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Sri Gurubhyo Namah

Sri Chakra Puja Index I. Sri Kramam Nature of Lalita - Purpose 1. Morning Meditation - Guru Mantra 2. Morning Meditation - Devi’s form 3. Offering Arghyam to Surya 4. Snana Sandhya - Sarira Prokshna 5. Ganapati Dhyanam 6. Flowers to Guru’s Light 7. Samkalpam 8. Preparing Pancha Patram 9. Meditation on the Sri Chakra - Sri Nagara Puja 10. Worship Bindu and Trikona 11. Viraja Homam and Pranayama 12. Dealing with Obstacles to Puja - Vighnotsaranam 13. Identification of your Body, Sri Chakra and Devi through the Mantras of the Nine Enclosures - Vajra Panjara Nyasam 1. Feet - Square Enclosure – 1st avarana 2. Kara Nyasah 3. Hips - 16 Petal Lotus – 2nd avarana 4. Muladhara - 8 Petal Lotus – 3rd avarana - Earth 5. Svadhisthana - 14 Triangles – 4th avarana - Ocean 6. Manipura - Outer 10 Triangles – 5th avarana - Fire 7. Anahata - Inner 10 Triangles – 6th avarana - Air 8. Visuddhi - 8 Triangles – 7th avarana - Space 14. Amga Nyasah 15. Vagdevata Nyasah 16. Mula Mantra Nyasah 9. ajna - Trikona -- 8th avarana - Mind 10. Bindu – 9th avarana - Sahasrara 17. Samanyarghyam 18. Amgadevata Nyasah 19. Visesarghyam 20. Invocation of Agni Mandalam 21. Invocation of 10 Kalas of Fire - Agni Kala avahanam

22. Invocation of Surya Mandalam 23. Invocation of 12 Kalas of Sun – Surya Kala avahanam 24. Invocation of Chandra Mandalam 25. Invocation of 16 Kalas of Moon – Chandra Kala avahanam 26. Hamsa, Amga Devata Puja of Sri Sudha Devi 27. Invocation of 99 Kalas of the Celestial Lights r Five Brahmas 28. Invocation of Devi Kalas 29. Invocation of siva, sakti and siva sakti Kalas – Amrta Kalas 30. Invocation of Iccha, Jnana, Kriya sakti Kalas 31. Taking Visesarghya with Mahavakya 32. End of Sri Kramam

II. Lalita Kramam 1. Meditating on the Form of Devi Lalita 2. Breathing this Form into the Flowers 3. Invocation of Devi 4. Prana Pratistha Mantra 5. 64 Upacaras of Devi - Catus Sasti Upacara Puja 6. Requests for Various Kinds of Pujas through the 10 Dasa Maha Mudras 7. Bindu Tarpanam 8. Anga Devata Puja 9. Nitya Puja 10. Guru Mandala Puja 11. Caturayatana Puja

III. Navavarana Puja 1. Square Enclosure - Prathamavaranam - am am sauh 2. 16 Petal Enclosure - Dvitiyavaranam - aim klim sauh 3. 8 Petal Enclosure - Trtiyavaranam – hrim klim sauh 4. 14 Triangles - Turiyavaranam - haim hklim hsauh 5. Outer 10 Triangles - Pancamavaranam - hsaim hsklim hssauh 6. Inner 10 Triangles - Sasthavaranam – hrim klim blem 7. 8 Triangles - Saptamavaranam – hrim Srim sauh 8. Weapons of Devi and Trikonam - Astamavaranam – hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh 9. Bindu - Navamavaranam –

kaeilahrim hasakahalahrim sakalahrim 10. Panca Upacara Puja for Devi/sakti 11. Meditation on the Kama Kala 12. Bali Danam 13. Samarpana

I.

Sri Kramam

Nature of Lalita: Purpose Lalita is a Goddess who is transcendental and immanent (existing beyond the known and also in the known). Her main rasa is Sringara or the erotic sentiment. Dharma, artha and kama are all obtained Herea moksa is obtained Here and There by the upasana (regular worship) of Sri Lalita, whose mūla mantra is Panchadasaksari (15lettered mantra beginning with the letter ‘ka’). Upasana of this Brahma Vidya is given fully here without any omissions. The tradition followed here is that given by Guru Dattatreya to Parasurama, who has codified it in his Kalpa Sutras. Dattatreya is a combination of the determination of Brahma (iccha sakti), the knowledge of Visnu (jnana sakti) and the action of siva (kriya sakti). The other tradition comes from Daksinamurti. It follows an identical procedure to this except that there are no external props required for puja, such as a Sri Yantra or a suvasini, etc. It is fully meditative in character. It demands a study of the vedas for 18 years under a proper Guru before this sadhana is taken up. As such, it cannot be prescribed for all people in the present age of Kali. The Dattatreya tradition does not require such austerities. It can be performed by all people irrespective of caste, colour, creed or religion. Although it is an external worship, it combines in it all the benefits of internal worship too. Because of the external nature of the worship, it can help others also in getting liberated.

1. Guru Mantra Recite the guru mantra twice with the Mrgha (deer) mudra on top of the head.

Aim Hrim Srim Aim Klim Souh

Hamsah sivah Soham Hasakhaphrem Hasaksa malavarayum Hasaum Sahaksa malavarayim Sahauh Svarupa Nirupana Hetave Svagurave Sri Annapurnamba Sahita Sri Amritananda Natha Sri Guru Sri Padukam Pujayami Tarpayami Namah

In the above, insert the names of the Guru Patni and the Guru who have given you diksa. The meaning of the mantra is roughly as follows: Knowledge about the nature of illusion and the nature of grace, of creation, protection and absorption, life-breath siva, sakti. I am all that I see. Eliminate the names and the forms in my mind for space travel. Move the Kundalini from ajna to Muladhara and up toVisuddhi and vice versa. That such is my nature is proved to me by my Sri Guru’s Power and Sri Guru. I worship the two feet of Devī as the feet of my Guru with flowers and with water.

2. Morning Meditation – Devi’s Form From Muladhara to Brahmarandhra, flashing like a crore of lightning: throwing out red streams of corona from the red fire ball of sun in the early morning. Such is the appearance of the fundamental knowledge that is Devī. (By this meditation, all sins are eliminated). Recite 15 times the Panchadasi Mantra of Devi given below:

Ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim 3. Offering Arghyam to Surya your open palms with chin mudra. Take a handful of water and drop it on a plate three times chanting the following mantra:

Hram Hrim Hrum Sah Martamda Bhairavaya prakasa sakti sahitaya svaha Aim hrim Srim

(3

times)

4. Snana Sandhya - Sarira Prokshna Sprinkle a handful of water on: Your eyebrow center chanting Aim hrim Srim Ka e i la hrim At your heart center chanting Aim hrim Srim Ha sa ka ha la hrim At the yoni center chanting Aim hrim Srim Sa ka la hrim

tripura Sundari Vidmahe pitha kamini dhimahi tannah klinne pracodayat

Finish the bath and if possible, recite Sri Suktam or Panchadasi Mantra.

5. Ganapati Dhyanam Chant any Ganapati mantra or just recite the following:

Om …Gam… Gam… Gam… Gam …Gam……… Gam… Gam… Ganapataye namaha

6. Flowers to Guru’s Light Light two lamps. The lamp with oil has a red wick. It is to your right and Devī’s left. The lamp with a white wick dipped in ghee and camphor is towards your left and Devī’s right. Offer a white flower to the ghee lamp and a red flower to the oil lamp saying: Aim hrim Srim

Rakta dvadasa sakti yuktaya dvipa nathaya namah

This means: to the Guru who is in the form of this light here, accompanied by the 12 saktis always attached to him, I request him to illuminate me as to the nature of immanence and transcendence.

7. Samkalpam acamanam: Sip water three times with the following mantras:

1) Aim atma tatvaya svaha 2) Klim vidya tatvaya svaha 3) Souh siva tatvaya svaha Aim Klim Souh sarva tatvaya svaha Pour water on the plate with water flowing between middle and ring finger. Touch the water with ring finger and recite:

Om bhur bhuva suvaha tat savitur varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo yo nah pracho dayat Adya brahmane, dvitiya parardhe, sveta varaha kalpe, vaivasvata manvantare, kali yuge, prathame pade, Jumbhu dvipe Bharat Varshe, Bharata khande, Mero, Isanya Digbhage, Asmin khande, asmin dese, asmin vartamanena, vyavaharike, Chandramanena, Prabhavadi sasti, Samvatsaranam madhye, Lalita nama samvatsare, Lalita nama ayane, Lalita nama mase, Lalita nama pakse, Lalita nama tithau, Lalita nama nakstrau, Yevam guna Visesana visistayam subha tithau Sri Sri Sri Sahasrakshi Rajarajeswari brahma vidya Lalita Maha Tripurasundari, Para Bhattarika Amba Prithyartham

Sadguru para devata prithyartham loka kalyanartham Sri siddha Laksmi sametasya Sri Vallabha Sri Maha Ganadhipata prithyarthyam Sri Lalita Navavarana Pujayam karisye 8. Preparing Pancha Patram In a pancha patram (cup) filled with water, take one spoon of water and chant Panchadasi Mantra and offer the spoon of water back into the same cup. Repeat 15 times.

Ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim 9. Meditation on Sri Chakra: Sri Nagara Puja Place a dot of sandalwood paste in the central portion of the Sri Chakra consisting of 44 triangles, starting with the 4th avarana and proceeding to the bindu. 14 triangles - 4th avarana, 10 triangles - 5th avarana, 10 triangles - 6th avarana, 8 triangles 7th avarana, 1 - central trikonam - 8th avarana, 1 – bindu - 9th avarana. Number triangle in Sri Nagara) avarana – number triangle in avarana 1) 4-1 Aim hrim Srim amrtambho nidhaye namah 2) 4-2 Aim hrim Srim

ratnadvipaya namah

3) 4-3 Aim hrim Srim

nana vrksa mahodyanaya namah

(ocean of nectar) (island of jewels)

(great garden of

trees) 4) 4-4 Aim hrim Srim

kalpa vatikayai namah

(grove of wish-

fulfilling trees) 5) 4-5 Aim hrim Srim

santana vatikayai namah

(grove for obtaining

children) 6) 4-6 Aim hrim Srim

haricandana vatikayai namah

(grove of sandalwood

trees) 7) 4-7 Aim hrim Srim

mandara vatikayai namah

8) 4-8 Aim hrim Srim

parijata vatikayai namah

9) 4-9 Aim hrim Srim

kadamba vatikayai namah

(grove of hibiscus) (grove of fragrant white flower with a red stem) (various flowering trees)

10) 4-10 Aim hrim Srim

puspa raga ratna prakaraya namah(red

jewel

enclosure) 11) 4-11 Aim hrim Srim

pa raga ratna prakaraya namah

(red jewel

gomedhaka ratna prakaraya namah

(lt. green

enclosure)

12) 4-12 Aim hrim Srim diamond) 13) 4-13 Aim hrim Srim

vajra ratna prakaraya namah

(white diamond

enclosure) 14) 4-14 Aim hrim Srim

vaidurya ratna prakaraya namah(yellow diamond

enclosure)

15) 5-1 Aim hrim Srim

indranila ratna prakaraya namah (blue jewel enclosure)

16) 5-2 Aim hrim Srim

mukta ratna prakaraya namah

17) 5-3 Aim hrim Srim

marakata ratna prakaraya namah

(pearl enclosure) (emerald

enclosure) 18) 5-4 Aim hrim Srim

vidruma ratna prakaraya namah

(coral

enclosure) 19) 5-5 Aim hrim Srim

manikya mantapaya namah

(altar of

rubies) 20) 5-6 Aim hrim Srim

sahasra stambha mantapaya namah

(1000-pillared

hall) 21) 5-7 Aim hrim Srim

amrta vapikayai namah

22) 5-8 Aim hrim Srim

ananda vapikayai namah

23) 5-9 Aim hrim Srim

vimarsa vapikayai namah

24) 5-10 Aim hrim Srim

bala tapod garaya namah

(well of nectar) (well of happiness) (well of mantras) (glowing hall of morning

sunlight)

25) 6-1 Aim hrim Srim

candrikod garaya namah

(hall of soft moonlight)

26) 6-2 Aim hrim Srim

maha srmgara parighayai namah

27) 6-3 Aim hrim Srim

maha patavyai namah

28) 6-4 Aim hrim Srim

cintamani maya grha rajaya namah

29) 6-5 Aim hrim Srim

purva amnaya maya purva dvaraya namah

(fanning enclosure of erotic sentiment) (great forest of lotus) (the house of cintamani mantras)

(East entrance - Sgveda) 30) 6-6 Aim hrim Srim

daksina amnaya maya daksina dvaraya namah (South entrance - Yajurveda)

31) 6-7 Aim hrim Srim

pascima amnaya maya pascima dvaraya namah (West entrance - Samaveda)

32) 6-8 Aim hrim Srim

uttara amnaya maya uttara dvaraya namah (North entrance Atharvanaveda)

33) 6-9 Aim hrim Srim

ratna pradipa valayaya namah

(circular enclosure of jewels)

34) 6-10 Aim hrim Srim 35) 7-1 Aim hrim Srim

manimaya maha simhasanaya namah

(jewel throne)

Brahma mayaika manca padaya namah (Brahma-1st foot)

36) 7-2 Aim hrim Srim

Visnu mayaika manca padaya namah

(Visnu-2nd

Rudra mayaika manca padaya namah

(Rudra-3rd

foot) 37) 7-3 Aim hrim Srim foot) 38) 7-4 Aim hrim Srim

Asvara mayaika manca padaya namah(Asvara-4th

foot) 39) 7-5 Aim hrim Srim

Sadasiva mayaika manca phalakaya namah (Sadasiva is lying flat as the seat of the

throne) 40) 7-6 Aim hrim Srim

hamsatulika talpaya namah

(featherbed of swan

down) 41) 7-7 Aim hrim Srim

hamsatulika mahopadhanaya namah

(great pillow of swan down) 42) 7-8 Aim hrim Srim

kausumbhastaranaya namah

(red-colored satin

bedsheet) 43) 8-1 Aim hrim Srim

maha vitanakaya namah

(the great

fan) 44) 9-1 Aim hrim Srim

maha maya yavanikayai namah

(the veil called

mahamaya)

10. Worship Bindu (the central point) and Trikona (central triangle) Keep sandal paste, flowers and aksatas near your hand and other materials needed for worship also to your right. Naivedyam is to be kept to your left. Offer a dot of sandal paste (1) at the center of the Sri Chakra, (2) at the corner towards you, (3) at the corner towards your right and (4) at the corner to your left respectively with the following mantras: 1. Aim hrim Srim

Ka e i la hrim Hasa ka ha la hrim Sa ka la hrim

namah Place a dot of sandal paste in the center. 2. Aim hrim Srim

Ka e i la hrim namah

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3

Place a dot of sandal paste at the corner facing you.

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3. Aim hrim Srim Ha sa ka ha la hrim namah Place a dot of sandal paste at the corner towards your right. 4. Aim hrim Srim Sa ka la hrim namah Place a dot of sandal paste at the corner towards your left.

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11. Viraja Homam and Pranayama Take a deep breath. Keep saying ‘yam’. Visualize that your body placed on the funeral pyre is being dried up by a great wind blowing on it. ‘Yam’ is the wind. Release your breath. Take a deep breath again. Keep saying ‘ram’. Set your body on fire. The fire is burning furiously. ‘Ram’ is the fire. At the end of the fire, your body is reduced to ashes called vibhuti. Release your breath. Take a deep breath. Keep saying ‘vam’. Great clouds gather, a thunder and lightning occurs and an incessant rain falls. ‘Vam’ is the rain. The ashes are wetted by nectar ‘vam’. The divine body of Devī is born out of these ashes. This divine body is your body of Lalita.

Pranayama Do three rounds of pranayama with Panchadasi as described below. Inhale Hold breath In Exhale Hold breath Out

(Puraka) (Kumbhaka) (Rechaka) (Bahee Kumbhaka)

Chant Chant Chant Chant

Panchadasi once Panchadasi twice Panchadasi once Panchadasi once

This whole process involving five recitations of Panchadasi is called a Pranayama. Repeat this pranayama twice more.

12. Dealing with Obstacles to Puja All such elements which want to create obstacles to our worship and those which exist here may they be destroyed by the command of Śiva. Clap hands 3 times and snap your fingers 3 times to your left to the bottom, middle and above.

Om apasarpantu te bhuta ye bhuta bhuvi samsthitah ye bhuta vighna kartaraste nasyantu sivajnaya Aim hrim Srim

13. Vajra Panjara Nyasam - Identification of your Body, Sri Chakra and Devi through the Mantras of the Nine Enclosures Each of the enclosure mantras has 3 seed syllables. The first is placed in your body, the second in the Śrī Chakram and the third, in the body of Devī. Vajra Panjaram means a diamond cage. Nyasam means to become aware of a particular region.

1. Feet - Square Enclosure – 1st avarana

Aim hrim Srim am am sauh namah

(at your feet) (square enclosure in the Śrī Chakram) (at Devi’s feet) (at Devi’s feet) (square enclosure in the Śrī Chakram) (at your feet)

2. Kara Nyasah Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim

am madhyamabhyam namah (middle fingers) am anamikabhyam namah (ring fingers) sauh kanisthikabhyam namah (little fingers) am amgustabhyam namah (thumbs) am tarjanibhyam namah (index fingers) sauh karatala karaprsthabhyam namah (palms/hands)

3. Hips - 16 Petal Lotus – 2nd avarana

Aim (at your hips) hrim (16 petal lotus in the Śrī Chakram) Srim (at Devi’s hips) aim (at Devi’s hips) klim (16 petal lotus in the Śrī Chakram) sauh (at your hips) maha tripura sundari atmanam raksa raksa 4. Muladhara - 8 Petal Lotus – 3rd avarana - Earth

Aim (at your Muladhara) hrim (8 petal lotus in the Śrī Chakram) Srim (at Devi’s Muladhara - earth) hrim (at Devi’s Muladhara - earth) klim (8 petal lotus in the Śrī Chakram) sauh (at your Muladhara) Devi, atma, asanaya namah 5. Svadhisthana - 14 Triangles - 4th avarana - Ocean

Aim (at your Svadhisthana) hrim (14 triangles in the Śrī Chakram) Srim (at Devi’s Svadhisthana - ocean) haim (at Devi’s Svadhisthana - ocean) hklim (14 triangles in the Śrī Chakram) hsauh (at your Svadhisthana) Sri cakrasanaya namah

6. Manipura - Outer 10 Triangles – 5th avarana - Fire

Aim (at your Manipura) hrim (Outer 10 triangles in the Śrī Chakram) Srim (at Devi’s Manipura - fire) hsaim (at Devi’s Manipura - fire) hsklim (Outer 10 triangles in the Śrī Chakram) hssauh (at your Manipura) sarva mantrasanaya namah 7. Anahata - Inner 10 Triangles – 6th avarana - Air

Aim hrim Srim hrim klim blem

(at your Anahata) (Inner 10 triangles in the Śrī Chakram) (at Devi’s Anahata - air envelope) (at Devi’s Anahata - air envelope) (Inner 10 triangles in the Śrī Chakram) (at your Anahata)

sadhya siddhasanaya namah 8. Visuddhi - 8 Triangles - 7th avarana - Space

Aim hrim Srim hrim Srim sauh

(at your Visuddhi) (8 triangles in the Śrī Chakram) (at Devi’s Visuddhi - space) (at Devi’s Visuddhi - space) (8 triangles in the Śrī Chakram) (at your Visuddhi)

14. Amga Nyasah Touch the places mentioned by reciting the following mantras. Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim

aim hrdayaya namah (heart) klim sirase svaha (on top of head) sauh sikhayai vasat (crown of head) sauh kavacaya hum (arms) klim netratrayaya vausat (3 eyes) aim astraya phat (around the head, snap 4x) Bhuh Bhuvaha Suvaha Om Iti Dig Bandaha

15. Vagdevata Nyasah Aim hrim Srim

Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim

am am im im um um arum arum alum alum em aim om aum ah ahm arblum Vasini vagdevatayai namah (top of head) kam kham gam gham mam klhrim Kamesvari vagdevatayai namah (forehead) cam cham jam jham nam nblim Modini vagdevatayai namah (3 rd eye) tam tham dam dham nam ylum Vimala vagdevatayai namah (neck) tam tham dam dham nam jmrim Aruna vagdevatayai namah (heart)

Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim

pam pham bam bham mam hslvyum Jayini vagdevatayai namah (navel) yam ram lam vam jhmryum Sarvesvari vagdevatayai namah (genital) sam sam sam ham {am ksam ksmrim Kaulini vagdevatayai namah (rear)

16. Mula Mantra Nyasah Touch each part with the ring finger. Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim

kam namah em namah im namah lam namah hrim namah ham namah sam namah kam namah ham namah lam namah hrim namah sam namah kam namah lam namah hrim namah

sirasi (head) yone sthane (genital) sthaneyoh (heart) daksa netre (right eye) vama netre (left eye) tritiya netre (3rd eye) daksa srotre (right ear) vama srotre (left ear) mukhe (face/mouth) daksa bhuje (right arm) vama bhuje (left arm) prsthe (back) daksa januni (right knee) vama januni (left knee) nabhi sthane (navel)

9. ajna - Trikona - 8th avarana - Mind Iccha sakti, Jnana sakti and Kriya sakti Aim (at your ajna)

hrim Srim hsraim hsrklim hsrsauh namah

(center triangle in the Śrī Chakram) (at Devi’s ajna - mind) (at Devi’s ajna - mind) (center triangle in the Śrī Chakram) (at your ajna)

10. Bindu - 9th avarana - Sahasrara

While you do the nyasa in your body, visualize the Devi doing the same nyasa. Aim (at your Sahasrara)

hrim Srim Ka e i la hrim Ha sa ka ha la hrim Sa ka la hrim namah

(Bindu in the center of the Śrī Chakram) (at Devi’s Sahasrara - Moon) (at Devi’s Sahasrara - Moon) (Bindu in the center of the Śrī Chakram) (at your Sahasrara)

Touch all parts of body as you recite the following:

Ganesa graha naksatra yogini rasi rupinim Devim mantra mayim naumi matrka pitha rupinim 17. Samanyarghyam (represents siva) The Samanyarghya patram should be smaller than or equal to Visesarghya patram. The plate on which the Samanyarghya and Visesarghya patram are kept should not touch the ground, ie they must stand on 4 stable tiny legs above the ground. The mandala represents ‘space’, the plate ‘earth’, the Conch or Samanyarghya patram ‘body’, the water in it ‘life’ and the drop of milk in it ‘knowledge.’ Make the diagram shown below to your left with pure water from the pancha patram.

Trikona

(ajna)

Satkona

(Svadhisthana)

Vrtta

(Manipura, Anahata, Visuddhi)

Caturasra

(Muladhara)

Samanyarghya mandalam nirmanam krutva Samanyarghya patradharaya namah Take a plate and place it over the mandalam.

Samanyarghya patram samkham Nikshiptwa Place a samkha or a cup over the plate on trikona

Suddhajalam apurya

(Recite Panchadasi)

Pour water

Ksheera Bindu Nikshiptwa Pour a drop of milk with flower into the cup of water

18. Amgadevata Nyasah that the nyasam is being done both in your and Devī’s bodies along with that in the diagram. Next offer flowers and turmeric rice into the water saying: 1. Aim hrim Srim

2. Aim hrim Srim

3. Aim hrim Srim

4. Aim hrim Srim NW)

ka e i la hrim hrdayaya namah hrdaya sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

(agni-SE)

ha sa ka ha la hrim sirase svaha sirah sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

(isana-NE)

sa ka la hrim sikhayai vasat sikha sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

(nirrti-SW)

ka e i la hrim kavacaya hum kavaca sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah(vayu-

5. Aim hrim Srim

ha sa ka ha la hrim netratrayaya vausat netra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah (bindu)

6. Aim hrim Srim

sa ka la hrim astraya phat astra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah (indra-E, yama-S, varuna-W, soma-N)

Cup of water or samkha. Visualize Devi facing East SW

S

SE

W

NW

3

6c

4

6b

5

6d

1

6a

2

4

3 E

3

N

NE

Offer flower and akshatas into the Samanyarghya water Pick up the flower and sprinkle water on the materials for puja, on the diety and yourself chanting the following mantra:

Samanyarghyam puja dravyani, Devam, atmanam samproksya 19. Visesarghyam With water from the Samanyarghya, make the diagram shown below to your right saying the following:

Bindu, Trikona, Satkona, Vrtta, Caturasra sahita Visesarghya mandalam nirmanam kritwa

Worship the Bindu of the diagram by offering sandal paste at the center with Panchadasi 1. Aim hrim Srim ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim namah Offer sandal paste (with a drop of Samanyarghyam) at the three corners of the central triangle with the three parts of the Panchadasi. Refer to the diagram for the positions. 2. Aim hrim Srim 3. Aim hrim Srim 4. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim namah ha sa ka ha la hrim namah sa ka la hrim namah

(2-closest angle) (3-to the right) (4-to the left)

Offer puja to the six points in the square with the angadevata mantras 5. Aim hrim Srim agni-SE)

ka e i la hrim

hrdayaya namah

(5-

hrdaya sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah 6. Aim hrim Srim

ha sa ka ha la hrim sirase svaha (6-isana-NE) sirah sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

7. Aim hrim Srim

sa ka la hrim sikhayai vasat (7-nirrti-SW) sikha sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

8. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim kavacaya hum (8-vayu-NW) kavaca sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

9. Aim hrim Srim bindu)

ha sa ka ha la hrim

netratrayaya vausat

(9-

netra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah 10. Aim hrim Srim

sa ka la hrim astraya phat astra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah (10-indra-E, yama-S, varuna-W, somaN)

Offer puja to the six triangles of the satkonam with the angadevata mantras.starting with the triangle fscing you.b Touch the points on Devi first and then the mandala. 11. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim hrdayaya namah hrdaya sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

12. Aim hrim Srim

ha sa ka ha la hrim sirase svaha sirah sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

13. Aim hrim Srim

sa ka la hrim sikhayai vasat sikha sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

14. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim kavacaya hum kavaca sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

15. Aim hrim Srim

ha sa ka ha la hrim netratrayaya vausat netra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

16. Aim hrim Srim

sa ka la hrim astraya phat astra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

20. Invocation of Agni Mandalam Take the base of the Visesarghya vessel (plate) show it to the lamp (agni), saying the following mantra:

aim agni mandalaya dharma prada dasa kalatmane Sri maha tripurasundaryah visesarghya patradharaya namah Aim hrim Srim

Place the base of the Visesarghya vessel (plate) on the diagram, saying the following mantra:

agnim dutam vrni mahe hotaram visva vedasam asya yajnasya sukratum ram rim rum raim raum rah ramalavarayum agni mandalaya namah agni mandala samsthapya Aim hrim Srim

Place plate on mandala only when chanting samsthapya

21. Invocation of 10 Kalas of Fire - Agni Kala avahanam Invoke the 10 kalas of fire by touching the points with a flower into the base of the Visesarghya vessel (plate) that is placed on the mandala. Each of the bijaksharas is also enlivening a corresponding petal in your body.

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Svadhisthana Chakra 1. Aim hrim Srim 2. Aim hrim Srim (heat) 3. Aim hrim Srim

yam ram

dhumrarcise namah usmayai namah

lam

jvalinyai namah

vam sam

jvalinyai namah visphulinginyai namah

sam sam

suSriyai namah surupayai namah

(smoke)

(glow)

Muladhara Chakra 4. Aim hrim Srim 5. Aim hrim Srim issuing) 6. Aim hrim Srim 7. Aim hrim Srim (beautiful)

ajna Chakra

(flame) (sparks (blessing)

8. Aim hrim Srim (yellow) 9. Aim hrim Srim 10. Aim hrim Srim

ham

kapilayai namah

{am ksam

havya vahayai namah kavya vahayai namah

(consuming ghee) (consuming food)

22. Invocation of Surya Mandalam Hold the vessel (cup) for Visesarghya in your hand. Show it to the east direction or towards the Devi imagining the vessel to be the sun itself and chant the following:

klim surya mandalaya artha prada dvadasa kalatmane Sri maha tripurasundaryah visesarghya patraya namah Aim hrim Srim

Chant the following as you place the cup on the plate over the Visesarghya mandalam

asatyena rajasa vartamano nivesayann amrtam martyanca hiranyayena savita rathena devoyati bhuvana vipasyan hram hrim hrum hraim hraum hrah hramalavarayum surya mandalaya namah surya mandala samsthapya Aim hrim Srim

Place the cup on the plate only when chanting samsthapya

23. Invocation of 12 Kalas of Sun – Surya Kala avahanam Invoke the 12 rays of the sun with the 12 mantras given below into the Visesarghya patram by placing a dot of sandal paste along the edge of the vessel in an anti-clock direction. Each of the kalas has 2 bijaksaras which are enlivening corresponding petals in your body. The first bijas point to the 12 petals from the Anahata Chakra and the second bijas from the Svadhisthana Chakra (first 2 kalas) and Manipura Chakra (last 10 kalas). 8

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3 12

2

1 Anahata and Svadhisthana 1. Aim hrim Srim 2. Aim hrim Srim hot)

kam bham kham bam

tapinyai namah tapinyai namah

(hot) (burning

Anahata and Manipura 3. Aim hrim Srim 4. Aim hrim Srim (rays) 5. Aim hrim Srim 6. Aim hrim Srim 7. Aim hrim Srim 8. Aim hrim Srim 9. Aim hrim Srim 10. Aim hrim Srim 11. Aim hrim Srim 12. Aim hrim Srim

gam pham gham pam

dhumrayai namah maricyai namah

mam nam cam dham cham dam jam tham jham tam nam nam tam dham tham dam

jvalinyai namah rucyai namah susumnayai namah bhogadayai namah visvayai namah bodhinyai namah dharinyai namah ksamayai namah

(smoky)

(fiercely glowing) (bright) (lightening) (enjoying) (cosmic) (awakening) (ing) (forgiving)

24. Invocation of Chandra Mandalam Take a cup of milk and show it to the moon or Devi and pour the milk into the cup while chanting the following:

sauh soma mandalaya kama prada sodasa kalatmane Sri maha tripurasundaryah visesarghyamrtaya namah Aim hrim Srim

Imagine that five nectars are flowing from the moon, the pool of nectar, into the vessel of Visesarghya. Pour milk, curd, ghee, honey and fruit juice into the vessel with the following mantra and the panchadasi:

apyayasva sametu te visvatah soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya sangathe sam sim sum saim saum sah samalavarayum soma mandalaya namah soma mandala samsthapya Aim hrim Srim

The full moon is spreading over the body of the whole world with his cool moonlight. May this milk flow over your body the same way, spreading happiness all over your body and cooling your ion. You may add cardamom powder, sugar, saffron and edible camphor.

25. Invocation of 16 Kalas of Moon – Chandra Kala avahanam Mix all ingredients, which give flavor to the Visesarghyam and invoke the 16 digits of the moon into the Visesarghyam by pouring honey in a circle into it. These digits of the moon are in the visuddhi chakra of Devī.

Visuddhi 1. Aim hrim Srim 2. Aim hrim Srim 3. Aim hrim Srim 4. Aim hrim Srim 5. Aim hrim Srim 6. Aim hrim Srim 7. Aim hrim Srim 8. Aim hrim Srim 9. Aim hrim Srim 10. Aim hrim Srim 11. Aim hrim Srim 12. Aim hrim Srim 13. Aim hrim Srim 14. Aim hrim Srim 15. Aim hrim Srim 16. Aim hrim Srim

am am im im um um arum arum alum alum em aim om aum am ah

amrtayai namah manadayai namah pusayai namah tustyai namah pustyai namah ratyai namah dhrtyai namah sasinyai namah candrikayai namah kantyai namah jyotsnayai namah Sriyai namah prityai namah amgadayai namah purnayai namah purnamrtayai namah

(immortality) (pride) (creative) (happiness) (fullness) (joy) (contentment) (glow) (moonlight) (brightness) (sheen) (grace) (loving) (offering) (full) (unchanging fullness)

The three celestial lights of Fire, Sun and the Moon represent the three channels of nervous currents called susumna, pingala and ida. Among them, they exhaust all the letters of the Samskrit alphabet, except the letter ‘ma’. The letter ‘ma’ means . Since every act of worship involves , it is implied in every kala whether it be of fire, sun or moon. Lalita Devī is fond of the letter ‘ma’ because ‘ma’ also means mother.

26. Hamsa, Amga Devata Puja of Sri Sudha Devi In the Visesarghyam, draw a triangle consisting of three groups of 16 letters of the Samskrit alphabet. The first 16 form the line slanting towards your right. The second 16 form the top horizontal line. The third 16 form the line slanting to your left. At the three corners write the seed letters ham {am and ksam.

K^am

{am

ham

Varna Trikonam Side of triangle to right First set of 16 (1-16) 1. am namah

Top horizontal line Second set of 16 (17-32) 17. kam namah

am namah 3. im namah 4. im namah 5. um namah 6. um namah 7. arum namah 8. arum namah 9. alum namah 10. alum namah 11. em namah 12. aim namah 13. om namah 14. aum namah 15. aha namah 16. aham namah

18.

2.

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.

kham namah gam namah gham namah mam namah cam namah cham namah jam namah jham namah nam namah tam namah tham namah dam namah dham namah nam namah tam namah

Side of triangle to left Third set of 16 (33-48) 33. tham namah 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48.

dam namah dham namah nam namah pam namah pham namah bam namah bham namah mam namah yam namah ram namah lam namah vam namah sam namah sam namah sam namah

49. 50.

ham {am ksam

(inside front corner of triangle) (inside right corner of triangle)

51. (inside left corner of triangle) Completes 51 mattrkas, the 51 letters of the samskrit alphabet.

Kama Kala In the center of this triangle of letters, write the kama kala, consisting of a circle for the face, two circles for the breasts and a small triangle for the yoni of Devi. This is called kama kala because it symbolizes the word ‘ahamsah’ meaning ‘I am that.’ The letter ‘a’ stands for lack of any description, sunya, or circle. The letter ‘ha’ stands for visarga, two circles. The letter ‘m’ respresents , the sound of source, the womb of Devi. So this picture is a description of Devi Herself. Worship the parts of kama kala as follows: Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim namah ha sa ka ha la hrim namah sa ka la hrim namah

(face) (breasts) (yoni)

Worship the Trikona With the same mantras as above, worship the front, right and left corners of the triangle, touching the triangle: Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim namah ha sa ka ha la hrim namah sa ka la hrim namah

(outside of front corner of triangle) (outside of right corner of triangle) (outside of left corner of triangle)

Form a Satkona around Trikona Draw a satkonam and a circle in the Visesarghyam, saying:

satkona vilikhya Worship the Satkona Worship the six triangles of the satkonam, starting from the corner towards you and going clockwise with the anga devata mantras given below:

1. Aim hrim Srim

aim ka e i la hrim hrdayaya namah hrdaya sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

2. Aim hrim Srim

klim ha sa ka ha la hrim sirase svaha sirah sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

3. Aim hrim Srim

sauh sa ka la hrim sikhayai vasat sikha sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

4. Aim hrim Srim

aim ka e i la hrim kavacaya hum kavaca sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

5. Aim hrim Srim

klim ha sa ka ha la hrim netratrayaya vausat netra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

6. Aim hrim Srim

sauh sa ka la hrim astraya phat astra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

Kamakala Dhyanam: In the inner triangle draw a small circle representing Devi’s face, two circles representing breasts and a triangle representing yoni and worship them with

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim namah Sapta Mandala avahanam Draw a bindu in the center of the triangle and worship Devi in the seven chakras seven times with the mantras given below:

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim namah samastha Bhoo mandalam avahayami (Muladhara-Earth)

1. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim namah samastha apah mandalam avahayami (Svadhisthana-Ocean)

2. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim namah samastha Tejah mandalam avahayami (Manipura-Fire)

3. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim namah samastha Vayu mandalam avahayami (Anahata-Air)

4. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim namah Samastha akasa mandalam avahayami (Visuddhi-Space)

5. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim namah Samastha bhoota, bhavishyath, vartamana, kala mandalam avahayami (ajna-Mind)

6. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim namah Sri Sudha mandalam avahayami (Sahasrara-

7. Aim hrim Srim

Supermind)

Panca Upacara Puja to Sudha Devi Offer gandham (scent), aksatas (tumeric rice), puspam (flowers), dhupam (incense), dipam (lights) and naivedyam (food) to Sri Sudha Devi, the lady carrying the bowl of nectar. This is also a name given to Lakshmi, born out of the clockwise and anticlockwise rotation of Meru Parvatam in the ocean. Aim hrim Srim

Sri Sudha Devi prithyartham Gandha dharayami namah

Aim hrim Srim

Sri Sudha Devi prithyartham Akshatan samarpayami namah

Aim hrim Srim

Sri Sudha Devi prithyartham Puspaih pujayami namah

Aim hrim Srim

Sri Sudha Devi prithyartham

Dhupam aghrapayami namah Aim hrim Srim

Sri Sudha Devi prithyartham Dipam darsayami namah

Aim hrim Srim

Sri Sudha Devi prithyartham Naivedyam nivedayami namah

Offer honey to Sri Sudha Devi chanting the following:

Om Bhur bhuvah suvah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah pracodayat deva savitah prasuva amrtamastu amrtopastharanamasi satyam (rtam) tvartena parisincami Om pranaya swaha Om apanaya swaha Om vyanaya swaha Om udanaya swaha Om samanaya swaha Om brahmane swaha Madhye madhye paniyam samarpayami Hastau praksalayami Padau praksalayami Sudha achamaniyam samarpayami Sri Sudha Devi prithyartham madhur naivedyam nivedayami Sri Parameswari arpa namastu Naivedyanantaram uttaraposanam kalpayami Satyam tvartena parisincayami Amrtamastu amrtapidha namasi Uttaraposanam kalpayami Proksya around self Sprinkle the Visesarghyam on yourself, on Devi and on all the people around you and on all the materials of the puja. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim sarvam sam proksya

27. Invocation of 99 Kalas of the Celestial Lights r Five Brahmas Once again invoke the 10 kalas of fire (agni), 12 kalas of sun (surya) r 16 kalas of moon (soma).

Punaha agni, surya, soma kala avahanam karisye Agni Mandala

(10 kalas)

Svadhisthana 1. Aim hrim Srim 2. Aim hrim Srim 3. Aim hrim Srim

yam ram lam

dhumrarcise namah usmayai namah jvalinyai namah

(smoke)

vam sam

jvalinyai namah visphulimginyai namah

(flame)

sam sam

suSriyai namah surupayai namah

(blessing)

ham

kapilayai namah

{am ksam

havya vahayai namah kavya vahayai namah

(heat) (glow)

Muladhara 4. Aim hrim Srim 5. Aim hrim Srim issuing) 6. Aim hrim Srim 7. Aim hrim Srim (beautiful)

(sparks

ajna 8. Aim hrim Srim (yellow) 9. Aim hrim Srim 10. Aim hrim Srim

(consuming ghee)

(consuming food offerings)

Surya Mandala

(12 kalas)

Anahata and Svadhisthana 11. Aim hrim Srim 12. Aim hrim Srim

kam bham kham bam

tapinyai namah tapinyai namah

(hot)

dhumrayai namah maricyai namah jvalinyai namah rucyai namah susumnayai namah bhogadayai namah visvayai namah

(smoky)

(burning hot)

Anahata and Manipura 13. Aim hrim Srim 14, Aim hrim Srim 15. Aim hrim Srim 16. Aim hrim Srim 17. Aim hrim Srim 18. Aim hrim Srim 19. Aim hrim Srim

gam pham gham pam mam nam cam dham cham dam jam tham jham tam

(rays) (fiercely glowing) (bright) (lightening) (enjoying) (cosmic)

22. Aim hrim Srim

nam nam tam dham tham dam

Soma Mandala

(16 kalas)

20. Aim hrim Srim 21. Aim hrim Srim

bodhinyai namah dharinyai namah ksamayai namah

(awakening) (ing) (forgiving)

Visuddhi 23. Aim hrim Srim 24. Aim hrim Srim 25. Aim hrim Srim 26. Aim hrim Srim 27. Aim hrim Srim 28. Aim hrim Srim 29. Aim hrim Srim 30. Aim hrim Srim 31. Aim hrim Srim 32. Aim hrim Srim 33. Aim hrim Srim 34. Aim hrim Srim 35. Aim hrim Srim 36. Aim hrim Srim 37. Aim hrim Srim 38. Aim hrim Srim fullness)

am am im im um um arum arum alum alum em aim om aum am ah

Brahma Mandala

amrtayai namah manadayai namah pusayai namah tustyai namah pustyai namah ratyai namah dhrtyai namah sasinyai namah candrikayai namah kantyai namah jyotsnayai namah Sriyai namah prityai namah amgadayai namah purnayai namah purnamrtayai namah

(immortality) (pride) (creative) (happiness) (fullness) (joy) (contentment) (glow) (moonlight) (brightness) (sheen) (grace) (loving) (offering) (full) (unchanging

(10 kalas)

Anahata 39. Aim hrim Srim 40. Aim hrim Srim 41. Aim hrim Srim 42. Aim hrim Srim 43. Aim hrim Srim 44. Aim hrim Srim (prosperity) 45. Aim hrim Srim 46. Aim hrim Srim 47. Aim hrim Srim

kam kham gam gham mam cam

srstyai namah rddhyai namah smrtyai namah medhayai namah kantyai namah laksmyai namah

(creation)

cham jam jham

dyutyai namah sthirayai namah sthityai namah

(sparkling)

(growth) (memory) (intelligence) (glow)

(fixity) (firm placement)

48. Aim hrim Srim

nam

siddhyai namah

(transcendent)

Visnu Mandala

(10 kalas)

tam tham dam dham nam tam

jarayai namah palinyai namah santyai namah isvaryai namah ratyai namah kamikayai namah

(old age)

tham

varadayai namah

dam dham

hladinyai namah prityai namah

(happiness)

nam

dirghayai namah

(long)

tiksnayai namah raudrayai namah bhayayai namah nidrayai namah tandriyai namah ksudhayai namah krodhinyai namah kriyayai namah udgaryai namah mrtyave namah

(sharp)

Svadhisthana 49. Aim hrim Srim 50. Aim hrim Srim 51. Aim hrim Srim 52. Aim hrim Srim 53. Aim hrim Srim 54. Aim hrim Srim

(protective) (peace) (control) (enjoyment) (lust)

ajna 55. Aim hrim Srim (blessing) 56. Aim hrim Srim 57. Aim hrim Srim

(loving)

Sahasrarab 58. Aim hrim Srim

Rudra Mandala

(10 kalas)

Manipura 59. Aim hrim Srim 60. Aim hrim Srim 61. Aim hrim Srim 62. Aim hrim Srim 63. Aim hrim Srim 64. Aim hrim Srim 65. Aim hrim Srim 66. Aim hrim Srim 67. Aim hrim Srim 68. Aim hrim Srim

pam pham bam bham mam yam ram lam vam sam

Asvara Mandala

(anger) (fear) (sleep) (coma) (hunger) (flames of anger) (active) (uplifting) (death)

(4 kalas)

Anahata 69. Aim hrim Srim 70. Aim hrim Srim 71. Aim hrim Srim

sam sam ham

pitayai namah svetayai namah arunayai namah

(turmeric-yellow) (vibhuti-white) (kumkum-red)

72. Aim hrim Srim

ksam

asitayai namah

(samkha tirtham-blue)

You can visualize here the ardhanarisvara form of Devi. At the heart, the right half is white with a blue dot and the left (female part) is yellow with a red dot.

Sadasiva Mandala

(16 kalas)

Visuddhi 73. Aim hrim Srim 74. Aim hrim Srim 75. Aim hrim Srim 76. Aim hrim Srim 77. Aim hrim Srim 78. Aim hrim Srim 79. Aim hrim Srim 80. Aim hrim Srim 81. Aim hrim Srim 82. Aim hrim Srim 83. Aim hrim Srim 84. Aim hrim Srim 85. Aim hrim Srim 86. Aim hrim Srim 87. Aim hrim Srim 88. Aim hrim Srim

am am im im um um arum arum alum alum em aim om aum aha aham

nivrtyai namah pratisthayai namah vidyayai namah santyai namah indhikayai namah dipikayai namah recikayai namah mocikayai namah parayai namah suksmayai namah suksmamrtayai namah jnanayai namah jnanamrtayai namah apyayinyai namah vyapinyai namah vyomarupayai namah

(detachment) (fame) (knowledge) (peace) (fuel) (light) (exhaustive) (liberating) (transcendental) (light) (pervasive) (enlightenment) (transcendental) (filling) (expansion) (space)

The Five (Pancha) Brahmas Brahma mantra

(center of Muladhara Chakra-lam)

Hagm sah sucisad vasuh antariksa sad hota vedisad atithir duronasat nrsad varasadrta sadvyoma sad abja goja rtaja adrija rtam brhat namah 89. Aim hrim Srim

Visnu mantra

(center of Svadhisthana Chakra-vam)

Pratad visnus tavate viryaya mrgo na bhimah kucaro giristah yasyo rusu trisu vikramanesu adhiksiyanti bhuvanani visva namah 90. Aim hrim Srim

Rudra mantra

(center of Manipura Chakra-ram)

Tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pusti vardhanam urvarukamiva bandhanan mrtyor muksiya mamrtat namah 91. Aim hrim Srim

Maha Visnu mantra (center of Anahata Chakra-yam) 92. Aim hrim Srim Tad visnoh paramam padam sada pasyanti surayah diviva caksuratatam tadvipraso vipanyavo jagrvagm sah samindhate visnor yat paramam padam namah Sadasiva mantra (center of Visuddhi Chakra-ham) 93. Aim hrim Srim Visnur yonim kalpayatu tvasta rupani pigm satu asincatu prajapatir dhata garbham dadha tu te garbham dhehi sinivali garbham dhehi sarasvati garbhante asvinau deva vadhattam puskarasraja namah 28. Invocation of Devi Kalas Touch the point at ajna Chakra in the Visesarghyam with a flower or petal.

Devi kalas

(center of ajna Chakra-{am)

94. Aim hrim Srim

Kaeilahrim hasakahalahrim sakalahrim namah

29. Invocation of siva, sakti and siva sakti Kalas – Amrta Kalas The right foot of Ardhanarisvara is siva’s and the left foot is sakti’s. If the Guru is male Her right foot belongs to him and if the Guru is female Her left foot belongs to her. Time is the linga of siva flowing into space, which is Devi’s yoni. This eternal union creates the flow of amrta that is Jnana. The flow of the siva ganga between their feet becomes the flow of past and future through present. These form amrta kalas. The jnana, the knowledge of the world, comes to us through the pancha amrtas – sabda, sparsa, rupa, rasa and gandha.

1. From siva’s foot - siva Kala With flower, touch right foot of the Icon Aim hrim Srim

Kaeilahrim hasakahalahrim sakalahrim namah

akhandaika rasananda kare parasudhatmani svacchanda sphuranam atra nidhehi kula nayike namah 95. Aim hrim Srim

2. From sakti’s foot - sakti Kala With flower, touch left foot of the Icon

akulasthamrta akare suddha jnana kare pare amrtatvam nidhehi asmin vastuni klinna rupini namah 96. Aim hrim Srim

3. From between feet - siva sakti Kala

tadrupini ekarasya tvam krtvahi etat svarupini bhutva paramrtakara mayi cit sphuranam kuru namah 97. Aim hrim Srim

4. Grace from Devi’s eyes – Amrta Kala 98. Aim hrim Srim

aim blum jhraum jum sah (with flower touch right eye of Devi)

amrte amrtodbhave amrtesvari (with flower touch left eye of Devi)

amrta varsini amrtam sravaya sravaya svaha namah (with flower touch third eye of Devi)

30. Invocation of Iccha, Jnana, Kriya sakti Kalas Invoke wisdom from Devi’s face, nourishment and protection from Her milk, immortality from Her yoni, and liberation, jivan mukthi, from Guru paduka. (Face, breast, yoni and feet, Devi Herself is Guru). 99. Aim hrim Srim

aim vada vada vagvadini aim (with flower touch face of Devi rVisesarghyam)

klim klinne kledini kledaya kledaya (left and right breasts rVisesarghyam)

maha ksobham kuru kuru klim (yoni rVisesarghyam)

sauh moksam kuru kuru hsaum shauhm namah

(right and left feet, siva r sakti)

31. Taking Visesarghya with Mahavakya Worship the feet of your Guru with the Guru mantra given in the beginning on page 3. Sprinkle visesarghyam 3 times on top of your head saying:

Sri Gurubhyo Namah Sri Parama Gurubhyo Namah Sri Paramesti Gurubhyo Namah Take a spoon of visesarghyam and say the following mantra: Aim hrim Srim

ardram jvalati jyotir ahamasmi jyotir jvalati brahmahamasmi yo ahamasmi brahmahamasmi ahamasmi brahmahamasmi ahamevaham mam juhomi svaha

So saying, the drop of visesarghyam bindu is taken on the tongue. The drop referred above is the smallest of the quantity to be taken.

31. End of Sri Kramam Thus ends the purification of the body and of the Śrī Chakram and of the suvasini. All those present will partake of the visesarghyam without letting drops of it fall on the ground. Neither the visesarghyam nor the samanyarghya are to be moved until after the subsequent stages to follow are complete, namely Lalita Kramam, Navavarana Puja and Śakti Puja.

II. Lalita Kramam 1. Meditating on the Form of Devi Lalita Hrccakrastham Residing in the heart like a rising sun, red in colour

Antah susumna patavi bhedana kusalam

Able to pierce the lotuses easily with flashes of light along the axis of susumna

Mohandhakara paripandhini samvidagnim The fire of knowledge dispelling delusion

siva dipa jyotim rupinim The light of auspicious consciousness, universal and unbounded

adi para samvidam citrupinim The primordial intuited knowledge of the form of all life itself

Sri Lalitaye namah dhyayami Trikhanda mudra garbhita kusumanjalau Into the flowers held in trikhanda mudra of the colors of white, red and yellow

2. Breathing this Form into the Flowers Puraka – inhale chanting the following mantra: Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim ityadaya Kumbhaka – hold breath in Aim hrim Srim hrim Srim sauh

Lalitayah amrta caitanya murtim kalpayami namah Create the immortal (transcendental) conscious form of Lalita with the avarana mantra to trikona, hrim Srim sauh, i.e., the formless Devī is being invoked into taking the form of the flowers by breathing her life, the mantra. Rechaka – exhale into the flowers held in trikhanda mudra saying: Aim hrim Srim hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh Bahee Kumbhaka – hold breath out Aim hrim Srim Maha

pa vanantasthe karananda vigrahe sarva bhuta hite matah ehehi paramesvari The union of Śiva and Śaktia space, time, and their uniona or desire, knowledge and action. The world is the mahapa in which She resides as the blissful cause of this entire world. The Comionate Mother of this entire world, Please come, do come, Oh Parameśvari.

3. Invocation of Devi Breath normal and chant the following avahanam mantra

Bindu cakre Srimat kamesvaranke Sri Lalita para caitanyam avaããhayami Sri devi pujartham Sri chakra gata sarvavarana devatan avahayami catur ãayatanaã devatan avaãhayami indrãadi loka palakan avaãhayami divya siddha manavogha gurun avaãhayami samasta desa kala prani gatha caitanyan avahayami yakshini kinnera siddha sadhya gandharva apsaradi satwa guna pradhanan avaãhayami maha cathussasti koti yogini gana sevitan avahayami srngara kama leela sangeeta natya veera gosti pradarsakan avaãhayami 4. Prana Pratistha Mantra Om aim hrim Srim aÃm hrim krom yam ram lam vam śam sam sam ham Om hamsa soham soham hamsah sivah Sri chakrasya Sri lalitayah Mama pranah iha pranah mama Jiva iha sthithah mama sarvendriyani Van manas caksuh srotra Jihva ghrana vak pani pada payupastha Ihai vagathya asmin Sri chakre sukham chiram thisthanthu swaha Om asunite punarasmasu Caksuh punah prana Mihano dhehi bhogam jyok pasyema Surya muccaranta manumate Mrlaya nah svasthi Amrtam vai pranah Amrtam apah prananeva

Yatha sthanam upahvayathe Prana prathisthapana muhurto sumuhurto asthu Thus saying, leave the flowers onto the Śrī Chakra or Devī.

5. 64 Upacaras of Devi - Catus Sasti Upacara Puja Here follow the 64 acts of worship to Śrī Lalita Devi in the yantra or idol or the suvasini. For every one of the upacaras (acts of propitiation) “Aim hrim Śrim Lalitayai” is said in the beginning and “kalpayami namah” at the end. The bhavana is that Śrī Lalita is doing it Herself – Śringara rasa purna.

1. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai padyam

kalpayami namah

(washing her feet)

2. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai abharana avaropanam namah

kalpayami

(removal of ornaments and clothes)

3. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai sugandha tailabhyamganam namah

kalpayami

(apply perfumed oil, turmeric powder and rubbing with wet gram flour)

4. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai majjana sala pravesanam namah

kalpayami

(entering the bathroom)

5. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai majjana mantapa manipitho pavesanam namah

kalpayami

(seating on the jeweled chair)

6. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai divya snaniyodvartanam namah

kalpayami

(preparation of perfumed water and panchamrtas: milk, curds, honey, ghee, sugar)

7. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai usnodaka snanam

kalpayami namah

(bathing with warm water)

Here you may recite Sri Suktam, Purusa Suktam, Durga Suktam, Rudram, Namakam, Camakam, etc. as time permits. The minimum set of mantras, which combine the effects of all the Vedas is given below:

Vedic Mantras recited while doing Abhisekham (bath) With Water

Om apohistha mayobhuvastana urje dadhatana maheranaya caksase Yovas sivatamorasah tasya bhajaya tehanah usatiriva matarah Tasma aramgamamavo yasyaksayaya jinvatha apo janayathacanah suddhodaka snanam kalpayami namah With Milk

Om apyayasva sametute visvatah soma vrsniyam bhava vajasya samgathe ksirena snapayami With Curds

Om dadhikravno akarisam jisnorasvasya vajinah Surabhino mucha karat prana ayugmsI tarisat Dadhna snapayami With Ghee

Om sukramasi jyotirasi tejosi devovassavitotpunat Vacchidrena pavitrena vasoh suryasya rasmibhih ajyena snapayami With Honey

Om madhu vata rtayate madhu ksaranti sindhavah Madhvir nassantvosadhih madhu naktamuto sasi Madhu matparthivagm rajah madhu dyaurastunah pita Madhu manno vanaspatir madhumagm astu suryah Madhvir gavo bhavantunah madhu madhu madhu

Madhuna snapayami With Sugar and Water

Om svaduh pavasva divvyaya janmane Svadurindraya suhavitu namne Svadurmitraya varunaya vayave Brhaspataye madhumagm adabhyah sarkaraya snapayami With Fruit Juice

Om yah phalinir yah aphalah apuspayasca puspinih Brhaspatih prasutas tano muncastvagm hasah Phalodakena snapayami With Perfumed Water

Om apohistha mayobhuvastana urje dadhatana maheranaya caksase Yovas sivatamorasah tasya bhajayate hanah usatiriva matarah Tasma aramgamamavo yasyaksayaya jinvatha apo janayathacanah Gandhodakena snapayami Continue Abhisekham with following mantras Laksmi - with milk preferably

Om hiranya varnam harinim suvarna rajatasrajam Candram hiranmayim laksmim jatavedo ma mavaha Visnu – with milk Om sahasrasirsa purusah sahasraksah sahasrapat Sa bhumim visvato vrtva atyatisthad dasamgulam Durga - with milk and kumkum Tam agni varnam tapasa jvalantim vairocanim karmaphalesu justam Durgam devi g> sarana>aham prapadye sutarasi tarase namah siva – with coconut water preferably or any fruit juice or perfumed water Tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pusti vardhanam

Urvarukam iva bandhanan mrtyor muksiya mamrtat Om mrtyave svaha mrtyave svaha Om namo bhagavate rudraya visnave mrtyurme pahi Prananam granthirasi rudro ma visan takah tenan nenapyayasva Mama mrtyor nasyat vayur vardhatam Om santih santih santih The Four Vedas: Sg, Yajur, Sama, Atharvana Finish Abhisekham with following mantras

Om jatavedase sunavama somam aratiyato nidahativedah Sanah parsadati durganI visva naveva sindhu> duritatyagnih Om bhur bhuvah suvah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yonah pracodayat paro rajase savadom Om trambakam yajamahe sugandhim pustivardhanam Urvarukamiva bandhanan mrtyor muksiya mamrtat If possible do Abhisekham with pancamrtams over the mangala sutras on which haldi and kumkum have been applied earlier.

Om Amrtabhisekostu, Kanakabhisekostu, Hiranyabhisekostu, Suvarnabhisekostu, Divyamamgalabhisekostu, Mahabhisekostu 8. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai kanaka kalasacyuta sakala tirtha abhisekam kalpayami namah (washing the Sri cakram with samanyarghya)

9. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai dhauta vastra parimarjanam namah

kalpayami

(drying Her body with a white towel)

10. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai aruna dukula paridhanam namah

kalpayami

(red shawl to cover)

11. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai aruna kucottariyam namah

kalpayami

(red top garment - brassiere)

12. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai alepa mantapa pravesanam namah

kalpayami

(entering the make-up room)

13. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai alepa mantapa manipitha upavesanam namah

kalpayami

(seating Her there)

14. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai candana agaru kumkuma sa
15. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai kesabharasya kalagaru dhupam namah

kalpayami

(drying Her heavy, wet hair with agaru and sambrani dhupam)

16. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai mallika malati jati campaka asoka satapatra puga kudali punnaga kalhara mukhya sarvartu kusuma malam kalpayami namah (all kinds of fragrant flowers arranged in different garlands)

17. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai bhusana mantapa pravesanam (entering the jewellery room)

18. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai

kalpayami namah

bhusana mantapa manipitha upavesanam kalpayami namah (seating Her there)

19. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai nava mani makuta> namah

kalpayami

(crown jewels)

20. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai candra sakalam namah

kalpayami

(an ornament to represent the moon)

21. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai simanta sinduram namah

kalpayami

(vermillion in the hair part)

22. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai tilaka ratnam (jewels to represent the

kalpayami namah 3 rd

eye)

23. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai kalanjanam

kalpayami namah

(mascara and eye liner)

24. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai paliyugalam

kalpayami namah

(head set and ear ornaments)

25. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai manikundala yuga{am namah

kalpayami

(pair of earrings)

26. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai nasabharanam (diamond nose stud-Venus)

kalpayami namah

27. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai adharayavakam namah

kalpayami

(lipstick and pearl pendant from the nose shining on Her red lower lip )

28. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai prathama bhusanam

kalpayami namah

(mamgala sutram)

29. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai kanaka cintakam namah

kalpayami

(gold sovereign chain)

30. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai patakam

kalpayami namah

(small locket)

31. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai maha patakam

kalpayami namah

(big locket-Sri cakram)

32. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai muktavalim

kalpayami namah

(pearl necklace)

33. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai ekavalim

kalpayami namah

(single strand necklace)

34. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai channaviram

kalpayami namah

(open flower garland coming down to the feet)

35. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai keyurayugala catusthayam namah (arm bracelet pairs for the four arms)

kalpayami

36. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai valayavalim

kalpayami namah

(bangles)

37. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai urmikavalim

kalpayami namah

(20 rings)

38. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai kancidamam namah

kalpayami

(gold waist belt)

39. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai kati sutram namah

kalpayami

(gold girdle)

40. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai saubhagyabharanam namah

kalpayami

(girdle pendant)

41. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai pada katakam

kalpayami namah

(anklets)

42. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai ratna nupuram

kalpayami namah

(small tinkling anklets)

43. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai padamguliyakam namah

kalpayami

(silver rings placed on 2 nd toes)

44. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai eka kare pasam (in top left hand, a noose)

kalpayami namah

45. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai anya kare amkusam

kalpayami namah

(in top right hand, a goad)

46. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai itara kare pundreksu capam namah

kalpayami

(in bottom left hand, a sugarcane bow with a string of bees)

47. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai apara kare puspa banan namah

kalpayami

(in bottom right hand, five flowery arrows)

48. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai Sriman manikya paduke

kalpayami namah

(washing her feet)

49. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai svasamana vesabhir avarana devatabhih saha maha cakradhi rohanam kalpayami namah (climbing onto the mahacakra with all Her avarana devatas who are similarly attired and adorned)

50. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai kamesvara amkaparyamka upavesanam kalpayami namah (sitting on top of Kamesvara who is lying down flat, face up)

51. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai amrtasava casakam

kalpayami namah

(visesarghyam - nectar)

52. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai acamaniyam (samanyarghyam - perfumed water)

kalpayami namah

53. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai karpura vitikam namah

kalpayami

(sweet pan – betel nuts)

54. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai anandollasa vilasa hasam namah

kalpayami

(smile bubbling from joy within)

55. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai mamga{artikam

kalpayami namah

(ghee lamps – recite sapta sloki)

56. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai chatram

kalpayami namah

(umbrella – a sign of royalty)

57. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai camara yuga{am namah

kalpayami

(horse hair fly wisk fans held by Sarasvati and Laksmi)

58. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai darpanam

kalpayami namah

(mirror - She as the worshipper sees Her form as the Universe reflected in the mind, the mirror)

59. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai tala vrntam namah

kalpayami

(palm leaf fan)

60. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai gandham

kalpayami namah

(sandal paste - perfume)

61. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai puspam

kalpayami namah

(floral bouquet)

62. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai dhupam

kalpayami namah

(incense)

63. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai dipam

kalpayami namah

(lights)

64. Aim hrim Srim Lalitayai naivedyam namah

kalpayami

(food offerings) Those unable to procure all the ingredients above may substitute them with a drop of water from the samanyarghyam.

6. Requests for Various Kinds of Pujas through the 10 Dasa Maha Mudras Show the following ten mudras, hand gestures:

1. dram maha mudra svarupa sarva samksobhini 2. drim maha bandha svarupa sarva vidravini 3. klim maha veda svarupa sarvakarsini 4. blum jalandhara svarupa sarva vasamkari 5. sah udyana svarupa sarvonmadini 6. krom mula bandha svarupa sarva mahamkusa 7. hskhphrem khecari svarupa sarva khecari 8. hsauh viparitakarani svarupa sarva bija 9. aim vajroli svarupa sarva yoni 10. hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh sakti calana svarupa sarva trikhanda 7. Bindu Tarpanam Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim Lalita Sri padukam pujayami

Offer flower petals and aksatas together with a drop of visesarghyam to the Śri Chakram at the centre 3 times saying the above mantra. Puspam and aksatas constitute puja and a drop of visesarghyam constitutes tarpanam. This process is to be repeated with every mantra hereafter.

8. Anga Devata Puja Worship Śri Chakram at the SE, NE, SW, NW (agni, isana, asura/nirrti, vayu konas) corners, the center bindu and the four directions east, south, west and north. Please see the diagram below. 1. Aim hrim Srim agni-SE)

ka e i la hrim

hrdayaya namah

(1-

hrdaya sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah 2. Aim hrim Srim

ha sa ka ha la hrim sirase svaha (2-isana-NE) sirah sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

3. Aim hrim Srim

sa ka la hrim sikhayai vasat (3-nirrti-SW) sikha sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

4. Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim kavacaya hum (4-vayu-NW) kavaca sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah

5. Aim hrim Srim bindu)

ha sa ka ha la hrim

netratrayaya vausat

(5-

netra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah 6. Aim hrim Srim

sa ka la hrim astraya phat astra sakti Sri padukam pujayami namah (6-indra-E, yama-S, varuna-W, soma-N)

NW 4

W 6c

N 6d

NE 2

5

E 6a

3 SW

6b S

1 SE

9. Nitya Puja Worship the 15 Nityas, 5 per side, on the 3 sides of the central triangle with their mantras given below (see diagram below for their locations). The 16th one is to be worshipped in the

center.

1. Kamesvari Nitya Aim hrim Srim

am aim sa ka la hrim nityaklinne madadrave sauh am Kamesvari nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 2. Bhagamalini Nitya Aim hrim Srim

am aim bhagabhuge bhagini bhagodari bhagamale bhagavahe bhagaguhye bhagayoni bhaganipatini sarvabhagavasankari bhagarupe nityaklinne bhagasvarupe sarvani bhagani me hyanaya varade rete surete bhagaklinne klinna drave kledaya dravaya amoghe bhagavicce ksubha ksobhaya sarvasatvan bhagesvari aim blum jem blum bhem blum hem blum hem klinne sarvani bhaganime vasamanaya strim hrblem hrim am Bhagamalini nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah The word Bhaga means source. Bhagamalini represents the source of all Śaktis, all the alphabets in Sanskrit.

3. Nityaklinna Nitya Aim hrim Srim

im om hrim nityaklinne madadrave svaha im Nityaklinna nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 4. Bherunda Nitya Aim hrim Srim

im om krom bhrom kraum jhraum chraum jraum svaha im Bherunda nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 5. Vahnivasini Nitya Aim hrim Srim

um om hrim vahnivasinyai namah um Vahnivasini nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 6. Maha Vajresvari Nitya Aim hrim Srim

um hrim klinne aim krom nitya madadrave hrim um Maha Vajresvari nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 7. sivaduti Nitya Aim hrim Srim

arum hrim sivadutyai namah arum sivaduti nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

8. Tvarita Nitya Aim hrim Srim

arum om hrim hum khe ca che ksah strim hum ksem hrim phat arum Tvarita nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 9. Kulasundari Nitya Aim hrim Srim

alum aim klim sauh alum Kulasundari nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 10. Nitya Nitya Aim hrim Srim

alum hsklrdaim hsklrdim hsklrdauh alum Nitya nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 11. Nilapataka Nitya Aim hrim Srim

em hrim phrem srum krom am klim aim blum nitya madadrave hum phrem hrim em Nilapataka nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 12. Vijaya Nitya Aim hrim Srim

aim bhmryum aim Vijaya nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 13. Sarvamamga{a Nitya Aim hrim Srim

om svaum om Sarvamamga{a nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

14. Jvalamalini Nitya Aim hrim Srim

aum om namo bhagavati Jvalamalini devadevi sarva bhuta samhara karike jatavedasi jvalanti jvalanti jvala jvala prajvala prajvala hram hrim hrum ra ra ra ra ra ra ra Jvalamalini hum phat svaha aum Jvalamalini nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 15. Citra Nitya Aim hrim Srim

am ckaum am Citra nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 16. Maha Nitya - Sodasi - Sri Rajarajeswari Aim hrim Srim

aham ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim aham Sodasi nitya Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 10. Guru Mandala Puja Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim Divyaugha Guru Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim Siddhaugha Guru Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim

ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim Manavaugha Guru Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sanath Kumara Bala Tripurasundari Sahita divyaugha Guru Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Vimarsamba Hladini Sahita Svaprakasananda siddhaugha Guru

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim Aim klim souh

Hamsah sivah soham hskphrem Hasaksamalavarayum hsaum Sahaksamalavarayim shauh Svarupa nirupana hetave svagurave Sri Annapurnamba sahita Sri Amrtananda natha Sri Guru Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Recite Om 3 times and be silent for 5 minutes

11. Caturayatana Puja Offer flowers dipped in Visesarghyam with the following mantras:

Maha Visnu-NE

Samba Parameswara-

SE Yellow flower

4 White flower

3

Devi 55

5

Surya -NW Red flower

2

1

Ganapati - SW Yellow flower

Ganesa Puja Om Srim hrim klim glaum gam Ganapataye vara varada sarva janam me vasamanaya svaha

Sri Sri patyadi siddha laksmi sameta Sri vallabha Sri maha ganapati Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Surya Puja Hrim ghrnih surya adityom Usha, Pi, Chaya sahita Sri Surya Narayana Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Maha Visnu Puja Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya Om Srim hrim Srim om Srim hrim Srim Kamale kamalalaye prasida prasida Srim hrim Srim om Maha Laksmi namah Sri Bhuvaneswari Sri Maha Laksmi sahita Sri Maha Visnu Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah siva Puja Om hrim haum namah sivaya Sri Sambaparameswaraya namah Sri Guru Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

III. Navavarana Puja 1. First avaranam - Prathamavaranam - Square Enclosure – Trailokya Mohana Cakram - am am sauh

First Line - Prathama Rekhayam

Am am sauh 1. anima siddhi 2. laghima siddhi 3. mahima siddhi 4. isitva siddhi 5. vasitva siddhi 6. prakamya siddhi 7. bhukti siddhi 8. iccha siddhi 9. prapti siddhi 10. sarvakama siddhi

Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam

Second Line - Madhya Rekhayam

Am am sauh

pujayami pujayami pujayami pujayami pujayami pujayami pujayami pujayami pujayami pujayami

tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami

namah namah namah namah namah namah namah namah namah namah

brahmi matr 12. mahesvari matr 13. kaumari matr namah 14. vaisnavi matr namah 15. varahi matr 16. mahendri matr 17. camunda matr 18. maha laksmi matr 11.

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam Sri padukam

pujayami pujayami pujayami pujayami

tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami tarpayami

namah namah namah namah

Third Line - Antya Rekhayam

Am am sauh 19. sarvasamksobhini mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 20. sarvavidravini mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 21. sarvakarsini mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 22. sarvavasamkari mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 23. sarvonmadini mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 24. sarvamahamkusa mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 25. sarvakhecari mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 26. sarvabija mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 27. sarvayoni mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 28. sarvatrikhanda mudra Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

Aim hrim Srim

Am am sauh

Etah prakata yoginyah Trailokya Mohane Cakre samudrah sasiddhayah sayudhah sasaktayah savahanah saparivarah sarvopacaraih sampujitah santarpitah santustah santu namah Aim hrim Srim Am am sauh Tripura Cakresvari Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim dram sarvasamksobhini mudram pradarsya 2. Second avaranam - Dvitiyavaranam - 16 Petal Enclosure Sarvasa Paripuraka Cakram - aim klim sauh

Aim hrim Srim Aim klim sauh 1. kamakarsini 2. buddhyakarsini 3. ahamkarakarsini 4. sabdakarsini 5. sparsakarsini namah 6. rupakarsini

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

7. rasakarsini 8. gandhakarsini

namah 9. cittakarsini 10. dhairyakarsini 11. smrtyakarsini namah 12. namakarsini namah 13. bijakarsini 14. atmakarsini 15. amrtakarsini namah 16. sarirakarsini namah

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami

Aim hrim Srim Aim klim sauh Etah gupta yoginyah Sarvasa Paripurake Cakre samudrah sasiddhayah sayudhah sasaktayah savahanah saparivarah sarvopacaraih sampujitah santarpitah santustah santu namah Aim hrim Srim Aim klim sauh Tripuresi Cakresvari Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim drim Sarvavidravini mudram pradarsya 3. Third avaranam - Trtiyavaranam - 8 Petal Enclosure – Sarva Samksobhana Cakram - hrim klim sauh

Aim hrim Srim Hrim klim sauh 1. Anamgakusuma devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 2.Anamgamekhala devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 3. Anamgamadana devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 4. Anamgamadanatura devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 5. Anamgarekha devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 6. Anamgavegini devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 7. Anamgamkusa devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 8. Anamgamalini devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim Hrim klim sauh Etah guptatara yoginyah Sarvasamksobhane Cakre samudrah sasiddhayah sayudhah sasaktayah savahanah saparivarah sarvopacaraih sampujitah santarpitah santustah santu namah

Aim hrim Srim Hrim klim sauh Tripurasundari Cakresvari Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim klim Sarvakarsini mudram pradarsya

4. Fourth avaranam - Chathurthavaranam - 14 Triangles Sarva Saubhagyadayaka Cakram - haim hklim hsauh

Aim hrim Srim Haim hklim hsauh 1. sarva samksobhini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 2. sarva vidravini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 3. sarva akarsini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 4. sarva ahladini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

5. sarva

sammohini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 6. sarva stambhini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 7. sarva jrmbhini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 8. sarva vasamkari Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 9. sarva ranjini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 10. sarvonmadini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 11. sarva arthasadhini Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 12. sarvasampattipurani Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 13. sarva mantramayi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 14. sarva dvandvaksayamkari Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim Haim hklim hsauh Etah sampradaya yoginyah Sarva Saubhagyadayake Cakre samudrah sasiddhayah sayudhah sasaktayah savahanah saparivarah sarvopacaraih sampujitah santarpitah santustah santu namah Aim hrim Srim Haim hklim hsauh Tripuravasini Cakresvari Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim blum Sarvavasamkari mudram pradarsya

5. Fifth avaranam - Pancamavaranam - Outer 10 Triangles Sarvartha Sadhaka Cakram - hsaim hsklim hssauh

Aim hrim Srim Hsaim hsklim hssauh 1. sarva siddhiprada devi namah 2. sarva sampatprada devi namah 3. sarva priyamkari devi namah

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami

4. sarvamamga{akarini

devi

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami

namah 5. sarva

kamaprada devi

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami

namah 6. sarvaduhkhavimocini

devi

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami

namah 7. sarvamrtyuprasamani

devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami

namah 8. sarvavighnanivarini

devi

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami

namah 9. sarvamga

sundari devi

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami

namah 10.

sarva saubhagyadayini devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

Aim hrim Srim Hsaim hsklim hssauh Etah kulottirna yoginyah Sarvartha Sadhake Cakre samudrah sasiddhayah sayudhah sasaktayah savahanah saparivarah sarvopacaraih sampujitah santarpitah santustah santu namah Aim hrim Srim Hsaim hsklim hssauh TripuraSri Cakresvari Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim sah Sarvonmadini mudram pradarsya 6. Sixth avaranam - Sasthavaranam - Inner 10 Triangles Sarva Raksakara Cakram - hrim klim blem

Aim hrim Srim Hrim klim blem 1. sarvajna devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 2. sarvasakti devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 3. sarvaisvaryaprada devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 4. sarvajnanamayi devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 5. sarvavyadhivinasini devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 6. sarvadharasvarupa devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 7. sarvapapahara devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

8. sarvanandamayi

devi

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami

namah 9. sarvaraksasvarupini devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 10. sarvepsita phalaprada devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim Hrim klim blem Etah nigarbha yoginyah Sarva Raksakare Cakre samudrah sasiddhayah sayudhah sasaktayah savahanah saparivarah sarvopacaraih sampujitah santarpitah santustah santu namah Aim hrim Srim Hrim klim blem Tripuramalini Cakresvari Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim krom Sarvamahamkusa mudram pradarsya 7. Seventh avaranam - Saptamavaranam - 8 Triangles - Sarva Rogahara Cakram - hrim Srim sauh

Aim hrim Srim Hsaim hsklim hssauh 1. am am im im um um arum arum alum alum em aim om aum aha aham rblum vasini vagdevata Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 2. kam

kham gam gham mam klhrim kamesvari vagdevata Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 3. cam cham

jam jham nam nblim modini vagdevata Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 4. tam

tham dam dham nam ylum vimala vagdevata Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 5. tam

tham dam dham nam jmrim aruna vagdevata Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 6. pam pham

bam bham mam hslvyum jayini vagdevata Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 7. yam

ram lam vam jhmryum sarvesvari vagdevata Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 8. sam sam sam

ham {am ksam ksmrim kaulini vagdevata Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim

Hsaim hsklim hssauh

Etah rahasya yoginyah Sarva Rogahare Cakre samudrah sasiddhayah sayudhah sasaktayah savahanah saparivarah sarvopacaraih sampujitah santarpitah santustah santu namah Aim hrim Srim Hsaim hsklim hssauh Tripurasiddha Cakresvari Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim hskphrem Sarvakhecari mudram pradarsya 8. Eighth avaranam - Astamavaranam - Weapons of Devi and Trikonam - Sarva Siddhiprada Cakram - hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh

Aim hrim Srim Hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh 1. Aim hrim Srim dram drim klim blum sah sarva jrmbhanebhyo banebhyo namah (sound - touch - form - taste - smell - flower arrows)

Sri bana sakti

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

2. Aim hrim Srim dham tham sarva sammohanaya dhanuse namah (mind cosmic) Sri dhanuh sakti Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

3. Aim hrim Srim am hrim sarva vasikaranaya pasaya namah

(love

cosmic)

Sri pasa sakti

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

4. Aim hrim Srim krom krom sarva stambhanaya amkusaya namah (cosmic repulsion) Sri amkusa sakti Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah 5. Hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh ka e i la hrim vama rajoguna iccha sakti Kamesvaryai namah (Saraswati)

Sri iccha sakti

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

6. Hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh ha sa ka ha la hrim jyestha sattva guna jnana sakti Vajresvaryai namah (Laksmi)

Sri jnana sakti

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

7. Hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh sa ka la hrim raudri tamo guna kriya sakti Bhagamalinyai namah (Kali)

Sri kriya sakti

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

8. Hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim iccha jnana kriya sakti Maha Devi Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim Hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh Etah rahasya yoginyah Sarva Siddhiprade Cakre samudrah sasiddhayah sayudhah sasaktayah savahanah saparivarah sarvopacaraih sampujitah santarpitah santustah santu namah Aim hrim Srim Hsraim hsklrim hsrsauh Tripuramba Cakresvari

Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim hssauh Sarvabija mudram pradarsya

9. Ninth avaranam - Navamavaranam - Bindu - Sarvananda Maya Cakram – ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim Lalita Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah

Aim hrim Srim ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim Lalita Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim Esa paraparati rahasya yogini sarvanandamaye cakre samudrah sasiddhayah sayudhah sasaktayah savahanah saparivarah sarvopacaraih sampujitah santarpitah santustastu namah

Aim hrim Srim ka e i la hrim ha sa ka ha la hrim sa ka la hrim Sri Sri Sri Saharaksi Rajarajeswari Brahma vidya Lalita Mahatripurasundari parabhattarikamba Sri padukam pujayami tarpayami namah Aim hrim Srim Aim Sarva yoni mudram pradarsya

10. Panca Upacara Puja for Devi/sakti Lalitayai satsangam gandham

kalpayami namah

(always ing Her name in Satsangam… - Offer Gandham)

Lalitayai indriya nigraham puspam

kalpayami namah

(control of senses – working from direction within – Offer flowers)

Lalitayai Kama Krodha Lobha Moha Mada Matsarya Punya Papa Visarjanam Dhupam kalpayami namah (shedding internal enemies and bondages is dhupam – Offer incense)

Lalitayai chitkala darsanam dipam

kalpayami namah

(seeing visions of Goddess is dipam – Offer lights)

Lalitayai Vasudhadi sivavasanam siva sakti Samarasyam naivedyam kalpayami namah (Seer is siva, seen is sakti – their union, Samadhi is naivedyam – the blish of intercourse between God and Jiva is offered as naivedyam. Everything that one sees, knows, experiences is offered to Goddess. – Offer Food)

Lalitayai Manolaya swarupa ananda karpura nirajanam

kalpayami namah

(Dissolution of mind step by step by not smelling, tasting, seeing, touching, hearing is creating a bliss. That bliss is the meaning of Nirajanam. – Offer Camphor)

Lalitayai Upanishad Vakya Surabhilam

Tambulam

kalpayami namah

(Upanishads are part of Vedas relating to knowledge or meanings of Karmas - leading close to God. Such words bring peace and joy - like perfumed sweetness of Tambulam -Offer Tambulam)

sivoham sivaham (I am siva, the seer. I am siva, the sakti and the seen. I am all that I see, know, and feel. Offer yourself to Devi saying - do as you like with me. Do as She tells you to do.)

11. Meditation on the Kama Kala Meditate on the face of Devi as Sarasvati, Her breasts as Laksmi, Her genitals as the mother of the Universe. The Devaã you see is yourself. Devaã abides in everything. All that you see is yourself. Abiding in this state, loving and opening up to everyone is kama kala dhyanam. Especially important is the one-ness with Deva.

12. Bali Danam This is (i) to give life to ksetrapalaka - the protector of the field and (ii) to propitiate evilmongering spirits or forces not to trouble the devotee.

Draw this diagram with samanyarghyam. Offer a flower saying:

Aim vyapaka mandalaya namah (Place a copper vessel on it. Offer a few items from naivedyam of Devi.)

Aim glaum varahyai namah Imam Bali Harami (Place a portion of naivedyam into the Bali patram.)

Ksam Ksetra palakayai namah Imam Bali Harami (Place some more portion of naivedyam into the Bali patram.)

Mam Mantrinyai namah Imam Bali Harami (Place some more portion of naivedyam into the Bali patram.)

Om hrim sarva vighna krdbhyah sarva bhutebhyo hum phat svaha (Clap 3 times, snap fingers 3 times to your left. Dispose of it outside the house in the South West direction.)

13. Samarpana Etat pujaphalam sarvam Sri Para Devata arpanamastu Parameswara arpanamastu Guru Devata arpanamastu Svatma arpanamastu So saying, leave aksatas and water near meru, place the prasadam of Devi on your head.

Sri Gurubhyo Namah