Imporatance of Karthika Somavaram-Monday

Sage explains the process of Karthika Vratham to be observed on Kartika Somvaram. He tells the story about how a dog gets the entry to Kailasam after taking part in Karthika Somvara Vratam

The Day 2 of the Kartika Puranam begins with a discussion about the importance and speciality of Kartheeka Somavaram (the 3 or 4 Mondays that occur in month of Kartheekam). 

Kartheeka Somavaram is the most favorite day of Lord Shiva. Men and Women needs to bath in a river, pray to Lord Shiva with Bilvapatram, fast during the day and feast after the moon turns up in the sky in the evening. 

They needs to stay awake all night, engage in spirtual discourses and then take a river bath on the next day. This is followed by making donations to the poor depending on ones abilities. If not possible, atleast three brahmins could be fed. In general, it is good if no food items are taken on the 

Kartheeka Somavaram day. Doing the Kartheeka Vratam on the Mondays and praying to Lord Shiva would entitle the devotee of Kailasham. Praying to Lord Vishnu will entitle the devotee to Vaikuntham.

Dog gets Kailasam entry on observing Kartheeka Somvaram

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Follows Rules in Karthika Masam-Vratam Details

Karthika masam starts on the day after deepavali and ends after 30 days.

Here i am giving the basic Rituals we should follow for this month. You can find the detailed vratha vidhanam in karthika puranam book.

1) One should not eat non veg food for the whole month.

2) Must take meal only once per day for the 30 days, we can eat breakfast at nights or atleast we must follow this  on auspicious days like mondays, karthika poornima, koti somavaram etc.

3) Must take shower(including hair) daily.

4) Must light deepam every evening and do pooja.

5) Read one chapter in karthika puranam book everyday. If you don’t have karthika puranam read the story given in the below link daily ...    

Note : It is even good to hear the story if someone is reading it loud

6) Prepare prasadam on mondays , karthika poornima,  koti somavaram and remaining days you can even keep some fruit as prasadam.


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10 Basic Steps to Perform Puja For All GODS

 Puja is the act of showing reverence to a god, a spirit, or another aspect of the divine through invocations, prayers, songs, and rituals. An essential part of puja for the Hindu devotee is making a spiritual connection with the divine. Most often that contact is facilitated through an object: an element of nature, a sculpture, a vessel, a painting, or a print.  

For performing Basic Puja which has specific pre-defined order and sequence, which we ought to follow is as follows.  In Hindu religion, Pooja and Anushthaan are important and sanctimonious duties which enable the native to attain prosperity, success, peace and enlightment.
Pooja is of two types.

Saguna: This type of pooja is performed by married and family persons to fulfill their wishes or to gain some special things in life. It is mandatory to perform all the eight parts of the saguna pooja.

Nirguna: This form of pooja is used by saints or celibates. They can chant concerned mantra or offer prayers in any form of their liking or wishes.

The Procedures of Pooja
1.Physical Purification: Sprinkle pure Gangajal (Water obtained from the sacred River Ganges) on your body.
Mantra:
Om (Aum ) Apavitraha Pavitovaa Sarva-Vastaang Gatopivaa I
Yah Smaret Pundarikaaksham Sava Shyabhyaam Tarah Shuchi II

2.Soul Purification: To sanctify your inner soul, drink Gangajal spelling the name of any Hindu God.

Aum (Om) Keshwaaye Namah
Aum (Om) Naraanaye Namah
Aum (Om) Maadhwaaye Namah
Aum (Om) Hrishikeshaaye Namah

Clean your hands while chanting Aum (Om) Hrishikeshaaye Namah.

3.Purification of the seat: It is important to sanctify the place where we are supposed to sit and pray.
Mantra:
Aum Prithvi Twaya Dhritaalokaa Devitwam Vishnunaadhrita I
Twam Cha Dharayah Maamdevi Pavitram Purichaasam II

4.Pavitri Dhaaran: We need to purify the blood flowing in our body. To do this, one needs to wear the ring made of Kush (Kind of Grass) or Gold in ring or middle finger.
Mantra:
Pavitryaasthoh Vaishnabhyoh Sa Vi Turvaaha Pra Sha Ba Utpurnaa I
Mmyachidre Na Pavitre Na Surya Jasya Rashmibhihi
Tasya te Pavitraapate Pavitraputasya Yat Kaamah Pune Takshake Yamma II

5.Tilak Dhaaranam (In Hinduism, Tilak is a mark worn on forehead): Whenever we contemplate to do righteous works then we are grappled with numerous problems that delay our good work. Tilak is worn to avert these problems and help the native to obtain strength and mental stability to successfully carry out the homage.
Mantra:
Swasti Na Indro Bridhdhha Sravaaha I
Swasti Na Haan Pookha Vishvwaa Vedaaha

Swasti Nastaaraksho Arishtane Mehin
Swasti No Vrihaspaatir Dadhaatu II
6.Suryaardhyam: Sun holds a very important role in our lives. This is because Sun was the only Lord who provided important rays to the mankind, ever since its origin. Sun has eradicated the darkness and ignorance of the nature and mankind.
Mantra:
Aakrishne Narjasaa Vartamano Niveshayan Na Mrityour Martayash Cha I
Hiranya Ye Na Savitarathe Na Devo Jaa Tibhuvana Nippasyanna II
The whole environment gets lighted with the rise of Sun and this light also protects mankind from the darkness of ignorance. Sun is responsible for the social recognition and reputation; this is why we pray to him for happiness and peace by offering him the ardhya containing fresh water.
Mantra:
7.Pitree Ardhya:
Mantra:
Aum Devatabhyaha Pitribhyash Cha Mahaoyge Vyayev Cha I
Namah Swadhaye Swahaye Nitya Mev Namo Namah II
The aforementioned pitree-kriya helps in the successful completion of all rituals concerning Sanaatan Dharm.

8.Digrakshanam (Protecting the Directions)

To protect the ritual and yajna, one should sprinkle Yellow Mustard Seeds in ten directions and pray to the Lord of the respective direction. The prayer must be a form of request to protect the native and his righteous work. Following are the names of the Lords of the ten directions.

1. Varaaha
2. Garurdhwaja
3. Padmnaabha
4. Madhusoodana
5. Govinda
6. Janaardhana
7. Shri Patihi
8. Maheshwara
9. Brahma jee
10. Prithvi ( Earth)

9.Swasti Swaagatam: From time immemorial, Gods and Goddesses are welcomed by chanting sacred Vedic Mantra. However, the modern people wish to complete all this swiftly by chanting short words or chanting words in haste. Welcoming the revered, respected and worshipped Gods or Saints without any Vedic Mantra is considered wrong according to Vedic Sanaatan religious books. It is the general and important custom to greet or welcome through Vedic Mahaamantra.

Mantra:
Aum aa no bhadrah kratavo yantu vishwaotodbdhaaso aparitaas udbhidah I
Deva no yathaa sadmid vridhe asannapraayuvo rakshitaaro dive dive II

Devanaam bhadra sumatirirjooyataam denanaam raatirabhi no nivartataam I
Devanaam Sakhyamupsedima vayam deva na aayuh pratirantu jeevase II

Taanpurvayaa nivida hoomahe vayam bhagam mitramaditim dakshamstridham I
Aryamanam varunam Somamashwinaa saraswati nah subhaga mayaskarat II

Tanno vaato mayobhu vaatu bheshajam tanmaata prithivi tatpitaa dhyoh I
Tad Gravanah Somsuto Mayobhuwastadashwina shrinutam dhishnayaa yuvam II

TAmishaanam jagadastasthukhaspatim dhiyannijanvamavase hoomahe vayam I
Pushaa no yathaa vedsaamsad vridhe rakshita paayuradabdhah swastaye II

Swasti Na Indro Bridhdhha Sravaaha I
Swasti Na Haan Pookha Vishvwaa Vedaaha
Swasti Nastaaraksho Arishtane Mehin
Swasti No Vrihaspaatir Dadhaatu II

Prikhadashwa marutah prisnimaatarah subhanjaavanu bidathe khu jag mayah I
Agnejihvaa manavaah surakchasho visve nu devaa awasa gamanyah II

Bhdram Karnebhihi Shrinuyaam devaa bhadram pashye na khs bhir jay at rah I
Sthireange Tushtova Gum Sastanu Bhir Vyasemadehi Devahitam Yadaayuh II

Shri man mahaa ganadhiipataye namah II

Sholka:
Aum Tadev lagnam shudhinam ta deva I
Tara walam Chandra walam ta deva II

Vidya walam deb walam ta deva I
Laxmi patete ghriguyoon smaraami II

Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakotee SamaPrabha
Nirvighnam kuru mey Deva, Sarva kaaryeshu Sarvadaa II10.Samkalp (Pledge): There are two types of Samkalp

a) Nishkaam Samkalp: This samkalp is devoid of any thoughts and wishes. And this  Samkalp is done from the curiosity of inner core.
b) Sakaam Samkalp: Through this samkalp, we wish to eradicate the problems in our  lives. We tell our problems to God by mentioning our Zodiac (Raashee), Planetary   position of the day (Gochar), house and want the God top sort out those problems. Hindu    religion believes that there is power in mantra which can decimate our problems.

These steps are precursor to a successful pooja, especially for Saguna Pooja. Remember, you will get the benefic effects of a pooja only when every step (of the aforementioned ones) is performed in the way as described. However, not following them would not harm you but it would not be beneficial either.


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SatyaNarayana Swamy Vratam -Puja Details

Lord Satyanarayana swamy is another form of Lord Vishnu who is commonly worshipped by Hindus in their homes along with family and friends. The worship is performed usually on a full moon (purnima) day of the month. People worship by reciting the gracious story of the Lord which was once told by Lord Vishnu himself to the sage Narada for the benefit of humankind. The Lord's grace is described in a Hindu mythological book called Skanda Purana. He has four hands like Lord Vishnu, however, his fourth hand does not hold a lotus rather it is extended upward to bless people. 

This Vratam (Prayers) can be done by anyone irrespective of any Caste, Creed, Sect, Sex and Age.
If anybody is performing Satyanarayana swamy puja, one should attend even though he / she has not been invited. One should take the Holy Prasada which will give after the completion of the puja.

Procedure of performing Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam:

Previous Night, think of the Lord Sri SatyanaaraayaNa and mentally decide to perform puujaa the next day.  This is the sankalpa.

Next day early morning keep the same thoughts of worshipping the Lord and take a head-bath  (if possible an oil-bath). Wash Kalasha and fill it with clean water upto 3/4 of it and place it near the altar in a clean place and cover it up. Observe Fast (if possible).

Again in the evening take a head-bath. This should be done by both husband and wife. Wear youe best dress and decorate yourself and the kalasha. Decorate the front door, altar and the place near the altar. Invite your relatives, friends (who have bhakti in the Lord). The yajamaan's dress should be traditional dhoti.


Keep all the things for puja ready, near the altar.

Play This Audio (Satyanarayana Swamy Puja ) Vratam and Katha (story of Lord Satyanarayana Swamy)

Click Here - > SATYANARAYANA SWAMI Vratha Vidhanam

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32 EveryDay Must Listen Devotional Prayers-Slokas

Daily most of the us searching internet for popular daily Hindu prayers. For them this is like a boon to get all these at one click. Just bookmark and comeback to listen 32 daily powerful devotional prayers.


"Mantras" derived from the Sanskrit 'man', meaning 'to think'. Mantra literally means 'instrument of thought'. Mantras are hymns, which are believed to benefit that chants them.

 32 EVERY DAY DEVOTIONAL PRAYERS TO ALL GODS AND GODDESSES 

Ganapati PRAYER

ganapati

AdityaHridayam

AdityaHridayam

GanapatiAtharvaseersha

GanapatiAtharvaseersha

AnnapurnaAshtakam

AnnapurnaAshtakam

BhooSuktam

BhooSuktam

DakshinamurtiStotram

DakshinamurtiStotram

DeviKhadgamala

DeviKhadgamala

Durga

Durga

DurgaSuktam

DurgaSuktam

kanakadhArA-stavam

kanakadhArA-stavam

KrishnaAshtakam

KrishnaAshtakam

lakshmisahasranama

lakshmisahasranama

gaNesha-pancharatnam

gaNesha-pancharatnam

lalitasahasranama

lalitasahasranama

lingAShTakam

lingAShTakam

MadhuraAshtakam

MadhuraAshtakam

mangalam

mangalam

purusha

purusha

rudram

rudram

SaiStotra

SaiStotra

saundaryalahari1

saundaryalahari1

saundaryalahari2

saundaryalahari2

shivashtakam

shivashtakam

shivastotram

shivastotram

sivasuprabhatam

sivasuprabhatam

Soundaryalahari

Soundaryalahari

subrahmaNya-aShTakam

subrahmaNya-aShTakam

vishnusahasranama

vishnusahasranama

visvanatha

visvanatha

Suryashtakam

Suryashtakam

mahanyaasam1

mahanyaasam1

mahanyaasam2.

mahanyaasam2.

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How to perform Mahashivaratri Puja of Lord shiva

Merits of Shivaratri Puja

Enhances the Spirtual growth of devotees.
Puja is the barrier to link the human to God.

Puja means sprinkling and pouring six different liquids which includes milk, yoghurt, honey, ghee, sugar and water and this process is called 'Abhishekam' on the Shivalinga.

 while  performing abhishekam, prayers like Sri Rudram, Chamakam and Dasa Shanthi pleases Lord Shiva the most. According to the mythology, each of these dravya used in the abhisheka blesses a unique quality:

    * Milk is for the blessing of purity and piousness.
    * Yogurt is for prosperity and progeny.
    * Honey is for sweet speech.
    * Ghee is for victory.
    * Sugar is for happiness.
    * Water is for purity.

Besides, worship of Lord Shiva on Shivratri is also considered to be extremely beneficial for women. While, married women pray to Shiva for the well being of their husbands and sons, unmarried women pray for a husband like Shiva, who is considered to be the ideal husband.

Getting Ready for Shivratri Puja
To perform puja, devotees wake up early and take a ritual bath, preferably in the holy waters of river Ganga. This is followed by worship to Sun God, Vishnu and Shiva in accordance with the purification rite observed on all-important Hindu festivals. Devotees then wear fresh new clothes and pay a visit to the nearest Shiva temple. As a tradition, devotees observe a fast on a Shivaratri day. Some do not consume even a drop of water.

Performing Maha Shivaratri Pooja
Following the method prescribed in Shiva Purana, priests perform ritual puja of Shiva Linga every three hours all through the day and night of Shivaratri Festival. During this pooja, chants of Om Namah Shivaya and sounds of bells reverberate in the temple. Following the bath with milk, yoghurt, honey, ghee, sugar and water that helps in the purification of the soul a vermilion paste is applied on the Linga as it represents virtue. These six items form an indispensable part of Shivaratri, be it a simple ceremony at home or grand temple worship

After this, Bilwa (a holy tree for hindus) leaves, which have to be a stalk with three leaves, is kept on top of the Shivalinga to cool the hot-tempered deity. Ber or jujube fruit is also offered to Lord Shiva, as it is symbolic of longevity and gratification of desires. Some devotees also offer the auspicious betel leaves to Lord Shiva marking satisfaction with worldly pleasures. Garlanding of Linga with flowers and garlands is also a part of the ritual Shivaratri Puja. Devotees also burn incense sticks as is said to yield wealth. Many also light lamps to symbolize attainment of knowledge. It is said that by offering water, hugging the Linga, lighting the diya and incense and ringing the temple bells, devotees call into focus all their senses, making them acutely aware of themselves and the universe to which they belong.

This ritual worship of Lord Shiva continues through the day and night of Shivaratri. Devotees stay awake and spent the night in Shiva temples by chanting ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ and singing hymns and verses in praise of Lord Shankar. Devotees observing vrat on Shivaratri break it only the next morning by partaking prasad offered to Lord Shiva.