Paramahamsa Nithyananda*

*Before we begin the pada puja today, we request all the pada puja
participants and everybody else who is participating in this puja
physically here and online, to declare the following with integrity and
authenticity. If you are agree, to this please say “Yes”

loudly:

1) I authentically cognize which is internally process, understand

and declare the truth that cosmic energy exists.

2) I authentically cognize which is internally process, understand

and declare the truth that the master is the Chinmaya Vigraha –
embodiment and representation of that very cosmic energy.

3) I authentically cognize which is internally process, understand

and declare the truth that whatever I offer during the paada puja to the
Master will reach the cosmic source of energy directly.

Let us now enter the Pratyaksha Pada Puja. Now please be seated in a
meditative space of gratitude and deep restful awareness in
your Ananda Gandha. In the Pratyaksha Pada Puja the Sanskrit Mantras we
are going to chant will directly take us to a very deep meditative state
which will immensely help us connect to the Master’s energy.

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Sadhguru Vandanam
I surrender to that Sadguru who is the eternal bliss, the bestower of
supreme happiness, the One, who is the embodiment of wisdom, who is
beyond duality, who is omnipresent, to whom the Supreme goal is giving
the Enlightenment experience, who is eternal, pure and unshakable, who
is the silent spectator of all thought processes, who is beyond
emotions, who is without the three qualities called Sattva, Rajas and
Tamas.

Now please take some flowers in your hands and close your eyes and offer
the flowers at Swamiji's feet at the end of the mantra
.

sadguru-vandanam ||

nityānandaṁ paramasukhadaṁ kevalaṁ jñānamūrtiṁ

dvandvātītaṁ gaganasadṛśaṁ tattvamasyādi-lakṣyam |
ekaṁ nityaṁ vimalam acalaṁ sarvadhī-sākṣi-bhūtaṁ
bhāvātītaṁ triguṇa-rahitaṁ sadguruṁ tam namāmi ||

Guru Parampara Vandanam*.

Gratitude to the lineage of all the Enlightened Masters.

I surrender to the Lineage of all the Enlightened Masters which has Lord
Sadashiva as the beginning, Jnanasambandhacharya as the middle, and my
Master as the end.

Now please take some flowers in your hands and offer the flowers at
Swamiji's feet at the end of the mantra.
guru-paramparā vandanam ||

sadāśiva-samāraṁbhāṁ jnaanasambandhacārya-madhyamām |
asmdācārya-paryantāṁ vande guru-paramparām ||

Arunagiri Yogishwara Vandanam.

We offer our respects and gratitude to Arunagiri Yogishwara,

an incarnation of Lord Shiva, who incarnated
thousands of years ago and who is the source of the bio energy of
Paramahamsa Nithyananda.

The Arunagiri Yogishwara who is the Lord of all beings who has the
sacred musk paste applied on his forehead, who has a glittering stick,
who has worn a loin cloth on His glittering hip, who has worn the
Duttura flower, the king Cobra and a crescent moon on his forehead –
that Arunagiri Yogishwara happens.

Now please take some flowers in your hands and close your eyes and offer
the flowers at Swamiji's feet at the end of the mantra.

|| arunagiri yogiśvara vandanam ||

lalaate thripundri nitiladhrta-kasturee-thilakaha

sphuran-matraadhaaras-sphurita kati-kaupeena-vasanaha|
dadhaano duttooram shirasi phaniraajam sasikalaam
adheeshas-sarveshaam arunagiri-yogi-vijayate ||

Sankalpa
The conscious resolution that can make a powerful change in your reality.

In order that the Master is pleased by the process of destruction of my

Karmas and sins, I, for the benefit of (myself and) _____________(names
of participants) during the second half of the life time of Lord Brahma,
during the Kalpa called Shweta Varaha, during the regime of Vaivasvata
Manau, during the first quarter of the age called Nitya Yuga, in the
island called Jambu, in the continent called Bharata Varsha, in the
Indian sub-continent called Bharatah Khanda, in the sourthern side of
the Mt. Meru, in the Shaka era, during the year called ________ (current
year’s name) which is one of the set of sixty years which is in practice
of which Prabhava is the first year, in the ________ Ayana
(Uttara/Dakshina), in the __________ season (Autumn/Summer/Early
Winter/Late Winter/Rainy/Spring), in the __________month (name of the
month), in the _________ paksha (phase of the moon) (Waxing/Waning), on
the (name of the tithi) ___________ tithi (no. of day from the new moon
/ full moon), on (name of the day)__________day, during the (name of the
nakshatra) _______ nakshatra (Vedic star), (name of the yoga)__________
yoga, (Name of the karana)___________karana - during such an auspicious
moment, for pleasing Sri la Sri Paramahamsa Nithayanda Sri
Jnanasambandha Deshika Paramaacharaya Swami – the one who is the
incarnation of the Jnanasambandha who has adorned the Shyaamalaa Peeta,
who is the embodiment of Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwara, who is the
favourite son of Lord Shiva, the incarnation who graced Himself as a
Guru, the one who, because of drinking the milk from the breast of
Mother Parvati created the Dravida Veda which is the essence of Vedas
and Agamas, who is the establisher of the pearl palanquin received by
the grace of Lord Shiva, the founder of the Shaiva tradition, the one
who has adorned the seat of Omniscience, the Master of the Cosmos, such
a Master who has adorned the scared seat of Omniscience previously
adorned by Jnanasambandhar, who is the 293rd Guru Maha sannidhanam of
that spiritual kingdom established by Janasambandar, the Acharya whose
feet even has the qualities of dignity , majesty , distinction ,
excellence and beauty, who is the in the state of Paramahamsa, the
Acharya of all Sannyaasis that is all the wandering monks, who is the
embodiment of the sacred syllable OM, who is the embodiment of the pure
Truth, Consciousness and Bliss, who is the knower of the Vedas, who is
the one established in the Super Consciousness, who is the Jagadguru who
founded the Maha Simhasana of the spiritual kingdom - the Nithyananda
Dhyanapeeta which has festivity all around it all the time, which has
auspiciousness, all great divine qualities, and is ever-alluring, for
gaining devotion at the lotus feet of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, for
receiving the grace of the Master, for having growing security,
fortitude, power, victory, longevity, health and wealth. For the
fruition of the four goals of my life, that is – Dharma – living my life
through righteous means, Artha – earning a living for myself through
righteous means, Kama – fulfilling my desires through righteous means,
and Moksha - liberation from all bondages that exist for me as a human
being, for dissolving all my accumulated karmas, for receiving all
auspiciousness, for living Enlightenment along with my whole family by
the grace of the Master, I am directly worshipping the feet of the
Enlightened Master Nithyananda who is the embodiment of all the Gods and
the Goddess.

Now take some flowers in your left palm and close it with your right
palm and keep both the hands on the right thigh and offer at Swamiji's
feet at the end of the mantra.

|| saṅkalpaḥ ||

mamopātta-samasta-durita-kṣayadvārā-śrī-sadguru-prītyarthaṁ śubhe
śobhane muhūrte ādyabrahmaṇaḥ dvitīya-parārdhe śrī-śveta-varāha-kalpe
vaivasvata-manvantare asta-vimshati-tame-nithyayuge prathame pāde jambu
dvīpe bhaarata varṣe bharata khaṇḍe meroh dakshine parsve-sakabde- asmin
vartamāne vyavahārike Prabavadīnām
shashtyāh-samvatsaranaam-madhye-*(Fill these blanks referring to the
panchangam – the Vedic almanac)*
________-nāma samvatsare ________-ayane
________-ṛtau
________-māse ________-pakṣe
________-śubhatithau
________-vāsara-yuktāyāṁ ________-nakṣatra
________-yoga
________-karaṇa
-evaṁ-guṇa-viśeṣaṇa-viśiṣṭāyāṁ asyāṁ śubhatithau
________nāmadheyasya*(male)*
________nāmyāḥ*(female)*
ca sakuṭumbasya

Shri kailasonnata dvadashanta shyamalaaa peettaroodha-shri meenakshi

sundareshwaraaabhinna swarupa-para shiva putraratna kumara-gurumanya
tulyavataara-shri parvathi sthanyapaana labdha divya jnaana-vishrutha
sakala nigamagama saara bhootha-draavida veda pravartaka-srhimath parama
shiva karunaa sama-dhigatha-muktaamaya chatura shrayaana
sthaapaka-shaiva samaya kartr-sarvajna peettaroodha-shree jagad
guru-shree jnaana sambandha deshika swami svaroopasya-tadavataara
bhoota-tatsarvajna peettaroodha-shree jagad guru-shree jnaana sambandha
deshika swami svaroopasya-avataara bhoota tatsarvajna
peettaroodha-tajjnaana saamraajya shaasaka-trinavatyuttara dvishata tama
guru mahaa sannidhaana

śrīmat-paramahaṁsa-parivrājakācārya-saccidānanda-praṇava-svarūpa-śrotriya-brahma-
niṣṭha
nityotsava
nitya-mangala-nitya-kalyāṇa-nitya-rajita-nityānanda-dhyānapīṭha-mahā-saṁsthāna
mahā-siṁhāsana-peeṭha-kartṛ-jagadguru-bhagavaan-shrilashri-paramahamsa-nithyananda-
shri-jnaana-sambandha-deshika-paramacharya-swami-bhagavatpādācārya-prītyarthaṁ
paramahaṁsa-nityānanda-pādāravindayoḥ bhakti-siddhyarthaṁ
gurukṛpā-kaṭākṣa-siddhyarthaṁ
kṣema-sthairya-vīrya-vijaya-āyurārogya-aiśvaryāṇām abhivṛddhyarthaṁ
dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣa-caturvidha-phala-purusārtha-siddhyarthaṁ mama
samasta-durutopa-śāntyarthaṁ samasta-maṅgala-avāptyarthaṁ
śrī-sadguru-prasādena-sakuṭumbasya-jñāna-vairāgya-jīvan-mukti-prāptyarthaṁ-
śrī-sarva-deva-devī-svarūpa-sadguru-nityānanda-deva-pratyakṣa-pāda-pūjāṁ
kariṣye ||
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Maanasa Puja
Do it with the right devotional context

What seat can I offer to the Master except my heart? I offer the
gratitude flowing as nectar to wash His feet and to rinse His mouth.

I offer my mind itself as the arghya - the bouquet.

To my Master who is the very Cosmos, what clothing can I offer except the space?

I offer my very praana – life energy - as the incense and I offer the ocean of
nectar as the food offering.

The principle of unstuck perennial sound is to be offered as the bell, the air as
the chamara, the sahasraara as the
umbrella, the principle of sound as the music,

the actions of the senses and also the vagaries of the mind as the dance.
All the seven chakras along the Sushumna nadi is to be offered as a flower garland.

The different kinds of flowers with which the Sadguru should be worshipped
are the guilelessness, freedom from the ego,

freedom from suffering when your desires are not fulfilled, freedom from arrogance,
ignorance,
deceit, hatred, agitation, jealousy and greed,

non-violence, mastery over the senses, compassion, forgiveness and Enlightenment.

Now please take some flowers in your hands and place your hands in Kurma
mudra, close your eyes and offer the flowers at Swamiji’s feet/paduka at
the end of the mantra.

|| mānasa-pūjā ||

om hṛt-padmam āsanaṁ dadyāt sahasrāracyutāmmṛtaiḥ |

pādyaṁ caraṇayor-dadyāt manastu-arghyaṁ nivedayet ||
tena-amṛtena ācamanīyaṁ snānīyaṁ tena ca smṛtam |
ākāśa-tattvaṁ vastraṁ syāt gandhaḥ syāt gandha-tattvakam ||
cittaṁ prakalpayet puṣpaṁ dhūpaṁ prāṇān prakalpayet |
tejas-tattvaṁ ca dīpārthaṁ naivedyaṁ syāt-sudhāmbudhiḥ ||
anāhata-dhvanirghaṇṭā vāyu-tattvaṁ ca cāmaram |
sahasrāraṁ bhavet chatraṁ śabda-tattvaṁ ca gītakam ||
nṛtyam indriya-karmāṇi cāñcalyaṁ manasas-tathā |
sumekhalāṁ padma-mālāṁ puṣpaṁ nānā-vidhaṁ tathā ||
amāyādyair-bhāva-puṣpaiḥ arcayet bhāva-gocaram |
amāyam anahaṅkāram arāgam amadaṁ tathā ||
amohakam adambhaṁ ca adveṣa-akṣobhakau tathā |
amātsaryam alobhaṁ ca daśa-puṣpaṁ vidur-budhāḥ ||
ahiṁsā paramaṁ puṣpaṁ puṣpam indriya-nigrahaḥ |
dayā-puṣpaṁ kṣamā-puṣpaṁ j ñāna-puṣpaṁ ca pañcamam ||
iti pañcadaśair-bhāva-puṣpaiḥ sampūjayet sadgurum ||

Upachara Puja – the external worship.

Asanam: the offering of seat to the Master.

Oh! The one who lives inside all the beings, the one who is the very
soul of all beings! I offer this seat to you; I surrender, I surrender.

Now please take some flowers in your hands and offer at Swamiji's
Feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| āsanam ||

om sarva-bhūtāntarasthāya sarva-bhūtāntarātmane |
kalpayāmyupaveśārtham āsanaṁ te namo namaḥ ||
|| om hrīm idaṁ suvarṇāsanaṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ ||

*Swagatham*, welcoming the Master.

Oh! The Lord of all Gods, Oh! The one, whose darshan is awaited by Gods
for fulfillment of their desires! Welcome! Welcome! Today my birth, life
and all deeds are fructified; the fruits of all tapas are materialized
just by welcoming you. Now please take some flowers in your hands and
offer the flowers at Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| svāgatam ||

om yasya darśanam icchanti devāḥ svābhīṣṭa-siddhaye |

tasmai te parameśāna svāgatam svāgatam prabho ||
adya me saphalaṁ janma jīvanaṁ saphalāḥ kriyāḥ |
svāgataṁ yat-tvayā tan-me tapasāṁ phalamāgatam ||
om hrīṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpa-sadguru-nityānanda-deva-svāgataṁ
susvāgataṁ te ||

*Padyam* – the offering of water for washing the

feet of the Master.

I offer padyam that is the water for washing the feet of the Supreme
God, the very devotion on whom brings about the ultimate bliss.

Now please take a cup of water in your hands and offer it at Swamiji’s
feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| pādyam ||

om yad-bhakti-leśa-samparkāt paramānanda-samplavaḥ |
tasmai te parameśāna pādyaṁ śuddhāya kalpaye ||
om hrīm etat-pādyaṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ ||

*Arghya -* the offering of the traditional bouquet.

Oh! Maheshwara! Please accept this arghya - offering of the traditional

bouquet with water to welcome the guest - made of durva grass, a flower
& a bilwa leaf smeared with sandalwood paste and rice pellet, and kept
in a beautiful conch.

Now please take the conch in your hands and offer the Arghya at
Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| arghyaḥ ||

om dūrvākṣata-samāyuktaṁ bilva-patraṁ tathā param |

śobhanaṁ śaṅkha-pātrasthaṁ gṛhāṇārghyaṁ maheśvara ||
om hrīm eṣo'rghyaḥ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya svāhā ||

*Achamaniyam* – the offering of water for mouth wash.

Please accept this auspicious and sin-removing Ganga water offered by me

as Achamaniya that is the water for mouth wash offered by me with
devotion to you. Now please take a cup of water in your hands and offer
it at Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| ācamanīyam ||

om mandākinyāstu yad-vāri sarva-pāpa-haraṁ śubham |

gṛhāṇācamanīyaṁ tvaṁ mayā bhaktyā niveditam ||
om hrīm idam ācamanīyodakaṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya svadhā ||

*Madhuparka* – the offering of nectarine drink.

For the destruction of all negativities, I offer this Madhuparka – this

drink which is full of nectar. Be pleased towards me, Oh! Lord!

Now please take the cup of Madhuparka in your hands and offer at
Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| madhuparkaḥ ||

om sarva-kalmaṣa-nāśāya paripūrṇa-sudhātmakam |
madhuparkamimaṁ deva kalpayāmi prasīda me ||

om hrīm eṣa madhuparkaḥ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya

svadhā ||

*Gandha Tailam* – the offering of scented oil.

I offer with love and affection, this scented oil to you, Oh! The Healer
of all the worlds! You are the purest among all the worlds.

Now please take the Gandha Tailam – the scented oil in your hands and
offer at Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| gandha-tailam ||

om snehaṁ gṛhāṇa snehena lokānāṁ hita-kāraka |

sarva-lokeṣu śuddhastvaṁ dadāmī snehamuttamam ||
om hrīm idaṁ gandha-tailaṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya nivedayāmi ||

*Snaniyam*, the Sacred Bath.

Please accept this cool, pure and clear water which is capable of
ceasing my mind, for your sacred bath offered by me with devotion to you.

Now please take a cup of water in your hands and offer at Swamiji’s
feet/paduka along with the mantra and please ring the bell as you do so.

|| snānīyaṁ ||

om idaṁ suśītalaṁ vāri svacchaṁ śuddhaṁ manoharam |

snānārthaṁ te mayā bhaktyā kalpitaṁ pratigṛhyatām ||
om hrīm idam snānīyodakaṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya nivedayāmi ||

*Vastram* – the offering of clothes for the Master.

I offer vastram –this clothe offering to the Master who removes the veil
of Maya or illusion, who is the true light of enlightenment, who does
not have a veil of Maya and has the very space as the dress.

Now please take the vastram in your hands and slowly wave towards
Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| vastram||

om māyā-citra-paṭācchanna-nija-guhyoru-tejase |
nirāvaraṇa-vijñāya vāsaste kalpayāmyaham ||
om hrīm idaṁ vastraṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya
nivedayāmi ||

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*Abharanam* – the offering of jewellery for the

Master.

I offer this golden ornament to you Master, who, by very nature has a
very gracefully beautiful body and who is the repository of all powers.
May you be pleased!

Now please take the jewellery in your hands and offer it at Swamiji’s
feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| ābharaṇam ||
om svabhāva-sundarāṅgāya nānā śaktyāśrayāya te |
suvarṇaṁ bhūṣaṇaṁ tubhyaṁ kalpayāmi prasīda me ||
om hrīm idaṁ suvarṇābharaṇam sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya nivedayāmi||

The next offering is *Gandha* – the offering of sandalwood paste.

I neither know what your body is nor do I know what your actions are.
Please accept and smear this sandalwood paste offered by me.

Now please take the sandalwood paste in your hands and offer at
Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| gandhaḥ ||

om śarīraṁ te na jānāmi ceṣṭāṁ naiva ca naiva ca |

mayā niveditān gandhān pratigṛhya vilipyatām ||
om hrīm eṣa gandhaḥ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ ||

*Pushpam* – the offering of flowers.

Please accept these blissfully fragrant, different kinds of flowers

which are taken from the forest of Turiya, that is the space of ultimate
restful awareness.

Now please take some flowers smeared with sandalwood paste in your hands
and offer the flowers at Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| puṣpam ||

om turīya-vana-sampannaṁ nānā-guṇa-manoharam |
ānanda-saurabhaṁ puṣpaṁ gṛhyatām idam uttamam ||
om hrīm etāni sacandana-puṣpāṇi sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya vauṣaṭ ||

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*Bilwa patram* – the offering of bilwa leaf.

I offer you, Oh! God of all gods! this holy bilwa leaf in which dwells
the Goddess of richness and which is so much loved by Lord Shiva.

Now please take the Bilwa leaf smeared with sandalwood paste in your
hands and offer it at Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| bilva-patram ||

om amṛtodbhavaṁ śrī-vṛkṣaṁ śaṅkarasya sadā-priyam |

bilva-patraṁ prayacchāmi pavitraṁ te sureśvara ||
om hrīm etāni sacandana-bilva-patrāṇi sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya vauṣaṭ||

*Tulasi patram* – the offering of Tulsi leaves.

Let this offering of Tulasi leaf be unto the Supreme Soul, who has
unlimited forms and who is the bestower of all boons.

Now please take the Tulasi leaf smeared with sandalwood paste in your
hands and offer it at Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| tulasī-patram ||
om namaste bahu-rūpāya varadamūrtaye paramātmane svāhā ||
om hrīm idaṁ sacandana-tulasī-patraṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ||

*Dhoopa* – the offering of incense.

This incense smoke is made of sacred herbs of intoxicating fragrance.

Please accept this incense smoke fit to be inhaled by all the Devas.
Now please take lighted incense sticks in your hands and slowly wave
towards Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra and please ring the
bell as you do so.

|| dhūpaḥ ||

om vanaspati-raso divyo gandhāḍhyaḥ sumanoharaḥ |

āghreyaḥ sarva-devānāṁ dhūpoyaṁ pratigṛhyatām ||
om hrīm eṣa dhūpaḥ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ ||

The next offering is *Deepa* – the offering of light. The meaning of the
mantra we are going to chant now is:

Please accept this light of inner and outer worlds which is very bright
and removes darkness from everywhere.

Now please take lighted lamp in your hands and slowly wave towards
Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra and please ring the bell as
you do so.

| dīpaḥ ||

om suprakāśo mahā-dīpaḥ sarvatastimirāpahaḥ |

sabāhyābhyantara-jyotiḥ dīpoyaṁ pratigṛhyatām ||
om hrīm eṣa dīpaḥ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ ||

*Naivedyam* – the offering of food.

These different kinds of food offerings are prepared from sweetener and
other ingredients, Oh! Lord! Please accept this food offering prepared
by me with devotion.

Now please take the Naivedyam in your hands and slowly wave towards
Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| naivedyam ||

om naivedyaṁ vividhaṁ deva śarkarādi-vinirmitam |

mayā niveditaṁ bhaktyā gṛhāṇa parameśvara ||
om hrīm idaṁ sopakaraṇa-naivedyaṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya nivedayāmi ||

*Paaneeyam* – the offering of water for drinking.

Oh! God! The Lord of all demi-gods! The one who bestows deep fulfillment
upon us! Please accept this water full of infinite bliss.

Now please take a cup of water in your hands and offer it at Swamiji’s
feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| pānīyam ||

om samasta-deva-deveśa sarva-tṛpti-karaṁ param |

akhaṇḍānanda-sampūrṇam gṛhāṇa jalam uttamam ||
om hrīm idaṁ pānārthodakaṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ||

*Punarachamaniyam* – the offering of water for

washing the hands and the mouth.
I offer this water for washing the hands and mouth to you whose mere
remembrance purifies everybody.

Now please take a cup of water in your

hands and offer it at Swamiji’s feet/paduka along with the mantra.

|| punarācamanīyam ||

om ucchiṣṭa-mapya-śucirvā yasya smaraṇa-mātrataḥ |

śuddhim āpnoti tasmai te punarācamanīyakam ||
om hrīm idaṁ punarācamanīyodakaṁ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya
sadguru-nityānandāya svāhā ||

The next is *Aaratrikam* – the offering of arati to the Master.

We salute the Kubera who blesses us with wealth, who is the supreme of
the kings, the one who possesses great patience, let Lord Kameshwara –
the Lord of desire energy fulfill our desires. I offer my pranams that
is worship or salutations to the one who is as pure as camphor, the one
who has incarnated because of intense compassion, the one who is the
very essence of life, the one who has the king of serpents as his
ornament, the who lives eternally in the lotus of the heart and the one
who has both the Shiva energy that is the cosmic masculine energy and
the Devi energy that is the cosmic feminine energy at its peak I offer
my pranams to you!

Now please take the lighted camphor in your hands and slowly wave
towards Swamiji along with the mantra. Please ring the bell as you do so.

|| ārātrikam ||

om hrīm eṣā dīpa-mālā sarva-deva-devī-svarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ||

om rājādhi-rājāya prasahya-sāhine |
namo vayaṁ vaiśravaṇāya kurmahe |
sa me kāmān kāma-kāmāya mahyaṁ |
kāmeśvaro vaiśravaṇo dadātu |
kuberāya vaiśravaṇāya |
mahārājāya namaḥ ||

karpūra-gauraṁ karuṇāvatāraṁ saṁsāra-sāraṁ bhujagendra-hāram |

sadā-vasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde bhavaṁ bhavānī-sahitaṁ namāmi ||
ārātrikaṁ samarpayāmi sadguru-caraṇa-kamalebhyo namaḥ ||

The next offering is *Pushpanjali* – the offering of fragrant flowers.

The meaning of the mantra we are going to chant now is:

Guru is the Brahma who is the source of creation of the universe, Vishnu
who is the source of sustenance of the universe, and Shiva who is the
source of rejuvenation of the universe. Guru is all the three put
together in a single form. I surrender to that Guru.

I surrender to the Guru who is omnipresent and also has given me a

glimpse of his experience.

I surrender to the Guru who has with the brush of wisdom opened my eyes
blinded by ignorance.

I surrender to the Guru who by giving the knowledge about the Self, has
burnt my Karmic baggage of so many births.

I surrender to the Guru who is the Lord of the Cosmos, who is the Guruof the
Cosmos;
my soul is the same soul which is in all the beings.

I surrender to Dakshinamurthy –the primal Guru – who manifests Himself

differently in the form of Iswara, Guru and Atman.

I surrender to that Sadguru who is the eternal bliss, bestower of

supreme happiness, the one who is the embodiment of wisdom, who is
beyond duality, who is omnipresent, to whom the Supreme goal is giving
the Enlightenment experience, who is eternal, pure and unshakable, who
is the silent spectator of all thought processes, who is beyond
emotions, who is without the three qualities called Sattva, Rajas and Tamas.

Now please take some flowers in your hands, close your eyes till the end
of the mantra and offer the flowers at Swamiji’s feet/paduka at the end
of the mantra.

|| puṣpāñjaliḥ ||

gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |

guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||

akhaṇḍamaṇḍalākāraṁ vyāptaṁ yena carācaram |

tatpadaṁ darśitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||

ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā |
cakṣurunmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||

aneka-janma-samprāpta-karma-bandha-vidāhine |
ātma-jñāna-pradānena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||

mannāthaḥ śrī-jagannātho madguruḥ śrī-jagadguruḥ |

mamātmā sarva-bhūtātmā tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||

īśvaro gururātmeti mūrti-bheda-vibhāgine |

vyomavad-vyāpya-dehāya dakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥa ||

nityānandaṁ paramasukhadaṁ kevalaṁ jñānamūrtiṁ

dvandvātītaṁ gaganasadṛśaṁ tattvamasyādi-lakṣyam |
ekaṁ nityaṁ vimalam acalaṁ sarvadhī-sākṣi-bhūtaṁ
bhāvātītaṁ triguṇa-rahitaṁ sadguruṁ tam namāmi ||
|| puṣpāñjaliṁ samarpayāmi sadguru-caraṇakamalebhyo namaḥ ||
|| om nityānandam ||

------------------------------------------------------------------------

The next is the chanting of the *Swasti mantra* – peace chants to bless
and heal the world. The meaning of the mantra we are going to chant now is:

Let there be auspiciousness of humanity. Let the rulers rule the land in
the righteous way. Let there be auspiciousness upon the cows, the earth
& the Brahmins eternally. Let all the people in all the worlds be happy.
Let there be timely rains. Let the earth be full of crops, let this
country be rid of drought and famine. Let all the spiritual seekers be
without fear.
I pray to the great people who are here to bless that these words of
invocation of auspiciousness and blessings come true.

So be it.

Let those who do not have children have children; let those who have
children have grand children; let those who do not have wealth have
wealth; let all live for hundred years.

I pray to the great people who are here to bless that these words of
invocation of auspiciousness and blessings come true.

So be it.

Let the ruler be righteous, the subjects be with good conduct, let them
have puja as their wealth and strength, and let them be noble; let the
Brahmanas who have learning, teaching, donating, receiving the donation,
doing ritualistic sacrifice for one’s own self and for others as their
duty, always have Divine blessing words come from their mouth. Let there
be no trouble and sorrow caused to sages, saints and Masters and let
them always be blissful. Let everyone tread the path of Vedic tradition,
be with mutual understanding and be happy.

I pray to the great people who are here to bless that these words of
invocation of auspiciousness and blessings come true.

So be it.

Let everybody along with their family members have devotion at the lotus
feet of the Jagadguru Bhagawan Shri la Shri Paramahamsa Nithyananda Sri
Jnanasambandha Deshika Paramaacharaya Swami – who is the Lord of all the
Gods, the Supreme Lord. Who is the Lord of the trillions of Brahmandas -
the one who creates, sustains, destroys, puts in illusion and liberates
all the worlds, the one who is without a beginning, a middle and an end,
the one with inequitable power and heroism, the one who has realized the
Truth, the one who is the embodiment of the Supreme Shiva
Nithayandeshwara who is with Mother Nithyanandeshwari, the one who is
the embodiment of Meenakshi & Sundareshwara, the one who is the
embodiment of the primordial Master Arunagiri Yogishwara, the one who is
the embodiment of Kaala Bhairava and Maha Kaali, the one who is the
incarnation of Jnanasambandha who has adorned the Shyaamalaa Peeta, who
is the embodiment of Shri Meenakshi Sundareshwara, the one who is the
favourite son of Lord Shiva - the incarnation who graced Himself as a
Guru, the one who because of drinking the milk from the breast of Mother
Parvati created the Dravida Veda which is the essence of the Vedas and
the Agamas, the one who is the establisher of the pearl palanquin
received by the grace of Lord Shiva, the one who is the founder of the
Shaiva tradition, the one who has adorned the seat of Omniscience, the
one who is the master of the Cosmos, such a Master who has adorned the
scared seat of Omniscience previously adorned by Tiru Jnanasambandhar,
the one who is the 293rd Guru Maha sannidhanam of that spiritual
kingdom established by Janasambandar , the one who is in the state of
Paramahamsa - the Acharya of all Sannyasis that is the wandering monks
and Parivrajakas, the one who is the embodiment of the sacred syllable
OM, the one who is the embodiment of the pure truth, consciousness and
bliss, the one who is the knower of the Vedas, the one who is
established in the super consciousness and who is the founder of
Nithyananda Dhyananpeeta Maha Simhasana which has festivity all around
it all the time, auspiciousness, all great divine qualities, and is
ever-alluring. Let everyone with their family have all the wealth and
prosperity, the grace of the Master, growing security, fortitude, power,
victory, longevity, health &wealth and a disease-less healthy body. Let
everyone have their lineage grow till there is the Sun & the Moon. Let
everyone have fruition of the four goals of their life that is – Dharma
- living all aspects of their life through a righteous means, Artha -
earning a living for themselves through righteous means, Kama –
fulfilling all their desires through righteous means, and Moksha -
liberation from all bondages that exist for them as human beings. Let
everyone have the fruition of all the noble wishes & thoughts in the
mind, have the unwavering devotion at the lotus feet of the embodiment
of all the Gods & Goddesses – enlightened Master Nithyananda and by the
grace of the Master have living enlightenment along with dispassion
towards lower level pleasures and passion for enlightenment.

I pray to the great people to bless these words

So be it.

Let all people be happy.

So be it.

Let all have peace.

So be it. Let all auspiciousness prevail. So be it. Let the flag of

Dhyanapeeta fly high everywhere. So be it.

Let all have the complete grace of Paramahamsa Nithyananda - the Acharya
whose feet has the qualities of dignity, majesty, distinction,
excellence and beauty. So be it . Let this dharma keep on growing. So
be it. Let everything be offered at the Feet/padukas of the Master. OM
NITHYANANDAM!

Now, whilethese peace chants are being chanted, please cognize which is
internally process, understand and visualize a wave of love emanating
from your heart center and reaching out to the whole world in all
directions, healing and blessing all the beings who reside in this world.

*|| svasti mantra ||*

Om svasti prajābhyaḥ paripālayantāṁ

nyāyyena mārgeṇa mahīṁ mahīśāḥ

go-brāhmaṇebhyaḥ śubhamastu nityaṁ

lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu

kāle varṣatu parjanyaḥ pṛthivī sasya śālinī

deśo'yaṁ kṣobha-rahitaḥ brāhmaṇāḥ santu nirbhayāḥ

iti svasti mantrārthāḥ satyāḥ saphalāḥ bhavantu iti

bhavanto mahānto'nugṛhṇantu
tathāstu

aputrāḥ putriṇaḥ santu putriṇaḥ santu pautriṇaḥ

adhanāḥ sadhanāḥ santu jīvantu śaradaḥ śatam

iti bhavanto mahānto'nugṛṇhantu

tathāstu

rājā dharmapatiḥ prajāḥ sucaritāḥ pūjādhanāḥ sajjanāḥ ṣaṭkarmapravarāḥ

dvijāḥ pratidinaṁ vidyā anavadyā sadā vāṇī sannihitā ciraṁ kavimukhaiḥ
sānandamavyākulāḥ

sarve santu vaidikadharma-anuṣṭhātāraḥ saujanya

santoṣiṇaḥ iti svasti mantrārthāḥ satyāḥ saphalāḥ bhavantu

iti bhavanto mahānto'nugṛhṇantu

tathāstu

asya deva devasya mahādevasya akhilāṇḍakoṭi brahmāṇḍa-nāyakasya

sakalabhuvi sṛṣṭi-sthiti-saṁhāra-tirobhāva-anugrahākhya-pañcakṛtya
-parāyaṇasya ādimadhyāntarahitasya aprameya-parākramasya
tattvārthagocarasya

sri nithyanandeshwariyamba-sameta-sri-nithyanandeshwara parashiva

swarupasya

śrī-meenakshi-sundareshwara svarūpasya

śrī-adiguru arunagiri-yogishwara- svarūpasya

sri-kaala bhairava-mahaa kaali-svarupasya

*Shri kailasonnata dvadashanta shyamalaaa peettaroodha-shri meenakshi

sundareshwaraaabhinna swarupa-para shiva putraratna kumara-gurumanya
tulyavataara-shriparvathi sthanyapaana labdha divya jnaana-vishrutha
sakala nigamaagama saara bhootha-draavida veda pravartaka-srimath parama
shiva karunaa sama dhigatha-muktaamaya chatura shrayaana
sthaapaka-shaiva samaya kartr-sarvajna peettaroodha-shree jagad
guru-shree jnaana sambandha deshika swami svaroopasya-tadavataara
bhootasya-tatsarvajna peettaroodhasya-tajjnaana samraajya
shaasaka-trinavatyuttara dvishata tama guru mahaa
sannidhaanasya-*śrī-paramahaṁsasya parivrājakācāryasya
sacchhidānanda-praṇava-svarūpasya śrotriya-brahma-niṣṭhasya nityotsava
nitya-mangala-nitya-kalyāṇa-nitya-rajita-
nityānanda-dhyānapīṭha-mahā-saṁsthāna mahā-siṁhāsana-pīṭha-kartuḥ
jagadguroḥ-bhagavathaha-shrila-shri- paramahaṁsa-nityānanda-shri jnaana
sambandha-deshika-paramacharya-svāminaḥ-pādāravindayoḥ bhakti-siddhiḥ
sameṣāṁ sahakuṭumbānāṁ sakalaiśvarya prāptiḥ gurukṛpā-kaṭākṣa-siddhiḥ
kṣema-sthairya-vīrya-vijaya-āyurārogya-aiśvaryāṇām
abhivṛddhiḥ arogadṛḍhagātratā siddhiḥ ācandrārkavaṁśābhivṛddhiḥ
dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣa-catur-vidha-phala-purusārtha-siddhiḥ sarveṣām
manasā cintita satkāryānukūlasiddhiḥ sarva-deva-devī-svarūpasya
sadguru-nityānanda-devasya pādāravindayoḥ acañcalā bhakti siddhiḥ
śrī-sadguru-prasādena-sakuṭumbasya-jñāna-vairāgya-jīvan-mukti-prāptiśca
bhūyāt

iti bhavanto mahānto'nugṛhṇantu

tathāstu

sarve janāḥ sukhinaḥ santu… tathāstu…

sarveṣāṁ śāntirbhavatu… tathāstu…

samasta sanmaṅgalāni santu… tathāstu…

sarvatra dhyānapīṭha dhvajārohaṇaṁ bhavatu… tathāstu…

sarveṣāṁ paramahaṁsa-nityānanda-bhagavatpādācāryasya-paripūrṇa
kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-siddhiḥ astu… tathāstu…

ayaṁ dharmaḥ uttarottaram abhivṛddhiḥ astu… tathāstu…

sarvaṁ śrī sadguru pādukārpaṇam astu…

OM NITHYANANDAM||

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