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Puja guide

Skandamata Puja

स्कन्दमाता पूजा

The fifth form, mother of Skanda, honoured for a mother's care.

You will need

  • Picture of the Devi
  • Kalash with water
  • Red flowers
  • Kumkum and rice
  • Ghee diya
  • Bhog of bananas

Steps

  1. Light the diya before the Devi's picture.
  2. Offer red flowers, kumkum and the day's bhog of bananas.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.

Mantra

ॐ देवी स्कन्दमातायै नमःom devi skandamatayai namah

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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Skandamata Puja: steps, mantra and aarti | Cosmic Geomancy