नवग्रह शांति (Navagraha Śānti)

Within the tradition the rite pacifies or harmonizes the nine grahas (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu), thereby reducing doshas in the natal chart, mitigating adverse planetary effects, restoring balance, and bringing peace, prosperity, and protection.

1. 011. Prepare ritual space appropriate to the variant chosen (puja, homam, or yantra energization) and assemble priest/pandit or qualified sadhaka (as required by the chosen form).
2. 022. Perform sankalpa (declaration of intention) — many Navagraha puja/homam rites begin with a sankalpa stating the beneficiary's name, lineage, purpose (pacification of grahas), and desired outcome (this is commonly performed in many Navagraha puja/homam rites as attested in service descriptions).
3. 033. Invoke and install focus objects: place Navagraha images or a Navagraha yantra (or numerical yantra) on the altar so each graha has its designated image/diagram for worship or energization (yantra use is a commonly attested remedial/modern practice).
4. 044. Recite Navagraha stotras/mantras: chant the Navagraha-specific mantras or the Navagraha Shanti hymn(s) from stotra compendia (e.g., Stotra Ratnavali lists Navagraha Shanti). Repeat mantras appropriate to each graha in the sequence used by the performing tradition (exact verses and order are specified in manuscript and stotra sources).
5. 055. Offer ritual substances: in a puja variant present offerings (pushpa, lamp/diya, incense, naivedya) to each graha image/yantra; in a homam variant perform Navagraha Homam by offering prescribed samagri into the sacrificial fire for each graha while reciting their mantras (Navagraha Homam is attested in homam service descriptions).
6. 066. Perform dana as prescribed: carry out graha-dāna (donation) such as Jal Daan (donation of water) or other charitable offerings as indicated by the performing tradition or astrologer (Navagraha Daan and Jal Daan are documented remedial acts).
7. 077. Energize and consecrate yantra (if used): perform mantra-sadhana and prescribed recitations to energize the Navagraha yantra or numerical yantra, following the sequence and mantra counts recommended by the practitioner (yantra energization is described in modern practitioner sources).
8. 088. Conclude with final prayers and prasada distribution: complete the rite with concluding ślokas or aarti as per local custom; where applicable, distribute prasada or return energized items to the client (some service providers state recipients receive energized items).
9. 099. Follow-up guidance: practitioners or astrologers may recommend further remedial acts or periodic repetition depending on the identified dosha (sources indicate selection among variants is typically guided by tradition or practitioner/astrologer advice).

Lesser

Pishacha-graha

The possessing variety of pishacha described in classical Ayurvedic and tantric texts — a grasping spirit (graha) that seizes the body of a victim, producing symptoms of madness and compulsion.

Ancient

Naga

Divine serpent beings of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cosmology — powerful guardians of water, earth, and underground treasures. Revered as deities in South and Southeast Asia.

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