Namaskaaram
This page from the book "Uni5 Selftual Navarathri" will discuss the ways to celebrate Navarathri, by connecting yourself to get the full benefit.
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1.0 Introduction
Light the Lamp (five wicks) in your Pooja room after putting kumkum to the lamp and offering a flower, invoking the lamp as the embodiment of Devi’s Shakthi. Then chant 3 times Aum.
AUM
AUM Para Brahma Aarambham
Paraa Sakthi Madhaymam
Asmat Aacharya Paryantham Vandae Guru Parambaraha
It is very important to get permission from your Guru to do the Complete Navarathri Pooja using the mantras of Devatas. So few seconds you meditate on your Guru asking permission before you proceed further.
AUM Sath Gurubhyo Namaha
AUM Hari Shree Ganapathaye Namaha
Akhanda Mandalaa Kaaram
Vyaaptam Yena Charaacharam
Tatpadam Dharshitam Yena
Tasmae Shri Guruve Namah
Agyaana Timiraandasya
GyaanaanJana Shalaakayaa
Chaksharumeelitam Yena
Tasmae Shri Guruve Namah
Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheshvarah
Guru Saakshaat Param Brahma
Tasmae Shree Guruve Namah
AUM Sapta Rishiyai Namaha
1.1 GURU’S VANDHANAM
Aum Maharshi Kapila-chaaryah Kritajno Medineepatih |
Tripadas Tri-dasha-adhyaksho Maha-Shringa Kritaantakrit
AUM Maharishi Kapilachaaryaai Namaha ||57- Vishnu Sahasranamam||
(Offer a flower)
To Maharshih Kapilaachaaryah with gratitude, the one who has mastered the entire knowledge, the one who is the knower of all the created objects, and crossed the three realmstoblissfullypresident the highest state where one annihilates all actions to the Eternal actionless state.
Gyaana mudraaya krishnaaya Geetha amrita duhe namah
ज्ञानमुद्राय कृष्णाय गितामृतदुहे नमः ॥३॥
I bow to Krishna who gave the nectar Geetha showing the Chhin mudra.
AUM Jagad Guru Aadhi Sankaracharya Namaha.
Chant your current Guru’s Vandanam (Sloka)….
example.….
AUM AmriteshwaryaiNamaha.
Dyayamo Dhavala Kundana Vatheem
Thejo Mayeem Naishtikeem
Snigthaa Paanga Vilokineem Bhagavatheem
Mandhasmitha Sree Mukeem
Vaatsalya Amrutha Varshineem Su-Madhuram
Sangeerthana Aala-bineem
Sya-maangeem Madu-Siktha Sookthaam
Amritanand Aathmikaam Ishvareem
AUM Amriteshwaryai Namaha.
(Offer a flower)
Now go to the Golu Stand
1.2 GANESH VANDHANAM
AUM Gana-naa-am Tvaa Ganapatim Havaa-mahe
Kavim Kaveenaam-Upama-Shravas-Tamam
Jyestha-Raajam Brahmanaam, Brahmanas-Pata
Aa Nah Shrinvan-Nootibhih-Seeda-Saadanam
AUM Mahaa-Gana-Adhipataye Namah
AUM Gam Ganapathaye Namaha, Aavaahayami, Sthaapayaami, dhyaami, Poojayaami.
(Invite with both your hands from the space above towards the lamp as an act of invoking him the lamp light. Understand that Ganesha is now present in the subtle energy form of light in front of you. Offer A Flower To the feet of the lighted lamp placed in front ofGolu. Blow conch at this juncture and sway fan as an act of inviting him as the King at your home. You can ring bell or drums at this point. Ganesha represent the Primordial Energy that has not even taken the proper form in material world and Ganesha is aymbolized as a gigantic elephant.
Do Ganesha Yoga with Breathing Awareness. Feel that from the Cosmic Energy, Ganesha is filling in you and all the deities in the Golu and in all beings around you. Thus you are charging with your awareness along with the breath which is called as Praana-Prashista or enlivening God’s Energy in the primordial form as Ganesha.
You can do the following chanting and then do the Praana Prasthita, Another way is do Ganesha Yoga after every chant. In total you may do, 3 or 5 or 10 times of Ganesha Yoga for Praana Prathista.
Aum Shreem Hreem Kleem Glaum Gam Ganapataye
Vara Varadaa Sarva Janamme Vashamanaayaa Svaha
Shreem, Hreem, Kleem, Glaum and Gam are the Beej sounds resonating with God’s Energy. Utterance of it will connect you to that Energy in the Primordial form of Ganesha. Now you request Ganesha for Energy boon (Vara) to be transferred (Vasham) to all the aspects (Sarva) of your life (Janam). In Homa you do the offering through the Energy career of Agni (Swaaha Devi).
Keep a sweet or even one dates or a banana near him as an offering and continue with the pooja.
1.3 GAYATHRI MANTRA
"AUM Bhoor Bhuvah Svaha, Tat Savitur Varenyam, Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi, Dhiyo Yo Nah Pra-chodayaat !"
This is the most important mantra because the Sankalpa or objective of all rituals is toinvoke that (Tat) worthy (Varaneeyam) Energy (Savitur), which we witness as physical Body (Bhoor),Awareness (Bhuva) and Consciousness (Svaha), to inspire (prachodayat) our (Yo Nah) mind to radiate (Bhargo) brightly (Devasya) by imbuing/meditating/transforming(Dheemahi) , in the form of intelligence (Dhiyo).
Invocation of Golu
Invoke Devi in Golu by using flowers in each step chanting. Place the first flower to Ganesha in the lowest step by chanting
AUMSarvam khalvidam Evaham Nanya Dashti Sanathanam( 9 times).
(All that is, I Am, Eternal)
Invoke Devi in all nine steps of Golu chanting the above mantra and offering one flower to each step. Final you place the 10th flower on top of Khalasa, the invoked form of Devi. Chant the Moola Mantra or Gayathri Mantra of the Devi you have invoked for the year.
