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Ketu mantra: beej mantra, japa count and today's Mangal hora
Ketu, the Moon's south node, is read as detachment, research, spirituality and loss that teaches. His mantra is traditionally kept during a Ketu dasha.
ॐ स्रां स्रीं स्रौं सः केतवे नमः
Om Sraam Sreem Sraum Sah Ketave Namah
No Mangal hora is left in Jalandhar today; the next begins tomorrow at 8:23 AM and runs to 9:21 AM.
Ketu rules no hora — the hora cycle has seven lords — and tradition reads Ketu like Mangal, so the Ketu mantra is usually chanted in a Mangal hora.
How to chant the Ketu mantra
- Begin on a Tuesday, in a Mangal 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 4 malas (432 repetitions) a day. Over 40 days that completes the traditional 17,000.
- 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.
Ketu Puranic mantra from the Navagraha Stotra
The Navagraha Stotra, traditionally ascribed to Vyasa, gives one verse to each graha. This is the verse for Ketu, recited after the beej mantra or in its place.
पलाशपुष्पसङ्काशं तारकाग्रहमस्तकम् ।
रौद्रं रौद्रात्मकं घोरं तं केतुं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥
Palashapushpasankasham Tarakagrahamastakam
Raudram Raudratmakam Ghoram Tam Ketum Pranamamyaham
What the verse says: I bow to Ketu, red like the palasha flower, a head among stars and planets, fierce, fierce by nature and dreadful.
Mangal hora timings today in Jalandhar for the Ketu mantra
Every Mangal hora of this Vedic day in Jalandhar, measured from sunrise at 6:26 AM. Hora boundaries follow local sunrise and sunset, so they differ from city to city; choose yours below.
| Period | Time | Nature | Traditionally read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hora | 11:17 AM - 12:15 PM | Sharp / Action-oriented | Often matched with exercise, physical work, decisive action. |
| Mars Hora | 6:03 PM - 7:05 PM | Sharp / Action-oriented | Often matched with exercise, physical work, decisive action. |
| Mars Hora | 1:17 AM - 2:19 AM | Sharp / Action-oriented | Often matched with exercise, physical work, decisive action. |
The Mangal hora explained, with its uses · all twenty-four horas for Jalandhar
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Ketu mantra japa count: why 17,000
The traditional total for the Ketu beej mantra is 17,000 repetitions, kept within a mandala of 40 days. The number that matters day to day is the daily load: 17,000 over 40 days, rounded up to whole malas of 108, is 4 malas — 432 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 17,000 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 Ketu: Ganesha Atharvashirsha.
Ketu mantra: common questions
How many times should the Ketu mantra be chanted?
The traditional total is 17,000, completed over 40 days — 4 malas (432 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 Ketu mantra?
Tuesday. Ketu has no hora of its own and is read like Mangal, so a Mangal hora on that day is the traditional window; today's for Jalandhar are listed on this page.
Do I need a mala to chant the Ketu 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 Ketu 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.