Chandra Beej Mantra Jaap — 11,000 Count, Vidhi, Benefits and Booking in Ujjain

The beej (seed) mantra of Chandra (the Moon) is:For a full Chandra Shanti Jaap, it is recited 11,000 times — the count prescribed for Chandra (the Moon) — followed by a havan of one tenth of that number. Our pandits in Ujjain perform it with the sankalp in your name and gotra, on a Monday, the day kept for Chandra (the Moon).

Chandra (the Moon) is the karaka of the mind, emotions, memory, sleep and the mother. The jaap is usually taken up in these situations:

• A restless or anxious mind that will not settle, and disturbed sleep
• The Moon debilitated in Scorpio, waning and weak, or joined by Saturn, Rahu or Ketu
• Running a Chandra mahadasha or antardasha that has been heavy
• Worry over the mother’s health or distance from her
• Mood swings and indecision that colour everything else

Chandra (the Moon)’s mahadasha lasts 10 years in the Vimshottari system, which is why the remedy is so often taken up during it.

Each of the nine grahas has its own jaap count, based on the number of syllables and the tradition of the mantra; for Chandra (the Moon) it is 11,000. The texts also say that in Kaliyug a jaap should be done four times over — hence the second count of 44,000, done by 13 pandits, for a long dasha or a heavier affliction. Neither count is a guarantee; a larger count is a larger prayer. See the jaap counts of all nine grahas side by side.

• Sankalp — your name, gotra and the purpose are stated
• Ganesh pujan and navagraha sthapana, then Chandra (the Moon) is invoked
• 11,000 recitations of the beej mantra, shared among 4 pandits and counted on the mala
• Dashansh havan — a tenth of the count offered into the fire — then tarpan, marjan and brahman bhojan

You do not need to be in Ujjain: the sankalp is taken in your name, you can watch on a video call, and prasad is sent to your address. The date is fixed by the panchang and told to you before you pay.

• Offer water or raw milk on a Shivling on Mondays.
• Chant Om Som Somaya Namah 108 times on Mondays.
• Give rice, milk, white cloth or silver in charity on a Monday.

If you chant the beej mantra yourself, 108 times a day on a rudraksha mala, with a steady mind, is the usual practice.

Not everyone going through a hard time has an afflicted Chandra (the Moon). Whether this jaap is the right remedy is read in your own kundli — check it free in Find Your Puja: enter your birth details and the problem, and the kundli is read for it. The Moon with Saturn is read as Vish Dosh, and the Moon with Rahu or Ketu as Grahan Dosh — each has its own puja. To book: Chandra Shanti Jaap in Ujjain, from ₹5,500.