Maha Lakshmi
Devi Shodashopachara Pooja vidhi
Achamanam:
Om Keshavaya svaahaa, Om Naraayanaaya svaaha, Om Madhavaaya Svaahaa
(First spoon of water is to be used to clean palm, three times should gulp and finally for the fifth time water is used to clean palm once again in a plate)
Om Govindaaya Namah, Vishnave Namah
Madhusoodanaaya Namah, Trivikramaaya Namah
Vaamanaaya Namah, Shreedharaaya Namah
Rushikeshaaya Namah. Padmanaabhaya Namah
Damodaraya Namah, Sankarshanaaya Namah
Vasudevaaya Namah, Pradyumnaaya Namah
Aniruddhaaya Namah. Purushottamaaya Namah
Adhokshajaaya Namah, Narasimhaaya Namah
Achyutaaya Namah, Janaarthanaaya Namah
Upendraaya Namah, Haraye Namah
Shree Krishnaaya Namah
Sankalpam:
Om mamopaatta duritakshayadvaaraa shree parameshvara preetyartham shubhe shobhne muhoorte shree mahaavishnoraagnyaayaa pravartamaanasya adhyabhrahmanah dviteeya paraarthe swetha varaahakalpe vaivasvata manvantare kaliyuga prathamapaade jamboodveepe bharatavarshe, bharatakhande merorthakshinadhigbhaage, shreeshailasya eeshaanya (place where you have seated to be whispered) pradeshe krishna/ganga/godavaryormadyadeshe (The place where you are from there river names which are situated in South are to be whispered) asmin vartamaana vyaavahaarika chandramaana (Present year) samvatsare (North/South) aayane (present season) rutou (present month) maase (Present Paksha) pakshe (Today's Tithi) tithou (Todays Week name) shubhanakshatre shubhayoge, shubhakarane, evanguna visheshana vishishtaayaam, shubhatithou, shreemaan (your gotram) gotrasya (Your full name) naamatheyasya dharmapatnee sametasya asmaakam sahakutumbaanaam kshema sthairya dhairya vijaya abhaya aayuraarogya ishvaryaabhivrudyartham dharmaarthakaamamoksha chaturvidha falapurushaastha siddhyartham dhana, kanaka, vastu, vaahanaadi samruddharthyam putrapoutraadi vruddhyartham, sarvaapadaa nivaaranaartham, sakalakaaryavighna nivaaranaartham, satsamtaana siddhyartham, putraputrikaa naamsarvato mukhaabhivruddhyartham, ishtakaamaartha siddhyartham, sarvadevataa svaroopinee shree durgaambikaa preetyartham yaavadbhakti dyaanaavaahaanaadi shodashopachaara poojaam karishye shree durgaadevipoojaam karishye shree suvarna kavacha lakshmee durgaadevyai namah.
Dhyanam:
Shlokam:
Om hiranyavartnaam harineem suvarna rajitasrajaam
chandraam hiranyayeem jaatavedo ma maavaha
Shlokam:
Shree vaagdhevim mahaakaalim mahaalakshmeem sararvateem
trishaktiroopinee mambaam durgaamchandeem namamyaham
shree durgaadevyai namah aavaahayaami (offer Flower to goddess idol/photo)
Aasanam:
taam aavahajaatado lakshmeemanapagaamineem yasyaam hiranyam
vindeyangaamashvam purushaanaham
Shlokam:
sooryaayuta nibhasfoorte sfuradratna vibhooshite
ratna simhaasanamidham devee sthirataam surapoojite
shree durgaadevyainamah aasanam samarpayaami
(offer Akshita's to goddess idol/photo)
Padyam:
ashvapoorvaam rathamadhyaam hastinaada prabhodhineem
shriyam deveemupahvame shreermaadevijushataam
Shlokam:
Suvaasitam jalamramyam sarvateertha samudbhavam
paadyam gruhaana devee tvam sarvadeva namaskrute
Shree durgaadevyainamah paadayoh, paadyam samarpayaami
(sprinkle water with betel leaf on Idol/Photo)
Aarghyam:
kaamposmi taam hiranya praakaara maardhraamjvalantim truptaam tarpayanteem
padmesthahitaam padmavarnaam taamihopahvaaye shriyam
Shlokam:
Shuddhodakam cha paatrastham gandhapushpaadi mishritam
aarghyam daashyami te devi gruhaana surapoojite
shree durgaadevyainamah hastayo aarghyam samarpayaami
(sprinkle water with betel leaf on Idol/Photo)
Aachamanam:
chandraam prabhaasaam yashasa jvalamtim shriyamlokedevajushtaa mudaaram
taam padmineem sharanamaham prapadye alakshmee rmenashyataam tvaam vrune
Shlokam:
Suvarna kalashaaneetam chandanaagaru samyutaam
madhuparkam gruhaanatvaam durgaadevi namostute
Shreedurgaadevyainamah aachamaneeyam samarpayaami
(sprinkle water with betel leaf on Idol/Photo)
Mahuparkam:
(Curd, honey. Ghee, water, sugar these five ingredients are called madhuparkam)
Shlokam:
Madhvaajyadadhisamyuktam sharkaraajalasamyutam
madhahuparkam gruhaanatvam durgaadevi namostute
shreedurgaadevyainamah madhuparkam samarpayaami
(Before Panchamruta bath, the items should be offered to devi idol/photo and half of the items of Panchamruta should be utilized for bath and the remaining should be used for Naivedyam and show to devi, the Panchamruta bath water should be added and take it as teertham)
Panchamrutasnanam:
Shlokam:
Om aapyaayasya sametu te vishvatassoma
vrushtiyambhavaavaajasya sangathe
shreedurgaadevyainamah ksheerena snapayaami
(Devi should be bathed with milk)
Shlokam:
Om dadhikraavunno akarisham jishnarashvasya vajinah
surabhino mukhaakaratprana aayugam shi taarishath
shreedurgaadevyainamah dadhnaa snapayaami
(Devi should be bathed with curd)
Shlokam:
Om shukramasi jyotirasi tejosi devovassavitotpunaa
tacchi drena pavitrena vasossooryasya rashshibhih
shreedurgaadevyainamah ajyena snapayaami
(Devi should be bathed with ghee)
Shlokam:
Om madhuvaataa rutaayate madhuksharanti sindhavah
maadhveernassamtvoshadheeh, madhunaktamutoshasi
madhjumatparthivaganrajah madhudyourastunah pitaa,
madhumaanno vanaspatirmadhumaagum
astusooryah maadhveergaavo bvamtunah
shreedurgaadevyainamah madhunaa snapayaami
(Devi should be bathed with honey)
Shlokam:
Om svaaduh pavasva divyaajanmane svaadurindraaya suhaaveetunamne
svaadurmitraaya varunaayavaayave bruhaspataye madhumaagam adaabhyah
shreedurgaadevyainamah sharkarena snapayaami
(Devi should be bathed with sugar)
Fhalodakasnaanam:
Shlokam:
yaah falineeryaa flaa pushpaayaashcha pushpaneem
bruhaspati prasootaastaano munchantvagam hasah
shreedurgaadevyainamah falodakenasnapayaami
(Devi should be bathed with coconut water)
shreedurgaadevyainamah panchamruta snaanaantaram shuddhodaka snaanam samarpayaami
Snanam:
aadityavarne taposodhi jaato vanaspati stavavruksho thabilvah
tasya falaani tapasaanudantu maayaantaraayaashcha baahyalakshmee
Shlokam:
Gangaajalam maayaaneetam maahadeva shirsthahitam
shuddhodaka midam snaanam gruhana surapoojite
shreedurgaadevyainamah snaanam samarpayaami
(sprinkle water with betel leaf on devi idol/photo)
Vastram:
upai tumaam deva sakhah keertishcha maninaasaha
praadurbhooto smi raashtresmikeertimruddhim dadaatume
Shlokam:
Suraarchitaanghri yugale dukoola vasanapriye
vastrayugmam pradaasyaami gruhana surapoojite
shreedurgaadevyainamah vastrayugmam samarpayaami
Upaveetam:
kshutpipaasaa malaamjyeshtaam alakshmeernaashayaa myaham
abhooti masamruddhincha sarvaa nnirnudame gruhate
Shlokam:
Tapta hemakrutam sootram muktaadaama vibhooshitam
upaveetam idam devi gruhanatvam shubhaprade
Shreedurgaadevyainamah upaveetam (Yagnopaveetam) samarpayaami
Gandham:
gandham dvaaraamduraadarshaam nityapushtaam kareeshineem
eeshvareegam sarvabhootaanaam tvaamihopahvaye shriyam
Shlokam:
shreekhantham chandanam divyam gandhaadyam sumanoharam
vilepanam surashreshte chandanam pratigruhyataam
shreedurgaadevyainamam gandham samarpayaami.
(Sandal paste should be sprinkled with right hand middle finger)
Aabharanamulu:
Shlokam:
keyoora kankanyaih divyaih haaranoopura mekhalaa
vibhooshnaanyamoolyaani gryhaana surapoojite
Shreedurgaadevyainamah aabharanaartham akshataan samarpayaami
Pushpasamarpanam (Flower garland):
manasahkaama maakootim vaachaspatyamasheemahi
pashoonaagam roopaamannasya ya shshrishrayataam yashah
Shlokam:
Mallikaajaaji kusumaishcha champakaa vakulaisthathaa
shatapatraishcha kalharyaih poojayaami harapriye
Shreedurgaadevyainamah pushpaamjalim samarpayaami
Pasupu:
ahirivabhogyaih paryeti baahum jyooyaahetim paribaadhyaanah!
hastaghno vishvaavayunaani vidvaan pumaagamsam paripaatu vishvatah!!
haridraa choornametaddhi svarnakaanti viraajitam!
deeyute cha mahaadevi krupayaa parigruhyataam!!
Om shree mahaakaalee ... durgaambikaayai namah harichandraachoornam samarpayaami
Kunkuma:
yaagam kuryasineevaalee yaa raakaa yaa sarasvatee !
indraane mahya oota mevaroonaaneem svastaye!!
Om Shree mahaakaalee ... durgaambikaayainamah kunkuma kajjalaadi suganda dravyaani samarpayaami.
Adhaangapooja:
durgaayainamah : paadou poojayaami
kaatyaayanyainamah : gulfaou poojayaami
mangalaayainamah : Janunee poojayaami
kaantaayai namah : ooroo poojayaami
bhadrakaalyai namah : katim poojayaami
kapaalinyai namah : naabhim poojayaami
shivaayai namah : hrudayam poojayaami
gnaanaayai namah : udaram poojayaami
vairaagyai namah : stanou poojayaami
vaikuntha vaasinyai namah : vakshasthalam poojayaami
daattrayi namah : hastou poojayaami
svaahaayai namah : kantham poojayaami
svadhaayai namah : mukham poojayaami
naaraayanyai namah : naashikaam poojayaami
maheshyai namah : netram poojayaami
simhavaahanaayai namah : lalaatam poojayaami
rudraanyai namah : shrotye poojayaami
shreedurgaadevya namah : sarvanyangaani poojayaami
During the nine day Durgadevi is incarnated in 9 forms of various devi's. Here that devi Ashtottaram should be recited.
Dhyana Shloka:
Sindhuruna Vigragam, trinayanam, manikyamaoli spharat
Taramayaka Shekharam, Smitamuthim, aapinavakshoruham
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