Graha Drishti
Graha Drishti
Graha Drishti
Graha Drishti:
Grahas represent living forms or Energy (as they have momentum). All living thin
gs have desire and the seventh Bhaava shows desire so, every graha (except Ketu)
has an eye on the seventh from their placement.
Take for example Surya placed in Vrishabha, it will aspect (have drishti) on Vri
schika and also on the Grahas if any placed in Vrischika. Any Graha (except Ketu
) in Vrischika will also aspect Surya by its Seventh sign aspect.
Special Drishtis: The superior Grahas Mangal, Guru and Shani have special sights
(in addition to the seventh house aspect) by virtue of their being higher in th
e Solar system. (They are placed away from the Sun and the Earth). Remember, jus
t as a Person or a bird can see much more from a very high vantage point, so als
o these Grahas can see much more than the other Grahas.
Mangal also has Drishti on the fourth and the eighth houses/ Raashis from himsel
f.
Guru also has Drishti on the fifth and the ninth house/raashi from himself.
Shani also has Drishti on the third and the tenth house/raashi from himself.
Many scholars hold different opinions on the Drishti of the Nodes (Chaayaa Graha
s or shadowy planets as they are called in Jyotish) Raahu and Ketu.
The aspects we recognize and use in this course for them are:
Ketu being headless cannot have sight and hence he doesnt have any aspects, not e
ven the seventh aspect.
Raahu has special aspects akin to Guru. i.e. the 5th and the 9th aspect. In addi
tion he also has aspect on the second from himself (actually it is the twelfth f
rom him as he is always moving in the anti zodiacal direction).