The Planetary System and Indian

Astrology : Basic Facts

Utkarsh Chaturvedi
RA1911018010084
INTRODUCTION :

The English word ‘Astrology’ is derived from two

words- Astro means ‘Constellation’ and logos means
reason. It is called Jyotish shaastra or the science of
light in Sanskrit language.

Indian astrology is based on the principles of

time.Our ancient saints had complete knowledge
about all the branches of science and they had taken
out the solution of all those problems of life, the
modern science has been engaged in trying to get
their solutions.

Our intelligent and expert astrologers can predict

about different types of diseases before occurring
them in a person.
 The zodiac sign is an imaginary path in the sky which is
BASIC INFORMATION : about 18° wide through the center of which sun path
comes out making the background of the sun, moon and
all types of planetary movements.

These can not be seen with naked eyes, it is found out

only after studying planetary movements. The sun path
is divided into 12 equal sections each of 30° and all are
known as different zodiac signs.

According to astrology, the sun is known as the master

(head) of the solar system. In addition to the sun, other
heavenly bodies like- Moon, Earth, Mars, Mercury,
Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu are also present
in the solar system. It is also observed that the affects of
planets- Uranus, Neptune and Pluto falls on the working
movements of a person.
 TERMINOLOGIES

JYOTISH IS THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT, BOTH THE LIGHT OF THE CELESTIAL

BODIES AND THE INTERNAL LIGHT OF THE SOUL.

VEDIC ASTROLOGY USES EXTREMELY ACCURATE ASTRONOMICAL

CALCULATIONS TO DETERMINE THE POSITIONS OF THE STARS AND THE
PLANETS TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS MUNDANE
AFFAIRS; THEREFORE, JYOTISH IS REFERRED TO AS PREDICTIVE ASTROLOGY.

ASTROLOGY = JYOTISH ="JYOTI" AND "ISHA"

[JYOTI=LIGHT/SOUL ; ISHA=GOD]
)

ZODIAC SIGNS IN JYOTISH :

1. ARIES 2. TAURUS 3. GEMINI 4. CANCER 5. LEO 6. VIRGO

(MESHA) (VRISHABH) (MITHUNA) (KARKA) (SIMHA) (KANYA)

9. 10. 12.
7. LIBRA 8. SCORPIO 11. AQUARIUS
SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN PISCES
(TULA) (VRISHIKA) (KUMBHA)
(DHANU) (MAKARA) (MEENA)
 NAMES OF THE GRAHAS IN SANSKRIT:
(EFFECTS ASSOCIATED)

SUN IS MOON IS
SURYA MERCURY JUPITER SATURN IS CHANDR
(Wisdom) IS BUDHA IS GURU SHANI A
(Intelligence) (Luck / Phi) (Discipline) (Emotions
)

MARS IS
THE SOUTH THE NORTH
MANGAL VENUS IS
NODE IS NODE IS
A SHUKRA
KETU RAHU
(Aggression (Love)
(Change) (Movement)
)
 BASICS OF JYOTISH :
GRAHA SIGNIFICATIONS ASSIGNED BY PARASHARA

 CHANDRA (MOON) SIGNIFIES THE MIND.

 SURYA (SUN) SIGNIFIES THE SOUL.
 CHANDRA (MOON) SIGNIFIES THE MIND.
 MANGALA (MARS) SIGNIFIES ENERGY.
 BUDHA (MERCURY) SIGNIFIES SPEECH.
 GURU (JUPITER) SIGNIFIES KNOWLEDGE.
 SHUKRA (VENUS) SIGNIFIES REPRODUCTION.
 SHANI (SATURN) SIGNIFIES GRIEF.
HE 12 RASHIS AND STRENGTH OF PLANETS
:
 The grahas (planets) are constantly moving through the zodiac.The circle of the
zodiac is divided into 12 equal segments called constellations or rashis (signs).

 Each rashi (sign) occupies 30 degrees of the celestial space and have a unique set of
attributes which affect any graha (planet) traveling through that sign.

 The signs are environments that affect the way a planet feels and behaves.The
planets gain strength at certain points and behave differently in different signs and
houses.

 They show different relationships with different planets. Each planet own certain
signs.Sun and moon own one sign and other planets own two signs each.

 Planets get exalted or become powerful at certain points and get debilitated exactly
180 degree away.
 Mars Ea
SIGN ELEMENT RULER : Venus M
Moon
Sun
Jupiter
Saturn

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

Cancer Gemini Taurus Aries
Water Air Fire

Jupiter Saturn Sun Moon

Capricorn Aquarius Virgo Leo
Pisces Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
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