What is Praana Prathishtha ?
[ it is believed that after inviting the deity
by telling the aavaahana mantraa, it is necessary
to say the following mantraa by which the deity
will get life
into it. (i.e praanaa in the deity)
*Pancha Gavayam means
1.milk 2.ghee 3.curd 4.go mayaa(cowdung)
5.go mootraha
(cow urine)
with sufficiend milk,curd and ghee to be mixed
with a drop of cow urine and dung makes panchagavyam.
The
same should be spinkled on the deity if
it is a photo, mud / clay deity
Note :
If the main deity is in the form
of any metal
item or pratimai *panchagavya abhishaekam to
be performed
Praana Pratishtaa Mantraa
Om asya shree
praanapratishthaa maha mantrasya,
brahmavishnu mahaeshvaraaha, rshayaha, rg yajussaama
atharvaani-chchandaamsi |sakala
jagat srushti
sthiti samhaara kaarinee,praana shaktihi paraa daevataa |
Amm beejam | hreem shaktihi | krom keelakam |
praanapratishthaapanae viniyogaha
| aam angushthaabhyaam namaha |
hreem tarjanee-bhyaam namaha | krom madhyamaabhyaam namaha |
aam anaamikaa bhyaam
namaha | hreem kanishthikaa-bhyaam namaha |
krom karatala karaprushthaabhyaam namaha |
Aam hrudayaaya namaha | hreen
shirasae svaahaa |
krom shikhaayai vashat | aam kavachaaya hoom |
hreem naetratrayaaya vowshat |krom astraaya phat
| Bhoorbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaha ||
Dhyaanam
Raktaamboshistha potollasa daruna sarojaadhiroodhaa
karaabjaihi paasham kodanda mikshoodbhava maliguna
mapymkusham panchabaanaan|
Bimraanaasrukkapaalam trnayanansitaa
bena
vakshoruhaadyaa daevee baalaarkavarnaa bhavatu
sukhakaree praanashaktihi paraa naha||
Om aam hreem krom | krom hreem aam |
ama yam ram lam vam sham sam ham lam
ksham aha|
Hamsaha soham so(a)ham hamsaha|
Asyaam moortow mahaagananapataeh jeevastishthatu.|
Asyaam moortow mahaaganapataehae sarvaendriyaani
vaanmanas tvak chakshuhu
shrotra jihaa ghraana paani
paada paayupasthaani itaagatya sukham chiram tishthantu svaahaa||
(put flwoers
with akshaedai on the main deity)
asooninae punarasmaasu chakshuhu punaha praanamiha
now daehi bhogam|
jyokpashyaema soorya muchcharanta manumatae mrulayaa nassvastti|
panchadashasamskaaraartham panchadashavaaram
pranavajapam krutbvaa||
aavaahito bhava, staapito bhava,
sannihito bhava,
sanniruddho bhava,avakunthito bhava,supreeto bhava,
suprasanno bhava,sumukho bhava, varado bhava,praseeda
praseeda |
swaamin sarva jagannaatha yaavat poojaavasaanakam |
taavat tvam preeti bhaavaena bimbae(a)smin sannidhim
kuru ||
(after saying the above shloka offer prasad to the deity)
Shodasha Upachaaraaha
(16 methods of honouring the deity)
1.
anaekaratna-khachitam muktaamani-vibhooshitam |
ratnasimhaasanam chaaru
ganaesha pratigruhyataam |
siddhivinaayakaaya namaha, aasanam samarpayaami ||
(put flowers and akshadai
on lord ganaesha)
2.
gowree putra namastae (a)stu doorvaa padmaadi
samyutam bhaktyaa paadyam
mayaa dattam gruhaana dviradaanana
siddhivinaayakaaya namaha, paadyam samarpayaami ||
(pour uddharini
of water in the arghyam cub)
3.
siddhaartha-yava-doorvabhir-gandha-pushpaakshatair-yutam |
tila-pushpa-samaayuktam
gruhaanaargyam gajaanana ||
siddhivinaayakaaya namaha, arghyam samarpayaami ||
(pour uddharini of water
in the arghyam cub)
4.
karpooraagaru pushpaishcha vaasitam vimalam jalam |
bhaktyaa dattyaa dattam
nayaa daeva kurushvaachamanam prabho ||
siddhivinaayakaaya namaha, aachamaneeyam samarpayaami ||
follows part 3
