Astrologists claim that wearing tables of magic squares engraved on copper sheets bring good luck and placate angry planets. A few such squares, called Sankhya Yantra (Number machines) are given below for amusement and pity at the pigheadedness of people who go tailing the astrologers. The data is taken from Anushtaana Vijnana Kosham by Dr. K Balakrishna Varrier.
1. Aditya (Sun)
| 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | 9 | 4 |
2. Chandra (Moon)
| 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | 10 | 5 |
3. Kuja (Mars)
| 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | 11 | 6 |
4. Rahu (Ascending node)
| 13 | 8 | 15 |
| 14 | 12 | 10 |
| 9 | 16 | 11 |
5. Kethu (Descending node)
| 14 | 9 | 16 |
| 15 | 13 | 11 |
| 10 | 17 | 12 |
6. Guru (Jupiter)
| 10 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | 13 | 8 |
7. Sani (Saturn)
| 12 | 7 | 14 |
| 13 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | 15 | 10 |
8. Budha (Mercury)
| 9 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | 12 | 7 |
9. Sukra (Venus)
| 11 | 6 | 13 |
| 12 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | 9 |
