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Sri Lakshmi Homa: Regular Procedure (Laghu)
Sri Lakshmi Homa: Regular Procedure (Laghu)
Items Required
Following are the items required to perform homa:
Copper Homa/Havan Kund (8 Inches or more) Raisins / jaggery etc. for Naivedyam
Wooden spoon (Sruvam) Black Til White Til (Sesame)
Cow Ghee Camphor Camphor stand for Aarti
Ghee Container Dry coconut halves
Copper glass, spoon plate (Pancha patra set) Wooden Sticks (Samidha)
Diya / Lamp Dry Dates for Poornahuti
Sandal wood Powder Mat
Flowers Kalasha (Copper / Brass/ any)
Dhoop stick / Loban with water
Match Box
Homa Process
1. Initial Prayers Permission (Anugna)
Think of the following and seek permission for performing the homa:
Ganapati
Guru Vishnu
Rishis Kula devata
Parents Bhu devi
Ancestors Go mata
Ishta devata, etc.
2. Light a lamp
3. Achamana
Take spoonful of water from the Pancha Patra into your right hand and sip it by chanting below mantras.
After 3 sips, put little water on the hand and wash it.
ॐ MåüzÉuÉÉrÉ xuÉÉWûÉ |
ॐ lÉÉUÉrÉhÉÉrÉ xuÉÉWûÉ
| ॐ qÉÉkÉuÉÉrÉ xuÉÉWûÉ |
5. Pranayama
Place your thumb on the right nostril, inhale through the left nostril. Hold breathe for a while. Exhale
from the right Nostril. Do these steps in reverse order again. While doing this, think of the following
mantra: ॐ aÉÇ |
6. Sankalpa
Take a spoonful of water in right palm, pledge while saying the below and leave the water on ground.
ॐ qÉqÉÉåmÉÉ¨É xÉqÉxiÉ SÒËUiɤÉrɲÉUÉ ´ÉÏ mÉUqÉåµÉU mÉëÏirÉjÉïÇ ´ÉÏ sɤqÉÏ mÉëxÉÉS ÍxÉSèkrÉjÉïÇ A±
zÉÑpÉÌSlÉåzÉÑpÉqÉÑWÕûiÉåï ´ÉÏ sɤqÉÏ WûÉåqÉMüqÉï rÉjÉÉzÉÌ£ü MüËUwrÉå ||
7. Prokshana
Take water in Kalasa and place near homa kund. Put your right palm on top of Kalasa and say the
following beeja for 11 times.
“uÉÇ”
Then invoke seven sacred rivers into Kalasa
aÉÇaÉå cÉ rÉqÉÑlÉå cÉæuÉ aÉÉåSÉuÉËU xÉUxuÉÌiÉ | lÉqÉïSå ÍxÉÇkÉÑ MüÉuÉåËU eÉsÉåÅÎxqÉlÉç xÉͳÉÍkÉÇ MÑü ||
Take a little water from Kalasa and sprinkle it on Self and all Pooja items including homa kund for
cleansing. While sprinkling say:
AqÉ×iÉÇ pÉuÉiÉÑ ॥
8. Purva Parishechana
Take some water from kalasa with the spoon or flower and sprinkle it outside the homa kund, on its four
boundaries while reading the following 4 mantras.
9. Agni Pratishtapana
Place few coconut pieces along with samidhas and camphor in the homa kund. Take a camphor piece,
light it from the Diya / lamp, and put it in the homa kund while saying the following
ॐ pÉÔpÉÑïuÉxxÉÑuÉUÉåÇ ||
ॐ UÇ uÉÌ»ûcÉæiÉlrÉÉrÉ lÉqÉÈ ||
ॐ qÉÑZÉÇ rÉÈ xÉuÉïSåuÉÉlÉÉÇ WûurÉpÉÑMçü MüurÉpÉÑMçü iÉjÉÉ | ÌmÉiÉ×hÉÉÇ cÉ lÉqÉxiÉxqÉæ ÌuÉwhÉuÉå mÉÉuÉMüÉiqÉlÉå ||
ॐ AalÉå zÉÉÇÌQûsrÉaÉÉå§É qÉåwÉkuÉeÉ mÉëɉÑZÉÉå qÉqÉ xÉÑqÉÑZÉÉå pÉuÉ ||
- First show the ghee spoon to the respective corner as numbered in the picture
- Then offer the ghee into fire
Offer ghee for each of the below mantras, (you may add/remove/ignore these as required / guided):
ॐ AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ rÉÇ UÇ sÉÇ uÉÇ zÉÇ wÉÇ xÉÇ WÇû VÇû ¤ÉÇ | ॐ WÇûxÉÈ xÉÉåÅWÇû xÉÉåÅWÇû WÇûxÉÈ ||
AxÉÑþlÉÏ iÉåý mÉÑlÉþUýxqÉÉxÉÑý cɤÉÑÈý mÉÑlÉþÈ mÉëÉýhÉÍqÉýWû lÉÉåþ SåÌWûý pÉÉåaÉÇþ| erÉÉåYmÉþzrÉåqÉý
xÉÔrÉïþqÉÑýŠUþÇiÉýqÉlÉÑþqÉiÉåqÉ×ýQûrÉÉþ lÉÈ xuÉýÎxiÉ|
AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ | AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ | AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ |
Show the hands to fire (or avahana mudras as guided) and say the following:
ॐ ´ÉÏ qÉWûÉaÉhÉmÉÌiÉ mÉëÉhÉzÉYirÉæ lÉqÉÈ ||
AÉuÉÉÌWûiÉÉå pÉuÉ | xjÉÉÌmÉiÉÉå pÉuÉ | xÉͳÉÌWûiÉÉå pÉuÉ | xÉͳÉ®Éå pÉuÉ | AuÉMÑÇüÌPûiÉÉå pÉuÉ |
iÉÉuɨuÉÇ mÉëÏÌiÉpÉÉuÉålÉ AalÉÉæ xÉͳÉÍkÉÇ MÑü |
15. Panchopachara
Offer the following 5 Upacharas to Ganapati:
ॐ ´ÉÏÇ ¾ûÏÇ YsÉÏÇ asÉÉæÇ aÉÇ aÉhÉmÉiÉrÉå uÉUuÉUS xÉuÉïeÉlÉÇ qÉå uÉzÉqÉÉlÉrÉ xuÉÉWûÉÿ ||
ॐ AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ rÉÇ UÇ sÉÇ uÉÇ zÉÇ wÉÇ xÉÇ WÇû VÇû ¤ÉÇ | ॐ WÇûxÉÈ xÉÉåÅWÇû xÉÉåÅWÇû WÇûxÉÈ ||
AxÉÑþlÉÏ iÉåý mÉÑlÉþUýxqÉÉxÉÑý cɤÉÑÈý mÉÑlÉþÈ mÉëÉýhÉÍqÉýWû lÉÉåþ SåÌWûý pÉÉåaÉÇþ| erÉÉåYmÉþzrÉåqÉý
xÉÔrÉïþqÉÑýŠUþÇiÉýqÉlÉÑþqÉiÉåqÉ×ýQûrÉÉþ lÉÈ xuÉýÎxiÉ|
AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ | AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ | AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ |
Show the hands to fire (or avahana mudras as guided) and say the following:
ॐ ´ÉÏ sɤqÉÏ mÉëÉhÉzÉYirÉæ lÉqÉÈ ||
AÉuÉÉÌWûiÉÉ pÉuÉ | xjÉÉÌmÉiÉÉ pÉuÉ | xÉͳÉÌWûiÉÉ pÉuÉ | xÉͳÉ娃 pÉuÉ | AuÉMÑÇüÌPûiÉÉ pÉuÉ |
iÉÉuɨuÉÇ mÉëÏÌiÉpÉÉuÉålÉ AalÉÉæ xÉͳÉÍkÉÇ MÑü |
Lakshmi Dhyana:
AlÉÉÿ¥ÉÉiÉÇ rÉSÉ¥ÉÉþiÉÇ rÉý¥ÉxrÉ Ì¢üýrÉiÉåý ÍqÉjÉÑþ| AalÉåÿ iÉSþxrÉ MüýsmÉýrÉý iuÉaÉçÇ ÌWû uÉåijÉþ rÉýjÉÉýiÉjÉÇ| xuÉÉWûÉÿ |
AalÉrÉ CSÇ lÉ qÉqÉ ||
AÎxqÉlÉç WûÉåqÉMüqÉïÍhÉ qÉkrÉå xÉÇpÉÉÌuÉiÉ xÉqÉxiÉ qÉǧÉsÉÉåmÉ iÉǧÉsÉÉåmÉ Ì¢ürÉÉsÉÉåmÉ pÉÌ£üsÉÉåmÉ ´É®ÉsÉÉåmÉ
ÌlÉrÉqÉsÉÉåmÉ ÌlɸÉsÉÉåmÉ SìurÉsÉÉåmÉÉÌS xÉqÉxiÉ SÉåwÉ mÉëÉrÉͶɨÉÉjÉïÇ xÉuÉï mÉëÉrÉͶɨÉÉWÒûÌiÉÇ WûÉåwrÉÉÍqÉ| ॐ
pÉÔpÉÑïuÉýxxÉÑuÉýÈ xuÉÉWûÉÿ | mÉëeÉÉmÉiÉrÉ CSÇ lÉ qÉqÉ ||
ॐ mÉÔýhÉÉïWÒûýÌiÉqÉÑþ¨ÉýqÉÉÇ eÉÑþWûÉåÌiÉ| xÉuÉïýÇ uÉæ mÉÔÿhÉÉïWÒûýÌiÉÈ| xÉuÉïþqÉåýuÉÉmlÉÉåþÌiÉ| AjÉÉåþ CýrÉÇ uÉæ mÉÔÿhÉÉïWÒûýÌiÉÈ| AýxrÉÉqÉåýuÉ
mÉëÌiÉþÌiɸÌiÉ|
ॐ mÉÔhÉïýqÉSýÈ mÉÔhÉïýÍqÉSýÇ mÉÔhÉÉïýimÉÔhÉïýqÉÑSýcrÉiÉå| mÉÔhÉïýxrÉ mÉÔhÉïýqÉÉSÉýrÉ mÉÔhÉïýqÉåuÉÉuÉÍzÉýwrÉiÉå||
26. Vasorddhara
Pour ghee continuously into homa as a stream chanting the following mantra:
First do Pranayama and then meditate (mentally chant ॐ ´ÉÏÇ Í´ÉrÉæ lÉqÉÈ |OR any other mantra as
guided; or of your choice / just sit with no thoughts / observe your breath etc.). Do this for at least 5
minutes closing your eyes.
Sri Guru charana kamalebhyo namah
Take some water from kalasa with the spoon or flower and sprinkle it outside the homa kund, on its
boundaries while reading the following 4 mantras.
AÌSýiÉåÅluÉþqÉÇaaxjÉÉÈ | (southwest to
northeast)
AalÉåý lÉrÉþ xÉÑmÉjÉÉþ UÉýrÉå AýxqÉÉlÉç ÌuɵÉÉÌlÉþ SåuÉ uÉýrÉÑlÉÉþÌlÉ ÌuÉý²ÉlÉç| rÉÑýrÉÉåkrÉþxqÉ‹ÑþWÒûUÉýhÉqÉålÉÉåý pÉÔÌrɸÉþÇ
iÉåýlÉqÉþ EÌ£Çü ÌuÉkÉåqÉ| AalÉrÉå lÉqÉÈ||
32. Samarpana
Say the following mantra to surrender the doer-ship to lord Sri krishna:
AlÉålÉ ÌSurÉ qÉÇaÉVû WûÉåqÉålÉ pÉaÉuÉiÉÏ xÉuÉÉïÎiqÉMüÉ ´ÉÏ sɤqÉÏÇ mÉëÏrÉiÉÉqÉç | ॐ iÉixÉiÉç | xÉuÉïÇ
´ÉÏ M×üwhÉÉmÉïhÉqÉxiÉÑ|