Remedies for Moon (Chandra)
Traditional remedies (upaya) for Moon (Chandra): its mantras, day, deity, charity, fasting, colour and devotional texts, with their sources.
Traditional devotional practice
These are traditional devotional practices (upaya) described in Jyotish and Dharmashastra texts. They are offered for faith and reflection, with no promise of any result, and they never replace medical, psychological, legal or financial advice. Chant and give within your means: no remedy needs anything to be bought.
Mantras
Nama-mantra Later / popular
ॐ सोमाय नमः
Om Somāya Namaḥ
The graha's name with Om and namah; it needs no initiation. Commonly chanted 108 times (one mala) on the graha's day.
Beej mantra Later / popular
ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चन्द्रमसे नमः
Om Śrāṃ Śrīṃ Śrauṃ Saḥ Candramase Namaḥ
The seed-syllable form of later mantra manuals. Many teachers advise learning its pronunciation from a guru.
Chant “Om Somaya Namah” (ॐ सोमाय नमः) 108 times, ideally on Monday evenings.
Nama-mantra ("Om … namah" with the graha’s name in the dative): the simplest form of graha japa, needing no initiation, as commonly taught
Beej mantras of the Navagrahas: later Tantric and popular mantra manuals; not given in BPHS
Beej mantra of Moon (Chandra)
ॐoṃ श्रांśrāṃ श्रींśrīṃ श्रौंśrauṃ सःsaḥ चcaन्द्रndraमmaसेse नnaमःmaḥ
11 syllables, 19 matras · Underlined syllables are guru (long or heavy) and are held about twice as long as laghu (short) ones.
The voice is your device's synthetic speech. It is only approximate and may mispronounce Sanskrit (vowel length, visarga, conjuncts). Learn from a teacher or an authentic recording.
Day, worship, charity and fasting
- Day Classical
- Monday (Somvar)
- Deity of the graha (adhidevata) Classical
- Varuna (the waters)
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 3: the deities of the seven grahas from the Sun (Agni, the waters, Skanda, Vishnu, Indra, Shachi, Brahma)
- Deity worshipped Later / popular
- Shiva
Worship Lord Shiva and offer water or milk to a Shivalinga on Mondays.Deity commonly worshipped for each graha: popular practice; traditions vary by region and family
- Charity (dana) Classical
- On Mondays, give rice, milk or white cloth.
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, the remedial (shanti) chapters on the dashas: propitiation by worship, japa and charity (dana); Yajnavalkya Smriti, Acharadhyaya, Graha-shanti prakarana (graha worship, samidh and dakshina)
- Fasting (vrat) Later / popular
- Somvar (Monday) vrat, with Shiva worship; some keep the sixteen Mondays (Solah Somvar).
Fast only if your health allows it; during pregnancy, illness or on medication, ask your doctor first.Weekday vratas: popular vrata-katha tradition, not a BPHS prescription
- Colour Classical
- white / silver
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 3: colours of the grahas
- Conduct Later / popular
- Protect your sleep and peace of mind, spend time near water and stay close to your mother.
Texts to read or chant
- Chandra Beej Mantra Beej mantra
- Apyayasva (Vedic mantra for Chandra) Vedic mantra
- Shiva Panchakshara Stotram Stotra
- Om Namah Shivaya (Panchakshari Mantra) Mool mantra
- Shri Shiv Chalisa Chalisa
- Navagraha Stotram Stotra
Navagraha Stotra attributed to Vyasa; Aditya Hridayam (Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda); other texts as listed in the Bhakti library with their own sources
Gemstone
The traditional gem of Moon (Chandra) is Pearl (Moti). Read the cautions before considering one: a gem is never a substitute for the remedies above.