Signs your number 3 needs balance
- Scattered energy and unfinished projects
- Overspending or overpromising
- Not being taken seriously
- Losing touch with a teacher, mentor or your own values
Mantras
Beej mantra
Om Graam Greem Graum Sah Gurave Namah
Chant it 108 times (one mala) every day. A full anushthan is 19,000 repetitions within 40 days, about 475 a day.
Gayatri mantra
Om Vrishabhadhwajaya Vidmahe Ghrinihastaya Dhimahi Tanno Guruh Prachodayat
Chant 11 or 108 times after the beej mantra, ideally as taught by a guru.
Also read: Vishnu Sahasranama, and the Satyanarayan Katha on full-moon days
Worship and fasting
Deity: Lord Vishnu and Brihaspati, the guru of the gods
- On Thursdays, water a banana plant and offer it turmeric and chana dal
- Chant Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya 108 times
- Put a tilak of turmeric or saffron on your forehead
- Listen to, or host, the Satyanarayan Katha on full-moon days
Weekly fast (vrat): Keep Thursday fasts: one meal of yellow food such as chana dal or besan, traditionally without salt.
Daan (charity)
- Chana dal
- Turmeric
- Yellow cloth
- Bananas
- Books for students
Give on Thursday morning.
Lal Kitab upay
- Wear a saffron or turmeric tilak every day
- Offer water at the roots of a peepal tree on Thursdays
- Feed soaked chana dal and jaggery to a cow on Thursdays
- Serve your teachers, gurus and the elders of the family
Jupiter yantra
Every row, column and diagonal adds up to 27. Draw it on bhojpatra or clean paper with kumkum or ashtagandha on a Thursday, keep it in your prayer place facing east, and look at it calmly while you chant the beej mantra.
Gemstone and rudraksha
- Main stone
- Yellow sapphire (Pukhraj)
- Affordable substitute (upratna)
- Citrine or yellow topaz
- Metal
- Gold
- Finger
- Index finger, right hand
- When to wear
- Thursday morning
- Rudraksha
- 5 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
- Read or learn something meaningful for 15 minutes a day
- Finish one project before starting the next
- Teach or mentor someone
- Keep every promise that involves money
Avoid
- Gossip and exaggeration
- Disrespecting teachers or elders
- Spending money to show off
Your 40-day plan
- 1Start on a Thursday during the waxing moon, at sunrise. Good dates to begin: 3, 12, 21, 30.
- 2Every morning: pray, then chant the beej mantra 475 times to finish 19,000 in 40 days, or at least 108 times.
- 3Every Thursday: keep the fast and give chana dal, turmeric, yellow cloth.
- 4All 40 days: follow the daily practices and keep away from the things to avoid.
Affirmation
“I share my gifts with focus and wisdom.”
Say it to yourself each morning.
Remedies for other numbers
Frequently asked questions
+What are the remedies for number 3?
Remedies for number 3 bless Jupiter: wisdom, focus, good fortune, children's well-being and the guidance of teachers. Keep Thursday fasts: one meal of yellow food such as chana dal or besan, traditionally without salt.
+Which mantra is good for number 3?
The beej mantra for number 3, ruled by Jupiter, is “Om Graam Greem Graum Sah Gurave Namah”. Chant it 108 times a day; a full anushthan is 19,000 repetitions in 40 days.
+Which god should number 3 worship?
Number 3 is ruled by Jupiter, so its remedies honour Lord Vishnu and Brihaspati, the guru of the gods. Keep Thursday fasts: one meal of yellow food such as chana dal or besan, traditionally without salt.
+Which gemstone is lucky for number 3?
Yellow sapphire (Pukhraj) is the traditional gemstone for number 3, and Citrine or yellow topaz 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.