Description
Why Perform Shukra Homam?
Purpose |
Benefits |
Suffering from Shukra Dosha in horoscope |
Removes marital delays and relationship issues |
Delay or issues in marriage, love life |
Attracts suitable life partner |
Problems in reproductive health or infertility |
Improves vitality and fertility |
Lack of wealth, comfort, luxury |
Enhances prosperity and quality of life |
Creative blocks or lack of artistic flow |
Helps artists, musicians, designers |
During Shukra Dasha/Bhukti |
Reduces obstacles and boosts positive effects |
Skin, eye, kidney, or hormonal problems |
Aids in healing Venus-related health issues |
Signs of Weak or Afflicted Shukra:
- Delayed or failed marriages
- Repeated love breakups or troubled relationships
- Lack of creativity or aesthetic taste
- Financial struggles despite effort
- Health issues related to the urinary system, skin, or reproductive organs
- Venus debilitated (Virgo) or placed in 6th/8th/12th house
Best Days to Perform Shukra Homam:
Day |
Significance |
Friday (Sukravar) |
Ruled by Venus |
During Shukra Dasha or transit |
To stabilize Venus’s effects |
On days like Akshaya Tritiya, Fridays in Aadi, Thai, or Vaikasi months |
Highly auspicious |
Before marriage or during matchmaking |
Enhances marital success |
Mantras Used in Shukra Homam:
1. Moola Mantra:
ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः
Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah
2.Shukra Gayatri Mantra:
Om Asuracharyaya Vidmahe Mahadiptaya Dheemahi Tanno Shukrah Prachodayat
Optional: Shukra Kavacham / 108 Names (Ashtottaram)
Homam Procedure:
- Sankalpam – Stating name, rasi, nakshatra, and purpose
- Ganapathi Puja – For removing obstacles
- Kalasha Sthapana & Shukra Avahanam – Inviting Shukra Graha
- Shukra Japa – 108 or 1008 times of moola mantra
- Offerings in Homa Kundam:
- Ghee, white rice, white lotus, white flowers
- White cloth, white sandalwood, sugar, ghee sweets
- Cow’s milk, curd, honey
- Purna Ahuti – Final offering to conclude the homam
- Theertham / Prasadam distribution
Items Required (Dravyas):
- Items Required (Dravyas):
- White lotus or white rose, jasmine flowers
- White cloth (for donation)
- White rice, cardamom, white sandal
- Curd, milk, sweets (milk-based)
- Betel leaves and nuts
- Camphor, incense, turmeric
- Venus Yantra (optional)
Results of Shukra Homam:
Area |
Results |
Marriage / Romance |
Harmonious love life and marriage prospects |
Fertility |
Support for conception and reproductive health |
Arts & Creativity |
Boost in musical, artistic, and design talent |
Wealth & Comfort |
Prosperity, beauty, luxury, and enjoyment of life |
Social Grace |
Charm, diplomacy, and magnetic presence |
Health |
Helps skin, kidney, hormonal, and eye problems |
Where to Perform:
- At home (with a priest) or in temples/Veda Patashalas
- Can be performed as part of Navagraha Homam
- Standalone Shukra Homam recommended if Venus is strongly afflicted
Additional Remedies (Optional):
Remedy |
Purpose |
Fast on Fridays |
Increases Venus energy |
Donate white rice, white cloth, sugar |
Venus pariharam |
Recite Lakshmi Ashtottaram or Shukra Kavacham |
Spiritual alignment |
Offer white flowers to Goddess Lakshmi |
Attracts wealth and harmony |