Ganesh Chaturthi Pooja Part-2 Uttarapooja (Visarjan)

This pooja is done at the end of the Ganesha festival .

You will need

1. Water

2. Metal bowl metal spoon, one vessel to wash hands do achaman etc, one medium  vessel to offer water to the Lord etc., one Thali for Arati . Pooja bell. 

3. clean cloth and napkin for yourself 

 4. Sandal paste, haldi kumkum, grains of uncooked rice 

5.  Flowers and Doorva grass.

6. Incense sticks and match box. 

7.   small ghee lamp and lamp for Arati

8. Camphor. 

9. Food/ sweets offering as per tradition

1. Aachamana : This type of Aachamana is called shrotraachamana.  Take a little water on your right hand fingertips and chanting the following mantras, wet your eyes left one first and right one thereafter. Touch the right ear with your right thumb and wash your hand in the largish vessel meant for you. 

केशवाय नमः | keshavaaya Namah 

नारायणाय नमः | naraayanaaya Namah 

माधवाय नमः | maadhavaaya Namah

गोविन्दाय नमः | govindaaya Namah (wash your hand)

Again repeat the procedure once.

Then chant विष्णवे नमो विष्णवे नमो विष्णवे नमः| vishnave namo, vishnave namo, vishnave namah 

2. Sankalpa ( Dedication of the pooja)

Chant Following Mantras 

श्रीगणेशाय नमः | श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः | श्रीकुलदेवतायै नमः |  

Take a few grains of uncooked rice in your right and with a spoonful of water. Then say
मम श्रीगणपतिकृपाप्रसादलाभार्थं गंधादि-पंच-उपचारैः उत्तर पूजनं करिष्ये|

Mama shree-ganapati-kripaa-laabhaartham gandhaadi pancha- upachaar-uttara-poojanam karishye  

Meaning : I shall now do the  Uttara pooja with five upacharas , for the obtaining the grace of Ganapati  

Drop this in a separate metal plate or vessel meant for the Lord. 

3. Removal of obstacles :

Chant the following. Pray to Ganesha and Gurudev for an obstacle free pooja.
 श्रीमहागणपतये नमः| निर्विघ्नं कुरु|  गुरुभ्यो नमः|

 shree mahaganapataye namah. nirvighnam kuru. gurubhyo namah.

4. Asana vidhi 

Touch the earth and your prayer mat and chant 

ह्रीं आधार-शक्ति-कमलासनाय नमः |

Hreem aadhaar-shakti-kamalaasanaaya namah

5. Purification of material : 

While covering the the main water container with your right hand, imagine that water from sacred rivers is collected in it. Worship it with sandal paste and flowers. Chant the following

गंगादिसर्वतीर्थेभ्यो नमः आवाहयामि, पूजयामि | 

gangaadi-sarva-teerthebhyo-namah. aavaahayaami. poojayaami. 

Offer flowers with sandal paste to the pooja bell and lighted lamp. Offer Namaskaras to them and ring the Pooja bell.

Take a spoonful of water from the container and sprinkle over the pooja materials, the space created for Pooja and finally on one’s own body chanting  

नमो नारायणाय | “namo naaraayaNaaya”.

6. Dhyaanam

Now meditate on Ganesha with the following verse

एकदंतं शूर्पकर्णं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्भुजं|
पाशांकुशधरं देवं ध्यायेत् सिद्धिविनायकम् | 

Ekadantam shoorpakarnam gajavaktram chaturbhujam

paashaankushadharam devam dhyaayet siddhivinaayakam 

श्रीसिद्धिविनायकाय नमः ध्यायामि|  shree-siddhivinaayakaaya namah. dhyaayaami.

7.Gandham (sandal paste): Dip a flower in sandal paste and offer it at the lords feet. Also offer Vermilion, turmeric powder, Kumkum, Abeer Ashtagandh etc इफ अवैलाब्ले.

 श्रीसिद्धिविनायकाय नम:। चंदनम् समर्पयामि |परिमल-द्रव्याणि  समर्पयामि| 

shree siddhivinaayakaaya namah . chandanam samarpayaami. parimala dravyaaNi samarpayaami.

8. Pushpa-pooja:

 
श्रीसिद्धिविनायकाय नम:।  पुष्पाणि समर्पयामि।। 

shree siddhivinaayakaaya namah . pushpaaNi samarpayaami.

Offer various flowers, Doorva grass etc 

 Consecration of the food offering.

Make a square shape with water in front of the icon. Place the  food offering  on the square.  Sprinkle water with a Tulasi leaf or flower on this offering and put the leaf on the offering chanting  गं गणपतये नमः | gam gaNapataye namah .

9. Dhoopam (incense):   Ring the ritual bell with left hand. Wave incense with the right hand clockwise.  

 श्रीसिद्धिविनायकाय नम:। धूपम् समर्पयामि।। 

shree siddhivinaayakaaya namah . dhoopam samarpayaami.

10. Deepam (Ghee lamp with only one flame) 
 
श्रीसिद्धिविनायकाय नम:। दीपम् समर्पयामि।। 

shree siddhivinaayakaaya namah . deepam samarpayaami.

11. Naivedyam (offering food):

श्रीसिद्धिविनायकाय नमः| नैवेद्यं समर्पयामि| 

shree siddhivinaayakaaya namah . naivedyam samarpayaami.

Take water in your right hand and sprinkle it clockwise around the food offering. Place your left hand on your chest and touch the vessel of Naivedya with the right hand. Chant the following mantras.

प्राणाय नमः| अपानाय नमः| व्यानाय नमः| उदानाय नमः| समानाय नमः| ब्रह्मणे नमः|

  praNaaya namah. apaanaaya namah. vyaanaay namah. udaanaaya namah. samaanaaya namah. brahmaNe namah. 

Wash your right hand and offer one spoon of water in the water collection vessel meant for the Lord. 

Again offer the Naivedyam by touching the vessel and chanting the above six mantras. 

Wash your hand.

Offer four spoons of water in the water collection vessel meant for the Lord. 

उत्तरापोषणम्, हस्त-मुखप्रक्षालनं, आचमनीयं समर्पयामि |

uttara-aaposhanam, hasta-mukha-prakshaalanam, aachamaneeyam samarpayaami

This is offering of water after food for cleansing hand and mouth and for drinking.

12. Tambool (betel leaf) offering(optional) :

Offer a spoonful of water on the Tamboola. 

श्रीसिद्धिविनायकाय नम:। पूगीफल-तांबुलं दक्षिणां च समर्पयामि।। 

shree siddhivinayakaaya namah . poogee-phal-taamboolam dakshiNaan cha Samarpayaami 

13. Arati : Perform arati using ghee lamp or camphor.

After the arati warm your hand over the flame of the Arati and touch it to you head. Wash your hand.  

14.Pradakshinaa : Turn around yourself clockwise in a full circle 3 times.

सिद्धीविनायाकाय नमः | प्रदाक्षिणाः समर्पयामि |

shree siddhivinaayakaaya namah . pradakshinaahaa samarpayaami 

15.  Namaskaara (Bowing down) :  Bow down before the lord joining your hands. 

सिद्धीविनायाकाय नमः | नमस्कारं समर्पयामि | 

shree siddhivinaayakaaya namah . namskaaram samarpayaami.

16. Mantrapushpam ( offering consecrated flowers)

Distribute flowers to everyone in the house. Now, offer them after chanting the mantra.

विनायकेशपुत्र  त्वं गणराज सुरोत्तम। 
देहि मे सकलान् कामान् वंदे सिद्धिविनायक।। 

vinaayaka-eeshputra twam gaNaraaja surottama 

dehi me sakalaan kaamaan vande siddhivinayaka

17. Prayer : Join your hands and chant 

यन्मयाचरितं  देव व्रतमेतत् सुदुर्लभम्। 
गणेश त्वं प्रसन्न: सन् सफलं कुरु सर्वदा।। 

विनायक गणेशान सर्वदेव नमस्कृत। 
पार्वतिप्रिय विघ्नेश मम विघ्नान् निवारय।। 

आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि तवार्चनम्। 
पूजां चैव न जानामि क्षम्यतां परमेश्वर।। 

मंत्रहीनं क्रियाहीनं भक्तितहीनं सुरेश्वर। 
यत्पूजितं मया देव परिपूर्णम् तदस्तु मे।। 

अन्यथा शरणं नास्ति त्वमेव शरणं मम। 
तस्मात् कारुण्य भावेन रक्ष रक्ष परमेश्वर।।

yan-mayaa-acharitan deva vratm-etat sudurlabham
ganesha twam prasannah san saphalan kuru sarvadaa ..1

vinaayaka ganeshaana sarvadeva namaskruta
paartvati priya vighnesh mama vighnaan nivaaraya..2

 avaahanam na jaanaami na janaami tavaarchanam
poojaan chaiva na jaanaami kshamyataam parameshwara..3

mantra -heenan kriyaa-heenam bhaktiheenam sureshwara
yat poojitam mayaa deva paripoorNan tadastu me .. 4

 anyathaa sharaNan-naasti twameva sharanam mama
tasmaat kaarunya  bhavena raksha raksha parameshwara...5

General meaning : 

Please be satisfied with this Vrata which I have undertaken and may my pooja be fruitful always. Remove all the hurdles in my progress.

I don't know how to invoke you, or worship you properly, so please forgive me. 

Even without proper mantras, rituals or devotion I have tried to worship you. Please accept this Pooja and grant me fulfillment. 

I have no other refuge than You, so please have compassion on me and protect me. 

18.  Concluding the pooja : 

Say the following : 

पूजन-सांगता-हेतवे विष्णु-स्मरणं करिष्ये| विष्णवे नमो विष्णवे नमो विष्णवे नमः|

Poojan sangataa hetave vishnu smaranam karishye 

vishnave namo, vishnave namo vishnave namah.  

Now take a spoonful of water in your right palm and say the following words

अनेन कृतेन उत्तर-अराधानेन श्रीसिद्धीविनायक: प्रीयताम् | तत्सत् ब्रह्मार्पणमस्तु |
anena kritena uttara aaraadhanena shree siddhivinayakah priyataam . Tatsat brahmaarpaNam-astu.

Drop the water in the Lord’s vessel.   

Now all the family members should bow to the Lord. Any special favours or prayers can be said now.

19. Visarjanam ( Dismissal of the divinity in the idol):

Chant the following Mantra and throw raw rice grains on the idol.

यान्तु देवगणाः सर्वे पूजां आदाय पार्थिवीम्|

इष्टकाम-प्रसिद्धि-अर्थं पुनरागमनाय च ||

yaantu devagaNaas sarve poojaam aadaaya paarthiveem

ishtakaama-prasiddhi-artham punar-aagamanaaya cha

Throw the rice grains and lightly shake the idol.

Meaning : The divine entities which have received  the worship on this earthly plane should return to their abode . Kindly visit us again for accomplishing our intended tasks.

The idol is now deemed to be without the Divine  presence.

30. Perform Achamana as done at the beginning of the Pooja. 

 Take a little water on your right hand fingertips and chanting the following mantras, wet your eyes left one first and right one thereafter. Touch the right ear with your right thumb and wash your hand in the largish vessel meant for you. 

केशवाय नमः | keshavaaya Namah 

नारायणाय नमः | naaraayanaaya Namah 

माधवाय नमः | maadhavaaya Namah

गोविन्दाय नमः | govindaaya Namah (wash your hand)

Again repeat the procedure once.

Then chant विष्णवे नमो विष्णवे नमो विष्णवे नमः| vishnave namo, vishnave namo, vishnave namah 

Immerse the idol in a suitable water body.