Lal Kitab upay: simple remedies for every planet
Lal Kitab is a school of astrology known for simple, low-cost remedies (upay) that anyone can do at home. The AstroSaar app reads your Lal Kitab chart and suggests only the upay that apply to your weak planets, with a day-by-day tracker.
What is Lal Kitab?
Lal Kitab ("the red book") is a set of astrology texts written in Urdu between 1939 and 1952, traditionally credited to Pandit Roop Chand Joshi. It reads the chart differently from classical Vedic astrology and focuses on practical remedies rather than rituals: feeding animals, donating everyday items, looking after relationships and keeping good habits.
Common Lal Kitab upay by planet
These are widely followed traditional remedies. Do them only for the planet that is actually weak or troubling in your chart.
Surya सूर्य
- Offer water to the rising Sun every morning.
- Respect your father and seek his blessings.
- Give jaggery (gur) to cows on Sundays.
Chandra चंद्र
- Serve and respect your mother.
- Drink water from a silver glass.
- Donate milk or rice on Mondays.
Mangal मंगल
- Recite the Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays.
- Donate masoor dal on Tuesdays.
- Float sweet batashe in flowing water.
Budh बुध
- Feed green fodder to cows on Wednesdays.
- Respect your sisters, daughters and aunts.
- Donate green moong dal.
Guru गुरु
- Apply a tilak of haldi or kesar on your forehead.
- Respect teachers, elders and gurus.
- Donate chana dal on Thursdays.
Shukra शुक्र
- Respect women in your family and at work.
- Donate curd or white clothes on Fridays.
- Feed a cow before your own meal.
Shani शनि
- Offer mustard oil at a Shani temple on Saturdays.
- Feed crows or a black dog.
- Avoid alcohol and non-veg food.
Rahu राहु
- Float a coconut in flowing water.
- Keep fennel (saunf) near your pillow at night.
- Keep your home and toilet clean.
Ketu केतु
- Feed dogs, especially on Saturdays.
- Donate a multi-coloured blanket.
- Respect your maternal uncle and nephews.
Rules people follow when doing upay
- Do one remedy at a time, not many together.
- Continue a remedy for 40 or 43 days without breaking it.
- Do remedies in daylight, between sunrise and sunset.
- Remedies should not replace medical, legal or financial advice.
The AstroSaar app picks upay from your chart and reminds you every morning until the remedy is complete. See also your janam kundli.
Questions people ask
Do Lal Kitab remedies work for everyone?
Remedies are meant for specific planets in a specific chart. Doing upay for a planet that is not weak in your kundli is not recommended.
How many days should a Lal Kitab upay be done?
Traditionally 40 or 43 days in a row. If you miss a day, the usual practice is to start again.
Can I do more than one upay together?
It is traditionally advised to do one remedy at a time and finish it before starting the next.
How does AstroSaar choose my upay?
The app reads your Lal Kitab chart from your birth details and shows remedies only for the planets that need them, with a daily tracker and reminder.
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