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Navagraha (Nine Planets) in Jyotish: The Navagraha Are Generally Given The Three Qualities As Follows

According to Vedic astrology, the nine planets or Navagraha are relay stations for receiving and transmitting stellar energies. The seven visible planets are the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn ruling Sunday to Saturday. The shadowy planets Rahu and Ketu are also considered Navagraha. Vedic astrology principles are based on planetary and house positions of the Navagraha. The Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are most important, followed by Venus and Mercury which are always close to the Sun. Rahu and Ketu are the least important shadowy planets. The Navagraha are associated with the three qualities of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas and the five elements of space

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Navagraha (Nine Planets) in Jyotish: The Navagraha Are Generally Given The Three Qualities As Follows

According to Vedic astrology, the nine planets or Navagraha are relay stations for receiving and transmitting stellar energies. The seven visible planets are the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn ruling Sunday to Saturday. The shadowy planets Rahu and Ketu are also considered Navagraha. Vedic astrology principles are based on planetary and house positions of the Navagraha. The Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are most important, followed by Venus and Mercury which are always close to the Sun. Rahu and Ketu are the least important shadowy planets. The Navagraha are associated with the three qualities of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas and the five elements of space

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Navagraha(Nine Planets) in Jyotish

According to Vedic Astrology, the planets (Navagraha) are relay stations for the reception and
transmission of stellar energies. In Vedic Astrology, the seven major or visible planets are
normally listed in order of the days they rule: Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn for
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satutday.These seven planets
along with the shadowy planets Rahu and Ketu are called as NAVAGRAHA in Vedic Astrology
(Jyotish). All the principles and theories of jyotish or vedic astrology is based on the planetary
positions and house position of Navagraha.

Order of Navagraha
Of the Navagraha, the Sun and the Moon, as the two luminaries are most important. Next in
importance are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as the major planets beyond the orbit of the earth. Then
come Venus and Mercury as the major planets within the orbit of Earth and therefore always
close to the Sun.
The Lunar nodes, norh and south, called Rahu and Ketu, regarded as shadowy or secondary
planets, are of yet less imporatance.
Navagraha and the Qualities of Nature
The Navagraha are generally given the three qualities as follows:
QUALITIES NAVAGRAHA

Sattva Sun, Moon and Jupiter

Rajas Mercury and Venus

Tamas Mars and Saturn (also Rahu and Ketu)


Elements of the Navagraha
The traditional association of elements and navagraha in Vedic Astrology are as follows:
ELEMENTS - TATVA NAVAGRAHA

Space Jupiter

Air Saturn and Rahu

Fire Sun, Mars and Ketu

Water Moon and Venus

Earth Mercury

Navagraha Natures - Benefic and Malefic


In Vedic Astrology navagraha give their results depending upon the benefic and malefic nature.
The nature or prakriti of Navagraha is as follows:
NATURE - PRAKRITI NAVAGRAHA

Greater Benefic Jupiter

Lesser Benefic Venus

Genaral Benefic Moon and Mercury

Greater Malefic Saturn and Rahu

Lesser Malefic Mars and Ketu

General Malefic Sun

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