Grahas
Traditional celestial vocabulary is broader than the modern category “planet”.
Introductory source-based synthesis. External references were consulted for the stated scope; specialist peer review is not claimed.
A category with a context
In traditional Jyotiṣa, graha terminology includes the Sun and Moon as well as the visible planets and lunar nodes. It therefore cannot be translated into the modern astronomical category “planet” without qualification. A reader should distinguish the body or calculated point from the interpretations attached to it.
Position before interpretation
An ephemeris records celestial positions under stated conventions. The Rashtriya Panchang is a modern institutional source for such calendrical data. When comparing it with a classical account, record the reference system and the date rather than treating every number as directly interchangeable.
Read the table’s legend
A useful first exercise identifies the column headings, units and time convention in an astronomical table. That is different from reading a predictive rule in a traditional manual. The site provides no personal graha analysis and makes no claim to infer health, character or future events from a stored position.
- Level
- Introductory
- Format
- Self-paced reading
Learning modules
01Bodies and calculated points
Use the sources below to identify a source passage, write one question about its context, and record the vocabulary you want to understand. The introductory essay above supplies context; expanded lessons are planned.
Read the study-method note02Positions and coordinate conventions
Use the sources below to identify a source passage, write one question about its context, and record the vocabulary you want to understand. The introductory essay above supplies context; expanded lessons are planned.
Read the study-method note03Classical interpretation
Use the sources below to identify a source passage, write one question about its context, and record the vocabulary you want to understand. The introductory essay above supplies context; expanded lessons are planned.
Read the study-method noteSources & further reading
- 01Vardhman Mahaveer Open University · CIJ-01, Phalita Jyotiṣainstitutional reference
Contents and units 2–3 consulted for traditional terminology. Predictive and medical assertions elsewhere in this course are not adopted here.
Consulted 2026-11-07 - 02India Meteorological Department · Rashtriya Panchanginstitutional reference
Reference consulted for the introductory account; follow the source for its full context.
Consulted 2026-11-07