Remedies Library: Chart-Aware Jyotish Practices
VamAstro’s Remedies Library ranks traditional mantras, seva, vrats, and puja for your birth chart — using dasha, transits, and planetary themes — not generic “Saturn = sesame oil” lists.
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What is the Remedies Library?
The Remedies Library is VamAstro’s structured collection of traditional Jyotish remedial practices — mantras, daan (charity), vrats, puja, lifestyle seva, and consultation-only gemstone guidance — organized by graha and life area.
Unlike static astrology sites that show the same Saturn remedies to everyone, VamAstro connects each entry to chart features: lagna lord, house placement, dignity, yogakaraka status, mahadasha and antardasha, and active transits from your daily snapshot.
Rule engine vs generic lists
Behind the library is a rule-based scoring engine (remedies_v2).
Each catalog item carries astrological rules — for example “Saturn is lagna lord in the 10th” or “Venus is yogakaraka
for Capricorn ascendant” — with weights that produce a relevance score and plain-language “why” bullets.
- Pacify vs strengthen — remedies distinguish whether a graha needs support or calming.
- Concern filters — optional focus on career, health, relationship, wealth, spiritual, or family themes.
- Evidence levels — Traditional, Classical, Interpretive, or Devotional tags on catalog entries.
- Fail-closed — without a saved natal chart, personalized APIs return
CHART_REQUIRED; we do not guess.
The catalog holds dozens of curated entries across nine grahas — enough depth to be useful, small enough to maintain quality.
Personalized ranking
Sign in with a complete birth chart and open My Remedies to see your top matches ranked by score and priority (High / Medium / Low).
Each recommendation includes why it fits your chart — e.g. Saturn mahadasha active, a debilitated planet needing pacification, or a transit highlighting a graha this week.
Open any remedy’s detail page for step-by-step guidance (mantra text, day, count, frequency) plus chart-specific reasoning when you are signed in.
Weekly plan & progress
Weekly plan — seven days of focus remedies drawn from your personalized ranking, so you know what to practice each day without overwhelm.
- Save remedies you want to return to.
- Complete a practice for today (logged with your local date).
- Progress — streaks, consistency, and milestones on the Progress page.
- Calendar — see scheduled observances and practice history.
This closes the loop: chart insight → traditional action → track → review — the same daily habit architecture as Today’s Guidance.
Browse by planet & type
Not ready for personalization? The Library lets you explore by planet, life area, or remedy type — mantra, daan, vrat, puja, lifestyle, and gemstone consultation notes.
Each graha page lists all catalog entries for that planet. Detail pages explain the traditional practice and show category-specific disclaimers where relevant.
Disclaimers & gemstones
Remedies are traditional spiritual guidance — not medical, legal, or financial advice. Vrat and fasting entries note that they are optional and may be unsafe for pregnancy, minors, or certain health conditions.
Gemstones are never auto-prescribed as “wear this now.” Catalog entries are consultation-only; personalized results cap gemstone guidance at one entry, and copy always directs you to a qualified astrologer before wearing any stone. VamAstro does not sell gemstones.
Server-authoritative disclaimer text is available via
GET /api/v2/remedies/disclaimers for web and app clients.
How to start
- Complete birth details in Profile so your natal chart snapshot is saved.
- Open Remedies from the header or home page.
- Review your top personalized matches on My Remedies.
- Pick one practice for this week — use the weekly plan as your guide.
- Mark completions and watch consistency build on Progress.