Katyayani Homa
Also spelled Katyayani Homam
कात्यायनी होमThe sixth face of Durga, worshipped since the Gopis prayed for a husband — invoked in fire for the alliance that has been waiting.
- Never a group ceremony — only the names you give are spoken
- Muhurta fixed from your own birth chart, confirmed within 24–48 working hours
- Free energised Katyayani Yantra, sealed in a silver amulet, shipped worldwide at no charge
The Ritual and Its Weight
The Katyayani Homa is a fire offering to the sixth of the nine forms of Durga, the Devi born in the hermitage of the sage Katyayana. She is the one the Gopis of Vraja are said to have worshipped on the banks of the Yamuna, asking for Krishna as their husband. From that story the rite draws its purpose: it is the homa the tradition places before Devi when a marriage is sought, or when an existing marriage needs its warmth restored.
Ghee, havis and specific dravyas are offered into the consecrated fire while her mantra is chanted in count, in your name and gotra. Where charts show long delays, repeated broken talks, or friction between partners, the Katyayani Homa is prescribed as an act of surrender rather than pressure — you place the matter in her hands. Our priests perform it at AstroBhava's Yagna Ashram on your behalf, telecast live to you wherever you are, and the prasadam and energised Katyayani Yantra are couriered to your door.
चन्द्रहासोज्ज्वलकरा शार्दूलवरवाहना। कात्यायनी शुभं दद्याद्देवी दानवघातिनी॥ ॐ देवी कात्यायन्यै नमः। She whose hand shines with the moon-bright sword and who rides the noble tiger — may Devi Katyayani, slayer of the demons, grant what is auspicious; salutations to her.Benefits of the Katyayani Homa
These are the intentions the tradition assigns to the Katyayani Homa. Devi receives the prayer; the fruit is always hers to give.
For a suitable alliance
Offered when you are seeking a life partner and want the search guided toward a match of matching temperament and family.
When marriage keeps getting delayed
Prescribed where talks begin and stall repeatedly, and the years pass without a proposal reaching completion.
Harmony between husband and wife
Among the widely cited katyayani homa benefits is the softening of friction, suspicion and cold distance within a marriage.
For Mangal and marital afflictions
Traditionally undertaken when Kuja or Shani placements in the seventh house are said to obstruct settled married life.
Courage to choose well
Devi with the sword is invoked for clarity — the steadiness to say yes rightly, and to walk away from what does not suit you.
Blessing on an engagement or wedding
Families book the Katyayani Homa before a fixed muhurat so the new bond begins under her protection.
Under the guidance of Brahmashree Shivaaya
Every priest who performs your Katyayani Homa is trained in a traditional Padashala and personally recruited by Brahmashree Shivaaya — Chief Operating Officer & Head of Astrological & Spiritual Solutions at AstroBhava. Your ritual is conducted at our own Yagna Ashram — never a rented venue — with Yantra Pujas inside our consecrated sanctum.
Meet our priests →- Certified Vedic priests — trained in traditional Padashalas
- 100% Agama Vidhi — as prescribed in the scriptures
- One chart, one sankalpa, one fire — never a group ceremony
- Muhurta from your chart — date fixed to your birth details
- Free worldwide delivery — prasadam & energised Katyayani Yantra
Choose your homa in two steps
- The complete Katyayani Homa, with the same ritual stages and the same kinds of offerings
- A private ceremony for you and up to four family members, never combined with anyone else’s booking
- Live telecast from our Yagna Ashram, and prasadam shipped free
- The energised Katyayani Yantra, sealed in a silver amulet
Only the number of priests: 1, 3 or 5. Every priest makes their own offerings, and all of them perform at the same time, in one ceremony.
108 ahutis by each priest, with the mula mantra of Katyayani — so 108, 324 or 540 in all, by package.
Has your astrologer prescribed a different number of ahutis? Our priests can review it and arrange a customised homa. Call our Devotee Relationship Team on +91 96295 55442 — they confirm the count, the priests, the approximate duration and the total price before you book.
* Your Katyayani Yantra is a copper plate approx. 1–2 inches, rolled and sealed inside a silver amulet approx. 2–4 inches. Sizes are approximate and the amulet's design varies between supplier batches — shape, metal and consecration remain the same.
All prices are all-inclusive — no shipping charges, no additions at checkout. See everything included →
You book — and add birth details on the next page, straight after payment.
Within 24–48 working hours — your muhurta is confirmed by email.
The day before — your telecast link arrives by email.
After the homa — tracking email with how and when to wear the Katyayani Yantra.
The most auspicious days for a Katyayani Homa
Devi Katyayani has her own days in the year.
The sixth day of Navaratri belongs to Katyayani and is the most sought date for this homa. Devotees asking about the katyayani puja 2025 date are usually looking for this Sashti tithi.
Any Friday, and the Sashti of either fortnight, are held favourable for Devi worship directed toward marriage.
The month in which the Gopis are said to have observed the Katyayani vrata for a husband is considered especially fitting.
The homa is also arranged on your birth star, or in the days before an engagement, betrothal or wedding muhurat.
You do not need to wait for one of these days. Whenever you book, our astrologers calculate the muhurta from your own birth chart — a date chosen for you personally, which tradition regards as more precise than a calendar date chosen for everyone. If you would like the homa on one of the days above, tell us at checkout and we will fix the muhurta within it.
What you receive
The sealing of the Katyayani Yantra
The Katyayani Yantra is consecrated over three days — Jala (holy-water consecration with mantras), Prana (life force through pranayama & chants) and Jeeva Pratishta (awakened with 108 recitations & offerings) — then present through your homa, receiving the energies raised in the fire. When your homa concludes, it is rolled and locked inside its silver amulet according to Agama vidhi — the practice by which those energies are held within a consecrated object rather than dispersing. It is why a homa performed at our ashram can still reach a devotee ten thousand miles away: what the fire raised travels to you, sealed.
Personal sankalpa
Your name, gotra & nakshatra — and up to four family members if you wish. No one else is named.
Hear yours read back, as the priest will say it →Live telecast
Watch your own homa in real time from the ashram. Streamed openly on our YouTube channel by default — or request an unlisted telecast at checkout.
Free energised Katyayani Yantra, sealed in a silver amulet
Shipped to you with your prasadam.
Prasadam, shipped free
Sacred vibhuti, sandalwood powder & kumkum from your fire — delivered to any country.
Yantra Pujas inside our consecrated sanctum
48-Day Anushthan (optional) — daily pujas for 48 days — the 27 Nakshatras + 12 Rashis + 9 Planets — then sealed in a silver amulet of approximately 2–4 inches. Performed in our consecrated sanctum at the Yagna Ashram.
A note on sacred tradition
As per strict Agama vidhi, no videography is permitted inside the temple sanctum — this preserves the pure sacred energies and undisturbed divine focus of the ritual. The main homa is respectfully telecast live from outside the sanctum.
Homas are telecast openly on our YouTube channel so that devotees everywhere may witness the rituals — and because we believe you should be able to see our work before you trust us with yours. Your sankalpa names you and any family members you add, so if you would rather your ceremony were not public, choose the private telecast option at checkout and it is streamed as an unlisted link, which does not appear on our channel or in search, though anyone who has the link can watch it and share it.
We state this plainly — transparency about what tradition forbids filming, and about what is public, is part of performing these rituals honestly.
How to wear your energised Katyayani Yantra
Your auspicious time to wear it
Wear it for the first time on a Friday, between 6.30 and 7.30 in the morning. Bathe first, place the yantra on your pooja altar and offer your prayers, then wear it around your neck or your waist, on a red or black thread or a silver chain.
At a funeral
Take the yantra off before you attend a funeral.
Purify the amulet
Whenever the yantra has been taken off, or if it was worn at a funeral, dip it in raw milk or Ganga jal, show it incense, dhoop or attar (perfume), and then wear it again.
Keep the energy intact
You may repeat this energising once a week or once a month.
How your Katyayani Homa is performed
Sankalpa
The priest states your name, gotra and nakshatra — and those of up to four family members — with the intention this homa is performed for.
Ganapati Puja
The customary invocation to Ganapati, clearing obstacles before the deity is approached.
Agni Pratishtha
The fire is consecrated in the homa kunda and Agni invoked as the carrier of every offering that follows.
Katyayani Avahana
The mula mantra of Katyayani is chanted, inviting the deity's presence into the fire — by one, three or five priests as your package sets.
Ahuti
Ghee and akshata, with the flowers, grains and dravyas proper to this deity, are offered in sequence with mantra. Each priest makes 108 of these offerings with the mula mantra of Katyayani — 108, 324 or 540 in all, by package.
Purnahuti
The final complete offering seals the sankalpa stated at the opening.
Aarti & Dispatch
Aarti is performed live on your telecast. Vibhuti, sandalwood powder, kumkum and your energised Katyayani Yantra are then packed and shipped free to your door.
Katyayani
Katyayani is the fierce yet maternal sixth form among the Navadurga, born from the accumulated tejas of the gods in the hermitage of the sage Katyayana and therefore bearing his name. She is four-armed or sometimes eighteen-armed, dark or golden of complexion, riding a lion, carrying sword, shield, lotus and trident. While she shares the demon-slaying career of Durga, the tradition isolates her as the particular goddess to whom unmarried women turn when marriage is delayed or obstructed. The Bhagavata Purana records that the gopis of Vraja worshipped her through the cold nights of Margashirsha with the single prayer that Krishna become their husband; that episode has fixed her identity as the granter of a suitable union. She is not a generic marriage deity; she is the one whose own origin story is bound to the longing of the cowherd women and to the austerity of a Vedic rishi.
In this homa that grace is invoked through fire, with your own name and birth details spoken in the sankalpa.
Katyayani: meaning, pronunciation & how to chant
The mantra word by word, how it is pronounced, and how devotees chant it at home.
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Frequently asked
Your ritual date is an auspicious muhurta calculated personally for you — not a slot on a rota. Once it is confirmed, rescheduling from the customer's side is not available, and cancellation does not carry a refund. If we ever have to move your ritual for unforeseen reasons at the ashram, we will inform you immediately and provide a fresh auspicious date at no cost — and your telecast, recording, prasadam and yantra remain exactly as promised.
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