Remedies Sample chart
1 · Choose a topic
Relationships grow with patience and understanding. Tradition links marriage with the 7th house and Venus; below are options starting at ₹0, to choose from as you wish.
2 · The planets linked to this topic
Moon chosen
lord of the 7th (partner) house
Venus
the running mahadasha lord
karaka of the 7th
Jupiter
tradition also takes Jupiter as the husband's karaka in a woman's chart
3 · Remedies, the simplest first
Tradition links the Moon with the mind, the mother, feelings, sleep and water. Below are the Moon's remedies in 16 kinds of options; the ₹0 ones come first, and the choice is yours.
Food · ₹0
The Moon's grain: rice
On Mondays include rice, milk or curd. In the common navadhānya list, rice is the Moon's grain.
Monday
Classical text · Phaladīpikā (V. S. Sastri) II.28
Do / don't
Don't: If milk doesn't suit you (lactose), keep to rice.
Food named in the text: rice cooked in milk
BPHS says that after worshipping the Moon, Brahmins are fed rice cooked in milk (kheer).
After the Moon's worship
Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.23–24
Today's form: sharing kheer
On a Monday or full-moon day, make kheer and serve it to the elder women at home and to someone in need.
Monday or Purnima
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Serve food that is clean and fresh.
Fasting · ₹0
Monday fast
One simple meal or fruit only; begin the day by offering water to Shiva.
Mondays (tradition starts from the first Monday of Shukla paksha)
TraditionDo / don't
Don't: If you are unwell, pregnant or on medication, skip the fast or ask your doctor first.
Purnima fast
Keep the day simple on Purnima and eat after offering water (arghya) to the Moon in the evening.
Full-moon day
TraditionDo / don't
Don't: If you are unwell, pregnant or on medication, skip the fast or ask your doctor first.
Conduct · ₹0
The Moon: significator of the mind and the mother
The texts call the Moon the mind of Kālapuruṣa and the significator of the mother, so tradition ties the Moon's remedies to caring for one's mother and one's own mind.
Always
Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 32.22–24
Closeness to mother, care for the mind
Talk to your mother (or a mother-like woman) every day and take her blessing. Sleep enough; sit quietly or walk for a while.
Daily
TraditionDo / don't
Do: If your mind feels heavy, talk to someone close or a counsellor.
Don't: Don't make big decisions in anger.
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 Moon the mind of Kālapuruṣa rests on Jātaka Pārijāta II.1; the mother as its signification on BPHS 32.22–24 and 10.43–45.
Colour / clothes / direction · ₹0
White
Praśna Mārga gives white clothing and white flowers in worship for the Moon. On Mondays you can wear white or light cream.
Monday
Classical text · Praśna Mārga XXII.27 (Raman tr.)
North-west
Jātaka Pārijāta names the Moon lord of the north-west.
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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 and placed in their own directions. In your puja corner the Moon's picture can go to the north-west.
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 mother and elder women
Spend time with your mother, grandmother or a lonely elderly woman nearby, and help with small tasks.
Daily, especially Monday
TraditionWater for the thirsty
In summer keep a bowl of water outside for birds, or help at a public water stall.
Daily
Folk practiceDo / don't
Do: Change the water daily.
Tree care · ₹0
Palash: the Moon's samidh
BPHS names palash wood for the Moon's havan, so palash is taken as the Moon's tree.
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Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.21–22
Planting or watering a palash
On Monday water a palash tree, or plant a palash (or any tree) and look after it.
Monday morning
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Look after the sapling at least through its first summer.
Mantra / stotra / recitation · ₹0
Vedic mantra: 'imaṁ devā…'
BPHS gives the Moon's Vedic mantra and its japa count as 11,000. Learn it from someone who knows it and recite it with correct pronunciation.
Start on a Monday, in the evening
Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.17–20
Beej mantra and name mantra
One mala (108) of 'om śrāṁ śrīṁ śrauṁ saḥ candrāya namaḥ', or simply 'om candrāya namaḥ' / 'om somāya namaḥ'. Considered helpful for calming the mind.
Monday evening, or daily
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Do japa in a quiet place at a fixed time; use a mala to keep count.
'om namaḥ śivāya' and Shiva worship
The Moon sits on Shiva's head, so tradition gives 'om namaḥ śivāya' japa and offering water or milk on the Shivalinga for the Moon.
Monday
TraditionLamp / 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 lamp at a Shiva temple on Monday
On Monday evening light a ghee lamp at a Shiva temple and offer water on the Shivalinga.
Monday evening
TraditionA Navagraha temple, or Somnath
Visit the Moon at a nearby Navagraha temple; if you wish, a pilgrimage such as Somnath, which tradition links with the Moon god.
Monday or Purnima
TraditionDo / don't
Do: Visit with devotion and calm.
Lal Kitab · ₹0
Your mother's blessing
Begin any important task by touching the feet of your mother (or a mother-like elder).
Before important tasks
Lal Kitab
Water by the pillow, poured on a tree at dawn
At night keep a vessel of water by your pillow, and in the morning pour it at the root of a tree.
Night / next morning
Lal Kitab
Keeping a small piece of silver
If you have a small piece of silver or a silver coin at home, clean it and keep it with you (in your wallet).
From a Monday
Lal Kitab
Do / don't
Don't: There is no need to buy anything new for this.
Lal Kitab is a separate tradition; only its simple, harmless remedies are listed here.
Charity · ₹0–₹51
Charity named in the text: a conch
Both BPHS and Praśna Mārga name a conch as the Moon's gift.
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Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.25
Praśna Mārga: a conch (for transit)
When the Moon's transit is considered adverse, Praśna Mārga gives the gift of a conch.
During the transit
Classical text · Praśna Mārga XXII.30 (Raman tr.)
Today's small form
Rice, milk, sugar or white cloth for someone in need; or a small conch to a temple.
Monday, or Purnima
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 Moon: white sandal and white flowers
Add a pinch of white sandal, a few white flowers (such as mogra) and, if you like, a little Ganga water to your bath water.
Monday 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
Khirni root
Tradition wears a small piece of khirni root tied in white cloth, as an amulet on the neck or arm.
Monday
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
Two-mukhi rudraksha
Tradition links the two-mukhi rudraksha with the Moon. Wear it on a white or red thread after one mala of 'om namaḥ śivāya'.
Monday
TraditionDo / don't
Don't: Don't buy an expensive bead without checking (X-ray or lab report).
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 Moon's image in sphatika
BPHS gives sphatika (rock crystal) for the Moon's image in worship.
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Classical text · BPHS (Santhanam) 84.3–5
A Moon yantra
Keep a Moon yantra on silver, copper or bhojpatra in your puja corner; use it as a focus during Monday lamp and japa.
Monday
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: 11,000 japa and a havan with palash
BPHS gives 11,000 recitations of the Moon's Vedic mantra, then a havan of 108 or 28 offerings with palash 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 Monday
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 Moon is eligible for a gem for Karka (lagna lord), Vrishchika (9th lord) and Meena (5th lord) lagnas. No gem is 'necessary'; the ₹0 options come first.
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