Shukra Dev
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Lord Shukra is also known as Shukracharya. Sukra is described variously mounted on a camel, horse or crocodile. He holds a stick, beads and a lotus and sometimes a bow and arrow. The planets Mercury and Saturn are considered friendly to Shukra, the Sun and Moon are hostile and Jupiter and the rest are considered neutral. In astrology Shukra represents artistic talents, the quality of the body and material life, wealth, the opposite sex, pleasure and reproduction, feminine qualities and music and dance. In Vedic astrology, there is a dasha or planetary period known as Shukra Dasha which remains active in a person's horoscope for 20 years, this is the longest dasha among all planets. His color is white, metal is silver and gemstone is diamond. His direction is south-east, season is spring and element is water.
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For Shukra or Venus related problems and during the dasa or antardasa of Venus:
- Worship Mahalaxmi Devi.
- Recite Shree Sooktam or Devi stuti or Mahalaxmi Chalisa.
- Japa of Shukra beeja mantra: " Om dram dreem droum sah shukraya namah ", 20000 times in 40 days.
- Recite the Shukra stotra: Hima kunda mrinalaabham daityanam paramam gurum Sarv shastra pravaktaram bhargavem pranamamyaham
- Donate clothes to a lady on Friday.
- Fasting: On Fridays.
- Pooja: Mahalaxmi Devi pooja.
- Wear a 6 mukhi Rudraksha.
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|| Navagraha Shukra Mantra ||
"Himkundmrinaalaabham Daityaanam Paramam Gurum
Sarvashastrapravaktaram Bhargavam Pranmaamyaham"
Meaning : I bow down to Shukra who is as white and fair as snow and who is the teacher of daithyas who are the enemies of Gods and who is knowledged of all scriptures.
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|| Beeja Mantras of Shukra ||
"Om Dram Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah"
"Aum Aim Aim Gam Grahesvara Shukraya Namah"
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|| Shukra Gayatri Mantra ||
Om Aswadhwajaaya Vidmahe
Dhanur hastaaya dheemahi
Tanno shukra prachodayaat
Dhanur hastaaya dheemahi
Tanno shukra prachodayaat
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