Sri Vighnaeshwara poojaa

(For any pooja we conduct, Vighnaeshwara poojaa has to be performed  first then only the
main deity poojaa is performed including
Vinaayaka Chaturthi poojaa where the main diety is
Vighnaeshwara or Lord Ganesha )
 
[ Make a cone shaped turmeric Ganeshaa by mixing turmeric powder & drops of
water. Keep kumkum on the tip of the turmeric Ganeshaa .
Take flowers and akshadai and do the archanaa. ( put the flowers and the akshadai
on the turmeric Ganesha by uttering the following mantraas ]

 
Note: ( Only those knowing to chant Veda Mantraas-with swaraas should chant the following
mantraa )

 
Om ganaanaam tvaa ganapatigum havaamahe
kavim kaveenaam upamashra vastamam |
jyaeshta raajam brahmanaam brahmanaspata
aanaha shrunvan-nootibhiseeda saadanam ||
(others should chant the following mantraas )
Ekadantaaya vidmahae vakratundaaya
dheemahi,  tanno dantee prachodayaat ||
( mantraa for inviting the turmeric Ganaesha )
asmin haridraa bimbe sumukham
Mahaaganapatim dhyaayaami, aavaahayaami
( put flowers and akshadai )
(mantraa for offering seat to turmeric Ganesha)
aasanam  samarpayaami
(sprinkle akshadai to turmeric Ganesha)
(mantraa for offering water for cleansing the palms)
arghyam  samarpayaami
(pour little water in arghyam cup)
(mantra for offering water for inner purification)
aachamaneeyam  samarpayaami
(pour uddharini of water in arghyam cup)
(offering water to cleanse the feet of turmeric Ganesha)
paadyam  samarpayaami
(pour uddharini of water in arghyam cup)
Snaanam samarpayaami
(sprinkle little water on turmeric Ganesha)
snaanaanantaram aachamaneeyam
samarpayaami
(pour little water in arghyam cup)
(mantra for offering cloth, ornament,sacred thread-these items
can be replaced by akshadai-to turmeric Ganesha)
vastra-alankaara-upaveetaartham
akshataan  samarpayaami
(sprinkle akshadai over the turmeric Ganesha)
gandhaan dhaarayaami
(appiy sandal paste on the forehead of  turmeric Ganesha)
gandhasyopari haridraakamkamam samarpayaami
(apply kumkum)
pushpaihi poojayaami
(put a string of flowers on turmeric Ganesha)
 
 Archanaa
(honouring the lord by many names)
(do the archana with flowers and akshadai)
Om sumukhaaya namaha, om ekadantaaya namaha, om kapilaaya namaha,
om gajakarnakaaya namaha, om lambodaraaya namaha, om vikataaya
namaha,
om vighnaraajaaya namaha, om vinaayakaaya namaha, om dhoomaketave
namaha,
om ganaadhyakshaaya namaha, om phaalachandraaya namaha, om
gajaananaaya namaha,
om vakratundaaya namaha, om shoorpakarnaaya namaha, om herambaaya
namaha,
om skandapoorvajaaya namaha, om mahaaganapataye namaha,
naanaavidha parimala patrapushpaani samarpayaami.
 
Dhoopaarttam, deepaarttham akshataan samarpayaami.
(show lighted incensed sticks, lighted lamp and this can be
replaced by offering akshadai)
Nivaedana mantraas or Mantraas for offering prasaad
Om bhoorbhuvassuvaha
(pour litle water around the prasaad plate from right to
left )
tat savitur varaenyam bhargo daevasya dheemahi,
dhiyo yonaha prachodayaat .
(sprinkle little water on prasaad and pour water around it)
daevasavitaha prasuva satyam tvartaena parishinchaami ||
(say the above mantraa in the day time before 5 pm.)
rutum tvaa tvartaena parishinchaami (if it is after 5 pm.)
(pour little water around the prasaad again)
amrutamastu amrtopastaranamasi
(pour water in the arghyam cup)
(offer prasaad [banana] to Lord Ganaesha while saying-)
om praanaaya svaahaa, om apaanaaya svaahaa, om vyaanaaya svaahaa,
om udaanaaya svaahaa, om samaanaaya svaahaa, om brahmanae svaahaa,
brahmanima aatmaa amrutat-vaaya mahaa-ganaadhipatayae namaha,
kadaleephala nivaedanam samarpayaami ||
madhyae madhyae amrutapaaneeyam-samarpayaami
(pour uddharini of water around the prasaad)
amrutaapidhaanamasi aachamaneeyam samarpayaami
(pour water from uddharini into the arghyam cup)
taamboolam samarpayaami
(pour water from uddharini on taamboolam)
(light camphor and show it to the deity while saying)
karpoora neeraajanam sandharshayaami
neeraajanaantaram aachamaneeyam samarpayaami
(pour water from uddharini into the arghyam cup) 
 
Prayers
Vakratunda mahaakaaya sooryakoti samaprabha |
nirvighnam kuru mae daeva sarva kaaryaeshu sarvadaa ||
(do the pradakshina namaskaaram)

Atten: 'yathaasthaanm' can be performed after Praarthanaa if

one is likely to perform only Vighnaeshwara pooja.
 
 
Note: hear 'yathaasthaanm' of turmeric Ganaesha is only
after sankalpam of any pooja.

SHREE VINAAYAKA CHATURTHEE POOJA

This poojaa is done in the noon hours every year during september 1st or
2nd week- [bhaadrapada(Aavani month in tamil)]in the shukla pakasha on
chaturthi day.

Items required are:

1. Turmeric powder 13. Saambraani Powder

2. kumkum 14. Garland
3. Sandal wood Powder 15. Banana 16. Til oil
4. Flowers 17. milk
5. Rice 18. Coconut
6 Karpooram 19. Akshadai (mix turmeric powder
with rice)
7. Betel leaves,nut 20. Honey
8. Curd 21. Mango leaves
9. Incensed sticks 22. Panchaamrutam
(mixture of banana,
honey,sugar,milk and ghee)
10. Lamp
11. Thresd
12. Match box

Important vessels required are

1. Panchapaatram and Uddarini 5. Mahaa aarati plate

2. Kalash 6. Karpoora aarati plate
3. arghyam cup 7. Stand for incensed stricks
4. Plate or taambaalam 8. Seat or aasanam

STEPS involved before Poojaa begins

1.Light the lamp while saying

deepajyotithi param deepajyotitjanaardanaha
deepo mae haratu paapam deepajjyotir namo(o)stu tae ||
(offer flowers to the lighted lamp)

2.Aachamanam
(the second step of any poojaa is Aachamanam.
Aachamanam is for inner pruification.

Ladies should say- (om achyutaaya namaha, om anantaaya namaha, om

govindaaya namaha)
Gents should say- (om achyutaaya namaha, om ananataaya namaha,
om govindaaya namaha, kaeshavaa, naaraayanaa, maadhava,
govindaa, vishnu, madhusoodaana, trivikramaa, vaamanaa, shreedharaa,
rsheekaeshaa, padmanaabhaa, daamodaraa

3.Guru dhyaanam
gurubrahmaa gururugvishnuhu gurur daevo mahaeshwaraha |
gurusaakshaat parabrahma tasmai shree guravae namaha ||

4.ganapati praarthanaa
(tap with your folded fingers on theforehead with both
hands 5 times and chant the following)
shuklaambaradharam vishnum shashivarnam chaturbhujam |
prasannavadanam dhyaayet sarvavighnopashaanataye ||

tadaeva lagnam sudinam tadaeva taaraabalam chandrabalam tadaeva |

vidyaabalam daivabalam tadaeva lakshmeepatae taenghriyugam smaraami ||

5.Praanaayaamaha
(means purification of lungs by inhaling fresh air
and exhaling impure air form one nostril to the other)
Om bhoohu,om bhuvaha, om suvaha, om mahaha, om janatha,
om tapaha, om sayam ,om tatsaviturvaraenyam,
bhargo daevasya dheemahi,dhiyo yonaha prachodayaat |
omaapo jyoteerasaha, amrutam brahma, bhoorbhuvassuvarom ||

6.Sankalpaha
(keep flowers and akshadai in your right palm
close it and keep it on the left palm and place
it over your right. After saying
the mantraa put flowers and akshadai on the god)
mamopaatta-samasta duritakshayadvaaraa-
shree paramaeshvarapreetyartham,
karishyamaanasya karmanaha nirvighnaena
parisamaaptyartham,aadow vighnaeshvara poojaam karishyae |

7.Aasana Poojaa
(mantraa for purifying the seat on which one sits &
will perform the poojaa. Sprinkle water on the saet
while saying the following mantraa)
pruthvi tvayaa dhrutaa lokaaha daevee tvayam vishnunaa dhrutaa |
tvam cha dhaarayamaam daevi pavitram kuru cha aasanam ||

8.Ghantaa Poojaa
(ring the bell and chant the following mantraa.
This mantraa is said with the intention of
inviting the daevaas to product us from any
destructive forces doing any obstruction to the poojaa)
aagamaartamtu daevaanaam gamanaartamtu rakshasaam |
ghantaaravam karomyaadow daevataahvaana laanchanam ||
9.Kalasha poojaa
(fill the vessel panchapatram with water, add flowers into it.
Decorate with sandalwood paste and kumkum.
close the mouth with the right hand while saying the mantraa.
This mantraa is to assume the holy rivers-ganga,
yamuna, godavari, saraswati narmadaa,
sindhu kaavaeri to be present in this water.
After saying the mantraa the holy water has to be
sprinkled all over the poojaa room and on self)
gangae cha uamunae chaiva godaavari saraswati |
narmadae sindhu kaavaeri jalae(a)smin sannidhim kuru ||

10.Aatma Poojaa (put akshadai on self)

daeho daevaalayaha proktaha jeevo daevas-sanaatanaha |
tyajaedagnyaana nirmaalyam so(a)ham bhaavaena poojayaet ||