The nine grahas · 30–45 minutes
Navagraha shanti — the nine-planet jaap
Saturdays/Amavasya; before new beginnings; when a jyotishi advises graha-shanti
In the simplest words
A gentle jaap for all nine planets in order — eleven counts each, a full mala for any you want to sit longer with — done as steadying practice, not fear.
The nine grahas are the sky turned into a syllabus — each a quality to be steadied: Surya's authority, Chandra's mind, Mangal's drive, Budh's speech, Guru's wisdom, Shukra's love of beauty, Shani's discipline, Rahu's hunger, Ketu's detachment. This home vidhi is a simple jaap-round of all nine bija mantras, in the traditional order.
Samagri — what you need
0/3 gatheredThe vidhi, step by step
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Light the diya and agarbatti; place akshat and flowers before them — and if you have set out the nine heaps of grain, arrange them in the order below and touch each as its graha's turn comes. State the intention (peace of the grahas, steadiness of their qualities), and begin as always with Ganapati.
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
Oṁ Gaṁ Gaṇapataye Namaḥ
Om — Gam — salutations to Ganapati, lord of the ganas. The ganas are the hosts that attend Shiva; devotional commentators widen the word to every ordered set of forces in the world — and Ganapati is the intelligence that marshals them. The mantra is a request in miniature: let what stands in the way step aside, and let what scatters come into order.
Source: Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa (Ganapati Upaniṣad)
Surya
The Sun's bija — clarity and rightful authority.
ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रौं सः सूर्याय नमः
Oṁ hrāṁ hrīṁ hrauṁ saḥ sūryāya namaḥ
Om — with the seed-syllables hrāṁ hrīṁ hrauṁ saḥ — salutations to Surya, the Sun. In the chart the Sun stands for the soul's own fire: vitality, dignity, the father, the strength to be seen. The reciter asks that this fire burn steady — warming a life rather than scorching it.
Source: Navagraha bīja-mantra tradition (jyotiṣa / graha-śānti practice)
Chandra
The Moon's bija — a cooled, kind mind.
ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चन्द्राय नमः
Oṁ śrāṁ śrīṁ śrauṁ saḥ candrāya namaḥ
Om — with the seed-syllables śrāṁ śrīṁ śrauṁ saḥ — salutations to Chandra, the Moon. The Moon waxes and wanes, and jyotisha says the mind moves with it. The jaap asks that its tides turn gentle: emotions that move like moonlight on water, not like storm surf.
Source: Navagraha bīja-mantra tradition (jyotiṣa / graha-śānti practice)
Mangal
Mars — courage without cruelty.
ॐ क्रां क्रीं क्रौं सः भौमाय नमः
Oṁ krāṁ krīṁ krauṁ saḥ bhaumāya namaḥ
Om — with the seed-syllables krāṁ krīṁ krauṁ saḥ — salutations to Bhauma, Mars, son of the earth. Mars is heat that can build or break. The jaap asks that its edge become courage, stamina, and clean decisiveness — not temper and haste.
Source: Navagraha bīja-mantra tradition (jyotiṣa / graha-śānti practice)
Budh
Mercury — clean speech, quick learning.
ॐ ब्रां ब्रीं ब्रौं सः बुधाय नमः
Oṁ brāṁ brīṁ brauṁ saḥ budhāya namaḥ
Om — with the seed-syllables brāṁ brīṁ brauṁ saḥ — salutations to Budha, Mercury. Budha governs the bridges between minds: speech, wit, numbers, trade. The jaap asks that thought come clear and words land true — that cleverness ripen into understanding.
Source: Navagraha bīja-mantra tradition (jyotiṣa / graha-śānti practice)
Guru
Jupiter — wisdom, expansion, the teacher within.
ॐ ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरवे नमः
Oṁ grāṁ grīṁ grauṁ saḥ gurave namaḥ
Om — with the seed-syllables grāṁ grīṁ grauṁ saḥ — salutations to Guru, Brihaspati: Jupiter, teacher of the gods. Jupiter is expansion — wisdom, fortune, children, faith. The jaap asks for growth in the right direction: that life get larger the way a banyan does, shade included.
Source: Navagraha bīja-mantra tradition (jyotiṣa / graha-śānti practice)
Shukra
Venus — love, art, and refinement.
ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः
Oṁ drāṁ drīṁ drauṁ saḥ śukrāya namaḥ
Om — with the seed-syllables drāṁ drīṁ drauṁ saḥ — salutations to Shukra, Venus, preceptor of the asuras and lord of all that makes life sweet. The jaap asks that beauty, love, and comfort come as blessings rather than cravings — enjoyed with a steady heart.
Source: Navagraha bīja-mantra tradition (jyotiṣa / graha-śānti practice)
Shani
Saturn — patience and honest labour.
ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः
Oṁ prāṁ prīṁ prauṁ saḥ śanaiścarāya namaḥ
Om — with the seed-syllables prāṁ prīṁ prauṁ saḥ — salutations to Shanaishchara, 'the slow mover': Saturn. Shani gives nothing before its time and withholds nothing that is earned. The jaap is the reciter's bow to the strictest of teachers — asking for endurance under the lesson, and for the lesson's fruit.
Source: Navagraha bīja-mantra tradition (jyotiṣa / graha-śānti practice)
Rahu
The north node — ambition given direction.
ॐ भ्रां भ्रीं भ्रौं सः राहवे नमः
Oṁ bhrāṁ bhrīṁ bhrauṁ saḥ rāhave namaḥ
Om — with the seed-syllables bhrāṁ bhrīṁ bhrauṁ saḥ — salutations to Rahu, the north node: the shadow that swallows the sun in eclipse. Rahu is hunger without a floor — ambition, obsession, the unconventional road. The jaap asks that this immense pull be pointed somewhere worth going.
Source: Navagraha bīja-mantra tradition (jyotiṣa / graha-śānti practice)
Ketu
The south node — release, moksha-facing detachment. Close with a breath of Om Shanti.
ॐ स्रां स्रीं स्रौं सः केतवे नमः
Oṁ srāṁ srīṁ srauṁ saḥ ketave namaḥ
Om — with the seed-syllables srāṁ srīṁ srauṁ saḥ — salutations to Ketu, the south node: the flag of what has already been lived. Ketu strips away. The jaap asks that the stripping be liberation rather than loss — detachment that opens into insight and, finally, into moksha.
Source: Navagraha bīja-mantra tradition (jyotiṣa / graha-śānti practice)
Note: Full navagraha homas and remedial daans are done through a qualified priest/jyotishi — this guide is the safe home practice, not a substitute. Astrological advice is a personal choice; the mantras' qualities stand on their own.