Varalakshmi Vratam - August 20, 2023

How to Do Varalakshmi Puja

Married women in South India and Maharashtra do Varalakshmi Puja or Varalakshmi Vratham, which is a significant ritual performed for the wellbeing of their family. Varalakshmi Vratham will take place on August 25 in 2023.

Varalakshmi Vratham is a very graceful occasion celebrating the mighty and positive energies of Goddess Lakshmi. She is one of the most powerful deities in our mythological history. Her true worship brings glory and happiness in the home.

Decorating Varalakshmi Amman

Lay a plaintain leaf in a thambalam (plate).
Put 1 cup of raw rice and spread it evenly.
Keep a silver pot (Sombu) and decorate the silver pot with sandal and kumkum.
Fill the silver pot with rice or water, coins, turmeric, betel leaf and a nut
Take a coconut and rub it with turmeric and place over the silver pot.
On the top of the coconut, decorate with karugumani bangles and cover the silver pot with blouse piece.
Place the Varalakshmi face over the coconut and tie it tightly in the back of the coconut to avoid falling.
Decorate the Amman Mugham with different colors of flowers and gold chains. Decorating amman with Panju thiri malai is very auspicious.
Now decorate a small table with thoraman and maaviali(Mango tree leaf) and place the thamabalam inside the table.

Items Required for Puja

Coconut
Beetle leaf with nut
5 varieties of fruits if not at least banana
Flowers (especially lotus petals and Ganera are very auspicious)
Neivedhyam Items (annam - rice with dal and ghee), pacharisi idli, kozhakattai, payasam, vadai)
Nonbu saradu (holy yellow rope with a small flower tied in the middle of each rope). This ninbu saradu has to be placed in varalakshmi amman’s feet
A tumbler with water and a spoon

Performing Puja

Take a beetle leaf, and place it by the edge facing the north side. Take 2 teaspoon of turmeric and using little water make small mountain like mould which represent Lord Vinayakar. Place it in the middle of the beetle leaf and place some kumkum at the top of vinayakar and chant the following slokas by taking flowers and akshadhai.

Om Sumugaya Namaha
Om Yegathanthaya Namaha
Om Kabilaya Namaha
Om Kajakarnikaya Namaha
Om Lambodharaya Namaha
Om Vigadaya Namaha
Om Viknarajaya Namaha
Om Ganadhipaya Namaha
Om Thumakedhave Namaha
Om Ganadhakshaya Namaha
Om Balachandraya Namaha
Om Vakrathundaya Namaha
Om Soorpakarnaya Namaha
Om Heryrambaya Namaha
Om Skandhapoorvajaya Namaha
Om Mahaganapadhiye Namaha