Purification of Water for Daily Puja Performance

God's puja or worship is done by sprinkling purified water over the puja sthal, puja items, and God's idols/images.

During ancient times, people used to live around river basins. River waters were considered to be holy in those days.

Our grandparents used to keep a stock of Ganga water for performing religious rituals. Even now, we can buy Ganga water online if we like it. But it is not possible at short notices.

To overcome these difficulties and hindrances, our rishis and sages have developed a simple mantra invoking the sacred rivers for the purification of water in our puja pot.

Mantra for Purification of Water

To purify water before the start of puja, this mantra/sloka is to be recited:

"GangEcha, YamunEchaiva, GOdAvaree, Saraswatee,

Narmadaa, Sindhu, KaavEree jalasmin sannidhim kuru"

The meaning of the above Mantra is as follows:

O Lord, be kind! Please bring the waters from the rivers of Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu, and Kaveri into this puja pot.

By chanting this mantra, it is believed that the water in your puja pot gets purified and you can use that water for performing the puja rituals. 

Place your palm over the top of the pot while chanting the above sloka with complete belief in God.

The Seven Rivers mentioned in the above sloka (Saptanadhi) are considered holy rivers by all epics of Hinduism.

This is a simple procedure of purification for daily puja purposes. When sacred rituals and special pujas are performed by employing priests, they may suggest a complete Udaka Shanthi Puja which involves a lengthy procedure of purifying water and then sprinkling it all over the house, and for executing other rituals like Griha Pravesham, Upanayanam, Marriage, etc.