For families in India and Indians living abroad

हिन्दी English
प्रतिष्ठान Tradition, sanskar, culture

Worship and recitation

The worship of a house

Katha, havan, abhishek, and path. The full book is not printed here. Preparation and meaning are, so a family can go to its priest knowing why.

  1. 01 Satyanarayan Katha A katha for the whole family, often on purnima or another auspicious day. Purnima, sankranti, or a day the family holds auspicious.
  2. 02 Griha Pravesh and Vastu Shanti The first entering of a new or newly built house. The muhurat comes from your acharya, usually by a chosen weekday and lagna.
  3. 03 Rudrabhishek Abhishek of the linga with water, milk, and bilva, alongside the Rudram. Often on Monday or in Shravan, and also when a house has a need.
  4. 04 Navagraha Shanti A shanti for the nine grahas. This page does not sell fear. When a family wishes to pacify a graha period. Decide with your jyotishi and acharya.
  5. 05 Ganesh Puja Remembering the remover of obstacles before an auspicious work. On the day of a sankalp, on chaturthi, or the morning of a new work.
  6. 06 Sundarkand Path The chapter of the Ramcharitmanas in which Hanuman reaches Sita. Many houses read it on Tuesday or Saturday. Any quiet day will do.
  7. 07 Havan Offerings into fire: a yajna at home or in the courtyard. On a sanskar, a griha pravesh, or the day of a particular sankalp.
  8. 08 Akhand Ramayan An unbroken recitation of the Ramayana, usually through a day and a night. A day the family chooses. The circle of readers is fixed beforehand.

This is a general introduction. Sequence, materials, and timing change with family, region, and shakha. Your priest and your own custom have the last word.