| NINE GRAHAS AND NUMEROLOGY |
| GRAHAS
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NUMBERS |
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I salute the SUN who is like Hingula
('japaa 'flower), who is Saga Kasyapa's son who is effulgent, who is the
dispeller of darkness, and who washes off sins.
MANTRA: OM HRAM HREEM HRAUM SA SURYAY NAMAH. |
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salute the MOON whose
colour is that of curd, conch and snow, who emerged out of the
Milky Ocean and who bedecks the tuft of lord Shiva.
MANTRA: OM SHRAM SHREEM SHRAUM SA CHANDRAY
NAMAH. |
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I salute JUPITER who is the Guru of gods and
Rishis, who is extraordinarily intelligent, and who is the lord
of the three worlds.
MANTRA: OM GRAAM GREEM GRAUM SA GURAVE NAMAH. |
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I salute RAHU,
who has half-body, who has valour, who opposes the Sun and the
Moon and whose mother is Simhika.
MANTRA: OM BHRAM BHREEM BHRAUM SA RAHVE NAMAH. |
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I salute MERCURY, who is dark like Panicum
Italicum (priyangu) bud, who is of peerless form, who is
intelligent and quiet- natured and who is the moon's son.
MANTRA: OM BRAM BREEM BROAUM SA BUDHAY NAMAH.
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I salute VENUS who is as bright as snow, the
fragrant oleander (Kunda flower), and the lotus stem, who is the
Guru of demons and who preaches all the sastras.
MANTRA: OM DRAM DREEM DROAUM SA SUKRAY NAMAH.
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I salute KETU, who resembles
the Butea Frondosa ('palasa'
flower), who is the head of stars and planets and who is
wrathful and fearsome.
MANTRA:OM SRAM
SREEM SRAUM SA KETVE NAMAH.
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I salute SATURN who shines like the blue mascara,
who is the son of the Sun and Chhaya and who is the elder
brother of yama.
MANTRA: OM PRAM PREEM PRAUM SA SHANYE
NAMAH. |
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I salute MARS who is earth's son, who is
lustrous as lightning and who holds the weapon sakti in his
hand.
MANTRA:OM KRAM KREEM KRAUM SA BHAUMAY NAMAH.
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