POST/v1/astro/lal-kitab/remedies

Lal Kitab Remedies

Lal Kitab remedies for the planets that need them. Following the 1952 Lal Kitab, a planet is listed when its effect is doubtful (it is not in its own house, pakka ghar, or exaltation or debilitation house, or it is a companion planet) and its placement is generally malefic (an enemy's house). Planets that are malefic but have a fixed effect are listed separately as not remediable. Also returns remedies for any indicated debts (rin).

Request parameters

locationoptional

string | null

City name to resolve to lat/lon/tz automatically. Example: 'Mumbai' or 'New Delhi, India'. If provided, latitude, longitude and timezone are not required.

nameoptional

string

Person name associated with the birth record

daterequired

string

Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format

timeoptional

string | null

Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.

latitudeoptional

number | null

Latitude. Required if location not provided.

longitudeoptional

number | null

Longitude. Required if location not provided.

timezoneoptional

string | null

IANA timezone. Required if location not provided (unless utc_offset is given). For dates before the zone adopted a standard time, the birthplace's local mean time (longitude / 15 hours) is used.

utc_offsetoptional

string | null

Optional explicit UTC offset of the birth time, as ±HH:MM or ±HH:MM:SS (e.g. '+04:51:31' for Bombay mean time). Overrides the offset timezone would give. Use it when the birth record states the offset, or for historical local times the IANA database cannot represent.

ayanamsaoptional

string

Sidereal ayanamsa used to cast the birth chart: lahiri (default), raman or kp. Tropical is rejected: Lal Kitab starts from the sidereal Indian chart.

Response fields

success

boolean

True if the request succeeded

message

string

Human-readable status message

data

object

data.system

string

data.ayanamsa

string

data.birth_time_provided

boolean

False when no birth time was given: a sunrise chart is used, so the lagna and every house are approximate.

data.ascendant

object

data.ascendant.longitude

number

Sidereal ascendant longitude in degrees, in the requested ayanamsa.

data.ascendant.rashi_index

integer

Ascendant sign, 0 = Aries. This house is Lal Kitab house 1.

data.ascendant.rashi

string

data.remedies

array[object]

Planets with a doubtful effect and a malefic indication, in the order Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu.

data.remedies[].planet

string

data.remedies[].lk_house

integer

data.remedies[].rashi

string

data.remedies[].pucca_ghar

boolean

data.remedies[].uchcha

boolean

data.remedies[].neecha

boolean

data.remedies[].effect

string

Always 'doubtful' here: only planets with a doubtful (rashi phal) effect can be remedied.

data.remedies[].malefic_reasons

array[string]

Why this placement is generally malefic.

data.remedies[].remedies

array[object]

Remedies the book gives for this planet in this house; empty when it gives none.

data.remedies[].remedies[].type

string

donation = give something away or feed; keep = keep or wear an item; avoid = a prohibition; remedy = any other prescribed act.

data.remedies[].remedies[].action

string

The remedy, in short.

data.remedies[].remedies[].page

integer | null

Deprecated: no longer sent.

data.remedies[].remedies[].condition

string | null

Extra condition the book attaches to this remedy; null when it applies whenever the placement is malefic.

data.remedies[].remedies[].note

string | null

Set when the book points to another placement's remedy (e.g. 'same as house 4'); says which.

data.not_remediable

array[object]

Planets with a malefic indication but a fixed (grah phal) effect, which Lal Kitab says remedies cannot change.

data.not_remediable[].planet

string

data.not_remediable[].lk_house

integer

data.not_remediable[].reasons

array[string]

Why this placement is generally malefic.

data.rin_remedies

array[object]

data.rin_remedies[].rin

string

data.rin_remedies[].name

string

data.rin_remedies[].planet

string

The planet the debt belongs to.

data.rin_remedies[].houses

array[integer]

That planet's houses where an enemy indicates the debt.

data.rin_remedies[].found

array[object]

Enemy planets found in those houses.

data.rin_remedies[].found[].planet

string

data.rin_remedies[].found[].house

integer

data.rin_remedies[].remedy

string

data.rin_remedies[].source

string

data.rule

string

data.sources

array[string]

Errors

api_key_invalid

Invalid API key format.

api_key_missing

API key is missing. Include it in the Authorization header as 'Bearer YOUR_KEY'.

api_key_not_found

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api_key_revoked

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payload_too_large

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validation_error

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Related endpoints

• Lal Kitab Chart

Request

POST·application/json

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/lal-kitab/remedies" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"date":"1985-11-12","time":"06:45","latitude":19.076,"longitude":72.8777,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}'

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.lal_kitab_api import LalKitabApi
from asterwise.models.lal_kitab_request import LalKitabRequest

configuration = asterwise.Configuration(
    host="https://api.asterwise.com",
    access_token="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

request = LalKitabRequest(
    date="1985-11-12",
    time="06:45",
    latitude=19.076,
    longitude=72.8777,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = LalKitabApi(client)
    result = api.lal_kitab_remedies(lal_kitab_request=request)
    print(result)

TypeScript

import { createClient, createConfig, lalKitabRemedies } from 'asterwise';

const client = createClient(createConfig({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.asterwise.com',
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
}));

const result = await lalKitabRemedies({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1985-11-12",
      "time": "06:45",
      "latitude": 19.076,
      "longitude": 72.8777,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "system": "lal_kitab",
    "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
    "birth_time_provided": true,
    "ascendant": {
      "longitude": 205.3029,
      "rashi_index": 6,
      "rashi": "Tula"
    },
    "remedies": [
      {
        "planet": "Venus",
        "lk_house": 1,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "pucca_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "effect": "doubtful",
        "malefic_reasons": [
          "house 1 is the pakka ghar of its enemy Sun"
        ],
        "remedies": [
          {
            "type": "keep",
            "action": "Keep a maid servant or a cow to secure the good (Fish Line) results.",
            "condition": "when Saturn is exalted, or houses 7 and 10 are blank or hold only Rahu, Ketu, Saturn or Mercury"
          },
          {
            "type": "remedy",
            "action": "Wife receiving silver from her parents at the wedding may cancel this effect.",
            "condition": "when Rahu is in house 7 (sickly spouse, risk of divorce)"
          },
          "... and 6 more items"
        ]
      },
      {
        "planet": "Rahu",
        "lk_house": 7,
        "rashi": "Mesha",
        "pucca_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "effect": "doubtful",
        "malefic_reasons": [
          "house 7 is owned by its enemy Venus",
          "house 7 is the pakka ghar of its enemy Venus"
        ],
        "remedies": [
          {
            "type": "remedy",
            "action": "Marry after age 21, not at or before 21",
            "condition": null
          },
          {
            "type": "keep",
            "action": "At a lady's marriage her parents gift a solid piece of silver which she keeps and never sells",
            "condition": null
          },
          "... and 5 more items"
        ]
      },
      "... and 1 more item"
    ],
    "not_remediable": [],
    "rin_remedies": [
      {
        "rin": "pitru_rin",
        "name": "Debt to father / ancestors (Pitri rin)",
        "planet": "Jupiter",
        "houses": [
          2,
          5,
          "... and 2 more items"
        ],
        "found": [
          {
            "planet": "Mercury",
            "house": 2
          }
        ],
        "remedy": "Collect one rupee from every blood relative and give it at a temple on one day; revere a peepal tree or shrine within 16…",
        "source": "Lal Kitab tradition"
      },
      {
        "rin": "stri_rin",
        "name": "Debt to wife / women (Stri rin)",
        "planet": "Venus",
        "houses": [
          2,
          7
        ],
        "found": [
          {
            "planet": "Rahu",
            "house": 7
          }
        ],
        "remedy": "Feed 100 healthy cows in one day, paid for jointly and equally by the whole family.",
        "source": "Lal Kitab tradition"
      },
      "... and 2 more items"
    ],
    "rule": "Listed planets have a doubtful (remediable) effect and a malefic indication. A planet in its own house, pakka ghar, or e…",
    "sources": [
      "Lal Kitab tradition"
    ]
  }
}