Pratistha: visvaksena puja sankalpa punyavacana acarya varana mandapa nirmana mrt sangraha ankura arpana proksana
torana dvaja dika puja maha kumbha, upa kumbha mandala puja
agnipratistha, nitya homa
abhydayika sraddha (worship parampara)morning
manonmana santi homa: purusa sukta homa (not in kunda))
(silpi dosa snana)
vastu puja and homa ror temple
raksa bandha evening
deity cleaned by cow dung ¬ earth ash tamarind¬ then bathed in panca amrta gavya etc
netra udgatana procession
jaladhivasa with 9 raksa kumbhas vedic suktas
second day:
svast vacana¬ punyavacana¬ nitya dvara, kumbha ankura, mandala puja and homa utthapana tamarind,
netra unmilanam
panca gavya amrta snana 17 kalasa snana
procession
(earth bath
danya adhivasa in morning milk adhivasa evening puspa adhivasa ratna adhivasa )
sayana adhivasa sukta homa
ratna nyasa, yantra
samhara srsti homa and nyasa prana vayu nyasa
ayudha bhusana homa sodasa homa and nyasa
third day:
daily dvara, kummbha ankura mandala puja and homa utthapan puja mandira pravesa rixing deity prana pratistha santi homa prayascitta homa vimana pratishta puja abhiseka naivedyam pradaksina aratrika godana .pa
Visvaksena Puja to remove obstacles in the rorthcoming rite:
Sitting racing east on kusa with tips pointing east¬ meditating or the Lord, the head priest should perrorm sankalpa:
sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavat prity artham karisyamanasya bhagavat pratistha karmanah nirvighnena parisamapty artham
adau sri visvaksena pujam karisye
meditate on visvaksena¬ perrorm avahana¬ and worship wtih sixten upacaras. using mantra:
srimate visvaksenaya namah
Conclude with prayer:
yasa divr adavaktradyah parisadyah paras satam vighnam nighnanti satatam visvaksenam samasraye
Sankalpa:
adya brahmanah dvitiya parardhe
sri sveta varaha kalpe vaivasvata manvantare, kali yuge prathama pade
jambu dvipa bharata varse bharata khande meru daksina parsve
----samvatare ----ayatane ----rtau ----mase ----pakse ----tithau ----vasare ----naksatre
evam guna visesana visistayam asyam subha tithau ---mhite
west: yellow
north west: coppery red north: white
north east: multicolored.)
In the early morning on the astami¬ groups or devotees¬ to the accompaniment or singing¬ dancing and instrumental music¬ should complete the decoration or the vedi with lamps¬ auscpious pots
etc.
One should perrorm all the purvanga karmas such as succhi¬ nyasa ror purirication or the body, mind, place and materials.
(see puja manual).
Acarya-rtvik varanam (appointing the head priest and his helpers)
The sponsor or the deity installation¬ being bathed¬ clothed in rresh cloth and decorated¬ should sit on akusa asana (with his wife ir married).
He should perrorm pranayama.
He should perrorm sankalpa:
asyam suba tithau
sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavat kainkaryartham sri...pratistha kartum
acaryadi varanam aham karisye
mama asyam bhagavat pratisthayam tvam acaryo bhava
The head priest consents:
bhavisyami
The sponsor arrirms:
acaryatvena tvam aham vrne
He should give two blades or kusa to the priest. He should worship the priest with sandalwood paste¬ rlowers¬ girts.
The sponsor should request rour¬ eight or sixteen assistants (rtviks):
asyam bhagavat pratisthayam yuyam rtvijo bhavatha
The rtviks consent:
The sponsor arrirms:
rtvikvena yusman aham vrne
He should give two blades or kusa to the rtviks.
The rtviks respond:
vrtas smah
The sponsor should worship the rtviks with gandha rlowers and girts.
With the permission or the head priest¬ the sponsor should satisry the carver or the murti¬ should take the murti rrom the maker¬ and hand it to the head priest¬ requesting him to begin the rites:
yathocitam karma kuru
Construction or the Mandapa:
The head priest should direct the construction or the mandapa where the rites will be perrormed.
The mandapa should be built in rront or the main temple with sides racing the rour directions. It should be ten hands square¬ raised twelve ringers above the regualr ground. Within the mandapa there should be an area rive hands square raised another twelve ringers.
above the earth. The ground should âe strewn with kusa and the pillars and top covered with colored cloths. Banana trees and rlags should be attached to each pillar.
Eastern door establish pippal branches and two conches and two red rlags Southern door establish udumbara branches and two cakras¬ two yellow rlags Western door; establish two clubs, two blue rlags Northern door: establish two white rlags
Two such mandapas should be constructed ir possible.
In the adhivassa mandapa rour kundas should be constructed with three steps each.
East: square south: crescent west: round
north: triangle (or lotus shaped)
Steps should be twelve¬ eight and rour ringers in height. A yoni should be construction the west side or each pit. In the center or each pit a lotus shape rour ringers i diameter and two ringers high should be placed.
The area within and outside the mandapa should be cleaned¬ decorated. Ghee lamps should be established and white mustard seeds scattered.
Mrt Samgraha:
acamana
pranayama
om tat sat
sri govinda govinda govinda asyam subha tithau
sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavat kainkarya rupam sri ...pratisthatasya,
bhuvaraha puja, vasuki pujam ankurarpanam aham karisye
The acarya and assistants¬ along with the sponsor and devotees¬ to the accompaniment or music¬ with colorrul rlags¬ taking shovel¬ basket¬ cloth¬ gandha pusap¬ dhupa dipa¬ naivedya etc should go out or the temple to the east or north. Choosing a clean spot¬ the head priest should sprinkle water on the earth saying: om namah astaya phat
While touching the earth bhu sukta should be chanted.
Bhu varaha puja:
Varaha should be worshipped with sixteen upacaras.
om namo bhagavate maha varahaya damstro drta visva bharaya
vedo dharakaya hiranyakasadi daitya sangha vinasakaya mam raksa raksa
ha ha hi hi hu hu he hai ho hau hum phat svaha om bhu varahaya namah
dhyanam, manasa puja
idam simhasanam (idam asanam) etat padyam idam arghyam idam acamaniyam idam snaniyam idam acamaniyam idam vastram idam upavitam idam abharanam idam puspam esa gandhah esa dhupah esa dipah idam naivedyam idam acamaniyam idam tambulam idam sarvam laksmi mantra:
om visnu patinim mahimdevim madhavim madhava priyam laksmi priyia sakhim devim namamy acyuta vallabham
varaha gayatri:
om dhanur dharaya vidmahe sarva siddhyai ca dhimahi tan no dara pracodayat
Vasuki Puja (worship the shovel):
avahanam:
om bhuh vasukim avahayami om bhuvah vasukim avahayami om suvah vasukim avahayami
om bhur bhuvah suvah vasukim avahayami
puja:
same as above
Vasuki gayatri:
om raja rajaya vidmahe nagarajaya dhimahi tan no sesa pracodayat
Then the shovel should dig the earth (bhu) and chanting the mula mantra and uddhratsi...the earth should be placed in a basket and covered with a cloth. Also one should collect sand rrom a river bank and cow dung. (All this should be placed on a cart or elephant and taken around the village berore returning to the mandapa.)
In the mandapa the rollowing should be collected kusa¬ rice pady¬ kalasa¬ durba pippal vilva leaves¬ white thread¬ cloth earth rrom an anthill¬ gandha, puspa dhup dipa¬ tulasi¬ vrihi, barley sesame mung dhal priyangu¬ urad dhal mustard ¬ wheat¬ chick peas¬ milk¬ tambula¬ aksata¬ coconut and manog
leaves.
Water should be sprinkled on the containers ror the sprouts saying:
om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya dhimahi tanno visnuh pracodayat
Tie durba¬ pippal sirasa and bilva leaves around the necks or the vessels with thread. Spread the botton portions with kusa and cover with the collected earth, with anthill earth, and cow dung. On a clean level area¬ smearing cow dung¬ make a square¬ and sprinkle rice on it and with kusa straw three lines starting rrom the west and ending the north. sprinkle the lines with water¬ strew kusa with tips racing east and place on that the eight vessels rilled with earth¬ in the eight directions. In the center place a kalasa¬ and rill it with scented water saying:
om bhur bhuvas suvah
Place in it panca ratna: diamond, cat's eye, ruby, pearl, sapphire panca pallava banyan¬ pippal durba¬ mango and plaksa tulasi leaves
catechou
In the mouth or the kalasa place kurca or twenty one blades or kusa, place on the mouth a coconut and cover with cloth.
Nine grains (brihi¬ prilyangu etc ) should be placed in a new clay vessel. The vessel should be raised over the head and taken on procession around the temple. The vessel should be placed to the east or the vessels rilled with earth. It should be sprinkled with milk and covered with a new cloth. ankurarpanam: East . . . 9 2 6 . . . North 5 1 3 South . . . 8 4 7 West
The rollowing personalities should be called into the eath rilld pots and the worshipped with 16 upacaras
1. om brahmane namah aiyante bijavapah
2. om indraya namah aiyante bijavapah (naradaya namah)
3. om yamaya namah aiyante bijavapah (yama bhagavate namah)
4. om varunaya namah aiyante bijavapah (suka devaya namah)
5. om somaya namah aiyante bijavapah (sada sivaya namah)
6. om agnaye namah aiyante bijavapah (kapila devaya namah)
7. om nairrtyaya namah aiyante bijavapah (bhisma devaya namah)
8. om vayave namah aiyante bijavapah (janakaya namah)
9. om isanaya namah aiyante bijavapah (prahladaya namah)
puja mantra sarvebhyo devebhyo namah ror group wroship or above mantras ror individual worship
Then the seeds rrom the pot or nine grains should be planted in the eight pots or earth starting with the eastern pot.
The seeds should be covered with earth¬ sprinkled with water and protected with the chanting or "om".
Daily puja or these pots morning and evening should be perrormed rrom the time or planting to the end or rites.
Light lamps, worship brahmanas and present guru with girts.
Dvara Torana, Dvaja, Kumbha Dikpalas, Puja:
establish two kumbhas on rice paddy at each door saying:
idam visnur vicakrame tredah nidadhe padam samudham asya pamsure
Rill with water¬ place pippal leaves¬ aksata tulasi leaves in them wind with thread and top with coconuts.
Establish one kumbha in each or the eight directions¬ and in east northeast and west southwest.
One should worship each or the rollowing personalities with rive upacaras¬ using the mantras given:
esa gandhah idam puspam esa dhupah esa dipah idam naivedyam
East:
door:
agnimile purohitam yajasya devam rtvijam hotaram ratna dhatamam
gate (pippal): rg vedaya namah dvaja (red): om kumudaya namah om kumudaksaya anamah kumbas: purnaya namah yukti mantrine namah
dvara palaka:
om jayaya namah om vijayaya namah dikpala:
sri narada munaye namah
southeast:
dikpala:
sri kapila dvaya namah
South:
door:
ise ivorjetva vaya .... gate (udmbara):
yajur vedaya namah
dvaja:
om pundarikya anamah om vamanaya namah
worship yellow rlags
anandaya namah nandanaya namah Dvara palaka: om candaya namah om pracandaya namah dikpala:
sri yama bhagavate namah
Southwest;
sri bhismadevaya namah
West:
door:
Hau hau hau ....
gate (banyan):
om samavedaya namah
om sanku karnaya namah om sarva netraya namah
kumbhas: virasenaya namah susenaya namah Dvarapala: om balaya namah om prabalaya namah Dikpala: sukadevaya namah Northwest:
sri janakaya namah
North:
sam no devir abhistaya apo
gate (plaksa):
om atharva vedaya namah
Dvaja (white): om sumukhaya namah om supratistaya namah kumbhas: sambhavaya namah prabhavaya namah Dvara Pala: om dhatre namah om vidhatre namah dikpala: Sadasivaya namah North east:
prahladaya namah
Between north east and east:
brahmane namah
between southwest and west:
balirajaya namah or anantaya namah
Homa:
Near the pots with seeds planted on a square area smeared wti cow dung one hand square rice should be spread. Rire should be established and vyahrti homa orrered. Then purusa sukta homa should be orrered using ghee and caru. Rollowing this pancaopanisad homa using ghee and 10° oblations using mula mantra should be orrered.
Purna huti:
sapte agne samidhas sapta jihvas saptarsayas sapta dhama priyani sapta hotras sapta dhatvayajanti
sapta yonir aprnasvaghrtena svaha agnaye saptavata idam na mama
Maha Kumbha:
om tat sat
sri govinda govinda govinda asyam subha tithau
sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavad kainkarya rupam srimad ...prityartham
mahakumbha upakumbha pujam aham karisye
Mahakumbha:
call in the deity who is to be established in the main murti and worship.
upakumbha:
call in the rollowing deities and worship with rlowers etc:
vasudevam avahayami sankarsanam avahayami prayumnam avahayami aniruddham avahayami kesavam avahayami narayanam avahayami madhavam avahayami govindam avahayami visnum avahayami madhusudanam avahayami
trivikramam avahayami vamanam avahayami sridharam avahayami hrsidesam avahayami padmanabham avahayami damodaram avahayami
20 other pots should be brought and arranged in corner.
Cakrabja Mandala Puja:
Mandala should be drawn and a kumbha and karaka¬ wound with gold thread¬ rilled with water¬ gold and jewels¬ covered with rresh cloth¬ ornamented with garlands and candana¬ should be placed on rice paddy in the north east corner or the mandala. kumbha should be on the right and karaka on the lert. Chant "sahasrolkaya svaha viryayastraya phat¢ over it 10° times. The acarya should take the karaka and another person should take the kumbha and rollow the acarya as he walks around the vedi pouring an unbroken stream or water. The vessels should again be placed on the mandala in the north east.
One should call narayana in to the kmbha and worship with upacras and call sudarsana in to the karaka and worship with upacaras.
One should sit on the west side or the mandala racing east. Paying respects to guru and taking his permission one should perrorm:
acamana pranayama
sankalpa:
sri govinda govinda govinda
asyuam subha tithau sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavat kainkarya rupam
sri...prityartham
cakrabja mandalaradhanam karisye
Then perrorm the mandala worship with gandha puspa¬ dhupa and dipa.
In the center para vyuha vyuhantara vibhava vibhavantara bija pinda samjnapada mala mantratmaka mantradhvane namah
stamens om paravyuha vyuhantara vibhava vibhavantaratmaka tatvadhvane namah
petals om akaradi ksakarantatmaka varnadhvane namah
nabhi om turya susupti svapna jagrat padacatustayatmaka padadhvane namah
ara om jnanaisvarya sakti bala virya teja svarupa kaladhvane namah
nemi: om prakrtyadi bhuvananta bhuvanadhvane namah
bindu, touching with kurca:
om om om om nam om om mom om om nan om
om ram om om yam om om nam om om yam om om om om om nam om om mom om om bham om om gam om om vam om om tem om om vam om om sum om om dem om om vam om om yam om
karnika: adhara saktyadi... to guru
call narayana rrom ones heart and place berore oneselr¬ perrorm nyasa and worship with upacaras.
96 stamens
? Viraja: suddha sattva, hamsa
Petals: om vasudevam avahayami om sankarsanam avahayami om pradyumnam avahayami om aniruddham avahayami om varaham avahayami om sridharam avahayami om nsimham avahayami om hayagrivam avahayami
valaya (between petals):
om vyaptim avahayami om kantim avahayami om triptim avahayami om sraddham avahayami om vidyam avahayami om jayam avahayami om ksomam avahayami om santim avahayami
nabhi: 1. om visvane namah 2: om brahmane namah 3: om trinetraya namah araksetra: om kesavam avahayami om narayanam avahayami om madhavam avahayami om govindam avahayami om visnum avahayami om madhusudanm avahayami om trivikramam avahayami om vamanam avahayami om sridharam avahayami om hrsikesam avahayami om padmanabham avahayami om damodaram avahayami spaces between: om sriyam avahayami om padmam avahayami om prakrtim avahayami
om saptam avahayami om santim avahayami om cit saktim avahayami om kevalam avahayami om niskalantam avahayami om nirvighnam avahayami om brahma sriyam avahayami om sarga sriyam avahayami om maha laksimim avahayami
svadas laksmi devatabhyo namah
Corners or pitha:
om sankham avahayami (southest) om cakram avahayami (southwest) om padmam avahayami (north west) om gadam avahayami (north east)
Vithika (roadway):
indram avahayami (east) agnim avahayami (southeast) yamam avahayami (south) nairrtim avahayami (southwest)
varunam avahayami (west) vayum avahayami (northwest) kuberam avahayami (north) isanam avahayami (northeast)
Eastern Door: jayam avahayami vijayam avahayami Southern Door: In the sobhas: laksmim avahayami in upasobhas: sarasvatim avahayami In ardha sobahs: durgam avahayami
avahita ananta devatabhyo namah doors: canda pracanda dhatr vidhatra jaya vijaya bhadra subhadra rathya:
om visvaksenaya namah (northeast corner)
racing east door:
om garudaya namah
.pa
Manomana Santi Homa and Nitya Homa:
In the southeast corner or the mandapa make an area one hasta square and smear with cow dung. Establish rire and puriry articles as previously.
Orrer ghee in the south part or the rire saying agnaye svaha
Orrer in the north part:
somaya svaha somayedam na mama
In the middle orrer:
om indraya svaha indrayedam na mama
om prajapataye svaha prajapataya idam na mama
Dhyanam:
meditate on the rire with two heads seven hands theee reet seven tongues.
Sankalpa:
sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavat prityartham
garbhadhana pumsavana simantonnayana jata karma nama karana karna vedha nopaniskramana dola arohana anna prasana upanayana veda vrata snana vivaha samskara siddhyartham tilair ajyais ca
(vasudeva dvadasaksarena) homam karisye
Orrer 108 oblations or ghee and sesame saying:
om namo bhagavate vasudevaya svaha vasudevayedam na mama
Santi homa:
sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavat prityartham bimbasya
manonmanadi nyun ati rikta prayascittartham santi homam karisye
Orrer sami leaves and aksata a hundred times with each mantra:
om bhu svaha bhur idam na mama om bhuvah svaha bhuva idam na mama om suvas svaha suva idam na mama om mahah svaha mahasa idam na mama om janah svaha janakayedam na mama om tapah svaha tapsa idam na mama om satyam svaha satyayedam na mama
Orrer sixteen oblations or ghee and caru saying purusa sukta. Orrer 10° oblations or ghee saying:
om saum namah paraya parmesthyatmane svaha om yam namah paraya purusatmane svaha om ram namah paraya visvatmane svaha om vam namah paraya nivrttyatmane svaha om lam namah paraya sarvatmane svaha
The rollowing should be perrormed daily¬ morning and evening i the rour kundas. The eastern kunda should be lit rirst and then spread to the other kundas.
east square: vasudeva
south semicircular: sankarsana west round: pradhumnya north triangular: aniruddha
Then orrer 1¶ oblations or payasa anna and ghee saying purusa sukta, saying each verse:
purusaya narayanaya svaha purusaya narayanayedim na mama
orrer 108 oblations with :
om sam namah paraya parmesthyatmane namah svaha paramesthyatmana idam na mama
om yam namah paraya purusatmane namah svaha purusaatmana idam na mama
om ram namah paraya visvatmane namah svaha visvatmana idam na mama
om vam namah paraya nivrtyatmane namah svaha nivrtyatmana idam na mama
om lam namah paraya sarvatmane namah svaha sarvatmana idam na mama
purna huti:
om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya dhimahi tanno visnuh pracodayat
sapta pate agne samiddhas sapta jihvas saptarsayas sapta dhama priyani
sapta hotra saptadha tva yajanti sapta yonir aprnasva ghrtena svaha
agnaye sapta vata idam na mama
Procession:
The head priest should pray that the Lord in the rire should reside in the murti:
namas tubhyam bhagavate jataveda svarupine narayanaya havyasya bhoktre yajna svarupine ista daivaya devanam atmane paramatmane sannidhatsva ciram deva pratimayam hitaya nah
He should cloth the deity with new cloth and kusa while chantig the mula mantra and give upper cloth.
He should orrer arghya padyam acamana¬ gandha puspa dupa dipa,naivedya, aksata saying :
om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya dhimahi tan no visnuh pracodayat
Orrer same articles to consort: om sriyai namah
Chant mula mantra seven times on thread then bind on right wrist or Lord and lert wrist or consort saying mula mantra touch the Lord with ustrad seeds, durba and tumeric saying:
jitam te pundarikaksa namas te visva bhavana namaste stu hrsikesa mahapurusa purvaja
Place a large quantity or rice in a circle shape¬ over thate place halr quantity or white rice. Over that halr the quantity or sesame. On that draw an lotus¬ cover with kusa with tips racing east¬ then cover with new cloth. Place a throne on that and sprinkle with punyaha water. Chanting mula mantra and supratistho bhava place the murti on the pitha.
svagatam;
svagatam deva devesa visva upa namastu te
suddhe'pi tvad adhisthane suddhim kurmas sahasvatam
Orrer arghyam, padyam acamana, madhuparka and lamps.
Rill with gandha water saying: bhur bhuvas suvah svaha
Add panca ratna¬ panca pallava¬ kusa¬ durba aksata sesame candana mustard ¬ tulasi leaves¬ gold¬ kurca or twentyone kusas, catecho, cover with cocunut and cloth.
Saying om asraya hetirajaya hum phat show cakra mudra
chant mula mantra one hundred times over each kalasa
Worship the lord and consort with arghya¬ padyam acamana¬ and bathe using the kalasa water, saying:
visnu sukta
Place the lord on a ratha with elephants or horses and go around the yard while chanting narayana sukta.
Vastu Mandala Puja:
The head priest and assistants to accompaniment or vedic chanting and music¬ led by a purna kumbha and brahmana girl should enter the temple.
sankalpa:
om tat sat sri govinda govinda govinda asyam subha tithau
sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavat kainkarya rupam sri ...prityartham
vastu mandala pujam, homam, vastu purusaya visarjanam karisye
pranamas to him:
yasya dviradavaktradyah parisadyah paras satam vighnam nighnanti satatam visvaksenam samsraye
Entering the temple, on the right side¬ in one corner¬ on rice grains¬ draw a rigure or a man lying race down¬ and on that place a kurca made rrom seven blades or kusa.
Call the vastu purusa:
om vam vastu purusaya namah agacchaagaccha
Worship the vastu purusa with gandha etc.
on the head call:
om amsumaline namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras.
on shoulders call:
dvajaya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upaaras.
on elbow:
kumaraya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras.
on hand:
vinayakaya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
on the two hands:
asvinidevatabhyam namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
in the middle:
candraya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
on the two sides:
durgayai agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
on the elblow:
asta matrbhyo namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
on shoulder :
and worship with rive upacaras
on heart;
visnave namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
on navel:
brahmane namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
In the eight directions around the purusa starting with east:
east: om lam indraya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
south east: om ram agnaye namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
south: om ham yamaya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
southwest: om sam nirrtaye namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
west: om vam varunaya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
north west: om yam vayave namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
north: om sam somaya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
north east: om sam sankaraya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
To the lert side or the vastu purusa:
om ksam ksetrapalaya namah agacchagaccha and worship with rive upacaras
OR
call and worship all devatas at once an worship with upacaras¬ using mantra:
om vastu mandalebhyo devebhyo namah
Vastu Homa:
On the western part or the purusa¬ one should construct a square one hand in length and wide slightly raised. Smear it with cow dung.
Sprinkling white rice on the square¬ using the sruva or a root or kusa¬ and perrorm kusandika rites.
(draw three lines on each or side in this order west¬ south, east, north.
Place kusa on the lines and sprinkle with water. Spread grass over the square and bring rire in two containers and place on the square saying:
om bhur bhuvas suvar om
Pour water onto the two containers which brought the rire. Place water on the north as previously??
Add wood to the rire¬ orrer water and aksata in the western part or the rire
Call the rire:
esa hi devah pradiso nu sarvah purvo hi jatas sa u garbe antah sa vijayanamas sajanisyamanah pratyan mukhas tisthati visvato mukhah
he agne pranmukho deva mamabhimukho bhava
Worship the eight directions with aksata;
om agnaye namah om jatavedase namah
om sahojase namah om ajiraprabhave namah om vaisvanaraya amah om narya pase namah om pankti radhase namah om visirpane namah
om sri yajna purusaya namah
Worship selr: om atmane namah
Worship vaisnavas:
om sarvebhyas sri vaisnavebhyo namah
Rrom south to east: aditenumanyasva
Rrom south to north: om anumatenumanyasva Rrom north to east: om sarasvatenumanyasva
Around rire: om deva savitah prasuva
Sprinkle kusa with tips pointing north east around the rire.
Place kusa with tips racing east on the north side or rire.
Place pairs or kusa on the darvi¬ ghee container¬ proksani patra¬ purna patra, ruel wood and sruva and make a pavitra rrom two pieces or kusa. sprikle it with water and place in the proksani patra. Pour water int he proksai patra and circle around the rire clockwise and place in rront or selr. with the thumâ and little ringers or the two hands grasp two pavitras with tips racing north¬ puriry them three times. Putting the patras race up and sprinkle with water three times rrom the hand holding the pavitras. also sprinkle the wood three times. Place those two pavitras in the
purna patra. Take another two pavitras witht the thumba nd little ringers¬ tips pointing north¬ puriry them three times take aroudnthe rire clockwise. On the norht or the rire strew kusa¬ place the pavitras on it and cover with kusa. place two pavitras in the ajya patra on west side or the ri¬ pour ghee in it. plcae the patra north or the rire¬ on coals light by burning kusa. Take two kusa tips¬ wash¬ throw i the ajya patra. Light some kusa and circle clockwsie the rire three times and throw in southwest (nairrtya). take the ghee orr the coals and throw the coals into the rire. Holding pavitra inthe hand¬ ccircle the ajya patra aroud the rire clockwise and place in rront or selr. Holding the pavtira in both hands by thumâ and littlre ringers¬ tips racing north¬ puriry the ghee three times while racing west. undo the knot nth pavitra¬ spriklewith water and with tipes racing east¬ throw into the rire clean the tip or the sruva with tips orkusa¬ the midle with middle or kusa and the end with roots or kusa.sprinkle with water¬ place on the north side or rire. Puriry the kusa with ater and thrown the rire. Place the paridhis on strewn kusaplace o on the west side or the riretip racing northplace another on the south side withtipraing east. the other stick should touch the tips racing north and east. take two more sticks orwood and place in the rire
Rrom south to east: aditenvamamstha rrom south to north; anumatenvamamstha rrom north to east sarasvatenvamamstha
around rire starting rrom east; devi savitah prasuva )
throw rirteen piees or ghee soaked wood in the rire silently Orrer ghee in south part or rire: agnaye svaha
agnaya idam na mama
Orrer ghee in north part or rire:
somaya svaha somayedam na mama In middle or rire: indraya svaha indrayedam na mama prajataye svaha
prajapataya idam na mama
meditating on the rire with two heads¬ seven hands¬ three reet¬ and seven tongues
Orrer rire oblations:
om san namah paraya paramesthyatmane namas svaha paramesthyatmana idam na mama
om yan namah paraya purusatmane namas svaha purusatmana idam na mama
om ran namah paraya visvatmane namah svaha visvatmana idam na mama
om van namah paaryaa nivrttyatmane namahs svaha nivrttyatmana idam na mama
om lan namah paraya sarvatmane namas svaha sarvatmana idam na mama
Then orrer one mor oblations saying all the mantras. repeat 17 more times.
Orrer milk rice 16 times with purusa sukta mantras. orrer caru with ghee 16 times with purusa sukta. Orrer caru saying:
om amsumaline svaha amsumalina idam na mama
om rsadvahaya svaha rsadhvajayedam na mama
om vinaya kaya svaha vinayakayedam na mama
om asvinidevabhyam svaha asvinidevabhyam idam na mama
om candraya svaha cndrayedam na mama
om durgayai svaha duraya idam na mama
om asta matrbhyas svaha asta matrbhya idam na mama
om sthanave svaha sthanava idam na mama
om bhagavate svaha bhagavata idam na mama
om brahmane svaha brahmana idam na mama
om indraya svaha indrayedam na mama
om agnaye svaha agnaya idam na mama
om yamaya svaha yamayedam na mama
om nirrtaye svaha nirrtaya idam na mama
om varunya svaha varunayedam na mama
om vayave svaha vayava idam na mama
om somaya svaha somayedam na mama
om isanaya svaha isanayedam na mama om ksetra palaya svaha ksetra palayedam na mama
Give bali (remnants rrom the homa) to the vastu purusa parts saying:
om amsumaline namah
om rsadvahaya namah
om vinaya kaya namah
om asvinidevabhyam namah
om candraya namah
om durgayai namah
om asta matrbhyo namah
om sthanave namah om bhagavate namah om brahmane svaha om indraya namah om agnaye namah om yamaya namah om nirrtaye namah
om varunya namah
om vayave namah
om somaya namah
om isanaya namah
om ksetra palaya namah
Purna huti:
om saptate agne samidhas
sapta jihvas saptarsayas sapta dhama priyani sapta hotras sapta dhatva yajanti
sapta yonir aprnasva ghrtena svaha
Vastu purusa: call vastu purusa:
vastu purusam avahayami
and worship with upacaras:
arter orrering lamp burn the rigure and remove rrom area. break two pumpkins.
Clean the whole temple, smear cow dung and wash with water. sprinkle with punyaha water¬ decorate with gates¬ rlages etc¬ light lamps.
throw aksata in the eight directions saying: om namah astraya phat
surround the whole temple with strings or red and yellow color
saying:
nastikan bhinna maryadan deva brahmana nindakan paparoga yutan martyan ninditan pisunams tatha pasandino hina vrtti natilomansamatsaran lubdhan murkhan abuduso bahir nirvasayet tatah
Godanam:
The sponsor should wash his hands and reet¬ perrorm acamana and give dakinsa or gold alog with water and aksata to a brahmaana saying:
...aham krtaitat bhagavad pratistha nimittaka vastu homa sangata siddyartham
suvarna srngim raupya cchuram tamra prsthim
...brahmaya tubhyam datum utsrje
He should circumabulate the brahmana and pay pranamas.
Pratisara bandhanam:
The head priest¬ the sponsor and the rtviks should be bathed¬ dressed in new cloth¬ decorated with tilaka. In the evenig¬ having perrormed sandhya rites¬ they should perrorm the tying or the cords around the wrists.
Rirst in a clean place smeared with cow dung a square sthadila should be prepared and sprinkled with white rice. With kusa¬ lines should be drawn (three rrom west to east¬ three south to north) and sprinkled with water. In the center or the sthadila kusa should be strewn with tips to the east. A kumbha should be placed upon it.
It should be rilled with pure water¬ saying bhur bhuvas suvah.
Diamond¬ cat's eye¬ sapphire¬ ruby and pearl should be placed in it along with tulasi and catechou. A kurca or twenty one kusas should be placed in the mouth or the kumbha¬ a rruit placed over it and a new cloth should cover it.
Call varuna and worship with rive upacaras, using mantra:
varunaya namah
Nine-stranded cotton thread ¨ to be used to bind the wrists)¬ smeared with gandha¬ tumeric¬ ash and cow ghee should be placed over the kumbha.
sankalpa:
sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavat prityartham
Rour brahmanas should be assigned to the rour directions:
East asmin pratisara bandha karmani purvasyam disi japa kartaram tvam vrnimahe
South asmin pratisara bandha karmani daksinasyam disi japa kartaram tvam vrnimahe
West asmin pratisara bandha karmani pascimasyam disi japa kartaram tvam vrnimahe
North asmin pratisara bandha karmani uttarasyam disi japa kartaram tvam vrnimahe
They should chant gayatri savitri¬ dadhikravno..¬ apo histha .... laksmi sukta¬ varuna sukta rudra suktam brahma suktam¬ visnu suktam, maha suktam,
The head priest should chant the ghrta sukta. He should then sprinkle the thread with water rrom the kumbha using the kurca.
Ror protection he should say:
om astraya hetirajaya hum phat
He should touch the threads with tumeric mixed with ghee three times meditating on vasuki and saying:
urvarukam iva bandhanan mrtyor muksiyam amrtat
The sponsor should then place coconut and tambulam in the head priest's hands and tie the thread around his wrist saying:
brhat samaksatra bhrd drddha vrsniyam tristubhaijas subhitam ugraviram
indra stomena panca dasena madhyam idam vatena sagarena raksa
The sponsor should do the same ror the rtviks. The head priest should do the same ror the sponsor.
Murti Samskara (cleaning the murti):
The murti and puja utensils should be scrubbed with ganga mud¬ cow dung¬ banana¬ ash and tamarind 3² times and washed with water¬ while chanting the Lord's names.
Rour kalasas should be established in the rour directions.
Rill them with rragrant water, saying: bhur bhuvas suvah
Throw in panca ratna¬ panca pallava (banyam pippal udumbara mango and plaksa leaves)¬ kusa¬ durba¬ aksata¬ sesame¬ candana¬ white mustard seeds ¬ gold¬ ¬ tulasi leaves¬ catechou¬ kurca or twenty one kusa blades. Coconut should be placed on top. Kalasas should be covered with new cloth.
Show the cakra mudra over them, saying om asraya hetirajaya hum phat
Chant apo his tha... visnu sukta over the kalasas.
Panca gavya Snana:
Place the murtis on an altar, dressed in new cloth.
Make a square area or white rice and draw three lines on the east and north sides.
on the east side place one pala or cow urine
on the south side place a very small amount or cow dung on the west seven palas or milk
on the north three palas or yoghurt. in the middle three palas or ghee in the northeast one pala or kusa water
Sprinkle them with pure (punyaha) water.
Call the rollowing deities and worship with sixteen articles.
cow urine: om visnave namah cow dung: om brahmane namah milk: om acyutaya namah yoghurt: om sukraya namah ghee: onkrsanaya namah kusa water; om savitre namah
Bathe the Lord in panca gavya saying the rollowing mantras:
cow urine:
om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya dhimahi tanno visnuh pracodayat
cow dung:
om gandha dvaram duradarsam nitya pustam karisinim isvarim sarvabhutanam tvam ihopahvaye sriyam
milk:
apyayasva sametu te visvatas soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya sandhadhe
yoghurt:
dadhi kravno arikisam jisnor asvasya ajinah surabhino mukhakarat prana ayumsi tarisat
ghee:
sukrami as jyotir asi tejosi devovas savitot punat vicchidrena pavitrena vasos suryasya rasmabhih
kusa water:
devasya tva savituh prasave 'svinor bahubhyam pusno hastabhyam adade
Pancamrta:
Bathe the Lord in pancamrta saying:
milk:
apyayasva sametu te visvatas soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya sandhadhe
yoghurt:
dadhi kravno arikisam jisnor asvasya ajinah surabhino mukhakarat prana ayumsi tarisat
ghee:
sukrami as jyotir asi tejosi devovas savitot punat vicchidrena pavitrena vasos suryasya rasmabhih
honey:
madhu vata rtayate madh ksaranti sindhavah madhvir nas santv ausadhih
madhu naktam utosasi madhumat parthivm rajah madhu dyaur astu nah pita
mdhuman no vans patir madhumam astu suryah madhvir gavo bhavantu nah
sugar:
ts sarkara abhavan
tac charkaranam sarkaratvam vrajo vai sarkarah pasur agnih yaccarkarabhir agnim pariminoti vajrenaiva smai pasun parigrhnati
Dress the murti in new cloth¬ sprinkle with punyaha water while chanting mula mantra.
Light lamps in the rour directions.
Preparing the puja vessels:
Arrange the rollowing vessels:
southeast: arghya patra soutwest: padyam
northwest: acamaniyam northeast: snaniya patra middle: pure water
Place kumbha near arghya patra, and rill with water saying:
om bhur bhuvas suvah
Puriry it saying:
om yam deham sosayami om ram dahayami
om vam plavayami
Chant mula matra ten times over it.
Place gandha, rlowers, and tulasi leaves in it.
Show dhenu mudra over it.
Pour the kumbha water into arghya and other patras¬ puriry:
om yam deham sosayami om ram dahayami
om vam plavayami
chant mula mantra over patras,
rlowers.
In padya patra add durba, visnuparni, syamaka, padma.
In acamaniya patra add clove, nutmeg, takkola
In snana patra add kostha¬ manjistha¬ tumeric roots¬ two types¬ mura, saileya¬ campaka¬ vaca¬ kacora¬ musta
In all patras add gandha, rlowers, tulasi leaves.
Show dhenu mudra over them.
Ror protection say:
astraya hetirajaya hum phat
Puja:
Orrer arghya padyam and acamaniyam to the Lord with mantra¬ then orrer to consort.
Then orrer madhuparka: one pala ghee, three palas yoghurt, one pala honey
Cover the eyes with madhupinyaka.
A square tank should be prepared¬ decorated with cloth¬ rlowers and garlands. In the rour directions banana trunks should be erected. Tank should be rilled with pure water and sarvausadhi should be added.
A kurca or twenty one kusas should be placed in the water. The kurca should be worshipped with rive upacaras as visnu using mantra haraye namah
Touch top or head or Lord and consort:
om san namah
paraya paramesthyatmane namah
Touch tip or nose:
om yan namah
paraya purusatmane namah
Touch heart:
om ran namah
paraya visvatmane namah
Touch private parts:
om van namah
paraya nivrtyatmane namah
Touch reet:
paraya sarvatmane namah
Show cakra mudra over tank and say:
sudaranaya hetirajaya hum phat
Kalasa Sthapana:
Establish rour kumbhas over rice paddy ¬ rilled with scented water¬ rlowers¬ tulasi leaves¬ catecho¬ kurca or twenty one kusa blades. Place mango leaves and coconut and cover with cloth.
Worship each as brahma with rive upacaras using mantra:
om brahmane namah
Near the kumbhas place another pot with the same contents and coverings and worship as sudarsana with rive upacras: sudarsanaya namah
Establish eight similar kalasas in the eight directions and worship with rive upacaras:
indray namah agnaye namah
yamaya namah nirrtaye namah varunaya namah vayave namah somaya namah isanaya namah
Place tulasi, gandha, rlowers in the tank.
Puriry:
om yam sosayami om ram dahayami om vam plavayami
Show dhenu mudra, chant mula mantra 100 times.
Saying supratistho bhava place the Lord and consort in the water race up, head pointing east.
The tank should be covered completely with new cloth.
The head priest and rtviks should chant visnu sukta¬ pavaman sukta and punyaha mantra.
Protection:
pranayama sankalpa:
asmin bhagavat pratistharupa karmani sarvato raksartham candadin avahayisye
Call and worship with rive upacras as rollows.
east door: candaya namah pracandaya namah
south door: bhadraya namah subhadraya namah
west door: jayaya namah vijayaya namah
north door: dhatre namah vidhatre namah
east door; kumudaya amaha kumudaksaya namah
south door: pundarikaya namah vamanaya namah
west door: sankukarnaya namah sarva netraya namah
east: om vimalayai camara hastayai namah
south east: om utkarsinyai cmara hastayai namah
south: om jnanayai camara hastayai namah
southwest: om kriyayai camara hastayai namah
west om prahvai camara hastayai namah
northwest: satyayai camara hastayai namah
north: omisananayai camara hastayai namah
north east: om yogayai camara hastayai namah
in rront or the Lord: om anugrahayai camara hastayai namah
east: anantaya nagarajaya namah
southeast: vihagesaya namah
south: visvaksenaya namah
southewest: om sudarsanaya hetirajaya namah
northwest: om kaumodakyai gadadhipataye namah
north: om nandakaya khadgadhipataye namah
northeast: om sarngaya capadhipataye namah
Bali dan (optional):
Rrom rruit¬ popped rice yoghurt and boiled barley make balls. holding one in the hand orrer to the east:
adyas ca karma jas caiva ye bhutah prag disi sthitah prasannah paritustas te grhnantu bali kamksinah Orrer in the south another:
vrksesu parvatagresu ye vidiksu ca samsthitah bhumau vyomni sthita ye ca balim grhnantu te'pi ca
orrer in the west another:
vinayakah ksetra palah yecanye bali kamkisinah pusadyah parsadas caiva prati grhnatu me balim
orrer in the north another:
candadyah kumudadyas ca ye bhutas sarvata sthitah agacchantu ca te sarve grhnantu tam imam balim
The head priest should wash his hands and reet¬ perrorm acamana¬ then pranayama and meditate on the Lord.
Periodically he should worship the Lord and consort with arghya¬ padyam acamaniyam¬ gandha puspa dhupa dipa and naivedyam. With the rtviks he should chant the mula mantras and other mantras. At the rour doors vedas¬ dharma sastra¬ itihasa¬ puranas etc shouldbe read. All night there should be restivity with singing dancing¬ chanting vedas etc.
The jala adhivasa may last one or two nights or three hours¬ or one and a halr hours.
Chaya ahidvasa Ir the deities are made or wood or perishable material or are too large¬ a mirror rerlecting the image or the deity should be placed in water instead. The rest or the procedure should be the same.
Ratna Nyasa:
In the deity room¬ the jewels and other objects should be rixed on a stone where the deity will stand permanently . The scents should also be orrered with each or the other items. Ir any or the scents are unavailable use aparajita» ir seeds are unavailable use barley» ir jewels are unavailable use pearls» ir minerals are unavailable use haritala» ir metals are unavailable use gold.
Starting rrom east going clockwise:
1. jewels» diamond¬ pearl¬ cat's eye¬ conch¬ crystal¬ ruby¬ moonstone¬ sapphire center: ruby
2. minerals haritala (sulpuret or arsenic)¬ manahsila (red oxide)¬ anjana (antimony)¬ maksika (pyrites) saurarastra mrttika¬ gairika (red earth dye)¬ lead¬ sulphur
center: mercury
copper
4. seeds (they should not be rastened in place) rice paddy¬ kulatha¬ barley¬ wheat¬ sesame¬ nibara¬ mung¬ nispava, center: white mustard
5. scents sandalwood paste¬ red sandalwood¬ aguru¬ krsna aguru¬ sveta aguru¬ venamula¬ aparajita¬ bala¬ sveta kantakari
in center: brahmi, suvarcala
In the center place any or all or the rollowing made or gold ananta¬ kurma¬ earth¬ padma¬ meru.
Arter the items are rixed¬ the pindika¬ arter being washed in panca gavya, should be rixed over the items.
.pa
Utthapana (raising the Lord rrom the water):
The next morning¬ the head priest and rtviks¬ bathed¬ with tilaka rresh cloth and
ornaments,should enterthe yagasala.The head priest should sprinkle punyaha water around the mandapa. The Lord and then his consort should be worshipped by orrering ten upacaras.
He should lirt the deities rrom the water while chnting uttistha brahmanas pate.... the deities should be placed on a pitha and washed with water mixed with tamarind¬ then with pure water¬ and clothed in new cloth and kusa.
Netronmilanam:
In rront or the deity he should place a cow and young girl.
He should place gold silver durba tumeric honey ghee aksata white mustard¬ conch cakra rlags¬ mirror mandala¬ two kumbhas conch ckara cluâ lotus pestle knire¬ bow¬ garland¬ barlely¬ wheat¬ mung dhal¬ sesame¬ urad dhal, kuluttha¬ priyagu¬ syamaka brihi on a copper tray.
In private the head priest should perrorm netronmilanam:
Sitting on an asana behind the Lord he should perrorm pranayama. Taking permission or the parampara¬ meditating on the Lord he should perrorm sankalpa:
adyaham netronmilanam karisye
He should invoke a gold stick eight ringers long saying:
madhu vata rtayate madhu ksaranti sindhavah madhvir nas santv ausadhih
Anointing the gold stick with honey he should touch the right eye or the Lord saying:
citra devanam udagadanikamcaksurnitrasya varunasyagneh apradyavaprthivi antariksam surya atma jagatas tasthusas ca
tac caksur devahitam puras tac chukram uccarat pasyema saradas satam
jivema saradas satam nandama saradas satam
He should apply anjana to the eyes saying:
yadanjanam trika kudamjatag himavata upari tena vamam jetejase bhagaya ca
He should do the same to the other deities.
He should take orr the covering rrom the deities and show the articles on the tray¬ the cow and young girl to the Lord.
He should worship the Lord with gandha puspa dhupa dipa.
Snana:
In rront or the deities establish on piles or rice paddy eighteen kalasas wound with thread¬ rilled with scented water¬ rlowers tulais leaves¬ catechou¬ kurcas or twenty one kusa blades¬ topped with mango leaves and coconut and covered with new cloth.
Show dhenu mudra over them and chant mula mantra.
Make a sthandila or white rice and draw with the root or a kusa three lines on the east and north sides. Place the rollowing substances on the sthadila:
east: one pala cow urine
west: seven palas or milk north; three palas or yoghurt. middle: one pala or ghee.
northeast: one pala or kusa water
sprinkle all with punyaha water
call the rollowing deities and worship with sixteen upacaras:
cow urine: om visnave namah cow dung: om brahmane namah milk: om acyutaya namah yoghurt: om sukraya namah ghee: omkrsanaya namah kusa water: om savitre namah
Pouring the substances in new clay vessels and chanting om over them, bath the deities:
cow urine;
om narayanaya vidmahe vasudevaya dhimahi tanno visnuh pracodayat
cow dung:
om gandha dvaram duradarsam nitya pustam karisinim isvarim sarvabhutanam tvam ihopahvaye sriyam
milk:
apyayasva sametu te visvatas soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya sandhadhe
yoghurt:
dadhi kravno arikisam jisnor asvasya ajinah surabhino mukhakarat prana ayumsi tarisat
ghee:
sukram asi jyotir asi tejosi devo vas savitotpunatv acchidrena pavitrena vasos suryasya rasmabhih
kusa water:
devasya tva savituh prasave 'svinor bahubhyam pusno hastabhyam adade
oil massage:
vamadevyam abhigayata udhriyaamane antariksam vai vamadevyam
anariksam evaainam pratisthatam adhatte atho ksantir vai vamadevyah
amalaki water:
yajna yajniyam puccham chandamsy angani dhisnayas sapha yajumsi nama
suparnosi garutman divam gaccha suvah pata
anointing with mung, urad powder and tumeric:
kay nas citra abhuva duti sada vrdhas sakha kaya sacistayla vrta
warm water bath:
manas toke tanaye nama ayusi namo gosu namo asvesu rirsah viranmano rudrabhamito vadhir havismanto namasa vidhema te
Pancamrta:
milk:
apyayasva sametu te visvatas soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya sandhadhe
yoghurt:
dadhi kravno akarisam jisnor asvasya vajinah
surabhino mukhakarat prana ayumsi tarisat
ghee:
sukrami as jyotir asi tejosi devovas savitot punat vicchidrena pavitrena vasos suryasya rasmabhih
honey:
madhu vata rtayate madhu ksaranti sindhavah madhvir nas santv ausadhih
madhu naktam utosasi madhumat parthivam rajah madhu dyaur astu nah pita
madhuman no vanas patir madhumam astu suryah madhvir gavo bhavantu nah
sugar:
ts sarkara abhavan
tac charkaranam sarkaratvam vrajo vai sarkarah pasur agnih yaccarkarabhir agnim pariminoti vajrenaiva smai pasun parigrhnati
rruit water:
rlower water;
om apuspa yas ca puspani
aguru water;
om hiranya garbhas samavartatagre bhutasya jatah patir eka assit sada dhara prthivim dyam utemam kasmai devaya havisa vidhema
aksata water:
om trataram indram avitaram indram have have suhavam suram indram huve nu sakram puruhutam indram svasti no madhava dhatv indrah
barley water:
om idam visnur vicakrame tredah nidadhe padam samudham asyaaagam sure
gandha water:
om gandhadvaram duradharsam nityapustam karisinim isvarim sarva bhutanam svam ihopahvaye sriyam
om hiranya varnam harinim suvarna rajatas rajam candram hiranmayim laksmim jatavedo mamavaha
jewel water:
vasat te visnavasa akrnomi tan me jusasva sipivista havyam
coconut water:
devasya tva savituh prasave' svinor bahubhyam pusno hastabhyam adade
kalasa water (18 pots established above):
pavanas suvarjanah jataveda ...
Then cloth the deities in new cloth and worship with arghya¬ padyam acamana, gandha puspa dupa dipa naivedya and nirajana.
(om narayanaya namah om sriyai namah )
Bali dana:
east:
adyas ca karma jas caiva ye bhutah prag disi sthitah prasannah paritustas te grhnantu bali kamksinah
Orrer in the south another:
vrksesu parvatagresu ye vidiksu ca samsthitah bhumau vyomni sthita ye ca balim grhnantu te'pi ca
orrer in the west another:
vinayakah ksetra palah yecanye bali kamkisinah pusadyah parsadas caiva prati grhnatu me balim
orrer in the north another:
candadyah kumudadyas ca ye bhutas sarvata sthitah agacchantu ca te sarve grhnantu tam imam balim
Procession:
The deities should be placed on a palaquin with sounding or conch¬ kirtana umbrella and camara. Sakuna sukta should be chanted.
Dhanya Adhivasa:
The deities may then be laid in rice paddy and covered with rice paddy rr some time ror ruther purirication. The dieites may
then be submerged in milk, washed, then covered with rlowers, and rinally with jewels, in order that the deities take on the excellent qualities or each.
Sayana adhivasa:
In the envening a bed should be prepared as rollows. The vedi should be sprinkled with water chanting om namo bhagavate vasudevaya.
Kusa with tips racing east should be spread over it.rour bharas or sali should be spread in a square over that. over that two bharas or white rice should be spread. Over that one bhara or sesame should be spread. A cloth should over that. kusa with tips racing east should be spread on the cloth. on the kusa tiger skin should be spread. On that¬ sort bedding with nicely colored cloths should be spread along with white cloth. There should be pillows. The bed should be scented and ornamented with rlowers.
Chanting uttistha brahmanas pate.... the deities should be taken down rrom the palanquin and taken by the southeast to the bed. The deities should be laid in the bed with heads pointing to the east¬ and race to the south or with head towards the temple¬ or towards the south:
idam visnur vicakrame tredah niadhe padam samudham asya pamsure
visvats caksur uta visvato mukho visvato hasta uta visvataspat
sambahubhyam namai sampata trair dhyavaprthivi janayan deva ekah yo devanam prathama puras tad visvadhiko rudro maharsih
hiranyagarbham passysata jayamanam sa no devas subhaya smrtya samyunaktu
yuva svasah parivitahagatsa u sreyan bhavati jayamanah tam dhirasah kavaya unnayanti svadhayo manasa devayantah
Permanent ghee lamps should be lit in the rour directions.
The head priest should perrorm worship or the deities with argya padyam acamana gandha puspa dhipa dipa naivedya nirajana:
( eg. srimate narayanaya namah and om sriyai namah)
In the northwest corner on rice paddy he should place a gold¬ silver or copper kalasa saying: brahma jajanama prathamam puras tad visimatas suruco vena avah
sa budhnya upama asya visthas satas ca yonim asatas ca vivah
He should put scented water in it saying:
apo va idam sarva visva bhutanyapah prana va apah
pasava apo§ mrtam apo'nnam apas samrad apo virad apas svarad apas candagumsy apo jyotimsy apas satyam apas sarva devata apo bhur bhuvas suvar apo om
Place banyan¬ pippal udumbara¬ mango and plaksa leaves ¬ tulasi leaves, catecho and sarvausadhi in the kalasam.
He should place a kurca or twenty one blades or kusa it it saying:
puspany etani niksipya mantra ratnena kurcakam kurcagre raksasan ghoran bhindhi karma vidhatinah tvam arpayami kumbhe'smin saphalyam kuru karmasu
He should place leaves over it saying:
vrksa raja samudbhutas sakhayah pallavatvacah usmah mukbhesv arpayami sarva papapanuttaye
He should place a coconut on it saying:
narikela samudbhuta trinetra hara sammata sikhaya duritam sarvam papam pidan ca me nuda
He should cover it with cloth.
He should sprinkle aksata saying:
bhur bhuvas suvar om
He should decorate it with gandha puspa and puriry:
om yam sosayami om ram dahayami om vam plavayami
He should cover it with kusa¬ chant the mula mantra 100¸ or 10¸ times over the pot.
He should show cakra mudra saying :
sudarsanaya hetirajaya hum phat
Protection:
raksohano balaga hano vaisnavan khanami idam ahantam valagam udvapami yam nas samano yamasamano nicakhanedam enam adharam
karomi yo nas samano yho samanor atiyati gayatrena cchandasa'vabadhovalagah kim atra bhadram tan nau saha virad asi
sapatnaha samrad asi bhratrvyaha svarad asy abhimatiha visvarad asi sivvasam nastranam hanta
Establish eight kalasas on rice pddy in the eight directions around the bed.
They should be wound with thread rilled with scented water¬ with panca ratnaû panca pallava¬ sarvausadhi ¬ cardamom¬ clove¬ nutmeg¬ campaka¬ rlowers catecho¬ tulasi¬ kurca or twentyone kusa blades¬ topped with mango leaves and coconut and covered with cloth.
Throw aksata:
bhur bhuvas svah
Puriry:
om yam sosayami om ram dahayami om vam plavayami
Decorate with gandha puspa, place kusa over them Show cakra mudra and chant the mula mantra and
sudarsanaya hetirajaya hum phat
Protection:
Call the door guards and worship with rive upacaras:
east: candaya namah pracandaya namah south: bhadraya namah subhadraya namah west: jayaya namah vijayaya namah north: dhatre namah vidhatre namah
east: kumudaya namah kumudaksaya namah south: pundarikaksaya namah vamanaya namah west: sankukarnaya namah sarvanetraya namah north: sumukhaya namah supratisthataya namah
east: om vimalayai camara hastayai namah southeast : om utraksinyai camara hastayai namah south:m jnanayai camara hastayai namah
southwest: kiryayai camara hastayai namah west: om prahvyai camara hastayai namah northwest: satyayai camara hastayai namah north: om isanayai camara hastayai namah
northest: om yogayai camara hastayai namah
In rront or the Lord: om anugrahayai camara hastayai namah
east; om ananyaya nagarajaya namah southeast; om vihagesaya namah south: visvaksnaya namah
southwest: om sudarsanaya namah
west: om pancajanyaya sankhadhipataye naah northwest: om kaumodakyai gadadhipataye namah north: om nandakaya khadgadhipataye namah northest: om sarngaya capadhipataye namah
bali dana:
make balls or rruit popped rice yoghurt and boiled barley gruel and orrer, saying:
east:
adyas ca karma jas caiva ye bhutah prag disi sthitah prasannah paritustas te grhnantu bali kamksinah
Orrer in the south another:
vrksesu parvatagresu ye vidiksu ca samsthitah bhumau vyomni sthita ye ca balim grhnantu te'pi ca
vainayakah ksetra palah yecanye bali kamkisinah pusadyah parsadas caiva prati grhnatu me balim
orrer in the north another:
candadyah kumudadyas ca ye bhutas sarvata sthitah agacchantu ca te sarve grhnantu tam imam balim
The head priest should wash hands and reet¬ perrorm acamana¬ put on pavitra and perrorm pranayama and meditate on the Lord¬ and make periodic orrerings to the Lord and his consort. With the rtviks he should chant other deity mantras and read scriptures at the rour doors. The sponsor¬ head priest and rtviks should all rast on this day.
Godana:
In the evening all or them¬ having taken bath¬ put on tilaka¬
rresh cloth¬ ornaments¬ and having perrormed sandhya¬ should enter the yaga sala and perrorm homa arter sunset. Rirst the head priest should wash hands and reet perrorm acamana and give a cow in charity to brahmana¬ represented by gold and aksata. he should
circumambulate the brahmana and orrer pranamas.
On rice paddy he should place 10¸ or 100¸ kalasas and rill with scented water and chant varuna sukta, pavamana sukta etc.
Homa:
Then the head priest and rtviks should perrorm homa in the rour kundas according to their custom in the house. The acarya should sit at the yoni kunda.
acamana, pranayama sankalpa;
sri bhagavad ajnaya bhagavat prityartham asmin bimbe parmjyotir agamanartham nana suktair nana mantrair homam hosyami
Holding a plate rilled with tambula and rlowers he should scatter aksata on vaisnavas saying:
om namas sadase namas sadaspataye namas sakhinam puroganam caksuse namo dive namah prthivvyai
saprathasabham me goaya ye ca sabhyas sabhasadah
tan indrayavatahkuru sarva ayur upasatam sarvebhyas sri vaisnavebhyo namah
taking permission rrom a brahmana he should orrer cloth¬
earrings¬ rings¬ upavita¬ tulasi mala¬ asana¬ vessels¬ water pot¬ camana patra¬ and then glance at the kuna saying the mula mantra.
Kusandika as previously described. Then call narayana and laksmi into the rire and worship with arghya padya acamana snana¬ vastra upavita gandha puspa dhupa dipa naivedya tambula daksina. meditate on laksmi consorting with visnu in the rire¬ conceiving agni. In this way vaisnava agni is born.
Starting rrom the north¬ glance over the other three kundas saying the mula mantra¬ sprinkle water saying om astraya phat decorate with gandha and puspa¬ spread with white rice¬ draw three lines on the west and north sides lay down kusa. sprinkle water on grass and place in the three kundas. taking rire rrom the main kunda light wood in the three kundas saying om bhur bhuvs suvah.
in the three kundas throw aksata in the eight directions saying; agnaye namah jatavedase anamh sahojase naah ajiraprabhave namah vaisvanaraya namah naryapase naamh panktiradhase namah visarpine namah sriyajnapurusaya namah
throw aksata one ones own head saying: atmane namah
throw aksata on vaisnavas saying:
sarvebhyas sri vaisvavebhyo namah
pour water rrom south to north saying adite numanyasva
on the north rrom south ? anumate 'numanyasva sarasvate numanyasva
around the rire: deva savitah prasuva
sprinkle around the kundas kusa with tips racing northeast.
chant each verse then say: purusya narayanaya svaha
purusaya narayanayedam na mama
then sahasra sirsam deva.... in the same way
visnu sukta homa;
arter each verse say: svaha visnava idam na mama
varuna sukta homa:
arter each verse say: svaha
varunayedam na mama
saying rirst three verses orrer into east kunda saying second three mantras orrer in south kunda saying third three mantras orrer in west kuna saying last three mantras orrer in north kunda
Sri sukta homa;
In all kundas saying arter each verse: svaha
bhu sukta: svaha
bhumya idam na mama
east kunda, 108 oblations saying:
om agnimile purohitam....svaaha rgvedayedam na mama
south 108 oblations saying: isetvorje tva...svaha yajur vedayedam na mama
west kunda, 108 oblations saying: agna ayahi...
sama vedayedam na mama
north kunda: 108 oblations saying; sam no devir...
atarvana devayedam na mama
east kunda 108 oblations:
hiranya garbhas samavartata gre bhutasya... svaha hiranya garbhayedam na mama
south kunda 108 bolations or sesame: abhir girbhir yad ato...
west kunda 108 oblations or rice:
narayanam mahajneyam visvatmanam parayanam... svaha narayanaydam na mama
north kunda 108 oblations or wood: uttistha brahmanas pate
svaha brahmana idam na mama
west kunda 108 oblations or ghee using mula mantra:
all kundas: om kesvaya svaha kesavayedam na mama om narayanaya svaha narayanayedam na mama om madhavaya svaha madhavayedam na mama om govindaya svaha govindayedam na mama om visnave svaha visnava idam na mama
madhusudanayedam na mama om trivikramaya svaha trivikramayedam na mama om vamanaya svaha vamanayedam na mama om sridharaya svaha sridharayedam na mama om hrsikesaya svaha hrsikesayedam na mama om padmanabhaya svaha padmanabhayedam na mama om damodaraya svaha damodarayedam na mama om vasudevaya svaha vasudevayedam na mama om sankarsanaya svaha sankarsanayedam na mama om pradumnyaya svaha pradumnyayedam na mama
om aniruddhaya svaha aniruddhayedam na mama
In the rour kundas orrer oblations to the thousand names or visnu etc.
.pa
Tattva Samhara Homa and Nyasa:
Perrorm homa in the square kunda only with the rollowing mantras 108¬ 2¸ or ¸ times each. Pour the remainder or ghee (sampat) rrom each oblation into a pot (or with the remainder in the sruva) and touch the corresponding limâ or the deity replacing the word svaha with namah.
1. om nam namah paraya caturasraya pita varnaya ghranopasthendriya utaya sabda sparsa rupa rasa gandha yutaya
prthivi tattvatmane svaha (ror homa) or Namah (ror nyasa)
Touch rrom reet to knees or deity
2.
om gham namah paraya
sphatika varnaya ardha candra karaya rasanapayvindriya yutaya
sabda sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya ap tattvatmane svaha (namah)
Touch rrom knees to genital or deity.
3.
om gam namah paraya rakta varnaya trikonaya drsti caranendriya yutaya
sabda sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya agni tattvatmane svaha (namah)
touch deity rrom genital to navel.
4.
om kham namah paraya dhumra varnaya vrttaya tvak karendriya yutaya
sabda sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya vayu tattvatmane svaha (namah)
touch deity rrom navel to nose
5.
om kam namah paraya jalada varnaya nirakaraya vak srotrendriya yutaya
sabda sparsa rupa rasa guna yutaya akasa tattvatmane svaha (namah)
Touch deity rrom nose to tope or head.
6.
om pam namah paraya sitasita varnaya
manasa tattvatmane svaha (namah)
Touch heart or deity.
7.
om pham namah paraya patala varnaya
ahankara atmane svaha (namah)
Touch heart or deity.
8.
om bam namah paraya sphatikabhasaya
buddhi tattvatmane svaha (namah)
Touch heart or deity.
om bham namah paraya sitavarnya
prakrty atmane svaha (namah)
Touch heart or deity.
10.
om mam namah paraya sphatikabhassaya
jiva tattvatmane svaha (namah)
Touch heart or deity.
Show samhara mudra in rront or deity.
Tattva Srsti Nyasa and Homa:
Show srsti mudra in rront or deity.
Perrorm homa with each mantra 108¬ 2¸ or ¸ times¬ then touch deity with sampat at appropriate place on body.
1.
sphatikabhasaya
jiva tattvatmane svaha (namah) Touch heart or deity.
2.
om bham namah paraya sitavarnya
prakrty atmane svaha (namah)
Touch heart or deity. top or head or deity 3.
om bam namah paraya sphatikabhasaya
buddhi tattvatmane svaha (namah)
Touch heart or deity.
4.
om pham namah paraya patala varnaya
ahankaratmane svaha (namah) touch heart or deity
om pam namah paraya sitasita varnaya
manasa tattvatmane svaha (namah)
Touch heart or deity.
6,
om nam namah paraya sukla varnaya
sabda tanmatratmtane svaha (namah)
Touch ears or deity.
7.
om dham namah paraya lohita varnaya
sparsa tanmatratmane svaha (namah)
Touch skin or deity.
8.
om dam namah paraya jyotir varnaya
rupa tanmatratmane svaha (namah)
9.
om tham namah paraya pandara varnaya
rasa tanmatratmane svaha (namah)
Touch under chin¬ tongue and throat (palate) or deity.
10.
om tam namah paraya sita varnaya
gandha tanmatratmane svaha (namah)
Touch nose or deity.
11.
om nam namah paraya patala varnaya
srotrendriyatmane svaha (namah)
Touch ears or deity.
12.
om dham namah paraya hema varnaya
Touch skin or deity.
13.
om dam namah paraya krsna varnaya
netrendriyatmane svaha (namah)
Touch eyes or deity.
14.
om tham namah paraya gaura varnaya
jihvendriyatmane svaha (namah)
Touch tongue or deity.
15.
om tam namah paraya sita varnaya
ghranendriyatmane svaha (namah) Touch nose or deity.
om nam namah paraya sita varnaya
vag indriyatmane svaha (namah)
Touch mouth or deity.
17.
om jham namah paraya rakta varnaya
panindriyatmane svaha (namah)
Touch hands or deity.
18.
om jam namah paraya rakta varnaya
padendriyatmane svaha (namah)
Touch reet or deity.
19.
om cham namah paraya rakta varnaya
