Signs your number 8 needs balance
- Delays even after hard work
- Money worries, debts, or obsessing over money
- Loneliness or a heavy, low mood
- Joint, knee and back pain from stress
Mantras
Beej mantra
Om Praam Preem Praum Sah Shanaischaraya Namah
Chant it 108 times (one mala) every day. A full anushthan is 23,000 repetitions within 40 days, about 575 a day.
Gayatri mantra
Om Kakadhwajaya Vidmahe Khadgahastaya Dhimahi Tanno Mandah Prachodayat
Chant 11 or 108 times after the beej mantra, ideally as taught by a guru.
Also read: Hanuman Chalisa, and the Shani Stotra of King Dasharatha
Worship and fasting
Deity: Lord Shani and Lord Hanuman
- On Saturday evenings, light a mustard-oil lamp under a peepal tree
- Offer mustard oil at a Shani temple
- Recite the Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays and Saturdays
- Look at your reflection in a bowl of mustard oil, then donate the oil (chhaya daan)
Weekly fast (vrat): Keep Saturday fasts: eat once after sunset; urad dal and sesame are traditional.
Daan (charity)
- Black sesame
- Urad dal
- Mustard oil
- Iron
- Black cloth, shoes or blankets
Give on Saturday evening.
Lal Kitab upay
- Feed crows, and give an oiled roti to a black dog
- Don't drink milk at night
- Wear an iron ring made from a horseshoe on your middle finger
- Serve labourers, cleaners and the elderly
Saturn yantra
Every row, column and diagonal adds up to 33. Draw it on bhojpatra or clean paper with kumkum or ashtagandha on a Saturday, keep it in your prayer place facing east, and look at it calmly while you chant the beej mantra.
Gemstone and rudraksha
- Main stone
- Blue sapphire (Neelam)
- Affordable substitute (upratna)
- Amethyst or blue topaz
- Metal
- Silver or panchdhatu
- Finger
- Middle finger, right hand
- When to wear
- Saturday evening, after a three-day trial
- Rudraksha
- 7 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
- Be honest and fair in every deal, however small
- Keep a disciplined routine for work, sleep and exercise
- Finish duties on time instead of putting them off
- Help someone who works with their hands
Avoid
- Cheating or exploiting anyone
- Laziness and delay
- Alcohol and non-vegetarian food, especially on Saturdays
Your 40-day plan
- 1Start on a Saturday during the waxing moon, at sunrise. Good dates to begin: 8, 17, 26.
- 2Every morning: pray, then chant the beej mantra 575 times to finish 23,000 in 40 days, or at least 108 times.
- 3Every Saturday: keep the fast and give black sesame, urad dal, mustard oil.
- 4All 40 days: follow the daily practices and keep away from the things to avoid.
Affirmation
“My patience and hard work bring lasting rewards.”
Say it to yourself each morning.
Remedies for other numbers
Frequently asked questions
+What are the remedies for number 8?
Remedies for number 8 honour Saturn: patience, fair rewards for hard work, fewer delays and relief in Sade Sati. Keep Saturday fasts: eat once after sunset; urad dal and sesame are traditional.
+Which mantra is good for number 8?
The beej mantra for number 8, ruled by Saturn, is “Om Praam Preem Praum Sah Shanaischaraya Namah”. Chant it 108 times a day; a full anushthan is 23,000 repetitions in 40 days.
+Which god should number 8 worship?
Number 8 is ruled by Saturn, so its remedies honour Lord Shani and Lord Hanuman. Keep Saturday fasts: eat once after sunset; urad dal and sesame are traditional.
+Which gemstone is lucky for number 8?
Blue sapphire (Neelam) is the traditional gemstone for number 8, and Amethyst or blue 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.