Vedic Astrology Remedies

Affected areas

Mantras

Day-of-week practices

• •Observe Tuesday fast — eat one meal, avoid non-veg and alcohol
• •Visit a Hanuman temple every Tuesday
• •Light a red sesame lamp facing south on Tuesdays
• •Donate red lentils (masoor dal), jaggery, and red cloth to those in need

Gemstone

Rituals & pujas

1. 1Perform Mangal Shanti Puja — ideally on a Tuesday under a Hasta or Ashwini nakshatra
2. 2Chant Hanuman Chalisa daily — Hanuman is considered the deity who can control Mars energy
3. 3If both partners have Mangal Dosha, no separate remedy is needed — they cancel each other out
4. 4Kumbha Vivah (marrying a clay pot or peepal tree first) is a traditional remedy — consult your family pandit

Affected areas

Mantras

Day-of-week practices

• •Fast on Saturdays or Panchami tithi (5th lunar day)
• •Feed milk or milk-rice (kheer) to a snake idol at a Nag Mandir on Nag Panchami
• •Donate blankets, black sesame, or urad dal on Saturdays
• •Offer coconut in a river or lake on Purnima (full moon day)

Gemstone

Rituals & pujas

1. 1Kaal Sarp Shanti Puja at Trimbakeshwar (Nashik) is the most recommended traditional remedy
2. 2Recite Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra 1008 times on Shivratri
3. 3Peepal tree worship on Saturdays — water the tree and light a lamp under it
4. 4Rudrabhishek on a Monday or Shivratri helps mitigate Rahu-Ketu axis effects

Affected areas

Mantras

Day-of-week practices

• •Observe Shanivar Vrat (Saturday fast) — see the /vrat/saturday-vrat guide
• •Light a sesame oil lamp under a Peepal tree every Saturday
• •Feed crows and black dogs on Saturdays
• •Donate mustard oil, black sesame, urad dal, iron items, and black cloth to the needy

Gemstone

Rituals & pujas

1. 1Read Shani Chalisa every Saturday
2. 2Perform Shani Abhishek at a Shani temple — especially on Shani Jayanti and Shanivar Amavasya
3. 3Shani Shanti Havan — recommended if going through the peak (middle 2.5 years of Sade Sati)
4. 4Serve the elderly, disabled, and labourers — Saturn is pleased by service to the overlooked

Affected areas

Mantras

Day-of-week practices

• •Perform Shraddha and Tarpan on Amavasya (new moon day) — offer water and sesame seeds to ancestors
• •Donate food on Amavasya to Brahmins, cows, or in the name of ancestors
• •Pitru Paksha (Shraddha fortnight in the Ashwin month) — 16 days dedicated to ancestor rituals
• •Plant a Peepal tree and care for it — associated with ancestral blessings

Gemstone

Rituals & pujas

1. 1Gaya Shraddha — pilgrimage to Gaya (Bihar) and performing Pind Daan is the most traditional remedy
2. 2Narayan Nagbali Puja — performed at Trimbakeshwar or other sacred sites
3. 3Feed crows on Amavasya — crows are considered a form of departed ancestors in Vedic tradition
4. 4Kanya Daan (helping a girl from a poor family get married) is considered highly meritorious

Affected areas

Mantras

Day-of-week practices

• •Observe Guruvar (Thursday) fast — eat one vegetarian meal
• •Donate yellow cloth, chickpeas (chana), turmeric, and bananas on Thursdays
• •Light a ghee lamp and offer it to a Vishnu or Dakshinamurthy idol on Thursdays
• •Read and study sacred texts under a genuine teacher — developing discernment counters this dosh

Gemstone

Rituals & pujas

1. 1Perform Jupiter (Brihaspati) Puja on Thursdays — especially during Jupiter's mahadasha or antardasha
2. 2Visit a Vishnu temple on Thursdays and offer tulsi leaves
3. 3Guru Diksha — taking formal initiation from a genuine spiritual teacher is considered the deepest remedy
4. 4Donate books, educational materials, or sponsor education for underprivileged students