Lord Kartikeya

subrahmaṇya nitya pūjā vidhānam

(Subrahmanya Nitya Puja Vidhanam in English (IAST))

Traditional

Subrahmanya Nitya Puja Vidhanam serves as a comprehensive daily liturgical guide for the worship of Lord Kartikeya, the commander-in-chief of the celestial army. Rooted in traditional Vedic ritual practices, this manual outlines the systematic steps required to invoke the divine presence of Lord Subrahmanya through offerings, mantras, and meditative focus. Devotees perform this daily worship to cultivate discipline, inner strength, and spiritual clarity. By consistently engaging in these rituals, one seeks the grace of the deity to overcome obstacles, achieve intellectual prowess, and attain protection from negative influences, ultimately leading to peace and spiritual evolution.

āvaśyakāni vastūni
- āsanaṃ
- dīpaḥ
- gandhaḥ
- kuṅkumaṃ
- akṣatāḥ
- puṣpāṇi
- dhūpaḥ
- naivedyaṃ
- tāmbūlaṃ
- ācamanīyaṃ
- pūjā pātraṃ
- kalaśaḥ
- śaṅkhaḥ [optional]
- subrahmaṇya svāmi pratimā vā citrapaṭaḥ vā
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, śrīsubrahmaṇya svāmi-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-ṅka̭vī॒nāṃ upa॒maśra̭vastavam |
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
subrahmaṇya svāmi dhyānam
ṣaḍvaktraṃ śikhivāhanaṃ trinayanaṃ citrāmbarālaṅkṛtaṃ
vajraṃ śaktimasiṃ triśūlamabhayaṃ kheṭaṃ dhanuścakrakam |
pāśaṃ kukkuṭamaṅkuśaṃ ca varadaṃ dorbhirdadhānaṃ sadā
dhyāyāmīpsita siddhidaṃ śivasutaṃ śrīdvādaśākṣaṃ guham ||
ṣaḍānanaṃ candanalepitāṅgaṃ mahorasaṃ divyamayūravāhanam |
rudrasya sūnuṃ suralokanāthaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||
oṃ tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahāsenāya dhīmahi |
tannaḥ ṣaṇmukhaḥ pracodayāt ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | dhyānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
āvāhanam
subrahmaṇya mahābhāga krauñcākhyagiribhedana |
āvāhayāmi deva tvaṃ bhaktābhīṣṭaprado bhava ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
āvāhayāmi | sthāpayāmi | pūjayāmi ||
āsanam
agniputra mahābhāga kārtikeya surārcita |
ratnasiṃhāsanaṃ deva gṛhāṇa varadāvyaya ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
āsanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pādyam
gaṇeśānuja deveśa vallīkāmada vigraha |
pādyaṃ gṛhāṇa gāṅgeya bhaktyā dattaṃ surārcita ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
pādayoḥ pādyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arghyam
brahmādi devabṛndānāṃ praṇavārthopadeśaka |
arghyaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa tārakāntaka ṣaṇmukha ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
hastayoḥ arghyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
ācamanīyam
elākuṅkuma kastūrī karpūrādi suvāsitaiḥ |
tīrthairācamyatāṃ deva gaṅgādharasutāvyaya ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya 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 śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānānantaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
vastram
dukūla vastrayugalaṃ muktājāla samanvitam |
prītyā gṛhāṇa gāṅgeya bhaktāpadbhañjanakṣama ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
vastraṃ samarpayāmi ||
yajñopavītam
rājataṃ brahmasūtraṃ ca kāñcanaṃ cottarīyakam |
yajñopavītaṃ deveśa gṛhāṇa suranāyaka ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi ||
gandham
kastūrīkuṅkumādyaiśca vāsitaṃ sahimodakam |
gandhaṃ vilepanārthāya gṛhāṇa krauñcadāraṇa ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arcana
akṣatān dhavalān divyān puṣpāṇi ca sugandhīni |
bhaktyā dattāni gṛhyantāṃ sarvadevāḥ prasīdata ||
aṅga pūjā
oṃ suravanditapādāya namaḥ - pādau pūjayāmi |
oṃ mukurākārajānave namaḥ - jānunī pūjayāmi |
oṃ karirājakarorave namaḥ - ūrū pūjayāmi |
oṃ ratnakiṅkiṇikāyuktakaṭaye namaḥ - kaṭiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ guhāya namaḥ - guhyaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ herambasahodarāya namaḥ - udaraṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ sunābhaye namaḥ - nābhiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ suhṛde namaḥ - hṛdayaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ viśālavakṣase namaḥ - vakṣaḥsthalaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ śaktidharāya namaḥ - bāhū pūjayāmi |
oṃ ṣaṇmukhāya namaḥ - mukhaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ phālanetrasutāya namaḥ - netre pūjayāmi |
oṃ śikhivāhanāya namaḥ - śiraḥ pūjayāmi |
oṃ vallīdevasenāsametāya namaḥ - sarvāṇyaṅgāni pūjayāmi ||
[Recite the subrahmaNya aShTOttara Sata nAmAvaLI, or at least a few known names of Subrahmanya. Offer flowers or akshatas with each name.]
subrahmaṇya aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī>
athavā subrahmaṇya nāmāvalī paṭhanam ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī pūjāṃ samarpayāmi |
akṣatān puṣpāṇi ca samarpayāmi ||
dhūpam
daśāṅgaṃ guggulūpetaṃ sugandhaṃ sumanoharam |
kapilāghṛta saṃyuktaṃ dhūpaṃ gṛhṇīṣva ṣaṇmukha ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi ||
dīpam
sājyaṃ trivarti saṃyuktaṃ vahninā yojitaṃ priyam |
dīpaṃ gṛhāṇa skandeśa trailokya timirāpaham ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
dīpaṃ darśayāmi ||
naivedyam
lehyaṃ coṣyaṃ ca bhojyaṃ ca pānīyaṃ ṣaḍrasānvitam |
bhakṣyaśākādi saṃyuktaṃ naivedyaṃ skanda gṛhyatām ||
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 śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
tāmbūlam
pūgīphalaśca karpūraiḥ nāgavallīdalairyutam |
muktācūrṇa saṃyuktaṃ tāmbūlaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi ||
nīrājanam
nānādīpasamāyuktaṃ nīrājanaṃ manoharam |
ajñāna timira dhvaṃsi gṛhyatāṃ bhaktipūrvakam ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya 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 śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pradakṣiṇam
yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntara kṛtāni ca |
tāni tāni praṇaśyanti pradakṣiṇa pade pade ||
pāpo'haṃ pāpakarmā'haṃ pāpātmā pāpasambhava |
trāhi māṃ kṛpayā deva śaraṇāgatavatsala ||
anyathā śaraṇaṃ nāsti tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama |
tasmātkāruṇya bhāvena rakṣa rakṣa sureśvara ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
namaskāraḥ
urasā śirasā dṛṣṭyā manasā vacasā tathā |
padbhyāṃ karābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ praṇāmo'ṣṭāṅga ucyate ||
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
sarvopacārāḥ
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
chatraṃ samarpayāmi |
cāmaraṃ samarpayāmi |
gītaṃ śrāvayāmi |
nṛtyaṃ darśayāmi |
samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi ||
stotra paṭhanam
śrī subrahmaṇya hṛdaya stotram>
subrahmaṇya pañcaratna stotram>
kṣamāprārthanā
mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ subrahmaṇya |
yatpūjitaṃ mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te ||
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā
buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt |
karomi yadyat sakalaṃ parasmai
nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||
anayā dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā śrīsubrahmaṇya svāmī suprītaḥ suprasannaḥ varado bhavatu ||
udvāsanam
oṃ śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
yathāsthānaṃ udvāsayāmi |
śobhanārthe kṣemāya punarāgamanāya ca ||
prasāda grahaṇam
akālamṛtyuharaṇaṃ sarvavyādhinivāraṇam |
samastapāpakṣayakaraṃ devatā pādodakaṃ śubham ||
śrīsubrahmaṇya svāmi prasādaṃ śirasā gṛhṇāmi ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu ||

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