Graha Devtaa

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Graha Devtaa

Origin : ‘गृह्णाति गतिविशेषान्‌ इति’ or ‘गृह्णाति फलदातृत्‍वेन जीवान्‌ इति’ means planets (Graha) are those which adopt specific velocities or afflict embodied souls with the motive of endowing them with auspicious or inauspicious results. Soorya (Sun), Chandra (Moon), Mangal (Mars), Budh (Mercury), Guru (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Raahu (the dragon’s head) and Ketu (the dragon’s tail) are the nine main planets. Although according to the physical sciences the Sun is a star, in astrology, from the point of view of bestowing results, it is considered as a planet. The Moon is a satellite of the earth. Raahu and Ketu are not separate planets, but the points of intersection of the orbits of the Earth and the Moon. After the three planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were discovered they were named Prajapati, Varun and Indra respectively and their auspicious and inauspicious results were also described.

Spiritual practices - Temples of the nine planets are found in Bangaal, Udeesaa and other places in India.

	Sun	Moon	Mars	Merc- ury	Jupiter	Venus	Saturn	Dragon- ’s head	Dragon- ’s tail
Parents	Aditi- Kash- yap	Atri	Bhumi- Bhara- dvaj	Chandra	Angiras	Bhrigu	Soorya	Sinhikaa	In Jaimini’s family
Birth- place	Kaling	Chur- ning of the celest- ial ocean	Avantee	Magadh	Sindhu	Bhoj-kat	Saura-shtra	Paithan	Kush-dweep
Gender	Masc- uline	Femi- nine	Masc- uline	Neuter	Masc- uline	Femi- nine	Neuter	Feminine	Neuter
Comp- lexion	Red	White	Red	Green	Yellow	White	Black	Smoky	Smoky
Attire	Kusu- mbee	White	Crim-son	Blue	Yellow	Multi- colored	Black	Blue	Black
Class (Varn)	Ksha- triya	Vais- hya	Kshatriya	Vaishya	Braahman	Braah- man	Lower class of Mahar etc.	Shoodra	Shoodra
Princi- ple	Fire	Water	Fire	Earth	Ether	Water	Air	-	-
Comp- onent	Sattwa	Sattwa	Tam	Raj	Sattwa	Raj	Tam	Tam	Tam
Taste	Pungent	Salty	Bitter	Mixed	Sweet	Sour	Insipid	-	-
Metal	Copper	Gems	Gold	Alloy	Silver	Pearl	Iron	Lead	Bronze
Durat- ion of prow- ess	Day	Day and night	Night	Day and night	-	Day	Night	-	-
Period of time	6 months	Second	Day	Season	Month	Fortnight (Paksha)	Year	-	-
Direct- ion	East	North -West	South	North	North- East	South- West	West	South- East	-
Deity	Agni	Jal	Skanda	Keshav	Indra	Indraanee	Brahmaa	-	-
Weap- on	Chakra (discus)	Mace	Divine Energy (Shakti), mace and plough	Sword, shield and mace	Staff	Staff	Bow, arrow and plough	-	-
Assoc- iation with p- arts of human body	Bones	Blood	Nerves	Skin	Fat	Semen	Muscles	-	-
Auspi- cious / Inausp- icious	Auspi- cious	Ausp- icious	Inausp- icious	Auspi- cious	Auspi- cious	Auspi- cious	Inaus- picious	Inausp- icious	Inausp- icious
Preci- ous stones	Ruby	Pearl	Coral	Emerald	Topaz	Diamond	Sapphire	Gomed	Lahasuniyaa (Cat's Eye)
Amou- nt of chant- ing	Seven thous- and	Eleven thou- sand	Ten thou- sand	Four thou- sand	Ninteen thou- sand	Sixt- een thou- sand	Twent- y three thou- sand	Eighteen thousand	Seven- teen thou- sand
Reme- dies to over- come ill effe- cts of the planet	Perfo- rming the ritual of Graha- shanti, Vishnu sahasra naam & chanting Mantra of the planet	-	Perfo- rming the ritual of Graha- shanti, Vishnu sahasra naam & chanting Mantra of the planet	chanting Mantras of the planet on Monday and Wed- nesday	Perfo- rming the ritual of Graha Shaanti, periodic readings of the Guru- Charitra and chanting Mantras of the planet	Performing the ritual of Graha Shaanti, periodic readings of the Guru charitra & chanting Mantra of the planet	Reading the verse Shani Mahaatmya on Saturday & ritualistic worship accompanied by the ritual of sprinkling with oil, chanting Mantra of the planet	Chanting Mantra and giving donations to a Manga (individual of a low community)	Chanting Mantra and giving donations to a Manga (individual of a low community)

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