Blessings

• Choose an auspicious day and time for blessings.
• Blessings may be done by the wearer, his Guru or a priest.
• After bath, with a pure mind and body arrange the items for blessings.
• Punchgavya - Mix of Cow's dung, urine, milk, ghee and curd. In absence use Punchamrit which is mix of unboiled milk, honey, sugar, ghee and curd.
• Water mixed with Ganges water in a achamani pot with Kusha grass for sprinkling and a spoon.
• 9 leaves of peepal tree arranged on a plate.
• Plate for offerings to be placed during Puja.
• Dhoop, Incense sticks.
• Camphor and lamp.
• Sandal paste , Aromatic oil.
• Rice grains mixed with asthagandha.
• Ghee lamp (one wick).
• Offerings - Cloth, Flower, Fruit, Betel nut - Pan, Coconut.
• Sit on an Aasan facing east.
• Wash Rudraksha with Punchgavya or Punchamrit.
• Then wash with water mixed with Ganges water.
• Place Rudraksha in a plate with 9 leaves of Peepal tree. Place an empty plate in front of this plate for offerings.
• Chant 3 times: "Om Namah Shivaya"

Sprinkle water over yourself and all items of Puja.

"Om Apavitrah Pavitro Va Sarva Vastan Gatopi Va
Yah Smaret Pundari Kaksham Sa Bahya Bhyantarah Shuchih" Translation: (May all things unholy become holy, may all lower tendencies depart, just as soon as we transcend may within and without be purified!)

• "Om Gurubhyo Namaha
• Om Ganeshaya Namaha
• Om Kula Devatabhyo Namaha
• Om Ishta Devatabhyo Namaha
• Om Mata Pitribhyam Namaha"
• Translation: I bow to guru I bow to Ganesha I bow to the family deity I bow to my personal deity I bow to my parents.

Place water on right hand with spoon of Achamani and sip after each of these 3 mantras :-

• "Om Keshavaya Namaha
• Om Narayana Namaha
• Om Madhavaya Namaha"

Place water on right hand and pour on ground:

"Om Govindaya Namaha"

Do three short rounds of pranayama breaths.

• "Om Pranavasya Parabrahma Rishihi Paramatma Devata
• Daivi Gayatri Chandaha
• Pranayamae Viniyogaha"

Sprinkle water on Rudraksha with Kusha grass from Achamani.

• "Om Sadyojaatam Prapadyaami Sadyojataajava Namo Namaha
• Bhave Bhavenaati Bhave Bhavasvamaam Bhavodbhavay Namaha"

Take a flower and dip in Sandal paste and aromatic oils and touch on the beads.

• "Om Vamdevaya Namah, Jyeshthaay Namah, Shreshthay Namah, Rudraay Namah,
• Kaalay Namah, Kala Vikarannaay Namah, Bal Vikaranaay Namah, Balaay Namah Bala
• Pramathanaay Namah, Sarva Bhoot Damanaay Namah, Manomanaay Namah"

Offer Dhoop to the rudraksha beads.

• "Om Aghorebhyo Ghorebhyo Ghor Ghor Tarebhayaha Sarvebhya Sarva
• Sharvvebhyo Namaste Astu Rudra Roopebhyaha"

Again take a flower and dip in Sandal paste and touch on beads.

"Om Tatpurushaaya Vidmahe Mahadevaay Dheemahi Tanno Rudraha Prachodayaat"

Chant Eeeshan mantra.

• "Om Eeshaanah Sarvavidyaanam Eeshwar Sarvabhootaanaam Brahmaadipati
• Brahmanaadhipati Brahma Shivome Astu Sadaa Shivom"

Chant Pranpratishtha mantra (Life giving mantra). Offer rice to plate before rudraksha while chanting this.

• "Om aam hreem krom yum rum lum vum shum shum sum haum hum sah asya malaya prana eha prana
• Om aam hreem krom yum rum lum vum shum shum sum haum hum sah asya malaya jeeva eha sthitha
• Om aam hreem krom yum rum lum vum shum shum sum haum hum sah asya malaya sarveindrayani vagmansyachakshu shodragranapadani ihevagatya sukham chiram thithantu swaha"

Chant these next mantras and give the offerings or give rice to the plate in front of Rudrakshas:
(Offering ____ to the lotus feet of Shiva Maha Devaya, I bow)

• Invocation :
• "Avahanam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Seat : "Asanam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Cloth : "Vastram Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Sandalwood or Scent : "Chandanam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Rice : "Akshatan Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Flower : "Pushpam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Dhoop : "Dhupam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Ghee Lamp : "Deepam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Water drink : "Achamaniyam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Fruit : "Naivedyam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Water drink : "Achamaniyam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Betel Nut - Paan : "Tambulam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"
• Coconut : "Shri Phalam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha"

Burn Camphor and circle it clockwise 3x in front of plate and chant:

• "Karpura Shivam Karuna Vataram Samsara Saram Bhujagendraharam
• Sada Vasantam Hridaya Ravinde Bhavam Bhavani Sahitam Namami"
• Translation: White as camphor and kindness incarnate, the very form of Brahman consciousness, you Shiva ever dwell in my heart. I bow to you.

Chant Gayatri mantra 3 times:

• "Om Bhur Bhuvah Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyum
• Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonaha Prachodayat"

Chant Surya (Sun) mantra 3 times:

"Om Bhu Om Bhuvaha Om Swaha Om Maha Om Janaha Om Tapaha Om Satyam"

Repeat and touch each after each mantra, right eye, left eye, forehead:

• "Om Apo Jyothi
• Raso Amtritam
• Brahma Bhu Bhuvaha Swarom

Chant Mahamrityunjaya mantra 5 times and offer rice to a plate before rudraksha after each round:

• "Om Haum Joom Sah Om Bhur Bhuvaha Swaha
• Om Triambakam Yajamahey Sungandhim Pushti Vardanam
• Urvar Ukamiva Bandhanan Mrityor Muksheeya Mamritat
  Om Swaha Bhuvaha Bhu Om Sah Joom Haum Om"

Chant Beeja mantra 9 times each:

• "Om Namah Shivaya"
• "Om Hreem Namah"
• "Om Namah"
• "Om Kleem Namah"
• "Om Hreem Namah"
• "Om Hreem Hum Namah"
• "Om Hum Namah"
• "Om Krom Srom Rom Namah"

Bow or supplicate, then chant this last prayer:

• "Om Purnamada purnamidam purnath purnamudyachite
• Purnasya purnamadaya purna mevaya shishyate
• Om Shanti Shanti Shanti"