Sree Mahaganapathi Tarpana Vidhi
Sree Mahaganapathi Tarpana Vidhi
Sree Mahaganapathi Tarpana Vidhi
चतरु ावत्ति
ृ तर्पणम ् Caturāvṛttitarpaṇam
I. Introduction:
Mahāgaṇapati plays significant role in Śrī Vidyā. Generally first step in Śrī Vidyā initiation
is Mahāgaṇapati mantra. Apart from mantra japa, tarpaṇam is done for Mahāgaṇapati to seek His
Grace for health, wealth, knowledge, happiness, liberation, etc. He also removes any possible
obstacles in seeking Her Grace. For attaining Her Grace, one needs to have to strong body, pure mind
and good knowledge. When all these work together perfectly, subject to one’s karmic impressions,
Liberation is guranteed. It is also said that by perrforming this tarpaṇam all evil effects are removed
(vigṇavināyaka pāta namaste|| विग्णविनायक पात नमस्ते॥). Number of tarpaṇa-s is 444 per session.
III. Preliminaries:
A. Ācamana:
Ācamana is a procedure where water is taken in the right palm, which is sipped after reciting each of
these mantras.
B. Prāṇāyāmaḥ:
Do prāṇāyāma by reciting Mahāgaṇapati mūlamantra. Fold index and middle fingers of the right palm.
Use the little finger and the ring finger to close the left nostrils and the thumb to close the right nostril.
Inhale through the left nostril, hold for a few seconds and exhale through the right nostril. It is ideal to
end prāṇāyāma by inhaling through left nostril.
(Further reading on prāṇāyāma: According to Śiva Svarodaya it is always better to inhale through the
left nostril few times so that normal breathing (svara) itself changes to left nostril inhalation. When svara
or flow of breath is changed to left nostril, it brings in further auspiciousness. In particular svara flow
through left nostril is very good while practicing mantras. There are several verses about this in Śiva
Svarodaya. In this present case, it is better to inhale through left nostril by reciting the following mantra,
hold within for a few seconds and simply exhlae through the right nostril. This can be repeated several
times and this is different from nāḍi śodhana Prāṇāyāma.)
This Is Mahāgaṇapati Mūlamantra:
om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ glauṁ gaṁ gaṇapataye varavarada sarvajanaṁ me vaśamānaya svāhā ||
C . Gurupādukā Worship:
As Mahāgaṇapati Chaturavrutti tarpaṇam is mainly followed under Śrī Vidyā cult, one has to worship
his or her Guru-s. If one does not have a guru, then the following mantra can be used.
सदाशिवसमारम्भां शंकराचार्यमध्यमां।
अस्मदाचार्यपर्यन्तं वन्दे गरु
ु परं परां॥
sadāśivasamārambhāṁ śaṁkarācāryamadhyamāṁ |
asmadācāryaparyantaṁ vande guru paraṁparāṁ ||
(Beginning from Lord Sadāśiva, through Śaṁkarācārya and up to my Guru, I pay my obeisance to all
the Gurus)
D. Saṁkalapaḥ:
शुक्लांबरधरं विष्णुं शसिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम ्।
शभ
ु े शोभ्ने मह
ु ू र्ते आद्यब्रह्मणः द्वीतीय-परार्धे श्वेतेवराहकल्पे वैवस्वतमन्वन्तरे अष्टाविंशतितमे कलियग
ु े प्रथमेपादे
ललिताद्वीपे ललितानाम वर्षे, ललितानाम खण्डे, अस्मिन ् वर्तमाने व्यवहारिके ललितानाम संवत्सरे , ललितानाम अयेने,
ललितानाम ऋतौ, ललितानाम मासे, ललितानाम पक्षे, ललितानाम तिथौ, ललितानाम वासरयुक्तायां, ललितानाम
नक्षत्रयुक्तायाम ्, शभ
ु योग शभ
ु करण सकलविशेषण विशिष्टायां अस्यां ललितानाम शभ
ु तिथौ ममोपात्त समस्त
दरि
ु तक्षयद्वार श्री परमेश्वरप्रीत्यर्थं अस्माकं क्षेमस्थैर्य वीर्यविजय आयुरारोग्य ऐश्वर्य अबिवद्
ृ ध्यर्थं समस्त मङ्गल
अवाप्त्यर्थं सम्स्त दरि
ु तोपशान्त्यर्थं श्री महागणपति दर्शन भाशन सिद्ध्यर्ते श्री महागणपति चतुरावत्ति
ृ तर्पणम ् करिष्ये॥
śubhe śobhne muhūrte ādyabrahmaṇaḥ dvītīya-parārdhe śvetevarāhakalpe vaivasvatamanvantare
aṣṭāviṁśatitame kaliyuge prathamepāde lalitādvīpe lalitānāma varṣe, lalitānāma khaṇḍe, asmin
vartamāne vyavahārike lalitānāma saṁvatsare, lalitānāma ayene, lalitānāma ṛtau, lalitānāma māse,
lalitānāma pakṣe, lalitānāma tithau, lalitānāma vāsarayuktāyāṁ, lalitānāma nakṣatrayuktāyām,
śubhayoga śubhakaraṇa sakalaviśeṣaṇa viśiṣṭāyāṁ asyāṁ lalitānāma śubhatithau mamopātta
samasta duritakṣayadvāra śrī parameśvaraprītyarthaṁ asmākaṁ kṣemasthairya vīryavijaya
āyurārogya aiśvarya abivṛddhyarthaṁ samasta maṅgala avāptyarthaṁ samsta duritopaśāntyarthaṁ śrī
mahāgaṇapati darśana bhāśana siddhyarte* śrī mahāgaṇapati caturāvṛttitarpaṇam kariṣye ||
Note: Uniformly lalitānāma is used in the entire saṁkalapa to avoid any confusion.
* This saṁkalapa covers every thing that we aspire for. According to this saṁkalapa, we seek His
appearance before us and our desire to talk to Him.
ह्वां ह्वीं ह्वूं ह्वैं ह्वौं ह्वः hvāṁ hvīṁ hvūṁ hvaiṁ hvauṁ hvaḥ
(These bījākṣara-s lead to the expansion and kindling of amṛta bījā, which is recited next)
After reciting the above bījākṣara-s, recite वं vaṁ (amṛta bījā) seven times. After this, remove the index
finger.
At this stage, the water in the kalaśa beocmes Gaṅgā water and fully endowed with Divine Nectar. This
is a simplified version of consecrating viśeṣa arghya druing navāvaraṇa pūjā.
B. Karanyāsaḥ करन्यासः
ग्लां - अङ्गुष्ठाभ्याम ् नमः। glāṁ - aṅguṣṭhābhyām namaḥ | (use both the index fingers and run them on
both the thumbs) (use both the index fingers and run them on both the thumbs)
ग्लीं । तर्जनीभ्यां नम । glīṁ - tarjanībhyāṁ namaḥ| (use both the thumbs and run them on both the index
fingers)
ग्लंू - मध्यमाभ्यां नमः। glūṁ - madhyamābhyāṁ namaḥ| (both the thumbs on the middle fingers)
ग्लैं - अनामिकाभ्यां नमः। glaiṁ - anāmikābhyāṁ namaḥ| (both the thumbs on the ring fingers)
ग्लौं - कनिष्ठीकाभ्यां नमः। glauṁ - kaniṣṭhīkābhyāṁ namaḥ| (both the thumbs on the little fingers)
ग्लः - करतलकरपष्ृ ठाभ्यां नमः। glaḥ - karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṁ namaḥ| (open both the palms; run the
opened palms of the right hand on the front and back sides of the left palm and repeat the same for the
other palm)
C . Hrdayādi Nyāsaḥ ह्र्दयादि न्यासः
ग्लां - ह्र्दयाय नमः। glāṁ - hrdayāya namaḥ| (open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and
place them on the heart chakra)
ग्लीं - शिरसे स्वाहा। glīṁ - śirase svāhā| (open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top
of the forehead)
ग्लूं - शिखायै वषट्। glūṁ - śikhāyai vaṣaṭ| (open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is
the point where tuft is kept)
ग्लैं - कवचाय हुं। glaiṁ - kavacāya huṁ| (cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from
shoulders to finger tips)
ग्लौं - नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्। glauṁ - netratrayāya vauṣaṭ| (open the index, middle and ring fingers of the right
hand; touch both the eyes using index and ring fingers and touch the point between the two eyebrows
(ājñā cakra) with the middle finger.
ग्लः - अस्त्राय फट्॥ glaḥ - astrāya phaṭ|| (open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and
middle fingers of the right hand)
(by using right hand thumb and middle fingers make rattle clockwise around the head)
D. Dhyānam ध्यानम ्:
बीजापूर गदे क्षु कार्मुकरुजा चक्राब्ज पाशोत्पल व्रीह्यग्र स्वविषाण रत्न कलश प्रोद्यत ् कराम्भोरुहः।
E. Pañcapūjā पञ्चपूजा:
laṁ - pṛthivyātmikāyai gandhaṁ samarpayāmi|
haṁ - ākāśātmikāyai puṣpaiḥ pūjayāmi|
yaṁ - vāyvātmikāyai dhūpamāghrāpayāmi|
raṁ - agnyātmikāyai dhīpaṁ darśayāmi |
vaṁ - amṛtātmikāyai amṛtaṁ mahānaivedyaṁ nivedayāmi |
saṁ - sarvātmikāyai sarvopacāra pūjām samarpayāmi||
लं - पथि
ृ व्यात्मिकायै गन्धं समर्पयामि।
यं - वाय्वात्मिकायै धप
ू माघ्रापयामि।
वं - अमत
ृ ात्मिकायै अमत
ृ ं महानैवेद्यं निवेदयामि।
A. Understanding Tarpaṇa-S:
This is how we derive 28 bījākṣara-s. While doing tarpaṇa, bindu is added to all the bījākṣara-s. For
example, let us take the seventh bījākṣara, which is ग (ga). If a bindu is placed on the top of the bījā,
then ग (ga) becomes गं (gaṁ). This is given in the tarpaṇa mantras below. For each bījā four tarpaṇa-s
are done and this is followed by four tarpaṇa-s of mūlamatra. It is also important to note that all
tarpaṇa-s for 28 bījākṣara-s should done by suffixing स्वाहा। महागणपतिं तर्पयामि॥ svāhā |
mahāgaṇapatiṁ tarpayāmi || Similalry the first four bījākṣara-s of mūlamatra are to to be suffixed to
each bījākṣara tarpaṇa. The first four bījākṣara-s are ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं (om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ).
B. 444 Tarpaṇa-S:
Serial Number of
numbers Mantras
reptitions
241 – 244 ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ग्लौं गं गणपतये वरवरद सर्वजनं मे वशमानय स्वाहा॥ महागणपतिं
mūlamantra तर्पयामि॥
4
om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ glauṁ gaṁ gaṇapataye varavarada sarvajanaṁ me
vaśamānaya svāhā || mahāgaṇapatiṁ tarpayāmi ||
245 – 248
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं श्रीपतिं स्वाहा। महागणपतिं तर्पयामि॥
āvaraṇa 4
devatā 2 om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ śrīpatiṁ svāhā | mahāgaṇapatiṁ tarpayāmi ||
273 – 276 ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ग्लौं गं गणपतये वरवरद सर्वजनं मे वशमानय स्वाहा॥ महागणपतिं 4
mūlamantra
तर्पयामि॥
om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ glauṁ gaṁ gaṇapataye varavarada sarvajanaṁ me
vaśamānaya svāhā || mahāgaṇapatiṁ tarpayāmi ||
277 – 280
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं रतिपतिं स्वाहा। महागणपतिं तर्पयामि॥
āvaraṇa 4
devatā 6 om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ ratipatiṁ svāhā | mahāgaṇapatiṁ tarpayāmi ||
305 – 308 ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ग्लौं गं गणपतये वरवरद सर्वजनं मे वशमानय स्वाहा॥ महागणपतिं
mūlamantra तर्पयामि॥
4
om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ glauṁ gaṁ gaṇapataye varavarada sarvajanaṁ me
vaśamānaya svāhā || mahāgaṇapatiṁ tarpayāmi ||
309 – 312
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं महालक्ष्मीपतिं स्वाहा। महागणपतिं तर्पयामि॥
āvaraṇa 4
devatā 10 om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ mahālakṣmīpatiṁ svāhā | mahāgaṇapatiṁ tarpayāmi ||
401 – 404 ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ग्लौं गं गणपतये वरवरद सर्वजनं मे वशमानय स्वाहा॥ महागणपतिं 4
mūlamantra
तर्पयामि॥
om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ glauṁ gaṁ gaṇapataye varavarada sarvajanaṁ me
vaśamānaya svāhā || mahāgaṇapatiṁ tarpayāmi ||
405 – 408
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं विघ्नकर्त्तारं स्वाहा। महागणपतिं तर्पयामि॥
āvaraṇa 4
devatā 22 om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ vighnakarttāraṁ svāhā | mahāgaṇapatiṁ tarpayāmi ||
ग्लां - ह्र्दयाय नमः। glāṁ - hrdayāya namaḥ| (open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and
place them on the heart chakra)
ग्लीं - शिरसे स्वाहा। glīṁ - śirase svāhā| (open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top
of the forehead)
ग्लूं - शिखायै वषट्। glūṁ - śikhāyai vaṣaṭ| (open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is
the point where tuft is kept)
ग्लैं - कवचाय हुं। glaiṁ - kavacāya huṁ| (cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from
shoulders to finger tips)
ग्लौं - नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्। glauṁ - netratrayāya vauṣaṭ| (open the index, middle and ring fingers of the right
hand; touch both the eyes using index and ring fingers and touch the point between the two eyebrows
(ājñā cakra) with the middle finger.
ग्लः - अस्त्राय फट्॥ glaḥ - astrāya phaṭ|| (open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and
middle fingers of the right hand)
(by using right hand thumb and middle fingers make rattle anticlockwise around the head)
B. Dhyānam ध्यानम:्
बीजापूर गदे क्षु कार्मुकरुजा चक्राब्ज पाशोत्पल व्रीह्यग्र स्वविषाण रत्न कलश प्रोद्यत ् कराम्भोरुहः।
bījāpūra gadekṣu kārmukarujā cakrābja pāśotpala vrīhyagra svaviṣāṇa ratna kalaśa prodyat
karāmbhoruhaḥ |
dhyeyo vallabhayā sapadmakarayā śliṣṭojjvaladbhūṣayā viśvotpatti vipatti saṁsthitikaro vigneśa
iṣṭārthadaḥ ||
(Meaning: He is holding pomegrante, a club, sugarcane bow, chakra, a lotus flower, a rope, divine
flowers, paddy plant, His own tusk, hugging His Consort Vallaba (vallaba means wife), a kalaśa made
of precious gems. I bow unto Him who is the cause of creation of the univers, sustains the universe and
who annihilates the universe. I bow unto Him who grants all my desires.)
C. Pañcapūjā पञ्चपूजा:
laṁ - pṛthivyātmikāyai gandhaṁ samarpayāmi|
लं - पथि
ृ व्यात्मिकायै गन्धं समर्पयामि।
यं - वाय्वात्मिकायै धप
ू माघ्रापयामि।
वं - अमत
ृ ात्मिकायै अमत
ृ ं महानैवेद्यं निवेदयामि।
D. Samarpaṇam:
Take water in uttaraṇi and by reciting the following two mantra-s, offer the water to the earth
गुह्यातिगुह्यगोप्ता त्वं गह
ृ ाण कृततर्पणम ्।
अनेन कृतेन तर्पणेन भगवान ् श्री सिद्धलक्ष्मी सहितः श्री महागणपतिः प्रीयताम ्॥
anena kṛtena tarpaṇena bhagavān śrī siddhalakṣmī sahitaḥ śrī mahāgaṇapatiḥ prīyatām ||