Ayuhya Homa with Navagraha Homam

Ayushya Homa with Navagraha is performed for the long life with good health. Performing Ayushya Homa and navagraha Homa on the occasion of Birthday improves rejuvenation, vitality and longevity. It is also curing serious health problems mental disorders effectively. It acts as a remedy for mental illness and physical problems. Ayushya Homa is considered highly beneficent for all aged people. Most people are used to perform this homa during first year birthday of a child for long life and good health. Every individual must be performe Ayushya homa every year on their birth star (Janma Nakshatra) of the birth month (Hindu Birth day celebration) It is believed that performing Ayush homam on their birthday eradicates all Evil Effects and the child is bestowed with long life and good health. Ayush homam is performed by learned vedic pandits usually during the child’s naming ceremony also, wishing for the child’s wellness and a happy life thereafter. Ayushya Homa avoids unforeseen accidents or fatal illness also.

This is a part of an ancient tradition and is performed to offer our thanks to god. We pray for our 5 organs of sense called Jnanendriyas (years, skin, eyes,tung,nose) and 5 organs of actions called Karmendriyas (Mouth, Feet, Hands, Anus and Genitals) to work properly until the last moment of our life.

The subtle energies of the Ayushya Homa invigorate the consciousness and enable us to recognize the undying and ever pure nature of consciousness. Thus, participating in Ayushya Homa is considered highly beneficent for a Sadhak in two ways – unveiling the Eternal Consciousness and strengthening the medium (the body) which enables to lead a spiritual life.

The Navagraha Homam also performed with the ayushya Homa to remove all obstacles (Navagraha Dosham) in our life path and get Ayushya, (Long life) Arogya, (Helth) Aishvarya, (welth) Sawkhya. (Happiness), It removes all Doshas and reduces malefic effects.

The Ayush Homam is also performed during completion of the 60th birithday (Shashtyabda poorthi), 70th birthday (Bheemaratha shanti),   80th birthday (Vijayaratha shanti), 90st birthday (sawree shanti) & 100^th year(Shatamana maha mrutyunjaya shanti).

ayushya homa is dedicated to Lord Mruthyunjaya Rudra, Dhanvanthari, Agni, vishve devatas and Navagraha devatas. Navagraha homa also be performed with this homa.

Mantras Chnated:  Ayushya sooktha, Nakshathra manthras, mruthunjaya manthras, dhanvanthri manthra, Navagraha mantras.

Dravyas Offered: Ajya (ghee), Charu (boiled rice) Doorva (a type of grass). Grass dipped into mixture of ghee, honey and curd.

Danas: Kalasha, ajya, navadhanya, phala danas given at the end. 

The Benefits of Ayushya Homa

• Removes all kinds of health problems.
• Improves happiness and long life with health
• Empowers you with good thoughts and skills
• Protects us from accidents and injuries
• Improves Positivity in our life.
• Eliminates all our sufferings (illnesses)
• helps in overall well being of the person

What are the rituals included in this homa?

• Anujna (Getting the blessings of  elders and veda pandits)
• Vighneshvara (Ganapati) pooja (to remove all obstacles)
• Maha Sankalpam (The prayer, asking the needs to god or purpose of the homa.)
• Shudhi Punyaha Vachanam – The Purification ritual (the ritual performed before the ceremony for the purification of the body, place, and pooja materials, Shudhi (purification) Mantras are chanted then mantra purified water is sprinkled over all the people participating and the items.)
• Acharya varanam (Appointing the pandits to do homam or giving power of attorney to perform homas.
• Kalasha sthapanam,Pranapratishta (Kalasha pooja and mandala pooja invoking /calling the divinity among the gods. hymns and mantra are recited to invite the deity to be resident guest)
• Kalpoktha Shodashopachar pooja: (16 types of Worshiping method of Deity)
• Ashtothara or sahasranama archana (offering flowers or kumkumam by chanting names of god )
• Kalasha Japam (Reciting moola mantras and veda sookthas.)
• Pradhana homam (Offering the ghee, samit, annam, and other dravyas to the honan,)
• Poornahuti homam(Coconut banana, herbs and other auspicious materials are Offering to agni)
• Maha naivedyam (Offering Foods, fruits and other eatable items to god)
• Maha mangalarati ( Decorated ghee lights and camphor lights are offered by showing around the god )
• Kalasha Abhisheka or Prokshanam. (Giving Mantra purified Kalasha whater to Divine bath or sprinkled over all the participating people by chanting Veda mantras.)
• Asheervadam(Getting the Blessings of Veda Pandits and elders by chanting Asheervada Mantras)
• Teertha prasada (Pooja kalasha water given to drink as teertha. offerd naivedya items are distributed.)