The Navagrahas — Planetary Deities

The Navagrahas — Planetary Deities

The Nine planets (Nava-Grahas) are the “Lords of Karma” and are the mediators of Karma – Action — it’s causes and its effects. Everything in the world is ruled by one or other of the Grahas.

The external Macrocosm is known as Brahmāṇḍa and the internal Microcosm of the individual is known as Piṇḍāṇḍa — both are mutually related to each other:

For example the Sun in the solar system is homologous with the Self (jīva) in the individual. The Moon is homologous with the emotions in the individual etc. etc.