Being always curious to find out
the secrets of our ancient scriptures and epics, I spent time reading
through them. Great epics like Bhagavadgeeta, Mahabharatha and Ramayana,
became my constant companions when I wanted to study about how our
ancestors thought and carried themselves. Though it is very difficult to
gather everything from these epics, I am able to get the answers for my
queries.
Coming
to my subject of interest, Astrology, I found myself thinking and mind
revolving around nine planets and 27 stars. Lord Vishnu took nine forms
to represent nine planets according to great sage Parashara.
The below table shows the nine incarnations of Lord Vishnu related to nine planets.
Planets(Graha) | Incarnations (Avatar) |
1 | Sun | Rama |
2 | Moon | Krishna |
3 | Mars | Narasimha |
4 | Mercury | The Buddha (Balarama) |
5 | Jupiter | Vaamana |
6 | Venus | Parasu Rama |
7 | Saturn | Koorma (Tortoise) |
8 | Rahu | Varaha (Pig) |
9 | Ketu | Matsya (Fish) |
Number 7
and Number 9 are important numbers in astrology as well in our life.
Number 7 for seven planets and Number 9 for seven planets plus two nodes
(Rahu and Ketu)
Importance of Number 7 (Seven planets)
7
= Seven days throughout the world. Each planet represents a day i.e.
sunday (sun), Monday (Moon), Tuesday (Mars), Wednesday (Mercury),
Thursday (Jupiter), Friday (Venus) and Saturday (Saturn). Since Rahu and Ketu do not own any house in our horoscope, they may not be given a special day.
7 = Seven great Rishis (Sages) called Sapta Rishis.
7 = Seven colors known as rainbow.
Considering
the importance of Rahu and Ketu (two nodes), these were considered as
planets by our sages. Hence, total planets became 9 planets.
Total planets = seven planets + two nodes i.e. Rahu and Ketu (These nodes are considered as planets) = 9 planets
Many
people consider number nine as lucky. This is the reason why people
spend more money on getting the number 9 (Number 9 or atleast the total
number should be nine) as registration number for their cars/motor
vehicles.
We can know the importance of Number 9 by studying the below details also.
9 = There are nine planets
9 = 27 Nakshatras (2+7=9)
9 = The Japa mala contains 108 beads (1+0+8=9).
9 = Ashtottaram (Ashtottaram means 108 i.e.1+0+8=9
9 = Sahasranaamaarchana (1+0+0+8=1008)
9 = Durga navrathri
9 = Lord Rama born in Navami
9 = Lord Vishnu took nine avatars (incarnations)except Kalki avatar
9 = Nine gems
9 = Ninth house in our horoscope represents Fortune (Bhagya sthana)
9 = Mother carries her baby for 9 months in her womb.
and the list goes on.....
There are nine forms of Lord Narasimha which can be discussed in my next post.
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