Signs your number 5 needs balance
- Restlessness and jumping between plans
- Nervousness, stammering or careless mistakes
- Misunderstandings and broken promises
- Ups and downs with money and trade
Mantras
Beej mantra
Om Braam Breem Braum Sah Budhaya Namah
Chant it 108 times (one mala) every day. A full anushthan is 9,000 repetitions within 40 days, about 225 a day.
Gayatri mantra
Om Gajadhwajaya Vidmahe Sukhahastaya Dhimahi Tanno Budhah Prachodayat
Chant 11 or 108 times after the beej mantra, ideally as taught by a guru.
Also read: Ganesh Atharvashirsha, or the Vishnu Sahasranama
Worship and fasting
Deity: Lord Ganesha (also Lord Vishnu)
- On Wednesdays, offer 21 blades of durva grass and modak to Lord Ganesha
- Chant Om Gam Ganapataye Namah 108 times
- Feed green grass or spinach to a cow on Wednesdays
Weekly fast (vrat): Keep Wednesday fasts: one meal with green moong dal, ideally in the evening.
Daan (charity)
- Green moong dal
- Green cloth
- Green vegetables
- A bronze vessel
- Stationery for children
Give on Wednesday morning.
Lal Kitab upay
- Float a copper coin with a hole in it in flowing water
- Feed soaked green moong to birds
- Respect your sisters, daughters and aunts, and give them gifts
- Don't keep birds in cages
Mercury yantra
Every row, column and diagonal adds up to 24. Draw it on bhojpatra or clean paper with kumkum or ashtagandha on a Wednesday, keep it in your prayer place facing east, and look at it calmly while you chant the beej mantra.
Gemstone and rudraksha
- Main stone
- Emerald (Panna)
- Affordable substitute (upratna)
- Peridot or green tourmaline
- Metal
- Gold or silver
- Finger
- Little finger, right hand
- When to wear
- Wednesday morning
- Rudraksha
- 4 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
- Plan your week every Wednesday and stick to it
- Keep a small green plant on your desk and look after it
- Speak kindly and keep your word
- Write down important numbers, dates and promises
Avoid
- Making promises you can't keep
- Impulse buying and hasty deals
- Lies, even small white lies
Your 40-day plan
- 1Start on a Wednesday during the waxing moon, at sunrise. Good dates to begin: 5, 14, 23.
- 2Every morning: pray, then chant the beej mantra 225 times to finish 9,000 in 40 days, or at least 108 times.
- 3Every Wednesday: keep the fast and give green moong dal, green cloth, green vegetables.
- 4All 40 days: follow the daily practices and keep away from the things to avoid.
Affirmation
“I think clearly and speak with care.”
Say it to yourself each morning.
Remedies for other numbers
Frequently asked questions
+What are the remedies for number 5?
Remedies for number 5 sharpen Mercury: clear thinking, smooth communication, good memory and luck in business. Keep Wednesday fasts: one meal with green moong dal, ideally in the evening.
+Which mantra is good for number 5?
The beej mantra for number 5, ruled by Mercury, is “Om Braam Breem Braum Sah Budhaya Namah”. Chant it 108 times a day; a full anushthan is 9,000 repetitions in 40 days.
+Which god should number 5 worship?
Number 5 is ruled by Mercury, so its remedies honour Lord Ganesha (also Lord Vishnu). Keep Wednesday fasts: one meal with green moong dal, ideally in the evening.
+Which gemstone is lucky for number 5?
Emerald (Panna) is the traditional gemstone for number 5, and Peridot or green tourmaline 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.