Simple Durga Puja

Use a clean stable shelf with a Durga picture or an already-established household image. Keep one clean water vessel, small offering bowls, separate food plate and clean cloth. For framed photographs, do not pour water, smear paste or apply powders onto the picture.

Practical preparation is not itself a separately sourced Sanskrit recitation in the selected rite.

Step 2 · Optional

Optional Ganesha remembrance

If it accords with household custom, offer mental salutation to Ganesha before beginning Devi worship. This is an optional addition from a separate devotion witness, not a numbered action in the principal Durga source.

The prayer asks for freedom from obstacles in beneficial activities.

Original Text

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥

Roman Transliteration

vakratunda mahaakaaya sooryakotisamaprabha | nirvighnam kuru me deva sarvakaaryeshu sarvadaa ||vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭisamaprabha | nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā ||

Meaning

O curved-trunked, great-bodied Lord, radiant like millions of suns, make all my undertakings free of impediments, always.

Explanation

The prayer asks for freedom from obstacles in beneficial activities.

Step 3 · Optional

Optional remembrance of the guru

Recall one’s teachers with gratitude if this is part of family practice; no initiation claim is implied.

The guru is praised as a presence through whom creative, sustaining and transformative wisdom is encountered.

Original Text

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः । गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥

Roman Transliteration

gururbrahmaa gururvishnurgururdevo maheshvarah | guruh saakshaat param brahma tasmai shreegurave namah ||gururbrahmā gururviṣṇurgururdevo maheśvaraḥ | guruḥ sākṣāt paraṃ brahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||

Meaning

The teacher is likened to Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshvara, and directly to the supreme Brahman; I honor that revered guru.

Explanation

The guru is praised as a presence through whom creative, sustaining and transformative wisdom is encountered.

Step 4 · Optional

Optional intention, without fabricated almanac

In ordinary language, state: “I undertake a simple worship of Mother Durga with devotion and gratitude.” A fixed Sanskrit sankalpa with your personal gotra, tithi or nakshatra is NOT supplied because the source-specific variables have not been validated.

Sankalpa clarifies intention; it is not a prediction or automatic promise of results.

Step 5

Dhyana: contemplate the auspicious Mother

With folded hands, contemplate Devi as compassionate protection and fearless moral strength. This complete classical verse is a stotra used by the selected modern procedure as an opening prayer, not a stand-alone tantric dhyana initiation.

The verse names the Goddess as auspicious, beneficent, sheltering, three-eyed Gauri, and Narayani.

Original Text

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Roman Transliteration

sarvamangalamaangalye shive sarvaarthasaadhike | sharanye tryambake gauri naaraayani namo’stu te ||sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike | śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo’stu te ||

Meaning

O the most auspicious among all that is auspicious, benevolent one who accomplishes worthy aims, refuge-giving three-eyed Gauri and Narayani, salutations to you.

Explanation

The verse names the Goddess as auspicious, beneficent, sheltering, three-eyed Gauri, and Narayani.

Step 6

Avahana: respectful invitation

Before an established household image, acknowledge Durga as an honored presence. This is a devotional invitation, not prana-pratishtha, and does not authorize installing a permanent temple icon.

The utterance greets Durga and symbolically invites her presence in worship.

Original Text

आगच्छ वरदे देवि दैत्यदर्पनिषूदिनि । पूजां गृहाण सुमुखि नमस्ते शङ्करप्रिये ॥

Roman Transliteration

aagachchha varade devi daityadarpanishoodini | poojaam grihaana sumukhi namaste shankarapriye ||āgaccha varade devi daityadarpaniṣūdini | pūjāṃ gṛhāṇa sumukhi namaste śaṅkarapriye ||

Meaning

Come, gracious Goddess who overcomes the arrogance of hostile forces. Kindly accept this worship; salutations to you, beloved of Shankara.

Explanation

The utterance greets Durga and symbolically invites her presence in worship.

Step 7 · Optional

Asana: offer a symbolic seat

Place a fresh flower before the image as a symbolic honored seat. The long prayer imagines an exquisite seat, so it does not assert that literal jewels are necessary.

O Goddess, kindly accept a radiant, beautifully adorned seat.

Original Text

अनेकरत्नसंयुक्तं नानामणिगणान्वितम् । कार्तस्वरमयं दिव्यमासनं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥

Roman Transliteration

anekaratnasamyuktam naanaamaniganaanvitam | kaartasvaramayam divyamaasanam pratigrihyataam ||anekaratnasaṃyuktaṃ nānāmaṇigaṇānvitam | kārtasvaramayaṃ divyamāsanaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||

Meaning

Please accept a divine seat imagined as gold and covered in many gems.

Explanation

O Goddess, kindly accept a radiant, beautifully adorned seat.

Step 8 · Optional

Padya: water for the feet

Using a separate small bowl, symbolically dedicate clean water for washing the feet of the honored deity; do not pour on a photograph.

Welcoming the Goddess as an honored guest is the meaning of padya.

Original Text

गङ्गादिसर्वतीर्थेभ्यो मया प्रार्थनयाहृतम् । तोयमेतत्सुखस्पर्शं पाद्यार्थं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥

Roman Transliteration

gangaadisarvateerthebhyo mayaa praarthanayaahritam | toyametatsukhasparsham paadyaartham pratigrihyataam ||gaṅgādisarvatīrthebhyo mayā prārthanayāhṛtam | toyametatsukhasparśaṃ pādyārthaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||

Meaning

Accept this pleasant water, reverently envisioned as drawn from sacred bathing places, for your feet.

Explanation

Welcoming the Goddess as an honored guest is the meaning of padya.

Step 9 · Optional

Arghya: honored water offering

Set aside a little clean water; scented water, flower or whole rice may be used only when appropriate to the family practice. Keep it in a vessel rather than soaking pictures.

Arghya honors the recipient through an especially prepared offering.

Original Text

गन्धपुष्पाक्षतैर्युक्तमर्घ्यं सम्पादितं मया । गृहाण त्वं महादेवि प्रसन्ना भव सर्वदा ॥

Roman Transliteration

gandhapushpaakshatairyuktamarghyam sampaaditam mayaa | grihaana tvam mahaadevi prasannaa bhava sarvadaa ||gandhapuṣpākṣatairyuktamarghyaṃ sampāditaṃ mayā | gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mahādevi prasannā bhava sarvadā ||

Meaning

O great Goddess, accept the respectful water offering prepared with fragrance, flowers and unbroken rice, and be gracious.

Explanation

Arghya honors the recipient through an especially prepared offering.

Step 10 · Optional

Achamaniya: offer water to sip

Offer a small separate bowl of clean water to the Goddess symbolically. This is not an instruction that the reader must perform specialized personal acamana.

The prayer requests that Devi accept the water and grant steadfast devotion.

Original Text

आचम्यतां त्वया देवि भक्तिं मे ह्यचलां कुरु । ईप्सितं मे वरं देहि परत्र च परां गतिम् ॥

Roman Transliteration

aachamyataam tvayaa devi bhaktim me hyachalaam kuru | eepsitam me varam dehi paratra cha paraam gatim ||ācamyatāṃ tvayā devi bhaktiṃ me hyacalāṃ kuru | īpsitaṃ me varaṃ dehi paratra ca parāṃ gatim ||

Meaning

O Goddess, please sip this water; grant me unwavering devotion, worthy blessings, and ultimate spiritual progress.

Explanation

The prayer requests that Devi accept the water and grant steadfast devotion.

Context 11

Snana: symbolic bath with clean water

Symbolic bathing applies only to a suitable washable household image, never a framed picture or delicate artwork. The water-bath verse has an uncertain opening compound; a complete bathing procedure is not taught here.

Clean water symbolizes hospitality and purification, without implying that one has performed a full consecratory bathing rite.

Original Text

परमानन्दबोधाब्धिनिमग्नानिजमूर्तये । साङ्गोपाङ्गमिदं स्नानं कल्पयामि सुरेश्वरि ॥

Roman Transliteration

paramaanandabodhaabdhinimagnaanijamoortaye | saangopaangamidam snaanam kalpayaami sureshvari ||paramānandabodhābdhinimagnānijamūrtaye | sāṅgopāṅgamidaṃ snānaṃ kalpayāmi sureśvari ||

Meaning

O sovereign Goddess, whose form is contemplated as immersed in the ocean of supreme bliss and awareness, I mentally offer this complete bathing service. The first compound is textually uncertain.

Explanation

Clean water symbolizes hospitality and purification, without implying that one has performed a full consecratory bathing rite.

Step 12 · Optional

Optional cloth or red chunari

If customary, place a clean cloth beside the image; avoid tying fabric near a lamp. The offering is optional in this household adaptation.

Cloth signifies care, dignity and hospitality rather than a compulsory expensive decoration.

Original Text

वस्त्रं च सोमदैवत्यं लज्जायास्तु निवारणम् । मया निवेदितं भक्त्या गृहाण परमेश्वरि ॥

Roman Transliteration

vastram cha somadaivatyam lajjaayaastu nivaaranam | mayaa niveditam bhaktyaa grihaana parameshvari ||vastraṃ ca somadaivatyaṃ lajjāyāstu nivāraṇam | mayā niveditaṃ bhaktyā gṛhāṇa parameśvari ||

Meaning

O Supreme Goddess, kindly accept the garment I offer with devotion for modesty and honor.

Explanation

Cloth signifies care, dignity and hospitality rather than a compulsory expensive decoration.

Step 13

Gandha: offer sandalwood fragrance

Offer a very small amount of safe sandal paste in a separate dish or, if suitable, on a washable established murti. Never put wet paste on paper, artwork, delicate paint, or anyone’s skin without consent.

Fragrance stands for graciousness, refinement, and joyful welcome.

Original Text

परमानन्दसौभाग्यं परिपूर्णं दिगन्तरे । गृहाण परमं गन्धं कृपया परमेश्वरि ॥

Roman Transliteration

paramaanandasaubhaagyam paripoornam digantare | grihaana paramam gandham kripayaa parameshvari ||paramānandasaubhāgyaṃ paripūrṇaṃ digantare | gṛhāṇa paramaṃ gandhaṃ kṛpayā parameśvari ||

Meaning

O Supreme Goddess, mercifully accept this excellent fragrance associated with auspicious joy.

Explanation

Fragrance stands for graciousness, refinement, and joyful welcome.

Step 14 · Optional

Optional kumkum / roli

Where the family worships this form of Devi using kumkum, place a pinch before the image or apply only to an appropriate washable murti. It is not obligatory for every Shakta or Smarta household.

Kumkum is a regional sign of auspiciousness and devotion; married-status symbolism is not compulsory for all worshippers.

Original Text

कुङ्कुमं कान्तिदं दिव्यं कामिनीकामसम्भवम् । कुङ्कुमेनार्चिते देवि प्रसीद परमेश्वरि ॥

Roman Transliteration

kunkumam kaantidam divyam kaamineekaamasambhavam | kunkumenaarchite devi praseeda parameshvari ||kuṅkumaṃ kāntidaṃ divyaṃ kāminīkāmasambhavam | kuṅkumenārcite devi prasīda parameśvari ||

Meaning

Divine Goddess, be gracious when honored with radiant kumkum.

Explanation

Kumkum is a regional sign of auspiciousness and devotion; married-status symbolism is not compulsory for all worshippers.

Step 15

Pushpanjali: flowers

Offer fresh clean flowers respectfully; the long verse names several flower types. If those specific flowers are unavailable, the shorter offering formula alone is the source-attested generic alternative. Flowers may be set on a plate.

Flowers express beauty, tenderness, impermanence and heartfelt devotion.

Original Text

मन्दारपारिजातादि-पाटलीकेतकानि च । जातीचम्पकपुष्पाणि गृहाणेमानि शोभने ॥

Roman Transliteration

mandaarapaarijaataadi-paataleeketakaani cha | jaateechampakapushpaani grihaanemaani shobhane ||mandārapārijātādi-pāṭalīketakāni ca | jātīcampakapuṣpāṇi gṛhāṇemāni śobhane ||

Meaning

O beautiful one, accept these flowers such as mandara, parijata, patali, ketaki, jasmine and champaka.

Explanation

Flowers express beauty, tenderness, impermanence and heartfelt devotion.

Context 16 · Optional

Optional incense offering

Traditional verse mentions a special mixture of guggulu, sandalwood and agaru. For smoke-sensitive homes omit the offering; this educational guide does not equate the described incense with all retail sticks or authorize indoor mixed-smoke burning.

Dhupa marks fragrant welcome; dense smoke is not required.

Original Text

दशाङ्गगुग्गुलं धूपं चन्दनागरुसंयुतम् । समर्पितं मया भक्त्या महादेवि प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥

Roman Transliteration

dashaangaguggulam dhoopam chandanaagarusamyutam | samarpitam mayaa bhaktyaa mahaadevi pratigrihyataam ||daśāṅgaguggulaṃ dhūpaṃ candanāgarusaṃyutam | samarpitaṃ mayā bhaktyā mahādevi pratigṛhyatām ||

Meaning

O great Goddess, accept the incense presented with devotion, described as blended with guggulu, sandalwood and agaru.

Explanation

Dhupa marks fragrant welcome; dense smoke is not required.

Context 17 · Optional

Dipa: offer light

The cited text specifically speaks of a bright ghee-wick lamp. Study the offering symbolically. A battery candle or an unattended/open flame cannot be called the same sourced procedure.

A flame represents insight and reverence, not a promise of supernatural protection.

Original Text

घृतवर्त्तिसमायुक्तं महातेजो महोज्ज्वलम् । दीपं दास्यामि देवेशि सुप्रीता भव सर्वदा ॥

Roman Transliteration

ghritavarttisamaayuktam mahaatejo mahojjvalam | deepam daasyaami deveshi supreetaa bhava sarvadaa ||ghṛtavarttisamāyuktaṃ mahātejo mahojjvalam | dīpaṃ dāsyāmi deveśi suprītā bhava sarvadā ||

Meaning

O ruler of the gods, I offer this bright lamp with a ghee-soaked wick; may you be gracious.

Explanation

A flame represents insight and reverence, not a promise of supernatural protection.

Context 18

Naivedya: simple food offering

The cited prayer describes a fourfold meal encompassing six tastes. A single fruit is a different offering; the verse should not be read as a literal description of a fruit-only meal.

The food offering expresses gratitude and sharing; it is not a substitute for food safety.

Original Text

अन्नं चतुर्विधं स्वादु रसैः षड्भिः समन्वितम् । नैवेद्यं गृह्यतां देवि भक्तिं मे ह्यचलां कुरु ॥

Roman Transliteration

annam chaturvidham svaadu rasaih shadbhih samanvitam | naivedyam grihyataam devi bhaktim me hyachalaam kuru ||annaṃ caturvidhaṃ svādu rasaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ samanvitam | naivedyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ devi bhaktiṃ me hyacalāṃ kuru ||

Meaning

O Goddess, please accept a pleasing fourfold meal embracing the six tastes, and make my devotion firm.

Explanation

The food offering expresses gratitude and sharing; it is not a substitute for food safety.

Step 19 · Optional

Post-offering water (optional)

A separate small bowl of potable water may be offered symbolically. Do not pour water into the offered food.

The gesture completes hospitality following an offered meal.

Original Text

कामारिवल्लभे देवि कुर्वाचमनमम्बिके । निरन्तरमहं वन्दे चरणौ तव चण्डिके ॥

Roman Transliteration

kaamaarivallabhe devi kurvaachamanamambike | nirantaramaham vande charanau tava chandike ||kāmārivallabhe devi kurvācamanamambike | nirantaramahaṃ vande caraṇau tava caṇḍike ||

Meaning

O Ambika, consort of Shiva, please accept water for rinsing; I continually bow to your feet.

Explanation

The gesture completes hospitality following an offered meal.

Step 20 · Optional

Optional devotional reading from Devi Mahatmyam

After offerings, recite this independent scriptural salutation or read a verified portion of Devi Mahatmyam (Durga Saptashati). Reading scripture is not itself a substitute for a specific upacara formula and does not authorize specialist recitation rites.

Devi is praised as the Great Goddess, auspicious Prakriti and gracious presence.

Original Text

नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै शिवायै सततं नमः । नमः प्रकृत्यै भद्रायै नियताः प्रणताः स्म ताम् ॥

Roman Transliteration

namo devyai mahaadevyai shivaayai satatam namah | namah prakrityai bhadraayai niyataah pranataah sma taam ||namo devyai mahādevyai śivāyai satataṃ namaḥ | namaḥ prakṛtyai bhadrāyai niyatāḥ praṇatāḥ sma tām ||

Meaning

Always salutations to the Goddess, the Great Goddess and the auspicious One; we bow with discipline to primordial Nature and the benevolent One.

Explanation

Devi is praised as the Great Goddess, auspicious Prakriti and gracious presence.

Context 21 · Optional

Optional aarti / light-waving

This prayer concerns camphor nirajana. It is included as a subject of study, not an instruction to ignite camphor indoors.

Nirajana honors the deity through light; no special number of circles is asserted by this guide.

Original Text

नीराजनं सुमाङ्गल्यं कर्पूरेण समन्वितम् । चन्द्रार्कवह्निसदृशं महादेवि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Roman Transliteration

neeraajanam sumaangalyam karpoorena samanvitam | chandraarkavahnisadrisham mahaadevi namo’stu te ||nīrājanaṃ sumāṅgalyaṃ karpūreṇa samanvitam | candrārkavahnisadṛśaṃ mahādevi namo’stu te ||

Meaning

O great Goddess, I offer reverence through this auspicious light-waving, with camphor, shining like moon, sun and fire.

Explanation

Nirajana honors the deity through light; no special number of circles is asserted by this guide.

Step 22 · Optional

Respectful bow and symbolic pradakshina

Bow with folded hands. If following the cited formal practice, its pranama/pradakshina is represented by a prayer; a physical threefold circumambulation is not mandatory for a small home shelf.

The prayer submits an act of reverence to Ambika.

This edition uses the general circumambulation prayer.

Original Text

यानि कानि च पापानि जन्मान्तरकृतानि च । तानि तानि विनश्यन्तु प्रदक्षिणपदे पदे ॥

Roman Transliteration

yaani kaani cha paapaani janmaantarakritaani cha | taani taani vinashyantu pradakshinapade pade ||yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntarakṛtāni ca | tāni tāni vinaśyantu pradakṣiṇapade pade ||

Meaning

May the wrongs committed in this or previous lives fall away with each step of circumambulation.

Explanation

This general circumambulation prayer expresses an aspiration to turn away from wrongdoing. It does not prescribe three circuits or guarantee removal of the consequences of harmful actions; family customs and physical ability differ.

Step 23

Kshamapana: ask forgiveness

Conclude with humility: acknowledge errors in memory, materials and attention without suggesting personal harm or ritual doom. A permanent household altar requires no invented mandatory daily visarjana.

A heartfelt apology for mistakes and a respectful final salutation.

This edition uses the Goddess forgiveness prayer.

Original Text

आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि विसर्जनम् । पूजां चैव न जानामि क्षम्यतां परमेश्वरि ॥

Roman Transliteration

aavaahanam na jaanaami na jaanaami visarjanam | poojaam chaiva na jaanaami kshamyataam parameshvari ||āvāhanaṃ na jānāmi na jānāmi visarjanam | pūjāṃ caiva na jānāmi kṣamyatāṃ parameśvari ||

Meaning

I do not know the invitation, the farewell or the proper worship; O supreme Goddess, please forgive me.

Explanation

This forgiveness prayer addresses the Goddess with humility. It acknowledges limited knowledge without replacing responsibility for care, kindness or safety.

Step 24

Aftercare and sharing prasada

Allow offerings to remain briefly according to household custom; keep food hygienic and share respectfully. Extinguish any flame fully under supervision, remove spent incense, and dispose of flowers sensitively. No mandatory Sanskrit cleanup mantra was attested in the selected source.

Prasada emphasizes gratitude and sharing, not guaranteed therapeutic effect.

Important Precautions

Formal installation (prana-pratiṣṭhāprāṇa-pratiṣṭhā), advanced mantras with bijabīja or nyāsa, fire sacrifice, specialist fasting, puberty- or marital-status rules, elaborate temple decorations, a mandatory always-burning lamp, and festival-specific Navratri timing have not been smuggled into this guide. A temple idol belongs under the temple’s custodian. Women, men and children have diverse family observances; there is no single enforced rule here.

Why no detailed initiatory Navarna japa? The text of a mantra and the right to instruct a particular ritual application are distinct. The separate Navarna Mantra reading explains textual forms and unresolved lineage eligibility. This guide neither counts repetitions nor prescribes bija-based applications.Why no detailed initiatory Navarna japa? The text of a mantra and the right to instruct a particular ritual application are distinct. The separate Navarna Mantra reading explains textual forms and unresolved lineage eligibility. This guide neither counts repetitions nor prescribes bīja-based applications.

Aarti songs

Related aartis can be read in the devotional collection. Camphor nirajana is a separate fire-related action; this educational reading does not authorize its performance.

Navratri, dates and Ghatasthapana

The same worship can be meaningful outside festivals, while Navratri follows location-specific lunar observance. Chaitra versus Sharad Navratri, Navadurga daily traditions and formal kalash installation will be handled in Guides 003–004. This static page makes no tithi, muhūrta, or date calculation.

Questions & Further Reading

Is incense compulsory? No. This selected household sequence allows its omission for smoke sensitivity; a learned ritual teacher should assess the final sequence.

Can I pour water on a framed photo? No. A clean vessel can represent the water offering.

Are Durga, Lakshmi, Kali and the nine Navadurga forms interchangeable at every ritual step? Not automatically; learn their specific theological and community contexts.

Do I need a formal Sanskrit sankalpa? Not for this household educational guide; avoid fabricated lineage or almanac details.

Must I perform prana-pratishtha or visarjana every day? No such universal household requirement is supported by the chosen source. Permanent household images and festival temporary installations differ.

Can I substitute chanting Navarna for every offering mantra? Not as a sourced universal replacement. Each selected offering has its own text and role.

Original Roman reading

The Roman reading recorded with this edition, retaining its spelling and word forms before the Easy Roman display conversion.

Optional Ganesha remembrance
vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭisamaprabha | nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā ||
Optional remembrance of the guru
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇurgururdevo maheśvaraḥ | guruḥ sākṣāt paraṃ brahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||
Dhyana: contemplate the auspicious Mother
sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike | śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo’stu te ||
Avahana: respectful invitation
āgaccha varade devi daityadarpaniṣūdini | pūjāṃ gṛhāṇa sumukhi namaste śaṅkarapriye ||
Asana: offer a symbolic seat
anekaratnasaṃyuktaṃ nānāmaṇigaṇānvitam | kārtasvaramayaṃ divyamāsanaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
Padya: water for the feet
gaṅgādisarvatīrthebhyo mayā prārthanayāhṛtam | toyametatsukhasparśaṃ pādyārthaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
Arghya: honored water offering
gandhapuṣpākṣatairyuktamarghyaṃ sampāditaṃ mayā | gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mahādevi prasannā bhava sarvadā ||
Achamaniya: offer water to sip
ācamyatāṃ tvayā devi bhaktiṃ me hyacalāṃ kuru | īpsitaṃ me varaṃ dehi paratra ca parāṃ gatim ||
Snana: symbolic bath with clean water
paramānandabodhābdhinimagnānijamūrtaye | sāṅgopāṅgamidaṃ snānaṃ kalpayāmi sureśvari ||
Optional cloth or red chunari
vastraṃ ca somadaivatyaṃ lajjāyāstu nivāraṇam | mayā niveditaṃ bhaktyā gṛhāṇa parameśvari ||
Gandha: offer sandalwood fragrance
paramānandasaubhāgyaṃ paripūrṇaṃ digantare | gṛhāṇa paramaṃ gandhaṃ kṛpayā parameśvari ||
Optional kumkum / roli
kuṅkumaṃ kāntidaṃ divyaṃ kāminīkāmasambhavam | kuṅkumenārcite devi prasīda parameśvari ||
Pushpanjali: flowers
mandārapārijātādi-pāṭalīketakāni ca | jātīcampakapuṣpāṇi gṛhāṇemāni śobhane ||
Optional incense offering
daśāṅgaguggulaṃ dhūpaṃ candanāgarusaṃyutam | samarpitaṃ mayā bhaktyā mahādevi pratigṛhyatām ||
Dipa: offer light
ghṛtavarttisamāyuktaṃ mahātejo mahojjvalam | dīpaṃ dāsyāmi deveśi suprītā bhava sarvadā ||
Naivedya: simple food offering
annaṃ caturvidhaṃ svādu rasaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ samanvitam | naivedyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ devi bhaktiṃ me hyacalāṃ kuru ||
Post-offering water (optional)
kāmārivallabhe devi kurvācamanamambike | nirantaramahaṃ vande caraṇau tava caṇḍike ||
Optional devotional reading from Devi Mahatmyam
namo devyai mahādevyai śivāyai satataṃ namaḥ | namaḥ prakṛtyai bhadrāyai niyatāḥ praṇatāḥ sma tām ||
Optional aarti / light-waving
nīrājanaṃ sumāṅgalyaṃ karpūreṇa samanvitam | candrārkavahnisadṛśaṃ mahādevi namo’stu te ||
Respectful bow and symbolic pradakshina
yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntarakṛtāni ca | tāni tāni vinaśyantu pradakṣiṇapade pade ||
Kshamapana: ask forgiveness
āvāhanaṃ na jānāmi na jānāmi visarjanam | pūjāṃ caiva na jānāmi kṣamyatāṃ parameśvari ||

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Inherited traditional wording; selected witness cited below. Romanization, meanings and explanations prepared for ShivGoraksh. No modern source translation, page layout or recording reproduced. The quoted passage is used for textual study, without conferring ritual authority.

Traditional prayer; comparative witness: Puja Samuccaya, Nirnaya Sagar Press, Bombay, 1923, https://sanskritdocuments.org/~sanskrit/doc_trial/fortransfer/Shankara/pUjAsamucchaya.pdf. The 1923 printed edition is used for inherited text, not modern website commentary, translations or arrangement. Traditional offering verse; the selected wording is retained, including sandhi, spelling and devotional-address variants. Comparative witness is not claimed identical.

Inherited Devi Mahatmyam Sanskrit; exact quoted words compared with the currently released Nirnaya Sagara historical-source educational edition. Original ShivGoraksh bilingual meanings. Source remains provisional, not independently certified.

Puja Samuccaya, Nirnaya Sagar Press, Bombay, 1923. https://sanskritdocuments.org/~sanskrit/doc_trial/fortransfer/Shankara/pUjAsamucchaya.pdf. Inherited Sanskrit offering text, distinguished from modern translations, explanations and arrangements. The historical/institutional comparison is not a claim that every spelling or deity-address is identical. Selected traditional orthography and devotional-address variants are retained.

Mahidhara, Mantramahodadhi with Nauka, Khemraj Sanskrit reprint. https://archive.org/details/mantra-mahodadhi-with-tika-khemraj. Inherited Sanskrit offering text, distinguished from modern translations, explanations and arrangements. The historical/institutional comparison is not a claim that every spelling or deity-address is identical. Selected traditional orthography and devotional-address variants are retained.

hindu-devotional-texts 0.8.0, Ishank Gupta and contributors. https://www.npmjs.com/package/hindu-devotional-texts/v/0.8.0. Selected reading adapted or quoted under MIT. MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 Ishank Gupta and contributors to hindu-devotional-texts Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. This edition uses a separately attributed alternative; other devotional sequences use different prayers.

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