The nine grahas
Parāśara opens the graha-svarūpa chapter by giving each graha its office in the kāla-puruṣa — the Sun is the soul, the Moon the mind, Mars the vigour, Mercury the speech, Jupiter knowledge and happiness, Venus potency, Saturn sorrow — and then describes each one's form, caste, element, deity, taste, season and dignities. Each page below quotes those verses and adds Phaladīpikā's kārakatva list and the graha's Vimśottarī span.
Rāhu and Ketu are described in the same chapter: smoke-coloured, blue-bodied, forest-dwelling, and — as the daśā chapter states — holders of 18 and 7 years of the 120-year cycle.
The nine grahas
- Sūrya (Sun)6 Vimśottarī years · exalted in Meṣa (Aries)
- Candra (Moon)10 Vimśottarī years · exalted in Vṛṣabha (Taurus)
- Maṅgala (Mars)7 Vimśottarī years · exalted in Makara (Capricorn)
- Budha (Mercury)17 Vimśottarī years · exalted in Kanyā (Virgo)
- Guru (Jupiter)16 Vimśottarī years · exalted in Karka (Cancer)
- Śukra (Venus)20 Vimśottarī years · exalted in Mīna (Pisces)
- Śani (Saturn)19 Vimśottarī years · exalted in Tulā (Libra)
- Rāhu18 Vimśottarī years
- Ketu7 Vimśottarī years
In the texts
देवेज्यो ज्ञानसुखदो भृगुवीर्यप्रदायकः। विचार्यतामिदं सर्वं छायासूनुश्च दुःखदः।।२।।
RenderingSūrya is the soul of the Kāla-puruṣa, Candra the mind, Maṅgala the vigour, Budha the speech; Guru gives knowledge and happiness, Śukra potency, and the son of Chāyā, Śani, sorrow.
राजानौ भानुहिमगू नेता ज्ञेयो धरात्मजः। बुधो राजकुमारश्च सचिवौ गुरुभार्गवौ।।३।।
RenderingAmong the grahas Sūrya and Candra are kings, Maṅgala the commander, Budha the prince, Guru and Śukra the ministers, Śani the servant, and Rāhu and Ketu the army.
अजो वृषो मृगः कन्या कुलीरझषतौलिकाः। सूर्यादीनां क्रमादेतास्तुङ्गसंज्ञाः प्रकीर्त्तिताः।।३८।।
Gloss (English)In the signs Aries, Taurus, Capricorn, Virgo, Cancer, Pisces, and Libra, the Sun and other planets are exalted in order.
दिग्गुणाष्टयमा भागा तिथिभूतर्क्षनखासमा। स्वोच्चात्सप्तमभं नीचं पूर्वोक्तांशैः प्रकीर्त्तितम्।।३९।।
Gloss (English)The Sun and other planets are exalted at 10, 3, 28, 15, 5, 27, and 20 degrees and are debilitated in the 7th sign from their exaltation by the same degrees.
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