In Vedic astrology, a given planet is described as having two kinds of attributes.

It is
either strong/weak (a quantitative attribute) or benefic/malefic (a qualitative attribute).
One need not block ones mind by getting hung up on the terms. Many astrologers refer to
these two attributes interchangeably, sometimes out of carelessness. On the other hand
there also exist in traditional texts references to planets which are cruel, kruras -- the sun
for instance -- but which are not necessarily malefic; somewhat akin to having a strict
father or teacher! It is important to understand that gemstones are only capable of
strengthening weak planets. They must not be used when the planet is a malefic. As a
ready-reckoner, when a planet is in exaltation, in its own sign, in its special sign
(moolatrikona), in the sign of a friend, in an angle or trine or in its angle or kendra of
power (e.g., Jupiter, mercury in 1st, Venus, moon in 4th, Saturn in 7th and mars, sun in
10th), then it is strong. A similar brief consideration for determining a malefic planet
would be: if it rules the 6th, 8th or 12th houses or if it rules the obstructive or badhaka
house (11th, 7th or 9th signs from the ascendant if the latter is in a cardinal, mutable or
fixed sign, respectively), etc. Evidently there is more to these attribute determinations
than this. This has practical implications. For example, if the lord of the 6th house is
weak (moon for an Aquarius horoscope), we must not recommend that the person wear
pearls! On the other hand, if the sun is in Libra in the same horoscope, wearing a ruby
(sun's gemstone) would improve matters pertaining to the 7th house!

While weak benefics can be strengthened by gemstones, malefics can be propitiated by

other forms of remedials, including fasting, performing good deeds or giving charity,
immersing oneself into specific mantras and other devotional acts. A malefic planet
indicates a karmic factor that may be amenable to correction or pacification (Shanti),
hence the importance of penance or voluntary suffering! It must also be noted that though
mantras can be utilized for strengthening weak planets as well; however, they are
generally very specialized and require appropriate rituals in order to be effective. Merely
chanting them after reading them off a text or a web page might not do the trick! It is safe
to say that listening to properly recorded chants does induce some benefits, though.

I prefer to view a birth chart as a map of the earthly manifestation and allocation of the
cosmic energy, the breath of life primarily for the current lifetime. The horoscopic houses
are the 12 corridors of human experience that are illuminated by the 7 planetary candles,
all of which are manifestations of the Prime Energy Source from which the more you
take, the same remains behind. Each planet finds certain corridors that are harmoniously
and brightly lit by its light. These represent the strong positions for the given planet.
There are also those corridors that would not be well lit by the same planet's presence
there (the planetary energy is not fully expressed). In such a case, one may resort to
boosting the light, by using the lenses or reflectors in the form of gemstones or herbs. Of
the 7 candles, some candles have a clean flame (benefic), while others also produce
smoke (malefic)! A candle might produce an intensely bright and blinding light with
plumes of smoke (a strong malefic) or it might produce a smokeless dim light (weak
benefic). Think of it this way, if gemstones are reflectors or condenser lenses, then
penance and mantra are like HEPA filter air purifiers in this analogy!
A gemstone may be worn to fortify a benefic planet that is weak in the natal chart at any
time, or it may be worn when its planetary period, such as vimshottari dasha or sub-dasha
(a method of lunar progression) is operational. In the case of slower moving planets, if
they are weak in transit while one is experiencing their dashas at an important phase in
life, gemstones often help. Since, in these situations, the planet is the source of the effect
or the motivation factor, we would like it to be as strong as is possible. If the planet is
weak and malefic, then we would leave it untouched! Doesn't this make a weak malefic
sound like a karmic windfall?

Selecting a gemstone is a complex, tricky and time-consuming process. Even many

practicing astrologers get discouraged, start cutting corners and eventually lose faith in
the efficacy of using gems as remedies. Some also start adopting less effective alternative
approaches such as using secondary and tertiary stones, all of which exercises eventually
lead to disillusionment and crushed expectations. Not only must the gemstone conform to
the physical and chemical specifications (purity, specific gravity etc.), it must be of the
right size as well. And, it must be worn and tested by the individual for a few days before
accepting it. This requires a very cooperative, understanding and conscientious jeweler. 

Mantras are very effective means of propitiating planets, regardless of whether they are
weak or strong, malefic or benefic. More than just prayers or cleverly strung together
sound vibrations that have a primordial resonance with the energies of the Creation,
mantras can serve as effective barriers, as well as dynamic expressions of the soul-being.
When we chant a mantra for a given planet, we are not merely paying our respect to it, or
our surrender, but we are in essence becoming one with the energies represented by the
planetary essence. Unless the mantra permeates our very being, whether we understand
the meaning of the words or not, unless it perfuses through each and every cell of our
physical and other bodies, it would not become effective. There is much truth in the vital
importance of the process of initiation and attunement to a certain mantra, preferably
through the blessings of a guru, as these requisites are thought to make the mantra come
alive.

Probably the most important and practical remedial procedure that I have found
extremely effective in my experience involves penance, fasting and charity. It must be
realized that not all karma can be dissolved away with upaayes or remedies. Not all
karma needs to be dissolved. Karma is what generates our lessons and if we are not here
in this earthly plane to learn, then why are we here?

Wearing the color represented by the strong benefic is helpful. Fasting on the days
represented by the strong malefic is helpful. The best help one can give a weak benefic
is to wear its gemstone, but the earlier described conditions apply. Helping charities
signified by the weak benefic planet is something one can easily do, or working as a
volunteer to support the causes represented by the weak benefic is another thing that can
be done. How to find the causes? This is where our lists of significators and karakattwa
of planets come in handy. A good compendium is provided in Uttarakalamrita, and
other texts. Effort is what it is all about! It is the karma of most jyotishis to work hard in
sifting the large body of information that is available through the horoscopes in order to
synthesize meaningful patterns out of those!

Let us now look at the sample chart that we are going to prescribe a karmic remedy for:

In this chart Aquarius rises with moon and retrograde mars in ascendant, Ketu in 4th,
Saturn and Rahu in 10th, Venus in 6th, Jupiter in 7th and, sun and retrograde mercury in
eighth. The lords of trines are mercury, Saturn and Venus. Let us put these under the
heading of benefics. Note that mercury the lord of 5th also rules over the 8th, which
happens to be its primary or mooltrikona sign as well as sign of its exaltation. So,
mercury is certainly not a benefic. Saturn, on the other hand, is the lord of ascendant but
also is the lord of the 12th house, and hence not an unqualified benefic. Venus is the lord
of 9th and 4th houses. This would make it a yogakaraka since it rules over an angle, the
4th and a trine, the 9th. However, please note two things. Firstly, that Venus being a
natural benefic, its rulership of an angular house takes away some benefic points from it,
according to standard Parashari dicta that natural benefics ruling the kendras are reduced
in their benefic properties, the reverse being true for natural malefics. Secondly, the
mooltrikona of Venus, Libra, is placed in the 9th house in a horoscope with a fixed sign,
Aquarius rising. This makes Venus the lord of the badhaksthana. Venus, therefore, in this
chart is not an unblemished benefic. But, notice, how it is placed in a trik-sthana, the
sixth and its dispositor, the moon is placed in the ascendant. This indicates a karmic
signature. True to her astral signature, she had many serious problems regarding
relationships and other Venus-related karakattwas. The presence of Venus in the 12th in
navamsha does not help relationships, either. The mutual aspect between Saturn and
moon in navamsha influencing the 2nd and 8th house and the fact that these are lords of
1st and 7th houses in navamsha is meaningful. Many of the problems of this lady were
due to her extreme lack of self-confidence and a tendency to limit and confine herself
into situations that were not conducive to developing a relationship in the society she
chose to be born into.

Now, let us look at the malefics. The lords of 6th, 8th and 12th. The lord of 6th is moon,
the lord of 8th is mercury, and the lord of 12th is Saturn. Notice that other than moon, the
two remaining trikeshas or lords of trika houses, namely, mercury and Venus are mixed
malefics, since they also have some benefic properties as indicated when we discussed
benefics. Moon is the only planet that is clearly a malefic in this chart. It is also the ruler
of the 7th house (relationships) in the relevant varga, namely, the navamsha chart. It
being in the star of Rahu who forms yuti with Saturn is another negative factor.

In a case such as this, where there is no clearly defined benefic, gemstones do not form a
good method of remedying karma. On the advice of someone, this individual had tried
wearing a pearl and within hours developed a severe sinus infection that became
widespread and toxic landing her into an emergency room and kept her hospitalized for a
few days. This happened in Jupiter bhukti of Saturn dasha. Note that Jupiter is placed in
the star of Venus which is in the 6th house, the house of sickness. Jupiter would tend to
give the effects of Venus in its bhuktis (as propounded by Krishnamurthi, the father of
Stellar Astrology). Venus also happens to be placed in the sign of the malefic moon in
this chart and therefore is not beneficial. This, despite the fact that it is a yoga karaka by
definition. This is a good example that warns us of the necessity of taking into account
factors such as badhakasthana lordships (Venus is lord of badhaka house for Aquarius
risings). During this same period, the individual was able to resolve and understand some
of her relationship issues and scars of abuse by her spiritual teacher from her past. She
grew spiritually, and so there was activation of the seventh and 9th house effects.
Anyway, getting back to our discussion of remedial astrology, she was advised to remove
the pearl, by me when she was referred to me, and the removal of the pearl seemed to
stabilize her mental turmoil as well. The removal of a gemstone, even if it was originally
mis-prescribed is not something that must be done suddenly. I suggested to this
individual, who already practiced meditation, etc., to observe a fast and certain other
specific procedures and then the pearl was removed and she decided to offer it in charity
to a cause that was in tune with the attributes of moon, in this case, to a shelter for single
mothers without a home.

Moving along our original path, in such a case, with no clearly defined benefic or semi-
benefic planets being there other than Venus which was only 19% in strength, I would be
rather wary of prescribing any gemstone. If we prescribe a diamond, an expensive choice,
there could be improvement of materialistic and financial matters, however, health and
spiritual areas would suffer. Health, because Venus is in the 6th and represents illnesses
in this chart. Strengthening it would result in strengthening the 6th house, which is not
desirable. Venus is in the star of mercury which is strongly placed in the 8th house.
Chances of a chronic disorder surfacing and getting worse then would become a strong
possibility. This is because chronic disorders which tend to be of karmic nature are better
reflected through the 8th house.

One thing that must have caught the readers' attention in this chart is the number of
planets that are retrograde, the ascendant lord himself, Saturn and mars, all are
retrograde. Some jyotishis tend to consider retrograde planets as undesirable, however, in
the shadbal system of Parashari astrology, vakravastha or retrograde status is considered
as strengthening and adds to the chestabal of planets. It is also stated that natural benefics
when retrograde become benevolent, while natural malefics when retrograde become
strong but qualitatively malevolent. I feel this area needs more study and is not so cut and
dry or as simple as it is made out to be. Mars is the lord of the 3rd and 10th in this chart
and is placed in retrogression in the first house in company of the sixth lord. The
presence of Saturn and Rahu in the 10th often brings about sudden ups and downs in ones
career. Overall, these are not conditions that would be likely to reflect an easy going
career. Lots of responsibilities, technical skills and strain at work is possible and is indeed
actually the case in this person's life. Mars is fairly strong, as it happens, and rules over a
neutral and a benefic house. It is very strongly associated with completion of tasks
indicated by the tenth, and personal efforts, ruled by the 3rd. Moreover, it is a karaka or
significator for action and personal efforts, initiatives. a remedial procedure that would
take away the sharp edges off Martian energies in this charts can reduce stress levels and
make life a little easier. Wearing a gemstone is not going to help because the planet is
already strong. Pooja, penance, fasting and charity, on the other hand would help harness
the Martian energies in a constructive way.

Mars is a fairly cruel influence and when it is present in the rising (1st house) in a sign
that is ruled by Saturn, representing confinement, restraints, control, it is indicative of
unhappiness. Moreover, the sign is airy and fixed. The fire of mars is fanned by the airy
element and its movement is restricted in the fixed sign. This increases the degree of
discomfort. Such is not true when mars is in Capricorn, its sign of exaltation! The earth
gives it a firm base to burn on steadily, while the movable nature of Capricorn allows
room for some movement. The mental, airy environment of Aquarius is not easy for mars
to cope, and indicates frustrations and abusive environments or one who grew up in
environments where there was too much controlling going on to allow for healthy
growth. The Chandra Mangala yoga, the combination of mars and moon falling in a
saturnine sign in a woman's chart is often indicative of one who was controlled, while in
a man's chart, it indicates one who can be controlling and the oppressor. A note of
caution is wise to mention here for the benefit of the overzealous beginner: one swallow
does not announce summer and one combination does not clinch the final diagnosis in
astrology, or elsewhere!

We have talked a bit about the horoscope, the different houses, but we have not talked a
lot about one very significant factor in jyotish, namely the planetary period that one is
experiencing, the vimshottari dasha! In this nativity's case, from mid-1996 she has started
the 17 years long mercury mahadasha. That is almost one fifth of ones life! Surely, such a
long stretch of time must be taken into consideration when determining the suitable
remedial upaaye for someone. We have already discussed how mercury is a mixed
malefic and benefic planet in this chart and being placed in strength in the 8th along with
the 7th lord, it has affected the relationships and several other things. Mercury is
retrograde and this makes it even stronger. Retrograde planets are generally believed to
be indicative of karmic influences. Having said that, I wonder if there is any other kind of
influence, even possible, other than karmic! Rhetorical question!

Let us look at this mercury a bit closer! It rules the fifth house, which is the house of
creativity, of entertainment, of joy that is felt in ones heart, of romantic relationships, and
above all, it is the house that indicates that portion of karma that is intimately connected
with efforts, the plastic portion of karma that can be modified so that we may sleep easily
in future! And I do not mean the future as in tomorrow, or next year, but for even longer
periods of time, maybe even lifetimes. Divine grace, mantra siddhi is also studied from
this trine. Our ninth house indicates our bhagya or fortune, the karma that is already ripe
and available for the picking. However, the fifth house whispers to us what we must do,
so that we have good fruit waiting for us tomorrow, and for a series of tomorrows. It is
easy to see why the fifth house in a chart gives us some indication about the likelihood of
our efforts to improve our future of being successful. If the fifth house is afflicted, then
the path would not be easy and it is kinder to prepare the client whose fifth house is
afflicted to not expect quick remedies or immediate effects when they decide to follow a
remedial plan. The lord of the fifth house and other significant planets in association with
this house would indicate the deity, if one is religiously inclined, that may be worshipped
to improve ones karma (advanced jyotishis often look at the spiritual varga, vimshamsha,
also). If rituals are not your thing, then the planetary energies one reads from the fifth
house can give important hints about the remedial measures that may be taken, the
charities and causes that might be supported through a gift of time, service or other gifts
of energy. Please do pay extra attention to the fifth house, in every chart that you study.
Particularly, because from a karmic point of view, this house is in a primordial form in
each lifetime and can be wisely shaped, molded and in some sense this is where the
signature of our free-will exists, the keys and answers to many of our karmic burdens lie
in this very important house. I would like to very quickly remind you of the principle of
horoscopy that goes under the moniker "bhavat bhavam". The house that is as far
removed from another as the latter is from the ascendant, holds the key to the area of life
that is indicated by the primary house. The third house from ascendant is where our
courage, our personal efforts, our communication and our co-borns are studied from. The
third from the third house is the fifth house in our horoscopes and this, therefore, is our
higher third house! It deals with our higher communications, our personal efforts in a
longer time-scale, and those souls and influences that are our soul mates, our soul co-
siblings, that we often draw to us in the form of our children! Much of what we receive
from our inner reality, indeed our internal communications reach us through the fifth
house. This is where our intuitions emerge from and this house forms an important link
between the earthly selves that we are and our antahkaran, our inner track, our inner
source, the personal parcel of divinity, our angels that we carry within us. Divine Grace
comes to us through the signature that is indicated in the fifth house!

The nativity under consideration is an individual who is embarking on a journey that

activates her fifth and eighth house, both ruled by mercury whose dasha she is now
experiencing, would have a very interesting journey, indeed. The presence of the 7th lord
in 8th with exalted mercury indicates that there would be a turning inward experienced by
this person, and this is beginning to come true, already. Mercury rules over younger
people, children, those who are in the path of learning, teachers, communicators, healers,
programmers, etc. Working with these kinds of people will feel easier and more fulfilling
for this person, who by the way is a software programmer and trainer, as well as an
energy healer. It is hard to miss the boat when the indicator planet is strong. The
individual is coping very well with the deep loneliness she feels within but it is allowing
her to concentrate and focus on what could prove to be a very fruitful period in her life.
She does not have any striking affliction that would indicate that mercury is very malefic,
such as communication defects, nervous or other brain disorders, etc. She does have
rather unusual thinking but some of it could be due to the qualitative difference attributed
to her retrograde mercury. It would be appropriate to suggest a suitable remedial for
propitiating mercury, such as fasting on Wednesday, spending time in contemplation and
meditation, charities and service that are in tune with those pertaining to mercury.
However, let us look some more. Her mercury is in the star of moon. Moon is the sixth
lord and is placed in ascendant, afflicting it. It is not good to have an association between
the lords of first and sixth or between these two houses. Penance would tend to minimize
the negative indications.

Indian Astrology Remedies-Do They Really Work?

Pt.P.K.Bhardwaj

What Are Vedic Astrology Remedies?

Human beings in their life face a lot of pain, misery and troubles,
which affect them both emotionally as well as physically. To avoid pain
and to seek pleasure has been one of the major objectives of our lives.
The other major objective for a select few of us is to know our true self
and to know the ultimate reality and be one with it. Whether the
objective is material or spiritual, as per one's destiny there could be a
lot of hurdles. Vedic (Indian) astrology has not only given us tools to
determine what's destiny has in store for us but also ways to avoid the
hurdles in achieving our material or spiritual goals. These ways as
suggested by the astrological principles are called remedies. All these
remedies attempt to correct one of the two situations as depicted in
your chart. They are making good planets stronger or making effect of
bad planets weaker.

Doubts About Vedic Astrology Remedies?

A number of people who believe in Indian astrology refuse to believe

the efficacy of the remedial measures it offers. Here are some of many
questions I have received in the past. 
"The underlying assumption of astrology being karma theory and
planets being just 'soochakas' rather than 'karakas' (signals rather
than doers), is there a justification for remedy at all?" 
"All of life events are something that I feel are destined. If they are
destined and my astrological charts are telling me this, how can I
change something written in my chart and hence in my destiny" 
"If my chart is predicting an unfavorable event in my life, and by
remedies if I am able to stop that event from happening, wouldn’t that
invalidate what’s written in my chart" 

Why Remedies Do Not Work

All of the above are excellent questions. But there is valid theory
behind the concept of remedies. Just like when a drug company
introduces a new drug, it goes through clinical trials for several years
before it is released for the consumption of common public, similarly
these remedies are tried and tested by years of practice of our ancient
seers. However just as a drug is not suitable for everyone and only a
very experienced doctor can tell if a drug is right under certain
conditions, similarly only a very experienced Indian astrologer can tell
the right remedy for the right person valid under certain conditions.
Majority of the so-called astrologers do not follow the rules correctly
and hence give a bad name to these remedies.

What is the Astrological Basis of Remedies?

Planets move in the skies in a pre determined way. The permutations

and combinations they form are all predetermined and are being
governed by natural laws. Reasoning then suggests that the only way
destiny can control your next birth based on your karmas is by
choosing a time for your birth when the certain planetary combinations
suited to give you the results based on your past karmas are present.
So destiny does it role by choosing that moment and giving you a life
as per the planetary combinations and their natural effects. Now
destiny's role is done and planets take over to give you the results
based on the combinations present at the time of your birth. But what
if the man learns to alter the effects of planets to some extent now..
can he alters his predefined life now.... the answer is obviously.. if we
understand how planets effect us to begin with to give the life destiny
handed over to us.. we can surely alter those effects to make them
work for us. That's what remedies are all about. They are our attempt
to alter the natural effects of planets. We do that by experimenting
with gems (which use electromagnetic radiations), Mantras. (Which
use sound waves) and Yantras (which use geometrical and
mathematical shapes).
Correct Way Of Determining Remedy

A doctor needs to determine your health and other drug history before
prescribing a medicine. he does that to make sure that there are no
unwanted interactions with other drugs you are taking, your body will
be able to take the side effects and the drug will be effective given
your age, weight, blood pressure etc. An astrologer pretty much needs
to do a similar analysis. e.g. Let's say that a native comes to you with
a problem of not able to gain a lot wealth. Now the problem has two
parts, he must be able to make a lot of money as well as he must be
able to accumulate a lot of wealth by proper savings or investments.
What if you suggest a remedy, which will help him, earn a lot of
money by making a particular planet stronger? But what if that planet
is bad for accumulating wealth? By suggesting that remedy you just
made sure that he will earn a lot of money but will not be able to save
or invest it properly. That person will obviously come back later on and
say that the remedy never worked. The correct way of suggesting the
remedy is as follows.
 First Determine the overall bad and good effects of all planets in
the chart.
 Next determine the strength of all those planets.
 Next determine what is causing the trouble. A weak but good
planet or a strong but malefic planet.
 If both of the above cases are present then choose the weak but
the good planet for remedy.
 If weak but good panet is picked for remedy, determine if that
planet is capable of producing bad effects for any house. Check
the strength of that house, if the house is otherwise strong
proceed, otherwise also include in your remedy the good planet
for that chart to protect that house.
 If strong but malefic planet is picked up for remedy, determine if
that planet (specially the houses on which that planet lords over)
is good for any house. Repeat the same check as explained
above to make the affected house stronger.
 Finally check the dasha scheme, check the relationship of the
planet with the dasha lord and see if they are compatible. If not
compatible then suggest a remedy for the dasha lord instead of
the planet in question.
As you can see the results will really vary chart to chart. That's why no
remedy works the same way for all the poople. Remedies do work, but
determine the right remedy takes real skill and years of experience.

Totkas: Highly Effective Remedies

Feb15
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Votes

Totkas / Tantras are ritual done by using different material, which may be roots of plants,
animal parts or doing certain spiritual actions or rituals on a particular or time etc.
Education Tantra- For education and knowledge :-

1. Wear lucky stone Coral (Moonga) in copper ring  on Tuesday in your third finger.
2. Always keep a square piece of silver with you.
3. Keep around 100 gms of Saunf (Aniseed) in a red pouch under your pillow at night.
4. Wear a copper coin with red or white thread, around your neck.
5. Always keep a photo of Goddess Saraswati in your house. She is the Goddess of
education & knowledge. Worship her and salute her daily to get her blessings.
Love Tantra- For success in love :–

1.) Wear green bangles.

2.) Wear White clothes on every Friday and yellow clothes on Thursday. It is very
effective tantra both for Love and an early marriage
3.) Meet your boyfriend on full moon night
4.) Write the name of your boyfriend on a leave of PAN with black ink and put it in a
bottle of honey. He will become attracted towards you very soon.
5.) Light an earthen lamp with oil and keep it in the South- West corner of your house.
You will get your desired partner.
6.) Collect some sand or dust from under the feet of boy you love. You can collect it
where he normally stand or walk. And keep it in a piece of paper. Now take 21 grains of
Urad dal and 7 pieces of clove (Lavang). Keep all three things in your hands and pray
your God to make your boy friend love you and get attracted towards you. And then keep
it at some safe place in your house and when your work is done you can throw it in a
river.
Money Tantra - For Money, wealth & good luck : -

1. Tie a red ribbon on front door of your house.

2. Apply a tilak of Kesar (saffron) and sandlewood (Chandan) on your forehead on every
Thursday.
3. Plant an Anar Tree (Pomegranate Plant) in your house.
Marriage Tantra - For an early Marriage:-

1.  Keep a Gauri Shankar Rudraksha with you. You can keep it in your purse or just keep
it at the place of worship in your house.
2. Take an old lock without any key and rotate it around your head 7 times and throw it at
any crossing, and do not look back.
3. Fill an earthen pot with mushrooms and offer it or leave it at any masjid or holy place.
4. Do not drink milk at night.
5.  Always keep a small silver ball (of the size of a pearl or moti ) with you. You can also
wear it around your neck like a necklace.
6.  Offer Red chunni, red bangles and sindur etc to Lord Shiva and Parvati at any nearby
temple.
7. Keep fast for 16 Mondays
8. Keep Rabbits in your house and feed them with your own hands.
9. Planting a Banana & Anar (Pomegranate)  tree at any place of worship like temple is
also very helpful.
10. Offer green grass or spinach (Palak) to Cow daily
11. Keep a Tulsi plant in your house and give it water mixed with kesar (Saffron)
12 Mix a pinch of Haldi (Turmeric) in the water and take bath with it.
Wishes Tantra- For fulfilment of wishes :-

1. Wear ring made of iron of horse shoe in the middle finger on Saturday.
2.  Give (Atta) wheat flour and sugar to ants everyday.
3. Go to Lord Shiva’s  temple and apply sandlewood paste on Shivlingam.
4. Offer red cloth and Sindur to lord Hanuman for 8 Saturdays.
5. Make a triangle with red ink on a white paper and write “Shreen” on it. Always keep it
in your pocket.