Sree Chakra Laghu Puja English

Sree Chakra Laghu Puja 1. Guru Dhyanam: Recite “Guru Brahma Guru vishnuhu Gururdevo Maheswaraha Guru Saakshaath Para Brahma Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha” OR Guru Mantra if you have one.

2. Ganapati Dhyanam:

Recite Ganapati Moola Mantra 4 times OR SuklAMbaradharaM viShNuM SaSivarNaM caturbujaM prasanna vadanaM dhyAyEt sarva viGhnOpa SaanthayE

3. Aaachamanam:

Take a spoonful of pure water in your right hand and drink without touching upper lip reciting “Eim Aatma Tatvaaya Swaahaa” Drink another spoon of water in a similar way reciting “Kleem Vidya Tatvaaya Swaahaa” Drink another spoon of water in a similar way reciting “Souhu Siva Tatvaaya Swaahaa” Pour water into a plate in such a way that water flows between your middle and ring fingers into the plate and recite “Eim Kleem Souh Sarva Tatvebhya Swaahaa”

4. Praanaayama: Gayatri Mantra: OM Bhoor Bhuvah Suvaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayaath ▪ Closing your left nostril with your right ring finger breathe into the right nostril reciting Gayatri Mantra mentally once. Now close the right nostril also with your right thumb and hold the breathe inside reciting Gayatri Mantra mentally twice ▪ Open the left nostril and breathe out slowly reciting Gayatri Mantra mentally once. ▪ Hold the breath outside without breathing in and recite Gayatri Mantra mentally once. ▪ Closing your Right nostril with your right thumb breathe into the left nostril reciting Gayatri Mantra mentally once. ▪ Now close the left nostril also with your right ring finger and hold the breathe inside reciting Gayatri Mantra mentally twice. ▪ Open the Right nostril and breathe out slowly reciting Gayatri Mantra mentally once. ▪ Hold the breath outside without breathing in and recite Gayatri Mantra mentally once.

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5.Samkalpam: Take Akshatas in your right fist and keep your right fist on your left palm and keep both on your right thigh and recite “Mama Upaatta Samastha Duritakshaya dwaaraa Lalitha parameswaree preethyartham laghu vidhanena Sri Chakra nitya poojam karishye” Put the akshatas on Sree Chakra

MOOLA MANTRAM: Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai

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Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Dhyaayaami (Place Akshataas on Sree Chakra) Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Aavaahayaami (Place Akshataas/Flowers on Sree Chakra) Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Ratna Simhaasanartham Pushpam/ Akshthaam Samarpayaami (Akshataas/Flowers on Sree Chakra) Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Paadyam Samarpayaami (Sprinkle water on Sree Chakra with a flower) Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Arghyam Samarpayaami (Sprinkle water on Sree Chakra with a flower)

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Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Aachamaneeyam Samarpayaami (Sprinkle water on Sree Chakra with a flower)

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Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Snaanam Snapayaami (Sprinkle water on Sree Chakra with a flower. Panchaamrutam also can be used instead of water) Recite Bala mantram 15 times (if you have initiation) or just recite “Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha” 15 times

When you find more time, you can recite Sri Suktham and do Abhishekam to Sri Chakram at the end of Sri Suktham recite the mantra below: Santata srirasthu samastha sanmangalaani bhavanthu nitya srirasthu nitya mangalaani bhavanthu Om mahadevyaicha vidmahe Vishnu patnaicha dheemahi Tanno Lakshmih prachodayaath Om Santhih

Santhih Santhihi

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Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Vastraarthe pushpam/Akshatham samarpayaami (Offer Flowers or akshatas onto Srichakra) Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Aabharanaarthe pushpam/Akshatham samarpayaami ( Offer Flowers or akshatas onto Srichakra)

10.Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Gandham dhaarayaami (Apply Sandalwood Powder onto Srichakra)

11.Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Pushpaih/kumkumam poojayaami

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Recite Khadgamala OR Bala Mantra 108 times and do Puja with Kumkum or flowers onto Srichakra 12. Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Dhoopam Aaghraapayaami (Light the Incense stick put out the fire and show to Srichakra) 13. Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Deepam darsayaami Recite the following mantra by showing the lamp to Sriyantra Lakshmim Ksheera Samudra Raaja Tanayam Sree Ranga Dhaameshvareem Daasee Bhootha Samasata Deva Vanithaam Lokaika Deepankuram Sreeman Manda Kataaksha Labdha Vibhavat Brahmendra Gangaadharam Tvaam Trailokya Kutumbineem Sarasijaam Vande Mukunda Priyaam 14. Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Naivedyam nivedayaami (offer milk in silver glass added with pinch of edible camphor and couple of drops of honey) sprinkle water in clockwise direction around the offering in the glass by reciting following mantra OM Bhoor Bhuvah Suvaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayaath OmaapojyotI rasomrutam brahma bhurbhavasuvaro Put a drop of water on the naivedyam and recite Amruthamastu Amruthopastarana masi Sprinkle water in clockwise direction around the offering and recite the following mantra satyamtvartena parishimchami - (if it is day time) Rutam tvartena parishimchami - (if it is night time) Offer the naivedyam to the Devi (preferably with Mudras (explained separately)) reciting the mantras Om Pranaaya Swaaha Om Apaanaaya Swaaha Om Vyaanaaya Swaaha Om Udaanaaya Swaaha Om Samaanaaya Swaaha Om brahmane swaha

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(offer drop of water to the Devi) Recite the mantra below by sprinkling water in anti-clockwise direction around the glass Amruthamastu Amruthaapidhaanamasi Uttara ouposanam samarpayaami Madhye Madhye Paaneeyam Samrpayami Padau prakshalayami (put a drop of water on the Sri Yantra imagine washing Devi’s feet) Sudda aachamaneeyam samarpayami (offer some water on the Sri Yantra imagine washing Devi’s drinking) 15. Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Mantra pushpam samarpayaami (Place Akshataas on Srichakra along with the following mantras) Om Kaatyaayanaya vidmahe kanyakumari dheemahi tanno durgi prachodayaa..a Om Kulakumaari vidmahe mantra koti sudheemahi tanna kaulee prachodayaa..at Om Tripura sundari vidmahe peeTa kaminee dheemahi thanna klinne prachodayaa..at 16.Eim Hreem Sreem Sree Maatre Namaha Sree Lalithaayai + Aananda karpoora neeraajanam darsayaami Light camphor and show it to Srichakra, then put a drop of water Touch the holy fire with both your palms facing the fire and take it to your eyes. Rakshaam dharayami With akshataas and water in the right hand say the following: Mantra heenam kriyaa heenam bhakti heenam sraddhaa heenam dravya heenam parameshwaree yath poojitham mayaadevi paripoornam thadasthuthey Mayaakruta etat poojaa sarvam Srichakra Devata arpaNamastu ----Drop akshataas and water between middle and ring fingers into a plate -----Om PUrNamathaha PUrNamidam PUrNaath PUrNamudachyate PUrNasya PUrNamaadaaya PUrNamevaa Avasishyate Ǒm Shántih, Shántih, Shántihi. SREE MAATRE NAMAH!

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Rakshaam dharayami With akshataas and water in the right hand say the following: Mantra heenam kriyaa heenam bhakti heenam sraddhaa heenam dravya heenam parameshwaree yath poojitham mayaadevi paripoornam thadasthuthey Mayaakruta etat poojaa sarvam Srichakra Devata arpaNamastu ----Drop akshataas and water between middle and ring fingers into a plate -----Om PUrNamathaha PUrNamidam PUrNaath PUrNamudachyate PUrNasya PUrNamaadaaya PUrNamevaa Avasishyate

Ǒm Shántih, Shántih, Shántihi. SREE MAATRE NAMAH!

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