Rudrakshas

While praying to Lord Shiva, chanting mantras with a Rudraksha mala is highly beneficial. The number of times you chant is kept in check with the mala. Although 108 Rudraksha beads is considered the most fortunate.

 

It is believed that the different number of beads help solve different types of problems that one might face.

27 Rudrakshas
Praying with 27 beads of Rudraksha while chanting, blesses the person with good health, vitality and high energy. It gives you strength and more zeal to go about your day.

30 Rudrakshas
A string of 30 Rudrakshas can be used to chant for wealth and happiness. Be grateful while you pray for financial gains to benefit

54 Rudrakshas
Use a string of 54 Rudraksha beads and pray to for peace of mind and more control on your self as one gets carried away in the routine of things and ignores signs of stress.

108 Rudrakshas
This is considered the highest form of Rudraksha mala's. Because worshiping with this gives you the power to fulfill all your dreams and aspirations.

Keeping Cardamom Near Your Pillow Prevents Nightmares

The World around us is moving at a fast pace and today, even 24 hours are not sufficient to complete our chores. We struggle to maintain a balance between our crazy work schedules and demanding personal lives. In order to maintain the balance of both, we unknowingly disturb our sleep.

While on one hand, it is important to have eight-hour sleep every night, on the other hand, it is also important to have a good quality of sleep. If you are struggling and your sleeping habits are disturbed, then try keeping these things near your pillow.

Cardamom:Wrap some cardamom in cloth and keep it near your pillow to prevent nightmares and night terrors

Keeping your head in the south and leg in the north helps you get a better sleep and also makes all your dreams come true

Reciting soothing mantras before going to bed gives you a relaxed sleep.Fill up a copper vessel and keep it near your pillow, you can use it to water your plants in the morning.

Never keep shoe rack, shoes or dustbin near your bed. Cluttered bedside increases the negativity in your house.

Storing Old Junk In Eastern Direction Of The House (VASTU)

According to Vastu, the eastern side of the house is considered to be the residence of the air element. The air's energy brings freshness, joy, happiness into life. If there are any kind of blockages in the eastern direction, then its ill effect falls on the members of the house.

 

Do not keep any heavy objects, junk or garbage in the eastern direction of the house. Storing useless things in this area aggravates anger in the members of the house

 

The eastern side of the house is considered to be the residence of the wind element. Therefore it is essential to allow the free flow of wind from this side of the house. This maintains a calm atmosphere and having any blockages in this area might cause ill effects of anger in the home.

 

East direction is also connected to the sun lord, So pouring water to the sun after taking a bath is also considered helpful by vaastu in balancing the temper of the residents. 

 

Mandir / Temple in Kitchen as Per Vastu

If you keep a Mandir in your kitchen or leave utensils unwashed until the next day. Follow these simple tips from thh science of vaastu and fix the dosh in your house, these rules will bring peace, joy and wealth at your doorstep

It is crucial to follow the Vastu rules as we prepare food in the kitchen and instead of only nutrition, the food should also provide positive energy and peace of mind. The ruling planet of kitchen area is Venus and its ruling element is fire.

The Kitchen should be located in the South-Eastern part of the house
The Kitchen should not be located under or above pooja room, toilet or the bedroom.
The main kitchen platform should be placed in the East or South-East corner of the house.

The gas burner or stove should be placed in the South-East corner, kept a few inches away from the wall
The sink or the wash basin should be in the north-east corner along with the drinking utensils

The spices, grains and other stored items should be placed in the South or Western direction

The colour theme of the kitchen should be yellow, orange, rose, chocolate or red. The colour black should be avoided as much as possible, especially for flooring.

Always wash all the utensils and clean the kitchen well before sleeping

A lot of people also offer a part of the first dish cooked to fire. It is believed that this brings prosperity and peace in the house.

Vedic remedies for Planets

SUN
A strong Sun in horoscope bestows name and fame. It is advised to feed a horse or birds everyday. Keeping a birdfeeder in your house is a practical idea in this regard

MARS

An afflicted Mars can cause problems in marital life. To reduce its bad effects, give food to lamb or sheep. You can also feed gram (channa) to monkeys.

RAHU-KETU
Feed roti to dogs and sugar and flour to ants to avoid problems related to these planets.

SATURN
This is a justice loving planet and gives you the fruits of your good and bad karmas. To release yourself from its inauspicious effect, it is advised to feed a buffalo, black dog and a crow according to their capacities.
MERCURY
Strong Mercury in birth chart will make you a good orator, and power to capture audience’s attention. If you think your speech or communication skills are unimpressive, feed birds with grain and water outside your house or on terrace. Even keeping a parrot is considered helpful in this regard.

VENUS

The love planet Venus bestows a person with luxury and worldly pleasures. To strengthen this, feed grains and water to pigeon.

MOON

Negative effects of a weak moon can be reversed by feeding dough balls to water animals like fish and turtles. You can also release fish or aquatic creatures back in open waters.

JUPITER
This planet’s inauspicious effect may cause delay in marriage and affects education. To rectify, be kind to animals. Give fodder to cows and elephants (if it is possible).

Home Colors as per Vastu

Warm Yellow

Yellow is the color of wisdom and patience. It is recommended for places like kids’ room and study. In a bedroom, a lighter shade of yellow evokes harmony and balances energy. Go for this colour if you have constant fights with your spouse.

Soothing Blue
A lighter shade of this wall colour brings spa like relaxing aura in your life. It also affects your brain in a way that it makes you happy. A good choice of wall colour if you lead a hectic life

Healing Green

This colour has a soothing effect on eyes. Besides, it represents fertility and hope. Feng Shui considers it a good colour for bedroom. Couples having problems conceiving a baby or are planning a baby should get the bedroom walls painted green.

Clean White

White brings in clarity and focus. It is a colour of intense mental energy. Too much of white, however, can imbalance internal energy. So balance it with other colours.

Passionate Red

This colour is loaded with emotions. It enhances a sultry, romantic mood of the dweller. Rich reds and warm browns can create a sexy and romantic mood, while gold tones can add a touch of luxury. A good choice of wall colour for newly wedded couple

Stimulating Lavender
Lavender stimulates brain. Most of the shades of this colour are suitable for master bedrooms and ushers in a lot of positivity.

Earthy Beige

Beige is a color of tranquility representing the element of earth and works best with fiery tones like reds and purples. In a bedroom it will induce a calming sleeping pattern.

Strong Black
This colour is not preferred in Vastu, but using it sparing in motifs or wall accents can provide a lot of grounding force in your day to day life

Things that not to be gifted

Gifting and buying presents for your friends and loved ones has always been tricky for many people. We always say that it’s the thought that counts but here’s a list of few items that should never be gifted.

The aura or Vastu energy around these things is not considered nurturing for any relationship. So here are 5 gift ideas that you may avoid while shopping for loved ones.

1. Sharp Objects like Swiss knife, nail cutters, swords  

They might seem harmless as a gift but sharp objects like blades, chainsaw, knives, swiss army kits, swords etc. can literally severe the friendship. Sharp objects are a natural source of malicious ‘killing breath ‘ or Shar chi, such gifts send bad luck unintentionally to the person you gift.

2. Handkerchiefs

Gifting handkerchiefs are also not traditionally supported as they are used to wipe tears and sweat which suggests sadness and frustration. So giving a hanky anticipates the person who received the gift to go through a lot of crying and sweat in the future

3. Shoes

Buying shoes for a loved one may increase the chances of falling apart as shoes are considered inauspicious and suggest unhappiness, you might unknowingly send bad luck to your friend.

4. Time Pieces

Gifts like alarm clocks, wall clocks, watches etc. are common gift items, but can actually turn out to be inauspicious. This is because the passage of time suggests a limited lifespan.

5. Black Clothes

Thai people consider black as the color of pain, sadness, and darkness. They believe that giving black clothes to someone makes it more likely for you to attend their funeral!

Remedies for Bad dreams

1) Fitkari or alum

Keep a packet of fitkari or alum under your pillow if you wish to have a peaceful, dreamless sleep. Not just in Oriental culture, but in Western too, this substance is considered to diffuse bad and distressing energy.

You can do this for a week and then burn that alum. This ancient tip is also believed to remove an evil eye.

2). Keep fennel seeds in white cloth and keep under your pillow. This is astrological remedy for Rahu .

3). Put Clove of Gralic under your Pillow.

4) Keep your feet in the north and head in the south while sleeping

5) Dust your pillow well before sleeping to wring out negative energy that may have gathered on it during the day.

6) Wash your feet with lukewarm water and apply coconut oil mixed with camphor on heels. This will relieve fatigue.

Food as per Vedic astrology

Many people are unaware but some of the best astrology remedies for achieving an attractive personality are found in your kitchen! And today we focus on the ones related to Venus- foods which can shower luck and fortune in your life.

A good Venus in horoscope gives you attractive personality blesses you with a happy love life, makes you creative, and fond of art & literature. A strong Venus also showers wealth and luxury on a person.

However, if the Venus is weak, the person tends to be hardworking but doesn’t get proportionate results, faces problems in love, and is prone to skin diseases and has dark circles under the eyes to name a few.

1). Eating Sabudana and dairy products improve your inner personality

2). Dont eat Sweets in night.

3). Eat Makhana in any form to increase the Venus

4). Dont eat Salty food on Fridays

5). Eating Jelebi in the morning is good  . Especially for women who could not conceive

6). Mix some lemon Juice in milk and drink it before  30 minutes going to bed . It increase glow in face