Shukra Graha Shanti in Varanasi

Shukra Graha Shanti samagri list

• Rice
• White cloth
• White flowers such as jasmine
• Lotus flowers for Lakshmi worship (when available)
• Curd, milk and sugar
• Kheer or white sweets for naivedya
• Camphor and itra (perfume)
• White chandan
• Kalash with mango leaves and coconut
• Akshat, roli and betel leaves with supari
• Ghee diya and incense
• Fruits
• Gular (udumbara) samidha (if homam is included)
• 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.

Shukra Graha Shanti vidhi, step by step

1. 1Purification and Ganesh puja. Achaman, pavitrikaran and Ganesh puja begin the ritual.
2. 2Sankalp. The Pandit takes a sankalp with your name (or the couple's names), gotra, birth details if shared, and intention.
3. 3Kalash and Navagraha invocation. A kalash is established and the Navagraha invoked, with Shukra installed on white cloth.
4. 4Shukra Dev puja. Shukra is offered white flowers, rice, curd, white sweets, camphor and his Vedic mantra.
5. 5Lakshmi worship. Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped with lotus or white flowers, often with Shri Suktam path.
6. 6Shukra beej mantra jaap. The Shukra beej mantra is recited for the agreed count, commonly 16,000 for a full anushthan, or a shorter count.
7. 7Homam (optional). A homam with gular (udumbara) samidha, traditionally associated with Shukra, may be performed.
8. 8Aarti, daan and prasad. Aarti is performed, and daan such as rice, white cloth, sugar or ghee may be offered.