Guru (Brihaspati) Graha Shanti in Varanasi

Guru (Brihaspati) Graha Shanti samagri list

• Chana dal
• Turmeric (haldi), whole and powdered
• Yellow cloth
• Yellow flowers such as marigold
• Besan laddoo or other yellow sweets
• Bananas
• Kesar (saffron) and chandan
• Tulsi leaves for Vishnu worship
• Peepal samidha (if homam is included)
• Kalash with mango leaves and coconut
• Akshat, roli and betel leaves with supari
• Ghee diya, incense and camphor
• Janeu and mauli
• Havan samagri and ghee (if homam is included)

The Pandit confirms the final list for your family's vidhi, and Pandit ji can arrange the samagri in Varanasi at an additional cost, agreed after discussion.

Guru (Brihaspati) Graha Shanti vidhi, step by step

1. 1Purification and Ganesh puja. Achaman, pavitrikaran and worship of Lord Ganesha open the ritual.
2. 2Sankalp. The Pandit takes a sankalp with your name, gotra, birth details if shared, and intention.
3. 3Kalash and Navagraha invocation. A kalash is established and the nine grahas invoked, with Brihaspati installed on yellow cloth.
4. 4Brihaspati puja. Guru is offered yellow flowers, turmeric, chana dal, yellow sweets and his Vedic mantra.
5. 5Vishnu worship. Lord Vishnu is worshipped with tulsi, and many families honour a banana plant as per custom.
6. 6Guru beej mantra jaap. The Guru beej mantra is recited for the agreed count, commonly 19,000 for a full anushthan, or a shorter count.
7. 7Homam (optional). A homam with peepal samidha, traditionally associated with Guru, may be performed.
8. 8Aarti, daan and prasad. Aarti is performed, and daan such as chana dal, turmeric, yellow cloth or books may be offered.