Shloka 2
सूर्यः सोमो मङ्गलश्च बुधश्चैव बृहस्पतिः / शुक्रः शनैश्चरो राहुः केतुर्ग्रहगणाः स्मृताः
sūryaḥ somo maṅgalaśca budhaścaiva bṛhaspatiḥ / śukraḥ śanaiścaro rāhuḥ keturgrahagaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
सूर्यः सोमो मङ्गलश्च बुधश्चैव बृहस्पतिः। शुक्रः शनैश्चरो राहुः केतुश्च—एते ग्रहगणाः स्मृताः॥
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Recognition of navagrahas as operative categories for ritual propitiation and timing; orderliness in sacred practice.
Vedantic Theme: Cosmic order (rta/dharma) reflected in structured enumeration; encourages disciplined attention rather than confusion.
Application: Use the standard navagraha list consistently in worship, homa, and sankalpa; avoid ad-hoc substitutions in ritual contexts.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial sphere (astral mapping)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.101.1 (graha-yajna context); Garuda Purana 1.101.3-4 (ritual material/color classifications)
FAQs
This verse formally enumerates the nine grahas, establishing the traditional Navagraha framework used to discuss karmic timing, worldly experiences, and dharmic remedies.
Indirectly: by identifying the grahas that govern embodied life and karmic results, it sets the context for how actions bear fruit through time and circumstance—topics the Purana links to dharma and post-death outcomes elsewhere.
Use the Navagraha framework as a reminder to live ethically and steadily through changing circumstances; when following tradition, one may pair it with prayer, charity, and discipline rather than fatalism.