Within the tradition represented by these texts, performing Navagraha Shanti pacifies or propitiates the nine planetary deities so that their adverse influence is mitigated and related misfortune or suffering is reduced; some manuscripts also present it in connection with Prayashchit (expiation) and Nakshatra Shanti.
Navagraha Shanti is part of the astrological‑ritual corpus (Jyotish) in Hindu practice concerned with remedial action for planetary afflictions. The supplied archival items are palm‑leaf manuscripts in Oriya script whose catalogue titles identify texts as Navagraha Shanti, Navagraha Evam Nakshatra Shanti (linking planetary and lunar‑mansion pacification), and Navagraha Shanti and Prayashchit Vidhi (linking pacification with expiation procedures). The manuscripts indicate a textual tradition intended to guide ritual performance in contexts where individuals seek relief from unfavorable graha or nakshatra configurations. The provided materials do not include the internal liturgical text in the excerpts available, so the precise liturgical context (e.g., domestic versus temple, specific occasions) cannot be reconstructed from these sources alone.
- 01No step‑by‑step liturgy is quoted in the supplied catalogue entries; the archival titles indicate the manuscripts contain a 'Shanti' (pacification) rite and, in some items, a 'Prayashchit Vidhi' (expiation procedure). The provided sources do not supply verbatim mantras, ordered ritual actions, or specific sequences, so no reconstructible procedural steps can be stated from these materials.
- ⚠The provided sources do not give contraindications or warnings about incorrect performance; no such conditions are attested in the supplied material.
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- [1]Navagraha. Wikipedia: 'The navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu mythology.'wiki
- [2]Navagraha Shanti and Prayashchit Vidhi Sanskrit In Oriya Script Palm Leaf Manuscript No. 6 Sanskrit Academy Hyderabad. Archive catalogue/title: 'Navagraha Shanti and Prayashchit Vidhi Sanskrit In Oriya Script Palm Leaf Manuscript No. 6 Sanskrit Academy Hyderabad'.other
- [3]Navagraha Evam Nakshatra Shanti. Archive catalogue/title: 'Navagraha Evam Nakshatra Shanti'.other
- [4]Navagraha Shanti And Prayashchit Vidhi Sanskrit In Oriya Script Jyotish Palm Leaf Manuscript No. 6 - Sanskrit Academy Hyderabad. Archive catalogue/title variant: 'Navagraha Shanti And Prayashchit Vidhi Sanskrit In Oriya Script Jyotish Palm Leaf Manuscript No. 6 - Sanskrit Academy Hyderabad'.other