Siva Puja Process, Shiva Puja Vidhanamu, How to Perform Shiva Puja?, Shiva Puja Mantra, How to Perform Shiva Puja?
Dhyaanam :
shlo // shuddhaspatika sankaasham thrinethram panchavakthram /
gangaadharam dhashabhujam sarvaabharana bhooshitham //
nilagrivam shashaankaamkam – naaga yagnyopavithinam /
vyaaghra charmotthariyancha varenyamabhayapradham //
kamamdalvaksha soothrabhyaamaanvitham shoolapaaninam /
jvalantham pingalajataa shikhaamudhyotha dhaarinim //
athruthenaaplutham hrushtamumaadhehaardha dhaarinam /
divyasimhaasanaasinam – divya bhoga samanvitham //
digdevathaa samaayuktham – suraasura namaskrutham /
nithyam cha shaashvatham shuddham dhruvamaksharamavyayam
sarvavyaapina mishaanamevam vai vishvaroopinam //
(Place a flower on the idol, then invoke the god in the idol, this is the 23rd mantra of Shiva Namakam)
Aavaahanam :
(Mantra) maanomahanthamuthamaano arbhakam maana ukshanthamutha maana ukshitham /
maanovadhih pitharam motham maatharam priyamaanthanastha nuvoh // rudhradhirisha //
Om shivaayanamah aavaahayaami /
(Place flower. then read the following mantram to offer aasanam and place a flower)
Aasanam :
(Mantra) yaatherudhra shivaathanooraghoraa paapakaashini //
thayaanasthanuvaashamthamayaa girishanthaabhichaakashihi //
om maheshvaraaya namah pushpam samarpayaami
(pushpamunumchavalayunu).
Paadhyam :
(Mantra) yaamishum girishantha hasthe bhibhirshyasthave
shivaam girithrathaamkuru mahigm sih purushamjagath
Om shambhave namah paadhyam samarpayaami.
(leave water in a plate)
Arghyam :
(Mantra) shivena vachasaa thvaa girishaachchaa vadhaamasi /
yadhaanassarvamijjagadhayakshmagm sumanaaasath //
Om bhargaaya namah arghyam samarpayaami.
(leave water in a plate)
Aachamanam :
(Mantra) adhya vochadha dhivakthraa prathamo dhaivyobhishak /
ahang hishcha sarvaanambhajassarvaashcha yaathudhaayanya
Om shankaraaya namah aachamaniyam samarpayaami.
(leave water in a plate)
Snaanam :
(Mantra) asau yasthaamrau aruna uthababhrusumamgalah
ye chemaagmrudhraa abhithodhikshu //
shrithaassahasra shovai shaagm heda imahe //
Om shaashvathaaya namah shuddhodhaka snaanam samarpayaami.
(leave water in a plate)
Panchaamrutha snaanam :
(With Milk)
aapyaayasvamethuthe vishvathassomavrushtiyam /
bhavaa vaajasya sangadheh //
Om pashupathaye namah kshirena snaapayaami .
(With Curd)
dhadhikraavunno akaarisham jishnorasvashyavaajinah /
surabhino mukhaakarathpramana ayugmshithaarishath //
Om umaapathaye namah dhadhyaasnaapayaami .
(With Ghee)
shukramasi jyothirasi thejosi devevassavithothsunaa
thvachchidhrena pavithrena vasossooryasyarasmibhih //
Om parabrahmane namah ajyenna snaapayaami.
(With Honey)
madhuvaakaa yathaayuthe madhuksharamthi simdhavah
maadhvinnassamthvaushamaadhih / madhunakthamuthoshini //
madhuvathpaardhigm rajah madhudhaurasthunah sthithaah /
madhumaanno vanaspathirmadhuraagm (asthu) sooryah
maadhvirgaavo bhavamthunah //
Om brahmaadhipaayanamah / madhunaa papayaami
(With Sugar)
svaadhuh savasva dhivyaaya janmane svaadhurimdhraaya
sahanethunaamne ! svaadhurmithraaya varunaaya
vaayave bruhaspathaye madhumaagm adhaabhyah /
Om parameshvaraaya namah! sharkaraan snapayaami.
(With coconut water)
yaah phalaviryaa aphalaa apushpaayaashcha pushpinih
bruhaspathi pramaathosthaano musthvag hamsah //
Om phaalalochanaaya namah – phalodhakena snaapayaami
(Plain water)
(thathah namakachamakapurushasookthena shudhdhodhakasnaanam kuryaath)
apohishtaamayobhuvah – thaana oorjedhadhaathana /
maheranaaya chakshase yovashshiva thamorasah /
thasmaa aramga maamavah yasyakshayaaya jinvadha //
apojana yadhaachanah
Om ashtamoorthaye namah – shuddhodhakasnaanam samarpayaami.
Abhishekam :
(Pour a stream of water continuously reading the below mantra)
Om namasthe rudhramanyava uthotha ishave namah
namasthe asthudhanvane baahubhyaamutha the namah //
thayaana sthanuvaasham thamayaa girishanthaabhi chaakashihi /
yaamishum girishantha hasthe bhibhirshyasthave
shivaam girithrathaamkuru mahigm sih purushamjagath //
shivena vachasaa thvaa girishaachchaa vadhaamasi /
yadhaanassarvamijjagadhayakshmagm sumanaa asath //
adhya vochadha dhivakthraa prathamo dhaivyobhishak /
ahamg hishcha sarvaanambhajassarvaashcha yaathudhaayanyah //
asau yasthaamrau aruna uthababhrusumamgalah
ye chemaagm rudhraa abhithodhikshuh //
shrithaassahasra shovai shaagm heda imahe
asauyo paraspathih nilagrivo vilohithah
uththainam gopaa adhrushannadhrushannudhahaaryah
uththainam vishvaabhoothaani sadhrushto mrudayaathinah //
namoasthu nilagrivaaya sahasraakshaaya midushe /
athoye asya sathvaano ham thebhyo karam namah
pramumcha dhanvana svamubhayoraarnthi yorjyaam
yashchathe hastha ishavah paraathaa bhagavova pa
avathathyadhanustvagm sahasraaksha shathashudhe //
nishira shalyaanaam mukhaashivo nassumaanaabhava //
vijyam dhanuh kapardhino vishalyo baanavaagm utha //
aneshanna syeshava abhurasya nishamgadhih //
yaathe hethirmidushtama hasthebabhoovathe dhanuh
thayaa smaanishvatha sthvamayakshma yaa paribhuja //
namasthe asthyaayudhaayaathaa naatha ya dhrushnave
ubhaabhyaamutha namo baahubhyaa thava dhanvaneh
parithe dhanvanohethirasmaanmrunakthu vishvathah
athodhiya ishu sthavaa re asminna dhehitham //
maano mahaantha muthamaano arbhakam maana ukshantha
muthamaana ukshitham / maano vadhih pitharam mothamaatharam
priyaamaanasthanuvoh rudhraririshah //
maanasthoke thanaye maana aayushimaano goshumaano
ashveshiririshah viraajanmaano rudhrabhaamitho vadhirhavishmantho nasusaavidhema the //
anoraniyaa mahamevakathvam mahaanaham vishva madham vachaithram
puraathanoham purushohamisho hiranyayoham shiroopa masthi //
Om mruthyumjayaaya namah abhishekam samarpayaami.
Vasthram :
(Mantra) asau yo vasarpathi nilagrivo vilohithah
uthainam gopaa adhrushannadhrushannu dhahaaryah
uthainam vishvabhoothaanisah dhrushto mrudayaathinah
Om mrudaaya namah – vasthrayugmam samarpayaami.
(Place 2 pieces of cloth or 2 flowers at the foot of the idol)
Katibandhanam :
(Mantra) dhirghaayuthvaayajadhrushtirasmitham jivaamivaradhah
puroocharaaya soshamabhisamvya yishye /
Om bhootheshaaya namah katibandhenavasthram samarpayaami.
Bhasmadhaaranam :
(Mantra) agnirithabhasma vaayuritha bhasmajamithi
bhasmasthalamithi bhasma vyomethibhasma sarvagm havaaya idhagm sarvambhasma /
(Mantra) thriambakam yajaamahe ugamdhim pushtivardhanam
urvaarukamivabamdhanaanmruthyorukshiyamaa mruthaath /
Om sharvaaya namah ithi bhasmadhaaranam.
Yagnyopavitham :
(Mantra) yagnyopavitham paramam pavithram prajaapathe ryathsahajam purasthaath /
aayushyamagryam prathimumcha shubhram yagnyopavitham balamasthu thejah //
Om sarveshvaraaya namah yagnyopavitham samarpayaami.
Gandham :
(Mantra) yovairudhravah yashchasomo bhoorbhuva
suvasthasmai namonamashshir shamjanadhOm vishvarooposi
gandhadhvaaraam dhuraadharshaam nithyapushtaam karishinim
ishvarigm sarvabhoothaanaamthvaamihopahvayeshriyam
Om sarvagnyaaya namah gandham vilepayaami.
(Sprinkle sandalwood paste)
Akshathalu.
(Mantra) aayane the paraayane dhoorvaarohasthu pushpinah
hradhaashcha pumdarikaani samudhrasya gruhaaname //
Om sadhaashivaaya namah akshathaan samarpayaami.
(Sprinkle akshata )
(Mantra) yaavai rudhrasya bhagavaanyashcha sooryobhoorbhuva
suvasthasmaivai janamonamashshir shamjanadho vishvarooposi //
shlo // amruthodhbhava shrivruksham shamkarasya sadhaapriyaa /
thaththeshambho prayachchaami bilvapathram sureshvara //
trishaakhai rbhilvapathraishcha achchidhraih komalai shubhaih /
thavapoojaam karishyaami archayethparameshvarah //
gruhaana bilvapathraani supushpaani maheshvarah /
sugandhena bhavaanisha hivaththvam kusumapriyah //
Om abhayaaya namah bilvapathraani samarpayaami.
(anamtharam ashtoththarashathanaamairvaathrishathanaamairvaa sahasra naamairvaaprapoojayeth)
Athaangapooja :
Om shankaraaya namah – paadhau poojayaami.
Om shivaaya namah – jamghe poojayaami.
Om maheshvaraaya namah – jaanuni poojayaami.
Om thrilokeshaaya namah – oorum poojayaami.
Om vrushaabhaaroodaaya namah – guhyam poojayaami.
Om bhasmodhdholitha vigrayaa namah – katim poojayaami.
Om mruthyumjayaaya namah – naabhim poojayaami.
Om rudhraaya namah – udharam poojayaami.
Om saambaaya namah – hrudhayam poojayaami.
Om bhujamgabhooshanaaya namah – hasthau poojayaami.
Om sadhaashivaaya namah – bhujau poojayaami.
Om vishveshvaraaya namah – kantam poojayaami.
Om girishaaya namah – mukham poojayaami.
Om thripuraamthakaaya namah – nethraani poojayaami.
Om viroopaakshaaya namah – lalaatam poojayaami.
Om gangaadharaaya namah – shirah poojayaami.
Om jataadharaaya namah – maulim poojayaami.
Om pashupathaye namah – sarvaanyamgaani poojayaami.
Om parameshvaraaya namah
Lingapooja :
Om nidhanapathaye namah
Om nidhanapathaamthikayai namah
Om oordhvaaya namah
Om hiranyaaya namah
Om suvarnaaya namah
Omdhivyaaya namah
Om bhavaaya namah
Om sharvaaya namah
Om shivaaya namah
Om jvalaaya namah
Om aathmaaya namah
Om paramaaya namah
Om oorthvalimgaaya namah
Om hiranyalimgaaya namah
Om suvarnalimgaaya namah
Om dhivyalimgaaya namah
Om bhavalimgaaya namah
Om sharvalimgaaya namah
Om shivalimgaaya namah
Om jvalalimgaaya namah
Om aathmalimgaaya namah
Om paramalimgaaya namah
Please read Shri shiva ashtoththara shathanaamaavali and Gauri ashtotthara shathanaamaavali.
Dhoopam :
navavasthvaa dhoopayamthu / gaayathre chandhasaangi –
rasvadhdhrudhraasthvaa bhoopayamthu / threshtubhena chandhasaangi
rasvadhaadhithaasthvaa dhoopayamthu / jagathena chandhasaangi
rasvadhiao brasthvaa dhoopayathvam / girisvadhivvashnusthvaa dhoopayarvamgirasva /
vvarunathvaa dhoopayathvam girisvadhadhalipthaa devirvishva devyaapathi /
prudhivyaasrubhasthemgidhasardhanathyanata devaanaam thvaapathni /
Om bhimaaya namah – dhoopamaaghraapayaami.
Light incense sticks and show it as offering
Deepam :
aapaani paadhoha mamchiththapashshkthim, pashvaamya chakshussa
shrunonyukarnah saveththivedhyam nadhathapaapthi, veththaatha mahuragryam purusham mahantham
sarvavyaapina maathmaanam kshire sarpi shivaarpithamsaa
aathmavidhyaa thapomoolam thdhbrahmopavishadham //
nathathra sooryobhaathinah chandhrathaarakam
nemaavidhyutho bhaamthikuro yamagni thasyabhaasaa sarvamidham vibhaathi //
Om mahaadevaaya namah dhipam dharshayaami.
(Then, do aachamanam and offer naivedhyam with the following mantra )
Naivedhyam :
(Mantra) devasavithah prasuvasathyamthvarthena parishamchaami
amruthamasthu amruthopa stharanamasi svaahaa //
Om praanaaya svaahaa, Om apaanaaya svaahaa, Om vyaanaaya svaahaa, Om samaanaaya svaahaa, Om brahmane svaahaa.
Om bhoorbhuva ssuvah, Om tha thasavithurvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi, dhiyo yonah prachodhayaath,
sathyam thvarthena parishimchaami, amruthamasthu, amruthopastharana masi, thathpurushaaya vidhmahe
mahaadevaaya dhimahi thanno rudhrahprachodhayaath
(sprinkle water on the offerings and then show to the lord.)
madhye madhye paaniyam samarpayaami.
(Leave water in the plate)
amruthaapidhaana masi, uththaraaposhanam samarpayaami, hasthau prakshaalayaami, paadhau prakshaalayaami, punaraachamaniyam samarpayaami.
Tamboolam :
(Mantra) umaarudhraaya thavase kaparthinekshayadhviraaya
prabharaamahamathim / ydhaavashshama adhvipadhe
chathushpadhe vishvam pushtamgraame asminna naathuram //
Om thripuraamthakaaya namah thaamboolam samarpayaami.
tamboolam charvanaanamtharam shuddhaachamaniyam samarpayaami.
Neerajanam :
shlo // paraanamdha chidhaakaasha – parabrahma svaroopikaa /
niraajanam gruhaanesha – aanamdhaakhyam sadhaashiva //
Light camphor and rotate 3 times around the murthi, by ringing the bell.
(Mantra) aryaprajaame gopaaya – sarvaprajaame gopaaya – amruthaththvaaya jivase janishyamaanaamcha /
amruthesathye prathishtithaam adharvapithumme gopaaya rasamanna mihaayushe adhabdhaayo shithathano
avishanna pithumkrunuh svapashoonme gopaayah dhvipaadho ye chathushpadhah ashtaasha paashchaaya ihagne /
yechaik shapaa anugaah sapradhassabhaamme gopaaya yechakyaassabhaasadhah thaanimdhriyaavathah
kurusarvamayooru paanathaam herbhudhni ya mamthram me gopaaya yamrushayasrai vidhaavidhuh //
ruchussaamaani yajoogmshipaahi shriramruthaanathaam / maano vaagmsi jaathavedhogaamashvam purusham
jagath abhibhradhagna gahishriyaa maa paripaalayaa saamraajyam cha viraajam chaabhi shriryaachano
gruhalakshmi raashtrasyaya mukhethayaa maanagm srujaamasinam thatha shrirasthuh nithyamangalaani bhavanthu.
Om sadhaashivaaya namah karpooraniraajanam samarpayaami.
anamtharam aachamaniyam samarpayaami.
(Leave water in the plate)
Manthrapushpam :
Om sahasra shir sham devam vishvaaksham vishvashambhuvam,
vishvam naaraayanam deva maksharam paramam padham.
vishvathah paramaannithyam vishvam naaraayanagm harim.
vishvamevedham purushastha dhvishvamuapajivathi,
pathim vishvasyaathmeshvaragm shaashvathagm shivamachyutham
naaraayanam mahaagnyeyam vishvaathmaanam paraayanam,
naaraayana parojyothi raathmaa naaraayanah parah,
naaraayana parambrahma thaththvam naaraayanah parah
naaraayanaparo dhyaathaa dhyaanam naaraayanah parah
yachchakimchijjaga thsarvam dhrushyathe shrooyathe pivaa,
amtharbahishcha tha thsaryam vyaapya naaraayana ssthithah
anamthamavyayam kavigm samudhremtham vishvashambhuvam
padhmakosha prathikaashagm hrudhayam chaapyadhomukham,
adhonishtyaa vithasthyaanthe naabhyaamupari thishtathi,
jvaalaamaalaa kulam bhaathi vishvasyaayathanam mahath,
santhathagm shilaabhisthu lambathyaakosha sannibham.
thasyaanthe sushiragam sookshmam thasmin thsarvam prathishtatham,
thasya madhye mahaa nagni rvishvaarchi rvishvathomukhah.
sograbhu gvibhaja nthishta nnaahaara majarah kavih
thiryagoorthva madhashshaayi rashshayasthasya samthathaa,
samthaapayathi svam dheha maapaadhathalamasthagah,
thasya madhye vahnishikhaa aniyordhvaa vyavasthithah,
nilathoyadhamadhyasthaa dhvidhyullekheva bhaasvaraa,
nivaarashookava ththanvi pithaa bhaasvathyanoopamaa,
tahsyaa shshikhaayaa madhye paramaathmaa vyavasthithah,
sa brahma sa shiva ssa harissemdhra ssoksharah paramah svaraat.
raajaadhiraajaaya prasahya saahine,
namo vayam vai shravanaaya kurmahe
sa me kaamaa nkaamakaamaaya mahyam
kaameshvarovaishravano dhadhaathu.
kuberaayavaishravanaaya, mahaaraajaaya namah
Om thadbrahma – Om thadhvaayuh Om thadhaathmaa
Om thathsathyam Om thathsarvam Om thathpurornamah.
anthasharathi bhootheshu guhaayaam vishvamoorthishu thvam yagnyasthvam vashatkaasthva mimdhrasthagm
rudhrasthvam vishnusthvam brahmasthvam prajaapathih / thvam thadhaapa aapojyothi raso mrutham brahma bhoorbhuvassuvarom //
ishaanyassarvavidhyaanaamishvarassarvabhoothaanaam
brahmadhipathirbrahmanidhipathirbrashivome asthsadhaa shivOm
thathpurushaaya vidhmahe mahaadevaaya dhimahi thannorudhrah prachodhayaath //
Aathmapradhakshinam :
Circumbulate 3 times saying the below:
yaanikaanicha paapaani janmaamtharakruthaani cha,
thaani thaani pranashyamthi pradhakshina padhepadhe.
paapoham paapakarmaaham paapaathma paapasambhavah,
thraahi maam krupayaa deva sharanaa gathavathsala.
shri sadhaashivaaya namah aathmapradhakshina namaskaaraan samarpayaami.
Arpanam:
shlo // yasyasmruthyaachanaamokthyaa thapah poojaa kriyaadhishu
nyoonam sampoornathaam yaathi sadhyovamdhethamishvaram //
mamthrahinam kriyaahinam bhakthahinam maheshvara
yathpoojitham mayaadeva paripoornam thadhasthuthe //
supritha ssuprasanno varadhobhavathu
shri sadhaashiva prasaadham shirasaa gruhnaami //
(take flowers from pooja and put them on head with respect.)
Teerthasvikaranam :
shlo // akaalamruthyuharanam – sarvavyaadhi nivaaranam
samastha paapakshayakaram – shivapaadhodhakam paavanam shubham //
(sip the teertham saying the above.)
shubham bhooyaath ..
