Here’s a clean, steady way to pacify all planetary energies in one solar year. It is not complicated. It does not need expensive items. It only needs your time, your voice, and a little discipline.
When the Sun enters a new sign, the time-quality changes. The Sun is the keeper of time and order. Each month, as the Sun lights up a sign, the ruler of that sign comes to the front. If you honour that planet with its Ashtottara Shatanamavali during that month, you align your personal karma with the month’s dharma. Keep it this simple and it works.
What to Do Each Month
As soon as the Sun moves into a new sign, start reciting the Ashtottara Shatanamavali of that sign’s lord every day. Continue until the Sun shifts to the next sign. Then switch to the next lord.
If you follow Vedic astrology, use the sidereal transit dates from a reliable panchang. If you follow the western system, use tropical dates. Pick one system and stay with it for the whole year. Do not mix mid-year.
You will cover the full zodiac in twelve months. Some planets rule two signs. That is good. You will meet the same planet twice in the year, but in two different moods. This is important. For example, you meet Mercury during the Sun-in-Gemini month and again during the Sun-in-Virgo month. Same planet, two different duties. One focuses on communication and trade. The other focuses on analysis and service. Let the month teach you the difference.
Month-by-Month Map (Plain Logic)
When the Sun is in Aries, recite Mars Ashtottara Shatanamavali.
When the Sun is in Taurus, recite Venus.
When the Sun is in Gemini, recite Mercury.
When the Sun is in Cancer, recite Moon.
When the Sun is in Leo, recite Sun.
When the Sun is in Virgo, recite Mercury again.
When the Sun is in Libra, recite Venus again.
When the Sun is in Scorpio, recite Mars again.
When the Sun is in Sagittarius, recite Jupiter.
When the Sun is in Capricorn, recite Saturn.
When the Sun is in Aquarius, recite Saturn again.
When the Sun is in Pisces, recite Jupiter again.
This way you touch every graha’s name-power across the year. The repeats are not mistakes. They complete the circuit. Two signs of a planet show two sides of the same truth. Meeting both keeps you balanced.
Where to Place Rahu and Ketu
Do Rahu and Ketu once each in the year, timed to your own chart. When the Sun transits the sign where your Rahu sits, take up Rahu Ashtottara Shatanamavali for that month. When the Sun transits the sign where your Ketu sits, take up Ketu Ashtottara Shatanamavali for that month.
If you do not know your chart, leave Rahu–Ketu for now or ask a trusted astrologer for your node signs. Do not guess. Wrong placement creates confusion. Get this detail right and then keep it simple.
Daily Practice: A Small, Steady Routine
Keep the place clean. Sit at the same time daily if possible. Sunrise is good. Any calm hour is fine. Face a direction that feels natural to you. East is traditional.
Begin with a short bow to the deity of the day and your guru-lineage, even if it is just a silent prayer. Then recite the Ashtottara Shatanamavali of the month’s planet once. That is all. One round means all 108 names. Speak clearly. If you cannot pronounce perfectly, do not panic. Go slow, learn the flow, and keep the mind humble. Intention and regularity matter more than speed.
If you miss a day, do not create guilt. Resume next day. The Sun keeps moving; so should you. This is a year-long yatra. One stumble does not end the journey.
Why Ashtottara Works in This Format
Names carry function. Each name of a planet reveals a facet of its intelligence. When you recite the names daily during the month that highlights that planet, the name-power meets real time. The result is alignment. You are not trying to force outcomes. You are tuning your inner instrument to the month’s note. There is also a clean karmic reason.
The Sun is the sovereign of order. He moves sign by sign and asks you to bring each graha into sattva, month by month. You are not running after ten remedies at once. You are working with time itself. That keeps the mind steady and the remedy pure.
What You May Notice Over the Year
During a Mercury month, your speech, study, and paperwork tend to improve if you participate. During a Saturn month, routine and duty become clearer. During a Jupiter month, guidance and teaching open up. During a Venus month, taste and relationship repair is natural. During a Mars month, courage and clean action rise.
During a Moon month, rest and emotional hygiene settle you. During a Sun month, self-respect and boundaries sharpen. When Rahu or Ketu months come, you get a chance to correct old patterns without drama. This is the point. Mild course-corrections every month prevent heavy shocks later.
Do not chase miracles. Watch for small, solid changes: cleaner habits, calmer speech, fewer outbursts, better sleep, timely decisions. This is how remedies show maturity.
A Note on Texts, Counting, and Time
Use a reliable edition of each Ashtottara Shatanamavali in the script you can read. Devanagari is ideal; a clean transliteration is acceptable. Read one full round daily. If you wish, keep a simple diary of dates and one-line observations. It helps you see patterns without bias.
Time-wise, start on the day the Sun actually changes sign for your chosen system. Do not pre-start. Do not drag into the next sign. The boundary teaches discipline.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Do not mix many extra remedies in the same month. Let the month do one thing well. Do not treat this like a race. Speed spoils name-recitation. Do not recite while driving or scrolling your phone. Give the names a clean field. Do not keep switching calendars. Pick sidereal or tropical and stay steady for the full cycle.
After One Full Year
Most people find that one clean year of this practice settles their planetary field. You have honoured every sign-lord and your own nodes in real time. For many charts, this becomes a complete remedial cycle. If a specific issue still demands attention, handle it separately and with clarity. Otherwise, you can repeat the yearly cycle and keep the field maintained. Think of it as service to time, not a short-term fix.
Be honest with yourself here. This practice is not a substitute for health care, ethics, or common sense. Remedies support you when you are also doing your duty. Remedies work best when they follow time. This method is time-led. The Sun shows the schedule.
The sign-lord shows the focus. The names supply the sattva. Keep the voice steady, the mind simple, and the calendar clean. In twelve months you will have touched every corner of your chart with respect, not fear. That is the right foundation for any astrologer and for any sincere person who wants peace with the planets.
