OPENJYOTISH PRIMER, CHAPTER 8: REMEDIES — GEMS, MANTRAS, DAAN
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Original synthesis by the OpenJyotish contributors (AGPL-3.0, like the
program). Classical correspondences restated from the public-domain
texts in this folder; application rules describe this program's
strength engine (Primer Chapter 4). This is the lore class language
models mangle most (emerald is Mercury's, never Venus's; ruby is the
Sun's, never Mars's) — every pairing below was checked twice.


1. THE THREE REMEDY CLASSES
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GEMSTONES strengthen a planet: appropriate only for weak but
well-placed benefics and yogakaraka lords. Never strengthen a malefic
lord of dusthana houses (6, 8, 12) with its gem — you would be funding
the enemy. When in doubt, skip the stone; mantras and daan cannot
backfire.
MANTRAS propitiate a planet: safe for every planet including malefics
and nodes. Recite 108 times daily, mornings facing east (except Saturn
remedies, evenings facing west). Count on fingers or a rudraksha mala;
regularity outweighs volume.
DAAN (charity) and SERVICE discharge planetary debt outward: safe for
everything, strongest for Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. Give the planet's
items on its weekday, or serve the people it signifies (elderly and
laborers for Saturn, students for Jupiter, young girls for Venus and
Mercury).


2. PLANET CORRESPONDENCES (CHECKED)
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SUN — Ruby (Manikya), gold, Sunday. Mantra: Om Suryaya Namah; beeja Om
Hram Hreem Hroum Sah Suryaya Namah. Daan: wheat, jaggery, copper, red
flowers on Sundays. Water offering to the rising Sun.
MOON — Pearl (Moti), silver, Monday. Mantra: Om Chandraya Namah; beeja
Om Shram Shreem Shroum Sah Chandraya Namah. Daan: rice, milk, white
cloth on Mondays. Respect for the mother is the living remedy.
MARS — Red Coral (Moonga), copper, Tuesday. Mantra: Om Mangalaya
Namah; beeja Om Kram Kreem Kroum Sah Bhaumaya Namah. Daan: red lentils
(masoor), jaggery, red cloth on Tuesdays. Exercise and blood donation
discharge excess Martian heat.
MERCURY — Emerald (Panna), bronze, Wednesday. Mantra: Om Budhaya
Namah; beeja Om Bram Breem Broum Sah Budhaya Namah. Daan: green moong,
green cloth, books to students on Wednesdays.
JUPITER — Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj), gold, Thursday. Mantra: Om Gurave
Namah; beeja Om Gram Greem Graum Sah Gurave Namah. Daan: turmeric,
chickpeas, yellow cloth; serve teachers and temples on Thursdays.
VENUS — Diamond (Heera; white sapphire as substitute), silver, Friday.
Mantra: Om Shukraya Namah; beeja Om Dram Dreem Droum Sah Shukraya
Namah. Daan: white items, rice, sugar, perfumes on Fridays; Lakshmi
worship.
SATURN — Blue Sapphire (Neelam), iron and steel, Saturday. Mantra: Om
Shanicharaya Namah; beeja Om Sham Shanicharaya Namah. Daan: black
sesame, mustard oil, black cloth, iron on Saturdays; serve the elderly,
the disabled and laborers. Saturday Hanuman worship is the classical
crown remedy.
RAHU — Hessonite (Gomed), Saturday. Mantra: Om Rahave Namah; beeja Om
Bhram Bhreem Bhroum Sah Rahave Namah. Daan: black gram (urad), coconut
in flowing water, blankets on Saturdays.
KETU — Cat's Eye (Lehsunia). Mantra: Om Ketave Namah; beeja Om Stram
Streem Stroum Sah Ketave Namah. Daan: brown sesame, blankets; feed
dogs; Ganesha worship. Ketu remedies aim at detachment, not acquisition.

Finger and weight prescriptions vary by region and school and are
deliberately omitted here — a jeweler-astrologer sets those in person.
Never wear a gem for a planet the engine marks malefic-dusthana without
a human scholar's explicit sanction.


3. MATCHING REMEDY TO AFFLICTION (ENGINE-MAPPED)
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Reference chart strengths (Primer Chapter 4): Mercury weakest at 319.4
virupas, below its classical minimum of 7 rupas — the chart's remedy
priority. Mercury rules Gemini (lagna) and Virgo: emerald in bronze on
Wednesday, green moong daan, Om Budhaya Namah 108 times daily, books to
students. Because Mercury is lagna lord (not a dusthana malefic), its
gem is safe to strengthen.

General mapping this program supports:
- Weakest Shadbala planet (below its minimum) → its gem + mantra + daan.
- Afflicted house (low Bhava Bala) → daan of the house lord's items;
  never the lord's gem if that lord rules dusthanas.
- Running Mahadasha/antardasha lord (Primer Chapter 2) → that lord's
  mantra daily through the period; daan on its weekday.
- Sade Sati / Dhaiya (Primer Chapters 5–6) → Saturn remedies regardless
  of Saturn's natal strength.
- Kuja Dosha (Primer Chapter 6) → Mars mantra and red-lentil daan on
  Tuesdays; Hanuman worship covers Mars and Saturn together.


4. WHAT REMEDIES CANNOT DO
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Remedies adjust the native's conduct and receptivity; they do not edit
the chart. A remedy performed without the corresponding behavior change
(charity without generosity, mantra without attention) is theater.
Promise relief, never reversal — and never prescribe high-value gems
without telling the native to verify independently. Reputation lost
over remedies is never recovered.
