Ashtottara Shatanaama Pooja:

 Now chant the Lakshmi Ashtottra shatanaamaavali (108 names of Goddess lakshmi)

 (say 'namah' at the end of every name)

 Om Prakrutyai

 Om Kamalayai 

Om Vikrutyai 

Om Kantayai 

Om Vidyayai 

Om Kshamayai 

Om Sarvabhuta hitapradayai 

Om Ksheerodarnavasambhavayai 

Om Sraddhayai 

Om Anugrahapradayai 

Om Vibhutyai 

Om Buddhyai 

Om Surabhyai 

Om Anaghayai

 Om Paramatmikayai 

Om Harivallabhayai

 Om Vachey 

Om Asokayai Om Padmalayaayai 

Om Amrutayai Om Padmayai 

Om Deeptayai Om Suchyai 

Om Lokasokavinasinyai Om Swaahayai 

Om Dharmanilayayai Om Swadhayai Om Karunayai

 Om Sudhayai Om Lokamatre Om Dhanyaayai 

Om Padmapriyayai Om Hiranmayai 

Om Padmahastayai Om Lakshmyai 

Om Padmakshyai Om Nityapushtayai

 Om Padmasundaryai Om Vibhavaryai 

Om Padmodbhavayai Om Adityai 

Om Padmamukhiyai Om Dityai 

Om Padmanabhapriyayai 

Om Deeptayai Om Ramayai 

Om Vasudhayai Om Padmamaladharayai 

Om Vasudharinyai Om Devyai 

Om Padminyai Om Vararohayai 

Om Padmagandhinyai Om Yasaswinyai 

Om Punyagandhayai Om Suprasannayai 

Om Suprasannayai Om Udarangayai 

 Om Prasadabhimukhiyai Om Harinyai 

Om Prabhayai Om Hemamalinyai 

Om Chandravadanayai Om Dhanadhanyakaryai 

Om Chandrayai Om Siddhaye Om Chandrasahodaryai 

Om Strainasoumyayai Om Chaturbhujayai 

Om Subhapradayai Om Chandrarupayai 

Om Nrupavesmagatanandayai Om Indirayai 

Om Varalakshmyai Om Induseetalayai 

Om Vasupradaya Om Ahladajananyai 

Om Subhayai Om Pushtyai Om Hiranyaprakarayai

  Om Sivayai Om Samudratanayayai 

Om Sivakaryai Om Jayayai Om Satyai 

Om Mangalayai Om Vimalayai Om Devyai 

Om Viswajananyai Om Vishnuvakshasthasthitayai

 Om Thushtaye Om Vishnupatnyai

 Om Daridranaasinyai Om Prasannakshyai 

Om Preetipushkarinyai Om Narayanasamasritayai

 Om Santayai       Om Daridradhwamsinyai 

Om Suklamalyambarayai    Om Devyai 

Om Sriyai      Om Sarvopadravavarinyai 

Om Bhaskaryai       Om Navadurgayai 

Om Bilvanilayayai   Om Mahakalyai 

Om Sri Brahmavishnusivatmikayai 

Om Bhuvaneshwaryai 

Om Trikalagnanasampannayai 

Om Sridevyai Lakshmyashtottara satanaama poojam samarpayami!

Pooja :

       Dhupam:

  

 Dasaamgam guggulopetam sugandhamsumanoharam dhoopam daasyaami devesi sri varalakshmee gruhonatvam Sri varalakshmi devatayai namah dhoopam samarpayaami! 

 (Light the incense sticks and move them three times around the goddess) 

      Deepam:

   Ghrutaakthavarti samyukta mamdhakaaravinaasakam Deepam daasyaami devesi gruhana mudithaabhava Sri varalakshmi devatayai namahdeepam samarpayaami!

 (show the deepam with your right hand)

      Naivedyam:

   Naiveedyam shadrasopetam daddhimadhvaajya samyutam, naanaabhakshya phalopetam gruahana hariavallabhe, Sri varalakshmi devatayai namah naivedyam samarpayaami! 

 (offer all the specially prepared naivedyam(sweets or any food items)) 

    Paneeyam:

  Ghanasaara sugandehna mishritam pushpavaasitam paaneeyam gruahataam devi seetalam sumanoharam Sri varalakshmi devatayai namah paaneeyam samarpayaami! 

 (Pour some drops of water with the beetle leaf on goddess)

      Tambulam:

   Poogee phala samaayuktam naagavallee dalairyutam karpura choorna samyuktham taambulam, pratigruhyataam Sri varalakshmi devatayai namah taambulam samarpayaami! 

 (place two bananas , rupee coins and betel nuts on two betel leaves before the goddess) 

     Neerajanam:

  Neeraajanam samaaneetham karpooreNa samanvitham, Thubhyam daasyamyaham devi gruhyathaam VishNu vallabhe, Sri varalakshmi devatayai namah Neeraajanam samarpayaami!

 (Offer aarthi with burning camphor to the Goddess) 

    Manthrapushpam:

  Padmaasane padmakare sarvalo kaika poojithe, NaarayNa priye devi supreetho bhava sarvadaa, Mantrapushpam samarpayaami!

(Offer flowers to goddess)

    Pradakshinam:

  (do pradakshin by chanting this shlokam)

 Yaani kanicha paapani janmanthara kruthanicha Taani taani pranashyanthi pradakshina padee padee Paapooham paapakarmaaham paapaathma paapasambhavaha Trahi maam krupayaadevi saranagathavatsale Anyadhaa saranamnaasti tvameva saranammama Tasmathkarunaya bhaavena raksha raksha jagadhaarini Sri varalaksmi devatayai namaha pradakshinam samarpayaami!

  

   Namaskaram:

   Samastha lokaa jananee mamasthe vishNu vallabhe, Paahimaam bhaktha varadhe varalakshmi namo namaha, Sri Varalakshmi devathaa yai namaskaaraan samarapayaami !

Thorapuja:

       Put the thoram near goddess and pour akshatas over by chanting the following slokam .

       Kamalaayai namaha prathamaa granthim poojayaami Ramaayai namaha dwiteeya granthim poojayaami Lokamaatre namaha thrutiya granthim poojayaami Vishwajananyai namaha chathurtha granthim poojayaami Mahaalakshim yai namaha panchama granthim poojayaami Ksheeraabhi thanayayai namaha sashtama granthim poojayaami Vishwa SaaskshiNyai namaha saptama granthim poojayaami Chandra Sodaryai namaha ashtama granthim poojayaami Hari vallabhayai namaha navama granthim poojayaami

       Read the following mantra and Tie thoram to your right hand.

          bathnaamidakshineehaste navasootram shubhapradam putrapowtraabhi

           vruddhimcha mamasowkhyam dehime rame

  

        Vayanadaana mantram:(mantras to chant while giving the vayanam)

 Evam sampujya kalyanim varalakshmim swasaktitah Datavyam dwadasa pooram vayanamhi dwijayate indira prati gruhnaatu indira vaidadaaticha indiraa taarakobhabhyam indiraayai namo namah!

 iti pooja vidhanam sampoornam (the puja process is completed) 

Varalakshmi Vratham Story:

     Sri Varalakshmi Vratha Katha Prarambham:

  Sownakadi maharshulani uddesinchi soota mahamuni ilaa chepparu munulara! 

streelaku sowbhaagyadaayakamaina vratamunu oka daanii paramasivudu parvatiki cheppaadu. Lokopakaaramu kori aa vrataanni gurinchi meeku teliyajestanu, sraddhagaa vinanadi. 

 Parameshwarudu okaroju thana bhasmasimhasanamu pai kurchuni vundagaa naarada maharshi, indraadi dikpaalakulu stuti stotramulatho paramasivudini keertistunnaaru.

Aa mahattara aananda samayamlo parvati devi parameswarudini uddesinchi "naatha! Streelu sarva soukhyamulu pondi, putra poutrabhivruddhiga tarinchutaku tagina vratam oka daanini cheppandi ani adigindi. Andukaa trinetrudu "devi! Neevu korina vidhamgaa streelaku sakala subhalu kaliginche vratam okati vunnadi. Adi varalakshmi vratam. Daanini sravana maasamlo rendava sukravaramu naadu aacharinchaali." ani cheppaadu. 

Appudu Parvati Devi "deva! Ee varalakshmi vrataanni aadi devetalu evaru chesaru? Ee vratanni elaa cheyalo.. vivaramgaa chepandani korindi. 

"Katyayani! Poorva kalamlo magadha desamlo vishnukundinamu ane pattanamu okati vundedi. Aame sugunavati, vinayavidheyatalu, bhakti gouravalu kala yogyuralu. Prati roju pratah kaalana nidra lechi bharta paadalaku namaskarinchukuni praatahkaala gruhakrutyalu poorti chesukuni attamaamalanu sevinchukuni mitamgaa sambhashistoondedi.

Varalkshmi vrataaniki adhidevata ayina Varalakshmi Devi okanaati raatri samayamlo Charumatiki kalalo saakshaatkarinchindi. "O Charumati! Ee sravana pournami naatiki mundu vachhe sukravaram naadu nannu poojinchu. Neevu korina varaalu, kaanukalu istaanan"i cheppi antardhaanam ayyindi. Charumati chaala santoshinchindi. "   hey janani! Nee krupaa kataakshamulu kaliginavaru dhanyulu. Vaaru sampannulugaa vidwamsulugaa mannanalanu pondutaru.

  

        "O pavani! Naa poorva janma sukrutam valana nee darsanam naaku kaligindi" ani pari pari vidhaala varalakshmi devini stutinchindi. Antalone Charumati melkoni, adantaa kalagaa gurtinchi, tana kalanu bhartaku, attamaamalaku teliyajeppindi. Varu chala santoshinchi, Charumatini Varalkshmi Vratamunu chesukovalasindani chepparu. Ooriloni vanitalu Charumati kalanu gurinchi vinnavaarai pournami mundu raaboye Sravana Sukravaram rojuna pattanamloni streelandaru udayanne lechi talaara snaanam chesi pattu vastralu dharinchi, Charumati gruhaaniki cherukunnaaru. Charumati tana gruhamlo mandapam erparachi aa mandapam pai biyyam posi pachapallavaalaina raavi, juvvi, marri, mamidi, uttareni modalaina aakualato kalasam erpaatu chesi Varalakshmi Devini sankalpa vidhulato

       "Sarvamangala mangalye sivey sarvartha saadhike Saranye tryambike devi naarayani namostute" 

        antoo aahwaninchi pratishtinchukunnaaru.(Evari saktikoladi vaaru bangaru, vendi, raagi, ledaa matti murthulanu pratishtinchukovachhu.) ammavarini shodashopacharalatho poojincharu. Bhakya bhojyalanu nivedinchaaru. Tommidi pogula thoramunu chetiki kattukunnaaru. Pradakshina namaskaaralu chesaru. Uttamamaina ee vratamunu braahmanaadi nalugu jaatula vaarunu jeyavachhunu. 

       Atlu chesinacho sarva sowbhagyamulunu kaligi sukhamugaa vunduru. Ee kathanu vinuvaralaku, chaduvu varalaku Varalakshmi Vrata prasadamu valana sakala sukhamulu kalugunu.

Sri Mahalakshmyashtakam

  Namastestu mahamaye sree peethey surapujithey Sankhachakra gadaa haste mahalakshmi namostutey! 

 Namaste garudaaroodhey dolasura bhayankari Sarvapaapa hare devi mahalakshmi namostutey! 

 Sarvagne sarva varade sarva dushta bhayankari Sarvapaapa hare devi mahalakshmi namostutey! 

 Siddhi buddhi prade devi bhukti mukti pradayini Mantramurthey sada devi mahalakshmi namostutey! 

Sthula sookshme mahaa roudre mahasakti mahodare Mahaapaapaharey devi mahalakshmi namostutey! 

Padmasana sthitey devi parabrahmaswaroopini Paramesi jaganmata rmahalakshmi namostutey!

Swetambaradharey devi naanaalankaara bhooshitey Jagasthitey jaganmata rmahalakshmi namostutey! 

Mahalakshmyashtakam stotram yah pathedbhaktimaannarah Sarvasiddhimavaapnoti rajyam praapnoti sarvadaa Ekakaale pathey nnityam mahaapaapa vinaasanam Dwikaalam yah patheynnityam dhanadhaanya samanwitam Trikalam yah pathennityam mahaa satruvinaasanam Mahalakshmirbhavennityam prasanna varada subha Ityindrakruta mahalakshmyashtaka stavam sampoornam!

 Puja is completed....