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Surya Graha Shanti

For vitality, standing and the strength of the self. The Surya beej mantra chanted to its count, for what the parampara places under the sun's care.

Surya Graha Shanti

Overview

What is this anushthan?

Surya Graha Shanti is the jap anushthan of Surya Dev, the soul of the grahas and the one the parampara holds as the lord of the aatma, of vitality, health, authority and the father. It is sought for strength and health, for standing and recognition in career and public life, for a father's well-being, and when an astrologer reads a weak Surya in the chart. The parampara links Surya to confidence, to the bones and the heart, to government and command, and to the father. His day is Sunday, his offering the arghya of water at dawn, his colour red and gold, and his shanti is a household's prayer for vitality and rightful standing. At SiddhiStar the anushthan is performed by lineage-trained pandits in the shastriya krama, with your name and gotra carried into the sankalp. The count is chosen at booking, and where a devotee wishes to do more, the parampara allows the anushthan to be raised to a sawa lakh. The rite is sealed by the dashansh hawan, and where hawan cannot be arranged, additional jap is completed in its place.
SiddhiStar Note
The sun is the one graha a person can see rise, and the tradition made it the seat of the self: the vitality that gets one out of bed, the standing that earns respect, the strength that holds a life upright. When a person feels dimmed, their health low or their standing slighted, the parampara turns to Surya. His shanti begins, fittingly, with water lifted to the dawn.
Primary Deities
Surya Dev • Ganesh ji • Navagraha • Varun Dev • Kul Devata

Commonly requested for

  • For vitality and health, which the parampara places at the sun's core
  • For standing, authority and recognition in career and public life
  • For a father's well-being, whom the parampara places under Surya
  • On an astrologer's advice prescribing a Surya anushthan
  • For confidence and strength of self through a diminishing phase
  • As a Sunday observance by families devoted to Surya Dev

Ritual Flow

Understanding the sequence helps you participate meaningfully rather than merely observe.

Opening sequence

1

Pavitrikaran & Achaman

The pandit and the jaap sthal are purified with sacred water, and achaman is taken, before the anushthan begins.

2

Tilak, Bhasma & Mala Dharan

Tilak is applied, bhasma marked, and the jap mala worn, in the discipline the parampara asks of the one who chants.

3

Dik Rakshan

Yellow mustard is offered to the four directions to secure the jaap sthal.

This flow follows the jap-anushthan krama of the parampara. The rite is performed at your home, in the hybrid model, or live from Narwar Dham.

Samagri Required

Every item has a function - this is a functional manifest, not a shopping list.

Roli (100 gm)

Tilak, sankalp

Moli / Kalawa (2 bundles)

Kalash, wrist

Chandan (20 gm)

Tilak, bhasma mishran

Abeer / Gulal (20 gm each)

Archan

Haldi (powder) (50 gm)

Archan, kalash

Kapur (camphor) (20 gm)

Aarti

Dhoop batti (1 packet)

Dhoop deep

Ruii (cotton) (10 gm)

Wick-making

Itra (5 ml)

Deity offering

Supari (7 pcs)

Sankalp, kalash

Nariyal (whole) (1 pc)

Kalash sthapana

Panchmewa (50 gm)

Naivedya

Rudraksha / jap mala (1)

For the jaap count

Janeu (5 pcs)

Deity, sankalp

SiddhiStar Samagri Policy
The Puja Samagri Kit and the Hawan Samagri Kit are included in the puja price. All other samagri listed below, the puja-specific items, perishables, and hawan materials, is arranged by the family.

What is arranged

  • Red flowers (lal pushp) - Surya's colour
  • Copper vessel for arghya - Surya's metal, for the dawn water offering
  • Gud and gehu (jaggery, wheat) - Surya's offerings
  • Hawan samagri (mix) - Dashansh ahuti mix
  • Aam ki lakdi / samidha - Hawan fuel
  • Til, jau, akshat - Ahuti dravya
  • Gola (purna-ahuti) - Purna-ahuti
  • Ghee for ahuti
  • Hawan kund - Dashansh hawan is integral

Important Note

Surya Graha Shanti is chanted to the sankalpita sankhya by lineage-trained pandits, at home, hybrid, or online, sealed by the dashansh hawan. Name and gotra are recorded for the sankalp. The Puja and Hawan Samagri Kits are included in the price; the family arranges the puja-specific items, perishables, and hawan materials listed under Samagri. Benefits are as the parampara teaches, not assured. Sankhya and schedule are confirmed at booking.

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