मन्त्र पुष्पांजलि
Mantras for offering flowers to Mother Durga
ॐ यज्ञेन यज्ञमयजंत देवास्तानि धर्माणि प्रथमान्यासन् ।
ते ह नाकं महिमानः सचंत यत्र पूर्वे साध्याः संति देवाः ॥
"OM YAGYEN YAGYA MAYA JANT DEVAASTAANI DHARMAANI PRATHMAA NYAASAN.
THE NAAKAM MAHIMAANAH SACHANT YATRA POORVEY SAADHYAH SANTI DEVAAH."
ॐ कात्यायन्यै च विद्महे, कन्यकुमार्यै धीमहि ।
तन्नो दुर्गा प्रचोदयत् ॥
OM KATYAYANYAI CH VIDMAHE KANYAKUMARYAI DHEEMAHI,
TANNO DURGA PRACHODAYAT.
ॐ वक्रतुण्डाय विद्महे एक दन्ताय धीमहि ।
तन्नो दन्ति प्रचोदयात् ॥
OM VAKRA TUNDAAYE VIDMAEHEY EK DANTAAYE DHEEMAHI,
TANNO DANTI PRACHODAYAAT.
ॐ ना ना सुगन्धि पुष्पाणि रितु कालो भवानी च, पुष्पान्जलि मर्यादत्त ग्रिहाण परमेश्वरि ।
"OM NAA NAA SUGANDHI PUSHPAANI RITU KAALO BHAWAANEE CHA,
PUSHPAANJALI MARYAADATTA GRIHAAN PARMESHWARI."
Meaning:
I have heard of the Goddess from the teachers and the scriptures and have tried to mediate upon her. I now beseech the same Goddess Durga to motivate me to mediate upon her.
I have heard of Lord Ganesh from the teachers and scriptures and have mediated upon him. I pray to Lord Ganesh to motivate me to mediate upon him.
I have prepared this collection of flowers by procuring flowers which grow in this season from different places. Oh, great Goddess, kindly accept my offering of flowers.