The Navagrahas - the nine celestial bodies of Vedic astrology - govern different aspects of our lives through their karmic significations. Each graha has specific mantras that, when recited correctly and consistently, help strengthen beneficial planetary influences and pacify malefic ones. This guide presents the complete Navagraha mantra system including beej mantras, Gayatri mantras, timing, and practical methods for daily practice.
1. Surya (Sun) - सूर्य
Beej Mantra: Om Hraam Hreem Hraum Sah Suryaya Namah
Simple Mantra: Om Suryaya Namah
Day: Sunday | Direction: East | Colour: Red, orange, gold
Benefits: Confidence, leadership, government favour, career recognition, eye health, father's blessings, overcoming ego-related obstacles.
Daily practice: Recite 108 times after sunrise, facing east. Offer Arghya (water from copper vessel) to the Sun while reciting the mantra - this is one of the most potent Sun remedies.
Gayatri for Sun: Om Bhaskaraya Vidmahe Marichaye Dhimahi Tanno Surya Prachodayat
Full purashcharana: 7,000 repetitions over a specific number of days for a complete mantra cycle.
2. Chandra (Moon) - चन्द्र
Beej Mantra: Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandraya Namah
Simple Mantra: Om Chandraya Namah
Day: Monday | Direction: North-West | Colour: White, silver, cream
Benefits: Mental peace, emotional stability, mother's health, fertility, creativity, improved sleep, intuition, memory, and general happiness.
Daily practice: 108 times on Mondays, ideally by moonlight on full moon nights. Reciting near a silver vessel of water or near a water body amplifies the effect.
Chandra Gayatri: Om Ksheeraputraya Vidmahe Amrittattvaya Dhimahi Tanno Chandrah Prachodayat
Full purashcharana: 11,000 repetitions.
3. Mangal (Mars) - मंगल
Beej Mantra: Om Kram Krim Kraum Sah Bhaumaya Namah
Simple Mantra: Om Angarakaya Namah
Day: Tuesday | Direction: South | Colour: Red, coral
Benefits: Courage, victory over enemies, land and property acquisition, sibling harmony, surgical outcomes, overcoming Mangal Dosha, athletic performance, quick decision-making.
Daily practice: 108 times on Tuesdays, facing south or near a red cloth. Offer red flowers and red lentils.
Full purashcharana: 10,000 repetitions.
4. Budha (Mercury) - बुध
Beej Mantra: Om Bram Brim Braum Sah Budhaya Namah
Simple Mantra: Om Budhaya Namah
Day: Wednesday | Direction: North | Colour: Green
Benefits: Intelligence, education, communication skills, business acumen, mathematical ability, overcoming speech issues, technology, commerce, and adaptability.
Daily practice: 108 times on Wednesdays. Offer green mung dal and green grass (durva). Wearing emerald or jade while reciting amplifies Mercury's energy.
Full purashcharana: 9,000 repetitions.
5. Brihaspati (Jupiter) - बृहस्पति
Beej Mantra: Om Brim Brihaspataye Namah
Simple Mantra: Om Gurave Namah
Day: Thursday | Direction: North-East | Colour: Yellow, gold
Benefits: Wisdom, children's wellbeing, marriage, wealth accumulation, guru's grace, higher education, spirituality, legal matters, healthy weight.
Daily practice: 108 times on Thursdays with yellow flowers and turmeric offered to Vishnu or Brihaspati yantra. Best started on a Thursday during Jupiter's hora.
Full purashcharana: 19,000 repetitions - the most elaborate of the inner planetary mantras.
6. Shukra (Venus) - शुक्र
Beej Mantra: Om Dram Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah
Simple Mantra: Om Shukraya Namah
Day: Friday | Direction: South-East | Colour: White, pink, cream
Benefits: Love and romantic fulfilment, harmonious marriage, beauty, artistic talent, luxury, vehicles, feminine health, financial comforts, creative expression.
Daily practice: 108 times on Fridays. Offer white flowers, milk, and rice. Rose water sprinkled near the yantra is traditional.
Full purashcharana: 16,000 repetitions.
7. Shani (Saturn) - शनि
Beej Mantra: Om Pram Prim Praum Sah Shanishcharaya Namah
Simple Mantra: Om Sham Shanishcharaya Namah
Day: Saturday | Direction: West | Colour: Dark blue, black
Benefits: Longevity, discipline, professional endurance, overcoming Sade Sati, legal protection, financial security in old age, karmic resolution, and service-oriented success.
Daily practice: 108 times on Saturdays. Light sesame oil lamps, donate to the needy, and recite facing west.
Caution: Shani mantra is among the most powerful in the Navagraha system. Saturn responds specifically to genuine humility and service - begin the practice with a sincere, ego-free intention and ideally on a Saturday auspicious muhurta.
Full purashcharana: 23,000 repetitions - the most intensive of all nine Navagraha mantras.
8 & 9. Rahu & Ketu - राहु और केतु
Rahu Beej Mantra: Om Bhraam Bhreem Bhraum Sah Rahave Namah
Rahu Day: Saturday (or at dusk/night) | Colour: Dark blue, black, smoky
Rahu Benefits: Foreign connections, technology breakthroughs, sudden gains, stock market insights, political influence, and protection from sudden obstacles.
Ketu Beej Mantra: Om Stram Streem Straum Sah Ketave Namah
Ketu Day: Tuesday | Colour: Multi-coloured, grey, brown
Ketu Benefits: Spiritual insight, occult knowledge, liberation, moksha preparation, past-life resolution, and protection from accidents and mysterious illnesses.
For both nodes: The complete Navagraha Stotra (from the Yajur Veda) addresses all nine planets together and is ideally recited during Navagraha Puja, especially at major life transitions - marriage, new business, relocation, health challenges.
Rahu purashcharana: 18,000 repetitions.
Ketu purashcharana: 17,000 repetitions.