Graha · Mars
Sevvai
Stands for energy, courage, siblings and land.
The graha in short
- Rules
- Mesham and Viruchigam
- Exalted in
- Magaram, deepest at 28°
- Debilitated in
- Kadagam, deepest at 28°
- Moolatrikona
- Mesham 0° to 12°
- Its nakshatras
- Mirugasirisham, Chithirai, Avittam — the three whose Vimshottari dasha is its own
- Mahadasha
- 7 years of the 120-year cycle. Work out the periods.
- Day
- Tuesday
- Hora
- The first hora of its own weekday belongs to it, and the hora is one of the two horas avoided for a new undertaking. Today's twenty-four
What it is read for
The three lines the chart summary and the lessons are both built from, so nothing here says something the rest of the app does not.
- Stands for
- energy, courage, siblings and land
- A strong Sevvai supports
- stamina, initiative and the courage to act on a decision
- A Sevvai period brings forward
- effort, property, siblings and decisions that need nerve
These are the traditional leanings of a placement, not a verdict on a person; the whole chart, and the family astrologer, decide how much any one of them shows.
Parihaaram
The traditional remedy row for Mars, the same one the remedies and mantras pages read.
- Deity
- Vaidyanatha Swamy and Selva Muthukumaraswamy (Murugan), with Angaraka Bhagavan
- Colour
- Red
- Gem
- Red coral (Pavalam)
- Mantra
- Angaraka gayatri (Om Angarakaya Vidmahe Sakti Hastaya Dhimahi Tanno Bhaumah Prachodayat); Kanda Sashti Kavasam; Subrahmanya Bhujangam — the texts, with their meanings
- Fasting
- Tuesday (Mangalavara vratam)
- Daanam
- Red gram (thuvarai), red cloth, jaggery and copper; lamp of ghee to Murugan
Its gem, and how it is worn
- Stone
- Red coral (Pavalam) · Deep red to orange-red
- Substitutes
- Carnelian, Red jasper
- Finger and metal
- Ring finger of the right hand, in copper, or gold
- When
- Tuesday. In the first hour after sunrise, in the bright fortnight
- Weight
- Not below 6 ratti (about 5.5 carat); 6 to 9 ratti is usual
- Read for
- Strengthens Sevvai: courage, energy, blood and marrow, and the confidence to finish what was started.
Often prescribed for Sevvai dosham, but only where Sevvai owns a good house; for Mithunam and Kanni lagnas it is usually refused. The whole wearing table, and whether a chart calls for a stone at all, is on the gems page. A gem is worn only on the advice of the family astrologer, after the graha's strength and role in the chart have been weighed; a gem strengthens its graha, so it is never taken up on a table like this alone.
Where it is worshipped
- Vaitheeswaran Koil Vaitheeswaran Koil, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu · the Navagraha sthalam for Sevvai
- Palani Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple Palani, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
- Swamimalai Swaminatha Swamy Temple Swamimalai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- Thiruchendur Subramanya Swamy Temple Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
- Thirupparamkunram Subramanya Swamy Temple Thirupparamkunram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple Alagar Koil, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Thiruthani Subramanya Swamy Temple Tiruttani, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu
80 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Sevvai; the ones near you are on the temples page. Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.
The name
The same graha in every script this app carries.
- English Sevvai
- தமிழ் செவ்வாய்
- తెలుగు కుజుడు
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಕುಜ
- മലയാളം ചൊവ്വ
- हिन्दी मंगल
- বাংলা মঙ্গল
- ગુજરાતી મંગળ
- मराठी मंगळ
- नेपाली मङ्गल
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମଙ୍ଗଳ
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮੰਗਲ
- සිංහල අඟහරු
The glossary's entry for Sevvai lists the other names a family may have been given — Mars is called several things across the traditions.