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What are Jyotish Remedial Measures / Remedies?
Remedial Measure ( or Upaya in Sanskrit ) is the unique feature of Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) that allows one to solve his or her problems by modifying the karma through Vedic means and actions. It lessens the negative energies of one's karma ( malefic planetary energies ) to bring peace, harmony and prosperity in his life. Jyotish Remedial Measure means a conscious effort which may include chanting (Japa) of Vedic prayers (Mantras), wearing of gemstones (Ratnas), fasting (Upavas) on certain days, wearing amulets (Yantra or Kavach), donating to the poor (Daana), offering selfless services (Seva) to others, contributing to Vedic fire-rituals (Yajnas) etc. Remedy is a very powerful tool and through it there might be great or even complete reconfigurations in the stage of a person's life. Consider a Vedic astrologer as a Planetary Doctor prescribing natural actionable remedies instead of medicines.

Do vedic remedies work?
Sure. Remedial Measure is an important part of Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) and like other principles of Jyotish, it works.The net resultant effect though is unquantifiable, but it indeed leaves a profound effect in a subtle manner. Ever since I have been starting doing different remedies, it has been my constant experience that they work. Not only do they work but they do work in a systematic way thereby bringing lot of life issues back on track.

How do Jyotish remedies work?
It is impossible to explain in a worldly way. It is a divinity. According to Jyotish teaching, the negative karma you have is for the immoral deeds you performed in your past births. Remedial measure means seeking the divine grace either with prayers and worshipping such as chanting mantras, wearing yantras etc., or with doing good deeds such as serving others, donating to the poor etc. Fasting is also a good remedy which works in the way of penance or self-discipline. Remedies pay off the negative karma through the good deeds instead of making you suffer as the result, and so balance the karmic energies.

How would I know which is the best remedy for me?
It mostly depends upon you. It does not matter what remedies are suggested, it has to be considered if you are able to perform it or not because all the remedies take some physical or financial efforts to perform. Such as, chanting mantras would not need any financial means but only physical and mental works, whereas donating to a yajna would not need much physical effort but a lot of financial pay off. That is why, first it has to be focused upon what is convenient for you.

Which remedies are considered as strong?
Depends. Generally, mantras and yajnas are considered to be the strongest. Gemstones and fasting too are quite strong and very effective. Yantras are also good remedies.

How can I find which remedies can work for me?
The best way surely is to get your chart checked by a good Vedic Astrologer. Another way is to try different remedies, which is often risky or difficult for most.

I have heard that the remedies are not going to work unless I have faith. Is that true?
Opinions vary. But this is not correct. Theoretically, and even practically, remedies would work for anyone and everyone. It does not depend on faith. Like Jyotish, remedial measure is also the laws of nature and you can not ignore them if you just do not trust them. Everyone is under this divine law. Anyone doing a correct remedy in a correct way would get the benefit and anyone messing with this divine law even without knowing would be troubled. I can give innumerable examples of it. However to get a remedial measure work positively you will have to do it with respect.

If remedies work, then why are people generally unhappy?
Good question. I can only relate it to the mother of all miseries: expectation. Mankind expects more than what they get and therefore remain unhappy. Even the healthiest of a person or the richest of the richer will have some reason to express unhappiness. The fact is that, remedy is not just a human effort, but it is a divine grace for the person who enjoys His blessing. There has to be a direct or indirect indication of divine grace in a horoscope and the person performs this in the very period of a benefic planet declaring this, such as Jupiter, ninth lord, fifth lord, or other benefics strongly connected to them. It is this what is taught in Jyotish and has been my personal experience from my life as well as others' lives. You can never succeed in getting appropriate remedy unless you are destined to do so. Planets are incomparably mightier than us and see and know whatever we think and do, and it is never possible for you to do something that they do not allow. Think, these days only very few people believe in astrology and very few of them come to know about Vedic Astrology seriously. Among them, again only few are interested in remedial measure seriously and among them only few are blessed with the opportunity to meet a good Vedic Astrologer and get good remedies. How many people around you believe in astrology (Vedic Astrology) and how many of them tried remedies seriously? I have sometimes tried very hard to make people believe in Jyotish, remedies etc., but in spite of hours of explanations and discussions with a lot of practical examples, I failed most of the times to make them believe or realize. That is why I have learnt that this is the decision of God whom he will grant vision and blessings.

Does this mean that destiny decides as to who will perform remedies successfully and won�t?
Yes, sure. Actually all the actions we perform throughout our lives are preplanned and controlled. We really do not do anything but the Divine makes us do all the things. It is very hard to believe, but a person blessed with consciousness sees it always very clearly (intuition). We all perform pre-planned actions and that is why predictions about our lives come true. Whatever happens in your life must be caused by the actions that you and people around you perform willingly and unwillingly, and to make the event happen in a planned way all must work in a planned way, too.

What is the point of performing remedies then? They would effect anyway, isn�t it?
Yes, but it is very quite difficult to yield it confidently, for it is always very hard to predict something with 100% confidence and guarantee. Divinity exposes itself to us only to that extent it wants. We can not see what the God does not wish to show us. For human limitation in predicting, a part of prediction is always uncertain and that is why there is a room for effort. We can not tell for sure before we try, and though we try or not, at end we always see that it happened as per the horoscope, which is very hard to tell before happening, most of the times.