Ganapati Tarpanam
Make a small Ganapati with turmeric paste in the form of a four sided pyramid and place Him
on a betel leaf. Each tarpana is performed with an udrini (spoon) full of sugandha jala (scented
water). The water should flow between the ring finger and the middle finger of the right hand
onto this Ganapati.
ōm̐      śrīṁ     hrīṁ klīṁ        glauṁ gaṁ             ga     ṇa     pa     ta     yē     va     ra       va
 1         2       3     4            5   6              7      8      9      10     11     12     13       14
  ra       da       sa     rva       ja      naṁ        mē     va     śa    mā      na     ya     svā      hā
  15       16       17     18        19       20        21     22     23    24      25     26     27       28
Initially, 12 tarpanas are performed with mulamantra in the following manner – ‘mulamantram
tarpayami namah’ where the mulamantra is as given above.
Then, for each bijakshara or letter in the mulamantra, we perform tarpana 4 times – ‘bijakshara
swaha tarpayami namah’ followed by ‘mulamantram tarpayami namah’. e.g. ōm̐ svāhā
tarpayāmi namaḥ - ’mūlamantram’ tarpayāmi namaḥ |
Then, tarpana of Mithunas is performed. For each of the following Mithuna devatas, tarpana is
offered 4 times chanting ‘Mithuna devata tarpayami namah’ followed by ‘mulamantram
tarpayami namah’. e.g. śrīṁ tarpayāmi namaḥ - ’mūlamantram’ tarpayāmi namaḥ |
      1. śrīṁ                                    11. r̥ddhiṁ                      21. drāviṇīṁ
      2. śrīpatiṁ                                12. āmōdaṁ                       22. vighnakartr̥ṁ
      3. girijāṁ                                 13. samr̥ddhiṁ                   23. vasudhārāṁ
      4. girijāpatiṁ                             14. pramōdaṁ                     24. śaṁkhanidhiṁ
      5. ratiṁ                                   15. kāntiṁ                       25. vasumatiṁ
      6. ratipatiṁ                               16. sumukhaṁ                     26. padmanidhiṁ
      7. mahīṁ                                   17. madanāvatīṁ
      8. mahīpatiṁ                               18. durmukhaṁ
      9. mahālakṣmīṁ                             19. madadravāṁ
      10. mahālakṣmīpatiṁ                        20. avighnaṁ
                                                                12 + (28 x 2 x 4) + (26 x 2 x 4) = 444 tarpanas
                            || āyurārōgyamaiśvaryaṁ balaṁ puṣṭirmahadyaśaḥ
                               kavitvaṁ bhukti muktīca caturāvr̥tti tarpaṇāt ||
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