What is Navgrah Shanti Puja?
Navagraha Shanti Puja is the most effective ritual devoted to the nine planets of the Solar System. Generally, it is performed to please the planets who are responsible for the contentment and misfortunes taking place in a person’s life.
The Navagraha pooja signifies worshiping of 9 planets strictly following all the time-tested Vedic rituals, which incorporate the poojas for all the nine planets (or grahas) according to Hindu Vedic traditions. The Navagraha Shanti Puja has the power to dissolve or remove all doshas (or faults) in one's birth horoscope and allows the man/woman to lead a successful life.
Though the planets have considerable effects on individuals' well being, these malefic effects are reduced by doing Navgrah Shanti Puja Vidhi at home to bring prosperity, sound health, and strong mental balance. A learned Pandit/ purohit can make necessary arrangements for the Navagraha puja at any chosen location, be it the performer’s home, office or at the holy temple Trimbakeshwar.
Navgrah Shanti Pooja for Navgrah Homam is performed on a special date or selected day according to the Hindu calendar. People do this pooja on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, the Navgraha Puja is performed to remove the negative effects of the malefic planet. You can also get the date from a skilled astrologer and the time can be fixed as per the person’s nakshatra on any single date.
By doing this pooja, pacifies the malefic planets & strengthens benevolent planets. It is also beneficial for maintaining peace and harmony in the family, and for attaining prosperity and wealth. Apart from eliminating doshas in one’s life and holding immense power, fame, and strength to the individual.
It is always recommended for individuals who are facing problems to perform this puja once in their lifetime.
For a person, whose four or more planets are not well placed in his birth horoscope.
For a person, whose Rahu (Ascending node) and Ketu (Descending node) are strongly afflicted in his birth chart.
For a person, who has kalathra dosha or kaal sarpa dosha these doshas need to be nullified so as to improve an individual’s married life and career.
Benefits of Performing Navgrah Shanti Puja
- Removes all the challenges and hurdles in life.
- It also reduces the Vastu Doshas related to the house and enhances the longevity of life
- Individuals will prosper in life in terms of health, money and
- It removes every complication related to marriage, progeny, career, relations, etc. can be sorted out
- Helps to avert accidents and sudden death as predicted in the birth chart.
- It helps to get success in legal matters.
- Obstacles in marriage, profession, relations, progeny, etc can be sorted out.
Navagraha Puja is Performed with total dedication under the guidance of an experienced astrologer, pandit, or purohit to weaken the ill effects of the planets in one’s life and intensifies the positive and favorable influences on the planet. The timely performance of Navagraha Shanti pooja will save one from any kind of problem in life. There are certain rules laid in astrology that are followed by expert astrologers from ancient times to cure harmful effects on the planet.
Navagraha Shanti Puja Vidhi starts with Kalash Sthapana and is followed by invoking all nine planets or graphs before proceeding for puja. The mantras are chanted by the pandit while holding water in the right palm and then Sankalp is taken. It is followed by Ganesh pooja, Abhishek, and pooja of navgrah yantra and idols. Further, all the planetary mantras are chanted and Kalash puja is performed. Then the Yagnya is conducted to receive the blessings of all planets. Finally, Pushpanjali along with an Aarti culminates the vidhi. Navagraha mantras are chanted properly to get positive outcomes from this.
