Subrahmanya 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 guṇa viśeṣaṇa viśiṣṭāyāṃ śubha tithau vallīdevasenā sameta śrī subrahmaṇyeśvara prasāda siddhyarthaṃ sthiralakṣmī kīrtilābha śatruparājayādi sakalābhīṣṭa siddhyarthaṃ śrī subrahmaṇyeśvara dhyānāvahanādi ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjāṃ kariṣye ॥ (After reciting this, leave the flowers and Akshata in the vessel and cleanse your hands) dhyānam – ṣaḍvaktraṃ śikhivāhanaṃ trinayanaṃ citrāmbarālaṅkṛtaṃ śaktiṃ vajramasiṃ triśūlamabhayaṃ kheṭaṃ dhanuścakrakam । pāśaṃ kukkuṭamaṅkuśaṃ ca varadaṃ hastairdadānaṃ sadā dhyāyedīpsita siddhidaṃ śivasutaṃ vande surārādhitam ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyaṃ dhyāyāmi । (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) āvāhanam – subrahmaṇya mahābhāga krauñcākhyagiribhedana । āvāhayāmi deva tvaṃ bhaktābhīṣṭaprado bhava ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyaṃ āvāhayāmi । (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) āsanam – agniputra mahābhāga kārtikeya surārcita । ratnasiṃhāsanaṃ deva gṛhāṇa varadāvyaya ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya 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 – gaṇeśānuja deveśa vallīkāmadavigraha । pādyaṃ gṛhāṇa gāṅgeya bhaktyā dattaṃ surārcita ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya 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 – brahmādi devabṛndānāṃ praṇavārthopadeśaka । arghyaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa tārakāntaka ṣaṇmukha ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ hastayorarghyaṃ 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 – elākuṅkumakastūrīkarpūrādisuvāsitaiḥ । tīrthairācamyatāṃ deva gaṅgādharasutāvyaya ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya 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) pañcāmṛta snānam – śarkarā madhu gokṣīra phalasāra ghṛtairyutam । pañcāmṛtasnānamidaṃ bāhuleya gṛhāṇa bho ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ pañcāmṛtasnānaṃ samarpayāmi । (While ringing the bell, perform Panchamrita Snanam to the Lord) snānam – svāmin śaravaṇodbhūta śūrapadmāsurāntaka । gaṅgādisalilaiḥ snāhi devasenāmanohara ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ 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 – dukūlavastrayugalaṃ muktājālasamanvitam । prītyā gṛhāṇa gāṅgeya bhaktāpadbhañjanakṣama ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya 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 – rājataṃ brahmasūtraṃ ca kāñcanaṃ cottarīyakam । yajñopavītaṃ deveśa gṛhāṇa suranāyaka ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ upavītaṃ samarpayāmi । (With the belief that you are offering Yajnopavitam to the Lord, Offer Akshata at the feet of the Lord) bhasma – nityāgnihotrasambhūtaṃ virajāhomabhāvitam । gṛhāṇa bhasma he svāmin bhaktānāṃ bhūtido bhava ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ bhasma samarpayāmi । (Apply bhasma on the deity's forehead) gandham – kastūrīkuṅkumādyaiśca vāsitaṃ sahimodakam । gandhaṃ vilepanārthāya gṛhāṇa krauñcadāraṇa ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ gandhān dhārayāmi । (Moisten the sandalwood paste with water, sprinkle it on the Lord with a flower, and place that flower at the Lord's feet) akṣatān – akṣatān dhavalān divyān śāleyān taṇḍulān śubhān । kāñcanākṣatasamyuktān kumāra pratigṛhyatām ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ akṣatān samarpayāmi । (Offer a few Akshata at the Lord's feet) ābharaṇam – bhūṣaṇāni vicitrāṇi hemaratnamayāni ca । gṛhāṇa bhuvanādhāra bhuktimuktiphalaprada ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya 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) puṣpam – punnaga vakulāśoka nīpa pāṭala jāti ca । vāsantikā bilvajājī puṣpāṇi parigṛhyatām ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi । (Offer a few flowers at the Lord's feet) aṣṭottaraśatanāma pūjā – (Offer one flower to the Lord for each naama, If flowers are not available, use Akshata instead) oṃ skandāya namaḥ oṃ guhāya namaḥ oṃ ṣaṇmukhāya namaḥ oṃ phālanetrasutāya namaḥ oṃ prabhave namaḥ oṃ piṅgalāya namaḥ oṃ kṛttikāsūnave namaḥ oṃ śikhivāhāya namaḥ oṃ dviṣaḍbhujāya namaḥ oṃ dviṣaṇṇetrāya namaḥ । 10 oṃ śaktidharāya namaḥ oṃ piśitāśa prabhañjanāya namaḥ oṃ tārakāsura saṃhāriṇe namaḥ oṃ rakṣobalavimardanāya namaḥ oṃ mattāya namaḥ oṃ pramattāya namaḥ oṃ unmattāya namaḥ oṃ surasainya surakṣakāya namaḥ oṃ devasenāpataye namaḥ oṃ prājñāya namaḥ । 20 oṃ kṛpālave namaḥ oṃ bhaktavatsalāya namaḥ oṃ umāsutāya namaḥ oṃ śaktidharāya namaḥ oṃ kumārāya namaḥ oṃ krauñcadāraṇāya namaḥ oṃ senānye namaḥ oṃ agnijanmane namaḥ oṃ viśākhāya namaḥ oṃ śaṅkarātmajāya namaḥ । 30 oṃ śivasvāmine namaḥ oṃ gaṇa svāmine namaḥ oṃ sarvasvāmine namaḥ oṃ sanātanāya namaḥ oṃ anantaśaktaye namaḥ oṃ akṣobhyāya namaḥ oṃ pārvatīpriyanandanāya namaḥ oṃ gaṅgāsutāya namaḥ oṃ śarodbhūtāya namaḥ oṃ āhūtāya namaḥ । 40 oṃ pāvakātmajāya namaḥ oṃ jṛmbhāya namaḥ oṃ prajṛmbhāya namaḥ oṃ ujjṛmbhāya namaḥ oṃ kamalāsana saṃstutāya namaḥ oṃ ekavarṇāya namaḥ oṃ dvivarṇāya namaḥ oṃ trivarṇāya namaḥ oṃ sumanoharāya namaḥ oṃ caturvarṇāya namaḥ । 50 oṃ pañcavarṇāya namaḥ oṃ prajāpataye namaḥ oṃ ahaspataye namaḥ oṃ agnigarbhāya namaḥ oṃ śamīgarbhāya namaḥ oṃ viśvaretase namaḥ oṃ surārighne namaḥ oṃ haridvarṇāya namaḥ oṃ śubhakarāya namaḥ oṃ paṭave namaḥ । 60 oṃ vaṭuveṣabhṛte namaḥ oṃ pūṣṇe namaḥ oṃ gabhastaye namaḥ oṃ gahanāya namaḥ oṃ candravarṇāya namaḥ oṃ kalādharāya namaḥ oṃ māyādharāya namaḥ oṃ mahāmāyine namaḥ oṃ kaivalyāya namaḥ oṃ śaṅkarātmajāya namaḥ । 70 oṃ viśvayonaye namaḥ oṃ ameyātmane namaḥ oṃ tejonidhaye namaḥ oṃ anāmayāya namaḥ oṃ parameṣṭhine namaḥ oṃ parasmai brahmaṇe namaḥ oṃ vedagarbhāya namaḥ oṃ virāṭsutāya namaḥ oṃ pulindakanyābhartre namaḥ oṃ mahāsārasvatāvṛtāya namaḥ । 80 oṃ āśritākhiladātre namaḥ oṃ coraghnāya namaḥ oṃ roganāśanāya namaḥ oṃ anantamūrtaye namaḥ oṃ ānandāya namaḥ oṃ śikhiṇḍikṛta ketanāya namaḥ oṃ ḍambhāya namaḥ oṃ paramaḍambhāya namaḥ oṃ mahāḍambhāya namaḥ oṃ vṛṣākapaye namaḥ । 90 oṃ kāraṇopāttadehāya namaḥ oṃ kāraṇātītavigrahāya namaḥ oṃ anīśvarāya namaḥ oṃ amṛtāya namaḥ oṃ prāṇāya namaḥ oṃ prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇāya namaḥ oṃ viruddhahantre namaḥ oṃ vīraghnāya namaḥ oṃ raktaśyāmagalāya namaḥ oṃ subrahmaṇyāya namaḥ । 100 oṃ guhāya namaḥ oṃ prītāya namaḥ oṃ brāhmaṇyāya namaḥ oṃ brāhmaṇapriyāya namaḥ oṃ vaṃśavṛddhikarāya namaḥ oṃ vedāya namaḥ oṃ vedyāya namaḥ oṃ akṣayaphalapradāya namaḥ । 108 dhūpam – daśāṅgaṃ guggulūpetaṃ sugandhaṃ sumanoharam । kapilāghṛtasamyuktaṃ dhūpaṃ gṛhṇīṣva ṣaṇmukha ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ dhūpamāghrāpayāmi । (While ringing the bell, show the lit incense stick to the Lord) dīpam – sājyaṃ trivartisamyuktaṃ vahninā yojitaṃ mayā । dīpaṃ gṛhāṇa skandeśa trailokyatimirāpaham ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ dīpaṃ darśayāmi । dhūpadīpānantaraṃ śuddhācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi । (While ringing the bell, show the lit lamp to the Lord) naivedyam – lehyaṃ coṣyaṃ ca bhojyaṃ ca pānīyaṃ ṣaḍrasānvitam । bhakṣyaśākādisamyuktaṃ naivedyaṃ skanda gṛhyatām ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya 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 । 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 – pūgīphalasamāyuktaṃ nāgavallīdalairyutam । karpūracūrṇasamyuktaṃ tāmbūlaṃ pratigṛhyatām ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya 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 – devasenāpate skanda saṃsāradhvāntabhāraka । nīrājanamidaṃ deva gṛhyatāṃ surasattama ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ karpūranīrājanaṃ darśayāmi । (While ringing the bell, perform camphor Aarati to the Lord) mantrapuṣpam – oṃ tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahāsenāya dhīmahi । tanno skandaḥ pracodayāt । puṣpāñjaliṃ pradāsyāmi bhaktābhīṣṭapradāyaka । gṛhāṇavallīramaṇa suprītenāntarātmanā ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ puṣpāñjaliṃ samarpayāmi । 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) ātmapradakṣiṇa – yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntarakṛtāni ca । tāni tāni praṇaśyanti pradakṣiṇa pade pade ॥ pāpo'haṃ pāpakarmā'haṃ pāpātmā pāpasambhava । trāhimāṃ kṛpayā deva śaraṇāgatavatsala ॥ anyathā śaraṇaṃ nāsti tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama । tasmātkāruṇya bhāvena rakṣa rakṣa sureśvara ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ ātmapradakṣiṇa namaskāraṃ samarpayāmi । (Take Akshata and a flower, perform three self-circumambulations, and then place them at the Lord's feet) namaskāram – ṣaḍānanaṃ kuṅkumaraktavarṇaṃ dviṣaḍbhujaṃ bālakamambikāsutam । rudrasya sūnuṃ surasainyanāthaṃ guhaṃ sadā'haṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ॥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ prārthanā namaskārān samarpayāmi । (Perform Namaskaram) rājopacāra pūjā – oṃ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ । chatramācchādayāmi । cāmarairvījayāmi । gītaṃ śrāvayāmi । nṛtyaṃ darśayāmi । vādyaṃ ghoṣayāmi । āndolikān ārohayāmi । aśvān ārohayāmi । gajān ārohayāmi । oṃ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ । samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi । arghyam – devasenāpate svāmin senānīrakhileṣṭada । idamarghyaṃ pradāsyāmi suprīto bhava sarvadā ॥ oṃ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ । idamarghyaṃ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyam ॥ 1 ॥ candrātreya mahābhāga soma somavibhūṣaṇa । idamarghyaṃ pradāsyāmi suprīto bhava sarvadā ॥ oṃ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ । idamarghyaṃ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyam ॥ 2 ॥ nīlakaṇṭha mahābhāga subrahmaṇyasuvāhana । idamarghyaṃ pradāsyāmi suprīto bhava sarvadā ॥ oṃ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇyāya namaḥ । idamarghyaṃ idamarghyaṃ idamarghyam ॥ 3 ॥ (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) kṣamāprārthanā – mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ sureśvara । 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 dhyānāvāhanādi ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā bhagavān sarvātmakaḥ śrīvallīdevasenā sameta śrīsubrahmaṇya svāmi suprīto suprasanno varado bhavatu ॥ (Offer a few flowers and Akshata at the feet of the Lord) oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ॥

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