Maha Ganapathi Pancha-Avarana Puja

On the occasion of Vinayaka/Ganesh Chaturthi, September 2004, we are pleased to release this audio of the five-enclosure Puja offered to Maha Ganapathi. In Guruji Sri Amritananda Saraswati’s voice, this intricate Puja complements the Maha Ganapathi Tarpanam Puja audio available on our website. This Puja can be used both as a culmination of the 40-day Maha Ganapathi Tarpanam Puja or as a stand-alone Puja. Additionally, this audio is helpful in explaining the various deities and aspects of Maha Ganapathi, especially in context of the Maha Ganapathi Yantra.

Broadly, this puja audio has the following steps:

Initial Steps

Entering the place of worship
Asanam or Posture
Pranayamam or Awareness-based Breathing
Vyapakam or Distribution of Energy
Awareness of Sounds both within and outside ourselves
Dhyanam or Visualization
Samanya Arghya Patram Sthapanam
Preparation of Samanya Arghyam
Purifying the articles of worship
Vishesha Arghya Patram Sthapanam
Preparation of Vishesha Arghyam
Guru Paduka Mantra and Sprinkling of Vishesha Arghyam on your head
Drawing the Yantra of Maha Ganapathi
Offering Energies of Fullness to the Yantra
Invocation of Maha Ganapathi into the Yantra
Worshipping of Mahaganapathi through 5 intimate rituals of Gandham (Musk Perfume), Pushpam (Flower and Garlands), Dhupam (Incense Smoke), Deepam (Ghee Lamp), Naivedyam (Fruit), Tambulam (Beetle Leaf), Ananda Karpuram (Camphor Light)

Worship of the Deities in the Yantra

1. Worshipping Maha Ganapathi in the Center of the Yantra – 10 times

2. Six Pair of Deities in the Central Triangle of the Yantra –

(i) Siddha Lakshmi and Sri Mahaganapathi

(ii) Sri and Sri Pathi,

(iii) Girja and Girja Pathi,

(iv) Rathi and Rathi Pathi,

(v) Mahi and Mahi Pathi,

(vi) Mahalakshmi and Mahalakshmi Pathi

3. Six Pairs of Deities in the Six Triangles of the Hexagon in the Yantra –

(i) Ridhi and Amoda,

(ii) Samridhi and Pramoda,

(iii) Kanti and Sumukha,

(iv) Madnavati and Durmukha,

(v) Madhadrava and Avighna,

(vi) Dravini and Vighna Katru

4. Two pair of Deities on left and right between the Hexagon and Circle in the Yantra –

(i) Vasudhara and Shankhanidhi (right),

(ii) Vasumathi and Padmanidhi (left)

5. Six Deities of the limbs in the six joints of the triangles in the Yantra –

(i) Hridaya Shakti,

(ii) Shira Shakti,

(iii) Shikha Shakti,

(iv) Kavacha Shakti,

(v) Netra Shakti,

(vi) Astra Shakti

6. Eight Shaktis in the eight-petal lotus in the Yantra –

(i) Brahmi,

(ii) Maheshwari,

(iii) Koumari,

(iv) Vaishnavi,

(v) Varahi,

(vi) Mahendri,

(vii) Chamunda,

(viii) Mahalakshmi

7. Eight Loka Palakas in the Square of the Yantra –

(i) Indra,

(ii) Agni,

(iii) Yama,

(iv) Niruthi,

(v) Varuna,

(vi) Vayu,

(vii) Kubera,

(viii) Ishana

8. Tarpanam for Maha Ganapathi 10 Times in the Center of the Yantra

Sixteen Upacharas (Services) to Sri Maha Ganapathi

Dhyanam, Asanam, Padyo Padyam, Hastyor Arghyam, Mukhe Achmanyam, Snanam,
Vastrayugmam, Yajnopavitam, Gandham, Pushpani, Dhupam, Deepam,
Naivyedyam, Tambulam, Ananda Karpura, Atma Pradakshina Namaskaram

Optional Homam

With Ghee using steps 2 and 3 in the Yantra Puja above – starting from Sri/Sri Pathi
and ending with Vighna Katru. Three times offering of Ghee Tarpanam to
Sri Maha Ganapathi.

Post-Puja Steps

Bali Haranam
Blessings from Sri Maha Ganapathi (young boy) and Sri Siddha Lakshmi (young girl)
Namaskaram
Mantra Japam of the Maha Ganapathi Mantra as much as possible

Homage to the Lineage

Dhusta-Kshatriya, Kulantaka, Renuka Garbha Samboda, Mahadeva Vasishya,
Parashurama, Sri Bhargavaho Upadhyaya, Srimat Kulacharya Virichita Kalpasutre
Ganapathi Prakaranam Sampuranam

Acknowledgement: We gratefully acknowledge the help and services of Nandakumar Nayar for painstakingly editing, restoring and archiving the original audio track.

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