{"id":976,"date":"2023-02-27T17:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/?p=976"},"modified":"2023-02-27T18:13:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T18:13:36","slug":"sarpa-samskara-pooja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarpa Samskara Pooja : Benefits, Procedure, Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarpa Samskara pooja is quite famous in <a href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/kukke-shri-subramanya-temple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kukke Subramanya temple<\/a>. This is done to reduce the ill effects of Nagdosha in one\u2019s life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word \u201cSamskar\u201d in Sanskrit means putting together and making perfect. It also indicates a purificatory Hindu ritual to shape one\u2019s karma. Hence it can be concluded Sarpa Samskara pooja is done to making your life perfect and purify the ill doings of previous birth and also to reduce Sarpa dosha presence due to the planetary position in your horoscope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/#Sarpa_Samskara_Pooja_Day_2\" title=\"Sarpa Samskara Pooja Day 2\">Sarpa Samskara Pooja Day 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/#How_Much_It_Cost\" title=\"How Much It Cost?\">How Much It Cost?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/#Donts_During_Pooja\" title=\"Don\u2019ts During Pooja\">Don\u2019ts During Pooja<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/#Auspicious_Days\" title=\"Auspicious Days\">Auspicious Days<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/#Dress_Code\" title=\"Dress Code\">Dress Code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/#Timings\" title=\"Timings\">Timings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/#Sarpa_Samskara_Pooja_Procedure\" title=\"Sarpa Samskara Pooja Procedure\">Sarpa Samskara Pooja Procedure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/#Contact_Number_and_Address\" title=\"Contact Number and Address\">Contact Number and Address<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sarpa_Samskara_Pooja_Major_Benefits\"><\/span>Sarpa Samskara Pooja Major Benefits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Removes dosha involving delay in marriage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Removes Sarpadosha that delays pregnancy and childbirth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get rid of obstacles caused by killing or harming snakes in previous births<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For career growth and education<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For overall well-being of life<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Removes all effects caused by Rahu\/Kethu in your horoscope<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_What_Days_Pooja_Is_Not_Done\"><\/span>On What Days Pooja Is Not Done?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pooja is done almost every day in Kukke temple, excepting Ekadashi and Dwadashi days. On special festival days like Mahashivrathri and eclipse day (both solar and lunar) and during annual festival days (15 days) pooja is not performed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Many_Days_Pooja_Is_Done\"><\/span>How Many Days Pooja Is Done?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It takes 2 days to complete Sarpa Samskara Pooja. You need to make arrangements for booking tickets and accommodation during these days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kukke_Subramanya_Temple_Accommodation\"><\/span>Kukke Subramanya Temple Accommodation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devotees performing this pooja are largely given cottages and choultries of temple devasthanam. You can visit Kukke temple for booking any choultry which is given for reasonable price or book any private hotels of your choice nearby.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is better for you to reach Kukke one day in advance to buy tickets for pooja, due to huge crowd. If you do not get confirmed ticket for next day, you will be placed in waiting list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No online booking can be done. Only physical booking is done on first come first serve basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sarpa_Samskara_Pooja_Day_1\"><\/span>Sarpa Samskara Pooja Day 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can take a dip in Kumaradhara River that runs nearby temple. Then you can go pradakshina of Aadhi Subramanya Sannadhi for 3 times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A priest will perform Sankalp asking details of your name, gothra and nakshatra. You can also tell the reason you are doing this pooja with the priest to get blessings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next you will be asked to move to Pooja Mandap where people are gathered in groups. Big drawings of snake can be seen at many places on the hall decorated with lemon and other fruits.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pooja begins at 7AM and completes around 12.30PM.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lunch and dinner will be provided inside the temple free of cost for devotees who perform this pooja. It is not advised to take outside food while doing Sarpa Samskara pooja.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sarpa_Samskara_Pooja_Day_2\"><\/span>Sarpa Samskara Pooja Day 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start your day with holy dip at River Kumaradhara. There is a popular belief that this river possess great medical values to get rid of any kind of skin problems including leprosy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then visit the temple and meet the same priest who was assigned to you the previous day. It may take more than half day to complete the rituals which include homam and panda pradhanam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here panda (form of rice ball) is offered to snake God to eliminate the obstacles in life and to please him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After completion of Homam, Naga pradhista is done.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breakfast and lunch will be provided by the temple during this day.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will have to take the blessings of 11 Brahmacharis who will be seated in a row.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally Prasad will be distributed for devotees who performed pooja. You are supposed to take this Prasad daily for 12 days without leaving a single day.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One is not supposed to share the Prasad with others in the family. Sweets made from coconuts offered as Prasad can be consumed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rituals done on these two days are similar to one performed during Thithi or Srartham where one gives thithi for his ancestors.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Much_It_Cost\"><\/span>How Much It Cost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarpa Samskara pooja cost Rs.4200 and 4 persons can participate in pooja.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Donts_During_Pooja\"><\/span>Don\u2019ts During Pooja<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are not supposed to visit any other temple during pooja days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t eat non vegetarian food and avoid taking outside food.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your diet should be free from onion and garlic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to follow the instructions given by the priests. Don\u2019t take non vegetarian foods for at least 12 days or until you are taking Prasad at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t enter the temple after completion of pooja on the first day and don\u2019t do archana or pooja for any other God on the first day.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always have total faith in pooja rituals to achieve the desired goal early.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pooja should not be done during pregnancy and during menstrual cycle.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women can do pooja a week after completion of menstrual periods.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Auspicious_Days\"><\/span>Auspicious Days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pooja is considered special if done during Sravana, Karthika and Margazhi months of the calendar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dress_Code\"><\/span>Dress Code<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Indian men are expected to wear only dhoti and upper cloth during pooja. Women can wear saree or churidhar with duppatta.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Timings\"><\/span>Timings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pooja begins at 7am, 9am and 6pm daily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sarpa_Samskara_Pooja_Procedure\"><\/span>Sarpa Samskara Pooja Procedure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you know there will be thousands of people who perform pooja. Hence you will be divided into groups. You need to follow the same group for 2 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eight priests will perform Sarpa Samskara pooja reciting slokas and japam. There will be Agni gundams at each corner of the hall where homam is performed by the priests.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First day procedure starts with Dhana samskaram where you will give towel to the priest.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be many small idols of snake made of wheat flour inside the mandap. The priest will take one of such idol and drop it inside the fire (agni homam).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It symbolizes that you are performing final rites to the snake and please him. Any unknown curse of snake will be taken care of after pooja.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next another wheat flour snake is dropped into the homam and finally the entire idols are put inside the Agni to complete the pooja.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> day procedure starts with Pinda Pradhanam and ends with Naga Pradishta.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naga pradishta is done after noon, hence you can have breakfast and follow the procedure for it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people continue to do Ashlesha Balipooja for 2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> day after completion of Naga Pradishta.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contact_Number_and_Address\"><\/span>Contact Number and Address<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kukke Shri Subramanya Temple, Subramanya Post, Kadaba Taluk,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dakshina Kannada, PIN &#8211; 574 238<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can write to <\/span><strong>eokkesubrahmanya@gmail.com<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for any queries related to pooja. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarpa Samskara pooja is quite famous in Kukke Subramanya temple. This is done to reduce the ill effects of Nagdosha in one\u2019s life.\u00a0 The word \u201cSamskar\u201d in Sanskrit means putting together and making perfect. It also indicates a purificatory Hindu ritual to shape one\u2019s karma. Hence it can be concluded Sarpa Samskara pooja is done &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/sarpa-samskara-pooja\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sarpa Samskara Pooja : Benefits, Procedure, Cost<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=976"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":980,"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976\/revisions\/980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploremantra.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}