In the year 2023, Diwali, which is the festival worshiping Goddess Lakshmi, will be celebrated with great enthusiasm on Sunday, the 12th of November. Before Diwali, everyone cleans their homes and decorates them with flowers, colours, and rangoli. Then, a day before or on Diwali day, gather all the puja items to perform proper worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha, bringing new idols and conducting the rituals. In addition to Ganesh and Lakshmi, the puja also includes worship of Lord Kubera, Goddess Saraswati, and Goddess Kali. Diwali puja is done to attract wealth, prosperity, and blessings into one’s life.
The most important thing to remember is that you should consult Astrologers to find an auspicious time to perform the puja in your shop or factory (if applicable) as per the Diwali Puja Vidhi given below. There are different muhurats and auspicious timings for home puja and workplace puja. Doing the puja as per Diwali Puja Vidhi will make Lord Ganesh and Goddess Lakshmi pleased and grant their blessings, leading to a fourfold increase in wealth.
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Diwali Puja Vidhi:
First, gather all the puja items such as red vermilion (sindoor), holy threads (mouli), barley (jau), sesame seeds (til), betel leaves and nuts (supari), holy water from the Ganges (Gangajal), roli, camphor (kapur), ghee, milk, yogurt, honey, sugar, flowers, fruits, coconuts, beetle leaves, sweets for prasad, etc.
Place Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi’s idols on a clean platform, and offer flowers.
Hold flowers in your hand and invoke Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi along with other deities. In your mind, express your desires for their blessings and declare your name, gotra (ancestral lineage), and the date and time of the puja.
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Sankalp:
Take a spoon or flowers and offer arghya (ablution) by sprinkling water and recite the sankalp mantra, which will include your name, gotra, and other details of the puja.
Mantra:
“ॐ विष्णुर्विष्णुर्विष्णु:, ॐ अद्य ब्रह्मणोऽह्नि द्वितीय परार्धे श्री श्वेतवाराहकल्पे वैवस्वतमन्वन्तरे, अष्टाविंशतितमे कलियुगे, कलिप्रथम चरणे जम्बूद्वीपे भरतखण्डे भारतवर्षे पुण्य (अपने नगर/गांव का नाम लें) क्षेत्रे बौद्धावतारे वीर विक्रमादित्यनृपते(वर्तमान संवत), तमेऽब्दे अमुक नाम संवत्सरे उत्तरायणे (वर्तमान) ऋतो महामंगल्यप्रदे मासानां मासोत्तमे (वर्तमान) मासे (वर्तमान) पक्षे (वर्तमान) तिथौ (वर्तमान) वासरे (गोत्र का नाम लें) गोत्रोत्पन्नोऽहं अमुकनामा (अपना नाम लें) सकलपापक्षयपूर्वकं सर्वारिष्ट शांतिनिमित्तं सर्वमंगलकामनया- श्रुतिस्मृत्योक्तफलप्राप्त्यर्थं मनेप्सित कार्य सिद्धयर्थं श्री गणेश लक्ष्मी पूजनं अहं करिष्ये।”
“ॐ Vishnurvishnurvishnu :, ॐ Adya Brahmanonhi dwitiya Parardhe Shri Shwetwarahkalpe Vaivaswat manwantare , Ashtavinshititame Kaliyuge, Kalipratham Charane Jambudweepe Bharatkhande Bharatvarshe Punya (take the name of your city/village) kshetre baudhawatare veer vikramadityanripate (present samvat),tameabde amuk naam samvatsare uttrayane (present) Ritau mahamangalyaprade masanam (present) Maase (present) Pakshe (present) Tithau (present) Vasare (take the name of the Gotra) Gotrotpannoham Amuknaama (take your name) Sakalpaapakshay purvakam sarvarishta shantinimittam sarvamangalkamanaya – Shrutismrityokta phal praptyartham manepsit karya siddhayartham Shri Ganesh Lakshmi pujanam aham karishye.”
Take some rice in your hand and offer it to the deities along with water. Take a bath with Panchamrita (a mixture of five items: milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, and sugar) followed by a bath with clean water. Dress in clean clothes and wear a sacred thread (yajnopavita). Apply a tilak with roli, offer akshat (rice mixed with turmeric) and perform aarti with incense and a lamp.
Offer naivedya (food offering), seasonal fruits, tambul (betel leaves and areca nuts), phool (flowers), and dhoop (incense).
Perform aarti and offer flowers and dakshina (money or gifts) as a symbol of devotion and gratitude. After the puja, light ghee lamps throughout your house, ensuring that every dark corner is illuminated.
We hope this blog detailing Diwali Puja Vidhi will help you prepare for Deepawali 2023. Wishing you a Happy Diwali from Team StarsTell.
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