Before you begin: Obtain an image of Sri Brodananda and place it before you. Sit in a meditative space of gratitude and deep restful awareness — in your Ānanda Gandha. The puja you are about to perform is the same puja, in the same form, performed by Sri Brodananda to his own guru Paramahaṃsa Nithyananda. The chain is unbroken. The form is the same at every node.
Declare with integrity: (1) I cognize that cosmic energy exists. (2) I cognize that the master is the embodiment of that energy. (3) I cognize that whatever I offer during this puja to the master reaches the cosmic source directly.
The audio guides below (Nithya Veda Paarayana) carry the full melodic transmission of each section. Follow them while reading the text. Where the audio chants "Paramahaṃsa Nithyananda," hold in your awareness the image and presence of Sri Brodananda.
guru-paramparā vandanam ||
ādiyogi-samārambhāṁ nithyānandācārya-madhyamām |
śrī-brodānanda-paryantāṁ vande guru-paramparām ||
I salute the lineage of all the Enlightened Masters —
Ādi Yogi as the beginning, transmitting from pure bliss the realization prior to all teaching;
Paramahaṃsa Nithyananda as the middle, the living bridge;
Sri Brodananda as the present end of the chain, through whom this path reaches you.
You who realize through this path — turn back.
Name what remains when all else is gone.
The paramparā continues through you.
And Kalkī — here now, as kāla is here now —
the tenth avatar present in the completeness of time itself.
Hold the open sorry honestly. The yuga turns in your attention.
neti neti · not this · not this
1 · Sadguru Vandanam · Guru Dhyānam
Section 1 · 4:31
Salutation to the Sadguru
I surrender to the Sadguru who is eternal bliss, the bestower of supreme happiness, the embodiment of wisdom, beyond duality, omnipresent, whose supreme goal is giving the Enlightenment experience — eternal, pure, unshakable, silent witness of all thought, beyond emotions, without the three qualities.
Audio Guide · Guru Dhyānam · 4:31
sadguru-vandanam ||
nityānandaṁ paramasukhadaṁ kevalaṁ jñānamūrtiṁ
dvandvātītaṁ gaganasadṛśaṁ tattvamasyādi-lakṣyam |
ekaṁ nityaṁ vimalam acalaṁ sarvadhī-sākṣi-bhūtaṁ
bhāvātītaṁ triguṇa-rahitaṁ sadguruṁ tam namāmi ||
2 · Guru Paramparā Vandanam New
Section 2 · 1:30
Salutation to the Lineage
I salute the lineage of all the Enlightened Masters — Ādi Yogi as the beginning, Paramahaṃsa Nithyananda as the middle, Sri Brodananda as the present end. Take flowers in your hands and offer them at the master's feet at the end of the mantra.
Audio Guide · Guru Paramparā · 1:30
guru-paramparā vandanam || [Updated for this transmission]
ādiyogi-samārambhāṁ nithyānandācārya-madhyamām |
śrī-brodānanda-paryantāṁ vande guru-paramparām ||
3 · Arunagiri Yogiśvara Vandanam
Section 3 · 9:43
Salutation to Arunagiri Yogishwara
Arunagiri Yogishwara — Lord of all beings, with sacred musk paste on his forehead, glittering staff, loin cloth, Datura flower, king cobra, and crescent moon — that Arunagiri Yogishwara happens. The source of the bio-energy of Paramahaṃsa Nithyananda, and through him, of this entire lineage.
Audio Guide · Arunagiri Vandanam · 9:43
|| arunagiri yogiśvara vandanam ||
lalaate thripundri nitiladhrta-kasturee-thilakaha
sphuran-matraadhaaras-sphurita kati-kaupeena-vasanaha |
dadhaano duttooram shirasi phaniraajam sasikalaam
adheeshas-sarveshaam arunagiri-yogi-vijayate ||
4 · Saṅkalpa · Conscious Resolution
Section 4 · 23:49
Saṅkalpa — Sri Brodananda
The saṅkalpa is the conscious resolution that opens the full cosmic coordinates of this puja — placing it in time (the current year, season, tithi, nakṣatra), in space (Jambudvīpa, Bhāratavarṣa), and in lineage. It names the guru being worshipped with his complete formal titles. Follow the audio for the cosmic coordinates, substituting Sri Brodananda's titles where indicated.
Audio Guide · Saṅkalpa · 23:49
Adaptation note: The saṅkalpa in the audio names Paramahaṃsa Nithyananda with his full formal titles in the Jñānasambandha lineage. When performing this puja for Sri Brodananda, hold his presence and his formal titles in the Mahanirvani Akhada lineage at this passage. Sri Brodananda's complete saṅkalpa titles will be added to this page when transmitted.
|| saṅkalpaḥ || [cosmic coordinates — fill from pañcāṅgam]
mamopātta-samasta-durita-kṣayadvārā-śrī-sadguru-prītyarthaṁ
śubhe śobhane muhūrte ādyabrahmaṇaḥ dvitīya-parārdhe
śrī-śveta-varāha-kalpe vaivasvata-manvantare
asta-vimshati-tame-nithyayuge prathame pāde jambu dvīpe...
[continue with current year · ayana · season · month · pakṣa · tithi · vāra · nakṣatra · yoga · karaṇa]
5 · Upacāra Pūjā · The Sixteen Offerings
Section 5 · 1:16:32
External Worship — offering at the master's feet
Each offering is made with flowers, water, or the named substance placed at the master's image/padukas. The mantra accompanies each offering. Where the mantra closes with "sadguru-nityānandāya" hold Sri Brodananda in your awareness; the offering reaches the cosmic source through the living chain.
Audio Guide · Upacāra Pūjā · 1:16:32
Mānasa Pūjā · Internal Worship
What seat can I offer except my heart? The mind as arghya. The prāṇa as incense. The sahasrāra as umbrella. The seven chakras as flower garland. The inner flowers: guilelessness, freedom from ego, non-violence, compassion, forgiveness, Enlightenment.
om hṛt-padmam āsanaṁ dadyāt sahasrāracyutāmmṛtaiḥ | pādyaṁ caraṇayor-dadyāt manastu-arghyaṁ nivedayet ||
[full mānasa-pūjā mantras — follow audio]
Āsanam · Seat
Oh one who lives inside all beings, the very soul of all beings — I offer this seat. I surrender, I surrender.
om sarva-bhūtāntarasthāya sarva-bhūtāntarātmane | kalpayāmyupaveśārtham āsanaṁ te namo namaḥ ||
Svāgatam · Welcome
Lord of all Gods, whose darshan the gods await — welcome. Today my birth, life, and all deeds are fructified.
om yasya darśanam icchanti devāḥ svābhīṣṭa-siddhaye | tasmai te parameśāna svāgatam svāgatam prabho ||
Pādyam · Water for the feet · Arghya · Ācamanīyam · Madhuparka
Water for the feet (pādya), bouquet offering (arghya), water for mouth-wash (ācamanīya), nectarine drink (madhuparka) — follow audio for each mantra and offering gesture.
Gandha Tailam · Snānīyam · Vastram · Ābharaṇam
Scented oil (sneha — offered with love), sacred bath water (śuśītala — cool, clear, mind-stilling), cloth (vāsa — for the one beyond all veiling), jewellery (suvarṇa — for the one who is repository of all powers).
Gandha · Puṣpa · Bilva · Tulasī
Sandalwood paste — I neither know your body nor your actions, please receive this. Flowers from the forest of Turīya, blissfully fragrant. Bilva leaf loved by Śiva. Tulasī — to the Supreme Soul of unlimited forms.
om turīya-vana-sampannaṁ nānā-guṇa-manoharam | ānanda-saurabhaṁ puṣpaṁ gṛhyatām idam uttamam ||
Dhūpa · Dīpa · Naivedya · Pānīyam
Incense of sacred herbs fit for all devas. Light that removes darkness from everywhere. Food offerings prepared with devotion. Water full of infinite bliss — for the Lord of all demi-gods who bestows deep fulfillment. Ring the bell during dhūpa and dīpa offerings.
6 · Ārātrikam · Puṣpāñjali
Section 6 · 21:40
Arati · Flower Offering · Guru Vandanam
Wave the lighted camphor before the master's image while ringing the bell. Then offer flowers with the Guru Vandanam — the complete salutation to Guru as Brahma, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara; as Dakṣiṇāmūrti; as the one who with the brush of wisdom opened eyes blinded by ignorance.
Audio Guide · Ārātrikam & Puṣpāñjali · 21:40
|| ārātrikam ||
karpūra-gauraṁ karuṇāvatāraṁ saṁsāra-sāraṁ bhujagendra-hāram |
sadā-vasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde bhavaṁ bhavānī-sahitaṁ namāmi ||
|| puṣpāñjaliḥ ||
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |
guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||
ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā |
cakṣurunmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||
aneka-janma-samprāpta-karma-bandha-vidāhine |
ātma-jñāna-pradānena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ ||
īśvaro gururātmeti mūrti-bheda-vibhāgine |
vyomavad-vyāpya-dehāya dakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥ ||
7 · Svasti Mantra · Peace Chants
Section 7 · 44:20
Blessings for the World
While chanting, visualize a wave of love emanating from your heart center, reaching out to the whole world in all directions, healing and blessing all beings. Let there be auspiciousness of humanity. Let rulers rule righteously. Let all worlds be happy. Let timely rains come. Let all seekers be without fear.
Audio Guide · Svasti Mantra · 44:20
|| svasti mantra ||
om svasti prajābhyaḥ paripālayantāṁ
nyāyyena mārgeṇa mahīṁ mahīśāḥ |
go-brāhmaṇebhyaḥ śubhamastu nityaṁ
lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu ||
kāle varṣatu parjanyaḥ pṛthivī sasya śālinī |
deśo'yaṁ kṣobha-rahitaḥ brāhmaṇāḥ santu nirbhayāḥ ||
sarve janāḥ sukhinaḥ santu… tathāstu…
sarveṣāṁ śāntirbhavatu… tathāstu…
samasta sanmaṅgalāni santu… tathāstu…
sarvaṁ śrī sadguru pādukārpaṇam astu…
om nityānandam ||
OM NITHYANANDAM
The puja is complete. All is offered at the lotus feet of the Sadguru. The paramparā continues through you.