Description
Purpose & Benefits:
Purpose | Benefit |
---|---|
Begin any new project, home, or career | Ensures success and smooth progress |
Remove obstacles in life | Destroys visible and invisible blockages |
Academic and career success | Helps focus, clarity, and confidence |
Marriage, travel, or childbirth plans | Brings auspiciousness and divine grace |
Business growth and prosperity | Attracts positivity and removes negativity |
General peace and prosperity | Improves spiritual and material well being |
When to Perform Ganapathi Homam?
- On auspicious days like Chaturthi, especially Sankatahara Chaturthi
- Before starting a new job, housewarming, marriage, or new business
- During birthdays, anniversaries, or after times of struggle
Mantras Used:
- Ganapathi Moola Mantra
“Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha” - Ganapathi Gayatri Mantra
“Om Ekadantaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya Dheemahi Tanno Danti Prachodayat” - Sankata Nashana Ganapathi Stotra (optional)
Procedure of Ganapathi Homam:
- Sankalpam – Declaration of the devotee’s name, purpose, and intention
- Ganapathi Puja – Invocation of Lord Ganesha
- Kalasha Sthapana & Puja – Establishing sacred energy
- Agni Prathishta – Lighting and consecration of the sacred fire
- Ganapathi Mantra Japa – Reciting 108 or 1008 Ganapathi mantras
- Offering of Dravyas – Ghee, coconut, modak, durva grass, jaggery into fire
- Purna Ahuti – Final complete offering
- Harathi and Theertham – Distribution of holy water and prasadam
Items Required (Dravyas):
- Ghee
- Modak (sweet dumplings)
- Coconut
- Durva grass (Arugampul)
- Betel leaves and nuts
- Kumkum, turmeric, sandal
- Fruits, flowers
- Rice, sesame seeds, jaggery
- Sacred firewood (Samith)
Who Can Perform It?
- Anyone seeking blessings for a new beginning
- Can be done individually or for a family
- Usually performed by a qualified Vedic priest (purohit)
Results (Phalam):
- Clarity in thought and speech
- Positive energy in the home or office
- Smooth success in ventures
- Removal of delays, confusion, or conflicts