Laghu Ganapati POOJA

(Performed insid the house to Ganapati Icon OR photo)

I. Face East / North / West

II. Gurudhyanam: 2 times

Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu

Guru Devo Maheswaraha
Guru Sakshaat Para Brahma
Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha

III. Ganapathi Dhyaanam:

Suklam-Baradharam Vishnum Sashivarnam
Chaturbhujam
Prasanna Vadanam Dhyayet Sarva Vighnopa-Santaye ||

Agajanana padmarkham gajanana maharnisam

Anekadhantam bhaktanam ekadhantam upasmahe

IV. Aachamanam:
Drink water thrice from right hand saying the following
mantras:
Eim Aatmatatvaaya swaaha
Kleem Vidyaatatvaaya swaaha
Sauhu Sivatatvaaya swaaha

Release the water from between middle and ring fingers

of right hand into a plate, reciting the following mantra:

Eim Kleem Sauhu Sarva Tatvebhya Swaaha

V. Praanayamam:
Do 3 cycles reciting gayatri mantra mentally
Breathe in (poorakamu) hold (kumbhakamu) release
(rechakamu) hold (bahirkumbhakamu) ------ 1 cycle -------

VI. Samkalpam:
 Take akshatas in right hand, left hand on right thigh, right
hand on left hand.

Mama upattha samastha duritakshaya dwaara sreeman

sreemathaha ---------------- (recite your gothram if you know
otherwise say parasiva gothrodhbhavasya gothrodhbhavasya)
------- naamadeyasya (tell your name) dharmapathni samethasya
------------ (tell your wife name if you are married otherwise skip
this name )naamadeyavathi sahakutumbasya noothana Gruha
pravesa samdarbha samayena sarva vighna nivarana
Siddhyartham laghu vidanena Ganapati Poojaam karishye

Put the akshatas on Ganapati Icon OR photo

and touch water in the glass with ring finger

16 Upachara Puja

1 Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha

Dhyaayaami Aavaahayaami
( Place Akshataas On to Ganapati Icon OR photo)

2 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Ratna Simhaasanartham Pushpam/Akshthaam
samarpayaami
( Place Akshataas / Flowers On to Ganapati Icon OR photo)

3 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Paadyam Samarpayaami
( Sprinkle water On to Ganapati Icon OR photo with a flower )

4. Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Arghyam Samarpayaami

( Sprinkle water On to Ganapati Icon OR photo with a flower )

5 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Aachamaneeyam Samarpayaami
 ( Sprinkle water On to Ganapati Icon OR photo with a flower )

6 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Snaanam Snapayaami

( Sprinkle water On to Ganapati Icon OR photo with a flower

reciting
Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha 15 times
Panchaamrutam also can be used instead of water )

7 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Vastraarthe pushpam /Akshatham samarpayaami

( Offer Flowers or akshatas On to Ganapati Icon OR photo)

8 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Aabharanaarthe pushpam /Akshatham samarpayaami

( Offer Flowers or akshatas On to Ganapati Icon OR photo)

9 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Gandham dhaarayaami

(Apply Sandalwood Powder On to Ganapati Icon OR photo)

10 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Pushpaih / kumkumam poojayaami

(Recite 108 names of Lakshmi Or Hreem Mahalakshmyai

Nmaha 15 times and do pooja with flowers or kumkuma to the
Ganapati Icon Or photo)

11 . Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Dhoopam Aaghraapayaami

(Light the Incense stick put out the fire and show to Ganapati
Icon or photo)
12 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha
Deepam darsayaami

Show the lamp to Ganapati Icon or Photo

13 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Naivedyam nivedayaami

(Offer milk in silver glass added with pinch of edible camphor

and couple of drops of honey Or Fruits in a plate)

Recite below once by sprinkling water in clockwise

direction..
Om bhoor bhuvassuvaha tatsaviturvarenyam
bharghodevasya dheemahi dhiyo yonah prachodayat
Om aaapo jyothee rasomrutham
Brahma bhoorbhuvah suvaroam
Satyam thvarthena parishinchaami

Put a drop of ghee and recite

Amrutha masthu Amruthopastharanamasi

Om pranaya swaha
Om apanaya swaha
Om vyanaya swaha
Om udanaya swaha
Om samanaya swaha
Om brahmane swaha

madhye madye amruta paaneeyam samarpayami

(Place a water drop on to Ganapati Icon OR photo)

Recite mantra given below by sprinkling water in

anticlockwise direction around the plate in which the
naivedyam is put

Amrutha masthu amruthaapidhaanamasi

Uttara ouposanam samarpayaami
 Recite mantras below and follow instructions given.
hastau prakshalayami (put a drop of water on to
Ganapati Icon or photo)
paadau prakshalayami (put a drop of water on Ganapati
Icon OR photo)
sudda aachamaneeyam samarpayami (put a drop of
water on Ganapati Icon OR photo)

14 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Mantra pushpam samarpayaami

(Place Akshataas on Ganapati Icon OR photo along with the

following mantra)

Om Mahadevyaicha Vidmahe Vishnu Patneecha

Dheemahi Tanno Lakhmee Prachodayaath

15 Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

Aananda karpoora neeraajanam Darsayaami

(Light camphor and show it to Ganapati Icon OR photo, then

put a drop of water on to the plate having lighted camphor)

Rakshaam dhaarayaami (with both hands upside down

above the lighted camphor and take the heat on to your eyes )

16. With akshataas and water in right hand say the following:

Mantra heenam kriyaa heenam bhakti heenam sradhaa

heenam dravya heenam parameshwaree yath poojitham
mayaadevi paripoornam thadasthuthey

Mayaakruta etat poojaa sarvam Mahalakshmee

Arpanamasthu----Drop akshataas and water between
middle and ring fingers into a plate and recite-------
Om Poornamathaha Poornamidam Poornaath
Poornamudachyate Poornasya Poornamaadaaya
Poornamevaa Avasishyate

m Sntih, Sntih, Sntihi.

SREE MAATRE NAMAHA