Shakambhari Puja is distinguished by offerings of green vegetables, green cloth and food, reflecting the Goddess’s nourishment tradition.

Shakambhari Mata Puja Samagri

Source-specific materials

  • A Shakambhari image and asana
  • Red altar cloth and kalash with mango leaves and coconut
  • Spinach, coriander, brinjal, carrot and other green vegetables
  • Green cloth and green flowers
  • Roli, kumkum, turmeric, akshat, chandan and flowers
  • Halwa, puri, vegetable dishes, fruit and coconut
  • Dhoop, diya, camphor, bell and water

Before You Begin

  • Install Shakambhari on the red altar with the source kalash.
  • Wash and prepare green vegetables hygienically.
  • Plan to cook or distribute edible offerings without waste.

Complete Step-by-Step Shakambhari Mata Puja Vidhi

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

  1. Bathe and make sankalp

    Install the image and state the resolve.

    Bathe and make sankalp mantra
    mama upaattasamastaduritakshayadvaaraa shaakambhareedeveepreetyartham shaakambhareepoojanam karishye|
    Original Sanskrit
    मम उपात्तसमस्तदुरितक्षयद्वारा शाकंभरीदेवीप्रीत्यर्थं शाकंभरीपूजनं करिष्ये।

  2. Remember Ganesha

    Recite the source mantra.

    Remember Ganesha mantra
    Om gam ganapataye namah|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ गं गणपतये नमः।

  3. Worship Shakambhari

    Present the source upacharas.

    Worship Shakambhari mantra
    Om shree shaakambharyai namah [upachaara] samarpayaami|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ श्री शाकंभर्यै नमः [उपचार] समर्पयामि।

  4. Offer vegetables and food

    Present green vegetables, fruit, green cloth and flowers with the source prayer.

    Offer vegetables and food mantra
    tato'hamakhilam lokamaatmadehasamudbhavaih| bharishyaami suraah shaakairaavrishteh praanadhaarakaih||
    Original Sanskrit
    ततोऽहमखिलं लोकमात्मदेहसमुद्भवैः। भरिष्यामि सुराः शाकैरावृष्टेः प्राणधारकैः॥

  5. Chant Shakambhari mantra

    Recite the source name mantra.

    Chant Shakambhari mantra mantra
    Om shree shaakambharyai namah|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ श्री शाकंभर्यै नमः।

  6. Chalisa, aarti and prasad

    Read the supported Chalisa, perform aarti and consume the vegetable offering as sattvic prasad.

    Chalisa, aarti and prasad 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 Shakambhari Mata 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. Seat Shakambhari and remember Ganesha.
  2. Offer clean green vegetables and flowers.
  3. Chant the source mantra and prayer.
  4. Offer a cooked vegetable dish, perform aarti and share it.

When to Perform Shakambhari Mata Puja

Use the Shakambhari festival date from the current regional panchang or established home Devi practice.

Traditional Purpose and Benefits of Shakambhari Mata Puja

Shakambhari worship traditionally expresses gratitude for vegetables, food, rain and the Goddess’s nourishing form.

Food gratitude

Vegetables make nourishment visible in worship.

No-waste devotion

Edible offerings are taken as prasad.

Care for sustenance

The prayer recalls life supported through plant food.

Important Shakambhari Mata Puja Notes

  • Wash all vegetables.
  • Do not waste food.
  • Green offerings are source-specific.

Frequently Asked Questions

They define Shakambhari’s nourishing form in this source.

Spinach, coriander, brinjal and carrot among others.

Yes, as sattvic prasad.

Yes.