Garuda panchami pooja 26th July 2020

Garuda Panchami:

 Garuda panchami pooja is observed on the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha in Shravana masaand is dedicated to Garuda, the vehicle or Vahana of Lord Vishnu. Garuda Panchami Vrata is observed by women for the welfare and good health of their children. The day is also observed as Naga Chaturthi with clean and sacred.

How to observe Garuda Panchami?

This vratha/pooja usually performed for Garudar. The pooja should be performed by little clean, Sacred, Madi etc., This day is similar as yesterday ie.,Naga  Chaturthi. On this day all members of the family must do nagar pooja.

Things Required :

·        Get nagar in silver

·        Rice for thembittu

·        Jaggery

·        (Ellu)seasame seeds

·        Coconut water

·        Kejavasthra

·        Milk

·        Kadala

·        (Kal uppu)Salt

·        Pepper(melagu

Preparation:

·        Have oil bath)

·        Clean the house and decorate the entrance with kolam

·        Put nagaraja in rangoli at pooja room, entrance of the house and near thulasi brindavana as Nagaraja going out of your house like given below

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·        Prepare Thembittu

·        Today bisi thembittu

·        Prepare ellu bella, bissi ellu

·        Prepare kejavastra for all nagar u have drawn and today u should add only turmeric to kejavastra no kumkum.

PROCEDURE:

1. Mangala Snaanam

2. Thulasi Pooja

3. Hosthilu Pooje -(Draw a rangoli, apply turmeric and vermilion to the Hostilu)

4. Garuda Panchami Pooja 

5. Naivedya

6. Aarathi

7. Thamboola

             Garuda Panchami Pooja

·        Get a manai(palagai) draw nagar as above in it and place a silver plate on it.

·        Keep silver nagar u have in it

·        Do a cup and spoon with thembittu u prepared before and place it before nagar.

·        Do abhishek  for nagar and cup with water 3 times, milk (without boiled) 3 times, and again water 3 times

·        With  elaneer 3 times

·        Take Ellu bella and abhishek it

·        Take  thembittu and abishek it

·        Offer salt and peeper

·        Do pooja with kumkum,turmeric and Flowers.

·        Put kaja vastra for nagar.

·        Like the above follow the procedure for all nagar u have drawn at vassal, near thulasi madam .

·        Draw nagar in wall with Turmeric and do pooja

Naivedya

·         Prasadam and Fruits are been offered to Nagaraja

Aarthi

·        Do Aarthi  with  sodalu

·        Finally, with kalpoora

  Thamboola

                        Gave Thamboola Dhakshina to some brahmana

All might be thinking why Naaga (Evil snakes) Idol should be kept for Garuda Panchami? The main reason is, while Garudan went to get the Amirtham, the main reason why her mother was slaved was all because of the snakes. So, Indiran gave Garudan a varam that Evil snakes, which are responsible for her mother's slavevess, will be Garundan's slave from then. And, while performing this pooja, if any Naaga Dosham is found for any of the family member, it is believed that the Dosham will get vanished.

Legend has it that the day remembers Lord Garuda’s love and devotion for his mother  vinathai. Thus the day celebrates mother – son relationship. Sumangali who follow this great pooja will give birth to a brave, bold, well – talented child like Garudan. Simultaneously, if you get a chance, visit Thiru Naraiyoor Divyadesam (Nachiyar Kovil) and get the blessing of Kal (stone) Garudan and have his complete blessings.
Also Vehicle Travelers Get Protection By This Worship

Written by
Smt. Chandrika Arvind