page no. foreword 2 items used for sri satyanaaraayan's vrat kathaa

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--- COMMITMENT ---
Take some water in the right hand, chant the following while holding it:
Then yajmaan takes chandan, rice and flower in right hand and chant the following
commitment (sankalpa) mantra:
ATRAADHYA MAHAA MAANGALYA FALPRAD MAASOTTAM MAASE ..........(say month)
MAASE ..........(say which fortnight) PAKSHE............(say which date) TITHAU ...........(say which
day ) VAASARE .......... (say which constellation) NAKSHATRE
MAM SAKAL DURITOPSHAMAN SARVA UPSHAANTI PURVAKAM SAKAL MANORATH
SIDHAYARATHAM YATHAA
For the quelling of all my foes, for the peace of all , for fulfilment of all my just desires
SAMPAADIT SAAMAGRAYAA GANESHA GAURI VARUN BHRAMAA VISHNU RUDHRA
LAKSHMI SURYA AADI
with all the items available, Ganesh, Gauri, Varun, Bhrama, Vishnu, Rudhra, Lakshmi, Surya,
NAVAGRAHA DEVTAA INDRA DHYASHT LOKPAAL DEVTAA PUJAN PURVAK MAA ANGI
KRUT
nine planets, Indra, deities looking after the worlds,
SHREE SATYANAARAAYAN PUJANAM TATHAA TAT KATHAA SRAVANAM AHAM
KARISHYE
Shree Satya Naaraayan pujan, and listening to the story-katha I will do.
Then put the water on the ground. This mantra essentially commits oneself to a vow.
Then bow with hands clasped, hold some water in the right hand and chant the following :
PRUTHAVI TVAYAA DHRUTA LOKAA DEVI TVAM VISHNUNAA DHRUTAA
O earth mother, you behold all the worlds, you are held by Lord Vishnu
TVAM CHA DHAARYA MAA DEVI PAVITRAM KURU ME CHA AASANAM
you behold us O Devi, sanctify this seating.
Sprinkle the water from the right hand on all items and the people present to sanctify all.
DEEP PUJANAM
Then make a divo using cow ghee and light it, then chant mantra:
Bho deep dev swarup stawam karma saakshi hyavida na krut
Yaavat karma samaaptihi syaat taavat tvam sam sthiro bhava
Deep stha devtaa bhyo namaha
Gandha pushpaani samar payaami