Guru Puja, Guru Mantra and Remedies

Jupiter is also known as Guru or Brihaspati in Vedic astrology. Hindu scriptures confer him with title of Guru of Gods. Guru or Brihaspat is considered to be the most benefic planet as per Hindu astrology. Jupiter is lord of Sagittarius (Dhanu) and Pisces (Meena). He is believed to be exalted in Cancer (Karka) and debilitated in Capricorn (Makara). Jupiter or Guru signifies religion, spirituality, philosophy, knowledge and karma etc. Remedies for Guru or Jupiter related problems and during the dasa or antardasa of Guru are as follows:

1. Worship ruling deity Dakshinamurty (for Shaivayats) or Narayan (for Vaishnavas).
2. Recite Shri Rudram.
3. Japa of the Guru beeja mantra: Om gram greem groum sah gurave namah, 16000 times in 40 days.
4. Recite the Guru stotra .
5. Donate: Saffron or turmeric or sugar on Thursdays.
6. Fasting: On Thrusdays.
7. Pooja: Rudrabhishekam.
8. Rudraksha: Wear a 5 mukhi rudraksha. - Buy now
9. Jadi: Banana root
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Planets in Astrology

Planet Jupiter is the most benefic planet in Astrology. It completes its sojourn from one sign to another sign in almost 13 months. It bestows tha native with good luck, wealth, children, fame and wisdom as per Vedic Astrology but, on the other hand, when Jupiter acts like a functional malefic planets, it gives obesity, delay in child birth, wealth losses, loss of education, etc. When it is strongly placed in a chart, it brings positive changes and betterment in one’s life. However; if it is weak, it destroys overall happiness.

In this article, we would like to make you understand how you can get good results from this planet by performing Jupiter Remedies and enjoy good outcomes in life. Effects of Jupiter possess differentiate as per various houses of the birth chart. When Jupiter is placed in the fourth, fifth, seventh, eleventh and ascendant of a Birth Chart, it is mostly considered as the best placement that bestows benefic results. However, in general cases, effects of Jupiter in other houses remain quite good to be powerful and well positioned. But, when it is weak, it brings misfortune, loss of happiness, venereal health issues, problems in love and marriage, wealth losses, troubles to females of the family, and eyes related issues. For Capricorn and Aquarius ascendant, it becomes Yogakaraka Planet and thus, brings rise and success in their life as well as helps in flourishing life. As Jupiter is a significator of love, romance, marriage, it should be well placed and strong in the birth chart.

The effect of Jupiter can mostly be seen during Jupiter Mahadasha, Antardasha, Pratyantar Dasha and Jupiter Transit.

Here, we are trying to tell you how to make Jupiter stronger so that you may perform them with ease and bring positive changes in your life. Remedial measures always help you overcome most of your worries and issues pertaining to different walks of your life.

Perform Weak Jupiter Remedies through your Dress & Lifestyle

Every planet affects our lives in the most dramatic way. Whenever a specific period of any planet starts or it transits in a specific house in your horoscope, the planet and its related things surround us so that we would totally befall under that planet’s effect. Every planet denotes specific color and controls human life in many ways hence; to enjoy a good life, you should use (if a planet is benefic for you) or avoid (if a planet is malefic for you) following specific things related to each planet:-

For this, you can change your lifestyle as per the following:

You should wear Yellow, off white & cream colour clothes. You must respect your teacher, brahmins & elderly people and husband (if you are a female). Apart from that, you should maintain good relationship with your children & elder brother and spread knowledge in order to achieve great results from Jupiter.

Prayer as Jupiter Remedy

Prayer is the best way to connect your soul with the almighty. Prayer is like a request to heal you, to keep your morale high and give you strength to overcome all the challenges that you are facing in your life. If you pray, it gives you hope and power to fulfill your deeds with sincerity. There is a specific deity related to each planet hence, you can pray to a specific deity or planet in order to appease them to give you a boon.

To attain blessings of Planet Jupiter, you should worship Lord Shiva with utmost devotion and by reciting Shri Shiv Sahasranam Stotram. Apart from that, you can also worship Shri Vaman Avatar of Lord Mahavishnu and can recite Shrimad Bhagvat Puran.

Fasting as a medium for Jupiter Remedies

Fasting is a way to devote yourself fully to the almighty and it purifies your internal as well as external body. Fasting gives you willpower that would be helpful in many ways. It is also a way to please planets. If you wish to keep yourself fit and appease planets, you may go for the fastings on specific days for a particular planet.

If you wish to appease Jupiter, you should keep fasting on Thursday.

Donation (Daan) as a remedy for Jupiter Planet

According to Vedic Astrology, Daan (donation) is the best way to get rid of malefic effects of a planet as well as it gives you a chance to do some good deeds to remove your sins. It should be done with full faith and devotion and without any expectation in return. Daan should be given to a Supatra (a good and suitable person). In Vedic Astrology, the planets which are good for you, you should give them power; and the planets that are giving you suffering, you should perform donation for that specific planet, so as to make its effect weak.

Perform home remedies to strengthen Jupiter Planet, to get better results of Jupiter, donations related to this planet should be done on Thursday, in Jupiter Hora and in Jupiter's Nakshatra (Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada) during evening. You can donate the following things:

Saffron, Turmeric, Gold, Gram pulse, Yellow clothes, Raw Salt, Pure ghee, Gram pulse, Yellow flower, Yellow sapphire, Books, etc.

Mantra for Jupiter Remedies

Mantras have great significance in Vedic Astrology since ancient times. Every mantra creates specific vibration and energizes a person with the powerful energy of the deity related to that specific planet. Chanting of Guru Mantra is a very good and easy way to appease your planets, however; a correct pronunciation is a must. Apart from that to reach ultimate state, you should chant the mantra in specified number.

To receive the divine grace of Planet Jupiter, you should recite Jupiter Beej Mantra i.e. Aum Graam Greem Graum Sah Guruve Namah !

You should chant the same for 19000 times. As per Desh-Kaal-Patra Siddhanta, in Kalyuga, there should be chanting of 4 times so you should chant the same for 76000 times.

You can also chant other mantra i.e. Aum Brim Brihaspataye Namah !

Establishment of Yantra as a part of Jupiter Remedies

Yantras are symmetrical diagrams and they can be used to supplement the efficacy of mantras and are very helpful in situations when the mantra cannot be recited, or where the presence of the deity in the form of a symbol is essential, or in situations where a native can not bear the cost of gemstones. Yantras generally are drawn on Bhojpatra (parchment) and worn as a talisman on the body. If it is not possible for you to make it, the same can be engraved on an amulet or pendant. There are Nine planets and every planet has its own specific yantra. These Yantras are collectively called Navgrah yantra.

To get auspicious results of Jupiter, you should wear Guru Yantra. It should be worn during Thursday in Jupiter’s Hora and in Jupiter Nakshatras.

Jadi as a tool for Jupiter Remedies

Roots (Jadi) of plants are very auspicious and useful to balance planetary influences in our life. If you wear root of a specific plant, according to Vedic Astrology, it would never give you any bad effect; rather it will improve the positive effect of that specific planet and dilute planetary malefices.

To gain blessings of planet Jupiter, you should wear Peepal Mool or Bharangi Mool or Turmeric on Thursday during Jupiter Hora and Jupiter Nakshatras.

Jupiter Remedies through Rudraksha

Rudraksha means teardrops of Lord Shiva. It is highly powerful and used for spiritual upliftment. It provides the native with prosperity, peace, good health, and helps in overcoming challenges from all walks of life. When you wear it, it increases your wit and blesses you with the divine grace of Lord Shiva. Every Planet has different attributes hence, for each planet, there is different Rudraksha.

For Jupiter Planet, you should wear 5 Faced Rudraksha or 11 faced rudraksha by reciting specific mantra of that Rudraksha bead. The said Mantras are appended below:

Mantra for wearing 5 Faced Rudraksha:

Mantra for wearing 11 Faced Rudraksha:

Gemstone For Jupiter

Our divine earth have natural sources of minerals. These minerals and crystals have mysterious powers, healing qualities and spiritual meanings. These are commonly known as Gemstones or birthstones and are either be precious or semi-precious. Gemstones are being used since ancient times by many kings and royal people. Every planet combined with a specific gemstone, helps in balancing the effect of that planet upon us.

For planet Jupiter, you should wear Yellow Sapphire in a Gold ring in your index finger on Thursday during Jupiter Nakshatra. You can also wear Sunela and to get appreciation, you can wear Firoza / turquoise.

Other Jupiter Remedies

Apart from the above remedies, you can do following remedies to appease planet Jupiter and enjoy its innumerable blessings:

• Feed black colour cows with jaggery.
• Worship banana Tree and offer turmeric and pure ghee.
• Pour water in the roots of peepal tree every thursday without touching the tree.

We do hope that this article about Jupiter Remedies would help you in various ways. By performing above-mentioned remedies, you would feel calm and relax, and would achieve success in all walks of life.