Understanding Sun/ Surya

Sun is the center & soul of our solar system and provides light through which life is possible on earth. Sun is represented as the soul in the body, as it emits light which gives us the power to see the world through eyes it also represents eyes sight. It’s the largest planet & the main planet around which all other planets rotate, it’s a father figure for all planets as palanharta (the one who takes care) in the same way it fathers Karak (represent) and also represents bones & skeleton in body, without which we can’t move. Sun is a planet that governs the solar system in the same way it governs governments, politics, creates system rules and regulations for people to live a good life which is also known as Dharma in Hindi. It’s a fire element planet, its light can penetrate the deepest & darkest area of the universe. It can burn all bad & evilness from society, this is a planet that fights for justice, provides self-confidence, and makes you brave. As it burns all evils and destroys all bad elements in society and the same fire energy is used in the stomach to feed into small particles as digestion power, it’s Karak of stomach. Bravery or will to something just doesn’t come from the soul, heart also has a role to play in it. When your emotions or consciousness & soul are aligned towards one goal, then no one can stop you from fighting for it or achieving it. The heart is the second most important organ in the human body, people can become brain dead and still live but no one can live without the heart pumping blood. Sun is also Karak of heart, although Moon is considered as its Karak, which it is as its second lighting emitting planet and second most important planet in astrology. But the heart is a complex organ, it Karak are more than two planets. That’s why there is a saying one can see the soul through eyes.

Now let’s understand the behavior of the Sun.

Since the Sun is said to be king, people with the strong sun can tend to have traits of kings, big families, multiple wives/ girlfriends. Since they are king-like so they have a lot of responsibilities in society, they tend to give less time to family and are away for short times. King like royal treatment and royal things, royal animals like horse, elephants, lions, etc., royal sports horse racing, golf, hunting, shooting, royal expensive cars, etc. they like royal meals, non-veg too, when you have power, it’s very hard to not show so these people tend to get egoistic, short-tempered, and like buttering done to them, they respect gurus and saints, like to talk with people who are bold like army people, ministers, MP, MLA, high-class friends.

They are fearless, helpful, forgiving, and justice lovers, apart from it they constantly try to protect their family. Try to build amenities for people's benefit like hospitals, education centers, preserve culture for future generations to know them.

The mythological story of Sun

In this Manvantar, Sun is said to be the son of Rishi Kashyap (one of saptarishi) and Aditi, Sun had 3 wives sangya, ragi, and Prabha. With ragi, he had a son named Revant, from Prabha he had a son named Prabhat, and from sangya (daughter of Vishwakarma) he had 3 children’s vaivast-Manu, Yama, and Yamuna twins. Sangya third queen grown weak over time and she couldn’t handle sun energy, so she created a replica of her which is known as Chaya, exactly similar to her, and asked her to take care of her family and left for the earth to penance to grow strong to bear her husband energy, meanwhile sun again had 4 children from Chaya named as savandi-Manu, Shani (Saturn), Tapti and vishti (Bhadra). One day due to a family quarrel, the sun comes to know the fact about Chaya and goes to Vishwakarma to know the whereabouts of his wife sangya. After coming to know she has taken a horse's false face to disguise, he reaches her and again they have 2 children known as Ashwin kumaras. and comes back with the sun. These children of the sun have a key role in astrology and the universe. Yama is lord of Pitragun, Shani is one of 9 planets and provides fruits of action, vishti is Bhadra in astrology, Yamuna and tapti are rivers on earth. Read the full chapter to know more about its short version.

Sun travels one month in each sign when he travels from cancer to Capricorn or Mid Jan to mid-July is known as dakshinayan when traveling from Aquarius to Gemini or Mid July to mid-Jan is known as uttarayan.

Sun is also called Aditya, Arka, Bhanu, Savitr, Pushan, Ravi, Martanda, Mitra, Bhaskara

Sources:

Matsaya puran ch-11,

Skand puran – sanshipt sakandpuran- chapter sangya ki tapasya.

Agni puran ch -273,

Bhavishaya puran – brahma parv – Chapter: saptavi kalp mei surya parivar, Chapter: bhagwan surya ka parivar pg 114.