Bhagavathi Sevai 2025
Bhagavathi Sevai During Aadi Masam on Friday evening 1/08/25
Sri Sankara Mattham, Matunga, conducted Bhagavati Seva pooja as part of the Aadi month (Shravan).The Bhagavathi Seva is an ancient Vedic powerful pooja ceremony done to restore balance in the environment and bring peace within us. Bhagavathi Seva means worship or service to Goddess. By performing this pooja with devotion, the devotees and their families get the blessings of the Goddess and obtain longevity, health, wealth and happiness by obtaining riches and overcoming enemies. This is done either at home or in temples in Aadi month.
Performing this pooja at home brings in good vibes at home and removes any negative energy. When this pooja is performed in the temple, the power of the deity is increased considerably. Before starting the Bhagavathi Seva, the priest creates a design called Padmam (lotus). This is normally done using rice powder, turmeric powder. The design of the padmam may be as simple as Swastika or as complex as Ashtadala Padmam. During the pooja the Goddess is invoked and seated on this Padamam. Four lamps are placed at the four corners and a major one at the center.
The pooja commences with the priest cleaning himself with ablution. The priest wears new clothes, since he is undertaking a great religious rite . The presence of Goddess is invoked with the power of an appropriate mantra, which varies depending upon, for which Goddess is being worshipped to arrive in the padmam. After invoking her presence, she is also protected by the mantras. It is important to chant them with the correct pronunciation and intonation and the person chanting should have the concentration and devotion.
The Goddess is offered water for cleansing herself and neivedyam, which is converted into Amritam with the chanting of appropriate mantra. While the priest is performing pushpanjali, it is customary for devotees to recite various stotrams. It is auspicious to recite Devi Mahatmyam, Lalitha Sahasranamam, and Soundaryalahari. After Aarathi, Nei payasam made out of rice, ghee and jaggery along with Vada is given as Prasadam.
