By Tushar Gupta, founder of LotusAstro · Published 11 November 2026
The short answerGraha Shanti means calming a planet that is troubling you, usually while its daśā is running. Do the simple form yourself in four steps, or ask a priest for the full puja. No gemstone or paid puja is needed.
How to do it, in four steps
Find your planetUsually the planet whose daśā you are in. Check my daśā
Keep its daySunday for the Sun, Monday for the Moon, and so on.
Say its mantra108 times after bathing, facing east, with a lamp lit.
Give its offeringSomething useful, to someone who needs it.
Choose a planet
SunSūrya
Sunday
Do it yourself at home
Day
Every Sunday during the difficult period
Say
ॐ सूर्याय नमःoṃ sūryāya namaḥ 108 times, facing east, with a lamp lit
Are graha mantras, Graha Shanti and a Graha Shanti puja the same thing?
No. Graha mantras are verses of praise anyone can say daily, such as the Navagraha Stotra. Graha Shanti is the remedy for one planet that needs attention in your chart. A Graha Shanti puja is the full version of that remedy, with a homa, done by a priest.
Which planet needs Graha Shanti in my chart?
Usually the planet whose daśā or antardaśā is running, if it is weak, afflicted or rules difficult houses for your ascendant. It depends on your whole chart, not your Sun or Moon sign.
How long should I keep it up?
Through the difficult period: often the length of the antardaśā. Doing a little every week, sincerely, matters more than doing a lot once.
Do I need to buy a gemstone or a puja?
No. LotusAstro does not sell gemstones or pujas. Mantra, giving and right conduct are the remedies the texts give, and you can do them yourself.
Sources. Remedies for the planets: Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (Maharshi Parāśara), Graha Śānti Adhyāya, and the remedies given with the results of each daśā and antardaśā. Vedic mantras: Ṛgveda and Śukla Yajurveda, as listed. The planet’s image material and homa wood: the Graha Śānti section of the Yājñavalkya Smṛti. Name salutations, the weekday for Rāhu and Ketu, and the household offerings are common traditional practice, not quotations; regional customs differ.
Find out which planet needs attention in your chart
Your whole chart read verse by verse from the classical texts, checked against your own past, with free remedies you can do yourself. No fear, no gemstones or pujas for sale.