What are the 9 Navagraha (planets) names in order (hierarchy)? | What is 9 Graha? | Which Navagraha is most powerful?
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Hindu Sanatana Dharma is just one in the world. We can’t find more knowledgeable people on this earth than the Indians, that is, we are aware of the Navagrahas (Nine planets) since unknown time.
We were able to discover space information without any special equipment like today’s modern technology.
Just doing pooja / worshipping Lord Sri Vishnu was more than enough to gain unlimited knowledge of this unlimited universes (multivers).
No worship of any deity should be done without an understanding their order (hierarchical) (taratamya) position of Lord Sri Vishnu and all other Devatas (Demigods).
But, there is a special thing to know about this.
Lord Sri Vishnu or Devatas (Demigods) worship should be done in different ways:
Worship as the Pradhana (प्रधान) / Prime Devata. | Worship as the Avantara (अवांतर) / Transcendental Devata.
Worship as the Avarana (आवरण) Devata. | Worship as the Vyuha (व्यूह) Devata.
In the Sri Maha Lakshmi Devi vrata festival, the Pradhana / Prime Devata will be Goddess Sri Maha Lakshmi Devi.
Lord Sri Hari will be the Pradhana / Prime deity in worship of Shaligrama. During the Sri Ganesha Chaturthi, Lord Ganesha is the Pradhana / Prime Devata.
Similarly during the Navaratri various Sri Durga Devi will be the Pradhana / Prime Devata on that particular day of the Navaratri.
When performing any auspicious puja, we will be worshipping Lord Ganapathi first, that means, we worship Lord Ganapati as the Avantara / Transcendental Devata.
The method of worshiping the Avarana Devata is little higher compared to the worship of other Devatas (Demigods).
Each and every Devata (Demigod) have their own Avarana Devatas. Sometimes, a higher order (hierarchical) Devata (Demigod) may also be in the Avarana of the lower hierarchical Devata.
While worshiping Lord Sri Vishnu, even Lord Sri Vishnu’s different roopas will be as the Avarana Devatas.
A Vyuha means a group. Some forms of the Lord Sri Vishnu and few other Devatas will always be in a particular group.
For this a very good example is the Lord Sri Vishnu’s Dashavatara (10 avatars) and also the Lord Sri Keshava’s 24 avatars.
Similarly, with different Devatas (Demigods), they form a Vyuha / group. Examples are Dwadasha (12) Adityas, Ekadasha (11) Rudras, ashta (8) Vasus:
Ekadasha (11) Rudras
1. Bheema | 2. Raivata | 3. Oja | 4. Ajaikapaat | 5. Mahaan | 6. Bahuroopa | 7. Bhava | 8. Vaamadeva | 9. Ugra | 10. VruShaakapi | 11. Ahirbudhni |
Dwadasha (12) Adityas
Bhaga | Pushya | Savitru | Dhaata | Aaryama | TvasTru | Urukrama | Indra | Vivasvan | VaruNa | Mitra | Amshuman |
Names of ‘Ashta Vasus’ as per few of versions are as given below:
One is as below:
Ahas | Anala | Anila | Dhara | Dhruva | Pratyuusha | Prbhaasa | Soma |
Second is as below:
Anala (paavaka-agni-fire) | Anila (praana-vaayu-air) | Apa (jala-varuna-water) | Dhara (bhoomi-earth) | Dhruva (Nakshathra-star) | Prabhaasa (light-brilliance-radiance) | Pratyuusha (dawn) | Soma (divine nectar-nourisher) |
Third is as given below:
Drona | Dhruva | Dosha | Arka | Agni | Dyau (Bhishma of Mahabharata) | Praana | Vibhavasu |
Among the Dwadasha (12) Adityas Lord Sri Vishnu is at the 12th position, among the Ekadasha (11) Rudras Lord Rudra (Lord Shiva) is at the 11th position (other 10 Rudras are lower in hierarchy compared to the Lord Rudra / Lord Shiva).
In this Vyuha / group, the worship of that particular Devata (Demigod) has to be done as per the position of that particular Devata.
Similarly, Navagraha means also a Vyuha / group. For this particular group of Navagraha Sri Surya Deva is the main / important Devata (Demigod). All other Navagrahas follow Lord Sri Surya Deva (Sun God).
Sri Brihaspati (planet Guru, which we call as Guruvaara / Thursday – He is the Guru of all the Devatas) is having higher capability than Lord Sri Surya Deva. But still Sri Brihaspati / Guru graha is at the 5th position.
Sri Brihaspati / Guru graha (planet) has to be worshipped at that particular 5th position itself and not at the higher position.
If we worship in this way, won’t there a breach of the Dharma?
No, it won’t happen. Reason is, Sri Brihaspati / Guru graha (planet) is at that position, because of the agnya / orders of the Lord Sri Vishnu.
Although the Lord Sri Surya Deva’s great shine / luster or Lord Sri Chandra Deva’s magnificent radiance can easily be achieved by Sri Brihaspati / Guru graha (means Sri Brihaspati / Guru graha has higher capability than Lord Sri Surya Deva and Lord Sri Chandra Deva), as a Guru graha (planet), Sri Brihaspati won’t express that great brilliance.
But still Sri Brihaspati will follow the Lord Sri Surya Deva’s and Lord Sri Chandra Deva’s capabilities.
Just like Lord Sri Vishnu being the sarvottama Bhagavan / supreme God, but still among the Dwadasha (12) Adityas, Lord Sri Vishnu will in the 12th postion.
Similarly, the Devatas (Demigods) being in that particular vyuga / group, although they hierarchical wise been at a better position than others, those Devatas (Demigods) will accept the worship / pooja as per their positions.
Another example is that, Sri Bhimasena (Bhima) being greater than Yudhishthira and others in capability, but still being born as the younger brother of Yudhishthira and son of Pandu & Kunti Devi, still Sri Bhimasena (Bhima) was acting as a lower hierarchical person than others.
This is just because as per the instructions of Lord Sri Vishnu / Lord Sri Krishna.
Similarly in the Mahabharata, Lord Sri Krishna was younger brother to Sri Balarama. But this doesn’t means that Balarama is at the higher position than Lord Sri Krishna.
Thus, we must be aware of the order (hierarchy) when we are doing the pooja.
If we are aware of the correct order (hierarchy), we will definitely get the great ashirvadam (blessings) of both Lord Sri Vishnu and other Devatas (Demigods).
When doing pooja of the pradhana / prime Devatas (Demigods), we should always do pooja in the order (hierarchical) way itself and not in the other way or not as per our own wish and will.
This means, we need to do first Lord Sri Vishnu’s pooja and later we need to do the pooja of Goddess Sri Lakshmi Devi.
But, we should never ever do the pooja of Goddess Sri Lakshmi Devi first, then the pooja of Lord Sri Vishnu.
Only after we do the pooja of Lord Sri Vishnu, we need to do the Shraadhha and tarpana also.
But, we should never ever do the pooja of Pithrus first, then the pooja of Lord Sri Vishnu later.
While doing Avarana pooja, Avantara Devatas’ pooja and Vyuha / group’s Devatas’ pooja, we need to do the pooja as per the hierarchy (as per the instructions of Lord Sri Vishnu) of the Devatas (Demigods) and not as per the hierarchical nature of the Devatas.
But, we should always be aware of the capabilities (qualities) of both Lord Sri Vishnu and other Devatas while doing the pooja.
We should always learn, who is at the higher position and who is at the lower position.
Only after knowing the correct hierarchical position, we need to do the pooja of the Lord Sri Vishnu and other Devatas.
Even though in the Dwadasha (12) Adityas, Lord Sri Vishnu is in the 12th position, but still we should be aware of that Lord Sri Vishnu is the only sarvottama (Supreme) Bhagavan / God and all others are just his followers.
We should always be aware of this.
Keeping in mind about the hierarchical position of both Lord Sri Vishnu and other Devatas (Demigods), will fetch us the great phala / fruits as per our pooja Karma.
The List of the Navagraha (nine planets) names with order (hierarchical) position is as given below:
Which Navagraha is most powerful – is as given below?
Sri Surya Deva / The Sun God
Sri Chandra Deva / The Moon God
Sri Mangala Deva / The Mars God
Sri Budha Deva / The Mercury God
Sri Brihaspati Deva (Guru graha) / The Jupiter God
Sri Shukra Deva / The Venus God
Sri Shani Deva / The Saturn God
Sri Rahu
Sri Ketu
The nature and order (hierarchical) position of the Navagraha (nine planets) (compared to all the Devatas / Demigods) are as given below:
Sri Brihaspati / The Jupiter God [10th position]
Sri Surya Deva-Sri Chandra Deva (The Sun God-The Moon God) [12th position]
Sri Shukra Deva / The Venus God [19th position]
Sri Budha Deva / The Mercury God [23rd position]
Sri Mangala Deva (Kuja) / The Mars God [25th position]
Sri Shani Deva / The Saturn God [26th position]
Sri Rahu-Sri Ketu are asuras.
But, Devatas (Demigods) are also present inside them and thus these Devatas provide the poojatva (worshippable) position.
Again we should remember, all these are possible only because Lord Sri Vishnu has instructed these to all the Devatas (Demigods).
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