by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	mahAsuram kEtumaham bhajAmi chAyA graha varam ||	I pray to the powerful Ketu Graha. He is the foremost Chayagraha.(shadow planet)
A.P.	mahAvichitra makuTa dharam mangaLa vastrAdi dharaNam nara peeTha sthitam sukham navagraha yuta sukham ||	His crown is peculiar. His dress and ornaments are auspicious. He is comfortably seated on human being. He is one among nine Grahas.
C	kEtum kruNvanmantriNAm krOdha nidhi jaiminam KuLuddhAti bhakshaNam kONadhwaja patAkinam guru guha chAmara bharaNam guNa dOsha chidAcharaNam grahaNAdi kArya karaNam grahApasavya sanchAriNam ||	Ketu is propitiated by "Krunvan Mantra". He hails from Jaimini clan who are angry by nature. His food is horse-gram and other grains. His flag is triangular. He enjoys Guru Guha's Chamara fan (Yak's tail). He conquered Gunadosha. He is the cause of eclipse. His motion is retrograde.