Diwali puja mantras
🪔 1. Ganesh Invocation (for auspicious beginning)
॥ ॐ गं गणपतये नमः ॥
Transliteration: Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
Meaning: I bow to Lord Ganesha, remover of all obstacles and bringer of wisdom.
---
🌼 2. Goddess Lakshmi Dhyana Mantra
ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै च विद्महे
विष्णुपत्नी च धीमहि।
तन्नो लक्ष्मीः प्रचोदयात्॥
Transliteration:
Om Mahalakṣmyai cha vidmahe,
Viṣṇupatnī cha dhīmahi,
Tanno Lakṣmīḥ prachodayāt.
Meaning: May we meditate on the great Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu. May that Goddess inspire and bless us with wealth, fortune, and purity.
---
💰 3. Lakshmi Ashtottara Mantra (for wealth & abundance)
You can repeat any or all of these as you offer flowers or rice:
ॐ पद्मालयायै नमः
ॐ पद्ममालाधरायै नमः
ॐ पद्ममुख्यायै नमः
ॐ पद्मप्रियायै नमः
ॐ पद्महस्तायै नमः
(Each means “Salutations to Goddess Lakshmi, who dwells in the lotus, loves the lotus, and whose hands hold the lotus.”)
---
🌸 4. Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै च विद्महे
विष्णुपत्नी च धीमहि।
तन्नो लक्ष्मीः प्रचोदयात्॥
(You can chant this 11, 21, or 108 times.)
---
🔱 5. Diwali Light Mantra (when lighting diyas)
ॐ दीपज्योतिः परं ब्रह्म
दीपज्योतिर्जनार्दनः।
दीपो हरतु मे पापं
दीपा ज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते॥
Meaning: The light of the lamp represents the Supreme Brahman. May this divine flame remove my sins and darkness of ignorance.
---
🕉️ 6. General Prosperity Mantra (for chanting whole night if you wish)
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः॥
(Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Mahalakṣmyai Namah)
A very powerful Beej Mantra for invoking abundance and blessings.
