What is Kalasarpa dosha?

What is Kalasarpa Dosha as per Hindu Shastras?

As per the Hindu mythological stories, the head of the snake is known as Rahu and the tail of snake is known as Ketu. Rahu and Ketu are placed in opposite direction at 180 degree and are never be able to meet each other. The Rahu and Ketu are shadow planets. They could not be seen through naked eyes. When all the seven planets are placed in between Rahu and Ketu it is called Kalasarpa Yoga. There are 12 different types of Kalsarpa Dosha that exists. The dosha originates by harming or killing a snake and also by hurting Lord Subramanya.

What are Kaal sarpa Effects on native’s life?

Kalasarpa Dosha can cause several difficulties in one’s life. These are unhappiness in the family, loss in business, miserable married life, having no child, ill health- problems in eyes, skin, ears, throats etc. There are several other difficulties that one can face in life are- delay in marriage, improper organ development in the body, litigation and loss and others. These people try hard to do well in their life but are always unsuccessful. Those who have built the houses in the place where the snake pits have been demolished, continuously face ill health as long as they are residing in that house.

Are their and effective Remedies for it ?

There are several types of Poojas that can be performed to overcome the Kalsarpa Dosha such as- Nagaprasthistha, Nagabali, Nagathambula, Naga Puthalika Vidhi, Navagraha Shanthi and Kalsarpa Shanthi. The type of the Puja chosen will depend on the type of dosha.

The Pooja for the Kalsarpa Dosha has to be performed by those who all are well versed in performing such offerings.

The Kukke Subramanya temple in Karnataka, Sri Kalahasti Temple in Andhra Pradesh, Tirunageshwaran Kovil Temple in Tamil Nadu are the known places where these Poojas or Shanthis could be performed. The “Kanda Shasti Kavacham” and performing the Pujas of the idols of Naga (five or seven headed) would reduce the sufferings of the person considerably.

A person who kills a serpent gets the Kalsarpa Dosha on himself or herself and often sees cobras in dream on in reality. The effects of the Kalsarpa Dosha are very gruesome. The remedy for this Dosha is to arrange for the “Sarpa Samaskara” which is quite similar to the ceremonies or “samaskara” that are done after the death of a person. The most sacred place for performing the “Sarpa Samskara” and other Shanthi Poojas is the Kukke Subramanyaswami Sannidhi near Managalore in Karnakta. When these Poojas are performed properly, the person gets free from the doshas and can have better and peaceful life.