Gupt Navratri 2025: Effective remedies to pacify Rahu and Ketu

Navratri has special significance in Sanatan Dharma. During Navratri, nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped. Navratri is celebrated four times a year: one is Chaitra Navratri, the second is Sharad Navratri, and two are Gupt Navratri. 

Gupt Navratri is considered very important for people who are engrossed in the practice of Tantra Mantra. This time, according to the Hindu calendar, the Gupt Navratri of the Ashadh month will begin this year. 

This year, Ashadh Gupt Navratri is starting from 26 June and will end on 4 July. Devotees of Mata Rani worship various forms of Maa Durga during Gupt Navratri. On this day, devotees worship Maa Durga by staying without food or fruits. Kalash will be installed in the house and temple on the Pratipada date. 

Gupt Navratri starting June 26, 2026, is a powerful and secretive spiritual window ideal for remedies to pacify malefic Rahu and Ketu, two shadow planets (Chhaya Grahas) known for causing sudden obstacles, illusions, fears, mental disturbance, and karmic turmoil.

Ashadha Gupt Navratri 2025 - Day and Date

• June 26, 2025, Thursday- Navratri Pratipada, Maa Shailaputri Puja, Ghatsthapana
• June 27, 2025, Friday- Navratri Dwitiya, Maa Brahmacharini Puja
• June 28, 2025, Saturday- Navratri Third, Maa Chandraghanta Puja
• June 29, 2025, Sunday- Navratri Chaturthi, Maa Kushmanda Puja
• June 30, 2025, Monday- Navratri Panchami, Maa Skandamata Puja
• July 1, 2025, Tuesday- Navratri Shashti, Maa Katyayani Puja
• July 2, 2025, Wednesday- Navratri Saptami, Maa Kalaratri Puja
• July 3, 2025, Thursday- Navratri Ashtami, Maa Mahagauri
• July 4, 2025, Friday- Navratri Navami, Maa Siddhidatri, Navratri Parana

What Is Gupt Navratri?

Gupt Navratri is observed twice a year in Ashadha (June–July) and Magha (January–February). It focuses on secret sadhanas, tantric rituals, and upayas (remedies) to invoke divine feminine powers (Maa Durga and her tantric forms). Ideal for controlling negative planetary influences, especially Rahu (illusion, confusion, addictions) and Ketu (detachment, instability, hidden fears).

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Ashadh Gupt Navratri Date and Muhurat 2025

According to the Vedic calendar, the Pratipada date of Shukla Paksha of Ashadh month will start from 04 pm on Thursday, June 25. Udaya Tithi is considered in Sanatan Dharma. For this, Gupt Navratri will start from June 26. At the same time, the Pratipada date of Shukla Paksha of Ashadh month will end on June 26 at 01:24 pm.

• Ashadh Shukla Pratipada Tithi Start: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 04:00 PM
• Pratipada Tithi Ending: Thursday, 26th June 2025 at 01:24 PM
• Ashadh Gupta Navratri in Udaya Tithi: Thursday, 26 June 2025
• Kalash Sthapana Muhurta: 4.33 am to 6.05 am (total duration 1 hour 32 minutes)
• Ghatasthapana Abhijit Muhurta: 10:58 am to 11:53 am

Fasting Rules of Gupt Navratri 2025

• Meat, alcohol, garlic, and onion should not be consumed at all during the Gupt Navratri.
• Maa Durga herself is a woman; therefore, women should always be respected. Maa Durga showers her blessings on those who respect women.
• There should not be any quarrels, hatred, or insults in the house during the days of Navratri. It is said that doing so does not bring blessings.
• Special care should be taken to ensure cleanliness during Navratri. For nine days, one should take a bath at sunrise and wear clean clothes.
• During Navratri, one should not wear black clothes, and neither should one wear leather belts or shoes.
• It is believed that hair, beard, and nails should not be cut during Navratri.
• During Navratri, one should sleep on the floor and not on the bed. Any guest or other person who comes to the house should not be allowed to sleep.

How Rahu & Ketu Affect Life When Malefic

Common Signs of Rahu Dosha:

•  Mental confusion, addictions, nightmares
•  Sudden rise and fall, scandals
•  Obsession, hallucination, betrayal
•  Uncontrollable desires and phobias

Common Signs of Ketu Dosha:

• Anxiety, detachment, and dissatisfaction
• Wandering mind, low immunity, self-doubt
• Skin issues, loneliness, and spiritual confusion
• Effective Remedies During Gupt Navratri (June 26 to July 5, 2026)
• To Pacify Rahu and Ketu: Rituals, Mantras & Yantras

Rahu Remedies

• Rahu Beej Mantra Recitation:

"ॐ भ्रां भ्रीं भ्रौं सः राहवे नमः"

Chant 108 times daily (especially after sunset).

Ideal timing: Night after 9 PM.

• Worship Maa Chinnamasta (3rd Mahavidya):
•  She cuts illusion, ego, and Rahu’s deceptive energies.
•  Offer pomegranate, red hibiscus, and black sesame seeds.
•  Light black sesame oil diya near her image or yantra.

Rahu Graha Shanti Upay:

Place a coconut wrapped in black cloth in front of Maa Durga.

Offer it with mustard oil and black urad dal.

On the 8th or 9th night, immerse it in flowing water.

Rahu Yantra Sadhana:

Install a Rahu Yantra on a copper plate.

Energize it during the Gupt Navratri midnight hour (Nishita Kaal).

Keep it in the southwest direction of the home/workplace.

Gupt Navratri Tithi Specific Rahu Remedy:

On the 5th night (Panchami), chant Durga Saptashati in the darkness.

Offer black sesame jaggery ladoo to Goddess Kali.

Ketu Remedies

• Ketu Beej Mantra Recitation:

"ॐ स्रां स्रीं स्रौं सः केतवे नमः"

 Chant 108 times daily after sunrise.

• Worship Maa Dhumavati (7th Mahavidya). She rules Ketu and removes sorrow, detachment, and widowhood energies.
•  Light deepam with sesame oil.
• Offer lemon, dry coconut, and white cloth.

Ketu Vrat and Tarpan:

On the 7th day (Saptami) of Gupt Navratri, observe a fast.

Do pitra tarpan if ancestors had sudden deaths.

Offer white sweets to elderly women.

Ketu Yantra Energization:

Place Ketu Yantra on a silver base with white flowers.

Offer camphor and chant Ketu Gayatri Mantra:

"ॐ केतु देवाय विद्महे सर्पवक्त्राय धीमहि। तन्नो केतुः प्रचोदयात्॥"

Ketu Dosh Nivaran by Donation:

• Donate blankets, dog' food, and coconut to temples.
• Feed street dogs or adopt one for healing Ketu karma.
• Daily Tantric Mantra Practice for Gupt Navratri 2026

Start each day with:

 "या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्ति रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥"

Then perform your specific Rahu or Ketu mantra.

Home Ritual Enhancers:

Burn loban (resin)  every evening to purify Rahu-Ketu negativity.

Keep Ashoka leaves or black thread at the entrance.

Avoid onions, garlic, and meat during the 9 nights for purity.

Items to Keep in Puja for Rahu-Ketu Control:

• Black turmeric
• Shankh (conch)
• Cowries (Kapardis)
• Mustard oil lamp
• Lemon pierced with 4 cloves (especially for Ketu)

Signs That the Remedy Is Working:

• Improved sleep and fewer nightmares
• Clarity in thoughts and reduced anxiety
• Reduced misunderstandings and ego clashes
• Attraction toward spiritual practices and focus

Conclusion:

Gupt Navratri is a sacred and highly charged spiritual period that opens the portal for transformational change and karmic release, especially from Rahu and Ketu afflictions. Using powerful mantras, yantras, goddess sadhana, and offerings during this time can drastically pacify their malefic effects and open the path to clarity, wisdom, and liberation.