Deep Poojan
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eBook · Second edition (revised eBook), October 2026
Ganga Poojan Bodhika
The glory of Maa Ganga, the complete method of worship, stotras and aarti
On the bank of the Ganga or at home before a kalash of Ganga water: the complete worship of Maa Ganga, from purification to visarjan, with correct mantras and simple meanings, in one book.
- 105Pages
- PDF + EPUBBoth files
- HindiWith original Sanskrit
- 8Chapters + appendices
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Credits
Author
Sri ShivBodh Ji
Publisher
A simple, step-by-step handbook for the worship of Maa Ganga
From the snowy peaks of the Himalaya to her meeting with the sea, the unbroken stream of the Ganga is not just a river for the people of India. She is life, faith and the doorway to moksha. Ganga water stays with us from the first rites of birth to the last journey.
The ordinary devotee had no simple, ordered handbook with the whole method of Ganga worship, its correct mantras and simple meanings in one place. This book fills that gap. In this second edition every Puranic verse has been checked and corrected against the Skanda, Vishnu, Matsya, Narada and Brahma Vaivarta Puranas, and a new chapter on Ganga Dussehra has been added.
This eBook is written in Hindi, with the original Sanskrit. This page describes it in English.
Who this book is for
- Devotees who wish to worship Maa Ganga themselves on the bank of the Ganga.
- Families who worship a kalash of Ganga water at home as the form of Maa Ganga.
- Sadhaks who perform the full observance on Ganga Dussehra, Ganga Saptami, Kartik Purnima or Makar Sankranti.
- Priests, students and readers who want to read the glory of the Ganga with its original texts.
Inside the book
Eight chapters, one complete order of worship
The glory of the Ganga
Know Maa Ganga before the worship: the story of her descent and chosen verses from the scriptures.
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Chapter 1
Ganga Mahatmya: the story of the descent
Tripathaga and Vishnupadi, King Sagara and the penance of Bhagiratha, the message of Gangavataran and verses from the Vedas and Puranas.
The complete order of worship
From purification to visarjan, with the meaning of every mantra, so the mind stays with its feeling as the mantra is spoken.
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Chapter 2
Preparation and opening rites
Purification, achaman, purifying the seat, lighting the lamp, worship of the conch and bell, Swastivachan and Sankalp.
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Chapter 3
Shri Ganesh and Gauri worship
From dhyana and avahana to aarti and prayer: the sixteen-step (shodashopachara) method.
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Chapter 4
Kalash sthapana and Varuna worship
Worship of the ground, placing the grain, offerings in the kalash, and invoking Varuna and the tirthas.
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Chapter 5
Shodashopachara worship of Mata Ganga
Dhyana, avahana, snana, worship of the limbs, naivedya, aarti, mantra pushpanjali, the prayer for forgiveness and visarjan.
Names, stotras and festivals
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Chapter 6
Shri Ganga Ashtottarashata Namavali and Aarti
The 108 names of Maa Ganga and the aarti of Shri Ganga Ji.
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Chapter 7
Collection of stotras
The Ganga Dhyana and Vishnupadi Stotra from the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, the Ganga Stotram of Adi Shankaracharya and Tulsidas Ji's verses on the Ganga, with meanings.
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Chapter 8
Ganga Dussehra: method and stotra
The scriptural method of Dussehra according to the Skanda Purana, the Dussehra Stotra and how to observe it today.
Appendices and references
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Materials, short worship and festivals
A combined list of worship materials, a one-page short Ganga worship for the home and the main festivals of the Ganga.
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Reference texts
The Puranas, Vedic samhitas and sources used in the book.
By the grace of Maa Ganga may this small effort reach your home and heart, and may her purity keep flowing through all our lives.
From the introduction
What you receive
- 105-page PDF, for reading and printing.
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Introduction, contents, the opening invocation (mangalacharan) and the whole of Chapter 1: a free 20-page sample (PDF).
- Author
- Sri ShivBodh Ji
- Publisher
- ShivBodh Trust
- Edition
- Second edition (revised eBook), October 2026
- Published
- 20 October 2026
- Pages
- 105
- Language
- Hindi, with the original Sanskrit
- Format
- eBook: PDF + EPUB
- Price
- ₹99
The mantras, order of worship and stories in this book follow the scriptural tradition. Before a major observance it is right to take guidance from a qualified Guru. The Puranic statements of merit are part of faith and tradition.
