Budha/ Mercury
Sukra/ Venus
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Chandra and other Grahas/Planets / Thingal in Tamil
The moon is regarded as one of the grahas surrounding the sun and going round and round the mountain Meru. He is born of the sea and of sage Atri. He is said to have only face and hands , but no body. He turns towards the sun and holds white lotuses in his hands or sometimes a club and the boon conferring hand- Abhaya hasta. He rides on a two wheeled chariot drawn by ten horses. His caste is Vaisya.
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Mars/ Kuja/ Mangal / Sevvay in Tamil
Kuja is the son of the earth and of sage Bharadwaja; his country is Avanti. His caste is Kshatriya . He wears red garments and a crown and has four arms holding weapons Sakti and club, and the postures Abhaya and Varada hastas. He faces the sun and rides on a ram.
He is called Angaaraka, Bhauma ,Bhuumii putra and
Mahiisuta. He is also called Siva- gharmaja/born of the sweat of Siva,Gaganolmuka- the torch of the sky,
Lohita – the red, Navaarchi- the nine rayed,Chara- the spy, Rinaantaka- the ender of the debts or the patron of the debtors.
Mangala / Mars/Angaaraka
The planet Mars, is identified with Kaartikeya , the god of war. He was the son of Siva and the earth/bhu
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Budha / Mercury / Budhan in Tamil
Budha , the son of moon is a Vaisya of the Magadha country born in the lineage of Atri. He has four arms, a yellow body and the lion vehicle. He shows in his hands the shield, club, Varada mudra and the sword. He also faces the sun.
Budha /Mercury
Wise, intelligent ; buddhisaali- brainy.
The planet mercury, is son of soma, the moon, by Rohini or by Taaraa , wife of Brihaspati. He married Ilaa, daughter of Manu Vivasvata, and ha da son, Puruuruva. Budha was an author of a hymn in the Rig Veda. From his parents he is called Saumya and Rauhineya. He is also called Praharshana, Rodhana, Tunga, and Syaamaanga, black bodied.
The intrigue of Soma with Taaraa was the cause of a great quarrel, in which the Gods/Devas and Asuras/demons fought against each other. Brahma compelled Soma to give up Taaraa and when she was returned to her husband she was pregnant. A son was born, who was handsome that Brihaspati and Soma both claimed him. Taaraa for long refused to tell his paternity, and so excited the wrath and nearly incurred the curse of her son. At length, upon the command of Brahma, she declared Soma to be the father, and she gave the boy name Budha.
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Brihaspati /Guru /Jupiter/ Viyaazan in Tamil
Brihaspati is a Brahmana and the Guru of Devas. Born of Angiras he comes from the Sindhu country. He has either two or four arms holding the book and the rosary. He also faces the sun.
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Kanjanur Sukra Shrine
Sukra /Venus /Velli in Tamil
He is also a Brahmana, born of Bhrigu and a native of Bhojakata. He is the teacher/ guru of Asuras/ demons. He is seated in a golden chariot drawn by eight horses or in a silver chariot yoked to ten horses. He has two hands one of which holds a Nidhi/treasure and in the other a book. According to other authorities, he has four arms in which are seen the staff, rosary, water pot and the Varada hasta.
Sukra
The planet Sukra/ Venus is the son of Bhrigu and the priest of daityas/demons. He is also called the son of Kavi. His wife’s name was Susumaa or Sataparwa. His daughter Devayaani married Yayaati of the lunar race/ Chandra vamsa and her husband’s infidelity induced Sukra to curse him.
Sukra is identified with Ushanas, and is author of a code of law- Sukra Niti.
The Harivamsa relates that he went to god Siva and asked for means of protecting the asuras/demons against the gods. , and for obtaining his object, he performed a painful rite, inhibiting the smoke of chaff with his head downwards for a thousand years. In his absence, the gods attacked the asuras and Vishnu killed his mother, for which deed he cursed him to be born seven times in the world of men.
Sukra restored his mother to life, and the gods being alarmed lest sukra’s penance should be accomplished, indra sent his daughter Jayanti to lure him from it. She waited upon him and soothed him, but he accomplished his penance and afterwards married her.
Sukra is known by his patronymic Bhargava and also Bhrigu. He is also called Kavi, Kaavya, the poet.
Sukra/ Venus is called
Asphujit and
Maghaabhava- son of maghaa
Shodasaansu- having sixteen rays;
Sweta- the white.
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Sani /Sanaischara /Saturn / Sani in Tamil
Sani is a Shudra from the Saurashtra country and a descendent of Kasyapa Rishi , also facing the sun.
He is supposed to be born of the sun, to have blue garments and to ride on a crow or vulture or in an iron chariot drawn by eight horses. He is represented with two or four arms and stands on a lotus pedestal, but is more often found seated with four arms., his weapons being the arrow, trident and the bow.
Sani
The planet Saturn/ Sani is represented as a black man in black garments. Sani was the son of sun and Chaayaa, but another statement is that he was the offspring of Balarama and Revati. He is also known as
Aara ,Kona,Kroda and by the patronymic Saura
His influence is evil and hence he is called Kruura-dris
Kruura lochana- the evil eyed one. He is also
Manda- the slow moving, Pangu- the lame, Sanais chara- the slow moving , Saptaarchi- seven rayed and
Asita- the dark.
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Rahu and Ketu
Rahu and Ketu are the ascending and descending nodes , but also represented as images. Rahu is a Shudra. He is of fearful face, wears black clothes and four arms holding the sword, trident and the shield. He rides on a black lion and faces the sun.
Ketu
Ketu is also a Shudra, comes from Kusadwipa and is born in the lineage of Jaimini. He has an ugly face , rides on a vulture and exhibits in his two arms the club and the Varada posture.
Rahu Ketu
Rahu and Ketu are in astronomy the ascending and descending node. Rahu is the cause of eclipses, and the term is used to designate the eclipse itself. He is also considered one of the Nava Grahas, as king of meteors and the guardian of the south west quarter.
Mythologically Rahu is a Daitya/demon, who is supposed to seize the sun and moon and swallow them. It is described in literature as a snake devouring sun and moon. Since it is in Sangam Tamil literature as well, the belief has been there for at least 2000 years from south to north of India.
Rahu was son of Vipachitti and Simhika, and is called by metronymic Sainhikeya. He had four arms and his lower part ended in a tail. He was a great mischief maker, and when the gods produced amrita by churning the ocean, he assumed a disguise, and insinuating amongst them, drank some of it. The sun and moon detected him and informed Vishnu, who cut off his head and two of his arms, but as he had secured immortality, his body was placed in the stellar sphere, the upper parts, represented by a dragon’s tail, being Ketu the descending node.
Vishnu purana says eight black horses draw the dusky chariot of Rahu . He is called Abhra pisacha- the demon of the sky; Bharani- bhuu- born from the asterism Bharani; Graha- the seizer; And Kabandha – the headless.
Ketu
The descending node in astronomy, represented by a dragon’s tail; also a comet or meteor .
Dhumaketu is comet. He is said to be a daanava and son of Vipachitti and Cimhikaa. He is also calle
A-kacha- hairless
Asleshaa- bhava- born of asterism aaslesha;
Munda- bald
—subham—
Tags- Nine planets, Chandra, Mangal, Budha, Guru, Sukra, Rahu, Ketu, Navagraha, Sani, Sanaischara
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