Vinayak Dosha: Signs and Solution

We know about Navagrahas and their malefic effects. But in some stotras and mantras, we also read about vinayak graha, skanda graha,etc. Today I will talk about vinayak peeda, the signs, and its solution.

To know this, you have to first know who are Vinayakas. We believe that Vinayaka is one of the names of Lord Ganesh. But that is not fully true. The story is that in one of the kalpas, Vinayakas were rakshasas born from the sweat of Lord Shiva. They were fierce, extremely powerful, unstoppable and cause a lot of upheaval. Lord Shiva made Ganesha the lord of these vinayakas.

The dosha is controlled and sustained by Lord Ganesha via these vinayak grahas.

What are the signs and symptoms of Vinayaka Dosha or Vinayak Pida?

In dreams he sees: 

- The person sees water bodies like lakes, oceans,etc. that seem to be bottomless. Or he sees himself swimming in water bodies.  Or, he sees that he is losing control and drowning in these bottomless waterbodies.

- He sees men without beard and moustache wearing brown clothes.

- He sees himself sitting on backs of carnivorous animals and birds especially tigers and vultures.

- He sees himself sitting in a place surrounded by donkeys, cremation ground caretakers, and camels.

While awake he experiences the following:

- Even if he goes anywhere he feels as if his enemy or someone suspicious is following him.

- He is always anxious and irritable.

- The work that he starts always fails. In some cases we see that the person always fails in the first attempt and only gets success in the 2nd or 3rd attempt.

- He remains sad for no reason at all or for very futile reasons. Or, his mind remains disturbed for some or the other reason.

- A woman troubled by Vinayaka doesnt get married, and the married woman doesn't bear a child.

- The brahmin fails in becoming an acharya.

- Students are unable to research and gain knowledge.

- Business owners dont have profits in their business and farmers are unable to grow crops.

Some people are born with these symptoms. In the kundli, Ketu and Budha control Vinayak pida. Malefic position of these planets indicate Vinayak pida. The reason a person gets vinayak pida is because of not giving due respect to Lord Ganesha where needed.

The remedy for this, in puranas is to do Vinayak Snaan. I am sharing here a simpler remedy here, which can be followed by any one. The remedy is to chant Ganesh Atharvashirsha 1000 times. During sadhana, you must meditate as if you are being showered by a holy water that is purifying and giving every inch of your body a calm, golden shine.

After you're done with 1000 recitations, you need to recite this atharvashirsha 1 time before doing your nitya paath, before reading your books, before beginning a trip be it religious or non-religious, and before any other important task.

A Happy Rama Navami to everyone@