Kojagari Lakshmi Puja is a Sharad Purnima night observance distinguished by milk-rice kheer and Lakshmi worship. The source gives five complete, uncluttered stages.

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja Samagri

Source-specific materials

  • A Lakshmi murti or image
  • Milk, rice, mishri and fruit
  • Roli, kumkum, akshat, chandan and flowers
  • Dhoop, diya, camphor and bell
  • Coins, grain and asana

Before You Begin

  • Prepare and clean the altar during the day for night worship.
  • Cook the milk-rice kheer hygienically and keep it covered.
  • Arrange a safe lamp and the exact compact material list.

Complete Step-by-Step Kojagari Lakshmi Puja Vidhi

Follow the reviewed source sequence from preparation through the final prayer and prasad. Use only the offerings listed for this puja.

  1. Prepare and make the Kojagari sankalp

    Bathe during the day and state the resolve before night worship.

    Prepare and make the Kojagari sankalp mantra
    mama upaattasamastaduritakshayadvaaraa shreelakshmeepreetyartham kojaagareepoojanam karishye|
    Original Sanskrit
    मम उपात्तसमस्तदुरितक्षयद्वारा श्रीलक्ष्मीप्रीत्यर्थं कोजागरीपूजनं करिष्ये।

  2. Perform Lakshmi Puja at night

    Invite Lakshmi and present the source upacharas in order.

    Perform Lakshmi Puja at night mantra
    Om shreem lakshmyai namah [upachaara] samarpayaami|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ श्रीं लक्ष्म्यै नमः [उपचार] समर्पयामि।

  3. Offer milk-rice kheer

    Place the freshly prepared kheer before the Goddess, then reserve it for prasad.

  4. Chant Lakshmi prayers

    Recite the source Lakshmi mantra and Gayatri.

    Chant Lakshmi prayers mantra
    Om shreem lakshmyai namah|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ श्रीं लक्ष्म्यै नमः।
    Chant Lakshmi prayers mantra
    Om mahaalakshmyai vidmahe vishnupatnyai dheemahi| tanno lakshmeeh prachodayaat||
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै विद्महे विष्णुपत्न्यै धीमहि। तन्नो लक्ष्मीः प्रचोदयात्॥

  5. Chalisa, aarti and conclusion

    Read Lakshmi Chalisa, perform aarti, ask forgiveness and distribute the kheer.

    Chalisa, aarti and conclusion mantra
    aavaahanam na jaanaami na jaanaami tathaarchanam| poojaam chaiva na jaanaami kshamyataam parameshvara||
    Original Sanskrit
    आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि तथार्चनम्। पूजां चैव न जानामि क्षम्यतां परमेश्वर॥

Simple Kojagari Lakshmi Puja Method at Home

This shorter practice retains the essential devotional actions supported by the source; it is not presented as a substitute for a formal priest-led rite where one is specified.

  1. Prepare a clean Lakshmi altar for the evening.
  2. Offer flowers, akshat and a safely lit diya.
  3. Offer milk-rice kheer and chant Om Shrim Lakshmyai Namah.
  4. Read Lakshmi Chalisa, perform aarti and share prasad.

When to Perform Kojagari Lakshmi Puja

Perform at night on Sharad Purnima/Kojagari according to the current local panchang.

Traditional Purpose and Benefits of Kojagari Lakshmi Puja

Kojagari tradition associates the full-moon night with Lakshmi worship, wakeful devotion and gratitude for nourishment and household sufficiency.

Night vigil and attention

The observance encourages wakeful, deliberate prayer.

Kheer offering

The distinctive milk-rice naivedya connects worship with nourishment and sharing.

Lakshmi remembrance

Mantra, Chalisa and aarti frame prosperity prayer with devotion.

Important Kojagari Lakshmi Puja Notes

  • Keep dairy food safely covered and cooled as needed.
  • No invented moon-exposure rule is added beyond the source.
  • Coins and grain are devotional symbols, not guarantees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Milk-rice kheer.

At night on Sharad Purnima according to the current panchang.

No. Use only the five source groups above.

Lakshmi mantra, Chalisa, aarti and prasad.