Om Sri MahaaGanapathaye Namah

Om Sri Gurubhyo Namah

Om Rishibhyo Namah

Sri Maha Ganapathi Homam

Laghu Paddhati (Short Procedure)
By P.V.R. Narasimha Rao (www.VedicAstrologer.org)
A separate document gives a detailed description of how to perform Maha Ganapathi Homam.
This document puts all the mantras given in that document in one place. After one reads the other
document and becomes proficient in the procedure, one can perform the homam by just referring
to this document.
Anujnaa (Permission)

MA sl pl| hA lA hlA m C| Cmlm

AhB| hA a lB B|
Aachamanam (sipping water to purify)

MA O | MA mg | MA l |
Vighneswara Pooja (worshipping the remover of obstacles)

OAslA A A VhYA| pmlmA lh TpAh||

CSYmm plA SYmmA| CmOlA hA sOmA JOlAhA Gq||
OhAf O Odps| nTA O l O l||
Praanaayaamam (restraining the life force)

MA m sSh l|

MA m|

MA SA Sgph mB|

Sankalpam (taking the vow)

MA qh lhl p phA Sgpi pl lA

Cl slm s Sgpi O kO O|

Kalasa Suddhi (water purification)

A
SAS V m V Sl i |
ml Al O Yvm nlA O ||
ChA sh
MA sg mB|
MA mB|
MA mB|
MA l mB|
MA mB|
MA EAl mB|
Agni Pratishthaapana (fire installation)

MA s|
OlSA pg lA Y SVh pB |
Eh Yhl ls A h pYmm |
MA sB |
Clhmm| Cmhmm| hmm| l hB p|
Vh AS C qll p C |
il sl s i l SA D |
J lB pl m B p YhB G S CAhB |
YmB YngB phUPi hPB |
2

qUP l| CS| tP s|
Dikpaalaka Pooja (worshipping the rulers of directions)

MA EAl mB | MA CS mB| MA mB| MA nh mB| MA

g mB| MA mB| MA mB| MA Fm mB| MA sg
mB| MA mB| MA CS mB| MA Dhm mB|
Poorvaangam (preliminary offerings)

MA pYph | pYph ElA m |

MA EAl | EAllA m |
MA CS | CS ElA m |
MA | lA m |
DAspsi Jhhg pAhA l Ash l qhA qhA
| MA sB | pYph ElA m |
Praana Pratishthaapanaa (invocation of god)

C Sgpi qgpipm Ah SgO sB nVlj VAlB

Sgpih| SA uYA| SA OB| SA OvOA| SA CASsA mB| SA hosA mB|
SA lsA mB| SA CmOsA mB| SA OnOsA mB| SB Ohv
OpsA mB| SA l mB| SA | SA P d| SA
OV A| SA mhh d| SB C pd| si lSAlB|
MA DA A OA A A vA A A A A A yA A| MA AB A A AB|
SgphB qg E qgB| a E hB| Alg UmB h
ZTg qgqmmlmmB ESh PA WA iAh | nlA
OAh | Coh pm VB pmB qg m l sSA| YO

VAhmh y mB | DA A OA OA A DA | DA A OA OA
A DA| DA A OA OA A DA| DA A OA OA A DA| MA Sgpi
qgO mB|
Ch DSV | Dh s| ph s| nh s| nl s| COAeh s| l
pl pl| l YSmk lmOA| hhA pism CS V
nlA O|
Panchopachara Pooja (worship of god)

vA pkhm mB| SAlA |

A DOhm mB| pA |
A hm mB| lpA DTp|
A CShm mB| lpA l|
A Chhm mB| mlA |
A hm mB| pVm |
Dasadha Vibhakta Moola Mantra (root mantra divided into 10 parts)

MA | MA A | MA A A | MA A A OA | MA A A OA SA
| MA A A OA SA SA | MA A A OA SA SA Sgph | MA A
A OA SA SA Sgph l | MA A A OA SA SA Sgph l
YmA | MA A A OA SA SA Sgph l YmA m
|
Mahaganapathi Mantras

MA A A OA SA SA Sgph l YmA m |
MA SgmA h SgpiSA OA OmpA| YYA sgA
sgh DmB gmitl lmA|| |
Punah Pooja (worship again)

MA SA Sgph mB| mlA |

MA SA Sgph mB| oYmA |
Uttaraangam (vote of thanks)1

MA pYph m hlhmm Yhn p h ss| h Ym C

SA ph g| | pYph ElA m ||
MA sB | CS ElA m ||
MA sB | ElA m ||
MA B | ElA m ||
l OghVA lmmO| CSh Ollm A A
hA Oh | CS Oh ElA m ||
MA sB | pYph ElA m ||
CmYhA lYhA Y Oh k| CS hl Ov hSA h
khkA| | CS ElA m ||
pAh Y YB pAhB| CS hl Ov hSA h khkA|
| CS ElA m ||
hOh m lml m| Y mh B| CSlh OhlYmm| Z
lm sh Yi| | CS ElA m ||

Skip this and go to the next section to find a shorter procedure for uttaraangam.

MA sB | CS ElA m ||
MA sB | ElA m ||
MA B | lA m ||
Cm Og l Ash Ahvp hAhvp Ovp sOvp lvp
nvp nvp lvql l qhA qhiA |
MA sB | pYph ElA m ||
MA | phm ElA m ||
MA m l pph | l pph ElA m ||
Uttaraangam shorter version (vote of thanks)

MA sB | CS ElA m ||
MA sB | ElA m ||
MA B | ElA m ||
MA sB | pYph ElA m ||
MA | phm ElA m ||
MA m l pph | l pph ElA m ||
Tarpanam (satisfying with liquid)

MA A A OA SA SA Sgph l YmA m | MA
SgpiA h|
Suddhaanna Bali (sacrifice of pure rice)

MA Sgpi qls mB| swA |

Vasordhaaraa (stream of excellence)

MA A V pA V mO O m slA V
sS lgA V Ah V l V
li A V AV YhA V p
A V v shA V hA V A V mV
ah lhA V mhA V sA V SA V mA V
V lmA V ||
Poornaahuti

MA pihA Yi| A piB| qi| Ck EA

piB| C piii|
MA plB plA phlVh| p pl ph||
MA A A OA Sgph piA |
MA sgA s sS sg hA| s hm SAhA s O
lm||
Winding Up and Meditation

p h CS lB pZB p spB l pg| p h p lh

Ynpopg Thm | CS ph ElA m ||
ClhmAB| CmhmAB| hmAB| l hB qB|
Udvaasana (good bye)

Cm CS SgpiA kmA pip|

CS m pk Cm n l mn lm| lYgm
sA h m GOA l| CS mB||
Conclusion

AhmA OmA sOmA hm| lhAh l ppA hlh||

qhmg hpB OhOn | n hgA OgA pA|| O
O O|
Om V mAl slhm pOhB sh| O lh OvA
p mgi ||
Cmm l ASy m sSm hOB SgpiB ph| MA hhh| A
Og| MA AiB AiB AiB|

Ganapathi Atharva Seersham (Ganeshopanishat)

MA m Sgph| h phA hh| h OvA O| h OvA
l| h OvA | h A PwlA s| hA lh nh||
|
shA W| hA W|| |
C hA A| C OA| C hA| C lhA| C lhA| CmVmA|
C phh| C ph| Chhh| C lghh| C Vhh| Clhh|
h A q q Ahh|| |
hA UA WmB| hmAlA sB| hA WlmAllj|
hA phA s| hA Ym Ym|| |

A YSllA hh Yh| A YSllA hhi| A YSllA h vi|

A YSllA h phi| hA sqmvnvmsB| hA Vh Oln|| |
hA SghjhB| hA ChjhB| hA lhjhB| hA OvhjhB| hA
vlh nhA| hA OhhOB| hA Sm lAi nhA| hA s
hA A lAlSA A A VAlA s
sA|| |
SglA pV lAlmAhA| CmB phB| CAlvhA| hg
slA| Jhh mpA| SOB ppA| CO l pA|
CmmpA| tAlhpA| mlB AlmA| SAh AlB| Sgl|
SgO sB| nVlj VAlB| Sgpih| MA SA Sgph mB| MA SA Sgph
mB| MA SA Sgph mB|||
JOlAh l| OhAf l| hm lAiB pVlh|| |
JOlAhA VhA qAOlgA| lA V lA sgA OlYA| OA
vAslA OOA OA| OSAlmwqASA OpB pZhA| sOmOApmA
lA YShgVhA| DhA V l pOhB phA| JA li
nhA S SmA B|| |
m hph| m Sgph| mB pkph| m vAslOlAh
Tmm h l mB|| ||