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You will be able to get a fair idea of how to perform bhagavad tiruvaradanam from this page.Please click on the following links in the same order. Audio clips added for the entire procedure New Preliminaries bhuuta suddhi kramaM maanasiika aaraadhanaM  paatra parikalpanaM MantraasanaM snaanaasanaM ala~NkaaraasanaM mantra puShpaM bhojyaasanaM punarmantraasanaM parya~NkaasanaM visheSha aaraadhana kramaH

Preliminaries:

What you require,Dress code,Time frame,what to offer etc.
Please read the Disclaimer and Bibliography
Printer friendly tamil and sanskrit versions are available.Please scroll down to the bottom of this document for links.
The procedure starts from here.

Perform maadhyaahnikam. Wash your feet and enter the perumal sannidhi and do achamanam twice.

 prachaNDaadi dvaara paalebhyo namaH

samasta parivaaraaya shrImate naaraayaNaaya namaH

{praNavaM} bhuurbhuvassuvaH

Sprinkle water on the altar,where you will be performing thirvaradanam.

apa gachchhantu te bhuutaa ye bhuutaa bhuvi saMsthitaaH.
ye bhuutaa vighnakartaaraH te gachchhantu aaj~nyaa hareH..

Clap the hands thrice.
Procedure:
first left hand below palm facing upwards.Hold the right hand above and with right palm clap on the left hand.
second hold the right hand below facing upwards and clap with left hand palm from above( reverse of first step)
third left hand below and right hand above as first time but clap with the fingers of the right hand and NOT with
the palm.

ghaNTa naathaM

There are two ways you can make sound with ghaNTa(Bell). One ringing it such a way that the tounge touches
only one side of the ghaNTa. You have to make ghaNTa naatham like this while

Opening the koyil aazhvar( the Divine box where PerumaL is in yoga nidra)
While offering argyam,paadyam and aachamaniiyam
While doing thirumanjanam
While offering Dhupam,Diipam

The tonuge of the ghaNTa should touch both the sides of the bell while doing Harati and while offering food.

It is important to ring the bell while doing thiruvaradhanam as stipulated in sastras.One should not lift or
keep the ghaNTa with left hand. It should be always handled with right hand only and then transferred to the
other hand for making ghaNTa naatham.

viiryaaya astraaya phaT. yaM vaayave namaH

Open the koyilaazhvar( box) and recite (some bhagavathas say that a karpura harati to be done here)

kausalyaa suprajaa raamaa puurvaa saMdhyaa pravartate.
uttiShTha narashaarduula kartavyam.h daivamaahnikam.h..

Guru parampara dhyaanam
Divya prabandha taniyan
Pallandu
Thiruppalliyezhuchchi
Thiruppavai
Saranagati gadyam ( Start from akilaheya.. and upto sharanam prapadhye.) or atleast nyaasa dasakaM

Note: If time doesn't permit to recite the entire pasurams atleast recite the first and last two pasrumas of
Pallandu,Thiruppalliyezhuchchi and first,third,sixteenth,eighteenth,23rd,24th and 27th and 28th pasurams of
thiruppavai.

Recite asana mantram

Sprinkle water on the place where you will be sitting and performing Tiruvaradhanam and recite (pranva)bhuur bhuvaH suvaH
 aasana mantraM

aasana mantrasya pR^ithivyaa merupR^iShTha R^iShiH
sutalaM chhandaH shriikuurmo devataa..

aasane viniyogaH

pR^ithivi tvayaa dhR^itaa loka devi tvaM viShNunaa dhR^itaa..
tvaM cha dhaaraaya maaM devi pavitraM kuru chaasanam.h

aShTaakshara prANAyaamaM ( Do it three times)How to do?

Sa~Nkalpam:

shrii bhagavadaaj~nyaa shrii bhagavat.h priityarthaM ijyaa kaalikaM bhagavad.h aaraadhanaM kariShye

Starting Prayers:

hariH oM tatsat.h kR^itaM cha kariShyaami bhagavan.h nityena bhagavat.h priityarthena mahaa vibhuuti chaaturaatmya bhagavad.h vaasudeva paadaaravinda archanena ijyayaa bhagavataH karmaNaa bhagavantaM archayiShyaami

phala mantra:

bhagavato balena bhagavato viiryeNa bhagavad.h tejasaa bhagavata karmaNaaH karma  kariShyaami bhagavato vaasudevasya

saatvika dyaagam.h

bhagavaaneva svaniyaamya svaruupasthiti pravR^itti svasheShataikarasena anena aatmanaa, kartraa,svakiiyaishcha dehendrayaantaH karaNaiH svakiiya kalyaaNatama dravyamayaan.h, aupachaarika ,saaMsparshika, saaMdR^iShTaka aabhyavahaarikaadiin.h samasta bhogaan.h atiprabhuutaan.h atiprayatamaan.h atisamagraan.h atyanta bhaktikR^itaan.h
akhila parijana parichchhadaanvidaata svasmai svapriitaye svayameva pratipaadayituM upakramate

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( Begineers may skip this section till they are familiar with the entire thirvaaaradanam. If you are skipping it, then atleast mentally assume that our current body is burnt and made to ashes and a divine body is given by sriman narayana for doing HIS aradana. Since our body is always impure and admixture of rajas and tamasa gunas we can't perform aradanam to Perumal with this body.Hence we are first making the paramatman and jeevatman who are residing in our heart to go thru our mUrdhanya naadi in our head.Our jeevan will enter the toe of the right foot of Perumal.Then we are getting a divine body with the blessings of Perumal and in that we are assuming that the jeevan enters the heart once again and we are now fit to perform HIS aradana.)

Detailed description for this kramam can be found here.

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shrii bhagavadaaj~nyaa shrii bhagavat.h priityarthaM ijyaa kaalikaM bhagavadaaraadhanaanga maanasiika aaraadhanaM kariShye.

Here we can offer the best of vastrams,jewellery to PerumaL and tayaar and offer them sumptous meal with various delicious sweets,milk,honey and whatever you can imagine of. ALL MENTALLY. We are imagining that the same perumal in our home is being offered all these best of best vastrams and food mentally and it is very important part of thiruvaradanam. It is very difficult to have this frame of mind while doing this part but try to visualise as if you are offering them really. This is very blissful experience. Don't miss it.. The following sanskrit verses state the above in sloka form.

kuurmaadiin.h divya lokaM tadanu maNimayaM maNTapaM tatra sheShaM
tasmin.h dharmaadipiiThaM tadupari kamalaM chaamaragraa hiNiishcha.
viShNuM deviiH vibhuuShaayudhagaNamuragaM paaduke vainateyaM
seneshaM dvaarapaalaan.h kumudamukhagaNaan.h viShNu bhaktaan.h prapadye..

savyaM paadaM prasaarya shriitaduritaharaM daxiNaM ku~nchayitvaa
jaanumyaadhaaya savye taramitarabhujaM naaga bhoge nidhaaya.
pashchaad.h baahudvayena pratipaTa shamane dhaarayan.h sha~Nkha chakre
devii bhuuShaadi juShTo janayatu jagataaM sharma vaikuNTha naathaH..

aaraadhayaami hR^idi keshavaM aatmagehe
maayaapure hR^idaya pa~Nkaja sanniviShTam.h.
shradhdaanadii vimala chitta jalaabhiShekaiH
nityaM samaadhi kusumaiH apunarbhavaaya..

sauvarNe sthaalivarye maNigaNakhachite goghR^itaaktaan.h supakvaan.h
bhaxyaan.h bhojyaanshcha lehyaan.h paramamatha haviH shoShyamannaM nidhaaya.
naanaashaakairupetaM sadadhi madhughR^itaM xiirapaaniiya yuktaM
taambuulaM chaatmanai.asmai pratidivasaM ahaM maanasaM kalpayaami..

bhagavan.h puNDariikaaxa hR^idyaagaM tu mayaa kR^itam.h.
aatmasaat.h kuru devesha baahyaistvaaM samya garchaye..

vibho sakala lokesha praNataarthi haraachyuta.
tvaaM bhaktyaa puujayaamyatya bhokair.h arkhiyaadhipi kramaat.h..

Baahya aaraadhanam.

shrii bhagavadaaj~nyaa shrii bhagavat.h priityarthaM ijyaa kaalikaM bhagavadaaraadhanaanga baahya aaraadhanaM kariShye.

kuurmaadiin.h divya lokaM tadanu maNimayaM maNTapaM tatra sheShaM
tasmin.h dharmaadipiiThaM tadupari kamalaM chaamaragraa hiNiishcha.
viShNuM deviiH vibhuuShaayudhagaNamuragaM paaduke vainateyaM
seneshaM dvaarapaalaan.h kumudamukhagaNaan.h viShNu bhaktaan.h prapadye..

savyaM paadaM prasaarya shriitaduritaharaM daxiNaM ku~nchayitvaa
jaanumyaadhaaya savye taramitarabhujaM naaga bhoge nidhaaya.
pashchaad.h baahudvayena pratipaTa shamane dhaarayan.h sha~Nkha chakre
devii bhuuShaadi juShTo janayatu jagataaM sharma vaikuNTha naathaH..

brahmaadyaa sakalaa devaaH yaM na smartu maniishvaraaH.
sa eSha bhagavaanadya mama pratyaxataam.h gadaH..

svaagataM bhagavannatya maaM taarayituM aagadaH.
dhanyo.asmi anugR^ihiito.asmi kR^itaartho.asmi kR^ipaa nidhe

saannidhyaM kuru devesha sarvadaa sarva kaamada.
dravya mantra kriyaa bhaktiH shraddhaahaaniiH saha prabhoH..

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The vessels are numbered as under:
1.argya patram (This vattil should be in the south east direction to the perumal as shown above)
2.paadya patram
3.aachamaniiya patram
4.snaaniiya/paaniiya paatram
5.sarvaartha toyam
6.aachaariya toyam( For paduka aradanam only)
7.pratigR^iha paatram

The other items not numbered are bell,plate with pushpam and tulasi(near vessel 7) and sombu(big vessel with tiirthaM near bell. The seat is for you to sit and perform thiruvaradanam.The altar shown is the koyilaazhvaar.

Write on the right palm with the pavitra finger of left hand yaM and recite
yaM vaayave namaH shoShayaami
and show the right palm on the kumba theertham.

Write on the right palm with the pavitra finger of left hand raM and recite
raM agnaye namaH daahayaami
and show the right palm on the kumba theertham.

Write on the left palm with the pavitra finger of right hand vaM and recite
 vaM amR^itaaya namaH plaavayaami
and show the left palm on the kumba theertham.

Do surabi mudra on kumba tiirtham.

Repeat this on sandal paste,pushpam and tulasi leaves. Recite aShTaaksharaM 7 times.

Hold the right palm on the kumba tiirthaM and recite

bhagavaan.h pavitram.h vaasudevaH pavitram.h tatpaadau pavitram.h tatpaadodakam.h
pavitram.h shatadhaaraM, sahasradhaaraM, aparimitadaaraM, achchidram.h ariShTam.h
axayyaM avyayaM paramaM pavitraM bhagavaan.h vaasudevaH punaatu

Take little water from the kumbam with spoon(uddhariNi) and put it in all the
five vattils(cups) reciting
viiryaya astraaya phaT

Then empty all the five vattils in a separate vessel ( don't empty on the floor
 and then step over it)This is shodanaM

Fill all the five cups with kumba tiirthaM reciting
(pranava) j~naanaaya hR^idaaya namaH

Do shoShaNam,daahanam  plaavanam and surabi mudra for the all the five vattils.

Hold the right palm on the five vattils and recite

bhagavaan.h pavitram.h vaasudevaH pavitram.h tatpaadau pavitram.h tatpaadodakam.h
pavitram.h shatadhaaraM, sahasradhaaraM, aparimitadaaraM, achchidram.h ariShTam.h
 axayyaM avyayaM paramaM pavitraM bhagavaan.h vaasudevaH punaatu

Hold right palm on the argya vattil and recite: (praNava) namo naaraayaNaaya argyaM parikalpayaami
Hold right palm on the paadyam vattil and recite: (praNava)namo naaraayaNaaya  paadyaM parikalpayaami
Hold right palm on the aachamaniiya vattil and recite: (praNava)namo naaraayaNaaya aachamaniiyaM
 parikalpayaami
Hold right palm on the snaaniiya vattil and recite: (praNava) namo naaraayaNaaya snaaniiyaM parikalpayaami
Hold right palm on the sarvaartha thoyaM vattil and recite: (praNava)namo naaraayaNaaya sarvaartha
thoyaM  parikalpayaami

Take one spoonful of water and hold it on your left palm along with a flower.
close it with right palm and raise it upto chest level
and chant aShTaaksharam 4 times and recite

viM virajaayai namaH
Sprinkle the water from the spoon on all the five vattils and on the Thirtha kaveri and on other pooja materials like pushpam,tulasi etc and also on your head.

aadhaara shaktyaadibhyo namaH (offer pushpam)

asmad.h gurubhyo namaH (pray to acharya)

Recite:

guravastadiiya guravastadiiya guravo dishantu mama saadhvanugraham.h.
yuShmadu pajanita shakti matirahaM harimarchayaami gatabhiiH prasiidata

samasta parivaaraaya shriimate naaraayaNaaya namaH

svaagatam.h

bhagavaan.h tvadaaraadhanaaya maaM anujaaniihi
tava aatmaatmiiyam nitya ki~Nkaratvaaya sviikuru

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ijyaa kaalstR^itiiyo.ayaM ahnoM.ashaH samupaagataH.
saMbhR^itaashchaiva saMbhaaraaH kalpitaanyaasanaani cha..

snaanaadyarthaani devesha tavechchhaa vartate yadi.
avaloka nadaanena tat.h sarvaM saphalaM kuru..

tadarthaM saha deviibhyaaM saanugaiH sachivaiH saha.
madanugrahaaya kR^ipayaa hyatraagantuM tvamarhasi..

yaavadaadyaasanaM mantraa sanaantaM puujyase mayaa.
taavat.h saannidhya matraiva kuruShva puruShottama..

saannityaM guru devesha sarvataa sarva kaamata.
dravya mantra kriyaa bhakti shraddhaahaani saha prabho..

mantraasanam samarpayaami

mantraasanam avalokaya pratigR^ihNiiShva xamasva.

Offering argyaM,paadyaM and aachamaniiyaM:

Take one spoonful of water from argya patram (Vessel1)and take close to perumal and recite

(pranavam)namo naaraayaNaaya argyaM samarpayaami

Place the water carefully in the pratigR^iha patram(vessel 7) This is called argyaM.
This is done once to wash the hands of perumal.

Take one spoonful of water from paadyaM patram (Vessel2) and take close to perumal and recite

(pranavam)namo  naaraayaNaaya paadyaM samarpayaami

Place the water carefully in the pratigR^iha patram(vessel 7) This is called
paadyaM Do it twice.This is to wash the feet of the perumal

Take one spoonful of water from aachamaniiya patram (Vessel3)and take close to perumal
 and recite

(pranavam) namo naaraayaNaaya aachamaniiyaM samarpayaami

Place the water carefully in the pratigR^iha patram(vessel 7) This is called aachamaniiyaM.
 Do it thrice. This is for doing aachamanam.

(This is the our traditional  vedic way of inviting guests offering water for washing
their ,hands, feet and then do achamanam)

Now Offer argyaM,paadyaM and aachamaniiyaM to tayaar,nitya suris and acharayas by reciting
the following.Remember to offer the above upacharam taking water only from sarvaartha toyaM(vessel 5).
Don't mix with argya,paadiya,aachamaniiya vattils( vessel numbered 1,2,3).

shriiM shriyai namaH (for periya piratti or laxmi devi)

bhuumi niiLaabhyaaM namaH (bhu devi and nila devi)

ananta garuDa viShavaksenaadibhyo namaH ( Adi sesha,garuda and vishvaksena
the nitya sooris)

paraa~Nkusha,parakaala yativara nigamaantaaryaadibhyo namaH (nammazhvar,kaliyan,
Ramanuja and Desika and other acharyas)

Recite:
samasta parivaaraaya shriimate naaraayaNaaya namaH

eta daasanaanu pa~Nktina: sarvaapacharaan xamasa
maaM madiiyaM cha sarvaM tava nitya ki~Nkaratvaaya sviikuru

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sphuTiikR^itaM mayaa deva snaanaasanamidaM mahat.h.
aasaadayaashu snaanaarthaM madanugraha kaamyayaa..

snaanaasanam.h samarpayaami

snaanaasanaM avalokaya pratigR^ihNiiShva xamasva

Offer argyaM,paadyaM and aachamaniiyaM

Take one spoonful of water from sarvaarta toyam (vessel 4) and recite

tanda kaaShTa kaNDuuShaati sarvopachaaraan.h samarpayaami

Take one spoonful of water from sarvaarta toyam (vessel 4) and recite

hasta mukha paada praxaalanaM samarpayaami.

viShvaksenaaya namaH ( mentally think that the perumal's vastram has been given to
Sri Vishvaksena and perumal has been given a separate dress for bathing.)

Now Place the small plate with holes on the pratigR^iha patram( vessel 7) and place the
salagrama moorthy on the plate from the snaaniiya paatram(vessel 4) do tirumanjanam with the
uddhariNi reciting purusha suktam,sri suktam and bhu nilaa suktam.

Then recite Periaazhvar's pasuram Vennai aLaindha

(If time doesn't permit to recite the entire pancha suktam atleast recite starting and  concluding verses of them and recite the first and last pasuram of periazhvar's prabandham.If the above prabandham and pancha suktam are not known then atleast recite ashTaakshara mantra as you do tirumanjanam)

Lit the incense stick/Sampiraani (these days you don't have to heat the the coal  and sprinkle the powder on it to get the fragnance of dasaangam. Ready made pellets of incense sticks/daasangam is available) and show the vastram over the fragnant fumes of the  incense sticks to absorb on to the cloth.

Gently take the salagrama moorthy from the plate and wipe with the cloth.Some people sprinkle the excess water of the shila by shaking it over the head.This is not correct. One must take great care while handling  the perumal and remember to wipe the shila inside the mouth also,if the shila has one.( source: ahnika granta of srimad azhagiya singar)

Recite:

etat.h daasanaanu pa~NktinaH sarvopadhaaraan.h xamasva.
tva aatmaadmiiyaM nitya ki~Nkaratvaaya sviikuru..
 

Now you have to convert the snaaniiya paatram to paaniiya paatram. Empty the vessel 4 and fill with fresh water and top up the other vessels too with the water.

Do shoShanaM  daahanaM  plaavanaM. for all the vessels and recite argyam,paadhyam,aachamaniiyam and sarvaarta toyam parikalpayaami holding your right hand on vessels 1,2,3 and 5 with the ashTaaksharam as prefix. Also recite pavitra mantra.

Hold your right plam on the vessel 4 and recite (ashTaaksharam) paaniiyaM parikalpayaami.

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deva deva jagannaatha bhuuShaasrak.h chandanaadikam.h.
ala~Nkaaraasanam.h bhadraM adhitiShTha tR^itiiyakam.h..

ala~Nkaaraasanam.h samarpayaami.

ala~Nkaaraasanam.h avalokaya pratigR^ihNiiShva xamasva

Offer argyaM,paadyaM and aachamaniiyaM

offer one spoonful of water from sarvartha toyam and recite

vastrotriiya bhuuShaNaarthaM Urdva puNDraaxaM samarpayaami.

Now offer sandal paste,DhupaM(dasaangkam) and diipam(ghee wick) reciting the
following prayers.

Important:
1.You have to wash your hands after touching the sandal paste and Dhupam and diipam.
2.Before offering dhupam and diipam sprinkle little water from sarvaartha toyaM on dhupam and diipam and
say (pranava) bhuurbhuvassuvaH
Then do shoShaNam,daahanam ,plaavanam and surabi mudra for duupam and diipam

While offering sandal paste recite:(Remove pavitram from your finger while offering
sandal paste)

gandhadvaaraaM duraadharShaaM nityapuShTaaM kariiShiNiim.h.
iishvariiM sarvabhuutaanaaM tvaamihopahvaye shriyam.h

(ashTaaksharam) gandhaan.h samarpayaami.

dhuupam:

dhuurasi dhuurva dhuurvantaM dhuurvataM yo.asmaan.h
dhuurvati taM dhuurvayaM vayaM dhuurvaamaH tvaM devaanaamasi.

(ashTaaksharam) dhuupam.h samarpayaami. offer aachamanam

Diipam:

uddiipyasva jaatavedo.apaghnan.h nir.h R^itiM mama.
pashuughuMchcha mahyamaavaha jiivanaM cha disho dasha..

(ashTaaksharam) diipaM samarpayaami.   offer aachamanam

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hariH oM agnimiiLe purohitaM yaj~nasya devamR^itvijam.h hotaaraguM ratna dhaatamam.h
 hariH oM..hariH oM..

iShe tvorje tvaa vaayavastho paayavastha devo vaH savitaa praarpayatu shreShTha
tamaaya karmaNe. hariH oM.. hariH oM..

agna aayaahi viitaye gR^iNaano havya daataye. nihotaa sathsi barhiShi.
hariH oM..hariH oM.. shanno devi rabhiShTaya aapo
bhavantu piitaye. shaMyora bhisravantu naH hariH oM..

omityagre vyaaharet.h nama iti pashchaat.h naaraayaNaayetu pariShTaat.h.
omityekaaxaram.h nama iti dve axare. naaraayaNaayeti pa~nchaaxaraaNi.
etadvai naaraayaNasyaaShTaaxaraM padam.h. yo ha vai naaraayaNasyaaShTaaxaraM
padamadhyeti, anapabR^ivaH sarvamaayureti vindate praajaapatyaM raayaspoShaM
gaupatyaM  toto.amR^itatvamashnute
tato.amR^itatvamashnuta iti. ya evam.h veda. ityupaniShat.h

atha karmaNyaachaaraad.h yaani gR^ihyante.
udagayana puurvapaxaahaH puNyaaheShu kaaryaaNi
yaj~nopaviitinaa pradaxiNam.h

taM dR^iShTvaa shatru hantaaraM maharShiiNaaM sukhaavaham.h.
babhuuva hR^iShTaa vaidehi bhartaaraM pariShasvaje..

taasaamaa virabhuuchchhauriH smayamaana mukhaambujaH.
piitaambaradharaH sragvii saaxaan.h manmatha manmathaH..

aho viiryaM aho shauryaM aho baahu paraakramaH.
naarasiMhaH param.h daivaM ahobilaM ahobilaM..

vaikuNThetu pare loke shriyaa saardhaM jagatpati.
aaste viShNurachintyaatmaa bhaktair.h bhaagavataiH sahaH..

senRaal kudaiyaam* irundhaal siNGgaasanamaam,*
ninRaal maravadiyaam neeLkadaluL,* - enRum-
puNaiyaam maNiviLakkaam* poompattaam pulhum-
aNaiyaam,* thirumaaRku aravu.

kadaa punaH sha~Nkharathaa~Nka kalpaka dhvajaara vindaa~Nkusha vajra laa~nchhanam.h.
trivikrama tvachcharaNaambujadvayaM madiiya muurdhaanaM alaMkariShyati..

You may recite one sloka for perumal,taayaar (Audio)and other aacharyas (Audio )and sri desika stotras will be handy here.

(aShTaaxaraM) mantra puShpaM samarpayaami  (offer tulasi leaf at the lotus feet of perumal)

archana: ( Hold the plate with pushpam and offer them as you recite the following)

(--do--) keshavaaya namaH
(--do--) naaraayaNaaya namaH
(--do--) maadhavaaya namaH
(--do--) govindaaya namaH
(--do--) viShNave namaH
(--do--) madhusuudanaaya namaH
(--do--) trivikramaaya namaH
(--do--) vaamanaaya namaH
(--do--) shriidharaaya namaH
(--do--) hR^iShikeshaaya namaH
(--do--) padmanaabhaaya namaH
(--do--) daamodaraaya namaH

(--do--)  matsyaaya namaH
(--do--)  kuurmaaya namaH
(--do--)  varaahaaya namaH
(--do--)  narasiMhaaya namaH
(--do--)  vaamanaaya namaH
(--do--)  parashuraamaaya namaH
(--do--)  raamaaya namaH
(--do--)  balaraamaaya namaH
(--do--)  kR^iShNaaya namaH
(--do--) kalkine namaH

Now archana for taayaar

shriiM shriyai namaH
amR^itodbhavaayai namaH
kamalaayai namaH
chandrasodaryai namaH
viShNu patnyai namaH
vaiShNavyai namaH
varaarohaayai namaH
hari vallabhaayai namaH
shaar~NgiNyai namaH
deva devikaayai namaH
surasundaryai namaH
mahaalaxmyai namaH
sarvaabhiiShTa phala pradaayai namaH.

eta daasanaanu pa~Nktina: sarvaapacharaan xamasa
maaM madiiyaM cha sarvaM tava nitya ki~Nkaratvaaya sviikuru
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mR^iShTa medhyasthiraannaani bhaxya bhojyaan.h yanekashaH.
sampannaani jagannaatha bhojyaasanaM upashraya..

bhojyaasanam.h samarpayaami.

bhojyaasanam.h avalokaya pratigR^ihNiiShva xamasva

argyaM paadyaM aachamaniiyaM

(pranavam) bhuurbhuvassuvaH (pariShechanaM) offer one spoonful of water from
argya paatra
On all cooked food place a petal of pushpam or tulasi and do shoshana,dhaahana and plaavana and surabhi mudra and recite pavitra mantra too.

amR^ito pastaraNamasi ( aapochanaM) offer one spoonful of water from sarvartha toyam

With ghaNTa nathaM (tongue of the bell should hit both the sides of the bell)
 recite the following.

praaNaahuti mantra

(pranavam)praaNaaya svaahaa
(pranavam) apaanaaya svaahaa
(pranavam) vyaanaaya svaahaa
(pranavam) udaanaaya svaahaa
(pranavam) samaanaaya svaahaa
(pranavam) brahmaNe svaahaa
brahmaNima aatma amR^itatvaaya

With krasa mudra (see image) offer the food to the PerumaL ringing the bell and
 recite the following.

madhu vaata R^itaayate madhu xaranti siMdhavaH.
maadhviirnaH santvoShadhiiH..

madhu naktaM utoShasi madhumat.h paarthivaM rajaH.
madhu dyaurastu naH pitaa..

madhumaan.h no vanaspatiH madhumaaguM astu suuryaH
maadhviirgaavo bhavantu naH..

In between from paaniiya vattil offer water for perumal for drinking reciting
paaniiyaM samarpayaami
(Note atleast 4 spoonful of water should be given to perumal for drinking)

Offer water from sarvaartha toyaM for washing the hand etc reciting,
hasta mukha paada praxaalanaM samarpayaami

aachamaniiyaM samarpayaami ( from aachamana vattil)

eta daasanaanu pa~Nktina: sarvaapacharaan xamasa
maaM madiiyaM cha sarvaM tava nitya ki~Nkaratvaaya sviikuru

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mantaasanamidaM tubhyaM mayaa dattaM anuttamam.h.
kuurchena shodhitaM viShNo punaraasaadaya prabho..

punarmantraasanam.h samarpayaami
punarmantraasanam.h  avalokaya pratigR^ihNiiShva xamasva

argyaM paadyaM  aachamaniiyaM

Sprinkle water on phalam and taambhuulam and do shoShana,dhaaha and plaavanam.

phalaM taaMbhuulaM samarpayaami

Now with ghaNTa naatam recite the sarrumurai.Offer pushpam to perumal as you  recite the stotrams/prabandham.It is a wonderful experience for the entire family including children to assemble in  front of perumal and recite the sarrumurai in a chorus.

eta daasanaanu pa~Nktina: sarvaapacharaan xamasa
maaM madiiyaM cha sarvaM tava nitya ki~Nkaratvaaya sviikuru

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parya~Nkaasanam.h samarpayaami

parya~Nkaasanam.h avalokaya pratigR^ihNiiShva xamasva

argyaM paadyaM  aachamaniiyaM

Note:argyaM paadyaM and aachamaniiyam have to offered to Perumal ,shrii,  bhuu and niiLaa devi, ananta garuda viShvaksenar and aacharyas  during every aasanam but this may be time consuming.So atleast offer argyaM paadyaM  aachamaniiyam for perumal,shrii,  bhuu and niiLaa devi, ananta garuda viShvaksenar and aacharyas during mantraasanam  at the starting and during parya~Nkaasanam in the end.However this upacharam have be done for Perumal during every asanam

upachaaraa padesena kR^itaan.h ahara harmayaa.
apachaaraani  imaan.h sarvaan.h xamasva puruShottamaH..

viShvaksenaatibhyo namaH

(Mentally assume that the jewels and garlends of the perumal are given toVishvaksenar for safe custody and perumal is getting ready for HIS yoga nidra.)

(pranavam) achyuta jagannatha mantra muurte janaardana.
raxamaaM puNDariikaaxa xamasva puruShottama..

Do aachamanam and recite the saatvika tyaagam.

(pranavam) bhagavaaneva bhagavadaaraadanaakyaM karma svasmai sva priitaye
pratipaaditavaan.h anena nitya ijyaaraadanena bhagavaan.h priyataaM vaasudeva

4 times saaShTaa~Nka namaskaaram.

Carefully transfer perumal from the altar to the kovilaazhvaar.

sarvaM shrii kR^iShnaarpaNaM astu.

shrii laxmii nrusiMha divya paadukaa sevaka shriivaNshaThakopa shrii naaraayaNa yatiindra
mahaa desikaaya namaH

ijyaaradanam concluded.

Partake the perumal tiirtaM thrice and sprinkle on your head and give darshan of Perumal to all the family members and tiirtaM,tulasi and pushpam.

Make a brief ganta naatham and close the doors of kovilaazhvar.Silently disperse from puja room.

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What you require,Dress code,Time frame,what to offer

You will require five small cups(vattils) of same size and one plate to place them. These are for offering argyaM,paadyaM etc to Perumal. One extra cup shall be required for paduka aaradhanam.

UddhariNi( small spoon)

One little larger vessel (partigraha patram) to collect the argya tiirtha and also for collecting tirumanjana tiirtham

One small plate with holes (diameter equivalent to the rim of the pratigraha patram) for placing the salagrama moorti for tirumanjanam.

One vessel (ThirukkAvEri sombu) for keeping water.Mix draviya parimala powder( This powder is made of cardamam,saffron,green campher and clove. Nicely dry grind them in a mixie and store it in an airtight container.Receipe: 20 cardamams with out skin,20 cloves, a tiny piece of green campher and little saffron will make the parimala powder for 15 days) in the water.

One small altar or peedam for placing the permal after tirumanjanam and HE will receive the archana,food and listen to sarrumurai etc while seating here. After paryagaasana he will be back to the koyilaazhvar for HIS yoga nidra.

One small plate for keeping tulsi leaves,pushpam.(Tulasi plucking has some rules.see them here)

One small cup/plate for keeping sandal paste

One large spoon for offering dhUpam

One large spoon for offering diipam made of cotton wick soaked in ghee(clarified butter)or karpooram(campher).

One madi vastram for wiping perumal after tirumanjanam.

Sandal wood and and a small base stone for grinding.Never offer the sandalpowder brought from the shop.Always grind fresh sandal paste and add little green campher( pachchai karpooram in tamil)

Keep one cup of water with spoon separately for your own use for washing your fingers during the tiruvaradanam.Don't mix it with the Perumal tiirtham.

ghaNTa(Bell)

The vessels and Thirukkaveri (sombu) and the peetam etc can be made of silver or pancha loka.Other items can be made of brass.Stainless steel should be avoided.If you are planning to get them new then it would cost around Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,000/ (Year 2000 estimate)

Dress code: We do have dress code for office and parties etc.. We obey by those codes without questioning.Similarly we have to observe the dress code for this too.Yes we have to wear traditional attaire while performing nityanushtanam and tiruvaradhanam. Wear Pancha kachcham and the uttiriyam(towel) should be tied at the waist (like a belt)

Also it is essential to wear dwadasha urdva pundram while performing thiruvaradhanam.If due to time constraint this is not practical atleast wear thiruman and srichurnam on your fore head and behind the neck(kesava, damodara urdva pundram).Atleast wear 12 thiruman on holidays,acharya/azhvar and perumal thirunakshatrams and important days like ekadasi,dwadasi.

Time: The entire tiruvaradhanam won't take more than half an hour once you are fully used to the procedure.In case of time limitation the recitation of divya prabandham can be shortened to suit as suggested in the following paragraphs.You procedure is very simple and you will surprise that the whole procedure is so easy and joyful and you may wonder why this was not done all these years.Again you can skip the detailed bhudha suddi kramam if you are short of time. I think we can devote half an hour of our day to perform tiruvaradanam to HIM who has given EVERY THING to us.

The ijyaa is performed at mid morning traditionally.This may pose a problem for office goers like us.adiyen has enquired about this to learned scholars and their advice is that if you can't do at the prescribed mid morning time(ijyaa kalam), then no harm in doing this in the morning before going to office, after performing sandya vandanam and maadhyanikam. Remember that if you don't perform thiruvaradhanam it is not a sin but if you don't perform sandya vandanam and maadhyanikam it is a sin.Atleast on holidays try to perform thiruvaradhanam in the ijyaa kalam.

What to offer:
Perumal is happy with what ever we offer with love and care. Krishna says in Gita that" If a devotee offers a fruit, a leaf or a flower with love I accept it with great joy". So it the love and care that is more important than what you offer. That aside it is traditional to offer cooked rice and dal during bhojyaasanam if the full meal is not ready in the morning.Even if this is not practical atleast offer warm milk and fruits.Make sure that you don't eat anything which is not offered to perumal.This self discipline is very important and it is not difficult once you commit yourself.

Please discuss with your elders and acharya about the ahara niyamam as detailed discussion on this topic is beyond the scope of this discussion.

One important note: These days the tiruvaradanam procedure is available in the web and there are books in the market.Please don't start doing this unless you are undergone pancha samskaram or samasrayanam from your acharya.Also you MUST learn from a qualified person who is doing thiruvaradhanam regularly.These pages can be used as an learning aid for reference.

It is beleived that you have salagrama moorthy in your home handed over to you from your parents/grand parents.At home traditionally the aradanam is performed to salagrama shila and dwaraka shila.These moorthies doen't requrire prathishta and it is easy for grahasta for worshipping.Vigraha aradana is very good but it requires avahanam etc and you will have to worship as stipulated in sastras.If you don't have a salagrama moorthy then you can have a small vigraha of krishna and do the tiruvaradanam. If even this is not available no harm in worshipping a photo of a perumal.It is the spirit that is important. However try to acquire one salagrama moorthy at the earliest.

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adiyen would like to thank SrI IVK Chary swamin and SrI Navalpakkam R.Ananth swamin for their help and guidance in learning tiruvaaradanam.

With the pavitra and small finger of right hand close the left nostril and exhale from right nostril chanting ashtaaksharam 8 times.Then breathe in thru left nostril while counting 16 times. Now close the right nostril also with the thumb finger and hold the breathe till you count 32 times of ashtaksharam. Now slowly breathe out from right nostril while chanting ashtaksharam 16 times.

asmad.h gurubhyo namaH
asmad.h parama gurubhyo namaH
asmad.h sarva gurubhyo namaH

shriimate aadivaNshaThakopa yatiindra mahaa deshikaaya namaH
shriimate vedaanta gurave namaH
shriimate raamaanujaaya namaH
shriimate paraa~Nkusha daasaaya namaH
shriimad.h yaamuna munaye namaH
shriimate raamamishraaya namaH
shriimate puNDariikaaxaaya namaH
shriiman.h naathamunaye namaH
shriimate shaThakopaaya namaH
shriimate viShvaksenaaya namaH
shriyai namaH
shriidharaaya namaH

asmad.h desikaM asmadiiya paramaachaaryaan.h asheShaan.h gurun.h.
shriimallaxmaNa yogipu~Ngava mahaapuurNau muniiM yaamunam.h..

raamam.h padma vilochanaM munivaraM naathaM shaThadveShiNaM.
seneshaM shriyaM indiraa sahacharaM naaraayaNaM saMshraye..

viShNu shriipR^itanaapatiin.h shaTharipu shriinaatha padmexaNaan.h.
raamaM yaamuna puurNamishra yatiraaD  govinda bhaTTaarakaan.h..

vedaantyaakhya muniM kalipramathanaM shrii kR^iShNa paadabhidhaM.
shrii ra~Ngeshvara keshavaarya kamalaa vaasaan.h bhaje keshavam.h

ennuyir thandhu aLiththavaraich saraNambukku *
 yaanadaivE avar kurukkaL niraivaNangip *
pinnaruLaal perumboodhoor vandha vaLLal *
 periyanNambi aaLavandhaar maNakkaalnNambi *
nanneRiyai avarkku uraiththa uyyakkondaar *
 naadhamuni sadagOban sEnai_naadhan *
innamudhath thirumagaLenRu ivarai munnittu *
 emberumaan thiruvadigaL adaiginREnE.

Chant ashTaakshraM 28 times and do praaNaayaamaM,thrice.

sa~NkalpaM:
shrii bhagavadaaj~nayaa shriiman.h naaraayaNa priityarthaM bhagavad.h aaraadhane
yogyataa siddhyarthaM bhuuta shuddhiM kariShye.

Now recite the following mantras touching (Here touching means not physical touching.Only bhavana.Bring the four fingers of your right palm together near the part of the body as mentioned) from feet to the head as described below.

(praNavaM) laaM namaH paraaya sarvaatmane namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) pR^ithiviiM gandha tanmaatre vilaapayaami, gandha tanmaatraM
 apsu vilopayaami

Touch from both feet upto knee with right hand.

(praNavaM) vaaM namaH paraaya nivR^ittyaatmane namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) apo rasa  tanmaatre vilaapayaami, rasa tanmaatraM tejasi vilopayaami

Touch from  knee to hip with right hand.

(praNavaM) raaM namaH paraaya vishvaatmane namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) tejo ruupa  tanmaatre vilaapayaami, ruupa tanmaatraM vaayu vilopayaami

Touch from  hip to chest with right hand.

(praNavaM) yaaM namaH paraaya puruShaatmane namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) vaayuM sparsha  tanmaatre vilaapayaami, sparsha tanmaatraM aakaashe
vilopayaami

Touch from chest to nose with right hand.

(praNavaM) ShauM namaH paraaya parameShThyaatmane namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) aakaashaM shabda  tanmaatre vilaapayaami, shabda tanmaatraM
aha~Nkaare vilopayaami

Touch from nose to head with right hand.

Recite:
aha~NkaaraM mahati vilaapayaami
mahaantaM prakR^itau vilaapayaami
prakR^itiM tamasi vilaapayaami
tamaH pare deve ekii bhaavayaami

aShTaakshara praaNaayaamam but the count is different now.

Chant aShTaaksharaM 14 times as you inhale thru the right nostril(left nostril should be closed)
Chant aShTaaksharaM 28 times as you close both the nostrils and hold the breathe.
Chant aShTaaksharaM 7 times as you exhale thru the right nostril

Write yaM on the right palm and hold it near the naval (The palm should be facing
the body).recite:

(praNavaM) yaM vaayave namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) etan.h mantrod.h bhuuta chaNDa vaayvaapyaayita naabhide shastha
vaayunaa tattat.h samShTi praliinaM sarva kilbiSha sarvaaj~naana tadvaasanaa
sahitaM shariiraM antarbahishcha tattvakrameNa shoShayaami.

Write raM on the right palm and hold it near the chest (The palm should be
facing the body),recite:

(praNavaM) raM agnaye namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) etan.h mantrod.h bhuuta chakraagni jvaalopa bR^iMhita
jaaTharaagninaa tattat.h samaShTi praliinaM sarva
kilbiSha sarvaj~naana tadvaasanaa shariiraM antarbhahishcha tatva krameNa daahayaami

Write vaM on the left palm and touch the head,recite:

(praNavaM) vaM amR^itaaya namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) etan.h mantrod.h bhuuta bhagavad.h vaama paadaa~NguShTha
nakha shitaaMshu maNDala galad.h
divyaamR^ita dhaarayaa aatmaanam.h saatvika bhasma cha abhiShechayaami

Mentally assume that a divine body is given by perumal for doing aradana. Recite
paramaatma prasaadena tenaamR^ita jalena tadanaghaM gatvaa vapuasyo pajaayate

(pranavam) maM jeeyaaya namaH

paramaatmanaH tamaH viyojayaami.
tamasaH prakR^itiM utpaadayaami
prakR^iter.h mahaantaM utpaadayaami
mahaH aha~NkaaraM utpaadayaami
aha~Nkaaraadekaa dashendriyaaNi utpaadayaami

Now You will be moving your right hand palm from head to foot in the reverse order reciting the following mantras
 

(aShTaaksharaM) aha~Nkaaraat.h shabda  tanmaatraM utpaadayaami, shabda
tanmaatraat.h aakaashaM utpaadayaami

Move from head  to nose .

(praNavaM) yaaM namaH paraaya puruShaatmane namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) aakaashat.h sparsha  tanmaatraM utpaadayaami, sparsha
tanmaatraat.h vaayuM utpaadayaami

Move from nose  to chest.

(praNavaM) raaM namaH paraaya vishvaatmane namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) vaayoH ruupa tanmaatraM utpaadayaami, ruupa tanmaatraat.h
teja utpaadayaami

Move from chest  to hip.

(praNavaM) vaaM namaH paraaya nivR^ittyaatmane namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) tejaso rasa tanmaatraM utpaadayaami, rasa tanmaatraadapa utpaadayaami

Move  from hip  to knee.

(praNavaM) laaM namaH paraaya sarvaatmane namaH
(aShTaaksharaM) adbhyaH gandha tanmaatraM utpaadayaami, gandha tanmaatraat.h
 pR^ithiviiM utpaadayaami

Move  from knee to  feet .( remember you should not touch your feet while doing aradhanam and what is meant here is that you mentally assume that you are touching the feet and take you  hand close to the feet and recite the respective mantra)

Write vaM on the left palm with right hand and touch the head and recite:

vaM amR^itaaya namaH

(aShTaaksharaM) etan.h mantrod.h bhuuta bhagavad.h vaama paadaa~NguShTha nakha
 shiitaaMshu maNDala galad.h
divyaamR^ita dhaarayaa saatvika shariira vishiShTa jiivaatmaanaM paramaatmaanaM
cha abhiShechayaami.
 

Tulasi should not be collected on the following days/time.You may collect on the previous day morning and safely keep in a cool place covered with leaf or madi vastram.

1.Afternoon of any day
2.Sunday,Tuesday and Fridays
3.Dwadhashi
4.amAvAsyai,pourNami and first day of lunar/solar calender month(mAsa pirappu)
5.ShaShTii

Recite the following mantras while collecting tulasi:

tulasi amR^ita janmaasi sadaa tvaM keshapriye.
keshavaarthaM lunaami tvaaM varadaa bhava shobhane..

moxaika heto dharaNiprasuute viShNoH samastasya guroH priye te.
aaraadhanaarthaM puruShottamasya lunaami patraM tulasi xamasva..

prasiida mama deveshi prasiida harivallabhe.
xiiroda mathanodbhuute tulasi tvaM prasiida me..

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