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Items Required
Following are the items required to perform homa:
Copper Homa/Havan Kund (8 Inches or more) Rice Pudding cooked with Cows’ milk
Wooden spoon (Sruvam) and Jaggery
Cow Ghee Black Til White Til (Sesame)
Ghee Container Camphor Camphor stand for Aarti
Copper glass, spoon plate (Pancha patra set) Dry coconut halves
Diya / Lamp Wooden Sticks (Samidha)
Sandal wood Powder Dry Dates for Poornahuti
Flowers Mat
Dhoop stick / Loban Kalasha (Copper / Brass/ any) with
Raisins / jaggery etc. for Naivedyam water
Match Box
Homa Process
1. Initial Prayers Permission (Anugna)
Think of the following and seek permission for performing the homa:
Ganapati Vishnu
Guru Kula devata
Rishis Bhu devi
Parents Go mata
Ancestors Ishta devata, etc.
2. Light a lamp
3. Achamana
Take spoonful of water from the Pancha Patra into your right hand and sip it by chanting below mantras.
After 3 sips, put little water on the hand and wash it.
ॐ MåüzÉuÉÉrÉ xuÉÉWûÉ |
ॐ lÉÉUÉrÉhÉÉrÉ xuÉÉWûÉ |
ॐ qÉÉkÉuÉÉrÉ xuÉÉWûÉ |
4. Prayer to Ganesha
5. Pranayama
Place your thumb on the right nostril, inhale through the left nostril. Hold breathe for a while. Exhale
from the right Nostril. Do these steps in reverse order again. While doing this, think of the following
mantra: ॐ aÉÇ |
6. Sankalpa
Take a spoonful of water in right palm, pledge while saying the below and leave the water on ground.
ॐ qÉqÉÉåmÉÉ¨É xÉqÉxiÉ SÒËUiɤÉrɲÉUÉ ´ÉÏ mÉUqÉåµÉU mÉëÏirÉjÉïÇ ´ÉÏ xÉUxuÉiÉÏ mÉëxÉÉS ÍxÉSèkrÉjÉïÇ A±
zÉÑpÉÌSlÉå zÉÑpÉqÉÑWÕûiÉåï ´ÉÏ xÉUxuÉiÉÏ WûÉåqÉMüqÉï rÉjÉÉzÉÌ£ü MüËUwrÉå ||
7. Prokshana
Take water in Kalasa and place near homa kund. Put your right palm on top of Kalasa and say the
following beeja for 11 times.
“uÉÇ”
Then invoke seven sacred rivers into Kalasa
aÉÇaÉå cÉ rÉqÉÑlÉå cÉæuÉ aÉÉåSÉuÉËU xÉUxuÉÌiÉ | lÉqÉïSå ÍxÉÇkÉÑ MüÉuÉåËU eÉsÉåÅÎxqÉlÉç xÉͳÉÍkÉÇ MÑü ||
Take a little water from Kalasa and sprinkle it on Self and all Pooja items including homa kund for
cleansing. While sprinkling say:
AqÉ×iÉÇ pÉuÉiÉÑ ॥
8. Purva Parishechana
Take some water from kalasa with the spoon or flower and sprinkle it outside the homa kund, on
its four boundaries while reading the following 4 mantras.
9. Agni Pratishtapana
Place few coconut pieces along with samidhas and camphor in the homa kund. Take a camphor piece,
light it from the Diya / lamp, and put it in the homa kund while saying the following
ॐ pÉÔpÉÑïuÉxxÉÑuÉUÉåÇ ||
ॐ UÇ uÉÌ»ûcÉæiÉlrÉÉrÉ lÉqÉÈ ||
ॐ qÉÑZÉÇ rÉÈ xÉuÉïSåuÉÉlÉÉÇ WûurÉpÉÑMçü MüurÉpÉÑMçü iÉjÉÉ | ÌmÉiÉ×hÉÉÇ cÉ lÉqÉxiÉxqÉæ ÌuÉwhÉuÉå mÉÉuÉMüÉiqÉlÉå ||
ॐ AalÉå zÉÉÇÌQûsrÉaÉÉå§É qÉåwÉkuÉeÉ mÉëɉÑZÉÉå qÉqÉ xÉÑqÉÑZÉÉå pÉuÉ ||
Offer ghee into fire using Sruvam (wooden spoon) after svaha:
- First show the ghee spoon to the respective corner as numbered in the picture
- Then offer the ghee into fire
Offer ghee for each of the below mantras, (you may add/remove/ignore these as required / guided):
Think of Maha Ganapati (dhyana) and say the following while folding the hands:
ॐ AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ rÉÇ UÇ sÉÇ uÉÇ zÉÇ wÉÇ xÉÇ WÇû VÇû ¤ÉÇ | ॐ WÇûxÉÈ xÉÉåÅWÇû xÉÉåÅWÇû WÇûxÉÈ ||
AxÉÑþlÉÏ iÉåý mÉÑlÉþUýxqÉÉxÉÑý cɤÉÑÈý mÉÑlÉþÈ mÉëÉýhÉÍqÉýWû lÉÉåþ SåÌWûý pÉÉåaÉÇþ| erÉÉåYmÉþzrÉåqÉý xÉÔrÉïþqÉÑýŠUþÇiÉýqÉlÉÑþqÉiÉå
qÉ×ýQûrÉÉþ lÉÈ xuÉýÎxiÉ|
AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ | AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ | AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ |
Show the hands to fire (or avahana mudras as guided) and say the following:
AÉuÉÉÌWûiÉÉå pÉuÉ | xjÉÉÌmÉiÉÉå pÉuÉ | xÉͳÉÌWûiÉÉå pÉuÉ | xÉͳÉ®Éå pÉuÉ | AuÉMÑÇüÌPûiÉÉå pÉuÉ |
iÉÉuɨuÉÇ mÉëÏÌiÉpÉÉuÉålÉ AalÉÉæ xÉͳÉÍkÉÇ MÑü |
15. Panchopachara
Offer Ghee/black/white Sesame/Til seeds to Ganapati (for 108 times or as guided) by saying the
following two beeja mantras:
Offer Ghee/ black / white Sesame seeds to Parivara devatas (associates) by saying the following mantra:
Think of Sri Saraswati and say the following while folding the hands:
ॐ AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ rÉÇ UÇ sÉÇ uÉÇ zÉÇ wÉÇ xÉÇ WÇû VÇû ¤ÉÇ | ॐ WÇûxÉÈ xÉÉåÅWÇû xÉÉåÅWÇû WÇûxÉÈ ||
AxÉÑþlÉÏ iÉåý mÉÑlÉþUýxqÉÉxÉÑý cɤÉÑÈý mÉÑlÉþÈ mÉëÉýhÉÍqÉýWû lÉÉåþ SåÌWûý pÉÉåaÉÇþ| erÉÉåYmÉþzrÉåqÉý xÉÔrÉïþqÉÑýŠUþÇiÉýqÉlÉÑþqÉiÉå
qÉ×ýQûrÉÉþ lÉÈ xuÉýÎxiÉ|
AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ | AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ | AÉÇ ¾ûÏÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¢üÉåÇ ¾ûÏÇ AÉÇ |
Show the hands to fire (or avahana mudras as guided) and say the following:
AÉuÉÉÌWûiÉÉ pÉuÉ | xjÉÉÌmÉiÉÉ pÉuÉ | xÉͳÉÌWûiÉÉ pÉuÉ | xÉͳÉ娃 pÉuÉ | AuÉMÑÇüÌPûiÉÉ pÉuÉ |
iÉÉuɨuÉÇ mÉëÏÌiÉpÉÉuÉålÉ AalÉÉæ xÉͳÉÍkÉÇ MÑü |
Saraswati Dhyana:
Offer Ghee/ black / white Sesame seeds to Parivara devatas (associates) by saying the following mantra:
24. Uttarangam
AlÉÉÿ¥ÉÉiÉÇ rÉSÉ¥ÉÉþiÉÇ rÉý¥ÉxrÉ Ì¢üýrÉiÉåý ÍqÉjÉÑþ| AalÉåÿ iÉSþxrÉ MüýsmÉýrÉý iuÉaÉçÇ ÌWû uÉåijÉþ rÉýjÉÉýiÉjÉÇ| xuÉÉWûÉÿ |
AalÉrÉ CSÇ lÉ qÉqÉ ||
AÎxqÉlÉç WûÉåqÉMüqÉïÍhÉ qÉkrÉå xÉÇpÉÉÌuÉiÉ xÉqÉxiÉ qÉǧÉsÉÉåmÉ iÉǧÉsÉÉåmÉ Ì¢ürÉÉsÉÉåmÉ pÉÌ£üsÉÉåmÉ ´É®ÉsÉÉåmÉ
ÌlÉrÉqÉsÉÉåmÉ ÌlɸÉsÉÉåmÉ SìurÉsÉÉåmÉÉÌS xÉqÉxiÉ SÉåwÉ mÉëÉrÉͶɨÉÉjÉïÇ xÉuÉï mÉëÉrÉͶɨÉÉWÒûÌiÉÇ WûÉåwrÉÉÍqÉ| ॐ
pÉÔpÉÑïuÉýxxÉÑuÉýÈ xuÉÉWûÉÿ | mÉëeÉÉmÉiÉrÉ CSÇ lÉ qÉqÉ ||
25. Poornahuti
Offer a full fruit (Dates, Raisins, full coconut, etc.) after saying the following mantra:
ॐ mÉÔýhÉÉïWÒûýÌiÉqÉÑþ¨ÉýqÉÉÇ eÉÑþWûÉåÌiÉ| xÉuÉïýÇ uÉæ mÉÔÿhÉÉïWÒûýÌiÉÈ| xÉuÉïþqÉåýuÉÉmlÉÉåþÌiÉ| AjÉÉåþ CýrÉÇ uÉæ mÉÔÿhÉÉïWÒûýÌiÉÈ| AýxrÉÉqÉåýuÉ
mÉëÌiÉþÌiɸÌiÉ|
ॐ mÉÔhÉïýqÉSýÈ mÉÔhÉïýÍqÉSýÇ mÉÔhÉÉïýimÉÔhÉïýqÉÑSýcrÉiÉå| mÉÔhÉïýxrÉ mÉÔhÉïýqÉÉSÉýrÉ mÉÔhÉïýqÉåuÉÉuÉÍzÉýwrÉiÉå||
26. Vasorddhara
Pour ghee continuously into homa as a stream chanting the following mantra:
First do Pranayama and then meditate (mentally chant ॐ LåÇ xÉUxuÉirÉæ lÉqÉÈ |OR any other mantra as
guided; or of your choice / just sit with no thoughts / observe your breath etc.). Do this for at least 5
minutes closing your eyes.
Take some water from kalasa with the spoon or flower and sprinkle it outside the homa kund, on
its boundaries while reading the following 4 mantras.
Show both hands to the fire and imagine Maha Ganapati and then Sri Saraswati to come back to your
heart while pointing hands to your heart.
Express thanks to Agni for the whole ritual. Show both hands to the fire and imagine Lord Agni to come
back to your heart while pointing hands to your heart.
AalÉåý lÉrÉþ xÉÑmÉjÉÉþ UÉýrÉå AýxqÉÉlÉç ÌuɵÉÉÌlÉþ SåuÉ uÉýrÉÑlÉÉþÌlÉ ÌuÉý²ÉlÉç| rÉÑýrÉÉåkrÉþxqÉ‹ÑþWÒûUÉýhÉqÉålÉÉåý pÉÔÌrɸÉþÇ iÉåý
lÉqÉþ EÌ£Çü ÌuÉkÉåqÉ| AalÉrÉå lÉqÉÈ||
32. Samarpana
Say the following mantra to surrender the doer-ship to lord Sri krishna:
AlÉålÉ ÌSurÉ qÉÇaÉVû WûÉåqÉålÉ pÉaÉuÉiÉÏ xÉuÉÉïÎiqÉMüÉ ´ÉÏ xÉUxuÉiÉÏÇ mÉëÏrÉiÉÉqÉç | ॐ iÉixÉiÉç | xÉuÉïÇ ´ÉÏ
M×üwhÉÉmÉïhÉqÉxiÉÑ|