Remedies Sample chart
1 · Choose a topic
Everyone's work journey is different. Tradition links career with the 10th house and a few planets; below are options for them, starting at ₹0. The choice is yours.
2 · The planets linked to this topic
Venus
lord of the 10th (karma) house
the running mahadasha lord
Sun chosen
a karaka of the 10th; position and standing
Saturn
a karaka of the 10th; effort and discipline
Mercury
a karaka of the 10th; intellect, trade, communication
3 · Remedies, the simplest first
Tradition links the Sun with the self, the father, self-respect, authority and government. Below are the Sun's remedies in 16 kinds of options; the ₹0 ones come first, and the choice is yours.
Food · ₹0
The Sun's grain: wheat
On Sundays include wheat (roti or daliya) and a little jaggery. In the common navadhānya list, wheat is the Sun's grain.
Sunday
Classical text · Phaladīpikā (V. S. Sastri) II.28
Do / don't
Don't: If you have diabetes, take jaggery only as your doctor allows.
Food named in the text: rice cooked with jaggery
BPHS says that after worshipping the Sun, Brahmins are fed rice cooked with jaggery.
After the Sun's worship
Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.23–24
Today's form: sharing sweet rice
On a Sunday, cook sweet jaggery rice and serve it to the elders at home and to someone in need.
Sunday
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Serve food that is clean and fresh.
Fasting · ₹0
Sunday fast
One simple meal in the day, traditionally often without salt. Begin the day by offering water to the Sun.
Sundays (tradition starts from the first Sunday of Shukla paksha)
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Keep drinking enough water.
Don't: If you are unwell, pregnant or on medication, skip the fast or ask your doctor first.
How many Sundays is up to you; tradition often speaks of 12 or more.
Conduct · ₹0
The Sun: significator of the self and of the father
The texts call the Sun the soul of Kālapuruṣa and the significator of the father, so tradition ties the Sun's remedies to how we treat our father and our own self-respect.
Always
Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 32.22–24
Respect towards father, elders and those in authority
Check in on your father every day and listen to him. Be punctual and honest at work; keep your self-respect while respecting others.
Daily
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Rise early and greet the rising sun.
Don't: Avoid arrogance and harsh words.
Conduct in Praśna Mārga
Heeding elders, listening to the Vedas and Purāṇas, and keeping the mind pure: Praśna Mārga gives this for all planets.
Whenever you wish
Classical text · Praśna Mārga XXII.31 (Raman tr.)
Calling the Sun the soul of Kālapuruṣa rests on Jātaka Pārijāta II.1; the father as its signification on BPHS 32.22–24.
Colour / clothes / direction · ₹0
Red
Praśna Mārga gives red clothing and red flowers in worship for the Sun. On Sundays you can wear something red or saffron: a garment, a handkerchief or a stole.
Sunday
Classical text · Praśna Mārga XXII.27 (Raman tr.)
East
Jātaka Pārijāta names the Sun lord of the east. Face east for the Sun's worship or japa.
At sunrise
Classical text · Jātaka Pārijāta II.23
The planet's image in its own direction
BPHS says the planets may be drawn on cloth in their colours (with sandal paste etc.) and placed in their own directions. In your puja corner the Sun's picture can go on the east side.
At worship
Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.3–5
Do / don't
Do: Wearing the colour is up to you; office or school dress rules come first.
Directions per Jātaka Pārijāta: Sun east, Venus south-east, Mars south, Rahu south-west, Saturn west, Moon north-west, Mercury north, Jupiter north-east.
Service · ₹0
Serving father and elders
Help your father or elder men at home with small things: medicine times, errands, simply sitting and talking.
Daily, especially Sunday
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Touch their feet and take their blessing.
Roti and jaggery for a cow
On Sunday feed a cow a roti and a small piece of jaggery, or help a gaushala with fodder.
Sunday
Folk practiceDo / don't
Don't: Never give animals plastic or spoiled food.
Tree care · ₹0
Aak (madar): the Sun's samidh
BPHS names aak wood for the Sun's havan, so aak is taken as the Sun's plant.
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Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.21–22
Watering an aak plant
On Sunday water an aak plant nearby, or plant any tree and look after it.
Sunday morning
TraditionDo / don't
Don't: Aak's milky sap harms the eyes and skin; wash your hands after touching it and keep children and animals away.
Mantra / stotra / recitation · ₹0
Vedic mantra: 'ā kṛṣṇena rajasā…'
BPHS gives the Sun's Vedic mantra and its japa count as 7,000. Learn it from someone who knows it and recite it with correct pronunciation.
Start on a Sunday, at sunrise
Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.17–20
Beej mantra and name mantra
One mala (108) of 'om hrāṁ hrīṁ hrauṁ saḥ sūryāya namaḥ', or simply 'om sūryāya namaḥ'. Considered helpful for focusing the mind.
Every morning, especially Sunday
TraditionDo / don't
Do: After japa, offer water (arghya) to the Sun from a copper vessel.
Āditya Hṛdaya stotra
BPHS (in the dasha chapters) mentions reciting the Āditya Hṛdaya for a Sun-related period. One recitation on Sunday.
Sunday morning
Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 56.56–57 (Jupiter dasha, Sun antardasha)
Lamp / temple visit / pilgrimage · ₹0
A lamp in worship
BPHS speaks of offering flowers and cloth of the planet's colour, sandal, a lamp and guggul in worship of the planet.
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Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.15–16
A ghee lamp on Sunday
Light a ghee lamp facing east on Sunday morning.
Sunday morning
TraditionA Sun temple or Navagraha temple
Visit the Sun at a nearby Navagraha temple or, if you wish, travel to Sun temples such as Konark or Modhera.
Sunday, or Ratha Saptami / Makar Sankranti
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Visit with devotion and calm.
Lal Kitab · ₹0
Something sweet and water before starting work
Before leaving home or starting something new, eat a little jaggery or something sweet and drink water.
Daily
Lal Kitab
Your father's blessing
Begin any important task by touching the feet of your father (or a father-like elder).
Before important tasks
Lal Kitab
Truthfulness and simple food
Practise truthfulness and avoid meat and alcohol, especially on Sundays.
Especially Sundays
Lal Kitab
Do / don't
Don't: Avoid the habit of taking free things from others (Lal Kitab's advice).
Lal Kitab is a separate tradition; only its simple, harmless remedies are listed here.
Charity · ₹0–₹51
Charity named in the text: a cow with its calf
BPHS names a cow with its calf for the Sun; Praśna Mārga (for transits) a kapilā cow.
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Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.25
Praśna Mārga: a kapilā cow (for transit)
When the Sun's transit is considered adverse, Praśna Mārga gives the gift of a kapilā (tawny) cow.
During the transit
Classical text · Praśna Mārga XXII.30 (Raman tr.)
Today's small form
A few rupees for fodder at a gaushala, or wheat, jaggery and a small copper vessel for someone in need.
Sunday, daytime
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Give within your means, quietly.
Praśna Mārga gives these for times when a planet's transit is considered adverse; take them up by choice, not out of worry.
Herbal bath · ₹0–₹99
Bathing with the planet's herbal water
Praśna Mārga speaks of bathing with the medicated water suited to the planet (for transits).
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Classical text · Praśna Mārga XXII.32 (Raman tr.)
For the Sun: red flowers, a pinch of saffron, cardamom
Put a few red flowers (such as hibiscus), a pinch of saffron and one or two cardamoms in the bath bucket for 10–15 minutes, then bathe.
Sunday morning
TraditionDo / don't
Don't: Skip it if you have skin irritation or allergies; try a little first.
The herb list per planet is from tradition; we did not find it in the texts in our library.
Root (jadi) · ₹199–₹399
Bel (bael) root
Tradition wears a small piece of bel root tied in red cloth, as an amulet on the right arm or around the neck.
Sunday, after sunrise
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Get the root from a trusted source.
How to choose it and check it's genuine →
Traditions differ on which root goes with which planet. For how to check it is genuine and typical market prices, see our genuineness guide.
Rudraksha · ₹499–₹1,499
One-mukhi rudraksha
Tradition links the one-mukhi rudraksha with the Sun. Wear it on a red thread after one mala of 'om namaḥ śivāya'.
Sunday or Monday
TraditionDo / don't
Don't: A round one-mukhi is very rare and fakes are common; in this price range you will usually find the half-moon (kaju) shape. Don't buy without checking.
How to choose it and check it's genuine →
See our genuineness guide (X-ray or lab report, counting the mukhis). The band above is a typical market range, not a sale.
Yantra · ₹299–₹1,499
BPHS: the Sun's image in copper
BPHS gives copper for the Sun's image in worship; that is why copper is taken as the Sun's metal.
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Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.3–5
A copper Sun yantra
Keep a Sun yantra on copper or bhojpatra in your puja corner, facing east; use it as a focus during Sunday lamp and japa.
Sunday
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Keep it clean and dust-free.
How to choose it and check it's genuine →
A yantra is an aid to worship and focus; that is how tradition sees it.
Sankalp puja / japa / havan (by a pandit) · ₹251–₹2,100
The textual method: 7,000 japa and a havan with aak
BPHS gives 7,000 recitations of the Sun's Vedic mantra, then a havan of 108 or 28 offerings with aak wood (mixed with honey, ghee, curd or milk).
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Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.21–22
Sankalpa japa by a pandit (guide)
The pandit takes a sankalpa in your name and gotra, completes the japa, then a havan of one-tenth the japa count. It usually costs from ₹251 (a short japa) to ₹2,100 (full japa and havan).
Starting on a Sunday
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Ask how many recitations will be done and over how many days.
How to choose it and check it's genuine →
This is only a guide to what happens in such a puja and what it usually costs. Whether to have one done is your choice.
Uparatna / gemstone · ₹799–₹12,000+
Gems are shown only for the planets tradition treats as benefic in your chart, each with its uparatna alternative.
Under our gem rule, the Sun is eligible for a gem for Mesha (5th lord), Simha (lagna lord) and Dhanu (9th lord) lagnas. No gem is 'necessary'; the ₹0 options come first.
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