Do the sankalpam as prescribed below:
shubhe shobhane muhUrte AdyabrahmaNaH dvitIyaparArdhe shveta varAhakalpe vaivasvata manva.ntare kaliyuge prathamapAde jaMbU dvIpe bhAratavarShe bharatakhaNDe asmin vartamAne vyavahArika ##------## nAmena saMvatsare daxiNAyane ##------## R^itau ##------## mAse ##------## paxe asyAM ##------## vAsarau shubhanaxatra shubhayoga shubhakaraNa evaMguNa visheShaNa vishiShTAyAM shubhatithau shrI parameshvara prItyarthaM mama xemasthairya vijayAyurArogyaishvaryApi vR^iddhyarthaM dharmArtha kAmamoxa chaturvidha phalapuruShArtha siddhyarthaM iShTa kAmyArtha siddhyarthaM mama samasta duritopa shaantyarthaM samasta ma~NgaLa vAptyarthaM varShe varShe prayukta shrI kedAreshvara devatA prItyarthaM saMbhavitA niyamena saMbhavitA prakAreNa saMbhavatbhi dravyaiH saMbhavatbhi rupachAraishcha kalpokta prakaraNe yAvachchaktya dhyAnAvAhanAdi ShoDachopachAra pUjAM kariShye || namaH |
## Now do the kalasa pUja, gaNapati pUja. Keep a decorated kalashaM (water filled pot) and a grind stone (ammik kuzavi). Do the prANa pratiShTA of kedAreshvara svAmi and perform a simple pUjA with dhUpam, dIpaM and fruit offering. Meditate on Lord kedAreshvara with this shloka: ##
shUlaM Damaruka~nchaiva dadAnaMhastayugmake kedAradevamIshAnaM dhyAye tripura ghAtinam ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || dhyAyAmi ||
kailAsa shikhare ramye pArvatyA sahitaprabho |
AgachChdevadevesha madbhaktyAM chandrashekhara ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || AvAhayAmi ||
surAsurashiroratna pradIpitapadAmbuja kedAradevamaddatta AsanaM pratigR^ihyatAm ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || AsanaM samarpayAmi ||
gaMgAdhara namastestu trilochana vR^iShadhvaja mauktikAsana saMsthApya kedArAya namo namaH ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || pAdayoH pAdyaM samarpayAmi ||
arghyaM gR^ihANabhagavan bhaktyA dattaM maheshvara prayachChme manastuShTiM bhaktAnAmiShTadAyaka ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || arghyaM samarpayAmi ||
munibhira nAradapraj~ne nitymAkhyAta vaibhavaM |
kedAradevabhagavan gR^ihANAchamanaM prabho ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || AchamanaM samarpayAmi ||
kedAradevabhagavan sarvalokeshvara prabho |
madhuparkaM pradAsyAmi gR^ihANatvaM shubhenavai ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || madhuparkaM samarpayAmi ||
snAnaM pa~nchAmR^itaM deva shItashuddhodakaiHapi |
gR^ihANa gaurIramaNa tvadbhaktena mayArpitaM ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || pa~nchAmR^ita snAnaM samarpayAmi ||
nadIjala samAyuktaM mayAdattamanuttamaM |
snAnaM svIkuru devesha sadAshiva namostute ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || shuddhodaka snAnaM samarpayAmi ||
vastrayugmaM sadAshubhraM manoharamidaM shubhaM |
dadAmi devesha bhaktyedaM pratigR^ihyatAm ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || vastrayugmaM samarpayAmi ||
svarNa yaj~nopavItaMcha kAMchanaMchottarIyakaM |
rudrAkShamAlayAyuktaM dadAmi svIkaruprabho ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || yaj~nopavItaM samarpayAmi ||
samasta gaMdha dravyAnAM devatvamasijanmabhUH |
bhaktyA samarpitaM prItyA mayA gaMdhAdi gR^ihyatAm ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || shrI gaMdhAn samarpayAmi ||
akShato siddhabhAvena bhaktAnAm akShataM padaM |
dadAsinAtha maddattaiH akShataiH priyatAbhavAn ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || akShatAn samarpayAmi ||
kalpavR^ikSha prasUnaistvaM pUrvairabhyachitassuraiH |
kuMkumaiH pArthivairebhiritAnImarchadAmmayA ||
kedAreshvara svAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || puShpANi pUjayAmi ||
tataH indrAdi aShTadigpAla pUjAM kuryAt ||
indrAya namaH | agnaye namaH | yamAya namaH | niruR^itaye namaH |
varuNAya namaH | vAyave namaH | kuberAya namaH | IshAnAya namaH |
shivasya dakShiNabhAge brahmaNe namaH | uttarabhAge viShNave namaH |
madhye kedAreshvarAya namaH ||
atha aMga pUjA ||
maheshvarAya namaH | pAdau pUjayAmi |
IshvarAya namaH | jaMghe pUjayAmi |
kAmarUpAya namaH | jAnunI pUjayAmi |
harAya namaH | UrU pUjayAmi |
tripurAntakAya namaH | guhyaM pUjayAmi |
bhavAya namaH | kaTiM pUjayAmi |
gaMgAdharAya namaH | nAbhiM pUjayAmi |
mahAdevAya namaH | udaraM pUjayAmi |
pinAkine namaH | hastAn pUjayAmi |
shivAya namaH | bhujau pUjayAmi |
shitikaNThAya namaH | kaNThaM pUjayAmi |
virUpAkShAya namaH | mukhaM pUjayAmi |
trinetrAya namaH | netrANi pUjayAmi |
rudrAya namaH | lalATaM pUjayAmi |
sharvAya namaH | shiraH pUjayAmi |
chandramaulye namaH | mauliM pUjayAmi |
pashupataye namaH | sarvANyaMgAni pUjayAmi ||
## PerforM the shivAShTottara sata or sahasra nAmAvaLi pUja. (1) (2). Performing the pUjA for the holy threads - sUtragra.nthi pUjA ##
shivAya namaH | prathamagranthiM pUjayAmi |
shAntAya namaH | dvitIyagranthiM pUjayAmi |
mahAdevAya namaH | tR^itIyagranthiM pUjayAmi |
vR^iShabhadvajAya namaH | chaturthagranthiM pUjayAmi |
gaurIshAya namaH | pa~nchamagranthiM pUjayAmi |
rudrAya namaH | ShaShThagranthiM pUjayAmi |
pashupataye namaH | saptamagranthiM pUjayAmi |
bhImAya namaH | aShTamagranthiM pUjayAmi |
tryambakAya namaH | navamagranthiM pUjayAmi |
nIlalohitAya namaH | dashamagranthiM pUjayAmi |
harAya namaH | ekAdashagranthiM pUjayAmi |
smaraharAya namaH | dvAdashagranthiM pUjayAmi |
bhargAya namaH | trayodashagranthiM pUjayAmi |
shambhave namaH | chaturdashagranthiM pUjayAmi |
sharvAya namaH | pa~nchadashagranthiM pUjayAmi |
sadAshivAya namaH | ShoDashagranthiM pUjayAmi |
IshvarAya namaH | saptadashagranthiM pUjayAmi |
ugrAya pUjayAmi | aShTAdashagranthiM pUjayAmi |
shrIkaNThAya namaH | ekonaviMshatigranthiM pUjayAmi |
nIlakaNThAya namaH | viMshatigranthiM pUjayAmi |
mR^ityu~njayAya namaH | ekaviMshatigranthiM pUjayAmi |
dhUpadIpa naivedyAni |
dashA~NgaM dhUpamukhya~ncha hya~NkAra viniveshitam |
dhUpaM sugandhairutpannaM tvaM prINayatu sha~NkaraH ||
kedAreshvarasvAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || dhUpamAghrApayAmi ||
yoginAM hR^idaye naiva j~nAnadIpA~NkurotkShitaH |
bAhyadIpo mayAdatto gR^ihyatAM bhaktagauravAt ||
kedAreshvarasvAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || dIpaM darshayAmi ||
trailokyamapi naivedyaM tava tR^iptiH sadAbhavet |
naivedyaM bhaktavAtsalyAt gR^ihyatAM tryambakatvayA ||
kedAreshvarasvAmine namaH | pUjayAmi ||
nAnAvidhaphalAni bhakShyabhojyanivedanaM nivedayAmi ||
nityAnandasvarUpastvaM yogihR^itkamalesthitaH |
gR^ihItaM bhaktayA mayAdattaM tAmbUlaM pratigR^ihyatAm ||
kedAreshvarasvAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || tAmbUlaM samarpayAmi ||
arghyaM gR^ihANa bhagavan bhaktyAdattaM maheshvara |
prayachCha me manastuShTiM bhaktAnAmiShTadAyaka ||
kedAreshvarasvAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || punArghyaM samarpayAmi ||
karpUrachandrasha~NkAshaM jyotiH sUryaM vivoditam |
bhaktyA darshayAmi karpUranIrAjanamidaM shiva ||
kedAreshvarasvAmine namaH | karpUranIrAjanaM darshayAmi ||
bhUtesha bhavaneshesha sarvadevAdipUjita |
pradakShiNaM karomitvAM vrataM me saphalaM kuru ||
kedAreshvarasvAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || pradakShiNAM samarpayAmi ||
harashambho mahAdeva vishveshAmaravallabha |
shivasha~Nkara sarvAtman nIlakaNTha namo.astute ||
shAntaM padmAsanasthaM shashidharamakuTaM pa~nchavaktraM trinetraM |
shUlaM vajraM cha khaDgaM parashumabhayataM dakShiNA~Nge vahantaM ||
nAgaM pAshaM cha khaNDaM DamarukasahitaM chA~NkushaM vAmabhAge |
nAnAla~NkAradIptaM sphaTikamaNinibhaM pArvatIshaM namAmi ||
kedAreshvarasvAmine namaH | pUjayAmi || namaskArAn samarpayAmi ||
abhIShTasiddhiM kuru me shivAvyaya maheshvara |
bhaktAnAmiShTatAnarthaM mUrtIkR^itakaleparam ||
iti prArthanA ||
## For the concluding day perform the following to complete the Kedara Gauri Vratam. ##
kedAra devadevesha bhagavan ambikApate |
ekaviMshatidinetasmin sUtraM gR^ihNAmyaham prabho ||
sUtragrahaNam ||
## (Take the holy thread of this vratam) (Chant the following mantra while tying the thread. Receive the thread from priest or elderly people along with axata and their blessings. Tie it keeping fruit or coconut in hand) ##
Ayushcha vidyAMcha dattAM cha sukhaM cha saubhAgyavR^ittaM gurudevadeva saMsAra ghoraMbu nittau nimagnaM mAm rakSha kedAra namo.astute ||
dorabandhanaM ||
kedAra pratigR^ihNAtu kedarovai tatAdicha ||
kedArastArako pAeyaM kedArAya namo pUjayAmi ||
pratimA dAnaM ||
kedArapratimA yasmAt rAjya saubhAgyavardhanI |
tasmAdasya pradAnena mamAstu shrIrasaMchalAH ||
iti pratimAdAna maMtraH ||
## (donate the pradhima) (Now the kedAra vrata story could be listened to. While listening keep the axata in hand. Finally submit the axata on the Lord and salute.) ##
| iti kedArapUjAvidhAnaM sampUrNaM | ##
See Also:
1. shiva aShTottara sata nAmAvaLI
2. shiva sahasra nAmAvaLi
3. kEdhAram padhikam - cambandhar
4. kEdhAram padhikam - cundharar
5. केदारेश्वर पूजा विधानम्
6. கேதார விரத பூஜை