Ganesh Puja

Ganesh Puja

Lord Ganesha, the second son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, is perhaps the most worshiped god in India.


According to legend, once Goddess Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva, created a child's effigy out of clay. Enchanted by its beauty and overcome by motherly instincts, she gave life to it. thus Ganesha was born. She wanted to take bath and clean herself. Before going for bath she instructed Ganesha to guard the place and not to allow anyone inside.


Soon Lord Shiva returned home and the dutiful Ganesha, not knowing Shiva, blocked his path and refused to let him in. Lord Shiva, the supreme trinity who never had his path blocked by anyone, was furious and cut off the head of Ganesha and entered the house.


Needless to say that goddess Parvati made a scene! To appease her Shiva wanted to bring Ganesha back to life. Unfortunately the chopped off head was nowhere to be seen. With the goddess making a racket behind him, Lord Shiva asked his men to go in the northern direction and bring the head of the first living being they foung. They soon returned with the head of an elephant.

Shiva attached the head to Ganesha's body and brought him back to life.

Shive is the ruling deity of astrology. He is also the Lord of Learning and the Lord of Obstacles, which is why he is called Vighnaraja. When Shiva is please, he removes obstacles from your path on auspicious occasions, and places obstacles in your path to prevent you from going somewhere inauspicious. When Shiva is displeased, he does the opposite.


Ganesha Moola Mantra

Om Gum Ganapataye Namah.


Ganesha Vedic Mantra

Om Vakratundaya Vidmahe
Vighnarajaya Dheemahi
Tanno Danti Prachodayat.

SHREE GANESH POOJA
Suklambaradaram Vishnum Sasivarnam Chathurbhujam Prasannavadanam Dhyayet Sarva Vugnopashantayet.
Shree Mahaganapathim Dhyayami.
Avahayame. Mahaganapataye namah. Asanam samarpayami.
Padyam samarpayami. Arghyam samarpayami.
Achamaneeyam samarpayami.
Madhuparkam samarpayami.
Snanam samarpayami.
Achamaneeyam samarpayami.
Vastralamkaram samarpayami.
Yegyopaveetham samarpayami.

Gandham dharayami
Om Sumukhaya namah
Om Ekadantaya namah
Om Kapilaya namah
Om Gajakarnikaya namah
Om Lambodaraya namah
Om Vikataya namah
Om Vignarajaya namah
Om Vinayakaya namah
Om Dhumaketave namah
Om Ganadhyakshaya namah
Om Phalachandraya namah
Om Gajananaya namah
Om Vakratundaya namah
Om Surpakarnaya namah
Om Herambaya namah
Om Skandapoorvajaya namah
Om Mahaganapate namah
Nanavidha parimala patra pushpani samarpayami.

Om Ganapataye namah. Mahaganapati sripadukayam poojayami tarpayami namah.
Om Ganapataye namah. Mahaganapati sripadukayam poojayami tarpayami namah.
Om Ganapataye namah. Mahaganapati sripadukayam poojayami tarpayami namah.

Mahaganapataye namah dhupam agrapayami,
deepam darsayami, nivedyam samarpayami
Madya madya paniyam, uttaraposhanam, hasta prakshalanam,
pada prakshalanam, achamaneeyam, tambulancha samarpayami.
Karpura Neerajanam darsayami.

Om Tatpurushaya vidmahay
Vakratunadaya dheemahi
tannodanti prachodayat.

Mahaganapataye namah.
Mantrapushpam samarpayami.

Pradikshana namaskaram samarpayami.

Samasta rajopachara,
devopacharan samarpayami.

Anaya poojaya bhagavan sarva devatmaka sree ganapati supreeta suprasanno varado bhavatu.