Propitiation of Rahu, Saturday

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dear narasimhaye ji,

thank you very much for your reply. god bless

you. om namah shivay. (sorry i replied a bit late)

 

 

, narasimhaye

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>

> Dear Vai_Rudraksha,

>

> Pranam, a beej or bija mantra is the 'root' mantra of deities.

Example

> for Ganesha its GuNg, for Saraswati its Aim, for Laxmi its Shreem,

etc

>

> Both mantras you've mentioned for Rahu are correct. It just

depends on

> your personal choice which one you prefer to recite.

>

> The word Bija means a seed and describes a mantra which is usually

of

> one syllable. Each seed mantra correspond to a deity, or an aspect

of

> God, all together they represent the complete divinity revealed in

> sound. This is the ultimate bija mantra: Om Shrim Hrim Krim Hum

Aim

> Phat Krom Svaha Klim Hum Hrum Drim Sphem Plrem Klrim Svaha Thah

Prim

> Tham Tham Thah Thah Sphim Hrum Hrum Hskphrem Gam Blum.

>

> Here is the Rahu Stotra that may interest you:

>

> Rahu Stotra

>

> ardhakaayaM mahaaviirya.n chandraadityavimardanam.h .

> si.nhikaagarbhasaMbhuutaM taM raahuM praNamaamyaham.h .. 8..

>

> I pray to Rahu, having half a body, of great

> bravery, the eclipser of the Moon and the Sun,

> born of Simhikaa.

>

> A simple remedy is:

>

> Donate a coconut, old coins or coal to a leper on Saturday.

>

> MANTRA:-

>

> To be chanted on Saturday, two hours after sunset, especially

during

> major or minor Rahu periods:

>

> Rahu seed mantra: Aum bhram bhrim bhraum sah rahave namah.

>

> The major period for Rahu is called Rahu Mahadasa which lasts for

many

> years. I think there is something called Rahu Kala which is the

> inauspicious time slot of the day. Rahu Kala changes according to

day

> of the week and the time of sun rise and sun set. The sub-periods

of

> Rahu are like Rahu-Jupiter, Rahu-Saturn, Rahu-Rahu, etc. Only a

> skilled Jyotishi will be able to answer this question and give

more

> guidance.

>

> Hopefully our learned friends here who know about Astrology can

throw

> more light too. Looking forward to hearing from them (thanks).

>

> Om Bholenath

>

>

>

> , " vai_rudraksha "

> <vai_rudraksha@> wrote:

> >

> > dear narsimhaye ji,

> > pranam, i have some questions. what is a beej

> > mantra? why is it called BEEJ? you said the beej mantra for rahu

> > is " Om bhram bhrim bhraum sah rahave namah " . i have recently

bought a

> > small book in which it is stated that beej mantra for rahu

is " om em

> > hrim rahve namah " . which one is correct? what is " major or minor

Rahu

> > periods " ?

> >

>