Retrograde Planets in Vedic Astrology 001

Retrograde planets in vedic astrology have always been a topic of numerous astrology debates, and they still keep opening new doors for further research. Like in the image, retrograde planet is a masked one - we have an idea whats behind the mask, but can never be sure enough. Planets along with earth go around the Sun in their cyclic orbit. Normally moving forward, sometimes they seem to be moving backw backward ard.. he backw backward ard appear appearing ing motio motion n is their their relati relative ve movement to earth, as earth is trying to catch up and move ahea ahead d of them them.. Si Sinc nce e we anal analy!e y!e co cons nsid ider erin ing g ea eart rth h as the the center point, during the catching up of earth in its orbit, the plan planet et appe appea ars to beco becom me stat statio iona nary ry and and then then movi moving ng backward. his backward moment of the planet is Retrograde motion and the planet in "uestion is the Retrograde planet. #or e$ample - %hen your train crosses a slow moving train, thou though gh both both trai train n are are movi moving ng in sa same me dire direct ctio ion, n, the the ot othe herr appears to be moving backward, relative to your train. - Luminaries are never Retrograde - Nodes are always Retrograde Retrograde - &nferior planets 'ercury and (enus appear to be retrograde when they are between )arth and Sun - Super uperiior pla planets nets 'ars ars, *upi *upite terr and Sa Satu turn rn appea ppearr to retrograde when they are opposite to the Sun. Retr Retrog ogra rade de is +( +(a akri+ kri+ in Sa Sans nskr krit it,, whic which h mean means s croo crooke ked, d, twis twisted ted,, misl mislea eadi ding ng,, indi indiff ffer eren ent t simi simila larr are are the the trai traits ts we witn witnes ess s when when plan planet ets s go retr retrog ogra rade de.. Retr Retrog ogra rade de will will no nott chan change ge the the basi basic c func functi tion onal al natu nature re of the the plan planet et,, but but will will certainly add it own flavor - an undesired twist. #or e$ample - *upiter is a planet of knowledge and intelligence which will be there depending on the placement but if *upiter

is retrograde, then applying the knowledge or channeling the intelligence goes haywire.