rahu ke bare men kaha jata hai ki samanyatah rahu jis rashi men baithta hai uska tatha uske svami ka svabhav grahan kar leta hai. rahu ko deri, alasya tatha abhavon ka karak mana gaya hai. uske prabhav men anishchitta bhari hoti hai. rahu ke antargat ane vale karakatva is prakar hain - jua, videsh gaman, bhram, gandgi, rajya, kutark, jadu-tona, mlechch, nichon ka ashray, pira, parvat, bahar ka sthan, visham sthan ka bhraman, dakshin-pashchim disha, ranegne vale jiv jaise sanp, gupt batchit, gupt vastuen, khansi, shvans ki bimari, dama, vayu sanbandhi rog, adharmik manushya, naglok, durga puja, sasural, dirgh bimari, bimari ka jaldi pata n chalna, chatra, chanvar adi. rahu grah shubh sthiti men hone par dhan, bal, samriddhi, svasthya, paropkar ki bhavna, achcha charitra, dirghayu tatha drirh nishchay adi pradan karta hai. bali rahu vyakti ko bhagyavan, uÿam vyapari, guni, prasiddh khilari, vidvan pandit aur jyotishi banata hai.
rahu ke shubhatva men vriddhi karne ke lie nimnalikhit upay karne chahie:
1. madhyama anguli men gomed dharan karen. gomed prayah shanivar ya budhvar ko chandi ki anguthi men dharan karen. gomed dharan karne se pahle anguthi ko gangajal athva kachche dudh se dhokar, dhup-dip adi dikhakar 108 bar is mantra ka jap karen - un ran rahve namah.
2. sayankal ko dharan karna adhik upyukt rahta hai.
3. sikke ki anguthi dharan karen.
4. hathi ko dhan, gehun, hari paÿiayan khilaya karen.
5. rahu grah ke prabhav men vriddhi karne ke lie safed chandan ki jar dharan ki jati hai.
ashubh rahu ke lie upay:
yadi rahu janm kundli men ashubh sthiti men ho to vyakti ko nastik, krodhi, bina vichare kam karne vala, nashile padarthon ka sevan karne vala, lobhi, bhaiyon ka dhan harpne ki ichcha rakhne vala, jue men harne vala, adalti jhagre men uljhne vala, par-striyon se sanbandh rakhne vala, beiman, dhokhebaj, farebi tatha chori karne vala banata hai. use pairon ki aur kamar ki bimari se grast rahna parta hai.
ashubh rahu ke prabhav ko shant karne ke lie nimnalikhit upay karne chahie -
û rahu ke tantrik mantra ka path karen. mantra- un bhran bhrin bhraun sah rahve namah.
û rahu ka yantra gale men dharan karen.
û rahu yantra puja sthan men sthapit karen.
û rahu ki vastuon ka shanivar ko dan karen. rahu se sanbandhit vastuen: gomed ratn, gehun, nila v bhura vastra , sisa, til, tel, loha, abhrak, kanbal, nariyal adi .
û kale kuÿo ko roti khilaen. jau pani men pravah karen. machliyon ko jau ke ate ki goliyan khilaen.
û rahu grah ki pira nivaran ke lie rahu se sanbandhit jari-butiyon v aushdhiyon se snan karne ka bhi vidhan hai.