The Astrolium Vedic remedies calculator runs your sidereal birth chart across all 9 grahas (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu), identifies which planets are weak by classical Jyotish criteria, and returns the traditional remedies for each: a recommended gemstone (3-9 carats typically, prescribed finger and metal), the beej mantra with japa protocol (usually 23,000 total in malas of 108), the charitable donations with recipient and day, and the fasting practice. Computed on the Swiss Ephemeris with Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2°), the standard for Vedic work.
This is the free preview. For the full sidereal chart with house, dasha, and yoga analysis, see the vedic birth chart calculator and the vedic astrology feature. For Saturn's slow-moving 7.5-year cycle that often prompts remedy work, run the Sade Sati calculator.
What you get
The calculator first reads your full natal chart for planetary dignity (exalted, moolatrikona, own sign, friend, enemy, neutral, debilitated), house placement (with attention to the dusthana houses 6, 8, and 12), combustion (whether the planet is within ~10° of the sun), and retrograde state. A planet is flagged as weak if it has one or more of these afflictions. For each weak planet, the full classical remedy set is returned.
The four remedy categories
Vedic remedy practice (upaya) is organised by the four classical categories. They escalate from accessible to costly, but the order in which a practitioner uses them varies by tradition and individual chart.
Mantra is usually the first remedy recommended because it requires no purchase and no consultation. Each planet has its beej mantra — a short Sanskrit phrase distilling the planet's essence. Saturn's is Om Sham Shanicharaya Namah. The protocol typically prescribes a daily count (often a mala, 108 repetitions) and a total japa to accumulate (often 23,000 or 125,000). Days of the week are matched to the planet: Mondays for Moon, Tuesdays for Mars, Saturdays for Saturn.
Charity (daan) is the second accessible remedy. Each planet rules specific items, recipients, days, and directions. Donating those items on the planet's day to the appropriate recipient is treated as actively rebalancing the planet's energy. Saturn rules black sesame, iron, mustard oil, dark cloth, given to the elderly or those in need on Saturday before sunset, facing west. Mars rules red lentils, copper, jaggery, given to athletes, soldiers, or brothers on Tuesday at sunrise, facing south.
Fasting (vrat) assigns each planet a weekday and a fasting protocol. Saturn's vrat is Saturday with light vegetarian food only, avoiding salt and oil, focused on Hanuman or Shani Dev. Vrats run for a defined count (16 Mondays, 21 Tuesdays) — not as an indefinite practice but as a contained remedy cycle.
Gemstone (ratna) is the most powerful and the most cautious of the four. Each planet has its primary gemstone, alternative substitutes, prescribed metal, finger, weight, and day to first wear. The classical rule is to test a stone for 3 days before permanent wear; some stones, especially Blue Sapphire (Neelam), Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj), and Hessonite (Gomed) can intensify rather than soothe a planet. Gemstone work is best done with a qualified astrologer who can read the full chart, not from a calculator output alone.
Cultural framing
These remedies come from the living Jyotish tradition. They are classical recommendations rooted in centuries of practice, but they are recommendations — not promises of fixed outcomes. The Sanskrit texts that codify them (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Phaladeepika, Saravali) treat the system as a working method that requires judgment and timing, not a mechanical correspondence.
Astrolium presents the remedies as they appear in the tradition. Wear the gemstone if you and your astrologer agree it suits you. Chant the mantra if the discipline appeals. Make the donation if it fits your circumstances. The most consistent remedy across all traditions is steady ethical action — what the texts call karma yoga — performed without attachment to outcome.
How the calculator works
The chart runs in the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa, the same convention used by the Indian government and the standard for modern Vedic practice. Planet positions match Solar Fire and astro.com to the arc-second. Dignity rules follow Parashara's classical scheme. Dusthana house weighting follows the standard Vedic convention (6th, 8th, 12th carry malefic weight). Combustion is flagged when a planet is within roughly 10° of the sun.
The remedy outputs are drawn from a curated database matched to each planet, with day, time, direction, and recipient guidance per the classical sources.
Cross-references
For the full sidereal birth chart this calculator builds on, see the vedic birth chart calculator. For the daily Hindu calendar, see panchang today. For Saturn's 7.5-year cycle (one of the most common reasons people seek remedies), run the sade sati calculator. For the Western dignity framework that pairs with the Vedic weakness analysis, see the essential dignities calculator.