Planets & Their Significance-2

- Article by Shiva Kartikeyan

1.Solar System and Planets Astrology compatibility is the central focus of the Solar System .This system. This system primarily includes Sun and nine planets such as Mercury, Venus, Moon (a satellite of earth), Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. We may conveniently ignore Uranus, Neptune and Pluto as their effect is negligible on human life. Our seers and sages referred and Pluto is recent discoveries. We will obviously take into consideration Sun and other six planets for our calculations along with two nodes-Rahu (Dragon’s Head) and ketu (Draon’s Tail) as he ancient sages felt that theses two nodes exercised tremendous influence on humans’ life.We would like to distinguish between the terms of Astrology service ‘Planet’ and ‘Star’. Terms planet is derived from Greek word ‘Planets’ meaning ‘Wanderers’. Thus they shift their positions and sometimes disappear from view. They are named after gods such as Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Saturn etc. Rotating on their fixed positions.1.Sun: It is the centre of solar system .Its mass is approximately 740 times as much as that of all the planets put together. For our purpose, it is Lord Vishnu who supports, sustains and nurtures life. Its main period lasts for 6 years in a total span of 120 years.2.Jupiter: It is the great Guru. It is ‘Lord Brahma’, the creator of life. Its main period extends to 16 years in a total life span of 120 years.3.Moon: It represents mother earth, who bestows all her bounties on her children. It also refers to mind, heart and mother. Its main period lasts for 10 years in a total life span of 120 years.4.Venus: It is goddess Laxmi, bestowing happiness and wealth on the couple. It refers to husband/wife and lasts for 20 years5.Mars (benefic): It refers to Lord Hanuman, the reliever of pain and sorrows. It bestows power on the man and its total period is 7 years along with (malefic).6.Mars (malefic):It refers to the terrible aspect of Mars. It creates terror and works havoc. It dance the dance of death bloodshed7.Mercury: It is all-powerful goddess Durga. Its main period lasts for 17 years.8.Saturn: It represents Lord Bhairon, a poisonous snake and ‘Yama’, the lord of death. Its main period extends to 19 years.9.Rahu: It refers to goddess ‘Saraswati’ and is the guide and friend of the downtrodden. Its main period extends to 18 years. It is not a planet, but a node called ‘dragon’s head’.10.Ketu: It is a far-sighted dog that leads people to the shrine of a sage. It also represents son. Its main period lasts for 7 years. It is not a planet, but a node called’drgon’s tail’. It is always at the beck and call of its master, Rahu. Rahu is the master and Ketu is its slave.