NAVAGRAHA PUJA AND THE EFFECTS OF THE SAME

Describe the prayer system of navagrahas and their effect?

Surya, Chandra, Mangala, Budha, Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu and Ketu all affect our daily lives.

According to our Zodiac signs and our our time of birth, the Navagrahas affect us either positively or negatively.

It is possible to reverse the negative effects of Navagrahas into positive ones. The process is known as the Navagraha pooja and is very effective.  

THe planets are associated with gods and goddesses as follows.

Sun : Lord Shiva

Moon : Goddes Parvathi

Mars : Lord Karthikeya( Subramanya)

Mercury : Maha Vishnu

Jupiter : Lord Dakshinamurthi

Venus : Mahalakshmi

Saturn : Lrd Yama

Rahu: Goddess Durga

Ketu : Lord Ganesha or Indra

Navagraha Puja Vidhi :

1. Chant the Navagraha mantras
2. Offer fruits, sweets,incense to appease the Navagrahas
3. Homam or fire rituals.

Navagraha Pooja benefits

1. Helps to remove negative effects of particular Grahas
2. Improves quality of personal and professional life
3. Gains the positive blessings of Navagrahas
4. Keeps away bad luck and misfortune
5. Keeps away diseases and ailments.
6. Helps to attain salvation.   

PREDICTIONS AS PER PHALADEEPIKA

Write Important points on Prediction as per Phaladeepika

1. Planet situated in the exalted sign, own sign and friendly sign give good results.
2. Planet in debilitated sign will give bad results.
3. Planet aspecting its own house will give good results for the house.
4. Planets having friendly planet and benefic planets in next sign or previous will give good results.
5. Planet friendly to the ascendant lord will give good results.
6. Planets owning Trikona, ie (5th) and 9th house will give good results.
7. Owners of Kendras if malefic will leave the malefic nature and if benefic will leave its malefic  nature so generally malefic owning kendra is desirable.
8. Owners of 3rd, 6th and 11th houses generally give bad results.
9. Planets in Upachaya or improving houses ( 3,6,10,11) improve their own significations , these are the best places for natural malefics.
10. Planets in 6,8,12 house generally give malefic result.
11. Benefics in kendra (1,4,7,10) houses are very good, whereas malefics there are very bad.
12. Moon near to full moon day or Poornima day is very good, whereas moon near no moon day or Amavasya day is bad.  
13. Planets close to moon ie with moon, in previous sign to moon and next sign to moon improve moon.
14. More planets close to moon, more powerful will be the moon.
15. Mercury, Rahu & Ketu give result of the planets with which they are situated.
16. Planets close to Sun become combust and give bad result.

SEVEN SECRETS OF TRANSIT ANALYSIS

1. When we have to determine the effect of a house we should always analyse transit from ascendant.
2. If you want to determine if the effect will be benefic or malefic analyse from moon,from Upachaya house gives good result.
3. Planet                               Auspicious house          In auspicious house   

            Sun                                    3,6,10,11                            9,12,4,5

            Moon                                  1,3,6,7,10,11                      5,9,12,2,4,8

            Mars                                    3,6,11                                 12,9,5

            Mercury                                2,4,6,8,10,11                     5,3,9,1,8,12

            Jupiter                                  2,5,7,9,11                           12,4,3,10,8

            Venus                                   1,2,3,4,5,8,9,11,12             6,7,10

            Saturn                                   3,6,11                                 12,9,5

4.Transit of Sun, Moon ,Jupiter and Saturn in 12th,8th 1st house from natal moon is malefic.

5. Planets not only give results of the houses where they are posted from Ascendant but also of the house they aspect.

6. If a planet is transiting in the same sign where it is posted in the birth chart, it increases the effect of the planet .

7. Dasha is more important than transit. If a dasa does not confirm any result, only transit cannot give its own.

8. If transit is not good during starting period of a dasa , dasa does not give benefic result.

HOW TO PREDICT USING BIRTH CHART  

Three important points to be analysed

1. House
2. LOrd of the house
3. fixed significator of sthira karaka. - ex- Health - ist house, Father - 9th house

PLANET HOUSE COMBINATION

Sun & 1st house  - Health & body

Jupiter 2nd and 11th house - Wealth

Mercury 2nd house    - Speech

Mars 3rd house          - Siblings

Moon 4th house         - Mother

Mars 4th house          - Property

Venus 4th house        - Vehicle

Venus 4th house        - Movies, cinema, art etc.

Jupiter 5th house       - Children

Mercury 5th house     - Intellect

Saturn 6th house        - Disease and enemy

Venus 7th house         - Spouse /marriage

Saturn 8th house         - age

Jupiter 9th house        - Guru & religion

Mercury 10th house    - Fame and profession

Jupiter 11th house       - Wealth & profit

Rahu 12th house          - Foreign travel  

GOCHARAM - TRANSIT

Gocharam /Transit

They are important -

1. To understand effect of many transiting planets on an individual at a given moment.
2. Movement of plants from one rasi sign to another.
3. Movement of planets from one Nakshatra sign to another

The effects can be good or bad.It has to be evaluated.

The movement of the planets in transit are as under-

The duration of transit for each planet in a particular Rasi is under -

Sun - Takes a month to move a sign of 30’

Moon - 21/4 days

Mars - 2 years

Mercury - 14 to 30 days

Jupiter - 1 year

Venus - 23 days to 2 months

Saturn - 21/2 years

Rahu & Ketu - 11/2 years

Gochara/ transit is counted from natal moon.

The points to be noted -

1. A planet can also become combust or retrograde at a particular time which can be made out in the transit calendar.   
2. Transit of Rahu, Ketu, Jupiter & Saturn will have long lasting effects. Planets like moon and mercury bring quick changes.
3. Good/bad - Malefic/benefic , it can be decided  - transiting  planets position in natal chart visa vis natal moon/Ascendant is noted.
4. Directional influence prevailing at the time of transit and transiting planets relationship with Dasa lord, Antardasha lord, Prayantatdara lord is seen.
5. The Astavarga strength of the house being transited is noted.
6. Vedha effect of other planets in transit, A planet causing Veda would reduce the good or bad effects of the transiting planet.

Different planets effect from the natal moon

SUN -

Benefic - 3rd, 4th, 10th & 11th

Malefic - In 8 other houses.

Good effects - Increase in income, Freedom from illness, Success over enemies.

10th - Success in efforts, honor, fulfillment of ambition.

11th -Good success and respect

MOON -

Benefic -  1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th

Malefic - In 6 other houses

Good - Physical comforts, domestic happiness, financial gains, good health, success over enemies, gain and respect, Success and authority, prosperity and friends.

MARS-  Benefic - 3rd,6th,10th and 11th

           Malefic - In 8 other houses

B- Financial gains, authority, success over enemies, status gain, fame and recoginition

M - Fever, quarrels with wife & relations, blood diseases, heavy expenses, eye disease, stomach problems

JUPITER -

Benefic - 2nd, 5th, 7th,9th, 11th

Happiness, success over enemies, addition of property, birth of an issue ( 5th & 9th ), erotic pleasure, conveyance success and wealth

MERCURY -  Benefic - 3,6,10,11,4 & 8

New friends, prosperity from relatives, gain of fame & Success, birth of an issue, (8th and 9th) Agreeable company, acquisition of wealth and happiness.

VENUS - Benefic - 3,6,10,1,2,4,5,12

Malific - 4th, 7th,8th,11th

Good results - Comfort, erotic pleasure ( 2nd, 9th, 12th), general happiness, wealth, birth of an issue ( 2nd & 6th), friends, clothes, perfumes.

SATURN -

Good transit are 3rd , 6th & 11th

Health, wealth, destruction of enemies, association with other sex ( 8th)

  

NINE PLANETS - GURU

NINE PLANETS

GURU

Nature - Benefic

Gender - Masculine

Caste   - Brahmin

Sapta datu - Fat , digestive system

Governs - Knowledge, wisdom, happiness, intelligence

Planetary Cabinet - Advisor ( minster)

Color - yellow

Deity - Indra

Pancha bala - Akasha

Taste - Sweet

Directional strength - East

Day based strength - Day time

Ayana based strength - Uttarayana

Natural strength - Stronger than Budha  

Trees - Fruit bearing trees

Cloth - saffron colored

Season  - Hemantha ( autumn)

Veda - Rig veda

Loka - Svarga loka ( Heavens)

Rules /Governs - Relegion, finance, prosperity, Truth, Philosopher, teaching, wisdom, knowledge, charity, positive thoughts, happiness, intelligence, ones spiritual orientation, learning, superior person.
Exalted Guru - Leader, powerful, respected, influential, educated, leader among men, famous, charitable.
Afflicted Guru - Immoderate, debilitated, it can cause unhappiness, egotism, legal problem.

SUKRA -VENUS
Nature - Benific
Gender - Feminine
Caste - Brahmin ( priestly class)
Sapta datu - Sperm/semen (Reproductive system)
Planetary cabinet- Minister
Color- Varigated
Diety - Indraani
Guna - Rajasvik
Pancha buta - Jala
Direcction - South east
Direcctional strength - 4th House

Day based strength - Day time
Ayana based sttrength - Utharayana
Natural strength - Stronger than Guru ( 5th)
Trees- Floral plants
Robe - Silken, Strong clothes
Season - Vasanta ( spring)
Veda - Yajur veda
Loka - Pitur Loka ( world of manes)
Rules /governs - Pleasure, beauty, Rajasic dispositon, Intelligent, Bhirigu, Sensous, potency, diamonds, ornaments, marriage, cowdung, education, sexual enjoyment.
Attribute of Venus- Long life, charitable, Love, sexual enjoyment.

SURYA -
Nature - Maleic
Gender - Mascuine
Caste- Kshatriya
Guna - Satvic
Dhatu - Bones ( skeltal system) Eye , throat
Disease - Damage to eyes, Loss of hair, thirst Billious temperament
Humor - Bile, Gem - Ruby
Governs- soul, Planetary cabinet- King
Complexion - copper red,
Color - Copper
Diety - Agni
Direcction - East
Period - Ayana
Taste - Pungent
Directional strength - South ( 10th house)
Day based strength - Day time ( Diurnal)
Ayana based strength - Uthrayana.
Represts
Natural strength - Strongest among planets
Trees - Strong trees
Robe - Red silken, Rogh cloth
Material - Copper
Loka - Mirtyu Loka ( world of mortals)
Lordship - Snakes, wool, hills, gold, weapons, poison, fire, medicines, kings, river banks, forest, wood, mantras
Represents - Royalty, high government, political position, helath, individual status & respect.
Good Surya - Good fortune, positive out look, high postion, success.
Attribute - Relegious,charitable, learned strong.

MOON - CHANDRA
Nature - Benific ( when waxing) malefic ( when weaning)
Guna - Satvik
Gender - feminine
Caste - Brahmin
Dhatu - Blood ( circulatory system)
Disease- of mind, mental dispositon, spleen connected disease
Humor - Kapha, Vaata
Gverns- Mind
Planetary cabinet- Queen
Complexion - Tawny
Color - Whilte
Diety - Varuna
Pancha buta - Water
Direction - North west
Directional strength - North - 4th house
Day based strength - night ( nocturnal)
Ayana based strength - Uthrayana
Natural strength - Next to Surya
Trees- Milky trees (Rubber plant)
Robe - White silken, New clothes
Season - Varsha ( rainy)
Material - Precious stones
Loka - Pitru loka
Lordship relation- mother, Beauty, strength of night, clean crystals, blood purity, vitality.
Chandra married 27 Nakshatras hence the name Udantu
Attribute - Rich, educated, studious.

KUJA - MARS
Nature - Malefic
Guna - Tamasik
Sapta datu - Marrow
Humar - Bile ( pitta)
Governs- Strength
Planetary cabinet- Commander -in - chief
Color - Blood red
Dieety - Subramanya
Pancha buta - Agni
Direction - South
Directiona strength - 10th house
Taste - Bitter
Day based strength - Night ( Nocturnal)
Ayana based strength - Dakshinayana
Natural strength - Stronger than sani
Trees - Bitter ones ( Lemon plant)
Robe - Red clothes
Season - Greeshma ( summer)
Veda - Sama veda
Loka - Mirtyu Loka ( world of mortals )
Relationship/Governs - Land /immovble property
Brothers, strength, marrow of bones, addventorous
Attribute - Easily angered, energetic, princely , famous.

BUDHA - MERCURY
Nature - Malefic/Benific
Guna - Rajasvic
Gender - Neuter/ enuch
Sapta Datu - Skin
Humor - Tridosha ( all pittas, kapaha, vata)
Governs - Speech
Planetary cabinet - Yuvaraj ( prince)
Color - Green
Diety - Maha Vishnu
Pancha buta - Prithvi ( earth)
Caste - Vaishya ( trading class)
Direction - North
Directional strength - East ( Lagna)
Day based strentgth - Both day and night
Ayana based strength - Uthrayana
Natural strength - Stronger than Budha
Trees - Fruitless trees
Cloth - Black silken
Season - mild winter
Veda - Athrava veds
Loka - Pathala Loka ( hellish world)
Relationship / Governs - Speech, fond of joking, compostion of 3 humors
Rules, skin, vein, arteries and nerves.

Attribute - Educated, respeted, happy, fortunate

SANI - SATURN

Nature - Malefic
Gender - Neuter/enuch
Sapta Dhatu - Muscles
Humor - Vata ( windy)
Governs - Grief/ sorrow
Planetary Cabinet- Servant
Color - Black
Diety - Brahma
Pancha Buta - Vayu
Caste - Sudra
Guna - Tamas
Direction - West ( 7th house)
Day based srength - Night
Ayana based srength - Dakshinayana
Natural srength - Weakest among all
Trees - useless trees
Robe - Multi colored
Material - Iron, lead
Loka - Pathala Loka ( hellish world)
Relation / Governs - Death, Disease, old age, lazy, lethargic, prone to gambling
It also influuences persons worth and employment,foreign lands, foriegners, foriegn travel, agriculture production, learning foreign language,oil, gas, minerals,
Good effects - Stability, prudence, patience, persseverence, endurance, self control, economy, sense of duty
If sani is exalted person will live a long life , be charitable, effieceient and loving towards their mate.
If Sani afflics a chart /house it will destroy the house.
Disease- Fever, headache, paralyysis, epilepsy, fainting, jaundice, deafness, anxiety, depression, bad teeth and bad right ear.

RAHU
Nature - Malefic
Gender - Masuline
Caste - Out caste
Guna Tamas
No Sapta Datu
Humar- vata
Governs - Ego
Planetary cabinet- Army
Color - Black
Direction - South west
Ayana based strength - Dakshinayana
Natural sttrength - Same as sani ( weakest among all )
Rules / Governs - Mysticism , magic, strange events,Renunciation, paternal grand father, serpants, courage, adventure, excecution,Meta physical studies, epidemic

Attribute of the planet - Gambling and travelling

KETU
Attribute - wickedness, spiritual enlightment
Nature - malefic
Gender - Feminine
Ketu acts like Kuja
Color - Smoky
Diety - Ganesha
Pancha buta - n/a
Day based atrength - night ( nacturnal)
Ayana based sttrength - Dakshinayana
Relationship/ Governs - Relegion, astrology, moksha, or final emacipation, bankruptcy, occulist, An exalted Ketu can protect one rom evil and make one wealthy, weak or badly placced Ketu can cause poverty, fatal disease, tendency to gamble.