Navagraha Kritis ( By Muthuswami DikShitar ) Tamil PDF

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1 நவ ரஹகதயஃ வ த ர த { நவ ரஹகதயஃ வ த ர த } {Lஆ E ௧ யஃ} ர க- ஸ ர ர த ல- ச ரஜ - வ ய த ந ம ऽ த தர ச ய ப த க யக ரண மக ஜக ரக ஶக ஹ-ர ய ப த ஆ ய த தஜஃ த ஆ ர ய -பலத- த ஸ ரஸ ர ர ப ந ஸஹ ர ரண க ண ந ர-ப ப-ஹர கஶ ந ஹ- ம த- வப ந ஜ ந த நம ண ஸ ம ரஹ-ஶ க ம ண ர த க மஸ ண யதர-ஸ த வ-ர ந ஸ ர-அ ட ண-ம ர ம ந ஸ வ ண- வ ப ம ந ப ர ஶ-ஹ -ஹர ம ந - - தரண ம ந {Lஆ E ௨ ச ரஃ} ர க- அஸ வ த ல- ச ரஜ ம ய ச ர பஜ ம நஸ ஸ -ஹதய-ஸதஶ இ ர - ல கப ல த-த ரஶ இ ஷ டஶ-கல -தர ஶ கர இ ர -ஸ ஹ தர த கர அ ஶ ஶ கர- ம - ஷண ஶ த- ரண ச ஜ மதந-ச ர ப கர வ க டஶ-நயந ர ம ந -ஜநந த- ர - ஹ-வ ர ஶஶ க ப -ஶ ப ரஹ-ப ர ஶர ச க -தவள- ரக ஶ-க ர

2 க கண- க ர-ஹ ர-ம ட -தர ப கஜ ர - யகர-ச ர {Lஆ E ௩ அ க ரகஃ} ர க- ர த ல- ச ரஜ பக அ க ரகம ரய யஹ நத தஜநம த ர ம களவ ர ம ர வ ர வ ர ப க ரக மஷ-வ க-ர ய ப ர த க ர த பர -தர ஶ -ஶ ல-தர ம கள க -கள ம ஜ ள-தர-கர- கள ம கள-த யக- மஷ- ர க மக ர க த நவ- ர- ஸ த ம த த- ல த-வ ர தர - ரத ர த-க ரக ர த- ந ர ந-ர க த- வ யந த- ர ய க - ஹ-கட ரஹ-ப ர ப -ச ர- - ர ப ஸம ந- கள ர ஜ த-ஹ த- ர ச ஜம ர {Lஆ E ௪ தஃ} ர க- ந ட ர த ல- ரஜ ச ப தம ரய ஸதத ர த ச ர-த ர - த தஜ ந - வ த ர - ம த ம ர-க த - ரத மஹ ய-ஸ பத ம-ஸம ஹ- த க ஜ வ ண ம -ம ட-ஹ ர- க ர-

3 க கண -தரண கம ய-தர- ந- க ய ப தக-கர ந ஸக கர-ஜந-ம த ஷ -ர த ஶ கர-ப த- த ஸத ந த-ஸ த {Lஆ E ௫ பஹ ப ஃ} ர க- அட ண த ல- ரஜ ட பஹ ப த த ர ப த ர மஜ த ந ம ऽ த மஹ பல ப ப த ம ஜ -த - ந ப த ம ஹ ர ப த-க த ம தவ - த- ம த ர ச ய-வ ய வ ரதர ஶ பல ண ஜக - ரய- ர ஜர -வ த அ ர த கச-ஜநக ஆ த-ஜந-க பத ர ர - ஹ-ஸ ம த ர-க ரக ந-ப த பர -ச வ -வ - வ ப- ரக ஶக தய - த ர மய ய க ர ர ஶ ய வ-ப ர ர ஜந ய வந- ப ர ர ஶ ய மஹ - ரத ர {Lஆ E ௬ ஶ ரஃ} ர க- பரஶ த ல- க டஜ அட ஶ ர-பகவ த தய ஸ தத ஸகல-த வ ஞ ஹ ஶ ர-பகவ ம - ம ஶ ப லய வஷ ல - ஶ த ய- த ப தஶ கஶவ-கட க- ந ர டதர தவள-க ர ஶ -வ ஸ ர -தஶ - ப க அ டவ க க கள ர-க ரக ர - ஜர- - வ ண

4 நவ ஶ- ஹ ர - ர க ண -வ க தம வஸர-ஸம ய வ ர ச- ச- வ ர-வர- க ர- ல- க ண ஶ ஶ-ஷ ய ஶர வத ஶ-ப ஜ த ஶ- க ர ஶ-ர ஜ ய க-க ரக ர ய ரத ஹ த {Lஆ E ௭ ஶ ந சரஃ} ர க- ய லக ப த ல- ரஜ ஏக வ கர-த ஜ ஶ ந சர ரதர ஸ தத த யऽஹ பவ - த ம ந-ஜந ந பய கர அ - ர-பலத பவ ஶ-கட -ப ர- த-ப மத அ ஶய-ஶ ப-பலத க ல ஜந-க - த- தஹ க ல-ஸ ஹ தர க க-வ ஹ ல ஶ க- ப-ம ல வத ல-ர ந- ஷண ல கத ம - த ஹ- த மகர- ப-ர ஶ - ந த ல- தல- த ந- ப- ய தய - த -ஸ கர பய க ல-த ட-ப த-ஜ க த த-பலத-க ம த க ல-ச ர- பத- ர-ப க த-ச ய - த - {Lஆ E ௮ ர ஹ ஃ} ர க- ர ம ய த ல- ச ரஜ பக மர யஹ ஸத ர ஹ ய-ச ர- ய கத- தஹ ர ர ர க-ஹர ஸ ப - -ஹர ஶ ப ஸந- ககர ஶ ல த-தர-கர கர ள-வதந க ந கய ந ண-க ண ர-அப க ச ஜ க க- கட -தரண ச ம - லவ ர க மதக பரண ஶ -ஶ ர- ர- ஹ-ஸ த ஷகரண

5 {Lஆ E ௯ க ஃ} ர க- ச மர த ல- ச ரஜ பக மஹ ர க மஹ பஜ ச ய ரஹ வர மஹ - ர-ம ட-தர ம கல-வ ர -தர நர- ட- த க நவ ரஹ- த ஸக க க வ -ம ண ர த- - ஜ ந த -ப ண க ண- வஜ-பத ந ஹ-ச மர-பரண ண த ஷ- த பரண ரஹண -க ய-க ரண ரஹ பஸ ய-ஸ ச ண Encoded and proofread by KS Ramachandran ramachandran\_ksr at yahoo.ca %௧ யஃ {Lஆ E ௧ யஃ} ர க- ஸ ர ர த ல- ச ரஜ - வ ய த ந ம ऽ த தர ச ய ப த க யக ரண மக ஜக ரக ஶக ஹ-ர ய ப த ஆ ய த தஜஃ த ஆ ர ய -பலத- த ஸ ரஸ ர ர ப ந ஸஹ ர ரண க ண ந ர-ப ப-ஹர கஶ ந ஹ- ம த- வப ந ஜ ந த நம ண ஸ ம ரஹ-ஶ க ம ண ர த க மஸ ண யதர-ஸ த வ-ர ந ஸ ர-அ ட ண-ம ர ம ந ஸ வ ண- வ ப ம ந ப ர ஶ-ஹ -ஹர ம ந - - தரண ம ந

6 ய த - Oh Sun God! ந ம ऽ த - salutations to you! தர - (you are) of pleasing appearance ச ய ப த - O consort of Chaya devi! க யக ரண மக - you are the embodiment of The Primal Cause and all Effects (1) ஜக ரக ஶக - you illuminate the whole world ஹ ர ய ப த - you are the Lord of the zodiacal sign Leo ஆ ய த - learned men salute you தஜஃ த - you display spectacular brightness (2) ஆ ர ய பலத த - provider of good health and other benefits ஸ ரஸ ர - you have affinity to the lotus ர - you are a friend ப ந - O Surya ஸஹ ர ரண - of a thousand rays க ண ந - father of Karna ரப பஹர - remover of evil and sinful deeds கஶ ந - you are verily like Fire ஹ ம த - propitiated by Guruguha வப ந - innately effulgent ஜ ந த - worshipped by seers நம ண - you are the jewel of daytime ஸ ம ரஹ ஶ க ம ண - you are the leader of Chandra and other planets ர த - great men salute you க ம ஸ ண - you are witness to all actions in the world (3) யதர ஸ த வ ர ந - your chariot is drawn by seven fine horses (4)

7 ஸ ர அ ட ண ம ர ம ந - you are identified with your core mantra of eight syllables (5) ஸ வ ண வ ப ம ந - your body shines in golden hue ப ர ஶ ஹ ஹர ம ந - you are identified with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (6) தரண ம ந - you are dispenser of worldly gifts as well as salvation. Notes : 1 KaraNam is the Primal Cause, Mulaprakriti; everything born out of it in succession is Karyam. The Supreme is both karanam and karyam. த ஸ வ த தவ ர ஶ says TaittirIya UpaniShad. 2 தஜஸ ம தஜ - Ramayana ரவ ய ல கஸ ண says Agastya, in Ramayana The seven vedic metres - gayatri, ushnik, anushtup, brihati, pangti, trishtup, jagati - are the seven horses for the Sun's chariot ய ர ஹய ச த ந ம நஃ ஸ த ண ய த வஹ தவம ய --Shrimadbhagavatam Surya's bija mantra consists of eight syllables. The mantra is க ஃ ய ஆ ய ஓ ``The Supreme OM, the giver of brilliance, the impeller of the universe, and the First Cause'' 6 ர ம - -ஶ வ- வ ப-ஹதய வ த ஸத ப கர says the dhyana sloka of Sun God. %௨ ச ரஃ {Lஆ E ௨ ச ரஃ} ர க- அஸ வ த ல- ச ரஜ ம ய ச ர பஜ ம நஸ ஸ -ஹதய-ஸதஶ இ ர - ல கப ல த-த ரஶ

8 இ ஷ டஶகல தர ஶ கர இ ர -ஸ ஹ தர த கர அ ஶ ஶ கர- ம - ஷண ஶ த ரண ச ஜ மதந-ச ர ப கர வ க டஶநயந ர ம ந -ஜநந த ர ஹ-வ ர ஶஶ க ப ஶ ப ரஹப ர ஶர ச க தவள ரக ஶக ர க கண க ரஹ ரம ட தர ப கஜ ர யகரச ர ச ர பஜ - Pray to Chandra, ம நஸ - O mind! ஸ ஹதய ஸதஶ - he is as pure as the mind of the virtuous persons இ ர ல கப ல த த ரஶ - He is the consort of Tara (1) and is praised by Indra and other gods இ - he is soothingly pleasant ஷ டஶ கல தர - wearer of the sixteen digits ஶ கர - the maker of the night இ ர ஸ ஹ தர - brother of Goddess LakShmi த கர - he makes the herbs ooze nectar (2) அ ஶ - always (worship Chandra). ஶ கர ம ஷண - he adorns Shiva's crown ஶ த ரண - his rays are pleasantly cool ச ஜ - he has four hands மதந ச ர - (he serves as) umbrella for Manmatha, the God

9 of Love (3) வ க டஶ நயந - he is the (left) eye of Vishnu (4) ர அ ந ஜநந - he was born of the heart of VirAt purusha (5) - deva-s specially drink him (6) த ர - is friendly to the lily, ஹ வ ர - is a face of Subrahmanya, who is the preceptor of Brahma ஶஶ க - he is bearing hare-like marks (7) ப ஶ ப ரஹ-ப ர - he received first a curse, and then a boon, from DakSha prajapati (8) ஶர ச க தவள ரக ஶ க ர - his body shines as white as the autumn moon (9) க கண க ர ஹ ர ம ட தர - he is bedecked with armband, bracelet, necklace and diadem ப கஜ he is inimical to the lotus ர ய கர ச ர - he is adept in pleasing RohiNI (10) Notes: 1 Tara is Brihaspati's wife. She fell in love with Chandra and lived with him for some time. 2 Moon is called Soma. Soma is the divine plant whose juice, also called Soma, was the drink of the celestials, This led to regard Chandra as the guardian of all beneficial plants. Shri Krishna says in the Gita: ண ச ஷ ஃ ஸ வ ஃ ஸ ம வ ரஸ மகஃ Bhagavad Gita ``I assume the form of Chandra, and sustain all vegetation'' 3 Nights are dear to lovers, so Chandra is regarded as helper to the God of Love 4 Vishnu sahasranama stotram goes further to assert that Chandra is a

10 manifestation of VishNu himself. Compare the names chandramshuh (281), shashabinduh (283) and somah (503) there. 5 At the time of Creation, Chandra was born from the heart of the Primal Cause. ச ரம மந ஸ ஜ தஃ - PuruShasUkta. 6 ஶ ஷண ய ஏந ர ஃ - ஆமர க ஶ ய ய த, ௧-௩-௧௩ 7 The visible blemish in the whiteness of the moon's disk is referred to by poets as a hare 8 gishpati or girpati literally means a learned person. Here the reference is to DakSha prajapati, whom Lord Narayana Himself addressed once as Brahman -Learned one. (ShrimadbhAgavatam, ) DakSha gave twentyseven of his daughters in marriage to Chandra. Chandra was inordinately fond of only one of them, RohiNi. On a complaint from the neglected wives, DakSha cursed Chandra to lose all his sixteen digits. Later pacified, DakSha allowed him to gradually lose, and then gain, his lustre in the span of a month, every month. த ஶ ப ஸ ऽநப ய த ய ம ரஹ தஃ நஃ ரஸ ய த ஸ மஃ கல ல ப ய த ஃ - ShrimadbhAgavatam The poet compares the whiteness of Chandra to itself! 10 RohiNI is Chandra's favourite among the 27 wives who are the constellations (nakshatra-s) AshvinI, BharanI, krittika, etc. %௩ அ க ரகஃ {Lஆ E ௩ அ க ரகஃ} ர க- ர த ல- ச ரஜ பக அ க ரகம ரய யஹ நத தஜநம த ர ம களவ ர ம ர வ ர வ ர

11 ப க ரக மஷவ கர ய ப ர த க ர த பர தர ஶ ஶ லதர ம கள க கள ம ஜ ளதரகர கள ம களத யக மஷ ர க மக ர க த நவ ர ஸ த ம த த ல தவ ர தர ரத ர தக ரக ர த ந ர நர க த வ யந த ர ய க ஹகட ரஹப ர ப ச ர ர ப ஸம ந கள ர ஜ தஹ த ர ச ஜம ர அ க ரக ஆ ரய அஹ - I take refuge in Kuja (1) வ ர வ ர - again and again நத ஆ த ஜந ம த ர - he is very valuable (helpful) to those who approach him ம கள வ ர - he presides over Tuesday ம ர - he is the son of Mother Earth (2) ப க ரக - he resembles a golden pot மஷ வ க ர ய ப - he presides over the zodiacal signs Aries and Scorpio (3) ர த க - his body is red in colour ர த பர தர - he wears a red cloth, and the like ஶ ஶ ல தர - he holds a mace and a trident ம கள - is auspicious க கள - has a handsome neck ம ஜ ள தர பத கள - his two feet are quite charming ம கள த யக - bestower of auspiciousness

12 மஷ ர க - he rides a goat மகர உ க - Makara (Capricornus) is his exalted house (uchcha). த நவ ர ஸ த - he is worshipped by devas (gods) and asuras (demons) alike ம த த ல த வ ர - he sports a charming smile தர ரத - graces (devotees) with real estate ர த க ரக - he promotes good brotherhood ர த ந ர - has red eyes ந ர க - protector of the afflicted த வ யந த ர - he is worshipped in the town VaithIsvarankoil (4) ய க ஹ கட அ ரஹ ப ர - recipient of grace and blessings of the vast assemblage of gods as well as guruguha ப ச ர ர - he is friendly to Sun, Moon and Jupiter ப ஸம ந கள ர - has a charming wife ஜ த ஹ த ர - appears cute with hands resting on his knees ச ஜ - he has four arms அ ர - he is quite fantastic. Notes: 1 he is called a~ngaraka or simply a~ngara because he looks like a heap of lighted charcoal. 2 He was born out of a drop of sweat from Shiva in meditation which fell on the earth. Mother Earth nurtured it to become a graha. So he has come to be known as her son Bhauma, or Kuja 3 Mantreshvara indicates the presiding planets for the 12 signs: ப ம ஶ ர த யஶஶ ஜ ஃ ஶ ர ர வ கஜ ஃ ம த தவ ஃ ர மண க த ஃ மஷ ர ஶ வர ஃ phaladipika 1.6

13 4 An ancient town near Sirkali in TamilNadu, India %௪ த {Lஆ E ௪ தஃ} ர க- ந ட ர த ல- ரஜ ச ப தம ரய ஸதத ர த ச ரத ர த தஜ ந வ த ர ம த ம ரக த ரத மஹ யஸ பத மஸம ஹ த க ஜ வ ண ம -ம ட-ஹ ர- க ர- க கண தரண கம யதர ந- க ய ப தககர ந ஸக கரஜநம த ஷ ர த ஶ கரப த த ஸத ந தஸ த த ஆ ரய ஸதத - I take refuge in Budha always ர த - he is lauded by the devas ச ர த ர த - he is the offspring of Chandra and Tara த ஜ நஃ வ த - he is understood by learned men ரஃ ம த - is appreciated by great scholars (1) ம ர க த ரத - bestower of fine poetical talents மஹ ய ஸ பத - his accomplishments are praiseworthy ம ஸம - his saffron-coloured form is splendid ஹ ஆக - whose form delights Guruguha ஜ வ ண - is inimical to Kuja ம ம ட ஹ ர க ர க கண தரண - he is adorned with

14 a crown, necklace, armband and bracelet made of gems கம யதர ந க ய ப - he presides over the lovely zodiacal signs Gemini and Virgo தக கர - he has a book in his hands ந ஸக - he is genderless (2) கர ஜந ம த - highly respected by the servant class ஷ ர த - he is blemishless ஶ கர ப த த - very helpful to the devotees of Shiva (3) ஸத ந த ஸ த - ever revelling in bliss. Notes: 1) budha literallly means a learned person 2) Ketu, Budha and Shanaishchara are genderless. ப ஃ க - த கஜ ஃ, says phaladipika, ) The Tamil saint jnanasambandha asserts in kolarupadigam that devotees of Shiva have nothing to fear from the navagrahas. For, towards such devotees, these graha-s not only refrain from exerting evil influence, or just remain neutral, but are positively helpful. %௫ பஹ ப ஃ {Lஆ E ௫ பஹ ப ஃ} ர க- அட ண த ல- ரஜ ட பஹ ப த த ர ப த ர மஜ த ந ம ऽ த மஹ பல ப ப த ம ஜ த ந ப த ம ஹ ர ப த-க த ம தவ - த- ம த ர ச யவ ய வ ரதர ஶ பல ண ஜக - ரய- ர ஜர -வ த அ ர த கச-ஜநக ஆ த-ஜந-க பத ர ர - ஹ-ஸ ம த ர-க ரக ந-ப த

15 பர -ச வ -வ - வ ப- ரக ஶக தய - த ர மய ய க ர ர ஶ ய வ-ப ர ர ஜந ய வந- ப ர ர ஶ ய மஹ - ரத ர பஹ ப த த ர ப த - O Brihaspati, the consort of Tara ர ம ஜ த - born of Brahma ந ம ऽ த - I salute you. மஹ பல - you have great strength ப - O master ப த - Lord of speech and writing ம ஜ த ந அ ப த - you preside over the lovely zodiacal signs Sagittarius and Pisces ம ஹ ர உப த ஆக த - you are venerated by Indra and others ம தவ த ம த - your intellect has been praised by Vishnu and others (1) ர ச ய வ ய - the best preceptor of the gods வ ர தர - you hold a mace in your hand ஶ ப ல ண - you are endowed with auspicious features ஜக ரய ர - you are a Teacher for all three worlds ஜர வ த - you are ever young அ ர த - you never become angry கச ஜநக - you are the father of Kacha ஆ த ஜந க பத ர - you are verily the kalpaka tree for all who approach you ர ஹ ஸ ம த - you have been appreciated by Shiva and Guruguha ரக ரக - you promote good offspring

16 ந ப த - you are a friend for all poor people பர ச வ வ வ ப - you are the embodiment of the four stages of speech starting with para (2) ரக ஶக - you illuminate people's intellect தய த - you are full of compassion ர மய ய - you are never afflicted by any illness க ர - you are the author of a Treatise on righteous Conduct(3) ர ஶ ய - you cannot be controlled வ ப ர - you are the saviour of all living beings ர ஜந ய - you are pure வந ப ர - you enjoy yourself in the world ர ஶ ய - you are whole மஹ ரத ர - you are a great provider Notes: 1) Shri KriShNa says in the Gita: ர தஸ ச ய ம ப த பஹ ப ௧௦.௨௪ ``Know thou that among the great preceptors, I am Brihaspati'' 2) the generation of speech (vak) consists of four stages, para, pashyanti, madhyama, and vaikhari. para is the dormant stage in the muladhara. When this karana bindu rises to the level of the navel it becomes karya bindu. This stage is pashyanti The next stage is madhyama, when it further rises to the level of the heart where it acquires discriminatory content and is more oscillatory. When finallly it emerges from the throat /mouth and becomes audible sound, capable of representation by alphabets, we have the vaikhari. According to Rig Veda, people are ignorant of these four parts and think that only the fourth part is speech: ச வ வ ப த பத த ர மண ய ம ணஃ

17 ஹ த ந கய ய வ ச ம ய வத ௧.௧௬௪.௪௫ We can also recall here nama-s of LalitA sahasranama பர ர ய ப ப ய பர தவத ம யம வக ப 3) Internal evidence for the existence of such a Niti ShAstra is found in a reference made by the third century poet Parimelazagar, in his commentary of the Tamil classic TirukkuraL. %௬ ர {Lஆ E ௬ ஶ ரஃ} ர க- பரஶ த ல- க டஜ அட ஶ ரபகவ த தய ஸ தத ஸகலத வ ஞ ஹ ஶ ரபகவ ம - ம ஶ ப லய வஷ ல - ஶ த ய த ப தஶ கஶவகட க ந ர டதர தவளக ர ஶ -வ ஸ ர -தஶ - ப க அ டவ க க கள ர-க ரக ர - ஜர- - வ ண நவ ஶ- ஹ ர - ர க ண -வ க தம வஸர-ஸம ய வ ர ச- ச- வ ர-வர- க ர- ல- க ண ஶ ஶ-ஷ ய ஶர வத ஶ-ப ஜ த ஶ- க ர ஶ-ர ஜ ய க-க ரக ர ய ரத ஹ த ஶ ர பகவ த தய ஸ தத - I always meditate upon Shri Shukra BhagavAn

18 ஸகல த வ ஞ - he is the repository of all Truths (1) ஹ ஶ ரபகவ - O Lord Shukra! ம ஆஶ ப லய - please protect me now வஷ ல ஶ- you preside over the zodiacal signs Rishabha (Taurus) and TulA (Libra) த ய த ப தஶ - you are the preceptor of the asuras கஶவ கட -ஏக- ந ர - By the grace of Mahavishnu, you have one eye left (2) ட தர - you wear a crown தவள க ர - your body is white in colour ஶ வ ஸர-உ தஶ - ப க - your share in the udu dasha system (3) is twenty years அ ட வ க - you have beneficial ashta varga க - you are a great poet (4) கள ர க ரக - you promote happy matrimony ர ஜர - வ ண - you are inimical to the Sun and the ever-young Brihaspati நவ ஶ ஹ ர ர க ண வ க தம அவஸர ஸம ய - at the time you are in the parts (varga) of the orbit known to be your navamsa hora, drekkana, and vargottama (5) வ ர உ ச ச வ ர வர க ர ல க ண - and in exalted and depressed positions, own house, pivotal and mulatrikona positions (6) ஶ ஶ ஷ ய ஶ ஐர வத ஶ ப ஜ த ஶ க ர ஶ - and if they belong to the groups of parts known as trimshamsa, shahtyamsa, etc (7) ர ஜ ய க க ரக - you promote conditions for kingship (to the person)(8)

19 ர ய ரத - you bestow kingship. ஹ த - you give great happiness to Guruguha. Notes: 1) Like Brihaspati, Sukra is also a highly learned person. He and Brihaspati were disciples of the sage angira who is the latter's father. The kacha-devayani episode in Mahabharata revolves around the mrita-sanjivini mantra that Sukra knew but Brihapati did not! 2) The reference here is to the Vamana avatara- Mahabali episode. 3) Humans, from birth to death, are under the influence of the planets in varying intensity. In the Ududasha system, the major periods (in years) of influence are: Surya-6, Chandra-10, Kuja-7, Rahu-18, Brihaspati-16, Shani-19, Budha-17, Ketu-7 and Shukra-20. 4) He is the celestial kavi. Later Valmiki became the Adikavi in the world. Shri Krishna pays the highest compliment to Sukra when he declares that among the foremost poets, He was verily Shukra க ந ஶந க ஃ ( Bhagavad Gita-10.37) 5) From hereon DikShita launches into jyotisha shastra. Popular belief ascribes to Sukra the ability to bestow outstanding prosperity. (Sukra dasha). DikShita enumerates circumstances when Shukra bestows unlimited benefits. These technical terms are explained in treatises on Hindu Astrology, like in Prithuyashas' HorasAra and Mantreshvara's PhaladIpikA. The ecliptic is divided into 12 equal parts called Rasi-s, the first part, starting from the First Point of Aries being Mesha. The Rasis are subdivided into equal parts, called amsa-s, in several ways, each way being called a varga. If divided into two, we have two hora-s: if subdivided into three parts, each is a drekkana. Navamsa is obtained by dividing a

20 Rasi into 9 equal parts, Trimshamsa 30 parts (subgrouped into 5, 5, 8, 7, and 5 degrees in one of forward or reverse order), shashtyamsa, 60 parts. Other modes of division are also possible. Saptamsa, dashamsa, dvadashamsa, and Shodashamsa arise when dividing the rasi into 7, 10, 12, and 16 parts. And so ons. And there are rules to identify the Lords of these parts. If a navamsa bears the same name as that of the Rasi from which it arose, it is called a vargottama. 6) For purposes of fine-tuning predictions, some special parts of these Rasi/amsa-s are named as Vakra, Uchcha, Nicha, SvakShetra, Varakendra and Mulatrikona for individual planets. For example, for Shukra, Uchcha in MIna, Nicha is Kanya, SvakShetra is Tula 6 deg to 30 deg, and Mulatrikona is Tula 0 deg to 5 deg. 7) It is possible that a planet is in more than one varga. Parijatamsha is attained when the planet obtains 2 varga-s; Gopuramsha, with four varga-s; Airavatamsha with nine varga-s, and so on. 8) Enumerating the various planetary positions for Rajayoga forms an important chapter in every work on astrology. For example, Phalaladipika (7-15) says: ``If Shukra and Guru are in Mina, Shani in uchcha, Kuja aspects Chandra, and Lagna and Surya are in Mesha, the person will be King owning a vast army...'' %௭ ஶ ந சர {Lஆ E ௭ ஶ ந சரஃ} ர க- ய லக ப த ல- ரஜ ஏக வ கர-த ஜ ஶ ந சர ரதர ஸ தத த யऽஹ பவ - த ம ந-ஜந ந பய கர அ - ர-பலத

21 பவ ஶ-கட -ப ர- த-ப மத அ ஶய-ஶ ப-பலத க ல ஜந-க - த- தஹ க ல-ஸ ஹ தர க க-வ ஹ ல ஶ க- ப-ம ல வத ல-ர ந- ஷண ல கத ம - த ஹ- த மகர- ப-ர ஶ - ந த ல- தல- த ந- ப- ய தய - த -ஸ கர பய க ல-த ட-ப த-ஜ க த த-பலத-க ம த க ல-ச ர- பத- ர-ப க த-ச ய - த - ஸ தத த ய அஹ - I meditate constantly on ஶ ந சர வ கர த ஜ - Shri ShanIshvara, the son of Surya (1) பவ த ம ந-ஜந ந -In those who are immersed in the ocean of worldly life பய கர - he strikes terror அ ர பலத - (and) dispenses terrible consequences பவ ஶ கட ப ர த ப மத - (on the other hand,) on those devotees of Lord Shiva who are blessed by His grace அ ஶய ஶ ப பலத - he bestows exceptionally good things க ல ஜந க த தஹ - he is sparkling dark in colour, like the eye liner pigment க லஸ ஹ தர - he is brother of Yama, the lord of Death (2) க கவ ஹ - he rides a crow (3) ல ஶ க - ப-ம ல -வத - he wears a blue dress and a garland of blue flowers ல-ர ந- ஷண ல கத - and is decorated with ornaments made of blue gemstones ம - த - He is worshipped by malini (4) ஹ- த - he gives pleasure to Guruguha

22 மகர- ப-ர ஶ -ந த - he presides over the zodiacal signs Capricornius and Aquarius ல- தல- த-அ ந- ப- ய - he has great liking for sesame oil lamp and sesame seeds mixed rice தய - த -ஸ கர - he is an ocean of compassion (for his devotees) பய - he is fearless க லத ட-ப த-ஜ - he bears a wound on his legs inflicted by Yama,'s cudgel (5) க த தபலத-க ம த - he is verily the divine Kamadhenu while dispensing favours to devoteees க ல-ச ர- பத- ரப - he has the capacity to break the Wheel of Time (6) க த-ச ய த - - he is the son of ChAyA devi Notes: 1 shanaishchara is so called because he is slow-moving. Note that Saturn takes more than 29 years to go round the Sun once. For this reason he is also called Manda. In Naishadha mahakavya, the poet advocates this as the reason for Shani's late arrival at Damayanti's svayamvara. 2 Yama was the son o Surya by the first wife samj~na devi 3 Many texts declare that the eagle (grridhra) is Shani's vehicle. 4 malini is a favourite mantra metre of Shani. In Mahabharata, during exile, Draupadi mentions her name as Malini while seeking employment in cognito. Probably she then prayed to Shani. 5 This happened when they were boys. This is the reason for Shani's slow movement. 6 The wheel referred to here is the cycle of births and deaths breaking it is to attain Mukti (salvation)

23 %௮ றஹ {Lஆ E ௮ ர ஹ ஃ} ர க- ர ம ய த ல- ச ரஜ பக மர யஹ ஸத ர ஹ ய-ச ர- ய கத- தஹ ர ர ர க-ஹர ஸ ப - -ஹர ஶ ப ஸந- ககர ஶ ல த-தர-கர கர ள-வதந க ந கய ந ண-க ண ர-அப க ச ஜ க க கட தரண ச ம - லவ ர க மதக பரண ஶ -ஶ ர- ர- ஹ-ஸ த ஷகரண மர அஹ ஸத ர ஹ - I always remember RAhu ய ச ர ய - he is being aspected by Surya and Chandra (1) கத தஹ - he has a crooked body ர - he is a demon and also a deva (2) ர க ஹர - he drives away illnesses ஸ ப ஹர - he wards off fears from snakes and the like ஶ ப ஸந ககர - he is happily seated on a shurpa (a bamboo plate in the form of a trapezium, called muram in Tamil) ஶ ல த தர கர - he holds a trident in is hands கர ள வதந - has a frightful face க ந - he is hard, கய ந ண-க ண -ஆ ர-அப க - his(fierce)looks melt into a compassionate glance due to the mantra commencing 'kaya nah' (3) ச ஜ - he has four hands க க கட தரண - he holds a sword, a shield and like weapons ச ம ல வ ர - he wears a blue cloth and other garments

24 made of leather க மதக பரண - he wears gomedaka-abharanam ornaments laced with gomedaka (gem) stones ஶ ஶ ர ர ஹ ஸ த ஷ கரண - He is friends with Shani and Shukra, and pleases Guruguha too. Notes: 1) After getting the pot of nectar by churning the ocean with asuras'help, the deva-s sought Vishnu's help to prevent asuras from getting their share. As Vishnu took on the enchanting form of a mohini and started distributing the nectar to the devas, one asura sneaked in between Surya and Chandra and partook a mouthful, before he was spotted and struck down into two. The head and hands acquired a serpent body and became Rahu, while the torso acquired a serpent's head and became Ketu 2) Since the asura had actually drunk the nectar, he did not die, he became a half-deva! 3) There is a a vedic mantra to propitiate each planet. The mantra for Rahu is: கய ந ர ஆ வ ஊ ஸத வதஃ ஸக கய ஶ டய வத ``With what help will he come to us, wonderful, ever-waxing friend? With what most mighty company?'' This Sama is from Samaveda samhita It is in gayatri Chandas with Vamadeva as Rishi. Originally addressed to Indra, it has been adopted for Ketu in later centuries. %௯ {Lஆ E ௯ க ஃ} ர க- ச மர த ல- ச ரஜ பக மஹ ர க மஹ பஜ ச ய ரஹ வர மஹ - ர-ம ட-தர ம கல-வ ர -தர

25 நர- ட- த க நவ ரஹ- த ஸக க க வ -ம ண ர த- - ஜ ந த -ப ண க ண- வஜ-பத ந ஹ-ச மர-பரண ண த ஷ- த பரண ரஹண -க ய-க ரண ரஹ பஸ ய-ஸ ச ண மஹ ர க அஹ பஜ - I take refuge in the great asura Ketu ச ய ரஹ வர - he is a great shadow planet (1) மஹ ர ம ட தர - he wears a big charming crown ம கள வ ர தர - he wears auspicious (yellow) clothes நர ட த க - happily mounted on a human being as seat நவ ரஹ த ஸக - he is friends with the newly created planet(rahu) க க வ ம ண - his vedic mantra commences 'ketum krrinvan' (2) ர த ஜ ந - he is an angry person and he hails in the line ot the sage Jaimini த ப ண - his favourite food is horse-grain (kollu in Tamil) க ண வஜ பத ந - his flag is in the form of a triangle ஹ ச மர பரண - He holds a parousal to Guruguha ண த ஷ த ஆபரண - he is very good to people who had risen above the sense of good and bad ரஹண க ய க ரண - his actions include causing eclipses ரஹ பஸ ய ஸ ச ண - he moves in a retrograde direction among the planets Notes: 1) Rahu and Ketu are really not planets in the ordinary sense, but are just the imaginary points of intersection of the ecliptic and the moon's orbit. The ascending node is Rahu, the descending (crossing the ecliptic

26 from north to south) node is Ketu. 2) The ketu mantra runs as : க க வ ந கத வ ப ஶ ம ய அ பஶ ஸ ஸ ஷ ரஜ யத ஃ - Rigveda ``Thou, making light where no light was, and form, O men, where form was not, Wast born together with the dawn.'' This rik, originally addressed to UShas, has been adopted for Ketu in later times. 3) In karnatic music, there are seven basic tala-s (rythmic patterns), and Muttusvami DikShita composed the first seven songs, one in each, for the seven main graha-s. These seven pieces are remarkable not only for their musical content, but also for their literary merit and the wealth of information they exhibit. Though the last two songs, on the Chaya graha-s, also go under his pen-name, Guruguha, there is a view that these two songs are later-day insertions, probably by his disciples. } Translated, encoded, and proofread by KS Ramachandran ramachandran\_ksr at yahoo.ca Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com Last updated oday Navagraha Kritis ( By Muthuswami DikShitar ) Lyrics in Tamil PDF % File name : navagrahakirtanadikshitara.itx % Category : kriti % Location : doc\_z\_misc\_navagraha % Author : Muttusvami Dikshitar % Language : Sanskrit % Subject : philosophy/hinduism/religion

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