Remedial Measures for Malefic Doshas in Vedic Astrology

In Vedic astrology, the meaning of doshas is the unfavorable conditions or flaws that are considered as the root cause of bad luck or negative results. The term doshas have come from Sanskrit language and it occurs due to the unfavorable position of the planets in the twelve houses of your birth chart or Janm kundali or Janm patrikaa. Maximum doshas are caused due to incorrect positioning of the planet Mars. The well-known Manglik Dosha/ Kuja Dosha/Mangal Dosha Manglik dosha in Indian astrology occurs when the position of planet mars in 1, 4, 7, 8, 12, house. Other major malefic planets of Vedic astrology are Saturn, responsible for 75% of the doshas, Sun for 50% and Rahu for 25% of all the doshas.

Here are major doshas that have been impacting you negatively to a great extent. Let’s check how we can get rid of these.

Kaal Sarp Dosh

The Kaal Sarp dosh occurs when all the planets positions within the arch of Rahu and Ketu. It brings unwanted sorrows, health issues, debts and disputes in the family in your life.

Remedial measures:

• Chant Om Namashivaya
• Chant Maha Mritunjay Mantra daily
• Chant Gayatri Mantra
• Offer Rudrabhishekh
• Don’t kill snakes and reptiles.

Pitru Dosh 

Pitru Dosh, one of the most harmful doshas that everyone is afraid of. It brings a lot of issues in life including severe problems in career, marital life, legal issues, social as well as financial status.

Remedial measures:

• Offer Shradh regularly and diligently to ancestors.
• Perform Tripandi Shradh.
• Offer water to the banyan tree, which will reduce the ill effect of Pitra Dosh.
• Offer food to the Brahmins on the day of Amavasya.
• Donate or distribute food items in the temples and other spiritual places on full moon day or purnima and new moon day or amavasya.

Nadi Dosh

Nadi Dosh occurs when the two Nadi become the same in the birth chart or Janam Patrika. According to Vedic astrology, the Ashtakuta matching is necessary for the couple before entering into marriage and Nadi Dosh is believed to be inauspicious in the natal chart and hence marriage is denied.

Few symptoms of Nadi dosha include no physical attraction between the couple, the possibility of infertility, marital discord and health problems of a spouse. Also, kids born from such marriages are likely to be mentally weak.

Remedial measure:

• The proposed bride should get married to Lord Vishnu first and then the proposed groom to neutralize the Nadi Dosh.
• Donate clothing, grains, cow to Brahmins and poor or needy people.
• Be loyal to each other in any circumstances
• Chant Maha Mrityunjay Mantra.
• Perform Nadi Nivarana Puja.

Guru Chandal Dosh

The auspicious planet, Guru when conjoined with the malefic Rahu and Ketu, Guru Chandal Yoga occurs. The dosha brings financial crisis along with infertility or kids with weak mental state. Dosha brings no education and knowledge.  The person with Guru Chandal dosha always suffers from poverty and people with this dosha are pessimistic by nature.

Remedial measure:

• Feed green grass to the cow.
• Help poor and needy people.
• Perform Hanuman Puja and Chant Hanuman Chalisa every day.
• Chant mantras for Lord Ganesh and Lord Shiva every day.
• Pour cow milk in the root of a banyan tree.
• Offer water to the Shiv Ling on every Monday.
• When Guru Chandal Dosh happens in the inimical house, then you should perform Puja for both Guru and Rahu.
• If Guru Chandal happens in Gochar or transit, then you should perform Puja for Rahu, be disciplined, respect parents and elderly people. Offer food to poor people.

Mangal Dosha

Mangal Dosh also known as Kuja Dosh, Mangalik Dosh occurs when the planet Mars is posited in the ascendant or 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, and 12th house. In South India, Mars positioned in 2nd house is believed to be manga dosha in the birth chart. Being Manglik creates unnecessary dispute between husband and wife, the health of one of the partners remains down, no mutual harmony. It also brings Infidelity and legal issue between the couple is likely to happen.

Remedial measure:

• Chant Gayatri Mantra.
• Put on a red coral in the ring finger with gold
• Read Sundarakand or Hanuman Chalisa.
• Get married to a person with Mangal Dosha.
• Keep fast on Tuesday and you should eat only Toor Daal while keeping fast.
• The Mangal Dosh can be pacified by performing Kumbh Vivah that is the Mangalik person should get married with a banana tree or banyan tree or idol of Lord Vishnu made of silver or gold.

Grahan Dosh

Grahan Dosha is also considered as wicked Graha Dosh. The Grahan Dosh occurs when a person is born with the Sun and Moon in conjunction with Rahu and Ketu; in simple words if a person takes birth on Solar or Lunar eclipse. People with Grahan dosh find it difficult to have kids. The kids at home get ill easily. Frequent miscarriages happen when Grahan dosh is present. It also brings inharmony at home and failure in business along with chronic diseases, disappointment, frustration, and depression become part of life.

Remedial measure:

• Respect to your Guru and help him.
• If the Grahan Dosh occurs due to the planet Sun, then you should offer water to the Lord Surya every day and chant Aditya Hriday Stotram every day. Avoid salt on Sunday. Offer red colored dresses to girl children.
• If the Grahan Dosh happens due to Moon, then donate white clothing. Offer rice Kheer the girl children.
• Chant Maha Mrityunjay Mantra 1,25,000 times.
• Worship Lord Shiva and Hanuman to appease the negative impact of Rahu and Ketu.

Gandamool Dosh

Gandamool  Graha Dosh occurs when the person born with Nakshatras of Mercury and Ketu. The Nakshatra like Ashwin, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyestha, Moola, and Revati are ruled by the planet Mercury. It brings bad luck or struggles to the father, mother and other members of the family.

Remedial measure:

• The parent should perform Gand Mool Shanti Pooja after 27 days of the birth of the kid.
• Chant Maha Mrityunjay Mantra regularly and donate foods to the Brahmins.
• The father of the baby should not see the face of the child for 27 days. The father should keep a small piece of alum in the pocket for 27 days.
• You should worship Lord Ganesh if you are born with Ashwin, Magha, and Moola.

Shani Dosh

The planet Saturn or Shani is the ruler of justice. The Shani punishes when you have done some wrongdoing in life. Shani Dosh differs from time to time. The most known Shani Doshas are Shani Sade Shati, Shani Dheya and Shani Mahadasha, which can be harmful when the planet Shani is malefic in the janm kundli or birth chart. If the planet Shani is exalted, own signed and Yoga Karak, then Shani will not be harmful. The Shani Dosh can bring enmity or it may make you poor. Other negative impacts include the works gets delayed, loans get mounted, health gets deteriorated, mental peace gets disturbed. The dosha also develops a tendency to keep an illicit relationship with the opposite sex.

Remedial measures:

• Worship Shani dev and chant Shani Mantra — “Nilanjan Samabhasam Raviputram Yamagrajam, Chhaya Maartand Sambhutam Tum Namami Shanaischara”  on daily basis.
• Shani Chalisa: Read Shani Chalisa every day to pacify the wrath of the Shani dev.
• Hanuman Chalisa: Hanuman Chalisa is also one of the powerful Mantras that can neutralize the wrath of the Shani.
• Wear a black color dress, light small sesame or til oil Dias and offer black color fruits (e.g. black grapes) or black color Prasad (e.g. til k ladoo) to Shani dev on every Saturday.
• Worship Goddess Katyayani regularly because planet Shani is ruled by Goddess Katyani the 6th incarnation of Navdurga.
• Wear Blue Sapphire (Neelam).

Shrapit Dosh

The Shrapit Dosh otherwise known as Shrapit Yoga happens when the planet Saturn and Rahu conjoins in a kundli or birth chart i.e. If a person has Rahu and Saturn together in the birth chart, then it’s a Shrapit Dosh. Due to this dosha, all the work gets postponed and will be ample hindrances in business, career, wealth creation, money, family life, and social life as well.

Remedial measures:

• Perform a puja for Shani Rahu Shrapit Dosh Nivaran Puja.
• Chant Saturn’s Beej Mantra – “Om Praang Preeng Praung Sah Shanishcharaya Namah” 108 times daily to get relief from the Shrapit Dosh.
• Chant Rahu’s Beej Mantra – “Om Bhraang Bhreeng Bhraung Sah Rahvey Namah” 108 times every day to get respite from the Shrapit Dosh.

Chandra Dosh

Moon or Chandrama plays an important role in Vedic astrology. The Chandra Dosh occurs when the planet Moon conjoined with Rahu. Since Moon is the ruler of the mind, it brings many kinds of unwanted thoughts, depression, fear, hatred, pessimistic feeling, etc.

Remedial measures:

• Donate articles like grains, camphor, rice, conch, silver, white sandal, white cloth, white flower, sugar, curd, white pearls, and bullock.
• Chant Manrta for Chandra — “Dadhi shankha tushaarabham ksheero darnava sambhavam Namaami shashinam somam shambhor mukuta bhooshanam”
• Fasting on Monday can pacify the negative impact of the Moon. Observe fast or Vrat for 9 consecutive Mondays.
• Wear white pearl or Moonstone to propitiate Lord Moon.

Kemadruma dosha

In the Indian Vedic astrology, as per Brihat Jatak by Varah Mihir, Kemadruma yoga occurs when both side of the Moon in the native chart is vacant i.e. if the 2nd house and 12th house from the Moon is free from any planets, then it’s a Kemadruma dosha. The dosha brings financial crisis and causes a lack of knowledge, health, progeny and mental peace. This Yoga can make one a pauper despite having a king-size life. The person with this kind of dosha also suffers from social stigma, misery, humiliation, and failures.

Chant Mantra for Lord Shiva. Chanting Shivapanchakshari Mantra can help you to get rid of Kemadruma Yoga.

Remedial measures:

• Worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati regularly.
• Visit temple on Monday and offer milk to the Shivling and chant Mantra ‘’Om Namah Shivay’’ 108 times with a Rudraksha mala.
• Keep fast on full moon day for 4 years continuously. Start fasting on full moon day that falls on Monday and Chitra Nakshatra.
• Read Sri Suktam every day while performing puja at home.
• Keep Dakshinavarti conch in the Puja place at home. Also, keep some water in this conch and pour it on the idol of Goddess Lakshmi.
• Wear a Shri Yantra as a pendant made of silver and a white pearl on it.