SrI mahishAsuramardini pUja

A shortened version
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Face East / North / West

guru dhyAnam: (Two Times)

guru brahmA gurur vishNuhu guru dEvO mahESvaraha

guru sAkshAt para brahmA tasmai SrI guravE namaha

gaNapati dhyAnam:
SuklAm baradharam vishNum SaSi varNam chaturbhujam
prasanna vadanam dhyAyEt sarva vighnOpa SAtayE

agajAnana padmArkam gajAnanam aharniSam

anEkadantam bhaktAnAm Ekadantam upAsmahE

Achamanam:

Take a spoon of water in your right hand three times and drink each
time reciting the following mantra

 aim Atma tatvAya svAhA

 klIm vidyA tatvAya svAhA
 sauh Siva tatvAya svAhA

Release the water from between middle and ring fingers of right
hand into a plate, reciting the following mantra:

aim klIm sauh sarva tatvEbhyah svAha

prANAyAmam: Do 3 cycles reciting gAyatrI mantra mentally

breathe in (pUrakam) – 1 time gAyatrI

hold (kumbhakam) – 2 times gAyatrI
release (rEchakam) – 1 time gAyatrI
hold (bahir kumbhakam) – 1 time gAyatrI

This is 1 cycle, repeat this 3 times

samkalpam:

Take akshatAs in right hand, left hand on right thigh, right hand on
left hand and recite gAyatrI mantra once.
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Om bhUr bhuvassuvaha tat savitur varENyam

bharghO dEvasya dhImahi dhiyO yOnah prachOdayAt
Om ApO jyOtI rasO amrutam brahma bhUr bhuvaha svarOm
mama upAtta samastha duritakshaya dvArA SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi
prIthyartham SrImAn SrImataha ---------------- gOtrOdbhavasya -------
nAmadhEyasya dharmapatnI samEtasya ------------nAmadhEyavati
sahakutumbasya kshEma, sthairya, abhaya, AyurArOgya aiSvarya
sidhyartham manO SAnti sidhyartham
laghu vidhAnEna SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi pUjAm karishyE

Put the akshatAs on SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi

mUla mantram:
aim hrIm klIm chAmunDAyai vicchE

mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha

1 dhyAyAmi
(Place akshatAs on SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha
2 AavAhayAmi
(Place akshatAs/Flowers on SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha ratna
3 simhAsanArtham pushpam/akshtAn samarpayAmi
(akshatAs/Flowers on SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha
4 pAdyam samarpayAmi
(Sprinkle water on SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi with a flower)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha
5 arghyam samarpayAmi
(Sprinkle water on SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi with a flower)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha
6 AachamanIyam samarpayAmi
(Sprinkle water on SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi with a flower)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha
snAnam samapayAmi
7 (Sprinkle water on SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi with a flower.
panchAmrutam also can
be used instead of water)
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Recite mUla mantram …16 times and do abhishEkam

If you have time recite durgA sUktam

and do abhishEkam to SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi

mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha

8 vastrArthE pushpam/ashatAam samarpayAmi
(Offer flowers or akshatAs onto SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha
9 AabharaNArthE pushpam/akshatAm samarpayAmi
(Offer Flowers or akshatAs onto SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha
10 gandham dhArayAmi
(Apply sandalwood powder onto SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha
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pushpaih/kumkumam pUjayAmi
Now either recite mUla mantram 108 times
OR
Recite SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi 108 names and do pUja
with kumkum or flowers onto SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi picture
or idol

| shrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi aShTottarashatanAmAvalI ||

1. Om mahatyai namaha
1. Om mahatyai namaha
2. Om chEtanAyai namaha
3. Om mAyAyai namaha
4. Om mahA gauryai namaha
5. Om mahEsvaryai namaha
6. Om mahOdarAyai namaha
7. Om mahA budhyai namaha
8. Om mahA kAlyai namaha
9. Om mahA balAyai namaha
10. Om mahA sudhAyai namaha
11. Om mahA nidrAyai namaha
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12. Om mahA mudrAyai namaha
13. Om mahOdayAyai namaha
14. Om mahA lakshmyai namaha
15. Om mahA bhOghyAyai namaha
16. Om mahA mOhAyai namaha
17. Om mahA jayAyai namaha
18. Om mahA tushTyai namaha
19. Om mahA lajjaAyai namaha
20. Om mahA dhutyai namaha
21. Om mahAghOrAyai namaha
22. Om mahA damshTraAyai namaha
23. Om mahA kAntyai namaha
24. Om mahA smrutyai namaha
25. Om mahA padyAyai namaha
26. Om mahA mEdhAyai namaha
27. Om mahA bOdhAyai namaha
28. Om mahA tapasE namaha
29. Om mahA sthAnAyai namaha
30. Om mahA rAvAyai namaha
31. Om mahA rOshAyai namaha
32. Om mahA AyudhAyai namaha
33. Om mahA badhana samhAryai namaha
34. Om mahA bhaya vinASinyai namaha
35. Om mahA nEtrAyai namaha
36. Om mahA vaktrAyai namaha
37. Om mahA vakshasE namaha
38. Om mahA bhujAyai namaha
39. Om mahA mahIruhAyai namaha
40. Om pUrNAyai namaha
41. Om mahA chAyAyai namaha
42. Om mahA naghAyai namaha
43. Om mahA SAntyai namaha
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44. Om mahA SvAsAyai namaha
45. Om mahA parvata nadinyai namaha
46. Om mahA brhmamayyai namaha
47. Om mAtrE namaha
48. Om mahA sArAyai namaha
49. Om mahA sughnyai namaha
50. Om mahatyai namaha
51. Om pArvatyai namaha
52. Om charchitAyai namaha
53. OmSivAyai namaha
54. Om mahA kshAntayai namaha
55. Om mahA bhrAntai namaha
56. Om mahA mantrAyai namaha
57. Om mahA mAkrutyai namaha
58. Om mahA kulAyai namaha
59. Om mahA lOlAyai namaha
60. Om mahA mayAyai namaha
61. Om mahA phalAyai namaha
62. Om mahA nIlAyai namaha
63. Om mahA SIlAyai namaha
64. Om mahA balAyai namaha
65. Om mahA kalAyai namaha
66. Om mahA chitrAyai namaha
67. Om mahA sEtavE namaha
68. Om mahA hEtavE namaha
69. Om yaSasvinyai namaha
70. Om mahA vidyAyai namaha
71. Om mahA sAdhyAyai namaha
72. Om mahA satyAyai namaha
73. Om mahA gatyai namaha
74. Om mahA sukhinyai namaha
75. Om mahA mOksha pradAyai namaha
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76. Om mahA pakshAyai namaha
77. Om mahA yaSasvinyai namaha
78. Om mahA bhadrAyai namaha
79. Om mahA vANyai namaha
80. Om mahA rOga vinASinyai namaha
81. Om mahA dhArAyai namaha
82. Om mahA kArAyai namaha
83. Om mahA mAryai namaha
84. Om khEcharyai namaha
85. Om mahA kshEmamkaryai namaha
86. Om mahA kshayAyai namaha
87. Om mahaisvrya prdAyinyai namaha
88. Om mahA vishghnyai namaha
89. Om vishadAyai namaha
90. Om mahAdurga vinASinyai namaha
91. Om mahA varshAyai namaha
92. Om mahA kailAsa vAsinyai namaha
93. Om mahA subhadrAyai namaha
94. Om subhgAyai namaha
95. Om mahA vidyAyai namaha
96. Om mahA satyai namaha
97. Om mahA pratyangirAyai namaha
98. Om mahA nityAyai namaha
99. Om mahA pralaya kAriNyai namaha
10 Om mahA Saktyai namaha
0.
10 Om mahA matyai namaha
1.
10 Om mahA mangala kAriNyai namaha
2.
10 Om mahA dEvyai namaha
3.
10 Om mahA lakshmyai namaha
4.
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10 Om mahA mAtrE namaha
5.
10 Om mahA putrAyai namaha
6.
10 Om mahAsura vimadhinyai namaha
7.
10 Om mahiSAsura mardinyai namaha
8.

mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha

dhUpam AghrApayAmi
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(Light the Incense stick put out the fire and show to SrI
mahishAsuramardini dEvi)
mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha dIpam
darSayAmi

Recite the following mantram showing the lamp to SrI

13 mahishAsuramardini dEvi

sarva mangala mAgalyE SivE sarvArtha sAdhikE

SaraNyE trambakE gauri nArAyaNi namOstutE

mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha

naivEdyam nivEdayAmi
(offer Sweet Pongal naivEdyam)

Recite below once by sprinkling water in clockwise direction.

14 Om bhUr bhuvassuvaha tat savitur varENyam

bharghO dEvasya dhImahi dhiyO yOnah prachOdayAt
Om ApO jyotI rasOmruthm brahma bhUrbhuvaha suvarOm

satyam tvarthEna parishinchAmi - (if day time)

RtamtvA satyEna parishinchAmi - (if night time)

Put a drop of ghee on naivEdyam and recite

amruta mastu
amrutO pastaraNamasi
Om praNAya svAhA
Om apAnAya svAhA
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Om vyAnAya svAhA
Om udAnAya svAhA
Om samAnAya svAhA
Om brahmanE svAhA

madhyE madhyE amruta pAniyam samarpayAmi (water drop in

plate)
hastau prakshAlayAmi (put a drop of water on amma)
pAdau prakshAlayAmi
sudda AchamanIyam samarpayAmi

Recite below by sprinkling water in anticlockwise direction

amruta masthu amruthApithAnamasi

uttarA oupOSanam samarpayAmi

mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha

mantra pushpam samarpayAmi
(Place akshatAs on SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi along with the
following mantras)
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kAtyAyanAya vidmahE kanya kumAri dhImahi
tannO durgih prachOdayAt

mUla mantram ………-- SrI mahishAsuramardinyai namaha

Aananda karpUra nIrAjanam
(Light camphor and show it to SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi, then
put a drop of water)
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rakshAn dhArayAmi (show hands to hArati and touch both eyes
with both hands)

With akshatAs and water in right hand say the following:

mantra hInam, kriyA hInam, bhakti hInam, SradhA hInam

dravyA hInam paramEshvarI yathA pUjItam mayAdEvi
paripUrNam tadasthutE

mayAkruta Etat pUjA sarvam SrI mahishAsuramardini dEvi

dEvatArpaNamastu
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----Drop akshatAs and water between middle and ring fingers into a plate
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Om pUrNamadah pUrNamidam pUrNAt pUrNAmudachyatE

pUrNasya pUrNamAdAya pUrNamEvA avaSishyatE

Om SAntihi, SAntihi, SAntihi.