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{{Short description|The 9 planets of vedic astrology}}
{{Short description|The 9 planets of vedic astrology}}
[[File:Navagraha.jpg|thumb|200px|''Navagraha'', a [[Raja Ravi Varma]] painting (sun at the center)]]
[[File:Navagraha.jpg|thumb|200px|''Navagraha'', a [[Raja Ravi Varma]] painting (sun at the center)]]
'''Navagraha''' are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to [[Hinduism]] and [[Hindu astrology]].<ref name="dalalnavagr">{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|publisher=Penguin Books|year=2010|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6|pages=280}}</ref> The term is derived from ''nava'' ({{lang-sa|नव}} "nine") and ''graha'' ({{lang-sa|ग्रह}} "planet, seizing, laying hold of, holding"). Note that [[Earth|the Earth]], [[Uranus]],[[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]] are excluded from the Navagraha,<ref>Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier-Williams, 1899</ref>. However, [[Sun|the Sun]] is part of the Navagraha.
'''Navagraha''' are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to [[Hinduism]] and [[Hindu astrology]].<ref name="dalalnavagr">{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|publisher=Penguin Books|year=2010|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6|pages=280}}</ref> The term is derived from ''nava'' ({{lang-sa|नव}} "nine") and ''graha'' ({{lang-sa|ग्रह}} "planet, seizing, laying hold of, holding"). Note that [[Earth|the Earth]], [[Uranus]], [[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]] are excluded from the Navagraha,<ref>Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier-Williams, 1899</ref>. However, [[Sun|the Sun]] is part of the Navagraha.


In [[astrology]], the term ''planet'' originally applied only to the five planets visible to the [[naked eye]] and excluded [[Earth]]. The term was later broadened, particularly in the [[Post-classical history|Middle Ages]], to include the sun and the moon (sometimes referred to as "lights"), making a total of seven planets. The [[Seven days of the week#Hindu tradition|seven days of the week]] in the [[Hindu calendar]] also correspond with the [[seven classical planets]], and are [[Names of the days of the week#Hindu tradition|named accordingly]] in most languages of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Most [[Hindu temples]] around the world have a designated place dedicated to Navagraha worship.
In [[astrology]], the term ''planet'' originally applied only to the five planets visible to the [[naked eye]] and excluded [[Earth]]. The term was later broadened, particularly in the [[Post-classical history|Middle Ages]], to include the sun and the moon (sometimes referred to as "lights"), making a total of seven planets. The [[Seven days of the week#Hindu tradition|seven days of the week]] in the [[Hindu calendar]] also correspond with the [[seven classical planets]], and are [[Names of the days of the week#Hindu tradition|named accordingly]] in most languages of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Most [[Hindu temples]] around the world have a designated place dedicated to Navagraha worship.

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Navagraha, a Raja Ravi Varma painting (sun at the center)

Navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu astrology.[1] The term is derived from nava (Sanskrit: नव "nine") and graha (Sanskrit: ग्रह "planet, seizing, laying hold of, holding"). Note that the Earth, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are excluded from the Navagraha,[2]. However, the Sun is part of the Navagraha.

In astrology, the term planet originally applied only to the five planets visible to the naked eye and excluded Earth. The term was later broadened, particularly in the Middle Ages, to include the sun and the moon (sometimes referred to as "lights"), making a total of seven planets. The seven days of the week in the Hindu calendar also correspond with the seven classical planets, and are named accordingly in most languages of the Indian subcontinent. Most Hindu temples around the world have a designated place dedicated to Navagraha worship.

Planets, celestial bodies and lunar nodes

Navagrahas:[1]
No. Image Name Western equivalent Day
1. Surya, Aditya Sun Sunday
2. Chandra, Soma Moon Monday
3. Mangala Mars Tuesday
4. Budha Mercury Wednesday
5. Bṛhaspati, Guru Jupiter Thursday
6. Shukra Venus Friday
7. Shani Saturn Saturday
8. Rahu Ascending node of the Moon
9. Ketu Descending node of the Moon

Carnatic music

Muthuswami Dikshitar, a Carnatic music composer from southern India composed the Navagraha Kritis in praise of the nine grahas.[3] Each song is a prayer to one of the nine planets. The sahitya (lyrics) of the songs reflect a profound knowledge of the mantra and jyotisha sastras.

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
  2. ^ Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier-Williams, 1899
  3. ^ "Dikshitar: Navagraha". www.medieval.org. Retrieved 2020-06-12.


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