Steps in Performing Varalakshmi Vratham : Om Apavitrah Pavitro Va Sarvavastham Gatoapi Va,Yah Smrait Pundarika Aksham Sa Vahy Abhyantarah Shuchih

Tilak is considered auspicious mark and Aachman is considered helping washing off sins committed by action, thought, and speech. Apply Tilak on your forehead and do Aachman (drinking of holy water after accepting it in your palm) with the following mantra: Om Keshavaya Namah, Om Narayanaya Namah, Om Madhavaya Namah, Om Govindaya Namah drop the water in a plate and chant 20 names of narayana Om Vishnave namah Om Madhusudayanaya namah Om Trivikramaya namah Om Vamanaya namah Om Shridharaya namah Om Rshikesaya namah Om Padmanabhaya namah Om Damodaraya namah Om Sankarshanaya namah Om vasudevaya namah Om Pradyumnaya namah Om Anirudhaya namah Om Purushothamaya namah Om Adhokshjaya namah Om Narasimhaya namah Om Achyutaya namah Om Janardhanaya namah Om Upendraya namah Om Haraye namah Om sri Krishnaya namah

SankalpaM Shubhe shobhane muhUrte Adya-brahmaNaH dvitIya-parArdhe Shveta-varAha kalpe vaivasvata-manvantare ashtAvimSatitame kaliyuge prathame pAde jambU- dvipe bhArata-varshe bharatha-khaNDe meroH dakshiNe pArshve -shakAbde asmin vartamAne vyAvahArike prabhavAdi shhashTi-samvatsarANAM madhye - nAmasamvatsare -ayane Ritau -mAse pakshe tithau nakshatra-yuktAyAM shubha-yoga shubha-karaNa evamguNa viSeshaNa-viSishTAyAM asyAM shubhathithau mamopAtta-samasta-durita-kshayadvArA shrI-parameSvara-prItyarthaM asmAkaM saha-kuTumbAnAM kshema-sthairya-vIrya-vijaya-Ayur-Arogya-aiSvaryANAM abhivRiddhyarthaM dharmArtha-kAma-moksha caturvidha-phala-purushArthasiddhyarthaM ishTa-kAmyArtha-siddhyarthaM sarvAbhIshTa-siddhyarthaM sarvArishTa-shAntyartham ShrI Mahalakshmi Prithyadham sri Varalashmi poojam karishye.. Start worshiping Lord Ganesha, who is believed to drive away all obstacles and evil forces. Offer prasadam or fruit to Ganesh and chant the mantra Shuklaambaradharam vishnumshashivarnam chaturbhujam |prasannavadanam dhyaayaetsarva vighnopa shaantayae || Give Aarathi to Lord Ganesha and Start performing vara Lakshmi Pooja . Invoke Goddess Mahalakshmi into the kalasha. Om Shree Laxmi Devayay Namah Oh Goddess Lakshmi ! We pray to you in benign solemnity to bestow your blessings and shower your wealth on us. OM SHREEM HEEM SHREEM KAMLE KAMALALAYE PRASEED PRASEED,SHREEM HEEM SHREEM , OM MAHALAXMI NAMAYE Om and salutations to that feminine energy which bestows all manner of wealth, and for which Shreem is the seed. Drop the flowers at the feet of the goddess. OM SARVA LOKASYA JANANIM SULA HASTAM TRILO CANAMSARVADE VAMA YIMI SAM DEVI MAVA HAYA MY AHAM DEVIM AVAHA YAMI SWAHA Then worship a couple of torams (a bunch of nine threads with nine knots) and tie one to the kalasha while the other one is tied around the right hand wrist of the lady performing the pooja ans start performing pooja. Do the following while chanting the mantra ; Offer Seat to the deity Aum Idam aasaanam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Touching the feet of the deity - AumPaada-yoha paadyam Sri Laxmi Mata samarpayaami swaha Giving deity water to drink AumHastayor-arghyam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Purifying area around deity with water -AumMukhe aachman-eeyam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha

Vastram (Silk Cloth) AumVastram Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Kacha Soot (Holy Thread) AumYajno-paveetam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Attar (Perfume) AumGandham Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Chandan (Brown Sandalwood) AumChandanam prati grihayatam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Sindoor (Red Sandalwood) AumSindooram Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Hardee (Yellow Tumeric) Aumhaldeeyam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha With an incense arti the deity Aumdhoopamaa-ghraa-payaami Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Akshat Aumakshataya Shri Lammi Mata samarapa-yaami swaha Now Recite/chant 108 Names of SRI LAKSHMI ASHTOTHARA DOING KUMKUMA PUJA RECIET SRI MAHA LASKHMI STOTRAM AND SRI ASHTALAKSHMI STOTRAM Pushpam (White Flower) Aumpushpam Maalam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Tambulam (Betal leaves, areca,fruits)- AumTambulam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Naivedyam (Special dishes,sweets) yaamiswaha Aum Naivedyam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-

Coins (silver) Aumdakshinaam Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha With a diya arti the deity Aumdeepam darsha-yaami Shri Lammi Mata samarpa-yaami swaha Circle the Deity with Karpoor Aumkarpoor-aaraarti-kayam Shri Lammi Mata samarpayaami Samarpa-yaami means not for me but for you God Recite Mahalaxmi Bhajan & Aarti after performing this. Sing Varalakshmi Rave ma Intiki Goddess Lakshmi Song