Kojagori Lakshmi Puja Procedure and Mantra

Introduction to Kojagori Laxmi Puja

Kojagori Lakshmi Puja is a significant ritual celebrated primarily in Bengal, dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, the embodiment of wealth, prosperity, and abundance. This auspicious event takes place on the night of the full moon in the month of Kartik, marking a time when devotees seek the blessings of the goddess for prosperity and well-being. The puja involves a series of meticulous procedures, from purifying the space to invoking the goddess through sacred mantras and offerings.

Participants engage in various rituals, including the preparation of a kalash (water pot) adorned with mango leaves and flowers, mental worship, and the offering of food and other sacred items. Through heartfelt prayers and devotional practices, devotees express their gratitude and invite the goddess to reside in their homes, fostering an atmosphere of peace and prosperity. This tradition not only deepens spiritual connections but also strengthens familial bonds as communities come together to celebrate and honor the divine feminine.

In this guide, we will explore the detailed procedures, mantras, and offerings that constitute Kojagori Laxmi Puja, illuminating the rich cultural and spiritual significance of this cherished festival.

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Puja Procedure of Devi Lakshmi

First, take a little Ganga water on your head and remember Lord Narayana. Before starting the puja, purify your mind and body by taking water on your head while invoking Narayana. Then, offer water to the Sun. It is customary to offer water to the Sun, our source of life energy, before any puja. For this, always keep a small copper vessel on the deity’s throne. Take water in a small offering spoon (kusha) while invoking the Sun and pour it into the copper vessel. Afterward, pray for the well-being of your entire household.

Next, sprinkle a little Ganga water on your puja seat, flowers, offerings, and other items to purify them for the ritual.

Then, in front of Goddess Lakshmi, sprinkle a little rice and a pinch of soil. On top of that, place a water-filled pot (kalash). Don’t forget to draw auspicious symbols on the pot using vermillion (sindoor). Place mango leaves (with an odd number of leaves) around the mouth of the pot and place a banana or haritaki fruit along with a flower on top. You may also adorn both the kalash and Goddess Lakshmi with garlands if you wish.

Now, meditate on Goddess Lakshmi. The dhyan (meditation) mantra for Lakshmi is as follows—

(Here you can continue with the dhyan mantra).

This is how you begin the puja by invoking and offering to Goddess Lakshmi with a purified heart and sacred materials.

Om Pashakshamalikambhoja-srinibhiryshamya-saumyayoh |
Padmasanastham dhyayeccha Shriyam trailokya-mataram ||
Gauravarnam surupamcha sarva-lankara-bhushitam |
Roukmapadma-vyagra-karam varadam dakshinen tu ||

After that, you will invoke Goddess Lakshmi into your home. The invocation mantra is as follows:

Om Lakshmidevi ihagachchha ihagachchha ih tishtha ih tishtha ih sannidhehi ih sanniruddhassa atradhisthana kuru mama pujan gruhana.

If you are unable to recite the mantra in Sanskrit, you can say it in Bengali.

Esho Ma Lakshmi, Boso Ma Lakshmi, jotokkhon tomar puja kori, totokkhon tumi sthir hoye thako Ma.

Then, imagine that Goddess Lakshmi has come to your heart, sitting down and accepting the flowers and offerings you have given. This is called mental worship (manasapuja).

Next, you will offer your puja items to Lakshmi one by one. Since Lakshmi has come to accept the worship in your home, first, you will place a little water next to the pot at the feet of Lakshmi. This water is for washing Goddess Lakshmi’s feet. After that, offer some durba grass and a little atap rice next to the pot. This is called arghya. You can also include a flower with this offering.

Then, you will offer a drop of sandalwood paste to Lakshmi. If there is no idol of Lakshmi, you can apply the sandalwood to the flower before placing it in the pot. Next, you will offer flowers to Lakshmi. Afterward, show incense first and then the oil lamp (deep).

Mantra : Esha Chandan Pushpanjali Om Shreem Lakshmidevyai Namah.

Finally, offer the food offerings (naivedya). After that, you will offer pushpanjali (flower offering) with the flowers.

You can offer pushpanjali once, thrice, or five times. After the pushpanjali, you will place one flower and two tulsi leaves next to the pot in the name of Narayana. Then, offer two flowers in the names of Indra and Kubera. You will also give one flower to the peacock of Goddess Lakshmi. If you have received initiation (diksha), then after this, you should chant your guru mantra with devotion and offer it to the left hand of Goddess Lakshmi. Finally, you will bow down with the following mantra:

Om Vishvaru pasya Bharyasi Padme Padmalaye Shubhe.

Sarvatah Pahi Mang Devi Mahalakshmi Namahstu Te.

Some people offer betel leaves and areca nuts to Goddess Lakshmi. If such a tradition exists in your home, you may offer them.

Padmasana sthite Devi Parambrahmaswarupini, Sarvaduhkha Hare Mahalakshmi Namostute.

Dhyan

Tribhuvaner Mata Tumi, Tumi Je Shriswarupa. Bame Taba Padma, Ankush Dakshine Pasha, Akshamalā.

Ratnalankare Bhushita Tumi Gouravarna Surupa; Swarnapadmahaste Loye Padmasane Asina.

Dakshine Haste Varamudra Diteche Abhaya. Dhyan Kari Tomay Mago, Raha Sarvamaya.

Pranam

Vishvaruper Bharya Tumi, Tumi Padmadharini.

Mangolapran Tumi Mago, Tumi Padmabashini.

Sarvaduhkha Hote Raksha Kar Ei Mor Prarthana.

Pranam Kari Tomay Ar Nei Kono Kamana.

Pushpanjali

Om Namaste Sarvadevanang Varadashi Haripriye.

Ya Gatistvat Prapannanang Sa Me Bhuyat Tvad Archanaat.

Laxmi panchali

Broto kotha

Shorot purnimar nishi, nirmol gogon
Mridu mondo bohitese moloy paban
Lokkhi devi bame kori, bosi Narayon
Baikuntho dhamete bosi kore alapon

Henokale bina hate asi munibor
Hori gungane motto hoyiya bhibor
Gaan sombariya ubhe bondona korilo
Bosite ashon tare Narayon dilo

Madhur bochone Lokkhi jiggasilo tay
Kiba mone kori muni asile hethay
Kohe muni tumi chinta jogoter hito
Sobar obostha ache tomar bidito

Sukhote acheye joto mortobasigon
Bistariya mor kache koraho bornon
Lokkhi maher heno kotha shuni munibor
Kohite lagila tare juri doi kor

Apar koruna tomar, ami bhagyoban
Morto loke nahi dekhi kahar kollyan
Sethey nai ma ar sukho shanti lesho
Durvikkho onole mago puriteshe desh

Rog-shokh nana byadhi kolite sobay
Bhugiteshe sokoleto, kore hay hay
Onno-bostro obhabete attohotya kore
Stri-putro tyaji sobai jay deshantore

Stri-purush sobe kore dhormo porihar
Soda churi probonchona mithya onachar
Tumi mago jogoter-o sorbohitokari
Sukho-shanti sompottir tumi odhikari

Sthir hoye roho jodi proti ghore ghore
Tobe ki jiber eto dukkho hote pare?
Naroder-o bakyo shuni Lokkhi bishadito
Kohilen muni proti dosh dao britha

Nijo kormofole sobe kore dukkho bhog
Akarone mor proti koro onujog
Shun he Narod boli jothartha tomay
Momo onkshe jonmo loy nari somudoy

Tara jodi nijo dhormo rokkha nahi kore
Tobe ki oshanti hoy proti ghore ghore
Lokkhi-r bochon shuni muni kohe khunna mone
Kemonne prosanno mata hobe narigone

Kibhabe te pabe tara tobo podochhaya
Doyamoyi tumi mago na korile doya
Munir-o bakye Lokkhi-r doya upojilo
Madhur-o bochone tare bidai korilo

Narider sorbo dukkho je prokare jay
Koho tumi Narayon tahar upay
Shuniya Lokkhi-r-o bochon, kohe Lokkhipoti
Ki hetu utola priye, sthir koro moti

Proti gurubare mili joto bamagone
Koribe tomar broto bhokti juktomone
Narayon-er bakye Lokkhi oti hrishtomon
Broto procharite mortyo korilo gomon

Mortyo asi choddhobeshe bhrome Narayoni
Dekhilen bon modhye briddha boshiya apni
Sodoy hoyiya Lokkhi jiggasilo tare
Koho mago ki hetu e ghor kantare

Briddha kohe shon mata, ami obhaginy
Kohilo se Lokkhi proti apon kahiny
Poti-putro chilo mor Lokkhi juktoghor
Ekhon sob chhinnovinn, jatonai shar

Jatona shohite nari, esechi kanon
Tyajibo jibon aji korechi monon
Narayoni bole shun amar bochon
Attohotya mohapap, norke gamon

Jao ma grihete phiri koro Lokkhi broto
Abar asibe sukho tobo purbo moto
Gurubare sondhyakale mili eyogone
Koribe Lokkhi-r broto kori ek mon

Kohi bacha puja hetu jaha proyojon
Mon diya shuni lao amar bochon
Jolpurno ghotey dibe sindurer fota
Amrer pollob dibe tahe ek gota

Ason sajaye dibe tate guwa-pan
Sindur guliya dibe broter bidhan
Dhup-deep jalaiya rakhibe dharete
Shunibe panchali kotha durba loye hate

Ekmone broto kotha koribe shrobon
Sotota Lokkhi-r murti koribe chintan
Broto sheshe uludhboni diye pronam koribe
Troiogone sobe mili sindur poribe

Doibo joge ekdin broter somoy
Din dukkhi nari ekjon asi uponit hoy
Poti tar chiro rogno, okkhomo orjone
Vikkha kori oti koshto khai duijone

Ontore debire bole ami oti dina
Swamire koro ma sustho ami bhokti hena
Lokkhi-r-o prosade dukkho dur hoilo tar
Nirog hoilo swami, oishworyo opar

Kalokrome shubhokkhone jonmilo tonoy
Hoilo songsar tar sukher aloy
Eirup Lokkhi broto kori ghore ghore
Krome procharito holo desh deshantore

Ei broto korite je ba dey upodesh
Lokkhi devi tar proti tushto sobisesh
Ei broto dekhi je ba kore upohash
Lokkhi-r kope te tar hoy sorbonash

Porisheshe holo ek opurbo byapar
Jevabe broter hoy mahatmya prochar
Bidarbh nogore ek grihostho bhobone
Niyojito bamagone broter sadhone

Vinna deshbashi ek bonik tonoy
Si uposthit holo broter somoy
Bohul sompotti tar bhai panchjon
Porospor onugoto chhilo sorbokkhan

Broto dekhi hela kori shadhur tonoy
Bole e kiser broto, ete kiva pholodoy
Bamagone bole shuni shadhur bochon
Lokkhi broto kori sobei souvagyo karon

Shadagar shuni iha bole ahonkar-e
Abhave thakile tobe pujjibo uhare
Dhonojon sukho vogo ja kichu shombhob
Sokol amar kache ar kiba obhab

Kopale na thake jodi Lokkhi debe dhon
Heno bakyo kobhu ami na kori shrobon
Dhonmodhe motto hoye Lokkhi kori hela
Nana dravye purno tori banijjete gela

Gorbito jonere Lokkhi soite na pare
Sorbo dukkhe dukkhi mago koren tahare
Bari gelo, ghor gelo, dubilo purno tori
Chole gelo bhratribhav, holo je bhikhari

Ki dosh paiya bidhi korile emon
Odhom shontan ami oti obhajon
Shadhur obostha dekhi doyamoyi bhabe
Bujhaibo kemonne iha, mone mone bhabe

Nana sthane nana chhole ghuraia ghani
Oboshesh Lokkhi-r broter sthane dilen ani
Monete uday holo keno se bhikhari
Oporadh khoma mago kuputro bhabiya

Akhonkar doshe, devi shikhha dila more
Apar koruna tai bujhale dinere
Bujhale jodi ba mago, rakhgo chorone
Khoma koro khomamoyi asrit jonere

Sottyorupini tumi komola, tumi je ma
Khomamoyi nam tobo dine kori khoma
Tumi bina gati nai, e tin bhuvone
Swargete sworger Lokkhi tribidho mongole

Tumi ma mongola devi sokol ghorete
Birajichho ma tumi Lokkhi rupe bhutole
Deb noro sokoler shompod rupini
Jogot sorbossho tumi oishworyo dayini

Sorbotro pujjito tumi trilok palini
Sabitri birinchi pure beder jononi
Khoma koro e dasher oparadh joto
Toma pode moti jeno thake obiroto

Sreshto hote sreshto tara poroma prokriti
Kopadi borjito tumi murtimoti dhriti
Soti sadhvi ramanir tumi ma upoma
Debogon bhokti mone puje sobe toma

Rash odhishtatri devi tumi rasheshwari
Sokolei tobo onksho joto ache nari
Krishna premomoyi tumi Krishna pranodhika
Tumi je chile mago dwapare Radhika

Prosphutito podmobone tumi podmaboti
Maloti kusumoguchhe tumi ma maloti
Boner majare tumi mago bonarani
Shoto shring shoilo opori shobhito sundori

Rajlokkhi tumi mago noropoti pure
Sokol ghore Lokkhi tumi ghore ghore
Doyamoyi khomonkori odhomtarini
Oporadh khoma koro daridrobarini

Potito uddhar koro potitopaboni
Oggan shontane koshto na diyo jononi
Onnoda boroda mata bipodnashini
Doya koro ebe more Madhob ghoroni

Ei rupe stob kori bhokti purno mone
Ekagro monete shadhu broto kotha shone
Broto sheshe noto shire koriya pronam
Monete bashona kori ache nijdham

Grihete asiya bole Lokkhi broto shar
Sobe mili broto kori proti gurubar
Bodhura oti tushto shadhur bakyote
Broto acharon kore sobhokti monete

Nashilo shadhur chhilo joto dushtu shochor
Debir kripaye sompotti lobhilo prochur
Anonde purnito dekhe shadhur ontor
Purnotori uthe bhasi joler upor

Shadhur shongshar holo shanti vorpur
Mililo sokole punoh oishworyo prochur
Ebhabe noroloke hoy broter prochar
Mone rekho songsarete Lokkhi broto shar

E broto je romoni kore ek mone
Debir kripaye tar purno dhone jone
Oputrar putro hoy, nirdhoner dhon
Ihaloke sukhi onte Baikuntthe gamon

Lokkhi-r broto kotha boro-i modhur
Oti jotonete rakh taha ashon upor
Je jon broter sheshe stob path kore
Abhab ghuchiya jay Lokkhi debir bore

Lokkhi-r panchali kotha holo somapon
Bhokti kori bor mago jar jaha mon
Sinthite sindur dao sob eyomile
Uludhboni koro sobe oti koutuhole

Dui hat jor kori bhokti jukto mone
Nomoshkar koroho sobe debir chorone
Nomoshkar koroho sobe debir chorone
Nomoshkar koroho sobe debir chorone

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