Vedic Astrology (jyotish) Basic Tables, as used by vedic astrologers (jyotishis) worldwide.
This table: Jyotish Planetary glyphs, sign or rasi ownership, sex, aspects, sanskrit name, and main karakas or significations, all as taught by Parashara Muni in the Brihat Parashara Hora Sastra, the cornerstone classic of vedic or hindu astrology (jyotish).
The Planets of Jyotish or Vedic Astrology - Table 1 Planet Glyph Owns Sex Aspects Sanskrit Main Significations Sun Leo Male 7 Surya Soul, Self, Power, Esteem, Ambition Moon Cancer Female 7 Chandra Emotions, Mind, Health, Purity, Mental Balance, Mother Mars Aries, Scorpio Male 4 7 8 Mangal Energy, Drive, Agility, Agression, Accidents Mercury Gemini, Virgo Neutral 7 Budha Intellect, Speech, Relating, Communications, Dimplomacy Jupiter Sagittarius, Pisces Male 5 7 9 Guru Fortune, Law, God, Wealth, Status, Expansiveness Venus Taurus, Libra Female 7 Shukra Desires, Pleasures, artistry, beauty, additions, Sex Saturn Capricorn, Aquarius Neutral 3 7 10 Shani Obstacles, seriousness, truthfulness, Sorrows Rahu Female none Rahu Karma, eccentricities, disturbances, foreign things Ketu Neutral none Ketu Death, spirituality, detachments, outcastes
The planets of Jyotish in Western Glyph Form on colored spheres (copyrighted).
The planets in Jyotish do not include the three outer planets used in Western or Tropical Astrology. Some Jyotishis do use the outers due to training they received usually in earlier Tropical Astrological exposure. However, in most Vedic texts they are not mentioned. This includes Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Also, the five major asteroids used in Western Astrology by many, namely Chiron, Pallas, Ceres, Vespa, and Juno, are not used in jyotish or vedic astrology either, unless one brings them, again, from previous tropical exposure, where they are used.
Above is a list of the planets used in Vedic Astrology (Jyotish). You can see the signs or rashis that they own, the sex of each planet as it operates in Jyotish, though the Gods themselves are generally all male deities. You can see which houses from it's position each planet aspects. Then there's the Sanskrit name of each of the grahas or planets, then the main significations that planet rules over, which is also called it's "karakatwa" or "Karakas" which means "astrological significations".
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