✦ Master number 11 uses these remedies too, as its root number is 2.
Signs your number 2 needs balance
- Mood swings, worry or overthinking
- Taking criticism very personally
- Struggling to decide, or leaning on others too much
- Restless sleep, or strain in your bond with your mother
Mantras
Beej mantra
Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandraya Namah
Chant it 108 times (one mala) every day. A full anushthan is 11,000 repetitions within 40 days, about 275 a day.
Gayatri mantra
Om Kshiraputraya Vidmahe Amritatvaya Dhimahi Tanno Chandrah Prachodayat
Chant 11 or 108 times after the beej mantra, ideally as taught by a guru.
Also read: Shiva Panchakshara Stotra, or chanting Om Namah Shivaya
Worship and fasting
Deity: Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati (Gauri)
- On Mondays, offer water or raw milk to a Shivling, with bel leaves
- Chant Om Namah Shivaya 108 times
- On full-moon nights, offer water to the Moon from a silver or steel vessel
Weekly fast (vrat): Keep Monday fasts — traditionally for 16 Mondays: one meal of white foods such as milk, rice or curd.
Daan (charity)
- Rice
- Milk
- White cloth
- Silver
Give on Monday evening.
Lal Kitab upay
- Keep a piece of silver, or a silver coin, with you
- Drink water from a silver glass
- Take your mother's blessings and look after her
- Keep a pot of water by your bed at night and pour it on a plant in the morning
Moon yantra
Every row, column and diagonal adds up to 18. Draw it on bhojpatra or clean paper with kumkum or ashtagandha on a Monday, keep it in your prayer place facing east, and look at it calmly while you chant the beej mantra.
Gemstone and rudraksha
- Main stone
- Pearl (Moti)
- Affordable substitute (upratna)
- Moonstone
- Metal
- Silver
- Finger
- Little finger, right hand
- When to wear
- Monday morning
- Rudraksha
- 2 Mukhi
⚠ Gemstones are strong remedies. Please speak to a qualified astrologer before wearing one, as it must suit your whole birth chart. Blue sapphire, hessonite and cat's eye especially need care.
Daily practices
- Sleep and wake at regular hours
- Spend time near water — a lake, river or the sea
- Write your feelings in a journal before bed
- Drink enough water through the day
Avoid
- Big decisions when you are upset
- Late nights and screens at bedtime
- Saying yes to everyone at your own cost
Your 40-day plan
- 1Start on a Monday during the waxing moon, at sunrise. Good dates to begin: 2, 11, 20, 29.
- 2Every morning: pray, then chant the beej mantra 275 times to finish 11,000 in 40 days, or at least 108 times.
- 3Every Monday: keep the fast and give rice, milk, white cloth.
- 4All 40 days: follow the daily practices and keep away from the things to avoid.
Affirmation
“I am calm, and I trust my feelings.”
Say it to yourself each morning.
Remedies for other numbers
Frequently asked questions
+What are the remedies for number 2?
Remedies for number 2 calm the Moon: emotional balance, peaceful relationships, restful sleep and trust in your intuition. Keep Monday fasts — traditionally for 16 Mondays: one meal of white foods such as milk, rice or curd.
+Which mantra is good for number 2?
The beej mantra for number 2, ruled by Moon, is “Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandraya Namah”. Chant it 108 times a day; a full anushthan is 11,000 repetitions in 40 days.
+Which god should number 2 worship?
Number 2 is ruled by Moon, so its remedies honour Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati (Gauri). Keep Monday fasts — traditionally for 16 Mondays: one meal of white foods such as milk, rice or curd.
+Which gemstone is lucky for number 2?
Pearl (Moti) is the traditional gemstone for number 2, and Moonstone is a cheaper substitute. Gemstones are strong remedies. Please speak to a qualified astrologer before wearing one, as it must suit your whole birth chart. Blue sapphire, hessonite and cat's eye especially need care.
Based on traditional Navagraha remedies (mantras, japa counts, yantras and daan), Lal Kitab, and Lo Shu and Vastu practice. Traditions differ in the details; where they disagree, follow your family's custom or your guru. Remedies are traditional practices for reflection and good habits. They are not a substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.