Homas & Rituals
Rituals explained without mystery, astrology without jargon, festivals with their stories intact — written under the guidance of our priests and astrologers, for devotees everywhere.
Siddha Kunjika Stotram
The Siddha Kunjika Stotram is the secret key revealed by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati, traditionally held to unlock the phalam of the full Durga Saptashati without the lengthy preliminary…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskHomas & RitualsSoma Mantra
A short Vedic invocation to Soma, the Moon deity, drawn from the Rigveda’s lunar hymns and used in traditional japa for mental composure and emotional steadiness.
AstroBhava Editorial DeskHomas & RitualsSita Mantra
The Sita Gayatri Mantra is a classical Vedic chant dedicated to Goddess Sita. This guide sets out the text in several scripts, its meaning, origin in the Ramayana tradition, and the…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskHomas & RitualsSiddha Lakshmi Mantra
A traditional invocation to Goddess Siddha Lakshmi, the accomplished form of Mahalakshmi. This guide gives the mantra text, its meaning, classical background and the method of chanting as…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskHomas & RitualsShukra Mantra
A clear guide to the Shukra beej mantra of Venus—its wording in Sanskrit and other Indian scripts, syllable meaning, Puranic background, and the traditional method of Friday japa.
AstroBhava Editorial DeskHomas & RitualsShani Mantra
The classical Vedic salutation to Shanaischara: its Sanskrit text, meaning, Puranic background, and the traditional method of japa prescribed on Saturdays and during periods of Saturn’s…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskHomas & RitualsSarabeswara Mantra
The Sarabeswara Mantra is a protective invocation to Lord Sarabeswara, the fierce Shaiva form of Shiva who pacifies uncontrolled forces. Tradition recites it for refuge from illness, fear…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskHomas & RitualsParvati Mantra
The twelfth verse of Adi Shankaracharya’s Annapurna Stotram, which names Goddess Parvati as the divine mother and Lord Shiva as the divine father, and places the devotee in the family of…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskHomas & RitualsNavarna Mantra
The Navarna Mantra, also called the Chamunda Mantra, is the nine-syllable Shakta formula Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vicche, drawn from the Devi Mahatmya and used in japa and…
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