While the Hindu Vedic astrology believes in the theory of fate it also advocates that you can make efforts to improve your destiny and counter act your fate by performing various remedies like poojas, stotra path, Japa and charity etc. Given below are some of the time tested and trusted remedies prescribed in the various astrological books and other important holy scriptures. For specific problems and remedies, you can always consult us. But even if there is no problem, performing a Vedic puja, reciting of the Hindu mantras or charity will improve your overall progress.
Do not expect any overnight miracles. People in the olden days used to start learning puja, forms of yoga, spiritual meditation etc from the age of five. By the time they were 15 to 16 years old they used to attain a fairly good level of spiritual standards in meditation and when they performed poojas etc. even the Gods used to come down. Nowadays people start doing Om Namah Shivaya or Maha Mritunjaya mantra japa only when they have a BP attack or when their son is ill! However, one thing is sure. These remedies slowly wash away the negative karmic influences and improve the positive effects. By performing these Hindu poojas, Jaap Mala, meditation etc. your troubles may not vanish totally but the intensity of trouble is reduced and you get the inner strength to face them with courage and confidence. We have prescribed these remedies to a lot of people and they benefited. They do work. That is why they have survived for so many thousands of years.
Rules and regulations: A lot of people are worried about the rites and rituals to be followed for performing Hindu poojas, reciting stotras and doing Japa Mala mantra.There several types of poojas of the deities and some of them can take a whole day. The way in which pooja is performed also varies depending on one’s regional and traditional back ground. Various Hindu pooja books and websites prescribe long preparations and rituals for poojas. It is not possible for everyone to perform a pooja like an ordained Vedic priest. Hence our scriptures allow one to do a pooja “Yatha shakti” or as per one’s capability and convenience. Doing it with faith is what really matters. The minimum is: Take a bath, wear clean clothes, light a lamp and an incense stick and offer some Prasad – if you don’t have anything at home the simple milk or sugar will do. You can rest assured that the Gods will not curse you! Preferably keep an idol or photograph of the deity.
While doing pooja or mantra japa, preferably, repeat preferably and if possible, set aside a particular place to sit, face east or north, sit on an asan – preferably silk or woollen. If you can’t manage these don’t stop doing pooja or Japa!
For mantra reciting, a lot depends on the type of pooja mantra you intend to recite and the purpose. Some people recite some meditation mantras daily. It is up to their convenience. The normal number of times a religious mantra is recited is 3, 11, 21, 27, 54 and 108 or more.
For specific Graha Shanti,(nav Grah Shanti puja) the number of times the Hindu mantra to be recited is prescribed. The prescribed time limit during which it should be completed is one mandala or 40 days. You are given a grace period of 8 days, taking into account any emergency or illness. So maximum 48 days.
If you have taken a vow to do X number of japas in Y number of days – jolly well do as vowed! No short cuts and no excuses. This is one failure for which the Gods make you pay! So think and calculate carefully (use a calculator please!) and keep an emergency cushion, before you take a vow!!
For most other meditation mantras for a specific purpose or Siddhi (yoga), the time limit is 48 days. The minimum number of times the Jaap mantra is to be recited to give results is 1 lack times with an extra 25% prescribed to compensate for any mistakes in pronunciation, counting and wavering of concentration – so 1,25,000 times total.
For the daily Japa mantra, there are no restrictions. For the specific purpose and period oriented recitals – non-vegetarian food, alcoholic drinks and sex outside marriage are prohibited. Advisable to avoid onions and beneficial if u can avoid/reduce spices.
There are some highly ritualistic tantric mantras and poojas. While doing these you can’t have sex, prohibited from telling lies and should not even get angry for 48 days. I did one Don’t worry. I have not given those mantras here!
After the main mantra Japa meditation, preferably you must recite the Gayatri Maha mantra 108 times.
Om Tat Sat
Mantras and remedies for the planets
