Remedies for Mars (Mangal)
Traditional remedies (upaya) for Mars (Mangal): 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 अङ्गारकाय नमः
Om Aṅgārakāya 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 क्रां क्रीं क्रौं सः भौमाय नमः
Om Krāṃ Krīṃ Krauṃ Saḥ Bhaumāya Namaḥ
The seed-syllable form of later mantra manuals. Many teachers advise learning its pronunciation from a guru.
Chant “Om Angarakaya Namah” (ॐ अङ्गारकाय नमः) 108 times, or recite the Hanuman Chalisa.
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 Mars (Mangal)
ॐoṃ क्रांkrāṃ क्रींkrīṃ क्रौंkrauṃ सःsaḥ भौbhauमाmāयya नnaमःmaḥ
10 syllables, 18 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
- Tuesday (Mangalvar)
- Deity of the graha (adhidevata) Classical
- Skanda (Kartikeya)
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
- Hanuman (also Kartikeya)
Worship Hanuman on Tuesdays.Deity commonly worshipped for each graha: popular practice; traditions vary by region and family
- Charity (dana) Classical
- On Tuesdays, give red lentils (masoor), jaggery or red cloth.
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
- Mangalvar (Tuesday) vrat, with Hanuman worship.
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
- deep red
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 3: colours of the grahas
- Conduct Later / popular
- Channel energy into regular exercise, avoid quarrels and haste, and help brothers and colleagues.
Texts to read or chant
- Hanuman Chalisa Chalisa
- Mangal Beej Mantra Beej mantra
- Agnir Murdha (Vedic mantra for Mangala) Vedic mantra
- Om Ham Hanumate Namah Mantra
- 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 Mars (Mangal) is Red coral (Moonga). Read the cautions before considering one: a gem is never a substitute for the remedies above.