BASICS OF INDIAN

TRADITIONAL ASTROLOGY
KERALEEYA SAMPRADAYA
Reference Texts:Varaha Hora By Konoth
sankara warrier
Dasadhyayi By Talakkulathu Govinda
Bhattatiri
 The Nava Grahas
• Surya- sun
• Chandra- moon
• Kuja/chovva-mars
• Budha-Mercury
• Guru/Vyazham- Jupiter
• Sukra- Venus
• Sani-Saturn
• Rahu
• Ketu

• Gulikan (not taken as Graha)

 THE IMPORTANCE OF GRAHAS
Graha sankalpa
• In traditional astrology, keraleeya or any indian tradition
you find squires and some planets transcribed based on
birth time.
• As the birth time is fixed and you can’t improvise, the
birth chart is also fixed, which is the frame work of past
life. Birth chart is past life and Prasna the analysis is
analysis of the present crisis
• All planets and houses in horoscope are to be
understood as parameters in life. The sun in astrology is
different from the physically seen sun in sky. similarly
all grahas are symbolic representation of traits and
parameters in life, like “A” FOR “APPLE” all the
attributes of sun mentioned in this presentation is
symbolised as surya. Similerly all graha sankalpa are
symbolisations.
 Properties of Graha
• Sun • Father, aggression, rudeness, vision, decision
Surya making, Goodwill, certain form of blessings
from the family tradition, etc, it is papa graha
• Mother, imagination, kids, love, sympathy,
• Chandra acceptance and forgiveness, related to
monthly periods for a girl, etc, during the sukla
Moon paksha, good and krishna paksha not
auspecious
• Kuja
mars • Blood, Blood related properties, sperm for
male, sibilings,etc, it is paapa graha
• Budha • Education or Vidya, Uncle, Vak karaka
or the controler of speech, all
expressions in the form of convincing,
etc Good when related to good planets
and papa in paapa yoga or associations
with paapa

• Guru • Guru is the most subha graha

(auspecious of all planets) out of which
except when it is lord of 6th 8th and 12th it
blesses. In 6th Guru increases negetive
qualities, 8th Ill health,12th expenditure,
spending large sums in temples, more
expenditure to preserve life than
income, etc
 Sani
• He is Black in color, wears dirty dresses, likes to wander
alone in mountains and jungles, like to eat left over food,
He is Vata karaka(causer of rhumatic problems)
causer of mental strength,emotional endurance, maturity,
when becomes lord of 10th and 11th causer of profit from
land, trading of herbs, medicines, and black metal
related objects, during first half taking the aspect of work
and next half on profit, will force to perform pitru karma
that is during the sani dasa surya apahara pithru karma
yoga is common, assume similer for moon as dosham,
total span of 19 years, travels slowly called Manda and
indicated by Ma in grahanila. When placed in 12th, legal
complication and punishment from the Government
during the last phases of life in indicated. In prasna Sani
is Badha karaka means praeta dosha
 Rahu and Ketu
• Rahu has all similar • Ketu has similer like
like sani except it is Kuja, relatively less
good in Karkitaka harmful in
except becomes 6th Vrushchika, Dhanu,
8th or 12th place. It is makara and kumbha
powerful in Agneya • When placed in 12th it
rasis and relatively is dangarous
weak in jala rasis
 Gulika
• Gulika is a dhooma or comet star. It distroys the
properties of house where gulika Bhavanadhipa
is placed, indicated in horoscope as Maa
• Only Guru Drishti is parihara and when placed in
the second place, lot of negetive impacts are
forced up on the individual throuth Vak Stana
Dosham. Means the words spoken by the
person with gulika in 2nd place are likely to be
misinterpreted and used as a tool to persecute
the person. When analysed in prasna, Gulika is
the first cause of miseries - durita karaka
 These are only very fundamental
related to Grahas
• Depends on which house related to lagna
and chandra, Grahas are placed, the
power, properties, effects and influences
changes accordingly.
• Also on the Vimshottari Dasa, The Dasa
Nathan and Apahara nathan are to be
analysed and predictions are to be viewed
accordingly
 Darshnam
Sri.A.V.Sankaran PaDana kendram
• Acharyan: Sri.V.V.Giri
Department of Sanskrit, Government College
Chittur Palakkad, Keralam
Satyasree, Thelakkat lane Chittur Palakkad
Keralam-678 101
Prepared By: Sanjay Menon
MA. Psychology
saisanjaymenon@yahoo.co.in