poorvaamgam pasyatu |

haridraa ganapati pujaa athavaa sreemahaaganapati shodasopachaara poojaa pasyatu |

punah samkalpam –
poorvokta evam guna viseshana visishtaayaam subha tithau mama yaavajjeeva saumaamgalya siddhyartham putrapautrasampatsaubhaagya siddhyartham mama vivaaha prathama varshaadi panchamavarsha paryamtam sree mangalagauree devataamuddisya sree mangalagauree devataa preetyartham sambhavadbhih dravyaih sambhavataa niyamena dhyaanaavaahanaadi shodasopachaara poojanena sree mangalagauree vratam karishye |

praanapratishtaa –
om asuneete punarasmaasu chakshuh
punah praanamiha no dhehi bhogam |
jyokpasyema suryamuchcharanta
manumate mrdayaa nah svasti ||
amrtam vai praanaa amrtamaapah
praanaaneva yathaasthaanamupahvayate ||
asmin bimbe sree mangalagauree devataam aavaahayaami sthaapayaami poojayaami |
sthiro bhava varado bhava suprasanno bhava |
sree mangalagaureedevataa praanapratishthaapana muhoortah sumuhoorto astu |

dhyaanam –
sakumkuma vilepanaamalikachumbikastoorikaam
samamdahasitekshanaam sasarachaapapaasaamkusaam |
aseshajanamohineemarunamaalya bhooshaambaraam
japaakusumabhaasuraam japavidhau smaredambikaam ||

devim shodasavarsheeyaam sasvatsusthirayauvanaam
bimboshtheem sudateem suddhaam saratpadmanibhaananaam |
svetachampakavarnaabhaam suneelotpalalochanaam
jagaddhaatreem cha daatreem cha sarvebhyah sarvasampadaam
samsaarasaagare ghore jyotiroopaam sadaa bhaje ||

om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah dhyaayaami |

aasanam –
kallolollasitaamrtaabdhilahareemadhye viraajanmani-
-dveepe kalpakavaatikaaparivrte kaadambavaatyujjvale |
ratnastambhasahasranirmitasabhaamadhye vimaanottame
chintaaratnavinirmitam janani te simhaasanam bhaavaye ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah navaratnakhachita simhaasanam samarpayaami |

aavaahanam –
enaamkaanalabhaanumamdalalasachchreechakramadhyesthitaam
baalaarkadyutibhaasuraam karatalaih paasaamkusau bibhrateem |
chaapam baanamapi prasannavadanaam kausumbhavastraanvitaam
taam tvaam chandrakalaavatamsamakutaam chaarusmitaam bhaavaye ||
aagachcha sarvadevesee sarvakaaryaarthasiddhaye |
sarvasiddhiprade devi sarvapaapapranaasinee ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah aavaahanam samarpayaami |

eesaanaadiid shivaikaphaladam ratnaasanam te subham
paadyam kumkumachandanaadibharitairarghyam saratnaakshataih |
suddhairaachamaneeyakam tava jalairbhaktyaa mayaa kalpitam
kaarunyaamrtavaaridhe tadakhilam samtushtaye kalpataam ||

paadyam –
gamgaadi salilairyuktam sugamdhena suvaasitam |
paadyam grhaana susroni rudrapatni namoఽstu te ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah paadayoh paadyam samarpayaami ||

arghyam –
bhaageerathyaadi salilam naanaateerthasamanvitam |
karpooragamdhasamyuktam arghyam tubhyam dadaamyaham ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah hastayoh arghyam samarpayaami ||

aachamaneeyam –
ratnapaatre sthitam toyam sarvateerthasamanvitam |
aachamya taam mahaadevi rudrakaamte namoఽstu te ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah mukhe aachamaneeyam samarpayaami ||

madhuparkam –
svarnapaatre samaaneetam dadhikhamda madhuplutam |
madhuparkam grhaanedam mayaa dattam suresvaree ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah madhuparkam samarpayaami ||

panchaamrta snaanam –
ksheeram dadhyaajya madhuraa sarkaraa phalasamyutam |
snaanam sveekuru devesi sargasthityamtaroopinee |
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah panchaamrtasnaanam samarpayaami ||

suddhodaka snaanam –
lakshye yogijanasya rakshitajagajjaale visaalekshane
praaleyaambupateerakumkumalasatkarpooramisrodakaih |
goksheerairapi naarikelasalilaih suddhodakairmamtritaih
snaanam devi dhiyaa mayaitadakhilam samtushtaye kalpataam ||
gamgaadisalilaih punyaih aaneetaih svarnapaatrakaih |
snaanaartham te mayaa dattam sarvaabharanabhooshite ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah suddhodakena snapayaami ||

vastram –
hreemkaaraamkitamantralakshitatano hemaachalaatsamchitaih
ratnairujjvalamuttareeyasahitam kausumbhavarnaamsukam |
muktaasamtatiyaj~nasootramamalam sauvarnatamtoodbhavam
dattam devi dhiyaa mayaitadakhilam samtushtaye kalpataam ||
sarvade sarvadaa gauri sarvaabharanabhooshite
peetaambaradvayamidam grhaana paramesvaree |
graiveyahaarakeyoora katakaadyaih vibhooshitam
dhaaryam svarnamayam subhram uttareeyam cha paarvatee ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah kamchuka sahita kausumbha vastrayugmam samarpayaami ||

yaj~nopaveetam –
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah svarna yaj~nopaveetam samarpayaami |

aabharanam –
hamsairapyatilobhaneeyagamane haaraavaleemujjvalaam
himdoladyutiheerapooritatare hemaamgade kamkane |
mamjeerau manikumdale makutamapyardhemduchoodaamanim
naasaamauktikamamguleeyakatakau kaamcheemapi sveekuru ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah navaratnamaya aabharanaani samarpayaami ||

gamdham –
sarvaamge ghanasaarakumkumaghanasreegamdhapamkaamkitam
kastooreetilakam cha phaalaphalake gorochanaapatrakam |
gamdaadarsanamamdale nayanayordivyaamjanam teఽrpitam
kamthaabje mrganaabhipamkamamalam tvatpreetaye kalpataam ||
gamdham manoharam divyam ghanasaarasamanvitam |
tubhyam bhavaani daasyaami chottamam chaanulepanam ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah divya sree chandanam samarpayaami ||

akshataan –
akshataan subhavarnaabhaan haridraadyaissusamyutaan |
kaatyaayani grhaana tvam sarvadevanamaskrte ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah akshataan samarpayaami |

pushpamaalikaa –
kalhaarotpalamallikaamaruvakaih sauvarnapamkeruhaih
jaateechampakamaalateevakulakaih mamdaarakumdaadibhih |
ketakyaa karaveerakairbahuvidhaih kluptaah srajo maalikaah
samkalpena samarpayaami varade samtushtaye grhyataam ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah pushpaamaalikaa samarpayaami |

champakaasoka kalhaara kumudotpala jaatibhih |
karaveeraadi kusumaih poojayaami suresvaree ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah naanaavidha parimala patraih pushpaischa poojayaami ||

atha amgapoojaa –
umaayai namah – paadau poojayaami |
gauryai namah – jamghe poojayaami |
paarvatyai namah – jaanunee poojayaami |
jaganmaatre namah – ooroo poojayaami |
jagatpratishthaayai namah – katim poojayaami |
moolaprakrtyai namah – naabhim poojayaami |
ambikaayai namah – udaram poojayaami |
annapoornaayai namah – stanau poojayaami |
shivasumdaryai namah – vakshasthalam poojayaami |
mahaabalaayai namah – baahoon poojayaami |
varapradaayai namah – hastaan poojayaami |
kambukamthyai namah – kamtham poojayaami |
brahmavidyaayai namah – jihvaam poojayaami |
saamkaryai namah – mukham poojayaami |
shivaayai namah – netre poojayaami |
rudraanyai namah – karnau poojayaami |
sarvamangalaayai namah – lalaatam poojayaami |
sarvesvaryai namah – sirah poojayaami |
mangalagauryai namah – sarvaanyamgaani poojayaami |

ashtottarasatanaamaavalee –

sree mangalagauree ashtottarasatanaamaavalih pasyatu |

ree lalita ashtottara satanaamaavalipasyatu |

om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah ashtottarasatanaama poojaam samarpayaami ||

dhoopam –
hamtaaram madanasya namdayasi yairamgairanamgojjvalai-
-ryairbhrmgaavalineelakumtalabharairbadhnaasi tasyaasayam |
taaneemaani tavaamba komalataraanyaamodaleelaagrhaa-
-nyaamodaaya dasaamgaguggulughrtairdhoopairaham dhoopaye ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah dhoopamaaghraapayaami |

deepam –
lakshmeemujjvalayaami ratnanivahodbhaasvattare mamdire
maalaaroopavilambitairmanimayastambheshu sambhaavitaih | [ratna]
chitrairhaatakaputrikaakaradhrtairgavyairghrtairvardhitai-
-rdivyairdeepaganairdhiyaa girisute samtushtaye kalpataam ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah deepam darsayaami ||

dhoopadeepaanamtaram suddha aachamaneeyam samarpayaami |

naivedyam –
hreemkaaresvari taptahaatakakrtaih sthaaleesahasrairbhrtam
divyaannam ghrtasoopasaakabharitam chitraannabhedam tathaa |
dugdhaannam madhusarkaraadadhiyutam maanikyapaatre sthitam
maashaapoopasahasramamba saphalam naivedyamaavedaye ||

om bhoorbhuvassuvah | tatsaviturvarenyam |
bhargo devasya dheemahi |
dhiyo yonah prachodayaat ||
satyam tvaa rtena parishimchaami |
amrtamastu | amrtopastaranamasi |
om praanaaya svaahaa | om apaanaaya svaahaa |
om vyaanaaya svaahaa | om udaanaaya svaahaa |
om samaanaaya svaahaa |
madhye madhye paaneeyam samarpayaami |
amrtaapi dhaanamasi | uttaraaposanam samarpayaami |
hastau prakshaalayaami | paadau prakshaalayaami |
suddhaachamaneeyam samarpayaami |

om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah mahaanaivedyam samarpayaami ||

taamboolam –
sachchaayairvaraketakeedalaruchaa taamboolavalleedalaih
poogairbhoorigunaih sugamdhimadhuraih karpoorakhamdojjvalaih |
muktaachoornaviraajitairbahuvidhairvaktraambujaamodanaih
poornaa ratnakalaachikaa tava mude nyastaa purastaadume ||
poogeephalaissa karpooraih naagavalleedalairyutam |
muktaachoornasamaayuktam taamboolam pratigrhyataam ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah taamboolam samarpayaami ||

neeraajanam –
kanyaabhih kamaneeyakaamtibhiralamkaaraamalaaraartikaa
paatre mauktikachitrapamktivilasatkarpooradeepaalibhih |
tattattaalamrdamgageetasahitam nrtyatpadaambhoruham
mantraaraadhanapoorvakam suvihitam neeraajanam grhyataam ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah aanamda karpoora neeraajanam samarpayaami |

neerajanaanamtaram suddha aachamaneeyam samarpayaami |

mantrapushpam –
varaamkusau paasamabheetimudraam
karairvahanteem kamalaasanasthaam |
baalaarkakoti pratibhaam trinetraam
bhajeఽhamambaam jagadeesvareem taam ||
sarvamangala maamgalye sive sarvaartha saadhike |
saranye tryambake gauree naaraayanee namoఽstu te ||
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah suvarna divya mantrapushpam samarpayaami |

sarvopachaaraah –
lakshmeermauktikalakshakalpitasitachchattram tu dhatte rasaa-
-dimdraanee cha ratischa chaamaravare dhatte svayam bhaaratee |
veenaamenavilochanaah sumanasaam nrtyamti tadraagava-
-dbhaavairaamgikasaattvikaih sphutarasam maatastadaakarnyataam ||

om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah chatram aachchaadayaami |
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah chaamarairveejayaami |
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah nrtyam darsayaami |
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah geetam sraavayaami |
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah aamdolikaannaarohayaami |
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah asvaanaarohayaami |
om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah gajaanaarohayaami |

om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah naanaavidha raaj~nopachaara bhaktyopachaaraan saktyopachaaraan samarpayaami ||

namaskaaraan –
hreemkaaratrayasamputena manunopaasye trayeemaulibhi-
-rvaakyairlakshyatano tava stutividhau ko vaa kshametaambike |
sallaapaah stutayah pradakshinasatam samchaara evaastu te
samveso namasah sahasramakhilam tvatpreetaye kalpataam ||

om hreem sreem mangalagauree devataayai namah namaskaaraan samarpayaami ||

torabamdhana mantram –
badhnaami dakshinehaste panchasootram subhapradam |
putrapautraabhivrddhim cha saubhaagyam dehi me rame ||

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vratakathaa praarambham |

poorvamu dharmapaaludanu oka vaisyudu kaladu. mikkili dhanavamtudu, bhaktivamtudaina aataniki pelli ayinaa samtaanamu kalugaledu. tana bhaaryato kalasi daana dharmamulu cheyasaagenu. ilaa umdagaa okanaadu oka saadhuvu veeri yimtiki bhikshaku vachchenu. dharmapaaluni bhaarya vegame bamgaaru pallemulo bhiksha teesukuraagaa, saadhuvu yaa bhiksha sveekarimpaka vedaliposaagenu. kaaranamemiyo cheppumanagaa, putrapautrululeni imta bhikshasveekarimparaadani telipi paramesvaruni goorchi tapamaacharimpumani upaayamu cheppi vellenu.

pidapa aa dampatulu chesina tapamunaku prasannudaina paramesvarudu, alpaayushkudagu putrudu kalugagaladani varamichchi, ooruvelupalayunna aalayamu vadda gala maamidi chettu yokka oke oka phalamu nee bhaaryakosagumani aanatichchenu. atulaneyani aa dharmapaaludu vrkshamu vaddaku velli atyaasa valana okkaphalamugaaka mikkiliphalamulanu drumchi mootagattukoni vachchenu. mootavippi chooda okka phalame kanipimchagaa, adiye praaptamanukuni aatani bhaarya bhujimchi anatikaalamamdu oka putrunaku janmanichchenu. aataniki vaaradattudanu naamakaranamu jesi pemchipeddajesiri.

oka rojuna tana talli duhkhimchuchoo umdagaa kaaranamemitani vaaradattudadigenu. daaniki yaa talli aatani alpaayurdaayamu gala vishayamunu jeppi yamabhatulu vachchi teesukuvelledarani sokimpasaagenu. idi vini, “tallee ! nenu bratiki umdagane kaaseeyaatra cheshivachcheda”nani telipi tana menamaamato kalisi kaaseeyaatraku bayaluderenu. maargamadhyamuna vaaru pratishthaa nagaramunu cherukoni oka poodotalo basajesiri.

aa poodotayamdu suseela yanu raajakumaarte tana chelikattelato aadukonuchumdenu. aatamadhyalo tagavuvachchi okarinokaru “vidhavaa” ani durbhaashalaadiri. amduku aa suseela, tana imta maanavati yaina tana talli mangalakaramaina gauree devi vratamu chesi tanaku vaayanamu ichchenugaana yaa vrata mahimavalana tama yimta vaidhavyamu umdadani palikenu. idi vinna vaaradattuni menamaama eemeku tana menalludini ichchi vivaahamu chesina bratukagaladani bhaavimchi suseela tamdrito mamtanamulu jaripi vaaradattuni ichchi vivaahamu chesenu.

vivaahamu jarigina roju suseela mangalagauree devini poojimchenu. aa raatri suseela svapnamuna gaureedevi pratyakshamai “nee bhartaku nedu sarpamuche praanagamdamunnadi gaana, yaa paamunu patti nee talli vaayanamichchina mattikumdalo mootagattu”mani aanatichchenu. suseela ulikipadi melkonagaa tana bharta yeduta oka sarpamu kanipimchinadi. suseela dhairyamuveedaka, nidurimchuchunna tana bharta todameeda yekki atakameedanunna kumdanu dimpi, sarpamunu aa kumdalo bamdhimchi vastramuto mootagatti nidurimchenu. tellavaaraka munupe vaaradattuni menamaama aatanini melkolipi kaaseeki teesukupoyenu.

suseela lechi tana bharta kanabadutaledanu vishayamunu tana talidamdrulaku cheppenu. sarpamunu umchina kumdanu tana talli terachi choodagaa amdulo oka mutyaalahaaramu kanipimchenu. atupimmata suseela tana tallidamdrulu tanaku maaru vivaahamu jarupa yatnamunu tiraskarimchi, tana bhartakosamu vechichoosedanani paliki mangalagauree poojacheyuchoo baatasaarulaku annadaanamu cheyuchoo taamboolaadi bahumatulu ivvasaagenu.

marusati samvatsamuna kaasee darsanam mugimchukuni tana menamaamato kalisi vaaradattudu tirigivachchuchoo, suseela yumdu nagaramuna basachesenu. aa raatri aatadi svapnamamdu mangalagauree devi yamabhatulato yuddhamu jesi odimchinattu gaamchenu. ee svapnamunu tana menamaamaku telupagaa mangalagauree mahimache apamrtyudoshamu poyinadani grahimchitiri.

marusati dinamu akkadi satramunamdu jarugu annadaanamulo vaaradattuni choochi suseela gurtupatti, tana bharta eetaneyani tana tallidamdrulaku telipi tanavadda unna vaaradattudu vidichina amguleeyakamunu joopenu. vaaru vaaradattuni gurtupatti maryaadalu chesi saareto suseelaku appagimtalu telipi vaaradattunito pampenu.

puttimta sraavana mangalavaarapu vratamaacharimchi, attavaarimta adugupettina suseelaku tana attamaamalu amdhulavutagaamchi, tanato techchina kaatukanu vaari kanulaku pettagaa, vaariki drshti vachchenu. mangalagaureedevi mahimavalana idi yamtaa jariginadani grahimchi suseela vaaradattuliruvuru yaavajjeeva paryamtam sraavanamangalagauree vratamaacharimchuchoo sukhamuga numdiri. suseela vamti pativrata valana vaaradattuni praanaalu nilichenani grahimchina vaari bamdhumitraadulu mangalagauree vratamu cheyuchoo aanamdamugayumdiri.

vratakathaa sampoornam |
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praarthanaa –
sreemantraaksharamaalayaa girisutaam yah poojaye chetasaa
sandhyaasu prativaasaram suniyatastasyaamalam syaanmanah |
chittaambhoruhamamtape girisutaa nrttam vidhatte rasaa-
-dvaanee vaktrasaroruhe jaladhijaa gehe jaganmangalaa ||

mangalachandikaa stavam pasyatu |

putraandehi dhanam dehi saubhaagyam sarvamangale |
saumaamgalyam sukham j~naanam dehi me shivasumdaree ||

kshamaapraarthanaa –
mantraheenam kriyaaheenam bhaktiheenam mahesvaree |
tatsarvam kshamyataam devi kaatyaayani namoఽstu te |

sarvam sree mangalagauree devataarpanamastu |

anayaa mayaa krta poojayaa sreemangalagauree devataa supreetaa suprasannaa varadaa bhavatu |
mama ishtakaamyaartha siddhirastu |

vaayanadaana slokam –
kaatyaayanee shivaa gauree saavitree sarvamangalaa |
suvaasinibhyo daasyaami vaayanaani praseedatu ||

|| svasti ||