Ganapati Tarpanam

Make a small Ganapati with turmeric paste in the form of a four sided pyramid and place Him
on a betel leaf. Each tarpana is performed with an udrini (spoon) full of sugandha jala (scented
water). The water should flow between the ring finger and the middle finger of the right hand
onto this Ganapati.

ōm̐ śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ glauṁ gaṁ ga ṇa pa ta yē va ra va

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

ra da sa rva ja naṁ mē va śa mā na ya svā hā

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Initially, 12 tarpanas are performed with mulamantra in the following manner – ‘mulamantram
tarpayami namah’ where the mulamantra is as given above.
Then, for each bijakshara or letter in the mulamantra, we perform tarpana 4 times – ‘bijakshara
swaha tarpayami namah’ followed by ‘mulamantram tarpayami namah’. e.g. ōm̐ svāhā
tarpayāmi namaḥ - ’mūlamantram’ tarpayāmi namaḥ |
Then, tarpana of Mithunas is performed. For each of the following Mithuna devatas, tarpana is
offered 4 times chanting ‘Mithuna devata tarpayami namah’ followed by ‘mulamantram
tarpayami namah’. e.g. śrīṁ tarpayāmi namaḥ - ’mūlamantram’ tarpayāmi namaḥ |

1. śrīṁ 11. r̥ddhiṁ 21. drāviṇīṁ

2. śrīpatiṁ 12. āmōdaṁ 22. vighnakartr̥ṁ
3. girijāṁ 13. samr̥ddhiṁ 23. vasudhārāṁ
4. girijāpatiṁ 14. pramōdaṁ 24. śaṁkhanidhiṁ
5. ratiṁ 15. kāntiṁ 25. vasumatiṁ
6. ratipatiṁ 16. sumukhaṁ 26. padmanidhiṁ
7. mahīṁ 17. madanāvatīṁ
8. mahīpatiṁ 18. durmukhaṁ
9. mahālakṣmīṁ 19. madadravāṁ
10. mahālakṣmīpatiṁ 20. avighnaṁ
12 + (28 x 2 x 4) + (26 x 2 x 4) = 444 tarpanas

|| āyurārōgyamaiśvaryaṁ balaṁ puṣṭirmahadyaśaḥ

kavitvaṁ bhukti muktīca caturāvr̥tti tarpaṇāt ||

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