Subject: [world-vedic] Brihat Jataka
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 23:25:08 -0000
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Here are some planetary descriptions from Brihat Jataka, chapter two:

"The Sun represents the atma, the Moon the mind, Mars strength,
Mercury speech, Jupiter wisdom and happiness, Venus passions, and
Saturn the sorrows, of the Kalapurusha repectively. The Sun and Moon
are rajas, Mars is commander-in-chief, Mercury is yuva raj, Jupiter
and Venus are ministers, and Saturn is the servant."

[The Kalapurusha is the form of time, the zodiac.]

"Heli and Surya are names forthe Sun. Chandrama and Sitarasmi are
names for the Moon. Hemno, Vit, Gno, Bodhana and Induputra are names
for Mercury. Ara, Vakra, Kruradrik, and Avanaya denote Mars; Kona,
Manda, Suryaputra and Asita are names for Saturn."

"Jiva, Angira, Suruguru, Vachasampathi and Ijya are terms for
Jupiter. Suta, Bhrigu, Brigusuta, Sita and Aspujit are names for
Venus. Tamas, Agu and Asura are names for Rahu, Sikhi stands for
Kethu. Their other names must be learnt from well-known names in the
world."

[Note: B Suryanarayan Rao, B. V. Raman's grandfather, says that
Rahu's name "Agu" refers to one who has no bright rays, "gu." The
prefix "a" is negative, just as it is in the English word "atypical."
Rahu and Ketu are shadowy planets, Chaya Grahas.]

"The Sun is dark red, the Moon white, Mars blood red, Mercury green,
Jupiter yellow or golden, Venus neither white nor black, Saturn is
black."

"Copper color is governed by the Sun, while white by the Moon, blood
red by mars, Green by Mercury, yellow by Jupiter, variegated colors
by Venus [If Venus stands for white, then it must reflect all
colors, because white is all colors combined. The ancient Hindus must
have known this to make such a statement.] and black by Saturn. The
Sun has Agni as adidevata, The Moon Ambu, Mars has Kumara, Mercury
has Keshava, Jupiter has Indra, Venus has Indrani, and Saturn has
Kaha. The East is governed by the Sun, Venus Southeast, Mars the
South, Rahu Southwest, Saturn the West, The Moon the Northwest,
Mercury the North and Jupiter the Northeast. the waning Moon, the
Sun, Mars, Saturn and Mercury in conjunction with them are all
malefics."

"Saturn and Mercury are impotent, Venus and the Moon are females,
and the rest are masculine."

"Sukra and Guru represent brahmins [priests], Kuja and Ravi
warriors, Chandra merchants, Mercury servants, Saturn represents
outcastes. Chandra, Ravi and Jupiter represent satva 9 goodness),
Mars and Saturn ignorance, and Mercury and Venus represent passion."

List Members,

Now you all can see what some of the sources are for the modern books
that are written. As you pick up more and more books and expand your
library, you have a lot to look forward to.

Dharmapad