r Mahgaapati matra japam

Seating: While doing this mantra japa, one has to either face East or North. If one does
not have a guru, contemplate on Lord Daks i nmrti and mentally accept Him as Guru.

Prelimiaries:
1. Prayers to Guru ma ala:
While reciting Guru mantras, one should use mr g mudra,
1) svtmrmapacara vilnatejase rparames t hi gurave namah

2) svacchapraka vimarahetave r paramagurave namah

3) svarpa nirpana hetave rgurave namah

2. Tatvcamaam
camana is a procedure where water is taken in an uttarani from pacaptra
in the right palm, which is sipped after reciting mantras. After finishing
camana, right palm should be washed with a few drops of water from
pacaptra. Sdhaka should always have a clean white towel by his /her to
dry his hands.
1. tmatatva odhaymi svh
2. vidytattva odhaymi svh
3. ivatattva odhaymi svh
4. sarvatattva odhaymi svh

3. Prymah:
Do prnyma by reciting Mahganapati mlamantra.
Fold index and middle fingers of the right palm. Use the little finger and the ring finger to
close the left nostrils and the thumb to close the right nostril. Inhale through the left
nostril, hold for a few seconds and exhale through the right nostril. This is one round of
prnyma. Thus one should perform three rounds of the following Mahganapati
mlamantra.
4.Gurupuk worship:
As Mahganapati mantra japam is mainly followed under r Vidy cult, one has to
worship his or her Guru-s. If one does not have a guru, then the following mantra can be
used.

sadivasamrambh akarcryamadhyam |
asmadcryaparyanta vande guru parapar ||
5. saapj
Offer flowers on the sana by recting the following manra.
dhraakti kamalsanya namah
6. Deha raks
By reciting this mantra, run both the palms from head to toe of the body. First, do this
from head to toe and after this, cross forearms and run the palms from shoulders to
finger tips.

r mahtripurasundari tmna raks a

raksa ||
7. Auj
To obtain permission from Daksinmrt, following mantra is to be recited.

om namo bhagavate daksinmrtaye mahya medh prayaccha svh ||

(the above mantra is Daksinmrt mla mantra)

rguro daksinmurte bhaktnugrahakraka |

anuj dehi bhagavan rcakrayajanya me ||

8. Vigevara (Gaea) pj:

Now take Mahganapati yantra and it should be placed on a pt h
a (possibly a wooden
plank or something like this). then, Mahaganpati idol should be placed on this yantra
and decorate it with garland of yellow flowers / turmeric paste. Now proceed as follows :
i) sakalapam

mamoptta samasta duritaks ayadvr rparamevara prtyartha kariyamnasaya

karmanah nirvignena parisamptyartha dau vighnevara pj karis ye ||
ii) Ganea vahana:

asmin bimbhe r mahganapati dhyymi | vhaymi

sana | pdya | arghya | snapaymi | camanya | gandhn dhraymi |
puspaih pjaymi ||
iii) Arcana: (only flowers to be offered)

om sumukhya namah | ekadantya namah | kapilya namah | gajakarnakya namah

| lambodarya namah | vikat ya namah | vignarjya namah | vinyakya namah
dhmaketave namah | gandhyaksya namah | phlacandrya namah | gajnanya
namah | vakratund ya namah | rpakarnya namah | herambya namah |
skandaprvajya namah ||
iv) Upacra-s:
dhpa, diprdhana, naivedya and nrjana.
v) Ganea gyatr:

tatpurusya vidmahe vakratund ya dhmahi |

tanno dantih pracodayt ||

vi) Prayer:

vakradund a mahkya sryakot i samaprabha | nirvigna kuru me deva sarvakryes u

sarvad ||
9. Mai Sakalapah:
Take some flowers in the left palm and place right palm over this and recite the following
mantra

uklbaradhara visn u asivarna caturbhujam |

prasannavadana dhyyet sarvavignopa ntaye ||
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ubhe obhne muhrte dyabrahmanah dvtya-parrdhe vetevarhakalpe

vaivasvatamanvantare ast viatitame kaliyuge prathamepde lalitdvpe lalitnma
varse, lalitnma khand e, asmin vartamne vyavahrike lalitnma sa vatsare,
lalitnma ayene, lalitnma r tau, lalitnma mse, lalitnma paks e, lalitnma tithau,
lalitnma vsarayukty, lalitnma naks a
trayuktym, ubhayoga ubhakarana
sakalaviesana viist
y asy lalitnma ubhatithau mamoptta samasta
duritaksayadvra r paramevaraprtyartha asmka ks e
masthairya vryavijaya
yurrogya aivarya abivr ddhyartha samasta magala avptyartha samsta
duritopantyartha r mahganapati darana bhana siddhyarte* r mahganapati
mantra japam karisye ||
Now put the flowers down.
apa upaspr ya || (wash both the palms with water from small pacaptra
and dry both the palms)
Now move Ganapati idol slightly towards north.
10. Dpa pj
Offer flowers to the lamps. This is one of Agnis mla mantras.

om namo agni rpya mama arre stambhana kuru kuru svh ||

om ai hr r dpadevi mahdevi ubha bhavatu me sad |

yvatpj samptih sytvat prajvala susthir ||
11. Bhtauhih
Inhale through left nostril by reciting mla mantra and exhale through right nostril and
similarly inhale through right nostril by reciting mla mantra and exhale through left
nostril.
12. tma prapratist h
Keep the right palm on the heart and recite the following mantra three times and after
that recite mla mantra three times.

om ai hr r soha

13. Varua Pj:

Take pacaptra and pour water and mix powdered condiments. Apply sandal paste
and kumkum on all the four sides of the vessel. Vessel should always be based on a
plate. By closing the top of the pacaptra, recite the following mantra. This is for
purification of water in the pacaptra. This is for invoking Varuna






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kalaasya mukhe visn u

h kant h
e rudrah samritah |
mle tatra sthito brahm madhye mtr ganh smr th ||
kuksau tu sgarh sarve saptadvp vasundhar |
rg
vedo'tha yajurvedah smavedo'pyatharvanah ||
agaica sahith sarve kalabusamrith |
yatu dev-pjrtha duritaks aya-krakh ||
gage ca yamune caiva godvari sarasvati |
narmade sindhu kveri jalesmin sannidhi kuru ||

Now take away the right palm from pacaptra and do the following upacra-s:

Take flowers and do the following arcane by offering flowers at the base of
the pacaptra.
varunya namah || sana | pdya | arghya | snapaymi | camanya | gandhn
dhraymi | puspaih pjaymi ||

varunya namah | pracetase namah | surpine namah | apmpataye namah |

magaravhanya namah | jaldhipataye namah | pahastya namah | varunya
namah |
nnvidha patrapuspni samarpaymi ||
dhpa, diprdhana, naivedya* and nrjana.
*Jaggery can be offered as naivedya,
Now take some water from this pacaptra and sprinkle this water on all the materials
and yourself.
14. r Mahgaapati matra japah:

a. syi ysah
*

asya r mahganapati mahmantrasya | ganaka r isih o( pen the right palm and touch
the top of the forehead) | *nicr dgyatrcchandah (right palm on the mouth) |
mahganapati devat (right palm on the heart chakra) | gl bja (right shoulder) |
gl aktih (left shoulder) | gl klaka (on the navel) || r mahganapati darana
bhsana siddhyarthe jape viniyogah (open both the palms and run them over all parts
of the body; from head to feet) ||
b. Karaysah
- gl - agust h
bhym namah | (use both the index fingers and run
them on both the thumbs) (use both the index fingers and run them on both the thumbs)
gl - tarjanbhy namah| (use both the thumbs and run them on
both the index fingers)

 - gl - madhyambhy namah| (both the thumbs on the middle fingers)

- glai - anmikbhy namah| (both the thumbs on the ring fingers)
- glau - kanist h
kbhy namah| (both the thumbs on the little

fingers)
- glah - karatalakarapr s
t h
bhy namah| (open both the palms;
run the opened palms of the right hand on the front and back sides of the left palm and
repeat the same for the other palm)
c. Hrayi ysah
- gl - hrdayya namah| (open index, middle and ring fingers of the right
hand and place them on the heart chakra)
- gl - irase svh| (open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and
touch the top of the forehead)
- gl - ikhyai vasat | (open the right thumb and touch the back of the
head. This is the point where tuft is kept)
-
glai - kavacya hu| (cross both the hands and run the fully opened
palms from shoulders to finger tips)
- glau - netratrayya vaus a
t | (open the index, middle and ring
fingers of the right hand; touch both the eyes using index and ring fingers and touch the
point between the two eyebrows (j cakra) with the middle finger.
- glah - astrya phat || (open up the left palm and strike it three times with
index and middle fingers of the right hand)
bhrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhah ||
(by using right hand thumb and middle fingers make rattle clockwise around the head)
. Dhyam :

bjapra gadeksu krmukaruj cakrbja potpala vrhyagra svavis na ratna kalaa

prodyat karmbhoruhah |
dhyeyo
vallabhay
sapadmakaray
list o
vivotpatti
vipatti
jjvaladbhsay
sasthitikaro vignea ist rthadah ||
(Meaning: He is holding pomegranate, a club, sugarcane bow, chakra, a lotus flower, a
rope, divine flowers, paddy plant, His own tusk, hugging His Consort Vallaba (vallaba
means wife), a kalaa made of precious gems. I bow unto Him who is the cause of
creation of the univers, sustains the universe and who annihilates the universe. I bow
unto Him who grants all my desires.)
e. Pacapj :
la - pr thivytmikyai gandha samarpaymi|
ha - ktmikyai puspaih pjaymi|
ya - vyvtmikyai dhpamghrpaymi|
ra - agnytmikyai dpa daraymi |
va - amr ttmikyai amr ta mahnaivedya nivedaymi
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f. Mahgaapati mlamatra japam :

om r hr kl glau ga gaapataye varavaraa sarvajaa me

vaamaya svh ||
g. Hrayi ysah
- gl - hrdayya namah| (open index, middle and ring fingers of the right
hand and place them on the heart chakra)
- gl - irase svh| (open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and
touch the top of the forehead)
- gl - ikhyai vasat | (open the right thumb and touch the back of the
head. This is the point where tuft is kept)
-
glai - kavacya hu| (cross both the hands and run the fully opened
palms from shoulders to finger tips)
- glau - netratrayya vaus a
t | (open the index, middle and ring
fingers of the right hand; touch both the eyes using index and ring fingers and touch the
point between the two eyebrows (j cakra) with the middle finger.
- glah - astrya phat || (open up the left palm and strike it three times with
index and middle fingers of the right hand)
bhrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokah ||
(by using right hand thumb and middle fingers make rattle anticlockwise around the
head)
h. Dhyam :

bjapra gadeksu krmukaruj cakrbja potpala vrhyagra svavis na ratna kalaa

prodyat karmbhoruhah |
dhyeyo
vallabhay
sapadmakaray
list o
vivotpatti
vipatti
jjvaladbhsay
sasthitikaro vignea ist rthadah ||
i. Pacapj :
la - pr thivytmikyai gandha samarpaymi|
ha - ktmikyai puspaih pjaymi|
ya - vyvtmikyai dhpamghrpaymi|
ra - agnytmikyai dpa daraymi |
va - amr ttmikyai amr ta mahnaivedya nivedaymi
sa - sarvtmikyai sarvopacra pjm samarpaymi||
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j. Samarpaam:
Take water in uttarani and by reciting the following two mantra-s, offer the water to the
earth
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guhytiguhyagopt tva gr h
nsmat-kr ta japam|
siddhirbhavatu me deva tvatprasdnmayi sthir ||
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