✦ Navagraha remedies
Gemstones, Rudraksha, mantras, yantras, charity and Lal Kitab remedies for each of the nine planets — plus the lucky gemstone for your Moon sign (Rashi Ratna).
In Vedic astrology, a weak or afflicted planet in your chart can be strengthened or calmed with remedies (Upaya). The gentlest and safest are mantras, charity (daan) and Lal Kitab practices — anyone can do these. Gemstones are the strongest and should match your chart. Find the planet you want to work with below.
Lal Kitab tip: Offer water (Arghya) to the rising Sun each morning; respect your father.
Helps with: Confidence, health, authority, government & career recognition.
Lal Kitab tip: Keep a vessel of water by your bedside at night; serve your mother.
Helps with: Emotional calm, the mind, mother, and mental peace.
Lal Kitab tip: Recite Hanuman Chalisa; offer sweets at a Hanuman temple on Tuesday.
Helps with: Courage, energy, land & property, and easing Mangal (Manglik) dosha.
Lal Kitab tip: Feed green fodder to cows; keep good relations with sisters and aunts.
Helps with: Intelligence, speech, business, studies and communication.
Lal Kitab tip: Respect teachers, priests and elders; apply a saffron tilak.
Helps with: Wisdom, wealth, marriage, children, fortune and higher learning.
Lal Kitab tip: Respect your spouse and women; keep your home clean and fragrant.
Helps with: Love, marriage, luxury, art, beauty and relationships.
Lal Kitab tip: Serve labourers and the needy; light a mustard-oil lamp on Saturday.
Helps with: Discipline, career longevity, and relief during Sade Sati & Shani dasha.
Lal Kitab tip: Keep a solid silver ball; avoid deception and gambling.
Helps with: Clearing confusion, sudden obstacles and foreign matters.
Lal Kitab tip: Keep a dog; care for a black-and-white pet; do spiritual practice.
Helps with: Spiritual growth, focus and relief from hidden health troubles.
Not sure which planet to strengthen? A time-honoured starting point is your Rashi Ratna — the gemstone of your Moon sign’s ruling planet. Don’t know your Moon sign? Generate your free Kundli to find it.
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Ruling Planet | Rashi Ratna |
|---|---|---|
| ♈ Aries (Mesha) | Mars | Red Coral (Moonga) |
| ♉ Taurus (Vrishabha) | Venus | Diamond (Heera) |
| ♊ Gemini (Mithuna) | Mercury | Emerald (Panna) |
| ♋ Cancer (Karka) | Moon | Pearl (Moti) |
| ♌ Leo (Simha) | Sun | Ruby (Manik) |
| ♍ Virgo (Kanya) | Mercury | Emerald (Panna) |
| ♎ Libra (Tula) | Venus | Diamond (Heera) |
| ♏ Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Mars | Red Coral (Moonga) |
| ♐ Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Jupiter | Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj) |
| ♑ Capricorn (Makara) | Saturn | Blue Sapphire (Neelam) |
| ♒ Aquarius (Kumbha) | Saturn | Blue Sapphire (Neelam) |
| ♓ Pisces (Meena) | Jupiter | Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj) |
⚠ Gemstones and remedies are powerful and personal. A gemstone should be chosen for your specific chart — especially Blue Sapphire (Neelam), Hessonite (Gomed) and Cat’s Eye, which can react strongly. Please consult a qualified astrologer and test a stone before wearing it permanently. Mantras, charity and Lal Kitab remedies are safe for everyone.
Yes — strongly recommended. A gemstone strengthens a specific planet, so the wrong stone can do more harm than good. Blue Sapphire (Neelam), Hessonite (Gomed) and Cat’s Eye are especially reactive and should be tested for a few days first. Mantras, charity and Lal Kitab remedies are safe for anyone.
A Rashi Ratna is the gemstone of your Moon sign’s ruling planet — a traditional, chart-agnostic starting point. For example, Cancer (Moon) points to Pearl and Leo (Sun) to Ruby. For a stone tailored to your full chart, an astrologer looks at the strength and role of each planet.
Chanting a planet’s beej mantra, giving the associated charity on its weekday, feeding animals, and Lal Kitab practices (like offering water to the Sun) are gentle and safe for everyone. They gradually harmonise a planet without the intensity of a gemstone.
Traditionally each planet has a target japa count (for example, 7,000 for the Sun, 23,000 for Saturn) completed over a set period, ideally on the planet’s weekday. Even a daily 108-count with sincerity is beneficial when the full count isn’t practical.