Graha · Sun
Suriyan
Stands for the self, the father, authority and health.
The graha in short
- Rules
- Simmam
- Exalted in
- Mesham, deepest at 10°
- Debilitated in
- Thulam, deepest at 10°
- Moolatrikona
- Simmam 0° to 20°
- Its nakshatras
- Karthigai, Uthiram, Uthiradam — the three whose Vimshottari dasha is its own
- Mahadasha
- 6 years of the 120-year cycle. Work out the periods.
- Day
- Sunday
- Hora
- The first hora of its own weekday belongs to it, and the hora is read as neutral. 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
- the self, the father, authority and health
- A strong Suriyan supports
- confidence, a steady position in the world and the respect of others
- A Suriyan period brings forward
- work, recognition and the father’s side of the family
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 Sun, the same one the remedies and mantras pages read.
- Deity
- Surya Bhagavan with Sivan as Kol Theertha Vinayagar and Kasi Viswanathar
- Colour
- Red and copper
- Gem
- Ruby (Manikkam)
- Mantra
- Aditya Hridayam; Surya gayatri (Om Bhaskaraya Vidmahe Mahadyutikaraya Dhimahi Tanno Adityah Prachodayat) — the texts, with their meanings
- Fasting
- Sunday (Ravivara vratam), taking food once after sunset
- Daanam
- Wheat, jaggery, red cloth and copper; arghyam (water) to the rising Sun
Its gem, and how it is worn
- Stone
- Ruby (Manikkam) · Pigeon-blood to rose red
- Substitutes
- Red garnet, Red spinel, Sunstone
- Finger and metal
- Ring finger of the right hand, in gold, or copper for a plain ring
- When
- Sunday. In the first hour after sunrise, in the bright fortnight
- Weight
- Not below 3 ratti (about 2.7 carat); 5 ratti is the usual size
- Read for
- Strengthens Suriyan: confidence, standing, the father’s side and the health of the eyes and heart.
A ruby is worn only when Suriyan is a friend of the lagna; for Rishabam, Thulam and Magaram 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
- Suryanar Koil Aduthurai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu · the Navagraha sthalam for Suriyan
- Arunachaleswarar Temple Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
- Thiruvathigai Veerattaneswarar Temple Panruti, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
- Brihadeeswarar Temple (Peruvudaiyar Koil) Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- Gangaikonda Cholapuram Brihadeeswarar Temple Jayankondam, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu
- Vedagiriswarar Temple, Thirukazhukundram Thirukazhukundram, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
- Sri Vaikuntanathan Perumal Temple, Srivaikuntam Srivaikuntam, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
21 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Suriyan; 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 Suriyan
- தமிழ் சூரியன்
- తెలుగు సూర్యుడు
- ಕನ್ನಡ ರವಿ
- മലയാളം സൂര്യൻ
- हिन्दी सूर्य
- বাংলা রবি
- ગુજરાતી સૂર્ય
- मराठी रवि
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੂਰਜ
- සිංහල රවි
The glossary's entry for Suriyan lists the other names a family may have been given — Sun is called several things across the traditions.