Chandra mantras

Chandra Beeja Mantra

ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं चन्द्राय नमः।

oṁ śrāṁ śrīṁ śrauṁ candrāya namaḥ

Om — I bow to Chandra, the Moon God, who is evoked through the sacred syllables Shrāṁ, Shrīṁ, and Shrauṁ, and who bestows peace, emotional balance, and inner luminosity.

• SHRĀM (श्रां) – A bīja (seed syllable) invoking Chandra’s influence on the body; often linked to cooling energy and calm strength.
• SHRĪM (श्रीं) – The bīja of Lakṣmī, associated with beauty, peace, prosperity, and nourishment. Here, it emphasizes Chandra’s role in emotional richness and gentleness.
• SHRAUM (श्रौं) – A powerful variation intensifying lunar grace, adding subtle intuition, healing, and devotion to the energy.
• CHANDRĀYA (चन्द्राय) – “To Chandra,” the Moon deity, who rules over the mind (manas), emotions, fertility, and subtle perception.

Spiritual & Practical Significance:

• Used to balance the lunar energy in the subtle body — especially helpful when Chandra is weak or afflicted in a birth chart.
• Improves emotional regulation, intuition, mental clarity, and relationship harmony.
• Commonly used in Jyotisha (Vedic astrology) for moon-related remedies, especially on Mondays or during Pūrṇimā (full moon).
• A great mantra for meditators, healers, artists, or anyone seeking mental peace and emotional healing.

Chandra Gāyatrī Mantra (Kṣīraputra)

ॐ क्षीरपुत्राय विद्महे
अमृततत्त्वाय धीमहि
तन्नः चन्द्रः प्रचोदयात्॥

oṁ kṣīraputrāya vidmahe
amṛtatattvāya dhīmahi
tanno candraḥ pracodayāt

Om — Let us contemplate Kṣīraputra, the son of the Milky Ocean.
Let us meditate upon the essence of immortality.
May Chandra, the Moon God, inspire and illumine our intellect.

• Kṣīra-putra (क्षीरपुत्र) – “Son of the Ocean of Milk” (Kṣīra Sāgara). This refers to Chandra’s mythological birth during the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthana), where he emerged as a cool, radiant force.
• Amṛtatattva (अमृततत्त्व) – “The principle of nectar/immortality.” Chandra is associated with soma, the mystical lunar nectar that nourishes the devas and rejuvenates spiritual energy. This represents mental clarity, emotional balance, and spiritual nourishment.

This Chandra Gāyatrī is recited to:

• Enhance mental calmness, emotional healing, and fertility
• Pacify an afflicted Moon in a birth chart (especially if causing anxiety or mood swings)
• Deepen intuition, receptivity, and spiritual reflection
• Connect with the divine feminine lunar force (soma) that governs the mind (manas)

It's traditionally chanted during Mondays, Pūrṇimā (full moon days), or during moonrise meditations.

Chandra Gāyatrī Mantra (Classic Vedic Form)

ॐ अत्रिनन्दनाय विद्महे
शशधराय धीमहि
तन्नः सोमः प्रचोदयात्॥

oṁ atrinandanāya vidmahe
śaśadharāya dhīmahi
tanno somaḥ pracodayāt

Let us meditate on Atri’s son, who bears the crescent moon.
May Soma, the Moon God, illuminate our intellect.

Vedic Invocation from Ṛgveda (Ṛk Mantra)

सप्ताश्वरथमारूढं प्रचण्डं कश्यपात्मजम्।
श्वेतपद्मधरं देवं तं सोमं प्रपद्यये॥

saptāśva-ratham-ārūḍhaṁ pracaṇḍaṁ kaśyapātmajam
śveta-padma-dharaṁ devaṁ taṁ somaṁ prapadyaye

I bow to Soma, the Moon God,
Who rides a chariot drawn by seven horses,
Who is intensely radiant,
the son of Sage Kaśyapa,
Who holds a white lotus,
and is revered as a divine being (deva).

• saptāśva-ratham-ārūḍham – "Mounted upon a chariot drawn by seven horses". This mirrors the Vedic image of celestial gods (like Sūrya) traveling in chariots. The seven horses can symbolize the seven days of the week, seven colors of light, or seven phases of the moon (visible).
• pracaṇḍam – “Radiant, fierce, intensely shining”. Though the Moon is soft and cooling, this word highlights his inner spiritual brilliance, which illuminates the mind and awakens intuition.
• kaśyapātmajam – “The son of Sage Kaśyapa”. In Hindu cosmology, Chandra (Soma) is born of Kaśyapa and Aditi, placing him among the Ādityas, divine sons of cosmic order.
• śveta-padma-dharam – “The bearer of a white lotus”. The white lotus symbolizes mental purity, calmness, serenity, and the unfolding of inner wisdom.
• devam – “The divine being”. Chandra is addressed as a deva, a celestial light-being and source of soma (nectar) and psychic nourishment.
• taṁ somaṁ prapadyaye – “I surrender to that Soma (Moon God)”. A declaration of devotional surrender, often found in mantras and stotras, expressing humility and openness to divine grace.

The white lotus and chariot are not just imagery—they reflect the Moon's role as a carrier of consciousness, moving across time and inner moods like his chariot across the sky.

Chandra Stotra

दधिशङ्खतुषाराभं क्षीरोदर्नवसम्भवम्।
नमामि शशिनं सोमं शम्भोर्मुकुटभूषणम्॥

dadhi-śaṅkha-tuṣārābhaṁ kṣīroda-arnava-sambhavam
namāmi śaśinaṁ somaṁ śambhoḥ mukuṭa-bhūṣaṇam

dadhi-śaṅkha-tuṣārābham
“One whose form is like curd (dadhi), a conch (śaṅkha), and snow (tuṣāra)”
→ Symbolizing Chandra's coolness, purity, and radiant whiteness.

kṣīroda-arnava-sambhavam
“Born from the ocean of milk”
→ Refers to Chandra’s mythical origin during the Samudra Manthana (Churning of the Milky Ocean).

namāmi śaśinaṁ somaṁ
“I bow to Śaśin (moon-bearer), to Soma (moon deity)”
→ Śaśin is a name of Chandra meaning "marked with a hare" (referring to the moon’s surface).
Soma is both the moon and the divine nectar.

śambhoḥ mukuṭa-bhūṣaṇam
“Who is the ornament of Śiva’s crown”
→ Refers to how Chandra is worn on Śiva’s head, symbolizing mastery of time and mind.

This śloka beautifully expresses the cooling, calming, sattvic nature of the moon:

• Aids in emotional healing, devotion, and peace of mind.
• Evokes Chandra as a source of mental clarity, fertility, and mystic illumination.
• Also reflects Chandra’s connection to Śiva, representing control over time, ego, and the restless mind.

For Chandra-related problems:

• Worship the ruling deity Gauri.
• Recite the Annapurna stotram.
• Japa of Moon’s moola mantra: 10000 times in 40 days.
• Recite the Chandra stotra:
  • dadhi-śaṅkha-tuṣārābhaṁ kṣīroda-arnava-sambhavam
  • namāmi śaśinaṁ somaṁ śambhoḥ mukuṭa-bhūṣaṇam
• Charity: Donate cow’s milk or rice on Monday.
• Fasting: On Mondays.
• Pooja: Devi pooja on Monday.
• Rudraksha: Wear 2-mukhi Rudraksha.

Propitiation of the Moon (Monday)

• CHARITY: Donate a pearl or moonstone, conch shell, silver, water, cow’s milk or white rice to a female leader on Monday evening.
• FASTING: On Mondays, especially during Moon transits and major or minor Moon periods.
• MANTRA: to be chanted on Monday evening, especially during major or minor Moon periods.

RESULT

The planetary deity Chandra is pleased to increase mental health and peace of mind.