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1. invoke elements with
mudras:
-om lam prathivyai svaha (earth)
-om vam apah svaha (water)
-om ram agnayae svaha (fire)
-om yam vaayavae svaha (air)
-om ham aakaashaaya svaha (sky)
2. invoke prana with mudras:
-om praanaaya svaha
-om apaanaaya svaha
-om vyaanaaya svaha
-om udaanaaya svaha
-om samaanaaya svaha
-om Brahmanae svaha
3. main mantra:
-om shriim hriim shriim kamalae kamalaa-layae pra-siida pra-siida
shriim hriim shriim maha Lakshmyai namaha
4. rsi chandas:
-asya maha-Lakshmii mantrasya Brahmaa rishihi Gayatrii chandaha
shrii maha-Lakshmi deevataa
shriim biijam namaha shakti kliim kiilakam sarvee ashta sidhayee
japee viniyo-gaha
iti tarpanam (drop water)
5. main mantra:
-om shriim hriim shriim kamalae kamalaa-layae pra-siida pra-siida
shriim hriim shriim maha Lakshmyai namaha (offer flower)
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7.
invoke anga nyaasa (body mudras):
-om hraam hri-da-yaaya namaha (heart)
-om hriim shi-ra-sae svaha (crown cakra)
-om hruum shi-kha-yai vashat
(Brahmani bindu, two fingers beyond the crown)
-om hriim kavachaa-ya hum (invoking protection cross arms, draw hands
down toward ground)
-om hroom neetra-tra-yaaya wow-shat (three fingers at third eye)
-om hrah astraa-ya phat (larger field of protection: snap fingers
left, center, right, back, down, up)
-om bhuuh-bhuvah-suva-room iti dig-bandhaha (clasp hands, two fingers
pointing up spiral upwards)
6. invoke kara nyaasa (finger mudras):
-om hram angus-tabhyam namaha
-om hrim tarja-niibhyam namaha
-om hrum madhya-ma-bhyam namaha
-om hraim anami-kabhyam namaha
-om hraum kanis-ti-kabhyam namah
-om hrah kara-tala-kara-prishta-bhyam namaha
8. main mantra:
(repeat a number of times, offer rice, flowers)
-om shriim hriim shriim kamalae kamalaa-layae pra-siida pra-siida
shriim hriim shriim maha Lakshmyai namaha |
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