Narmedeswar shiv lingas puja
Before starting the puja, the devotee takes a bath and wear freshly washed clothes.Monday is the day of shiv puja.This puja is very very effective on triyodashi (pradosh) from sunset to one hour post sunset as that day his lordship shiva sits with full family and dedicate his time to bakhts otherwise he is always remain spiritually inclined and do not likethe disturbances in his meditation.Best is to read shiv mahiman stotra's or panchakshar while doing puja or any timeFirst Perform puja of Ganesh and Parvati and they should face west towards shiv-lingam.
Face of nag towards north direction. Nandi facing east and you sitting behind nandiFirst ring bell or counch, then light incense or dhoop and lamp to wake up lord.Pure raw and chilled water preferably of any flowing seven sacred rivers but narmada & gangaare best. If you run short of gangaa jal then pour few drops of gangaajal in brass, copper, silver or gold vessel do not use steel or iron vessel as they are used in puja of dead ones. If at all you don’t have any water then just pour pure tap cold water either chilled in freezer but not mixed with any non-veg or drinking ice as lot of people use freezer for using ice for hard drinks, avoid that one. Then put your right hand ring finger touchingthe water and say - om gangee chai jamumayee chai, sraswati chai,godavari chai, narmada chai, sindhu chai, kaveri chai,jalasmeen sanindhamm kuru (you are calling all seven rivers in your vessel of water).
Then pour three times some water on ground by puja spoon (not iron or steel),saying om...atam-tatavshodhiyami swaha,om...vidya-tatav shodhiyami swaha, om..shiv-tatav shodhiyaami swaha.Now drink water three times from your right hand saying : om..govinday namah, om keshavaya mamaya...om madhavaya namayee....thenwash your hand with water and pour little water on earth / soil for achmanyaa.Now your water is pour of all defects of any kind and acceptable by gods, but you are still not clean and pour some water on yourself and other pooja items reciting:"om apavitra-pavitro-va sarva-vastam gato api va yah smaret pundarikaksham sah bhayabhyantara suchih.
"Now you are ready for the go except in shiv-puja do not use tulsi leaves and counch (shankh at all) because he (shankhchud) was killed by the lord shiva and god(siva) do not like him.Now place Narmadeshwar linga with Yoni stand on a gold, silver, copper, brass, bronze vessels.First put pure untorn,unbrokenfresh ,bel patra on shivlingam put it upside down meaning leaves are down and stem up.
Centre leaf should be just in front and opposite to you.Now pour continuous small steam of water of shiv-lingam saying om namay shivaye...keep repeating mantra till you pour water.Then use panchamurt (any five - ghee, honey, curd, rose water, Raw cow milk, sugar/sugar cane juice, Ganga jal) , then cold water. Dry Lingaand Yoni with a cloth only used for daily pooja.Place Narmadeshwar Linga with Yoni stand backin pooja stan infront of nandi, then put scent on lingam, then put sandalwood paste (white only)Make sure water from shiv lingam should not come under your or anybody's feet this water thanhas to be only poured in lakes, rivers, sea or plants...not to be consumed at all in any form, neither to be spilled so as it comes under some ones feet.
Then put white flowers shiva favourite and lamp a diya, kapoor and agaar bati or dhoop,Offer what so ever food is made, then sweets and lastly pan supari beeda. offer lord some fresh seasonal fruits if you can and then give them to cow or a brahmin.Do not forget dakshina even it may be one rupee, lord only loves your emotions and faith.Do arti & 1/2 pradikshna(reversemode),shastaangdanvataam and ask your wish from lord & family, surely you shall be blessedInitally it may appear a long process, but in few days it hardly takes five to seven minutes and I think that much you can take out for lord supreme
