The Shailaputri Homa is a fire offering to the first of the nine forms of Durga — Shailaputri, born of Himavan, the mountain. She is invoked when life has gone still: files that never move, decisions that never come, work that begins again and again and never finishes. Tradition places her at the beginning of every Navadurga sequence for a reason. Nothing else can proceed until the first stone is lifted.
In the Shailaputri Homam, the priest builds the agni kunda, seats the Devi in the flame through her bija and dhyana mantras, and feeds the fire with ghee, samidha and herbs while your name, gotra and birth star are spoken into each offering. The rite does not argue with your circumstances. It asks the Devi who holds the mountain to steady the ground you are standing on, so that effort you are already making can finally find purchase.
वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्।
वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्॥
ॐ देवी शैलपुत्र्यै नमः॥ I bow, for the fulfilment of what I long for, to the illustrious Shailaputri — she who wears the crescent moon as her crown, rides the bull and holds the trident; salutations to Devi Shailaputri.
Why Devotees Book This
Devotees turn to the Shailaputri Homa when progress has stopped and no ordinary effort seems to restart it. This is what the tradition prescribes the rite for.
For obstructed beginnings
When a new venture, job, build or move refuses to start, the homa is offered to clear what stands at the threshold.
For long delays
Paperwork, approvals, decisions and answers that keep sliding forward are placed before the Devi in the fire.
For repeated hurdles
Where the same kind of obstacle appears again and again in different forms, the rite addresses the pattern, not just the instance.
For steadiness of ground
Shailaputri is the mountain's daughter. She is invoked for firmness underfoot when your circumstances feel unreliable.
For resolve that does not slacken
The tradition holds that her worship strengthens patience and sankalpa — the will to keep walking a road that has been slow.
For a settled inner state
As the first Navadurga, she is also invoked at the start of sadhana, for clarity and quiet before deeper practice.
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Who performs your homa
Under the guidance of Brahmashree Shivaaya
Every priest who performs your Shailaputri 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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Certified Vedic priests — trained in traditional Padashalas
100% Agama Vidhi — as prescribed in the scriptures
Individual, never group — one ritual, one devotee's sankalpa
Muhurta from your chart — date fixed to your birth details
Step 2 Enhance with the 48-Day Anushthan? (optional)
* Copper yantra plate approx. 1–2 inches, rolled and sealed inside a silver amulet approx. 2–4 inches. Sizes are approximate and the amulet's design varies between supplier batches — shape, metal and consecration remain the same.
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You book — and send birth details at checkout.
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Within 24–48 working hours — your muhurta is confirmed by email.
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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
Your homa is scheduled by our priests after they read your birth details. These are the occasions the tradition favours for Shailaputri.
Pratipada of Navaratri
The first day of Chaitra or Sharada Navaratri is Shailaputri's own day, when her worship opens the nine-night sequence.
Shukla Paksha Pratipada
The first tithi of the bright fortnight in any month suits a rite meant to start what has not started.
Mondays and Fridays
Days sacred to Shiva and to the Devi are held auspicious for invoking Parvati in her Shailaputri form.
Rohini, Uttara Phalguni and Mrigashira
Steady, growth-natured nakshatras are chosen where possible, along with a clean muhurat free of Rahu kala.
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 Shailaputri 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 Shailaputri 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.
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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.
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Purify the amulet
Dip the silver amulet in raw milk or Ganga jal for an hour before wearing, then clean with normal water.
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Face East or North
Perform the wearing process facing east or north for maximum benefit.
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Offer dheep & dhoop
Show lamp and incense to the amulet before wearing it.
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Wear it
Around your neck or waist, on a thread or chain.
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Keep the energy intact
Repeated offering of dheep and dhoop keeps the energisation alive.
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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 Shailaputri Homa is performed
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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.
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Ganapati Puja
The customary invocation to Ganapati, clearing obstacles before the goddess is approached.
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Agni Pratishtha
The fire is consecrated in the homa kunda and Agni invoked as the carrier of every offering that follows.
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Shailaputri Avahana
The Shailaputri Sukta and Shailaputri Gayatri are chanted, inviting the goddess's presence into the fire — by one, three or five priests as your package sets.
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Ahuti
Ghee, white flowers, akshata and honey are offered in sequence with mantra — the offerings traditional to her worship.
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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.
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The Shailaputri Homa is a Vedic fire ritual dedicated to Shailaputri, the first of the nine Durga forms and the daughter of Himavan. She is worshipped on the opening day of Navaratri, before all other forms. Because she governs beginnings and the firmness of the ground beneath a life, the Shailaputri Homam is traditionally offered when progress has stalled — when a path exists but something immovable is sitting on it.
The tradition prescribes this homa for clearing obstructions, dissolving delays, and steadying ventures that keep stumbling at the same point. Devotees also book it at the start of a new undertaking, for strength of resolve during a slow period, and — since Shailaputri opens the Navadurga sequence — as a beginning to spiritual practice. The rite is an offering, not a guarantee; what it gives is sincere worship made on your behalf with your name in every oblation.
Anyone facing blocked progress may have it performed for them — those waiting on approvals, litigation, visas, property matters or job outcomes, those whose work restarts endlessly without completing, and those beginning something new who want the road cleared first. It is also chosen by devotees starting Navaratri observance or a fresh sadhana. At AstroBhava, qualified priests perform it on your behalf; you do not need to travel or fast.
Shukla Paksha Pratipada is the classical choice, and the first day of Chaitra or Sharada Navaratri is the most auspicious of all. Mondays and Fridays are favoured otherwise. Our priests select the muhurat after reviewing your birth star and gotra, keeping the offering clear of Rahu kala. If your need is urgent, the homa can be scheduled at the earliest suitable window.
The priest begins with achamana, Ganapati puja and the sankalpa, where your name, gotra and nakshatra are declared. Punyahavachanam and kalasha sthapana follow. Agni is invoked in the kunda, and Devi Shailaputri is seated in the flame through her dhyana and bija mantras. Oblations of cow ghee, palasha and other samidha, havan samagri, durva, red flowers, akshata, honey and dry fruits are offered through the japa. The rite closes with purnahuti, deeparadhana and prayer for the sponsor.
Book online from any country. Give your name, gotra if you know it, and birth star, and tell us briefly what is blocked. Our priests fix the muhurat and confirm it with you. On the day, the Shailaputri Homa is performed at our Yagna Ashram in Coimbatore and telecast live to you wherever you are. Prasadam and an energised yantra from the fire are couriered to your address worldwide, free of shipping cost.
