15-05-2025
Fasts to Observe and Remedies Based on Your Zodiac Sign
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Observing fasts based on your zodiac sign can balance planetary influences and bring harmony to various aspects of life—health, relationships, career, and inner peace
Each zodiac sign is governed by a ruling planet, and specific fasts and remedies associated with that planet can help individuals mitigate negative karmic patterns, enhance positivity, and promote spiritual growth
In Vedic astrology, fasting is not just a physical practice but a powerful spiritual discipline that aligns the body, mind, and soul with planetary energies. Each zodiac sign is governed by a ruling planet, and specific fasts and remedies associated with that planet can help individuals mitigate negative karmic patterns, enhance positivity, and promote spiritual growth. Observing fasts based on your zodiac sign can balance planetary influences and bring harmony to various aspects of life—health, relationships, career, and inner peace.
Prashant Kapoor, Celebrity Astrologer and Founder, AstroKapoor, shares the ideal fasts and remedies for each zodiac sign:
Aries (Mesha)
Fast: Tuesday, to appease Mars.
Remedy: Offer red lentils and jaggery to Hanuman Ji; chant the Hanuman Chalisa regularly.
Taurus (Vrishabha)
Fast: Friday, for Venus's blessings.
Gemini (Mithuna)
Fast: Wednesday, to strengthen Mercury.
Fast: Sunday, to enhance the Sun's strength.
Remedy: Offer wheat and jaggery to the poor; recite the Aditya Hridaya Stotra.
Virgo (Kanya)
Fast: Wednesday, to pacify Mercury.
Remedy: Donate green clothes and write 'Om" 108 times with sandalwood.
Libra (Tula)
Fast: Friday, for Venus's harmony.
Remedy: Offer white flowers to Goddess Lakshmi and recite the Shri Suktam.
Scorpio (Vrischika)
Fast: Tuesday, to balance Mars.
Remedy: Light a diya with mustard oil under a peepal tree and chant 'Om Mangalaya Namah".
Sagittarius (Dhanu)
Fast: Thursday, to honor Jupiter.
Remedy: Donate yellow food like chana dal and chant the Guru Beej Mantra.
Capricorn (Makara)
Fast: Saturday, to pacify Saturn.
Remedy: Feed black dogs or donate black urad dal; chant the Shani Chalisa.
Aquarius (Kumbha)
Fast: Saturday, for Saturn's support.
Remedy: Offer mustard oil and black til at a Shani temple; avoid alcohol and non-vegetarian food.
Fast: Thursday, for Jupiter's wisdom.
Remedy: Offer bananas to Brahmins and chant the Vishnu Sahasranama.
