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Steps for Nitya Puja

Nitya Puja Pancha Devata Ganesha Surya Durga Shiva Vishnu

In this article I will talk about Steps for Nitya Puja in Sanskrit, Bengali and English.

Nitya Puja in Bengali style involves the Puja of 5 Gods - Ganesh, Surya, Durga, Shiva and Vishnu, in that order.

Even for a general Puja, Panchadevata Puja is an essential step. However prior to the Puja of the 5 Gods, certain other steps need to executed which I have described below. Once these are done, one is ready to perform the Puja of the 5 Gods.

1. Achaman & Vishnusmaran

ॐ विष्णुः ॐ विष्णुः ॐ विष्णुः |
ॐ तद्विष्णोः परमं पदं सदा पश्यन्ति सूरयः । दिवीव चक्षुराततम् ॥

ঔং বিষ্ণুঃ ঔং বিষ্ণুঃ ঔং বিষ্ণুঃ |
ঔং তদ্বিষ্ণোঃ পরমং পদং সদা পশ্যন্তি সূরয়ঃ | দিবীব চক্ষুরাততম্ ||

Sip water thrice.
Rub mouth twice.
Touch eyes, nostrils, ears, heart, belly button

ॐ अपवित्रः पवित्रो वा सर्वास्थां गतोऽपि वा |
यः स्मरेत्पुण्डरीकाक्षं स बाह्याभ्यन्तरः शुचिः ||

ঔং অপবিত্রঃ পবিত্রো বা সর্বাস্থাং গতোঽপি বা |
যঃ স্মরেত্পুণ্ডরীকাক্ষং স বাহ্যাভ্যন্তরঃ শুচিঃ ||

Whether pure or impure, in whatever condition one may be, he who meditates on the Lotus Eyed, becomes cleansed both within and without.

This is the first Step for Nitya Puja.

2. Surya Arghya

Directions: Arghya offering consists of water with druva grass, unhusked rice, sandal paste and red flowers in a copper kosha. Offer this to the Sun along with the below mantra.

ॐ नमो विवस्वते ब्रह्मण भास्वते विष्णुतेजसे ।
जगत्सवित्रे शूचये सवित्रे कर्मदायिने ।
इदं अर्घ्यं ॐ श्री सूर्याय नमः ।
ॐ जबा कुसुमसङ्काशं काश्यपेयं महाद्युतिम् ।
ध्वान्तारिं सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोश्मि दिवाकरम् ॥

ঔং নমো বিবস্বতে ব্রহ্মণ ভাস্বতে বিষ্ণুতেজসে |
জগত্সবিত্রে শূচয়ে সবিত্রে কর্মদায়িনে |
ইদং অর্ঘ্যং ঔং শ্রী সূর্যায় নমঃ |

3. Ganeshadi Archana

Take a flower and immerse it in sandal paste and offer it to every one.

एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ गणेशाय नमः ।
एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ शिवादिपंचदेवताभ्यो नमः ।
एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ इन्द्रादिदशदिक्पालेभ्यो नमः ।
एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ मत्स्यादिदशावतारेभ्यो नमः ।
एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ काल्यादिदशादिमहाविद्याभ्यो नमः ।
एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ श्री गुरवे नमः ।
एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ नारायण श्री विष्णवे नमः ।
एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ सर्वेभ्यो देवेभ्यो नमः ।
एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ सर्वेभ्यो देवीभ्यो नमः ।

এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে ঔং গণেশায় নমঃ |
এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে ঔং শিবাদিপংচদেবতাভ্যো নমঃ |
এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে ঔং ইন্দ্রাদিদশদিক্পালেভ্যো নমঃ |
এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে ঔং মত্স্যাদিদশাবতারেভ্যো নমঃ |
এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে ঔং কাল্যাদিদশাদিমহাবিদ্যাভ্যো নমঃ |
এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে ঔং শ্রী গুরবে নমঃ |
এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে ঔং নারায়ণ শ্রী বিষ্ণবে নমঃ |
এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে ঔং সর্বেভ্যো দেবেভ্যো নমঃ |
এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে ঔং সর্বেভ্যো দেবীভ্যো নমঃ |

Bow down and recite the following mantra.

औं त्रैलोक्यपूजित श्रीमन् सदा विजयवर्धन ।
शान्तिं कुरू गदापाणे नारायण नमोस्तु ते ॥

ঔং ত্রৈলোক্যপূজিত শ্রীমন সদা বিজয়বর্ধন |
শান্তিং কুরূ গদাপাণে নারায়ণ নমোস্তু তে ||

Adored of the three worlds, lord of Sri, ever increasingly victorious, wielder of club, Narayana – please grant us peace.

4. Svasti Vachana

Recite the Svasti Mantras.

ॐ स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः । स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः ॥
स्वस्तिनस्तार्क्ष्यो अरिष्टनेमिः । स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥

ঔং স্বস্তি ন ইন্দ্রো বৃদ্ধশ্রবাঃ | স্বস্তি নঃ পূষা বিশ্ববেদাঃ ||
স্বস্তিনস্তার্ক্ষ্যো অরিষ্টনেমিঃ | স্বস্তি নো বৃহস্পতির্দধাতু ||

May Vishnu the powerful, the Ancient of days, vouchsafe us unto prosperity, may Vishnu the nourisher, the knower of all hearts, give us what is well for us, may Vishnu the lord of swift motion, the felly whose wheel never wears out, be propitious to us, may Visnu the protector of great ones, protect us too.

गणनां त्वा गणपति ॐ हवामहे त्वा प्रियपति ॐ हवामहे निधीनां त्वा निधिपति ॐ हवामहे वसो मम ।

ঔং গণনাং ত্বা গণপতি হবামহে ঔং প্রিয়নাম ত্বা প্রিয়পতি হবামহে ঔং  নিধীনাং ত্বা নিধিপতি হবামহে ঔং বসো মম |

ॐ स्वस्ति ॐ स्वस्ति ॐ स्वस्ति ।

ঔং স্বস্তি ঔং স্বস্তি ঔং স্বস্তি

You we invoke, leader of groups, the loved ones lord, lord of treasures, my precious wealth. Peace, peace, peace!

5. Samanya Arghya
First draw a triangle on the ground on the left side of the size of the Kosha.

Place flower and unhusked rice on the triangle 4 times after reciting each mantra.

ॐ आधारशक्त्यै नमः ।
ॐ कूर्माय नमः ।
ॐ अनन्ताय नमः ।
ॐ पृथिव्यै नमः ।

ঔং আধারশক্ত্যৈ নমঃ |
ঔং কূর্মায় নমঃ |
ঔং অনন্তায় নমঃ |
ঔং পৃথিব্যৈ নমঃ |

Nitya Puja Kosha Kushi
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Place Kosha and Kushi on the ground so sanctified.
फट्

6. Jala Shuddhi

Fill Arghya with water and utter. Add druva, unhusked rice, and flower and sandal paste.
नमः

Form the Ankusha mudra over the water as below and say the Gange cha mantra.

Nitya Puja Steps Ankusha Mudra
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ॐ गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति नर्मदे सिंधु कावेरि जलेहस्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु ।

ঔং গঙ্গে চ যমুনে চৈব গোদাবরি সরস্বতি নর্মদে সিংধু কাবেরি জলেহস্মিন সন্নিধিং কুরু |

Then show Dhenu Mudra on water
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uttering vaM (in Sanskrit) or baM (in Bengali).

Then say 10 times

ঔং

Sprinkle the head and Puja ingredients with such water.

7. Bhuta Apasarpanam

Reciting the mantra, scatter some unhusked rice on all sides.

ॐ अपसर्पन्तु ते भूता ये भूता भुवि संस्थिताः ।
ये भूता विघ्नकर्तारस् ते नश्यन्तु ममाज्ञा ॥

ঔং অপসর্পন্তু তে ভূতা যে ভূতা ভুবি সংস্থিতাঃ |
যে ভূতা বিঘ্নকর্তারস তে নশ্যন্তু মমাজ্ঞা ||

Let all those elements go away, the Elemental, that dwell on earth; and the elements that obstacles raise, may they be destroyed by my command.

8. Asana Shuddhi

Place on the asana a flower immersed in sandal paste with the mantra.

एते गन्धपुष्पे आधार्शक्ति कमलासनाय नमः ।

এতে গন্ধপুষ্পে আধার্শক্তি কমলাসনায় নমঃ |

Then touching the Asana recite::

आसन मन्त्रस्य मेरुपृष्ठ ऋषिः सुतलं छन्दः कुर्मो देवता आसनोपवेशने विनियोगः
ॐ पृथ्वि! त्वया धृता लोका देवि! त्वं विष्णुना धृता।
त्वं च धारय मां देवि! पवित्रं कुरु चासनम्॥

আসন মন্ত্রস্য মেরুপৃষ্ঠ ঋষিঃ সুতলং ছন্দঃ কুর্মো দেবতা আসনোপবেশনে বিনিয়োগঃ
ঔং পৃথ্বি! ত্বয়া ধৃতা লোকা দেবি! ত্বং বিষ্ণুনা ধৃতা|
ত্বং চ ধারয় মাং দেবি! পবিত্রং কুরু চাসনম||

Then do Namaskar on different side:

Left Side
ॐ वामे गुरुभ्यो नमः ।

ঔং বামে গুরুভ্যো নমঃ |

Right Side
ॐ दक्षिने गणेशाय नमः ।

ঔং দক্ষিনে গণেশায় নমঃ |

Top:
ॐ ऊर्ध्वे ब्रह्मणे नमः ।

ঔং ঊর্ধ্বে ব্রহ্মণে নমঃ |

Middle:
ॐ मध्ये (God)नमः ।

ঔং মধ্যে (debatara nama) নমঃ |

Reciting these touch the respective sides.

9. Kara Shuddhi

Taking one flower squeeze it with both hands and say:

ऐं रं अस्त्राय फट्

and throw the flower to the left. Sprinkle water.

Sprinkle remaining flowers with a little water.

10. Pushpa Shuddhi

Touching the flowers recite.

ॐ पुष्पे पुष्पे महापुष्पे सुपुष्पे पुष्पसंभवे ।
पुष्प चयावकीर्ने च हुं फट् स्वाहा ॥

ঔং পুষ্পে পুষ্পে মহাপুষ্পে সুপুষ্পে পুষ্পসংভবে |
পুষ্প চয়াবকীর্নে চ হুং ফট স্বাহা ||

11. Pranayama

ओंकारस्य ब्रह्मा ऋषिर्गायत्री छन्देऽग्निर्देवता ।
सप्त व्याहॄतीनां विश्वामित्र यमदग्नि भरद्वाज गौतम च अत्रि वशिष्ट कश्यपा ऋषयः गायत्रि उष्णिक् अनुष्ठुभ् वृहती पङ्क्ति त्रिष्टुब् जगत्यश्छन्दांसि ।
अग्नि वायु आदित्य बृरिहस्पति वरुण इन्द्र विश्वेदेवा देवताः ।
गायत्र्य विश्वामित्र ऋरिश्ः गायत्री छन्दः सविता देवता ॥
शिरसः प्रजापति ऋषिः यजुश्छन्दो ब्रह्माग्निवायुसूर्या देवताः प्राणायामे विनियोगः ।

ওংকারস্য ব্রহ্মা ঋষির্গায়ত্রী ছন্দেঽগ্নির্দেবতা |
সপ্ত ব্যাহৄতীনাং বিশ্বামিত্র যমদগ্নি ভরদ্বাজ গৌতম চ অত্রি বশিষ্ট কশ্যপা ঋষয়ঃ গায়ত্রি উষ্ণিক অনুষ্ঠুভ বৃহতী পঙ্ক্তি ত্রিষ্টুব জগত্যশ্ছন্দাংসি |
অগ্নি বায়ু আদিত্য বৃরিহস্পতি বরুণ ইন্দ্র বিশ্বেদেবা দেবতাঃ |
গায়ত্র্য বিশ্বামিত্র ঋরিশঃ গায়ত্রী ছন্দঃ সবিতা দেবতা ||
শিরসঃ প্রজাপতি ঋষিঃ যজুশ্ছন্দো ব্রহ্মাগ্নিবায়ুসূর্যা দেবতাঃ প্রাণায়ামে বিনিয়োগঃ |

The seer is Brahama, the meter is Gayatri and the Devata is Agni.
Of the seven Vyahartis the Rishis are … and metres are .. and Devatas are …
Of Gayatri the seer is Vishvamitra, the metere is Gayatri and the Devata is Savitri.
Of the Sirasa, the seer is Prajapti, the metre is Gayatri, the Deavatas are Brahma, Agni, Vayu and Surya and it is employed in Pranayama.

A. While breathing in (Puraka) think of Brahma in the navel region (1 minute)

ॐ भूः ॥ ॐ भुवः ॥ ॐ स्वहः ॥ ॐ महः ॥ ॐ जनः ॥ ॐ तपः ॥ ॐ सत्यं ॥ ॐ तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गोदेवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥ ॐ आपो ज्योतिरसोमूतं ब्रह्म भूर्भुवस्स्वरोम् ॥

ঔং ভূঃ || ঔং ভুবঃ || ঔং স্বহঃ || ঔং মহঃ || ঔং জনঃ || ঔং তপঃ || ঔং সত্যং || ঔং তত্ সবিতুর্বরেণ্যং ভর্গোদেবস্য ধীমহি | ধিয়ো যো নঃ প্রচোদয়াত্ || ঔং আপো জ্যোতিরসোমূতং ব্রহ্ম ভূর্ভুবস্স্বরোম্ ||

B. While holding breath think of Keshava in heart and recite (1 minute)

ॐ भूः ॥ ॐ भुवः ॥ ॐ स्वहः ॥ ॐ महः ॥ ॐ जनः ॥ ॐ तपः ॥ ॐ सत्यं ॥ ॐ तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गोदेवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥ ॐ आपो ज्योतिरसोमूतं ब्रह्म भूर्भुवस्स्वरोम् ॥

ঔং ভূঃ || ঔং ভুবঃ || ঔং স্বহঃ || ঔং মহঃ || ঔং জনঃ || ঔং তপঃ || ঔং সত্যং || ঔং তত্ সবিতুর্বরেণ্যং ভর্গোদেবস্য ধীমহি | ধিয়ো যো নঃ প্রচোদয়াত্ || ঔং আপো জ্যোতিরসোমূতং ব্রহ্ম ভূর্ভুবস্স্বরোম্ ||

C. While expelling breath think of Shiva in the forehead and recite (1 miute)

ॐ भूः ॥ ॐ भुवः ॥ ॐ स्वहः ॥ ॐ महः ॥ ॐ जनः ॥ ॐ तपः ॥ ॐ सत्यं ॥ ॐ तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गोदेवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥ ॐ आपो ज्योतिरसोमूतं ब्रह्म भूर्भुवस्स्वरोम् ॥

ঔং ভূঃ || ঔং ভুবঃ || ঔং স্বহঃ || ঔং মহঃ || ঔং জনঃ || ঔং তপঃ || ঔং সত্যং || ঔং তত্ সবিতুর্বরেণ্যং ভর্গোদেবস্য ধীমহি | ধিয়ো যো নঃ প্রচোদয়াত্ || ঔং আপো জ্যোতিরসোমূতং ব্রহ্ম ভূর্ভুবস্স্বরোম্ ||

Repeat the 3 steps thrice for a total of 10 minutes

And now we are ready to commence the Panchadebata Puja.

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  1. Is there any other document here which also contains the mantras of Anhik starting from Achamana, going through marjana, aghamarshan, gayatri abahan, bisarjan, surjarghya etc? And could you please state the mantras in bengali font too? Thanks a lot.

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    1. Thank you for the comment. I have stated the mantras in Bengali as requested.

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  2. bhuta apasarana is an important part ... without this ...nitya puja will not full filled ..

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  3. Lot of thanks for the showing nitya puja bidhi

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  4. Please, describe on "Panchadebata Puja".

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