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Rahu mantra: beej mantra, japa count and today's Shani hora
Rahu, the Moon's north node, is read as ambition, confusion, sudden turns and things foreign. His mantra is traditionally kept during a Rahu dasha or when Rahu is prominent in the chart.
ॐ भ्रां भ्रीं भ्रौं सः राहवे नमः
Om Bhraam Bhreem Bhraum Sah Rahave Namah
The next Shani hora in Sydney begins at 1:46 PM and runs to 2:50 PM.
Rahu rules no hora — the hora cycle has seven lords — and tradition reads Rahu like Shani, so the Rahu mantra is usually chanted in a Shani hora.
How to chant the Rahu mantra
- Begin on a Saturday, in a Shani hora if you can; today's for your city are in the table further down.
- Sit facing east or north on a mat, with a mala of 108 beads and the larger meru bead.
- Chant the beej mantra once for each bead. At the meru, turn the mala round instead of crossing it.
- Do 5 malas (540 repetitions) a day. Over 40 days that completes the traditional 18,000.
- Keep the same time and place each day. Traditions differ on what to do after a missed day, so follow your teacher's or your family's custom.
Rahu Puranic mantra from the Navagraha Stotra
The Navagraha Stotra, traditionally ascribed to Vyasa, gives one verse to each graha. This is the verse for Rahu, recited after the beej mantra or in its place.
अर्धकायं महावीर्यं चन्द्रादित्यविमर्दनम् ।
सिंहिकागर्भसम्भूतं तं राहुं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥
Ardhakayam Mahaviryam Chandradityavimardanam
Simhikagarbhasambhutam Tam Rahum Pranamamyaham
What the verse says: I bow to Rahu, the half-bodied one of great might, who presses upon the Moon and Sun, born of Simhika's womb.
Shani hora timings today in Sydney for the Rahu mantra
Every Shani hora of this Vedic day in Sydney, measured from sunrise at 6:20 AM. Hora boundaries follow local sunrise and sunset, so they differ from city to city; choose yours below.
| Period | Time | Nature | Traditionally read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn Hora | 6:21 AM - 7:24 AM | Slow / Restrictive | Often matched with discipline, repairs, long-term duties. |
| Saturn Hora | 1:46 PM - 2:50 PM | Slow / Restrictive | Often matched with discipline, repairs, long-term duties. |
| Saturn Hora | 8:57 PM - 9:53 PM | Slow / Restrictive | Often matched with discipline, repairs, long-term duties. |
| Saturn Hora | 3:31 AM - 4:27 AM | Slow / Restrictive | Often matched with discipline, repairs, long-term duties. |
The Shani hora explained, with its uses · all twenty-four horas for Sydney
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Rahu mantra japa count: why 18,000
The traditional total for the Rahu beej mantra is 18,000 repetitions, kept within a mandala of 40 days. The number that matters day to day is the daily load: 18,000 over 40 days, rounded up to whole malas of 108, is 5 malas — 540 repetitions — a day.
These totals are a convention of the tradition, not a formula: they do not follow the Vimshottari dasha years, and different texts give different numbers. Treat 18,000 as the commonly taught figure rather than the only one. One mala a day kept steadily is the usual place to start if the full load is too much.
Alongside the beej mantra, the longer recitation traditionally paired with Rahu: Durga Saptashati / Rahu Stotra.
Rahu mantra: common questions
How many times should the Rahu mantra be chanted?
The traditional total is 18,000, completed over 40 days — 5 malas (540 repetitions) a day. If that is more than you can keep up, one mala a day kept steadily is the usual starting point.
Which day is best for the Rahu mantra?
Saturday. Rahu has no hora of its own and is read like Shani, so a Shani hora on that day is the traditional window; today's for Sydney are listed on this page.
Do I need a mala to chant the Rahu mantra?
A mala only keeps count. Counting on the finger joints, or with the japa counter in the Swarn Siddhi app, keeps the same count.
Can anyone chant the Rahu beej mantra?
The navagraha beej mantras are published freely and are commonly chanted without formal initiation, though some lineages prefer a teacher to give them. Chanting is a practice of attention and discipline, not a substitute for medical, legal or financial help.