Navagraha Puja

Navagraha Puja

Our life is influenced by the planetary system. The placement of the nine planets in the natal chart of a person is responsible for the series of events that take place in his/her current life. Achievements, events, happy moments, sad and tragic episodes are influenced by the positioning of the planets in the horoscope of an individual. The word “Nava” denotes 'Nine' and “Graha” means ‘planets’. The Navagraha Puja is performed to reduce the negative effects of the nine planets and pacify them to get their benefits. It helps attract their positive energies that result in a better life.

WHAT IS NAVAGRAHA SHANTI PUJA?

The Navgrah Shanti puja means worshipping all nine planets. It is an auspicious ritual dating back to ancient Vedic times. This is a very eminent puja where all the nine planets namely Surya, Chandra, Kuja or Mangal, Budh, Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu and Ketu, are worshipped collectively. One can also perform puja for a specific planet. Each planet teaches us some lessons and the person performing the puja of a specific planet is blessed with a few boons. The Nav Grah Shanti Pooja helps alleviate the negative effects of the planets.

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LESSONS FROM EACH PLANET

• Saturn: The planet Saturn helps us to understand our boundaries and is the ruler of Capricorn (Makar) Rashi. It helps us to know our responsibilities and honour the commitments we make. Saturn enhances the sense of responsibility, discipline and duty. It helps grab new opportunities, make correct decisions, conquer and fulfil our ambitions and achieve great success in life
• Jupiter: The Guru (Teacher), King of Gods and the ruler of Sagittarius (Dhanu) Rashi, Jupiter teaches us to grow by realising our worth by instilling wisdom and giving us a clear picture of our unique qualities. It offers aid in spiritual and mental growth, cultivates wisdom, brings prosperity and helps an individual achieve fame.
• Sun: The Sun represents our conscience. It teaches us to live in the “Now” (present). It teaches us to be the best version of ourselves by making us realise that the present moment is the ultimate truth. It helps us realise our maximum potential by teaching us lessons of power which help us be in relationships of equal partnerships where we are not dependent or responsible for the other person. It brings peace of mind, helps to balance emotions, offers growth in business and career and evokes self-power.
• Mercury: The planet Mercury is known as the messenger of Gods. This planet removes obstacles from an individual’s life, offers logical thinking, promotes rational behaviour, instils rational thinking and offers stability. Mercury also helps to cope up with fear. Mercury is the ruler of the zodiacs Gemini and Virgo. It is the planet that holds power over our communication.
• Moon: Moon is the Ruler of Cancer and possesses feminine energies. It is associated with our spontaneous reaction and teaches us to balance our emotions. It promotes calmness from within, improves our self-worth, relieves us from the stomach and intestinal problems and offers love, success, happiness and adds glory in life.
• Venus: Venus is the Goddess of Love and ruler of two strong zodiacs ‘Libra’ and ‘Taurus’. It represents the love and money aspect of our lives and teaches us to balance our materialistic pleasures. Venus offers nurturing love, magnetism, and attraction.
• Mars: Mars is the ruler of Aries and is associated with action rather than reaction. It teaches us to be stable, take the initiative in decision making and helps discover new avenues to display our talents.
• Rahu: Rahu makes us learn the complete satiation of our senses so that we know the ultimate truth and lead a journey towards finding true enlightenment. Rahu on a physical plane gives you an insatiable desire to achieve, to conquer. Once you have reached the pinnacle of achievement, you realise this success you have achieved has not brought with it happiness because you were chasing an illusion. It improves personal and professional life, and financial condition, removes obstacles and helps gain spiritual bliss.
• Ketu: Ketu sets up a lot of blockages and obstacles in our lives to teach us ways to overcome them and evolve through exercise. It helps in spiritual and material upliftment. It safeguards us from accidents, provides protection from evil eyes and offers victory over enemies Now that we know what each planet teaches us let us look at the benefits each planet bestows when a proper Vedic puja is conducted over the planet.

NAVAGRAHA MANTRAS

• Surya (Sun) Mantra ( सूर्य मंत्र )

॥ ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रौं सः सूर्याय नमः ॥
॥ Aum hraan hreen hron seh Suryay Namah ॥

• Chandra (Moon) Mantra ( चंद्र मंत्र )

॥ ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चंद्राय नमः ॥
॥ Aum Shran Shrin Shron seh Chandraye Namah ॥

• Mangal (Mars) Mantra ( मंगल मंत्र )

॥ ॐ क्रां क्रीं क्रौं सः भौमाय नमः ॥
॥ Aum Kran Krin Kron seh Bhaumaaye Namah ॥

• Budh (Mercury) Mantra ( बुध मंत्र )

॥ ॐ ब्रां ब्रीं ब्रौं सः बुधाय नमः ॥
॥ Aum Bran Brin Bron seh Budhaye Namah ॥

• Guru (Jupiter) Mantra ( गुरु मंत्र )

॥ ॐ ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरूवे नमः ॥
॥ Aum Gram Grim Grom Sah Gurave Namah ॥

• Shukra (Venus) Mantra ( शुक्र मंत्र)

॥ ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः ॥
॥ Aum Dran Drin Dron Seh Shukraye Namah ॥

• Shani (Saturn) Mantra ( शनि मंत्र ):

॥ ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः ॥
॥ Aum Pram Prim Pron seh Shanicharaye Namah ॥

• Rahu Mantra ( राहू मंत्र )

॥ ॐ भ्रां भ्रीं भ्रौं सः राहवे नमः ॥
॥ Aum Bhran Bhrin Bhron seh Rahve Namah ॥

• Ketu Mantra ( केतु मंत्र )

॥ ॐ स्रां स्रीं स्रौं सः केतवे नमः ॥
॥ Aum Sran Srin Sron seh Ketve Namah ॥

BENEFITS OF PERFORMING NAVAGRAHA PUJA

The Navagraha puja and the Navgraha Homam are performed to pacify the malefic and to receive the blessings of the ruling deities of each of the nine planets, this puja is performed when the positioning of the planets in the horoscope of a person is unfavourable. Every person goes through ups and downs in his/her life. It is said that all the sufferings of a person are influenced by the unfavourable alignment of his/her planets. This unfavourable alignment is known as ‘Dosha’. Navagraha Doshas can create a lot of hurdles in a person’s life. It is said that the time or period of a person’s suffering is determined by the planet causing the dosha and the power it holds. By performing the Navagraha puja or Navagraha Homam, the impact of the doshas can be reduced and sometimes eliminated. Apart from eliminating all the doshas, this puja holds immense power and benefits the person in many ways that are given below:

This puja is performed to attain good health, knowledge, prosperity, harmony, success and recognition.
Chanting the Navagraha puja mantra can also help reduce the impact of hurdles one faces in his/her life.
Several pujas catering to individual planets can be performed. Some of the most popular pujas include the ‘Kumbha Vivah Puja for Mangliks’, which wards off the Mangal Dosha completely, offering stability in both personal and professional life. This puja also relieves the malefic effects of planet Mangal and blesses the person for whom the puja is conducted.
Navagraha mantra Japa and Homa pacifies malefic planets and Strengthens benevolent planets, removing obstacles in personal and professional life.

• It aids in removing all Vastu Doshas and blesses them with longevity of life.
• This puja is recommended for people who are recurrently facing obstacles, delays, struggles or losses/disharmony in their career/business or family life.
• The Ketu Grah Puja Mantra Japa and Yagna are carried out to remove obstacles, self-awareness, spiritual upliftment and contentment.
• Similarly, The Buddh (Mercury) Grah Puja Mantra Japa and Yagna are performed to improve relationships, for attaining emotional stability and for better communication.
• The Mangal Grah Puja Mantra Japa and Yagna are performed for the fulfilment of desires, marriage, and attaining prosperity and recognition.

Navagraha Shanti Path

The Navgrah Shanti Path includes pooja vidhi, Yantra and tips to remove the bad impact of the Navgraha. It has the stotram and mantras that are required to perform the Navgraha Puja.

List of Puja Items/Puja Samagri

Akshat (Rice with Haldi and Kumkum), Aarti Thali, Fresh flowers, Panchamrit (Mixture of Milk, Curd, Ghee, Sugar and Honey), 9 types of fruits, 9 cloth pieces of different colours, Mango Leaves, Paan leaves, 2 diyas (oil lamps, Incense sticks, 9 Janeu, Mauli, Chandan, Haldi, Kumkum, Tulsi leaves, 10 betelnuts (supari), Gangajal, Itra (scent), Kalash, Coconut, Puja plate, Jalpatra, 9 mithai(sweet edibles) of different colours, Navgraha photo or Dattatreya photo, Navgraha Yantra, Havan Samidha Sticks, Small cow dung cakes, Mango sticks, Havan Samgri, Navgrah sticks, Kapur slabsThe Navgrah Puja Vidhi Mantra has to be recited properly to get the best results.
The Navgraha Puja Vidhi (process) is as follows:

Benefits of DEVSHAYANI EKADASHI Puja

• First, the Kalash is established, which means Kalash Sthapana.
• The Navgrahas, or nine planets, are invoked before starting the puja.
• The mantras are chanted while taking some water with pali on the right palm, and then Sankalpa is taken.
• It is followed by Ganesh Puja, Abhishek and puja of Navgraha Yantra and idols.
• The major Gods in Kalash are prayed and the planetary mantras of all nine planets are chanted.
• Further, the Yagna is conducted to receive the blessings of the planets.
• An aarti is done along with Pushpaanjali to end the puja.