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Book 5
SATYANARAYANA BROTO paeluZ ha
Purohit (priests)
Kanai L. Mukherjee
Bibhas Bandyopadhyay
General Editor
Aloka Chakravarty
Arunkanti
Banerjee
Publisher
Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants Nashville, TN 37205
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Publishers
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Book 5
SATYANARAYANA BROTO paeluZ ha
Purohit (priests)
Kanai L. Mukherjee
Bibhas Bandyopadhyay
General Editor
Aloka Chakravarty
Arunkanti
Banerjee
Publishers
Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants, USA
First Edition
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Reviewers
Sujit Das Ratna De Shuvra Bhattacharjee Biplob Bhattacharjee Rohini Chakravarthy
Technical Assistants
Amitabha Chakrabarti, Shuvajit Das
Global Communication
Dilip Som Amitabh Chakravarthy
ILLUSTRATOR
Monidipa Basu
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dedication
This book is dedicated to The Children of Bengali Immigrants Proud bearers of Indian heritage
VOICE OF NEW GENERATION

As a child of Indian immigrants growing up in the United States, I had never considered myself to be particularly religious. I identified myself as a Hindu by default simply because of my family ties. However, I never felt comfortable expressing this openly to my friends and classmates. As one of very few non-white, non-Christian students in my school, my main goal was simply to fit in and feel as if I were the same as everyone else. While my father taught me some simple prayers to recite each morning and evening, I shied away from performing this ritual when classmates visited my home for dinner I did not want them to see me as different, and so I would try to hide this part of myself. The experience simply made me uneasy. Despite the fact that my late father was a Maharashtrian Brahmin a community known for its deep faith in the Hindu religion and my mother the daughter of a Bengali priest, my family never forced Hinduism on me in any great way. At most, I enjoyed the comics of Indian folk stories, as well as the videos produced by my grandfather that brought these stories to life. However, these stories served mainly as entertainment for me and I did not seek any deeper meaning. Indeed, while my family would attend temple functions and pujas, I was never sent to Sunday School nor forced to learn Indian languages. In fact, I did not receive the so-called Sacred Thread in the Upanayan ceremony at the age most Brahmin boys do. And so I proceeded through life without giving it much thought. While I would now celebrate the opportunity to expose others to my culture, at the time I had no such desire. However, when I was in ninth grade, my father was suddenly and unexpectedly diagnosed with malignant lung cancer. Over time, we learned he was beyond any medical treatment. Perhaps feeling a sense of spiritual duty before his passing, he made it priority only weeks before his death to arrange and perform the sacred thread ceremony for my brother and myself. He approached my grandfather, the author of this book, to assist with this process. Thus my brother and I received vi
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) our sacred threads in a small, rushed ceremony. My father died only weeks later. While I was then officially inducted into the Brahmin fold, I still did not feel any specific change or desire to learn more about what had just happened. If anything, I was simply angry at everything that had happened; the seemingly unfair nature of my fathers passing. I still did not wear my sacred thread, for fear of seeming different from those around me. I continued to live as a typical suburban American child among my friends this was my culture. However, as I grew older and reflected on my past, I became increasingly curious about the purpose of that ceremony, and why my father had wanted it done so badly even though he had never pushed for it during the traditionally practiced time of adolescence. I hoped to find peace with the difficult events that transpired a way to come to terms with the past. At the same time, I grew increasingly interested in the religious practice of my grandfather whom so many people in the community respected. And perhaps most importantly, I began to ask him questions many, many questions. Spending long rides in the car with both of my grandparents, I would continually inquire about their past. These incredible individuals led multifaceted lives as both academics and as religious leaders in their community. Through these conversations, my thirst to learn more about my culture heightened exponentially. Once in college, I took a class on Indian mythology, but that still did not satisfy my desire to learn more about cultural practices, and more importantly the reasons for their existence and the origins of the ideas. I discovered a deep-seated desire to connect the philosophical underpinnings of Hinduism with the practiced rituals. Over time, I realized that when I was young I could not develop an interest in the practices because I did not understand their significance. With the benefit of some small degree of emotional, intellectual, and spiritual maturity, I then found myself to be quite fascinated with the philosophy and associated ceremonies. While I still take part in an academic and professional community where religion is a personal choice, I am vii
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PREFACE
A series of ten books are compiled for Bengali immigrants with the goal of explaining the history, significance, and meaning of the mantras used in common Hindu puja rituals. A book like this is desperately needed as both the language used in the rituals, Sanskrit, and the script in which the rituals are transcribed, Bengali, are often foreign to immigrants and their children. Unlike Hindu children growing up in India, children of Hindu origin growing up in the West are constantly challenged by their neighbors, peers, friends, and teachers to explain the basis of Hindu faith and belief. This problem I never faced when I was growing up in India in the 1920s. Hindu rituals had always been a part of life, no questions asked. Thus, I strongly feel I should share my thoughts with my beloved grandchildren who are growing up outside India, and more widely with all Bengali immigrants facing these challenges. Priesthood was our family trade. I learned all the rituals from my father, and started to perform puja rituals soon after receiving my sacred thread (Upanayan) at the age of twelve. But, like many other professional priests, I had no knowledge of Sanskrit, the language of Hindu puja rituals. We were trained to hear and remember (sruti and smriti) and stay away from explaining. In addition, my childhood days were spent under British rule when Sanskrit scholars remained obscure and learning Sanskrit was not considered progressive. So I studied science and technology for a better future. Yet, the spirit of my ancestors never left me, and I would perform pujas upon request from time to time. The community was satisfied to simply watch the Hindu rituals with devotion. However, Hindus of the twenty-first century are not satisfied with this. They demand explanations of the rituals they inherited. My grandchildren are among them, and they regularly asked both me and my late wife, Dr. Bibha Mukherjee, about the details of Vedic traditions. Rather than just mindlessly performing rituals, they want to understand the underlying meaning of their actions. I was overwhelmed by their enthusiasm. This book is the outcome of that call. ix
Spirituality has many facets that accept the natural diversity of the human mind. Now I am eighty- seven years old. I am not worried whether my grandchildren are believers, nonbelievers, agnostics, or atheists. But I feel immensely satisfied telling them my own story of how I came to depend on my Invisible Caretaker who was always beside me when I needed Him. I am thankful to the world community of open-minded spiritual seekers, Hindus and non-Hindus, who promoted this humble endeavor of mutual understanding. I have no words to express my gratitude for my coauthors and reviewers whose constant support made it possible to turn my dream into reality. In my advanced age and poor state of health, I could not correct the mistakes that I see in the final product. I am sure these will be fixed eventually by future generations. My soul will rest in peace if I see that this book enlightens the mind, promotes respect and brings solace to those who seek divine blessing. October 4, 2013 (jqmu, Bne 17,1420) Kanai L. Mukherjee The chief priest
CONTENTS
Preliminaries Our publications, ii Reviewers and Associates, iv Dedication, v Voice of New Generation, vi Preface, ix Content, xi Part 1: Introduction, 1 Puja arrangement, 1 Puja layout, 2 See addendums for Puja list Part 2: Basic Puja Procedure, 5 Invocations prayers, 5 Seeking divine support, 6 Seeking good wishes, 6 Divine witness, 8 Sandhya, 9 Worship of Guru, 25 Worship of Saligram sheela, 29 Offering to Sun God, 36 Resolution, 38 Sanctification, 40 Obeisance to cosmos, 42 Removing obstacles, 31 Worship of divinities at the entrance, 45 Establishment of the holy pitcher, 35 Hymn of creation, 48 Sanctification of the environment, 54 Prayers of Gods of Invocation, 57 Offerings to nine planets, 65 Offerings to guardians of direction, 66 Reverence to our divine background, 67 xi
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Breath control, 68 Dedication of self, 69 Part 3: Satyanarayana puja, 73 Prayers and offerings, 73 Mass offering (ffm, pushpanjali), 89 Satyanarayan katha (story), 92 English, 92 Bengali, 98-106 Fire worship (Havan), 107 Flower offering, 124 Adoration with lamp, 126 Loka puja (individual family worship), 128 Benedictory prayers, 129 Peace chant, 132 Appeal for forgiveness, 133 Honorarium to the priest, 135 Part 4: Abridged Version of Satyanarayana puja, 138 Part 5: Addendums, 152 Things to remember (for Satyanarayana puja), 152 Puja list (phardamala), 157 Our team of editors, 165 New age grandparents, 169
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INTRODUCTION
The Satyanarayana Puja is a Hindu religious observance. As the name signifies, Sastyanarayana is an incarnation of Lord Sriman Narayana, or Lord Vishnu. The puja is very popular in all parts of India. It is a ritual performed by Hindus before any major occasion like marriage, house-warming ceremony, in times of achievements and others. It is in a way an offering of gratitude to the Lord Satyanarayana. In addition, it is said that a devotional performance of this puja will bear children to couples trying to start a family. It can be performed on any day for any reason but it is usually done on the full moon day or during the waxy fortnight of the moon. It is believed that in Bengal, during the later part of 19th century, Satyanarayana puja took the name of Satya Pir puja, which was attended by all communities (Hindu, Muslim and Buddhists) and thereby building a common platform for all religions. It was a dream of religious unity through the vision of One God. PUJA ARRANGEMENTS Raised platform: Saraswati deity, a raised platform, book, inkpot, pen. Pushpapatra (flower plate): flower, sandalwood paste, wet rice, haritaki, durba, tulsi, belpata, til, mashkalai, Supari, Red thread. Lamp plate: Lamp stand and dhup stand and dhupbati. Puja accessories for priest: Water conch (jalashankha), kosha-kushi (pot to hold water for the priest during the puja), bell, asan (for priest to sit). Ghat and tekathi: Pitcher filled with water placed on a bit of soil, five grains scattered on top of the earth (panchsashya) if not available, use rice, five colored powder sprinkled over the earth (yantra or pattern is recommended), vermilion powder pasted in oil (put the mark on the pitcher) the design can be the 1
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Swastika or the Vastupurush (king of earth). One small gamchha (red cloth piece) to cover the pitcher. Two small bowls: (a) Yogurt with a few grains of mashkali (called Mashabhaktabali). (b) Madhuparka honey, ghee, sugar, milk and yogurt. Tumblers: Two glasses of water, sweet candy (misri), raisin, spring water, fruit on pitcher (coconut is recommended), five leaves from a fruit bearing tree (mango is common in India). Utensils to herald puja celebrations: Sankha (conch to blow), kansar and bell. Naivedya: Panchadevata (five rice pyramid with fruit pieces and sweets in one plate and one plate for the deity naivedya with one rice pyramid with pieces of fruits and sweets. Navagraha: Same as panchadevata but smaller mounds and nine in number. Arati: Panchapradeep, a small gamcha (red piece of cloth), camphor, had fan (chamar). Other things used are described below: water conch, bell, holder for burning camphor, flower etc. Arati sequence: Pancha pradeep, water conch, gamcha, flower, incense, camphor and fan. Keep a stock of spring water or clean water in bottles to be used by the priest. A kamandalu (pitcher with spout) may help to pour water. Puja Lay out (Satyanarayana) Before starting the puja arrange the puja materials in the puja place. Following diagram may help. Searching for the materials you need disturbs the puja process. In this distraction, the purpose of the puja gets lost. Hence, go over the entire script and check whether all materials will be available when called for.
Part 1: Introduction
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1. Picture of deity 2. Five mokama (Five whole betel leaves displayed around the deity, with supari or betel nut, a coin quarter, and a sweet on the top). These mokamas can be displayed separately on a plate. 3. Puja bell: The priest rings the bell from time to time to herald his puja rituals. 4. Ghat is a pitcher filled with water placed on a bit of soil that symbolizes elements of life. Five types of grains (rice, wheat, barley, mashkalai or black lentils, black sesame) are scattered on the top of the earth (panchsashya). If five grains are not available, use rice. Five colored powders are sprinkled over the earth (yantra or pattern is recommended). Vermilion powder is mixed with a little oil to create a paste that is used to create the design on the potthe swastika (17) or Vastupurush (King of Earth, 18). Five leaves of fruit bearing tree (mango recommended) are inserted around the neck of the pot, and a fruit (usually a coconut) is placed on the opening of the pot (see picture on page 28). Put a garland over the pitcher. Use four sticks to mark the corners of a rectangle around the pitcher (you 3
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) can use clay or Play-doh to keep the sticks upright). Wrap a red thread around the tops of the sticks to create a rectangle. 5. Lamp, lamp stand, incense (dhupbati) and incense stand. In ancient times, the lamp was needed to see the diety. Literally, the incense provided a sweet-smelling fragrance. 6. Display of Offerings plus a variety of fruits, nuts, sweets, misri (sweet candy), raisins, etc. The display must include Mashabhaktabali (a small bowl with yogurt and a few mashkalai or black lentils) and a small bowl of five things yougurt, milk, ghee, sugar, honey; called panchamrita or madhuparka). 7. Priests asan (seat)- a small patterned rug 8. Water conch on a tripod 9. The hosts water vessel and spoon. 10. Hosts asan (seat)- a small patterned rug 11. Priests water vessel (kosha-kushi) the water in this vessel is used for offering. 12. Tamrapatra a plate to hold the offered water 13. Display of offerings 14. Water vessel #1 (achmania) 15. Water vessel #2 (punarachmania) (honey, ghee, sugar, milk and yogurt) a sweet offering 16. Pushpa patra plate for holding flowers. Also contains: sandalwood paste (for fragrance), durba (a special grass with three leaves that represents nature), haritaki (seed) or supari (betel nut) (represents the growth of success), red thread (tied around wrists after puja for protection), mashkalai (black lentil, offering to spirits), wet rice and til (oily seed) (food offerings). 17. Swastika econ 18. Basu (earth) icon 19. Paper towels for hand drying and spills
BASIC PUJA PROCEDURE

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INVOCATION PRAYERS ib>umrN Vishnusmaran With folded hands seek blessing from Vishnu before starting the puja. nm: mA}EbA mA}EbA bAic, mA}EbA mA}EbA hid| mri sA}b: sE skAEJY>u mA}b:|| nm: mA}b, mA}b, nm: mA}b, mA}b, nm: mA}b | aymAr vAy vbtu| Namo Madhabo Madhabo vachi Madhabo Madhabo hridi | Smaranti Madbabah sarbey sarbakaryeshu Madhabah | Namah Madhaba, namah Madhaba, namah Madhaba | Ayamarambha shuvaya bhabatu || 5
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Keeping your name in my voice and you in my heart, Oh Madhaba (another name of Vishnu), remembering you always I am starting my ritual with your blessing. Glory to Madhaba. Here I start with His blessing Seeking Divine Support Ha Nff Jy NZnu ejx z Ha Nff Jy eluZu ejx z Ha Nff Jy n lh ejx z Ha Nff Jy hZi ejx zz Etey gandhapushpey Om Ganeshaya namah | Etey gandhapushpey Om Narayanaya namah | Etey gandhapushpey Om shri gurubey namah | Etey gandhapushpey Om Brahnebhyo namah || My humble prayers to various Gods I am offering these scented flowers to Lord Ganesha,Lord Narayana (Vishnu), to my teacher (Guru) and to the learned Brahmin, the spiritual inspiration. Good Wish Prayer sibAcn Swastibacan Swastibacan is the declaration of the goal and seeking His blessing for its successful completion. Hold small amount of rice on your right hand and chant: o^ kEbYhimn SRIstYnArAN pujA pUjAkmiN o^ puNYhQ vbEA bRb, u o^ puNYhQ vbEA bRb, u o^ puNYhQ vbEA bRb, u| Om kartbeyashmin Ganeshadi nanadevata puja purbaka Satyanarayana pujan karmani Om punyaham bhabantu brubantu, Om punyaham bhabantu brubantu, Om punyaham bhabantu brubantu, Solemnly I have resolved to do The worship of Ganesha and other Gods On this sacred occasion of Satyanarayana puja 6
Part 2: Basic Puja Procedure
May my act be holy! May my act be holy! May my act be holy! Response of the assemblage Throw rice on the offering plate chanting the following three times. It indicates the support of the assemblage (priest and others): o^ puNYhQ, o^ puNYhQ, o^ puNYhQ| Om punyaham, Om m, Om punyaham) || Let this occasion be auspicious. Repeat the same process two other times with corresponding mantras: o^ kEbYhimn SRIstYnArAN pUjAkmiN u o^ bit vbEA bRb| u o^ bit vbEA bRb, u o^ bit vbEA bRb, Om kartbeyashmin Ganeshadi nanadevata puja purbaka Satyanarayana pujan karmani Om swasti bhabantu brubantu ! Om swasti bhabantu brubantu ! Om swasti bhabantu brubantu ! Solemnly I have resolved to do The worship of Ganesha and other Gods On this sacred occasion of Satyanarayana puja Let my act be auspicious! Let it be auspicious! Let it be auspicious! Response of assemblage with the offer of rice: o^ bit, o^ bit, o^ bit| Om swasti! Om swasti! Om swasti! We bless you, we bless you, we bless you. Wish of the devotee , chant the following mantra: o^ kEbYhimn SRIstYnArAN pUjAkmiN o^ ViQ vbEA bRb, u o^ ViQ vbEA bRb, u o^ ViQ vbEA bRb| u Om kartbeyashmin Ganeshadi nanadevata puja purbaka Satyanarayana pujan karmani Om rhidhim bhabantu brubantu, Om rhidhim bhabantu brubantu, Om rhidhim bhabantu brubantu, 7

As part of my solemn duty I would perform the puja of Ganesha and other Gods on this sacred occasion of Satyanarayana puja Let my act bring prosperity! Let my act bring prosperity! Let my act bring prosperity!
Response from assemblage with the offer of rice: o^ V}YtAQ, o^ V}YtAQ, o^ V}YtAQ| Om ridhyatam, Om ridhyatam,Om ridhyatam You have our good wishes for your prosperity Divine Witness sAxYm Sakhyamantra Pray with folded hands: o^ sUJY: EsAm Jm: kAl: sEYvUtANYtA xpA| pbEnA idkpit vUimrAkASQ KcrA mrA:| bRAQ SAsnm aAAy k} imh sii}m| o^ tqsq| o^ aymAr vAy vbtu| Om Surya Soma Yamah Kalah Sandheybhutannyata khsapa | Pavano dikpatir bhumi akasham khachara marah || Brahmam Shashanam asthaya kalpadwa miha sannidhim | Om tat sat | Om aymarambha shubhaya bhabatu || Oh the sun, the moon, Yama (God of death), the time, the transitions of morning and evening (sandhya),the day, the night, the wind, the guardians of directions, the earth, the sky, the flying entities, all Gods (and Goddesses) in the name of the Divinity come close to me to witness this auspicious occasion and bless me to start my prayers.
Divine Blessing bis Swastisukhta Take rice in your hand and offer it to the names of various Gods controlling the environment, appealing to them to bring success in the completion of your puja offering. While chanting the matra throw the rice three times in the offering plate, coinciding with the last mantra (Om swasti), which is repeated three times. o^ EsAmQ rAjnQ brN aig aAr vAmEh, aAidtYQ ib>Q sUJYQ bRA bhpitm| o^ i n: HEA bSbA: i n: p>A ib EbdA: | i nExYA airEnim: i EnA bhpitd}Atu || o^ i, o^ i, o^ i || Om Somam Raajaanam Varuna agni ambar bhamahe Adityam Vishnum Surjyam Brahmanancha Brihaspatim || Om swasti nah Indro Bridhashrava swasti nah Pusha Viswavedah | Swasti nastarkshyo arishtanemih swasti no Brihaspatirdadhatu || Om swasti, Om swasti, Om swasti || With praises to the glory of Moon (Som), Varuna, Agni, Sun, Vishnu, Brahma and Brihaspati; with my prayers to mighty Indra, learned Pusha, undefeated Taksha, and the care taker of Gods, Brihaspati, seeking their blessings on me. May I be successful! May I be successful! May I be successful! SANDHYA AND GAYATRI PRAYER
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Sandhya and Gayatri By tradition, the following two rituals Sandhya and Puja of Shaligram (Narayana) Sheela are only done by the Brahmins. If the priest (Brahmin) is carrying a Narayana Sheela, special honor is given to the Sheela and the priest will perform his special puja as described here. 9
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Sandhya means at the junction (sandhi, si). It focuses on the prayer for the Goddess Gayatri. According to ancient tradition, Sandhya is done three times a day at the junction of night/morning, high noon/afternoon, and at sunset (day/night). Sandhya is taught at the time of sacred thread. The new Brahmin usually follows it for a year. Hence, it is desirable for the newage Brahmin to start any puja ritual by performing the Sandhya in order to fill in his undone commitment. Introduction to Gayatri Gayatri mantra is a highly revered mantra based on a Vedic Sanskrit verse from a hymn of the Rigveda, attributed to Visvamitra. Gayatri mantra is named for its Vedic gayatri meter. The main principle of Vedic meter is measurement by the number of syllables. The metric unit of verse is the pada (foot), generally of eight, eleven, or twelve syllables. Others Vedic meters are Jagati, Tristubh, Viraj, and Anustup. Each has its specific number of padas and syllables. Gayatri has 3 padas and 8 syllables. Chandas (C:) is the systematic study of Vedic meter. Gayatri verse is interpreted to invoke the deva Savitr (sun). Hence it is often called Savitri. Gayatri, however, has been referred in its meditation ( }YAn) as a goddess. Thus some believe that the radiation energy of the sun is considered as goddess Gayatri. From a more scientific point of view, the energy is the basis of all creations and thus Gayatri is held on a high position in Hindu pantheon. Gayatri Mantra is repeated and cited very widely in Vedic literature, and praised in several well-known classical Hindu texts. The mantra is an important part of the upanayana ceremony for young Hindu Brahmin males as part of their daily rituals. Modern Hindu reform movements spread the
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practice of the mantra to include women and all castes and its use is now very widespread. General Preparation Wash your hands and feet before sitting on the asan (puja seat) to do the sandhya. Sanctification with water je Margana Sprinkle water on the head (purification process) and chant: o^ S aAEpA }nBnYA:, Smn: sB nUpYA:| S: smuidRyA aAp:, Smn: su kUpYA|| Om Sanno apo danyanya samanah santu nupya | Sanna samudria apah, samana santu kupya || Oh the waters! that comes out from the desert, from the land with plentiful water, from the sea, and from the well, shower your bliss on us. o^ dRpdAidb mumUcAn:, cAn:, i: AEtA mlAidb| pUtQ pibENbAjYm pibENbAjYm, aAp: aAp: mns: mns:|| Om! Drupadadiba mamuchanah swinaha snato malatiba| Putang pabitrenabajyam, apah sudhantu mainasha|| Om! As a sweated person feels soothed under the tree, as he feels clean after a bath,as ghee always stays pure, so Oh water, wash away my sins and purify me. o^ aAEpAihA mEyAvub, AnwE d}Atn| mEh rNAy cxEs|| o^ EJA b: iSbtEmA rs sY vAjyEth n:| wStIirb mAtr|| o^ tmA arQ gmAm EbA, JsY xyAy ijnBF| aA aAEpA jnyFA c n:|| Om apo hi stha mayobhuba, sta na urjhey dadhatana| Mahe ranaya chakshashey || Om jobah shivatamo rasastasya bhajayatehanah| Ushatiraba matarah|| 11
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Om tasma arangamam boh, jashya khaya jinwatha| Apojanayathah cha nah|| Oh waters, you are the source of happiness; strengthen us with your divine energy so that we feel your greatness and enjoy your bounty Share your nourishing energy with us, Oh waters, like an affectionate mother nourishes her children with her auspicious energy. o^ Vt stYAvIAqstYAvIAq-tpEsAh}YjAyt| tEtA rAY rAYjAyt: jAyt:, tt: smuEdRA aNb:|| o^ smudRAdNbAdi}, sQbqsErA ajAyt| aEhArAAiN ibd}d ibd}d, ibSBsY im>EtA bSI|| o^ sUJYAcdRmEs }AtA, JFApU mkyq| idb p<iFbI: FbI: c, c, airxm rxm aEFA aEFA :| Om ritancha satyancha abhiddhatat tapasohadhyajayata Tato raatrya jaayata, tatah samudro arnabah|| Om samudradarnabadadhi, sanbatsaro ajayata|| Ahoratrani bidadhad, bishwashya mishato bashi|| Om Suryachandra Mashaudhata, jathapurbamakalpayat| Dibancha pritibhi cha, antariksham atho swah|| From all-illuminating Supreme Lord the Divine Law and Truthfullness generated. Then came the darkness of night followed by vast ocean full of water. Thus came the annual rhythm, the night, the day, the sun, the earth, the sky, the Heaven and the universe, with the blessing of the Almighty. Breath Control pNAyAm Pranayam Sprinkle water around you while you imagine creating a wall to isolate yourself from the rest of the world. Repeat the following chant while sprinkling the water: o^ kArsY bR Vi>gAyIyI-CEdAhigEbtA skmArEv ibinEyAg | jApitVi>-gAyYi> b<htIpMisbYAhtInAQ pRjApitVi>jApitVi> gAyYi>>-gnuUb-iubjgtYCdAQis| aig-bAy-sJY-brNbrN-bhptIptI-ibSEdbA EdbtA: pANAyAEm ibinEyAg: ibinEyAg:|| o^ gAyYA ibbAim Vi>gAyICd: sibtA EdtA pRANAyAEm ibinEyAg: ibinEyAg:|| 12
gAyIiSrs: pRjApitVi> jApitVi> bbAyig sJYAtEsA EdbtA: pANAyAEm ibinEyAg: ibinEyAg:|| Om karashya Brahma Rishi Gayatrichando Agnirdevata Sarbakarmarambhey biniyoga. || Saptabyahritinam Prajapatirishi Gayatrinchianga | Anushtupa Brihatipangti Trishtupa Jagataschhandanshi || Agni, Bayu, Surya, Baruna, Brihaspati, Indra, Biswandevatah pranayamey biniyoga. || Gayatrya Viswamitrarishi Gayatrichanda Sabita devata pranayamey biniyoga. || Gayatrishirashah Prajapatirishi Brahma, Bayur, Suryaschashro devata pranyamey biniyoga. || Uttering the primordial sound of Om! Invoke all rituals by thinking of the great sage Brahma, sung in the beat of Gayatri, and meditating on the energy-emitting god Agni and while invoking all sacred rituals. I am dedicating my breath control to the names of all the above and to revered Gayatri, As sung by sage Viswamitra in Gayatri meter, addressing to the Sun God Sabita. Special note: The seven states ( Saptabyahritanam) Bhu, Bhubha, Swya, Maha, Janah, Tapah and Satyang (earth, universe, self, deed/sacrifice, people, intellect and truth). The seven beats of Samaveda Gayatri, Unchik, Anustupa, Brihati, Pangti, Tristupa, and Jagati. The seven gods: Agni, Bayu, Surya, Baruna, Brihaspati, Indra, Biswandevatah (Lord of the universe). Breath control Step #1 (Inhale through left nostril)
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) After sprinkling the water around you close the right nostril with your right thumb and inhale through the left nostril while chanting the pranayam mantras. o^ nAEv rbNQ ctumKQ KQ idB idBvUjQ axsU-km&lu-krQ hQsbAhnQ bRANQ }Yyn | o^ vu: o^ vub: o^ : o^ mh: jn: o^ tp: o^ stYQ || o^ tq sibtuErNYQ vEgA EdbsY }Imih i}EyA EyA n: pREcAdyAq o^ || o^ aAEpA EjYAtI rEsAhm< rEsAhm<tQ bR vuvub: ErÂ|| Om Nabhau Raktabarnang chaturmukham dwibhujang akhshasutra kamandalukarang Brahmanam dhyayan. Om bhur, om bhubha, om swah, om maha, om janah, om tapah, om satyang. Om tat Sabiturbarenyam bhargo debashya dhimahi dhiyo yonah prachodayat. Om apojyoti rashomritam Brahma bhurbubhaswarom.. The chanting involves upholding the image of the Lord of Creation, Brahma red in color, bearing four heads while looking all over the universe (four directions), and with two arms. The right arm holds the prayer beads while the left arm holds the kamandalu containing the life giving water. He is sitting on a swan (symbol of peace). Offering all the seven states of our existence (explained earlier, with following alternate meaning life, consciousness, bliss, devotion, intellect and truth) let us meditate on that divine energy (light, consciousness), which is coming out of the sun, that will inspire us. That self illumined Brahman covers the entire universe. Breath control Step #2 (Hold breath) Continue to press the right nostril with the right thumb and then close the left nostril with the little finger and ring finger of the right hand. Imagine the presence of Vishnu on your heart and chant the following describing the appearance of Vishnu: 14
o^ hid nIElAqplElAqpl-dlpRvQ ctuvjQ ScgdApdhQ gr#Ar]Q EkSbQ }YAyn }YAyn | o^ vu: o^ vub: o^ : o^ mh: jn: o^ tp: o^ stYQ || o^ tq sibtuErNYQ vEgA EdbsY }Imih | i}EyA EyA n: pREcAdyAq o^ || o^ aAEpA EjYAtI rEsAhm<tQ bR vuvub: ErÂ || Om Hridi Nilotpala dala-prabhang chaturbhujam sankhachakra-gada-padma-hastam Garuraruha Keshabang dhayen | Om bhuh Om bhubah Om swah Om maha Om janah Om tapah Om satyam || Om tat Sabitur varenyam bhargo devashya dhimahi | Dhyo yonah prachodayat || Om apojyoti rashomritam Brahma bhur bhubasarom || Meditate on Vishnu (Keshaba), sitting on your heart and emitting blue hallows. In four arms He holds conch, spinning wheel, mace and lotus. He sits on the heavenly bird Garura for his transportation. Oh the revered Sun remove the darkness that prevails in me and illuminate my intellect with your divine illumination that spreads out over the three worlds of this universe. Breath control Step #3 (Exhale through the right nostril) Release the thumb on the right nostril and allow the breath to exhale through the right nostril. o^ llAET EbtQ idBvujQ iSUl-DmrcdRibvUi>tQ iEnQ b<>vAr]Q SuQ Dmr-krQ a acdR }YAyn| o^ vu: o^ vub: o^ : o^ mh: o^ jn: o^ tp: o^ stYQ|| o^ tq sibtuErNYQ vEgA EdbsY }Imih i}EyA EyA n: pREcAdyAq o^|| o^ aAEpA EjYAtI rEsAhm<tQ bR vuvub: ErÂ|| Om Lalatey Swetang dwibhuang trishula-damaru-karang ardhachandra bibhusitam bibhusitam trinetrang brishabharurah Shambhung dhayen Om bhu Om bhubah Om swah Om maha Om janah Om tapah Om satyam || Om tat Sabitur varenyam bhargo devashya dhimahi | 15
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Dhyo yonah prachodayat || Om apojyoti rashomritang Brahma bhur bhubasarom || While exhaling, meditate on the image of Shiva, the destroyer, resting on your forehead. He has three eyes, with two arms holding trident on the right and drum on the left, decorated with half-moon on the forehead and riding on a bull. Oh the sun ---. Obeisance to Surya (sun) Sun is the source of energy for the entire living world. Thus the Sun God occupies a high place in Hindu pantheon. Sipping water in the name of the sun (Surya) aAcmn Achman Take water in your right palm chant the mantra and sip it. sUJYc Emit msY bR Vi>: pRk<itCd itCd aAEpA EdbtA aAcmEn ibinEyAg:| o^ sUJYc mA mnuYc mnuYptyc| mnuYk<EtvY: pAEpEvYA rxAQ|| JdRAiyA pAppAp-mkAir>Q mnsA bAcA hAvYAQ pYAQpYAQ-mudErN iSnA| rAidbluptu, Jq ik duirtQ miy| HdmhQ mAmm<tE>AEn sUEJ EJY EjYAiti> juEhAim AhA|| Surya meti mantrasya Brahma Rishi prakritischanda apo devata achmaney biniyoga | Om Suryascha ma manyuscha manyopatayascha | Manyukritebhya papebhyo rakshatam || Jadatriya papa makarisham manasa bacha hastabhyam padmammudarena shishna || Ratristadbalaspatu, jat kincha duritam mayi | Edmaham mammritayonow Surey jyotoshi juhomi swaha In the name of the Sun as described by the sage Brahma in Prakriti chanda, I am sipping this water. With the blessings from the Sun and the sages may be protected from the ignorance (sin). Whatever sin I have incurred in the night by my words, hands, feet and other organs, 16
may that be excused by the God of the night. Blessed by them I may now burn all my sins into the eternal flame of bliss as my ahuti (offering) in order to acquire my immortal soul. Recalling the Creation AOjoe Aghamarshan Take little water in your right palm, chant the mantra and imagine that you are blowing off your sin through your breath. VtimtYsY VkysY aGm>N Vi> Vi>-rnup u CEdA vAbb<EA EdbtA abEm}A bv< bv<Et ibinEyAg:| o^ Vt stYAvIApEsAh}YjAyt| tEtA rAYjAyt, tt: smuEdRA aNb:|| o^ smudRAdNbdi}, sQbqsErA ajAyt| aEhArAAiN ibd}d ibSBsY im>EtA bSI|| o^ sUJYAcdRmEs }AtA JFApUbmkyq| idb p<iFbIAirx mEFA :|| Ritamityasya riktraysya aghamarshana rishir Anupstupachanda Bhababrito devata ashwamedha babhritey biniyogah || Om ritanch satyancha abhidhatapa sohadhyajayata | Tato ratra jayata tatah samudro arnabah || Om samudrad-arnabadadhi sambatsaro ajayata | Ahoratrani bidadat Viswasya mishato bashi || Om Surya Chandra masau dhata yatha purbam kalpayat | Deebancha prithibincha antariksha matho swah || As described by Aghamarshana sage in Anustupachanda, dedicated to describe Gods creation. In the beginning of the Creation there was no light that was watched exlusively by His Absolute Truth. Then formed the sea, followed by the intermittent day and night leading to the annual cycle of the year. The universe got illuminated by His grace, reflected by the sun and the moon, as He planned. And finally merged the whole Universe and this earth extended deep into its core. (Recalling the Creation removes the ignorance within you) Now throw the water on to your left on the ground imagining that you are released of the sin and ready to do your worship as the pure soul (amritasya putra). Wash your hand and you are now ready to offer your 17
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) prayer to Gayatri. Now look to the east, imagining the rising sun and chant: o^ vUvub::, tq sibtUbErNYQ, vEgA EdbsY }Imih| i}EyA EyA n: pREcAdyAq o^|| Om bhur-bhuba-swah tat sabitur varenyam bhargo devashya dhimahi Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat Om || He who is adored by all over the universe heaven, earth and underground, Destroy the ignorance in me and enlighten my intellect (soul). Offer little water on the plate, meditation on sun. Prayer to Sun on Location pkfe Suryopasthan This prayer is dedicated to the sun in his current position on the sky. Facing the sun chant: o^ wdutYimtYsY pRNB Vi>gAyICd: sUEJYA EdbtA sUEJYApAEn ibinEyAg:| wdtYQ jAtEbdsQ, Edb bi Ektb:| d<ES ibbAy sUJYQ|| Udutyam ityasya Prashkanva rishih Gayatri chanda Suryo devata Suryoposthaane biniyogah. Om udutyam jatavedasam, deva bahanti ketavah drishe vishvaaya Suryam || For the mantra that starts with the word Udutyam, Praskanva is the seer (rishi), Gayatri is the meter, and the sun is the God. This mantra is applied to worship the Sun. Om, in order to make everything visible to us, the rays of the Sun hold the all-knowing Sun high above. icimtYsY kUqsVi>u Cd: sUEJYA EdbtA sUEJYApAEn ibinEyAg:| sVi>-ip o^ icQ EdbAnAEdbAnA-mudgAdnIkQ, cxuimsY brNsYAEg: aApRA dYA dYAbAp<iFbI airxQ sUJY aAtA jgtuJc|| 18
Chitram ityasya Kutsa rishi Tristup chandah Suryo devata Suryopathaney viniyogah. Om chirtram devana mudgadinikam, chaktsur Mitrasya Varunasyagneh. A pra dyava prithivi antariksha, surya atma jagatas tasthushashcha. || For the mantra that starts with the word Chitram, Kutsa is the seer, Tristup is the meter, and the Sun is the God. this mantra is applied to worship the Sun. Then give water in the name of various aspects of divinity: o^ bREN nm:, o^ bRAENEvYA nm:, o^ aAcAEJYEvYA nm:, o^ Vi>EvYA nm:, o^ EdEbEvYA nm:, o^ EbEdEvYA nm:, o^ bAyEb nm:, o^ m<tYEb nm:, o^ ib>Eb nm:, o^ bSRbNAy nm:, o^ wpjAy nm:| Om Brohmaney namah, Om Brahmanebhyo namah, Om acharyebhyo namah, Om rishibhyo namah, Om devebhyo namah, Om Vedebhyo namah, Om bayabey namah, mritabey namah, Om Vishnabey namah, Om Vaishrabanaya namah, Om upjaya namah. Om! Brahma the creator, Brahmins (devoted to divine thoughts), teachers, sages, Gods, Vedas, wind, souls of the dead, Vishnu, and the sage Baishravan who studied the Sama Veda. Welcome to Gayatri gAyI aAbAhn Gayatri Avahan Call Gayatri with folded hands placed on your heart: o^ aAyAih aAyAih brEd Edib, YxEr bRbAidAin| bAidAin| gAyi CdsAQ mAtmAt-bREJAin nEmAu Et|| Om aayahi baradey devi, traksharey Brahmabadini | Gayatricha chandasang matar-Brahmayoni namastu tey || Come Oh the revered goddess, Oh the immortal, Oh the mother of Vedas, 19
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Oh the mother of Gayatri meter, who came out of the supreme Lord (Brahman), allow me to bow with deep reverence. Gayatri Meditation gAyI}YAn Gayatri dhyan Dhyan is the process of invoking the image of the God/Goddess on the mental screen. gAyYA ibSBAim Vi>Vi>-gAyICd: sibtA EdbtA jEpApnyEn ibinEyAg:| Gayatraya Viswamitra rishi-Gayatrichanda Sabita devata japonayaney biniyogah || Gayatri, initiated by sage Viswamitra in Gayatri meter and addressed to the sun, I am offering that mantra to you. Morning o^ kumArIArI-m<g EbdJutAQ bRrpAQ ibicEyq| hQsitAQ kuShAQ sUJYm&lm&l-sQitAQ|| Om kumarim-Rigvedajutan Brahmarupan bichintayet Hansasthetang kushahastang Suryamandala-sansthitam || In the morning meditate on Gayatri as a small girl, holding the sacred Rigveda, looking over the universe while sitting on a swan, holding Kusha (the sanctified grass that captures suns rays) in her hands; while located on the divine solar system. High noon o^ m}YAEh ib>uurA tAxYAQ pItbAssQ| JubtI JjuEdAQ sUJYm&lm&l-sQitAQ Om madhyaneh Vishnurupancha tarakshasthan peetabasasam | Yubatincha Yajurvedam Suryamandala-sansthitam || 20
At noon, like Vishnu riding on His Garura, Gayatri takes the form of a young grown up lady, holding Yayurveda in her hands, wearing a yellow dress and located in the divine solar system. Evening o^ sAyAEh iSbrpA b<AQ b<>v-bAihnIQ| sUJm&l&l-m}YAQ sAmEbd smAJutAQ| Om sayaneh Shibarupanchya bridham brishabha-bahining Suryamandala-madhyastam Samaveda samajutam || In the evening, like the image of Shiva, Gayatri takes the form of an old lady riding on a bull while located in the Solar system and holding the Samaveda in her hands. Gayatri chant gAyIjp Gayatrijap Light is a symbol for knowledge and wisdom. Many would like to meditate on light as a formless symbol of the Supreme divine. Gayatri mantra helps in such a meditation. The following Gayatri prayer is mentioned in Rigveda and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. It is considered as the ultimate Vedic prayer. The following chant, known as Gatri mantra or Mahabyahriti (great utterance) is counted ten times as shown in the figure using right palm. The process of couting is shown by the arrow. Start (#1) on the second space between the top two knuckles of ring finger. Then continue as numbered following the arrow. When the first round is done on the right palm, keep tab on the left palm in the same manner where #1 represents ten counts of the Gayatri mantra. Thus when you reach #10 on the left palm, you have chanted hundred times. At the 21
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) end, finish with eight extra counts on the right palm, making a total of 108 total counts, the normal cycle of Gayatri mantra chant. o^ vUvub::, tq sibtUbErNYQ, vEgA EdbsY }Imih| i}EyA EyA n: pREcAdyAq o^|| Om Bhur-Bhuba-Svah, Tat savitur barenyam, bhargo devasva dhimahi. Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat Om! || Let us meditate on the glory of that effulgent reality, through which the whole universe is projected, May He enlighten our intellect. In detail Om( primordial sound that represents divinity)! In the three worlds the physical (bhur), the mental (bhuvah) and the spiritual (suvah) You that transcendental Paramatama, the adorable (barenyam) Sun (Savitur, Creator of this world), destroy the darkness (bhargo, sin), With your divine effulgence (devasya). We meditate upon (dheemahi) Thee, Enlighten our intellect (dhiyo yonah pracodayat). Om (unto the divinity). Conclusion of Gayatri gAyI-ibsn Gayatri bisarjan Take a little water on your right palm, chant the following mantra and throw on the puja plate: o^ mEhSmEhS-bdEnAqpA ibE>Ahdyy-sbA| bRNA smnu@AtA gC Edib JEFCyA|| Mahesha-vadanotpanna Vishnuhridaya-sambhaba | Brahmana samnugyata gachcha devi jateychaya ||
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Oh goddess Gayatri, you have come from the mouth of Shiva, reside in the heart of Vishnu, and hold to the conscience of Brahma, now you can go anywhere you wish. Prayer for Self-protection aA-rxA Atma-raksha Touch the backside of your right ear with your right thumb and pray to seek the blessing of Agni to protect you from all dangers. After completion of the chant, circle water around you in clockwise direction. jAtEbds HtYsY kSYp Vi>U CEdAhigEbtA, aAtrxAyAQ jEp ininEyAg:| Vi>-ip o^ jAtEbdEs sunbAm EsAmmrAtIyEtA in dhAit Ebd:| s n: pJdit dugAiN ibSBA nAEbb isuQ duirtAtYig:| Jatabedasha itashya Kashyapa rishi trishtupo chanda Agnirdevata, atmaraksham japey biniyoga. Om jaatavedasey sunbama somam-aaratiyato ni dahati Vedah. Sa nah parshadati Durgani bishvaa naabeba sindhum duritatyagnih || Let us offer Soma to Agni, the knower of all Vedas. May He destroy our enemies. As a boatman helps us to cross the ocean with a boat, so may Agni protect and help us to steer over the river of our sorrows. Prayer to Rudra, Shiva rEdApsAn Rudrapasthan With folded hands chant this prayer: VtimtYsY kAlAig rdRVi>i>-rnup p CEdA CEdA rEdRA EdbtA rEdRApAEn ibinEyAg:| Ritamityasya Kalagnirudra rishi Anupstupa chhanda Rudhro devata Rudrapasthaney viniyogah. As sung by sage Rudra, in Anustupa meter, Hail to Shiva (Rudra) in His position. 23
o^ VtQ stYQ prQ bR pur>Q k<>iplQ| WErtQ ibrpAxQ, ibSBrpQ nEmA nm:| Om ritam satyam param Brahmah purusham krishnapingalam Urdhavaretam virupaksham, visvarupam namoh namah || Supreme Brahman, The Absolute Reality, who has assumed the form of Umaamaheshvara, with dark blue and reddish brown in hue, Absolutely chaste and possessing uncommon eyes. Salutations to Her in the form of the universe. (This verse is taken from Mahanarayan Upanishad). Now offer water with the spoon (kushi) in the names of four divinities separately: o^ bREN nm:| o^ ib>Eb nm:| o^ rdRAy nm:| o^ brNAy nm:| Om Brahmaney namah, Om Vishnabey namah, Om Rudraya namah, Om Varunaya namah. Reverence to Brahmah, Vishnu, Rudra Shiva, and Varuna. Offering to Sun God (part of Sandhya) sJYAGY Suryargha Take the kushi (the small spoon that sits inside the kosha, water holder kept in front of the priest) with little water. Put in that a touch of red sandalwood paste and a red flower. Add a bit of rice (kept in the pushpapatra) into the kushi. Hold the kushi with narrower side pointing outward. Meditate on the rising sun coming in front of you and you are looking at it. Chant: o^ eih sJ shsAQESA EtEjArAES jgqpEt| anukpy mAQ vQ g<hANAGQ idbAkrm|| Om ehi surya sahasramsho tejorashey jagatpatey. Anukampaya mam bhaktam grihanarghyam divakaram. Oh the Sun God! Oh the emitter of thousands of rays over the universe, bless me, your devotee, and receive my offering, Oh the day maker. 24
Then offer your reverence to the Sun God by joining the hollowed palms and holding them on your chest: o^ jbAksm-skASQ kASYEpyQ mhAdYitQ| }AtAirQ spApGQ pNEtAim idbAkrQ|| idbAkrQ|| Om javakusuma sangkasham kashyapeyam mahadyutim. Dhwantarim sarbapapeghnam pranatoshmi divakaram. Like the red shoe flower (jbA), extremely bright like the hot copper, the killer of darkness, the remover of all sins, Oh the maker of the day! I am prostrating in front of you. Now offer a spoonful of water from your boat-shaped right palm uttering the mantras that appeal to Goddess Gayatri to excuse you from the errors you incurred during the ritual and fulfill it by her grace. o^ JdxrQ pirvRQ mAAhIn JEbq| pUNQ vbtu tq sQ tqpRsAdAq suErbir|| Jadaksharam paribhrashtam matraheenanc jadvabet. Purnam bhatu tat sarbam tatprasadat sureshwari. If I made any error in using the proper alphabet or pronouncing it, Oh the Goddess of all knowledge, complete it by your grace. WORSHIP OF GURU (Spiritual teacher)
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Gurupuja . Guru has a high position in the development of an individual. He/ she is born ignorant with the ability to learn with change of time. This is our natural process of evolution. It starts from the parents who teach us the basic of living. But the guru is the person who gives you a second life. He introduces his disciple to the Unknown. He/she is the spiritual teacher. So, he/she is respected like a God.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Literal meaning of the Sanskrit word guru: gu means darkness and ru means light. Guru is a person who represents the incandescent light of supreme consciousness which eradicates the darkness of ignorance.
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Dhyan Take a flower in both hands, hold that in front of your chest and say this mantra. At the end put that flower in a bowl in front of the Holy Pot to be established later. }YAEyiCris kAE iEnQ ivUjQ rQ| EbtAArEbtAAr-prI}AnQ EbtmAlYAnuElpnQ| brAvykrQ SAQ krNAmy ibgRhQ| bAEmEnAqpl}AirNYA SAilt ibgRhQ| EsrAnnQ supRQ sA}kAvIdAykQ| Dhyayachirosi shuklabhjaye dhinayetrong dhibhujong Guroong; Shaytamborong poridhanong shayetamallaonulayponong; Bhrabhayokarong shantung kurunamoyo bigrahong; Bamayeutapalodharinnong shaktalingito bighrahong; Sayronnanam suprshonnam sadhakavisthidayakong.) Let me meditate on the glory of my spiritual teacher who represents the incandescent light of supreme consciousness, who is dressed in white outfit with a white garland in neck and sandal wood paste on forehead (signifying purity), with a calm, smiley face, forgiving attitude, holding a lotus in left hand signifying symbols of blessings and whose feet rest on a lotus with one thousand petals. Prostration to Guru l fZj Gurupranam With folded hands, in front of your chest say these three mantras. aK&aK&-m&lAkArQ bYQ EJn crAcrQ tq pdQ diStQ EJn t SRIrEb nm:| Akhandamandalakaram vyaptam jena charachram; Tatpadm darshitam yena tasmai Shree Guruve namah. 26
(My) Salutations to respected Guru, who showed me the stature whose form pervades the entire sphere of the universe. a@Ana@An-itimrAsY @AnAn@AnAn-SlAkyA| cxurnIiltQ EJn t SRIrEb nm:| Ajnaana-timirandhasya jnaananjanashalakaya; Chaksurunmeelitamam yena tasmai Shree Guruve namah. (My) Salutations to respected Guru, who opened the eyes of the one, who is blind due to darkness of ignorance with the flame of knowledge. rbA rib>u rEdb mEhbr r: sAxAq prQ bR t SRIrEb nm:| Gurur Brahma gurur Vishnuh gurur devo Maheswarah Guruh sakshat parama Barhma tasmai shreee Gurave namah. Salutations to the preceptor who is verily Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara and who personifies the Supreme Being Offerings to Guru pEApcAEr pjA Panchaupacharey puja Place a sandalwood dipped flower on the holy pitcher and chant: eEt gE puEp nm: SIrEb nm:| Eteh gandhapushpey namah Shri gurobey namah | I am offering this flower in reverence to my guru | Offer a small of water on the offering plate and chant: etd pAdYQ nm: SIrEb nm:| Eteh padyam namah Shri gurobey namah | I am offering this water for washing my gurus feet
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Offer a small of rice with doob grass on the offering plate. This symbolizes welcome to a respectable guest: e> aGYQ nm: SIrEb nm:| Eteh arghyam namah Shri gurobey namah | I am offering this argha (rice with doob grass) in jesture of welcomiing my guru Offer a small amount of water towards the incense sticks and chant: e> }UpQ nm: SIrEb nm:| Eteh dhupam namah Shri gurobey namah | I am offering this incense in the name of my revered guru | Offer a small amount of water towards the lamp and chant: e> dIpQ nm: SIrEb nm:| Eteh deepam namah Shri gurobey namah | I am offering this lamp in the name of my revered guru | Offer a small amount of water on the food platter (naivedya) and chant: etd nEbEdYQ nm: SIrEb m:| Etehnaivedyam namah Shri gurobey namah | I am offering this food platter in the name of my revered guru | Offer a small amount on the glass of water placed as achmania: etd pAnIyjlQ nm: SIrEb nm:| Eteh paniya jalam namah Shri gurobey namah | I am offering this glass of water in the name of my revered guru | Gurumantra
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jy r Jai Guru Hail my guru Following japa pay obeisence to the Guru by taking a small amount of water in the right palm and drop it off on the offering plate after chanting the mantra: hYAit hYEgApA tQ g<hANA q k<tQ jpQ| isivbt tqsQ tq psAdAq sErSr|| Gujyatigujyagopta twam grihana kritam japam. Sidhir bhabatu me deva tatprasadat Sureswara. Take away my ignorance with the completion of your name in repeats and I may succeed in my endeavor by your grace, Oh the learned. WORSHIP OF SALIGRAM SHEELA nArAyNpjA Narayanpuja The word Narayana comes from the union of two words, nara (man or in general the jiva or any living creature) and ayana which means path. In other words, man is the culmination path of evolution who can realize Him. It is another name of Vishnu, the preserver of life. Narayana is the family deity for many Brahmins and is in the form of saligramsheela which is a shapeless black-colored stone. Bath An Snan The sheela (stone) is first given a bath before putting it on its special throne and subjected to worship. Ring the bell while giving Narayana a bath. It is a very auspicious ceremony. Following are the mantras used during bathing chant the following mantras: 29
o^ shsR shsRSI>A pur>: shsRAx: shsRpAq| s vUimQ stQ pBA atYitdSAulQ ||1|| Om sahasra Shirsha Purushah sahasrakshah sahashrapat | Sa bhumim sarvatam spastwa atyatishtha dashangulam ||1|| With thousand heads of the Lord covering the land of thousand steps and yet leaves space for ten fingers (story related to Vamana Avatar of Vishnu || 1|| Alternate: The supreme Person exists enveloping the whole manifest Universe, cognizing through every mind, seeing through every eye and working through every limb (sahashrapat) nay He exists transcending the Universe. o^ aigmIEl puErAihtQ J@sY J@sY Edbm<ijQ EhAtArQ rt}Atmm||2|| Om agni-meeday purohitam yagyasya devya mrtvijam hotaram ratna dhatamam ||2|| Om! I call upon the attributes of that Self-effulgent Divinity, who is the upholder of universe from very eternity, the most bounteous and the great possessor of wealth and prosperity ||2||. o^ HE> EtBAE tBA bAyb: EdEbA b: sibtA pRApytu ESRtmAy km EN||3|| kmEN||3|| EN||3 Om! Ishey tworje twaa baayabah stha devo bah Sabita praarpayatu shresthatamaaya karmane ||3|| Om! We invoke you for the sake of food and energy as you are the vital breathing energy. May the Lord the Creator assigns you (the sacrificers) with best accomplishments ||3||.
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||o^ AEnA hbYdAtEy inEhAtA sqis bihi>||4 ||o^ ag aA JAih JAih bItEy g<NAEnA Om Agna aa yaahi beetaye grinaano havyadaataye ni hotaa satsi barhisi ||4|| O Agni come here, sit with us as Hota (the special priest) on this holy grass for food and fun. We are offering oblations with fire ||4||. o^ SEA EdbIrvIy EdbIrvIy aAEpA vbu pItEy SQE>ArivsRbu n:||5 n:||5|| Om shanno devirabhistaya aapo bhavantu peetaye sham yo rabhisrabantu nah ||5|| O Lord, may these waters be useful to us for drinking and bring happiness; may the goddesses fulfill our desires. May their blessings shower on us form all directions ||5|| . After giving bath, wipe the Naryayana with the chant of Gayatri and then put a tulsi leaf dipped in sandalwood saying: etq scdntulsIpQ sIpQ o^ nmE brpAy ib>Eb prmAtEn AhA| o^ nEmA nArAyN nm:| Etat sachandana tulsi patram, Om namastey bahurupey paramatmaney swaaha| Om namah Narayanaya namah|| With my sandalwood tulsi leaf (read the story of tulsi in introduction) I prostrate to thee Oh the Supreme Lord who appears in so many ways. Then put the Narayana on his throne with a sandalwood-dipped placed at the bottom. Meditation hode Vishnudhyan Take a white flower, keep on your head and establish the image of Narayana in your heart. 32
Jy dux pc phajmjdh, eluZx plpSpephx z Lulhe LeLLmheLlV ql qlZuhfdanMQx zz Om dheyah sada Sabitri mandala madhyabarti Narayana sarasijasana sannibishtha | Keyurabana kanakakundalaban kiriti Hari hiranmaya-bapu-dhrita shankha-chakrah || I meditate on the solar orbit with Narayana in the middle, wearing armlets, golden earrings and necklace. His head is covered with a crown and he holds the conch and discuss in his hands while His body shines with a golden color. Offering to Other Gods Now place sandalwood touched flower (white preferred) on the head of Naryana Shila, uttering the following six mantras: Ha Nff eEt gpuEp o^ ibGh hnASAy nm:, eEt eEt gpuEp o^ iSbAidpEdbtYEvYA nm:, eEt gpuEp o^ aidtYAidnbgREhEvYA nm:, eEt gpuEp o^ Hd AiddSidkpAElEvYA nm:, HdAiddSidkpAElEvYA eEt gpuEp o^ mqsYAidmqsYAid-dSAbtAErEvYA nm:, eEt gpuEp o^ nArAuNAy nm:| Etey gandhapushpey Om vignabinashaya namah; Etey gandhapushpey Om Shivadipanchadevatavyo namah; etey gandhapushpey Om Adityadinavagrahevyo namah; etey gandhapushpey Om Indradidashadikapaleyvyo namah; etey gandhapushpey Matsyadidashavatarevyo namah; etey gandhapushpushpey Om namah Narayanaya namah. Here I offer the (sandalwood) scented flower to the obstacle remover; to Shiva with five gods and goddesses in the group (Shiva-GaneshaNarayana-Surya-Durga); Aditya and other nine planets Aditya-Soma-Mangala-Budha-Brihaspti-Sukra-Sani-Ravi and Ketu) After establishing the Narayana and offering reverence to various gods and goddesses, offer the following five things to Narayana. With each offering take the name of Narayan: water, rice, incense, lamp, raisin 33
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) and sugar candy (misri). As cooked rice is not available in daily puja, offering of cheera (flat dry rice) can be done instead. Offerings to Narayana (Vishnu) ffQl fS Panchapochareypuja Make offering of five things (minimum): etq pAdYm o^ nm: nArAyNAy nm: Etat padyam (water) Om Namah Narayanaya namah I am offering this water to wash your feet, Oh Narayana Similarly repeat for arghyam (rice), dhupam (incense), deepam (lamp), falam (fruit, like raisin), mistanyam (sweet candy or misri) and annam (flat rice in place of cooked rice), achmanium (glass of drinking water) and punarachmanium (second glass of drinking water). Special offering of Tulsi The story of Tulsi is described under Satyanarayana. Offer Tulsi three times and place on the top of the Saligram Shila, uttering the following mantra Jy ej hlfu hoh fljae q Om namastey vahurupaya Vishnabey parmatmaney swaha || I offer my reverence to Lord Vishnu, the Supersoul
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How is Tulsi associated with Vishnu? Tulsi is venerated as a goddess in Hinduism and sometimes considered as beloved of Lord Vishnu (Vishnuypriya). According to Hindu mythology (Padma Puran) Tulsi was a woman named Vrinda (or Brinda). She was married to the demon king Jalandhar. Due to Vrindas piety and devotion to Vishnu, Jalandhar (her husband) became invincible. Even God Shiva, the destroyer in the Hindu trinity (Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shive or Maheshwar the destroyer) could not defeat Jalandhar. So Shiva requested Vishnu, to find a solution. Vishnu disguised himself as Jalandhar and violated Vrinda. Her chastity destroyed, Jalandhar was killed by Shiva. Vrinda cursed Vishnu to become black in colour and he would be separated from his wife. Thus, he was transformed into the black Shaligram stone and in his Rama Avatar, his wife Sita. was kidnapped by a demon-king and thus separated from him. Vrinda then burnt herself on her husband's funeral pyre or immolated herself due to the shame. The gods or Vishnu transferred her soul to a plant, henceforth which was called as Tulsi. Apart from the mythology, tulsi is also a great medicinal plant used in Aurvedic medicine for cure of many diseases. In India, most devoted Hindus and especially the devotees of Vishnu keep a tulsi plant in the middle of their courtyard.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Om namo Brahmanya devaya go brahmanaya hitaya ca. Jagaddhitaya Shri Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah I offer my respectful obeisance to the Supreme Lord, who is the wellwisher of the cows and the Brahmanas, as well as all living entities. I offer my obeisance to the Lord of the Universe, known as Krisna and Govinda. o^ ElAkYpUijt SRImn sdA ibjybn| SAi kr gdApAEN nArAyN nEmAhuEt|| Om trailokya-pujitah Sriman sadaa Vijaya-vardhanah Shaantim kuru gadaapaney, Naaraayana Namah-astu tey. You are worshipped in all the three worlds underworld, earth and heaven. You always bring victory to us, You shower peace, Oh the holder of mace, I bow to you Oh Narayana. Offering to Sun God sJYAGY Suryarghya This is a reapeat of the worship of Sun God described on p 18. This is because many priests do not do Sandhya when doing public puja. It is their personal daily worship. It is described here for those who do not do Sandhya. The Sun is one of the primary gods of Hinduism and receives offerings at the very beginning of most rituals. He enlightens our soul. Pick up the kushi (spoon) with little water. Put in this a flower (preferred red in color) or dip the flower in red sandalwood paste and put in that a little rice from the pushpapatra. Holding the kushi, pointing side out, chant, while meditating on the rising sun: Jy ejx hha hZ ia hoaSp SNv ph pQu ph Ljcue, CcjOw iNha npku ejx z Hq pox pqpwn a aSln SNvfa z 36
AeLfu jw iw NqZOw chLlj zz HoqOx iNha npku ejx zz Om namah bibsaswatey Brahman bhyasate | Vishnu tejashey jagata sabitrey suchayey sabitrey karmadainey | Idam arghyam bhagabatey Shri Surjaya namah || Ehi Surjyo sahasramsho tejorashey jagatpatey | Anukampaya mam bhaktam grihanarghyam divakaram | Esha arghyam bhagabatey Shri Surjaya namah || Oh, the illuminator of the universe, who carries the energy of Lord Vishnu (the preserver), who inspires people to work, allow me to offer my reverence to you. Oh the Sun, the emitter of thousands of rays of light, the reservoir of energy, the lord of the universe, I am offering my reverence to thee, please accept it, Oh Lord, the Sun God. Then offer your reverence to the Sun God by joining the hollowed palms and holding them on your chest: o^ jbAksm-skASQ kASYEpyQ mhAdYitQ| }AtAirQ spApGQ pNEtAim id idbAkrQ bAkrQ|| bAkrQ|| Om javakusuma sangkasham kashyapeyam mahadyutim. Dhwantarim sarbapapeghnam pranatoshmi divakaram. Like the red shoe flower (jbA), extremely bright like the hot copper, the killer of darkness, the remover of all sins, Oh the maker of the day! I am prostrating in front of you. Now offer a spoonful of water from your boat-shaped right palm uttering the mantras that appeal to Goddess Gayatri to excuse you from the errors you incurred during the ritual and fulfill it by her grace. o^ JdxrQ pirvRQ Q mAAhIn JEbq| pUNQ vbtu tq sQ tqpRsAdAq suErbir|| Jadaksharam paribhrashtam matraheenanc jadvabet. Purnam bhatu tat sarbam tatprasadat sureshwari. If I made any error in using the proper alphabet or pronouncing it, 37
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Oh the Goddess of all knowledge, complete it by your grace. Resolution
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In the name of Vishnu, on this auspicious day of ----- (month, lunar fortnight, day of the fortnight, identify the person performing (gotra, name; priest or host), in order To remove all miseries and wishing for prosperity and happiness, I am ready to perform (karishyami) this worship ceremony to please various (five) Gods and Goddesses and for Satyanarayana to seek His blessing, that includes reading the stories of Satyanarayana and performing the fire worship. (Note: When the priest does for the host, he mentions his name and gotra and ends the chant with the word karishyami instead of karishye) After the completion of the chant, turn over the spoon (kushi) on the offering plate (tamrapatra) and sprinkle some water on the spoon. Use your right hand forefingers to pick up water from the pot container (kosha). Then chant the following mantra seeking His blessing to complete. Seeking His Grace ss Sankalpasukta This prayer is meant to seek His grace for the successful completion of the worship. o^ EdEbA EbA dibENAdA: pNAQ ibbAiscm| wA is} mp bA p<N} mAidEA Edb ohEt|| Om devo bo dravijnodah purnam bibasthwasicam | Udhwa sincadhwa moopa ba prinadhwa madidwo deva ohatey || I seek the blessing of illustrious Agni with devotion. I pray for His grace to fulfill my goal. I call Him with my utmost humility. o^ asY sitAFYY YY isir| | o^ aymAr vAy: vbtu || Om asya sankalpitarthasya sidhirasthu. Om ayamarambha shubhaya bhabatu || In the spirit of divinity may my goal be successful. 39
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Thus, herewith, I am starting with His good wishes. Sanctification Sanctification of the devotee and his/her environment is essential before starting the worship ceremony. Calling for sacred rivers tIFAbAhn Tirtha abahan Dip your right hand index finger into the water of the sanctified water vessel (kosha) and chant the following mantras for its sanctification. o^ gE c JmuEn cb EgAdAbir srit, nmEd isu kAEbir, jEl ain sii}Q kur| Om Gangey cha Yamunaye chaiba Godabori Sarawati; Narmadaye, Sindnu, Kabaeri jalaye asmin sannidhim kuru. Let all the holy rivers (seven) Ganges, Jamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu, and Kaberi, merge into this water to sanctify. Sanctification of seat aAsn i Asanasudhi Holding a flower with your right hand thumb, index and middle finger and touch your seat (asan) with the flower and chant this mantra. eEt gpuEp hRIQ aA}ArSEy kmlAsnAy nm:| aAsnmsY Emrp< Vi> sutlQ Cd: kUEmA EdbtA, aAsEnApEbSn ibinEyAg:|| Eteye gandhapushpaye hring adharshaktaye kamalasanaya namaha | Ashasamantrasya merupristha rishi suthalong chandho kurmoo devata, ashonoupobayshaney biniyogaha || With this flower I pay my reverence to the Universe that holds this seat of mine. 40
This mantra of sanctification of seat was sung in sutalam chanda by sage Meruprishtha and dedicated to the Kurma Devata who is holding this earth. May this seat be sanctified. Now touch the ground and chant: o^ p<iFtyA }<tA ElAkA, Edib tQ ib>unA }<tA | t }ArAy mAQ intYQ pibQ kur cAsnm || Om! Prithwitaya dhrita loka, debitwam Vishuna dritha | tancha dharaya mam nityam pobitram kuru chasanam || Oh Goddess Earth, you are holding this world of ours. You are held by Vishnu. Hold me securely and sanctify my seat for my worship. Obeisance to the Cosmos pjeO Samanyargha On the floor, in front of you, make a watermark with your middle finger after dipping it in the water-vessel (kosha) kept in front of you. First draw a circle. Then within the circle draw a triangle. Place the kosha on the water mark. Then place a sandalwood-dipped flower, little durba or kush (dry grass) and a little rice on the edge of the kosha while chanting these mantras. eEt gpEp o^ aA}ArSEy nm:, o^ kumAy nm:,o^ anAy nm:| o^ piFbY nm: | o^ aQ ak m&lAy AdS klAEn nm:| o^ wQ EsAmm&lAy akm&lAy EsAmm&lAy E>ArS E>ArS klAEn nm: | o^ bQ bim&lAy dS klAEn nm: || Etey gandhapushpey Om adharashaktaye (foundation of universe) namaha, Om Kurmaya (turtle, holder of the earth) namaha, Om annataya (universe) namaha, Om Prithibai namaha. Om arkamandalaya (disc of the sun) dwadasha kalatmaney namah | Om ung Soma (moon) mandalaya shorasha kalatmaney namah | 41
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Om bang banhi (Vishnu) mandalaya dasha kalatmaney namah || I pay my reverence by offering this flower to the foundation of this Universe, to the divine turtle holding this earth, to the infinite cosmos, to the earth, to the sun in all its twenty folds, to the moon in all its sixteen phases, to Lord Vishnu in His ten-fold avatars. Removing Obstacles hOfplZ Bighnapasaran
Various obstacles can interrupt Puja. So the devotee prays to God for remove those obstacles that may come during the puja process. This is done through sound and action. Throw a flower in the offering plate with the following sound.
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Then circle the palm of your right hand around the left palm three times and then strike the left palm with two fingers (middle and pointing fingers) of your right hand.
Au gV Astrya phat Obeisance To Evil Spirit joi hm Mashabhakta bali

Special offerings are made to all invisible spirits. It is believed that invisible spirits, previously occupied the place of worship, need to be satisfied before you intrude in their domain.
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Jy iacu CqNRa, CqNRa, CqNRa, Cqaa, Cqaa, Cqpl Cqpldj Adew Lla, jj fSw Nqa z Om Bhutadaya iha gacata iha gacata Iha tishthata Iha tishthata Iha sannidhatta, iha sannirudhyam | Atradhisthanam kurutah mama puja grihnita Oh the spirits come, establish here, come close and stay close to me, rest here and accept my offerings. Take a flower (preferably red) and place it into the small container with a spoonful of yogurt and mashkalai (black lentil). This is called mashabhakta bali (joi hm). hw Haj joihmu ejx, Ha Nff Jy joihmu ejx, Ha Nff Jy Hacdfau Jy hoh ejx z Ho joi hmx Jy iaci ejx z Bam etashmai mashabhaktabalaye namah! Etey gandhapushpey! Om mashabhaktabalayey namah! Etey gandhapushpe etadhipatayeh Om Vishnabey namah! Esha mashabhakta bali Om bhutadibhyo namah || Reverence to the mashabhaktabali (the container with yogurt, mashkalai and red flower dipped in sandalwood) as I offer the scented flower to the name of Vishnu and the invisible spirits. Looking up, with folded hands, pray to the spirits. At the end of the prayer touch the mashabhakata bali container. Jy iax fax fnQQ k hp iam z k Nq ju c hmlo fpdax z fSa Ho joi hmx Jy iaci ejx z pa fSw fn jvLaj z Om bhuta preta pishachashcha jey basan tatra bhutaley Tey grinantu maya data baliresha prasadhitah Bhutodaya khamadhyam. Esha mashabhaktabalih Om bhutadibhyo namah || Those spirits who lived at the place may take this offering to satisfy them I am worshipping them with this mashabhaktabali preparation 43
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Removal of Evil Spirits vUtApsrn Bhhutapasaran Pick some white mustard seeds with your fingers and sprinkle them around the worship area while saying these mantras. Jy Afpf a ia k i ia ih pwqa z k ia hOLl en nhu zz Jy hamQ fnQQ lrpQ plpfx z Afpf a ph QLZ asax zz Om apasarpantu tey bhuta je bhuta bhubi sansthita | Jey bhuta bignakartarantey nashyantu Shivagaya || Om betalascha pishachascha rakshashascha sarisripah | Apasarpantu tey sarbey chandika strena taritah || All the spirits who reside below this earth who may disturb our peace is guarded off in the name of Shiva. All the creatures, may they be ghosts, goblins or reptiles are hereby driven away from this place in the name of Chandi, the goddess of evil destruction.
Take some white mustard and throw into the offering plate with the sound:
gV Phat Go Adityam Vishnum Surjyam Brahmananca Brihaspatim || Om swasti nah Indro Bridhashrava swasti nah Pusha Viswavedah | Swasti nastarkshyo arishtanemih swasti no Brihaspatirdadhatu || Om swasti, Om swasti, Om swasti || With praises to the glory of Moon (Som), Varuna, Agni, Sun, Vishnu, Brahma and Brihaspati; and my prayers to mighty Indra, learned Pusha, undefeated Taksha, and the care taker of Gods, Brihaspati, we seek their blessings on us.
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Tying Security Knot gRi-bn Granthibandhan

The thought behind this ritual is to bring the scattered mind into the focus of devotional thoughts. Tie a knot at the end of the cloth that you are wearing. Hold the knot and chant:
o^ miN}irbjiN mhApRitsEr rx rx hUQ fT AhA|| Manidharabajrani mahapratisarey raksha raksha hung phat swaha || I am tying this knot like a thunderbolt pulling my scattered mind into the focus of divinity. I pray the Lord (Mahapratisar) to protect me by standing on my mental gate and preventing the entry of all distracting thoughts. Worship of Divinities at the Entrance dArEdbtA pjA Dwardevata puja The house is considered as a temple (Vastudevata, bAEdbtA) guarded by the Gods at the entrance. These gods help in removing the hurdles (Ganesha) or bring good luck and wealth to the family (Lakshmi and Kuber). Hence before the core of the puja, they are worshipped. Take two flowers dipped them in sandalwood paste and offer it to the Gods of entrance. Ask a family member to take the flower to the entrance door and leave it on the step. The entrance is usually decorated with water pots, marked with vermillion powder and contains banana sapling or any green foliage. Some families decorate the floor as well which is symbolic to invitation of divinity. eEt Et g pEp o^ Ar EdbtAEvYA nm:| Etey gandhapushpey om Dwaradevatabhyo namah | I offer my scented flower to the guardians of the entrance.
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request to sanctify the place of worship. The calling of the Gods are done through five gestures, called mudras that welcomes them and ask them to stay with the devotee during the ceremony.
Welcome Saraswati by chanting the mantra and creating the five hand gestures where indicated. The mudras are like expressing the feeling with hand gestures, as it is done in case of dancing.
Abahanimudra Stapanimudra Sannidhapani Sannirodhni Sammukhikarani mudra mudra mudra mudra mudra Welcome Sit Settle down Come close Face
Five welcome mudras Jy lcha CqNRa, CqNRa, Cqaa, Cqaa, Cqpl Cqpldj Adew Lla, jj fSw Nqa z Ha Nff Jy Nw NZnu ejx z Jy jqmr ejx, Jy pla ejx, Jy hOu ejx, Jy rfmu ejx, Jy Nw Nu eu ejx zz Nu ejx, Jy kw kjeu Om! Dwaradevata ehaa gacata ehaa gacata | Eha tisthata, eha tisthata, eha sannirudha, eha sannirudhyam | Atradhisthanam kuruta, mama pujan grinhita || Etey gandhapushpey Om gam Ganeshaya namah, Om Mahalakshmai namah, Om Saraswatai namah, Om Vighnaya nama, Om Kshetrapalaya namah, Om Gangawai namah, Om Jam Yamunawai namah || Oh the Gods at the entrance, come, come, rest here, rest here, stay close and closer tome, establish here and accept my offerings. I offer my scented flowers to Ganesh along with his primordial sound (gAQ), reverence to Mahalakshmi, Saraswati, remover of obstacles, lord of the directions with their primordial sound Om ( ) ^ , and to the sacred rivers 46
Ganges with the primordial sound (gAQ) and Yamuna with the primordial sound (yAQ).
Worship of the House God bAt pjA Vastu puja eEt g pEp o^ bEN nm:, eEt g pEp o^ bA hp pr >Ay nm: z Etey gandhapushpey Om Brahmaney namah, etey gandhapushpey Om Vastupurushaya namah. I offer my reverence to Brahman, the Supreme Lord, And to the God of my home.
Establishment of the Holy Pitcher

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Holy pitcher is an earthen or metal pitcher that holds water, sits on a bit of soil and at its top are plant and a coconut. Outside the pitcher, red markings with vermillion paste (powder mixed with oil) are made which could be of swastika or a figurine of earth. (see introductory chapters for details).
Holy Pitcher and Five Great Elements of Life The pancha mahabhuta, or "five great elements" are: Tej (energy), Ap (water), kshiti (earth), Marut (air), Vyom (cosmos). Hindus believe that all of creation, including the human body, is made up of these five essential elements and that upon death, the human body dissolves into these five elements of nature, thereby balancing the cycle of nature. Life depends on these five great elements and in the same way that we rely on God and His blessing. 47
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) The Kalash (holy pitcher) represents all the aforesaid five elements where the leaves are the captured energy from the sun, water is filled inside the pitcher, and earth is kept under the pitcher. The air and cosmos naturally surround the pitcher. The following hymn exemplifies the Hindu concept of creation. It is chanted as the holy pitcher is established. Hymn of creation qlZNi s Hiranyagarbha sukta Hiranyagarbha (qlZNi) literally means the 'golden womb' or 'golden egg', poetically rendered 'universal germ'. It is the source of the creation of the Universe or the manifested cosmos in Indian philosophy. It is mentioned in Rigveda (RV 10) and known as the 'Hiranyagarbha sukta'. It declares that God manifested Himself in the beginning as the Creator of the Universe, encompassing all things, including everything within Himself, the collective totality, as it were, of the whole of creation, animating it as the Supreme Intelligence. Placement of the Holy Pitcher Lmnpfe Kalashathapan Hold the neck of the pitcher with both hands and chant: qlZNi: pjhaaN iap Sa: falL Bpa z pcQl fbhw djajw Lj chu qho hdj zz Hiranyagarbhah samabartatagrey bhutasya jatah patireka aseeta | Sa dachar prithibing dhyamuteymam kashmai devaya habisha vidhema ||
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In the beginning was the Divinity in his splendor, manifested as the sole Lord of land, skies, water, space and that beneath and He upheld the earth and the heavens. Who is the deity we shall worship with our offerings? Prayer of the Holy Pitcher fbe Prarthana Fold your hands and pray to the holy pitcher: Lmnp jM M ho: L lx pjnax z jm m a a a h jd jd jaNZx jax zz Lr r a pNlx ph pf hpl z GN cx Ab kShcx pjhcx GNcx pjhcx Af AbhZx zz AQ pqax ph Lmn pjnax z Bk ch fSbw claruLlLx zz N Q kje e Qh Nchl pla pla z ejc c p Lhl Sm Sm Aje pdw Ll zz Kalashashya mukhey Vishnu kanthey Rudra samasrita | Muley tatra sthito Brahma madhey matriganah smrita || Kukshaitu sagarah sarbey Saptadeepa basundhara | Rigvedo atha Jajurvedah Samavedo and Atharba | Ayantu deva pujarthan durita kshayakaraka || Gangeyca Yamuney chaiba Godavari Saraswati | Narmadey Sindhu Kaberi jaleysmin sannidhin kuru || At the mouth of the pitcher rests Vishnu, on the neck is the Shiva, at the bottom (root) rests Brahma (the creator), and in the middle circles various mother goddesses. The water represents the ocean at the time of creation of earth when seven islands comprised the land of India, whent the learned sages wrote Rigveda, Jajurveda, Samaveda and Atharbaveda. They all merged in this pitcher of water. This pitcher is dedicated to the worship of God and all the evil spirits clear off from here.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Establishing the Holy Pitcher qlLlZ Sthirikaran Hold the pitcher with both hands and repeat the following mantra: Jy ahax flhp hujc fZax z jp qaqlZj z Jy qw qw qlih z JAbq pUjA kE kErAmYhm| Om twabatah purubaso bayamindra pranetah | Smasi stat Harinam | Om stham sthing sthiro bhaba || Javat puja karyomaham In the name of Vishnu I am offering my reverence to the gods to stay with me as long I am performing this sacred puja. Stay here firmly. Prostration Lam Kritanjali (pray with folded hands) Jy phhabhw hl phhchpjeaj z Ccw OVw pjlq a ch NZx pqx zz Om sarbatirtha udbhabam bari sarba deva-devi samanwetam Imam ghatam samarujhya tishta deva-devi ganaih saha The sacred rivers sanctify this holy water of the pitcher with the merger of all Gods and Goddeses into it. Now I establish this pitcher with the appeal to the Gods and Goddesses I plan to worship to rest here with the wards.
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Cordoning the Pitcher The sacred pitcher is cordoned by planting four arrowhead sticks (kAErApN, Kandatropan) on the four corners around the pitcher and circling (5-7 times) of a red-colored thread circling around the sticks (sUEbn, Shutrabeshtan).
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A touch of the ancient history of India in Hindu rituals Brahmanda Purana has described that the prehistoric India was comprised of seven islands which today drifted to its various current locations Malasia, Andaman, Lanka and others. They were named as Jambu, Plaksha, Shalmala, Kusha, Krouncha, Shaka and Pushkara. They were surrounded by seven seas. They believed that todays India was inhabited by sages and people with high spiritual thoughts. Apart from this mythological account, anthropological evidences record that during the Continental Drift, India separated out from the Gondwana Land located in the South Pole into the present position. Geologically, the origin of the Himalayas is the impact of the Indian tectonic plate traveling northward at 15 cm per year towards the Eurasian continent, about 40-50 million years ago. The formation of the Himalayan arc resulted since the lighter rock of the seabed of that time was easily uplifted into mountains. An often-cited fact used to illustrate this process is that the summit of Mount Everest is made of marine limestone. In addition, the continuing rise of Himalaya is in support of this theory. The mystery still remains to be resolved as how our forefathers conjectured the things happened before even the human race appeared on this earth?
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Planting of Arrow-head Sticks kAErApN Kandatropan On the four corners of the sacred pitcher place four sticks (3-5 mm diameter, 2 ft high) with an arrowhead on the top of each. This is commonly known as tIrkAi[ (tirkathi). The arrowhead is made from dry palm leaves as they are inserted into the split top of the stick, making the appearance of the three leaved durba grass (iconic). If palm leaves are not available, use thin wood pieces or green rough leaves, inserted into the split top of the sticks, with the attempt to make the stick. The tIrkAi[ (tirkathi) imitate durba grass. The sticks are inserted into the mud balls at the base (imitating earth). One can use foam cups filled with wet dirt. The mantra bears the history of the migration of Aryans into India. The pitcher, symbolic of the basic elements of life, is encircled by four sticks called tirkathi (tIrkAi[) and a continuous red thread (five rounds). The tirkathi and thread appear to signify the interwoven relationship of the family and community with the creation of the basic elements of life. Put four bamboo sticks on four sides of the pitcher. Hold the sticks in four balls of clay (traditional) or use four foam cups with wet dirt. The sticks are split at the top in order to hold palm leaves (traditional, or use similar stiff leaves available locally). Make a three-prone spearhead with the leaves cut into pieces. This is symbolic of durba grass whose tip typically bears three leaves.
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Background information: The doob grass or Cynodon dactylon is a creeper grass highly priced in India. It practically grows anywhere under wide variety of climates and soils. It spreads quickly with the availability of water, extending its creeping stems, called stolons that spread in all directions. (Note: a stolon is a shoot that bends to the ground or that grows horizontally above the ground and produces roots and shoots at the nodes). Hence it is also referred as runners. When the Aryans came, they wanted to spread out in India like the doob grass. The nodes with roots and shoots they called, kA (kanda) and the extending stem between the nodes, or stolon, they called pr> (parush). So, the arrow-head sticks, planted around the holy pitcher, are compared with the doob grass with three pointing leaves (the arrow head) that is held on mud balls (earth). The thread is the stolon or the family joined together by holding to each other and circles around the holy pitcher (emblem of God).
Touch the tIrkAi[ (tirkathi) and chant: Jy Lv Lv flq flo flofl Hhe c fae pqpZ nae Q z Om kandat kandat prarohanti parushah parushpari ebano durbey pratanu sahasrena satena ca || I am establishing these sticks with arrow-heads (tirkathi), representing the Durba grass that spreads all directions through roots (kandat) at the nodes and stolen (parush) or runnerstalk. I pray for our family to spread out in all directions in hundreds and thousands Oh durba (Cynodon dactylon) the way your roots strikes at your nodes (kA), connected by your stolens (pr>), the same way connect us with thousands of our children and grandchildren spreading out in all directions. 53
Circling With Thread sUEbn Shutrabeshtan

The continuous red thread, circled around the tirkathi, encircling the sanctified pitcher, is the icon of the interwoven relationship of the family and community with the essence of life. Clockwise circle the sticks (tekathi), with a red thread, five or seven times. Loop the thread on each stick. Chant while tying the thread:
Jy pjZw fbhw cjeqpw pnjZjcaw Zjcaw pf Z aw zz chw ehw lpeNjphjlqj u zz Om sutramanam prithibim dyamanehasam susharmanamditim suprenitim Ddaivim nabam swaritra managasam srabanti ma ruhema swastayey || This auspicious security thread is long, holy, prosperous, immortal, divine and firm. It is like a boat that will lead us to the heaven. Sanctification of environment hc nde Vedi sodhan
Put a flower on the platform and pray with folded hands.
Jy hcx hcx pjfa hqo hqlcuj z kfe kf Bfuaw fZaqNlNe zz Om bedya bedih samapyatey barhisa barhiindriam Jupen jupa apayatam pranitogniargnina I am dedicating this sacred dias (platform) with all my sense of perception inviting all Gods to bless me and to the God of fire Agni.
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Addressing the Canopy hae nde Bitan sodhan

Look at the ceiling (or top canopy) and place a flower in the offering plate and then say with folded hands. Jy F FoZ Eau, a ch e pha z F hSp kaihOhqujq zz Om urdhey ushuna utaye, tishtha debo na Sabita | Urdho bajashya sanita jathw anja bhirbaga udirhabayamahey Oh the sacred canopy, like the sun in the sky, you protect our food and us. Let your invitation goes to the wise men to chant mantras under your shelter
Making the Divine Boundary idk bn Dikbandhan The place of worship need to be sanctified and protected. Thus the devotee makes a divine boundary of the place of worship with: Take a flower, with a touch of sandalwood paste, and place it on the holy pitcher taking the name of each God and Goddess mentioned: eEt gpEp gAQ gENSAy nm:| o^ mhAl{Y nm:, o^ srtY nm:, o^ ibGAy nm:, o^ ExepAlAy nm:, o^ gAQ gAy nm:, o^ yAQ JmnAy nm: Etey gandhapushpey Om gam Ganeshaya namah, Om Mahalakshmai namah, Om Saraswatai namah, Om Vighnaya nama, Om Kshetrapalaya namah, Om Gangawai namah, Om Jam Yamunawai namah || I offer my scented flowers to Ganesh along with his primordial sound (gAQ), reverence to Mahalakshmi, Saraswati, remover of obstacles, lords of the directions with their primordial sound Om ( ^), 55
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) and to the sacred rivers Ganges with the primordial sound (gAQ) and Yamuna with the primordial sound (yAQ).
Imagine you are surrounded well protected by gods and your well-wishers. Chant with folded hands.
LlSs (hj) Jy li ejx, Jy flj li ejx, Jy flfl li ejx, (crZ) Jy NZnu ejx z (wE) bREN nm: || (jd) Jy pla ejx (hNq) zz
(On the left) Om guruvyo namah | Om parama guruvyo namah | Om parapara guruvyo namah | (On the right) Om Ganeshaya namah | Urdhey Brahmaney namah (At the center) Om Saraswatwai namah (or God in presence) ||
On the left I am offering my reverence to my teacher, and the teacher of highest knowledge. On the right is the Ganesha (the obstacle remover), and at the center is goddess Saraswati. On the leftI pay my reverence to my guru, great guru and supreme guru. On the right is Shri Ganesh (the remover of all obstacles). Above is the Almighty. In the front is the Saraswati or the deity on the platform; I pray for their blessing and protection. Sanctification of floor Throw little water on the floor with the following chant. Jy lr lr qw gV q Om raksha raksha hum phat swaha | In the name of divinity protect me from all evil spirits Then touch the floor in front and chant: Jy fhhSij qw y qw y gV q Om pabitra bajrabhumey hum hum phat swaha | 56
May the place be sanctified and devoid of all evil spirits Consecration of Flowers ff Pushpasuddhi
The flower to be offered to the Goddess needs to be consecrated. Lovingly touch them with both hands and chant after removing the evils.
Iy gV Owing Phat Move out the evil spirits Jy ffLa lSq z lSqa nau pjL pu qw Om pushpaketu rajahartey shataya samyak sambandhaya hram | These bright beautiful flowers in plenty collected for the sacred offering Sprinkle little water on the flowers kept for the puja and sanctify it with the following mantra o^ puEp mhApuEp supuEp pupsEb| puEpcyAbikEn Q fT AhA| Om pushpey pushpey mahapushpey supushpey pushpasambhabey | Pushpacayabkirney hung phat swaha May these flowers, great flowers, good flowers, and many flowers be sanctified for the offering. Prayers of Gods of invocation All Hindu puja rituals involve the worship of many other Gods and Goddesses before focusing on the principle deity. These Gods and Goddesses regulate our lives in many ways. These include the group of five gods or Panchadevata (pEdbtA), the Guardians of the directions (Dashadikpal) and the nine planets (Navagraha) are revered and so also Vishnus various incarnations (Dashavatar) which connect to our process of biological evolution
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Worship of Five Basic Gods pEdbtA Panchadevata These five Gods (one is Goddess) are: Ganesha, Vishnu, Shiva, Surya and Jagadhatri (Parvati). They are worshipped in three steps dhyan, offfering and pranam. You may not repeat the worship of those Gods whom you have already worshipped. Lord Ganesh gENSpjA Ganesha puja Shri Ganesh is always worshipped before any sacred occasion. He is the obstrucle remover and God of success. Meditation }YAn Dhyan Keep two palms in Kurma mudra with a flower in between for the followiign chant in meditating for Lord Ganesha:
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o^ KQ ultnuQ gEjdRbdnQ lEAdrQ sudrQ, drQ, pRsYdnmdgdg-lu-m}up-bYAElAlbYAElAl-g glQ| dAGAtGAt-ibdAirtAiribdAirtAir-ri}r: isdur-ESAvAkrQ bEd SlsutAA-sutQ gnpitQ isipRdQ kAmsu| Om! kharbam sthula-tanum gajendra-badanam lambodaram sundaram, Prasyandan mada gandhalubdha madhupa-vyalola gandasthalam. Dantaaghaata bidaarita-ari-rudhiraih sindura-shobhaakaram, Bandey shailasutaa-sutam Ganapatim siddhipradam karmasu. Oh Ganesha, with a short fat-body, having the face of an elephant with beautiful long trunk, a happy face, that emits the sweet fragrance of honey and 58
attracts the honey bee; whose tusks are covered with the blood of the enemies that beautifies his complexion. I am offering my prayers, Oh the son of Mahadeva (Shailasuta), Oh the lord of all beings (Ganapati), bless me success in my job.. Offering pjA Puja Offer any (or all) of the five following things: Padya, argha, modak, dhup, deep, achmania, punarachmani individually. Hav fcj, AOj, dfj, cfj, ehcj Jy ejx Nenu ejx zz Mantra: Etat padyam om shri Ganeshaya namah etc. I am offering the wter to wash your feet, rice for your welcome Incens, lamp and the food platter, with humility, Oh Lord Ganesh. Prostration pNAm Pranam With folded hands seek His blessings: ekdQ mhAkAy lEA}dr gjAnnm| ibGnASkrQ EdbQ EhrQ pRNmAmYhm| Ekadantam mahakayam lambodara gajananam Vighnanashakaram debam herambam pranamamyaham || With one tusk, big in size, with long trunk, with elephant face | Remove all the hurdles, Oh the heroic Lord, I bow to you || b tu mhAkAy sUJY EkAiT smpv | e eG GQ kuurEm Edb s kAEy>u sdA || Bakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha Nirbighnam kurume deva sarbakarjeshu sarvada With the bent trunk, huge in size, brighter than thousand suns, Oh Lord Ganesh! protect me from all obstacles, in everything I do. 59
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Vishnu ib> Meditation }YAn (dhyan) nirbiG Jy dux pc phajm jdh eluZ plpSpex ph Lulhe jLl LeL Lmhe LlVql qleu hfd ax nMQx zz Om dhayam sada savitrimandal madhyabarti Narayana Sarasijasanah sannibishta Keyurban makara kanka kundalaban kiritihari Hiranmaya bapu dhritah sankhacakra || I am meditating on Narayana the God who is in the center of the solar system. Seated on a lotus, wearing armlets and alligator-shaped earrings, whose body is golden and holding conch and disc (chakra) in His hands. Offerings pjA Puja This is explained earlier. Use the following mantra for offering each of the five things. eEt gE puEp o^ nm: ib>Eb nm: Etey gandhapushpey vOm namah Vishnabey namah I am offering my flower with obeisance to Lord Vishnu Prostration pNAm Pranam Jy ej hZ chu NhZ qau Q SNau nLou Nhcu ej ejx z 60
Om namah Brahmanya devaya go brahmana hitayaca | Jagadhitaya Shri Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah || I bow to that Lord Almighty (Brahman) the well wisher of learned (Brahman) and bestower (cow). The keeper of the Universe, Oh the Krishna Oh the Govinda I prostrate to you repeatedly. Shiva nh Meditation }YAn Dhyan Jy duaw jqnw lSa Nleiw QlQchawpw laLfmw fljNhliaqw fpw z fcpew pjvpaajjlNZhO Lw hpew, hncw hnhSw eMmiu qlw fhw ej zz Om dhyaayen-nityam Mahesham rajatagirinibham Charuchandraabatamsam Ratnakalpojjvala-angam Parashu-mriga-bara-abheeti-hastam prasannam | Padmaasinam samantaat stutam-amaraganaih-byaaghrakrittim basaanam Viswaadyam viswabeejam nikhila-bhayaharam panchavaktram trinetram || Meditate constantly on the Mighty Lord, whose body is as white as silver mountain, who wears the beautiful crescent moon as a decoration, whose limbs are effulgent adorned with gems, who with his four hands holding axe and antelope and showering boons and protections, who is always content, who is seated on a lotus, and praised by the gods surrounding Him from, who wears the skin of a tiger, Who is the best in the Universe, which He created, the destroyer of all fears, and vision with five faces and three eyes. 61
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Offerings a flower and belpata (wood apple), if available eEt gE puEp o^ nm: iSbAy nm: | Om namah Shivaya namah I make my offering of flower to Lord Shiva Prostration pNAm Pranam ejx nhu nu LlZu qah z ehcuj Qaew aw Na fljnl zz Namah shivaya shantaya karana traya hetabey | Nibedayami chatmanam twam gati parameshwara || Obeisance to Lord Shiva! He is calm, the source of the three basic qualities (guna) of life truth/knowledge (sattva), greed/passion (raja and, dark/ignorance (tama), I am submitting to you Oh Lord, I am having no other choice. Surya (Sun) pk Meditation }YAn Dhyan Jy lSpe pe AnoZLAnoZL-pw z iew pjSNa Adfj iSj z fcu Aiuhle cdaw LljZLjmj AlZ lQw ej zz Om raktaambujaasanam ashesa-gunaika-sindhum Bhaanum samasta-jagataam-adhipam bhajaami | Padma-dwaya-abhayabaraan dadhatam karaabjaih Maanikyamalim arunanga ruchim trinetram || Sitting on red lotus with ocean of unlimited qualities, Oh the illuminating Sun God, you are the lord of the whole world. With one hand you are holding lotus and 62
with another, offering boons of fearlessness. Your physical appearance is radiant like ruby and you have three eyes. I worship you. Offering pjA Puja Offer a flower dipped in red sandalwood: eEt gE puEp nm: sUJYAy nm:| Om Shri Suryaya namah | Hail to the Sun God Surya Then offer a little rice on the holy pitcher or on the offering plate: o^ eihsUJY shsQESA EtjrAEs jgqpEt anukpAy mAQ vQ g<hAn aGYQ idbAkrQ| e> aGYQ nm: sUJYAy nm: zz Om ehisuryo sahasransho tejorashey jagatpatey Anukampaya mam bhaktam grihanarghyam divakaram Esha arghya namah suryaya namah || Oh the sun, whose million of rays enlighten the entire Universe Oblige your devotees by accepting their offering Here I am offering the welcome rice seeking your blessing. Prostration pNAm Pranam Pray with folded hands, imagining the rising sun in front of you: Jy jbAkum sQkASQ kASYEpyQ mhAdYuitQ| }AirQ spApGQ pRNEtAhim idbAkrQ|| Om jabakushma sankasam kashyapeyam mahadyutim | Dhyantarim sarbapapagna pranatoshmi divakaram || Like the jaba flower (red colored Shoe flower), the son of Kashyap, with brilliant illumination, destroyer of darkness, 63
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) remover of all sins (ignorance), I bow to you the day-maker. Durga dgA Meditation }YAn Dhyan Jy Lmiw LVrllLmiucw jmhclMw, nw Q Qw LfZw nMjfLllqw ej zz zz pwqdltw ihe jMmw aSpfluw z duc cNw SuMw cn flhaj phaw pLjx zz Om Kaala-abhra-abhaam kataakshaih-arikula-bhayadaam mauli-bali-baddha indurekhaam shankham chakram kripaaNam Trishikham api karaih-udbahantim trinetraam | Sinhaskandha-adhirooddhaan tribhubanam akhilam tejasaa poorayantim dhyaayed Durgam Jayaakhyaam tridasha-paribritaam sebitaam siddhikaamaih || One should meditate on Mother Durga whose name is Jaya, who has the complexion of deep dark cloud, whose mere glance can arouse fears to the enemies, tightly fastened in her crown is the shining crescent moon, who has three eyes, who is holding conch, disc, sword, and threepointed weapon(trident) in her hands, Who is riding on a lion, who is energizing all three worlds with her brilliant light, who is always surrounded by gods, she is served by those who want success. Offerings pjA Puja eEt gE puEp qw Jy cNu ej:| 64
Etey gandhapushpey Hring Om Durgawai namah In the spirit of divinity (Hring, the primordial sound for Durga) I am offering this scented flower to you Oh Goddess Durga Prostration pNAm Pranam) pjm jm nh phb pdL z nlZ L Nl eluZ ejqa zz Om sarvamangala mangaley Shivey sarbartha sadhikey | Smaraney trambhakey Gouri Narayani Namastutey || Oh the wife of Shiva, you are the benevolent peace giver of us, fulfiller of our wishes, I am seeking your protection Oh the three-eyed fair Goddess of wealth (Narayani). I offer my obeisance to you. Offerings to Nine Planets ehNq Nabagraha Naba is nine and graha is cosmic influencer of the living being on this earth (Bhumidevi). These include five planets Mangala (Mars), Budha (Mercury), Brahaspati (Jupitor), Sukra (Venus), Sani (Saturn); Sun (Aditya, Rabi), Moon (som), as well as Moons orbital positions in the sky Rahu (north or ascending lunar node) and Ketu (south or descending lunar node). Note: Lunar nodes are the orbital nodes of the moon, that is, the points where the orbit of the moon crosses the ecliptic. The ascending node is where the moon crosses to the north of the ecliptic. The descending node is where it crosses to the south. Eclipses occur only near the lunar nodes.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) The mantra Adityadi (Aditya or sun and others) Navagraheybhyo namah takes care of all the nine planets. Worship of individual members of Nabagraha is done during Havan, described later. Make five offerings in the name of the nine planets: e> g: o^ aAidtYAid nbgEhEvYA nm: Esha Gandha Om Adityadi Nabagraheybhyo namah etq pp o^ aAidtYAid nbgEhEvYA nm: Etat pushpa Om Adityadi Nabagraheybhyo namah e> }p: o^ aAidtYAid nbgEhEvYA nm: Esha dhup Om Adityadi Nabagraheybhyo namah e> dIp o^ aAidtYAid nbgEhEvYA nm: Esha dwip Om Adityadi Nabagraheybhyo namah etd nEbdYQ o^ aAidtYAid nbgEhEvYA nm: Etat naivedyam Om Adityadi Nabagraheybhyo namah (Note: separate naivedya with five mounds of rice and a small fruit on each mound makes the nabagraha-naivedya). Offerings to Guardians of Directions cncLfm fS Dasdikpal Das means ten, dik is direction and pal is protection. Hence Dasdikpal means the protector of ten directions. The deities connected to the protection of the ten directions of this earth are: Indra (east), Agni (south-east), Yama (south), Nairiti (south-west), Varun west), Vayu (north-west), Kuber (north), Isha (north-east), Brahma (upward) , Anant (downward). Show your respect by offering a little water or flower or rice in the name of each deity. eEt g pEp dSidkpAElEvYAnm: 66
Etey gandhapushpey Om Dashadikapalebhyo namah Reverence to the ten directional gods Offerings to Ten Incarnations of Vishnu cnhal Dashavatar Ten incarnations (avatar) of Vishnu, which relate to the evolution of human, are listed here: Matsavatar, Kurmavatar, Barahavatar, Narsinghavatar, Vamanavatar, Parashuram, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Kalki. Pay your obeisance by offering a sandalwood-dipped flower to the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. eEt g pEp dSAbtAErEvYAnm: Etay gandhapushpey Om Dashavatarebhyo namah Reverence to the ten incarnations of Vishnu Reverence To Our Divine Background pI[pujA Peethapuja Pay obeisance to the Gods that hold the base of our lives (peetha). With reverence offer flowers, dipped in sandalwood, in the name of different Gods listed here: eEt gE puEp| Etey gandhapushpey | I am offering this scented flower in the name of: o^ pI[AsnAy nm| Om pithasanaya namah | the gods of the background o^ aA}ArSAy nm:| Om adharashaktaye namah | The holderof the universe o^ pRk<tY nm:| Om prakritwai namah | The nature o^ anAy nm:| Om anantaya namah | The endless universe o^ p<iFEbY nm:| Om prithibai namah | The earth o^ xIrsmudRAy nm:| Om khirasamudraya namah | Ocean of milk 67
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) o^ EbtIpAy nm:| Om swetadwipaya namah | White island o^ minmpAy nm:| Om manimandapaya namah | Hall on crystals o^ kb<xAy nm:| Om kalpabrikshaya namah | The dream o^ minEbidkAy nm:| Om manivedikayai namah | Platform with jewels o^ rtisQhAsnAy nm:| Om ratnasinhasanaya namah | Seat with gems o^ agYAidEkANctuEy nm:| Om agnyadikonachatushtaye namah | Agni and other Gods of four directions o^ }mAy nm:| Om dharmaya namah | The truth o^ SRIQ kmlAsnAy nm:| Om kamalasanaya namah | The goddess of wealth (Lakshmi),our provider Breath control
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Pranayam Pranayam is described earlier under daily prayer of the Brahmin (priest) Sandhya. It is repeated here as it is done for Satyanarayana. If one did not do pranayam with Sandhya, this is recommended here. The meaning of pranayama in Sanskrit is extension (ayama) of the life or breath (prana). Breath provides the vital energy for all living creatures. In humans, as we can feel, it has three components inhale, restrain and exhale. We inhale oxygen that enters into complex metabolic processes inside the body and finally the harmful product (carbon dioxide) is thrown out, or exhaled. Control of the breathing process, the subtle invisible force, connects the body with the mind. Meditators believe that body and mind are separate entities and the breath connects them. Thus pranayam can be calles as extension of life force to control ones mind. It is heavily recommended before performing the puja. The mulmantra used in the worship of 68
Satyanarayana is Sam (sAQ). Repeat of this mantra keeps the count for inhaling, holding and exhaling. Take the right right thumb and close your right nostril. Inhale air while counting Sam (sAQ) on your left hand fingers (see Gayatri for the counting process). Make 16 counts for the inhale (purk), repeating the japa Sam (sAQ). In the next step, take the middle finger and the ring finger together to close the left nostril and hold the breath (kuk). Make 64 counts, repeating the jap Sam (sAQ) while holding your breath. Finally, open your right nostril by lifting the right thumb while continuing to close the left nostril and let the air blow out or exhale (Erck). This time you will count 32 times with jap of Sam (sAQ). If you are unable to hold the breath for long time, reduce the counts to half (416-8). Dedication of Self hfLep Byapakanyas Keep your both palms covering on the head. Then slowly caress down keeping close to the body until you reach your feet.This is called Bypakanyas. By this way you are offering your entire body to the Service of the Goddess. Do this caressing act three times. Each time take a deep breath and utter the Beejmantra (the mantra, as primordial sound, is allocated to Lakshmi. This is also called Mulmantra, the root mantra). Each God or Goddess has one. For Lakshmi it is: nw Shrim (Refer to the insert). Sanctification of Palms Ll Karasudhi
Purify your palms before proceeding with the worship by crushing a flower between the palms and throw the crushed flower on your left side. Circle your right palm over the left palm and make the phat sound.
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May the evil elements leave
Offering the fingers Llep Karanyas Touch the little finger with your thumb, then move to ring finger, then middle finger, then pointing finger and finally put the pointing finger on the thumb to offer the thumb. Finally, circle your right palm vertically around the left palm and clap, hitting the right palm on the left palm. It is at this time you say the last line. mw A Aiw ejx (little finger) mw aeiw q (pointing finger) mw jdjiw hoV (middle finger) mw AejLiw w (ring finger) mw Leij hoV (little finger) mx Llam fiwAu gV (palm)
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Offering the organs Aep Anganyas Here you offer your organs to the devine purpose. Touch your heart (qcu) with your four fingers of right hand while keeping the thumb at the center of the right palm. After the heart, touch the head (top, mind, nl), then back of the head (intellect, nM), both hands crossing each other(LhQ) and the three eyes (euu) two visible eyes and the divine invisible eye of consciousness located at the center of the two eye brows. At the end circle your right palm vertically around the left palm and clap, hitting the right palm on the left palm. It is at this time you say the last line. mw qcuu ejx (heart) mw nlp q (head) mw nMu hoV (apex) mw LhQu w (arms) mw e uu hoV (eyes) mx Llam fiwAu gV (hands)
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PRINCIPLE SATYANARAYAN PUJA fde paelZ fS Pradhan Satyanarayana Puja After the completion of the invocation prayers, the core Satyanarayana puja starts with the meditation of Satyanarayana (stYnArAyENr }AYAn) :
PRAYERS AND OFFERINGS Meditation de Dhyan Hold a flower between your two palms in Kurma mudra (Fig). Chant the mantra and at the end put the flower on our head. 73
o^ }YAEyt stYQ NAtItQ Ny smintm| ElAknAFQ iElAEkSQ pItAr}rQ hirm|| HdIbrdlSYAmQ Sc gdA}rm| nArAynQ ctuAhQ SRIbqs pdvUi>tm|| EgAibdQ EgAkulAndQ jgt: iptrm rm| Om dyaet satyam gunatitam gunatraya samanwitam | Lokanatham trilokesham pitambara dharm bibhum || Indirabaradalashyamam shankhacakragadadharam | Narayanam caturbahum Shribatsapadabhushitam | Govindam gokulanandm jagatam pitaram gurum || Meditate on the truth beyond all qualifications where the three gunas unite (truth, greed and ignorance), the protector of humanity, the master of the three worlds, who wears yellow dress with handsome dark body, holding the conch and the mace, Oh Lord Narayana with four hands, I bow to your decorated beautiful legs, Oh Govinda, Oh the happiness of Gokul, Oh the father and teacher of the Universe. This is followed by the mental worship of the Lord. Mental worship jepfQl fS In this step, no ritual is done. The devotee/priest sits quiet and just think of the deity (Satyanarayana) whose prayers is about to begin. Welcome of Lord Satyanarayana
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Show five mudras of welcome (Book #1) HhAgC HhAgC HhAit HhAit HhsiE}ih, Hh sir}Y aAi}AnQ kur mmpUjAQ g<hAN| Iha gacha iha gacha, iha tishtha iha tistha, iha sannideyhi, iha sannirudhyascha atradhistham kuru mama pujam griahan You are welcome, stay here come close to me, establish yourself while staying close to me and receive my offerings Finally pray three times with folded hands; o^ AQ IQ ErA vb, JAbt pUjA kErAhQ mm:| Om stham sthim sthiro bhaba jabavat puja karomyaham As long as I am doing puja stay here me. Special Honor ibES>AG Bisheshargha It is a special offer to the deity. The general offer, called sAmAnAG or samanyargha, is done on the water vessel kept in front (kosha-kushi) of the priest (p 43). While the bisheshargha is done on the water-conch (jlS) kept on the left of the priest/devotee. Make a triangular water mark on your left. Place the metal tripod (used to place the water-conch) with tail side facing front. Put the washed water-conch on it, tail side matching with the tripod. Utter the primordial sound of Om Owing (o^ \Q) while filling there-quarter of the water-conch with water. Put in that durba grass, a pinch of rice and a flower with a touch of sandalwood. Hold the conch and chant the following mantras:
Now touch the flower and durba and chant dedicated to the solar energy and the solar system:
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) o^ mQ bihm&lAy dSkllAtEn nm:| o^ wQ EsAmm&lAy E>A#SklAtEn nm:| Etey gandhapushpey Om arkamandalaya dadasha kalatmaney namah | Om Mam Banhimandalaya dashakalatmaney namah | Om Ung Somamandalaya shorashakalatmaney namah || I am offering this scented flowers (sandalwood-dipped) in reverence to the solar system in all its twenty folds grandeur, ten folds of its energy circle (fire, vahni), and sixteen folds of lunar cycle.
Show the Ankusha mudra and call the various sacred rivers to sanctify the water.
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Om Gangeycha Jamuney chaiba Godavari Saraswati | Narmadey Sindhu Kaveri jalasmin sannidhin kuru ||
Allow me to call the holy rivers of India (Ganges, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindu and Kaberi) to merge into this water. Lift your pointer finger upwards while other fingers are folded together (called akSmdA, ankusha mudra). Lift the hand up pointing to the solar system and bring it down to the water of the water conch. Thus indicating the calling of the planetary energy to give support to the sanctified water. Reverence To The Lord Pay reverence to Satyanarayana by offering a sandalwood-dipped flower on the Holy Pitcher hi>Ek> > ptEy nm:|| o^ nmE ibbrpAy Sc }rAy c| pdnAvAy EdbAy hi>Ek nEmA EmAhnArpAy iNA ripEN| e>: scdn pupAil: nEmA sAAy, sAbrNAy, sSikAy, svAy, sEdbEdbI, rpAy 76
stYnArAyNAy nm:| Om namastey Viswarupaya sankhachakra dharaya cha | Padmanabhaya devaya hrishikesha pataya namah || Namo mohananta swaroopaya trigunaya swarupiney | Esha sachandana pushpanjali namah sangaya, sabaranaya, sashaktikaya, sabhaktaya, sarbadevadevi, swarupaya, Satyanarayanaya namah || Oh the omniscient God who holds the conch and disc, From whose navel merges the lotus (Vishnu)*, the master of the senses (Alternate: He whose hairs consists of the rays of the sun and the moon which give joy to the world), I bow to you. Seeeing whom all illusions disappear and in whom all the three gunas or qualities (Satya - truth, Raja - lust and Tama ignorance) merge, I am offering this sandalwood embedded flower to all his associates, in all forms, As Gods and Goddesses, in His self image, as Lord Satyanaryana *Padmanabha (lotus naval), one of the aspects of Vishnu or God with lotus issuing from his naval on which Brahma sits. Offerings of sixteen things E>A#ESApcAEEr pjA Shorashopacarey puja Any of the following sixteen things can be offered. (1) Lamp (dIp) Look at the lamp burning on the side and offer little water into the offering plate in its name: o^ aigEjYAit: ribEjYAit: cdREjYAit Fb Fb c| EjYit>Amu Yit>AmuEmA stYnArAyNAy dIphyQ Ej dIphyQ pRitg<hYtAm| e> dIp: o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om agnijyoti rabijyoti chandrajyoti tathaibacha| Jyotishamuttamo Satyanarayanaya deepoham pratigijyatam| 77
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Esha deepah Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| Bearing the illumination of the fire, of the sun and the moon I am offering this lamp that will be more bright by the grace of Lord Satyanarayana Please accept it. (2) Water to wash the feet (pAdY): Offer a little water on the offering plate (tamrapatra) intending to wash the feet of the Lord: o^ pAdYQ g< mhAEdb sbd: u KAphA KAphAkrm| Ay brEd Edb nm: SIib>Eb| ib>Eb| etd pAdYQ nEmA stYnArAyN nm|| nm|| Om padyam grihna Mahadeva sarbdukhaphakaram Etat padyam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah I offer this water, that takes away all sins and miseries, to wash the feet of the great God who blesses us all, I bow to you Oh Lord Vishnu, (3) Special welcome (aGY): Pour a little water from the water conch on the offering plate (tamrapatra). The tip of the water conch holds doob, flower and a little rice (Bisheshargha). o^ dubAxt smAJuQ iblpQ tFAprm| ESAvnQ SQpAQ g<hNAGYQ SIib>Eb | e> aGYQ nEmA stYnArAyN nm:| Om durbakshata samajuktam billapatram tathaparam| Shobhanam shankha patrastam grihanarghyam Shri Vishnabey | Esha arghyam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| Accept this special argha (welcome) of durba combined with belpata and rice, decorated on the water-conch Oh Lord Vishnu, please accept this argha, I bow to Lord Satynarayana 78
(4) Glass of water (aAcmnIy): Offer a glass of water to the Lord for drinking. The offer is made by putting a little water from the kushi into the first glass of water o^ mdAiknYAu JAir sbpAphrQ vm| g<hANAcmnIyQ tQ myA vYA inEbidtm| HdQ aAcmnIyQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om mandakinyastu jadbari sarbapapa haram shubham| Grihanachmaniyam twam maya bhakta niveditam| Edam achmanium Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| This water is from the Ganges of Mandakini, that takes away all sins and brings happiness. Take this water from me, your humble devotee, as I offer to you Please accept this drinking water in the name of Lord Satyanaryana|| (5) Cold water for bath (AnIyjlQ) With the help of kushi offer a small amount of water on the holy pitcher with the following chant. It meant for His bathing: o^ jl SItlQ CQ intYQ Q mEnAhrm| AnAFQ Et myA vYA kitQ Edb g<hYtAm| etd AnIyjlQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm: || Om jalancha shitalam swacham nityam shudham manoharam| Snartha tey maya bhakta kalpitam deva griyatam|| Etad snania jalam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| Herewith I am offering the cold, clean, pure sanctified appealing water for your bath with humility. Oh Lord Satyanarayana please accept it.
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(6) Cloth (b) Place the cloth on your left hand, put a flower on it and then cover it with your right hand and chant: o^ btu smAJuQ p p suAid inimtm| bAEsA Edb suk g<hAN prEmSr| o^ bsAn sm<Q ritQ rAgbunA| stYnArAyNAy vjpRItQ bAsE pir}IytAm| etd bQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm: || Om bahutantu samajuktam patta shutradi nirmitam| Baso devo sushuklancha grihana parameshwara| Om bahusantan samridham ranjitam ragabastuna| Satyanarayana bhajapritim basantey paridhiatam. Edam bastram Shri Satyanarayanaya namah Please accept, Oh Lord, this cloth with numerous interwoven strings and decorative threads of many colors. For your pleasure, Oh Lord Satyanarayana wear it to oblige me. (7) Sacred thread (pEt) Offer a sacred thread with the following mantra: etd wpbItm wpbItm (pEt) o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm: || Etad upabitam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah Herewith I am humbly offering the sacred thread to Lord Satyanarayana (8) Silver seat (rjtAsnQ): HdQ rjtAsnQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAynm: Edam rajatasanam Om Satyanarayanaya namah I am offering the silver seat for you to sit, Oh Lord. (9) Ring (arI) HdQ arIyQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAynm: 80
Edam anguriam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah I am offering this ring to Lord Satyanarayana with humility. (10) Silver ornament (rjtAvrN) HdQ rjtAvrNQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAynm: Etat rajatabharanam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah Here is your silver ornament, Oh Lord Satyanarayaana (11) Sandalwood paste (cdn) With the middle finger of your right hand pick up a little of sandalwood paste and rub it on the holy pitcher while chanting the following: o^ SrIrQ Et n jAnAim EcAQ nb c nb c| myA inEbidtAn gAn pRitg<hY ibilpYtAm| e> gQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm|| Om sharam tey na janami chestam naiba cha naiba cha| Maya niveditan gandhan pratigrijya bilipatyam| Esha gandhya Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| Oh Goddess I do not know the needs of your body but I try again and again And so I got this sandalwood paste for you Please put it on your body and oblige me (12) Incense (}Up) Take a new incense stick (dhoop), burn it and offer to Lord Satyanarayana. Perform a short arati of three cyles as you ring the bell: (Note: Before picking up the bell, offer a flower on the bell and chant: o^ jy }in m mAt: sAhA Jayadwanti matramatah swaha 81
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) May this divine victorious sound be auscpicious) o^ bnspitrEsA idEbYA gA]Y: sumEnAhrQ| myA inEbidEtA vYA }UEpAhyQ pRitg<hYtAm| e> }Up o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm|| Om banaspatiraso divyo gandhadyam sumanoharam| Maya nivedito bhakta dhupoham pratigrijyatam| Esha dhupa Shri Satyanarayanaya namah This incense, filled with natures extract, carrying heavenly fragrance and that is so beautiful, I am offering this to you with humility and devotion. Please accept Oh Lord Satyanarayan. (13) Flower (pup) Take a flower and offer it on the holy pitcher while chanting the following: o^ pupQ mEnAhrQ idbYQ sugi Edb inimtm| hdYm aUtm aAEGRyQ EdbQ dQ pRg<hYtAm| etd pupQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om pushpam manoharam divyam suganshi deva nirmitam| Hridam adbhutam aghreyam devam dattam pragriyatam Etani pushpam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah These beautiful and heavenly scented flowers that touches the heart (14) Bilva or Bael or wood apple leaf ( EblpAtA) Take a bilva or wood-apple leaf and make the offering on the holy pitcher (Note: Bael is also known as Bengal quince or stone apple. Its Botanical name is Aegle marmelos. It is an important religious plant. It is a favorite of Lord Shiva and the three leaves represent His trident. The fruit has many medicinal uses.): o^ am<t wbQ mhAEdb mhAEdb SRIJuQ sdA| pibQ Et pRJCAim SRIflIyQ suErbr| e> iblpQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| 82
Om amrita udbhabam mahadeva shrijuktam sada Pabitram tey prajachami Shriphalam sureshwar| Esha billapatram Om Satyanaranaya namah|| Oh the great Lord, I am offering this immortal product, beautiful and sacred, most favorite of Shiva, to Thee, Oh Lord Satyanarayana. (15) Garland (mAlA) Take a garland and offer it to the Lord Satyanarayana by placing it on the pitcher: o^ suEN gRiFtQ mAlYQ nAnA pup smintm| SRIyuQ lmAn gRhAN prEmbr| e> pupmAlYQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om sutreyna grathitam malyam nana pushpa samanwitam| Shrijukta lambamanancha grihana parameshwar| Esha pushpamalyam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| Stiched on thread with many beautiful flowers Accept this long garland Oh the Lord| Here is the garland I am offering with devotion|| (16) Whole fruits (fl-mUl) o^ flmulAiN sbAiN gRAmYArNYAin JAin c| nAnAib} sugIin g< Edb mmAicrm| etAin flmulAin o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om phalamulani sarbani gramyaranyani jai cha| Nanabidha sugandhini grinha deva mamachiram Etani phalamulani Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah Here are the fruits with great fragrance and taste collected from the village and from forest take it from me, Oh Lord. (17) Bowl of honey (m}upk)
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Offer the bowl of honey (madhuparka or panchamrita contains honey along with four other things ghee, milk, sugar and yogurt). Chant this mantra while offering honey: o^ m}upkQ mhAEdb bRAdY: pirkitm| myA inEbidtQ vYA g<hAN prEmbr| o^ kuEbErN purAdQ rtpA p piU rtm| ppU axyQ sbdA Edb tEydQ m}u g<hYtAm| etd m}upkQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om madhuparkam mahadeva Brahmdwai parikalpitam| Maya niveditam bhaktya grihana parmeswar| Om kuberena pura data ratna patra prapuritam| Akshaya sarbada deva twaeydam madhu grijyatam|| Etat madhuparkam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah Here I offer the honey as created by Brahma, Accept it Oh Lord from your humble devotee, In the days of yore Kuber used to distribute the divine honey from his decorated jeweled pot. Here is the bowl of honey oblige me by accepting it. (18) Milk (du}) You can offer the panchamrita by putting a flower in it. Milk is one of the ingredients. etd duQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Etad dugdham om Shri Satyanarayana namah || Here is the offering of milk, Oh Lord Satyanaryana || (19) Cooked rice (iKcuir) Sprinkle water on the plate with kichuri (a preparation of rice and lentil). o^ t&lA dAilsQ imSRA aAdRk ihuiv:| sQJuA: k^srA kiFtA bu}:| etd k<srA nm:| o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| 84
Om tandula dalisam misra ardaka hingubhi| Kansara kathita budhai|| Etad krisharanna namah, Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| May this preparation of rice with dal and spices be sanctified| Conssistently admired by wise men this special rice preparation of rice and sesamum and grain, I am offering to you Oh Lord Satyanarayana with humility. (20) Sweet (imi) Sprinkle a little water on the plate of sweet. o^ EmAdkQ AdsQyuQ SkrAid ibinimtm| surmYQ m}urQ EvAjYQ Edb dQ pRitg<hYtAm| e> EmAdkQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om modakam swadsangjuktam sarkaradi binirmitam| Suramam madhram bhyojyam deva dattam pratigriyatam| Esha modakam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| This sweet made from sugar and other tasteful things Decorated beautifully and bears great taste I am offering to Thee with humility, accept it Oh Lord Satyanarayana (21) Paramanna (pAEys) This rice preparation with milk is a favorite dish offered to Gods and Goddesses as dessert. To make the offering put a small flower on the bowl containing the payas. o^^ gbYgbY-sip: smAyuEA nAnA m}ur sQJut:| myA inEbidEtA vYA pAys: pitg<hYtAm| Hdm prmAQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm: || Om gabyasarpih samajukto nana madhu samjutah| Maya nivedito bhakta payasah pratigrijyatam| Idam paramannam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| I am sanctifying this preparation of cow-milk and clarified butter (ghee) Mixed with other sweet stuffs to make this payas I am offering this great rice preparation (paramanna) to you 85
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Oh Lord Satayanarayana with utmost humility. (22) Second glass of water (pnrAcmnIy) Take a little water in the kushi and drop it in the second glass after completing the following mantra: o^ wiCEAhpYicbAip >sYA: mrNmAt: | imAEpAit tsY Et punrAcmnIykm|| Hdm punrAcmnIym o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om ucistho upya sucirbyap yashya smaranamatratah | Sudhimapnoti tasai tey punaracmaniakam || Idam punaracmanium Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah | The contaminated water (ucistha) and impure becomes pure by taking your name. That purified water I am offering herewith as the second serving. Please oblige me by accepting the second glass of water. (23) Betel leaf (pAn) Offer the betel leaves displayed on the dias by sprinkling some water on it with this mantra o^ flpAQ smAJQ kpUErn subAistm| myA inEbidtQ vYA tAulQ pRitg<hYtAm| etd tAulQ nEmA o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om phalapatram samajuktam karpurena subhasitam| Maya niveditam bhakta tambulam pratigriyatam| Etad tambulam namah Om Shri Satyanaryanaya namah|| I have collected with fruit and leaf (supari in betel leaf) along with camphor (fragrance) I am offering you the betel leaf, as your humble devotee, please oblige me by accepting Here is the betel leaf for you, Oh Lord Satyanarayana
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Special Offering of Sirni kÂcAisrnI (kÂcAisi) Kanchasirni Offering of sirni is a specialty of Satyanarayana puja. Bengalis preferred wet sirni which is also called kÂcAisrnI (kanchasirni). In case of dry sirni fried flour and sweets are used. The mantra of offering remains. Procedure for preparing wet Sirni In preparing the sirni, use everything in quarters (1/4, 1, 2 etc). In other words For example: 5 glasses of maida (The size of the glass varies with the number of people) 5 glass of milk, 5 glass of sugar, 5 bananas, and a little ghee. You can add to those unmeasured amounts of ground coconut, nuts, and raisins for enriching the taste. Take a flower along with tulsi and place on the sirni (wet or dry) o^ ib>uErAm tqsq tqsq adY ------------mAEs ------------mAEs ------------pEx ------------pEx-----------pEx------------ itEF vA vAkEr --------------------- EgA SRI--------------- EdbSmN: (JJmAn) tsY sb abAi dUr kmEn, mEnAgt aiv isilAvkAEm, sbEsvAgY kAmnAFAy p EdbEdbI pujA pUbk SRISRIstYnArAyN Edb pujA tFA pRIitkAEm myA -------------- EgA SRI------------------- EdbSmN: (pjk) k) etd EgA}um-du-rArA-SkrAEdYkI AEdYkI k<tnEbdYQ o^ sAQ SRISRI stYnArAyNAy inEbdyAim| Om Vishnurom tatsat adya ___ mashey ___ pakshey ____ tithau bhaskarey ___ gotra Shri ___ devasharma (jajaman) tasya sarba Ashanti dur karmaney, manogata abishta siddhilavakamey, sarbasoubhagya kamanarthaya pancha devadevi puja purbaka Shri Shri Satyanarayana deva puja tatha pritikamey maya ____ gotra Shri ____ devasharmana (pujaka) atad godhuma-dugdha-rambha87
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) sarkaradyeki kritanaivedyam Om salm Shri Shrti Satyanarayana nivedayami. On this auspicious day ____, I ____ (identification), with the goal of ending all my miseries, get success in my aspirations, receive good luck and happiness, I am performing pujas to various Gods and Goddesses and to please Lord Satyanarayana, I am herewith offering the consecrated sirni made of wheat flour mixed with milk, banana and sugar to Shri Satyanarayan, in his primordial sound, with my utmost humility. Then offer the sirni in the names of the five vital airs of the body. The procedure is described here. 1. Get your left palm into the grassmudra (eating posture) 2. Then join the thumb to the little finger and offer the first and say, o^ pRANAy AhA Pranaya swaha 3. Then join the thumb with the ring finger and say, apAnAy AhA Apanaya swaha 4. Then join the thumb with the middle finger and say, smAnAy AhA Samanaya swaha 5. Then join the thumb with the pointing finger and say, wdAnAy AhA Udanaya swaha 6. Finally, join all fingers and say, bYAnAy AhA Byanaya swaha 88
Then move your right hand (fingers joined) from the sirni container towards the deity, repeatedly imagining in your mind that Satyanarayana is accepting your offer. Keep chanting during this move of offer: o^ am<tip tnYmis bAhA Amritapi tannamasi swaha I offer this elixir for your consumation After the sirni offering, make your final offerings with water and betel leaf. etq pAnAEFAdkm o^ SIstYnArAynAy nm: Etat panarthodakam Om Shri Satayanarayanaya namah etq pnrAcmnIy o^ SIstYnArAynAy nm: Etat punaracmanium Shri Om Satayanarayanaya namah etq tAblm o^ SIstYnArAynAynm: Etat tambulam Om Shri Satayanarayanaya namah MASS OFFERING ffm Pushpanjali jnyA viEJAEgn pQ pupQ flQ jlm| inEbidt nEbdYQ td g<hANanukpAy|| tdIyQ buEgAibdtuvYEmb smpEy| ghAN sumuEKA vUtA pRsId purE>Am|| mhInQ iyAhInQ vihInQ suErbr| Jq pUijtQ myA Edb pirpUNQ tduEm| Janmaya bhakti jogena patram pushpam falam jalam | Nibeditanca naivedyam tad grihanukampaya || Twadiyam vastu Govinda tuvyameba samarpaye Grihana sumakhu bhutya prasida purshottam || Mantrahinam kriyahinam bhaktihinam janardana | Jat pujitam maya deva paripurnam tadastumey || Humble me is offering with reverence the leaf, flower, fruits, and water | I am offerings the platter of eatables to receive your grace | 89
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Oh Govinda! The things that you gave to me, I am offering the same back to you | Please accept it Oh, the best of the men || I do not know the mantras or rituals nor do I have the devotion Oh the protector of people (janardana) | Yet in whatever way I am worshipping you, Oh my God, make it complete in your way. aEmAGQ pu&rIkAxQ nisQhQ dtYsudnm| hi>EkSQ jgAFQbAgISQ brdAykm| nQ jnAndQ jAnkI jIbnQ hirQ | sN NtItQ EgAibdQ gr#dSm| jnA jnAnQ hirQ| Amogham pundarikaksham Nrisingham dwaitya sudanam | Hrishikesham jagannatham bagisham baradayakam | Sagunacha gunateetam Govindam Garurradwajam | Jananardanam jannanandam janaki jeevanam Harim. You are the unerring lotus-eyed, the Nrisingha (man-lion) avatar to kill the demons | You are the lord of organ of senses (faculties), protector of people, eloquent and giver of grace || You are emblem of all qualities and beyond, Oh Govinda, who rides of Garurra | You are the provider of people, giver of their happiness, their king who takes away all miseries (Hari) || pRNmAim sdA EdbQ prQ vYA jgqpitQ|| jgqpitQ|| dugEm ib>Ey EGAEr SNA pirpIi#Et| inArytu sE>u tFAin vEy>u c| nAmAe HtAin sQkY ~itv flmPnuyAq| stYnArAyN EdbQ bEdhQ kAmdQ pRvum| lIlyA ibttQ ibbQ EJn t nEmA nm:|| Pranamami sada devam param bhakta jagatapatim | Durgamey vishey ghorey shatruna paripiritey | Nistarayatu sarbeshu tathanishtha bhaey sucha || Namani etani samkirtat ipsitat phala apnuat | Satyanarayanam devam bandeyham kamadam prabhum | Lilaya bitatam vishwam yena tasmai namo namah || Allow me, your devotee, to prostrate to you for ever, Oh the Lord of the Universe | 90
In my insurmountable difficult situations, troubled by my enemies, You always save me and I depend on you to take away my fears | Allow me to sing your grace, wishing success in my efforts | I bow with reverence to the divine grace that you bless on to this world || Prostration pRNAm m Pronam mantra nEmA bRNYEdbAy EgAbRAN AN ihtAy c| jgitAy SIk<>Ay EgAibdAy nEmA nm:|| Eh k> krNAisu dInbEA jgqpEt| EgAEpS EgAipkAkA rA}AkA nEmAuEt|| Namo Brahmanya devaya go Brahmana hitayacha | Jagatdhitaya Shri Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah || Hey Krishna karunasindhu deenabandhu jagatpatey | Gopesha gopikakantaRradhakanta namastutey || I offer repeated obeisance unto Lord of the Brahmanas (Krishna), who is the protector and well-wisher of the cows (our provider, the mother who gives milk for our nourishment) and the Brahmins (our spiritual teacher). He is also the protector of the Universe. Unto that Lord, who is always satisfying the senses of the cows (our caretaker), I bow to you with humility. Oh Krishna, with your ocean of kindness, you are the friend of the destitutes, the Lord of the Universe, you are the protector of cows, loved by all the cow-maids, and sweet heart of Radha (love in its splendor of divinity) , I offer my obeisances again and again. Now get a flower in your hand and sit down to listen the Satyanarayana Katha.
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In the following pages we will give three versions of the Satyanarayana Katha (mythological story English and Bengali (short) and Bengali (long) versions of the katha. The later two, however, are in its original Bengali language (not Sanskrit). Story of Shri Satyanarayan Swamiji (In English) SRISRISQkrAcAEJYrk<t SRISRIstYnArAyN bRtkFA| o^ nArANAy nm:, o^ nErAmAy nm:, o^ nrAy nm:, o^ srtY nm:, o^ EbdbYAsAy nm:, o^ bREN nm:, o^ bRAENEvYA nm:| o^ nArAyNQ nm<tY nrb nErAmQ| EdbIQ srtIb tEtAjymuidrEyq| drEyq| Shri Shankarcharya krita Shri Shri Satyanarayana Bratokatha ||Om Narayanaya namah, Om Narottamaya namah, Om Narya namah, Om Saraswatai namah; Om Vedavyasaya namah, Om Brahmaney namah, Om Brahmanebhyo namah, Om Narayanam namaskritam naranchaiba narottamam, Devim Saraswatim chaiba tatojaya mudirayet || Chapter 1: The Setting Once upon a time while travelling the three worlds, Yogiraj Narad Muni reached Mrityulok (Planet Earth), he saw the human beings suffering immensely. He visited the abode of Lord Vishnu, who alone can relieve the mankind from the sufferings. Narada met the Almighty Lord Vishnu who was sitting with four arms holding Shankha, Chakra, Gadha and Padma. He started to pray and requested "Oh Lord!!! Your devotees of earth are deeply suffering. How can they alleviate their miseries? The Lord, replied "Oh Narad! You have asked a very good question for the benefit of all mankind of current era, the Kalijug. In order to minimize their sufferings and reach heaven they should seek blessing from above rather than get lost in their pleasures and merry making. I recommend performing Satyanarayana Vrat and puja. Narad 92
Muni (sage) asked, "Oh Lord! Has anyone kept this fast before? Please give us the details."Lord Vishnu gave the details of performing the puja. Perform the puja with assistance from the Brahmin who knows the procedure. Offer flower, ripe banana, fruits, milk, ghee, yogurt, sweet and sinni or manjari, which is made of wheat flour, ghee, sugar and milk. After the offerings and prayers, listen to the stories of Satyanarayana, perform the arati and distribute the prasad to all attendees. Lord Satyanarayanas boon helps people of Kaliyug to win over their sufferings and fulfill their wishes. Thus concludes the first chapter of the Satyanarayana Katha. All join to praise the Lord: Shri Satyanarayanji Ki Jai. Chapter 2: The story of the Brahmin The Lord said "Oh Narad! Now I will tell you about the first person who did this fast. In a place named Sunder Kashipur, there used to live an innocent Brahmin in deep poverty. One day, after begging all day for his food, he went to sleep hungry and thirsty. Lord Satyanarayana took pity on the poor Brahmin and He came in the disguise of an old Brahmin during his sleep. The Lord in disguise asked, "I feel sorry for your miserable condition. Is there any way I could help you out?" The Brahmin busted out crying before the Lord, "I am a poor Brahmin. I roam daily for my bread. I stay hungry and thirsty yet I do not know how to overcome my never ending sorrow. The Lord suggested, "Pray to Lord Satyanarayan with all your heart. He grants all the wishes of the people. Observe fast, perform the puja as recommended and pray for Him. You will soon get over your sorrows and you will receive your moksha (salvation) at the end of your life. After telling the Brahmin all the details of the prayer and the fast; the Lord in disguise disappeared.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) The Brahmin could not sleep for the rest of the night. He kept thinking of the fast and the prayer which the Lord had asked him to do. In the morning, he woke up with the thought that anyhow he must do the prayer and went out for his biksha (begging). On that day the Brahmin got a lot of money with which he bought all the necessary things for the prayer; called his neigbors and did Lord Satyanarayanji's prayer along with his family. By doing so, the Brahmin overcame all his sorrows and became rich. From that time onwards, he used to do the prayers every month without fail. The Lord then continued the story further. Thus concludes the second chapter of the Satyanarayana Katha. All join to praise the Lord: Shri Satyanarayanji Ki Jai. Chapter 3: The story of the woodcutter After hearing Lord Vishnus story, Muni Narada came to the earth to follow the Brahmins life who got the blessing of Satyanaryanaji. The same Brahmin now a rich person used to do the prayer every month without fail with his family. Once he was doing his prayer, a wood-cutter passed from there. After keeping the bundle of wood outside the Brahmins house, he went in for some water. The thirsty wood-cutter saw the Brahmin doing his prayers. He bowed down to the Brahmin & asked him, "Oh Brahmin, what are you doing, please tell me all about it." The Brahmin replied, "To grant all the wishes of human-beings, this fast and prayer is useful. I have acquired all the wealth and fame by doing this prayer of Lord Satyanarayanji." After hearing about the prayer and drinking the water, the wood-cutter felt happy. He ate the prasad and left for his house. Thinking of Lord Satyanarayanji in his mind, he said "Whatever today, I get from selling the wood, I will also do this prayer." So thinking, he kept the bundle of wood on his head & left home-wards. On the way 94
home he went roaming in Sunder Nagar for selling the wood. On that day, he got four times more money than usual, for the wood. Feeling happy, he went & bought all the things necessary for the prayers (ie. ripe bananas, sugar, ghee, wheat flour, etc) and proceeded home-wards. On reaching his house & after cleaning it, he called his family & did the prayer with due respect. The reward of the fast was that, he became rich and had all the pleasures of life on this earth and in the end of his life he went to heaven. Thus concludes Chapter 3 of the Satyanarayana Katha. All join to praise the Lord: Shri Satyanarayanji Ki Jai. Chapter 4 : The story of the merchant Muni Narad said, "Oh Dear People!, Now let me tell you another story. There was a king named Ulkamuk. He was very wise. He would go daily to the temple and had his prayers. His wife was a pious and beautiful lady. One day, at the bank of Madhushala River, when the king and the queen were doing Lord Shri Satyanarayanji's prayer, a wealthy business-man was passing through. He anchored his boat, and went up to the king and asked him, "Oh King, what are you doing with so much devotion? I wish to know; please tell me all about it." The king replied, "Oh merchant!, I am praying to the great Almigthy, the boon-giver Lord Satyanarayanji for a son. The merchant on hearing this, requested the king to tell him all about the fast & prayer as he was childless too. The king told him the full details of the prayer and the fast. After hearing all the details, he decided in his mind to keep this fast. The merchant then left home-wards. On reaching home, he told his wife Leelawati all about the fast and prayer. She was all excited and sought His blessing for a child. When she asked the merchant about the Vrat, the merchant said, "We will do the fast when we get a child." 95
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) With the grace of Lord Satyanarayanji Leelabati became pregnant. In ten months time, she gave birth to a beautiful daughter. They named her Kalawati. Days passed by; one day, Leelawati slowly and sweetly reminded her husband about the prayer and fast and requested him to fulfill his promise. The merchant told his wife that during the time of Kalawati's wedding it would be easy to observe the same; for at the moment he was busy in his business; so saying he left for his business trip. Kalawati grew up to be a beautiful girl. When the merchant saw that his daughter was of marriageable age; he called the match-maker and requested him to search an equal match for his daughter. Hearing the merchant's request, the match-maker reached Kanchan Nagar. From there, he brought the proposal of a young handsome boy. The merchant liked the proposal, for the boy had all good qualities too. He then spoke to the boy's parents and fixed his daughter's marriage. The marriage was done with all the religious ceremonies & rituals. Unfortunately, the merchant forgot all about his promise to do Lord Satyanarayanji's prayer and fast. The Lord did not like someone to make promises in His name. So He wanted to give the merchant a lesson to remember. After few days, the merchant left for his business trip with his son-inlaw on boat. They anchored their boat in a village, named Ratanpur. King Chandraketu was the ruler. In accordance with Lord Satyanarayans wish a few thieves robbed the wealth of the king and were trying to escape when the guards followed them. The thieves reached the merchants boat and left the stolen goods in his boat and escaped. The guards recovered the entire king's wealth and thinking the merchants to be the robbers arrested them. The merchant and his sonin-law were brought to the king in chain. The king got angry and ordered the sentry to put the merchants in isolated dark cells. All the merchandise in the boat were also confiscated. This was all under the spell of Lord Satyanarayanji's. Thus concludes Chapter 4 of the Satyanarayana Katha. 96
All join to praise the Lord: Shri Satyanarayanji Ki Jai. Chapter 5 : The story of the king After Muni Narada left, one of the great devotees of Lord Vishnu, Shri Sutji, told this last story. A king named Tungdhwaj was famous for his generosity to his subjects. But he suffered from his false ego. One day, when hunting in a forest, he sat down under a tree. There he saw a few villagers doing the prayer of Lord Satyanarayanji. The King was too proud to join them and left the place without offering any respect to the deity. When the King reached his Kingdom, he saw that everything was destroyed and all his family members were dead. The King realized that this had happened all due to his false ego. So thinking, he started walking towards the place where the villagers were doing their prayers. There, with them, he did the prayers of Lord Satyanarayanji and had the prasad and the charna-amrit (ie. milk, sugar, curds, tulsi leaves & honey mixed together) and put it in all his son's mouths. By doing this, all his sons became alright. He got back all his wealth and comforts of life and finally in the end, after he died, he went to heaven. Thus concludes Chapter 5 of the Satyanarayana Katha. All join to praise the Lord: Shri Satyanarayanji Ki Jai.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) SATYANARAYANA KATHA Short Bengali Version SRISRISQkrAcAEJYrk<t SRISRIstYnArAyN bRtkFA| o^ nArANAy nm:, o^ nErAmAy nm:, o^ nrAy nm:, o^ srtY nm:, o^ EbdbYAsAy nm:, o^ bREN nm:, o^ bRAENEvYA nm:| o^ nArAyNQ nm<tY nrb nErAmQ| EdbIQ srtIb tEtAjymuidrEyq| ---------------pRFEm binu aAim Edb gjAnn| is-pRdAyk aAr ibG ibnASn|| hr-Egir bidnu ibiri nArAyN| bYAsEdb bALmIik aAid bid muingN|| pRnimh stYpI# inyq hAisl| JÂhAr k<pAy hy vubn aiKl|| srtI bid iSbA sArdA vbAnI| stYpI#-wpAKYAn apUb kAihnI|| ---------------n Eh skl ElAk hEy ek ic| JAr JA pAHEb br mEnr bAit|| ek grIb bRAN oEgA iCElA mFurAy| icrkAl du:K FAEk suK nAih pAy|| ekdA Es ijbr vRimyA ngr| ikCu nA pAHyA ivxA hHl kAtr| b<xtEl bEs ibpR ib>Aidt mEn| kÂidEt lAigl ij ivxAr kArEn|| kAidEt kAidEt ij hHl air| EdiKyA dyAdR b# hHElA stYpI#|| dyAmy pRvu Edb stY nArAyN| fikr EbESEt tAEr idl dSn|| ibEpR kEh nArAyN n mhASy| ik kArEn kÂd tuim bisyA EhFAy|| ij bEl ik hHEb bilEl EtAmAy| fikr bEln ibpR xit ikbA tAy|| ibpR bEl mAig ivxA JAbqkAl KAH| aAj nA pAHnA ivxA imCAimiC JAH|| fikr bill ij JAo inj GEr| aAmAr krh pUjA du:K JAEb dUEr|| bRAn bill intY pUij nArAyN| tAhA iv nA kirb EmC aAcrN|| hAisyA fikr bEl n ijbr| purAN o EkArAEN ikCu nAH mtAr|| 98
rAm o rihEm EjEnA nAih EvdAEvd| ijgEt eH duH jAinEb aEvd|| bil tAhA inj mUi }Er jgAF| S-c -gdA-pd}ArI cAir hAt|| EdiK tAhA ibpRbr p#Il }rNI| kirl pRcur b gdpd bANI|| shsA aAbAr pun: fikr hHl| EdiK tAhA ijbr ibit hHl|| bRAN bEln pRvu pUjIb EtAmAy| pUjAr pit ikbA bl Eh aAmAy|| fikr bill tEb n ijbr| pUjAr pit EtAmAy bil at:pr|| bilEt lAigl pRvu bRAENr tEr| gm ikQbA }YAnAid aATA soyA EsEr| soyA C#A klA kirEbk aAEyAjn| soyA g&A bAk aAr pAn soyA pN|| soyA Esr icin aAr soyA xIr| tAhAEtH su hH aAim stYpI#|| icin aAr xIr idEt JAr nAH Si| du aAr # idEy kirEbk vi|| bisEb skl v kir ekmn| ekmEn vivEr kirEb acn|| pUjA aE bRtkFA inEb JtEn| ib hHyA pUEjA SAEr ib}AEn|| stYpI# bil sEb mAEF idEb hAt| nArAyN bilyA kirEb pRiNpAt|| pRsAd lHEb pEr SAEr ib}An| sbkFA bil hir hHl a}An|| ---------------vivAEb ij hEy ait hri>t| ikCu ivxA kir g<Eh hElA wpit|| bRANI inyA sb hEy aAnidt| pUjA Ehtu aAEyAjn kEr ibi}mt|| vivAEb pUEj ij nArAyN pd| pRvur k<pAy ij livl spd|| kA[uiryAgN sEb ibmy mAinl| vivEr bRAENEr ij@AsA kirl|| bRAN tAEdr bEl ib}An sm| kA[uiryA pUijbAEr hl b# bY|| isi EJ kir tArA ibi} shkAEr| du:K dUr hHl aAnd GEr GEr|| ---------------tArpr sdAnd sA}u ekjn| kA[uErr mpd EdiKyA hmn| ij@AisyA sb kFA jAinEt pAirl| inyA sA}ur mEn vi wpijl|| sA}u bEl apRtul nih anY }En| ek knYA Ehtu du:K hy mEn|| 99
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) JdYip aAmAr ek jnEm tnyA| stYEdb pUjA kir aAnidt hyA|| et bil Egl sA}u aIkAr kir| JFAkAEl jEn knYA prmA sudrI|| stYnArAyN pUjA EJ sA}u vuill| JFAkAEl knYAiTr ibbAh EJ idl|| at:pr sAjAHl s m}ukr| jAmAtA siht sA}u cill str|| dixN pATEN rAjA nAm klAini}| EsH rAEjY sdAgEr imlAHl ibi}|| rAjA sAi>yA FAEk trNI cAipyA| pRmAd GiTl tAr isi nAih idyA|| rjAr vA&Ar mAEz }nAid JA iCl| rAiEt aAisyA sA}ur trI pUN hl|| Cl EpEy rAjA tAr sb luT kEr| br jAmAtA lEy rAEK kArAgAEr|| rAjAEdES EkATAl tAEr kAiTbAEr JAy| pA anuErAE} tArA pRAN ifEr pAy|| bdI FAEk kArAgAEr br jAmAH| ik kihb whAEdr du:K sImA nAH|| eKAEn sA}ur ptI aAr tAr sutA| pitr ibl EdiK mhA ESAkJUtA|| sit ibn hElA pi#l du:EKEt| dAsIt kiryA KAy pErr g<EhEt| ekidn sA}uknYA Eb#AHEt igyA| aAnidt ij g<Ey isi EdiKyA|| sb in knYA tKn mAns kirl| iptA aAr pit aAEs kAmnA kirl|| br jAmAtA EJFA bid kArAg<Eh| nArAyN p Edn EsH n<pbEr|| n oEh mhArAj aAmAr bcn| kilkAEl pUjY aAim stAnArAyN|| sdAgr duHjn br jAmAH| ibnAEdAE> bdI aAEC EtAmAEr jAnAH|| pRvAt hHEl tuim duH sdAgEr| dSN }n tuim dAinEb tAEdEr|| eH bil }irEln aApn murit| p EdiK cmikyA wi[l n<pit|| mu kir sdAgEr b }n idl| trI pUN kir rAjA ibdAy kirl|| buizEt sA}ur mn stYnArAyN| fikErr EbES pEF idl drSn|| fikr bEln n oEh sdAgr| fikErEr ikCu ivxA idEy JAo Gr|| in sdAgr tAEr ab@A kirl| trIr skl dRbY tu>AAr hl|| EdiK tAhA sdAgr kEr hAy hAy| }rNI ElATAEy }Er fikErr pAy|| abESE> fikr tAhAEr k<pA kl| }nbEJ trI sb pirpUN hElA|| 100
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) SATYANARAYANA KATHA SRISRISQkrAcAEJYr stYnArAyN bRtkFA Full Bengali Version o^ nArANAy nm:, o^ nErAmAy nm:, o^ nrAy nm:, o^ srtY nm:, o^ EbdbYAsAy nm:, o^ bREN nm:, o^ bRAENEvYA nm:| o^ nArAyNQ nm<tY nrb nErAmQ| EdbIQ srtIb tEtAjymuidrEyq| fbj hce ch Nll aeu | hOhene ej iLa pcu | ql-Nl hce hl eluZ | hpch hmLc hc jeNZ || fZjq pafl, euv qnm | kyql Lfu qu ihe AMm || pla hc nh plc ihe z pafl-EfMe Af Lqe zz e q pLm mL q"u HL-Qa z kl k fCh hl jel ha zz Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! ||1|| cl hZ HL Rm jblu z e Se pM l mn cxM Lm ku zz HL ce pC S ju eNl z LR e fCu ir, qCm Lal zz hpu hrl am Lyc qyV jb zz Lqa mNm - qu flj cha zz Ha cx M mMRm Lfm Bjl z Hja cxMa eq fbha Bl zz Lca Lca S qm Al z cMu cu hs qm pafl zz clne cm pC hZl BN z dlu gLl-hn Lq AelN zz L mNu Lc Lq hZ-aeu z cMu ajl cxM hs cu qu zz S hm ajl Lqu Lk L h z Bfel eq aj, jl L Llh zz qpu hme fl el Ae z Bj L gLl, aj LluR e zz k qC fQv Bj ch flQu z Lq k Bfe Lb pa k h qu zz fl hm BS qa cxM Nm cl z Aam pfc qm, kJ eS fl zz eQu ajl Lq, Bj pafl z LmkN fbha quR Sql zz HC lf ihu k pe cu jl z pC Lm qChL pfc pal zz S hm ea fS nmNj nm z abf e ku cxM, hd k mMm zz abf ilp j BR HL je z flLm el Llh eluZ zz aq OQCu Le fll iSh z khe-BQl Ll elL jSh zz qpu Lqe fl - el Ae z kC fl pC a SeJ eluZ zz hc Bl Lle hTu cM HL z SNa eqL cC, e flaL zz hma hma pC AMml eb z nM Q Nc fc dl Ql qa zz Nmu Li jZ, nhvp qcu z fZh peae jqaSju z pC lf cM S fsm dlZ z Llm AeL h NcNc hZ zz Qea e fl Bj, aj Le Se z pqS irL Bj cl hZ zz cMa cMa fex qCm gLl z fl kja lf qCm Sql zz pC lf ihe hs FvLV cu z HC lf Lma avLm ayl fu zz S hm ka LR aj p pLm z pbL She jl eue pgm zz Llf ple ch, fSl fLl z Lq Lq jqfi, e HLhl zz hma mNm fi hZl al z Nj Lwh dec BV 102
pu pl zz pu Rs Lm LlhL BuSe z pu hL Bl fZ pu fZ zz pu pl Qe Bl pu pl rl z kqa p qC Bj pafl zz Qe Bl rl ca kl eC n z c Bl s cu LlhL i zz ph Ss Ll jda lMu z hphL i mL QcL hsu zz ZLb Bjl eh HL je z p qm jSl Llh Se Se zz pafl hmu Lfm ch qa z Cb qm Llm p Bno Evfa zz papaeluZ hm hl hl z Ll ks Llu Llh ejl zz fpc mCh ah ka Se ab z hlQm nl BQk HC Lb zz Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! ||2|| HaL hmu fl qm Be z Ola Qmu Nm S iNhe zz hZL pjQl pLm Lqm z pC en elql Aje lqmz c cC fia ju Ol La z fCm AeL h Aflf ka z ple Llm S p ja fLl z Af pLm h mu pal zz fpc mCm ah LR LR ph z Aam pfc qm fS-Aeih zz fSl fQl Lm hZ fbj z al fl Bl ka hm j j zz L LVhl ku LWl pLm z hZl hs ku MChl Sm zz cMu hja hs Qol pjS zz lala hZ qm jqlS zz fCm Lql de, L Ll hl z i Ll Spm hZ NQl zz L qa Hje de Llm Aam z Bfe nLa L Le Se jm zz ql k Lql fS mu Efql z Ahn Lqh jl ph pjQl zz Lqa mNm ah ja dl z Lje fLl hl cm pafl zz pC ja Shl Lqm pj z eu LWl ph qCm el zz iLa Llu Lq eq WLl Bj phLl kc cxM ku cl zz Hja fLl pe ch Ol Ol z Ha hm ph Nm hel ial zz LVu hQm L, fCm AeL z Sem LWl fl hs flaL zz ce cC ae jd cxM Nm cl z fll faf qm hih fQl zz Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! ||3|| pcec ej pd mu VL-Ls z L Lehl ku LWll hs zz cMu hju hs qCm pdl z BN Nu Spm hQe jdl zz eu heu hL Lq Lq hhlZ z pdl iLa hs hsm aMe zz pLm BRu jl f-Bc de z HL cxM Aema pc fs je zzLe kc HLV Bjl ce ae zz Hja fLl Bj Llh ple zz HaL hmu Nm Bfel Ol z HL Le Sejm La cel zz ire cM pd Lel hce z gLl hoh La hmCm de zz kbLm hu cm im hl Be z fplm f Lb Lla ple zz Sja mCu ku Lla hfl z pa eu ee h flu Afl z crZ fVe lS ej Lmed z pC cn pcNl jmCm hd zz lS poa Nm ee Efql z nl Sja cC Se HLhl zz plf fCu lq Qfu p al z fjc OVe fl Aa Lf Ll zz p C a lSl h il kaL z jLa fhm Z hZh LaL 103
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) zz fll Bcn ka Qm NZ Bp z fhnu lSfl Olal en zz kaL lSl h hqu hqu z lMm pdl eu pj flu zz fia EWu ne cMu il z LVm hLm hs, mN QjvLl zz QcL hsu Ql Qqu eNl z OV Elm Nu kb pcNl zz eLu cMm h pC a pLm z pdl hm Nu mql nLm zz XL cNhS hV jR pcNl z Ha hm mu Nm lSl NQl zz pd Lq Lq jl LRC e Se z Ll h L h mu lMm alZ zz fZhe lS e ehce jl z flr Lle, Bj kc qC Ql zz lS hm - XL Ql hs cNhS z LcQ e e k pdl qe LS z qa ea dluR ah e Lb z jnea cq hm LV mu jb zz pafl WLl p cme hld, f hm hc lM, e Llq hd zz L Lqh pdl cxMl pj eC zz jNu Ecl fl nl SjC zz nl BQk Cq Llm lQe z Hja SeJ iC hpl hQe zz Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! ||4|| qCm AeL Lm A eq Ss z cxMlf Aema pc je fs z qbu lje al Bl pa z fal hm cM jqcxMka z pC a pdl Le Sl hsa z chkN HL ce Nm hsCa zz ple Lla ab cMu Sp z Lql Llq fS Le Aimo zz hZ Lqm al pLm eQu z pafl phm pgm Lk qu zz pdl aeu hm jl HC Lj z fa pq fa jl Bpe dj zz Hja fLl Bj Llh ple z Cnc Cql aj bL WLlZ zz HaL hmu Nm Bfel Ol z cum qCm fl Lfl pNl zz nl Sja hc kbu fVe z pbu lSl Nu Lqe fe zz jbu ha Lm ch c fL z RNml Rs Rs, cs foL z qaa Sae jm Sfa Sfa z pa na BEm kNe ayl pb z flQu cm jl ej pafl z LmkN fbha quR Sql zz OZ e LlJ lS cMu H hn z hl jdh Bj prv jqn zz Bjl phL hV phL hV pd pcec z eq Ll XL Ql eq Ll jc zz hcu lMm al, mu ka de z cxM fu al, Ll Bjl jlZ zz nl Sja al ka cxM fu z L Lqh nm ke gV jl Nu zz en fqCm pC pd cyqLl z Mmn Llu fS h Aml zz HL Z mCuR cnZ ch z ah p Bjl WyC el fCh zz lSl pqa em hen eQu z hTu Llq Lk kh je mu zz fia Qae fu pC jqlS z hql cme hl mCu pjS z f j ph e fel Lb z Sem pLm Z, pgm cha zz Bcn fCu ah LVm pal z Mmn Llu Be cC pcNl zz h Aml lS h jm cm z ks qa Ll al heu Llm zz cnZ de fu eu cm il z kCa pdl cn hs qCm al zz hhd hSe hS Su-Lmqm zz e Se fll fL qCm Lnm zz pafl WLl hTa al je z gLll hn OV cm clne zz XL cu Lq Jq e p'cNl z L de mCu kJ eLl Efl zz LR kc cu kJ, a qu kC z paa Llh c'u, e pd iC zz gLl eq a Bj pafl qC z Mmn Lle al efal LC z pd hm - h he Rys Le fl z fl kc qJ aj cxM Le jl zz Lsl iMl aj Ls mu kJ z eq a XLu jl, JC Me lJ zz ao Bl Al 104
BRu jl eu z LR kc bL Lk, ch pcu zz H Lb eu LR e cm El z hpu lqm ab ch Ncdl zz hqu Qmm pd flj Bec z e Qem WLll, Qr bL A zz La cl Nu cM pdl SjC z aol he eu Bl LR eC zz pa eu ka de, pLm Aje z Lc cC p'cNl nl Ll qe z Le ch nf cm, HL fljc z cna kCa Bl eq Ll pd zz Tyf ch BS Sm, kEL fle z Le jqSe pq Ha Afje zz Lql nlZ mh, Lh ch hl z HClf Lc pd qCu Lal z Sja Lqm ah nl pu z Cql LlZ HL e je cu zz Ik gLl cM LluR qm z Bl Ll Lj eq, ayl HC Mm zz pC MeLl fl, Li eq Be z QlZ nlZ mq, qCh hde zz H Lb eu pd glCm al zz fex Nm pC OV Aa al Ll zz cM p gLl BR OVa hpu z cC Se hm ayl QlZ dlu, rj Bfld fi jl Ll cu z Lal cMu cq QlZl Ru zz Qea e fl Bj, aj Le Se z fSh ajl fc Llmj fZ zz qpu Lq fl - eu Nu Qs z Nlh gLl Bj, fu fs zz Lsl iMl Bj, Ls fCm kCz nf hl chl L n BR iC zz Lca Lca fex Lq p'cNl z LfV aSu cu Ll ZLl zz kc fi flQu e ch Bfe z Nmu jlu Rl jlh HMe zz Lqa mNm fl ah pahZ z pafl jl ej, e glje zz Le k cmj aq fplm no z jeu e cm pe, Bpm hcn zz aLlZ fVe lMe hc Ll z fCm AeL cxM mV Nm al zz ajl ece Ol ple jem z Lal cMu al cu EfSm zz fe Lqe Bj efal fn z aLlZ cn kJ mCu Mmn zz pd hm - H Lb pLm pa hV z ple e cu Ha fljc OV z pafl WLl qCm Zdj z eLu Qsm pd Llu fZj zz pLm qCm la fja eu z Sql qCm fl, pd al hu zz hhd hSe hS Su fl WV z cn Elm Nu Bfel OV zz hVa Lqa ca Nm lslX z pdl ljZ e Beca hs zz cnSe i XL fl-jT Be z euja ph Llm ple zz pdl aeu pC ple MCa b b Ll gm cm Oeu jqa zz ple gmm cM fl fuNl z qCm hsC Lyf Lmhl zz Bjl ple gm, HaL kNa z cMu Bpu lM Lje cha zz eLl Efl Rm pdl SjC z p Nm Aje am, Bl cM eC z Lc pd p'cNl nl Ll qe z Cql LlZ Bj LRC e Se zz Le ch nf cm, H L fljc ! qu qu BQa L pdm hc zz pdl aeu Lc Bl al j z ra mVCu Lc hL jl O zz fal pqa lj ku Xhhlz See kae al lMhl el zz nll Rsh Bj, ehcm ju z ANL Ll cq, fhnh au zz L Be Lp Llm pLm z pafl WLl p qCm hLm zz d Ll pdf mLCe Sm z aLlZ pdpa fhn Aem zz qe ih pafl hZl hn z Bp Elm pC p'cNl-fn zz ajl Sja am Nm k LlZ z Bj aq im Se, e hhlZ zz ajl ece Ol ple MCa zz b b Ll gm cm OZu jqa zz pC Afld fl XhCm e' z felf Nu aq LsCu M' zz Sm q'a fuhL fa de al zz Ha hm Qm Nm Slf ql zz pdl ece ah H Lb eu z kMe gmuRm, MCm QVu zz aql jnm jV Si La mN z flj kae Mu fa AelN zz qbu 105
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) ipu JW pdl SjC z pLm aje AR, LR es eC zz BQk phl je mN hs d z irZ Ol Nm pd pcec zz eLl kaL h il flm z cl Sl al LR LR cm zz eNll mL ka fl jT Be z fe Lqe fl - e pcNl z p'u pl pe cu Llm Bcl zz p'u pl BV Bl kq euja z aq cu Ll pe q'u qQ zz fe Hje cM pd iNhe zz flce Lm aq kja hde zz ka iSe XL fl-jT Be z euja h cu Llm ple z fpc mCm ah Se ab z hlQm nl BQk HC Lb zz Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! ||5|| AaHh e mL, e LlJ qm zz L hTa fl pC chal Mm zz jl ciN kl ljZ jm z p qu fZl pj HLb em z H Lb ea k h fn-Lb fs z jecxM Ahlj al mr Rs z lTu L Ll, kl Ljsu pf z pafl lom lMh Ll hf zz jahvp co OQ Bl LLh z cel cxM hs pafl ec zz pafl LR eq kC Se hm z nje-nLm al mN fu Nm zz ple jeu k h qu cC-je z Lcf e p qu aql Lje z nl BQk Cq Llm lQe z em Bfc M fu h de zz Bje Bje hm qu qQa z Hacl p qm paeluZ-Na zz Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su ! Su Su nnpaeuel paeuel Su! pfZ
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Fire worship in Satyanarayana puja is optional in Bengalis. It is done only upon special request. INVOCATION Recalling Vishnu ib>umrn Vishnu smaran Pray with folded hands: o^ ib>u, o^ ib>u, o^ ib>u, o^ tdib>u, prmQ pdm sdApSYi sury: idbIb cxurAttm| o^ apib pibEA bA sAbAQ gEtAip bA| J: mErq pu&rIkAxQ s bAhYAvYr: Suic| nm: sml mlYQ bErNYQ brdQ vm| nArAyNQ nmtY s kmAiN kArEyq| o^ ib>u, o^ ib>u, o^ ib>u| o^ aymAr vAy vbtu| Om Vishn - Om Vishn - Om Vishnu| Om Tad-Vishnoh paramam padam| Sada pashyanti soorayah dibi-iba chakshur-aatatam|| Om apabitra pabitro ba sarbabashan gatopiba| jahsmaret pundarikaksha sa bajya antarasuchi| Namaha sarva mangala mangalyam varayenam baradam shubham| Narayanam namaskritya sorvakarmani kaarayet|| Om Vishnu, Om Vishnu, Om Vishnu Om ayamarambha shuvaya bhabatu || In the name of Lord Vishnu! As the widely open eyes can see the sky clearly without any obstruction, so the wise always see Lord Vishnu with their divine vision. 107
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) He who, impure or pure, remembers lotus-eyed lord Pundarikaksha, Vishnu, in all situations, becomes purified inside and out. We bow to Lord Narayana who is all auspicious, most adorable, beneficial and kind. Remembering His name we should begin all our work. Hail to Lord Vishnu| Here I start with His blessing|| Marking of the fire place Traditionally the Havan kunda is prepared, filled with sand and its borders are marked with the ring finger while the thumb touching the ring finger. These markings describe the color of the fire. Make four marking on the four sides of the havan kunda, on the sand, and one in the center (see ankusha mudra). o^ ErEKyQ p<FIEdbtAkA pItbNA| Om rekheyam prithvidevataka peetabarna | In the name of divine (Om)! This line is for the earth-God yellow in color o^ ErEKyQ aigEdbtAkA ElAihtbN ElAihtbNA| Om rekheyam Agnirdevataka lohitabarna | Om! This line I am drawing in the name of Lord Agni, the God of red in color | o^ ErEKyQ pRjApitEdbtAkA k<>bNA| Om! Rekheyam Prajapatir devataka krishnabarna This line I am drawing in the fame of Prajapati, the Lord of the Universe, who is of dark-blue color. o^ ErEKyQ HdREdbtAkA nIlbNA| Om! Rekheyam Indradevataka neelbarna | This line is for Lord Indra of pale blue color. o^ ErEKyQ EsAmEdbtAkA kbNA 108
Om! Rekheyam Somadevataka shuklabarna This line I am drawing in the name of the moon with white color. Now take out a pinch of the sand and throw out side the havan kunda with a kush while chanting the following mantra: o^ pRjApitVi> aigEdbtA wqkr inrsEn ibinEyAg:| o^ inr: prAbsu| Prajapati rishir Agnir devata Utkar nirasaney viniyoga | Om! Nirastah parabasu || In the name of sage Prajapati and the Fire God Agni, I am throwing off this sand with the kush grass | In my attempt to remove all the bad spirits from this place of worship || Establishing the fire Then light three sticks from the burning lamp: o^ pRjApit Vi> anup u CEdYA aigEdbtA aigsQkAEr ibinEyA:| bY edm aigQ pRihEnAim dUrQ JmrAjQ gCtu irpRbAh:| Prajapatirishir anupstupa chanda Agnir devata Agnisamskarey biniyogah | Om! Krabhyadamagni prahinomi duram Yamarajyam gachatu riprababha || As chanted by sage Prajapati in Anustupa meter, in the name of Lord Agni, I am lighting this fire | May the ill-fire (kramdagni) that bring destruction, go to Yamaraj (death) Leaving this land pure and happy || Circle the sticks counterclockwise (anticlockwise) while chanting the following: o^ pRjApit b<hit CEdA pRjApit EdbtA aigApEn ibinEyAg:| o^ vUvUb: ErAm| Prajapati rishi Brihatichanda Prajapatirdevata Agnisthapaney viniyogah, 109
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Om bhurbhubaswarom || In the words of Rishi Prajapati, in the Brihatichanda, I am dedicating this fire to Lord Prajapati while establishing this fire and dedicating it to the Universe. Then pray to the burning fire with folded hands: Jy Cqhuja Cqhujal l Sahc Sahc chi qhw hqa fSee z Jy phax fZfcx phaqrnlj aqrnljMx z aqrn hnlf jqeNx fZax phLjp zz Om! Ehaibayamitaro jatabeda debevy habam bahuta prajanana | Om! Sarbatah panipadantah sarbatohkhishiromukha | Vishwarup mahaagni pranetah sarbakarmasu || Oh our well wisher knowledgeable fire (different from ill-spirited Agni), who carries our oblations to Gods. His hands, legs, head and mouth are spread everywhere, That universally spread out Agni, accept our oblations in all occasions. At this time the fire is given a specific name to correspond to the occasion. Note: In early days fire was kept burning in the house and was available for any occasion. This avoided creating the fire each time when needed. But for each occasion different names are given. For example, in marriage the name Yoyaka is given signifying union. Similarly in Annaprasan it is Suchi, in any happy occasion it is Shobhanah, for peace havan it is Baradah and for pujas (like Satyanarayana) Balada. Give the name of Balada to the burning fire by throwing a stick into the fire: o^ aEg tBQ bldnAmAis| Om Agne twam Baladanamasi Om! Oh the new Fire by the name of Baladagni, accept my humble reverence. 110
The name of Balada (bld) is associated with strength and usefulness of bullock or ox in the daily lives of primitive human beings leading the life of an agriculturist. The bullock helped to till the soil and helped the human civilization to grow and expand. Pay reverence by meditation on the fire with folded hands: Jy fnn Lnrx feSWlqlZx feSWlqlZx z RNx prpqN qNx pQx ndlLx zz Om pingabhrushma keshakshah penanga jatha aroharunah Chagastham sakhsha sutrohagni saptarchi shaktidhrakah || Whose brows are like the bow, who has scattered hairs hungry stomach With great humility (lamb) I am bowing the fire which has such great power || Then, welcome the new fire by showing the five welcome mudras (See Book 1): o^ bldnAmAEg HhAgC HhAgC, HhAit HhAit, Hh siEdih, Hh sir}Y, aAiAnQ kur mm pUjAQ g<hAN| Om! Baladagne ihagacha ihagacha, iha tishtha iha tishtha, iha sannidhehi, iha sannirudhyascha atradhistanam kuru, mam pujam grihana || Oh Baladagni, come here come here, stay here stay here, come near, after coming close settle here and receive my oblations. Offer five things (minimum) to the fire by sprinkling a little water on each item: Ho Nx Jy hmcN hmcN ejx (sandalwood) etd pAdYQ o^ bldAgEy nm:| (water) e> aGYQ nEmA o^ bldAgEy nm:| (rice) etd ppQ o^ bldAgEy nm:| (flower) e> }UpQ bldAgEy nm:| (incense) etd dIpQ bldAgEy nm:| (lamp) Ho qhehcj hcj hmcNu ejxz (food platter) 111
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) etd pAnIyjlQ bldAgEy nm:| (glass of water) Esha gandha Om Baladagnaye namah, Etat pushpa Om Baladagnaye namah etc. Here is the sandalwood offered in the name of Baladagney, here is the flower in the name of Baladagney, here is the incense (dhoop) in the name of Baladagney, here is the eatable platter in the name of Baladagney, in the name of the divinity I am offering ghee (swaha) to Baladagney fire. Creating water boundary wdkAl Esk Udikanchala sek Sit on your knees and create a water-marked boundary around the havan kunda (fire place) with the help of kamandalu (water vessel with spout). Chant the mantra while making the mark. The four mantras are for the four sides of the fire place. The idea (in sense of early days) is to prevent the fire from spreading out. o^ pRjApit Vi> anup u CEdYA sibtA EdbtA aig pJuxEn ibinEyAg| pRjApit Vi> aiditr EdbtA wdkAil EsEk ibinEyAg| pRjApit Vi> anumit EdbtA wdkAil EsEk ibinEyAg| pRjApit Vi> srtI EdbtA wdkAil EsEk ibinEyAg| Jy pla Aeje z I herewith in the name of, Sage Prajapati, singing in Anustupa meter, I am purifying this place of Havan with water, In the names of Sabita, Aditi, Anumati and Saraswati. I see your permission Oh Saraswati! Sanctification of Ghee Oapwl Gritasamskar Take the pot of sacrificial ghee. Put in that a kush in it. Move the kush in the center, chanting: 112
fSfaG oNuRc BSw cha BSv faGoN BSv fhe fhe heuNx heuNx z In the name of sage Prajapati, singing in Gayatri meter, this God of melted (or clarified) Ghee, I am placing here for its offer. Then, throw a little ghee with the kush into the fire, chanting. Jy chavfeaRZ RZ fhZ fhZ z hpx hpx pkp lnix q zz By the grace of God, this sanctified butter is sprinkled over the fire with the kush, may this be as pure as the rays of the sun. Establising Brahma as witness h fe Brahma sthapan Place few kush grasses on the floor beside the Havan kundu: fSfaGolNcha aZelpe elpe heuNx heuNx z Jy el flhpx zz Prajapati rishir agnirdevata trinanirashaney binyogah | Om! Nirastah parabasu || In the name of sage Prajapati and the Fire God Agni, I am laying this kush grass Requesting all the bad spirits to leave this place of worship || Take a kamandalu with a red flower in it and place it on the grass you laid out. (Alternatively, use a glass of water in place of kamandalu). The Kamandalu represents Brahma who is looking over the Havan ceremony. fSfaGolNcha hfhn fhne f hne heuNx heuNx z Jy Bhpx Bhpx pce pce pc z Prajapati rishi agnirdevata Brahma upabeshaney viniyogah | Om abaso sadaney seeda || 113
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Following the directions of sage Prajapati, in reverence to the Fire God (Agni devata), I have the task of establishing Brahma here. Offerings to the nine planets nbgh EhAm Nabagraha Hom Details of Nabagrahas (nine planets) been presented earlier. Make your fire offerings (ghee-dipped sticks) to the nine planets: (rib, Sun) o^ vUbnAin pSYn AhA, Om Bhubanani pashyan swaha Arrive before us with your divine brightness (EsAm, cdR, Moon, Soma) o^ vbA bAjsY sEF AhA Om bhaba bajashya sangathey swaha Bring (rain) more yield to our crops (ml, Mars) o^ apAQ ErtAQis ijnBit AhA Om apam retamshi jinwati swaha Your emitted energy brings life to the seeds on this earth (bu}, Mercury) o^ WJ} u EdbAQ AhA Usharbudha debam swaha Oh Budha you bring the inspired Gods of the morning (b<hpit, Jupitor) o^ jymAk Em}YibtA rFAnAQ AhA Om jayanasmak mdhyabeta rathanam swaha Bring victory over our enemies and joy to us. (, Venus) o^ pu>ih rAit ru AhA Om pushanniha rati rastu swaha Shower your divine blessing on the earth (Sin, Saturn) o^ SQEJArivsRbu n: AhA 114
Om sanyorabhusrabantu nah swaha Make us free from illness by your blessing (rA, Ascending/North lunar node) o^ kyA SicyA b<t AhA Om kaya sachistaya brita swaha What good deeds could we do to receive your favor (Ektu, Descending/South lunar node) o^ smu>ir jAyFA AhA| Om samusharvir jayatha swaha You enlighten the ignorance Offerings to the Gods of directions idkpAl EhAm Dikpal Hom Sprinkle rice around the Home kunda and making the offerings in the name of the ten directional gods. o^ HdRAy AhA, o^ agEy AhA, o^ JmAy AhA, o^ nVtAy AhA , o^ brnAy AhA ,o^ bAyEb AhA, o^ kuEbrAy AhA, o^ ~SAnAy AhA, o^ bREn AhA, o^ anAy AhA| Om Indraya swaha (and continue in the same way): Agnaye, Yamaya, Nairitaya, Barunaya, Bayabey, Kuberaya, Ishanaya, Brahmanye, Anantaya In the name of all directional Gods, Indra, Agni, Yama etc. I am offering the habir (oblation of ghee to fire ||
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) HAVAN IN THE NAME SATYANARAYANA fLaLj Prakrita karma Resolution sk Sankalpa Take the kushi with water, flower, durba, little rice, a flower and haritaki on left hand. Cover the kushi with your right hand and declare the goal of the fire worship. After completion of the resolution, turn over the kushi in the offering plate (tamrapatra), ring the bell that declares the beginning of the fire worship ritual. holj lj avpv Ac ---jp ---jp ---- fr ---- ab ab --- AjLNx --- nAjLchnj nnpaeluZ fS Ljia qj LjZ Jy nnpaeluZ q jZ Ahwna Ahwna (28) pwML BSqj BSqj Llp Llp (flb (flb Llpj) z Vishnurom tat sad adya etc. ---- (as described before) In the name of Lord Vishnu on this auspicious day ---- (as before) Then offer twenty eight (28) sticks, dipped in ghee, into the fire while chanting each time the mantra: Jy nnpaeluZ q z Om Shri Shri Satyanarayanaya swaha This fire offering is in the name of Revered Lord Satyanarayanaya Offering In the Name Of Gayatri jqhqa qj Mahabyahriti hom fSfaGoloLRcx huc cha jqhqa qj qj heuNx heuNx z o^ ib: b: AhA| fSfaGolef LRcx pk k cha jqhqa qj qj he heuNx z Jy x q zz Ha Nff Hacdfau Hacdfau nhoh hoh ejx z 116
Hav pfce Jy nnpaeluZu paeluZu ejx zz Prajaptirrishi Runchikachanda Vayur devata Mahabyahriti homey biniyogah Om Bhubah swaha Prajapatirrishi Anupstupa chanda Suryo devata Mahabyahriti homey biniyogah Om swa swaha Etey gandhapushpey etad adhipataye Shri Vishnabey namah Eatat sampradanai Om Shri Shri Satyanarayanaya namah || As sung by sage Prajapati in Runchik meter, in the name of the Wind God, I am engaged in performing this home of Great Utterance (Mahabyahriti) And dedicating it to my mental world And sung by the sage Prajapati in Anupstupa meter, in the name of Sun God, and I am engaged in performing this home of Great Utterance (Mahabyahriti) And dedicating it to my spiritual world Obeisance to all Deities in view ptxEdbtA Pratakhya devata Now offer ghee (dipped in stick) for all the deities displayed Ganesh, Lakshmi, Vastudeva etc. SIgENSAy sAhA, o^ nArAyNAy AhA, o^ l{Y AhA, o^ dugAy AhA, o^ bAtEdbAy AhA,o^ iSbAy AhA, o^ kAiEky AhA, o^ gAy AhA, o^ srtY AhA, o^ >Y AhA, o^ SItlAy AhA , o^ mnsA EdbY AhA || Shri Ganeshaya swaha, Narayanaya swaha, Lakshmayi swaha, Durgawai swaha, Vastudevaya swaha, Shivayai swaha, Kartikeywai swaha, Gangawai swaha, Saraswatwai swaha, Shashthai swaha, Shitalawai swaha, Monosha dewai swaha I am offering my oblations as ghee to the fire 117
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) to the deities in front of me, Shri Ganesh, Shri Lakshmi and others. Benediction Prayer for Havan wdIcY-km Udicya karma Sprinkle water around the havan kunda with the following chant: fSfaGol Acac Acacha EcLm pL heuNx heuNx z o^ aidEth anmaqhjw aqhjwx zz Prajapati rishi Aditi devata udikanjali sekey viniyogah | Om Aditeha anwamangsthah || In the name of sage Prajapati, Oh the mother of all Gods (Aditi) I am offering this water to you. As I sought your favor to start thus fire worship, you will grant me its success. Fire Gets A New Name: m<#Aig Mriragni, The fire is given a new name (Mriragni, m<#Aig) before it is turned off. Mrirah means ocean that gave birth to this earth that came out of ocean. Through a bunch of kush grass, dipped in ghee, into the fire: Jy AN AN aw jsejp Om Agney twam Mriranamasi Oh Lord Agni whose name is Mrirah Welcome the new fire along with the five mudras for the welcome: Jy jsejN ejN ejx z Cq NR Cq NR, Cqa Cqa, Cq pcq, pcq, Cqpld, Adew Ll, jj fSw NqZ z 118
Om Mriranamagney Eha gacha eha gacha, eha tishtha, ehatishtha, eha sannidehi, eha sannidehi, Eha sannirudhaswa, atradhishtam kuru, mam pujam grihana || Oh the fire with the name of Mrirah (ocean) you are cordially welcome, come close to me, stay close to me and after establishing, accept my oblations. Then put flower on the base of the Havan Kunda with each offering (or sprinkle water or rice): Ho Nx Jy jsejN ejN ejx Hav ff Jy jsejN ejN ejx Ho dfx Jy jsejN ejN ejx Ho cfx Jy jsejN ejN ejx Esha gandha Om Mriragney namah, etat pushpam Om Mriragney namah, esha dhupa Om Mriranamagney namah | esha deepa Om Mriranamagney namah | Here is the sandalwood, flower, incense and lamp Offered to Agni in the name of Mrirah with humility Then put a little ghee with the spoon or on the stick chanting: Ho qhehcj hcj Jy jsejN ejN ejx Etat habir naivedyam Om Mriranamagney swaha || I am puttiing the ghee as the naivedya to your honor, Oh Mriragney. I am offering with great reverence, the flower, the incense, the lamp, the fire offering (habir) and the food-platter (naivedya), please accept my offering. Final Offering pNAit Purnahuti The jajaman (host) and his wife, along with the priest, stand up and give their last offering to the fire. This is called pNAit (purnahuti). 119
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) While standing, pour a spoonful of ghee on the fire while chanting the following: pRjApit Vi>irAs gAyI CEdA HdREdbtA JSkAmsY JjnIy pEyAEg ibinEyAg:| o^ pUNEhAmQ JSEs juEhAim, EJAhs juEhAit brms ddAit, brQ b<EN, JSsA vAim ElAEk AhA| Prajapati rishi Birarah Gayatri chanda Indra devata jashakamashya jajaneya prayogey viniyogaha | Om Purnahomam jashashey juhomi, johashmai juhoti baramashmai dadati, Baram briney, jashasha bhami lokey swaha || As written by Prajapati rishi in the meter of Brirah-Gayatri, in the name of Lord Indra, I am offering this oblation to the fire for my fame | In this final oblation to the fire I seek your blessing, I seek your boon to grant me good name in this terrestrial world. Offering of Uncooked Food Platter iS Bhojya After offering the purnahuti, sit down and take the purnapatra (Purnapatra: A tumbler placed on a plate and is overfilled with rice. On the top hold a coin and a supari at the top; a ripe banana on the side) on your left hand and put a flower on it and sprinkle a little water while chanting. eEt g puEp etmY pUNp A anuk EvAjYAy nm:| eEt g puEp etdi}ptEy etdi}ptEy SRIib>Eb nm:| eEt g puEp etd spRdAnAy bREN nm:| Etey gandhapushpey etashmai purnapatra anukalpa bhojaya namah | Etey gandhapushpey etatadhipataye Shri Vishnabey namah || Etey gandha pushpey atad sampradanaya Brahmaney namah|| With the scented flower (dipped in sandalwood) I sanctify this raw food for the dinner. 120
I am offering this, with the scented flower, to my Lord Shri Vishnu with humility, I am offering this, with this scented flower, to the Brahmin with humility. ib> ib>ErAm tqsddY amEkmAis amEk pEx amkAQ itEF Vishnurom tatsat adya amukey mashey amukey paksha amukam tithou | In the name of the Lord, on the auspicious day of --(identification of the day) amkEgA: amkEdbSmA | Amuka gotra amuka debsharma | (identification of the priest/Brahmin) etd spRdAnAy bREN nm:| Etat sampradanaya Om Brahmaney namah || On this auspicious day ___ (identification of day) ___ I am offering this uncooked food platter to ___ ____ (identification of the Brahmin, gotra and name) The Brahmin, together with the devotee, will empty the purnapatra on the fire (that also helps in its extinguishing), along with the coin, banana and supari. Extinguishing the fire aigibsjn Agni bisarjan Pick up the kamandalu (Brahma), sprinkle some water around the fire and beg apology for any mistake incurred. Jy he rj Om Brahmana khamashya Pardon me Oh Brahman (Lord of the Universe)
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Then beg apology to the mother earth that endured the heat of the fire during its worship: Jy kil cqjax ANcqe qe fsa z avpj dl dl ch fb aw nam ih zz Om yagyabhara dahamatah agnidapiritah | Tatsmasta dharey deva pritwi twam shitala bhaba || Oh the earth you have endured the weight of the fie place And tolerated the pain of heat, May you rest in peace after the entire fire ceremony || Finally pour the rice of the purnapatra. Along with supari, banana, flower and coin, on the fire which helps in turning it off without smoke and fire splatter. Note: Before the rice is poured on the fire, take out a little ash for tilak in a small aluminum bowl that contains small amount of ghee so that the ash sticks to the forehead. After pouring the rice sprinkle a little water (careful, do not splatter the fire which is caused by its sudden outburst). This is followed by pouring yogurt on the fire and make sure that the fire is totally put off. o^ aEgtQ B smQ gC| Agney twam samudram gacha || Oh Agni may you now go to the ocean || Finally extinguish the fire by pouring yogurt over it (repeat three times) o^ p<iFB tBQ SItlA vb| Om prithwi twam shitala bhaba || Oh earth! May you cool down. Rewarding the Priest for the Havan dixNA Dakshina Then take the coin and give in his hands: Laav qjLjZx pab pabw crZjcw fZfeLfiSj fiSj nhochaj z 122
hZ Aqw pfcc zz Kritaitat homakarmanah sangatartam dakshinamidam purnapatra anukalpa bhyoyam Shri Vishnuur daivatam Brahmaney aham sampradadey. After completing the fire worship (homakarma,) I herewith offering the reward (dakshina) along with the raw food for dinner (bhojya) in the name of Lord Vishnu. Please note: During the process of havan use few pieces of wood to produce ash. Offering of wood at the final offering will yield ash which needs to be mixed with the little havan ghee to make it slightly pasty in order to give bhasma tilak. Say the following mantras while putting the bhasma. On the forehead: Jy Lnfp uoj z Om Kashyapashya trausham || Like rishi Kashyam wish you have a long life || On the neck: Jy SjcN SjcNuoj zz Om Jamadagney trausham || Wish you attain the power of Jamadagni (one of the great sages of ancient India, father of Parashuram, who was one of the incarnations of Vishnu) || On the shoulders: Jy khew khew uoj zz Om jadevanam trayusham || Wish you for divine characters || On the heart: Jy aq aq uoj Om tateyhastu trayusham || Wish you for youthfulness with long life || 123
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ffm Pushpanjali jnyA viEJAEgn pQ pupQ flQ jlm| inEbidt nEbdYQ td g<hANanukpAy|| tdIyQ buEgAibdtuvYEmb smpEy| ghAN sumuEKA vUtA pRsId purE>Am|| mhInQ yAhInQ vihInQ suErbr| Jq pUijtQ myA Edb pirpUNQ tduEm| Janmaya bhakti jogena patram pushpam falam jalam | Nibeditanca naivedyam tad grihanukampaya || Twadiyam vastu Govinda tuvyameba samarpaye Grihana sumakhu bhutya prasida purshottam || Mantrahinam kriyahinam bhaktihinam janardana | Jat pujitam maya deva paripurnam tadastumey || Humble me is offering with reverence the leaf, flower, fruits, and water | I am offerings the platter of eatables to receive your grace | Oh Govinda! The things that you gave to me, I am offering the same back to you | Please accept it Oh, the best of the men || I do not know the mantras or rituals nor do I have the devotion Oh the protector of people (janardana) | Yet in whatever way I am worshipping you, Oh my God, make it complete in your way. aEmAGQ pu&rIkAxQ nisQhQ dtYsudnm| hi>EkSQ hi>EkSQ jgAFQbAgISQ brdAykm| sN NtItQ EgAibdQ gr#dSm| jnA jnAnQ nQ jnAndQ jAnkI jIbnQ hirQ hirQ| | Amogham pundarikaksham Nrisingham dwaitya sudanam | Hrishikesham jagannatham bagisham baradayakam | Sagunacha gunateetam Govindam Garurradwajam | Jananardanam jannanandam janaki jeevanam Harim. You are the unerring lotus-eyed, the Nrisingha (man-lion) avatar to kill the demons | You are the lord of organ of senses (faculties), protector of people, eloquent and giver of grace || You are emblem of all qualities and beyond, 124
Oh Govinda, who rides of Garurra | You are the provider of people, giver of their happiness, their king who takes away all miseries (Hari) || pRNmAim sdA EdbQ prQ vYA jgqpitQ|| jgqpitQ|| dugEm ib>Ey EGAEr SNA pirpIi#Et| inArytu rytu sE>u tFAin vEy>u c| nAmAe HtAin sQkY ~itv flmPnuyAq| stYnArAyN EdbQ bEdhQ kAmdQ pRvum| lIlyA ibttQ ibbQ EJn t nEmA nm:|| Pranamami sada devam param bhakta jagatapatim | Durgamey vishey ghorey shatruna paripiritey | Nistarayatu sarbeshu tathanishtha bhaey sucha || Namani etani samkirtat ipsitat phala apnuat | Satyanarayanam devam bandeyham kamadam prabhum | Lilaya bitatam vishwam yena tasmai namo namah || Allow me, your devotee, to prostrate to you for ever, Oh the Lord of the Universe | In my insurmountable difficult situations, troubled by my enemies, You always save me and I depend on you to take away my fears | Allow me to sing your grace, wishing success in my efforts | I bow with reverence to the divine grace that you bless on to this world || Prostration stYnArAyn pRNAm Satyanarayana pranam o^ nmE ibbrpAy Sc }rAy c| pdnAvAy EdbAy hi>Ek> ptEy nm:|| nEmA EmAhnA rpAy iNA ripEN| nEmA sAAy, sAbrNAy, sSikAy, svAy, sEdbEdbI, rpAy SIstYnArAyNAy nm:| Om namasteyViswarupaya sankhachakra dharaya cha | Padmanabhaya devaya Hrishikesha pataye namah || Namo mohananta swarupaya trigunatma swarupiney | Namo sangaya, sabaranaya, sashaktikaya, sabhaktaya, sarbadevadevi, 125
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Swarupaya Shri Satyanarayanaya namah || I offer my obeisance to the One who is spread over the Universe, holding the conch and the disc (Vishnu) | Lotus naveled God, Lord of Hrishikesh I prostrate to Thy feet || Oh the endless beauty, self effulgent, superceded the three modes of material nature (satya purity and knowledge; raja action and passion, tama ignorance and inertia) I prostrate to the friendly, dependable, surrounded by devotees, Honored by all Gods and Goddesses, self effulgent, I repeated bow to you Oh Lord Shri Satyanayana Adoration with lamp Arati aArit| Arati Arati is the adoration of the deity with lamp. The idea behind these gestures are given in the parenthesis. The process is simple. You start with the five-wicked lamp (pancha pradeep). Circle the lamp (a minimum of three times) in clockwise in front of the deity. After completing the main deity (Satyanarayana) peform arati to the holy pitcher, house, to the east (sun) and to the sky, the planets, and all the deities present on the dias or nearby. The process will continue with all the rest with little special changes in the process. In case of water conch, every circle should coincide with a little water poured in the offering plate (tamrapatra); move the gamcha (bastra) in a way that you are putting it on the deity (up and down movement); fan or chamar must be moved up and down as if you are fanning the deity as a person. Some people dance with dhoop and dhuno but that may be dangerous in western halls. It is not an essential part of the arati. p pRdIp, Panchapradeep (reception), jlS , Jalasankha (washing feet), b, Gamcha (drying feet), pup, Pushpa (decorating with gift), 126
}UpkAi[, Dhoop kathi (incense stick), }EnA, Dhuno (air purifier), kpUrdAin, Camphor (air purifier), cAmr, Chamar (fan to rest) Additional information: Following the lamp adoration, allow the lamp to circle around the attending devotees to feel the heat of the lamp, imagining the warmth of the deity the Lord expresses His presence through heat and light energies. While using the water conch (jalasankha) pour a little water on the offering plate (tamrapatra) after the completion of each circle. Move the cloth with the jesture of wiping off the body. Show the flower with appropriate hand jesture of decorating the deity. All incenses are circled in front of the deity and then circled in different directions. The fan is moved up and down like faning a person. If time permits allow all family members to come and perform short arati.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) PUJA FOR INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES LOKA PUJA mLfS Lokpuja Individual families request the priest to make special offerings to Lord Satyanarayana to bless their families and overcome their daily hurdles. The priest makes the following offerings upon their request Resolution
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Hav fcj, AOj, dfj, cfj, ehcj Jy npaeluZu ejx Etat padyam, arghyam, dhupam, deepam, naivedyam Om Shri Satyanarayanay namah (Offer separately) I am offering with humility the welcome rice, incense, lamp and food platter In the name of Lord Satyanarayana Prostration fZj Pranam o^ nEmA bRNYEdbAy EgAEgA-bRANN-ihtAy c| jgitAy SIk<>Ay EgAibdAy nEmA nm:| Om namah Brahmanya devaya go Brahmana hitayacha | Jagatdhitaya Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah || I offer my respectful obeisance to the Supreme Lord, who is the well-wisher of the cows and the Brahmanas, as well as all living entities in general. I offer my obeisance to the Lord of the Universe, known as Krisna and Govinda.
BENEDICTORY PRAYERS
Granthi mochan Open the knot that you made in the beginning of the ceremony. Appeal fbe Prarthana With folded hands take the name of Vishnu three times and continue:
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Jy hox, Jy hox, Jy hox Jy kcpwNw Law Lj Sea hf Sea z pwNw iha av phw nqlej Lev zz Jy nqlx nqlx nqlx Om Vishnu! Om Vishnu! Om Vishnu! Jadsangam kritam karma janata bapyajanata | Sangam bhabatu tat sarbam Shriharernam kirtanat || Shri Hari! Shri Hariz! Shri Hari ! Hail to Lord Vishnu I have completed my job, knowingly or unknowingly | After the completion I sing to your glory The one who takes away all our difficulties (Shri Hari) || Then take water in your palm (boat-shaped) chant the following and then pour it in the copper plate. Jy A@ec kc h jqv fQha dlo kv z jlZch ac hox pfZw pca nax zz Agyanad jadi ba mohat prchyabeta dwareshu jat | Smaranadeva tad Vishnu sampurnam syaditi sruti || All the faults that I incurred while peforing the puja Will be complete as I remember Lord Vishnu for His forgiveness Jy fuaw flLr pknl ql z ajw SNv aw fZa fZaw SNv zz Om priyatam Pundarikaksha sarva yageshwaro Hari | Tashmintushtey jagat tushtam preenetey preenetam jagat || Etat phalam Shri Narayana arpitamastu || In the name of the divinity! Our beloved Lord Vishnu, who is the chief of all oblations, yjr remover of our difficulties | When you are pleased the world is pleased and blessed I am offering all the benefits of my worship to Naryana, my Lord ||
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Prostration fZj Pranam o^ nEmA bRNYEdbAy EgAEgA-bRANN-ihtAy c| jgitAy SIk<>Ay EgAibdAy nEmA nm:| Om namah Brahmanya devaya go Brahmana hitayacha | Jagatdhitaya Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah || I offer my respectful obeisance to the Supreme Lord, who is the well-wisher of the cows and the Brahmanas, as well as all living entities in general. I offer my obeisance to the Lord of the Universe, known as Krisna and Govinda. Concluding Prayers jpsmpn Jap samarpan Chant the name of Satyanarayana five times: jy jy SIstYnArAyn Jay jay Satyanarayana Hail to Lord Satyanarayana hYAit hYEgApA tQ g<hANA q k<tQ jpQ| isivbt tqsQ tq psAdAq sErSr|| Gujyatigujyagopta twam grihana kritam japam. Sidhir bhabatu me deva tatprasadat Sureswara. Take away my ignorance with the completion of your name in repeats and I may succeed in my endeavor by your grace, Oh the learned. Then take a little water and discard it in the offering copper vessel. Moving the Holy Pitcher
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Now hold the sacred pitcher with both hands and gently move while chanting the following mantra. This symbolizes the end of the puja ceremony,: o^ gC gC prm prm AnQ sBAnQ prEmbr, pujA}Arn kAEl c punrA rAgmnAyc| Om gacha gacha param stanam swasthanam parameshwara Pujadharana kaley cha punaragmanaya cha || Go, go to your heavenly abode, Oh Lord but when I do your puja again, please come back. Sprinkling of Holy Water and Peace Chant SAijl o SAipA[ Shantijal and shantipath Hold the holy water pitcher on the palm of your left hand. Take out the leaves and dip into the holy water. Then shake the dripping holy water on the heads of the attending devotees. Keep chanting the following mantras. kyA ni Hit VkysY bAmEdb Vi>gAyICd HEdA EdbtA SAit kmiN jEp ibinEyAg: | o^ kyAni aA vb dtIsdA b<}: sKA || kyA SicyA b<tA || o^ kA sEtYA mdAnAQ mQihEA mqss: || d<$A icdArEj bs bs o^ avI > N: sKInAmibtA jirt<NAQ || StQvbAsYtEy | o^ bit n HEdA b<SbA: si n: p>A ibbEdbA:| i nAExYA airEnim: i EnA b<hpit}Atu | o^ i o^ i o^ i | o^ EdY: SAi: arIxQ SAi: p<iFbI SAirAp: SAiErA>}y: SAi: | bnpty: bnpty: SAi ibbEdbA: SAi, SAibSAi: sQ SAi:, SAiErb SAi: Sa mA SAiEri} | o^ SAir iSbA ibnSYt v Jq | Jt ebAgtQ pApQ tb pitgCtu AhA || This peace chant is written by sage Bamadeva in Gayatri meter (chanda) and addressed to Indra, the King of the Devas. Always victorious in numerous ways and friendly to us all, and whose (Lord Indra)protection surrounds us all. 132
Tell me how you (Lord Indra) were inspired to defeat your enemies with confidence. Bless us with that valor of yours, Oh Indra, you are the protector of your friends and devotees and you appear in numerous forms before us. Let your blessing shower on us. Oh illustrious Indra, Oh all-knowledgeable Pusha, Oh Traksha with infinite speed, and Brihaspati, the caretaker of the Gods, shower on us your divine blessings. o^ pUNmd: pUNAimdm pUNAq pUN mudcEt | pUNsY pUNmAdAy pUNEmbA aibiS>YEt || Om purna madaha purnamidam purnat purna mudyacatey | Purnasya purna madaya purnameba abishishyatey || You are perfect here, you are perfect there, and When we take out the perfect from the perfect, the perfect still remains perfect. In other words: You are perfect in every possible way. Appeal for Forgiveness xmAivxA Kshamabhiksha Human mistakes are inevitable. Hence befor closing the puja one includes the prayer of forgiveness in the benedictory prayers. Take little water in your right hand chant the following and discard it in the offering plate: o^ JdxrQ pirvRQ mAAhIn JEbq| pUNQ vbtu tqsQ tqpRsAcq suErbr|| mhInQ iyAhInQ vihInQ suErbr| Jq pUijtQ myA Edb pirpUNQ tduEm| o^ kAEyn mnsA bAcA kmnA J k<tQ myA, tq sQ pirpUNQ tq pRsAdAq AdAq suErbr:| Om jadaksharam paribhrashtam matrahinanca jadbhabet | Purnam bhabatu tatsarbam tatprasadat sureshwara | 133
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Mantraheenam kriyaheenam bhaktiheenam Sureshwara | Jat pujitam maya Deva paripurnam tadastumey || Om kayena manasabaca karmana jat kritam maya | Tat sarbam paripurnam tad prasadat Sureshwari || All the mistakes I incurred in reading the script, Oh Lord make them perfect by your grace. I do not know the mantras, the rituals or even I do not have the devotion to perform them right, yet what I did, Oh Lord, make them right. I could not bring in words what I wanted to say, but I did what I could, please fill in the void and bless me. Pray with folded hands Jy A@ec kc h jqv fQha lo kv z ha dlo jlZch jlZch ac hox hox pfZw pca nax zz Om agyanad jadi ba mohat prachyabeta dwreshu jat | Smaranadev tad Vishno sampurnam syadriti shruti || All the faults that I incurred while peforming the puja Will be complete as I remember Lord Vishnu for His forgiveness. Pray with folded hands: o^ asEtA mA sq gmy, gmy, tmEsA mA EjAtIr gmy, gmy, m<tu tY u r mA am<tw gmy| gmy| Asato ma sad gamaya Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya Mrityorma amritm gamaya Oh Lord Almighty: Lead us from unreal (ignorance) to the truth (knowledge) Lead us from darkness to light Lead us from death to immortality (Brhadaranyaka Upanishad I.iii.28)
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Then take a little water in our right palm, chant the mantra and discard in the offering plate with devotion: etd sbQ kmflQ SRIstYnArAyN crEN smpyAim| nEmA stYnArAyN: xm:| nEmA stYnArAyN: xm:| nEmA sbEdb xm:| nEmA sbEdbI xm:| Etad sarba karmaphalam Shri Satyanarayana charaney samarpayami | Namo Satyanarayanah khamasya | Namah sarbadeva khamasya | Namah sarbadevi khamasya || All the results of my acts may thus be dedicated to the feet of Satyanarayana. Fogive my faults Oh Lord Satyanarayana | Forgive my faults all Gods | Forgive my faults all Goddesses || Honorarium to the Priest dixNA Dakshina Take a coin, put on the floor, put some water on it and a flower. Then touch it with left hand, palm upward, and chant: holy avpc Ac AjL jp AjL fr AjL ab AjL N: nAjL chnj pfR fL piN he jeNai p nnpaeluZ faLj: AjL chnj fSLjZ: pabw crZjcw Lew ajmw aijqw pwfcc, (flb cce) zz Vishnurom tatsad ____ mashi ____ pakshey (Krishna or shukla) _____ tithou (the day) ____ debasharma (identification of the host/devotee) sarbapashantipurbaka soubhagya bardhana manogata abhishishta siddhi Shri Satyanarayana preeti kamah _____ gotra ____ devasharma (identification of the priest) pujakarmanah sangatartham dakshina midam kanchanam tanmulyam tubhya aham sampradadey || (If the priest is offering on behalf of the host, replace sampradadey by dadani) 135
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) On this auspicious day of -----(identify: month, lunar calendar waxing or waning, day) I the devotee (identify with gotra and name) rewarding the Brahmin who Herewith completed the Satyanarayana puja praying for everyones Prosperity and fulfillment of aspirations. If you are rewarding on behalf of some one else, mention the name and end the chant With the word, Dadani (means giving for someone else. Bhojyadan Put a sandalwood dipped flower on the bhojya and offer it to Lord Satyanarayana: o^ nSIstYnArAyNAynm: Etat bhojyam Shri Shri Satyanarayanaya namah Glory to Lord Satyanarayana Then hold the bhojya with left hand and sprinkle a little water: Ha N ff Hacdfau nhoh ejxz Hav pfceu Jy hZ ejx z Etay gandha pushpey atat adhipataye Shri Vishnabey namah Etat sampradanaya Om Brahmaney namah || I am offering this (Bhojya) with the sandalwood-dipped flower in the name of Lord Vishnu Then announce the day and the name of the receiver (Brahmin) of the bhojya. adY ____ (mAs, px, px, itiF) ahm ____amk EgA ____amk EdbSmA stYnArAyn pjA kmN: bEN ____ amk EgA amk EdbSmA, bANAy ahQ spdEd Adya (month, fortnight, day) aham amuka gotra, amuka devasharma Satyanarayana puja karmani, Brahmaney amuka gotra, amuka devasharma, Brahmanaya aham sampradadey. 136
On this auspicious day --- (identify), I (identify) is making the offering of raw food platter (bhojya) To the priest (identify) for helping me to perform the rituals of Satyanarayana worship Give the bhojya in the hand of the Brahmin and prostrate. Conclusion o^ asEtA mA sq gmy, tmEsA mA EjAtIgmy, my, m<tuYr mA am<tYQ Nju | Om asato maa sadgamaya Tamaso maa jyotirgamay Mrityor maa amritam gamaya Om Shanti! Om Shanti! Om Shanti! Oh Almighty God! Lead me from unreal (illusion) to the real, From darkness to the light, From the fear of death to the knowledge of immortality.
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Abridged version of Satyanarayna puja
ABRIDGED VERSION Invocation Prayers hojlZ Vishnu Smaran Offer flower as expressing your reverence to Ganesh, Vishnu, and offer flower three times to Lord Vishnu with the following mantra: o^ ib> - o^ ib> - o^ ib> o^ tdib> b> u prmQ pdm sdApSYi sury: idbIb cxurAttm| o^ ib> - o^ ib> - o^ ib> Om Vishn - Om Vishn - Om Vishnu Om Tad-Vishnu paramam padam 138
Part 4: Abridged Version Of Satyanarayana Puja
Sada pashyanti soorayah dibi-iba chakshuratatam Om Vishnu - Om Vishnu - Om Vishnu In the name of Lord Vishnu! As the widely open eyes can see the sky clearly without any obstruction, so the wise always see Lord Vishnu with their divine vision. Hail to Lord Vishnu. Perform five offerings (incense or dhup, lamp or deep, flower or pushpa, food platter or naivedya, water or achmania) to Vishnu, ending with Namah Vishnabey namah. o^ ib>Eb nm: Om Vishnabey namah I bow to Lord Vishnu Finally offer a tulsi to Vishnu: o^ nmE brpAy ib>Eb prmAtEn sBAhA || Om namastey bahurupaya Vishnabey paramatmaney swaaha I bow to the numerous forms of Lord Vishnu the Super soul and unto your name With folded hands in front of your chest say o^ apib pibEA bA sAbAQ gEtAip bA| J: mErq pu&rIkAxQ s bAhYAvYr: Suic| nm: sml mlYQ bErNYQ brdQ vm| nArAyNQ nmtY s kmAiN kArEyq| Om apabitra pabitroba sarbabashan gatopiba Jah smaret pundarikaksha sa baiya abhyantara suchi. Namaha sarbamangala mongallyam bareynyam baradam shubham Narayanam namahaskritta sarba karmani karayet. He who, impure or pure, remembers the lotus-eyed Lord Pundarikaksha Vishnu in all situations become purified inside and out. We bow to Lord Narayana Who is all auspicious, most adorable beneficial and kind. Remembering His name we should begin all our work.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Seeking Divine Support Ha Nff Jy NZnu ejx z Ha Nff Jy eluZu ejx z Ha Nff Jy n lh ejx z Ha Nff Jy hZi ejx zz Etey gandhapushpey Om Ganeshaya namah | Etey gandhapushpey Om Narayanaya namah | Etey gandhapushpey Om shri gurubey namah | Etey gandhapushpey Om Brahnebhyo namah || My humble prayers to various Gods I am offering these scented flowers to Lord Ganesha,Lord Narayana (Vishnu), to my teacher (Guru) and to the learned Brahmin, the spiritual inspiration. Gayatri prayer o^ vUvub::, tq sibtUbErNYQ, vEgA EdbsY }Imih| i}EyA EyA n: pREcAdyAq o^|| Om bhur-bhuba-swah tat sabitur varenyam bhargo devashya dhimahi Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat Om || He who is adored by all over the universe heaven, earth and underground, Destroy the ignorance in me and enlighten my intellect (soul). Offering to the sun o^ eih sJ shsAQESA EtEjArAES jgqpEt| anukpy mAQ vQ g<hANAGQ idbAkrm|| Om ehi surya sahasramsho tejorashey jagatpatey. Anukampaya mam bhaktam grihanargham divakaram. Oh the Sun God! Oh the emitter of thousands of rays over the universe, bless me, your devotee, and receive my offering, Oh the day maker.
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Meditation de Dhyan Hold a flower between your two palms in Kurma mudra (Fig). Chant the mantra and at the end put the flower on our head. o^ }YAEyt stYQ NAtItQ Ny smintm| ElAknAFQ iElAEkSQ pItAr}rQ hirm|| HdIbrdlSYAmQ Sc gdA}rm| nArAynQ ctuAhQ SRIbqs pdvUi>tm|| EgAibdQ EgAkulAndQ jgt: iptrm rm| Om dyaet satyam gunatitam gunatraya samanwitam | Lokanatham trilokesham pitambara dharm bibhum || Indirabaradalashyamam shankhacakragadadharam | Narayanam caturbahum Shribatsapadabhushitam | Govindam gokulanandm jagatam pitaram gurum || Meditate on the truth beyond all qualifications where the three gunas unite (truth, greed and ignorance), the protector of humanity, the master of the three worlds, who wears yellow dress with handsome dark body, holding the conch and the mace, Oh Lord Narayana with four hands, I bow to your decorated beautiful legs, Oh Govinda, Oh the happiness of Gokul, Oh the father and teacher of the Universe. This is followed by the mental worship of the Lord. Mental worship jepfQl fS In this step, no ritual is done. The devotee/priest sits quiet and just think of the deity (Satyanarayana) whose prayers is about to begin.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Welcome of Lord Satyanarayana
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o^ vuvb: vgbAn SRISRIstYnArAyN Edb Show five mudras of welcome (Book #1) HhAgC HhAgC HhAit HhAit HhsiE}ih, Hh sir}Y aAi}AnQ kur mmpUjAQ g<hAN| Iha gacha iha gacha, iha tishtha iha tistha, iha sannideyhi, iha sannirudhyascha atradhistham kuru mama pujam griahan You are welcome, stay here come close to me, establish yourself while staying close to me and receive my offerings Finally pray three times with folded hands; o^ AQ IQ ErA vb, JAbt pUjA kErAhQ mm:| Om stham sthim sthiro bhaba jabavat puja karomyaham As long as I am doing puja stay here me. Reverence To The Lord Pay reverence to Satyanarayana by offering a sandalwood-dipped flower on the Holy Pitcher hi>Ek> > ptEy nm:|| o^ nmE ibbrpAy Sc }rAy c| pdnAvAy EdbAy hi>Ek nEmA EmAhnArpAy iNA ripEN| e>: scdn pupAil: nEmA sAAy, sAbrNAy, sSikAy, svAy, sEdbEdbI, rpAy stYnArAyNAy nm:| Om namastey Viswarupaya sankhachakra dharaya cha | Padmanabhaya devaya hrishikesha pataya namah || 142
Namo mohananta swaroopaya trigunaya swarupiney | Esha sachandana pushpanjali namah sangaya, sabaranaya, sashaktikaya, sabhaktaya, sarbadevadevi, swarupaya, Satyanarayanaya namah || Oh the omniscient God who holds the conch and disc, From whose navel merges the lotus (Vishnu)*, the master of the senses (Alternate: He whose hairs consists of the rays of the sun and the moon which give joy to the world), I bow to you. Seeeing whom all illusions disappear and in whom all the three gunas or qualities (Satya - truth, Raja - lust and Tama ignorance) merge, I am offering this sandalwood embedded flower to all his associates, in all forms, As Gods and Goddesses, in His self image, as Lord Satyanaryana *Padmanabha (lotus naval), one of the aspects of Vishnu or God with lotus issuing from his naval on which Brahma sits. Offerings of five things pEApcAEr pjA Panchaupacarey puja Any five (or more) of the following can be offered. Water to wash the feet (pAdY) Offer a little water on the offering plate (tamrapatra) intending to wash the feet of the Lord: o^ pAdYQ g< mhAEdb sbd: u KAphAkrm| Ay brEd Edb nm: SIib>Eb| etd pAdYQ nEmA stYnArAyN nm|| Om padyam grihna Mahadeva sarbdukhaphakaram Etat padyam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah I offer this water, that takes away all sins and miseries, to wash the feet of the great God who blesses us all, I bow to you Oh Lord Vishnu, 143
Special welcome (aGY) Pour a little water from the water conch on the offering plate (tamrapatra). The tip of the water conch holds doob, flower and a little rice (Bisheshargha). o^ dubAxt smAJuQ iblpQ tFAprm| ESAvnQ SQpAQ g<hNAGYQ SIib>Eb | e> aGYQ nEmA stYnArAyN nm:| Om durbakshata samajuktam billapatram tathaparam| Shobhanam shankha patrastam grihanarghyam Shri Vishnabey | Esha arghyam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| Accept this special argha (welcome) of durba combined with belpata and rice, decorated on the water-conch Oh Lord Vishnu, please accept this argha, I bow to Lord Satynarayana Glass of water (aAcmnIy) Offer a glass of water to the Lord for drinking. The offer is made by putting a little water from the kushi into the first glass of water o^ mdAiknYAu JAir sbpAphrQ vm| g<hANAcmnIyQ tQ myA vYA inEbidtm| HdQ aAcmnIyQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om mandakinyastu jadbari sarbapapa haram shubham| Grihanachmaniyam twam maya bhakta niveditam| Edam achmanium Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| This water is from the Ganges of Mandakini, that takes away all sins and brings happiness. Take this water from me, your humble devotee, as I offer to you Please accept this drinking water in the name of Lord Satyanaryana||
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Cold water for bath (AnIyjlQ) With the help of kushi offer a small amount of water on the holy pitcher with the following chant. It meant for His bathing: o^ jl SItlQ CQ intYQ Q mEnAhrm| AnAFQ Et myA vYA kitQ Edb g<hYtAm| etd AnIyjlQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm: || Om jalancha shitalam swacham nityam shudham manoharam| Snartha tey maya bhakta kalpitam deva griyatam|| Etad snania jalam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| Herewith I am offering the cold, clean, pure sanctified appealing water for your bath with humility. Oh Lord Satyanarayana please accept it. Lamp (dIp) Look at the lamp burning on the side and offer little water into the offering plate in its name: o^ aigEjYAit: ribEjYAit: cdREjYAit Fb Fb c| EjYit>Amu Yit>AmuEmA stYnArAyNAy dIphyQ Ej dIphyQ pRitg<hYtAm| e> dIp: o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om agnijyoti rabijyoti chandrajyoti tathaibacha| Jyotishamuttamo Satyanarayanaya deepoham pratigijyatam| Esha deepah Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| Bearing the illumination of the fire, of the sun and the moon I am offering this lamp that will be more bright by the grace of Lord Satyanarayana Please accept it. Sandalwood paste (cdn) With the middle finger of your right hand pick up a little of sandalwood paste and rub it on the holy pitcher while chanting the following: 145
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) o^ SrIrQ Et n jAnAim EcAQ nb c nb c| myA inEbidtAn gAn pRitg<hY ibilpYtAm| e> gQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm|| Om sharam tey na janami chestam naiba cha naiba cha| Maya niveditan gandhan pratigrijya bilipatyam| Esha gandhya Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| Oh Goddess I do not know the needs of your body but I try again and again And so I got this sandalwood paste for you Please put it on your body and oblige me Incense (}Up) Take a new incense stick (dhoop), burn it and offer to Lord Satyanarayana. Perform a short arati of three cyles as you ring the bell: (Note: Before picking up the bell, offer a flower on the bell and chant: o^ jy }in m mAt: sAhA Jayadwanti matramatah swaha May this divine victorious sound be auscpicious) o^ bnspitrEsA idEbYA gA]Y: sumEnAhrQ| myA inEbidEtA vYA }UEpAhyQ pRitg<hYtAm| e> }Up o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm|| Om banaspatiraso divyo gandhadyam sumanoharam| Maya nivedito bhakta dhupoham pratigrijyatam| Esha dhupa Shri Satyanarayanaya namah This incense, filled with natures extract, carrying heavenly fragrance and that is so beautiful, I am offering this to you with humility and devotion. Please accept Oh Lord Satyanarayan.
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Flower (pup) Take a flower and offer it on the holy pitcher while chanting the following: o^ pupQ mEnAhrQ idbYQ sugi Edb inimtm| hdYm aUtm aAEGRyQ EdbQ dQ pRg<hYtAm| etd pupQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om pushpam manoharam divyam suganshi deva nirmitam| Hridam adbhutam aghreyam devam dattam pragriyatam Etani pushpam Shri Satyanarayanaya namah These beautiful and heavenly scented flowers that touches the heart Pushpanjali jnyA viEJAEgn pQ pupQ flQ jlm| inEbidt nEbdYQ td g<hANanukpAy|| tdIyQ buEgAibdtuvYEmb smpEy| ghAN sumuEKA vUtA pRsId purE>Am|| mhInQ iyAhInQ vihInQ suErbr| Jq pUijtQ myA Edb pirpUNQ tduEm| Janmaya bhakti jogena patram pushpam falam jalam | Nibeditanca naivedyam tad grihanukampaya || Twadiyam vastu Govinda tuvyameba samarpaye Grihana sumakhu bhutya prasida purshottam || Mantrahinam kriyahinam bhaktihinam janardana | Jat pujitam maya deva paripurnam tadastumey || Humble me is offering with reverence the leaf, flower, fruits, and water | I am offerings the platter of eatables to receive your grace | Oh Govinda! The things that you gave to me, I am offering the same back to you | Please accept it Oh, the best of the men || I do not know the mantras or rituals nor do I have the devotion Oh the protector of people (janardana) | Yet in whatever way I am worshipping you, Oh my God, make it complete in your way. aEmAGQ pu&rIkAxQ nisQhQ dtYsudnm| hi>EkSQ jgAFQbAgISQ brdAykm| sN NtItQ EgAibdQ gr#dSm| jnA jnAnQ nQ jnAndQ jAnkI jIbnQ hirQ hirQ| | Amogham pundarikaksham Nrisingham dwaitya sudanam | 147
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Hrishikesham jagannatham bagisham baradayakam | Sagunacha gunateetam Govindam Garurradwajam | Jananardanam jannanandam janaki jeevanam Harim. You are the unerring lotus-eyed, the Nrisingha (man-lion) avatar to kill the demons | You are the lord of organ of senses (faculties), protector of people, eloquent and giver of grace || You are emblem of all qualities and beyond, Oh Govinda, who rides of Garurra | You are the provider of people, giver of their happiness, their king who takes away all miseries (Hari) || pRNmAim sdA EdbQ prQ vYA jgqpitQ|| jgqpitQ|| dugEm ib>Ey EGAEr SNA pirpIi#Et| inArytu sE>u tFAin vEy>u c| nAmAe HtAin sQkY ~itv flmPnuyAq| stYnArAyN EdbQ bEdhQ kAmdQ pRvum| lIlyA ibttQ ibbQ EJn t nEmA nm:|| Pranamami sada devam param bhakta jagatapatim | Durgamey vishey ghorey shatruna paripiritey | Nistarayatu sarbeshu tathanishtha bhaey sucha || Namani etani samkirtat ipsitat phala apnuat | Satyanarayanam devam bandeyham kamadam prabhum | Lilaya bitatam vishwam yena tasmai namo namah || Allow me, your devotee, to prostrate to you for ever, Oh the Lord of the Universe | In my insurmountable difficult situations, troubled by my enemies, You always save me and I depend on you to take away my fears | Allow me to sing your grace, wishing success in my efforts | I bow with reverence to the divine grace that you bless on to this world || Whole fruits (flfl-mUl) o^ flmulAiN sbAiN gRAmYArNYAin JAin c| nAnAib} sugIin g< Edb mmAicrm| etAin flmulAin o^ SIstYnArAyNAy stYnArAyNAy nm:|| 148
Om phalamulani sarbani gramyaranyani jai cha| Nanabidha sugandhini grinha deva mamachiram Etani phalamulani Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah Here are the fruits with great fragrance and taste collected from the village and from forest take it from me, Oh Lord. Sweet (imi) Sprinkle a little water on the plate of sweet. o^ EmAdkQ AdsQyuQ SkrAid ibinimtm| surmYQ m}urQ EvAjYQ Edb dQ pRitg<hYtAm| e> EmAdkQ o^ SIstYnArAyNAy nm:|| Om modakam swadsangjuktam sarkaradi binirmitam| Suramam madhram bhyojyam deva dattam pratigriyatam| Esha modakam Om Shri Satyanarayanaya namah|| This sweet made from sugar and other tasteful things Decorated beautifully and bears great taste I am offering to Thee with humility, accept it Oh Lord Satyanarayana Prostration pRNAm m Pronam mantra nEmA bRNYEdbAy EgAbRAN AN ihtAy c| jgitAy SIk<>Ay EgAibdAy nEmA nm:|| Eh k> krNAisu dInbEA jgqpEt| EgAEpS EgAipkAkA rA}AkA nEmAuEt|| Namo Brahmanya devaya go Brahmana hitayacha | Jagatdhitaya Shri Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah || Hey Krishna karunasindhu deenabandhu jagatpatey | Gopesha gopikakantaRradhakanta namastutey || I offer repeated obeisance unto Lord of the Brahmanas (Krishna), who is the protector and well-wisher of the cows (our provider, the mother who gives milk for our nourishment) and the Brahmins (our spiritual teacher). He is also the protector of the Universe. Unto that Lord, who is always satisfying the senses of the cows (our caretaker), 149
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) I bow to you with humility. Oh Krishna, with your ocean of kindness, you are the friend of the destitutes, the Lord of the Universe, you are the protector of cows, loved by all the cow-maids, and sweet heart of Radha (love in its splendor of divinity) , I offer my obeisances again and again. Now get a flower in your hand and sit down to listen the Satyanarayana Katha. Prostration fZj Pranam o^ nEmA bRNYEdbAy EgAEgA-bRANN-ihtAy c| jgitAy SIk<>Ay EgAibdAy nEmA nm:| Om namah Brahmanya devaya go Brahmana hitayacha | Jagatdhitaya Krishnaya Govindaya namo namah || I offer my respectful obeisance to the Supreme Lord, who is the well-wisher of the cows and the Brahmanas, as well as all living entities in general. I offer my obeisance to the Lord of the Universe, known as Krisna and Govinda. Read KATHA (p 98)
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for Satyanarayana Puja Satyanaryana puja is a community puja initiated by a host where neighbors and friends are invited who participate in the prayers. It is really the Vishnu (Narayana) Puja with a new name that broadens the religious out look and embraces all religions to participate in the prayers to the Almighty who helps in our daily living. There are some rituals that follow the puja whose back drop need to be appreciated in order to participate in the prayer. Hindus like to think that God is not separated from us. During the puja we love to think that he is coming to our house and we will receive him like an honored guest and treat him like a king. Process of entrance of Narayana (carried by the priest) In to the house The priest arrives with his family deity, Narayana. It is very dear to him. Narayana presides over the puja ceremony and should be given the highest honor. So, when the priest arrives at the front door, pour little water (from a pitcher or tumbler) on the priests feet, then take a paper towel and wipe it off. Remember, it is not the priest whom you are respecting, it is the Narayana that he is carrying. The priest enters and sits on his seat and places his Narayana on the platform made especially for the Lord Narayana, now to be called Satyanarayana.
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Check this arrangement Lamp and dhoop Ganesh Ghat Host Hostess (wife) Priest Stick (tekathi) and circled red thread Pushpa patra (flower plate) Bell Puja utensils Naivedya area Naivedya area Cover the puja area with clean bed sheets. In places where water may sprinkle on the floor, cover with aluminum foil. Be careful with fire (pradeep and dhub). You must put alminum foil. If you are having havan make sure that the fire alarm will not be off although the use of food warming gel does not give any smoke. Small bit of wood is given in order to get some ash from the havan. The ideal way for the priest to offer prayers is facing east, the direction of the rising sun. The next alternate facing is north. If neither is possible, make slight angle for the priest to sit. It is traditional but really all directions are equally auspicious. Many changes that you will see is the result of modernization in puja as the priest is not a fundamentalist and attempts to keep the core of the religion and its philosophy alive and not the rituals without heart. Rituals have important place in puja but do not be afraid to modify it. Buy a Puja Samagri Box from the Indian stores. It has many useful puja materials like supari, incense, red thread and others. Check whether it has supplied Sindur which is needed in Bengali puja.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Ghat placement: Get a pitcher (called ghat). Size of the pitcher is variable. A ghat with wide mouth holding about a quart of water is ideal. Otherwise use the one that you have. Any metal pitcher will do but a copper one is preferred. Use the fruit that will not topple the pitcher. Coconut is often placed on the top, but any fruit that bears seed is good. Apple or pear is fine. Some put banana, but it does not bear seed. It is a personal choice. Place a twig with five leaves on the mouth of the pitcher (choose the plant that bears fruit; this includes evergreens). A small red cloth on top and Swastika mark on the outside of the pitcher. Swastika mark is made with sindur paste made with oil. Be careful to handle the sindur and do not get it on the clot. The mark will not go away easily. Place the pitcher on a little soil taken from the front of the house, which is placed on a sheet of aluminum foil. Put some paddy (or rice) and seeds of barley, unhusked moong dal. Place four stick around the ghat and circle the red thread three times around the ghat, going around the sticks (This is called tekathi). Note: The pitcher represents five essential elements of life plant (represents trapped energy), air earth, water cosmos. Two bowls of the following need to be placed next to the pitcher. (a) A bowl with yogurt (one spoon) with few unhusked moong dal. (This is called mashabhaktabali, that is given to the spirits before doing any puja so that they do not disturb us during the puja. (b) In another bowl add one spoon of each - yogurt, ghee, honey, sugar and milk and a clean spoon. (This s called Panchamrita, or five sweet things, which are offered to Narayana and a spoon of the milk is used to give the ceremonial bath to Narayana). 154
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Two garlands are needed: One for the Narayana small, 4 diameter, and second, for the ghat (pitcher) and the size will depend on the size of the pitcher. Naivedya (offerings) may have three important plates made but building mounds of rice (spoon size) with fruit and sweet. #1: Panchadevata: Ganesh, Narayana, Surya, Shiva and Durga #2: Navagraha: Nine planets (count by the day Soma, Mangala etc, finally Rahu and Ketu). #3: Sweet plate for Narayana #4: A Laddoo (round ball of sweet) for Ganesh. Pizza plates and pie plates are convenient containers for arranging Naividyas. In addition, you can have fruit plates (whole) and sweet plates. These will be given to the attending guests as prasad (offered food). If puja is held in the house for the first time. Include havan (optional). If havan is done you will need these additional things: Ghee, sticks, sand, wood and food warmer gel (infurno) which is available in any grocery store. Small bit of havan samagri (too much should not used). Avoid smoke and open fire. Also, a container of Yogurt and a glass of rice with a supari on top and a coin (This is called purnapatra).
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Incense (dhoop) and incense holder. Camphor Match box. Flower plate (pushpa patra) that contains: Flower (30, more if more guests are expected), two coins, white chandan, red chandan, supari/haritaki, doob (grass). Tulsi must be included . Puja utensils: Jala Shankha and tepaya, Kosha and kushi (that holds water with its own spoon). You can use a small pitcher with spoon. Bell Asan Paper towel A gallon or spring water Aluminum foil (25 feet). The priest may bring much of the things; have a meeting with him earlier in order to clarify the things that he may need, in addition to what he brings with him. PUJA PROCESS Here are the steps of the Satyanarayana puja: Priest performs his own daily prayer of Sandhya. He then gives a bath to Narayana and places Him on the throne with honor. This is followed by his worship, putting garland etc. This is followed by the purification of the place and limiting the puja area. Ghata stapana and removal of spirits and self purification of the priest. Then the host (or priest in his place) starts Satyanarayana puja. Followed by Anjali Then Katha (English recommended with participation of children) Havan is done, if planned. It is not very common in Bengalis. The puja ends with puja for individual families (Lokapuja). 156
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Arati or lamp adoration comes at the end (see below for details) This is followed by Ghatachalana (shaking of the pitcher) and shantijal (peace chant)
Arati consists of the following in sequence: Panchapradeep (lead to home) Shankhajal (washing feet) Cloth, dry the feet Flower, decorate, gift Dhoop, fragrance with incense Karpoor or camphor, air fragrance. Chamar, putting to sleep. List of Puja Requirements
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Phardha mala And other puja arrangements Bengali name pcl am qlaL naplo joLmC Close English Equivalent Vermillion Sesame seed Haritaki (a kind of nut) White mustard Black lentil
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN (Satyanarayana Brato) Bengali name fnp fla fys jd, fa jdfL fja Lfl alLV aLW cfZ Bma Qhs Qycjm Bpel cua Lmj df fcf lOV ff amp c hmf ff jm (hs) ff jm (RV) Bj fh Xh h elLm j jsL Close English Equivalent Five grains Five jewels (metals) Five colored powders Honey Sacred thread Five things (honey, ghee, yogurt, sugar and milk) Camphor Sticks with three arrow-heads for Holy pitcher A triangle made of sticks Mirror Red liquid Basket Decorative garland Seat and ring Inkpot Pen Insence Lamp Pitcher at the door Flower Tulasi Durba Bel leaf (wood apple) Garland (big) Garland (small) Mango leaves Coconut (ripe or unripe) Sweets Sweet rice
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Bengali name ehcl bm 4 : fcha ehNq fde eluZ Aee ehc : gm j LQ ehc Nmp, 2 iS Qm ll jnm O (h am) Xm p fyQ lLj chl ns OVl NjR qj pjN qj L hm LW LW (pjd) O fZf pf l fejnm iN flqal Sj Close English Equivalent Naivedya (food platter) 4 Five gods (five mounds) Nine planets (nine mounds) Principle deity (Lakshmi), One single mound Narayana Other platter: Fruit Sweet Platter of small mounds Tumblers 2 Bhojya (uncooked food materials) Rice Spice Ghee (or oil) Dal (pulse) Vegetable (five kinds) Sari for Goddess Red towel (small) for holy pitcher Hom (havan) materials Fire pot Sand Wood Wooden sticks Ghee Overflowing rice tumbler Beetle nut Beetle leaf condiments Cooked food (Bhog) New cloth for purohit (shirt)
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Diya
Kosha and kushi
Shankha (conch)
Pancha p radeep
Plate to offer ( tamrapatra)
Bell ( ghanta )
Karpoordani (for burning camphor
Water conch (Jala sankha)
Dhunuchi (for burning dhuna)
Arati plate
Seats for worship Asan
Lamp stand with 5 wicks
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Air (Element 3)
Cosmos (Element 5) Cloth on top (missing)
Flowers
Leaves (Energy, Elenent 4)
Fruit (coconut) Pitcher with water ( Element 2) Achmania (Water to drink)
Red mark (Om or swastika) Ghat (Holy pitcher) Earth (Element 1)
Punarachmania (second glass of water)
FIVE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF LIFE As represented by the Holy pitcher
Earth (1) Water (2) Air (3) Energy (solar energy in leaves, 4) Cosmos (5)
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Holy pitcher and five great elements of life According to Hindu believe (1700 B.C.) life consists of pancha mahabhuta, or "five great elements". They are: Tej (energy), Ap (water), kshiti (earth), Marut (air), Vyom (cosmos). Human body is made of these five elements and after death the body dissolves into these elements of nature, may that be as ashes or by decay. Thus balancing cycle of nature. Because life depends on these five great elements Hindus relate them as Gods blessing. Now you can evaluate the incorrect claim of the west as quoted below. In the fifth century B.C. Greek philosopher Empedocles originated the concept of four elements of nature: Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. These represent the realms of the cosmos within which, and of which, all things consist. These four elements were discussed in the writings of Plato, and the early Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen used them to describe the four humors of the body. A century later, Aristotle and the Pythagoreans added the fifth element, which they called Ether. This element represents the substance of the heavenly bodies, which is latent in all things. This element is also called Quintessence or Space. These same five elements are also found in Hinduism, which influenced the philosophy of Yoga. The time has come to awaken our new generation to appreciate the contribution of our ancestors and feel proud about them by understanding the significance of puja rituals. Authors
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OUR TEAM OF EDITORS Bibhas C. Bandyopadhyay Bibhas C. Bandyopadhyay, M.D. (Dr. Bandy) was born in Calcutta, India in 1941 in a middle class family with limited income. His parents were highly devoted and he grew in an atmosphere of Hindu faiths and believes. After receiving his high school diploma Bibhas went to Ramkrishna Mission in Belgharia, near Kolkata for his undergraduate education. While in college he became a disciple of Swami Shankarananda Maharaj in Belur Math and started doing daily worship service in Ramkrishna Mission. This gave the foundation of his later interest of becoming a Hindu Priest. Bibhas received his Medical Degree from Calcutta University in 1964 with a gold medal in pathology and honors in Medicine and Surgery. He came to United States in 1967 and joined Johns Hopkins Universiy with specialization in ENT (Ear-Throat-Nose) and then became an Associate Professor in same institution serving until 1977. Dr. Bandy finally settled down in Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1977 and started his private practice in his specialty. Working closely with Dr. Kanai L. Mukherjee for more than twenty five years, Dr. Bandy became a recognized priest of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area, including his association with the Washington Kali Temple. His experience of performing puja rituals in the capital of the USA makes him a forerunner on the subject. He has generously volunteered in writing the Bengali script, selection of the mantras, and general collaboration with the author at every step. He is highly motivated in performing all Hindu Puja rituals in an organized manner and presenting their significance to the younger generation with great enthusiasm.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN Aloka Chakravarty Dr. Aloka Chakravarty is the Director of Biometrics at US Food and Drug Administration. She holds a Master of Statistics from Indian Statistical Institute and a Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics from Temple University. During her 20 year tenure at the Agency, she has been instrumental in bringing many well-known drugs to market. She has published and presented extensively and is recognized as an international thought leader in the area of surrogate marker methodology. This method is used to accelerate drug approval in areas of unmet medical need such as HIV and Oncology. In 2010 she was awarded the FDA Award of Merit, the highest scientific achievement recognition at the Agency. What sets Aloka apart from her academic and scientific accomplishments is her deep respect and understanding of Sanskrit language, Hindu religion and Puja rituals. She grew up in a progressive yet religious environment, learning the significance of the rituals from her grandmother and later from Dr. Mrs. Mukherjee. She continues to be committed to this massive undertaking despite her heavy work-life commitments. Arunkanti Banerjee Dr. Arunkanti Banerjee was a Principal Research Scientist in the Precision Pointingand Controls Group at the Lockheed Marin Advanced Technology Center at Palo Alto, before his retirement in 2010. He was born in1942 and educated at the Bengal Engineering College (BE,1962), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (PhD, 1969), and the University of Florida (PhD, 1972). Except for teaching from 1964-1069 at the IIT, he had spent his entire career working in 166
NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN industry. This included work on the dynamics of shuttle booster recovery for Northrop, shuttle tethered satellite dynamics for MartinMarietta, and INSAT solar panel deployment for Ford Aerospace. From 1982 to 2010, he worked at Lockheed, where he created a flexible multi-body dynamics code that became a workhorse tool for the company. He received the Engineer of the Year award from AIAA, San Francisco Chapter, in 1990, and in recognition of his numerous publications was invited by the European Space Agency to deliver a lecture on the State of the Art in Multi-body Dynamics in 1992, at the ESA headquarters at Amsterdam. He was an Associate Editor of the AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. Dr. Banerjee joined the team of editors at the right time when we were desperately looking for some one to go through the voluminous work of Purohit Darpan. His knowledge of Sanskrit and Bengali proved to be an asset. Sovana Roychowdhuri Sovana Roychowdhuri edited the Sanskrit mantras qupted from Purohit Darpan., a valuable contribution. She started learning Sanskrit at her seventh grade. Her passion for learning more about India, its ancient language and philosophy, earned her two Masters degrees. She teaches Sanskrit in a local colleges and runs a school at home to teach Sanskrit.
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NEW AGE PUROHIT DARPAN Dr. Bibha Mukherjee (1926-2007) The pioneer of this project, Dr. Bibha Mukherjee (1926-2007) was a gruaduate of Calcutta University (1946) and received her Ph.D. in Geography from University of Iowa in 1964. She was married to Dr. Kanai Mukherjee in 1954. She served as professor at Banaras Hindu University (1947-1970) and later at Morgan State University, in Baltimore (MD, USA, 1972-2000). She retired as Professor Emderitus in 2000 after teaching for over 50 years. She achieved success professionally while maintaining a strong commitment to her friends and family. In her quiet, unassuming way, she helped countless people through all manners of difficulty. She is most remembered for her selfless generosity, strong personality, love of knowledge and dedication to the Hindu culture. Loved and respected by all who knew her, she touched therir lives in a special way.
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Kanai L. Mukherjee, Ph.D. Fulbright Professor, Professor Emeritus in Medical Technology and Bibha Mukherjee, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus in Geography Professor Kanai Lal Mukherjee, was born in a priest family in Varanasi (July 4, 1926). As he was the eighth child, he was named after Krishna (Kanai). He learned his priesthood from his father Pandit Haribrahmo Bhattacharjee alias Mukherjee, and from his maternal uncle Professor Brajomadhab Bhattacharjee. (Note: Bhattacharjee is a title given to dedicated priests). Dr. Mukherjees father became blind when he was five years old. So he became his fathers blind mans dog and learnt the puja rituals by sitting next to his father until he took his sacred thread at the age of ten. After reaching his puberty he started doing the Hindu rituals to assist the family. When he reached his adulthood he was frustrated with the poor return of his family trade. Out of frustration he moved into science and married a non-Brahmin, Dr. Bibha Mukherjee (1954). His wife motivated him to relearn the priesthood as an academician. This book is the outcome of this unique combination. Dr. Mukherjee often refers his wife, with respect, as his guru who came into his life as Gods blessing. Dr. Mukherjee came to the west alone in 1959 and was later joined by his wife and three small children. Dr. Mrs. Mukherjee received her doctorate in Geography from the University of Iowa (1964). Both of them were teachers of long standing. After his immigration to USA, Dr. Mukherjee promoted the Bengali tradition of Hindu puja rituals in the Baltimore-Washington DC area and became deeply involved in explaining the significance of the rituals to local people. His weekend priesthood did not mask his professional career of medical technology. He was considered as an authority in his field and published many books with such renowned publishers as Mosby, McGraw Hill and American Medical Association. His three children and six grandchildren are his life beats. All of them are highly accomplished. He received his recognition as Cyber Grandpa from the International Community (India Abroad and India Today, 1986). The World Indian Community knows him as a great story teller. His homepage (agiivideo.com) contains 300 videos of Indian stories and now this book on Hindu Puja rituals. After his wifes death (2007) Dr. Mukherjee moved to Nashville, TN and lives with his eldest daughter, professor Vanderbilt University.
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