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Sri Rama Pu:ja

Let us start the puja by praying to our Gurus

o:m asmad gurubhyo: namaha

gurur brahma: gurur vishnuhu gurur de:vo: mahe:swaraha gurussa:ksha:th parabrahma thasmai sri: gurave: namaha Let us remember our sages who gave us Vedic knowledge and heritage while chanting the “Sa:nthi Manthram”

o:m namah parama rushibhyo: namah parama rushibhyaha! o:m namah parama rushibhyo: namah parama rushibhyaha!

o:m pu:rnamidam pu:rnamadaha

pu:rna:th pu:rnamudachyathe: | pu:rnasya pu:rnama:da:ya pu:rname:va:vasishyathe: || o:m

O:m Sri: Si:ta Ra:ma Chandra parabrahmane namaha!

Dhya:ya:mi

Let us start Sri: Ra:ma pu:ja, while visualizing Him in our hearts

a:pada:m apahartha:ram da:tha:ram sarva sampada:m lo:ka:bhira:mam sri:ra:mam bhu:yo: bhuyo: nama:myaham

O:m Sri: Ra:ma Chandra:ya namaha A:va:haya:mi

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With folded hands in Namaska:ra posture, open the palms slowly and show him the way from your heart into the picture/idol before you and request him to accept our puja. Now, let us offer a comfortable throne for Lord to be seated and to accept our pu:ja.

O:m Sri: Ra:machandra:ya namaha rathna simha:sanam samarpaya:mi

Taking a little water with a spoon from a small bowl on your left side, show it to Lord’s hands, lotus feet and mouth, and feel as if we are washing his hands, feet and mouth gently and lovingly.

O:m Sri:ra:ma Chandra:ya namaha

arghyam samarpaya:mi Show water to Lord’s hands and put in another bowl on your right side.

O:m Sri:ra:ma Chandra:ya namaha pa:dyam samarpaya:mi Show water to Lord’s feet and put in another bowl on your right side- do twice. O:m Sri:ra:ma Chandra:ya namaha a:chamani:yam samarpaya:mi Show water to Lord’s mouth put in another bowl on your right side – do thrice.

Offer a little water to Lord and imagine that you are giving Him a warm water bath. O:m Sri:ra:machandra:ya namaha

sna:nam samarpaya:mi

Take a flower petal in the right hand, a spoonful of water in left hand, dip the flower petal lightly in the water, and sprinkle on the Lord very gently two/three times as if we are giving Him a warm scented water bath.

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Offer a flower petal to Lord as soft towel after bath to dry out all the dampness.

O:m Sri: Ra:ma chandra:ya namaha plo:tha vasthram samarpaya:mi

With a flower petal, wipe out dampness on Lord’s picture/idol. Offer a flower petal to Lord and imagine that He is wearing soft, yellow silk clothes.

O:m Sri:ra:ma chandra:ya namaha vasthra yugmam samarpaya:mi

Decorate Lord’s forehead with thilakam O:m Sri: Ra:ma Chandra:ya namaha

u: rdhva pundra:n samarpaya:mi Take kumkum or sri:chu:rnam powder, mix up with a drop of water to make a paste, take a small lean stick and apply the paste in a long, vertical mark on the Lord’s forehead.

Offer a flower to the Lord as a sacred thread.

O:m Sri: Ra:ma Chandra:ya namaha Divya yajno:pavi:tham samarpaya:mi

Offer cool sandal wood paste to the Lord.

O:m Sri:ra:ma Chandra:ya namaha Divya sri chandanam samarpaya:mi

Offer ornaments such as rings, chains, flower garlands, etc to decorate and dress Him up

O:m Sri: Ra:ma Chandra:ya namaha divya a:bharana alanka:ra:n samarpaya:mi

Offer flower petals as ornaments or if you have real ones, offer them.

Take a flower petal, fill it up with love towards the Lord by keeping it close to your heart and then offer to Lord’s lotus feet or decorate the

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Lord’s picture/idol with it. Please refer to the Sri Rama Ashtottara Nama: vali printout provided to chant the 108 divine names of Lord Sri:ra:ma and Mother Lakshmi. Conclude with the following names of the Lord’s holy pariva:ram, family of devotees and servants and our Gurus. 1. O:m Sri Maha:lakshmyai namaha 2. O:m Sri Bhu: de:vyai namaha 3. O:m Sri Ni:la de:vyai namaha 4. O:m Sri Go:da de:vyai namaha 5. O:m Sri Anantha:ya namaha 6. O:m Sri Garuda:ya namaha 7. O:m Srimathe: Vishvakse:na:ya namaha 8. O:m Sri Para:nkusa:ya namaha 9. O:m Sri:mathe: Ra:ma:nuja:ya namaha 10. O:m Sri:mad Varavara munaye: namaha 11. O:m Sri Sva:cha:rye:bhyo: namaha 12. O:m Sri Pu:rva:cha:rye:bhyo: namaha samastha pariva:ra:ya sarva divya mangala vigraha:ya sri:mathe:

na:ra:yana:ya namaha

Light up an incense stick and offer the pleasant fragrance to the Lord. O:m Sri: Ra:machandra:ya namaha

dhu:pam a:ghra:paya:mi Light up an auspicious lamp and show it to the Lord.

O:m Sri: Ra:machandra:ya namaha di:pam sandarsaya:mi

Offer fruits, nuts and/or other naive:dyam prepared to the Lord with love.

O:m Sri: Ra:machandra:ya namaha naive:dyam samarpaya:mi

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Place all the offerings in front of the Lord and sprinkle a little water on the items. Joining your thumb, middle finger, and ring finger together, show each item to Lord’s mouth as if you are feeding him, offering a little water in between. While offering say “o:m. o:m. o:m”. When you feel that the Lord is satisfied, offer a little water to wash His mouth and hands. Then show the offerings to the Lord’s holy pariva:ram – family of devotees, servants and our Gurus. Then keep the offerings aside

Offer water to clean the hands. Hasthau praksha:laya:mi

Offer water to the Divine feet. Pa:dau praksha:laya:mi

Offer water to clean the mouth. Gandushanam samarpaya:mi

Offer mouth freshener to Lord.

O:m Sri: Ra:machandra:ya namaha Divya ta:mbulam samarpaya:mi

Show a holy lamp (with 2 wicks and ghee) or camphor-lit lamp (Ha:rathi) to the Lord, moving the lamp in a clockwise direction.

O:m Sri: Ra:machandra:ya namaha Mangala ni:ra:janam samarpaya:mi

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mangalam ko:sale:ndra:ya mahani:yam aha:thmane: chakravarthi thanu:ja:ya sa:rvabhauma:ya mangalam mangala:sa:sana paraihi mada:cha:rya puro:gamaihi | sarvaischa pu:rvair a:cha:ryaihi sathkrutha:ya:sthu mangalam ||

(After ha:rathi, sprinkle a little water on the non-glowing edge of the Ha:rathi instrument and keep it aside. Offer water to the Lord’s hands, lotus feet and mouth as done before.)

Universal Prayer Pray to the Lord to protect us from all evils, to give us good knowledge and behavior, and to let the entire Universe be happy and satisfied. swasthi praja:bhyaha paripa:layantha:m nya:yye:na marge:na mahi:m mahi:sa:ha go:bramhane:bhyascha subhamasthu nithyam Lo:ka:h samastha:h sukhino: bhavanthu

Oh! My God! Please accept my little puja offered to you whole heartedly and bless my country, bless my people, bless the whole universe so that all the creatures in this universe can live happily in a healthy environment.

Kshama: Pra:rthana

Pray to the Lord to forgive our mistakes and conclude the puja by offering everything we do at the lotus feet of the Lord for him to bless us as required. Oh! My beloved God! I wanted to do the puja sincerely but could not focus much and may not have chanted well. Please forgive me and accept my humble pranamas.

With both the open palms joined together facing the sky, invite Him back into our hearts gently and lovingly.

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Offer a flower as a nice bed and imagine that He is comfortably resting inside our hearts. Also remember our guru and chant the Sa:nthi Manthram thanking them for conducting this pu:ja so wonderfully.

Sarvam Sri Krushna:rpanam asthu O:m Asmadgurubhyo: namaha

O:m pu:rnamidam pu:rnamadaha pu:rna:th pu:rnamudachyathe: | pu:rnasya pu:rnama:da:ya pu:rnam e:va:vasishyathe: || O:m Namah parama rushibhyo: namah parama rushibhyaha!! O:m Namah parama rushibhyo: namah parama rushibhyaha!! Take thi:rtham. Mix all the holy water into one bowl. Take one spoonful of water at a time with the left hand into your right palm and drink without making any slurping sound as thi:rtham (also called as charana:mruth). Do this three times chanting the slokam

aka:la murthyu haranam sarva vya:dhi nivaranam

samastha pa:pa kshyakaram vishnu pado:dakam subham!

Take Prasa:dam and distribute it to everyone.

Jai Sri:manna:ra:yana!