बाह्यिक् पूजा ( bāhyik pūjā )/External Worship: Part3
AnnaBhog Nivedanam
AnnaBhog Nivedanam
At this
stage, Divine Mother is offered cooked and uncooked food, the best devotees can
offer in a chronological order as one would to a special guest at home. The
main dishes with water are offered first followed by Paan (betel leaf) and water. While Mother is imagined to be
relishing the offered bhog with all her attendants and all Gods and Goddesses;
She is worshipped with flowers along with Thakur, Ma and Swamiji. The mantras
signify that Divine Mother Durga, Thakur and Ma (Holy Mother) in Ramakrishna Mission
tradition represent all Gods and Goddesses.
4.5.1.
Bhog Nivedanam Arambha:
4.5.1.1.
Blow
the conch.
4.5.1.2.
Ask
devotees to perform silent japa and imagine Mother graciously accepting the
offering.
4.5.2.
Bhog Nividya Sthapanam:
4.5.2.1.
Place
the bhog for Divine Mother in front of her picture or image (where the worship
is being performed).
4.5.2.2.
Arrange
the bhog nicely in one or more trays. The cutleries should be placed (direction
and placement) as if Mother is using them.
4.5.2.3.
Sprinkle
a little water on the food (anna-bhog) from the Kushi while uttering:
ॐ ह्रीं दूं
ईदं सोपकरण नैवेद्यं श्री दुर्गायै निवेदयामि
ॐ ह्रीं दूं
ईदं पानीयोदकं श्री दुर्गायै निवेदयामि
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om hrīṁ dūṁ īdaṁ sopakaraṇa naivedyaṁ
śrī durgāyai nivedayāmi
om hrīṁ dūṁ īdaṁ pānīyodakaṁ śrī
durgāyai nivedayāmi
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(Om. I offer this food/anna-bhog and Water etc. to Sri
Durga).
4.5.2.4.
Feel
that Divine Mother is accepting the offerings. Meditate. Do japa for a few
minutes.
4.5.3. 108-11-11-11 Flower offering:
4.5.3.1.
Distribute
one flower each to all devotees. Ask them to hold on to their respective flower
until further instruction.
4.5.3.2.
Take
1 flower in right hand, utter the mantra and place it in the Kunda.
4.5.3.3.
Offer
108 flowers to Mother Durga, 11 flowers to Thakur, 11 flowers to Holy Mother
and 11 flowers to Swamiji.
4.5.3.4.
Everyone
chants the mantra together in unison.
ॐ ह्रीं दूं
ईदं सचन्दनपुष्पं सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपिन्यै श्री दुर्गायै नमः।
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।
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om hrīṁ dūṁ īdaṁ sacandanapuṣpaṁ
sarvadevadevīsvarūpinyai śrī durgāyai namaḥ|
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|
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(Om. I offer this flower to Sri Durga who appears as all Gods
and Goddesses).
Video 8/19: Flower offering to Thakur Sri Ramakrishna
Video 9/19: Durga Puja Flower offering to Ma, Sarada Devi
Video 10/19: Durga Puja Flower offering to Swami Vivekananda
4.5.3.5.
Pass
around a separate plate among the devotees to collect the offered flowers. Add
the collected flowers into the Kunda.
Video 11/19: Durga Puja Flower collection
4.5.4.
Bhajan Offering:
4.5.4.1 Ask
Devotees to sing one bhajan.
4.5.5.
Tambula Nividya:
4.5.5.1.
Offer
water to Mother Durga to wash her hands. Pour water 3 times from Kushi into the
kunda and utter:
om
hrīṁ dūṁ īdaṁ punarācamanīyodakaṁ śrī durgāyai nivedayāmi
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(Om. I offer this water to Sri Durga for washing hands).
4.5.5.2.
Now
sprinkle a few drops of water from Kushi on the tambula (prepared paan) and utter:
ॐ ह्रीं दूं
ईदं ताम्बुलं श्री दुर्गायै निवेदयामि
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om hrīṁ dūṁ īdaṁ tāmbulaṁ śrī durgāyai
nivedayāmi
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(Om. I offer this Tambula/Paan to Sri Durga).
Video 12/19: Durga Puja Flower and Gifts (Kumari Puja) offering
Jan 31, 2019
