This means, medicine, mantra and gemstone reduce the malefic effects of inauspicious planets and nakshatras and enhance one’s luck. But all these remedial measures are effective only when the time is favorable. Otherwise, they won’t. How to select a remedy? This is also an important question. In Indian astrology main remedies include mantra, tantra , yantra, gemstones, rudraksha, yagya, rosary etc. Out of these, if remedy is performed with full faith and devotion, one can overcome the complicated situation. The first and easiest remedy is to worship your Isht Dev or Devi (God & Goddess) or to worship those deities who can reduce the malefic impact of negative planets in the kundli .
For example-
- To appease the malefic effects of Sun, worship Goddess Matangi or Sun God.
- To cast of the malefic effects of Moon, one should worship Goddess Bhuvneshwari or Lord Shiva.
- For Mars, worship Goddess Baglamukhi, Lord Hanuman or lord Kartikeya etc.
- To cast of the malefic effects of Rahu, worship Goddess Chinnmasta, Durga or Saraswati.
- For jupiter, Goddess Tara Devi is worshipped.
- For Mercury, Tripur Bhairavi or lord Vishnu should be worshipped.
- For Ketu – Goddess Dhoomavati.
- For Venus Goddess Kamala Devi or Maha Laxmi should be worshipped.
These deities should be worshipped by chanting mantras, stotra and Japam. According to Maharishi Parashar each planet has its own deity, and by chanting mantras and stotras of the respective deity one can come over various problems in life. Remedies are selected on the nature of rashi. For example
- For fiery rashis – Hawan, yagya and fasts enhance the positive traits of the native and destroy negative influences
- For earthy signs – wearing gemstone, yantra or metal is auspicious.
- For airy signs- chanting of mantras, japam, pooja and katha are auspicious.
- For watery sign- donation, immersion and herbal bath is auspicious.
- If yogakarak planet is strong in the kundali, wearing gemstone and worshipping deity of that planet, will be auspicious.
- If Marak (killing) planet is strong in kundli, in that case donation, immersion, chanting of mantras and view of deity of that planet is auspicious.
Let us, now have a brief discussion of various astrological remedies –
- Gemstone: Gemstones provide us divine powers, auspicious rays and energies. Various gemstones reflect different energies which have the potential to bring changes in our life. A gemstone of yogakari planet strengthens that planet and brings auspiciousness in life.
- Rudraksha- Rudraksha has magnetic properties which increases positive energies and destroys negative energies. For various planets a different rudraksha is worn. For example-
- One mukhi Rudraksha – Sun
- Two Mukhi Rudraksha- Moon
- Three Mukhi Rudraksha- Mars
- Four Mukhi Rudraksha -Mercury
- Five Mukhi Rudraksha – Jupiter
- Six Mukhi Rudraksha – Venus
- Seven Mukhi Rudraksha- Saturn
- Eight Mukhi Rudraksha -Rahu
- Nine Mukhi Rudraksha- Ketu