Shukra ke Upay
remedies for Venus
Mantra, daan, vrat, ratna, rudraksha and the Lal Kitab upay for Shukra in each bhava, each with the reason it is given.
These are suggestions, not prescriptions. The tradition turns to them when Shukra is weak or troubled in a kundli, or when its dasha or a hard transit is running. Your kundli says which applies to you.
Beej mantra
The graha’s seed sound. Chanted with a steady count, it is the oldest way to strengthen what Shukra stands for: love, marriage and comforts. Begin on Friday and keep the same time and count each day until the full count is done.
ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः
Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah
Name mantra
A short mantra of Shukra’s own name, for those who would rather pray than count. The deity worshipped for Shukra is Goddess Lakshmi.
ॐ शुक्राय नमः
Om Shukraya Namah · 108 times
Daan
Give what belongs to Shukra, on its day, to someone who needs it. Lal Kitab and the Parashari tradition both count it the gentlest upay.
Vrat
A fast on Friday, kept for Lakshmi or Santoshi Ma, steadies the mind and eases Shukra’s troubles.
Ratna
A ratna strengthens Shukra, so it helps only when Shukra is good for your lagna, that is, when it rules houses that work well for that lagna. Wear it only after the kundli is checked: for some lagnas the same stone does harm.
Rudraksha
A rudraksha carries none of a ratna’s risk; it is worn to keep Shukra calm and steady. A bead’s deity goes with its mukhi (the number of lines), so it can differ from the deity worshipped for Shukra above.
Stotra and path
- Lakshmi Stotra · Friday · Wealth, beauty, relationships
- Shukra Kavach · Friday · Venus strengthening
- Saundarya Lahari · Friday · Beauty, artistic talent, love
Puja
- Shukra Shanti Puja · Venus dasha or debilitated Venus · Love, marriage, beauty, luxury
- Lakshmi Puja · Friday · Venus strengthening, wealth
Lal Kitab upay, bhava by bhava
one for each house Shukra can sit in, with the reason it is givenLal Kitab gives a different upay for each bhava, because Shukra does different things from each. Use the one for the house it occupies in your kundli. A pakka ghar is the house Lal Kitab treats as a graha’s permanent home.
| Bhava | Upay | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1st house | Donate rice and white items on Fridays. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 1st house gives physical beauty, charm, artistic talent, and a comfortable life. |
| 2nd house | Keep a silver coin or white items; donate dairy products. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 2nd house gives family wealth, beautiful eyes, and a prosperous marriage. |
| 3rd house | Donate white items on Fridays; keep a clean and beautiful home. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 3rd house gives artistic siblings, love of music and arts, and short profitable journeys. |
| 4th house | Keep a silver pot at home; donate rice on Fridays. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 4th house gives a beautiful home, vehicles, and domestic peace. |
| 5th house | Donate white items and sweets on Fridays. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 5th house gives love affairs, artistic children, and gains from entertainment or investment. |
| 6th house | Donate rice, white cloth, or camphor on Fridays; feed cows with white items. | To ease the hard side: Venus in the 6th house causes marital discord, kidney or urinary problems, and losses through women. |
| 7th house | Keep your spouse happy; donate white clothes on Fridays. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 7th house (pakka ghar, shared with Mercury) gives a beautiful and loving spouse, business partnerships, and luxury. |
| 8th house | Donate cow or white items; offer rice at a Devi temple on Fridays. | To ease the hard side: Venus in the 8th house causes marital problems, hidden affairs, and losses through women. |
| 9th house | Donate white items; offer rice at a temple. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 9th house gives love for arts, foreign travel, and spiritual inclination through devotion (Bhakti). |
| 10th house | Donate ghee and rice on Fridays. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 10th house gives success in the arts, entertainment, or the fashion industry, and a good public image. |
| 11th house | Keep silver items and maintain beauty at home. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 11th house gives gains through women, luxury items, and elder sisters. |
| 12th house | The spouse (the text says the wife) should bury blue flowers at sunset and give in charity; care for a cow or give one in charity; treat your spouse with love and respect. | To keep the good strong: Venus in the 12th house is exalted in Lal Kitab. |
Common questions
3 questionsWhat is the beej mantra of Shukra?
Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah (ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः), 16,000 times in all, at least 108 a day, on Friday.
What should be donated for Shukra?
White cloth and rice, on Friday, to someone who needs it.
Which ratna is for Shukra, and can anyone wear it?
Heera (Diamond). Not everyone should: only when Shukra is good for the lagna. Have the kundli checked first.
A graha reads the same for everybody. Your chart does not.
Where each graha sits in your kundli, which bhavas it rules for your lagna and which dasha is running decide what it does for you. Make your free kundli to see all nine.
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