Navagraha







Navagrahas, a Raja Ravi Varma painting.


Navagraha means "nine celestial bodies" in Sanskrit and are nine astronomical bodies as well as deities in Hinduism and Hindu astrology.[1] These are the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn, and the ascending and descending lunar nodes (which appears as Shadow Planets during Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan).




Contents






  • 1 Planets, celestial bodies and lunar nodes


  • 2 Temples


  • 3 See also


  • 4 Notes





Planets, celestial bodies and lunar nodes


The term is derived from nava (Sanskrit: नव "nine") and graha (Sanskrit: ग्रह "planet, seizing, laying hold of, holding").[2]


The Navagraha are:[1]




  1. Surya (Ravi), the Sun


  2. Chandra (Soma), the Moon


  3. Mangala (Mangal), Mars


  4. Budha (Budh), Mercury


  5. Guru (Brihaspati), Jupiter


  6. Shukra, Venus


  7. Shani, Saturn


  8. Rahu, Lunar ascending node


  9. Ketu, Lunar descending node.



Temples


Main article: Navagraha temples

Temples that incorporate or are dedicated to one or all nine of the Navagraha are found in different parts of India, such as in Tamil Nadu.[3]



  • Surya Navagrahastalam -- Suryanar Kovil

  • Chandra Navagrahastalam -- Kailasanthar Temple, Thingalur

  • Angaarakan Navagrahastalam -- Vaitheeswaran Koil







  • Budha Navagrahastalam -- Swetharanyeswarar Temple, Thiruvenkadu

  • Guru Navagrahastalam -- Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi

  • Sukra Navagrahastalam -- Agniswarar Temple, Kanjanur

  • Shani Navagrahastalam -- Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple

  • Raahu Navagrahastalam -- Naganathaswami Temple, Thirunageswaram

  • Ketu Navagrahastalam -- Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keezhaperumpallam






Navagraha sculpture from Bihar, India, 10th century, now at the San Diego Museum of Art.







Navagraha statues from Konark, Odisha at British Museum.




See also




  • Jyotisha

  • Planets in astrology



Notes









  1. ^ ab Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier-Williams, 1899


  3. ^ Anantharaman, Ambjuam (2006). Temples of South India (second ed.). East West. pp. x–xxi, 302–304. ISBN 978-81-88661-42-8.












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