LIST OF HOMAMS

1.Maha Ganapathy Homam: To get the blessings

of Lord Ganesh, it is performed in the beginning of
all Hindu ceremonies and new ventures. Lord
Ganesh is the god for success and wisdom. He
will give troubles for those who ignores him. He is
always remembered in every new endeavour,
whether it is secular or religious. This homam is
performed in order to get good benefits, to remove
the obstacle and welfare of the family.
2.Lakshminarayana Homam: Lord Vishnu, the
supreme god is known by different names in
ancient Vedic texts and Narayana is one among
them. Goddess Lakshmi is said to be the consort
of Vishnu who helps for getting all types of wealth
in life. It is believed that Lakshmi Narayana is a
manifestation of Vishnu and blesses the devotees
to acquire more wealth and prosperity in life.
Lakshmi Narayana homam will bring major
changes in life by removing various types of
obstacles.

3.Mahalakshmi Homam: Mahalakshmi is

considered as a powerful goddess who plays a
key role in accumulating more wealth to lead an
affluent life. She is also considered as the consort
of Lord Vishnu and helps to attain financial
stability. According to ancient Vedic contexts,
performing homam on her will bring happiness and
prosperity in a home. This homam provides
methods for overcoming financial problems and
debts to a wider extent. It also fulfills the desires of
devotees to gain material prosperity in life by
addressing exact needs.
4.Lakshmigubera Homam: Lakshmi and Kubera
both are wealth gods who help to live a wealthy life
by reducing financial problems. It is believed that
performing Lakshmi Kubera homam will lead to all
major benefits.
This homam is considered as a powerful one as it
helps to acquire more wealth to live an affluent life.
Lakshmi is the consort of Lord Vishnu. She along
with Lord Kubera distributes money to devotees
when they offer prayers to her.

5.Sudarsana Homam: It is performed to get rid of

evil spirits and troubles from enemies. Sudarshana
Homam is a Hindu ritual involving fire. Participating
in Sudarshana Homam helps a person destroy
negativity, gives him victory over the enemies, and
protects against the evil eye. The homam grants
purification and helps in restoring energies and
health. It also promotes success and provides
deep levels of purification.

6.Narasimha Homam: Narasimha Homam

ensures happiness and peace. Lord Narasimha is
the fourth avatar of Maha Vishnu. He manifested
on Narasimha Jayanthi day that falls in the month
of Vaishaka, on shukla paksha chaturdasi, after
Akshaya Tritiya favoured by Swathi nakshatra
siddha yoga. Since the incarnation appeared in the
evening, rituals and other ceremonies are
performed during sundown. This day signifies the
triumph of good over evil. Lord Narasimha is an all
pervading god of spiritual knowledge, wealth,
valour, strength and has great compassion
towards his devotees. Lord Maha Vishnu is the
protector of the Universe and bestows positive
energies that shield devotees against evil and
negative forces. By doing this homam, one will get
protected from evil forces and enemies.

7. Saraswathi Homam: It is performed in order to

obtain good education and courage. Saraswathi
Devi is the partner of Lord Brahma, the universe
creator, and is the god of knowledge and arts.
Only with the help of Saraswathi Devi's
knowledge, Lord Brahma created the world and its
beings. Other names of Saraswathi Devi is also
known as Kalaivani, and Vagdevi.
Goddess Saraswati helps to improve their
academic rank and stand with students to get
good marks and knowledge and to boost their
career life. This saraswathi homam is performed
by the working professionals like teachers,
professors, researchers or spiritual people who are
into the world of Knowledge.
This Saraswathi Homam is performed within 3
months before any exams . Date is fixed according
to one’s star the yoga and thithi of that special
date for doing homam.

8. Swayamvara Parvathi Homam: Swayamvara

Parvathi Homam enables you to find your perfect
life partner, eliminate the obstacles that postpone
your marriage and strengthen the relationship
between you and your spouse. Swayamvara
Parvathi Homam is performed to invoke the divine
grace and blessings of Parvathi Devi for ensuring
marital happiness in everyone's life

9. Putra Kamesti Homam: Putrakameshti is a

special Yajna performed in Hinduism for the sake
of having a male child/son. It is a kaamya-karma.
In the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, upon the
recommendation of Sage Vashishta,
King Dasharatha of Ayodhya performed the
Putrakameshti Yajna under the supervision of
Rishishringa Muni, who was an expert
in Yajurveda, which has the guidelines for this
prayer. After its successful completion, the Lord of
Fire, Agnidev appeared and gave a bowl of sweet
to the King of Ayodhya, which was provided to his
three queens in order to promulgate his sons Sri
Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna.

10. Dhanvantri Homam: Sri Dhanvantari is

considered to be the lord of Medicine and Health.
Dhanvantari Homam or Puja is dedicated to the
Lord Dhanvantari Moorthy who is believed to be
the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Lord Dhanvantari
Homam is very beneficial one among any other
homam since it is accepted to be the best solution
for getting relief from any sorts of severe health
problems to lead a long and healthy life.

11. Pushkara homam :

Connecting to the eternity and the external world
are the major sources of happiness. However
happy we might be in our personal life, still being
connected to eternity takes us to heights of
happiness and leaps of peacefulness. But how do
we connect to eternity? Pushkara Yagam is the
answer. Pushkara Yagam is the way to connect to
eternity and the divine. When our happiness is
eternal, it means it is permanent through life.
Which is better? The temporary or the permanent
happiness? By default our choice is permanent-
and the solution is through a Pushkara yagam.
Yagam is the ancient Sanskrit name of homa.
Pushkara is the eternal happiness. When you
approach the Supreme Being through a Pushkara
homa, we are sure to embellish permanent
happiness.

12. Nigumbala /Maha pratyangira devi Homam:

Nikumabala Homam is performed separately for
an individual or a family, other than the Amavasya
Days.It can be performed on the Birthday of a
person or nakshtram day or thithi also. Since it’s
done as an individual homam, it is very very
powerful vedic ritual indeed to nullify and remove
any type of hurdles and obstacles that occurs in
one’s life due to Evil Eye,Black Magic..etc . It is a
proven fact that thousands and thousands of
devotees got benefited, after performing this very
powerful homa . It will pave the way for a peaceful
and prosperous life.

13. Bhairava homam : To overcome enemies

and to avoid enemies court vengeance and
conspiracies against us, to avoid problems through
enemies, to neutralize evil effects & to nullify
jealousy of others on our field
to get all success. Kala Bhairava Homam will
relieve us from debts and pave way for abundant
income and improve our financial status among
society and will help in the welfare of our family.

14.Navagraha Homam: It is performed to pacify

the Nine Planets and avoid the evil effects of
planets. This is also done in all the new buildings
and new houses. Navagraha Homam is a powerful
ritual devoted to the nine planets of the Solar
System. It is performed to gratify the planets
who are the sole reason behind all the
contentment and misfortunes taking place in a
person’s life.
The term, Navagraha itself denotes the nine
celestial bodies which have been the center to all
the astrological calculations in Indian Astrology.
The nine planets namely the Sun, Moon, Mars,
Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and the two
shadow planets Rahu and Ketu constitute the
significant and most noteworthy Navagrahas.

This Homam is important because these

nine “grahas” play a remarkable role in a
person’s horoscope. They control
his/her desires, karmas and their outcomes. The
homam helps in reducing the negative
effects (dasha) of the planets thus improving the
positive energies related to a person. Hence, the
Navagraha Homam delights the nine
planets playing a vital role in deciding and
directing a person’s lifetime.

15.Ayush Homam: This is performed on every

birth day of a family member for healthy and long
life. The first birth anniversary of every child is
celebrated with Ayush Homam and lot of people
are fed on that day. The term Ayush represents
age and anyone who wants to live a healthy life
can focus on performing certain rituals. Ayush
homam is primarily meant for increasing the life
span of a person by reducing health disorders.

It plays a key role in improving life standards by

minimizing health ailments to a wider extent. The
main objective of Ayuush homam is to get
blessings from AyurDevata, the God of life. By
performing this homam, one can be able to ensure
a healthy and long living life.

16.Agnihotra: Done by the married people. During

the Bhopal Poison gas tragedy nearly 3000 people
died. But two people who performed Agnihotra
escaped from the evil effects of poisonous gas. It
was widely reported in the news papers. Agnihotra
is a simple healing fire from the ancient science of
Ayurveda.
Agnihotra is the antidote for all the problems we
have created for ourselves and for the whole of
Nature.

17.Kushmanda homam : This homa is a

Prayaschitha Homa performed to get rid of the
sins done by a person. Prayaschita means
atonement. Goddess Kushmanda. Ku means 'a
little', Usma means 'energy' and Anda means 'the
cosmic egg or the universe'. Goddess in this form
is very happy with a smile. She dwells in the
abode of the Sun God because her hue and
magnificence is as brilliant as the sun itself.
Maa Kushmanda represents Anahata
Chakara. The devotees of Maa Kushmanda get all
kinds of blessings. They can be improved in their
health and wealth. She removes all the Hurdles
and Troubles from the Life of their Devotees. Mata
brings and establishes harmony in your life.
Goddess Kushmanda is Mother of Sun. She
creates the entire universe and solar system.
Devotees must worship her in order to get success
in her creation. Devotees, who has malefic Sun in
their birth chart should worship Kushmanda Devi.
Performing Homa to her brings all success in life.
Cleanses all Karmic Dosha and bestows with clear
mind to attain salvation.

18.Samidhadhanam: Every Brahmin bachelor is

supposed to do it every day with peepal or palasa
sticks and ghee in the fire. It is a very short
ceremony with positive mantras. They praise the
Gods as the greatest, brightest, most intelligent,
strongest, boldest etc and pray for the same
qualities.

19.Aupasanam: Done by the married people

every day in the morning and the evening. They
start doing it after the birth of the first baby.
upasana is a yajna performed daily
by Hindus who have been initiated
during marriage.
Hindu marriage is conducted with offerings made
in the fire. Aupasana, which must be performed
every day, is commenced in this fire and it must be
preserved throughout one's life. The seven
pakayajnas rites
including upanayana and shraaddha, must be
conducted in the aupasana fire. The son lights his
aupasana fire during his marriage from his father's
aupasana fire. The son's fire, like his father's, must
be maintained throughout his life. Thus, without
any break, the sacred fire is kept burning in the
family generation after generation.
All rites in which the aupasana fire is used and
pertain to an individual and his family are
"Grhyakarmas". The seven pakayajnas also
belong to this category. They are related
exclusively to the family and are not very
elaborate. Even so they are conducive to the good
of the world outside also. Grhyasutras deal with
such rites. They belong to the Smritisand are
called "Smarta-karmas".

20.Mahamrutyunjaya homam : This is performed

by repeating the Mrtyunjaya (Conquering death)
mantra from the Rudram of Yajur Veda. A very
short mantra repeated by Hindus very often.
(Beginning Om Trayamabakam Yajaa mahe…..)

21.Vasthu homam: This homam is done during

“Grihapravesha”. Due to building of a house, 3
types of doshas (sins) come up.
Digging the earth – because of this many worms
die.
Cutting of wood – Nature is getting affected.
Because Trees are also living beings in the lower
end of the life spectrum.
Breaking of stones – There is possibility of evil
spirits in the stones. If this Homam is done, it will
lead to prosperity in the house, and would lead to
good health and peace.
The foundation of Vastu is traditionally described
to the mythical sage Mamuni Mayan. The Vastu
Purusha Mandala is an indispensable part of
Vastu Shastra and constitutes the mathematical
and diagrammatic basis for generating design. It is
the metaphysical plan of a building that
incorporates the course of the heavenly bodies
and supernatural forces. Purusha refers to energy,
power, soul or cosmic man. Mandala is the generic
name for any plan or chart which symbolically
represents the cosmos.

22. Purushasukta homam: Done with the

recitation of Purushasukta from the Rik Veda.
Purusha Sukta Homam is performed for the
purpose of getting rid of the complications during
pregnancy or for removing the obstacles in
progeny. If there is a delay in progeny and when
some complication arises, this puja is performed
for getting rid of the negativity. Purusha Sukta Puja
is performed for healthy and intelligent chidren.
This pooja is conducted by your name on your
behalf, to beget a child. Those who are expecting,
shall also perform this pooja for healthy &
intelligent child.

23.Sri Sukta homam: Sri Suktam is a Vedic hymn

in praise of Goddess. The Sri Suktha Homam is a
very powerful homam performed for ushering
prosperity and wealth. Sri Suktha Homa can be
conducted for those who are seeking wealth and
prosperity in life. It is strongly recommended for
those facing financial difficulties and wish to earn
wealth in abundance. It is believed to bestow
immense benefits to the performer of this homa.

24.Bhagavadgita homam :
Gita, a part of Maha Bharata, is considered as an
essence of all philosophies. Having been told itself
from the Divine mouth of Lord Krishna, its benefits,
especially spiritual and divine, cannot be told in a
single paragraph and the same can be only felt by
the Yajman (the person, who sponsors the
Yagya).Bhagavad Gita Yajna is performed to get
the essence of Bhagavad Gita.
Bhagavad Gita Yagya is an offering to fire
accompanied by the reciting of the verses from
the Bhagavad Gita. The Gita as given by the
supreme Lord Krishna representing supreme
Narayana to Arjuna as Nara encompasses the real
meaning of all the Upanishads.

25.Punyahavachanam: Punyahavachanam is
performed after the 10-day ‘impure’ postnatal
period, this usually involves the cleansing the
house and purifying it by performing ganapathy
puja and kalasha puja and the mantras are
chanted to invoke the power in water and the
purified water is sprinkled on the baby, mother,
father and everyone in the house and prokshanam
is done in all parts of the house.

26.Agnimukam: Agnimukham is not a homam in

the strict sense. It is a preparation for the
Homam. Agni Mukham is the preparation of the
sacred Homa fire using wood and other articles
used for performing homa.

27.Sri vidya navavarana homam: The Srividya

Navavarana Pooja is called Tantraraj or king of
the tantras and Sriyantra is called Yantraraj or the
king of the yantras. The fact that the four corners
of Sriyantra are guarded by Ganesha, Surya,
Vishnu and Shiva is a testimony of how great this
Sriyantra is.
It is a detailed ritualistic Pooja which takes about
three hours. It involves invoking with beeja
mantras, the 64 vatikas, invoking over a hundred
Kalas of Agni, Surya, Chandra, Vahni, Brahma,
Vishnu, Eswara, Rudra, Sadasiva etc, then
another 100+ invocations to the three Manava
gurus and several divya gurus,Devi Lalita
Tripurasundari’s four Astras (weapons) and her
Parivara (retinue) Devis.
Then Chatushathyupachara (64 services)
pooja, then bathing the Sriyantra/Devi with
Panchamrut (mixture of water, milk, curds, ghee
and honey) reciting Durga Sooktam, Sri Sooktam,
Purusha Sooktam and Rudra Sooktam. It ends
with 108 times recital of her Maha Shodasi Mantra
– called Mantraraj of king of the mantras.
28.Agnistoma : Agniṣṭoma literally means ‘praise
of Agni’.
The system of sacrifices (yajñas and yāgas) forms
the link between men and god. Men propitiate
gods through them and gods respond by
bestowing upon men by fulfilling their desires. This
is the doctrine propounded in the scriptures like
the Bhagavadgitā.
Somayāga is a general name for those sacrifices
in which libations of the soma juice are offered in
the duly consecrated fire. Agniṣṭoma is a
typical Somayāga, forming the prakṛti or model for
other Soma sacrifices. It is such an integral part of
another well-known sacrifice, Jyoti- ṣṭoma, that
these two are often identified same. Literally the
word ‘Agniṣṭoma’ means ‘praise of Agni’ and the
rite derives its name from the hymns
called stoma (a group of three ṛks) which are
chanted in the praise of Agni towards the end of
the rite.

29.Jyotistoma: Jyotiṣṭoma is one of the several

types of Vedic sacrifices. It belongs to
the Soma group. Its standard form is termed
as agniṣṭoma.
Stoma means praise. It is a form of chanting the
stotras in which the verses are increased by
repetition to a certain number. So a stoma is
known by a number.

30.Mahavrata yaga: A grand music festival with

different instruments is associated with the
Mahavrata Yaga. In this yaga (fire ceremony) the
Udgata is seated in a chair, the Hotha in a swing
and the Adhwaryu on a plank. Hotha prays to god
while swinging. The wives of the performers of the
Yaga sing along with the Udgata with a variety of
instruments.

31.Avahanthihomam: The Avahanti Fire Lab

(Homa) is a fire meditation explained in the
Taittriya Upanishad. It is performed to receive all
dimensions of wealth and the intelligence to create
and sustain the wealth; the higher purpose of
wealth creation being using it for the collective
benefit. Avahanti means to hit, strike, or throw
down. The purpose of this homa is to strike down
ignorance; to hit unawareness; to annihilate
obliviousness.
The focus of the homa is intelligence (medha),
which is the prime wealth everyone should
possess. All knowledge flows from one’s Guru,
and therefore prayers for the wellbeing of the Guru
are an extremely important part of the Avahanti
Homa. The prayers enable us to become better
disciples and imbibe the Guru’s ways.

32.Rudram Homam
Rudra homam is a powerful homam or fire ritual for
cleansing the system of all deep-rooted disorders.
The homam is performed to invoke the grace of
Rudra, one of the many energies of Shiva.
Science of Homam is a Vedic ritual which helps us
connect to the fire element, one of the five major
elements in Nature.
33.Maha Rudram: For eradication of sins and for
attaining higher spiritual realm. To reach high level
in the society and to attain health,wealth and
peace of mind.

34.Ati Rudram : Routine chanting of Sri Rudram is

called “Roopam” and consists of chanting the
Namakam once followed by chanting the
Chamakam once.
Eleven recitations of Namakam followed by one
recitation of Chamakam are called “Ekadasa
Rudram”.
Eleven rounds of Ekadasa Rudram chanting
constitute a “Laghu Rudram”.
Eleven rounds of Laghu Rudram chanting
constitutes a “Maha Rudram”, and
Eleven rounds of MahaRudram chanting constitute
an “Ati Rudram”.

35.Atirathram: Atirathram is very popular because

of its performance every year in Kerala. Foreigners
showed a great interest in it and recorded
everything for the benefit of future generations. It
was held at Panjal village in Thrissur district. The
“Athiratram ritual literally means “building of the fire
place and performed overnight” and usually held to
propagate universal peace and harmony. It was
documented about 40 years ago by US based
Indologist Frits Stall (Emeritus Professor of
Philosophy and South Asian Studies at the
University of California at Berkley). Now he is no
more. He recorded everything for the benefit of the
posterity in 1975.

36.Aswamedham: Kshatriya rulers (kings) only

did this in ancient India. A horse will be sent to
different countries as the representative of the
king. Whoever challenges it will have to go to war
with the king. If they are defeated or pay tributes to
the emperor they will be left untouched.

37.Purushamedham : It is the sacrifice of a man

in the ancient times. But in the later times, they did
it only with the dummies made up of flour, without
sacrificing a man. Every ancient culture had some
sort of sacrifice like this.
38.Rajasuyam: Kings do it to re establish their
sovereignty. During the epic period
Yudhistra/Dharma did it. During Sangam age, a
Choza king did it.

39.Somayagam: The Somayajña is a yajña (ritual)

performed for appeasing the celestial entities in
Hinduism. It is primarily performed to promote the
wellbeing of all humanity. The ritual is based on
methods prescribed in the Vedas. Soma is used
as the main oblation in this yajna, hence the name
Somayajña. The Soma plant, the king of medicinal
herbs, is said to be relished by the celestials.

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