Purva Khanda: Achara Kanda

Chapter 10: Worship of Mahalakshmi and Saraswati

इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे लक्ष्म्यर्चननिरूपणं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः ॥

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Worship of Mahalakshmi and Saraswati

A six-verse chapter giving the worship of Shri on a sacred altar or mandala for the fulfilment of wishes. The limb mantras are formed from the seed shrām, shrīm, shrūm, shraim, shraum, shrah, assigned in turn to heart, head, tuft, armour, eyes and weapon, after which the seat and image are honoured. The mandala has a lotus at its centre and four gates. Lakshmi's limbs are worshipped there, with Durga, Ganesha, the guru and the kshetrapala placed in the corners, and fire offerings follow. The main mantra given is Om gham tam dam ham shrīmahālakshmyai namah, used with the retinue named earlier. The chapter ends with mantras of Saraswati, among them Om hrīm vada vada vāgvādini svāhā, for mastery of speech.

हरिरुवाच

10.1

श्र्यादिपूजां प्रवश्र्यामि स्थण्डिलादिषु सिद्धये ।
श्रां श्रीं श्रूं श्रैं श्रौं श्रः क्रमाद्धृदयं च शिरः शिखाम् ।
कवचं नेत्रमस्त्रं च आसनं मूर्त्तिमर्चयेत्

śryādipūjāṃ pravaśryāmi sthaṇḍilādiṣu siddhaye |
śrāṃ śrīṃ śrūṃ śraiṃ śrauṃ śraḥ kramāddhṛdayaṃ ca śiraḥ śikhām |
kavacaṃ netramastraṃ ca āsanaṃ mūrttimarcayet

10.2

मण्डले पद्मगर्भे च चतुर्द्वारि रजोऽन्विते ।
चतुः षष्ट्यन्तमष्टादि खाक्षेखाक्षेखान्यादि मण्डलम्

maṇḍale padmagarbhe ca caturdvāri rajo'nvite |
catuḥ ṣaṣṭyantamaṣṭādi khākṣekhākṣekhānyādi maṇḍalam

10.3

खाक्षीन्दुसूर्य्यगं सर्वं खादिवेदेन्दुवर्त्तनात् ।
लक्ष्मीमंगानि चैकस्मिन्कोणे दुर्गां गणं गुरुम्

khākṣīndusūryyagaṃ sarvaṃ khādivedenduvarttanāt |
lakṣmīmaṃgāni caikasminkoṇe durgāṃ gaṇaṃ gurum

10.4

क्षेत्रपालमथाग्न्यादौ होमाज्जुहाव कामभाक् ।
ॐ घं टं डं हं श्रीमहालक्ष्म्यै नमः

kṣetrapālamathāgnyādau homājjuhāva kāmabhāk |
oṃ ghaṃ ṭaṃ ḍaṃ haṃ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ

10.5

अनेन पूजयेल्लक्ष्मीं पूर्वोक्तपरिवारकैः ।
ॐ सौं सरस्वत्यै नमः ।
ॐ ह्रीं सौं सरस्वत्यै नमः

anena pūjayellakṣmīṃ pūrvoktaparivārakaiḥ |
oṃ sauṃ sarasvatyai namaḥ |
oṃ hrīṃ sauṃ sarasvatyai namaḥ

10.6

ॐ ह्रीं वदवदवाग्वादिनिस्वाहा ॐ ह्रीं सरस्वत्यै नमः

oṃ hrīṃ vadavadavāgvādinisvāhā oṃ hrīṃ sarasvatyai namaḥ

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