NAVARATRI CHANTING 2025 (12)

Out of the huge repository of Vedas, Udakashanti Mantras are extracted from the Samhita and Brahmana portion of the Krishna Yajurveda.
Udakashanti contains divine and powerful chants calling on the Dieties to bestow all that is good and beneficial to the seeker.
Principal diety of water, Varuna is invoked in the Kumbha or the vessel containing water along with with Brahma
Udakashanti Mantras are chanted in the Shodasha Samskara or 16 milestone events in a persons lifespan:
1. Garbhadana 2. Pumsavana 3. Seemanthonayana 4. Jatakarma 5. Namakarana 6. Nishkramana 7. Annaprasana 8. Choodakarma 9. Karnaveda 10. Vidyarambha 11. Upanayana 12. Vedaramba 13. Keshanta 14. Samavartana 15.Vivaha and 16. Antiyeshti . It is also chanted at the Sashtiapthapoorti or 60th year, Bheemaratha shanti or 70th year, Sahasra Chandra shanti and other shanti karma.
2. The Udakashanti Mantras include the Rakshoghna Mantra, Mantras in praise of Indra, Jayadi Homa Mantra, Anna Sukta Mantra, Shraddha Sukhta, Brahma Sukhta, Go Sukhta, Nasadeya Sukhta, Bhagya Sukhta, Nakshatra Sukhta, Nakshatra Upahoma Mantra, Punyahavachanam, Ayusha Sukhtam.