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Puja guide

Durga Puja

दुर्गा पूजा

Durga is worshipped as the mother who gives courage and steadiness.

You will need

  • Durga idol or picture
  • Red chunri
  • Red flowers
  • Kumkum and rice
  • Coconut
  • Ghee diya

Steps

  1. Place Durga on a red cloth and light the diya.
  2. Offer the chunri, kumkum, rice and red flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 11 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.

Mantra

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥sarvamangala mangalye shive sarvartha sadhike, sharanye tryambake gauri narayani namostute

Aarti: Jai Ambe Gauri

जय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी।
तुमको निशदिन ध्यावत, हरि ब्रह्मा शिवरी॥

मांग सिंदूर विराजत, टीको मृगमद को।
उज्ज्वल से दोउ नैना, चंद्रवदन नीको॥

कनक समान कलेवर, रक्ताम्बर राजै।
रक्तपुष्प गल माला, कंठन पर साजै॥

केहरि वाहन राजत, खड्ग खप्पर धारी।
सुर-नर-मुनिजन सेवत, तिनके दुखहारी॥

कानन कुण्डल शोभित, नासाग्रे मोती।
कोटिक चंद्र दिवाकर, राजत सम ज्योति॥

The opening verses.

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Durga Puja: steps, mantra and aarti | Cosmic Geomancy