Ratha Saptami Puja Vidhanam in English
Ratha Saptami Shodashopachara Puja
Dhyaanam :
(Place a flower on the idol, then invoke the god in the idol, this is the 23rd mantra of Shiva Namakam)
Aavaahanam :
Om aadhithyaaya namah aavaahayaami /
(Place flower. then read the following mantram to offer aasanam and place a flower)
Aasanam :
om aadhithyaaya namah pushpam samarpayaami
(pushpamunumchavalayunu).
Paadhyam :
Om aadhithyaaya namah paadhyam samarpayaami.
(leave water on a plate)
Arghyam :
Om aadhithyaaya namah arghyam samarpayaami.
(leave water on a plate)
Aachamanam :
Om aadhithyaaya namah aachamaniyam samarpayaami.
(leave water on a plate)
Snaanam :
Om aadhithyaaya namah shuddhodhaka snaanam samarpayaami.
(leave water in a plate)
Panchaamrutha snaanam :
- (With Milk) - Om aadhithyaaya namah kshirena snaapayaami .
- (With Curd) - Om aadhithyaaya namah dhadhyaasnaapayaami .
- (With Ghee) - Om aadhithyaaya namah ajyenna snaapayaami.
- (With Honey) - Om aadhithyaaya namah madhunaa papayaami
- (With Sugar) - Om aadhithyaaya namah! sharkaraan snapayaami.
- (With coconut water) - Om aadhithyaaya namah phalodhakena snaapayaami.
- (Plain water) - Om aadhithyaaya namah shuddhodhakasnaanam samarpayaami.
Vasthram :
Om aadhithyaaya namah - vasthrayugmam samarpayaami.
(Place 2 pieces of cloth or 2 flowers at the foot of the idol)
Yagnyopavitham :
Om aadhithyaaya namah yagnyopavitham samarpayaami.
Gandham :
Om aadhithyaaya namah gandham vilepayaami.
(Sprinkle sandalwood paste)
Akshathalu.
Om aadhithyaaya namah akshathaan samarpayaami.
(Sprinkle akshata )
Athaangapooja :
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - paadhau poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - jamghe poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - jaanuni poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - oorum poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - guhyam poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya vigrayaa namah - katim poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - naabhim poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - udharam poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - hrudhayam poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - hasthau poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - bhujau poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - kantam poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - mukham poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - nethraani poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - lalaatam poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - shirah poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - maulim poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah - sarvaanyamgaani poojayaami.
- Om aadhithyaaya namah Dhoopam : Om aadhithyaaya namah - dhoopamaaghraapayaami.
Light incense sticks and show them as offering
Deepam :
Om aadhithyaaya namah dhipam dharshayaami.
(Then, do aachamanam and offer naivedhyam with the following mantra )
Naivedhyam :
Om praanaaya svaahaa, Om apaanaaya svaahaa, Om vyaanaaya svaahaa, Om samaanaaya svaahaa, Om brahmane svaahaa.
Om bhoorbhuva ssuvah, Om tha thasavithurvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi, dhiyo yonah prachodhayaath, sathyam thvarthena parishimchaami, amruthamasthu, amruthopastharana masi, thathpurushaaya vidhmahe mahaadevaaya dhimahi thanno rudhrahprachodhayaath
(sprinkle water on the offerings and then show to the lord.)
madhye madhye paaniyam samarpayaami.
(Leave water in the plate)
amruthaapidhaana masi, uththaraaposhanam samarpayaami, hasthau prakshaalayaami, paadhau prakshaalayaami, punaraachamaniyam samarpayaami.
Tamboolam :
tamboolam charvanaanamtharam shuddhaachamaniyam samarpayaami.
Neerajanam :
Light camphor and rotate 3 times around the murthi, by ringing the bell.
anamtharam aachamaniyam samarpayaami.
(Leave water in the plate)
Aathmapradhakshinam :
Circumbulate 3 times saying the below:
yaanikaanicha paapaani janmaamtharakruthaani cha,
thaani thaani pranashyamthi pradhakshina padhepadhe.
paapoham paapakarmaaham paapaathma paapasambhavah,
thraahi maam krupayaa deva sharanaa gathavathsala.
shri aadhithyaaya namah aathmapradhakshina namaskaaraan samarpayaami.
Arpanam:
shlo // yasyasmruthyaachanaamokthyaa thapah poojaa kriyaadhishu
nyoonam sampoornathaam yaathi sadhyovamdhethamishvaram //
mamthrahinam kriyaahinam bhakthahinam maheshvara
yathpoojitham mayaadeva paripoornam thadhasthuthe //
supritha ssuprasanno varadhobhavathu
shri aadhithyaaya prasaadham shirasaa gruhnaami //
(take flowers from pooja and put them on head with respect.)
Teerthasvikaranam :
shlo // akaalamruthyuharanam - sarvavyaadhi nivaaranam
samastha paapakshayakaram - aadhithyaaya paadhodhakam paavanam shubham //
(sip the teertham saying the above.)
shubham bhooyaath ..