Ma/Thakur/ Swamiji Puja Agenda and Mantra

Part 2

According to Revd. Swami Dayatmanandaji Maharaj, puja is pouring out one’s heart’s love in adoration to the deity.

The Agenda followed for 8+ years for Vedanta Society of North Texas (Dallas chapter) before a permanent house was bought and for 12+ years for Vedanta Society of Iowa, for Thakur, Ma and Swamiji, has been more or less the same. Here is the general guideline. Some alternatives are also listed for variations if desired. This can be done individually or in group.
The Altar must be setup way before puja starts.
During puja:

Pujari offers one flower/ petal with each mantra in the big bowl.
All devotees recite Pushpanjali mantram synchronously with the pujari while holding a flower in palm.
After Arati, Pujari bows down and mentally utters Holy Mother’s/ Thakur's / Swamiji' Arpan mantra and steps aside.
Devotees come to the altar one by one, offer their flower in the big bowl (kunda holding the offered flowers by pujari) and bows down. They can also recite the arpan mantra mentally.
After Arati, transfer the Bhog offering to kitchen and mix each item with its original source and mix in.
After all transfer has taken place, assemble all devotees together in the kitchen and surrounding area
Recite Brahmarpanam and Holy Mother's Prayer all together.
Enjoy prasad..! 😋

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Holy Mother’s Puja

10:30 am -- 10:45 am Meditation (Silent)

10:45 am -- 10:55 am Suprabhatam to Ma / 25 times chanting Gayatri Mantra for Ma

10:55 am – 11:00 am Bhajan (Ex. Anandam sudhu Anandam)

11:00 am – 11:20 am Reading +/Bhajan

11:20 am – 11:45 am 108 flower offering to Ma, 11 to Thakur, 11 to Swamiji with mantra
given below

11:45 am – 11:50 am Bhog offering to Ma

11:50 am – 12:05 am Ma Naam Sankirtanam

12:05 am – 12:10 am Bhajans (Jaya Jaya Janani/ Dego Ma Dyakha De/ shakali tomari ichcha etc.)

12:10 am – 12: 30 pm Arati (Khandana Bhava, Sarvamangala, Prakritim Paramaam)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Partaking of Lunch prasad (Brahmarpanam + Mother's Prayer)

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Thakur’s Puja

10:30 am -- 10:45 am Meditation (Silent)

10:45 am -- 10:55 am Suprabhatam to Thakur / 25 times chanting Gayatri Mantra for Thakur

10:55 am – 11:00 am Bhajan (Ex. Omkara Vedya / Jaya Jaya Ramakrishna Bhuvana Mangala etc)

11:00 am – 11:20 am Reading +/Bhajan

11:20 am – 11:45 am 108 flower offering to Thakur, 11 to Ma, 11 to Swamiji with mantra given below

11:45 am – 11:50 am Bhog offering to Thakur

11:50 am – 12:05 am Thakur Naam Sankirtanam

12:05 am – 12:10 am Bhajans (Bhava Bhaya Bhanjana, Jayatu Jayatu, Tumi Brahma Ramakrishna etc.)

12:10 am – 12: 30 pm Arati (Khandana Bhava, Sarvamangala, Bhavasaagara Taarana)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Partaking of Lunch prasad (Brahmarpanam + Mother's Prayer)

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Swamiji’s Puja

10:30 am -- 10:45 am Meditation (Silent)

10:45 am -- 10:55 am Suprabhatam to Swamiji / 25 times chanting Gayatri Mantra for Swamiji

10:55 am – 11:00 am Bhajan (Ex. Dharma Bheda Bhanjana)

11:00 am – 11:20 am Reading +/Bhajan

11:20 am – 11:45 am 108 flower offering to Thakur, 11 to Ma, 11 to Swamiji with mantra given below

11:45 am – 11:50 am Bhog offering to Swamiji

11:50 am – 12:05 am Shiva Naam Sankirtanam/Reading

12:05 am – 12:10 am Bhajans (Ke Tumi Bajale, Murta Maheshwara, Swadesh Videsh etc.)

12:10 am – 12: 30 pm Arati (Khandana Bhava, Om Hrim Ritam, Sarvamangala)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Partaking of Lunch prasad (Brahmarpanam + Mother's Prayer)

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MANTRAS:

पुष्पाञ्जलि मन्त्र

श्री श्री ठाकुर

ॐ ऐँ ईदं सचन्दनपुष्पं सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय श्रीरामकृष्णाय नमः।

श्री श्री मा

ॐ ऐँ ह्रीं ईदं सचन्दनपुष्पं सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपिन्यै श्रीसारदादेव्यै नमः।

श्री श्री स्वामीजी

ॐ ईदं सचन्दनपुष्पं श्रीमत् स्वामिने विवेकानन्दाय नमः।

puṣpāñjali mantra

śrī śrī ṭhākur

om aim īdaṁ sacandanapuṣpaṁ sarvadevadevīsvarūpāya śrīrāmakṛṣṇāya namaḥ|

śrī śrī mā

om aim hrīṁ īdaṁ sacandanapuṣpaṁ sarvadevadevīsvarūpinyai śrīsāradādevyai namaḥ|

śrī śrī svāmījī

om īdaṁ sacandanapuṣpaṁ śrīmat svāmine vivekānandāya namaḥ|

गायत्री मन्त्र	gāyatrī mantra
रामकृष्ण गायत्री मन्त्र	rāmakṛṣṇa gāyatrī mantra
ॐ रामकृष्णाय विदमहे गदाधराय धीमहि - तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्।	om rāmakṛṣṇāya vidamahe gadādharāya dhīmahi - tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt \|
सारदा गायत्री मन्त्र	sāradā gāyatrī mantra
ॐ महादेव्याय विद्महे, श्री सारदाय धीमहि - तन्नो काली प्रचोदयात्।	om mahādevyāya vidmahe, śrī sāradāya dhīmahi - tanno kālī pracodayāt \|
विवेकानन्द गायत्री मन्त्र	vivekānanda gāyatrī mantra
ॐ विवेकानन्दाय विद्महे परमहंसाय धीमहि - तन्नो ऋषि प्रचोदयात्।	om vivekānandāya vidmahe paramahaṁsāya dhīmahi - tanno ṛṣi pracodayāt \|

अर्पण मन्त्र	arpaṇa mantra
श्री रामकृष्णार्पणमस्तु	śrī rāmakṛṣṇārpaṇamastu
श्री सारदार्पणमस्तु	śrī sāradārpaṇamastu
श्री विवेकानन्दार्पणमस्तु	śrī vivekānandārpaṇamastu

ब्रह्मार्पणं मन्त्र	brahmārpaṇaṁ mantra
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नो ब्रह्मणा हुतम्।	brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havirbrahmāgnou brahmaṇā hutam \|
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना॥	brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahmakarmasamādhinā \|\|
हरि ॐ तत् सत्॥	hari om tat sat \|\|

Holy Mother’s Prayer

Oh Lord, Please, accept our offering,

Bless us make us pure and all loving.

May we not accuse, demand or complain

But love respect and cooperate with all –

May we not find fault with others

But try to find our own faults –

May we not treat others as strangers,

But learn to make all our own.

May we feel the whole world to be our own.

Peace, peace, peace be unto all.

(late) Revd. Swami Sarvagatanandaji Maharaj

25 Jan, 2019

NOTE: The above set of rules were followed by the author over the years as learnt from Revd. Swami Dayatmanandaji Maharaj. If something is not in alignment, its the author’s misunderstanding of the imparted teaching.

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