Causes of Blindness


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The nine planets occupy an important role. The planet deities are referred to as the NAVAGRAHA and are suppose to have a significant impact on the lives of individual and therefore a Hindu adorns these planets as deities, so that they may bring peace and harmony in their life and to avert any mishap. NAVA means nine. GRAHA means planet. Graha literally means to grab. They are probably called

so because they cause eclipses by grabbing the Sun and other stars. This is universally acknowledged fact that our life is significantly influenced by nature.


In this brief presentation, the endeavor is to explain how planets bear effect upon human beings.

The lords and the relations between the planets and the human being are real and commence before a human being gain his consciousness.

Causes of Blindness

Causes of Blindness
The inability to see is defined as blindness. In today's world the major cause of blindness is due to cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, corneal opacities, and diabetic retinopathy, trachoma,and vitamin deficiencies. However today because of diabetes age related blindness is becoming more common.

People in the underdeveloped and developing countries are susceptible to more visual complications than their counterparts in the developed world. Thus blindness is a symptom of aging and of poor nourishment.

Thus the major common cause of blindness includes age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy is usually the leading causes of blindness.

Astrologically blindness occurs when the Sun is in opposition either to the Ascendant or to Mars. Ravi is always not considered to be suitable for good health and especially when it is placed in the eighth house it causes defects of the eye.

The Sun or the eighth lord afflicting the second house results in various complications of the eyes and because of some factor or the other causes blindness.

According to Ptolemy Pleiades form a cluster with Alcyone as the principal star, situated on the shoulder of the Bull are of the nature of the Moon and Mars; and, to Alvidas, of Mars, Moon and Sun in opposition and said to make their natives blind.

When the planets Saturn or Mars with Regulus occupy the 7th house it results in blindness.

Also the 7th house positioned by Saturn or Mars with Moon it causes defective sight especially if in the Ascendant or one of the other angles, may be cross-eyed, Color-blind or the eyes may be affected by some growth.

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