Lakshmi puja is the most important ritual of Diwali in north India. Down South this ritual is seldom in practice.
Laksmi pooja helps in bringing goddess laksmi (the goddess of wealth) to your home and makes her remain in your home for ever.
This pooja begins with ganapathy pooja so as to remove any hindrences that may occur while performing the pooja, then laksmi pooja and kubera pooja. This is basically a pooja which is done to maintain and increase the wealth in your family.
Materials Required
Kalash
Mango leaves
Idol or picture of Goddess Lakshmi
Milk, curd, honey, ghee
Puffed rice
Usual pooja Sweets
Coriander seeds
Cumin seeds
And other daily p00ja items
Pooja Vidhi
1. Placing Kalsh
- Place a raised platform facing east in your pooja room or any room you would like to perform the pooja. Lay a new red cloth on it and spread a bowl of rice on it, make sure to avoid the periphery. This would help in placing the kalash properly.
- Fill three fourth of Kalash with water; place some rice grains, a flower, one beetle nut leaf and a coin in it.
- Place 5 leaves on the mouth of the kalash and place a small plate on it. On the plate spread some rice and draw a lotus on it using turmeric powder.
- On the lotus place a small idol of goddess Lakshmi, some silver and gold gold coins. Place oil lamps on both sides, agarbatti on the right side, Prasad, beetle leaves, turmeric powder, kumkum and camphor in the side.
- Prepare akshada with rice and turmeric powder and place it in a plate along with flowers. Keep some tissue papers handy. Keep everything needed for the pooja nearby. Bathe, wear new clothes and get the blessings of your parents. Sit to the right of your husband while performing the pooja.
2.Beginning the Pooja
Chant the following mantra and get the permission of god to begin the pooja.
om sarvebhyo gurubhyo nama? |
om sarvebhyo devebhyo nama? |
om sarvebhyo brahma?ebhyo nama? ||
prara?bha karya? nirvighnamastu |
subha? sobhanamastu | i??a devata kuladevata suprasanna varada bhavatu ||
anuj?a? dehi ||
3.Lighting the Diya -Dipa sthapana
atha devasya vama bhage dipa sthapana? kari?ye | (light lamp on the left side of the picture, if you have two oil lamps you can place both of them on either side otherwise on the left hand side of the devata)
4.Acamanam
(Take a spoonful of water and sip it, and repeat the process three times with each mantra outlined below and wash your hands at end)
om kesavaya svaha |
om naraya?aya svaha |
om madhavaya svaha |
Do namskaram with each following mantra.
om govi?daya nama? | om vi??ave nama? | om madhusudanaya nama? |
om trivikramaya nama? | om vamanaya nama? | om sridharaya nama? |
om h??ikesaya nama? | om padmanabhaya nama? | om damodaraya nama? |
om sa?kar?a?aya nama? | om vasudevaya nama? | om pradyumnaya nama? |
om aniruddhaya nama? | om puru?ottamaya nama? | om adhok?ajaya nama? |
om narasi?haya nama? | om acyutaya nama? | om janardanaya nama? |
om upe?draya nama? | om haraye nama? | sri k???aya nama? ||
5.Pra?ayama?
(take a spoonful water in your hand)
om pra?avasya parabrahma ??i? | paramatma devata |
daivi gayatri chanda? | pra?ayame viniyoga? ||
(Drop water from your hand in a plate) (Sit straight, fill your lungs with air, hold it and exhale)
om bhu? | om bhuva? | om sva? | om maha? |
om jana? | om tapa? | om satyam |
om tatsaviturvare?ya? bhargodevasya dhimahi dhiyo yo na? pracodayat ||
om apojyoti rasom?ta? brahma bhurbhuvassuvarom ||
(offer flower petals akshata to lord ganesha)
om sri mahaga?adhipataye nama? |
sri gurubhyo nama? |
sri sarasvatyai nama? |
sri vedaya nama? |
sri vedapuru?aya nama? |
i??adevatabhyo nama? |
kuladevatabhyo nama? |
sthanadevatabhyo nama? |
gramadevatabhyo nama? |
vastudevatabhyo nama? |
sacipura?darabhya? nama? |
umamahesvarabhya? nama? |
matapit?bhya? nama? |
padmavati naraya?abhya? nama? |
sarvebhyo devebhyo namo nama? |
sarvebhyo brahma?ebhyo namo nama? |
karma pradhana devatabhyo namo nama? ||
|| avighnamastu ||
(please keep offering flower petals or akshata to lord ganesha?s idol)
sumukhasca ekada?tasca kapilo gajakar?aka? |
la?bodarasca vika?o vighna naso ga?adhipa? ||
dhumraketurga?adhyak?o balacandro gajanana? |
dvadasaitani namani ya? pa?het sru?uyadapi ||
vidyara?bhe vivahe ca pravese nirgame tatha | sa?grame sa?ka?ascaiva vighna? tasya na jayate ||
sukla?baradhara? deva? sasivar?a? caturbhujam | prasanna vadana? dhyayet sarva vighnopa sa?taye ||
sarvama?gala ma?galye sive sarvartha sadhike |
sara?ye traya?bake devi naraya?i namo’stute ||
sarvada sarva karye?u nasti te?a? ama?galam |
ye?a? h?distho bhagavan ma?galayatano hari? ||
tadeva lagna? sudina? tadeva tarabala? ca?drabala? tadeva | vidya bala? daivabala? tadeva padmavatipate? te?ghri’yuga? smarami ||
labhaste?a? jayaste?a? kutaste?a? parajaya? | ye?a? indivara syamo h?dayastho janardana? ||
vinayaka? guru? bhanu? brahmavi??umahesvaran | sarasvati? pra?amyadau sarva karyartha siddhaye ||
6.Sankalpa ?The Reason for Performing this Pooja
(Hold flowers, akshata, a coin, water drops, betel nut in your both hands together)
om purvokta eva? gu?a vise?a?a visi??aya? subhapu?yatithau mama atmana? sruti-sm?ti-pura?okta phala-praptyartha? mama sa-ku?umbasya k?ema sthairya ayu-rarogya caturvidha puru?artha sidhyartha? dipavali lak?mi pujam aha? kari?ye ||
ida? phala? mayadeva sthapita? puratastava | tena me saphalavaptirbhavet janmani janmani || (offer flowers, akshata, a coin, water drops, betel nut in front goddess)
7. G
- anapathy Pooja
As any other pooja, this pooja too should be begun after worshiping lord Ganesha. Invoke lord Ganesha into the idol by the following method.
(hold a spoonful water in your right hand, chant following and offer the water at the end)
adau nirvighnatasidhyartha? maha ga?apati? pujana? kari?ye |
om ga?ana? tva saunako g?tsamado ga?apatirjagati ga?apatyavahane viniyoga? || (offer water in hand to lord)
om bhurbhuvasva? mahaga?apataye nama? | avahayami | (offer akshata)
om bhurbhuvasva? mahaga?apataye nama? | dhyayami | dhyana? samarpayami | (offer akshata)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | avahana? samarpayami | (offer akshata)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | asana? samarpayami | (offer flower petals, akshata)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | padya? samarpayami | (sprinkle water drops)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | arghya? samarpayami | (offer flower petals, water drops and akshata)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | acamaniya? samarpayami | (offer a spoonful water)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | snana? samarpayami | (offer a spoonful water)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | vastra? samarpayami | (offer akshata, flowers )
om mahaga?apataye nama? | yaj?opavita? samarpayami | (offer akshata, flowers )
om mahaga?apataye nama? | ca?dana? samarpayami | (offer chandan paste)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | parimala dravya? samarpayami | (offer kumkum)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | pu?pa?i samarpayami | (offer flower petals)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | dhupa? samarpayami | (offer agarbatti)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | dipa? samarpayami | (show ghee lamp)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | naivedya? samarpayami | (offer banana)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | tambula? samarpayami | (offer betel leaf, betel nuts)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | dak?i?a? samarpayami | (offer coins)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | artikya? samarpayami | (light ghee lamp, do arati three times)
om bhurbhuvasva? mahaga?apataye nama? | mantrapu?pa? samarpayami | (offer flowers)
om bhurbhuvasva? mahaga?apataye nama? | pradak?i?an namaskaran samarpayami | (offer akshata, flowers)
om mahaga?apataye nama? | sarva rajopacaran samarpayami || (offer akshata)
anaya pujaya vighnaharta mahaga?apati? priyatam ||
8. Lakshmi Pooja
Now invoke goddess Lakshmi in the idol you have placed.
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | avahayami | (offer akshata)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | dhyayami | dhyana? samarpayami | (offer akshata)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | avahana? samarpayami | (offer akshata)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | asana? samarpayami | (offer flower petals, akshata)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | padya? samarpayami | (sprinkle water drops)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | arghya? samarpayami | (offer flower petals, water drops and akshata)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | acamaniya? samarpayami | (offer a spoonful water)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | snana? samarpayami | (offer a spoonful water)
Now chat following mantra 108 times and keep offering mixture of milk, curd, ghee, sugar and honey on mahalakshmi?s idol, lakshmi coins, if you don?t have lakshmi coins you can use regular dollar coins etc? and then pour clean water cleanse and put again them in clean puja plate.
om namo mahalak?myai nama? |
Now chant following and wash vigraham, idol, coins with clean water, rinse and place them in clean puja plate.
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | abhi?eka snana? samarpayami | (offer a spoonful water)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | acamaniya? samarpayami | (offer a spoonful water)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | vastra? samarpayami | (offer akshata, flowers )
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | ca?dana? samarpayami | (offer chandan paste)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | parimala dravya? samarpayami | (offer kumkum)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | pu?pa?i samarpayami | (offer flower petals)
Now take flower petals chant following mantras one after another and keep offering petals. Alternatively you can also offer flower petals by chanting om namo mahalak?myai nama? | 108 times.
om prak?tyai nama? |
om vik?tyai nama? |
om vidyayai nama? |
om sarva-bhuta-hita-pradayai nama? |
om sraddhayai nama? |
om vibhutyai nama? |
om surabhyai nama? |
om paramatmikayai nama? |
om vace nama? |
om padmalayayai nama? |
om padmayai nama? |
om sucaye nama? |
om svahayai nama? |
om svadhayai nama? |
om sudhayai nama? |
om dhanyayai nama? |
om hira?mayyai nama? |
om lak?myai nama? |
om nityapu??ayai nama? |
om vibhavaryai nama? |
om adityai nama? |
om ditye nama? |
om dipayai nama? |
om vasudhayai nama? |
om vasudhari?yai nama? |
om kamalayai nama? |
om kantayai nama? |
om kamak?yai nama? |
om krodhasa?bhavayai nama? |
om anugrahapradayai nama? |
om buddhaye nama? |
om anaghayai nama? |
om harivallabhayai nama? |
om asokayai nama? |
om am?tayai nama? |
om diptayai nama? |
om loka-soka-vinasinyai nama? |
om dharmanilayayai nama? |
om karu?ayai nama? |
om lokamatre nama? |
om padmapriyayai nama? |
om padmahastayai nama? |
om padmak?yai nama? |
om padmasundaryai nama? |
om padmodbhavayai nama? |
om padmamukhyai nama? |
om padmanabhapriyayai nama? |
om ramayai nama? |
om padmamaladharayai nama? |
om devyai nama? |
om padminyai nama? |
om padmagandhinyai nama? |
om pu?yagandhayai nama? |
om suprasannayai nama? |
om prasadabhimukhyai nama? |
om prabhayai nama? |
om candravadanayai nama? |
om candrayai nama? |
om candrasahodaryai nama? |
om caturbhujayai nama? |
om candrarupayai nama? |
om indirayai nama? |
om indusitalayai nama? |
om ahladajananyai nama? |
om pu?tyai nama? |
om sivayai nama? |
om sivakaryai nama? |
om satyai nama? |
om vimalayai nama? |
om visvajananyai nama? |
om tu??yai nama? |
om daridrya-nasinyai nama? |
om pritipu?kari?yai nama? |
om santayai nama? |
om suklamalya?barayai nama? |
om sriyai nama? |
om bhaskaryai nama? |
om bilvanilayayai nama? |
om vararohayai nama? |
om yasasvinyai nama? |
om vasundharayai nama? |
om udara?gayai nama? |
om hari?yai nama? |
om hemamalinyai nama? |
om dhanadhanyakaryai nama? |
om siddhaye nama? |
om strai?asaumyayai nama? |
om subhapradaye nama? |
om n?pa-vesma-gatanandayai nama? |
om varalak?myai nama? |
om vasupradayai nama? |
om subhayai nama? |
om hira?ya-prakarayai nama? |
om samudra-tanayayai nama? |
om jayayai nama? |
om ma?gala devyai nama? |
om vi??u-vak?a-ssthala-sthitayai nama? |
om vi??upatnyai nama? |
om prasannak?yai nama? |
om naraya?a-samasritayai nama? |
om daridrya-dhva?sinyai nama? |
om devyai nama? |
om sarvopadrava vari?yai nama? |
om navadurgayai nama? |
om mahakalyai nama? |
om brahma-vi??u-sivatmikayai nama? |
om trikala-j?ana-sa?pannayai nama? |
om bhuvanesvaryai nama? |
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | a??ottarasatanama puja? samarpayami?
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | dhupa? samarpayami | (show lighted dhoop/agarbatti)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | dipa? samarpayami | (show lighted ghee lamp)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | naivedya? samarpayami | (offer banana)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | tambula? samarpayami | (offer betel leaf, betel nuts)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | phala? samarpayami | (offer some fruits)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | dak?i?a? samarpayami | (offer coins)
Mahalakshmi Aarati (Light lamp and do aarati)
Om Jai -Laxmi Mata, Maiya Jai-Laxmi Mata,
Tumkon is din sevat, Hari, Vishnu Data???.. Om Jai Laxmi
Mata Uma Rama Brahmaani, Tum ho Jag Mata????..Maiya,
Tum ho Jag Mata, Surya ChanraMa dhyaavat, Naarad Rishi gaata?????Om Jai Laxmi Mata.
Durga Roop Niranjani, Sukh Sampati Data, ???..Maiya
Sukh Sampati Data Jo koyee tumko dhyaataa, Ridhee Sidhee dhan paataa?????.Om Jai Laxmi Mata.
Jis ghar mein tu rehtee, sab sukh guna aataa,????.Maiya
sab sukh guna aataa, Taap paap mit jaataa, Man naheen ghabraataa????..Om Jai Laxmi Mata
Dhoop Deep phal meva, Ma sweekaar karo,???????..Maiya
Ma sweekaar karo, Gyaan prakaash karo Ma, Moha agyaan haro??????.Om Jai Laxmi Mata.
Maha Laxmiji ki Aarti, nis din jo gaavey?????Maiya
nis din jo gaavey, Dukh jaavey, sukh aavey, Ati aananda paavey?????Om Jai Laxmi Mata.
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | artikya? samarpayami | (light ghee lamp, do arati three times)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | mantrapu?pa? samarpayami | (offer flowers)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | pradak?i?an namaskaran samarpayami | (offer akshata, flowers)
om namo mahalak?myai nama? | sarva rajopacaran samarpayami || (offer akshata)
anaya pujaya mahalak?mi? priyatam ||
9. Worship of Kuber
Worship your safe which is considered as lord kuber, make sure your complete family takes part in the aarti and finally distribute Prasad and flowers to everyone present.
Wish You all a very Happy Diwali From Simple Indian Mom – Menaka Bharathi
