Know Your Ishta Devta

Your Ishta Devta is the form of the Divine your soul connects with most naturally: the deity whose worship brings you peace and guides you towards moksha. In Jyotish it's read from your birth chart by an old method from the Jaimini Sutras, and we show you every step of the working.

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Planets and their deities

From the Jaimini Sutras: "ravau shive, chandre gauryam, shukre lakshmyam, kuje skande, budhe shanau vishnau, gurau sambashive, rahau durgayam, ketau ganeshe skande va."

SunLord Shiva

MoonGauri (Mother Parvati)

MarsLord Skanda (Kartikeya, Murugan)

MercuryLord Vishnu (Narayana)

JupiterSadashiva (Sambasiva)

VenusGoddess Lakshmi

SaturnLord Vishnu (Narayana)

RahuGoddess Durga

KetuLord Ganesha or Lord Skanda (Kartikeya, Murugan)

We use Parashara's eight karakas (Rahu included, counted backwards). Some astrologers use seven karakas, and others also weigh planets aspecting the 12th house, so a teacher may refine this. Above all, the deity you already feel drawn to matters too.