घरमा पूजा गर्न पूर्ण चरण-दर-चरण गाइड
समर्पित Goddess Varalakshmi (Lakshmi who grants boons)
Married women bathe early in the morning and wear a new or traditional silk saree. Decorate the puja room with rangoli (kolam) and mango-leaf torans. Set up a wooden plank (mane) covered with a red cloth for the kalash.
Sit facing east or north. Hold water, akshat (unbroken rice), and a flower in your right palm. The Sankalp mantra below is pre-filled with today's panchang (tithi, nakshatra, samvat year, lunar month, and weekday) — only the bracketed cues marked [say "…"] remain for you to fill in: your city, your gotra, and your full name. Women replace गोत्रोत्पन्नः with गोत्रोत्पन्ना. Release the water, akshat, and flower onto a plate as you finish the mantra.
ॐ विष्णुर्विष्णुर्विष्णुः। श्रीमद्भगवतो महापुरुषस्य विष्णोराज्ञया प्रवर्तमानस्य अद्य ब्रह्मणो द्वितीये परार्धे श्वेतवाराहकल्पे वैवस्वतमन्वन्तरे कलियुगे प्रथमचरणे जम्बूद्वीपे भारतवर्षे भरतखण्डे आर्यावर्तान्तर्गते [say "your city name"] नगरे, विक्रम संवत्सरे 2083 (सिद्धार्थी) वत्सरे, भाद्रपद मासे, शुक्ल पक्षे, नवमी तिथौ, शुक्रवासरे, अनुराधा नक्षत्रे, [say "your gotra, e.g. Kashyapa"] गोत्रोत्पन्नः, [say "your full name"] नामाहम्, सकल दुरित क्षय पूर्वक सकल अभीष्ट सिद्ध्यर्थं श्री वरलक्ष्मी प्रीत्यर्थं श्री वरलक्ष्मी व्रत पूजनम् अहं करिष्ये।
The tithi, nakshatra, lunar month, weekday and samvat year in the mantra above are for Varalakshmi Vrat Puja's upcoming date: २०२६ अगस्ट २१, शुक्रबार. These values auto-update each year.
Draw a lotus with rice flour on the mane. Place the kalash on the lotus. Fill the kalash with water, akshat, turmeric, a coin, and betel leaves. Insert five mango leaves at the rim. Place a coconut wrapped in red cloth on top. Tie moli around the kalash neck three times.
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति। नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु॥
Attach the silver or paper Lakshmi face (mukha) to the front of the coconut. Drape the kalash with a new saree, creating the form of the seated goddess. Adorn her with jewellery — mangalsutra, earrings, nose-pin, bangles, and a nose-ring. Apply kumkum, haldi, and chandan to the face.
Worship Lord Ganesha first with durva, red flowers, and a modak. Then worship Navagraha briefly with akshat and flowers.
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः॥
Invoke Goddess Varalakshmi into the kalash by chanting the Avahana mantra. Perform the sixteen upacharas — Asana, Padya, Arghya, Achamaniya, Snana (panchamrit over the coconut), Vastra (the saree already draped), Gandha (chandan on the mukha), Akshat, Pushpa (lotus and marigold), Dhupa, Deepa (both diyas), Naivedya (payasam, sundal, fruits), Tambula, Pradakshina, Namaskar.
ॐ वरलक्ष्म्यै नमः॥ ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः॥
Recite the 108 names of Goddess Lakshmi (Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali), offering a flower at each name. Then recite the Shri Suktam — the most sacred Lakshmi hymn from the Rig Veda. Also recite the Kanakadhara Stotra of Adi Shankaracharya.
ॐ हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्ण रजतस्रजाम्। चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह॥
The 9 or 11-knotted yellow thread (sacred Varalakshmi string) is placed before the goddess and worshipped. After the main puja, married women tie this thread on their right wrist as a symbol of the goddess's continuous blessing. Others in the family may also receive the thread.
Perform the Varalakshmi Aarti with camphor — singing 'Om Jai Lakshmi Mata' or the traditional South Indian 'Mahalakshmi Stotram'. Ring the bell throughout and let the flame be offered to every family member.
ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता।
Distribute the naivedya — payasam, sundal, fruits — as prasad. Invite nine or eleven married women (muttaidu) to the house, wash their feet with turmeric water, apply kumkum, and offer them tambulam (betel, fruits, a blouse piece or saree, and dakshina). They symbolise the goddess; their blessing is the culmination of the vrat.
यस मार्गदर्शिकाले शास्त्रीय पराश्री परम्परालाई प्रतिबिम्बित गर्दछ। क्षेत्रीय भिन्नताहरू अवस्थित छन्-विशिष्टताहरूका लागि पारिवारिक पुजारीसँग परामर्श गर्नुहोस्।
