Having learnt about the zodiac signs, it is worthwhile having some information
regarding planets also. It should be very clear that if we memorize these basic
things, it will help a lot in making excellent predictions. The base of predictive
astrology is zodiac signs, planets and the houses. After having the complete knowledge
of these, the readers will be in a position to assess that at which time any planet
can give what sort of result. Like any one person behaves in a different manner
at different places or with different people; in the same manner planets in different
houses and in different zodiac signs gives totally different results. For example
the result of presence of Sun in Leo will be quite different from its presence
in Libra. The Moon in conjunction with Sun will give different result than its
conjunction with Jupiter. The method or source of giving financial gain of Jupiter
will be completely different than that of the Mars. Similarly the planets give
gains or losses in the direction of his lordship and with the things of which
he is "Karka" or of his lordship. So in my opinion it is a must to understand
and memorize these characteristics.
It has been said earlier also that in Hindu Astrology we mainly consider the effect
of only nine planets -- the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn,
Rahu and Ketu. In our ancient astrological system we have considered the effect
of the presence of Gulik or Mandhi (son of Saturn). For some specific purposes
Gulik's position is still used in the present time also.
Followings are the Natural Characteristics of the Planets:
GENDER (sex)
The Sun, the Mars and the Jupiter are male planets while the Moon, theVenus and
Rahu are female planets. Mercury, Saturn and Ketu are considered to be impotent
planets.
With this information we should think that the Sun is father, Mars is brother
and Jupiter is son.
Moon and Venus are females with this it should be clear that Moon is mother
and Venus is wife. Further detailed difference will be given at relevant place.
This information helps us in assessing the nature, looks, temparament etc. of
a person while examining the horoscope. It also helps in assessing the gender
of a baby prior to its birth by examining the horoscope of the pregnant lady
and her husband. It also helps in predicting about father, mother, brother etc.
CASTE
The Jupiter and the Venus are Brahmin. The Sun and the Mars are Kshatriyas (warriors
). The Moon vaisya (trader) and the Mercury is of mixed caste. Some are of the
opinion that moon is kshatriya and mercury is vaisya. The Saturn is the leader
of shudra community (untouchables) and Rahu & Ketu are Chandaals (low castes).
The Sun, Jupiter and the Moon are planets signifying Satva (purity, goodness).
The Venus and the Mercury are essentially the planets of Passion. The Saturn
and the Mars own Tamas or darkness as their distinguish characteristic.
When we will start studying a horoscope we will see that this information will
help assessing the type of a solution one should adopt. For example if some
one brings a horoscope to you and says that he has a dispute with somebody and
how he should resolve this issue i.e., to resolve by discussions ( Jupiter or
Venus - as they are Brahmins ) or by going to courts i.e., by punishing (Sun
or Mars - as they are Kshatriyas),or by donating some money (Moon being Vaisya
and remedial is donation ).This will be directly linked with the period (mahadasa
and antar dasa i.e., main period and sub period of the planet ) through which
the concerned person is passing through.
DIRECTIONS
Regarding the lordship of different directions, the Sun is considered to be
the lord of East, Moon is the lord of North-West (Vavya kon[degree]), Mars is
the lord of South , Mercury is the lord of North, Jupiter is the lord of North-East
(Eeshan Kon), Venus is the lord of South-East (Aagney kaun), Saturn is the lord
of West and Rahu & Ketu are lord of South-West (Naratya Kaun).
This information is used while calculating that in which direction, the person
in question, might have gone (for example while solving the question of a theft,
the astrologer can predict the direction in which the thief must have gone or
while calculating about a missing person, the direction in which the missing
person has left can be predicted). The strong planet gives benefit if we work
in his direction. It also helps to know which Deity to worship before undertaking
a journey in a particular direction.
COLORS
Sun is of red and little mixed color, Moon is white, Mars is bright red in color,
Mercury is green ,Jupiter is golden, Venus is white, Saturn is black and deep
blue also( as considered by some learned astrologers ), Rahu has honey like
color and Ketu is of brown color.
NATURE
The Sun and the Moon are Luminous. The Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and The
Saturn are star planets. Rahu and Ketu are of the nature of darkness. The Moon
(waxing only), Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are auspicious or benefic planets
(out of these Jupiter and Venus are exceedingly auspicious). The waning Moon,
the Saturn, the Sun, Rahu and Ketu are malign or malefic planets. The Mercury
in conjunction with a malign planet also becomes a malign or malefic planet.
Among the malefic planets the Saturn and the Mars are exceedingly malefic. In
the first ten days of the Lunar month (starting with the bright half i.e., shukal
pakhsh or Full Moon), the Moon is of moderate strength. During the second period
of ten days (starting from tenth of shukal pakhsh to fifth of krishan pakhsh
i.e., the dark half), the Moon is Very strong and is very auspicious. During
the third period of ten days (starting from fifth of krishan pakhsh to Amavasya
i.e., No Moon) he has no strength, but will prove auspicious if aspected(glanced) by
benefic planets.
At the stage of reading a horoscope this information will form the bases for
calculating that the beneficial period or period of loss, which part of the
body will be weak or strong, etc.
The articles of the apparel of the planets and the places assigned to them are
as under:
| PLANETS |
THEIR APPROPRIATE PLACES |
THEIR APPAREL ARTICLES |
| Sun |
Temples, places of worship |
Coarse clothes |
| Moon |
Marshy places
(low watery ground ) |
New clothes |
| Mars |
Fire places
(kitchen, engine room etc. ) |
Burnt clothes |
| Mercury |
Play grounds
|
Wet clothes |
| Jupiter |
Treasure rooms |
Medium clothes
|
| Venus |
Harems (women's living places) |
Extremely fine clothes |
| Saturn |
Hillocks, useless places |
Rags, torn clothes |
The information regarding the appropriate places of different planets is used
to assess the hideout of criminals, stolen articles or lost animals, place where
a kidnapped person could be etc.
The query of a cloth merchant regarding the type of the cloth he should trade
in to have profits can be calculated from this information also.
SOME OTHER CHARECTERISTICS
The Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn are considered the lords
of bones, blood, bone marrow, skin, fat, semen and nerves respectively in a
human body. In western astrology Mars is considered as the representative of
blood and Mercury of nervous system.
The Sun and Mars are metal representative. The Moon and Saturn are of plants.
The Jupiter and Venus represents living beings. The Mercury is mixed i.e., metal,
plant and living beings also.
If some planet is in a benefic position, then the benefit will be in the form
or through whom can be decided using this information.
The Universe is composed of five basic tatvas (elements). These are Earth (Prithvi
Tatva), Water (Jal Tatva), Fire (Agni Tatva), Air (Vayu Tatva) and Sky (Aakash
Tatva). The Sun and Mars are of Agni Tatva, the Moon and Venus are of Jal Tatva,
the Mercury is of Prithvi Tatva, the Jupiter is of Aakash Tatv and the Saturn
is of Vayu Tatva .
The Sun and the Moon are the King and Queen, the Jupiter and Venus are Ministers,
The Mercury is Prince, the Mars is the army General and the Saturn is the messenger.
The Sun is the soul of Kalapurusha; the Moon, his mind; Mars, his strength;
Mercury, his speech ; Jupiter, the essence of all his knowledge and happiness;
Venus, his desire or his lust, and the Saturn, his misery.
The several constituents of Kalapurusha will be strong or weak in proportion
to the strength of the several planets representing them. The Saturn is an exception
to this. When Saturn is strong, there is less of misery; when he is weak, misery
predominates. The effects of these qualities will reveal themselves during the
periods and sub-periods of the planets concerned.
