Subject: i want start santoshi matha varatham now iam in US i donot have the right book of mantra to pray god please help me
i want to start santoshi matha varatham Presently iam staying in USA i donot have godess murthi and right book to do pooja please can u suggest me how to do pooja without these important things.
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Sheila Das, Council Member on
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Bhagvad Gita
Mundokopanishad
Soundarya LAhari( By Jagatguru Shankaracharya)
Well , u dont need book or a murti to pray. It is from the heart that prayers have to come.
1. So u want to do “santoshi matha varatham”and don’t have a book /murti! ! !
2..Listen to what Bhagvan has said in the Gita:
“If it is with great devotion and a clean mind that (even ) a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water , is offered, I receive that devotee’s offerings with much happiness” (Bhagvad Gita :9:26)
3.Also, “Arjuna, What ever u do Whatever u eat Whatever u offer (in a pooja or homa) Whatever u give Whatever austerity u observe Do it For me and offer it unto me” ( Bhagvad Gita 9:27)
3. JAgat Guru Shanakarachrya the all time greatest of devotees has said this (Soundarya Lahari: verse 27) &Roughly translated this would mean :
“May what ever I say be a prayer. What ever I do with my hands be mudras of a pooja When I walk let it be a pradakshina When I eat let it be what I offer into a homa When I lie down let be my namaskar Let every movement of mine be what u would be fond of Let my ever action be a complete surrender to you in a pooja ”
2. Also, are u scared that this is not what “SAntoshi maa “ has said? ? ?
“(If) He, with great deep interest (and )full involvement seeks his goal , (he ) fulfills those desires thru those very devas whom u meditate on , However only as decided by me ” ( Gita 7:22)
4. Vrats , poojas, mantra are from the Karma kandha of the Vedas. The Gita is said to the be Milk of the cow which is the Upanishads which is from the Jnana Khanda of the Vedas. One does not contradict the other.
3. Also , Vedic mantras and poojas are extremely difficult to perform ;That’s why results of poojas and homas are almost never felt manifested . where as if performed perfectly it is 100% guaranteed tha thte result will be obtainable. Mundokapanishad .( 1-2-3) potrays this thru what it says about failure of Agni-hotram . Roughly translated this would mean :
“ If it is not accompanied by
1. new moon and full moonsacrifices
2) 4 months of autumnal sacrifice(chaturmasya) .
3) sacrifice of offereing first fruits at harvest time
4) if not attended by guests,
5) performede dwithout woshipping of viswadevas
6) not performed as per rules laid down in Vedas. . .
. . . . then it will not only not help him , but also destroy him for 7 generations”
And this is extremely difficult to accomplish even if done with great care (even with a book and a murti ! ! ! ).
So wake up , offer everything that u do to God. When u get the book /murti u can do the vrat as prescribed, if possible
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NEERAJA NAVEEN, Council Member on
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now a days u can get many things in net. u can take the print outs of santhoshi maa photos and put in pooja room and do pooja. if possible u can make photo frame of that printout. try it or u can put that printout only.
Santhoshi Matha Pooja Vidhanam:
u can start the pooja on any friday for any num of weeks.never eat or touch katta.they include tamrind,tomatos,curd,dosa,idly,yellow banana, (try avoiding all fruits except green babana which is given as prasad).wash u'r hair on the pooja fridays.never talk lies and dont indulge in sex.people sleep on the floor that night.
After the num of weeks pooja is over on the last friday u have to do udhyapana. either call 8 small boys and serve them food or pay money in the temple and they will do the rest. never give money in the form of dhakshina.
pooja samanlu or pooja items: 2 deepams,ghee or oil to light the lamp, agarbathi,flowers,karpooram,thamalapakku,coconut, pasuppu,kumkum,quarters 3(25 cent coins) fried channa(handfull),bellam(little),akshinthalu, pasupu vinayakudu,water(pancha pathram and udharani--if u dont have panchpatram then keep a glass of water and a spoon with pasupu kumkum on all four sides)
Pooja vidhanam:light 2 deepams and the scented sticks(2). keep the pasupu vinayakudu on one thamalapakku.keep kumkum on all four sides.now take some channa and bellam in one hand and place the other on top of it and wish for wat u want or tell god the reason y u'r doing the pooja.after praying keep it aside in one plate.this is u'r prasad.start by praying to lord vinayaka.
PRANAYAMAM: OM BHOOHU OM BHUVAHA OM SUVAHA OM MAHAHA OM JANAHA OM TAPAHAHA OM SATYAM OM TATSAVITURVA RENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI DHIYO YONA PRACHODAYATH O MAAP JYOTEERASAHA AMRUTAM BRAHMAHA BOORBHUVASSUVAROM.
SANKALPAM: keep flowers n akshadha in u'r left palm n close with the right n place it over u'r right thigh n chant the following
MAMOPAATHA SAMASTA DURITAKSHAYADVAARA SHREE PARAMESHWARA PREETYARTHAM KARISHYA MAANASYA KARMANAHA NIRVIGHNENA PARI SAMAAPTHYATHAM AADAU VIGNESHWARA POOJAM KARISHYAE
put the flowers n akshidha on the turmeric puliyar
PRAYER: VAKRATUNDA MAHAAKAYA SOORYAKOTI SAMAPRABHA NIRVIGHNAM KURUME DEVA SARVA KAARYESHU SARVADAA now move the turmeric ganesh to the top a bit and say the following VIGNESHWARA YATHAASTAANAM PRATISTHAAPAYAAMI,GANAPATHI PRASADAM SHIRASA GRUHNAAMI(take the akshidha and flowers frm the god and keep in u'r hair)
PLACE A THAMALAPAKKU ON EITHER SIDE OF TURMERIC GANESHA AND KEEP A COIN ON IT.ON ONE SIDE IS NAVAGRAHA DEYVUDU AND THE OTHER SIDE IS ASHTADIKPALAKUDU.KEEP TURMERIC AND KUMKUM ON IT AND PUT FLOWERS AND ASKHIDHA.NOW ALSO DO THE SAME TO THE DEEPAM.LIGHT LITTLE CAMPHOR AMD SHOW TO THE DEEPAMS,ASHTADIKLAPAKA AND NAVAGRAHA. SHATHOSHI MAA POOJA PRARAMBH.WASH THE COCONUT.APPLY TURMERIC ON THE COCONUT AND KEEP EYES,NOSE N LIPS.KEEP THIS
SUKLAM BARADHARAM.. OM BHOOHU..OM BHUVAHA.. SANKALPAM(KEEP FLOWERS N AKSHIDHA IN U'R HANDS AND PRAY)MAMO PAATTA SAMASTA DURITAAKSHA YADVAARAA,SHREE PARAMESHWARA PREETHYARTHAM,SHUBHE SHOBHANE MUHURTHEY,AADYABRAHMANAHA DVITEEYA PARAARDHE SHVETA VARAHA KALPE VAIVASTAMANVANTARE,ASHTAAVIMSHATITAME,KALIYUGE,PRA THAMAPATHEY,JAMBHOODVEEPEY,BRATHAVARSHE, BARATHAKANDEY,MEROHO DAKSHINA DIKH BAGHEY,SHAKAABDEY ASMIN VARTHAMAANE,VYAAVAHAARIKA,PRADHAVAADI SHASHTHI SAMVATSARAANAA MADHYE NAAMASAMVATSARE(name of the year in sanskrit),AYANE(dakshinaayaney or uttharaayam)RTOU(season)maase(name of the telugu month)PAKSHEY(shuklapaksham or krishna paksham )YAAM (DAY)SHUBHA THITHAU...BHRUGUVAASARA YUKTAAYAM...NAKSHATRA(NAME OF THE NAKSHTRAM ON THAT DAY)YUKTAAYAM,SHUBHAYOGA,SHUBHAKARANA EVAMGUNA,VIGNESHANA,VISHISTAAYAM ASYAAM(NAME OF THE DAY)MAMA BHARTUSHCHA ANYONYA PREETIPURASSARAM,AVIYOGAARTHAM SAT SANTAANA PHALAAPTYARTHAM,SAKALA SOBHAGYA SIDDHYARTHAM ISHTAKAAMYAARTHA SIDDHYARTHAM SHREE SANTHOSHEE MATRU POOJA KARISHYE.(KEEP A COIN IN ANOTHER SMALL PLATE.THIS IS REGARDED AS SANTHOSHI MATHA AAKARAM.)AAVAHITHA BHAVA,STAPITHA BHAVA,SUPRASANNA BHAVA,VARDHA BHAVA,SUMIKI BHAVA,PRASIDHA PRASHIDHA PRASIDHA PADHYAM SAMARPAYAMI(WATER) ARGAYAM SAMARPAYAMI(WATER),PANCHAMRITHA SNANAM SAMARPAYAMI.POUR WATER ON THE COIN AND BATH THE GODESS 1ST SPOON WATER IS MILK,CURD,HONEY,SUGAR KALASHASYA MUKHE VISHNUH,kanthe RUDRAH SAMAASHRITAH,MOOLE TATRA STHITO BRAHMAA MADHYE MATRUGANAAHA SMRTAAHA.KUKSHAU TU SAAGaraah sarve,SAPTADHVEEPAA VASUNDHARAA,rgvedoATHA YAJURVEDHA,SAAMAVEDO ATHARVANAHA.ANGAISHCHA SAHITAAHA SARVE KALASHAAMBU SAMAASHRITAAH. AAYAANTU DEVAPOOJAARTHAM,DURITAKSHAYA KAARAKAAHA.GANGE CHA YAMUNE CHAIVE GODAAVARI SARASWATHI NARMADHEY SINDHU KAVERY JALE ASMIN SANNIDHIM KURU.AAGAMAARTHUM TU DEVAANAAM,GAMANAARTHAM TU RAKSHASAAM.GHANTAARAVAM KAROMYAADAU DEVATAAHVAANA LAANCHANAM.
now wipe the coin and keep it near the kalasam and keep turmeric and kumkum.show agarbathi and put flowers and show karpooram.keep the pooja flowers in ur' hair. now its time to read the story.after reading the story show mangala harathi(kumkum water).sing a song on ammavaru and eat the chana and bellam then give it to others.evening do light the deepam.next day have a bath,remove the kalasham.break the coconut
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You can do Santoshi Mata Pooja for 16 weeks and do Udyapana.
On the day of the Vrat (ie Friday)You can have milk and fruits (Bananas).You can have meals once in the evening. You should not eat garlic, onion, tamarind, tomato, lemon, curd etc.
If you know Telugu Please see these links for Santoshi Mata Vratam
Santoshi Mata Pooja is usually performed for a period of 16 Weeks on Friday.
You will be required to have a Santoshi Mata Photo, the Pooja book which contains the story and for prasad you will need roasted chana, jaggery and green banana.
"You are not supposed to eat or touch anything which is sour like Curd, Lemon Etc"
On a Friday morning have head bath and place the photo in a clean Pooja area and put a small Kalash. Place Santhoshimatha's photo and decorate it with flowers.
Keep channa (soaked in water for 6 hours in water) or puffed bengal gram along with jaggery piece and bananas as prasadam.
Light diya before the Goddess. Chant the mantras and read the story and give aarti to the Goddess and have prasadam.
You can do fasting the entire day or can have food only once in a day (may be supper or dinner). You are not supposed to eat anything sour on the day of the Pooja...
You need to do this for 16 weeks on Friday, and after you finish the 16 weeks you will be required to do Udyapan, i.e. you will be required to offer food to kids and remember not to feed them anything sour and not to give them any cash, as they might use the cash to buy something sour.
Things required for the Pooja:
1 kalash
betel leaves
flowers
dry whole channa and jaggery for prasad
camphor for aarti
agarbatti
diyas
turmeric
kumkum
photo of santoshima
coconut for kalash (have to continue with the same coconut till you complete Pooja)
a wooden stool for placing the moorthi
rice mixed with turmeric
You can also see these links to know about Vrat Guidelines, Vrat Story, Aarti.
On the day of the Vrat (ie Friday)You can have milk and fruits (Bananas).You can have meals once in the evening. You should not eat garlic, onion, tamarind, tomato, lemon, curd etc.
Please see these links in ammas.com about which food you can eat on Friday while doing Santoshi Maa Vrat
Response from:
M Parvati, Council Member on
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This information comes from my own knowledge.
Hi Jyotihika - It is not necessary to have a murthi of Santoshi Mata, you can print a picture from the internet (there is one link below for a nice picture). Also, I have included links below for the katha (in English and Hindi) and the aarthi. You can use these during the each of the sixteen Fridays and Udyaapan.
Response from:
Anu Babu, Council Member on
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Hi Jyothika,
Santoshi Mata Pooja is usually performed for a period of 16 Weeks on Friday.
You will be required to have a Santoshi Matt Photo, the Pooja book which contains the story and for prasad you will need roasted chana, jaggery and green banana.
"You are not supposed to eat or touch anything which is sour like Curd, Lemon Etc"
On a Friday morning have head bath and place the photo in a clean Pooja area and put a small Kalash. Place Santhoshimatha's photo and decorate it with flowers. Keep channa (soaked in water for 6 hours in water) or puffed bengal gram along with jaggery piece and bananas as prasadam. Light diya before the Goddess. Chant the mantras and read the story and give aarti to the Goddess and have prasadam. You can do fasting the entire day or can have food only once in a day (may be supper or dinner). You are not supposed to eat anything sour on the day of the Pooja...
You need to do this for 16 weeks on Friday, and after you finish the 16 weeks you will be required to do Udyapan, i.e. you will be required to offer food to kids and remember not to feed them anything sour and not to give them any cash, as they might use the cash to buy something sour.
First gather the things required and then start the Pooja.
Things required for the Pooja:
1 kalash betel leaves flowers dry whole channa and jaggery for prasad camphor for aarti agarbatti diyas turmeric kumkum photo of santoshima coconut for kalash (have to continue with the same coconut till you complete Pooja) a wooden stool for placing the moorthi rice mixed with turmeric -----------
The simplicity of the vrat is striking: it is be observed on a series of Fridays (some pamphlets prescribe that it be continued until one's wish is granted; others specify four months or sixteen weeks, a timespan popularised by the film) by doing puja or ceremonial worship with flowers, incense, and an oil lamp before an image of Santoshi Ma and offering her a bowl of raw sugar and roasted chickpeas (gur-chana).9 These are simple, inexpensive foodstuffs-the former a raw ingredient for making sweetmeats, the latter a common snack, especially of the poor-and the instructions require a very small quantity of each-in effect, a few pennies worth.10 That Santoshi Ma is satisfied with such offerings again underscores her benevolent character as well as her accessibility to poor devotees. The worshiper should take a bit of gur-chana in hand and recite or listen to the katha. Afterwards, the offerings in the bowl may be fed to a cow, or distributed as the goddess's prasad. The only other stricture is that the performer of the vrat should eat but one meal during the day and should not eat, or serve to anyone else, sour or bitter foods. When one's wish has been granted, one is required to serve a festive meal-which should likewise not include any sour dishes-to eight boys; this ceremony of thanksgiving, common to many vrats, is known as udyapan or "bringing to conclusion." The vrat story to be recited or heard as part of the ritual may be summarised as follows.
Already there is a discussion regd santoshi matha vratham in ammas.
Telegu people follow this Santhoshi matha vratam . It is very powerful pooja which will fullfill all you desire . This is especially performed by married women for their husband 's longetivity and prosperity.
I beleive you know the process and things to be done .
Dont take sour food . Do the pooja for 16 weeks on fridays and last week you have to give Udyapan as sweets alone .
You have to be clean and keep the photo of Goddess and do archanai .
You can visit temple and get the advise from purohit and start .
For full details and story and photo of Goddess please visit the following website.
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