Astro Remedies: a Vedic Approach

Astrology helps in understanding and adjusting fate and freewill- Prarbdha (results of Dushkarmas and sukarmas done in past lives and in past), fate and Purusharthas (human efforts to ward off their evil effects to accelerate pace of growth). Neither Astrology nor law of Karmas makes a person fatalist. On one hand as per our Rishis, it indicates that one has to reap what he has sown. On the other hand it allows room for operation of freewill whereby the results of Prarbdha Karmas could be modified.
As against operating negative force of past sins, omissions and commissions, by adopting Remedial measures positive force is generated to counteract negative force as much as possible in a given circumstance. Results in the modified shape of events would depend on relative strengths of positive and negative forces. Remedial measures sometimes prove additional weights put on the weighing machine to tilt the balance in favour of positive outcome, while sometime they appear to have failed due to more strength of negative forces.
A native suffers or enjoys (with the former having a dominant part) in life as per his prarbdha/destiny. Astrology does indicate what one has to endure and what one can overcome. Whereas great strides have been taken and wonderful results obtained regarding influence of planets, both benefic & malefic, on human beings, the same can not be said about finding out the remedies for their malefic results. Each remedy is basically a prayer to the Almighty to bail the native out of a difficult situation.
It is our Kartvya Karma as part of Prarbdha/Kiryaman Karma to observe remedial actions to keep our body and mind healthy. In a horoscope, destiny/luck is indicated by 9th house and 3rd house represents Purshartha, the free will or Kiryaman Karma, done with a strong will & belief to smoothen the path of destiny. Our great Rishis Lagadh, Garga, Shatatapa, Yajya Valka, Parashar, Jaimini etc. have suggested that suffering due to past Dushkarmas are required to be mitigated by Ashudha (medicine), gemstone (colour and radiation of cosmic energy), Daan (charity), Havan and Suraachana (worsip and prayers of the divine in different forms), Japa, observing Yama and Niyama, Yoga including Yog-mudras, Vrata/ Upvasa, Jeeva Daya and Poshan, worship of trees, rivers and ponds, visiting holy places and Satsung(meeting and taking blessings and advice of the good and great).
The life or the path of human development is a story of constant struggle between the destiny and Purshartha/remedies, with dices heavily decked against the latter. The success of the remedies rests upon the strong will, belief & faith one has in the remedy and one's total unconditional surrender before the relevant deity. There are various modes of remedies, one can chose from depending on his faith/belief, like colour therapy & Gems, Mantra, Yantra, Tantra & Rudraksh, bath, fast & charity, propitiation of curses and age old folk treatments of Lal Kitab.
All these have been covered in this book as an aide-memoire to a native in his or her fight against misfortune.