Negating influences

Those who believe in astrology ,are sometimes frightened when inauspicious predictions about their future are made. They begin to wonder how they will face the onslaught of planets that do not look favourably uopn them. They forget that the best way to overcome fear and difficulty is to worship God and meditate upon Him.
Can any other light match the brilliance of the bright sun ? In the same way can a planet have the power of God ? With God on our side there is no need to fear planetary influences. For those who fear that one or the other of the navagrahas could harm them , the Kolaru Padhigam of Gnanasambandar is reassuring , according to R.Narayanan who gives discourses.
According to the story , Sambandar made the locked door of the temple at Vedaranyam open with just one verse. When Kulachirai Nayanar , the minister of Koon pandian a Pandya king (Koon pandian was a beleiver of Jainism )heard of this , he requested Sambandar to come to Madurai , to convert the king to Saivism. Tirunavukkarasar protested that the planets were not in an auspicious formation. The aim of Tirunavukkarasar must have been to prompt Sambandar to sing of the greatness of Lord Shiva in face to face with the planets.That is when Sambandar sang the Kolaru Padhigam.
It is easy to recite and the theme that runs through the verses is that the devotees of Lord Shiva will not be harmed by the planets.For those who are unable to recite all of it , reciting the first phrase is well enough. The verse says that if Uma Devi s consort , Lors Shiva , Who plays the veena and wears the faultless Moon and the ganga on His head , resides in a person s heart , the planets cannot harm the person.
Arunagirinathar in his prayers to Lord Muruga also talks about God s power over the planets. He describes Muruga as one who wears different kinds of ornaments on his feet and who has six heads and twelve arms. The two feet , six ornaments , six faces , a flower garland and twelve arms add up to 27 which is the total number of planets.
It is to note that symbols in hinduism are like codes which describes an inner meaning.Thus worshipping allmighty gains superiority over planets and Godmen .