Certainly! Here’s a Shodashopachara Puja (16-step worship ritual) script tailored for Lord Ganesha (Ganapati) and Lord Hanuman, in a simplified and easy-to-follow manner. You can chant the Sanskrit mantras (in Devanagari and IAST transliteration) and follow each step with the corresponding offering.
Preliminary
Before you begin:
- Purify yourself and the place.
- Invoke Lord Ganesha first (as he is worshipped before any deity).
- Have the following ready: water, flowers, sandal paste, incense, lamp, fruits, naivedya, bell.
1. Dhyānam – Meditation
🔸 Ganapati Dhyānam:
शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम्।
प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये॥
IAST:
śuklāmbaradharaṁ viṣṇuṁ śaśivarṇaṁ caturbhujam |
prasannavadanaṁ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye ||
🔸 Hanuman Dhyānam:
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम्।
वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥
IAST:
manojavaṁ mārutatulyavegaṁ jitendriyaṁ buddhimatāṁ variṣṭham |
vātātmajaṁ vānarayūthamukhyaṁ śrīrāmadūtaṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye ||
2. Āvāhana – Invocation
गणाधिपं महाकायं लम्बोदरगजाननम्।
वन्देऽहं सकलेशानं स्वागतम् ते गजानन॥
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः आवाहयामि।
ॐ हनुमते नमः, आवाहयामि।
(I invoke you, O Lord Ganesha / Hanuman, please accept my worship and be present.)
3. Āsana – Offering a seat
ॐ गणपतये नमः, आसनं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, आसनं समर्पयामि॥
(I offer you this sacred seat, O Lord.)
4. Pādya – Washing of feet
ॐ गणपतये नमः, पाद्यं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, पाद्यं समर्पयामि॥
5. Arghya – Offering water for respect
ॐ गणपतये नमः, अर्घ्यं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, अर्घ्यं समर्पयामि॥
6. Āchamana – Offering water to sip
ॐ गणपतये नमः, आचमनीयं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, आचमनीयं समर्पयामि॥
7. Snāna – Bathing the deity
ॐ गणपतये नमः, स्नानं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, स्नानं समर्पयामि॥
8. Vastra – Offering clothes
ॐ गणपतये नमः, वस्त्रं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, वस्त्रं समर्पयामि॥
9. Yajnopavīta – Sacred thread
ॐ गणपतये नमः, यज्ञोपवीतं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, यज्ञोपवीतं समर्पयामि॥
10. Gandha – Sandal paste
ॐ गणपतये नमः, गन्धं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, गन्धं समर्पयामि॥
11. Pushpa – Flowers
ॐ गणपतये नमः, पुष्पं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, पुष्पं समर्पयामि॥
(Offer one or more flowers with devotion.)
12. Dhūpa – Incense
ॐ गणपतये नमः, धूपं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, धूपं समर्पयामि॥
13. Dīpa – Lamp
ॐ गणपतये नमः, दीपं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, दीपं समर्पयामि॥
14. Naivedya – Food offering
ॐ गणपतये नमः, नैवेद्यं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, नैवेद्यं समर्पयामि॥
(Offer fruits or prepared food items.)
15. Tāmbūla – Betel leaf & nuts
ॐ गणपतये नमः, ताम्बूलं समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, ताम्बूलं समर्पयामि॥
16. Namaskāra – Prostration
नमः ते गणनाथाय नमः श्रीहनुमते नमः।
नमो नमः समस्त देवता पूजिताय नमो नमः॥
ॐ गणपतये नमः, नमस्कारान् समर्पयामि॥
ॐ हनुमते नमः, नमस्कारान् समर्पयामि॥
Mantra Pushpam (Optional Closing)
यानि कानि च पापानि जन्तूनां जन्मकर्मणि।
तानि तानि विनश्यन्ति प्रदक्षिणं पदे पदे॥
(Circumambulate the deity 3 times if possible.)
Visarjana – Concluding the Puja
पूजा समर्पयामि।
ॐ गणपतये नमः, इदं पूजनं समर्पितं।
ॐ हनुमते नमः, इदं पूजनं समर्पितं।
यथास्थानं प्रतिष्ठापयामि॥
If you want, I can provide this script as a printable PDF or with English-only transliteration. Let me know your preferred format.