Sāmānya Pūjā — General Worship

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वन्दे सिद्धिप्रदं देवं विघ्नविनाशकं गणम् । पूर्वेभ्यः शास्त्रप्रोक्तं तन्मे मनः शिवसङ्कल्पमस्तु ॥

vande siddhipradaṁ devaṁ vighnavināśakaṁ gaṇam । pūrvebhyaḥ śāstraproktaṁ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu ॥

I bow to Lord Ganesha, bestower of success, destroyer of obstacles. As taught in the ancient scriptures — may my mind be filled with Shiva's auspicious resolve.

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ॐ वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥

oṁ vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭi samaprabha । nirvighnaṁ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā ॥

O Lord Ganesha, with the curved trunk and mighty body, whose brilliance equals that of a million suns — remove all obstacles from all my endeavors, always.

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ॐ अपवित्रः पवित्रो वा सर्वावस्थां गतोऽपि वा । यः स्मरेत् पुण्डरीकाक्षं स बाह्यभ्यन्तरः शुचिः ॥

oṁ apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṁ gato'pi vā । yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ ॥

Om — Whether pure or impure, in whatever state one may be, whoever remembers the lotus-eyed Lord becomes pure both externally and internally.

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कलशस्य मुखं शुद्धं सर्वतीर्थमयं मम । अपवित्रे पवित्रं च कलशं सम्प्रतिष्ठये ॥

kalasyasya mukhaṁ śuddhaṁ sarvatīrthamayaṁ mama । apavitre pavitraṁ ca kalasyaṁ sampratiṣṭhaye ॥

The mouth of the Kalash is pure, containing all sacred waters. In the impure it becomes pure. Thus I establish the sacred Kalash.

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स॒प्तस॑ग्ं पू॒र्वान् ऋष॑यो नमस्कृ॒त्या॑थ यज्ञं कुर्वीत । ते॒भ्यो॑ नम उ॒ग्राय॑ विभ्वे॒ नमो॑ ज॒नाय॑ ह॒ताय॑ च ॥

saptasargṁ pūrvān ṛṣayo namaskṛtyātha yajñaṁ kurvīta । tebhyo nama ugrāya vibhve namo janāya hatāya ca ॥

Having saluted the seven ancient sages, one should perform the sacrifice. Salutations to the fierce, all-pervading, the creator and destroyer.

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प्राणायामं प्रचरिष्यामि सत्यं वचिष्यामि । अनृतं न वचिष्यामि धर्मं चरिष्यामि ॥

prāṇāyāmaṁ prachariṣyāmi satyaṁ vachiṣyāmi । anṛtaṁ na vachiṣyāmi dharmaṁ chariṣyāmi ॥

I shall practice pranayama. I shall speak truth. I shall not speak untruth. I shall follow the path of dharma.