Viraja Homam

What is Viraja Homa?

Viraja Homam is a sacred Homa performed to purify the soul and remove past karmic traces. Viraja Homa is typically performed during major life transitions such as sannyasa (renunciation) or before taking any important religious vows. It is performed for inner soul cleansing and before a new spiritual start. Priests chant a few portions of the Maha Narayana Upanishad during this Homa.

Significance of the Viraja Homa

The Viraja Homa has great power to purify the soul and cleanse our past karmas (bad deeds). It brings a spiritual transformation by helping individuals isolate themselves from worldly connections and attain inner purity. Viraja Homam prepares individuals for higher spiritual pursuits and self-realisation.

When is Viraja Homam performed?

Viraja Homa is conducted on Shivratri every month. Persons before taking sannyasa and persons seeking inner purification and karmic cleansing perform this Viraja Homam. It is also performed mainly while preparing Vibhuti (sacred ash) from pure cow dung.

Which is the correct place to perform the Viraja Homa?

The Viraja Homa must be performed in a sacred and spiritually charged place. Performing at the ‘Life Horoscope Spiritual’ Homam Centre under the guidance of learnt Vedic priests can help individuals attain their desired spiritual transformation. This purified and holy spot can well support this Viraja Homam.

What is the cost of the Viraja Homa?

The cost of the Viraja Homam depends on where and how it is performed. Its cost depends on the number of priests involved, the materials used, the duration of the Homa and the inclusion of customised rituals, if any. The ‘Life Horoscope Spiritual’ Homam Centre is the best Homa centre where individuals can perform the Viraja Homam at an affordable cost. Astrologers and priests at the Homa centre guide individuals step-by-step to complete the Homa to attain its full benefits.

What Mantras are chanted in the Viraja Homam?

Viraja Mantra

||Om Virajam, Virajam, Virajam||

Meaning of the Viraja Mantra

“Om, I transcend all impurities; I am pure, pure, pure.”

Agni Mantra

||Om Agni Dutam Vrinimahe||

Meaning of the Agni Mantra

“Om, we choose Agni as the divine messenger.”

Pavamana (Purification) Mantra

||"Om asato ma sadgma, Jyotirgamaya in Tamaso "Mrityorma Amrittam Gamay"||

Meaning of the Pavamana (Purification) Mantra

”Lead me from untruth to truth,

Lead me from darkness to light,

and Lead me from mortality to immortality.”

Sannyasa (renunciation) / Tyaga (detachment) Mantra

||Om Sarvam Mama Tyaktam, Sarvam Mama Samarpitam||

Meaning of Sannyasa (renunciation) / Tyaga (detachment) Mantra

“Om, everything I possess is renounced; everything I am, I surrender to the Divine.”