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Shiva 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 śrī umāmaheśvara muddiśya śrī umāmaheśvara prītyarthaṃ yāvacchakti dhyānāvāhanādi ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjāṃ kariṣye (After reciting this, leave the flowers and Akshata in the vessel and cleanse your hands) prāṇapratiṣṭhā oṃ asu̍nīte̱ puna̍ra̱smāsu̱ cakṣu̱: puna̍: prā̱ṇami̱ha no̎ dhehi̱ bhoga̎m jyokpa̍śyema̱ sūrya̍mu̱ccara̎nta̱ manu̍mate mṛ̱ḍayā̎ naḥ sva̱sti a̱mṛta̱ṃ vai prā̱ṇā a̱mṛta̱māpa̍: prā̱ṇāne̱va ya̍thāsthā̱namupa̍hvayate sthiro bhava varado bhava sumukho bhava suprasanno bhava sthirāsanaṃ kuru svāmin sarva jagannātha yāvatpūjā'vasānakam tāvattvaṃ prīti bhāvena liṅge'smin sannidhiṃ kuru oṃ trya̍mbakaṃ yajāmahe suga̱ndhiṃ pu̍ṣṭi̱ vardha̍nam u̱rvā̱ru̱kami̍va̱ bandha̍nānmṛ̱tyormu̍kṣīya̱ mā'mṛtā̎t asmin liṅge śrīumāmaheśvara svāminamāvāhayāmi sthāpayāmi tataḥ prāṇa pratiṣṭhāpanaṃ kariṣye (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) dhyānam śāṃtaṃ padmāsanasthaṃ śaśidharamukuṭaṃ paṃcavaktraṃ trinetraṃ śūlaṃ vajraṃ ca khaḍgaṃ paraśumabhayadaṃ dakṣabhāge vahaṃtam nāgaṃ pāśaṃ ca ghaṃṭāṃ pralayahutavahaṃ sāṃkuśaṃ vāmabhāge nānālaṃkārayuktaṃ sphaṭikamaṇinibhaṃ pārvatīśaṃ namāmi oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ dhyāyāmi (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) āvāhanam (oṃ sa̱dyojā̱ta-mpra̍padyā̱mi) oṅkārāya namastubhyaṃ oṅkārapriya śaṅkara āvāhana-ṅgṛhāṇeda-mpārvatīpriya vallabha oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ āvāhayāmi (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) āsanam (oṃ sa̱dyojā̱tāya̱vai namo̱ nama̍ḥ) mahādeva jagannātha bhaktānāmabhayaprada pādya-ṅgṛhāṇa deveśa mama saukhyaṃ-vim̐vardhaya oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ navaratnakhacita suvarṇa siṃhāsanaṃ 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 (o-mbhave bha̍ve̱na) te̍ rudra śi̱vā ta̱nūragho̱rā'pā̍pakāśinī tayā̍ nasta̱nuvā̱ śaṃta̍mayā̱ giri̍śaṃtā̱bhicā̍kaśīhi oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ pādayoḥ 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 (oṃ ati̍ bhave bhavasva̱māṃ) śivāpriya namastestu pāvana-ñjalapūritam arghya-ṅgṛhāṇa bhagava-ngāṅgeya kalaśasthitam oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ hastayoḥ 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 (o-mbha̱vodbha̍vāya̱ namaḥ) vāmadeva surādhīśa vanditāṅghri saroruha gṛhāṇācamana-ndeva karuṇā varuṇālaya oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ mukhe 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 yamāntakāya ugrāya bhīmāya ca namo namaḥ madhuparka-mpradāsyāmi gṛhāṇa tvamumāpate oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ mukhe ācamanīyaṃ 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 umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ kṣīreṇa snapayāmi (Perform abhishekam with cow milk and give harati with an oil or ghee lamp) (Perform the abhishekam with water and clean the deity) da̱dhi̱krāvṇo̍ akāriṣaṃ ji̱ṣṇoraśva̍sya vā̱jina̍: su̱ra̱bhi no̱ mukhā̍ kara̱tprāṇa̱ āyūg̍ṃṣi tāriṣat oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ dadhnā snapayāmi (Perform abhishekam with cow curd and give harati with an oil or ghee lamp) (Perform the abhishekam with water and clean the deity) śu̱krama̍si̱ jyoti̍rasi̱ tejo̍si de̱vova̍ssavi̱totpu̍nā̱tu acchi̍dreṇa pa̱vitre̍ṇa̱ vaso̱ssūrya̍sya ra̱śmibhi̍: oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ ājyena snapayāmi (Perform abhishekam with cow ghee and give harati with an oil or ghee lamp) (Perform the abhishekam with water and clean the deity) madhu̱vātā̍ ṛtāya̱te madhu̍kṣaranti̱ sindha̍vaḥ mādhvī̎rnaḥ sa̱ntvauṣa̍dhīḥ madhu̱nakta̍mu̱toṣa̍si̱ madhu̍ma̱t pārthi̍va̱g̱ṃraja̍: madhu̱dyaura̍stu naḥ pi̱tā madhu̍mānno̱ vana̱spati̱rmadhu̍māgṃ astu̱ sūrya̍: mādhvī̱rgāvo̍ bhavantu naḥ oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ madhunā snapayāmi (Perform abhishekam with honey and give harati with an oil or ghee lamp) (Perform the abhishekam with water and clean the deity) svā̱duḥ pa̍vasva di̱vyāya̱ janma̍ne svā̱durindrā̎ya su̱havī̎tu nāmne svā̱durmi̱trāya̱ varu̍ṇāya vā̱yave̱ bṛha̱spata̍ye̱ madhu̍mā̱ṃ adā̎bhyaḥ oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ śarkareṇa snapayāmi (Perform abhishekam with sugar and give harati with an oil or ghee lamp) (Perform the abhishekam with water and clean the deity) yāḥ pha̱linī̱ryā a̍pha̱lā a̍pu̱ṣpāyāśca̍ pu̱ṣpiṇī̍: bṛha̱spati̍ prasūtā̱stāno̍ munca̱ntvagṃ ha̍saḥ oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ phalodakena snapayāmi (Perform abhishekam with fruit juice and give harati with an oil or ghee lamp) (Perform the abhishekam with water and clean the deity) snānam āpo̱ hiṣṭhā ma̍yo̱bhuva̱stā na̍ ū̱rje da̍dhātana ma̱heraṇā̍ya̱ cakṣa̍se yo va̍: śi̱vata̍mo rasa̱stasya̍ bhājayate̱ ha na̍: u̱śa̱tīri̍va mā̱ta̍raḥ tasmā̱ ara̍ṅgamāmavo̱ yasya̱ kṣayā̍ya̱ jinva̍tha āpo̍ ja̱naya̍thā ca naḥ oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām 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 (o-ñjye̱ṣṭhāya̱ namaḥ) namo nāgavibhūṣāya nāradādi stutāya ca vastrayugma-mpradāsyāmi pārthiveśvara svīkuru oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām 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 (oṃ śre̱ṣṭhāya̱ namaḥ) yajñeśa yajñavidhvaṃsa sarvadeva namaskṛta yajñasūtra-mpradāsyāmi śobhana-ñcottarīyakam oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi (With the belief that you are offering Yajnopavitam to the Lord, Offer Akshata at the feet of the Lord) ābharaṇam (oṃ ru̱drāya̱ namaḥ) nāgābharaṇa viśveśa candrārdhakṛtamastaka pārthiveśvara maddatta-ṅgṛhāṇābharaṇaṃ-vim̐bho oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ sarvābharaṇāni 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 (o-ṅkālā̍ya̱ nama̍ḥ) śrī gandha-nte prayacchāmi gṛhāṇa parameśvara kastūri kuṅkumopetaṃ śivāśliṣṭa bhujadvaya oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ divya śrī candanaṃ 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 (o-ṅkala̍vikaraṇāya̱ namaḥ) akṣatā-ndhavalā-ndivyān śāli tuṇḍula miśritān akṣatosi svabhāvena svīkuruṣva maheśvara oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ akṣatān samarpayāmi (Offer a few Akshata at the Lord's feet) puṣpāṇi (o-mbala̍ vikaraṇāya̱ namaḥ) sugandhīni supuṣpāṇi jājībilvārka campakaiḥ nirmita-mpuṣpamālañca nīlakaṇṭha gṛhāṇa bho oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ nānāvidha parimala patra 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 śivāya namaḥ oṃ maheśvarāya namaḥ oṃ śaṃbhave namaḥ oṃ pinākine namaḥ oṃ śaśiśekharāya namaḥ oṃ vāmadevāya namaḥ oṃ virūpākṣāya namaḥ oṃ kapardine namaḥ oṃ nīlalohitāya namaḥ oṃ śaṃkarāya namaḥ 10 oṃ śūlapāṇaye namaḥ oṃ khaṭvāṃgine namaḥ oṃ viṣṇuvallabhāya namaḥ oṃ śipiviṣṭāya namaḥ oṃ aṃbikānāthāya namaḥ oṃ śrīkaṃṭhāya namaḥ oṃ bhaktavatsalāya namaḥ oṃ bhavāya namaḥ oṃ śarvāya namaḥ oṃ trilokeśāya namaḥ 20 oṃ śitikaṃṭhāya namaḥ oṃ śivāpriyāya namaḥ oṃ ugrāya namaḥ oṃ kapāline namaḥ oṃ kāmāraye namaḥ oṃ aṃdhakāsura sūdanāya namaḥ oṃ gaṃgādharāya namaḥ oṃ lalāṭākṣāya namaḥ oṃ kālakālāya namaḥ oṃ kṛpānidhaye namaḥ 30 oṃ bhīmāya namaḥ oṃ paraśuhastāya namaḥ oṃ mṛgapāṇaye namaḥ oṃ jaṭādharāya namaḥ oṃ kailāsavāsine namaḥ oṃ kavacine namaḥ oṃ kaṭhorāya namaḥ oṃ tripurāṃtakāya namaḥ oṃ vṛṣāṃkāya namaḥ oṃ vṛṣabhārūḍhāya namaḥ 40 oṃ bhasmoddhūlita vigrahāya namaḥ oṃ sāmapriyāya namaḥ oṃ svaramayāya namaḥ oṃ trayīmūrtaye namaḥ oṃ anīśvarāya namaḥ oṃ sarvajñāya namaḥ oṃ paramātmane namaḥ oṃ somasūryāgni locanāya namaḥ oṃ haviṣe namaḥ oṃ yajñamayāya namaḥ 50 oṃ somāya namaḥ oṃ paṃcavaktrāya namaḥ oṃ sadāśivāya namaḥ oṃ viśveśvarāya namaḥ oṃ vīrabhadrāya namaḥ oṃ gaṇanāthāya namaḥ oṃ prajāpataye namaḥ oṃ hiraṇyaretase namaḥ oṃ durdharṣāya namaḥ oṃ girīśāya namaḥ 60 oṃ giriśāya namaḥ oṃ anaghāya namaḥ oṃ bhujaṃga bhūṣaṇāya namaḥ oṃ bhargāya namaḥ oṃ giridhanvane namaḥ oṃ giripriyāya namaḥ oṃ kṛttivāsase namaḥ oṃ purārātaye namaḥ oṃ bhagavate namaḥ oṃ pramathādhipāya namaḥ 70 oṃ mṛtyuṃjayāya namaḥ oṃ sūkṣmatanave namaḥ oṃ jagadvyāpine namaḥ oṃ jagadgurave namaḥ oṃ vyomakeśāya namaḥ oṃ mahāsena janakāya namaḥ oṃ cāruvikramāya namaḥ oṃ rudrāya namaḥ oṃ bhūtapataye namaḥ oṃ sthāṇave namaḥ 80 oṃ ahirbudhnyāya namaḥ oṃ digaṃbarāya namaḥ oṃ aṣṭamūrtaye namaḥ oṃ anekātmane namaḥ oṃ sāttvikāya namaḥ oṃ śuddhavigrahāya namaḥ oṃ śāśvatāya namaḥ oṃ khaṃḍaparaśave namaḥ oṃ ajāya namaḥ oṃ pāśavimocakāya namaḥ 90 oṃ mṛḍāya namaḥ oṃ paśupataye namaḥ oṃ devāya namaḥ oṃ mahādevāya namaḥ oṃ avyayāya namaḥ oṃ haraye namaḥ oṃ pūṣadaṃtabhide namaḥ oṃ avyagrāya namaḥ oṃ dakṣādhvaraharāya namaḥ oṃ harāya namaḥ 100 oṃ bhaganetrabhide namaḥ oṃ avyaktāya namaḥ oṃ sahasrākṣāya namaḥ oṃ sahasrapāde namaḥ oṃ apavargapradāya namaḥ oṃ anaṃtāya namaḥ oṃ tārakāya namaḥ oṃ parameśvarāya namaḥ 108 dhūpam (o-mbalā̍ya̱ namaḥ) daśāṅgaṃ dhūpamukhyaṃ ca hyaṅgāra viniveśitam dhūpaṃ sugandhairutpannaṃ tvāṃ prīṇayatu śaṅkara oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ dhūpaṃ samarpayāmi (While ringing the bell, show the lit incense stick to the Lord) dīpam (o-mbala̍ pramathanāya̱ namaḥ) yogināṃ hṛdayeṣveva jñāna dīpāṅkurohyasi bāhya dīpo mayādattaḥ gṛhyatāṃ bhakta gauravāt oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ dīpaṃ samarpayāmi (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 (oṃ sarva̍ bhūta damanāya̱ namaḥ) naivedyaṃ ṣaḍrasopetaṃ ghṛta bhakṣya samanvitam bhaktyā te sampradāsyāmi gṛhāṇa parameśvara oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi (While ringing the bell and chanting the mantra below, sprinkle water with a flower 3 times clockwise around the Naivedya) oṃ bhūrbhuva̍ssuva̍: tatsa̍vitu̱rvare̎ṇya̱m bha̱rgo̍ de̱vasya̍ dhī̱mahi dhiyo̱ yona̍: 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 amṛtopastaraṇamasi (Place that flower at the feet of the Lord) oṃ prāṇāya svāhā (Show the Naivedya to the Lord with Udderani) oṃ apānāya svāhā (Show the Naivedya to the Lord with Udderani) oṃ vyānāya svāhā (Show the Naivedya to the Lord with Udderani) oṃ udānāya svāhā (Show the Naivedya to the Lord with Udderani) oṃ samānāya svāhā (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 (o-mma̱nonma̍nāya̱ namaḥ) tāmbūlaṃ bhavatāṃ deva arpayāmyadya śaṅkara pūgīphala samāyuktaṃ nāgavallī dalairyutam oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām 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 śrī śaṃbha̍ve̱ nama̍ḥ nama̍ste astu bhagavan-viśveśva̱rāya̍ mahāde̱vāya̍ tryaṃba̱kāya̍ tripurāṃta̱kāya̍ trikāgnikā̱lāya̍ kālāgniru̱drāya̍ nīlaka̱ṃṭhāya̍ mṛtyuṃja̱yāya̍ sarveśva̱rāya̍ sadāśi̱vāya̍ [śaṃka̱rāya̍] śrīman-mahāde̱vāya̱ nama̍ḥ oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ karpūra nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi (While ringing the bell, perform camphor Aarati to the Lord) nīrājanānantaraṃ śuddhācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi namaskaromi (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) mantrapuṣpam oṃ tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahādevāya dhīmahi tanno rudraḥ pracodayāt oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ suvarṇa divya mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) ātmapradakṣiṇa yānikāni ca pāpāni janmāntarakṛtāni ca tāni tāni praṇaśyanti pradakṣiṇa pade pade pāpo'haṃ pāpakarmā'haṃ pāpātmā pāpasambhava trāhi māṃ kṛpayā deva śaraṇāgatavatsalā anyathā śaraṇaṃ nāsti tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama tasmātkāruṇya bhāvena rakṣa rakṣa janārdanā oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ ātmapradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi (Take Akshata and a flower, perform three self-circumambulations, and then place them at the Lord's feet) sāṣṭāṅga namaskāram urasā śirasā dṛṣṭyā manasā vacasā tathā padbhyāṃ karābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ praṇāmoṣṭāṅgamucyate oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ sāṣṭāṅga namaskārān samarpayāmi (Men perform Sashtanga, women perform Panchanga Namaskaram) sarvopacārāḥ oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ chatraṃ ācchādayāmi oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ cāmarairvījayāmi oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ nṛtyaṃ darśayāmi oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ gītaṃ śrāvayāmi oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ āndolikānnārohayāmi oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ aśvānārohayāmi oṃ śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ gajānārohayāmi samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi kṣamāprārthanā aparādha sahasrāṇi kriyante'harniśaṃ mayā dāso'yamiti māṃ matvā kṣamasva parameśvara āvāhanaṃ na jānāmi na jānāmi visarjanam pūjāvidhiṃ na jānāmi kṣamasva parameśvara mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ janārdana yatpūjitaṃ mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te (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 sarvātmakaḥ śrī umāmaheśvara suprītā suprasannā varadā bhavantu (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) tīrthaprasāda svīkaraṇa akālamṛtyaharaṇaṃ sarvavyādhinivāraṇam samastapāpakṣayakaraṃ śrī parameśvara pādodakaṃ pāvanaṃ śubham śrī umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ prasādaṃ śīrasā gṛhṇāmi (Take water in the right hand, recite the above verse and drink the Teertham three times) oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

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