Guru Beej Mantra Jaap — 19,000 Count, Vidhi, Benefits and Booking in Ujjain

The beej (seed) mantra of Guru (Jupiter) is:For a full Guru (Brihaspati) Shanti Jaap, it is recited 19,000 times — the count prescribed for Guru (Jupiter) — 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 Thursday, the day kept for Guru (Jupiter).

Guru (Jupiter) is the karaka of wisdom, dharma, marriage, children, wealth and good counsel. The jaap is usually taken up in these situations:

• Running a Guru mahadasha or antardasha
• Delay in marriage, especially in a woman’s kundli, where Jupiter signifies the husband
• Delay or worry concerning children
• Repeated wrong decisions, loss of respect or of a guide
• Jupiter debilitated in Capricorn, or joined by Rahu (Guru Chandal yoga)

Guru (Jupiter)’s mahadasha lasts 16 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 Guru (Jupiter) it is 19,000. The texts also say that in Kaliyug a jaap should be done four times over — hence the second count of 76,000, done by 22 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 Guru (Jupiter) is invoked
• 19,000 recitations of the beej mantra, shared among 6 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 turmeric and yellow flowers to Vishnu on Thursdays.
• Give chana dal, turmeric, bananas or yellow cloth in charity on a Thursday.
• Respect and serve teachers and elders — Jupiter’s own remedy.

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 Guru (Jupiter). 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. Jupiter joined by Rahu is Guru Chandal Dosh, which has its own puja; for children, see Santan Gopal Puja. To book: Guru (Brihaspati) Shanti Jaap in Ujjain, from ₹6,900.