The flower puja thread

Ok, inspired by the maha mantra thread, I figured it would be fun to do a pushpanjali, a flower puja. So here is what we do... We find a flower that we really like and offer it to our diety of choice, along with a short mantra/prayer.

I'll go first...






Om Sri Ganeshaya Namah

 

Ooo...that's really cool. Great idea!





Shree Krishna Govinda Hare Muraare He Naatha Naaraayana Vaasudeva
Gopaalaa Gopaalaa Devakee Nandana Gopaalaa

 

Om Sri Durgaye Nama!

 

I know not a Hindu diety...but I think Jesus needs a flower too. IMHO the pictures of Lord Jesus with children are the most beautiful...



"Weeping at Thy feet I fall,
Wearied, burdened, lonely, sad;
Thou dost bid me come, my Lord,
Thou alone canst make me glad;
Jesu, grant my soul release,
Bid, O bid me go in peace."- "Jesu! Speak to me in Love!"

 

Om namaste astu bhagavan vishweshvaraya mahadevaya trayambakaya tripurantakaya trikalagnikalaya kalagnirudraya neelakanthaya mrityunjaya sarveshwaraya sadashivaya sreeman mahadevaya namah

 

Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Rama

 

neelambuja shyamalakomalangam
seeta samarohitavamabhagam
panaumahasayaka charu chaapam
namaami ramam raghuvasanatha

 

Santakaram Bhujagasayanam Padmanabham Suresam, Viswakaram Gaganasadrusham Meghavarnam Subhangam. LaxmiKantam Kamalanayanam Yogiihrd dyana gamyam, Vande Vishnum Bhavabhayaharam Sarvalokaikanatham.


JAI SRIMAN NARAYANA!

 

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA

 

Ave Maria! Gratia Plena. Dominus tecum. Benedicta tui in mulieribus, et benedictus fructisventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, oro pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

Hail Mary! Full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

 

naumīḍya te 'bhra-vapuṣe taḍid-ambarāya
guñjāvataḿsa-paripiccha-lasan-mukhāya
vanya-sraje kavala-vetra-viṣāṇa-veṇu-
lakṣma-śriye mṛdu-pade paśupāńgajāya

-- I worship you, divine son of Nanda, your body is like a rain-laden cloud; dressed in lightning; your radiant face is decorated with peacock feathers and earrings of wildberries; with a garland of wildflowers; carrying a flute, a stick and a horn; eating some curd-rice; the hallmark of your beauty is your delicate soft feet.

 

I haven't seen that picture before...it is very very beautiful.

 

[size=+1]tapta-kancana-gaurange[/size]
[size=+1]radhe vrndavanisvari[/size]
[size=+1]vrsabhanu-sute devi[/size]
[size=+1]pranamami hari-priye[/size]

[size=+1]I offer my respects to Radharani, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vrndavana. You are the daughter of King Vrsabhanu, and You are very dear to Lord Krsna.[/size]

 

Om Haidakhandeshwari Namah!

 

Yaa Kundendu Tushara Haara Dhawalaa
Yaa Shubhra Vastraavritra
Yaa Weena Wara Danda Mandita Karaa
Yaa Shweta Padmaasanaa
Yaa Brahmaachyuta Shankarah Prabhritibhih
Dewaih Sadaa Wanditaa
Saa Maarn Paatu Saraswatee Bhagawatee
Nisheshaa Jaadyaa Pahaa

May that Goddess Saraswati who is bedecked with white kunda flowers, who has worn pure white clothes resembling snow and moon, who is holding a veena as her danda or instrument to draw the attention of her devotees/students, who is sitting on a white lotus and one who is worshipped at all times by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, may she remove my laziness and ignorance. My salutations to such a Goddess of knowledge.

 

What flowers can I offer you, Krishna... Every cell of your body is like a fresh blue lotus. You alone are in every form and place, in every offering. All that is mine to offer is my ego, my karmas, my vasanas and attachments and faults. Please take these as my offering to you, Bhagavan, and please fill their place with pure love for your lotus feet.

 

Door of my Heart, Open wide I keep for thee
Will Thou Come, Will Thou Come,
Precious Krishna Come to Thee,
Will My Days Fly Away Without Seeing you my Lord,
Night and Day, Night and Day, I look for thee Night and Day.

 

Thought this was kind of cool and that it was appropriate for this thread...but for some added mystery...I'm not gonna tell you what it is...and you'll just have to trust me that its pretty spiffy

http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/religion/hindu/page5.html

 

NAMO KUAN SHI YIN PU SA

 

OM RADHA KRISHNAYA NAMAHA