INFO ON KALASARPA DOSHA

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Lord Subramanya (popularly known as Lord Muruga in Tamil Nadu and Lord

Karttikeya in North India) who is widely worshipped as the serpent deity and

as forgiver of all doshas connected with serpents normally called "Naga

Dosha", "Sarpa Dosha" and "Kalasarpa Dosha". In South India, especially in

Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, this Lord is very widely worshiped in the

serpent (naga) form.

Lord Subramanya is called Sarpa Dosha Nivaraka (remedier). In the Southern

part of India, almost in all temples and also under the peepal tree (aswatta

vriksha) along the road sides, Naga idols are installed on platforms. You

can see such platforms built at the entrance of every village with different

type of idols duly installed on it. Each type of idol is earmarked as a

remedy for a particular type of dosha or fulfilling a particular wish of the

devotee.

What then are these Naga Dosha, Sarpa Dosha and Kalasarpa Dosha?

Astrologically, when Rahu-Ketu conjuncts other planets or, in other words,

the other planets are under the nodal influence of Rahu and Ketu, it is

treated as "Sagraha Sarpa Dosha".

Kalasarpa Dosha is said to be caused when all the planets are hemmed on one

side between Rahu and Ketu. Depending upon the position of Rahu-Ketu and the

planets, twelve different types of Kalasarpa Dosha are said to exist. This

Dosha is believed to emanate by harming or killing a serpent (intentionally

or otherwise) and thereby hurting Lord Subramanya.

A look at the planetary movements during the last three decades show a great

influence of Rahu-Ketu on the planetary positions, resulting in this dosha

and sufferings to a large majority of the populace. Without going into the

complications of the formation of different kinds of Sarpa Doshas and

Kalasarpa Dosha, I would like to detail the effects of these doshas and the

various remedies suggested in overcoming these effects.

Many great personalities, who have performed wonderful deeds during their

lifetime are said to have suffered from Kalasarpa Dosha. To name a few:

Abraham Lincoln, Kitoor Rani Chennamma, Jhansirani Lakshmibai, Pandit

Jawaharlal Nehru, Emperor Nero, Chengiz Khan, Jesus Christ, Mussolini, et

al. Although all these great personalities achieved great things in life,

their end was terrible. The point to note here is that among the great

personalities mentioned, five were killed.

Kalasarpa Dosha is said to cause several difficulties during the course of

one's life: unhappiness in the family, continuous loss in business,

miserable married life, childlessness, ill health, skin diseases, trouble in

eyes, ears and throat, poverty and financial difficulties, delay in

marriage, improper development of body organs, loss and litigations,

striving very hard to progress in life, always worried. People, who have

built their houses on plots after demolishing the snake pits, are found to

face ill health as long as they live in that house.

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The remedial measures or poojas, suggested to overcome these doshas are

Nagaprathistha, Nagabali, Nagathambula, Naga Puthalika Vidhi, Navagraha

Shanthi and Kalasarpa Shanthi depending upon the type of Dosha. These poojas

have to be performed through people who are well versed in performing such

Shanthis. Kukke Subramanya temple in Karnataka, Sri Kalahasti temple in

Andhra Pradesh, Tirunageshwaran Kovil in Tamil Nadu are known places for

performing these Shanthis. Reciting the "Kanda Shasti Kavacham" and

performing pooja to the Five/seven-headed idol of Naga would mitigate the

sufferings to a great extent.

A person who kills a serpent invites serious Dosha onto himself. Such

persons often see cobras both in reality and in dreams. The effect of this

particular dosha is very severe. The remedy for this is to perform "Sarpa

Samaskara", similar to the "Samaskara" (ceremonies) done after the death of

a person. Kukke Subramanyaswami Sannidhi, near Mangalore in Karnataka is

considered sacred for conducting "Sarpa Samskara" and other shanthi poojas.

Om Kalasarpakaan swaha om phat,

[Guest guest]

dear sir,

 

I found this information very beneficial and intresting. Can you please tell me

the source from where you got this information or you have compiled the same

based upon your exprience. I have also heard that performing puja at the

triyambakeshwara joytrilinga near nasik in maharashtra is also a sacred place

for doing this dosha nivaran puja. is this correct? or other places which you

mentioned are the right places.

 

would appreciate a reply from you and also from others if they have inputs.