FW; Dear friends and devotees, At 1:30 pm Saturday, March 13),at Shri Devi Mandir in FF Pundit Sarathi performs a special Yagya (Puja and Homa) for the Grahas Sukra (Venus) and Budha (Mercury). Both of these planets will be in extreme conditions: Sukra will be exalted, and Budha will be debilitated (on March 14). This Yagya also includes all 9 grahas, and Durga, the Goddess who can destroy all our vices and less positive tendencies.
This is a very good time to propitiate these two grahas. The Vedic New Year is March 16 - it is good to start the year on a strong footing. Sukra is (among other things): desires, harmony, balance, creative power, and beauty. Budha is communication, intelligence, discrimination, shrewdness and defines our ability to play. At this moment in time, we all need these qualities to be in balance. When Budha is debilitated and Sukra is exalted, they are in the same sign of the zodiac Meena or Pisces, so they are fully influencing each other. The condition of these Grahas at the beginning of the year can color how the world behaves for the rest of the year. So, rather than exaggerated desires, and lack of balance, harmony and discrimination, not to mention debilitated communication and intelligence, we would like to bring these qualities into equilibrium and stability. All temple events are free and open to the public.
