varalakshmi Pooja

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Rangoli for habba:

• Aishwarya pathra Rangoli
• Lakshmi Hrudayam rangoli

Dasara padagalu

• Dasara padagalu on Maha Lakshmi
• Jana priya Dasara Padagalu on Mahalakshmi(PDF)
• Lakshmi Sthavaraja
• Durga suladhi
• Ramaa suladhi
• Lakshmi Shobhane Shobhana vennire!!!

Sthothragalu

• Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
• Sri Lakshmi Dwadasa nama sloka
• Ashta lakshmi stothram
• Sri srisha guna dharpana sthothram
• Durga stavah
• Sri Lakshmi Hrudaya Sthothram(Sri Guru Jagannatha dasaru)

When to perform?

This pooja falls on friday before pournami on Sravaana Maasa.

Who should perform?

Married ladies should undertake this pooja if this pooja is allowed in their family tradition. Purohits should be invited and this pooja must be done carefully following all procedures as per sashthras. Those who dont have family traditions, can also pray and praise Goddess Mahalakshmi by singing various dasara padgalu , reciting lakshmi sthothrams and performing ashtothram to the Photo or Idol of Goddess Mahalakshmi

Those who have traditions and unable to perform pooja because of illness, monthly cycles should do this pooja on the friday of Navarathri

Varlakshmi story:

One day when Lord Eswara is relaxing in Kailasa giri, Goddess Parvathi approached Him and asked him to tell a vrata that gives wealth and prosperity. The Lord tells her that performing Varalakshmi Vratam will bring in sowbagyam to the women folk. He narrates the story and explains the process of performing the vrata to Goddess Parvathi. This vrata has to be performed on Friday that falls before Poornima in Sukla Paksham in Sravanamasam.

The story happens in a beautiful town called Kundinagaram located in the Kingdom of Vidarbha (Vidarba Rajyam). In that Kundinagram town, Goddess Adilakshmi, being pleased by her devotion tells Charumathi in a dream and directed her to perform the vrata to enable Her to fulfil her desires. Charumathi wakes up and tells her husband about the dream. Charumathi along with some neighbourhood women takes bath in the wee hours and prepare a mandapam and invites Varalakshmi Devi. She recites the following sloka along with other women with utmost faith and devotion.

Lakshmi Ksheerasamudra rajatanyam sri rangadhameswareem
Dasibootha samastha devavanitham lokaika deepamkuram
Sri manmanda kataksha labdhivibhat brahmendra gangadharam
Twamtrayamlokyakutumbhineem sasijavandemukunda priyam

Then she wore nine threads Thoranam to right hand and offers naivadyam to Goddess Lakshmi Devi. On the completion of the first circumstance, she heard she found earrings, necklaces and other ornaments. On the second circumstance, they found bangles made of navaratnams(precious stones) to their hands. On completion of the third circumstance, they found immense wealth. Then Charumathi offers Tambulam to the brahmin priests and distribute the vrata prasadam to the relatives and lead a happy life. Since then, Hindu women perform this vrata with utmost faith and trust till today.

The origin of Varalakshmi Vratha is associated with a game of dice played between Lord Shiva and Parvati. Goddess Parvati who was winning all the games was accused of cheating by Lord Shiva. So they decided to appoint Chitranemi, a gana of Shiva, as the umpire.

Chitranemi ruled in favor of Lord Shiva and this angered Goddess Parvati who cursed him to suffer from leprosy.  Shiva asked Parvati to forgive Chitranemi and she agreed to revoke the curse if he watched Varalakshmi Vratha performed by a group of women near lakeside. The tradition of Varalakshmi Vratha started from then onwards.

This pooja is done by Many people and enjoyed the benefits. One who listens or read this story, will obtain wealth and prosperity with the blessings of sri varalakshmi

Procedure:

1. Do sankalpa
2. Do Ganesha pooja
3. Decorate kalasas
4. Do Kalasa sthapana(Yamuna kalasa, Mahalakshmi kalasa)
5. Pray Goddess Mahalakshmi
6. Perform Shodasha upachara puja(Dhyanam, aasanam, paathyam, arghyam, aachamaniyam, madhubarkam, panchamrutham, aachamanuyam, kanda suthram, kandham, akshtham, pushpam, Ashtothram)
7. Perform doopa deepam and Neivedhyam
8. Perform pooja to the holy thread
9. distribute upayana
10. read the story
11. sing Mahalakshmi songs

Thread pooja: (Thoragranthi pooja)

The thread should be tied with nine knots and perform pushpa akshtha to nine threads by following mantra

1. kamalayai namah
2. ramayai namah
3. loga mathre namah
4. vishwa jananyai namah
5. mahalakshmai namah
6. Ksheerabthi thanayai namah
7. vishwa sakhinyai namah
8. chandrasodharyai namah
9. harivallabayai namah

Sri Lakshmi Ashtothra Satha Namavali

1. Om Prakrityai Namah
2. Om Vikrityai Namah
3. Om Vidyaayai Namah
4. Om Sarvabhuutahitapradaayai Namah
5. Om Shraddhaayai Namah
6. Om Vibhuutyai Namah
7. Om Surabhyai Namah
8. Om Paramaatmikaayai Namah
9. Om Vaache Namah
10. Om Padmaalayaayai Namah
11. Om Padmaayai Namah
12. Om Shuchaye Namah
13. Om Svaahaayai Namah
14. Om Svadhaayai Namah
15. Om Sudhaayai Namah
16. Om Dhanyaayai Namah
17. Om Hiranmayyai Namah
18. Om Laxmyai Namah
19. Om Nityapushhtaayai Namah
20. Om Vibhaavaryai Namah
21. Om Adityai Namah
22. Om Ditye Namah
23. Om Diipaayai Namah
24. Om Vasudhaayai Namah
25. Om Vasudhaarinyai Namah
26. Om Kamalaayai Namah
27. Om Kaantaayai Namah
28. Om Kaamaaxyai Namah
29. Om Krodhasambhavaayai Namah
30. Om Anugrahapradaayai Namah
31. Om Buddhaye Namah
32. Om Anaghaayai Namah
33. Om Harivallabhaayai Namah
34. Om Ashokaayai Namah
35. Om Amritaayai Namah
36. Om Diiptaayai Namah
37. Om Lokashokavinaashinyai Namah
38. Om Dharmanilayaayai Namah
39. Om Karunaayai Namah
40. Om Lokamaatre Namah
41. Om Padmapriyaayai Namah
42. Om Padmahastaayai Namah
43. Om Padmaaxyai Namah
44. Om Padmasundaryai Namah
45. Om Padmodbhavaayai Namah
46. Om Padmamukhyai Namah
47. Om Padmanaabhapriyaayai Namah
48. Om Ramaayai Namah
49. Om Padmamaalaadharaayai Namah
50. Om Devyai Namah
51. Om Padminyai Namah
52. Om Padmagandhinyai Namah
53. Om Punyagandhaayai Namah
54. Om Suprasannaayai Namah
55. Om Prasaadaabhimukhyai Namah
56. Om Prabhaayai Namah
57. Om Chandravadanaayai Namah
58. Om Chandraayai Namah
59. Om Chandrasahodaryai Namah
60. Om Chaturbhujaayai Namah
61. Om Chandraruupaayai Namah
62. Om Indiraayai Namah
63. Om Indushiitalaayai Namah
64. Om Aahlaadajananyai Namah
65. Om Pushhtayai Namah
66. Om Shivaayai Namah
67. Om Shivakaryai Namah
68. Om Satyai Namah
69. Om Vimalaayai Namah
70. Om Vishvajananyai Namah
71. Om Tushhtayai Namah
72. Om Daaridryanaashinyai Namah
73. Om Priitipushhkarinyai Namah
74. Om Shaantaayai Namah
75. Om Shuklamaalyaambaraayai Namah
76. Om Shriyai Namah
77. Om Bhaaskaryai Namah
78. Om Bilvanilayaayai Namah
79. Om Varaarohaayai Namah
80. Om Yashasvinyai Namah
81. Om Vasundharaayai Namah
82. Om Udaaraa.Ngaayai Namah
83. Om Harinyai Namah
84. Om Hemamaalinyai Namah
85. Om Dhanadhaanyakarye Namah
86. Om Siddhaye Namah
87. Om Strainasaumyaayai Namah
88. Om Shubhapradaaye Namah
89. Om Nripaveshmagataanandaayai Namah
90. Om Varalaxmyai Namah
91. Om Vasupradaayai Namah
92. Om Shubhaayai Namah
93. Om Hiranyapraakaaraayai Namah
94. Om Samudratanayaayai Namah
95. Om Jayaayai Namah
96. Om MaNgalaa Devyai Namah
97. Om Vishhnuvaxassthalasthitaayai Namah
98. Om Vishhnupatnyai Namah
99. Om Prasannaaxyai Namah
100. Om Naaraayanasamaashritaayai Namah
101. Om Daaridryadhv.Nsinyai Namah
102. Om Devyai Namah
103. Om Sarvopadrava Vaarinyai Namah
104. Om Navadurgaayai Namah
105. Om Mahaakaalyai Namah
106. Om Brahmaavishhnushivaatmikaayai Namah
107. Om Trikaalagyaanasampannaayai Namah
108. Om Bhuvaneshvaryai Namah