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4. Stars and Planets

Nakshatras and their Nature. The 360 degrees of the Zodiac is divided into 27 parts called Nakshatras (Constellation of stars). Each extends to 13 degrees and 20 minutes of arc. Nakshatras are also ruled by planets. Rahu and Ketu are also alloted the ownership. Names of the Nakshatras (Stars), their appearance, nature and Lords are given in the table below.   Star Appearance Nature Ruler 1 Aswini 3 stars resembling a horse's face Auspicious Ketu 2 Bharani 3 stars resembling a female sexual organ. Inauspicious Venus 3 Krittika Constellation of 6 stars Inauspicious Sun 4 Rohini 5 stars resembling an ear. Auspicious Moon 5 Mrigasira 3 stars like a head. Auspicious Mars 6 Ardra Star like a coral head. Auspicious Rahu 7 Punarvasu 5 stars like a potter's wheel. Semi auspicious Jupiter 8 Pushya 3 stars resembling a blood sucker. Auspicious Saturn 9 Ashlesha 6 stars like a serpent. Inauspicious Mercury 10 Makha 5 stars like a palanquin. Destructive Ketu 11 Purvaphalguni 2 stars resembling human eyes. Fatal Venus 12 Uttaraphalguni 2 stars like eyes. Intelligent Sun 13 Hasta 5 stars like human fingers. Fortunate Moon 14 Chitra 1 star like a pearl. Auspicious Mars 15 Swati 1 star like a sapphire. Auspicious Rahu 16 Vishakha 5 stars like a potter's wheel. Inauspicious Jupiter 17 Anuradha 3 stars resembling an umbrella. Success giving Saturn 18 Jyeshta 5 stars like a crouching lion. Destructive Mercury 19 Moola 5 stars like a crouching lion. Destructive Ketu 20 Poorvashada 2 stars each forming a square. Destructive Venus 21 Uttarashada 2 stars each forming a square. Intelligent Sun 22 Shravana 3 stars like an arrow. Happy Moon 23 Dhanishta 3 stars like an Sun's head. Auspicious Mars 24 Satabhisha 100 stars resembling a flower. Happy Rahu 25 Poorvabhadra 2 stars each forming the legs of a cot. Fatal Jupiter 26 Uttarabhadra 2 stars each forming the legs of a cot. Fortunate Saturn 27 Revati 3 stars like a fish. Happy Mercury Each of these constellations is divided into four quarters of padas and we have 27*4=108 padas comprising the whole of the zodiac. Each pada gets 3 degrees 20'(Three degree and twenty minutes). Different names of 9 planets Planet    Different Names Sun    Ravi, Surya, Aditya, Arka and Bhanu Moon    Chandra, Soma and Sitamsu Mars    Kuja, Angaraka and Bhoma or Bhumija Mercury    Budha, Soumya, Gna, Somaja Jupiter    Guru, Jiva, Brihaspathi, Suri Venus    Shukra, Sita, Bhrigu and Kavya Saturn    Sani, Ravija, Asita and Manda Rahu    Dragons' Head,Thama and Sarpa Ketu    Dragon's Tail, Sikhi Planetary Directions     Direction     Planet     East     Sun     West     Saturn     North     Mercury     South     Mars     North-East     Jupiter     South-East     Venus     North-West     Moon     South-West     Rahu Planetary States Planets are said to have certain states called 'avastas'. Avastas or planetary states are grouped into several heads. The ten states, describing the physical-mental conditions of teh planets are: 1. Deeptha or exaltation - gives long life, successful work, good family, promising children, wealth, fame, respect and conveyances. 2. Swastha or residence in their own house - permanence, happiness, sound education, good position. 3. Muditha or residence in friendly sign- good dress, fine taste, sweet scents, flowers, women, position and happiness. 4. Santha or planets in auspicious sub-divisions- timely strength and courage, helping relations, comfortable life, health and happiness. 5. Saktha or retrograde motion- courage, prosperity, successful position, reputation, wealth, good relations. In retrograde motion, good planets produce happiness and bad planets give evil effects and misery. 6. Peedya or planets in the last quarter or Navamsa of the sign - hatred, quarrelsome relations, family dissension, criminal prosecutions, pilfering habits, expulsion from country. 7. Deena or planets in unfriendly houses - sickness, meanness, mental worry, derangement in brain, social degradation or excommunication, bigoted persecutions. 8. Vikala or planets in combustion - mental disorder, orphanage, many face expulsion from country, public disgrace of children, wife and friends. 9. Khala or planets in debilitation - constant losses, vulgar birth, troubles from unexpected sources, quarrels with parents, imprisonment, disease, misery and utter disregard for that which is noble and sacred. 10. Bheetha or acceleration - loss due to fire, foes, kings and thieves. Persecution, tortures, disgraceful life, vulgar habits, danger in foreign countries. In predicting the results, it is to be noted that the evil conjuctions and aspects add to the misery and good conjuctions and aspects are beneficial. <prev | next >