PUJA

Divine Advice given by

H.H. SHRI MATAJI NIRMALA DEVI
Thank You Mother for having answered our
prayers and having taken Birth on this Earth to
save us and redeem the whole Humanity.
 Look into your heart and humble
down…
and thank… every moment.
That is the key to start the joy.
Every moment has an ocean to joy
in it..
But to start it, you must thank.
Thankful is the way to joy
…there’s no other way.”
 Puja
O What is Puja?
O Preparation before Puja.
O Meaning of Puja
O Significance of Puja
O Benefits of Puja
O Puja Material
O Puja Procedure
O Videos on Puja
 Puja should be
done with your
heart, feeling the
love within you
that you are
worshipping your
mother, who is
an incarnation of
Adi Shakti, is a
very great thing.
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Paris (France),
Sunday, April 20th, 1980
“But you should understand how
you get the reward or blessings
of the Puja and its prasad.
A Puja or a prayer grows from
your heart. Mantras are the
words of your Kundalini.
But if Puja is not performed from
heart or if Kundalini is not
associated with recitation of
Mantras then that Puja becomes
“If you become thoughtless in
Puja, know that your heart is
also involved in it.
Collect the Puja material and
offer it sincerely.
There should be no formality or
bindings in the offerings. It is
correct to wash hands, but is
your
H.H.heart washed?”
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Old Letter in
Marathi – Meaning of Puja.
 “Your
limits are
broken by
puja and
you
become
one with
Puja, Significance Of
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the
Paris (France),
Sunday, April 20th, 1980
unlimited”
Little understanding must be
develop, that there is a
protocol of this incarnation
and you should not try to pass
over it.
The greatest protocol is
humility, this humbleness.
Humility is the only way you are
given this great opportunity to
worship Me.
If you are not humble, you
cannot worship Me. It’s not a
ritual, it’s the growing in
yourself.
Stop your mental activity
now, just don’t think, then
only it will start working. May
God bless you.Of Puja, Paris (France),
Puja, Significance
Sunday, April 20th, 1980
“The essence of Sahajayoga
is Protocol- if we understand
protocol, we will automatically
grow.
Know the protocol, ask others,
get their advice, how to
improve the protocol. The
sense of respect has to come
from inside.”
Preparation before Puja

Attention should be how we

are, what are we doing about
ourselves.-85.12.27
Applying a Bindi: When Kum-
Kum is applied on the forehead
above the Aganya Chakra, the
chakra is opened and the
Kundalini rises. Such is the
intimate connection between
Jesus Christ and Kundalini
Power.-79.09.25
O Highest Priority -
82.12.19
O Sincerity
O Patience
O Alertness
O Shraddha (Enlightened
faith)
O Moving from form to
formless
O Beyond thinking
O Humility
O Thankfulness
O Prepare your instrument
O Improve your reflection
O Receptivity
O Receive the Love
O Recognition
O Innocence is the most powerful
thing
MEANING & SIGNIFICANCE
OF PUJA
Significance of Puja

The significance is this, that when you

do the Puja you recognize Me.
By your recognition and your
surrendering the deities get happy.
They’re overjoyed that you have
recognized it.
 You are fully identified yourself that
you are understanding Me in My full
form, that you are coming closer to
them. And I tell the brothers feeling
happy when the younger ones are
coming to meet.
 So, they start releasing My
vibrations with a greater force –
much greater force.
You have seen that after Puja
sometimes when you do not absorb
vibrations, I get little tired because
the vibrations start coming out of all
the chakras Puja,
andSignificance
you do not absorb,
Of Puja, Paris (France),
so the give and take process is not
Sunday, April 20th, 1980
balanced.
 It’s all a Science of
spirituality which we must
understand is very
important and should be
done in a proper way if we
are to have the best
results. It’s a Science.
-89.12.19
Flowers
So, by doing the Puja, means when
you offer anything that you have got
to offer, anything that you offer is,
say flowers, if you want to offer
flower to God you don’t have to
speak anything, you have to just
offer
Shri that, “ThisPuja,
Ganesha is for You”.
Troinex(Switzerland)
Sunday, August 22nd, 1982
 When
you
give
flowers,
Mooladh
ara gets
enlighte
ned.
Turmeric Rice
Now, when you offer these other things like the,
you call them Akshadas. [colored raw rice], is the,
what you call? (…) these. Turmeric, turmeric rice,
you see, these yellow things, you see. When you
offer these, you know, the yellow colour is that of
the Swadhishtana chakra. And rice is very dear to
all the Gods. Now, there’s a trick in it, because it’s
a human trick : Gods are fond of rice, so, they put
turmeric on it, means that “We offer to You a rice
which is yellow coloured”, means “You should give
us Shri
blessings of ourPuja,
Ganesha creativity.” When you eat it,
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more creativity will flow and we’ll be blessed by
that Deity. Sunday, August 22nd, 1982
Ghata
Ghata, means the vessel, within us to get to
God, is first to be worshipped, our desire. Is the
Vata, is the one made here and on top is called
as a Shriphala [coconut]. Shriphala means this
also has got water in it, you see this coconut, this
represents the coconut, represents the same
thing. Now, in a subtler form it is the water of all
the rivers of the world, rivers. And the coconut is
the water of all the oceans. The water from the
ocean or sea rises to the tree’s trunk of the
coconut and becomes
Shri Ganesha Puja,theTroinex(Switzerland)
sweet water in the
coconut. It’s a symbolic thing. So this is the
Sunday,this
vessel called Ghata-puja, August
is the 22nd, 1982
Ghata-puja.
Panchamruta
1. Ghee,
2. Honey
3. Yoghurt
4. Milk
5. Sugar

82.08.22
Ghee

“Ghee is used. It is for Vishuddhi. Shri

Krishna is very fond of ghee and
butter. So when you rub My feet with,
say, butter, your Vishuddhi will
improve, you know that. Not mine; I
have no problem”
Honey

“Honey: When you get honey, then

your attention gets enlightened.”

80.09.27
Yoghurt

“Which represents the white part of

the sky and forms a halo around the
Moon.”

Puja Handbook
Milk

“In India the cow is regarded as a very

humble animal. It gives its milk; it
provides everything”

85.09.01
Sugar

“Sugar: Is useful… to assist in

establishing the sweetness of
talking”

Shri Ganesha Puja, Troinex(Switzerland)

Sunday, August 22nd, 1982
Five Elements
O Flowers… represent the principle
of Mother Earth.
O Coconut is the Water…
O Shell represents the Ether…
O Deepa, it’s the Light element.
O Fan represents the Air element.

Shri Ganesha Puja, Troinex(Switzerland)

Sunday, August 22nd, 1982
Ghata, Ghanta, Shankha, Deepa &
Fan represents
Water, Sound, Ether, Light and Air
Elements
O Ghata [water pot]
O Then we have to worship Ghanta [bell] and
Shankha [or zagkha, conch, shell], these are two
representing the sound.
O Actually the Shankha represents the ether.
O Then we have the Deepa, means what? It’s the
light, represents the light element, called as tejas
[flame].
Shri Ganesha Puja, Troinex(Switzerland)
O Normally also, to the Goddess, they also give
Sunday,
Her a fan, which representsAugust
the air 22nd,
element.1982
 Benefits of Puja
So, apart from this technique to
have the best effect of the blessings
or the best flow of the Grace within
us, we say Mantras. The sound of
Mantras – the sound, the sound
echoes into the being of God. And
they are re-echoed on our chakras
and then the chakras start opening
more.
Shri So, the
Ganesha flowTroinex(Switzerland)
Puja, of the Grace of
God is received.
Sunday, August 22nd, 1982
 Puja Material
(Consumable)
O Coconut (One for Kalash and one for Oati)
O Mango or Pan leaves (Put above Kalash
but below coconut)
O Turmeric powder+kumkum+Akshata(small
quantity of rice coated with kumkum),
Sandal paste, sandal powder, flowers
O Panchamrat:- Milk 2 litre, Curd-1/3 of milk,
honey 1kg, Sugar ½kg, Saffron and
Ghee.(Quantity can be vary as per
Sahajis)
 Puja Material
(Consumable)
O Devi Shringar:- Turmeric+ kumkum,
perfume (itr)+bangals+ Blause piece (1.5 m
of Mehrum Color)
O Oati:- Rice (250gms), One coconut, 7 Betel
nuts, 7 Turmeric pieces, Dry Coconut, 5
Types fruits.
O Two Big Garlands for photos
O Aarti:- Batti, ghee, Incense Sticks,
Camphor one bowl, Match box, Candle,
Dhup
 Puja Material
(Non Consumable)
O One big photo of Shri Mataji and one
photo of Charan
O Charan Paduka (Silver)
O Singhasan (Chair), Sheet on Chair and
below chair
O Clothes for decoration
O Paarat of Brass
O Towels-2 red and 1 other color
O In front of Photo, one big deepak
O Kalash, Shankha and Ghanti
 Puja Material
(Non Consumable)
O 2 medium size buckets, 1 big steel Patila
O Small round metal pot of Brass or Copper
O 8-10 brass plates for Puja and Aarti
O Camphor
O 8-10 Glasses (Brass or Silver or Steel)
O 3-4 Steel spoons
O Utensils for Chana and other Prasad
O Steel tins for milk and curd
O 2-3 baskets for flowers and garlands
 Specific additional
requirement of some specific
Puja
O For Ester Puja: Cake and Toffees
108 names of Shri Jesus Christ
O For Guru Puja: Chandan (Sandal)
garland, Kamandal, Janeau, Off
white cloth
108 names of Shri Adiguru
Dattatreya
 Cont
…
O Diwali Puja: Lotus flowers, khil and
batashe
108 names of Shri Laxmi
O Shri Krishna Puja: Peacock feather,
flute, Janeau, Tulsi leaves, Manjri wale
Tulsi banch, panjiri, gopal kala (dry
chivda, wet chana daal ¼ of dry chivda,
green chili paste, coriander, curd and
salt or sugar)
108 names of Shri Krishna
 Cont
…
O Shri Navratri Puja: All Ordnance of
Devi- Shankha, Chakra, Gada,
Trishul, Talwar
108 names of Shri Mahakali, 21 names
of Shri Rama
O Shri Ganesha Puja: Janeau, durva,
hibicus flower, Ordnance- Paash, For
Prasad modak laddu
108 names of Shri Ganesha
 Cont…
O Christmas Puja: Christmas Tree and
cake in Prasad
108 names of Shri Jesus Christ
O Shivratri Puja: Janeau, Geru,
Bhasam, Sandal paste, off white cloth
for Oati, belpatr, belfal, Trishul, Damru,
Rudraksha mala, Prasad: Dandai,
fruits
108 names of Shri Shiv
 Puja Procedure
1. Puja Material to be kept ready on
stage before the announced time of
the Puja.
2. - Garland all photos of Shri Mataji
on stage.
- Light all the lamps kept on stage.
- Call 3 Married couples or 2
couples plus 2 other persons instead
of 2 couples.
 Puja Procedure Cont..
- Collectively raise the Kundalini and
take Bandhan.
- Take 3 Mahamantras of Shri Mataji &
Shri Ganesha Mantra collectively.
- All to sit in silent meditation for 3-4
minutes minimum.
- Sing collectively Bhajan, “Viniti
suniye…”
 Puja Procedure Cont..
- Chant Avahanam & Sankalp
- Kalash Puja by the two couples
chanting the mantras by offering Haldi,
Kumkum, Akshata, Chandan Paste,
flower & small garland (around the
neck of kalash)
a) Ganesha Puja (by offering water mixed with Sing Ganesha
Gulab Jal on Paduka & then clean) Atharvashirsha & Ganesh
Bhajan
b) Devi Puja
• Offer Panchamrut on Panduka & than Sing Devi Bhajans
clean.
Panchamrut- First milk, Second curd, Third
ghee, Forth honey, Fifth Sugar, Sixth kesar. Sing Devi Bhajans
• Offer Shreengar to Paduka & Photos. (Preferably on
Swastika on Paduka, Offer Haldi, Kumkum, Shreengar)
Akshata, Chandan Powder or paste & flowers.
• Offer Ooty to photo. Five married ladies to Sing Devi Bhajans
be called
on stage. 5+2 will offer Ooty one by one-
fruits, 7- supari, 7 haldi, rice, nariyal, cloth
bangles & garland.
c) Puja in any specific form (like Guru, Shiva, Sing bhajan of that form
Krishna etc.) Deity
Do that specific offering.
d) Take collectively 108 names of offering flowers 108 names of Shri Mataji
on Paduka by couples Deity.
e) Offer Prasad/ Bhog/ Naivedya Sing appropriate Bhajan
 “ Are we sincere to
ourselves?
Sahaja Yoga is the union
between you and God.
And sincerity must be full,
must be complete.
-80.05.05
So you must know that, as
your Mother has sincerity
about you, you must also
have sincerity about
yourself. Then you will start
enjoying Sahajayoga.
-80.05.05
 Videos on Puja
O 1983-0618 Importance of Puja and Havan- Form and
Formless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-uaAYTa7JU
O Shri Ganesha Puja 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eI5UEB7fzs
O 1983-09-29 The Significance of Puja, San Francisco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5toHpAuk48
O Puja, Significance Of Puja, Paris (France), Sunday, April
20th, 1980
http://www.amruta.org/1980/04/20/puja-in-paris-1980/
Jai Shri Mataji