केतु

• ketu ki do bhujaean haian. ve apane sir par mukut tatha sharir par kala vastr dharan karate haian. unaka sharir dhoomravarn ka hai tatha mukh vikrit hai. ve apane ek hath mean gada aur doosare mean varamudra dharan kiye rahate haian tatha nity gidh par samasin haian.
• bhagavan vishnu ke chakr se katane par sir rahu kahalaya aur dh d ketu ke nam se prasiddh hua. ketu rahu ka hi kabandh hai. rahu ke sath ketu bhi grah ban gaya. matsy puran ke anusar ketu bahut-se haian, unamean dhoomaketu pradhan hai.
• bharatiy-jyotish ke anusar yah chhayagrah hai. vyakti ke jivan-kshetr tatha samast srishti ko yah prabhavit karata hai. akash mandal mean isaka prabhav vayavyakon mean mana gaya hai. kuchh vidvanoan ke matanusar rahu ki apeksha ketu vishesh saumy tatha vyakti ke liye hitakari hai. kuchh vishesh paristhitiyoan mean yah vyakti ko yash ke shikhar par pahuancha deta hai. ketu ka mandal dhvajakar mana gaya hai. kadachit yahi karan hai ki yah akash mean laharati dhvaja ke saman dikhayi deta hai. isaka map keval chh: aangul hai.
• yadyapi rahu-ketu ka mool sharir ek tha aur vah danav-jati ka tha. parantu grahoan mean pariganit hone ke pashchath unaka punarjanm manakar unake naye gotr ghoshit kiye gaye. is adhar par rahu paithinas-gotr tatha ketu jaimini-gotr ka sadasy mana gaya. ketu ka varn dhoomr hai. kahian-kahian isaka kapot vahan bhi milata hai.
• ketu ki mahadasha sat varsh ki hoti hai. isake adhidevata chitraketu tatha pratyadhidevata brahma haian. yadi kisi vyakti ki kundali mean ketu ashubh sthan mean rahata hai to vah anishtakari ho jata hai. anishtakari ketu ka prabhav vyakti ko rogi bana deta hai. isaki pratikoolata se dad, khaj tatha kushth jaise rog hote haian.
• ketu ki prasannata hetu dan ki janevali vastuean is prakar batayi gayian haian-

vaidoory ratnan tailan ch tilan kambalamarpayeth.
shastran mrigamadan nilapushpan ketugrahay vai॥

• vaidoory namak ratn, tel, kala til, kambal, shastr, kastoori tatha nile rang ka pushp dan karane se ketu grah sadhak ka kalyan karata hai. isake liye lahasuniya patthar dharan karane tatha mrityanjay jap ka bhi vidhan hai. navagrah mandal mean isaka pratik vayavyakon mean kala dhvaj hai.

ketu ki shanti ke liye

vaidik mantr-

'Om ketuan krinvannaketave pesho marya apesh se. sumushadbhirajayatha:॥',

pauranik mantr-

'palashapushpasankashan tarakagrahamastakamh.
raudran raudratmakan ghoran tan ketuan pranamamyahamh॥',

bij mantr-

Om sraan srian srauan s: ketave nam:.', tatha

samany mantr-

Om kean ketave nam:' hai. isamean kisi ek ka nity shraddhapoorvak nishchit sankhya mean jap karana chahiye. jap ka samay ratri tatha kul jap-sankhya 17000 hai. havan ke liye kush ka upayog karana chahiye. vishesh paristhiti mean vidvanh brahman ka sahayog lena chahiye.

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