Durga Puja Step 4.3 ANNABHOG NIVEDANAM of Bahyik Puja

बाह्यिक् पूजा ( bāhyik pūjā )/External Worship: Part3 
AnnaBhog Nivedanam



4.5.                      ANNABHOG NAIVIDYA: (Divine Mother is offered annabhog.)
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
om hrīṁ dūṁ īdaṁ sopakaraṇa naivedyaṁ śrī durgāyai nivedayāmi

om hrīṁ dūṁ īdaṁ pānīyodakaṁ śrī durgāyai nivedayāmi

(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।
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|


(Om. I offer this flower to Sri Durga who appears as all Gods and Goddesses).




4.5.3.5.        Pass around a separate plate among the devotees to collect the offered flowers. Add the collected flowers into the Kunda.
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
(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

om hrīṁ dūṁ īdaṁ tāmbulaṁ śrī durgāyai nivedayāmi

(Om. I offer this Tambula/Paan to Sri Durga).

Jan 31, 2019
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