Vyaghrapada

[1] According to one legend, Vyaghrapada was entrusted with the task of picking up fresh flowers, untouched even by honeybees, for offering to Shiva in his aspect as Nataraja in the temple complex of Chidambaram, located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

[2] Both the sages Patanjali and Vyaghrapada venerated Shiva, and in response, the deity performed the ananda tandava, his dance of bliss.

Vyaghrapada is believed to be the founder of the famous Shiva temple at Vaikom in Kottayam district, Kerala.

Generally, he is shown alongside Patanjali, and both are depicted as offering homage to Shiva in his aspect as Nataraja.

In the book, each of the lagna-rāśi-s has been divided into nine aṅkaṇa-s (navāṃśa-s) and each aṅkaṇa is presided over by a graha having individual characteristics.