9 Navagraha - Why they are important in our life

What is Navagraha?

According to Hindu mythology, Navagraha is considered to be the Nine Celestial bodies (planets of our solar system) and Gods that are responsible for holding a great significance and effect on human life on Earth. The word Navagraha is derived from Sanskrit in which Nav refers to Nine and Graha refers to the planet.

Navagraha in Hindu culture is directly related to the Astrology and its studies, in which the significance and importance of them are explained and studied in detail by the various Jyotish (Astrologers), which help them to make future predictions regarding human life, this study is known as Jyotish Shastra.

Interestingly, They are believed to be the reasons of a person’s personality, habits, characteristics and fate. Surely, these have a great significance in our life.

Which are the Nine Navagraha’s?

Surya (Sun)
Chandra (Moon)
Mangal (Mars)
Budha (Mercury)
Brihaspati (Jupiter)
Shukra (Venus)
Saturn (Shani)
Rahu
Ketu

Here it is important to note that Rahu and Ketu are 2 imaginary shadow planets.

Surya

Surya is the leader of all the other Navagraha and is the most powerful of all, as all the other celestial bodies of our Solar System revolve around it. Surya is also considered the Sun God. Sunday is the day of the Sun God.

Surya personifies some qualities which are leadership, strength, authority, ego, and vitality of the person.

Chandra

You must know Chandra as our Earth’s natural satellite whereas in Hindu Mythology Chandra is considered to be the Moon God, on which the Hinduism Lunar calendar is followed. Chandra is considered to be one of the most important gods of the Hindu culture which holds a great value.

Monday is the day of Moon-God. Chandra personifies some qualities which are thinking, stability and fertility.

Mangal

Mangal is the third Navagraha, which we know as Mars the Red planet of our solar system. Hindu Mythology believes Mangal as the Hindu God of war, and is thought to have red-colored skin that is depicted by the planet’s color.

Mangal is believed being the reason of highly skilled in hands and handling different types of equipment, anger, and strength.
Tuesday is the day thought to be associated with Mangal, which is also called Magalvaar in Hindi.

Budha

Budha is considered to be the fourth Navagraha, which we know as planet mercury of our solar system. Budha is also known as the Son of Chandra the Moon-God. Wednesday is thought to be the day of Budha, which in Hindi is also known as Budhavaar.

Budha is considered to be the deity of Intelligence, communication, humor, and wit. The planet is believed to control our nervous system.

Guru

Guru, the fifth Navagraha, which we know as the planet Jupiter which is the largest planet in our Solar System. Guru is considered to be the deity of light and master of the Gods, which is denoted by its name ‘’Guru”.

Planet Guru is considered to provide wisdom and wealth. Thursday or ‘Guruwaar’ in hindi, is the day of plant Guru.

Shukra

Shukra, the sixth Navagraha, or Venus in our Solar system is the master of demons as per Hinduism. Friday( Shukravaar) is the day to worship Shukra.

Hinduism believes that planet Shukra brings luxury, better luck, peace of mind, and wealth.

Shani

Shani is our seventh Navagraha, and we know it as the planet Saturn. According to Hinduism Shani is considered to be a diety of Karma (deed), justice, and retribution.

Planet Shani is worshipped by offering him mustard oil for getting fortune and good health on Saturday (Shanivaar). It is one of the most powerful grah and plays a vital role in a person’s life.

Rahu

Rahu, the eighth Navagraha, which is located on the northern side of the moon. It doesn’t have any physical appearance and is considered to be the imaginary point in the sky which is considered a shadow planet.

Rahu is thought to control ego, anger, and mentality. Rahu is believed to provide immense wealth and prosperity. Rahu is considered to be the head part of the Demon.

Ketu

Ketu is the ninth Navagraha, which is located on the southern side of the moon. Ketu is also a shadow planet with no physical existence. Ketu is believed to have a retrograde motion. Ketu means comet in Sanskrit. According to Hindu mythology, Ketu is considered to be the torso of the demon.

Ketu is believed to provide spiritual growth, knowledge, health, and wealth in life.

So, now you know our Navagrahas. Let’s check their collective significance in our life.

Significance Of Navagraha In Our Life

It is so interesting that these planets controls our life. The whole astrology lies on these Navagrahas.

As mentioned above according to Hinduism and Astrology the position of the Navagraha during the person’s birth helps astrologers to predict the future and problems of their life. According to the Hindu Astrology, there are 12 zodiac signs (Rashis), and each of these Rashis is affected by the changing positions of these Navagraha. These changes in the position of Navagraha have different effects on different Zodiac Signs (Rashis) which can be both bad and good.

To counter these bad effects which are also known as Doshas in Hinduism, people follow some rituals and Poojas(prayers), which are performed with the help of pandits/gurus (Hindu religious teachers) which is also known as Navagraha Pooja. Navagraha is believed to hold prestigious value in Hinduism, as in Hinduism it is believed that worshipping them can bring fortunes to people’s life and can remove the negativity from their life.

Hindu Mythology is so vast that a single blog would not be enough to cover Navagrahas. We will try to provide more information in our subsequent posts.

Why you should visit our Temple

Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba Temple is one of the most famous temples in Orlando (Florida). This temple has a special beautiful Navagraha idols section depicting all the 9 planets with their respective directions. These Murtis are well maintained and cared for under the guidance of the temple.

The devotees are allowed to worship under the guidance of highly educated and skilled pandit.

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