How-To Guides: Vedic Remedies, Gemstones and Puja
What this section covers
This is the practical side of Vedic astrology. Every page here answers one question of the form "how do I actually do this": how to wear a gemstone on the correct finger, how to run a Shanti puja in your own home, how to check Rahu Kaal before you sign a paper, and how to read the twelve houses of your own Kundli without an astrologer beside you.
The guides assume no formal Jyotish training. Each one lists what you need, the correct day and time, the mantra where a mantra is used, and the common mistakes that make a remedy useless. Begin with the free remedies, that is mantra, fasting and donation. Keep gemstones for last, because a stone picked without a chart reading can push a planet you never meant to touch.
Planetary Remedies and Dosha Relief
Appease Saturn (Shani)
Saturday routine, Shani mantras, oil offering and temple worship for Sade Sati and Dhaiya.
Shani Remedies for Sade Sati
A transit focused Saturn guide: what to donate, what to chant and what to do daily.
Appease Rahu
Mantras, fasting and donations that soften the shadow planet Rahu in a horoscope.
Rahu Remedies with Durga Worship
Durga worship, gemstone caution and lifestyle changes used for Rahu peace.
Strengthen Weak Planets
Spot a weak or debilitated graha and lift it with mantra, donation and daily habit.
Remedies for All Nine Planets
Planet by planet list of gemstone, mantra, charity and diet remedies.
Check Sade Sati
See if Saturn's seven and a half year transit is running and which phase you are in.
Check Manglik Dosh
Mars placement rules, types of Manglik, cancellation conditions and remedies.
Remove Kaal Sarp Dosh
Identify the Kaal Sarp type and the pujas that reduce it, including Trimbakeshwar.
Kaal Sarp Dosh Remedies
Puja steps, mantras and gemstone guidance for the Kaal Sarp types.
Remove Pitra Dosh
Causes, signs, Shradh rituals and donations used to settle ancestral karma.
Pitra Dosh: Shraddha and Pind Daan
How to read Pitra Dosh in a chart, then perform Pind Daan and daily practice.
Gemstones: Choose, Energize and Wear
Wear a Gemstone Correctly
Correct finger, metal, weight, day and mantra for each planetary gem.
Energize a Gemstone at Home
The Pran Pratishtha steps: soaking, mantra count and timing, done at home.
Activate a Gemstone Ring
Purify, charge and wear a new ring for the first time in the right hora.
Puja, Muhurat and Daily Timing
Do Shanti Puja at Home
Navagraha Shanti and single planet puja: samagri list and the order of steps.
Graha Shanti Puja Steps
Materials, mantras and the ritual sequence for pacifying each malefic planet.
Find a Good Muhurat
Pick auspicious timing for marriage, griha pravesh and business from the Panchang.
Choose Shubh Muhurat
Which Tithi, Nakshatra and Yoga to prefer, and which combinations to avoid.
Check Rahu Kaal
The daily inauspicious window, how it is derived and what not to start in it.
Rahu Kaal for Any Day and City
Work out Rahu Kaal from local sunrise and sunset for your own city.
Read the Panchang
Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana and Var explained for day to day planning.
Read and Calculate Your Own Chart
Read a Kundli for Beginners
Houses, signs, planets and aspects explained from zero, with worked examples.
Read the 12 Houses
What each bhava rules, who its lord is, and how a planet inside changes it.
Read the D9 Navamsa Chart
The divisional chart used for marriage and inner strength, read step by step.
Find Your Lagna (Ascendant)
Calculate the rising sign from birth time and see why it anchors the chart.
Find Your Nakshatra
Get your birth star from date and time of birth, with the 27 Nakshatra list.
Find Rashi by Name
The name letter to Moon sign map, and when this shortcut can be trusted.
Calculate Mahadasha
The Vimshottari system: planet periods, Antardasha and timing of events.
Do Kundli Matching
All 8 Ashtakoota kootas, the 36 guna score and how a dosha changes the verdict.
Before you spend money: a gemstone, a paid puja or a costly donation should follow a chart reading, never precede it. The free remedies in this section work for everyone. The paid ones only work when they match your own planetary positions.