Pasupu Ganapathi Puja English
Pasupu Ganapathi Puja English
Pasupu Ganapathi Puja English
This pooja is done to the ganesh made with turmeric (called pasupu ganapati) so that there
would be no vighnas(obstacles) during the main pooja. This is the pooja that has to be
performed before doing any pooja irrespective of the god whom we are worshipping. As stated
earlier this helps us to complete the pooja without any obstacles.
Starting of Pooja:
deepathvam brahmarooposi
jyothishaam prabhuravanayah|
saubhaagyam deyhi puthraamshcha
sarvaan kaamaamshchadeyhim|
After lighting the diya/deepam one has to apply kumkum at three places on the
diya/deepam.
Then we alert all that we are going to invite the God, we do that by ringing the bell and
reciting the below sloka
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with this we are ready to star the pooja of the turmeric ganesha.
Then we have to do ACHAMANA
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For us to do pooja we need a Asan and for making it sacred we do recite the below sloka
and put some akshinta on our backside.
uththishtanthu bhoothapishaachaa
eythey bhoomibhaarakaah|
eytheyshaa mavirodeynaa
brahmakarma samaarabhey
Then we have to describe were we are positioned, what year month, thiti, day of the
week, who we are (gothra and nama) and also what is it that we are expecting or doing
this ritual
Every time we do a sankalpa (reason for doing the pooja) we have to leave akshintalu
along with water. Take akshintalu in the right hand and pour water with left hand over the
right hand and leave the akshinatalu along with water into the plate.
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Then we have to do pooja to the glass with water which is to be used for pooja, in this we try to make the
water more pure by trying to get water from all the pure rivers into this using mantras:
For Worshiping the Kalasha we need to apply sandalwood paste at three places around the Kalasha and
then apply pasupu(turmeric) and kum kum and the sandalwood paste reciting the below sloka.
kalashasyamukhey vishnuh
kantey rudhra ssamaashrithah|
mooley thathrosthitho brahmaa
madhyey maathruganaa smruthaah|
kukshau thu saagaraa
ssarvey sapthadhveepaa vasumdharaa|
rugveydhotha yajurveydhas
saamaveydhohy atharvanah|amgaishcha
sahithaa ssarvey kalashaambu samaashrithaah
put some akshita and one/two flowers in the glass/tumbler keep your right hand closing
the mouth of the tumbler for few seconds and then start rotating the water in the
tumbler/glass with the flower in it reciting the below solka:
Then we have to cleanse ourselves for doing the pooja with the holy water in the glass,
so using the flower we sprinkle water on the pasupu ganapathi , ourselves(wife and all
who are doing the pooja) and all the items that are being used for pooja by reciting the
below sloka
aayaanthu devapoojaartham –
mama dhurithakshayakaarakaah|
kalashodhakeyna poojaadhravyaani
dhaivam aathmaanamcha samprokshya
om ganaanaamthva ganapathig havaamahey kavimkaveenaa mupamashrasthavam|
jyeyshtaraajam brahmanaam brahmanaspatha anashshrunvannoothibhi sseedhasaadhanam
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Then we have to do the following like give water for bath, offer a seat etc
(as we cannot offer a diamond studded thone we offer akshitalu to pasupu ganapathi
only)
(sprinkle water on pasupu ganapathi only for doing achamya and bathing)
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Then we do pooja with flowers to pasupu ganapati only
then we have to light incense sticks and show it pasupu ganapathi reciting the following
mahaaganaadhipathyeynamah
dhoopamaaghraapayaami
mahaaganaadhipathyeynamah
deepamaaghraapayaami
then offer some jaggery as naivaidyam, recite the following mantra and sprinkle water on
jaggery
Show the jaggery to the pasupu ganapathi with both hands and recite the following
om praanaayasvaahaa,om apaanaayasvaahaa,
om vyaanaaya svaahaa, om udhaanaaya svaahaa
om samaanaaya svaahaa
madhyey madhyey paaneeyam samarpayaami.
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Then we offer tamboolam (beetlenut leaves(2nos) along with bettle nut) after which we
light some camphor
Tamboolam samarpayaam,
neeraajanam dharshayaami.
Now we move the pasupu ganapathi a bit, hold the bettle nut leaf on which the pasupu
ganapathi is there and move it towards nothr by few millimeters reciting the below.
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