Pooja Basics — Daily Ritual Mantras
Essential mantras for performing a complete daily puja at home or temple, from the opening invocation (avahana) through the closing farewell (visarjana). Beginner-safe with transliteration and meaning.
When to Use
Daily home puja; temple worship; learning the structure of Vedic ritual.
Āchamana — Sipping Water (Purification) Quick
Vishnuॐ केशवाय नमः। ॐ नारायणाय नमः। ॐ माधवाय नमः। ॐ गोविन्दाय नमः। ॐ विष्णवे नमः। ॐ मधु…
Three sips of water taken while reciting twelve names of Vishnu. This purification rite precedes al…
Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā — Invocation of Life Quick
Universal / Pranaॐ आं ह्रीं क्रों यं रं लं वं शं षं सं हं क्षं। अस्मिन् मूर्तौ प्राण इह प्राणाः। अस्मिन् म…
Through this mantra, the life force (prana), the individual soul (jiva), and all the senses are inv…
Āvāhana — Invocation of the Deity Quick
Universal (used for any deity)ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] इहागच्छ इह तिष्ठ। इह सन्निधिं कुरु इह सन्निरुध्यस्व। अत्र अधिष्ठानं कु…
O [name of deity], please come here and stay here. Establish your presence here. Make this your abo…
Āsana Mantra — Offering a Seat
Universalॐ नमः [देवतायाः नाम] एतदासनं सम्प्रतिगृह्यताम्।
O [deity], I offer you this seat. Please accept it.
ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] नमः। इदं पाद्यं सम्प्रतिगृह्यताम्। ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] नमः। इदमर्घ्यं सम्…
O [deity], please accept this water for washing your feet. Please accept this water as a welcome of…
Puṣpa Mantra — Offering Flowers
Universalॐ [देवतायाः नाम] नमः। एतत् पुष्पं सम्प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥
O [deity], salutations to you. Please accept these flowers.
ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] नमः। वनस्पतिरसोद्भूतो गन्धाढ्यो गन्ध उत्तमः। आघ्रेयः सर्वदेवानां धूपोऽ…
O [deity] — this fragrance, born from the essence of plants, most excellent among perfumes, accepta…
Naivedya Mantra — Food Offering
Universalॐ प्राणाय स्वाहा। ॐ अपानाय स्वाहा। ॐ समानाय स्वाहा। ॐ उदानाय स्वाहा। ॐ व्यानाय स्वाहा।…
Svāhā to the five prāṇas — prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, vyāna — and to Brahman. Please accept this …
Kṣamā Prārthanā — Prayer for Forgiveness
Universalॐ आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि विसर्जनम्। पूजां चैव न जानामि क्षम्यतां परमेश्वर॥ मन्त्रहीन…
O Supreme Lord, I do not know the correct method of invocation or farewell; I do not fully know the…
ॐ स्वस्ति प्रजाभ्यः परिपालयन्तां न्यायेन मार्गेण महीं महीशाः। गोब्राह्मणेभ्यः शुभमस्तु नित्…
May there be well-being for all people. May rulers govern the earth justly. May there always be goo…
Visarjana — Farewell to the Deity
Universalॐ [देवतायाः नाम] यथास्थानं प्रतिगच्छ। पुनरागमनाय च।
O [deity], please return to your proper abode. And please come again (when I call you).
Samarpana — Complete Offering
Vishnu / Universalॐ यद्यत्कर्म कृतं सर्वं हरये समर्पितम्। तेन तस्य प्रसादेन मुक्तिर्भवति मे ध्रुवम्॥ कायेन वा…
Whatever actions I have done, I offer them all to Hari. By His grace, liberation will surely be min…
Tips
- Use Quick Mode when you have limited time
- Full Pack is ideal for deep practice
- Chant each mantra with devotion and understanding
- Morning or evening is the best time
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