Ujjain - Mul Nakshatra Shanti Puja

About this puja

A Mool Nakshatra Shanti puja in Ujjain for those born under a Gand Mool Nakshatra, with Ganesh Puja, Kalash Sthapana and Navagraha Puja.

This puja goes by three names: Mool Nakshatra Shanti, Gand Mool Nakshatra Shanti and Sataisa Puja. It is performed for people born under one of six Gand Mool Nakshatras: Revati, Moola, Jyeshtha, Magha, Ashlesha and Ashwini. It seeks peace, prosperity and protection for the individual and family by appeasing the deities and planets of these nakshatras. Vedic astrology counts 27 Nakshatras. Mool is the 19th, ruled by Ketu, and falls in Sagittarius. Births under it are said to carry karmic challenges unless pacified by ritual. The puja is considered especially important when a child is born in the first pada of Moola Nakshatra. Families usually hold it around the child's 27th day or first birthday. Ganesh Puja opens the ritual, followed by Kalash Sthapana and Navagraha Puja. The core of the ritual is Mool Shanti mantra chanting and offerings to the planets and deities. The priest studies the child's horoscope to calm any troubled planets, and Lord Ketu receives special prayers. Charity is part of the rite: feeding Brahmins and giving clothes or donations. Ideally it is conducted by a priest, either at a holy temple or in the family home.

Why devotees perform it

Performed to ease the adverse effects of a Gand Mool Nakshatra birth Believed to bring positive change and prosperity Said to support stability in career and marriage Devotees hope it eases obstacles and brings lasting positive karmic effects

Samagri

• Kalash (कलश)
• Saptaanaaj, seven grains (सप्तअनाज)
• Sindoor (सिंदूर)
• Ganga water (गंगाजल)
• Shringar items (श्रृंगार का सामान)
• Ghee lamp (घी का दीपक)
• Picture of Maa Durga (मां दुर्गा की तस्वीर)
• Red cloth (लाल वस्त्र)
• Kalawa (कलावा)
• Betel nut (सुपारी)
• Akshat, unbroken rice (अक्षत)
• Camphor (कपूर)
• Durva (दुर्वा)
• Cardamom (इलायची)
• Cloves (लौंग)
• Paan (पान)
• Fruits (फल)
• Flowers (फूल)
• Incense (धूप)