Maha Ganapathi Shodashopachara Pooja

Procedure: 1. First, perform the Poorvangam । 2. Next, perform the Vigneshwara Pooja । 3. Thereafter, follow the detailed worship procedure given below । punaḥ saṅkalpam – (Take flowers and Akshata, take a drop of water in your right hand and chant the Sankalpa given below) pūrvokta evaṃ guṇaviśeṣaṇa viśiṣṭāyāṃ śubhatithau śrīmahagaṇapatimuddiśya śrīmahāgaṇapatiprītyarthaṃ śrīmanmudgalapurāṇe śrīgṛtsamada prokta ślokavidhānena yāvacchakti dhyānāvahanādi ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjāṃ kariṣye ॥ (After reciting this, leave the flowers and Akshata in the vessel and cleanse your hands) prāṇapratiṣṭha – oṃ asu̍nīte̱ puna̍ra̱smāsu̱ cakṣu̱: puna̍: prā̱ṇami̱ha no̎ dhehi̱ bhoga̎m । jyokpa̍śyema̱ sūrya̍mu̱ccara̎nta̱ manu̍mate mṛ̱ḍayā̎ naḥ sva̱sti ॥ a̱mṛta̱ṃ vai prā̱ṇā a̱mṛta̱māpa̍: prā̱ṇāne̱va ya̍thāsthā̱namupa̍hvayate ॥ āvāhito bhava sthāpito bhava । suprasanno bhava varado bhava । asmin bimbe saparivāra sameta śrīmahāgaṇapati svāminaṃ āvāhayāmi sthāpayāmi pūjayāmi ॥ (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) dhyānam – oṃ ga̱ṇānā̎ṃ tvā ga̱ṇapa̍tigṃ havāmahe ka̱viṃ ka̍vī̱nāmu̍pa̱maśra̍vastamam । jye̱ṣṭha̱rāja̱ṃ brahma̍ṇāṃ brahmaṇaspata̱ ā na̍: śṛ̱ṇvannū̱tibhi̍: sīda̱ sāda̍nam ॥ caturbāhuṃ trinetraṃ ca gajāsyaṃ raktavarṇakam । pāśāṅkuśādisamyuktaṃ māyāyuktaṃ pracintayet ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ dhyāyāmi । (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) āvāhanam – āgaccha brahmaṇāṃ nātha surā'suravarārcita । siddhibuddhyādisamyukta bhaktigrahaṇalālasa ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ āvahayāmi । (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) siṃhāsanaṃ – ratnasiṃhāsanaṃ svāmin gṛhāṇa gaṇanāyaka । tatropaviśya vighneśa rakṣa bhaktānviśeṣataḥ ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ āsanaṃ samarpayāmi । (With the belief that you are offering a throne to the Lord, place a few flowers and Akshata at the Lord's feet) pādyam – suvāsitābhiradbhiśca pādaprakṣālanaṃ prabho । śītoṣṇāmbhaḥ karomi te gṛhāṇa pādyamuttamam ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ pādyaṃ samarpayāmi । (With the belief that you are washing the Lord's feet, Show the water from the deity's Panchapatra to the Lord with the Udderani and leave the water in another vessel) arghyam – ratnapravālamuktādyairanarghyaiḥ saṃskṛtaṃ prabho । arghyaṃ gṛhāṇa heramba dviradānana toṣakam ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ arghyaṃ samarpayāmi । (With the belief that you are washing the Lord's hands, Show the water from the deity's Panchapatra to the Lord with the Udderani and leave the water in another vessel) ācamanīyam – sarvatīrthāhṛtaṃ toyaṃ suvāsitaṃ suvastubhiḥ । ācamanaṃ ca tenaiva kuruṣva gaṇanāyaka ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi । (Show the water from the deity's Panchapatra to the Lord with the Udderani and leave the water in another vessel. Believe that the Lord has now washed his face and sipped the water) madhuparkam – dadhimadhughṛtairyuktaṃ madhuparkaṃ gajānana । gṛhāṇa bhāvasamyuktaṃ mayā dattaṃ namo'stu te ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ madhuparkaṃ samarpayāmi । (With the belief that you are offering Madhuparkam to the Lord, place a few flowers and Akshata at the Lord's feet) pañcāmṛta snānam- āpyā̍yasva̱ same̍tu te vi̱śvata̍ssoma̱ vṛṣṇi̍yam । bhavā̱ vāja̍sya saṅga̱the ॥ oṃ śrī ______ namaḥ kṣīreṇa snapayāmi । (While ringing the bell, perform Panchamrita Snanam to the Lord) snānam – gaṅgādi sarvatīrthebhyaḥ āhṛtairamalairjalaiḥ । snānaṃ kuruṣva bhagavānumāputra namo'stute ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi । (Sprinkle the water from the deity's Panchapatra on the Lord with a flower, place that flower at the Lord's feet and believe you have bathed him) snānānantaraṃ śuddha ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi । (Show the water from the deity's Panchapatra to the Lord with the Udderani and leave the water in another vessel. Believe that the Lord has now washed his face and sipped the water) vastram – vastrayugmaṃ gṛhāṇa tvamanarghaṃ raktavarṇakam । lokalajjāharaṃ caiva vighnanātha namo'stu te ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ vastrayugmaṃ samarpayāmi । (With the belief that you are offering clothes to the Lord, Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) yajñopavītam – upavītaṃ gaṇādhyakṣa gṛhāṇa ca tataḥ param । traiguṇyamayarūpaṃ tu praṇavagranthibandhanam ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ upavītaṃ samarpayāmi । (With the belief that you are offering Yajnopavitam to the Lord, Offer Akshata at the feet of the Lord) ābharaṇam – nānābhūṣaṇakāni tvamaṅgeṣu vividheṣu ca । bhāsurasvarṇaratnaiśca nirmitāni gṛhāṇa bho ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ ābharaṇāni samarpayāmi । (With the belief that you are adorning the Lord with ornaments, Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) gandham – aṣṭagandhasamāyuktaṃ gandhaṃ raktaṃ gajānana । dvādaśāṅgeṣu te ḍhuṇḍhe lepayāmi sucitravat ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ gandhān samarpayāmi । (Moisten the sandalwood paste with water, sprinkle it on the Lord with a flower, and place that flower at the Lord's feet) akṣatān – raktacandanasamyuktānathavā kuṅkumairyutān । akṣatānvighnarāja tvaṃ gṛhāṇa phālamaṇḍale ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ akṣatān samarpayāmi । (Offer a few Akshata at the Lord's feet) puṣpam – campakādisuvṛkṣebhyaḥ sambhūtāni gajānana । puṣpāṇi śamīmandāradūrvādīni gṛhāṇa ca ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ nānāvidha parimala puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi । (Offer a few flowers at the Lord's feet) aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī – (Offer one flower to the Lord for each naama, If flowers are not available, use Akshata instead) oṃ gajānanāya namaḥ । oṃ gaṇādhyakṣāya namaḥ । oṃ vighnārājāya namaḥ । oṃ vināyakāya namaḥ । oṃ dvaimāturāya namaḥ । oṃ dvimukhāya namaḥ । oṃ pramukhāya namaḥ । oṃ sumukhāya namaḥ । oṃ kṛtine namaḥ । oṃ supradīpāya namaḥ । 10 oṃ sukhanidhaye namaḥ । oṃ surādhyakṣāya namaḥ । oṃ surārighnāya namaḥ । oṃ mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ । oṃ mānyāya namaḥ । oṃ mahākālāya namaḥ । oṃ mahābalāya namaḥ । oṃ heraṃbāya namaḥ । oṃ laṃbajaṭharāya namaḥ । oṃ hrasvagrīvāya namaḥ । 20 oṃ mahodarāya namaḥ । oṃ madotkaṭāya namaḥ । oṃ mahāvīrāya namaḥ । oṃ maṃtriṇe namaḥ । oṃ maṅgalasvarāya namaḥ । oṃ pramathāya namaḥ । oṃ prathamāya namaḥ । oṃ prājñāya namaḥ । oṃ vighnakartre namaḥ । oṃ vighnahantre namaḥ । 30 oṃ viśvanetre namaḥ । oṃ virāṭpataye namaḥ । oṃ śrīpataye namaḥ । oṃ vākpataye namaḥ । oṃ śṛṅgāriṇe namaḥ । oṃ āśritavatsalāya namaḥ । oṃ śivapriyāya namaḥ । oṃ śīghrakāriṇe namaḥ । oṃ śāśvatāya namaḥ । oṃ balāya namaḥ । 40 oṃ baloddhitāya namaḥ । oṃ bhavātmajāya namaḥ । oṃ purāṇapuruṣāya namaḥ । oṃ pūṣṇe namaḥ । oṃ puṣkarotṣiptavāriṇe namaḥ । oṃ agragaṇyāya namaḥ । oṃ agrapūjyāya namaḥ । oṃ agragāmine namaḥ । oṃ maṃtrakṛte namaḥ । oṃ cāmīkaraprabhāya namaḥ । 50 oṃ sarvāya namaḥ । oṃ sarvopāsyāya namaḥ । oṃ sarvakartre namaḥ । oṃ sarvanetre namaḥ । oṃ sarvasiddhipradāya namaḥ । oṃ sarvasiddhaye namaḥ । oṃ pañcahastāya namaḥ । oṃ pārvatīnandanāya namaḥ । oṃ prabhave namaḥ । oṃ kumāragurave namaḥ । 60 oṃ akṣobhyāya namaḥ । oṃ kuñjarāsurabhañjanāya namaḥ । oṃ pramodāya namaḥ । oṃ modakapriyāya namaḥ । oṃ kāntimate namaḥ । oṃ dhṛtimate namaḥ । oṃ kāmine namaḥ । oṃ kapitthavanapriyāya namaḥ । oṃ brahmacāriṇe namaḥ । oṃ brahmarūpiṇe namaḥ । 70 oṃ brahmavidyādidānabhuve namaḥ । oṃ jiṣṇave namaḥ । oṃ viṣṇupriyāya namaḥ । oṃ bhaktajīvitāya namaḥ । oṃ jitamanmathāya namaḥ । oṃ aiśvaryakāraṇāya namaḥ । oṃ jyāyase namaḥ । oṃ yakṣakinnarasevitāya namaḥ । oṃ gaṅgāsutāya namaḥ । oṃ gaṇādhīśāya namaḥ । 80 oṃ gambhīraninadāya namaḥ । oṃ vaṭave namaḥ । oṃ abhīṣṭavaradāyine namaḥ । oṃ jyotiṣe namaḥ । oṃ bhaktanidhaye namaḥ । oṃ bhāvagamyāya namaḥ । oṃ maṅgalapradāya namaḥ । oṃ avyaktāya namaḥ । oṃ aprākṛtaparākramāya namaḥ । oṃ satyadharmiṇe namaḥ । 90 oṃ sakhaye namaḥ । oṃ sarasāmbunidhaye namaḥ । oṃ maheśāya namaḥ । oṃ divyāṅgāya namaḥ । oṃ maṇikiṅkiṇīmekhālāya namaḥ । oṃ samastadevatāmūrtaye namaḥ । oṃ sahiṣṇave namaḥ । oṃ satatotthitāya namaḥ । oṃ vighātakāriṇe namaḥ । oṃ viśvadṛśe namaḥ । 100 oṃ viśvarakṣākṛte namaḥ । oṃ kalyāṇagurave namaḥ । oṃ unmattaveṣāya namaḥ । oṃ aparājite namaḥ । oṃ samastajagadādhārāya namaḥ । oṃ sarvaiśvaryapradāya namaḥ । oṃ ākrāntacidacitprabhave namaḥ । oṃ śrīvighneśvarāya namaḥ । 108 dhūpam – daśāṅgaṃ gugguluṃ dhūpaṃ sarvasaurabhakārakam । gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mayā dattaṃ vināyaka mahodara ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ dhūpamāghrāpayāmi । (While ringing the bell, show the lit incense stick to the Lord) dīpam – nānājātibhavaṃ dīpaṃ gṛhāṇa gaṇanāyaka । ajñānamalajaṃ dīpaṃ harantaṃ jyotirūpakam ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ dīpaṃ darśayāmi । (While ringing the bell, show the lit lamp to the Lord) dhūpa dīpānaṃtaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi । (Show the water from the deity's Panchapatra to the Lord with the Udderani and leave the water in another vessel. Believe that the Lord has now washed his face and sipped the water) naivedyam – caturvidhānnasampannaṃ madhuraṃ laḍḍukādikam । naivedyaṃ te mayā dattaṃ bhojanaṃ kuru vighnapa ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi । (While ringing the bell and chanting the mantra below, sprinkle water with a flower 3 times clockwise around the Naivedya) oṃ bhūrbhuva̱ssuva̍: । tatsa̍vi̱turvare̎ṇya̱ṃ bhargo̍ de̱vasya̍ dhīmahi । dhiyo̱ yo na̍: praco̱dayā̎t ॥ satyaṃ tvā ṛtena pariṣiñcāmi (Sprinkle water on the Naivedya with a flower) (sāyaṅkāle) – ṛtaṃ tvā satyena pariṣiñcāmi (Sprinkle water on the Naivedya with a flower) amṛtamastu । a̱mṛ̱to̱pa̱stara̍ṇamasi । (Place that flower at the feet of the Lord) oṃ prā̱ṇāya̱ svāhā̎ । (Show the Naivedya to the Lord with Udderani) oṃ a̱pā̱nāya̱ svāhā̎ । (Show the Naivedya to the Lord with Udderani) oṃ vyā̱nāya̱ svāhā̎ । (Show the Naivedya to the Lord with Udderani) oṃ u̱dā̱nāya̱ svāhā̎ । (Show the Naivedya to the Lord with Udderani) oṃ sa̱mā̱nāya̱ svāhā̎ । (Show the Naivedya to the Lord with Udderani) (While chanting the mantras below, sprinkle water on the deity 5 times with a flower) madhye madhye pānīyaṃ samarpayāmi । a̱mṛ̱tā̱pi̱dhā̱nama̍si । uttarāpośanaṃ samarpayāmi । hastau prakṣālayāmi । pādau prakṣālayāmi । śuddhācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi । tāmbūlam – aṣṭāṅgaṃ deva tāmbūlaṃ gṛhāṇa mukhavāsanam । asakṛdvighnarāja tvaṃ mayā dattaṃ viśeṣataḥ ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi । (With the belief that you are offering Tambulam to the Lord, place a few flowers and Akshata at at the feet of the Lord) nīrājanam – nānādīpasamāyuktaṃ nīrājanaṃ gajānana । gṛhāṇa bhāvasamyuktaṃ sarvājñānavināśana ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi । (While ringing the bell, perform camphor Aarati to the Lord) mantrapuṣpam – oṃ ga̱ṇānā̎ṃ tvā ga̱ṇapa̍tiṃ havāmahe ka̱viṃ ka̍vī̱nāmu̍pa̱maśra̍vastamam । jye̱ṣṭha̱rāja̱ṃ brahma̍ṇāṃ brahmaṇaspata̱ ā na̍: śṛ̱ṇvannū̱tibhi̍ssīda̱ sāda̍nam ॥ caturvedabhavairmantrairgāṇapatyairgajānana । mantritāni gṛhāṇa tvaṃ puṣpapatrāṇi vighnapa ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi । (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) pradakṣiṇam – ekaviṃśatisaṅkhyaṃ vā trisaṅkhyaṃ vā gajānana । prādakṣiṇyaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ brahman brahmeśabhāvana ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi । (Take Akshata and a flower, perform three self-circumambulations, and then place them at the Lord's feet) sāṣṭāṅganamaskāraḥ – sāṣṭāṅgāṃ praṇatiṃ nātha ekaviṃśatisammitām । heramba sarvapūjya tvaṃ gṛhāṇa tu mayā kṛtam ॥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ sāṣṭāṅga namaskārān samarpayāmi । (Men perform Sashtanga, women perform Panchanga Namaskaram) namaskāram – vighneśvarāya varadāya gaṇeśvarāya । sarveśvarāya śubhadāya sureśvarāya ॥ vidyādharāya vikaṭāya ca vāmanāya । bhaktiprasanna varadāya namo namo'stu ॥ (Perform Namaskaram) kṣamāprārthana – aparādhānasaṅkhyātān kṣamasva gaṇanāyaka । bhaktaṃ kuru ca māṃ ḍhuṇḍhe tava pādapriyaṃ sadā ॥ (Take a flower and Akshata, take a drop of water in the right hand, recite the above verse, and place them at the Lord's feet) samarpaṇam – jāgratsvapnasuṣuptibhirdehavāṅmanasaiḥ kṛtam । sāṃsargikeṇa yatkarma gaṇeśāya samarpaye ॥ (Take a flower and Akshata, take a drop of water in the right hand, recite the above verse, and place them at the Lord's feet) anayā dhyāna āvāhanādi ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā bhagavān sarvātmikaḥ śrī mahāgaṇādhipati suprīto suprasanno varado bhavantu ॥ (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) tīrthasvīkaraṇa – bāhyaṃ nānāvidhaṃ pāpaṃ mahograṃ tallayaṃ vrajet । gaṇeśapādatīrthasya mastake dhāraṇātkila ॥ śrī mahāgaṇādhipati pādodaka tīrthaṃ gṛhṇāmi । (Take water in the right hand, recite the above verse and drink the Teertham three times) prasādasvīkaraṇa – tatocchiṣṭaṃ tu naivedyaṃ gaṇeśasya bhunajmyaham । bhuktimuktipradaṃ pūrṇaṃ nānāpāpanikṛntanam ॥ śrī mahāgaṇādhipati prasādaṃ śirasā gṛhṇāmi । (Pick a flower from the Lord's feet and touch it to your both eyes) oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ॥

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