Griha Shanti Puja
The Navagraha-anchored purification of a home afflicted by energetic disturbance restoring harmony, health, and peace to the household through planetary propitiation and space consecration.
Overview
What Is This Puja?
Commonly requested for
- ●Homes experiencing unexplained illness, financial loss, or repeated accidents
- ●After prolonged Shani dasha or Rahu-Ketu transit affecting the household
- ●Post-eclipse household protection
- ●Homes with young children to establish a protective planetary shield
- ●Annual household spiritual maintenance
Where Does This Puja Come From?
Ritual Flow
Understanding the sequence helps you participate meaningfully rather than merely observe.
Jyotisha Consultation (brief)
The purohit reviews the household head's birth chart briefly to identify which Graha is most afflicted and needs the most emphasis.
Sankalpa
Household head declares gotra, nakshatra, current difficulties (optional), and the specific Graha Shanti being sought.
Ganapati Puja
Ganesha invoked to remove obstacles from the planetary pacification process.
Kalash Sthapana
Sacred Kalash established as the energetic centre of the puja. Nine small pots arranged around it for the Navagraha.
Navagraha Puja (Complete)
All nine planets worshipped in order - Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu. Each receives their specific grain, flower, colour, and mantra with prescribed jaap count.
Graha Shanti Homa
Fire ritual with Navagraha-specific herbal offerings, specific herbs associated with each planet are offered to pacify that planet's malefic aspects.
House Circumambulation
The purohit and household members walk the perimeter of the home chanting Shanti mantras, creating a sonic protective boundary around the structure.
Uttarpuja
Deities bid farewell. Purohit provides remedial guidance for the most afflicted planet in the household's chart.
Samagri Required
Every item has a function — this is a functional manifest, not a shopping list.
Navagraha Grains (9 types)
Wheat (Sun), Rice (Moon), Red Gram (Mars), Green Gram (Mercury), Chickpea (Jupiter), White Sesame (Venus), Sesame (Saturn), Black Gram (Rahu), Horse Gram (Ketu)
9 Copper/Clay Pots
Individual vessels for each Graha's offering
Copper Kalash
Central vessel for the ceremony
Darbha Grass
Space purification throughout the home
Navagraha Flowers (9 types)
Specific flowers for each planet - Arka for Sun, White Jasmine for Moon, Red Flowers for Mars, etc.
Havan Samagri (Graha Shanti blend)
Specific herbal blend with planetary herbs - Bilva for Sun, Palash for Moon, Khadira for Saturn, etc.
Cow Ghee (Ample)
Homa fuel
Frequently Asked Questions
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