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Sree Maha GaNapathi Laghu Homa Vidhi

According to Parasurama Kalpa Sutra

1. Guru Dhyaanam:
Recite
“Guru Brahma Guru vishnuhu Gururdevo Maheswaraha
Guru Saakshaath Para Brahma Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha”
OR Guru Mantra if you have.

2. GaNapathi Dhyaanam:
Recite GaNapathi Moola Mantra 4 times
Suklaambaradharam vishNum SaSivarNam chaturbujam
prasanna vadanam dhyaayeth sarva vighnopa Saamtaye

3. Aaachamanam:
Take a spoonful of pure water in your right hand and drink without touching upper lip reciting
“Eim Aatma Tatvaaya Swaahaa”
Drink another spoon of water in a similar way reciting
“Kleem Vidya Tatvaaya Swaahaa”
Drink another spoon of water in a similar way reciting
“Souhu Siva Tatvaaya Swaahaa”
Pour water into a plate in such a way that water flows between your middle and ring fingers into the
plate and recite
“Eim Kleem Souh Sarva Tatvebhya Swaahaa”

4. Praanaayama:
Gayatri Mantra:
OM Bhoor Bhuvah Suvaha Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayaath
• Closing your left nostril with your right ring finger breathe into the right nostril reciting Gayatri Mantra
mentally once. Now close the right nostril also with your right thumb and hold the breath inside
reciting Gaayatri Mantra mentally twice
• Open the left nostril and breathe out slowly reciting Gaayatri Mantra mentally once.
• Hold the breath outside without breathing in and recite Gaayatri Mantra mentally once.
• Closing your Right nostril with your right thumb and breathe into the left nostril reciting Gaayatri
Mantra mentally once.
• Now close the left nostril also with your right ring finger and hold the breath inside reciting Gaayatri
Mantra mentally twice.
• Open the Right nostril and breathe out slowly reciting Gayatri Mantra mentally once.

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• Hold the breath outside without breathing in and recite Gayatri Mantra mentally once.

5. Samkalpam:
Take Akshatas in your right fist and keep your right fist on your left palm and keep both on your right
thigh and recite
“Mama Upaatta Samastha Duritakshaya dwaaraa Sree Siddha Lakshmee sametha Sri
vallabha Sree Mahaaa GaNapathi Anugraha Siddhyartham Sree Siddha Lakshmee sametha
Sree maha GaNapathi homam Karishye”
Put the akshatas in to the homa kundam

6. Agni Mukham
Sit facing East. Put rice powder in Homa Kunda (white color in below figure) and level it to a square
Draw six lines in the square with incense stick or sacred grass in the sequence 1 to 6 and with the
following six mantras

1. Om Brahmane namaha
2. Om Yamaaya namaha
3. Om Somaaya namaha
4. Om Rudraaya namaha
5. Om Vishnave namaha
6. Om Indraaya Namaha

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Arrange 9 sticks or dry coconut pieces in

the form of a triangle facing towards you
and place a piece of camphor at the center
of the triangle

Light another camphor by reciting Gayatri

mantra and place it in the center of the
triangle formed by wooden sticks Maintain
the fire by putting more sticks

7. Invoking Agnidevata
Hold akshatas in your hand and recite the following mantra
Agnim dootam vruṇeemahe hotaaram viśvavedasam asya yajnasya sukratum raam reem
room raim raum raḥa ramalavarayoom agni mamḍalaaya namaḥa agnim aavaahayaami
and put the akshatas into the fire invoking fire God.
Pooja for Agni devata :
1. recite agnidevatā preetyartham gamdham samarpayāmi and offer sandalwood powder to fire
2. recite agnidevatā preetyartham puṣhpam samarpayaami and offer flower to fire
3. recite agnidevataa preetyartham akṣhataam samarpayaami and offer akshatas to fire
4. recite agnidevataa preetyartham dhoopam aaghrapayaami and offer lighted incense stick to
fire
5. recite agnidevataa preetyartham deepam darSayaami and show light to fire
6. recite agnidevataa preetyartham naivedyam nivedayaami and offer dry fruits or sugar crystals
(Naivedyam) to fire

place naivedyam in a plate and sprinkle water in clockwise direction around the plate by reciting
following mantra

Om Bhoor Bhuvah Suvaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yonah
Prachodayaath OmaapojyotI rasomrutam brahma bhoorbhavasuvarom

Put a drop of water on the naivedyam and recite Amruthamastu Amruthopastaranamasi Sprinkle
water in clockwise direction around the offering and recite the following mantra
satyamtvartena parishimchami - (if it is daytime)

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Rutamtva tvartena parishimchami - (if it is nighttime)

Offer the naivedyam to the Devi preferably with Mudras (video attached) reciting the mantras
Om Pranaaya Swaaha
Om Apaanaaya Swaaha
Om Vyaanaaya Swaaha
Om Udaanaaya Swaaha
Om Samaanaaya Swaaha
Om Brahmane swaha,
After Naivedyam offer drop of water on the Homa Kundam imagining you are offering water to the
deity for drinking by following mantra
Madhye Madhye Paaneeyam Samrpayami
Recite the following mantra by sprinkling water in anti-clockwise direction around the plate
Amruthamastu Amruthaapidhaanamasi Uttara ouposanam samarpayaami
Hastou prakshalayami
Sprinkle water on the homa kundam imagining you are washing the hands of Agni devatha
Padau prakshalayami
Sprinkle water on the homa kundam imagining you are washing the feet of Agni devatha
Suddha aachamaneeyam samarpayami
Offer water with spoon to homa kundam imagining you are offering water to Agni devatha the deity
for drinking and take it to yourself

8. Invoking GaNapathi
Recite the following GaNapathi mantra and offer akshatas to fire invoking Homa Devatha.

Om Sreem Hreem Kleem Gloum Gum Ganapathaye Vara Varada

Sarva Janam Mey Vasamanaya Swaahaa.
Siddha Lakshmi Sametha Sri Maha Ganapatim aavaahayaami”
Pooja for Homa devatha (Ganapathi) :
1. Moola Mantram+ Sri Maha Ganapati preetyartham gamdham samarpayaami and
offer sandalwood powder to fire
2. Moola Mantram+ Sri vallabha Sri Maha Ganapati preetyartham puṣpam
samarpayaami and offer flower to fire
3. Moola Mantram+ Sri vallabha Sri Maha Ganapati preetyartham akṣhataam
samarpayaami and offer akshatas to fire

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4. OMoola Mantram+ Sri vallabha Sri Maha Ganapati preetyartham dhoopam

aaghraapayaami and offer lighted incense stick to fire
5. Moola Mantram+ Sri vallabha Sri Maha Ganapati preetyartham deepam
Darsayaami and show light to fire
6. Moola Mantram+ Sri vallabha Sri Maha Ganapati preetyartham naivedyam
nivedayaami and offer Naivedyam (follow the same steps as described earlier)

9. Aajya Samskaram (Purification of Ghee)

Hold two incense sticks dipping into the ghee and recite the below Mantra for 7 times
Om Sreem Hreem Kleem Gloum Gum Ganapathaye Vara Varada
Sarva Janam Mey Vasamanaya Swaahaa

10. Main Homa:

Note : Only Offer Ghee or any ahuti (like rice puff or 108 herbs powder) only at the time of
reciting Svaaha
i) 2 Offerings for Guru
Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnuhu Gururdevo Maheswaraha Guru Saakshaath Prabrahma Tasmai
Sree Guravey Namaha Swaahaa
ii) 4 Offerings for Ganapathi
om śreem hreem kleem glaum gum gaṇapataye vara varada sarvajanam mey vaśamaanaya
svaahaa svaahaa śree śreepatyaadi sidhdhalakṣmee sameta śree vallabha
śreemahaagaṇapataye idam namama
iii) 108 Offerings for Homa devata (or any number pre-decided by you)
Offer ghee or ahuti to the fire by reciting “Om Sreem Hreem Kleem Gloum Gum Ganapathaye
Vara Varada Sarva Janam Mey Vasamanaya Swaahaa. svaahaa “

11. Poornahuti
Take 12 dry dates or any fruit or dry coconut(full) and add ghee 12 times and offer
to fire reciting the following
Itaḥ poorvam praaṇa budhdhi deha dharma adhikaarataḥa
jaagrat svapna suṣhupti avasthaaṣu
manasaa vaachaa karmaNaa hastaabhyaam padhbhyaam
udareṇa śiśnaa yonyaa yat smṛtam yaduktam
yat kṛtam tat sarvam brahmaarpaṇam bhavatu svaahaa

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Offer the balance ghee leftover in the vessel to Agni reciting the following mantra
Poorṇamadaḥ poorṇamidam poorṇaat poorṇamudacyate
Poorṇasya poorṇamaadaaya poorṇameva avaśiṣhyate
Do Pradikshana 3 times around the fire by chanting Gayatri Mantra.
Take a portion of the ash from the fire, mix it with a drop of ghee, apply to your forehead and to members
who participated in the homam while reciting the Ganapathi mantram.
Take akshatas and water into the right hand and drop into a plate reciting the following mantra
Mantraheenam kriyaa heenam bhakti heenam śradhdhaa heenam dravya heenam
Ganaadhipa yatpoojitam mayaadeva paripoorṇam tadastute anayaa mayaa kṛuta ye tat
homa phalena sri Siddha Lakshmi Sametha Sri Vallabha Sri Mahaa GaNapathi Sampoorna
Anugraha Siddhyartham sarvam Siddha Lakshmi Sametha Sri Maha GaNapathi
ArpaNamasthu
12. Agni udyapana
With both palms facing upwards, looking directly into the fire, recite the following mantra and at the end
of the mantra show gestures of taking the energy back into you

Hrutpadma karNikaa madhye Sivena saha SamkarIpraviSatvam

mahaadevi sarva avaranaih saha chidagnim, devataamscha, Atmani yathaasthaanam
pravesayaami

Then with the folded hands recite the following mantra Sobhanarthe punar aagamanaayacha

OM SANTIH! OM SANTIH! OM SANTIH!

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