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Purusha Suktha Homa

Also spelled Purusha Sukta Homam

पुरुषसूक्त होम

The Veda's oldest hymn to the Cosmic Being, chanted into living fire on your behalf — for devotion that steadies and grace that quietens the heart.

  • Performed for you alone — never a group ceremony
  • Muhurta fixed from your own birth chart, confirmed within 24–48 working hours
  • Free energised yantra, sealed in a silver amulet, shipped worldwide at no charge

The Ritual and Its Weight

The Purusha Sukta is one of the most revered hymns of the Rig Veda. It describes the Purusha — the Cosmic Being whose body is the visible universe, whose thousand heads and thousand eyes are every creature that lives. In the Purusha Suktha Homa, these sixteen verses are chanted into consecrated fire, mantra by mantra, with each offering surrendered to that one Being. The rite is not a petition for a single thing. It is an act of remembering where you came from.

Because the hymn is chanted in nearly every major Vedic ritual as an act of self-offering, the purusha sukta homam is treated as a Maha homa — a rite of high order, done with full ritual detail and a longer chanting sequence. Devotees turn to it when they want their practice to deepen, when the mind will not settle, and when they wish to place a family, a household or a new chapter of life under divine protection rather than under their own effort alone.

सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्वा अत्यतिष्ठद्दशाङ्गुलम् ॥ The Cosmic Being has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes and a thousand feet; he pervades the earth on every side and yet extends beyond it — the verse acknowledges that all beings and all worlds rest within that one Purusha.

Why Devotees Book This

The tradition prescribes the Purusha Suktha Homa for those who want their inner life to grow steady. These are the intentions devotees bring to the fire.

Deepened devotion

The hymn is a surrender, not a request. Devotees offer it to soften the ego and let bhakti take firmer root in daily practice.

Inner quiet

Sixteen verses chanted slowly into fire have a settling effect. Many book this rite when the mind is restless and prayer feels mechanical.

Divine grace

Purusha is invoked as the source of all beings. The homa is performed to place yourself knowingly within that grace rather than outside it.

Purification of the inner field

Traditionally the Sukta is chanted to cleanse subtle impressions — old guilt, agitation, the residue of harsh years.

Blessing for the household

Families offer this homa for harmony under one roof, and for children and elders to be held in the same protection.

A firm beginning

Before a new home, a long sadhana, a vow or a life change, the purusha suktha homa is offered so the undertaking begins in sanctity.

Brahmashree Shivaaya, Guru and Head of Astrological & Spiritual Solutions at AstroBhava
Brahmashree ShivaayaGuru, Head of Astrological & Spiritual Solutions
Who performs your homa

Under the guidance of Brahmashree Shivaaya

Every priest who performs your Purusha Suktha Homa is trained in a traditional Padashala and personally recruited by Brahmashree Shivaaya — Guru and Head of Astrological & Spiritual Solutions at AstroBhava. Your ritual is conducted at our own Yagna Ashram — never a rented venue — with temple rites performed across our seven temples in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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Before you choose

What a Maha Homa is

Not every fire ritual is performed at the same scale. A Maha Homa is our largest form — more priests, a longer fire, and the complete chanting sequence the rite prescribes rather than an abridged one. This is what that means in practice.

Priests5 or 10Chanting in unison, never in rotation
The fire burnsApprox. 2 hoursFrom the sankalpa to the final aarti
ChantedIn fullThe complete sequence the rite calls for, not an excerpt
TelecastEvery minuteNothing is performed off camera

A Maha Homa is performed for one devotee and their named family, the same as any homa we conduct. What the scale changes is the weight of the offering — ten trained voices holding one hymn for two hours is a different undertaking from one voice for an hour, and it is reserved for the intentions that warrant it.

Book your Purusha Suktha Homa

Choose how many priests will chant

Both packages are the same rite. The complete Purusha Suktham, all thirty-one verses, over approximately two hours, with the same offerings, the same free energised Surya Yantra sealed in its silver amulet, and the same live telecast. What changes is how many trained voices carry the hymn at once.

Your packagePurusha Suktha Maha Homa5 Priests · approx. 2 hours · Free Surya Yantra
₹26,850

All prices are all-inclusive — no shipping charges, no additions at checkout. See everything included →

1

You book — and send birth details at checkout.

2

Within 24–48 working hours — your muhurta is confirmed by email.

3

The day before — your telecast link arrives by email.

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After the homa — tracking email with your personal time to wear the yantra.

Sacred Timing

The Purusha Sukta belongs to Vishnu-centred worship, so the days sacred to Narayana are held to be most fitting. Our priests fix the muhurat and inform you before the telecast.

Shravana Nakshatra

The star of Vishnu. Chanting the Purusha Sukta on Shravana days is considered especially fitting for devotion-centred intentions.

Ekadashi and Dwadashi

The eleventh and twelfth lunar days, kept for Narayana worship and fasting, are widely chosen for this homa.

Thursdays and Purnima

Thursday carries Guru's blessing for spiritual study; the full moon lends fullness to any Maha homa of surrender.

Vaikunta Ekadashi and Sravana month

Devotees who plan ahead often request these periods, when Vishnu worship is at its height across traditions.

Every package, and the 48-day option

What you receive

The sealing of the yantra

When your homa concludes, the yantra that stood in the fire is rolled and locked inside its silver amulet according to Agama vidhi — the practice by which the energies raised in a ritual are held within a consecrated object rather than dispersing. It is why a homa performed at our ashram can still reach a devotee ten thousand miles away: what the fire raised travels to you, sealed.

Personal sankalpa

Your name, gotra & nakshatra — for you and up to five family members.

Live telecast

Watch your own homa in real time from the ashram. Streamed openly on our YouTube channel by default — or request a private, unlisted telecast at checkout.

Free energised Purusha Yantra, sealed in a silver amulet

Consecrated over three days — Jala (holy-water consecration with mantras), Prana (life force through pranayama & chants) and Jeeva Pratishta (awakened with 108 recitations & offerings) — then present through your homa, receiving the energies raised in the fire. Immediately afterwards it is rolled and sealed inside a silver amulet by Agamic rite, locking those energies within, and shipped to you with your prasadam.

Prasadam, shipped free

Sacred vibhuti, sandalwood powder & kumkum from your fire — delivered to any country.

48-Day Anushthan (optional)

Daily temple worship for 48 days — the 27 Nakshatras + 12 Rashis + 9 Planets — then sealed in a silver amulet of approximately 2–4 inches.

A note on sacred tradition

As per strict Agama vidhi, no videography is permitted inside the temple sanctum — this preserves the pure sacred energies and undisturbed divine focus of the ritual. The main homa is respectfully telecast live from outside the sanctum; the daily rituals of the 48-day Anushthan are performed with full devotion but are not telecast.

Homas are telecast openly on our YouTube channel so that devotees everywhere may witness the rituals — and because we believe you should be able to see our work before you trust us with yours. Your sankalpa names you and your family, so if you would rather your ceremony were not public, choose the private telecast option at checkout and it is streamed as an unlisted link visible only to you.

We state this plainly — transparency about what tradition forbids filming, and about what is public, is part of performing these rituals honestly.

After it arrives

How to wear your energised Purusha Yantra

The energised yantra is carefully rolled and sealed inside a sacred silver amulet before shipping. Wearing it is itself a small ritual — and even its timing is set for you personally.

01

Your auspicious time to wear it

Our astrologer marks the auspicious date and time to wear the yantra according to your birth details — sent to you in the email carrying your shipment's tracking number.

02

Purify the amulet

Dip the silver amulet in raw milk or Ganga jal for an hour before wearing, then clean with normal water.

03

Face East or North

Perform the wearing process facing east or north for maximum benefit.

04

Offer dheep & dhoop

Show lamp and incense to the amulet before wearing it.

05

Wear it

Around your neck or waist, on a thread or chain.

06

Keep the energy intact

Repeated offering of dheep and dhoop keeps the energisation alive.

07

If you prefer not to wear it

Place the amulet at your puja altar, or keep it in your wallet.

Inside the fire ritual

How your Purusha Suktha Homa is performed

01

Sankalpa

The priest states your name, gotra and nakshatra — and those of up to five family members — with the intention this homa is performed for.

02

Ganapati Puja

The customary invocation to Ganapati, clearing obstacles before the goddess is approached.

03

Agni Pratishtha

The fire is consecrated in the homa kunda and Agni invoked as the carrier of every offering that follows.

04

Purusha Avahana

The Purusha Sukta and Purusha Gayatri are chanted, inviting the goddess's presence into the fire — by one, three or five priests as your package sets.

05

Ahuti

Ghee, white flowers, akshata and honey are offered in sequence with mantra — the offerings traditional to her worship.

06

Purnahuti

The final complete offering seals the sankalpa stated at the opening.

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Aarti & Dispatch

Aarti is performed live on your telecast. Vibhuti, sandalwood powder, kumkum and your energised yantra are then packed and shipped free to your door.

Who is invoked

Purusha — the goddess of knowledge itself

Purusha is one of the Tridevi and the mother of the Vedas — the presiding deity of knowledge, learning, memory, speech, music and every art. She is depicted in white upon a white lotus, holding the veena, a book, a rosary and a water pot, with the swan of discernment beside her.

In this homa, her grace — Purusha Kataksham — is invoked through fire with your own name and birth details spoken in the sankalpa.

The complete guide

Purusha: story, mantras & how to chant

Her full mythology, the beeja mantra and Purusha Gayatri word by word, and how devotees chant at home — on our Purusha Mantra guide.

Read the Mantra Guide →
Not sure this is the right homa?

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Questions

Frequently asked

It is a Vedic fire ritual built around the Purusha Sukta of the Rig Veda — the hymn describing Purusha, the Cosmic Being from whose body the worlds, the seasons and all living creatures arose. Priests chant its verses and make offerings into consecrated fire, treating each offering as an act of self-surrender. Its significance lies in that surrender: the hymn is recited in nearly every major Vedic rite, and performed on its own as a Maha homa it is prescribed for devotion, purification and the grace of the one Being who pervades all.
The tradition prescribes it for spiritual growth — steadier devotion, a quieter mind, and the purification of old inner impressions. Families offer it for harmony in the household and for children and elders to be held in divine protection. It is also offered at the start of a new home, a vow or a period of sadhana, so the undertaking begins in sanctity. The rite is an offering of surrender; no outcome is promised, and the fruit is left to grace.
The homa itself should be performed by priests trained in Vedic recitation, since the Sukta demands accurate svara and an unbroken chanting sequence. It may be sponsored by anyone — men and women, householders and seekers, of any age and from any country. Devotees who want their practice deepened, families seeking harmony, and those praying for progeny commonly sponsor it. At AstroBhava our priests perform it at our Yagna Ashram on your behalf while you watch the live telecast.
Days sacred to Narayana are preferred: Shravana nakshatra, Ekadashi and Dwadashi, Thursdays, and Purnima. Vaikunta Ekadashi and the month of Shravana are also favoured. Within the day, the rite is generally begun in the morning hours after the fire is kindled. Once you book, our priests examine the panchanga and, if you share your birth details, your chart, then fix a muhurat and confirm the date and time with you.
The priests begin with sankalpa in your name, gotra and nakshatra, followed by Ganapati puja and punyahavachanam. The kunda is prepared and Agni invoked, kalasha and deity avahana are done, and the sixteen verses of the Purusha Sukta are chanted with ahutis at each mantra. Uttara Narayana Sukta and Vishnu mantras follow, then purnahuti, deepa aradhana and mantra pushpam, and finally prasadam sankalpa. Samagri includes ghee, samit wood, havan dravya, rice, sesame, navadhanya, flowers, fruit, coconut, betel, camphor and kalasha articles — all arranged and offered by us.
Choose the Purusha Suktha Homa on this page and complete the booking online from any country. Share your name, gotra if known, and birth star for the sankalpa. Our priests fix the muhurat and send you the live telecast link, so you can watch the fire ritual wherever you are. After the homa, prasadam and an energised yantra are couriered to your address worldwide, free of shipping cost. There is no travel and no attendance required — the rite is performed on your behalf at our Yagna Ashram.
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