Pran pratistha for Radha Krishna long version:
PratißÝha
Outline (optional items in brackets):
saõkalpa
vißvåk‡ena püjå
punyahåvåcana
åcårya ®tvik vara†am
mandapa nirmana
m®t saõgrahåranam
aõkurårpana
prokßana, torana, dvaja, dik mahå kumbha, upa kumbha, mandala püjå
agnipratißÝha, nitya homa
abhdyayika sråddha (worship parampara)morning
manonmana ‡anti homa: purußa ‡ukta homa (not in kuõda)
(silpi doßa snana)
vastu püjå and homa for temple
rakßa bandha in the evening
deity cleaned by cow dung , earth, ash, tamarind, then bathed in pañca
aµrta, gavya etc
netra udgatana
procession
jalådhivasa with nine rakßa kumbhas
vedic suktas
second day:
svast vacana, punyahåvåcana, nitya, dvara, kumbha, ankura, mandala püjå and
homa
utthapana tamarind,
netra unmilanam
pañca gavya aµrta snana
17 kalasa snana
procession
(earth bath, danya adhivasa in morning, milk adhivasa evening, puspa
adhivasa, ratna adhivasa )
sayana adhivasa
‡ukta homa
ratna nyasa, yantra pratistha
samhara s®sti homa and nyasa
pråna vayu nyasa
ayudha bhusana homa
sodasa homa and nyasa
third day:
daily dvara, kumbha, ankura mandala püjå and homa
utthapan püjå
mandira prave‡a
fixing deity
pråna pratistha
‡anti homa
prayascitta homa
vimana pratishta
püjå abhiseka
naivedyam
pradakßina
aratrika
godana
Visvakßena Puja to remove obstacles in the forthcoming rite: Sitting facing
east on kusa with tips pointing east, meditating of the Lord, the head
priest should perform saõkalpa: oµ tat sat ‡rî govinda ‡rî govinda ‡rî
govinda asyam subha tithau ‡rî bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat kaiõkarya rüpam
karisyamanasya bhagavat pratistha karmanah nirvighnena parisamapty artham
adau ‡rî vißvåk‡ena püjåm karisye
On a palasa leaf place a kurca, meditate on vißvåk‡ena, perform avahana,
and worship with sixteen upacaras. using mantra: ‡rîmate vißvak‡enåya nama™
Conclude with prayer: yasa divradavaktradyah parisadyah paras satam
vighnam nighnanti satatam visvakßenam samasraye
Sankalpa: oµ tat sat ‡rî govinda ‡rî govinda ‡rî govinda asyam subha tithau
‡rî bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat kaiõkarya rüpam adya brahmanah dvitiya
parardhe ‡rî sveta varaha kalpe vaivasvata manvantare, kali yuge prathama
pade jambu dvipe bharata varse bharata khande meru dakßina parsve
----samvatare ----ayane ----rtau ----mase ----pakße ----tithau ----vasare
----nakßatre evam guna visesana visistayam asyam subha tithau
---------murti pratistham aham karisye
Punyavacana: On a clean area place kusa with tips pointing east. Spread
rice over the kusa and place a kumbha on that. Fill the kumbha with water
saying : om bhur bhuvas suvah. Place in it a kurca and worship with gandha
and flowers. The kumbha should be held in the left hand and covered with
the right hand. Then place kumbha on the earth. By means of a kurca take
some water from the kumbha and pour into a rolled up leaf. Then pour the
water back into the kumbha. Call varuna into the kumbha and worship with 16
upacaras. Saying santi santi santi brahmanas should touch the kumbha using
a kurca. Sprinkle the water around the mandapa and place the kumbha in the
mandapa for use during the rites.
Acarya-rtvik varanam (appointing the head priest and his helpers): The
sponsor of the deity installation, being bathed, clothed in fresh cloth and
decorated, should sit on a kusa asana (with his wife if married). He should
perform acamana, pranayama and saõkalpa: oµ tat sat ‡rî govinda ‡rî govinda
‡rî govinda asyam subha tithau ‡rî bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat kaiõkarya rüpam
‡rî--pratistha kartum acaryadi varanam aham karisye
He should approach the priest and request: mama asyam bhagavat pratisthayam
tvam acaryo bhava
The head priest consents: bhavisyami
The sponsor affirms: acarya tvena tvam aham vrne
He should give two blades of kusa to the priest. He should worship the
priest with sandalwood paste, flowers, gifts. The sponsor should request
four, eight or sixteen assistants (rtvikß): asyam bhagavat pratisthayam
yuyam rtvijo bhavatha
The rtvikß consent: bhavisyamah
The sponsor affirms: rtvik tvena yusman aham vrne
He should give two blades of kusa to the rtvikß. The rtvikß respond: vrtas smah
The sponsor should worship the rtvikß with gandha flowers and gifts. With
the permission of the head priest, the sponsor should satisfy the carver of
the murti, should take the murti from the maker, and hand it to the head
priest, requesting him to begin the rites: yathocitam karma kuru
Construction of the Mandapa:
The head priest should direct the construction of the mandapa where the
rites will be performed. The mandapa should be built in front of the main
temple with sides facing the four directions. It should be ten hands
square, raised twelve fingers above the regular ground. Within the mandapa
there should be an area five hands square raised another twelve fingers.
Sixeen pillars of palasa wood should be placed one hand within the earth
and standing five hands above the earth. The ground should be strewn with
kusa and the pillars and top covered with colored cloths. Banana trees and
flags should be attached to each pillar.
Easterndoor: establish pippal branches and two conches and two red flags
Southern door: establish udumbara branches and two cakras, two yellow flags
Western door: establish two clubs, two blue flags
Northern door: establish two lotuses, white flags
Two such mandapas should be constructed if possible. In the adhivasa
mandapa four kundas should be constructed with three steps each.
East: square
south: crescent
west: round
north: triangle (or lotus shaped)
Steps should be twelve, eight and four fingers in height. A yoni should be
construction the west side of each pit. In the center of each pit a lotus
shape four fingers in diameter and two fingers high should be placed. The
area within and outside the mandapa should be cleaned and decorated. Ghee
lamps should be established and white mustard seeds scattered.
M®t Samgraharanam acamana pranayama saõkalpa: om tat sat ‡rî govinda
govinda govinda asyam subha tithau ‡rî bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat kainkarya
rupam ‡rî ............pratisthatasya, bhuvaraha püjå, vasuki püjåm
ankurarpanam aham karisye
The acarya and assistants, along with the sponsor and devotees, to the
accompaniment of music, with colorful flags, taking shovel, basket, cloth,
gandha puspa, dhupa dipa, naivedya etc should go out of the temple to the
east or north. Choosing a clean spot, the head priest should sprinkle water
on the earth saying: om namah astaya phat While touching the earth bhu
sukta should be chanted.
Bhu varaha püjå:
Varaha should be worshipped with sixteen upacaras.
om namo bhagavate mahå varahaya damstrodita visvambharaya vedodhakaya
hiranyakasadi daitya sangha vinasakaya mama rakßa rakßa ha ha hi hi hu hu
he hai ho hau hum phat svåhå
om bhu varahaya namah
om bhu varaham avahayami
dhyanam, manasa püjå
idam simhasanam (idam asanam)
etat padyam
idam arghyam
idam acamaniyam
idam snaniyam
idam acamaniyam
idam vastram
idam upavitam
idam abharanam
idam puspam
esa gandhah
esa dhupah
esa dipah
idam naivedyam
idam acamaniyam
idam tambulam
idam sarvam
lakßmi mantra: om visnu patinim mahimdevim
madhavim madhava priyam
lakßmi priyia sakhim devim
namamy acyuta vallabham
varaha gayatri: om dhanur dharaya vidmahe
sarva siddhyai ca dhimahi
tan no dara pracodayat
Vasuki Puja (worship the shovel): avahanam: om bhuh vasukim avahayami
om bhuvah vasukim avahayami
om suvah vasukim avahayami
om bhur bhuvah suvah vasukim avahayami
püjå: same as above
Vasuki gayatri: om raja rajaya vidmahe nagarajaya dhimahi tan no sesa
pracodayat
Then the shovel should dig the earth (bhu) and chanting the mula mantra and
uddhratsi...the earth should be placed in a basket and covered with a
cloth. Also one should collect sand from a river bank and cow dung. (All
this should be placed on a cart or elephant and taken around the village
before returning to the mandapa.) In the mandapa the following should be
collected: kusa, rice pady, kalasa, durba pippal vilva leaves, white
thread, cloth earth from an anthill, gandha, puspa dhup dipa, tulasi,
vrihi, barley sesame mung dhal priyangu, urad dhal mustard , wheat, chick
peas, milk, tambula, akßata, coconut and mango leaves. Water should be
sprinkled on the containers for the sprouts saying: om narayanaya vidmahe
vasudevaya dhimahi tanno visnuh pracodayat
Tie durba, pippal sirasa and bilva leaves around the neckß of the vessels
with thread. Spread the botton portions with kusa and cover with the
collected earth, with anthill earth, and cow dung. On a clean level area,
smearing cow dung, make a square, and sprinkle rice on it and with kusa
straw three lines starting from the west and ending the north. sprinkle the
lines with water, strew kusa with tips facing east and place on that the
eight vessels filled with earth, in the eight directions. In the center
place a kalasa, and fill it with scented water saying: om bhur bhuvas suvah
Place in it panca ratna: diamond, cat's eye, ruby, pearl, sapphire panca
pallava: banyan, pippal durba, mango and plakßa tulasi leaves catechu In
the mouth of the kalasa place kurca of twenty one blades of kusa, place on
the mouth a coconut and cover with cloth. Nine grains (brihi, prilyangu etc
) should be placed in a new clay vessel. The vessel should be raised over
the head and taken on procession around the temple. The vessel should be
placed to the east of the vessels filled with earth. It should be sprinkled
with milk and covered with a new cloth.
ankurarpanam:
East
9 2 6
North 5 1 3 South
8 4 7
West
The following personalities should be called into the earth filled pots and
the worshipped with 16 upacaras
1. om brahmane namah aiyante bijavapah
2. om indraya namah aiyante bijavapah (naradaya namah)
3. om yamaya namah aiyante bijavapah (yama bhagavate namah)
4. om varunaya namah aiyante bijavapah (suka devaya namah)
5. om somaya namah aiyante bijavapah (sada sivaya namah)
6. om agnaye namah aiyante bijavapah (kapila devaya namah)
7. om nairrtyaya namah aiyante bijavapah (bhisma devaya namah)
8. om vayave namah aiyante bijavapah (janakaya namah)
9. om isanaya namah aiyante bijavapah (prahladaya namah)
püjå mantra: sarvebhyo devebhyo namah for group worship or above mantras
for individual worship Then the seeds from the pot of nine grains should be
planted in the eight pots of earth starting with the eastern pot. The seeds
should be covered with earth, sprinkled with water and protected with the
chanting of "om". Daily püjå of these pots morning and evening should be
performed from the time of planting to the end of rites. Light lamps,
worship brahmanas and present guru with gifts.
Dvara Torana, Dvaja, Kumbha Dikpalas, Puja:
establish two kumbhas on rice paddy at each door saying:
idam visnur vicakrame tredah nidadhe padam samudham asya pa' guµ sule
Fill with water, place pippal leaves, akßata tulasi leaves in them wind
with thread and top with coconuts. Establish one kumbha in each of the
eight directions, and in east northeast and west southwest. One should
worship each of the following personalities with five upacaras, using the
mantras given:
esa gandhah
idam puspam
esa dhupah
esa dipah
idam naivedyam
East:
door: agnimile purohitam yajasya devam rtvijam
hotaram ratna dhatamam
gate (pippal): rg vedaya namah
dvaja (red): om kumudaya namah om kumudakßaya anamah
kumbas: purnaya namah yukti mantrine namah
dvara palaka: om jayaya namah om vijayaya namah
dikpala: ‡rî narada munaye namah
southeast: dikpala: ‡rî kapilaya namah
South:
door: ise tvorje tva vaya ....
gate (udmbara): yajur vedaya namah
dvaja: om pundarikya anamah om vamanaya namah worship yellow flags
kumbhas: anandaya namah nandanaya namah
Dvara palaka: om candaya namah om pracandaya namah
dikpala: ‡rî yama bhagavate namah
Southwest: ‡rî bhismadevaya namah
West: door: Hau hau hau or Agna ayahi
gate (banyan): om samavedaya namah
dvaja (blue): om sanku karnaya namah om sarva netraya namah
kumbhas: virasenaya namah susenaya namah
Dvarapala: om balaya namah om prabalaya namah
Dikpala: sukadevaya namah
Northwest: ‡rî janakaya namah
North: door: sam no devir abhistaya apo
gate (plakßa): om atharva vedaya namah
Dvaja (white): om sumukhaya namah om supratistaya namah
kumbhas: sambhavaya namah prabhavaya namah
Dvara Pala: om dhatre namah om vidhatre namah
dikpala: Sadasivaya namah
North east: prahladaya namah
Between north east and east: brahmane namah
between southwest and west: balirajaya namah or anantaya namah
Homa: Near the pots with seeds planted on a square area smeared with cow
dung one hand square rice should be spread. Fire should be established and
vyahrti homa offered.
Calling fire:
square pit:
om namo bhagavate vasudevaya agaccha agaccah gokßira varnam pitamabaram
catur bhujam kramena padmacakra sankha gadadharam ‡rî pusti tusti yutam
vasudevam avahayami
ardha candra:
om namo bhagavate sankarsanaya agaccha agaccha balasurya nibham pitambaram
caturbhujam kramena musala cakra sankha padmadharam ‡rî pusti sahitam
sankarsanam avahayami
Round:
om namo bhagavate pradyumnaya agaccha agaccha maraktavarnam
pitambaramcaturbhujam kramena kaumodaki padma sankha cakra dharam
pradyumnam avahayami
Lotus:
om namo bhagavaate aniruddhaya agaccha agaccha nila jimutanibham pitambaram
catur bhujam kramena abhaya cakra sankha gadadharam aniruddham avahayami
Then purusa sukta homa should be offered using ghee and caru. Following
this pancopanisad homa using ghee and 100 oblations using mula mantra
should be offered.
Purna huti:
sapte agne samidhas sapta jihvas saptarsayas sapta dhama priyani
sapta hotras sapta dhatvayajanti
sapta yonir aprnasvaghrtena svåhå agnaye saptavata idam na mama
Mahå Kumbha:
saõkalpa: om tat sat ‡rî govinda govinda govinda asyam subha tithau ‡rî
bhagavad ajñaya bhagavad kainkarya rupam ‡rîmad ...........prityartham
mahåkumbha upakumbha püjåm aham karisye
Mahåkumbhan sthapana: establish kumbhas in north east corner of yajñaßala
sudarsana kumbha
vasudeva vasudeva aniruddha
aniruddha mahåkumbha sankarsana
sankarsana pradumnya pradumnya
sudarsanna mantra: sahasra rahum phat agaccha agaccha sahasraditya
bhasvaram sahasraram sahasrajvala vrtam sudarsanam avahayami
Call in the deity who is to be established in the main murti and worship.
Upakumbha: Call in the following deities and worship with flowers etc:
vasudevam avahayami
sankarsanam avahayami
pradyumnam avahayami
aniruddham avahayami
kesavam avahayami
narayanam avahayami
madhavam avahayami
govindam avahayami
visnum avahayami
madhusudanam avahayami
trivikramam avahayami
vamanam avahayami
‡rîdharam avahayami
hrsikesam avahayami
padmanabham avahayami
damodaram avahayami
20 other pots should be brought and arranged in corner.
Cakrabja Mandala Puja: Mandala should be drawn and a kumbha and karaka,
wound with gold thread, filled with water, gold and jewels, covered with
fresh cloth, ornamented with garlands and candana, should be placed on rice
paddy in the north east corner of the mandala. kumbha should be on the
right and karaka on the left. Chant "sahasrolkaya svåhå viryaya astraya
phat" over it 100 times. The acarya should take the karaka and another
person should take the kumbha and follow the acarya as he walkß around the
vedi pouring an unbroken stream of water. The vessels should again be
placed on the mandala in the north east. One should call narayana in to the
kumbha and worship with upacaras and call sudarsana in to the karaka and
worship with upacaras. One should sit on the west side of the mandala
facing east. Paying respects to guru and taking his permission one should
perform acamana, pranayama and saõkalpa: om tat sat ‡rî govinda govinda
govinda asyam subha tithau ‡rî bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat kainkarya rupam
‡rî.....prityartham cakrabja mandala aradhanam karisye
Then perform the mandala worship with gandha puspa, dhupa and dipa. In the
center: om paravyuha vyuha antara vibhava vibhava antara bija pinda samjña
pada mala mantratmaka mantra dhvane namah
stamens: om paravyuha vyuha antara vibhava vibhava antaratmaka tattva
dhvane namah
petals: om akaradi kßakarantatmaka varnadhvane namah
nabhi: om turya susupti svapna jagrat padacatustayatmaka padadhvane namah
ara: om jñanaisvarya sakti bala virya teja svarupa kaladhvane namah
nemi: om prakrtyadi bhuvananta bhuvanadhvane namah
touching the bindu with a kurca (depending on the number of stamen)
om om om
om nam om
om mom om
om nan om
om ram om
om yam om
om nam om
om yam om
or
om om om
om nam om
om mom om
om bham om
om gam om
om vam om
om tem om
om vam om
om sum om
om dem om
om vam om
om yam om
karnika: adhara saktyadi...to guru
call narayana from ones heart and place before oneself, perform nyasa and
worship with upacaras.
stamens: 96 stamens
Viraja: suddha sattva, hamsa
Petals:
om vasudevam avahayami
om sankarsanam avahayami
om pradyumnam avahayami
om aniruddham avahayami
om varaham avahayami
om ‡rîdharam avahayami
om nrsimham avahayami
om hayagrivam avahayami
valaya (between petals):
om vyaptim avahayami
om kantim avahayami
om triptim avahayami
om sraddham avahayami
om vidyam avahayami
om jayam avahayami
om kßomam avahayami
om santim avahayami
nabhi:
1. om visvane namah
2: om brahmane namah
3: om trinetraya namah
arakßetra:
om kesavam avahayami
om narayanam avahayami
om madhavam avahayami
om govindam avahayami
om visnum avahayami
om madhusudanam avahayami
om trivikramam avahayami
om vamanam avahayami
om ‡rîdharam avahayami
om hrsikesam avahayami
om padmanabham avahayami
om damodaram avahayami
spaces between:
om ‡rîyam avahayami
om padmam avahayami
om prakrtim avahayami
om saptam avahayami
om santim avahayami
om cit saktim avahayami
om kevalam avahayami
om niskalantam avahayami
om nirvighnam avahayami
om brahma ‡rîyam avahayami
om sarga ‡rîyam avahayami
om mahå lakßmim avahayami
dvadasa lakßmi devatabhyo namah
Corners of pitha:
om sankham avahayami (southest)
om cakram avahayami (southwest)
om padmam avahayami (north west)
om gadam avahayami (north east)
Vithika (roadway):
indram avahayami (east)
agnim avahayami (southeast)
yamam avahayami (south)
nairrtim avahayami (southwest)
varunam avahayami (west)
vayum avahayami (northwest)
kuberam avahayami (north)
isanam avahayami (northeast)
In the sobhas: lakßmim avahayami
In upasobhas: sarasvatim avahayami
In ardha sobhas: durgam avahayami
avahita ananta devatabhyo namah
doors:
canda pracanda
dhatr vidhatra
jaya vijaya
bhadra subhadra
or
jaya vijaya
canda pracanda
bala prabala
dhatr vidhatr
rathya: om visvakßenaya namah (northeast corner)
facing east door: om garudaya namah
Manomana Santi Homa and Nitya Homa: In the southeast corner of the mandapa
make an area one hasta square and smear with cow dung. Establish fire and
purify articles as previously. Offer ghee in the south part of the fire
saying: agnaye svåhå agnaya idam na mama
Offer in the north part: somaya svåhå somayedam na mama
In the middle offer: om indraya svåhå indrayedam na mama
om prajapataye svåhå prajapatayedam na mama
Dhyanam: meditate on the fire with two heads seven hands three feet and
seven tongues.
Sankalpa: ‡rî bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat prityartham garbhadhana pumsavana
simantonnayana jata-karma nama-karana karna-vedha niskramana dola arohana
anna-prasana upanayana veda-vrata snana vivaha samskara siddhyartham tilair
ajyais ca (vasudeva dvadasakßarena) homam karisye
Offer 108 oblations of ghee and sesame saying: om namo bhagavate vasudevaya
svåhå vasudevayedam na mama (or diety gayatri)
Santi homa: ‡rî bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat prityartham bimbasya manonmanadi
prayascittartham santi homam karisye
Offer sami leaves and akßata a hundred times with each mantra:
om bhu svåhå bhur idam na mama
om bhuvah svåhå bhuvayedam na mama
om suvas svåhå suvayedam na mama
om mahåh svåhå mahåyedam na mama
om janah svåhå janayedam na mama
om tapah svåhå tapayedam na mama
om satyam svåhå satyayedam na mama
Offer sixteen oblations of ghee and caru saying purusa sukta.
Offer 100 oblations of ghee saying:
om sam namah paraya parmesthyatmane svåhå
om yam namah paraya purusatmane svåhå
om ram namah paraya visvatmane svåhå
om vam namah paraya nivrttyatmane svåhå
om lam namah paraya sarvatmane svåhå
Nitya Homa: The following should be performed daily, morning and evening in
the four kundas. The eastern kunda should be lit first and then spread to
the other kundas.
east square: vasudeva
south semicircular: sankarsana
west round: pradyumna
north triangular: aniruddha
Then offer 16 oblations of payasa anna and ghee saying purusa sukta, saying
each verse:
purusaya narayanaya svåhå purusaya narayanayedam na mama
offer 108 oblations with :
om sam namah paraya parmesthyatmane namah svåhå paramesthyatmana idam na mama
om yam namah paraya purusatmane namah svåhå purusatmana idam na mama
om ram namah paraya visvatmane namah svåhå visvatmana idam na mama
om vam namah paraya nivrtyatmane namah svåhå nivrtyatmana idam na mama
om lam namah paraya sarvatmane namah svåhå sarvatmana idam na mama
purna huti: om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya dhimahi tanno visnuh pracodayat
sapta pate agne samiddhas sapta jihvas saptarsayas sapta dhama priyani
sapta hotra saptadha tva yajanti
sapta yonir aprnasva ghrtena svåhå agnaye sapta vata idam na mama
Procession: The head priest should pray that the Lord in the fire should
reside in the murti:
namas tubhyam bhagavate jataveda svarupine
narayanaya havyasya bhoktre yajña svarupine
ista daivaya devanam atmane paramatmane
sannidhatsva ciram deva pratimayam hitaya nah
He should cloth the deity with new cloth and kusa while chantig the mula
mantra and give upper cloth. He should offer arghya padyam acamana, gandha
puspa dupa dipa,naivedya, akßata saying : om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya
dhimahi tan no visnuh pracodayat
Offer same articles to consort: om ‡rîyai namah
Chant mula mantra seven times on thread then bind on right wrist of Lord
and left wrist of consort saying mula mantra touch the Lord with mustard
seeds, durba and tumeric saying:
jitante pundarikakßa
namas te visvabhavana
namaste stu hrsikesa
mahåpurusa purvaja
Place a large quantity of rice in a circle shape, over that place half
quantity of white rice. Over that half the quantity of sesame. On that draw
an lotus, cover with kusa with tips facing east, then cover with new cloth.
Place a throne on that and sprinkle with punyaha water. Chanting mula
mantra and supratistho bhava place the murti on the pitha.
svagatam deva devesa visva upa namastu te
suddhe' pi tvad adhisthane suddhim kurmas sahasvatam
Offer arghyam, padyam, acamana, madhuparka and lamps.
In front of the murti make a square of white rice and place kalasas on the
four sides. Fill with gandha water saying: bhur bhuvas suvah svåhå Add
panca ratna, panca pallava, kusa, durba akßata sesame candana mustard,
tulasi leaves, gold, kurca of twentyone kusas, catechu, cover with cocunut
and cloth. Saying om asraya hetirajaya hum phat show cakra mudra chant mula
mantra one hundred times over each kalasa Worship the lord and consort with
arghya, padyam acamana, and bathe using the kalasa water, saying: visnu
sukta Place the lord on a ratha with elephants or horses and go around the
yard while chanting narayana sukta.
Vastu Mandala Puja: The head priest and assistants to accompaniment of
vedic chanting and music, led by a purna kumbha and brahmana girl should
enter the temple.
saõkalpa: om tat sat ‡rî govinda govinda govinda asyam subha tithau ‡rî
bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat kainkarya rupam ‡rî ......prityartham vastu
mandala püjåm, homam, vastu purusaya visarjanam karisye
The head priest should meditate on visvakßena at the door of the temple
building and pay pranamas to him:
yasya dviradavaktradyah parisadyah paras satam
vighnam nighnanti satatam visvakßenam samsraye
Entering the temple, on the right side, in one corner, on rice grains, draw
a figure of a man lying face down, and on that place a kurca made from
seven blades of kusa.
Call the vastu purusa:
om vam vastu purusaya namah agaccha agaccha Worship the vastu purusa with
gandha etc.
on the head call: om amsumaline namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five
upacaras.
on shoulders call: dvajaya namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five
upacaras.
on elbow: kumaraya namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras.
on hand: vinayakaya namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
on the two hands: asvinidevatabhyam namah agaccha agaccha and worship with
five upacaras
in the middle: candraya namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
on the two sides: durgayai agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
on the elblow: asta matrbhyo namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five
upacaras
on shoulder : sthanave namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
on heart: visnave namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
on navel: brahmane namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
In the eight directions around the purusa starting with east:
east: om lam indraya namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
south east: om ram agnaye namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
south: om ham yamaya namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
southwest: om sam nirrtaye namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
west: om vam varunaya namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
north west: om yam vayave namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
north: om sam somaya namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five upacaras
north east: om sam sankaraya namah agaccha agaccha and worship with five
upacaras
To the left side of the vastu purusa: om kßam kßetrapalaya namah agaccha
agaccha and worship with five upacaras
or call and worship all devatas at once an worship with upacaras, using
mantra: om vastu mandalebhyo devebhyo namah
Vastu Homa: On the western part of the purusa, one should construct a
square one hand in length and wide slightly raised. Smear it with cow dung.
Sprinkling white rice on the square, using the sruva or a root of kusa, and
perform kusandika rites. (draw three lines on each of side in this order:
west, south, east, north. Place kusa on the lines and sprinkle with water.
Spread grass over the square and bring fire in two containers (prokßani and
ida patras) and place the fire on the square saying: om bhur bhuvas suvar
om Pour water onto the two containers which brought the fire. Place water
on the north as previously Add wood to the fire, offer water and akßata in
the western part of the fire
Call the fire:
esa hi devah pradiso nu sarvah
purvo hi jatas sa u garbe antah
sa vijayanamas sajanisyamanah
pratyan mukhas tisthati visvato mukhah
he agne pranmukho deva mamabhimukho bhava
Worship the eight directions with akßata:
om agnaye namah
om jatavedase namah
om sahojase namah
om ajiraprabhave namah
om vaisvanaraya amah
om narya pase namah
om pankti radhase namah
om visirpane namah
om ‡rî yajña purusaya namah
Worship self: om atmane namah
Worship vaisnavas: om sarvebhyas ‡rî vaisnavebhyo namah
From south to east: aditenumanyasva
From south to north: om anumatenumanyasva
From north to east: om sarasvatenumanyasva
Around fire: om deva savitah prasuva
Sprinkle kusa with tips pointing north east around the fire. Place kusa
with tips facing east on the north side of fire. Place pairs of kusa on the
darvi, ghee container, prokßani patra, purna patra, fuel wood and sruva and
make a pavitra from two pieces of kusa. sprinkle it with water and place in
the prokßani patra. Pour water int he prokßai patra and circle around the
fire clockwise and place in front of self. with the thumb and little
fingers of the two hands grasp two pavitras with tips facing north, purify
them three times. Putting the patras face up and sprinkle with water three
times from the hand holding the pavitras. also sprinkle the wood three
times. Place those two pavitras in the purna patra. Take another two
pavitras witht the thumb and little fingers, tips pointing north, purify
them three times take around the fire clockwise. On the north of the fire
strew kusa, place the pavitras on it and cover with kusa. Place two
pavitras in the ajya patra on west side of the fire, pour ghee in it. place
the patra north of the fire, on coals light by burning kusa. Take two kusa
tips, wash, throw in the ajya patra. Light some kusa and circle clockwise
the fire three times and throw in southwest (nairrtya). take the ghee off
the coals and throw the coals into the fire. Holding pavitra in the hand,
circle the ajya patra around the fire clockwise and place in front of self.
Holding the pavtira in both hands by thumb and little fingers, tips facing
north, purify the ghee three times while facing west. undo the knot on the
pavitra, sprinkle with water and with tips facing east, throw into the fire
Clean the tip of the sruva with tips ofkusa, the midle with middle of kusa
and the end with roots of kusa.sprinkle with water, place on the north side
of fire. Purify the kusa with water and throw in the fire. Place the
paridhis on strewn kusa place on the west side of the fire tips facing
north place another on the south side with tips facing east. The other
stick should touch the tips facing north and east. Take two more stickß of
wood and place in the fire
From south to east: aditenvamamstha
from south to north: anumatenvamamstha
from north to east sarasvatenvamamstha
around fire starting from east: devi savitah prasuva )
Throw fifteen pieces of ghee soaked wood in the fire silently Offer ghee in
south part of fire: agnaye svåhå agnaya idam na mama
Offer ghee in north part of fire: somaya svåhå somayedam na mama
In middle of fire: indraya svåhå indrayedam na mama
prajataye svåhå prajapataya idam na mama
meditating on the fire with two heads, seven hands, three feet, and seven
tongues offer fire oblations:
om sam namah paraya paramesthyatmane namas svåhå paramesthyatmana idam na mama
om yam namah paraya purusatmane namas svåhå purusatmana idam na mama
om ram namah paraya visvatmane namah svåhå visvatmana idam na mama
om vam namah paraya nivrttyatmane namahs svåhå nivrttyatmana idam na mama
om lam namah paraya sarvatmane namas svåhå sarvatmana idam na mama
Then offer one more oblations saying all the mantras. Repeat 17 more times.
Offer milk rice 16 times with purusa sukta mantras. Offer caru with ghee 16
times with purusa sukta. Offer caru saying:
om amsumaline svåhå amsumalina idam na mama
om rsadvahaya svåhå rsadhvajayedam na mama
om vinaya kaya svåhå vinayakayedam na mama
om asvinidevabhyam svåhå asvinidevabhyam idam na mama
om candraya svåhå cndrayedam na mama
om durgayai svåhå duraya idam na mama
om asta matrbhyas svåhå asta matrbhya idam na mama
om sthanave svåhå sthanava idam na mama
om bhagavate svåhå bhagavata idam na mama
om brahmane svåhå brahmana idam na mama
om indraya svåhå indrayedam na mama
om agnaye svåhå agnaya idam na mama
om yamaya svåhå yamayedam na mama
om nirrtaye svåhå nirrtaya idam na mama
om varunya svåhå varunayedam na mama
om vayave svåhå vayava idam na mama
om somaya svåhå somayedam na mama
om isanaya svåhå isanayedam na mama
om kßetra palaya svåhå kßetra palayedam na mama
Give bali (remnants from the homa) to the vastu purusa parts saying:
om amsumaline namah
om rsadvahaya namah
om vinaya kaya namah
om asvinidevabhyam namah
om candraya namah
om durgayai namah
om asta matrbhyo namah
om sthanave namah
om bhagavate namah
om brahmane svåhå
om indraya namah
om agnaye namah
om yamaya namah
om nirrtaye namah
om varunya namah
om vayave namah
om somaya namah
om isanaya namah
om kßetra palaya namah
Purna huti: om saptate agne samidhas
sapta jihvas saptarsayas sapta dhama priyani
sapta hotras sapta dhatva yajanti
sapta yonir aprnasva ghrtena svåhå
Vastu purusa: call vastu purusa: vastu purusam avahayami and worship with
upacaras:
vastu purusaya namah
after offering lamp burn the figure and remove from area. break two
pumpkins. Clean the whole temple, smear cow dung and wash with water.
sprinkle with punyaha water, decorate with gates, flages etc, light lamps.
throw akßata in the eight directions saying: om namah astraya phat surround
the whole temple with strings of red and yellow color saying:
nastikan bhinna maryadan deva brahmana nindakan
paparoga yutan martyan ninditan pisunams tatha
pasandino hina vrtti natilomansamatsaran
lubdhan murkhan abuduso bahir nirvasayet tatah
Godanam: The sponsor should wash his hands and feet, perform acamana and
give dakinsa of gold along with water and akßata to a brahmana saying:
......aham krtaitat bhagavad pratistha nimittaka vastu homa sangata
siddyartham suvarna srngim raupya cchuram tamra prsthim pravalosthim mukta
pucchim savatsam kamsya dohanam imam gam ........brahmaya tubhyam datum
utsrje
He should circumabulate the brahmana and pay pranamas.
........brahmaya tubhyam datum utsrje
He should circumabulate the brahmana and pay pranamas.
Pratisara bandhanam: The head priest, the sponsor and the rtvikß should be
bathed, dressed in new cloth, decorated with tilaka. In the evening, having
performed sandhya rites, they should perform the tying of the cords around
the wrists. First in a clean place smeared with cow dung a square sthandila
should be prepared and sprinkled with white rice. With kusa, lines should
be drawn (three from west to east, three south to north) and sprinkled with
water. In the center of the sthandila kusa should be strewn with tips to
the east. A kumbha should be placed upon it. It should be filled with pure
water, saying: bhur bhuvas suvah.
Diamond, cat's eye, sapphire, ruby and pearl should be placed in it along
with tulasi and catechu. A kurca of twenty one kusas should be placed in
the mouth of the kumbha, a fruit placed over it and a new cloth should
cover it.
Call varuna and worship with five upacaras, using mantra: varunaya namah
Nine-stranded cotton thread ( to be used to bind the wrists), smeared with
gandha, tumeric, ash and cow ghee should be placed over the kumbha.
saõkalpa: ‡rî bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat prityartham bhagavat pratisthanga
pratisara bandha karma karisye
Four brahmanas should be assigned to the four directions:
East: asmin pratisara bandha karmani purvasyam disi japa kartaram tvam vrnimahe
South: asmin pratisara bandha karmani dakßinasyam disi japa kartaram tvam
vrnimahe
West: asmin pratisara bandha karmani pascimasyam disi japa kartaram tvam
vrnimahe
North: asmin pratisara bandha karmani uttarasyam disi japa kartaram tvam
vrnimahe
They should chant gayatri savitri, dadhikravno.., apo histha .... lakßmi
sukta, varuna sukta rudra suktam brahma suktam, visnu suktam, mahå suktam,
The head priest should chant the ghrta sukta. He should then sprinkle the
thread with water from the kumbha using the kurca. For protection he should
say: om astraya hetirajaya hum phat He should touch the threads with
tumeric mixed with ghee three times meditating on vasuki and saying:
triyambakam yajamahe sugandhim pusti vardhanam
urvarukam iva bandhanan m®tyor mukßiyam am®tat
The sponsor should then place coconut and tambulam in the head priest's
hands and tie the thread around his wrist saying:
brhat samakßatra bhrd drddha vrsniyamtristubhaijassubhitam
ugraviram etc
indra stomena panca dasena madhyam idam vatena sagarena rakßa
The sponsor should do the same for the rtvikß. The head priest should do
the same for the sponsor.
Murti Samskara (cleaning the murti): The murti and püjå utensils should be
scrubbed with ganga mud, cow dung, banana, ash and tamarind 32 times and
washed with water, while chanting the Lord's names. Four kalasas should be
established in the four directions. Fill them with fragrant water, saying:
bhur bhuvas suvah Throw in panca ratna, panca pallava (banyam pippal
udumbara mango and plakßa leaves), kusa, durba, akßata, sesame, candana,
white mustard seeds, gold, tulasi leaves, catechu, kurca of twenty one kusa
blades. Coconut should be placed on top. Kalasas should be covered with new
cloth. Show the cakra mudra over them, saying: om asraya hetirajaya hum
phat Chant the mula mantra over each of them 100 times. Chant apo his
tha... visnu sukta over the kalasas.
Panca gavya Snana: Place the murtis on an altar, dressed in new cloth. Make
a square area of white rice and draw three lines on the east and north
sides. on the east side place one pala of cow urine on the south side place
a very small amount of cow dung on the west seven palas of milk on the
north three palas of yoghurt. in the middle three palas of ghee in the
northeast one pala of kusa water Sprinkle them with pure (punyaha) water.
Call the following deities and worship with sixteen articles.
cow urine: om visnave namah
cow dung: om brahmane namah
milk: om acyutaya namah
yoghurt: om sukraya namah
ghee: om krsnaya namah
kusa water: om savitre namah
Bathe the Lord in panca gavya saying the following mantras:
cow urine: om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya dhimahi tanno visnuh pracodayat
cow dung: om gandha dvaram duradarsam nitya pustam karisinim
isvari' gum sarvabhutanam tvam ihopahvaye ‡rîyam
milk: apyayasva sametu te visvatas soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya samdhadhe
yoghurt: dadhi kravno arikisam
jisnor asvasya vajinah
surabhino mukhakarat
prana ayu' gum si tarisat
ghee: sukrami asi jyotir asi tejosi devovas savitot punat vicchidrena
pavitrena vasos suryasya rasmabhih
kusa water: devasya tva savituh prasave' svinor bahubhyam pusno hastabhyam
adade
Pancam®ta: Bathe the Lord in pancam®ta saying:
milk: apyayasva sametu te visvatas soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya samdhadhe
yoghurt: dadhi kravno arikisam
jisnor asvasya vajinah
surabhino mukhakarat
prana ayu' gum si tarisat
ghee: sukrami asi jyotir asi tejosi devovas savitot punat vicchidrena
pavitrena vasos suryasya rasmabhih
honey: madhu vata rtayate madhu kßaranti sindhavah
madhvir nas santy ausadhih
madhu naktam utosasi madhumat parthivm rajah
madhu dyaur astu nah pita
mdhuman no vans patir madhumam astu suryah
madhvir gavo bhavantu nah
sugar: tas sarkara abhavan
tac charkaranam sarkaratvam
vrajo vai sarkarah pasur agnih
yaccarkarabhir agnim pariminoti
vajrenaiva smai pasun parigrhnati
Dress the murti in new cloth, sprinkle with punyaha water while chanting
mula mantra. Light lamps in the four directions. Preparing the püjå
vessels: Arrange the following vessels:
southeast: arghya patra
soutwest: padyam
northwest: acamaniyam
northeast: snaniya patra
middle: pure water
Place kumbha near arghya patra, and fill with water saying: om bhur bhuvas
suvah
Purify it saying:
om yam deham sosayami
om ram dahayami
om vam plavayami
Chant mula matra ten times over it. Place gandha, flowers, and tulasi
leaves in it. Show dhenu mudra over it (or show panca suddhi mudras) Pour
the kumbha water into arghya and other patras, purify:
om yam deham sosayami
om ram dahayami
om vam plavayami
chant mula mantra over patras, In arghya patra add mustard seeds, akßata,
kusa tips, sesame, barley, gandha, fruit and flowers. In padya patra add
durba, visnuparni, syamaka, padma. In acamaniya patra add cloves, nutmeg,
kakkola In snana patra add kostha, manjistha, tumeric roots, two types,
mura, saileya, campaka, vaca, kacora, musta In all patras add gandha,
flowers, tulasi leaves. Show dhenu mudra over them (or show panca suddhi
mudras) For protection say: astraya hetirajaya hum phat
Puja: Offer arghya padyam and acamaniyam to the Lord with mantra, then
offer to consort. Then offer madhuparka: one pala ghee, three palas
yoghurt, one pala honey Cover the eyes with madhupinyaka.
Jala Adhivasa: A square tank should be prepared, decorated with cloth,
flowers and garlands. In the four directions banana trunkß should be
erected. Tank should be filled with pure water and sarva ausadhi should be
added. A kurca of twenty one kusas should be placed in the water. The kurca
should be worshipped with five upacaras as visnu using mantra: haraye namah
Touch top of head of Lord and consort: om sam namah paraya paramesthyatmane
namah
Touch tip of nose: om yam namah paraya purusatmane namah
Touch heart: om ram namah paraya visvatmane namah
Touch private parts: om vam namah paraya nivrtyatmane namah
Touch feet: om lam namah paraya sarvatmane namah
Show cakra mudra over tank and say: sudaranaya hetirajaya hum phat
Kalasa Sthapana: Establish four kumbhas over rice paddy , filled with
scented water, flowers, tulasi leaves, catechu, kurca of twenty one kusa
blades. Place mango leaves and coconut and cover with cloth. Worship each
as brahma with five upacaras using mantra: om brahmane namah Near the
kumbhas place another pot with the same contents and coverings and worship
as sudarsana with five upacras: sudarsanaya namah Establish eight similar
kalasas in the eight directions and worship with five upacaras:
indraya namah
agnaye namah
yamaya namah
nirrtaye namah
varunaya namah
vayave namah
somaya namah
isanaya namah
Place tulasi, gandha, flowers in the tank, and purify:
om yam sosayami
om ram dahayami
om vam plavayami
Show dhenu mudra, chant mula mantra 100 times. Saying supratistho bhava
place the Lord and consort in the water face up, head pointing east. The
tank should be covered completely with new cloth. The head priest and
rtvikß should chant visnu sukta, pavamana sukta and punyaha mantra. Protect
with sudarsanaya hetirajaya hum phat
Protection: Do acamana, pranayama, then saõkalpa: asmin bhagavat
pratistharupa karmani sarvato rakßartham candadin avahayisye
Call and worship with five upacras as follows.
east door: candaya namah pracandaya namah
south door: bhadraya namah subhadraya namah
west door: jayaya namah vijayaya namah
north door: dhatre namah vidhatre namah
east door: kumudaya amahå kumudakßaya namah
south door: pundarikaya namah vamanaya namah
west door: sankukarnaya namah sarva netraya namah
north door: sumukhaya namah supratisthitaya namah
east: om vimalayai camara hastayai namah
south east: om utkarsinyai cmara hastayai namah
south: om jñanayai camara hastayai namah
southwest: om kriyayai camara hastayai namah
west om prahvai camara hastayai namah
northwest: om satyayai camara hastayai namah
north: om isananayai camara hastayai namah
north east: om yogayai camara hastayai namah
in front of the Lord: om anugrahayai camara hastayai namah
east: anantaya nagarajaya namah
southeast: vihagesaya namah
south: visvakßenaya namah
southewest: om sudarsanaya hetirajaya namah
west: om pancajanyaya sankhadhipataye namah
northwest: om kaumodakyai gadadhipataye namah
north: om nandakaya khadgadhipataye namah
northeast: om sarngaya capadhipataye namah
Bali dan (optional): From fruit, popped rice yoghurt and boiled barley make
balls. holding one in the hand offer to the east: adyas ca karma jas caiva
ye bhutah prag disi sthitah
prasannah paritustas te grhnantu bali kamkßinah
Offer in the south another: vrkßesu parvatagresu ye vidikßu ca samsthitah
bhumau vyomni sthita ye ca balim grhnantu te'pi ca
offer in the west another: vinayakah kßetra palah yecanye bali kamkisinah
pusadyah parsadas caiva prati grhnatu me balim
offer in the north another: candadyah kumudadyas ca ye bhutas sarvata sthitah
agacchantu ca te sarve grhnantu tam imam balim
The head priest should wash his hands and feet, perform acamana, then
pranayama and meditate on the Lord. Periodically he should worship the Lord
and consort with arghya, padyam acamaniyam, gandha puspa dhupa dipa and
naivedyam. With the rtvikß he should chant the mula mantras and other
mantras. At the four doors vedas, dharma sastra, itihasa, puranas etc
should be read. All night there should be festivity with singing dancing,
chanting vedas etc. The jala adhivasa may last one or two nights or three
hours, or one and a half hours.
Chaya ahidvasa: If the deities are made of wood or perishable material or
are too large, a mirror reflecting the image of the deity should be placed
in water instead. The rest of the procedure should be the same.
Ratna Nyasa: In the deity room, the jewels and other objects should be
fixed on a stone where the deity will stand permanently. The scents should
also be offered with each of the other items. If any of the scents are
unavailable use aparajita: if seeds are unavailable use barley: if jewels
are unavailable use pearls: if minerals are unavailable use haritala: if
metals are unavailable use gold.
Starting from east going clockwise:
1. jewels: diamond, pearl, cat's eye, conch, crystal, ruby, moonstone,
sapphire, center: ruby
2. minerals: haritala (sulpuret or arsenic), manahsila (red oxide), anjana
(antimony), makßika (pyrites) saurarastra m®ttika, gairika (red earth dye),
lead, sulphur, center: mercury
3. metals: gold, silver, iron, tin, bell metal, water, sihlaka, copper
4. seeds (they should not be fastened in place): rice paddy, kulatha,
barley, wheat, sesame, nibara, mung, nispava, center: white mustard
5. scents: sandalwood paste, red sandalwood, aguru, krsna aguru, sveta
aguru, venamula, aparajita, bala, sveta kantakari, in center: brahmi,
suvarcala
In the center place any or all of the following made of gold: ananta,
kurma, earth, padma, meru.
After the items are fixed, the pindika, after being washed in panca gavya,
should be fixed over the items.
Utthapana (raising the Lord from the water): The next morning, the head
priest and rtvikß, bathed, with tilaka fresh cloth and ornaments,should
enter the yagasala.The head priest should sprinkle punyaha water around the
mandapa. The Lord and then his consort should be worshipped by offering ten
upacaras. He should lift the deities from the water while chanting uttistha
brahmanas pate.... the deities should be placed on a pitha and washed with
water mixed with tamarind, then with pure water, and clothed in new cloth
and kusa.
Netronmilanam: In front of the deity he should place a cow and young girl.
He should place gold silver durba tumeric honey ghee akßata white mustard,
conch cakra flags, mirror mandala, two kumbhas conch cakra club lotus
pestle knife, bow, garland, barley, wheat, mung dhal, sesame, urad dhal,
kuluttha, priyagu, syamaka brihi on a copper tray. In private the head
priest should perform netronmilanam: Sitting on an asana behind the Lord he
should perform pranayama. Taking permission of the parampara, meditating on
the Lord he should perform saõkalpa: adyaham netronmilanam karisye
He should invoke a gold stick eight fingers long saying:
madhu vata rtayate madhu kßaranti sindhavah
madhvir nas santv ausadhih
Anointing the gold stick with honey he should touch the right eye of the
Lord saying:
citra devanam udagadanikamcakßurnitrasya varunasyagneh
apradyavaprthivi antarikßam surya atma jagatas tasthusas ca
Anointing the stick with ghee he should touch the left eye saying:
tac cakßur devahitam puras tac chukram uccarat
pasyema saradas satam jivema saradas satam nandama saradas satam
He should apply añjana to the eyes saying:
yadanjanam trika kudamjatag himavata upari
tena vamam jetejase bhagaya ca
He should do the same to the other deities. He should take off the covering
from the deities and show the articles on the tray, the cow and young girl
to the Lord. He should worship the Lord with gandha puspa dhupa dipa.
Snana: In front of the deities establish on piles of rice paddy eighteen
kalasas wound with thread, filled with scented water, flowers tulais
leaves, catechu, kurcas of twenty one kusa blades, topped with mango leaves
and coconut and covered with new cloth. Show dhenu mudra over them and
chant mula mantra. Make a sthandila of white rice and draw with the root of
a kusa three lines on the east and north sides. Place the following
substances on the sthadila:
east: one pala cow urine
south: half a thumb of cow dung
west: seven palas of milk
north: three palas of yoghurt.
middle: one pala of ghee.
northeast: one pala of kusa water
sprinkle all with punyaha water and call the following deities and worship
with sixteen upacaras:
cow urine: om visnave namah
cow dung: om brahmane namah
milk: om acyutaya namah
yoghurt: om sukraya namah
ghee: om krsnaya namah
kusa water: om savitre namah
Pouring the substances in new clay vessels and chanting om over them, bath
the deities:
Panca gavya:
cow urine: om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya dhimahi tanno visnuh pracodayat
cow dung: om gandha dvaram duradarsam nitya pustam karisinim
isvarim sarvabhutanam tvam ihopahvaye ‡rîyam
milk: apyayasva sametu te visvatas soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya sandhadhe
yoghurt: dadhi kravno arikisam
jisnor asvasya vajinah
surabhino mukhakarat
prana ayumsi tarisat
ghee: sukram asi jyotir asi tejosi devo vas savitotpunatv acchidrena
pavitrena vasos suryasya rasmabhih
kusa water: devasya tva savituh prasave 'svinor bahubhyam pusno hastabhyam
adade
oil massage: vamadevyam abhigayata udhriyaamane
antarikßam vai vamadevyam
anarikßam evaainam pratisthatam adhatte
atho kßantir vai vamadevyah
amalaki water: yajña yajñiyam puccham chandamsy angani dhisnayas sapha
yajumsi nama
suparnosi garutman divam gaccha suvah pata
anointing with mung, urad powder and tumeric: kaya nas citra abhuva duti
sada vrdhas sakha
kaya sacistayla vrta
warm water bath: manas toke tanaye nama ayusi namo gosu namo asvesu rirsah
viranmano rudrabhamito vadhir havismanto namasa vidhema te
Pancam®ta:
milk: apyayasva sametu te visvatas soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya sandhadhe
yoghurt: dadhi kravno akarisam
jisnor asvasya vajinah
surabhino mukhakarat
prana ayumsi tarisat
ghee: sukrami as jyotir asi tejosi devovas savitot punat vicchidrena
pavitrena vasos suryasya rasmabhih
honey: madhu vata rtayate madhu kßaranti sindhavah
madhvir nas santv ausadhih
madhu naktam utosasi madhumat parthivam rajah
madhu dyaur astu nah pita
madhuman no vanas patir madhumam astu suryah
madhvir gavo bhavantu nah
sugar: tas sarkara abhavan
tac charkaranam sarkaratvam
vrajo vai sarkarah pasur agnih
yaccarkarabhir agnim pariminoti
vajrenaiva smai pasun parigrhnati
fruit water: om yah phalinir ya apbhala
flower water: om apuspa yas ca puspani
aguru water: om hiranya garbhas samavartatagre bhutasya jatah patir eka assit
sada dhara prthivim dyam utemam kasmai devaya havisa vidhema
akßata water: om trataram indram avitaram indram have have suhavam suram indram
huve nu sakram puruhutam indram svasti no madhava dhatv indrah
barley water: om idam visnur vicakrame tredah nidadhe padam samudham asya
pa' gum sule
gandha water: om gandhadvaram duradharsam nityapustam karisinim
isvarim sarva bhutanam tvam ihopahvaye ‡rîyam
tumeric: om hiranya varnam harinim suvarna rajatas rajam
candram hiranmayim lakßmim jatavedo mamavaha
jewel water: vasat te visnavasa akrnomi tan me jusasva sipivista havyam
coconut water: devasya tva savituh prasave' svinor bahubhyam pusno
hastabhyam adade
kalasa water (18 pots established above): pavanas suvarjanah jataveda
Then cloth the deities in new cloth and worship with arghya, padyam
acamana, gandha puspa dupa dipa naivedya and nirajana. (om narayanaya namah
om ‡rîyai namah )
Bali dana: Make balls of fruit popped rice yoghurt and boiled barley gruel
and offer, saying:
east: adyas ca karma jas caiva ye bhutah prag disi sthitah
prasannah paritustas te grhnantu bali kamkßinah
offer in the south another: vrkßesu parvatagresu ye vidikßu ca samsthitah
bhumau vyomni sthita ye ca balim grhnantu te' pi ca
offer in the west another: vinayakah kßetra palah yecanye bali kamkisinah
pusadyah parsadas caiva prati grhnatu me balim
offer in the north another: candadyah kumudadyas ca ye bhutas sarvata sthitah
agacchantu ca te sarve grhnantu tam imam balim
Procession: The deities should be placed on a palaquin with sounding of
conch, kirtana umbrella and camara. Sakuna sukta should be chanted.
Dhanya Adhivasa: The deities may then be laid in rice paddy and covered
with rice paddy for some time for futher purification. The dieites may then
be submerged in milk, washed, then covered with flowers, and finally with
jewels, in order that the deities take on the excellent qualities of each.
Sayana adhivasa: In the evening a bed should be prepared as follows. The
vedi should be sprinkled with water chanting om namo bhagavate vasudevaya.
Kusa with tips facing east should be spread over it.four bharas of sali
should be spread in a square over that. over that two bharas of white rice
should be spread. Over that one bhara of sesame should be spread. A cloth
should over that. Kusa with tips facing east should be spread on the cloth.
On the kusa tiger skin should be spread. On that, soft bedding with nicely
colored cloths should be spread along with white cloth. There should be
pillows. The bed should be scented and ornamented with flowers. Chanting
uttistha brahmanas pate.... the deities should be taken down from the
palanquin and taken by the southeast to the bed. The deities should be laid
in the bed with heads pointing to the east, and face to the south: or with
head towards the temple, or towards the south:
idam visnur vicakrame tredah nidadhe padam samudham asya pa' gum sule
visvats cakßur uta visvato mukho visvato hasta uta visvataspat
sambahubhyam namai sampata trair dhyavaprthivi janayan deva ekah
yo devanam prathama puras tad visvadhiko rudro mahårsih
hiranyagarbham pasysata jayamanam sa no devas subhaya sm®tya samyunaktu
Deity should be covered saying:
yuva svasah parivitahagatsa u sreyan bhavati jayamanah
tam dhirasah kavaya unnayanti svadhayo manasa devayantah
Permanent ghee lamps should be lit in the four directions. The head priest
should perform worship of the deities with argya padyam acamana gandha
puspa dhipa dipa naivedya nirajana: (eg. ‡rîmate narayanaya namah and om
‡rîyai namah) In the northwest corner on rice paddy he should place a gold,
silver or copper kalasa saying:
brahma jajanama prathamam puras tad visimatas suruco vena avah
sa budhnya upama asya visthas satas ca yonim asatas ca vivah
He should put scented water in it saying:
apo va ida' gum sarva visva bhutanyapah prana va apah
pasava apo' m®tam apo'nnam apas samrad apo virad apas svarad apas
candagumsy apo jyotimsy apas satyam apas sarva devata apo bhur bhuvas suvar
apo om
Place banyan, pippal udumbara, mango and plakßa leaves , tulasi leaves,
catechu and sarva ausadhi in the kalasam. He should place a kurca of twenty
one blades of kusa it it saying:
ela lavanga karpuram jati takkola candanam
puspany etani nikßipya mantra ratnena kurcakam
kurcagre rakßasan ghoran bhindhi karma vidhatinah
tvam arpayami kumbhe' smin saphalyam kuru karmasu
He should place leaves over it saying:
vrkßa raja samudbhutas sakhayah pallavatvacah
yusmah mukbhesv arpayami sarva papapanuttaye
He should place a coconut on it saying:
narikela samudbhuta trinetra hara sammata
sikhaya duritam sarvam papam pidan ca me nuda
He should cover it with cloth. He should sprinkle akßata saying: bhur
bhuvas suvar om He should decorate it with gandha puspa and purify:
om yam sosayami
om ram dahayami
om vam plavayami
He should cover it with kusa, chant the mula mantra 1008 or 108 times over
the pot. He should show cakra mudra saying : sudarsanaya hetirajaya hum phat
Protection: rakßohano balaga hano vaisnavan khanami idam ahantam valagam
udvapami yam nas samano yamasamano nicakhanedam enam adharam karomi yo nas
samano yho samanor atiyati gayatrena cchandasa'vabadhovalagah kim atra
bhadram tan nau saha virad asi sapatnaha samrad asi bhratrvyaha svarad asy
abhimatiha visvarad asi sivvasam nastranam hanta
Establish eight kalasas on rice pddy in the eight directions around the
bed. They should be wound with thread filled with scented water, with panca
ratna, panca pallava, sarva ausadhi, cardamom, clove, nutmeg, campaka,
flowers catechu, tulasi, kurca of twenty one kusa blades, topped with mango
leaves and coconut and covered with cloth. Throw akßata: bhur bhuvas svah
Purify:
om yam sosayami
om ram dahayami
om vam plavayami
Decorate with gandha puspa, place kusa over them. Show cakra mudra and
chant the mula mantra and sudarsanaya hetirajaya hum phat
Protection: Call the door guards and worship with five upacaras:
east: candaya namah pracandaya namah
south: bhadraya namah subhadraya namah
west: jayaya namah vijayaya namah
north: dhatre namah vidhatre namah
east: kumudaya namah kumudakßaya namah
south: pundarikakßaya namah vamanaya namah
west: sankukarnaya namah sarvanetraya namah
north: sumukhaya namah supratisthataya namah
east: om vimalayai camara hastayai namah
southeast : om utrakßinyai camara hastayai namah
south:m jñanayai camara hastayai namah
southwest: kiryayai camara hastayai namah
west: om prahvyai camara hastayai namah
northwest: om satyayai camara hastayai namah
north: om isanayai camara hastayai namah
northest: om yogayai camara hastayai namah
In front of the Lord: om anugrahayai camara hastayai namah
east: om ananyaya nagarajaya namah
southeast: om vihagesaya namah
south: visvakßnaya namah
southwest: om sudarsanaya namah
west: om pancajanyaya sankhadhipataye naah
northwest: om kaumodakyai gadadhipataye namah
north: om nandakaya khadgadhipataye namah
northest: om sarngaya capadhipataye namah
bali dana: make balls of fruit popped rice yoghurt and boiled barley gruel
and offer, saying:
east: adyas ca karma jas caiva ye bhutah prag disi sthitah
prasannah paritustas te grhnantu bali kamkßinah
offer in the south another: vrkßesu parvatagresu ye vidikßu ca samsthitah
bhumau vyomni sthita ye ca balim grhnantu te'pi ca
offer in the west another: vainayakah kßetra palah yecanye bali kamkisinah
pusadyah parsadas caiva prati grhnatu me balim
offer in the north another: candadyah kumudadyas ca ye bhutas sarvata sthitah
agacchantu ca te sarve grhnantu tam imam balim
The head priest should wash hands and feet, perform acamana, put on pavitra
and perform pranayama and meditate on the Lord, and make periodic offerings
to the Lord and his consort. With the rtvikß he should chant other deity
mantras and read scriptures at the four doors. The sponsor, head priest and
rtvikß should all fast on this day.
Godana:
In the evening all of them, having taken bath, put on tilaka, fresh cloth,
ornaments, and having performed sandhya, should enter the yaga sala and
perform homa after sunset. First the head priest should wash hands and feet
perform acamana and give a cow in charity to brahmana, represented by gold
and akßata. he should circumambulate the brahmana and offer pranamas.
On rice paddy he should place 108 or 1008 kalasas and fill with scented
water and chant varuna sukta, pavamana sukta etc. fill with scented water
and chant varuna sukta, pavamana sukta etc.
Homa: Then the head priest and rtvikß should perform homa in the four
kundas according to their custom in the house. The acarya should sit at the
yoni kunda. Then he should perform acamana, pranayama, saõkalpa: ‡rî
bhagavad ajñaya bhagavat prityartham asmin bimbe parmjyotir agamanartham
nana suktair nana mantrair homam hosyami
Holding a plate filled with tambula and flowers he should scatter akßata on
vaisnavas saying:
om namas sadase namas sadaspataye
namas sakhinam puroganam cakßuse
namo dive namah prthivvyai
saprathasabham me goaya
ye ca sabhyas sabhasadah
tan indrayavatahkuru sarva ayur upasatam
sarvebhyas ‡rî vaisnavebhyo namah
taking permission from a brahmana he should offer cloth, earrings, rings,
upavita, tulasi mala, asana, vessels, water pot, camana patra, and then
glance at the kuna saying the mula mantra. Kusandika as previously
described. Then call narayana and lakßmi into the fire and worship with
arghya padya acamana snana, vastra upavita gandha puspa dhupa dipa naivedya
tambula dakßina. meditate on lakßmi consorting with visnu in the fire,
conceiving agni. In this way vaisnava agni is born. Starting from the
north, glance over the other three kundas saying the mula mantra, sprinkle
water saying om astraya phat decorate with gandha and puspa, spread with
white rice, draw three lines on the west and north sides lay down kusa.
sprinkle water on grass and place in the three kundas. taking fire from the
main kunda light wood in the three kundas saying om bhur bhuvs suvah. in
the three kundas throw akßata in the eight directions saying:
agnaye namah
jatavedase anamh
sahojase naah
ajiraprabhave namah
vaisvanaraya namah
naryapase naamh
panktiradhase namah
visarpine namah
‡rîyajñapurusaya namah
throw akßata one ones own head saying: atmane namah
throw akßata on vaisnavas saying: sarvebhyas ‡rî vaisvavebhyo namah
pour water from south to north saying adite numanyasva
on the north from south anumate 'numanyasva
sarasvate numanyasva
around the fire: deva savitah prasuva
sprinkle around the kundas kusa with tips facing northeast. purusa sukta
(both parts) homa:chant each verse then say: purusya narayanaya svåhå
purusaya narayanayedam na mama
then sahasra sirsam deva.... in the same way
visnu sukta homa after each verse say svåhå visnava idam na mama
varuna sukta homa after each verse say svåhå varunayedam na mama
saying first three verses offer into east kunda
saying second three mantras offer in south kunda
saying third three mantras offer in west kuna
saying last three mantras offer in north kunda
Sri sukta homa:
In all kundas saying after each verse: svåhå ‡rîya idam na mama
bhu sukta: svåhå bhumya idam na mama
east kunda, 108 oblations saying: om agnimile purohitam....svåhå
rgvedayedam na mama
south 108 oblations saying: isetvorje tva........svåhå yajur vedayedam na mama
west kunda, 108 oblations saying: agna ayahi..... sama vedayedam na mama
north kunda: 108 oblations saying: sam no devir... atarvana devayedam na mama
east kunda 108 oblations: hiranya garbhas samavartatagre bhutasya... svåhå
hiranya garbhayedam na mama
south kunda 108 bolations of sesame: abhir girbhir yad ato... svåhå indraya
harivate vardhamanayedam na mama
west kunda 108 oblations of rice: narayanam mahåjñeyam visvatmanam
parayanam... svåhå narayanaydam na mama
north kunda 108 oblations of wood: uttistha brahmanas pate svåhå brahmana
idam na mama
west kunda 108 oblations of ghee using mula mantra:
all kundas:
om kesvaya svåhå kesavayedam na mama
om narayanaya svåhå narayanayedam na mama
om madhavaya svåhå madhavayedam na mama
om govindaya svåhå govindayedam na mama
om visnave svåhå visnava idam na mama
om madhusudanaya svåhå madhusudanayedam na mama
om trivikramaya svåhå trivikramayedam na mama
om vamanaya svåhå vamanayedam na mama
om ‡rîdharaya svåhå ‡rîdharayedam na mama
om hrsikesaya svåhå hrsikesayedam na mama
om padmanabhaya svåhå padmanabhayedam na mama
om damodaraya svåhå damodarayedam na mama
om vasudevaya svåhå vasudevayedam na mama
om sankarsanaya svåhå sankarsanayedam na mama
om pradumnyaya svåhå pradumnyayedam na mama
om aniruddhaya svåhå aniruddhayedam na mama
In the four kundas offer oblations to the thousand names of visnu etc.
Tattva Samhara Homa and Nyasa:
Perform homa in the square kunda only with the following mantras 108, 28 or
8 times each. Pour the remainder of ghee (sampat) from each oblation into a
pot (or with the remainder in the sruva) and touch the corresponding limb
of the deity replacing the word svåhå with namah.
1. om nam namah paraya caturasraya pita varnaya ghranopasthendriya utaya
sabda sparsa rupa rasa gandha yutaya prthivi tattvatmane svåhå (for homa)
or namah (for nyasa) Touch from feet to knees of deity
2. om gham namah paraya sphatika varnaya ardha candra karaya
rasanapayvindriya yutaya sabda sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya ap tattvatmane
svåhå (namah) Touch from knees to genital of deity.
3. om gam namah paraya rakta varnaya trikonaya drsti caranendriya yutaya
sabda sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya agni tattvatmane svåhå (namah) touch
deity from genital to navel.
4. om kham namah paraya dhumra varnaya vrttaya tvak karendriya yutaya sabda
sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya vayu tattvatmane svåhå (namah) touch deity
from navel to nose
5. om kam namah paraya jalada varnaya nirakaraya vak srotrendriya yutaya
sabda sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya akasa tattvatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
deity from the nose to the top of the head.
6. om pam namah paraya sitasita varnaya manasa tattvatmane svåhå (namah)
Touch heart of deity.
7. om pham namah paraya patala varnaya ahankara atmane svåhå (namah) Touch
heart of deity.
8. om bam namah paraya sphatikabhasaya buddhi tattvatmane svåhå (namah)
Touch heart of deity.
9. om bham namah paraya sitavarnya prakrty atmane svåhå (namah) Touch heart
of deity.
10. om mam namah paraya sphatikabhasaya jiva tattvatmane svåhå (namah)
Touch heart of deity.
Show samhara mudra in front of deity. Tattva Srsti Nyasa and Homa: Show
srsti mudra in front of deity. Perform homa with each mantra 108, 28 or 8
times, then touch deity with sampat at appropriate place on body.
1. om mam namah paraya sphatikabhasaya jiva tattvatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
heart of deity.
2. om bham namah paraya sitavarnya prakrty atmane svåhå (namah) Touch heart
of deity.
3. om bam namah paraya sphatikabhasaya buddhi tattvatmane svåhå (namah)
Touch heart of deity.
4. om pham namah paraya patala varnaya ahankaratmane svåhå (namah) touch
heart of deity
5. om pam namah paraya sitasita varnaya manasa tattvatmane svåhå (namah)
Touch heart of deity.
6, om nam namah paraya sukla varnaya sabda tanmatratmtane svåhå (namah)
Touch ears of deity.
7. om dham namah paraya lohita varnaya sparsa tanmatratmane svåhå (namah)
Touch skin of deity.
8. om dam namah paraya jyotir varnaya rupa tanmatratmane svåhå (namah)
Touch eyes of deity.
9. om tham namah paraya pandara varnaya rasa tanmatratmane svåhå (namah)
Touch under chin, tongue and throat (palate) of deity.
10. om tam namah paraya sita varnaya gandha tanmatratmane svåhå (namah)
Touch nose of deity.
11. om nam namah paraya patala varnaya srotrendriyatmane svåhå (namah)
Touch ears of deity.
12. om dham namah paraya hema varnaya tvag indriyatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
skin of deity.
13. om dam namah paraya krsna varnaya netrendriyatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
eyes of deity.
14. om tham namah paraya gaura varnaya jihvendriyatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
tongue of deity.
15. om tam namah paraya sita varnaya ghranendriyatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
nose of deity.
16. om nam namah paraya sita varnaya vag indriyatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
mouth of deity.
17. om jham namah paraya rakta varnaya panindriyatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
hands of deity.
18. om jam namah paraya rakta varnaya padendriyatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
feet of deity.
19. om cham namah paraya rakta varnaya payuv indriyatmane svåhå (namah)
Touch anus of deity.
20. om cam namah paraya hema varnaya mehanendriyatmane svåhå (namah) Touch
genital of deity.
21. om nam namah paraya caturasraya pita varnaya ghranopasthendriya utaya
sabda sparsa rupa rasa gandha guna yutaya prthivi tattvatmane svåhå (for
homa) or Namah (for nyasa) Touch from knees to feet of deity
feet to knees
22. om gham namah paraya sphatika varnaya ardha candra karaya
rasanapayvindriya yutaya sabda sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya ap tattvatmane
svåhå (namah) Touch from genital to knees of deity.
knees to genital
23. om gam namah paraya rakta varnaya trikonaya drsti caranendriya yutaya
sabda sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya agni tattvatmane svåhå (namah) touch
deity from navel to genital.
from gential to navel
24. om kham namah paraya dhumra varnaya vrttaya sabda sparsa guna yutaya
vayu tattvatmane svåhå (namah) touch deity from navel to nose
25. om kam namah paraya jalada varnaya nirakaraya vak srotrendriya yutaya
nirakaraya sabda guna yutaya akasa tattvatmane svåhå (namah) Touch deity
from nose to top of head
Pranadi dasa vayu Nyasa and Homa: Perform homa 108, 28 or 8 times with each
mantra, and touch deity with sampat saying mantra substituting the word
namah for svåhå .
1. om nabhi kandat brahmarandhrav adhisthitayam susumnayam sthitaya pranaya
svåhå (namah) Touch from navel to top of head.
2. om kandat vama nasa putavadhi idayam sthitaya apanaya svåhå (namah)
touch from navel to left nostril.
3. om kandat dakßina nasa putav adhi pingalayam sthitaya vyanaya svåhå
(namah) Touch from navel to right nostril.
4. om kandat vama drg antam utthitayam gandharyam sthitaya udanaya svåhå
(namah) touch from navel to left eye
5. om kandat dakßina drg antam utthitayam hasti jihvayam sthitaya samanaya
svåhå (namah) touch from navel to right eye
6. Om kandat vama srotrantam utthityaam pusayam sthitaya nagaya svåhå
(namah) Touch from navel to left ear.
7. Om kandat dakßina srotrantam utthitayam yasasvinyam sthitaya kurmaya
svåhå (namah) Touch from navel to right ear.
8. Om kandat payu mulavadhi sthtiayam alambusayam sthitaya krkaraya svåhå
(namah) Touch from navel to anus.
9. Om kandad arabhya medhrantam adhogatayam kuhunayam sthitaya devadattaya
svåhå (namah) Touch from navel to genital.
10. Om kandad arabhya padangusthantam adhogatayam kausinyam sthitaya
dhananjaya svåhå (namah) Touch from navel to left and right big toes.
Ayudha and bhusana homa and nyasa: Perform homa 108, 28 or 8 times saying
svåhå , then touch deity with sampat saying namah.
(for visnu forms only)
om cakraya svåhå right shoulder
om sankhaya svåhå left shouler
om gadayai svåhå left
om padmaya svåhå right
om sarngaya svåhå left
om kiritaya svåhå top of head
om ‡rîvatsaya svåhå right chest
om kaustubhaya left chest
om vanamalayai svåhå on both sides of chest
om vainateyaya darpana rupaya svåhå right and left knees
Sodasa Nyasa:
1, Pranava Nyasa:
am namah paraya visnave namah heart
um namah paraya brahmane svåhå right chest
mam namah paraya sankaratmane svåhå left chest
om namah paraya tri murty atmakaya vasudevaya svåhå heart
2. Vyahrti Nyasa:
om namah paraya bhulokatmane svåhå feet
om namah paraya bhuvar lokatmane svåhå heart
om namah paraya suvar lokatmane svåhå head
Akßara Nyasa:
om am namah paraya rasanatmane svåhå tongue
om am namah paraya mukhatmane svåhå mouth
om im namah paraya dakßina locanatmane svåhå right eye
om im namah paraya vama locanatmane svåhå left eye
om um namah paraya dakßina karnatmane svåhå right ear
om um namah paraya vama karnatmane svåhå left ear
om rm namah paraya dakßina nasa putatmane svåhå right no‡rîl
om rm namah paraya vama nasa putatmane svåhå left nostril
om lm namah paraya dakßina gandatmane svåhå right cheek
om lm namah paraya vama gandatmane svåhå left cheek
om em namah paraya uttara danta pankty atmane svåhå top teeth
om aim namah paraya adho danta pankty atmane svåhå bottom teeth
om om namah paraya uttarosthatmane svåhå top lip
om aum namah paraya adharosthatmane svåhå bottom lip
om am namah paraya lalatatmane svåhå forehead
om ah namah paraya talvatmane svåhå palate
om yam namah paraya tvagatmane svåhå skin
om ram namah paraya cakßuratmane svåhå both eyes
om lam namah paraya nasikatmane svåhå nose
om vam namah paraya dasanatmane svåhå teeth
om sam namah paraya srotatmane svåhå ears
om sam namah paraya udaratmane svåhå stomach
om sam namah paraya katyatmane svåhå waist
om ham namah paraya hrdayatmane svåhå heart
om lam namah paraya nabhyatmane svåhå navel
om kßam namah paraya mehanatmane svåhå genital
om kam namah paraya angushtabhyam svåhå thumbs
om kham namah paraya tarjanibhyam svåhå forefigers
om gam namah paraya madhyamabhyam svåhå middle fingers
om gham namah paraya anamikabhyam svåhå ring fingers
om nam namah paraya kanisthikabhyam svåhå little fingers
om cam namah paraya dakßinoru mulatmane svåhå right hip
om cham namah paraya dakßinoru madhyatmane svåhå mddile of thigh
om jam namah paraya dakßina janv atmane svåhå right knee
om jham namah paraya dakßina janghatmane svåhå right ankle
om nam namah paraya dakßina padatmane svåhå right foot
om tam namah paraya vamoru mulatmane svåhå left hip
om tham namah paraya vamoru madhyatmane svåhå middle of left thigh
om dam namah paraya vama janv atmane svåhå left knee
om dham namah paraya vama janghatmane svåhå left ankle
om nam namah paraya vama padatmane svåhå left foot
om tam namah paraya dakßina bhuja mulatmane svåhå right shoulder
om tham namah paraya dakßina bhuja madhyatmane svåhå right arm
om dam namah paraya dakßina bhuja sandhyatmane svåhå right elbow
omdham namah paraya dakßina bhuja kurparatmane svåhå right wrist
om nam namah paraya dakßina karatalatmane svåhå right palm
om pam namah paraya vama bhuja mulatmane svåhå left shoulder
om pham namah paraya vama bhuja madhyatmane svåhå left arm
om bam namah paraya vama bhuja sadhyatmane svåhå left elbow
om bham namah paraya vama bhuja kurparatmane svåhå left wrist
om mam namah paraya vama karatalatmane svåhå left palm
Nakßatra Nyasa:
om namah paraya rohiny atmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om namah paraya mrgasiratmane sirase svåhå head
om namah paraya ardratmane kesaya svåhå hair
om namah paraya punarvasvatmane lalataya svåhå forehead
om namah paraya pusyatmane vadanaya svåhå mouth
om namah paraya aslesatmane nasakayai svåhå nose
om namah paraya maghatmane dantebhyah svåhå teeth
om namah paraya purva phalguny atmane srotabhyam svåhå ears
om namah paraya uttara phalguny atmane dakßina bhujaya svåhå right arm
om namah paraya hastatmane vama bhujaya svåhå left arm
om namah paraya citratmane dakßina hastaya svåhå right hand
om namah paraya svaty atmane vama hastaya svåhå left hand
om namah paraya visakhatmane dakßina stanaya svåhå right chest
om namah paraya anuradhatmane vama stanaya svåhå left chest
om namah paraya jyesthatmane udaraya svåhå stomach
om namah paraya mulatminyai katyai svåhå round the waist
om namah paraya purvasadhatmane mehanaya svåhå genital
om namah paraya uttarasadhatmane vrsanaya svåhå testicles
om namah paraya sravanatmane payave svåhå anus
om namah paraya dhanisthatmane dakßinorave svåhå right thigh
om namah paraya satabhisag atmane vamorave svåhå left thigh
om namah paraya purva bhadratminyai dakßina janghayai svåhå right ankle
om namah paraya uttara bhadratminyai vama janghayai svåhå left ankle
om namah paraya revaty atmane dakßina padaya svåhå right foot
om namah paraya asviny atmane vama padaya svåhå left foot
om namah paraya bharany atmane dakinsa parsvaya svåhå right side
om namah paraya krttikatmane vama parsvaya svåhå left side
Graha Nyasa:
om namah paraya suryatmane dakßina netraya svåhå right eye
om namah paraya candratmane vama netraya svåhå left eye
om namah paraya angaraakatmane udaraya svåhå stomach
om namah paraya budhatminyai buddhaye svåhå brain
om namah paraya brhaspaty atmane vag indriyaya svåhå mouth
om namah paraya sukratmabhyah indriyebhyah svåhå senses
om namah paraya saniscaratmane lalataya svåhå forehead
om namah paraya sanaiscaratmane lalataya svåhå forehead
om namah paraya rahv atmane padaya svåhå feet
om namah paraya ketv atmane kesaya svåhå hair
om namah paraya dhruvatminyai nabhyai svåhå navel
om namah paraya sapta rsayatmabhyah padadi sarva gatrebhyah svåhå from feet
to all parts of body.
Kala Nyasa:
om namah paraya vatsaratmane sariraya svåhå body
om namah paraya caitratmane sirase svåhå head
om namah paraya vaisakhatmane mukhaya svåhå mouth
om namah paraya jysthatmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om namah paraya asadhatmane dakßina stanaya svåhå right chest
om namah paraya sravanatmane vama stanaya svåhå left chest
om namah paraya bhadratmane urdaraya svåhå stomach
om namah paraya asvayujatminyai katya svåhå around waist
om namah paraya kartikatmane dakßinorave svåhå right thigh
om namah paraya margasirsatmane vamorave svåhå left thigh
om namah paraya pausatminyai dakßina janghayai svåhå right lower leg
om namah paraya maghatminyai vama janghayai svåhå left lower leg
om namah paraya phalgunatmabhyam padabhyam svåhå two feet
om namah paraya ssamvatsaratmane dakßina mukhya bahave svåhå right upper arm
om namah paraya vatsaratmane vama mukhya bahave svåhå left upper arm
om namah paraya parvatmabhah sarva parvabhyah svåhå lines on fingers
om namah paraya rtubhyah sarvanga svarupebhyah all limbs
om namah paraya ssaty uttara trisataratratmabhyah sarva sandhibhyah svåhå
all joints
om namah paraya truti lava kala kasthakßana nimesatmabhyah romebhyah body hair
om namah paraya krtayugatmane mukhaya svåhå mouth
om namah paraya treta yugatmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om namah paraya dvapara yugatminyai katyai svåhå around waist
om namah paraya kali yugatmane padabhyam svåhå feet
om namah paraya svayambhuva manvantaratmane svåhå right arm
om namah paraya svarocisa manvantaratmane svåhå right arm
om namah paraya uttama manvantaratmane svåhå right arm
om namah paraya tamasa manvantaratmane svåhå right arm
om namah paraya raivata manvantaratmane svåhå right arm
om namah paraya cakßusa manvantaratmane svåhå right arm
om namah paraya vaivasvata manvantaratmane svåhå right arm
om namah paraya surya manvantaratmane svåhå left arm
om namah paraya dakßa manvantaratmane svåhå left arm
om namah paraya brahma manvantaratmane svåhå left arm
om namah paraya dharma manvantaratmane svåhå left arm
om namah paraya rudra manvantaratmane svåhå left arm
om namah paraya savarni manvantaratmane svåhå left arm
om namah paraya raudrabhuti manvantaratmane svåhå left arm
om namah paraya prathama pararadhatminyai dakßina janghayai svåhå right
lower leg
om namah paraya dvitiya parardhatminyai vama janghayai svåhå left lower leg
om namah paraya mahå kalpatmane sirase svåhå head
om namah paraya uttarayanatmane dakßina padaya svåhå right foot
om namah paraya dakßinayanatmane svåhå padaya svåhå left foot
Varna Nyasa:
om namah paraya brahmanatmane mukhaya svåhå mouth
om namah paraya kßatriyatmabhyam bahubhyam svåhå arms
om namah paraya vaisyatmabhyam urubhyam svåhå thighs
om namah paraya suratmabhyam padabhyam svåhå both feet
om namah paraya samkaratmabhyah padangulibhyah svåhå toes
om namah paraya utkrsta samkarajatyatmabhyah sandhibhyah svåhå all joints
om namah paraya gavatmane mukhaya svåhå mouth
om namah paraya ajatmabhyam bahubhyam svåhå both arms
om namah paraya avikatmabhyam urubhyam svåhå both thighs
om namah paraya gramaranya pasv atmabhyam padabhyuam svåhå feet
Toya Nyasa:
om namah paraya meghatmabhyah kesebhyah svåhå hair
om namah paraya kupatmane romakupaya saha body pores
om namah paraya vapy atmabhyam padabhyam svåhå bothfeet
om namah paraya nirjharatmabhyam janghabhyam svåhå both lower legs
om namah paraya nadyatmabhbyah sarvavayavebhyah svah all limbs
om namah paraya samudratminyai kukßyai svåhå stomach
Nigama Nyasa:
om nama paraya rg vedatmane sirase svåhå head
om nama paraya yajur vedatmane dakßina bhujaya svåhå right arm
om nama paraya sama vedatmane vama bhujaya svah left arm
om nama paraya sarvopanisad atmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya itihasatminyai dakßina janghayai svåhå right shank
om nama paraya puranatminyai vama janghayai svåhå left shank
om nama paraya atharvangirasatminyai nabhyai svåhå navel
om nama paraya kalpa sutratmabhyam padabhyam svåhå both feet
om nama paraya vyakaranatmane vaktraya svåhå mouth
om nama paraya tarka sastratmane kanthya svåhå throat
om nama paraya mimamsaniruktatmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya chandatmane dakßina netraya svåhå right eye
om nama paraya jyotisatmane vama netraya svåhå left eye
om nama paraya sikßatminyai kukßyai svåhå stomach
om nama paraya garuda tantratmane dakßina karnaya svåhå right ear
om nama paraya bhuta tantratmane vama karnaya svåhå left ear
om nama paraya dhanur vedatmane dakßina hastaya svåhå right hand
om nama paraya ayur vedatmane vama hastaya svåhå left hand
om nama paraya yoga sastratmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya niti sastratmabhyam padabhyam svåhå both feet
Devata Nyasa:
om nama paraya brahmatmane sirase svåhå head
om nama paraya sarasvaty atmikayai jihvayai svåhå tongue
om nama paraya indratmane dakßina bhujaya svåhå right arm
om nama paraya mahåbalatmane vama bhujaya svåhå left arm
om nama paraya visvakarmatmane dakßina stanaya svåhå riht chest
om nama paraya prahladatmane vama stanaya svåhå left chest
om nama paraya naradatminyai dakßina kukßyai svåhå right stomach
om nama paraya anantady atminyai vama kukßyai svåhå left stomach
om nama paraya varunatmabhyah asthibhyah svåhå all bones
om nama paraya pitratmabhyam padabhyam svåhå both feet
om nama paraya visvedevatmabhyam urubhyam svåhå both thighs
om nama paraya rysatmabhyam janubhyam svåhå both knees
om nama paraya yakßatmabhyam janghabhyam svåhå both lower legs
om nama paraya rakßasatmabhyam gulphabhyam svåhå ankles
om nama paraya vidyadharatminyai parsnaye svåhå heel
om nama paraya navagrahatmane padatalaya svåhå sole of foot
om nama paraya putanajrmbhakatmakebhyah nakhebhyah svah fingernails
om nama paraya subrahmany atmane dakßina kati parsvay svåhå right side
om nama paraya ganesatmane vama kati parsvaya left side
om nama paraya gandharvatmane osthaya svåhå lips
Vairaja Nyasa:
om nama paraya svar lokatmane mastakaya svåhå head
om nama paraya suryatmane daskßina netraya svåhå right eye
om nama paraya candratmane vama netraya svåhå left eye
om nama paraya vayv atmanyai nasikayai svåhå nose
om nama paraya dig atmabhyam bahubhyam svåhå both arms
om nama paraya rsy atmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya vyomatmane vapuse svåhå all limbs
om nama paraya devatmane antaratmane svåhå heart
om nama paraya meghatmabhyah keseghyah svåhå hair
om nama paraya nakßatratmakebhyah bhusanebhyah svåhå ornaments
om nama paraya agny atmane mukhaya svåhå mouth
om nama paraya sarasvaty atminyai vace svåhå mouth
Kratu Nyasa:
om nama paraya asvamedhatmane sirase svåhå head
om nama paraya naramedhatmane lalataya svåhå forehead
om nama paraya raja suyatmane mukhaya svåhå mouth
om nama paraya gosavatmane kanthaya svåhå throat
om nama paraya ekadasatminyai mabhyai svåhå navel
om nama paraya agnistomatmane lingaya svåhå penis
om nama paraya atiratratmane vrsanaya svåhå testicles
om nama paraya aptoryamatmabhyam urubhyam svåhå both thighs
om nama paraya sodasahatmabhyam janubhyam svåhå both knees
om nama paraya ukthyasvarupayai dakßina janghyayai svåhå right lower leg
om nama paraya vajapeyas svarupayai vama janghayai svåhå left lower leg
om nama paraya caturmaysatmane bahave svåhå both arms
om nama paraya sautramanyatmane hastay svåhå both hands
om nama paraya pasvistykatmabhyah angulibhyah svåhå fingers
om nama paraya darsatmane dakßina netraya svåhå right eye
om nama paraya paurnamasatmane vama netraya svåhå left eye
om nama paraya isti darbha yupa svåhå kara vast karatmabhyam stanabhyam
svåhå chest
om nama paraya panca mahåyajñatamakebhyah angulibhyah svåhå fingers
om nama paraya dakßinatmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya stomatmakebhyah kesebhyah svåhå hari
om nama paraya ahavaniyatmane mukhaya svhaa outh
om nama paraya garhapaty atmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya dakßinagny atminyai nabhyai svåhå navel
om nama paraya avasatthy atmabhyam padabhyam svåhå both feet
om nama paraya sabhyatmane hrdayaya svåhå
om nama paraya pravargy atmakebhyah bhusanebhyah svåhå ornaments
Guna Nyasa:
om nama paraya sattva gunatmane sirase svåhå head
om nama paraya rajo gunatmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya tamo gunatmabhyam padabhyuam svåhå both feet
Murti Nyasa:
om nama paraya matsya murty atmane sirase svåhå
om nama paraya kurma murty atmabhyam padabhyam svåhå both feet
om nama paraya varaha murty atmabhyam janghabhyam svåhå both lower legs
om nama parayanrsimha murty atmane lalataya svåhå forehead
om nama paraya vamana murty atmane mukhaya svåhå mouth
om nama paraya bhargavaramatmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama parayakartaviryatmabhyam karabhyam svåhå both hands
om nama paraya dasarathi ramatmane hrdayay svåhå heart
om nama parayabalaramatmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama parayakrsnatmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya buddhatmane guhyaya svåhå penis
om nama paraya kalky atmabhyam janubhyam svåhå both knees
Ûakti Nyasa:
om nama paraya lakßmy atmane lalatayaya svåhå forehead
om nama paraya sarasvaty atmane mukhaya svåhå mouth
om nama paraya raty atmane guhyaya svåhå genital
om nama paraya prity atmane karnaya svåhå ears
om nama paraya kirty atmane cakßuse svåhå eyes
om nama parayasanty atmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya tusty atmane udaraya svåhå stomach
om nama paraya pusty atmane sarva gatrebhyah svåhå all limbs
Sad Guna Nyasa:
om nama paraya jñayaya hrdayaya namah svåhå heart
om nama paraya aisvaryaya sirase svåhå svåhå head
om nama paraya saktyai sikhayai vassat svåhå sikha
om nama paraya balaya kavacaya hum svåhå right and left arms
om nama paraya tejase netrabhyam vausat svåhå both eyes
om nama paraya viryaya astraya phat svåhå all limbs
Loka Nyasa:
om nama paraya atalatmabhyam padatalabhyam svåhå soles of feet
om nama paraya vitalatmabhyam padabhyam svåhå feet
om nama paraya sutalatmabhyam gulphabhyam svåhå ankles
om nama paraya nitalatmabhyam janghabhyam svåhå lower legs
om nama paraya mahåtalatmabhyam janubhyam svåhå knees
om nama paraya rasatalatmabhyam urubhyam svåhå thighs
om nama paraya talatalatminyai katyai svåhå waist
om nama paraya bhu lokatmabhyam padabhyam svåhå feet
om nama paraya bhuvar lokatmane mehanaya svåhå geital
om nama paraya svar lokatmane udaraya svåhå stomach
om nama paraya mahår lokatmane hrdayaya svåhå heart
om nama paraya janalokatmane kanthay svåhå throat
om nama paraya tapo lokatmane mukhaya svåhå mouth
om nama paraya satya lokatmane sirase svåhå head
Raising the deity: In the morning: having bathed dressed put on tilaka the
head priest and rtvikß should enter the yaga sala. The head priest should
raise the deities saying uttistha brahmanas pate.... On a pitha on the
north side of the main kunda the deities should be established and
worshipped. Worship the lord and his consort with dasa upacara and
aratrika. then pancam®ta with previous mantras. Then cloth the Lord and
bathe in a sahasradhara saying
tas savitur varenyasya citram aham vrne sumatimvisvajanyam
yamasya kanvo aduhat prapinag sahasradharam payasa mahim gam
then bathe the Lord in water from the previously establised 1108 kalasas of
water while saying: narayana sukta visnu sukta ‡rî sukta bhu sukta nila
sukta
Then bathe the Lord in waters from the 8 kalasas around the bed, saying
purusa sukta. Taking water from the prana pratistha kalasa the head priest
using a mango branch, should sprinkle water on the Lord's head, nose, heart
gential and feet saying the mula mantra, and then bathe the Lord in the
water, saying the mula mantra. He should wipe the Lord with clean cloth,
place deity on a clean area behind a curtain and offer arghya, padyam
acamaniyam and vastra, saying:
yam sosayami
ram dahayami
vam plavayami
devasya va savituh prsave' svinor bahubhyam pusno hastabhyam adade
He should show the sun saying:
udutyam jatavedasam devam vahanti ketavah
drse visvay suryam
He should dress the Lord:
avahanti vitanvana
ukrvana ciram atamanah
vasamsi mama gavas ca
annapane ca sarvada
tato me ‡rîyam avaha
He should offer oranaments:
ayusyam varcasyam suviryam rayas posamaudbhidyam
idam hiranyam jaitryaya visatam mam
uccirvaji prtnaji satrasaham dhanajayam sarvas samrddhir rddhayo
hiranye'smin samahitah
He should offer mala:
apaso' syu rome masam sarisivo mopatisthasva dirghayutvaya satasaradaya
satam saradbhya ayuse varcase jivastvai punyaya
revatis sva vyakßnan nityeta
He should offer arghya and padyam again.
Entering the deity room: In the deity room priest should sprinkle punyaha
water, chant the mula mantra 108 times and show dhenu mudra to
accompaniment of singing dancing, vedic chanting and instrumental music. He
should establish two kalasas on rice below the simhasana. They should be
filled with scented water and toped with leaves, coconut and cloth. On the
pindika he should write lakßmi bija and worship as lakßmi. Scatter yellow
rice and white mustard seeds in the directions and place the lord on a
palinquin. Carry the Lord into the deity room saying:
ato deva avantu no yato visnur vicakrame
prithivyas saptadhamabhih
He should place the deity on the pindika saying:
dhruvante raja varuno dhruvam devo brhaspatih
dhruvanta indras cagnis ca rastram dharayatamdhruvam
parvata iva vicacalih
indra iveha dhruvas tistha
iha rastram udharaya
abhitistha prtanyatah
adhare santu satravah
indra iva vrtraha tistha
He should offer umbrella saying:
prajapates saranam asi
brahmanas chadir visvajanasya chayasi sarvato ma pahi
The sponsor should worship a cow with five upacaras and give it in charity
to a brahmana, circumabulate him and offer pranamas. then he should give
dakßina to the assembled brahmanas.
Prana Pratistha:
The head priest should sit on the ground, sprinkle water on the ground
saying the mula mantra and perform bhuta suddhi, and dhyana
On the right hand side of the Lord, place the vessels on the altar. A
kumbha should be filled with scented water, , tulasi gandha and flowers.
Over it chant:
yam sosayami
ram dahayami
vam plavayami
and chant the mula mantra seven times
astraya pat
dhenu mudra
Place other vessels on ones right side, sprinkle with water and purify as
above.
Arrange arghya, padyam, acamaniyam snaniyam vessels, with water vessel in
the center, sprinkle with water while saying mula mantra, and then purify
saying:
yam sosayami
ram dahayami
vam plavayami
Fill with water from the kumbha and add gandha flowers and tulasi and the
special substances for each. then touch the vessels and chant the mula
mantra.
Establish conch shell and sprinkle water on upacras, deity and self.
Perform pitha püjå.
Call the Lord onto the pitha saying: om vam yam namah purusatmane namah
Meditate on the Lord entering the deity, saying: om ram vam namah paryaa
nivrty atmane namah
Meditate on the syllable "om" on the brahma randhra of the deity.
Then perform nyasa:
Touch deity's head: om purusatmane namah om pranatmane namah
heart: om prakrti tattvaya anamah om buddhi tattvaya namah
ears: om sabda tattvaya namah
skin: om sparsa tattvaya namah
eyes: om rupa tattvaya namah
tongue: om rasa tattvaya namah
nose: om gandha tattvaya namah
Perform homa 108,28 or 8 times with each mantra, then touch deity.
asya ‡rî prana pratistha mantrasya brahma visnu mahesvarah rsayah rg yajus
samatharvani chandamsi, sakala jagat srsti sthiti samhara karini para prana
saktih devata am hrim krom bijam svåhå saktih om kilakam bimba prana
pratishtarthe viniyogah
am hrim krom ya ra la va sa sa sa ha om hamsah am nam gham gam kham kam
prthivy ap tejo vayv akasa pranatmane krom hrim am am hrdayaya svåhå (namah)
touch heart of deity. am hrim krom ya ra la va sa sa sa ha om hamsah im nam
dham da tham tam sabda sparsa rupa rsa gandhavanatmane krom hrim am im
sirasa svåhå (namah)
Touch head. am hrim krom ya ra la va sa sa sa ha om hamsah um nam jham ham
cham cam vak pani pada payupasthavyanatmane krom hrim am um sikhayai vasat
svåhå
touch sikha am hrim krom yara la va sa sa sa ha om hamsah em nam dham dam
thm tam srotra tvak cakßur jihvaghranodanatmane krom hrim am rom kavacaya
hum svåhå
touch right and left arms am hrim krom ya ra la va sa sa sa ha om hamsah om
pam pham bam bham mam manohankara buddhi prakrti jiva samanatmane krom hirm
am aum netrabhyam vausat svåhå
Touch right and left eye. am hrim krom ya ra la va sa sa sa ha omhamsah am
yam ram lam vam sam sam sam ham lam kßam vacanagamananda
viharanotsargananda nag kurma krkara devadatta dhananjyatmane krom hrim am
ah astraya phat svåhå
Touch all limbs starting from top and ending at bottom of deity.
dhyanam:
raktam bodhistha potallasadarunasarojadhi rudha karabjaih
pasam kodandam ikßutbhavam aligunam api ankusampanca banan
bhibhrana srk kapalam trinayana sahita pinavakßoruhadhya
devi balarka varna bhavatu sukhakari prana saktih para nah
om am hrim krom ya ra la va sa sa sa ha om hamsah amusya prana iha pranah
am hrim krom yara la va sa sa sa om hamsah amusha jiva iha sthitah am hrim
krom ya ra la va sa sa sa ha om hamsah amusya sarvendriyani manohankara
buddhi pradhana prthivy ap tejo vayv akasa srtora tvak cakßur jihva ghrana
vak pani pada payupastha tvak carma mamsa rudhira medosthi majja sukla
pranapana vyamopana samanah iha ayantu sukam ciram tisthantu svåhå om
Touch heart then other parts of body.
Santi Homa:
east kunda: one hundred oblations of honey saying bhuh touch feet with sampat
south kunda: 100 oblations of milk saying bhuvah touch stomach with sampat
west kunda: 100 oblations of yoghurt saying suvah touch face
north kunda: 100 oblations of ghee saying bhur bhuvah suvah touch top of head
east kunda: 100 oblations of ghee saying bhur bhuvas suvah touch all limbs
north kunda: 100 oblations each of guda, ghee and honey saying visnu
gayatri touch mouth
Jayadi (anajñatadi homa) homa in all kundas: udicya karma to purna huti
pranama:
agne naya supatha raye asman visvani deva vayunani vidvan
yuyodhyasma juhuranam eno bhuyisthan te nama uktim vidhema
Mahå Puja:
Show arghya in front of the Lord's face and offer to his right hand using a
tulasi leaf. Wash hands offer flowers to the feet of the Lord, then offer
padya to the feet. After washing his feet, wipe with a soft cloth and offer
gandha puspa. Offer acamana, gandha, puspa, dhupa, dipa, acamana and
tambula. Worship Lord with gandha puspa , mentally offer shoes to the Lord
so that he can come to the bathing area. Take the old garlands, flowers and
cloth from the Lord and dress him in a bathing cloth. Offer padya and
acamaniyam, water for drinking, acamaniyam and mirror. Offer fragrant oil
on the body , rub body with mung and urad dhal powder, rub with amalaki
powder, and bathe in tumeric water (mangala snana), then bathe in snaniya
patra water chanting mula mantra and purusa sukta Rub the Lord dry with a
cloth, offer cloth, upavita, padya{ acamana and a comb for his hair. Offer
flowers and invite the Lord to be decorated: alankarasanam asadaya , offer
shoes and bring lord to seat for deocration, offer arghya, padya, acamana,
ornaments, gandha, puspa. Then offer oneself to the Lord and chant the mula
mantra. The other murtis should be worshipped similarly. Discard the water
in the patras, wash the vessels , and refill with water from the kumbha.
Offer a mirror:
mayi parvata purusam mayi parvata varcasam
mayi parvata bhesajam mayi parvatayusam
yanme varcah paragatam atmanam upatisthati
idam tat punaradade dirghayutvaya varcase
pratisthesto devatanam mam asataptam
Offer umbrella, camara, along with singing and dancing, chanting the mula
mantra.
Offer incense:
dhurasi dhurva dhurvantam
dhurvatam yo'sman dhurvatitam
dhurvayam vayam dhurvamas
tvam devanam asi
Offer lamp: uddipyasva jatavedopaghnam nirarrtim mam
pasums ca mahyam avaha jivanam ca diso dasa
mano himsij jatavedo gamas ca purusam jagat
abibhrad agna agahi ‡rîya ma paripataye
Offer madhuparka saying mula mantra, then acamaniyam Offer a cow, jewels
and gold if possible Prepare fruit, roots, vegetables, sweets which are of
fine quality and not forbidden in scripture. purify with yam ram vam,
sprinkle with arghya water, protect with om astraya phat. taking permission
of guru parampara, chanting mula mantra, show grasa mudra and offer the
naivedyam Offer water for drinking, and after the meal offer water for
washing hands, mouth, and feet, acamaniyam, fragrant spices and tambulam.
Say pranama then offer the remnants to Lord's consort, then mentally divide
the rest and offer to other asociates and acaryas, offer lamps, offer
flowers:
om tad visnoh paramam padam sada pasyanti surayah
diviva cakßur atatam
tad vipraso vipanyavo jagrvamsas samindhate
visnor yat paramam padam
paryapya ananta raya sarva stomotiratra uttamam ahar bhavati sarvasyaptyai
sarvasya jittyai sarvam eva tenapnoti sarvam jayati
pranama, show a cow, offer bali.
The head priest should wash hands and feet, perform acamana, pranamayama
and meditate and the Lord.He should then enter the yaga sala and perform
saõkalpa: bhagavat pratisthartyam avahita devata visarjanam karisye
He should worship the devas by arghya, padyam, acamana, gandha puspa dhupa
dipa and naivedyam using mantra: avahita devatabhyo namah
He should dismiss them saying:
yantu devaganas sarve puam adaya mamakim
ista kama pradanaya punar agamanaya ca
Entering the temple the head priest should circumabulate the Lord and
sitting facing north chant japa 108 times
He should pray:
na dharma nistho'smi na catma vedi
na bhaktiman tvac caranaravinde
akincano'nanya gatis saranya
tvat pada mulam saranam prapadye
Curtains should be opened and mahå nirajana performed
om naryaprama me gopaya
am®tatvaya jivase
jatam janisyamanamca
am®te satye prtisthitam
arthavapitum me goapaya
rasam annam hayuse
adabdayositatano avisannah pitum krnu
samsya pasun me gopaya dvipado ye catuspadahastasaphas ca ya ihagne
ye caikaspha asugah
saprathasabham me gopaya
ye ca sabhyas sabha sadah
tanindriyavatah kuru
sarvam ayur upasatamahevubhniya mantram me goapay
yamrsayastraivida vidhu
rcas samani yajunsmi
sa hi ‡rîr am®ta satam
samrajyam bhojyam vairajyam svarajyam paramesthyam vairajsyam
mahårajyam adhipatyam
The head priest and assistants should offer puspanjali, yellow rice,
pradakßina and pranama. Offer a bed and offer shoes to the Lord. When the
Lord is at the bed offer padya acamana, take offer garlands, ornaments,
cloth, and cloth and dressed in night cloth, offer ornaments, gandha puspa
dhupa dipa spices and tambula Then offer puspanjali chanting mantra puspam.
The head priest should have the sponsor give a cow in charity to a brahmana
to insure sucess of the ceremony. The sponsor should feed brahmanas, and
offer dakßina (gold, cloth and land) to the head priest and assistants.