Karva Chauth Chandra Arghya Mantra (Om Somaya Namah)
करवा चौथ चन्द्र अर्घ्य मंत्र (ॐ सोमाय नमः)
Also known as: om somaya namah · karva chauth mantra · karwa chauth chandra mantra · chandra arghya mantra · moon worship mantra karva chauth · chandra gayatri mantra
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✦ Meaning
These are the mantras chanted while offering arghya (water) to the Moon on Karva Chauth — the simple invocation 'Om Somaya Namah', the Chandra Gayatri, and the Moon's bija (seed) mantra. After fasting all day, the married woman views the Moon through a sieve, offers water, and recites these to seek the long life and well-being of her husband. The Moon, born of the ocean of nectar, is worshipped as the giver of coolness, love and immortality.
Origin & Story
Traditional Chandra (Moon) worship mantras used in the Karva Chauth arghya ritual · Unknown (traditional; Chandra Gayatri from the Gayatri tradition) · Classical / traditional
Karva Chauth is observed on the fourth day of the waning moon in Kartik, when married women keep a strict fast from dawn until the moon rises, praying for the long life of their husbands. The fast is broken only after offering arghya to the Moon. Chandra (Soma), who emerged from the churning of the ocean of milk holding the nectar of immortality, is invoked with 'Om Somaya Namah', his Gayatri, and his seed mantra. The Moon represents the mind, coolness and amrita, making him the perfect deity for a vow seeking longevity and marital harmony.
✦ As told in scripture
Tradition tells that even Savitri-like devotion expressed through the Karva Chauth fast and these Moon mantras has the power to protect a husband's life; countless women hold that sighting the moon and offering arghya with 'Om Somaya Namah' brought their families health, harmony and unbroken good fortune.
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ॐ सोमाय नमः।
Om Somaya Namah
Meaning:Om, salutations to Soma, the Moon god. We contemplate the son of the ocean of milk; we meditate upon the essence of nectar and immortality — may that Moon inspire and illumine us. Om, with the seed-syllables Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah, salutations to the Moon.
ॐ क्षीरपुत्राय विद्महे अमृततत्त्वाय धीमहि। तन्नः चन्द्रः प्रचोदयात्॥
Om Kshira-Putraya Vidmahe Amrita-Tattvaya Dhimahi Tannah Chandrah Prachodayat
ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चन्द्रमसे नमः॥
Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandramase Namah
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Benefits of Chanting Karva Chauth Chandra Arghya Mantra (Om Somaya Namah)
Completes the Karva Chauth vrat by properly worshipping the Moon at moonrise
Invokes the Moon's blessings for the husband's long life (akhand saubhagya) and the couple's well-being
Bestows mental peace, emotional calm and harmony — the Moon governs the mind
Pacifies an afflicted or weak Moon in the horoscope (Chandra dosha)
Brings coolness, contentment and love into married life
Sanctifies the arghya offering with the Moon's own Gayatri and seed mantras
How to Chant Karva Chauth Chandra Arghya Mantra (Om Somaya Namah)
After the day-long fast, when the Moon rises, look at it through a sieve (chhalni) while holding a lamp. Offer arghya by pouring water toward the Moon from a karva (pot), then view your husband through the same sieve. Chant 'Om Somaya Namah' and the Chandra mantras while offering the water, then pray for his long life and break the fast with water and food given by him.