Printable puja sheets
Everything to gather, the steps in brief and the texts with Roman letters, to keep beside the puja place. Meanings stay in the online companion.
Kept across India; Dev Deepawali in Varanasi · Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Kartik Purnima · Bath, lamps and giving
What to gather
- ☐ A little Ganga jal for the bath water, if you bathe at home
- ☐ Clay diyas, ghee or oil, and wicks
- ☐ Leaf cups or a tray for floating lamps, where this is allowed
- ☐ Roli, akshat, flowers, incense and a ghee lamp
- ☐ Food, clothes or money to give, as your family does
A little Ganga jal for the bath water, if you bathe at home
Clay diyas, ghee or oil, and wicks
Leaf cups or a tray for floating lamps, where this is allowed
Roli, akshat, flowers, incense and a ghee lamp
Food, clothes or money to give, as your family doesSteps
- The dawn bath (Kartik snan). Bathe before sunrise: in the Ganga or a river where it is safe, or at home with a little Ganga jal in the water.
- Morning puja to Vishnu. Light a ghee lamp, offer roli, akshat and flowers, and remember Vishnu with the meditation verse and his mantra.
- Give to others (daan). Give food, clothes or money to those who need them, as your family does.
- Offer lamps (deep daan). At dusk, light lamps at the temple, under the Tulsi plant and at the water’s edge. Where it is allowed, float lamps on the river in leaf cups.
- Evening: the full moon. Those who fasted for Purnima break the fast in the evening; some families first offer water (arghya) to the moon.
Remembering Vishnu · Śāntākāram
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं
विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम्।
लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं
वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम्॥
śāntākāraṃ bhujagaśayanaṃ padmanābhaṃ sureśaṃ
viśvādhāraṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ meghavarṇaṃ śubhāṅgam|
lakṣmīkāntaṃ kamalanayanaṃ yogibhirdhyānagamyaṃ
vande viṣṇuṃ bhavabhayaharaṃ sarvalokaikanātham||
Om namo bhagavate Vāsudevāya
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय॥
oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya||
Aarti · Om Jai Jagdish Hare
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥
Om jai Jagdish Hare, swami jai Jagdish Hare.
Bhakt janon ke sankat, kshan mein door kare.
जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥
Jo dhyave phal pave, dukh binse man ka.
Sukh sampatti ghar aave, kasht mite tan ka.
मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूँ मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूँ मैं जिसकी॥
Mat pita tum mere, sharan gahoon main kiski.
Tum bin aur na dooja, aas karoon main jiski.
तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सबके स्वामी॥
Tum pooran Paramatma, tum antaryami.
Parabrahma Parameshvar, tum sabke swami.
तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥
Tum karuna ke sagar, tum palankarta.
Main sevak tum swami, kripa karo bharta.
तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूँ दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥
Tum ho ek agochar, sabke pranpati.
Kis vidhi miloon dayamay, tumko main kumati.
दीनबन्धु दुखहर्ता, तुम रक्षक मेरे।
करुणा हस्त बढ़ाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥
Deenbandhu dukhharta, tum rakshak mere.
Karuna hast badhao, dvar pada tere.
विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥
Vishay vikar mitao, paap haro deva.
Shraddha bhakti badhao, santan ki seva.
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