The lords of the signs
Each sign is ruled by a graha: the Sun and the Moon one sign each, five grahas two signs each.
- 6-minute lesson
- Basic course: Jyotish Shishya
- Vedic astrology
- Every sign has a lord
- Why lords matter
A first look at the lesson
Every sign is ruled by one graha, its lord (swami). The Sun rules only Leo and the Moon only Cancer. Each of the other five rules two signs. Rahu and Ketu rule no sign in this scheme.
A sign's lord speaks for it. Later, to read a house, you will look at the sign in it and then at where that sign's lord sits in the chart.
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More lessons on this subject
- The 12 rashis in orderLearn the 12 signs in order, with their numbers, Sanskrit names and what each name pictures.
- Counting from a signCount the 4th, 7th or 12th sign from any sign, and find the sign opposite it.
- The four elementsFire, earth, air and water: every sign belongs to one, in a pattern that repeats every four signs.
- Movable, fixed and dualEvery sign is movable, fixed or dual, in a pattern that repeats every three signs.
Your first lesson takes about five minutes
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