11 Steps to Perform Navratri Puja at Home is Essential

11 Steps to Perform Navratri Puja at Home You Should Know

Navratri is a major festival in Sanatan Dharma, in which devotees celebrate the festivals by keeping a strict fast for 9 days. There are many rules and regulations in Navratri, that is why it is a bit difficult to keep this fast and there are many regulations. It includes some things which have to be ignored. A person who keeps fast in Navratri is not allowed to sleep in the bed while in the fasting, they have to sleep on “Kush” or “Puwal” on the ground during the fasting period.

How to Setup Navratri Puja Chowki?

First of all, you should get up early, take a bath and get ready by wearing clean clothes. Clean the place where you have to set up Mata's Chowki and sprinkle with Gangajal. After setting up the Chowki, spread a red or yellow color clothes on it.

Step 1: Devi Establishment (Ghata Sthapana)

First of all, you have to set up Ghata sthapana, with a photo of Maa Durga's or idol and keep a plate made in soil and fill that plate in soil and sown jawar in the soil. Then keep an earthen pot on top of it and fill it with clean water.

Step 2: Kalash Sthapana

In the Kalash, you will be taught to put holy water (Gangajal), coin, a betel nut, Akshat, a turmeric whole, some Ayurvedic herbs like Jatamansi, red sandalwood, white sandalwood, Ganga Jal, camphor in the water of the Kalash. Keep 5 mango leaves on cover it with a bowl. Fill the bowl with raw white rice. Then keep a whole coconut or you can keep a green coconut on it. After that, apply roli, moli, kalawa, sandal wood paste, turmeric paste, sindoor on the kalash.

Step 3: Awaken Akhand Jyot

After that, light the Akhand Jyot and keep in mind that, this jyot will remain live till 9 days or for as many days as you have to keep the fast.

Step 4: Sankalp

Then after, that take some water in your palm, a flower, some Akshat and take a resolution that how many days you have to do this Navratri fast, and why you have to do it. During the Sankalp you can share your wish Mother Durga not with others.

Note: We have already put the content of how to make Sankalp in our website, I would suggest please refer to it as well. Sankalp must be done before doing any puja.

Step 5: Avaahan of Lord Ganesha & Worship

Then take some rice and a flower in your hand and invite Lord Ganesha. After that, offer yellow coloured rice(white rice mix with turmeric) and a flower then put it on the Kalash. Then keep a small brass idol of Ganesha near Maa Durga. First of all, give him a bath. After bathing, offer him a seat, Padaasan, Clothes, Ornaments, Hasto Arghya.

After that, worship Ganesha with gandh(perfume), sandalwood paste, durva, incense, fruits, lamp, flowers, rice, naivedya etc. After the worship, bow down to him and request him to forgive you for any mistake done during the puja.

Step 6: Avaahan & Worship of Goddess Durga

Take some water in your palm with some rice, a flower and avaan to Goddess Durga. Then put it on the Kalash. First offer, Shuddhodyaka, Gandhodyaka, Panchamrita snana to the mother. Then bathe the idol with clean water, Gangajal mixed water and clean it with a clean cloth. Then keep on the Puja Chowki.

After that offer Hasto Arghya (take water in a spoon mix with sandalwood paste, turmeric, ganga jal and a flower) to the mother.

After that, offer Asana, Padasana, Vastram, Jewellery & Ornaments. Then offer, Gandh, Roli, Moli, Kalawa, Chandan, Perfume, Flowers, Dhoop, Deep, Naivedya, Seasonal Fruits to the Goddess. Also worship the Kalash or Ghat with Panchopchara or Shodashopachara method. Panchopchar means worshipping the Goddess with five elements, which are- Gandh, Pushpa, Deepak, Dhoop and Naivedya.

Step 7: Mantra Chanting and Devi Purana

After this, you can chant any mantra of the Goddess as per your wish. And it is very good to recite Devi Purana, Devi Mahatmya, Chandi Path, Shri Durga Saptasati. This will definitely bring a new sunrise to your life.

Step 8: Aarti

After reading the Purana or Mantra recitation, perform Aarti, while performing Aarti, decorate all the decoration items of Navratri in a plate. The plate contains with one bell, some flowers, Akshat, naivedya and some coins. Sing Aarti of mother durga, ring the bells and perform Aarti. Then take blessings from Maa Durga.

Step 9: Tambulam

Then offer Tambulam, which is called Banarasi Paan, to the Goddess.

Step 10: Kshyama Yachna

Then, fold your hands and ask for forgiveness from the Goddess that I have committed a grave mistake knowingly or unknowingly while performing the Puja. I do not know the specific Puja, nor the quantity, the Yantra, so Oh Mother! forgive me and keep your blessings on us.

Step 11: Kanchak or Kanya Pujan

On the “Ashtami or Navami” day of “Navratri”, you should invite 5, 7, 9, 11 small girls, nine girls of the age of about 5 to 12 years and prepare food for them. They are considered to be the form of the Goddess. Perform “Panchopchara Pujan” for them, feed them some Prasad that children like, touch the feet of all the girls. Then give them some gifts and definitely give “Dakshinam”. After the Kanya Pujan, your fast is completed, otherwise it is considered incomplete.