Sun / Surya
Briefing the Nature of the Planet
Sun is treated as a ferocious and cruel planet. It's nature is hot and it is the controller
of sharpness of mind, beauty and energy of body. It is also the master of successes
in life and controls the family affairs along with the Mars. Sun is related to fulfilment of
desires, eye diseases, care of eyes, leprosy, skin diseases, span and longevity of life,
success in fortune.
Favourite Colour : Vermillion Red
Favourite Day : Sunday
Favourite God / Deity : Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati
The ill effects of Sun can be minimised and the good effects can be increased
according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one
can select as per one's convenience.
• Choose any Sunday and donate a piece of red cloth to the poor. Sun is
associated with red colour. Doing so will please the Sun and it's benevolence
will increase and it's malevolence will decrease considerably.
• Just at Sunrise, worship the Sun, pour pure water in front of the Sun, pray
soulfully. It is believed that the Sun will listen to you and bestow it's grace to
your prayers.
• Lord Shiva, the merciful god, will bless you when worshipped with offerings of
red flowers. Offering of such mode of prayer will appease the Sun Planet.
• If possible, donate, according to your capacity, gold or copper on a Sunday to
a needy person. But, this should fall within the reach of your budget. This will
help to retard the annoyance of the Sun.
• Feeding the needy and poor with roasted grams & Gud (Raw Sugar) on
Sunday is one more step to appease the Sun.
• To add effect to your prayers, use red sandal beaded garland in counting of
chanting mantras to propitiate Planet Sun.
• Distribute religious books and prayer books as per your capacity on any
Sunday. This will help reduce the opposite nature of the Sun.
• Sun is associated with knowledge. So, spread knowledge and your sincere
efforts will please the Sun. Doing this free of cost will bring brighter results.
• Everyday, use at least one cardamom in eating.
• Use Khas (Poppy Seeds) every day as Thandai shake (Cooling Syrup).
• Use a little Mulaiti (liquorice) by chewing a piece of it every day.
• Recline or rest in the shadow of pine trees - think and thank Sun.
• Put an auspicious mark of saffron (Spilus Mark) on the forehead (Red Tilak).
• Copper is a metal related to the Sun. Keep fresh water in a copper vessel
covered with a lid overnight and drink this water in the morning.
• Fasting will purify your soul; choose Sundays for your fasting if you are to get
the favour of the Sun.
• Speaking truth is a noble virtue. Inculcate the habit of speaking Truth. This will
appease the Sun.
• On an Amavasya day (No Moon Day), keep Mounavrat (Total Silence). This
can be repeated as many times as you desire to get the grace of the Sun more
and more.
• Spare some time every morning for reciting Sun's Vedic mantra.
• Religiously recite Sun's Beej (Seed) Mantra as often as possible.
• Wear ruby on your ring finger. Initially wear it on a Sunday & later continue to
wear it.