Importance and remedies of Ketu in Vedic astrology

Importance of planet Ketu

Ketu or the South Node of the Moon plays an important part in a person’s birth chart. Ketu is not a real planet and is considered a shadow planet. This is the point where the Moon’s orbit intersects the Sun’s path.

Rahu and Ketu are interconnected because Rahu is the face of the snake and Ketu is the tail of the snake. Ketu is related to the qualities of spirituality, instinct, meditation, loneliness and detachment.

spiritual growth: Ketu is associated with enlightenment and spiritual expansion. It helps the individual to have a strong inclination towards contemplation, spirituality and pursuit of knowledge.

impartiality: Ketu represents renunciation. This will encourage the individual to understand the transitory nature of material existence and help them detach from materialistic desires.

connection to past life: Ketu indicates connection with the person’s previous births. It is an indicator of the person’s past life experiences that come into play in the present life.

intuitive and mental abilities: Ketu improves the intuition and mental abilities of a person. This will help the individual to contemplate deeper aspects of knowledge and gain better awareness of life.

Freedom: Ketu will help the individual find ways to attain moksha or liberation from the eternal cycle of life and death. Ketu will guide the individual to long for deeper spiritual insight and liberation.

sudden events: Both Rahu and Ketu are associated with unexpected events in a person’s life. On one hand, Rahu will provide the person with problems and opportunities and on the other hand, Ketu will introduce the person to events, innovations and real life experiences to encourage spiritual advancement.

Sacrifice: Ketu is related to penance and renunciation. The influence of Ketu will make the person lead a simple, lonely, religious life in which spirituality will be the main factor.

Ketu is the lord of three constellations: Ashwini, Magha and Moola.

Ketu is exalted in Scorpio or Sagittarius

Ketu is not powerful in Taurus or Gemini.

Ketu aspects different houses

Ketu in first house: If inauspicious then there will be disease, suffering, difficulty in procreating children. If it is auspicious then one gets wealth and long life.

Ketu in second house: Inauspicious: Poor health, family problems, dark complexion, multiple marriages, money related problems. The person will be lucky, hate people and hate them

Ketu in third house: Excellent nature, wealthy, successful as messenger, contractor or farmer.

Ketu in fourth house: Rich, jewellery, multiple marriages. There will be hatred towards mother and relatives.

Ketu in fifth house: Problem children, stammering, bad personality, cheating and bad health.

Ketu in the sixth house: adventurous, enjoyable life. The conjunction of Moon causes loss of intelligence, poverty and financial loss. Good relations with relatives, popular, knowledgeable, serious

Ketu in the seventh house: Second marriage to a sick person, marital problems. If profit, good fortune, happy married life, longevity.

Ketu in the eighth house: Chronic disease, hereditary, miser, enjoys the company of other women. If there is favor, wealth and longevity.

Ketu in ninth house: Long life, children, indulgence with people of lower class, cruel, miser, irritable, argumentative, bad speaker.

Ketu in tenth house: Life in unhappy places and bad company. If beneficial: Intelligent, courageous, tactful, traveling, success in society.

Ketu in eleventh house: Spender, adventurous, rich, socialist, many children.

Ketu in twelfth house: Sick children, bad character, dishonest, fickle mind, loss of wealth and social prestige.

Ways to avoid the ill effects of Ketu

1. Worship Lord Ganesha and offer Durva grass.

2. Chant Ketu Beej Mantra, Ketu Gayatri Mantra, Ketu Puranokt Mantra.

3. Donation

4. Feeding the dogs

5. Gemstone for Ketu: Cat’s Eye or Lessonia

6. 9 Mukhi Rudraksha

7. Ketu Graha Shanti Puja