Varalakshmi Vratham

Varalakshmi Vratham / Nombu /Pooja
Om Ganapathaye Namah

Varalakshmi Vratham / Nombu /Pooja ......................................................................1
Things required:...................................................................................................2
Flowers: ..............................................................................................................2
Naivedyam..........................................................................................................2
Tradition: ............................................................................................................2
On the day previous to the nombu,....................................................................2
Day of Pooja ....................................................................................................3
Vigneshwara (Ganapathi) Pooja:............................................................................3
Sankalpam:......................................................................................................4
Dhyanam:........................................................................................................4
Aavahanam .....................................................................................................4
Uthara Pooja....................................................................................................5
Varalakshmi Pooja ...............................................................................................6
Sankalpam:......................................................................................................6
Kalasa Pooja ....................................................................................................7
Anga Pooja: .....................................................................................................9
Shree Lakshmi Ashtothra shatha namaavali ......................................................10
Uththaraanga Pooja........................................................................................11
Pooja to the saradu: .......................................................................................12
Tying the saradu:............................................................................................13
Punar pooja: ..................................................................................................14

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Things required:
Manjal
Kumkum
Chandanam
Akshathai
Vetrilai
Pakku
Bananas ‐ 12
Coconut ‐ 3
Maavilai Thoranam
Vaazai kandru ‐ 2
Panju maalai for Amman

Flowers:
Lotus ‐ 6
Thaazampoo ‐ 2
Loose flowers Garland ‐ 3
Stringed flowers ‐ 10 yds

Naivedyam
Poorna kozhukkattai (Minimum 5, 8 or 12)
Parupu kozhukattai
Parupu vadai
Idli
Vella Payasam
Annam (called maha naivedyam with a little dhal)
Appam (if possible)
Fruits (possible ones)

Tradition:
On the day previous to the nombu,
‐ Before lunch, prepare
o rice flour for the kozhukattai
o Grind for “raw rice idli” (customary not to use boiled rice idli for
naivedyam – depends on what you get, convenience).
‐ In the evening decorate the pooja mandapam suitably.
‐ Draw “maakkolam”
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o Inside & outside the mandapam.
o Near the main door of your house (place from where you will invite
Amman).
o On one palagaai (wooden plate) to keep Amman.
‐ Pooja mandapam or Amman should face East.
‐ Clean Amman face, “sombu”, plate, lamps & other pooja vessels.
‐ Placing the Amman:
o On the plate spread few cups of rice.
o Put chandanam & kumkum on four sides of the sombu.
o Fill slightly more than half the sombu with rice.
o Keep also, 2 vethalai, 2 pakku, 2 manjal kizangu, one coin (silver or
copper or other available), one lemon, traditional “karukumani kaatholai”
(if available), inside the sombu.
o Apply manjal, sandanam, kumkum to a coconut and place it on top of
sombu surrounded by mango leaves.
o “Kudumi” of coconut should be upward (used as support for Amman
face).
o Decorate the Amman face & fix that against the coconut, fixing the back
tightly against the “sombu”. To be safe, tie it with a thread.
o Decorate sombu + Amman with jewels, dress etc & keep a brand new
blouse piece.
o Now keep this over the rice on the plate.
o Keep the thazambu spread out into petals, decoratively on both sides.
o Decorate with lotus etc.
o Put a small garland & light a lamp near Amman.

Day of Pooja
‐ Have head bath (keep little oil) & wear 9 yards saree.
‐ Keep Amman on the palagaai near your house entrance facing East.
‐ To invite Amman, do naivedyam with vethalai, pakku, pazam, a broken coconut,
do dhoopam, neeranjanam and arathi.
‐ Then singing an Amman song bring the plate inside the house & keep inside the
mandapam.

Vigneshwara (Ganapathi) Pooja:
Make a cone shaped turmeric Ganesha (Manjal Pillaiyar) by mixing turmeric powder &
few drops of water.
Visualise Lord Ganesha.
Lightly tap the temples 5 times with knuckles (folded fingers) and chant Suklaam
bharadharam vishnum sashivarnam chathurbhujam Prasannavadanam dhyaayaeth
sarvavignopa shaanthayae

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Sankalpam: Clasp the right palm over the left palm holding a flower+liitle akshathai,
place them on the right thigh and chant
Mamopaartha samastha durithakshayadvaaraa shree paramaeshvara
preethyarththam Thadaevalagnam sudinam thadaeva Thaaraabalam chandrabalam
thadaeva Vidhyaabalam daivabalam thadaeva

Dhyanam: Ganaanaam thvaam ganapathimhavaamahae Kavim kaveenaam upamasra
vasthamam Jyaeshta raajam brahmanaam brahmanaspatha aanah
Shrunvannothibhihsseeda saadanam

Aavahanam: Invocation
In this step, we visualise the deity in our mind & offer flower or akshathai to the Manjal
pillayar. Thereby we invoke the deity in the image.

Asmin bimbe Shri Mahaganapathim aavahayaami

Aasanam ‐ offering seat
Offer flowers at the feet & chant Aasanam samarpayaami

Arghyam ‐ Washing the hands
Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant Arghyam
samarpayaami

Aachamaniyam ‐ Inner purification
Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant
Aachamaniyam samarpayaami

Madhuparkam ‐ offering water
Madhuparkam samarpayaami

Snaanam – Bath
Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant Snaanam
samarpayaami. Again water for inner purification Snaanaanantharam aachamaneeyam
samarpayaami

Vasthram ‐ Offering Cloth
Offer flowers or akshathai chanting Vasthram samarpayaami. Do it once more
Upaveetham samarpayaami.

Aabharanam ‐ Offering ornaments
Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting Aaabharanam samarpayaami

Gandham & Kumkumam ‐ Offering sandalpaste & kumkum
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Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting Gandhaan dhaarayaami. Now for kumkum
Ghandhasyopari haridraakumkumam samarpayaami

Pushpam ‐ offering flowers
Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting Pushpaani samarpayaami and then Pushpai
poojayaami

Start doing Archana with flowers

Om Sumukhaaya namah
Om Ekadanthaaya namah
Om Kapilaaya namah
Om Gajakarnakaaya namah
Om Lambodaraaya namah
Om Vikataaya namah
Om Vighnaraajaaya namah
Om Vinaayakaaya namah
Om Ganaadhipaaya namah
Om Dhoomakaethavae namah
Om Ganaadhyakshaaya namah
Om phaalachandraaya namah
Om Gajaananaaya namah
Om Vakrathundaaya namah
Om shoorpakarnaaya namah
Om Haerambaaya namah
Om Skandapoorvajaaya namah
Om Siddhivinaayakaaya namah
Om shri Mahaaganapathayae namah

Uthara Pooja
Dhoopam: Offering Incense
Show the incense (agarbathi) clockwise 3 times, chanting Dhoopam aaghraapayami

Deepam: Offering deepam from a small lamp
Show another small lamp in front of the deity, clockwise, three times, simultaneously
ringing bell with the left hand Deepam darshayaami.
Deepaanantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami

Naivedhyam: Offering food (dry or fresh fruit)
Sprinkle one spoon of water on the naivedhyam & ringing the bell, offer the naivedhyam
(broken coconut, fruits etc,) chanting Om bhoorbhuvassuvah Amrthopahstharanamasi
Praanaayah svaahaa, Apaanaya svaahaa, Vyaanaaya svaahaa, Udaanaa ya svaahaa,
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Samaanaaya svaahaa, Brahmane svaahaa Naivedhyam nivedayaami. Offer one spoon
of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant Naivedyaanantharam
aachamaneeyam samarpayaami.
Offer betel leaves & nuts (thamboolam), Chanting Thaambulam samarpayaami

Karpura niranjanam: offering lighted camphor
Stand & show lighted camphor clockwise, ringing the bell with the left hand, chanting
Nathathra suryo bhathi na Chandra tharakam, nema vidyutho bhanthi kuthoya
magnihi; thameva bhantham anubhathi sarvam thasya bhasa sarva idam bhibhathi.
Keep the camphor plate down and chant Karpoora neeranjanam samarpayaami. Pour
one spoon of water in cup chanting Karpoora neeraajananantharam aachamaneeyam
samarpayaami

Vandanam: Thanksgiving
Offer flowers chanting Manthrapushpam samarpayaami

Atma Pradakshinam
Do self pradakshinam clockwise five times chanting Yaani kaanicha paapaani
janmaanthara krithaanicha Thaani thaani vinash yanthi Pradakshina pade pade.
Naagavalli deepika koola punnaga paarijaatha manthra pushpaani samarpayaami.

Prarthana: Offer namaskarams
Keep your hands in praying position and chant Anaekadanthambhakthaanaam
ekadanthamupaasmahae Vinaayaka varam daehi mahaathman modakapriya
Avighnam kurumae deva sarva kaaryeshu sarvadaa

Vakrathunda mahaakaaya sooryakoti samaprabha Nirvighnam kurumaedevaa
sarvakaaryeshu sarvadaa Pradakshina namaskaaraan samarpayaami

Now do shastaanga namaskaram.

Varalakshmi Pooja

Visualise Lord Ganesha.
Lightly tap the temples 5 times with knuckles and chant Suklaam bharadharam vishnum
sashivarnam chathurbhujam Prasannavadanam dhyaayaeth sarvavignopa
shaanthayae.

Sankalpam: Clasp the right palm over the left palm holding a flower & some akshathai,
place them on the right thigh and chant Mamopaatha samastha durithakshayadwaaraa
shree Paramaeshvara preethyartham shubhae shobhanae muhoorthae aadhya
brahmanah dvitheeya paraarthae shewtha varaaha kalpae, vaivasvatha
manvantharae, ashtaavimshathidamae kaliyugae, prathamae paadae, jamboodveepae,
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Bhaaratha varshae, Bharatha kandae (if you are in a different place, state it) maeroh
dakshinae paarshvae, shakaabdae, asmin varthamaanae vyaavahaarikae prabhavaathi
shashti samvathsaraanaam madhyae (year name ) naama samvathsarae,
Dakshinaayanae, (season ) rhuthow { month – kadakam ( aadi) or simmam ( avani )}
Maasae shukla pakshae bhrugu vaasara yukthaayaam ( star) nakshathra yukthaayaam
Shubhayoga shubhakarana Aevanguna vishaeshaena visishtaayaam, mama
sakutumbasya kshemasthairya dhairya veerya vijaya aayur arogya aishwaryaanaam
abhivruddhyartham samastha mangala avaapthyartham samastha durithopa
shanthyarthamdharmaathma kaama moksha chathurvidha phala purushaartha
siddhyartham chinthitha manoratha apthyartham shree varalaksmee preethyartham
shree varalaksmee prasaadaena dheergasoumangalya avaapthyartham
aarodyadrudhagaathrathaa siddhyartham mano vaanchithasakala abheeshta phala
siddhyarthamvaralakshmee prasaadaena siddhyartham yathaa shakthi dhyaana
aavahanaadi samastha upachaara varalakshmeem poojam karishyae. After chanting
sankalpa matras put the flower & akshathai on the floor towards north side & clean your
palms.

Vigneshwara Yathaasthaanam: Cleanse your palms with little water chanting Apa
upashprushya. Put akshathai on the Manjal Pillayar & move it a little to the north,
chanting Vigneshwaram yathaasthaanam prathishtaapayaami.

Kalasa Pooja

Fill the panchapathram with water, add flowers, decorate the vessel with chandanam &
kumkum (four sides in the center of kalasam side wall). Close the mouth with right hand
& say the following: Kalashasya mukhae vishnu kantae rudrah samaashrithaah Moolae
thathra sthitho brahmaa madhyae maatruganaa smrutha Kukshow thu saagaraah
sarvae sapthadveepaa vasundharaa Rugvaedo yajurvaedah saamavaedo atharvanah
Gangae cha yamunae chaiva godaavari saraswathi Narmadae sindu kaaveri jalaesmin
sannidim kuru Angaishcha sahithaah sarvae kalashaambu sammashrithaah Aayaanthu
daeva poojaartham durithakshaya kaarakaah
Ghanta Pooja: Ring the bell, chanting, Aagamaartham tu devaanaam gamanaartham
thu rakshasaam Kurve ghantaaravam thathra devathaahvaana laanchanam

Dhyaanam & Aavaahanam: In this step, we visualise the deity in our mind & offer flower
or akshathai to the deity. Thereby we invoke the deity in the Amman face kept in the
pooja.
Chant for dhyaanam: Lakshmeem ksheera samudra raaja thanayaam Shreeranga
daamaeshvareem Daseebhootha samastha daeva vanithaam Lokaika deepaankuraam
Shreeman manda kataaksha labdha vibhava brahmaendra gangaadharaam Thaam
thrylokya kutumbineem sarasijaam vandae mukunda priyaam Yaa saa
padmaasanasthaa vipulakatithatee padma pathraaya thaakshee Gambheeraa
varthanaabhih sthanabhara nabhithaa shubhra vasthoththareeyaa Lakshmeer divyai
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gajaendraih manigana khachithaih snaapithaa haemakumbhaih Nithyam saa
padmahasthaa mama vasathu gruhae sarvamaangalya yukthaa

Padmaasanaam padmakaraam padmamaalaa vibhooshithaam Ksheeravarnasamam
vasthramdadhaanaam harivallabhaam Bhaavayae bhakthiyogaena kalashaesmin
manoharae Asmin kalashae varalakshmeem dhyaayaami Baalabhaanu
pratheekaashae poornachandra nibhaananae Soothraesmin susthithaa bhoothvaa
prayachcha bahulaan varaan Doram sthaapayaami Tie flowers in the saradu & keep it
near the kalsham.

Aavaahanam: Inviting Goddess Varalakshmi: Sarvamangala maangalyae vishnu
vakshasthalaalayae Aavaahayaami daeveethvaam abheeshta phaladaa bhava Ashmin
kalashae varalakshmeem aavaahayaami Samastha Upachara Manthraah

Aasanam: Offer flowers and akshathai on the kalash chanting: Anaeka
rathnakhachitham ksheerasaagaea sambhavae Swarna simhaasanam daevi
sveekurushva haripriyae Varalaksmyai namah aasanam samarpayaami

Paadhyam: Offer a spoon of water in the cup chanting; Gangaadi saridaaneetham
gandha pushpa samanvitham Paadhyam dadaami thae daevi praseeda
paramaeshvaree Varalakshmyai namah paadhyam samarpayaami

Arghyam: Offer a spoon of water in the cup chanting; Prasannam sheethalam thoyam
prasanna mukha pankajae Gruhaanaachamanaarthaaya garudadhvaja vallabhae
Varalakshmyai namah arghyam samarpayaami

Madhuparkam: Offer drops of milk in the cup chanting Mahaalakshmee mahaadaevee
madhvaajya dadhi samyutham Madhuparkam gruhaanaedam
madhusoodanavallabhae Varalaksmyai namah madhuparkam samarpayaami

Panchamrutham: Take a flower, dip slightly in honey and sprinkle the same on the
kalash: Payodadhi ghruthairyuktham sharkaraamadhusamyutham Panchaamrutham
gruhaanaedam varalaksmee namosthuthae. Varalakshmai namah panchaamrutham
samarpayaami

Aachamaniyam: Offer a tsp of water in the cup: Haemakumbha sthitham svachcham
gangaadi saridaahrutham Snaanaartham salilam daevee gruhyathaam
saagaraathmajae Varalakshmyai namah snaanam samarpayaami

Vasthram: Offer blouse piece to the kalsh: Divyaambarayugam sookshmam kanchukam
cha manoharam Varalakshmee mahaadaevee gruhaanaedam mayaarpitham
Varalakshmyai namah vasthram samarpayaami

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Kantasoothram: Offer flower & akshathai chanting: Maangalya mani samyuktham
mukthaavidruma samyutham Daththam mangalasoothramcha gruhaana harivallabhae
Varalakshmyai namah kantasoothram samarpayaami

Ornaments: Offer flowers & akshathai chanting Rathna thaatanka kaeyoora
haarakankana bhooshithae Bhooshanaadi mahaarhaani gruhaana karunaanidhae
Varalakshmyai namah Aabharanaani samarpayaami

Chandan & kumkumam: Apply Chandan & kumkumam to the kalasha Karpoora
chandanopaethamkasthoorekumkumaanvitham Sarvagandham gruhaanaadhya
sarvamangala daayini Varalaksmyai namah gandhaan dhaarayaami

Akshathai: Offer akshathai to the kalasha Shaalijaathaan chandravarnaan snigdha
moukthika sannibhaan Akshathaan daevi gruhaneeshva pankajaakshasya vallabhae
Varalaksmyai namah akshathaan samarpayaami

Flowers: Offer flowers chanting Mandaara paarijaathaabjaih kaethakyuthpala
paatalaih Mallikaa jaathi vakulaih pushpaisthvaam poojayaami Varalakshmyai namah
pushpaih poojayaami

Anga Pooja: Offer akshathai & flowers after every line
Om varalakshmyai namah paadow poojayaami
Om mahaalakshmyai namah gulpow poojayaami
Om indiraayai namah janghae poojayaami
Om chandikaayai namah ooru poojayaami
Om ksheeraabdhi thanayaayai namah katim poojayaami
Om saagarasambhavaayai namah guhyam poojayaami
Om naaraayanapriyaayai namah naabhim poojayaami
Om jagathkikshyai namah kukshim poojayaami
Om vishvajananyai namah vakshah poojayaami
Om susthanyai namah sthanow poojayaami
Om kambukantyai namah kantam poojayaami
Om sundaryai namah skandhow poojayaami
Om padmahasthaayai namah hasthaan poojayaami
Om chandravadanaayai namah vakthram poojayaami
Om chanchalaayai namah chubukam poojayaami
Om bimboshtyai namah oushtam poojayaami
Om anaghaayai namah adharam poojayaami
Om sokapolaayai namah kapolow poojayaami
Om phalapradaayai namah phaalam poojayaami
Om neelaalakaayai namah alakaan poojayaami
Om shivaayai namah shirah poojayaami
Om sarvamangalaayai namah sarvaanyangaani poojayaami

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Shree Lakshmi Ashtothra shatha namaavali:

1 Om Prakrityai Namah 10 Om Padmaalayaayai Namah
2 Om Vikrityai Namah 11 Om Padmaayai Namah
3 Om Vidyaayai Namah 12 Om Shuchaye Namah
Om Sarvabhuutahitapradaayai
4 Namah 13 Om Svaahaayai Namah
5 Om Shraddhaayai Namah 14 Om Svadhaayai Namah
6 Om Vibhuutyai Namah 15 Om Sudhaayai Namah
7 Om Surabhyai Namah 16 Om Dhanyaayai Namah
8 Om Paramaatmikaayai Namah 17 Om Hiranmayyai Namah
9 Om Vaache Namah 18 Om Laxmyai Namah

19 Om Nityapushhtaayai Namah 28 Om Kaamaakshyai Namah
20 Om Vibhaavaryai Namah 29 Om Krodhasambhavaayai Namah
21 Om Adityai Namah 30 Om Anugrahapradaayai Namah
22 Om Ditye Namah 31 Om Buddhaye Namah
23 Om Diipaayai Namah 32 Om Anaghaayai Namah
24 Om Vasudhaayai Namah 33 Om Harivallabhaayai Namah
25 Om Vasudhaarinyai Namah 34 Om Ashokaayai Namah
26 Om Kamalaayai Namah 35 Om Amritaayai Namah
27 Om Kaantaayai Namah 36 Om Diiptaayai Namah

37 Om Lokashokavinaashinyai Namah 46 Om Padmamukhyai Namah
38 Om Dharmanilayaayai Namah 47 Om Padmanaabhapriyaayai Namah
39 Om Karunaayai Namah 48 Om Ramaayai Namah
40 Om Lokamaatre Namah 49 Om Padmamaalaadharaayai Namah
41 Om Padmapriyaayai Namah 50 Om Devyai Namah
42 Om Padmahastaayai Namah 51 Om Padminyai Namah
43 Om Padmaaxyai Namah 52 Om Padmagandhinyai Namah
44 Om Padmasundaryai Namah 53 Om Punyagandhaayai Namah
45 Om Padmodbhavaayai Namah 54 Om Suprasannaayai Namah

55 Om Prasaadaabhimukhyai Namah 64 Om Aahlaadajananyai Namah
56 Om Prabhaayai Namah 65 Om Pushhtayai Namah
57 Om Chandravadanaayai Namah 66 Om Shivaayai Namah
58 Om Chandraayai Namah 67 Om Shivakaryai Namah
59 Om Chandrasahodaryai Namah 68 Om Satyai Namah
60 Om Chaturbhujaayai Namah 69 Om Vimalaayai Namah
61 Om Chandraruupaayai Namah 70 Om Vishvajananyai Namah
62 Om Indiraayai Namah 71 Om Tushhtayai Namah
63 Om Indushiitalaayai Namah 72 Om Daaridryanaashinyai Namah
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73 Om Priitipushhkarinyai Namah 82 Om Udaaraa.Ngaayai Namah
74 Om Shaantaayai Namah 83 Om Harinyai Namah
Om Shuklamaalyaambaraayai
75 Namah 84 Om Hemamaalinyai Namah
76 Om Shriyai Namah 85 Om Dhanadhaanyakarye Namah
77 Om Bhaaskaryai Namah 86 Om Siddhaye Namah
78 Om Bilvanilayaayai Namah 87 Om Strainasaumyaayai Namah
79 Om Varaarohaayai Namah 88 Om Shubhapradaaye Namah
Om Nripaveshmagataanandaayai
80 Om Yashasvinyai Namah 89 Namah
81 Om Vasundharaayai Namah 90 Om Varalaxmyai Namah

Om Naaraayanasamaashritaayai
91 Om Vasupradaayai Namah 100 Namah
92 Om Shubhaayai Namah 101 Om Daaridryadhv.Nsinyai Namah
93 Om Hiranyapraakaaraayai Namah 102 Om Devyai Namah
94 Om Samudratanayaayai Namah 103 Om Sarvopadrava Vaarinyai Namah
95 Om Jayaayai Namah 104 Om Navadurgaayai Namah
96 Om Ma.Ngalaa Devyai Namah 105 Om Mahaakaalyai Namah
Om Vishhnuvaxassthalasthitaayai Om Brahmaavishhnushivaatmikaayai
97 Namah 106 Namah
Om Trikaalagyaanasampannaayai
98 Om Vishhnupatnyai Namah 107 Namah
99 Om Prasannaakshyai Namah 108 Om Bhuvaneshvaryai Namah

Om Ithi shree lakshmyashtothra shatha namaavalih sampoornam

Uththaraanga Pooja
Dhoopam:
Light the dhoopam & show it to the kalash chanting Dhoopam dadaaami thae ramyam
guggulvaguru samyutham Gruhaanathvam mahaalakshmee bhakthaanaam
abhishtadaayinee. Shree varalakshmyai namah dhoopam aagraapayaami.

Deepam: Light the deepam & show it to the kalash chanting Saajyam thrivarthi
samyuktham sarvaabheeshta pradaayinee Deepam gruhaana kamalae daehimae
sarvameepsitham. Shree varalakshmyai namah deepam darshaayaami.

Naivedyam: Keep fruits, betel leaves, betel nut, coconut broken into two & other
naivedyams. Bahubhakshya samaayuktham naanaaphala samanvitham Naivedhyam
gruhyathaam daevi naaraayana kutumbinee Varalakshmyai namah shaalyannam
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ghruthakula paayasam Bhakshya vishaesham, naalikerakandam, phalaani
ethathsarvam amrutham mahaanevidyam nivaedayaami.

Arghyam: Offer a spoon of water in the cup, chanting Usheeravaasitham thoyam
sheethalam shashsodaree Paanaaya gruhyathaam devee paaraavaara thanoobhavae
Varalakshmyai namah paaneeyam samarpayaami.

Thaamboolam: Poogheephala samaayuktham naagavallee dalairyutham Karpoora
choorna samyuktham thaamboolam prathigruhyathaam. Varalakshmyai namah
thaamboolam samarpayaami.

Neeraanjanam: Show camphor 3 times circularly chanting Neeraajanam neerajaakshi
naaraayana vilaasinee Gruhyathaam arpitham bhakthyaa garudadhvaja bhaaminee
Varalakshmyai namah neeraajanam samarpayaami. Offer flowers chanting:
Pushpaanjalim gruhaanaedam purushoththama vallabhae Varalakshmee
namasthubhyam varaam daehi mamaakilaam Varalakshmyay namah
manthrapushpaanjalim samarpayaami Swarnapushpam samarpayaami.

Pradakshina Manthram: Sarva mangala laabhaaya sarva papa nivruththayae.
Pradakshinam karomyadhya praseeda paramaeeshvaree Pradakshiina namaskaaraan
samarpayaami Prarthana: Namosthu naleeka nibhaananaayai namosthu naaraayana
vallabhaayai Namosthu rathnaakara sambhavaaya varalakshmyai namah prarthana
samarpayaami Aayuraaroghyam aishvaryam puthra powthraan pashum dhanam
Shathrukshayam mahaalakshmee prayachcha karunaanidhae.

Rajopacharam: Offer flowers & akshathai after each line.
Chathram samarpayaami
Chaamaram samarpayaami
Geetham shraavayaami
Nruththam darshayaami
Vaadhyam ghoshayaami
Aandolikaam aaropayaami
Ashvam aaropayaami
Gajam aaropayaami
Ratham aaropayaami
Samastha rajopachara devopachara manthropacharaan samarpayaami

Pooja to the saradu: Tie flowers in the saradu & keep them on a plate. Do archanai to
them, offering flowers at the end of every line.
Om kamalaayai namah prathama granthim poojayaami
Om ramaayai namah dvitheeya granthim poojayaami
Om lokamaathrae namah thrutheeya granthim poojayaami
Om vishva jananyai namah chathurtha granthim poojayaami
Om mahaalakshmyai namah panchama granthim poojayaami
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Om ksheeraabdhi thanayaayai namah shashta granthim poojayaami
Om vishva saakshinyai namah sapthamagranthim poojayaami
Om chandra sodaryai namah ashtama granthim poojayaami
Om harivallabhaayai namah navama granthim poojayaami

Tying the saradu: Keep vethalai, pakku, coconut half without eyes, bananas in a plate,
chant the following & ask somebody to tie the saradu in the right hand. First the elder
ladies in the house should tie the saradu to the younger ladies & children & then get it
tied by someone for herself. Sarvamangala maangalyae sarva papa pranaashini
Dorakam prathigruhyaami supreetha bhava sarvadaa. Navathanthu samaayuktham
gandha pushpa samanvitham. Badhneeyaam dakshinae hasthae dorakam
harivallabhae.

Arghyapradaanam: Mix milk with water in a cup. Keep the cup in left hand. Take
akshathai, flowers, chandanamm & kumkumam in the right hand, pour milk in the right
hand thereby to drop 3 times along with these items in the arghyam cup. Repeat this
after saying each idam arghyam; Mamopaartha samastha durithakshayadwaaraa shree
paramaeshvara Preethyarththam Adya krutha poojaphalam kaamayamaanaa
varalaakshmee poojaanthae Ksheeraarghya pradaanam upaayana daanascha
karishyae Goksheeraenayutham daevee gandha pushpa samanvitham Arghyam
gruhaana varadae varalakshmee namosthuthae Varalakshmyai namah Idam arghyam
Idam arghyam Idam arghyam Anaena arghya pradaanaena bhagavathee
sarvaathmikaa varalakshmee preethyartham Kshamaa.

Prarthana: Pour a spoon of water from left hand on flowers & akshathai kept in the
right hand, then put all these together on the floor after chanting Kaayaena vaachaa
manasaendryairvaa Buddhyaathmanaavaa prakruthae svabhaavaath Karomiyadyath
sakalam parasmai Shreemaan naraayanaayaethi samarpayaami Manthra heenam
kriyaaheenam bhakthiheenam suraeshvari. Yathpoojitham mayaa daevi paripoornam
thadasthuthae. Anayaa poojayaa shree varalakshmeem Preeyathaam. Om thath sath
shree brahmaarpanamasthu.

Upaayana daanam: It is important to honour the priest who conducts the pooja, after
the pooja, by offering him thamboolam, prasadam & dakshina. If you are doing the
pooja on your own, set it aside to be given to any elderly person later. Put a spoon of
water on the thamboolam, chanting Varalakshmee swaroopasya braahmanasya
idamaasanam sakalaaraadhanaih svarchitham. Offer the thamboolam chanting
Hiranyagarbha garbhastham haema bheejam vibhaavasoh Anantha punya phaladam
athah shaanthim prayachchamae.

Do namaskarams chanting Indiraa prathigruhnaathi indiraa vai dadaathi cha Indiraa
thaarikaadbhaavyaam indiraayai namo namah. Idam upaayanam sadakshinaakam
sathaamboolam varalakshmee poojaaphala saadgunyam deergha soumaangalya
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vaapthim puthrapowthra abhivriddhim varalakshmee preethim kaamayamaanaa
thubhyam aham sampradadae na mama.

Punar pooja: This is done the next morning & is given in a short format. Do the
aachamanam
Om achyuthaaya namah,
Om ananthaaya namah,
Om govindaaya namah.

Shuklaambaradharam vishnum sashivarnam chathurbhujam Prasannavadanam
dhyaayaeth sarvavignopa shanthayae.

Mamopaartha samastha duritha kshayadvaara shree paramaeshvara preethyartham
Varalakshmee prasaada siddhyartham varalakshmee punah poojaam karishyae.

Shree varalakshmyai namah aasanam samarpayaami
Shree varalakshmyai namah Paadyam samarpayaami
Shree varalakshmyai namah arghyam samarpayaami
Shree varalakshmyai namah aachamaneeyam samarpayaami
Shree varalakshmyai namah madhuparkam samarpayaami
Shree varalakshmyai namah snaapayaami
Snaanaanantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami
Vasthraartham pushpaani samarpayaami
Aabharanaartham akshathaan samarpayaami
Gandhaan samarpayaami
kumkumam samarpayaami
akshathaan samarpayaami
Pushpaani poojayaami

Dhoopam & deepam: Shree varalakshmyai namah dhoopam aagraapayaami Shree
varalakshmyai namah deepam sandarshayaami.

Naivedyam of thamboolam & fruits: Shree varalakshmyai namah karpoora
thamboolam samarpayaami.

Neeraajanam: Neeraajanam neerajaakshi naaraayana vilasinee gruhyathaam
arpitham bhakthyaa Garudadhvaja bhaaminee. Shree varalakshmyai namah karpoora
neeraanjanam darshayaami.

Sarva mangala maangalyae shivae sarvaartha saadhikae Sharanyae thryambikae
devee naaraayanee namosthuthae.

Manthra pushpam svarnapushpam samarpayaami.
Chathra chaamaraathi samasthopachaaraan samarpayaami.
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Move the kalash little towards north chanting the following Asmaath bimbaath shree
varalakshmeem yathaasthaanam prathishtaapayaami.

Shobhanaarthae kshemaaya punaraagamanaaya cha.

That night, it is customary to keep the amman in the rice container that you use.

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