Dhanvantari Puja Vidhi or Procedure with Mantras, Slokas

Dhanvantari Puja Vidhi, procedure with mantras, slokas and stotrams is given here. Mainly Dhanvantari Puja is observed on Dhanvantari Jayanti (Dhan Trayodasi or Dhanteras) day during Diwali festival.

Lord Dhanvantari is the Hindu God of health and the founder of Ayurveda, Indian traditional medicine. Below is the Dhanvantari Puja procedure with step-wise mantra, slokas..

Achamanam

Om Atmatatwam shodhayami swaha

Om vidyatatwam shodhayami swaha

Om shivatatwam shodhayami swaha

Sankalpam

Om tatsath adaitasya brahmanohni dwitiya pararthe swetha varaha kalpe, jambu dweepe bharatha khande (chant your place name ex: merordakshina) pradeshe, punya tirthe kaliyuge prathama charane …. Samvatsare (chant the year name), ashwina maase / karthika maase, Krishna pakshe, trayodashi tithou, shubha vasare, ……. Gotrothpanno (chant your gothra name), …… naama (your name) Shri Dhanvantari devata preeti purvaka ayushya arogya aishwarya abhivrudyartham shri dhanvantari pujanamaham karishyami.

Samprokshana

Om apavitrah pavitro vaa sarvavasthaam gathopi vaa

Yah smareth pundarikaksham sa bahyabyantharah shuchih

Now light a lamp (Deeparadhana)

If the image or idol of Lord Dhanvantari is available, install it at puja place.

Dhanvantari Dhyanam

Chaturbhujam peethavastram sarvalankaara shobhitham

Dhyane dhanvantari devam suraasura namaskrutham

Yuvaanaam pundarikaksham sarvabharana bhushitham

Dadhaanam amruthasyaiva kamandalu sriya yutham

Yagna bhoga bhujam devam suraasura namaskrutham

Dhyaye dhanvantarim devam swetham baradharam shubham

Avahana

Aagachcha deva devesha, tejorashe jagatpathe

Kriyamaanam mayaa pujam gruhana sura-sattham

Shri danvantaridevam avahayami

Asanam

Take five flowers and offer them to the Lord while chanting this mantra

Nagaratna samayuktam kartha swara vibhushitam

Asanam deva devesha preetyartham pratigruhyatham

Sri dhanvantari devaaya asanarthe

Pancha pushpani samarpayami

After welcoming the Lord, offer them water to clean his feet.

Paadyam

Paadyam gruhana devesha sarva kshema samartha bhoh

Bhaktya samarpitham deva, lokanatha namostute

Sri dhanvantari devaya paadyam namah

Abhishekam

Namasthe deva devesha namasthe dharanidhara

Namasthe jagadadhara arghyoyam prathigruhyatham

Gandha pushpa akshathairyuktam phala dravya samanvitham

Gruhaana thoyamarghyartham parameshwara vatsala

Chandanam

Sri-khanda chandanam divyam gandhadyam sumanoharam

Vilepanam surasreshta chandanam prathigruhyatham

Offer flowers while chanting this mantra

Sevanthika vakula champaka paatabjai

Punnagajaathi karaveera rasaala pushpai

Bilva pravaala tulasidala mallikami satwaam

Poojayami jagadishwara may praseeda

Dhupam

Vanaspathi rasodhbhutho gandhadyah sumanoharah

Aghreyah sarva devanam dhupoyam prathigruhyatham

Deepam (light deepa or diya while chanting this mantra)

Saajyam cha varthi samyuktam cha vahninaa

Yojitham mayaa

Deepam gruhaana devesha trilokya viraapaham

Naivedyam (offer food items to the Lord chanting this mantra)

Sharkara khanda khadyani dadhi ksheera ghruthani cha

Aahaaro bhakshya bhojyam cha naivedyam prathigruhyatham

Yadham shatah sri dhanvantari devaya naivedyam samarpayami

Om pranaya swaha, Om apanaya swaha, Om vyanaya swaha, Om udaanaya swaha, Om samaanaya swaha.

Offer water to Lord for drinking, washing face and for achamana

Tathah paaneeyam samarpayami ithi uttaranesha dhanam

Hastha prakshalanam samarpayami, mukha prakshalanam,

Karoddhanarthe chandanam samarpayami.

Offer Tambulam (supari) to Lord

Poogee phalam mahadivyam nagavalli dalairyutham

Karpurikaa samayuktam tambulam prathigruhyatham

Sri dhanvantari devaya mukha vasartham

Poogee phala yuktam tambulam samarpayami

Offer Dakshina to Lord

Hiranya garbha garbhastham hema beeja vibhavasoh

Anantha punya phaladam atah shanty prayachcha may

After offering dakshina, do pradakshina (circumambulation)

Pradakshina

Yanikani cha paapani janmanthara kruthani cha

Thani thani vinashyanti pradakshina padey padey

Anyatha saranam nasthi thwamewa saranam mama

Thasmath karunya bhavena kshamaswa parameshwara

After Pradakshina, pray to Lord Dhanvantari for better health of you and your family members.