Signs your number 9 needs balance
- Quick temper and arguments
- Accidents, cuts or minor injuries
- Conflicts with brothers or close friends
- Burnout from doing too much
Mantras
Beej mantra
Om Kraam Kreem Kraum Sah Bhaumaya Namah
Chant it 108 times (one mala) every day. A full anushthan is 10,000 repetitions within 40 days, about 250 a day.
Gayatri mantra
Om Veeradhwajaya Vidmahe Vighnahastaya Dhimahi Tanno Bhaumah Prachodayat
Chant 11 or 108 times after the beej mantra, ideally as taught by a guru.
Also read: Hanuman Chalisa, or the Sundar Kand on Tuesdays
Worship and fasting
Deity: Lord Hanuman (also Lord Kartikeya)
- On Tuesdays, offer sindoor, a red flower and a prasad of gram and jaggery to Lord Hanuman
- Recite the Hanuman Chalisa every day
- Chant the Mangal beej mantra 108 times on Tuesday mornings
Weekly fast (vrat): Keep Tuesday fasts: one meal of wheat and jaggery, without salt.
Daan (charity)
- Masoor dal (red lentils)
- Jaggery
- Red cloth
- Copper
- Your blood — donate it
Give on Tuesday morning.
Lal Kitab upay
- Feed gram and jaggery to monkeys
- Float sweet batashe in flowing water
- Offer sweets at a Hanuman temple
- Keep good relations with your brothers
Mars yantra
Every row, column and diagonal adds up to 21. Draw it on bhojpatra or clean paper with kumkum or ashtagandha on a Tuesday, keep it in your prayer place facing east, and look at it calmly while you chant the beej mantra.
Gemstone and rudraksha
- Main stone
- Red coral (Moonga)
- Affordable substitute (upratna)
- Carnelian
- Metal
- Gold or copper
- Finger
- Ring finger, right hand
- When to wear
- Tuesday morning
- Rudraksha
- 3 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
- Exercise every day to burn off extra energy
- Pause and take three slow breaths before you react
- Use your strength to protect or help someone
- Drive carefully and never rush
Avoid
- Anger and harsh words
- Rash driving and risky stunts
- Picking fights to prove a point
Your 40-day plan
- 1Start on a Tuesday during the waxing moon, at sunrise. Good dates to begin: 9, 18, 27.
- 2Every morning: pray, then chant the beej mantra 250 times to finish 10,000 in 40 days, or at least 108 times.
- 3Every Tuesday: keep the fast and give masoor dal (red lentils), jaggery, red cloth.
- 4All 40 days: follow the daily practices and keep away from the things to avoid.
Affirmation
“I use my strength to protect and to serve.”
Say it to yourself each morning.
Remedies for other numbers
Frequently asked questions
+What are the remedies for number 9?
Remedies for number 9 channel Mars: courage without anger, energy for service, property and harmony with siblings. Keep Tuesday fasts: one meal of wheat and jaggery, without salt.
+Which mantra is good for number 9?
The beej mantra for number 9, ruled by Mars, is “Om Kraam Kreem Kraum Sah Bhaumaya Namah”. Chant it 108 times a day; a full anushthan is 10,000 repetitions in 40 days.
+Which god should number 9 worship?
Number 9 is ruled by Mars, so its remedies honour Lord Hanuman (also Lord Kartikeya). Keep Tuesday fasts: one meal of wheat and jaggery, without salt.
+Which gemstone is lucky for number 9?
Red coral (Moonga) is the traditional gemstone for number 9, and Carnelian 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.