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The navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu mythology. [1] The term is derived from nava ( Sanskrit : नव "nine") and graha ( Sanskrit : ग्रह "planet, seizing, laying hold of, holding").
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an old name of the Pleiades; personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva. Pleiades: Lord: Surya (Sun) Symbol: Knife or spear; Deity : Agni, god of fire; Indian zodiac: 26°40' Mesha - 10° Vrishabha; Western zodiac 20°26' Taurus - 3°46’ Gemini; 4 Rohini - रोहिणी "the red one", a name of Aldebaran. Also known as ...
Some planets, such as Mars for Leo Lagna, do not need another graha (or Navagraha, 'planet') to create Rājayoga, but are capable of giving Rājayoga by themselves due to their own lordship of the 4th Bhāva ('astrological house') and the 9th Bhāva from the Lagna, the two being a Keṅdra ('angular house'—first, fourth, seventh and tenth ...
The root of the English word Tuesday, for instance, is the old Germanic god of war and victory, Tīw, also known as Týr. [22] Mangala is part of the Navagraha in Hindu zodiac system. The role and importance of the Navagraha developed over time with various influences.
Soma is the root of the word Somavara or Monday in the Hindu calendar. [24] The word "Monday" in the Greco-Roman and other Indo-European calendars is also dedicated to the Moon. [25] Soma is part of the Navagraha in the Hindu zodiac system. The role and importance of the Navagraha developed over time with various influences.
In the ancient Vedic scriptures of Hinduism, Brihaspati is a deity associated with fire, and the word also refers to a god who counsels the devas and devis (gods and goddesses). [2] [3] [4] In some later texts, the word refers to the largest planet of the solar system, Jupiter, and the deity is associated with the planet as a Navagraha. [2] [5]
Shani (Sanskrit: शनि, IAST: Śani), or Shanaishchara (Sanskrit: शनैश्चर, IAST: Śanaiścara), is the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, [4] and is one of the nine heavenly objects in Hindu astrology. [5]