Pushpanjali Mantra is a Sanskrit hymn or mantra that is often recited with folded hands (anjali) and offering of flowers (pushpa) during a Hindu religious ceremony or ritual while chanting the mantra pushpanjali.
First
om yagyen yagyamayajant devaastani dharmaaṇai prathamaanyaasan ।
Te h naakn mahimaanah sachnt yatr poorve saadhyaah snti devaah ॥
Second
om raajaadhiraajaay prasahy saahine. Namo vayn vaishravaṇaay kurmahe।
Sa mas kaamaan kaam kaamaay mahyn. Kaameshrvaro vaishravaṇao dadaatu kuberaay vaishravaṇaay।
Mahaaraajaay namah ।
Third
om svasti, saamraajyn bhaujyn svaaraajyn
vairaajyn paarameṣṭyn raajyn mahaaraajyamaadhipatyamayn ।
Samantaparyaayeesyaat saarvabhaumah saarvaayuṣah aantaadaaparaardhaat ।
Pritheevyai samudraparyntaayaa ekaraaḽ iti ॥
Fourth
om tadapyeṣah shlokobhigeeto।
Marutah pariveṣṭaaro marutasyaavasan grihe. Aavikṣitasy kaamaprervishvedevaah sabhaasad iti ॥
॥ mntrapuṣpaanjalee samarpayaami ॥
It generally expresses reverence, devotion and a request for blessings to the deity or deities being worshipped during the ritual. It is a common practice to conclude with this mantra in Hindu ceremonies, where flowers are offered along with prayers and hymns to invoke the deity's grace and blessings.
Pushpanjali Mantras for Different Deities
There is a vast range of Pushpanjali Mantras, each dedicated to a particular deity. Some common examples include:
Ganesh ji
Om Gan Ganpataye Namah,
Om Ekadantay Vighnahartay Namah,
Om Shree Ganeshaya Namah
Flowers: Doob, Red Rose, Lotus
Vishnu ji
Om Namo Narayana,
Om Vishnuve Namah,
Om Shri Lakshminarayanay Namah
Flowers: Tulsi, Lotus flower, Shankhapushpi
Lakshmi ji
Om Shri Lakshmi Namah,
Om Shree Mahalakshmiye Namah,
Om Shree Kleem Mahalakshmiye Namah
Flower: Lotus flower, Rose, Lotus
Shiva ji
Om Namah Shivay,
Om Trimbakam Yajamahe Sugandhi
Pushti-vardhanam naavah bhavaah
Prabhavat Prabhavaya Namah
Flowers: Bel leaf, Lotus flower, Champa
Maa Durga
Om Jai Durga,
Om Devi Durgaayai Namah,
Om Shanti Durgaayi Namah
Flowers: Red Rose, Lotus Flower, Marigold
