Remedies for Jupiter (Guru)
Traditional remedies (upaya) for Jupiter (Guru): 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 बृहस्पतये नमः
Om Bṛhaspataye 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 ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरवे नमः
Om Grāṃ Grīṃ Grauṃ Saḥ Gurave Namaḥ
The seed-syllable form of later mantra manuals. Many teachers advise learning its pronunciation from a guru.
Chant “Om Brihaspataye Namah” (ॐ बृहस्पतये नमः) 108 times on Thursdays.
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 Jupiter (Guru)
ॐoṃ ग्रांgrāṃ ग्रींgrīṃ ग्रौंgrauṃ सःsaḥ गुguरraवेve नnaमःmaḥ
10 syllables, 17 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
- Thursday (Guruvar)
- Deity of the graha (adhidevata) Classical
- Indra
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
- Vishnu, and one’s guru
Worship Lord Vishnu or your guru on Thursdays, and honour your teachers.Deity commonly worshipped for each graha: popular practice; traditions vary by region and family
- Charity (dana) Classical
- On Thursdays, give turmeric, chana dal or yellow cloth, or support a student’s education.
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
- Guruvar / Brihaspativar (Thursday) vrat, often with yellow food and the Brihaspati katha.
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
- yellow
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 3: colours of the grahas
- Conduct Later / popular
- Study scriptures or books of wisdom, seek good counsel and keep your word.
Texts to read or chant
- Guru (Brihaspati) Beej Mantra Beej mantra
- Brihaspate Ati Yadaryo (Vedic mantra for Guru) Vedic mantra
- Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram Sahasranama
- Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu (Guru vandana) Prayer
- 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 Jupiter (Guru) is Yellow sapphire (Pukhraj). Read the cautions before considering one: a gem is never a substitute for the remedies above.
Yellow sapphire (Pukhraj): details, cautions and wearing times