Various

nitya pūjā vidhānam (smārta paddhati)

(Nitya Puja Vidhanam (Smarta Paddhati) in English (IAST))

Traditional

Nitya Puja Vidhanam following the Smarta tradition serves as a foundational guide for the daily ritual worship performed by householders. By adhering to the directives laid out by Smarta practitioners, devotees invite divine presence into their homes through systematic purification, mantra recitation, and meditative offerings. This practice is spiritually significant as it fosters discipline, mental clarity, and consistent connection with the divine. Regular performance of this daily ritual purifies the environment, eliminates negativity, and cultivates a sense of inner harmony and devotion, ultimately guiding the practitioner toward spiritual growth and righteousness in their daily life.

āvaśyakāni vastūni
- āsanaṃ
- dīpaḥ
- gandhaḥ
- kuṅkumaṃ
- akṣatāḥ
- puṣpāṇi
- dhūpaḥ
- naivedyaṃ
- tāmbūlaṃ
- ācamanīyaṃ
- pūjā pātraṃ
- kalaśaḥ
- śaṅkhaḥ [optional]
- iṣṭa devatā pratimā vā citrapaṭaḥ vā
sūcanā
[This is a general template. Replace iShTa dEvatA with the actual deity name or mantra used in your family. Examples: OM SrImahAgaNapatayE namaH, OM namaH SivAya, OM namO nArAyaNAya, OM SrI durgAyai namaH, OM SrIsubrahmaNyAya namaH.]
pūrvāṅga pūjā
śrīmahāgaṇādhipataye namaḥ |
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ |
hariḥ om |
śuciḥ
apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṃ gato'pi vā |
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ ||
puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣāya namaḥ ||
prārthanā
śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam |
prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye ||
agajānana padmārkaṃ gajānanamaharniśam |
anekadaṃ taṃ bhaktānāṃ ekadantamupāsmahe ||
tadeva lagnaṃ sudinaṃ tadeva
tārābalaṃ candrabalaṃ tadeva |
vidyābalaṃ daivabalaṃ tadeva
lakṣmīpate te'ṅghriyugaṃ smarāmi ||
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |
guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||
sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike |
śaraṇye tryambake gaurī nārāyaṇi namo'stu te ||
śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇābhyāṃ namaḥ |
umāmaheśvarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
vāṇīhiraṇyagarbhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śacīpurandarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
arundhatīvasiṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śrīsītārāmābhyāṃ namaḥ |
mātāpitṛbhyo namaḥ |
sarvebhyo mahājanebhyo namaḥ |
ācamanaṃ
oṃ keśavāya svāhā |
oṃ nārāyaṇāya svāhā |
oṃ mādhavāya svāhā |
oṃ govindāya namaḥ |
oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ |
oṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ |
oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ |
oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ |
oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ |
oṃ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ |
oṃ pradyumnāya namaḥ |
oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ |
oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ |
oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ |
oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ |
oṃ acyutāya namaḥ |
oṃ janārdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ upendrāya namaḥ |
oṃ haraye namaḥ |
oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ |
dīpārādhanam
dīpastvaṃ brahmarūpo'si jyotiṣāṃ prabhuravyayaḥ |
saubhāgyaṃ dehi putrāṃśca sarvānkāmāṃśca dehi me ||
bho dīpa devi rūpastvaṃ karmasākṣī hyavighnakṛt |
yāvatpūjāṃ kariṣyāmi tāvattvaṃ susthiro bhava ||
dīpārādhana muhūrtaḥ sumuhūrto'stu ||
bhūtoccāṭanam
uttiṣṭhantu bhūtapiśācāḥ ya ete bhūmibhārakāḥ |
eteṣāmavirodhena brahmakarma samārabhe ||
apasarpantu te bhūtā ye bhūtā bhūmisaṃsthitāḥ |
ye bhūtā vighnakartāraste gacchantu śivā'jñayā ||
prāṇāyāmaḥ
o-mbhūḥ | o-mbhuvaḥ̭ | ogṃ suvaḥ̭ | o-mmahaḥ̭ | o-ñjanaḥ̭ | o-ntapaḥ̭ | ogṃ satyam |
o-ntatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhiyo॒ yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
omāpo॒ jyotī॒ raso॒-'mṛta॒-mbrahma॒ bhūrbhuva॒ssuva॒rom ||
saṅkalpaḥ
mama upātta samasta duritakṣaya dvārā śrīparameśvara prītyarthaṃ, mama/asmākaṃ sahakuṭumbasya kṣema-sthairya-dhairya-vīrya-vijaya-abhaya-āyuḥ-ārogya-aiśvarya-abhivṛddhyarthaṃ, dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣa-caturvidha-puruṣārtha-phala-siddhyarthaṃ, sarvābhīṣṭa-siddhyarthaṃ, śrī iṣṭa devatā-prītyarthaṃ, yāvacchakti dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra-pūjāṃ kariṣye ||
tadaṅga kalaśārādhanaṃ kariṣye ||
kalaśārādhanam
kalaśe gandha puṣpākṣatairabhyarcya |
kalaśe udakaṃ pūrayitvā |
kalaśasyopari hastaṃ nidhāya |
kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhe rudraḥ samāśritaḥ |
mūle tvasya sthito brahmā madhye mātṛgaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
kukṣau tu sāgarāḥ sarve saptadvīpā vasundharā |
ṛgvedo'tha yajurvedo sāmavedo hyatharvaṇaḥ ||
aṅgaiśca sahitāḥ sarve kalaśāmbu samāśritāḥ ||
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvarī sarasvatī |
narmade sindhu kāverī jale'smin sannidhiṃ kuru ||
kāverī tuṅgabhadrā ca kṛṣṇaveṇī ca gautamī |
bhāgīrathīti vikhyātāḥ pañcagaṅgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||
āyāntu devapūjārthaṃ mama duritakṣayakārakāḥ |
kalaśodakena pūjā dravyāṇi samprokṣya, devaṃ samprokṣya, ātmānaṃ ca samprokṣya ||
śaṅkhapūjā
śaṅkhaṃ candrārka daivataṃ madhye varuṇa devatām |
pṛṣṭhe prajāpatiṃ vindyādagre gaṅgā sarasvatīm ||
trailokye yāni tīrthāni vāsudevasya ājñayā |
śaṅkhe tiṣṭhantu viprendrāḥ tasmāt śaṅkhaṃ prapūjayet ||
oṃ śaṅkhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhavalāya namaḥ |
oṃ pāñcajanyāya namaḥ |
oṃ śaṅkhadevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalapūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
ghaṇṭānādaḥ
āgamārthaṃ tu devānāṃ gamanārthaṃ tu rākṣasām |
ghaṇṭāravaṃ karomyādau devatāhvāna lāñchanam ||
oṃ ghaṇṭādevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalopacāra pūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
śrī mahāgaṇapati pūjā
o-ṅga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā ga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe ka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nāmṷpa॒maśra̭vastamam |
jye॒ṣṭha॒rāja॒-mbrahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata॒ ā naḥ̭ śṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ssīda॒ sāda̭nam ||
sumukhaścaikadantaśca kapilo gajakarṇakaḥ |
lambodaraśca vikaṭo vighnarājo gaṇādhipaḥ ||
dhūmaketurgaṇādhyakṣaḥ phālacandro gajānanaḥ |
vakratuṇḍaḥ śūrpakarṇo herambaḥ skandapūrvajaḥ ||
oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | āvāhayāmi | āsanaṃ samarpayāmi |
pādyaṃ samarpayāmi | arghyaṃ samarpayāmi | ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
snānaṃ samarpayāmi | vastraṃ samarpayāmi | yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi | puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi | dīpaṃ darśayāmi |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi | tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi | mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjā
iṣṭa devatā dhyānam
[Meditate on the chosen deity. If there is a known dhyana sloka for that deity, recite it here.]
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | dhyānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
āvāhanam
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
āvāhayāmi | sthāpayāmi | pūjayāmi ||
āsanam
ratnasiṃhāsanaṃ cāru prītyarthaṃ pratigṛhyatām |
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
āsanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pādyam
pādyaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa pāvanaṃ puṇya vardhanam |
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
pādayoḥ pādyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arghyam
gandha-puṣpākṣatairyuktaṃ arghyaṃ bhaktyā niveditam |
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
hastayoḥ arghyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
ācamanīyam
mandākinyāstu yadvāri sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham |
tadidaṃ kalpitaṃ deva samyagācamyatāṃ prabho ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
mukhe ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānam
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒he raṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se ||
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ ||
tasmā॒ ara̭-ṅgamāma vo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānānantaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
vastram
vastrayugmaṃ ca divyaṃ ca śobhanaṃ prīti vardhanam |
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
vastraṃ samarpayāmi ||
yajñopavītam
yajñopavītaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ prajāpateryatsahajaṃ purastāt |
āyuṣyamagryaṃ pratimuñca śubhraṃ yajñopavītaṃ balamastu tejaḥ ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi ||
gandham
śrīkhaṇḍaṃ candanaṃ divyaṃ gandhāḍhyaṃ sumanoharam |
vilepanaṃ suraśreṣṭha prītyarthaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arcana
akṣatān dhavalān divyān puṣpāṇi ca sugandhīni |
bhaktyā dattāni gṛhyantāṃ sarvadevāḥ prasīdata ||
[Choose the namavali for the deity being worshipped. Recite the ashtottara shata namavali, or at least a few known names, and offer flowers or akshatas with each name.]
udāharaṇāni -
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athavā iṣṭa devatā nāmāvalī paṭhanam ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī pūjāṃ samarpayāmi |
akṣatān puṣpāṇi ca samarpayāmi ||
dhūpam
vanaspatyudbhavairdivyaiḥ nānāgandhaiḥ susaṃyutaḥ |
āghreyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ dhūpo'yaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi ||
dīpam
sājyaṃ trivarti saṃyuktaṃ vahninā yojitaṃ priyam |
gṛhāṇa maṅgalaṃ dīpaṃ trailokya timirāpaham ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
dīpaṃ darśayāmi ||
naivedyam
naivedyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ deva bhaktyā sampāditaṃ mayā |
idaṃ phalaṃ ca pānīyaṃ sarvopacāra saṃyutam ||
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ॒ | tatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhi॒yo yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
satyaṃ tvā ṛtena pariṣiñcāmi |
amṛtamastu | amṛtopastaraṇamasi |
oṃ prāṇāya svāhā | oṃ apānāya svāhā | oṃ vyānāya svāhā |
oṃ udānāya svāhā | oṃ samānāya svāhā |
madhye madhye pānīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
amṛtāpidhānamasi |
uttarāpośanaṃ samarpayāmi |
hastau prakṣālayāmi | pādau prakṣālayāmi |
śuddhācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
tāmbūlam
pūgīphalaśca karpūraiḥ nāgavallīdalairyutam |
muktācūrṇa saṃyuktaṃ tāmbūlaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi ||
nīrājanam
nānādīpasamāyuktaṃ nīrājanaṃ manoharam |
ajñāna timira dhvaṃsi gṛhyatāṃ bhaktipūrvakam ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
mantrapuṣpam
yo̭-'pā-mpuṣpaṃ॒-ve~da̭ | puṣpa̭vā-npra॒jāvā᳚-npaśu॒mā-nbha̭vati |
ca॒ndramā॒ vā a॒pā-mpuṣpa᳚m |
puṣpa̭vā-npra॒jāvā᳚-npaśu॒mā-nbha̭vati |
ya e॒vaṃ-ve~da̭ ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pradakṣiṇam
yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntara kṛtāni ca |
tāni tāni praṇaśyanti pradakṣiṇa pade pade ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
namaskāraḥ
urasā śirasā dṛṣṭyā manasā vacasā tathā |
padbhyāṃ karābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ praṇāmo'ṣṭāṅga ucyate ||
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
sarvopacārāḥ
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
chatraṃ samarpayāmi |
cāmaraṃ samarpayāmi |
gītaṃ śrāvayāmi |
nṛtyaṃ darśayāmi |
samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi ||
kṣamāprārthanā
mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ sureśvara |
yatpūjitaṃ mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te ||
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā
buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt |
karomi yadyat sakalaṃ parasmai
nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||
anayā dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā śrī iṣṭa devatā suprītā suprasannā varadā bhavatu ||
udvāsanam
oṃ śrī iṣṭa devatāyai namaḥ |
yathāsthānaṃ udvāsayāmi |
śobhanārthe kṣemāya punarāgamanāya ca ||
prasāda grahaṇam
akālamṛtyuharaṇaṃ sarvavyādhinivāraṇam |
samastapāpakṣayakaraṃ devatā pādodakaṃ śubham ||
śrī iṣṭa devatā prasādaṃ śirasā gṛhṇāmi ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu ||

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