The short answer
For kidney disease, the puja tradition names first is the Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap — Shiva’s mantra for protection from illness and untimely death, chanted by pandits with the sankalp in the patient’s name and gotra. Where the kundli shows Venus (Shukra) afflicted, that planet’s own shanti is added. Both are prayers made alongside medical treatment, never instead of it.
11,000 JaapMaha Mrityunjaya Jaap — 11,000 JaapOrdinary or recurring illness · 4 pandits₹5,500Includes dakshina, samagri and all — no other chargesBook Now 51,000 JaapMaha Mrityunjaya Jaap — 51,000 JaapSerious illness, long treatment · 15 pandits₹15,000Includes dakshina, samagri and all — no other chargesBook Now 1.25 Lakh JaapMaha Mrityunjaya Jaap — 1.25 Lakh JaapCritical condition, major surgery · 35 pandits₹31,000Includes dakshina, samagri and all — no other chargesBook Now
11,000 JaapMaha Mrityunjaya Jaap — 11,000 JaapOrdinary or recurring illness · 4 pandits₹5,500Includes dakshina, samagri and all — no other chargesBook Now 51,000 JaapMaha Mrityunjaya Jaap — 51,000 JaapSerious illness, long treatment · 15 pandits₹15,000Includes dakshina, samagri and all — no other chargesBook Now 1.25 Lakh JaapMaha Mrityunjaya Jaap — 1.25 Lakh JaapCritical condition, major surgery · 35 pandits₹31,000Includes dakshina, samagri and all — no other chargesBook Now Why Venus (Shukra)
Jyotish gives the kidneys, the urinary system and the body’s fluids to Venus. An afflicted or debilitated Venus — especially in the 6th or 8th house — is the traditional sign read for kidney and urinary trouble. That does not mean everyone with kidney disease has an afflicted Venus (Shukra): whether the planet is involved is read in the person’s own kundli. You can check it free in Find Your Puja — enter the birth details and the problem, and the kundli is read for it. If it is involved, the remedy is Shukra Shanti Jaap.
Which count of the jaap
51,000 for chronic kidney disease or regular dialysis; 1.25 lakh before a transplant or in kidney failure with other complications; 11,000 for stones or an early-stage problem. A larger count is a larger prayer by more pandits; no count is a guarantee of recovery. The sankalp can be given by a family member — the patient need not be present.
What the family can do at home
- On Fridays, offer white flowers and give white things in charity — rice, milk, curd or white cloth — the traditional offerings for Venus.
- Chant Om Shum Shukraya Namah on Fridays.
- Chant the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra 108 times a day for the patient.
Treatment comes first
Nothing in the tradition asks anyone to stop, delay or change treatment for kidney disease. Follow every instruction of your doctor; the puja is a prayer for strength and for the treatment to go well. For an emergency, an ICU stay or an operation, see which puja when someone is in the ICU or has surgery tomorrow. To book: Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap in Ujjain.