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Pada - Quarter of a star or asterism. A star is divided into 4 quarters or 4 padas .Lunar Mansion. There are 27*4 = 108 lunar mansions in V A.

Panditya Yoga - A yoga for scholarship. Mercury_Jupiter conjunction in a Sign.

Papa Varga - Malefic Points.
Parallel - An aspect based on latitude rather than longitude. Two planets located on the same degree of latitude are said to be parallel. The influence is similar to that of a conjunction of 2 planets.

Perigee - Near the Earth ( Peri- near Geo - Earth )

Perihelion - Near the Sun. Peri - near, Helios - Sun

Planetary Attributes - According to Yogic Psychology, the triune attributes which affect the mind are Satwa ( Divinity ), Rajas ( Humanity ) & Tamas ( Bestiality ). Jupiter represents Satwa, Saturn Tamas, Mars Tamas, Venus Rajas, Moon Satwa, Mercury Rajas, Sun Rajas and the Nodes Tamas.

Planetary Colours - Sun is red, Moon is fair, Jupiter is of golden hue, Mars is reddish, Mercury is greenish, Venus is darkish and Saturn is black !

Planetary Cycles - Generally refers to the time taken by a planet to make a circuit of the Zodiac. For instance Solar Cycle is one year, the Jupiterian is 12 years, Saturnine is 30 years etc.

Planetary Deities - Jupiter represents Vishnu, Mercury Krishna, Venus Mother Goddess, Saturn, Hanuman. Sun Lord Shiva, Moon Durga and Mars Muruga.

Planetary Directions - Sun represents East, Venus South-East, Mars South, Rahu South-West, Saturn West, Moon North West, Mercury North and Jupiter North East !

Planetary Gems - Moon represents Moonstone, Mars Coral, Mercury Emerald, Jupiter Yellow Sapphire, Venus Diamond, Saturn Blue Sapphire, Sun Ruby, North Node Hessonite and South Node Cat's Eye.

Planetary Genders - Saturn and Mercury are eunuchs, Moon and Venus are female, Sun, Mars and Jupiter are male !

Planetary Hour ( Kala Hora ) - The duration of the day divided by 12. On a Thursday, the first planetary hour is ruled by the ruler of the day, Jupiter. Then the sequence is like this - Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars. The Planetary Hour during night is the night divided by 12 and the first ruler of night is the fifth lord from the ruler of the day of the week. Eg - on a Thursday, the first ruler is Moon ( the ruler of Monday, which is the fifth from Thursday).

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Planetary Humors - According to Ayurveda, the triune humours are Vata, Pitta and Kapha - wind, bile and phlegm. Sun and Saturn represent Pitta and Vata, Moon Vata and Kapha, Mars Pitta, Mecury Pitta, Vata and Kapha and Jupiter and Venus Vata and Kapha. .

Planetary Indications - Sun represents the Soul of the Cosmic Man, Moon His Mind, Mars His Physical strength, Mercury His speech, Jupiter represents Happiness, Learning and Wisdom, Venus His Libido and Saturn symbolises Sorrow, the sorrow of the Cosmic Man, the sorrow inherent in the act of Manifestation.

Planetary Mantras - Every planet has a mantra and this is used in Astro Therapy

Planetary Mythology - Mythology of the planets. There is a story in Greek Mythology that Jupiter saw Pallas Athene taking a bath in the same pond and expelled her from that pond. This is symbolic of a theory in Astronomy that earlier Venus was a moon of Jupiter and was expelled from the orbit of Jupiter. In Indian Mythology, King Ravana commanded Saturn to come and stay in the 11th House when his son Indrajith was born. Saturn stayed in the 11th house but put his foot in the 12th house. Enraged at this Ravana cut off Saturn's leg and the mass of blood and bones went and stayed in the Ascendant as Gulika. This is how Gulika, a satellite of Saturn, was born !

Planetary Numbers - Sun represents One, Moon Two, Jupiter Three, North Node Four, Mercury Five, Venus Six, South Node Seven, Saturn Eight and Mars Nine. The basis of Astro Numerology.

Planetary Periods - Are called Dasas or periods of directional influence.

Planetary Pets - Cats are ruled by the Sun, dogs by Mercury, birds by Venus, horses by Jupiter, fish by Neptune, reptiles by Saturn, and night creatures by Pluto.

Planetary Portfolios - Sun represents the King, Moon the Queen, Mars the Defence Minister, Mercury the Prince,
Venus and Jupiter are Ministers and Saturn is the Messenger in the Government of the Almighty.

Planetary Professions - Jupiter and Mercury represent the intellectual avocations ( Lawyer, Doctor, Philosopher ), Venus represents the Aesthetic avocations, Mars and Sun represent the Political and Militatary avocations, Moon represents the Business and Industry avocations and Saturn represents the Clerical avocations.

Planetary Significations - Moon represents Mother, Venus Wife, Jupiter Children, Sun Father, Mars brothers and sisters & Saturn represents subordinates !

Planetary Symbolism - In Mythology Planets are depicted allegorically as gods. In Vedic Temples, the garment of the planetary Deity will be of the correspoding color ( For Jupiter Golden Yellow ).

Planetary Synonyms - Jove for Jupiter, Tiv for Mars, Woten for Mercury, Freya for Venus, Sol for Sun, Luna for Moon, Kronos for Saturn and Dione for Venus.


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Planetary States (Seven ) - Seven states have been assigned to planets in Hora. A powerfully posited and exalted planet is known as Sampoorna, an exalted but not well posited planet is Riktha, a planet in inimical Sign is called Anishta, a planet Descending from its exaltation point is called Avarohi, a planet exalted in Amsa or in friendly sign is called Madhya, a planet Ascending to its exaltation point is called Arohi and a planet in debilitation sign is called Adhama. One should predict Periods or Dasas based on these Seven Planetary States.

Planetary Tissue Elements ( Seven)- Jupiter represents Fat, Saturn represents Veins, Sun Bones, Moon blood, Mercury skin, Venus Semen and Mars Bone marrow

Planetary Virtues (Seven ) - Jupiter represents Justitia ( Justice ). Saturn represents Temperantia ( Temperance). Sun Prudentia ( Prudence ). Mars represents Fortitude, Mercury Knowledge, Venus Wisdom and Moon Understanding.

Planetary Weekdays (Seven) - Moon rules Monday, Mars Tuesday, Mercury Wednesday, Jupiter Thursday, Venus Friday, Saturn Saturday and Sun Sunday.

Planetary Yantras - Brihaspati Yantra for Jupiter, Budha Yantra for Mercury, Shukra Yantra for Venus, Soma Yantra for Moon, Saura Yantra for Sun, Rahu Yantra for the North Node, Ketu Yantra for the South Node, Sani Yantra for Saturn and Kuja Yantra for Mars.

Positive Method in Gemology - The method which identifies the functional benefic in a chart and prescribes the gem for that planet. Functional benefic means a planet who owns both a trine and an angle.

Pournami - Full Moon. Moon 180 degrees from the Sun

Precessional Cycle - 25920 years, which is the time required for the Equinoctial Point to precede 360 degrees.