🕉️ Bṛhat Parāśara Hora Śāstra (BPHS)

Most important Jyotish text

What it contains

• Graha (planetary) remedies
• Mantras for planets
• Charity (Dāna)
• Worship methods

Example types of remedies

• Donate specific items for each planet
• Chant planetary mantras
• Worship specific deities

This is the foundation text for all modern Jyotish remedies.

📜 Bṛhat Saṁhitā (Varāhamihira)

What it contains

• Gemstone usage
• Rituals
• Omens and corrections

Importance

This is one of the earliest texts mentioning Ratna (gemstone remedies).

🔥 Agni Purāṇa

What it contains

• Mantra remedies
• Homa procedures
• Deity worship methods

Focus

• Ritual correction
• Puja and homa

🦅 Garuda Purāṇa

What it contains

• Karma theory
• Remedies through charity
• Afterlife consequences

Focus

• Dāna (charity) as remedy
• Karmic correction

⚖️ Manu Smṛti

What it contains

• Expiation methods (Prāyaścitta)
• Discipline, fasting, charity

Importance

Links ethical conduct + remedies

🔥 Yajurveda & Gṛhya Sūtras

What they contain

• Yajna (fire rituals)
• Homa procedures
• Offerings

Importance

Foundation for all Homa remedies

📖 Jaimini Sutras

What it contains

• Karmic indications
• Spiritual direction

Less direct remedies, but influences:

• Ishta Devata
• Spiritual path

📘 Phaladeepika (Mantreswara)

What it contains

• Planetary effects
• Some remedial hints
• Charity and worship suggestions

🔱 Tantra / Mantra Śāstra Texts

Examples

• Rudra Yamala Tantra
• Kularnava Tantra

What they contain

• Bija mantras
• Yantras
• Advanced rituals

Source of most yantra + bija mantra remedies

⚖️ Dharmaśāstra Tradition

Texts include

• Parāśara Smṛti
• Yājñavalkya Smṛti

Focus

• Charity
• Fasting
• Expiation rituals

🔍 Key Insight (Very Important)

Ancient texts do NOT use the word “remedy” casually.

• Upāya → method/solution
• Prāyaścitta → expiation
• Śānti → pacification
• Dāna → charity
• Japa / Homa → spiritual practice

📊 Classical Structure

Across all these texts, remedies fall into:

• Mantra (Japa)
• Homa (Yajna)
• Dāna (Charity)
• Vrata (Fasting)
• Devata Upasana (Worship)
• Ratna (Gemstones)
• Yantra (Tantric tools)
• Vastu (Space alignment)

⚠️ Important Truth

• Mantra + Charity + Discipline are primary
• Gemstones and yantras are secondary aids

Modern practice often reverses this.

✅ Final Answer

There is no single text for remedies.

Most authoritative combination:

• Bṛhat Parāśara Hora Śāstra → core Jyotish remedies
• Bṛhat Saṁhitā → gemstones
• Vedas & Gṛhya Sūtras → homa
• Purāṇas & Smṛtis → charity, fasting
• Tantra texts → yantra & bija mantra