Ashtalakshmi refers to the 8 divine forms of the Lakshmi, the supreme Goddess of wealth, fertility and fortune. Lakshmi is the divine consort of the supreme God of protection, Vishnu and the compassionate universal mother. She remains as an embodiment of prosperity and auspiciousness, while her name Lakshmi itself is said to symbolize the understanding of the real purpose of our existence.
Navadurga are nine manifestations of the Goddess Durga in Hinduism, especially worshipped during the festival of Navratri where each of the nine manifested forms are consecutively venerated throughout all the nine nights. The nine manifested forms of Goddess Durga (Gauri) or (Parvati) are: Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayini, Kaalratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidhatri.
Sarpabali is an extremely powerful pooja commonly conducted for two primary reasons: infertility and to recover from certain illnesses such as skin disease. However, it may also be done to gain relief from Sarpadosham (sin associated with serpents). The philosophy behind this pooja is to restore a balance in the kundalini energy that animates our body. An imbalance or obstruction in the flow of Kundalini energy within our body leads to the development of various illnesses. Sarpabali pooja directed at Lord Shiva seeks to restore this balance, thereby concomitantly restoring good health.
The Naga puja is mainly performed to appease nagas that one may have been offended, or to please nagas that are active in areas where one wishes to live, work or conduct business, particularly for construction and development projects. Combining the traditional offerings of incense and ritual cake (torma) offerings to nagas, this puja is also performed to increase harmony, peace and prosperity of certain places where nagas reside.
The Naga puja is mainly performed to appease nagas that one may have been offended, or to please nagas that are active in areas where one wishes to live, work or conduct business, particularly for construction and development projects. Combining the traditional offerings of incense and ritual cake (torma) offerings to nagas, this puja is also performed to increase harmony, peace and prosperity of certain places where nagas reside.
Uma Maheshwara Pooja - A Vedic Stimulant to Enhance your Marital Bliss! Why Uma Maheshwara Pooja This special Pooja is dedicated to Lord Shiva (Maheshwara) and his counterpart Shakti (Uma) to resolve problems between married couples. It is strongly believed that Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti are the epitomes of mercy and compassion. The marital harmony between the celestial beings is considered the most inseparable and exceptional.
Dambathi Pooja is for a husband and wife together as a couple. The Pooja is performed assuming that the dampathi’s take the form of Shiva and Sakthi. The Pooja is performed as a method to show our respect towards these couple. The couple is made to comfortably sit on chair and Pooja begins by washing feet of these couple. You need to do a pradhikshana around the couple assuming that they hold supreme powers during the course of Pooja. Also, couple called for Pooja is presented with gift or any other items they are in need of.
Swayamvara Mantra was advised by Bhagavaan Parasurama to Parvathy Devi for marrying Shiva.This incident reveals the importance of this mantra.In this generation,its very hard to get a proper partner.Swayamvara Parvati Homam/Puja will help to get proper partner and also its good for maintaining Love and emotion within couples.Actually Swayamvara Mantra is good for improving attractivity too so this puja/hawan will be beneficiary for artists,stage performers,those who work in marketing and for those who interacts with public.
The Navagraha Homam is performed to remove all obstacles in life and attain ‘Ayur, Arogya and Saukhyam’ ( longevity,health and happiness). The homam is done to appease the nine planets i.e. the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu and is considered to be an effective remedy for Navagraha Dosha. The Homam is performed with nine varieties of flowers, nine cereals(Nava Dhanya), nine vastrams(fabric of different colours), and nine types of Naivedyams. For the Homam nine types of Chamatas (samithths)are also used. This homam has the power to counter flaws in the horoscope and enable a person to prosper in life in case astrological defects are the main blocks to well-being. Bad times are attributed to the different Grahas (Planets) and their position in our natal chart. The Grahas can be appeased by performing the Navagraha homam and remove Doshas or reduce malefic effects. The blessings of the navagrahas can be obtained even if they were placed in disadvantageous positions in the horoscope. This homam is extremely useful & beneficial, since it’s performance strengthens benefic planets & increases their positive influence while pacifying malefic planets & neutralizing their negative influence. The Navagraha Homam is recommended for all, particularly for those horoscopes where planets are in detrimental positions. Navagraha Homam is performed to ensure that you always derive maximum advantage from the planets. The Navgraha Homam performed with faith washes off all malefic planetary influences.
For Material and Spiritual Prospirity Lakshmi is considered as Godess of Good Luck in Vedic Culture. The word ‘Lakshmi’ is derived from the Sanskrit word “Laksya”, meaning ‘aim’ or ‘goal’, and she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual. Lakshmi is the household goddess of most Hindu families, and a favorite of women.Lakshmi is depicted as a beautiful woman of golden complexion, with four hands, sitting or standing on a full-bloomed lotus and holding a lotus bud, which stands for beauty, purity and fertility. Her four hands represent the four ends of human life: dharma or righteousness, “kama” or desires, “artha” or wealth, and “moksha” or liberation from the cycle of birth and death. Cascades of gold coins are seen flowing from her hands, suggesting that those who worship her gain wealth. She always wears gold embroidered red clothes. Red symbolizes activity and the golden lining indicates prosperity. Lakshmi is the active energy of Vishnu, and also appears as Lakshmi-Narayan – Lakshmi accompanying Vishnu. Two elephants are often shown standing next to the goddess and spraying water. This denotes that ceaseless effort, in accordance with one’s dharma and governed by wisdom and purity, leads to both material and spiritual prosperity. Lakshmi is also considered a Mother Goddess when it comes to providing wealth in its 16 forms: Knowledge, intelligence, strength, valor, beauty, victory, fame, ambition, morality, gold and other wealth, food grains, bliss, happiness, health and longevity, and virtuous off-springs. The eight forms of Ashta-Lakshmi are believed to fulfill these human necessities and desires through their individual nature and manifestations.
Sree Mookambika Jyothishalayam is a famous astrological institution in Mumbai headed by Brahmasree Mangulam Suresh Namboothiri, an exponent in Kerala poojas( Shri Adi Sankarachariya Vidhi Poojas) and astrology.
