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Karva Chauth Chandra Arghya Mantra (Om Somaya Namah)

करवा चौथ चन्द्र अर्घ्य मंत्र (ॐ सोमाय नमः) in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Karva Chauth night at moonrise (Kartik Krishna Chaturthi); also Monday and on Poornima for Moon worship·📜 Traditional Chandra (Moon) worship mantras used in the Karva Chauth arghya ritual

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ 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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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

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.

Verse 2

Om Kshira-Putraya Vidmahe Amrita-Tattvaya Dhimahi Tannah Chandrah Prachodayat

Verse 3

Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandramase Namah

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Om🔊The primordial sound, the Pranava, invoked before sacred mantras

Somaya🔊To Soma — the Moon god, also the nectar/Soma deity

Namah🔊Salutations, I bow / offering of reverence

Kshira-Putraya🔊To the son of the milky ocean (the Moon arose from the churning of the ocean of milk)

Vidmahe🔊May we know / let us realize

Amrita-Tattvaya🔊To the essence of nectar / immortality (the Moon as the vessel of amrita)

Dhimahi🔊Let us meditate upon

Tannah Chandrah🔊May that Chandra (Moon) — to us

Prachodayat🔊Inspire and illumine (our minds)

Shraam Shreem Shraum🔊The seed (bija) syllables of the Moon's planetary mantra

Sah🔊The bija completing the lunar mantra

Chandramase Namah🔊Salutations to the Moon (Chandrama)

Benefits of Chanting करवा चौथ चन्द्र अर्घ्य मंत्र (ॐ सोमाय नमः)

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Completes the Karva Chauth vrat by properly worshipping the Moon at moonrise

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Invokes the Moon's blessings for the husband's long life (akhand saubhagya) and the couple's well-being

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Bestows mental peace, emotional calm and harmony — the Moon governs the mind

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Pacifies an afflicted or weak Moon in the horoscope (Chandra dosha)

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Brings coolness, contentment and love into married life

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Sanctifies the arghya offering with the Moon's own Gayatri and seed mantras

How to Chant करवा चौथ चन्द्र अर्घ्य मंत्र (ॐ सोमाय नमः)

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Best TimeKarva Chauth night at moonrise (Kartik Krishna Chaturthi); also Monday and on Poornima for Moon worship

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete करवा चौथ चन्द्र अर्घ्य मंत्र (ॐ सोमाय नमः) written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The simplest and most widely used is 'Om Somaya Namah' (salutations to the Moon god). Many also recite the Chandra Gayatri ('Om Kshira-Putraya Vidmahe...') and the Moon's bija mantra 'Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandramase Namah' while offering arghya.

On Karva Chauth, married women fast for their husband's long life and break the fast only after sighting the Moon. The Moon, born of the ocean of nectar, symbolizes longevity, love and coolness. Viewing it (and then the husband) through a sieve is a traditional ritual believed to filter away inauspiciousness before the darshan.

Hold water in a karva (spouted pot) or in your palms and pour it slowly toward the Moon while chanting 'Om Somaya Namah'. Offer it three times, along with a lamp, flowers and sweets, then complete the prayer for your husband's welfare.

Yes. While Karva Chauth is observed mainly by married women, anyone may chant 'Om Somaya Namah' and the Chandra mantras to honour the Moon, to calm the mind, or to strengthen a weak Moon in their birth chart.