Significance in Life
The Sun lights up the whole world with his brightness, and without the Sun, no life can exist in this universe. In Vedic astrology, The Sun represents the Soul and the personality of an individual. It is the centre of the Solar System and is stationary. The Sun will be present in each zodiac sign for a month and he will cover all the twelve zodiacs during the period of one year.
The Hindu Mythology represents The Sun using a chariot driven by seven horses. These horses are representative of the seven chakras of the body. He is depicted as a god with four hands. These hands have a conch or Shankh, lotus flower, a chakra and a mace in each of the hands.
The Sun is considered a very strong and commanding planet In Vedic Astrology. He also goes by the name Surya Dev. Many people have strong belief in his powers to influence their lives as well as that of the universe. They also worship him as God Surya.
The Sun is considered as the king of the planetary system. He represents the father figure and everything that is masculine. It represents the human soul. Human beings are endowed with authority, name and fame, ambition, the power to face the challenges in life with a positive attitude due to the influence of Planet Sun.
The Sun also is indicative of happiness and very good strength. If Sun is dominant in the horoscope, the person will be a good father and will have good reputation in society. A person with a strong Sun in his horoscope will be reliable, liberal and mature person.
A person with a weak Sun in the horoscope will have health problems related to heart and circulation of blood. He is likely to have weak bone structure, bad vision of the eye, baldness and orthopaedic problems. His relationship with father tends to be strained. He will suffer from weakness, low self-confidence and inability to take the right decisions. A person with a highly powerful Sun in the horoscope tends to be very forceful and overbearing. He seeks the attention of others continuously.
Relationship of the Sun with other planets
The Sun is friendly with Jupiter, Mercury and Mars.
He has neutral relationship with the planets Moon and Ketu.
He has enmity with Venus and Rahu.
Sun is the ruler of Leo sign. Surya Dasha lasts for six years. He is exalted in Aries and weakened in Libra.
Lucky Colours for Sun
Red, orange, saffron and golden
Gemstone for Sun
Wearing Ruby will improve the influence of Sun on the individual.
Remedies for a weak Sun in the Horoscope
- People with a ruling Sun in their horoscopes must worship the rising Sun by offering water.
- Putting Kumkum and Jaggery in the offering of water will improve the self-confidence of the individual.
- Putting a Redflower in the kalash and offering it to Sun will help in getting a job in the government office.
- Influence of Sun can be improved by respecting father or father figures.
- Heart disease and problems related to the eye will be cured by reciting Aditya Hridaya Stotram
- Surya Mantra should be recited 108 times daily.
- Wearing red colour clothes on Sunday will improve the influence of Sun.