divine intervention

navagraha puja

Shrimad Paramhans Ashram Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya

Harbour Line

National Railway Mazdoor Union

Central Railway, which has been plagued by unfortunate incidents in recent weeks, has sought. CR’s Mumbai Division on Saturday conducted a ‘’ at CSMT. The twohour ceremony “was held to “reverse the negative effects” of the navagrahas, the nine main celestial bodies.The priest who presided over the puja, Sunil Shashtri, earned the title of ‘Acharya’ from, Amethi. He has been living in Wadala for the past nine years.“On Friday evening I received a call from a senior railway official. He asked me to come the next day and conduct the ceremony. This puja is conducted to pacify rogue grahas, to reverse the negative effects of the navagrahas into positive ones,” Shashtri said.Arailway sources said that for the past one month, CR has faced a string of disruptions. “Since June seven instances of boulders falling and landslides have been reported in the ghat section of Mumbai Division,” he said. “In additions two goods trains also got derailed during the period. After one derailment it took more than a week to fix the tracks. Last Thursday thesaw two disruptions.”Venu Nair, general secretary,, said pujas and havans will not help the railways: “This is the first time we are hearing that a navagraha puja has been conducted. None of the ordinary workers took part in it. Only top officers were there.”“These things won’t work. What would help the railways is if ordinary employees are allowed to work in peace.”Sunil Udhasi, CPRO, denied that a navagraha puja was held: “There has been no specific puja as such. It might have been done by the staff. We conduct a routine puja every year,” he said.