BEEJ MANTRA

Ketu Beej Mantra

Ketu

Southern node

The mantra

ॐ स्रां स्रीं स्रौं सः केतवे नमः

oṃ srāṃ srīṃ srauṃ saḥ ketave namaḥ

Salutations to Ketu, the southern node. These syllables support the work of letting go, retreat, and the inward turn that ends a long chapter.

What this mantra does

Supports the work of letting go, retreat, and the inward turn that ends a long chapter. Chanted in the early evening or before sleep.

When to chant

In the early evening or just before sleep, facing south. Useful when ending a major project, recovering from illness, or sitting with a loss.

Recommended count: 108 times daily

Classical sources

Skanda Purana, Ketu-stotra; verses also in Brahma Purana

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