Varalakshmi Vratam Sankalpam for Americans is different from Indian Varalaxmi puja sankalpam. Samkalpam is the procedure of Puja which describes the place, time and performer of the Vratham. Varalakshmi Vratam 2010 date in USA is 20 August 2010.
Here is the Varalaxmi puja 2010 Samkalpam for Americans (California):
Mama upaatha durithakshaya dwara sri parameswara preethyartham aadya Brahmanaha dwithiyaparardhe swethavaraha kalpe vyvaswatha manvantharae kaliyuge prathama paadey Krouncha dveepe Ramanaka varshe Indra khande, Meroh Paschima Paarswa digbhage, Uttara Amerikaayaam, Mississippi, Missouri, Ilinee Maha nadiyormadhye, Raachini, Maachini parvathayormadhye, (California) Pattane, (San Francisco) graame, asmin varthamana vyvaharika chandramaanena Vikruthi naama samvatsarae Dakshinayane Varsha rhuthau Sravana maasey, Shukla Pakshey, Ekadashi thithau Brugu vaasarey Varalakshmi Vaasarey subha nakshatrae subha yogae subha karana yevam guna visheshana visishtaayaam subha thithau….. sri matyaha (name) Gotravathyaha ……… sabhatrukayah asmaakam saha kutumbaanaam kshema, sthairya vijaya ayurarogya aishwaryabhi vrudhyardham dharmartha kaama moksha chaturvidha phala purushartha sidhyartham satsanthaana sowbhaghya phala vyapthardhyam srivaralakshmee devatha muddhisyae sri varalakshmi devatha preetyardham karpoktha vidhanena yavathshakti dhyanaavahanaadhi shodashopachaara poojaam karishye thadanga sri mahaaganapati poojam karishye thadanga kalasa poojaam karishye.
Thank you. Could you possibly upload the entire pooja procedure?
Posted By V. Sharma on 31 Jul 2009 at 1:13 amThis is very very useful and nice! I hope you can publish the sanklpam for all major occassions (ex: Yajur Upakarma on Tuesday the 24th Aug). A small correction to the sanklpam above:
Posted By Srinivas on 19 Aug 2010 at 9:08 pmIn India it is Ekadasi on Friday but in US (both Pacific and Central Time Zone) Ekadasi is on Thursday and it is Dvadasi on Friday (the Varalakshmi vratam day). Please read accordingly.
“…Shukla Pakshey, Dvadasi thithau Brugu vaasarey … ”
Also I think there is a small typo or hard to say it in Elnglish thing – “sri varalakshmi devatha preetyardham kalpoktha vidhanena” – meaning it should be kalpoktha instead of karpoktha.
Despite the minor things mentioned here, the sankalpam given (above) is really excellent.
Exellent work very very useful thanks a lot
Posted By Deepa on 20 Aug 2010 at 7:01 amwhat is the sankalpam for the puja for residents of New Jersey?
Posted By parvathavarthini on 29 Aug 2010 at 2:57 pm