Rāhu — ascending node
disruption, appetite, and worldly fixation
Rāhu is a shadow graha whose significations concern disruption, appetite, and amplification rather than a luminous planet. Its footward point is an editorial descent marker used to distinguish the node from the visible grahas.
Point 8 of 9 in Jyotiṣa Astrology Body Map
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (primary_canonical)
Ch. 3, natural significations (naisargika kārakatva) for the grahas; chapter and terminology follow the Santhanam edition.
Hart de Fouw and Robert Svoboda, Light on Life (scholarly_modern)
Modern scholarly-practitioner synthesis of Jyotiṣa graha significations and medical astrology, used here to clarify variant lists without treating them as anatomy.