MY PANCAYATANA PUJA[Note: What is given below is an outline of how I do my Pancayatana-pUjA. I have been doing it for the past fifty years & more – of course now and then there have been breaks, short and long. I have not referred to any old manuscripts or any formal book; but what is written is what I got from my father sixty years ago, with, of course, some compromises I had to introduce due to my inability, over the years, to follow all rules. I do have a mss. of my father to which I do refer now and then] For many Sanskrit and Sanskrit-cum-Tamil words I am not giving the English meaning, because I presume those interested in this PUjA would be familiar with such words. Key to Transliteration of Sanskrit words Kyoto-Harvard Convention (Modified) Consonants: Vowels: a as the ‘u’ in but A or Aa or aa as the ‘a’ in father i as the ‘i’ in mill I as the ‘ea’ in meal u as the ‘u’ in put U as the ‘u’ in rule e as the ‘ey’ in they ai as the ‘ai’ in aisle o as the ‘o’ in go au as the ‘ou’ in loud R as the ‘r’ in Sanskrit gutturals k kh g gh G palatals c ch j jh jna linguals T Th D Dh N dentals t th d dh n labials p ph b bh m semivowels y r l v Sibilants As in Palatal ‘s’ as in the German word ‘sprechen’ Shutter, shame Sun, sand Sanskrit Examples Beginning of word Middle of word Sh (or) sh S ISvara, darSana, paSyati, ViSvaM Shankara, shAnti, Shiva, ShaSi (*) Shh (or) shh S (or) s Sh (or) sh S Vishnu, Purusha, dvesha. ShhaNmukha, samsAra, SamsAra, Satva, satva, VasanA Note on (*): In the word ‘ShaSi’, the same palatal ‘s’ is transliterated differently in the beginning (as ‘Sh’) and in the middle of the word (as ‘S’). Another word where this situation occurs is, for example, ‘shuSrUshA’ where the first ‘sh’ and the middle ‘S’ represent the same palatal ‘s’. anusvAra ---- M visarga ---- H aspiration ----- h 12. or it may have a channel-like outlet by which the abhisheka-water may flow into another vessel. The PujA deities – to be separately described. Agarbati (to be used as a continuous light emitting fragrance throughout the pUjA as well as for the dhUpAM part of the sixteen-part pUjA) 15. for. both the hands and all your attention would be needed for the pUjA. 9. Anything else that you can recite would be valuable. the picture will face South or East according respectively to the way you face. If there is a picture included in your pUjA. it will be wonderful. A vessel for holding about six glasses of water. Kuttu-vilakku or its equivalent 17. as described in No. These five are for the so-called five kalaSas. these towels not to be used for any other purpose. (One is supposed to sit facing East or North) A seat (Peetham) for keeping the deities and other accessories. A PujA Bell. so that it may hold water and sit flat 13. 10. This much is a minimum. 6. five small cups (each of which to be able to hold at least two tablespoons of water). Camphor (to be used for the karpUra-nIrAnjanaM) 14. 2. Cotton for deepam ( both for #16 below and for the deepaM part of the sixteen-part pUjA). avoid steel or iron. It may have a hole in the centre so that the Abhisheka-water may collect in a vessel below. Kumkumam Sandal-paste (a tea-spoon of this to be made for each pUjA day) An Asana for sitting. Another plate or cup (to be called arghya-pAdya-AcamanIya pAtram -. 4. 7. These are to be arranged on a plate.5. with some kind of stand for it. as far as possible.to be shortened as apA-pAtraM . which usually has a nandi at its top. Camakam.PujA articles needed: 1. Do an AcamanaM and then start: . 16. along with two or three small kerchieflike towels to be used for drying the deities after the abhisheka. Preferable Vedic Knowledge: To be able to recite Rudram. A plate (called snAna-vedhi) for keeping the deities for the purposes of Abhishekam. 18. Three or four small plates. My own compromise is: except for #17 above. all are either silver or brass or bronze. Flowers for the PujA. 3. one each in the four directions of the centre. etc. VibhUti 11. Shankham. and most important of all. 8. Note: Metals used in the above articles should. 5. Panca-pAtram + UdraNi Akshatai –just a teaspoon. ISAna. one in the centre. hereafter in this document). If Recitation can be done without the book. Daily Prerequisite: Morning Sandhyavandanam should have been done. Purusha-sUktam. To hold a book in one of the hands would be most inconvenient. This is the ideal situation. Obviously. Adau deva-pUjAngaM shakti-pancAkshara mahAmantra-japaM karishye. the assumption is that you have been initiated into these japas formally by some one whom you consider to be your guru for that purpose. [These two japas are now done. But some of the days I confess it turns out to be only an apology!] KalaSa-pUjA: kalaSa-pUjAM karishye / [Decorate the water-filled pancapAtraM with chandan & kumkum & flowers] . SankalpaM: shubhe shobhane muhUrte Adya-brahmaNaH dvitIya-parArdhe Shveta-varAha kalpe vaivasvata-manvantare ashtAvimSatitame kaliyuge prathame pAde jambU-dvipe bhAratavarshe bharatha-khaNDe meroH dakshiNe pArshve ----shakAbde asmin vartamAne vyAvahArike prabhavAdi shhashTi-samvatsarANAM madhye ---.tithau --. ekAnta-bhakti siddhyarthaM advaita-bhakti-siddhyarthaM] sAmba-parameSvare para-brahmaNi acancalA-bhakti-siddhyarthaM yAvac-chakti deva-pUjAM karishye. for the past few months.ShuklAmbaradharaM vishNum shaSi varNaM caturbhujaM / Prasanna-vadanaM dhyAyet sarva-vighnopaSAntaye // Guru brahmA gururvishNuH gurur-devo maheSvaraH/ Gurus-sAkshAt paraM prahma tasmai shrI gurave namaH // prANAyAmaM. I have been initiated into the shakti-pancAksharI by my father and into the mahA-gaNapati mantra by another Guru-ji] [One is supposed to do 108 times japa of each of the mantras. I have been adding the following : asmin janmani janmAnte bhagavat-smaraNena saha anAyAsa-maraNa-prAptyarthaM.shubha-thithau mamopAtta-samasta-durita-kshayadvArA shrI-parameSvara-prItyarthaM asmAkaM saha-kuTumbAnAM kshema-sthairya-vIrya-vijayaAyur-Arogya-aiSvaryANAM abhivRiddhyarthaM dharmArtha-kAma-moksha caturvidha-phalapurushArtha-siddhyarthaM ishTa-kAmyArtha-siddhyarthaM sarvAbhIshTa-siddhyarthaM sarvArishTa-shAntyartham aroga-dhRDha-gAtrathA-siddhyarthaM ShrI-sItA-lakshmaNabharata-shatrughna-hanUmat-sameta shrI rAma-chandrAdi-samasta-hari-hara-devatAprasAda-siddhyarthaM sAmba-parameSvara-prasAda-siddhyarthaM [At this point. Compromises are 54 or 32.nAma-samvatsare ----ayane -----Ritau ---mAse ---pakshe --. Ten time japa is only an apology. janmAntare’pi manushya-janma-prApti-dvArA parmAtmani atyanta-bhakti-siddhyarthaM. tat-pUrvaM mahA-gaNapati-mahA-mantra-japaM karishye.nakshatra-yuktAyAM shubha-yoga shubha-karaNa evamguNa viSeshaNa-viSishTAyAM asyAM --. if you know: ‘Apo vA idam sarvaM …… bhUrbhuvasuavroM’ / Also to be recited three times to be recited: GayatrI and any other mantra to which you have been initiated.kalaSasya AdhAre dvAdaSa-kalAtmane am arka-maNDalAya namaH / madhye daSa-kalAtmane mam vahni-maNDalAya namaH / mukhe ShhoDaSa-kalAtmane um soma-maNDalAya namaH // indrAya namaH / yamAya namaH / varuNAya namaH / somAya namaH / tatpurushAya namaH / [This on the east of the pAtram] aghorAya namaH [This on the south] vAmadevAya namaH [This on the north] sadyojAtAya namaH [This on the west] ISAnAya namaH [This on the water in the pAtram] Tham vam amRte amRtodbhave amRtamayAsrAvaya srAvaya [Show the dhenu mudrA] [Now place your right palm on the top of the panca-pAtram]. fill it up with water from the panca-pAtram ] [Hold the shankham in your left palm and cover it up with the right palm] Shankha-mUle sthito brahmA shankha-madhye saraswatI / shankhAgre sarva-tIrthAni tasmAcchankhaM prapUjayet // tvaM purA sagarotpanno vishNunA vidhRtaH kare / pUjitas-sarvadevAnAM pAncajanya-namo’stu te // pAnca-janyAya vidmahe pAvamAnAya dhImahi / tannaH shankhaH pracodayAt // [Say the GAyatrI and the pancAkshara-mantram three times ] [Sprinkle the shankha-water three times into the panca-pAtram as well as all the accessories kept for the pUjA. Any remaining water in the shankham to be poured into the panca-pAtraM.17. Now the panca-pAtram water has been purified. Shankha-pUjA: [Now decorate the shankham with sandal and kumkum & flowers. Also sprinkle it three times on yourself. So pour a little from it into the stored water-vessel No. so that all the water that will be used for the . kalaSasya mukhe vishNuH kaNThe rudraH samASritAH / mUle tatra sthito brahmA madhe mAtR-gaNAH-smRtAH /kukshau tu sAgarAs-sarve sapta-dvIpA vasundharA / Rgvedo’tha yajurveda sAmavedo’hyatharvaNaH / angaiSca sahitAs-sarve kalaSAmbu samASritAH / AyAntu devapUjArthaM durita-kshaya-kArakAH / gange ca yamune caiva godAvarI saraswatI / narmade sindhu kAverI jale-smin sannidhiM kuru / Mantras to be recited now. for the kalaSa on the east. with the following mantras. fill it up from No. sandal and akshatA. and akshata (mixed with sandalpaste and kumkum). flowers. all to be used as offering to each of the kalaSa – with the following mantras: naM hrAM ISAnAya Urdha-vaktrAya namaH -. Then do the PujA for the snAna-vedhi as follows] Om dharmAya namaH / adharmAya namaH// Om jnAnAya namaH / ajnAnAya namaH // .17 hereafter]. learn it from any vedic pundit] [Filling up of the ISAna-kalaSa] ISAnas-sarva-vidyAnAM Isvaras-sarva-bhUtAnAM brahmAdhipatiH brahmaNo’dhipatir brahmA shivo me astu sadAshivoM // [Filling up of the tatpurusha-kalaSa] tatpurushAya vidmahe mahAdevAya dhImahi / tanno rudraH pracodayAt // [Filling up of the aghora-kalaSa] aghorebhyo’tha gorebhyo ghora-ghoratarebhyaH sarvebhyaH sarva-SarvebhyO namaste astu rudra-rUpebhyaH // [Filling up of the vAmadeva-kalaSa] vAmadevAya namo jyeshTAya namaH shreshTAya namo rudrAya namaH kAlAya namaH kalavikaraNAya namo balavikaraNAya namo balAya namo bala-pramathanAya namas-sarva-bhUta-damanAya namo manonmayAya namaH // [Filling up of the sadyojAta-kalaSa] sadyojAtaM prapadyAmi sadyojAtAya vai namo namaH /bhave bhave nAtibhave bhavasva mAM / bhavodbhavAya namaH // [Now decorate the arghya-pAdya-AcamanIya-pAtram with flowers.: Sandal. decorate with flowers and show the mudrAs of shankha.for the central kalaSa. In the course of the rest of the pUjA. in the following order. [Fill up the shankham again with water from the panca-pAtram. maM hrIM tatpurushAya pUrva-vaktrAya namaH -.for the kalaSa on the south (to be called hereafter ‘aghora-kalaSa’) vAM hraiM vAmadevAya uttara-vaktrAya namaH – for the kalaSa on the north (to be called hereafter ‘vAmadeva kalaSa’) yaM hrauM sadyojAtAya paScima-vaktrAya namaH – for the kalaSa on the west (to be called hereafter ‘sadyojAta-kalaSa’) [Now fill them with water from the panca-pAtraM. (to be called hereafter ‘ISAna-kalaSa’). shiM hrUM aghorAya dakshiNa-vaktrAya namah -. as and when the water in the panca-pAtram gets emptied. cakra-gadA-padma and dhenu] pUjA of the five kalaSas ‘ISAna’ etc. If you do not know how to recite them with the proper svaras.pUjA would have been purified. (to be called hereafter ‘tatpurusha-kalaSa’). Surya. and vishNu in the northeast. [When you open the box. the Sun-God is inherent in certain crystals normally found in Vallam in Tamilnadu. with Shiva in the centre]. Finally Shiva is the BANa-linga which is found in the Omkarakunda of the river Narmada. near the island of Mandhata. Vishnu is the sAlagrAma stone that can be had in plenty in the bed of the river GhanTaki in the Himalayas. atha-AtmANaM ShivAtmAnaM rudra-rUpiNaM dhyAyet . There are five deities.meaning. Surya in the south-east. GaneSa is the red Sonabhadra stone found in the bed of the river Sone flowing into the Ganga. Before opening it learn what is supposed to be in it. say the following]: vedAnta-vedyAkhila-viSva-mUrte vibho virUpAksha-vikAra-rUpa / viSveSa viSvAdhika-viSva-mUrte kavATam-udghATaya kAla-kAla // [The deities are to be placed on the snAna-vedhi in a particular arrangment. That is. gaNapati in the southwest. which are nothing but certain rock-formations available in specified locations in the country.The rule is: AgneyyAM sUryaM niRRtyAM gaNapatiM vAyavyAm-ambikAM aiSAnyAM ca vishNum sthApayet.Om vairAgyAya namaH / avairAgyAya namaH // Om aiSvaryAya namah / anaiSvaryAya namaH // [Now do the pUjA for the box or can in which the pancAyatana deities are kept] Om guM gurubhyo namaH / gaM gaNapataye namaH /duM durgAyai namaH / maM mahAlakshmyai namaH / saM saraswatyai namaH /kshaM kshetra-pAlakAya namaH /vaM vaTukAya namaH / paM paramAtmane namaH / [Ring or Sound the bell with the following shloka:] AgamArtham-tu devAnAM gamanArtham to rakshasAm /kurve ghaNTAravaM tatra devatAhvana-lAncanaM // Now you are going to open the deities-box. It is by the worship of these formless deities that the devotee trains himself to take the mind from the forms to the formless while at the same time allowing full scope for his devotional feelings. Shakti is represented by the svarnamukhi stone found in the bed of the river of that name in the Andhra region. ‘then one should meditate on one’s own Self as Shiva Himself’ thus: [Note here the distinguishing characteristic of the philosophy of advaita taking over.] shuddha-sphaTika-sankASaM triNetraM panca-vaktrakaM / gangAdharaM daSa-bhujaM sarvAbharaNa-bhUshitaM // nIlagrIvaM shaSAnkAnkaM nAga-yajnopavItinaM / nAgAbharaNa-shobhADhyaM vyAghra-carmottariyakaM // kamaNDvalvaksha-sUtrAdi dhAriNaM ShUlapANinaM / jvalantaM pingala-jaTAS-ShikhAmadhyoda-dhAriNaM // vRshas-skanda samArUDhaM umA-dehArdha-dhAriNaM / amRtenAplutaM hRshTaM divya-bhoga-samanvitaM / digdevatA-samAyuktaM surAsura-namaskRtaM // . The deities or divinities are not in their human-like forms but in certain symbols in the form of stones. ambikA in the northwest. on the south niRRtaye namaH. Atma-pUjA : [Sprinkling the akshata on oneself]: Atmane namaH /paramAtmane namaH / jnAnAtmane namaH / sat-cid-Ananda-mUrtaye namaH / deho devAlayaH prokto jIvo devas-sadAshivaH / tyajed-ajnAna-nirmAlyaM so’hambhAvena pUjayet // Meaning: This body is said to the temple of the Gods.on the northeast . padma nidhaye namah // indrAya namaH.on the southwest varuNAya namaH. rakshodhipataye namaH / --. The Soul within is Lord shiva Himself.on the west vAyave namaH. tejodhipataye namaH / --. As you place the deities on the snAna-vedhi. now let us describe the process of Abhisheka and Arcana of Lord Rudra] Note: In what all that follows. athAto rudra-snAnArcanA-bhishekaM vidhim vyAkhyAsyAmaH : meaning. yakshAdhipataye namaH / --.on the south-east yamAya namaH. not broken) mixed with sandalpaste and kumkum or turmeric powder. recite the following five shlokas on Atma-linga-pUjA. bhUtAdhipataye namaH / --.on the north ISAnAya namaH. vidhAtre namaH // [on the south of the vedhi]: dakshiNa dvAre dvArashriyai namaH / jayAya namaH. surAdhipataye namaH / --.nityaM ca SASvataM shuddhaM dhruvam-aksharam-avyayaM // sarva-vyApinam-ISAnaM rudraM vai viSva-rUpiNaM / Rule: [evaM rUpiNaM eva dhyAtva dvijaH samyak tato yajanaM Arabhet : meaning. by Shankaracharya: ArAdhayAmi maNisannibham Atmalingam …… shambho tavArAdhanaM // snAna-vedhi pUjA: [Akshata to be sprinkled on the East of the vedhi]: pUrvadvAre dvArashriyai namaH / dhAtre namaH. v ijayAya namaH // [on the west of the vedhi]: paScimadvAre dvarashriyai namaH muNDAya namaH. 'akshata' means akshata (rice. vidyAdhipataye namaH / --. camuNDAya namaH // [on the north of the vedhi]: uttaradvAre dvArashriyai namaH / shankanidhaye namaH.on the East side agnaye namaH. Leave off the garbage of Ignorance and do the PujA with the attitude of ‘He I am’. whole.on the northwest kuberAya namaH. jalAdhipataye namaH / --. prANAdhipataye namaH / --. ‘thus should the twice-born meditate on the Form and begin his pUjA’. Om gaurImimAya salilAni takshatyekapadI dvipadI sA catushpadI / ashTApadI navapadI babhUvushI sahasrAksharA parame vyoman // GaurIM dhyAyAmi AvahayAmi [Sprinkle the akshatA on the ambikA deity].[at the centre]: anantAya namaH. Om shri gaNAnAm tvA ganapatim havAmahai kaviM kavInAm upamashravastamam / jyeshTarAjam brahmaNAm brahmaNaspata AnashRNvan Utibhis-sIdasAdanaM / Om shrI mahA-gaNapatim dhyayAmi AvAhayAmi // [Sprinkle the akshata on the Vinayaka deity]. durgA-lakshmI-saraswatIm dhyAyAmi AvAhayAmi. mUla-prakRtyai namaH saM satvAya namaH. Bhagavantam RamaNa maharshiM dhyAyAmi AvAhayAmi. Without the proper svaras. Om sahasra-sIrshA purushaH / sahasrAkshas-sahasrapAt / sa bhUmiM viSvato vRtvA /atyatishTad-daSAngulaM / hiraNya varNAM hariNIm suvarna-rajatas-srajAM / candrAM hiraNmayIM lakshmIM jAtavedo ma Avaha// Om shrI lakshmI-nArayaNaM dhyAyAmi AvAhayAmi // [At this point. tam tamase namaH maM mAyAyai namaH. Samasta-hari-hara-devatAn dhyayAmi AvAhayAmi. lokAdhipataye namaH vishNave namaH. the pUjA loses all its sanctity] dhyAnaM & AvAhanaM: Om Asatyena rajasA vartamAno niveSayan amRtam martyamca / hiraNyayena savitArathena devo yAti bhuvanA-vipaSyan // Om CchAya-samjnA sameta shrI Surya-nArAyaNaswAminam dhyAyAmi. sarvAdhipataye namaH AdhAra-shaktyai namaH. Om ISAnas-sarva-vidyAnAM Isvaras-sarva-bhUtAnAM brahmAdhipatiH brahmaNo’dhipatir brahmA shivo me astu sadAshivoM // Om shrI sAmba-parameSvaram dhyAyAmi AvAhayAmi [Sprinkle the akshata on the Shiva deity]. raM rajase namaH. viM vidyAyai namaH / madhye suvarNa-maNTapAya namaH // Now starts the sixteen-part formal pUjA : [The svaras for the vedic mantras used have to be learnt orally from a Pundit. Each one may follow one’s own family traditions: Om shrI sItA-lakshmaNa-bharata-shatrughna-hanUmat-sameta shrI rAmachandra parabrahmANaM dhyAyAmi AvAhayAmi. avAhayAmi // [Sprinkle the akshata on the Surya deity]. Aravinda-mahAyoginaM dhyAyAmi AvAhayAmi ShrImAtR-yoginIm dhyAyAmi AvAhayAmi. Shri Chandra-sekharendra-mahAswAminaM dhyAyAmi AvAhayAmi. nAgadhipataye namaH brahmaNe namaH. the following AvAhanAs are added according to our family custom.] AsanaM : Purusha evedagm sarvaM / yadbhUtaM yacca bhavyaM / utAmRtattvasyeSAnaH / yad- . We say four lines from the PurushasUktam and two lines from the SrisUktaM and keep going on with the sixteen upacAras in that order ] PAdyaM : etAvanasya mahimA / ato jyAyAgmSca pUrushaH / pAdo'sya viSvA bhUtAni / tripAdasyAmRtaM divi // aSva-pUrvAM ratha-madhyAM hastinAda-prabodhinIM / shriyaM devIm-upahvaye shrIrmA devI jushatAM // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / PAdyaM samarpayAmi // [Pour an udraNi of water in the apA-pAtraM] arghyaM: tripAdUrdhva udait-purushaH / pAdosyehAbhavAt-punaH /tato vishhvang-vyakramat / sASanAnaSane abhi // kAM sOsmitAM hiraNya-prAkArAM ArdrAM jvalantIM tRptAM tarpayantIM / padme sthitAM padma-varNAM tAmihopahvaye shriyaM // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / arghyaM samarpayAmi //[Pour an udraNi of water in the apA-pAtraM] AcamanIyaM : tasmAd-virADajAyata / virAjo adhi pUrushaH /sa jAto atyaricyata / paScAd-bhUmim-atho puraH // candrAM prabhAsAM yaSasA jvalantIM shriyaM loke devajushTAM udArAM /tAM padminImIM sharaNam-ahaM prapadye alakshmIr-me naSyatAM tvAM vRNe // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / AcamanIyaM samarpayAmi // [Pour an udraNi of water in the apApAtraM] SnAnaM : yat-purusheNa havishA / devA yajnam-atanvata // vasanto asyAsIdajyaM / grIshma idhmaSSaraddhaviH // Aditya-varNe tapaso'dhijAto vanaspatis-tava vRksho'tha bilvaH / tasya phalAni tapasA nudantu mAyAntarAyASca bAhyA alakshmIH // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / snAnaM samarpayAmi // .annenAtirohati //tAM ma Avaha jAtavedo lakshmIm-anapagAminIM /yasyAM hiraNyaM vindeyaM gAmaSvaM purushAn-ahaM // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / AsanaM samarpayAmi // [Sprinkle the akshatA on all the deities in the snAna-pIThaM] [One can understand now what is going on. 2. One uses a cup with a hole at the bottom so that water.] VastraM: saptAsyAsan paridhayaH / tris-sapta-samidhaH kRtAH / devA yad-yajnaM tanvAnAH / abadhnan purushaM paSuM // upaitu mAM devasakhaH kIrtiSca maNinA saha /prAdurbhUtosmi rAshTre'smin kIrtimRiddhiM dadAtu me // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / vastraM samarpayAmi // [If there is no vastraM to be used for the pUjA. At the end of this one pours the Sankha water on the deities. etc. That is the order now would be 1.from the sadyojAta-kalaSa.. coconutwater or any such liquid pours down the orifice in a continuous straight thin stream. the pancayatana deities are dried with the towels kept for the purpose. honey. Camakam. invariably recite the Shiva-pancAkshara-stotra beginning with 'nAgendra-hArAya'. Purusha-sUktaM. . They are then placed in the pUjA box. The optimum standard practice is to recite Rudram. etc. say 'vastrArthaM akshatAn samarpayAmi' and sprinkle akshatAs on the deity] AbharaNaM: taM yajnaM barhishi proukshan / purushaM jAtam-agrataH / tena devA ayajanta / sAdhyA RshayaSca ye // kshut-pipAsAmalAM jyeshTAM alakshmIM nASayAmyahaM / abhUtimasamRddhiM-ca sarvAM nirNuda me gRhAt // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / AbharaNAni samarpayAmi [or AbharaNArtham akshatAn samarpayAmi] GandhaM & KunkumaM : . in the same geometrical locations that were prescribed for the snAna-vedhi. from the aghora-kalaSa 4. and at this point one repeats the mantra: yat-purusheNa havishA / devA yajnam-atanvata // vasanto asyAsIdajyaM / grIshma idhmaS-SaraddhaviH // Aditya-varNe tapaso'dhijAto vanaspatis-tava vRksho'tha bilvaH / tasya phalAni tapasA nudantu mAyAntarAyASca bAhyA alakshmIH // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / snAnaM samarpayAmi // snAnAnantaraM AcamanIyaM samarpayAmi // [Pour one udraNi of water in the apA-pAtraM]. milk.[This is one of the most important mandatory part. During this physical work of putting everything back in place. one can recite the stotras that one knows on any of the deities. Here one spends as much time as one likes. curd. each with the corresponding mantras associated with that kalaSa. from the ISAna-kalaSa . and ShrisUktaM during the abhisheka of the deities. After this recitation is over. One does not pour water or any liquid just like that. One does this as you recite the various mantras like Rudram. one pours the ISAnAdi panca-kalaSa water one after the other. drying up the deities. from the vAmadeva-kalaSa 3. but in the reverse order. I for one. from the tatpurusha-kalaSa and 5. [At the end of this snAna ritual. This is the second mandatory part.tasmAd-yajnAt sarva-hutaH / sambhRtaM pRshadAjyaM / paSUgmstAgmScakre vAyavyAn / AraNyAn grAmyASca ye // gandha-dvArAM durAdharshAM nitya-pushTAM karIshiNIM /ISvarIgM sarva-bhUtAnAM tAmihopahvaye shriyaM // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / gandhAn dhArayAmi. You can also plan them to suit the different days of the week. at this step. or the different festival days that occur. as follows] Om mitrAya namaH / Om ravaye namaH / Om sUryAya namaH / Om bhAnave namaH / Om khagAya namaH / Om pUshNe namaH /Om hiranya-garbhAya namaH / Om marIcaye namaH / Om Adityaya namaH / Om savitre namaH / Om arkAya namaH / Om bhAskarAya namaH // Om sumukhAya namaH / Om eka-dantAya namaH / Om kapilAya namaH / Om gaja-karNikAya namaH / Om lambodarAya namaH /Om vikaTAya namaH / Om vighna-rAjAya namaH / Om gaNAdhipaya namaH / Om dhUmaketave namaH /Om gaNAdhyakshAya namaH /Om phAlacandrAya namaH /Om gajAnanAya namaH / Om vakra-tunDAya namaH / Om SUrpa-karNAya namaH /Om herambAya namaH /Om skanda-pUrvajAya namaH / Om siddhi-vinAyaka-swAmine namaH // Om bhavasya devasya patnyai namaH / Om sharvasya devasya patnyai namaH / Om ISAnasya devasya patnyai namaH / Om paSupater devasya patnyai namaH / Om rudrasya devasya patnyai namaH / Om ugrasya devasya patnyai namaH / Om bhImasya devasya patnyai namaH / Om mahato devasya patnyai namaH // . You can use all the ashTottaras and sahasranAmas that you can manage. gandhasyopari haridrA-cUrNaM samarpayAmi// akshatAn : tasmAd-yajnAt sarvahutaH / Rcas-sAmAni jagnire / ChandAgmsi jagnire tasmAt /yajus-tasmAdajAyata // mahAlakshmI ca vidmahe vishNu-patnI ca dhImahi / tanno lakshmIH pracodayAt // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / gandhAnAM upari akshatAn samarpayAmi // pushpArcanA: tasmAd-aSvA ajAyanta / ye ke cobhayAdataH / gAvo ha jagnire tasmAt / tasmAjjAtA ajAvayaH // manasaH kAmamAkUtiM vAcas-satyam-aSImahi /paSUnAgm rUpamannasya mayi shrIH shrayatAgm yaSaH / Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / pushpaiH pUjayAmi// [One spends as much time as one can. But always precede all of them by a minimum arcanA of the five pancayatana deities. Om bhavAya devAya namaH / Om sharvAya devAya namaH / Om ISAnAya devAya namaH / Om paSUpater devAya namaH / Om rudrAya devAya namaH / Om ugrAya devAya namaH / Om bhImAya devAya namaH / Om mahate devAya namaH // Om KeSavAya namaH / Om nArAyaNAya namaH / Om MAdhavAya namaH / Om GovindAya namaH / Om vishNave namaH / Om MadhusUdanAya namaH / Om trivikramAya namaH / Om VAmanAya namaH / Om ShrIdharAya namaH / Om RshIkeSAya namaH / Om PadmanAbhAya namaH / Om dAmodarAya namaH // DhUpaM : yat-purushaM vyadadhuH / katidhA vyakalpayan / mukhaM kimasya kau bAhU / kAvUrU pAdAvucyete // kardamena prajA bhUtA mayi sambhava kardama / shriyaM vAsaya me kule mAtaraM padma-mAlinIM // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / dhUpaM AghrApayAmi// dhUpAnantaraM AcamanIyaM samarpayAmi// [Pour one udraNi of water in the apA-pAtraM]. naivedyaM : (This is the third mandatory part. freshly cooked rice with a sprinkling of ghee on it.keeping in mind all the restrictions on food that ShAstras prescribe. pAyasaM. phalAni nivedayAmi// naivedyAnantaram AcamanIyaM samarpayAmi / [Pour one udraNi of water in the apA-pAtraM] tAmbUlaM : ... dIpaM : brAhmaNo'sya mukham-AsIt / bAhU rAjanyaH kRtaH / urU tadasya yad-vaiSyaH / padbhyAgm SUdro ajAyata // ApaH sRjantu snigdhAni ciklIta vasa me gRhe / nica devIM mAtargm shriyaM vAsaya me kule // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / deepaM darSayAmi // deepAnantaraM AcamanIyaM samarpayAmi// [Pour one udraNi of water in the apA-pAtraM].. coconuts. fruits of all kinds. In short you offer to the Lord whatever you plan to eat that day -. a little dholl.. One is supposed to offer the deities.) candramA manaso jAtaH / cakshos-sUryo ajAyata / mukhAd-indraS-cAgniSca / prANAd-vAyurajayata // ArdrAM pushkariNIM pushTiM suvarNAM hema-mAlinIM / sUryAM hiraNmayIM lakshmIM jAtavedo ma Avaha // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / . etc. any other sweets done specially for the offering. if convenient.With this mantra a morsel of the food already offered to the Lord is offered to Nandi. Om shankha-madhye sthitaM toyaM bhrAmitaM shankaropari / anga-lagnaM manushyANAM brahmahatyAdhikaM dahet // [Thus the water in the shankha is emptied into the abhisheka water-collection] Om tatpurushAya vidmahe mahAdevAya dhImahi / tanno rudraH pracodayAt // [ With this mantra one udraNi of the abhisheka water-collection is sprinkled over the nandi on top of the Bell] 'iti nandikeSvaraya namaH. . all the members of the family can gather together. baliM nivedayAmi' -. recite the mantrapushpaM portion from the scriptures and offer flowers at the feet of the deities. vedAhametaM purushaM mahAntaM / Aditya-varNaM tamasastu paare /sarvANi rUpANi vicitya dhIraH /nAmAni kRtvA'bhivadan yadAste / / tAM ma Avaha jAtavedo lakshmIm-anapagAminIM / yasyAM hiraNyaM prabhUtaM gAvo dAsyo'shvAn vindeyaM purushAnahaM // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / karpUra-nIrAjanaM darSayAmi// nIrAjanAnantaraM AcamanIyaM samarpayAmi / [Pour one udraNi of water in the apA-pAtraM] PradakshiNa-namaskArAn : [This is the fifth and last mandatory part].nAbhyA AsId-antarikshaM / ShIrshNordyaus-samavartata / padbhyAM bhUmir-diSas-shrotrAt / tathA lokAgm akalpayan // ArdrAM yah-kariNIM yashTiM pingalAm padma-mAlinIM / candrAM hiraNmayIm lakshmIM jAtavedo ma Avaha // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / karpUra-tAmbUlaM samarpayAmi // KarpUra-nIrAjanaM : [This is the fourth mandatory part]. dhAta purastAd-yamudAjahAra / shakraH pravidvAn pratiSaS-catasraH / tamevaM vidvAnamRta iha bhavati /nAnyaH panthA ayanaya vidyate // vishNupatNIm kshamAM devIM mAdhavIM mAdhava-priyAM / lakshmIM priya-sakhIm devIm namAmy-acyuta-vallabhAM // Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / pradakshiNa-namaskArAn samarpayAmi // Mantra-pushpaM : Om sAngAya sa-parivArAya sAmba-parameSvarAya namaH / AvAhitAbhyas-sarvAbhyo devatAbhyo namaH / vedokta-mantra-pushpaM samarpayAmi // samastopacArashhoDaSopacArAn samarpayAmi // All the remaining flowers to be offered to the Lord at this point. . hara Om hara'. And the finale: AvAhanaM na jAnAmi na jAnAmi visarjanaM / pUjAvidhiM na jAnAmi kshamasva parameSvara // aparAdha-sahasrANi kriyante'harniSaM mayA / dAso'yam iti mAM matvA kshamasva purushottama // anAyAsena maraNaM vinA dainyena jIvanaM / dehi me kRpayA shambho tvayi bhaktim-acancalAM // akAla-mRtyu haraNaM sarva-vyAdhi-nivAraNaM / samasta-pApa-kshayakaraM shrI vishNupAdodakaM shubhaM // With this one drinks one sip of the abhisheka water-collection. and offer them to Nandi by putting them on the back of the Nandi in the form of a bull -.while we recite "ISAnas-sarvavidyAnAM ISvaras-sarva-bhUtAnAM brahmAdhipatir brahmaNodhipatir brahmA shivo me astu sadAshivOM --hara OM.Now we take one or two or a handful of flowers already offered to Lord Shiva in the PUjA box.