Rahu Puja, Rahu Mantra and Remedies

Rahu is also known as North Node or Dragon's Head in astrology. It is an unpredictable planet and therefore, it delivers unexpected results. It is considered as a malefic planet in Vedic Astrology but, on the other hand, when Rahu acts like a functional benefic planet for a specific birth chart, it brings rise and success in one's life. It gives success in politics and photography work. If it is favourable for you, it will bring high rise in your life as well as grants revolutionary mindset. It is the planet of politics that gives boon to your political career also. People who works in IT sector, must perform rahu remedies.

In this article, we would like to make you understand how you can get good results from this planet by performing Rahu Remedies. When Rahu is placed in the Third, Sixth and Eleventh Houses of a birth chart, it mostly gives good results. But when it is weak, it brings health issues, impulsiveness, unstable mindset, diseases, wealth losses, troubles to in-laws, etc. Although it does not rule any sign, but when it is placed in trine house with angular house Lord or vice versa, it produces Raj Yogas.

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

We are trying to tell you about Rahu remedies, so that you may perform them with ease and bring positive changes in your life. Remedial measures always help to overcome most of your worries and issues pertaining to different walks of your life.

Rahu Remedies through your Dress & Lifestyle

Every planet affects our lives in a most dramatic way. Whenever a specific period of the planet starts or the planet transits in a specific house in your birth chart, the planet and its related things surround you so that you would totally befall under that's planet's effect. Every planet denotes specific color and controls human life in various ways. Hence, to enjoy a good life, you should change your lifestyle as well as use (if a planet is benefic for you) or avoid (if a planet is malefic for you) following specific things related to each planet:-

• Start wearing blue colour clothes in your routine.
• Respect your father in-law, maternal grandparents and sick people.
• Do not consume liquor or non-vegetarian food.
• Take good care of street dogs or you can pet a dog.

Prayer as Rahu Remedy

Prayer is the best way to connect your soul with the almighty. Prayer is like your request to the God to heal you, to keep your morale high and give you strength to overcome all the challenges that you are facing in 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 the deity or the planet in order to appease them to give you a boon.

For Rahu, you can worship Goddess Durga or Shri Varaha Avatar of Lord Mahavishnu. You can also worship Lord Bhairav. By appeasing them, you would enjoy favourable conditions of Planet Rahu. Apart from that, reciting Shri Durga Chalisa would also be a good Rahu remedy.

Fasting as a medium for Rahu Remedies

Fasting is a way to devote yourself fully to the almighty. 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 the planets. If you wish to keep yourself fit and appease a planet, you may go for the fasting on a specific day for a planet.

If you wish to appease Rahu, you should keep fasting on Ashtami Tithi for Maa Durga as the Goddess controls all the results of planet Rahu.

Donation (Daan) as a remedy for Rahu Planet

According to Vedic Astrology, Daan (donation) is the best way to get rid of malefic effects of planets as well as it gives you a chance to do some good and pious acts 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 sufferings, you should perform donation to that specific planet to make his effect weak.

To get better results of Rahu, donation of the Rahu should be done on Wednesday, during Rahu's Nakshatra (Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha) either in evening or night. You can donate things like Barley, Sarson (mustard), Coin, Seven Cereals, Hessonite Stone, Blue or brown colour clothes, grass, etc to avoid its malefic effects.

Mantra for Rahu Remedies

Mantras have great significance in Vedic Astrology since ancient times. Every Mantra creates a specific vibration that empowers a person with the powerful energy of the deity related to that specific planet. Mantra Chanting 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 numbers.

• To avoid evil effects of Planet Rahu, you should recite Rahu Beej Mantra, i.e. "Aum Bhram Bhreem Bhroum Sah Rahave Namah!"

• You should chant this mantra for 18000 times. As per Desh-Kaal-Patra Siddhanta, the same should be chant 4 times of 18000 in Kalyuga, so you should chant Rahu Beej Mantra for 72000 times.

• You can also chant other mantra of Rahu, i.e. "Aum Ram Rahave Namah!"

Establishment of Yantra as a part of Rahu Remedies

Yantras are symmetrical diagrams, which can be used to supplement the efficacy of mantras, and are very helpful in situations -

• when Mantras cannot be recited, or
• where the presence of a deity in the form of a symbol is essential, or
• where the native does 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 Rahu, you should wear Rahu Yantra. It should be worn during Wednesday, in Rahu Nakshatras.

Jadi as a tool for Rahu Remedies

Roots (Jadi) of plants are very auspicious and useful to balance planetary influences on your 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 dilute the negative effects of Rahu you should wear Nagarmotha Root or White sandalwood during Rahu Nakshatra on Wednesday.

Rahu 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 also helps in overcoming challenges from all walks of life. When you wear it, it will increase 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 Rahu Planet, you should wear 8 Faced Rudraksha by reciting specific mantra of that Rudraksha bead. The said Mantras are appended below:

Gemstone For Rahu

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

For Rahu planet, you should wear Hessonite Gemstone in a silver ring in your middle finger on Wednesday during Rahu nakshatras.

Other Rahu Remedies

Apart from the above remedies, you can do the following things:

• Keep a black colour marble in your pocket and wear goggle with black lenses.
• You should feed chapati and milk to the street dogs, and do not beat them.
• Do not take anything in free from anyone, if you have taken something, give that person anything in return as well.

We do hope that this article about Rahu 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 your life.

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