It was believed that our Galilea or our life are based upon celestial bodies like 9 Planets ( Navagrahas ), 27 Stars ( Nakshatras ), Sun and Moon etc. Our Raashi is determined based on the Moon's position while traversing a particular star and that particular star is known to be our birth star ( JenmaNakshatra ).
The 12 Raashi's with their corresponding planets
S.No |
Rashi (Moon Sign) |
Respective planets |
1 |
Aries (Mesha) |
Mars |
2 |
Taurus (Vrishaba) |
Venus |
3 |
Gemini (Mithuna) |
Mercury |
4 |
Cancer (Karkata) |
Moon |
5 |
Leo (Simha) |
Sun |
6 |
Virgo (Kanya) |
Mercury |
7 |
Libra (Tula) |
Venus |
8 |
Scorpio (Vrischika) |
Mars |
9 |
Sagittarius (Dhanus) |
Jupiter |
10 |
Capricorn (Makara) |
Saturn |
11 |
Aquarius (Kumbha) |
Saturn |
12 |
Pisces (Meena) |
Jupiter |
Ratnas (Gems)
Since medieval times persons are always attracted towards the shining gems as jewelery or ornament. Afterwards those gemstones were classified into Precious and Semi-Precious stones depending on their availability or quality. According to Vedic Astrology, Gems are based on 9 planets (Navagrahas) and those affect by respective planets are referred to as Navaratnas (9 Precious Stones).
Gem stones are not only to be donned as decoration or a jewelery, Gem stones impacts each and every individual's approach to life or hence it has be taken care in selection of Gems based on many parameters like Raasi, Position of Planets, Birth star, right finger to wear, right metal etc.