Lal Kitab Remedies — totke for all nine planets
Lal Kitab is famous for its remedies (totke): simple ritual actions instead of expensive jewellery or yantras. Identify the afflicted planet from your Lal Kitab report, then read the corresponding section here. Treat these as cultural practice — pair them with practical action, never substitute.
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Sun (सूर्य)
Begin on Sunday
When afflicted: Conflict with father, ego friction, weak authority, poor government dealings.
Totke
- Offer water to the rising Sun, ideally before 8 a.m., with a copper vessel.
- Keep a piece of jaggery and wheat in a red cloth and bury in a clean place.
- Avoid taking gifts or anything red on Sunday.
- Respect your father; never argue with him on Sunday.
Daan (donation): Wheat, jaggery, copper, red items — given to a temple or to a needy elder on Sunday.
Moon (चन्द्र)
Begin on Monday
When afflicted: Emotional restlessness, mother's health concerns, water-element imbalance, indecision.
Totke
- Offer milk to a banyan tree (Monday morning).
- Keep a silver vessel of water by the head while sleeping.
- Never accept milk as a gift; pay even a token amount for it.
- Serve your mother; touch her feet before any major task.
Daan (donation): Rice, milk, silver, white cloth — to a poor mother or a Brahmin on Monday.
Mars (मंगल)
Begin on Tuesday
When afflicted: Anger, accidents, blood-pressure issues, friction with siblings, property disputes.
Totke
- Carry a small piece of sweet (laddoo) wrapped in red cloth in your pocket on Tuesday.
- Feed sweet bread to a dog on Tuesday.
- Plant a neem or pomegranate tree.
- Avoid wearing red and synthetic fragrances on Tuesday.
Daan (donation): Red lentils (masoor), red cloth, jaggery — to a labourer or temple on Tuesday.
Mercury (बुध)
Begin on Wednesday
When afflicted: Communication breakdowns, weak memory, skin issues, scattered thinking.
Totke
- Feed green grass to a cow on Wednesday.
- Donate green clothes or green vegetables.
- Wear an emerald only if recommended by a trusted astrologer; otherwise carry green moong dal in your wallet.
- Never take loans or sign contracts on Wednesday unless unavoidable.
Daan (donation): Green moong dal, green cloth, books — to students or a school on Wednesday.
Jupiter (बृहस्पति)
Begin on Thursday
When afflicted: Loss of wisdom and respect, financial slowness, weak guru / teacher figure, liver issues.
Totke
- Wear gold (even a thin ring) on Thursday.
- Apply a saffron tilak between your eyebrows after a Thursday bath.
- Feed a Brahmin or your teacher chickpeas and turmeric on Thursday.
- Tend to peepal trees; water them on Thursday.
Daan (donation): Chana dal, turmeric, yellow cloth, books — to a temple or a teacher on Thursday.
Venus (शुक्र)
Begin on Friday
When afflicted: Trouble in marriage / partnerships, indulgence in luxuries, reproductive concerns.
Totke
- Worship Mother Lakshmi on Friday morning.
- Feed white-coloured sweets to young girls on Friday.
- Donate perfume, white clothes, rice to your spouse's family.
- Maintain a neat home and clean bedsheets — Venus dislikes squalor.
Daan (donation): Curd, white sweets, sugar, perfume — given to young women on Friday.
Saturn (शनि)
Begin on Saturday
When afflicted: Delays, depression, recurring obstacles, conflict with elders / labourers, joint pain.
Totke
- Light a mustard-oil lamp under a peepal tree on Saturday evening.
- Donate black sesame, mustard oil, and old shoes to a labourer.
- Feed crows and stray dogs.
- Never speak harshly to servants or anyone who serves you on Saturday.
Daan (donation): Black sesame (til), mustard oil, iron, old shoes — to a labourer on Saturday.
Rahu (राहु)
Begin on Saturday
When afflicted: Confusion, addictions, sudden losses, unexplained anxiety, problems through in-laws.
Totke
- Keep a solid silver square (chowki) at home.
- Donate radish, mustard oil, or a coconut by flowing it in a river on Saturday.
- Wash your mouth with Ganga-jal before sleep.
- Avoid electric-blue or grey clothing if Rahu is malefic.
Daan (donation): Radish, blue cloth, mustard oil — flowed in a river or given to a Sadhu.
Ketu (केतु)
Begin on Tuesday or Saturday
When afflicted: Loss of children's wellbeing, sudden detachments, spinal / nervous issues, hidden enemies.
Totke
- Feed a black-and-white dog on any day.
- Donate a blanket and sesame to an old man on Saturday.
- Wear an iron-and-silver ring on the second finger (only if prescribed).
- Visit Hanuman temple on Tuesday and recite the Hanuman Chalisa.
Daan (donation): Black-and-white blanket, sesame, donations to Ganesh / Hanuman temple.
A note on systems
Lal Kitab is a complementary 20th-century Punjabi tradition. The core of Vedic Jyoti remains Parashari Vedic astrology — Lal Kitab is offered for its remedies, not as a replacement system. If a remedy here contradicts what your trusted astrologer or family tradition prescribes, follow the latter.
See also: Lal Kitab Report · Free e-book · Mangal Dosha · Sade Sati