Praises Be to Ketu

Co-ruler of Tuesday and the southwest,
His gem is the turquoise, red flowers he likes best.
Like palasha flower, the head of stars and planets,
Fond of lentils, thorny plants, his bird are owls and parrots.
Liking variegated beads and cloth, old coins, agate and lead,
Fierce and terrifying, he is The Chief, he has no head.
South node of the Moon, forming eclipses with the Sun,
Liking rodents, snakes and camels, wolves and scorpions.
Fond of donkeys and mosquitoes, and insects that are annoying,
Cat’s eye gem and coconut, he is The Crested, he is The Appalling.
He stands holding a sword and a lamp at his temple in Tamil Nadu,
Giving transcendental wisdom—great boon from graha Ketu.