In Vedic astrology, Rahu and Ketu are shadow planets or nodes, but not general planets like other seven namely, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. It is a curse from Saarpa Lord due to offenses committed in any one of the past births. Offenses like killing of snake, having snake meat, harming any snake etc work as curse in the current birth thus creating obstacles in life and career. When all the planets are jammed with the two nodes Rahu and Ketu, it is like prisoners locked in a prison and the two guards Rahu and Ketu are not allowing anyone to enter the prison and are also not allowing anyone to exit the prison.

Unsuccessful marriage leads to conflicts, controversy & misunderstanding, separation and then divorce. In majority of the marriage’s that take place, normally horoscopes of the boy and girl are matched and then marriages are solemnized. Despite the horoscopes being matched than too divorce takes place. Out the nine planets five of them are malefic and/or seperative planets. Sun/Surya, Mars/Mangal, Saturn/Sani, Rahu & Ketu(Nodes) are the seprative planets.