Sani Homa
Also spelled Sani Homam
शनि होमSesame, iron and black til offered into the fire for Saturn — the slow planet of karma, labour and long patience.
- Performed for you alone — never a group ceremony
- Muhurta fixed from your own birth chart, confirmed within 24–48 working hours
- Free energised yantra, sealed in a silver amulet, shipped worldwide at no charge
The Ritual and Its Weight
The Sani Homa is the Vedic fire rite addressed to Sani, the lord of Saturday, ruler of Capricorn and Aquarius, and the graha the tradition calls the giver of the fruit of one's own actions. Priests kindle the fire, invoke Saturn in the flame, and feed it black sesame, urad dal, shami leaves and ghee while the Shani Gayatri and the Navagraha mantras are chanted the prescribed number of times. It is a rite of steadiness, not of hurry — the offerings themselves are dark, plain and heavy, matching the planet they honour.
Devotees turn to the sani homam when Saturn is passing over a sensitive point in the chart — during Sade Sati, an Ashtama Shani period, a Shani mahadasha or bhukti, or the year of a sani peyarchi transit into a new sign. Saturn is not an enemy in this tradition. He rewards discipline, honest labour and service, and the homa is offered so that his lessons come as structure rather than as strain. The fire is lit at our Yagna Ashram in your name, and you watch it burn live from wherever you are.
ॐ नीलाञ्जनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम् । छायामार्तण्डसम्भूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम् ॥ I bow to Sani, the slow-moving one — dark as blue collyrium, son of the Sun, elder brother of Yama, born of Chhaya and Martanda.Why Devotees Book This
The tradition prescribes the Sani Homa for these purposes. It is offered as worship, and the fruit rests with Sani.
Pacifying an afflicted Saturn
Where Shani sits debilitated, retrograde or in an uneasy house, the homa is the classical remedy for softening that placement.
Through Sade Sati and peyarchi
Offered when Saturn transits the twelfth, first or second from your moon sign, or when a sani peyarchi shifts him into a new rasi.
Delays and stalled work
Prescribed when matters repeatedly postpone — papers, permissions, property, litigation, long-pending decisions.
Strengthening Saturn's benefic side
Saturn well-propitiated is said to grant endurance, method, longevity of effort and honest gain from labour.
Steadiness in work and service
Devotees in demanding jobs, long study or care of elders book this homa for the patience the planet governs.
Ancestral and karmic weight
Sani is the lord of accumulated karma; the rite is offered to lighten burdens carried from the past and from the family line.
Under the guidance of Brahmashree Shivaaya
Every priest who performs your Sani 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 temple rites performed across our seven temples in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Meet our priests →- Certified Vedic priests — trained in traditional Padashalas
- 100% Agama Vidhi — as prescribed in the scriptures
- Individual, never group — one ritual, one devotee's sankalpa
- Muhurta from your chart — date fixed to your birth details
- Free worldwide delivery — prasadam & energised yantra
Choose your homa in two steps
* Copper yantra 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 your personal time to wear the yantra.
The most auspicious days for a Sani Homa
Saturn's own day and star are preferred.
Shani's weekday, especially in the morning hours or at twilight, is the standard day for the sani homam.
The three nakshatras ruled by Sani are the most fitting stars for the homa.
On or near the day Saturn changes sign, and at the opening of a Sade Sati or Ashtama Shani period.
An Amavasya falling on a Saturday, and Shani Jayanti in Vaishakha, are held especially potent for this rite.
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 yantra
When your homa concludes, the yantra that stood in the fire is rolled and locked inside its silver amulet according to Agama vidhi — the practice by which the energies raised in a ritual 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 — for you and up to five family members.
Live telecast
Watch your own homa in real time from the ashram. Streamed openly on our YouTube channel by default — or request a private, unlisted telecast at checkout.
Free energised yantra, sealed in a silver amulet
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. Immediately afterwards it is rolled and sealed inside a silver amulet by Agamic rite, locking those energies within, and shipped to you with your prasadam.
Prasadam, shipped free
Sacred vibhuti, sandalwood powder & kumkum from your fire — delivered to any country.
48-Day Anushthan (optional)
Daily temple worship for 48 days — the 27 Nakshatras + 12 Rashis + 9 Planets — then sealed in a silver amulet of approximately 2–4 inches.
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 your family, 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 visible only to you.
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 yantra
The energised yantra is carefully rolled and sealed inside a sacred silver amulet before shipping. Wearing it is itself a small ritual — and even its timing is set for you personally.
Your auspicious time to wear it
Our astrologer marks the auspicious date and time to wear the yantra according to your birth details — sent to you in the email carrying your shipment's tracking number.
Purify the amulet
Dip the silver amulet in raw milk or Ganga jal for an hour before wearing, then clean with normal water.
Face East or North
Perform the wearing process facing east or north for maximum benefit.
Offer dheep & dhoop
Show lamp and incense to the amulet before wearing it.
Wear it
Around your neck or waist, on a thread or chain.
Keep the energy intact
Repeated offering of dheep and dhoop keeps the energisation alive.
If you prefer not to wear it
Place the amulet at your puja altar, or keep it in your wallet.
How your Sani Homa is performed
Sankalpa
The priest states your name, gotra and nakshatra — and those of up to five 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.
Sani Avahana
The mula mantra of Sani 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.
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 yantra are then packed and shipped free to your door.
Sani
Dark as burnished sapphire, seated on a crow or an iron chariot that moves slowly across the sky, the son of Surya and Chhaya carries a bow, a trident and a staff, and one leg is lame from an old wound. Among the nine grahas he is the slowest, taking some thirty years to circle the zodiac, and the tradition names him the giver of the fruit of one's own deeds. Saturday belongs to him, as do Capricorn and Aquarius; the sign Libra is his exaltation. Yama is his brother, and like Yama he keeps accounts. Devotees turn to him during Sade Sati, Ashtama Shani, his dasha and his transits, because he is held to govern labour, patience, discipline, old age, service and everything gained slowly.
In this homa that grace is invoked through fire, with your own name and birth details spoken in the sankalpa.
Ask before you book
Nirnaya, our free ritual guide, recommends the traditional ritual for your situation instantly. For a full reading of your chart, book a live session with our astrologers.
Frequently asked
Other rituals devotees book alongside this one
Budha Homa
For a strained Mercury — clarity of speech, study, memory, trade and steady nerves.
Chandra Homa
For an afflicted Moon, restless sleep, unsettled emotions and the mother's wellbeing
Chandra Ketu Grahan Dosh Homa
For charts where Moon and Ketu sit together — grahan dosha shanti and inner steadiness.
Maha HomaLet her name be spoken with yours
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