tathā |
padbhyāṃ karābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ praṇāmo'ṣṭāṅga ucyate ||
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
sarvopacārāḥ
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
chatraṃ samarpayāmi |
cāmaraṃ samarpayāmi |
gītaṃ śrāvayāmi |
nṛtyaṃ darśayāmi |
samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi ||
stotra/sūkta paṭhanam
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kṣamāprārthanā
aparādhasahasrāṇi kriyante'harniśaṃ mayā |
dāso'yamiti māṃ matvā kṣamasva parameśvari ||
mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ mahālakṣmi |
yatpūjitaṃ mayā devi paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te ||
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā
buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt |
karomi yadyat sakalaṃ parasmai
nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||
anayā dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā śrīmahālakṣmī devī suprītā suprasannā varadā bhavatu ||
udvāsanam
oṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ |
yathāsthānaṃ udvāsayāmi |
śobhanārthe kṣemāya punarāgamanāya ca ||
prasāda grahaṇam
akālamṛtyuharaṇaṃ sarvavyādhinivāraṇam |
samastapāpakṣayakaraṃ devatā pādodakaṃ śubham ||
śrīmahālakṣmī devī prasādaṃ śirasā gṛhṇāmi ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu ||

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