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Protection & Negative Energy Removal · standard Homa · Live from our Yagna Ashram

Sudarshana Homa

Also spelled Sudarshana Homam

सुदर्शन होम

The blazing discus of Vishnu turns in the fire — invoked for you, against every unseen harm that circles your name.

  • Performed for you alone — never a group ceremony
  • Muhurta fixed from your own birth chart, confirmed within 24–48 working hours
  • Free energised Sudarshana Yantra, sealed in a silver amulet, shipped worldwide at no charge
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The Ritual and Its Weight

The Sudarshana Homa is a fire rite addressed to the Sudarshana Chakra, the spinning discus that Lord Vishnu holds as his weapon of last resort. In the Vaishnava tradition the chakra is not an object but a living deity — Sudarshana Murti, sixteen-armed, flame-bodied, worshipped as the one who cuts through whatever cannot be reasoned with. When priests offer into the fire with the Sudarshana mantra, they are asking that discus to turn once around the devotee.

Devotees come to this homa when something feels wrong and has no name. Repeated obstruction. A house that will not settle. The sense of being watched, spoken against, or bound by another's ill will. The tradition prescribes the Sudarshana Homa precisely for such conditions — evil eye, abhichara, psychic disturbance, hostile intent — because the chakra is understood to dissolve what is directed rather than argue with it. At our Yagna Ashram the fire is kindled in your name and gotra, and you watch it burn from wherever you are.

ॐ सहस्रार हुं फट् । ॐ नमो भगवते महासुदर्शनाय दीप्त्रे ज्वालापरीताय सर्वदिक्क्षोभणकराय हुं फट् ब्रह्मणे परञ्ज्योतिषे स्वाहा ॥ Salutations to the radiant Lord Mahasudarshana of a thousand spokes, wreathed in blazing flame, who shakes every direction — to that supreme light I offer this oblation.

Why Devotees Book This

The Sudarshana Homam is turned to for one purpose above all: a shield. These are the concerns devotees name when they book it.

Against the evil eye

Drishti, nazar, the weight of another's envy — the tradition holds the chakra's fire to be the classical remedy when praise and jealousy have left a mark on your household.

Where abhichara is suspected

When a family fears black magic or deliberately worked harm, the Sudarshana Homa is the rite the shastras point to. It is offered to dissolve what was sent, not to send anything back.

Quiet for the mind

Devotees who describe restless sleep, unexplained dread or a heaviness in the chest offer this homa for inner steadiness. The mantra is chanted for calm, not for a cure.

Cleansing a home or workplace

A new house, a place where things repeatedly go wrong, a shop that will not thrive — the homa is prescribed to purify the atmosphere and settle the space.

When opposition is personal

Against slander, litigation and those who work against you by design, Sudarshana is invoked as the protector who removes obstruction from the path.

A standing shield for the family

Many book this homa annually for children, elders and travellers, keeping the chakra's protection over the whole household rather than one person.

Brahmashree Shivaaya, Chief Operating Officer & Head of Astrological & Spiritual Solutions at AstroBhava
Brahmashree ShivaayaChief Operating Officer & Head of Astrological & Spiritual Solutions
Who performs your homa

Under the guidance of Brahmashree Shivaaya

Every priest who performs your Sudarshana 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
  • Individual, never group — one ritual, one devotee's sankalpa
  • Muhurta from your chart — date fixed to your birth details
  • Free worldwide delivery — prasadam & energised Sudarshana Yantra
Book your Sudarshana Homa

Choose your homa in two steps

Step 1 How many priests will perform your homa?
Step 2 Enhance with the 48-Day Anushthan? (optional)

* Your Sudarshana 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.

Your packageTrayi Sudarshana Homa3 Priests + Free Yantra

All prices are all-inclusive — no shipping charges, no additions at checkout. See everything included →

1

You book — and add birth details on the next page, straight after payment.

2

Within 24–48 working hours — your muhurta is confirmed by email.

3

The day before — your telecast link arrives by email.

4

After the homa — tracking email with how and when to wear the Sudarshana Yantra.

Sacred timing

The most auspicious days for a Sudarshana Homa

Sudarshana is Vishnu's own weapon, so the calendar of Vishnu governs this homa. These are the occasions priests favour.

Ekadashi and Dwadashi

The eleventh and twelfth lunar days belong to Vishnu, and Sudarshana worship on them is considered especially potent.

Sundays and Saturdays

Sunday for the solar, blazing nature of the discus; Saturday for relief from persistent obstruction and lingering negative influence.

Shravana, Rohini and Punarvasu nakshatras

Stars associated with Vishnu are chosen when the homa is being done as a protective rite for the whole family.

Amavasya and the eclipse period

Priests often schedule protection homas around the new moon and after an eclipse, when purification of the home's atmosphere is traditionally undertaken.

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.

Every package, and the 48-day option

What you receive

The sealing of the Sudarshana 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 an unlisted telecast at checkout.

Free energised Sudarshana 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.

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 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, 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.

After it arrives

How to wear your energised Sudarshana Yantra

The energised yantra is carefully rolled and sealed inside a sacred silver amulet before shipping. Wearing it is itself a small ritual.

01

Your auspicious time to wear it

Wear it for the first time on the day named in your dispatch email, 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.

02

At a funeral

Take the yantra off before you attend a funeral.

03

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.

04

Keep the energy intact

You may repeat this energising once a week or once a month.

Inside the fire ritual

How your Sudarshana Homa is performed

Priests performing the Sudarshana Homa at AstroBhava's Yagna AshramThese seven steps, as they happenFrom a live telecast at our Yagna Ashram
01

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.

02

Ganapati Puja

The customary invocation to Ganapati, clearing obstacles before the deity is approached.

03

Agni Pratishtha

The fire is consecrated in the homa kunda and Agni invoked as the carrier of every offering that follows.

04

Sudarshana Avahana

The mula mantra of Sudarshana is chanted, inviting the deity's presence into the fire — by one, three or five priests as your package sets.

05

Ahuti

Ghee and akshata, with the flowers, grains and dravyas proper to this deity, are offered in sequence with mantra.

06

Purnahuti

The final complete offering seals the sankalpa stated at the opening.

07

Aarti & Dispatch

Aarti is performed live on your telecast. Vibhuti, sandalwood powder, kumkum and your energised Sudarshana Yantra are then packed and shipped free to your door.

Who is invoked

Sudarshana

Narayana is the deity whose name the Ashtakshara mantra carries in its eight syllables, the resting place of all beings and the one who reclines upon the waters of origin. In the Pancharatra and Vaishnava Smriti traditions he is the supreme form toward which the mantra turns, distinct from yet inclusive of the avataras. The name itself is explained as nara plus ayana: the goal and abode of humankind, or the one whose path is the waters. The Ashtakshara is therefore not a generic praise but the precise eight-syllable address that Vaishnava lineages regard as the primary means of approaching that abode. It stands at the centre of initiation, temple liturgy, and private japa within Sri Vaishnava, Madhva, and related communities, always directed to Narayana as the single refuge named by those syllables.

In this homa that grace is invoked through fire, with your own name and birth details spoken in the sankalpa.

The complete guide

Ashtakshara — Om Namo Narayanaya: meaning, pronunciation & how to chant

The mantra word by word, how it is pronounced, and how devotees chant it at home.

Read the Mantra Guide →
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Questions

Frequently asked

It can, but only with a qualified priest, a properly built kunda and correct fire discipline — the Sudarshana mantra is a weapon mantra and is not meant to be improvised. Most devotees today have the homa performed on their behalf by trained priests instead. That is what AstroBhava does: the fire is lit at our Yagna Ashram in your name and gotra, telecast live to you, and prasadam with an energised Sudarshana Yantra is couriered to your door.
Sudarshana Homam is a Vedic fire ritual offered to Sudarshana Murti, the deity form of Lord Vishnu's discus. Ghee, herbs and specified samagri are offered into the consecrated fire while the Sudarshana Ashtakshara and Maha Sudarshana mantras are chanted, invoking the chakra as a protective force around the devotee.
It is done for protection. The tradition prescribes it against evil eye, black magic, psychic disturbance, hostile intent and unexplained obstruction — situations where the trouble has no visible cause. It is also performed to purify a home and to steady a family passing through a difficult period.
The correct method requires sankalpa in your name and gotra, a kunda prepared to measure, Ganapati puja, kalasha sthapana, invocation of Sudarshana, the prescribed count of ahutis with the mantra, purnahuti and prasadam distribution. None of this should be attempted from a video. Engage a priest trained in the Vaishnava agama, or have the homa performed for you and watch it live — the fruit of the rite belongs to the sankalpa, not to your physical presence.
A priest begins with achamana and sankalpa, worships Ganapati to clear obstacles, installs the kalasha, kindles Agni with the prescribed samidhas, invokes Sudarshana into the fire, and offers ahutis of ghee, sesame, havan samagri and specified herbs with the Sudarshana mantra. Narasimha is often honoured alongside. The rite closes with purnahuti, aarti and the giving of prasadam.
Because the chakra is understood as the force that cuts through what cannot be reasoned with. Devotees perform it when they suspect drishti or abhichara, when a household will not settle, when opposition has turned personal, or simply as an annual shield for the family.
A standard Sudarshana Homa generally runs about two to three hours from sankalpa to purnahuti, depending on the number of ahutis offered. Extended versions with a higher mantra count take longer. Your scheduled timing is confirmed to you before the day.
Plan for roughly two to three hours of live telecast. You are welcome to watch the whole rite, or to join for the sankalpa at the start and the purnahuti at the close — the recording is available to you either way.
It is the fire worship of Vishnu's discus as a living deity. Its significance lies in its scope: where most remedial rites address one planet or one concern, Sudarshana is invoked against harm of every kind — seen, unseen, natural and deliberately worked. The Puranas describe the chakra as the light that no darkness stands before.
The stated benefits of Sudarshana Homa in the tradition are protection from evil eye and black magic, relief from psychic and mental disturbance, purification of the home or workplace, steadiness in the face of hostility and slander, and a general protective cover for the family. These are what the rite is prescribed for; the outcome rests with the deity.
Anyone who feels the need of protection — there is no restriction of age, gender, caste or country. Families facing repeated inexplicable setbacks, those suspecting ill intent, people moving into a new home, and devotees who simply keep an annual protective rite all book it. The homa itself must be conducted by priests trained in the Sudarshana mantras.
Ekadashi and Dwadashi are the most favoured, along with Sundays, Saturdays, and the Vishnu nakshatras Shravana, Rohini and Punarvasu. Amavasya and the days following an eclipse are chosen for cleansing. If your need is urgent, our priests will fix the nearest suitable muhurat rather than have you wait.
Priests perform sankalpa in your name, star and gotra, then Ganapati puja, kalasha sthapana, agni pratishtha, invocation of Sudarshana Murti, the prescribed ahutis, purnahuti, aarti and prasadam. Samagri includes cow ghee, palasha and other prescribed samidhas, sesame, rice, navadhanya, honey, dried fruits, camphor, sandal and herbs specified for protective rites. You arrange nothing — everything is sourced and prepared at our Yagna Ashram.
Book online from any country. Send your name, birth star and gotra when you book; we confirm the muhurat and share the live telecast link. Watch the fire from wherever you are, and your prasadam and energised Sudarshana Yantra are couriered to you free of charge, worldwide.
Our silver amulets are specially made for everyday wear: copper is added to the silver to make them more durable. With regular use, the amulet may turn black, reddish or brown as it is exposed to heat and reacts with the chemicals in cosmetics. Wipe it regularly with a soft, dry cotton cloth, keep perfume and cosmetics away from it, and clean it by rubbing it gently with a pinch of vibhuti (sacred ash). Every six months, polish it with cotton dipped in a silver cleaner, but never soak or dip the amulet itself. Never open it, as the energies of the yantra are sealed inside. If it is ever damaged, send it back to us, not to a jeweller.
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