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== Grahas and Vaidika Devatas<ref name=":2">Subhash Kak (2000), [http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/ast.pdf Astonomy and its Role in Vedic Culture], Chapter 23 in Science and Civilization in India, Vol.1, The Dawn of Indian Civilization, Part 1, edited by G. P. Pande, Delhi: ICPR/Munshiram Manoharlal, pp. 507-524.</ref> ==
Jaimini grhyasutra (32) gives the following equation between the planets and the Vedic gods:
* The sun is Shiva
* The moon is Uma (Shiva's wife)
* Mars is Skanda (the son of Shiva)
* Mercury is Vishnu
* Jupiter is Brahman (symbolizing the entire universe)
* Venus is Indra
* Saturn is Yama (the dual god - death)
One may speculate that the equation of Saturn and Yama arises out of the fact that the synodic period of Saturn is the dual to the lunar year; 378 days of Saturn and 354 days of the lunar year with the centre at the 366-day solar year.
The colours assigned to the planets elaborated further are from the same source.
== Grahas and Colour<ref name=":2" /> ==
Although it is certain that the planets had been studied by the Rgvedic people, we do not �find a single place in the texts where the names are listed together. The list below brings together some of the names, together with the ascribed colours, used in a variety of places including the later Puranic literature.
MERCURY. Budha, Saumya, Rauhineya, Tunga (yellow)
VENUS. Ushanas, Shukra, Kavi, Bhrgu (white)
MARS. Angaraka, Bhumija, Lohitanga, Bhauma, Mangala, Kumara, Skanda (red)
JUPITER. Brhaspati, Guru, Angiras (yellow)
SATURN. Shanaishchara, Sauri, Manda, Pangu, Patangi (black)
There is one other name that is not well attested, namely Vena for Venus.
== Graha Vamsha<ref name=":2" /> ==
* Mercury is viewed as the son of the moon by Tara, the wife of Jupiter, or the nakshatra Rohini (Aldebaran).
* Venus is viewed as the son of Bhrgu and the priest of the demons.
* Mars is viewed as the son of the earth or Shiva.
* Jupiter is viewed as the son of Angiras and the priest of the gods.
* Saturn is seen as being born to Revati and Balarama or to Chaya and the sun.
Among them, Saturn is described as the lord of the planets, lord of seven lights or satellites, and the slow-goer.
== References ==
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