Daily Puja and Mantra Japa at Home, How to do daily Puja at home?
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| As per the Shastras or scriptures, early morning is the best time to perform daily Puja. |
Daily Puja and Mantra Japa at Home
Puja means worship or reverence of the God almighty. Most of the Vedic studies and epic reading, including the Vedas, Upanishad, Ramayana, Mahabharata and more emphasize the meaning of performing daily Puja at home. There are diverse types of Pujas ranging from simple ones to really elaborate and complex ones. Pujas such as Rudra Abhishek, Satyanarayan Puja, Diwali Puja, Vastu Puja and others are performed on specific days and events only a few times every year. Many devotees often perform a small daily Puja before leaving home for everyday blessings of the Divine, Sattvik living and positivity. Devotees mostly offer Deity Pujas either to their favourite Deity or Ishta Devta or to a specific Deity for a specific use.
How to do daily Puja at home?
As per the Shastras or scriptures, early morning is the best time to perform daily Puja. The time after the sunrise in the morning is considered as most Sattvik as Sato Guna (mode of goodness) is highly active during this fourth dimension. As a result, the brain is calm and highly focused. At that place are many rituals and steps involved in conducting the daily Puja such as mantra Japa, Shlokas Chanting and even fire rituals. These steps in concert create the required vibration and energies to ensure blessings and positivity. Pujas are offered to various Gods and Goddesses depending upon the particular day which is dedicated to a particular Deity. It is noted in the scriptures that offering Puja to any Deity is equivalent to offering Puja to the Supreme Consciousness (Brahman).
Devotees may use the below-mentioned steps to execute the daily Pujas:
Bring a bath and put on clean clothes and sit peacefully in front of the Deity idol or image
Centre and offer prayers while meditating upon on the Deity
Ask for the Deity into the altar and chant mantra while offering flowers
Get hold of a sip of water through the right palm and take a vow for the rituals
Bathe the symbolic shape of Deity with water and auspicious items like milk, honey, curd, sandal or other items while chanting mantras
Dress or offer sacred clothes to Deity. Offer Tilak and flowers and decorate the Deity, while chanting Deity’s name and mantra
Light incense or Dhoop sticks and worship the Deity with it and spread its smoke throughout the communion table
Wave a lamp in a clockwise pattern as a mantra is being chanted
Offer food to Deity followed by betel leaves, betel nuts and money
After completion of basic puja, chant mantras, slokas or stutis of Deity
You may also read a story or legend of the Deity
Circumambulate the altar, seek forgiveness for any mistake and wish farewell to the Deity, while a mantra is being chanted
Distribute and consume the food proffered to the Deity
Daily Mantra Japa Vidhi
Mantra Japa is the practice of repeating a mantra while focusing on the significance of the mantra. Mantra Japa is best performed using a strand of the beaded male is known as Japa mala made of Rudraksha, red sandal, Tulsi or sphatik beads. Chanting of mantras helps anchor the fickle mind, improve focus and concentration and helps achieve peace of mind.
You can follow below-mentioned steps to repeat the mantra using a Japa Mala:
You many resolve to repeat a certain amount of mantras
Use a rosary or, Japa mala with tassels or Sumeru and begin the Japa on a pearl next to Sumeru or tassel or Guru bead by gently rolling it between thumb and ring or middle finger until you reach the Guru bead
Do not cross the Guru bead instead reverse the bead string and begin with the second round and repeat the procedure mentioned above
Ensure the level of the male is not beneath the navel and do not use the index finger for rolling the male
Rhythm the mantra with the breath and think of the signification of the mantra
Repeat the mantra slowly with a notion that the mantra is purifying your thoughts and heart
After completion of mantra Japa, sit in silence for some time to imbibe the spiritual vibes of the mantra Japa
Some common mantras used by deities given below,
'Om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ. Tat saviturvarēṇyaṁ. Bhargō dēvasya dhīmahi. Dhiyō yō naḥ pracōdayāt.
Ōm namō pakavatē cītā rāmāya
ōm namō pakavatē āñcanēyāya
ōm namō pakavatē haṉumantāyā
ōm namō pakavatē tattātrēyāya
ōm namō pakavatē catakuru nātāya
ōm namō pakavatē āpatcakāya
ōm namō pakavatē tacāvatārāya
ōm namō pakavatē karivarata rājāya
ōm namō pakavatē puruṣōttamāyā
ōm namō pakavatē caṅku cakrāya
ōm namō pakavatē kastūri tilakāya
ōm namō pakavatē cāntakuṇa cīlāya
ōm namō pakavatē carvalōkēcāya
ōm namō pakavatē vaikuṇṭa vācāya
ōm namō pakavatē hari namō nārāyaṇāya.
Ōma namō bhagavatē vāsudēvāya
yā dēvī sarvabhūtēṣu śakti-rūpēṇasansthitā.Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namō namaḥ.
Sarvamaṅgala māṅgalyē śivē sarvārtha sādhikē.Śaraṇyē tryambakē gaurī nārāyaṇi namōstutē.
'Om jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī durgā kṣamā śivā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namō̕stutē||
yā kundēndutuṣārahāradhavalā yā śubhravastrāvr̥tāyā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā yā śvētapadmāsanā.
Yā brahmācyutaśaṅkaraprabhr̥tibhirdēvaiḥ sadā pūjitāsā māṁ pātu sarasvati bhagavatī niḥśēṣajāḍyāpahā.
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