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Navagraha Suktam is a part of holy vedham.
This great mantram is recited in Navagraha Homam to appease the nine planets and its adhi devathas (The Lord of the Planets).
Parasara maharishi in his Brihat Parasara Hora sastra has recommended to recite this set of 9 planets japam (Mantras) as a remedial measure to obtain relief from the malevolence effect of those planets, for the benefit of the mankind.
Prescribed no.of.their recitation are given as follows :
Sun : 7000 times
Moon : 11000 times
Mars : 11000 times
Mercury : 9000 times
Jupiter : 19000 times
Venus: 16000 times
Saturn: 23000 times
Rahu : 18000 times
Ketu : 17000 times
Who can Recite Navagraha Suktam and how ? :-
- To begin with , it is recommended to start learning Navagraha Suktam from a Guru, since, it is supposedly the traditional way of learning any Vedic Hymns or Stotras.
- Navagraha Suktam, unlike other Slokas or Mantras, has great significance, when its notations are recited in the appropriate pitch. The notation for marking the syllables for chanting is generally known as the swara notation, signifying the pitch variation applicable to the vowel in the syllable.
The following are the most common notations used:
1) Unmarked letters are - udaata (no change in the pitch)
2) If you see a horizontal line below a letter, you have to drop the pitch – anudaata
3) If you see a vertical line above a letter, you have to raise the pitch – swarita .
4) If you see a double vertical line above a letter, you to raise and the pitch and stretch it – deergha swarita .
5) In specific instances the swara of the previous letter is carried till the next occurring anudata or till the end of that pada or mantra - Prachaya
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