Deities & devotionNavagraha: the moon's south node
Ketu
The headless shadow graha of letting go.
Try it at home
Chant Om Ketave Namah, or read the Navagraha verse for Ketu.
Optional, as always. Adapt it to your family, region and health.
The wisdom
Ketu is the second shadow graha, the body of the beheaded asura whose head is Rahu. Astronomically he marks the moon's south node.
Ketu, a body without a head, is read as detachment and freedom from ego.
What the evidence says
Evidence: TraditionalThe value rests on lived tradition and reasoning, not on tests.Astrology's claims that the grahas shape people's lives are not supported by research. Worship of the grahas is a matter of faith and tradition.
How we rate evidenceSignificance
What it means to the people who keep it. Faith-based meaning is described as belief, not as proven fact.
Ketu is linked with spiritual insight and moksha, liberation. He is often shown with a comet-like flag.