He was introduced to jyotish by his

Kulguru at the age of eight. After the

initial trigger early in life, he has pursued

the study of jyotish with utmost passion

ever since. He writes with the pen name Abhishekha and is the Editor/Publisher

of AIAC Times, Chicago.

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1.1 As in BPHS

his article is a sequel to the

article titled “A Look into

Pranapada Lagna - Part 1”

published earlier in Saptarishis Astrology

Magazine and should be read in

conjunction to the mentioned article.

The version of Brihat Parasara Hora

Shastra referred in this article is the

translation by Pandit Sitaram Jha1. This is

the most reliable version I have come

across on this text, especially in matters

of translation.

In the Aprakasha-Graha-Phala Adhyaya

(Chapter) of BPHS we see a

continuation of the hint that Parasara

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gave us in the interpretation of Pranapada in the end of

Chapter 3 [Graha-Guna-Swaroopa-Adhyaya].

Just to recollect, let me revisit those verses [73, 74 of Chapter 3] –

सु्फटं प्राणपदाख्य ंतल्लग्न ंज्ञये ंद्विजोत्तम लग्नाद ्द्विकोण ेतयु ेच राज्य ेप्राणपद ंतदा ७३

Sphutam pranapadakhyam tatlagnam gyeyam dwijottama

Lagnad dwi- kone turye cha rajye pranapadam tada - 73

The resultant degrees obtained earlier should be added to get the Pranapada Lagna, O best of the

twice born! From the Lagna, if Pranapada falls on the 2, 5, 9, 4, or 10 Bhavas then…

शभु ंजन्म द्विजानीयात्तथिैकैादशऽेद्वप च अन्यस्थान ेद्वस्थत ंचते ् स्यात ् तदा जन्माशभु ंिदते ् ७४

Shubham janma vijaniyat tatha eva ekadashe api cha

Anya-sthane stitham cheta syatat tada janmashubham vadet - 74

Such a birth is considered auspicious. Also 11th House placement of Pranapada should also be

considered for auspicious birth.

If Pranapada is placed in other Bhavas from Lagna, the birth is not considered auspicious.

So, to summarize, 4, 10-5, 9-2, 11 placements of Pranapada with respect to Lagna is

considered good while other placements are not considered good.

In Chapter 25, Parasara details the result of such placements. In verses 74 to 87, Parasara

writes about the result of placement of Pranapada from the Lagna.

लग्न ेप्राणपद ेक्ष्णो रोद्वि भिद्वत मानिः मकूोन्मत्तो जडाङ्गो दःद्वितः कृशः ७४

Lagne pranapade kshano rogi bhavati manavah

Mookonmatto jadangastu heenango dukhitah krishah - 74

When placed in the Lagna, the native will be weak, diseased, dumb, lunatic, dull-witted,

handicapped and melancholic.

बहुधान्यो बहुधनो बहुभतृ्यो बहुप्रजः धनस्थानद्वस्थत ेप्राण ेसभुिो जयत ेनरः ७५

Bahudhaanyo bahudhano bahubhrutyo bahuprajo

Dhanasthanasthite prane subhago jayate narah - 75

When in the Dhana Bhava, the native will have abundant grains, wealth, many servants, many

praja [subordinates, can be children too] and shall be fortunate.

द्व ंस्त्रो िि वसमायकु्तो द्वनषु्ठरोऽद्वतमद्वलम्लचुः ततृीयि ेप्राणपद ेिरुुभद्वक्तद्वििद्वज वतः ७६

Himtsro garvasamayukta nishturo-atimalimluchah

Tritiyage pranapade gurubhaktivivarjitah - 76

When in the third Bhava, the native will be aggressive, will be haughty, hard-hearted, very

unclean and without any devotion to the teachers.

सिुस्थ ेत ुसिुी कान्तः स ुद्रमास ुिल्लभः िरुौ परायणः शीतः प्राण ेि ैसत्यतत्परः ७७

Sukhasthe tu sukhi kantah suhrudramasu vallabhah

Gurau parayanah sheetah prane vai satyatatparah - 77

When in the fourth Bhava, the native will be happy, good-looking, friendly, liked by friends and

women, devoted to Guru, soft and truthful.

सिुभाक ्सदु्वियोपतेस्त्वपचारदयाद्वितः पञ्चमस्थ ेप्राणपद ेसि वकामसमद्वितः ७८

Sukhibhak sukriyopetastapacharadayanvitah

Panchamasthe pranapade sarvakamasamnvitah - 78

Pranapad in the fifth bhava makes the native happy, do good acts, kind, and makes all wishes come

true.

बन्धशुत्रिुशस्तीक्ष्णो मन्दाद्वग्नद्वन वद वयः िलः षष्ठ ेप्राणपद ेरोिी द्वित्तपोऽल्पायरुिे च ७९

Bandhushatruvashsteekshano mandagninirdayah khalah

Shashte pranapade rogi vittapolpaayureva cha - 79

Pranapad in sixth makes the native subdued by his enemies and relatives, rude, have defective

digestive fire, wicked, diseased, wealthy and short-lived

ईर्ष्ा वलु सतत सतत ंकामी तीैद्रदै्रिपनु वरः सप्तमस्थ ेप्राणपद ेदराराध्यः कुबदु्विमान ् ८०

Irshyalu satatam kaami teevra raudravaouhu narah

Saptamasthe pranapade duraradhyah kubuddhiman - 80

When Pranapad is in the seventh, the native will be jealous, lusty, and fierce in appearance, will

not be worth any respect and will be evil-minded

रोिसन्ताद्वपताङ्गश्च प्राणपादऽेष्टम ेसद्वत पीद्वडतः पाद्वथ विदै वःिमैृ वत्यबन्धसुतुोििःै ८१

Rogasantapitangacha pranapade ashtame sati

Peeditah parthivaidukhaihimritya bandhu sutodbhavaihi - 81

When Pranapad is in the eight bhava, the native will be afflicted by diseases, troubled by the king,

will be miserable on account of servants, relatives and sons.

पतु्रिान ् धनसम्पन्नः सभुािः द्वप्रयदशनः प्राण ेधम वद्वस्थत ेभतृ्यः सदाऽदष्टो द्विचक्षणः ८२

Putravan dhanasampannah subhagah priyadarshanah

Prane dharmasthite bhrityuhu sada adushtah vichakshanah - 82

When Pranapad is in the ninth bhava, the native will be endowed with sons, wealth, be fortunate,

charming, will always serve others, will not be wicked and will be skillful.

िीय विान ् मद्वतिान ् दक्षो नपृकायषे ुकोद्विदः दशम ेि ैप्राणपद ेदिेाच वनपरायणः ८३

Veeryavan matimaan daksho nrupakaryeshu kovidah

Dashame vai pranapade devarchanaparayanah - 83

Pranapad in tenth makes the native heroic, intelligent, skillful, expert in carrying out royal orders

and makes him worship gods.

द्विख्यातो िणुिान ् प्राज्ञो भोिीध नसमद्वितः लाभस्थानद्वस्थत ेप्राण ेिौराङ्गो मातिृत्सलः ८४

Vikhyato gunavan pragyo bhogeedha nasamanvitah

Labhasthanasthite prane gaurango matruvatsalah - 84

When Pranapad is in the eleventh bhava, the native will be famous, endowed with virtues,

learned, and indulging in pleasures, fair-complexioned and dear to his mother.

क्षदु्रो दष्टस्त ु ीनाङ्गो द्वििेशी द्विजबन्धषु ुव्यय ेप्राण ेनते्ररोिी काणो िा जायत ेनरः ८५

Kshudro dushtastu heenangah vidweshi dwijabandhushu

Vyaye prane netrarogi kaano va jayate narah - 85

When Pranapad is in twelfth bhava, the native will be mean, wicked, handicapped, will hate

Brahmins and relatives, suffer from eye diseases or be one-eyed

इत्यप्रकाशिटेाना ंफलान्यकु्ताद्वन भसूरु तथा याद्वन प्रकाशाना ंसयूा वदीना ंिचाद्वरणाम ् ८६ Itiaprakashakhetanam phalanyuktani bhusura

Tatha yani prakashanam suryadeenam khacharinam - 86

ताद्वन द्वस्थद्वतिशात्तषेा ंसु्फटदृद्वष्टिशात ् तथा बलाऽबलद्वििकेेन िक्ताव्याद्वन शरीद्वरणाम ् ८७

Tani sthitivashat tesham sphutadrishtivashat tatha

Bala abala vivekena vaktavyani sharirinam - 87

These are the results of the non-luminous planets, O Brahmin. Before declaring these results, the

effects of Surya and other planets should be examined wisely by their positions, relations, aspects,

strengths and weakness of the Grahas.

Commentary of Verses 73 to 87

s detailed in the part 1 of this series, Pranapada is related to Hridaya Spandana

[Heart Beat]. It measures the flow of blood from the Heart to the Brain

[Sahasrara Chakra] and is thus a measure of what stirs increased heart beat in

us, humans.

If we observe the verses of Parasara carefully we will see that among the Kendras, 4th and

10th Houses are considered auspicious. Konas [5th and 9th] are considered auspicious. 2nd

and 11th are also considered good.

The question is the same eternal mindboggling “Why”.

There are four pillars of human life – Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha. Man like rest of

the animal kingdom is genetically tuned to reproduce. If we carefully study the animal

kingdom we will see most of the animal kingdom dies out after giving birth to their

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offspring. Kama reduces Ayu2. This was known to the sages and thus they stressed on

celibacy for people who have a lot of karma to fulfill and needs to live longer. However,

that is a whole different discussion.

Pranapada in Kama Bhavas like 3, 7th will cause heart beat more when Kama situation

presents itself. However, 11th Bhava has the connection with brotherhood, friendship and

gains so it is not as bad. However, 11th Pranapada placement can make a person’s heart

faster in matters of money and wealth.

Artha Kona is considered natural desire for most of humanity and has a good side to it

too. 2nd Bhava indicates family, sustenance; food etc and a person with Pranapada [PP] in

2nd will have his heart beat faster in those matters. Similarly a person with PP in 10th

bhava can be a workaholic. However, PP in 6th Bhava would make a person too focused

on winning and defeating his/her opponents and is thus not considered a good thing. His

focus will be too much on victories and this may cause his demise.

One thing to note is that what causes our heart beat faster can also be the cause of stopping the

heartbeat, meaning cause of death. Thus, PP can show connection to death or death circumstances

of a person.

Dharma is always considered a good thing. PP in 5th will make the native very focused on

his/her children. Similarly, PP in the 9th Bhava makes a person very focused on his/her

mission in life.

Moksha is related to relaxation, passage and death [sleep]. PP in the 4th Bhava makes the

person very home-oriented and comfort seeking and it is his/her mother or home that

he/she is very attached to and makes his heart beat faster. PP in the 8th makes a person a

worry about his/her health and very interested in the occult. PP in the 12th makes a

person relaxed and lazy since sleep is what makes the person’s heart beat faster.

What we desire most is what our heart beats for and finally it is the same thing that

causes our demise. We also have to keep another thing in mind. Aspects and conjunction

of Grahas will PPLG [Pranapada Lagna] will also have a severe impact on PPLG. The

slower the heart beat the better. Taking this into account, Saturn, [Rahu], Jupiter,

[Ketu], Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury and Moon will [in descending order] help the PPLG

[Pranapada Lagna]. Keeping this in mind, let us see a few case studies.

2 In Taoism, there is a slightly different view, Kama (considering it as sex here) without ejaculation increases longevity.

– SA Editor

Case Studies

Thakur Ramakrishna Paramhamsa

Calculation of PP

PP = Ishtagati [in minutes] X Rate of PP + Arka-kona

Sunrise Time on the day of birth of Thakur = 6:31:24 hrs

Time of birth of Thakur = 6:44:00 hrs

Ishtagati = 12:36 minutes = 12.6 minutes

Rate of PP = 1 rasi/6 minutes = 5 degrees/minute

Ishtagati X Rate of PP = 63 degrees = 2s + 3

Arka-kona = 7 degrees of Libra = 6s + 7

Thus, PP = 2s + 3 + 6s + 7 = 8s + 10 = 10 degrees of Sagittarius

Analysis of PP

PP is in almost in the exact degree as Lagna in the 11th Bhava. The sign is the Sagittarius

[ruled by Jupiter] and Guru [Retrograde] has 7th aspect on it from the 5th House. Saturn

[also Retrograde] has 3rd house aspect on PP from the 9th House. PP is also aspected by

Venus by Rasi drishti.

Swami Lokeswarananda writes – “There is no doubt that Sri Ramakrishna took on the sins

committed by Girish, for he once said, 'Because I accepted Girish's sins, I have this

disease.' The Master was referring to the throat cancer which eventually took his life.”

Girish mentioned in the above quote was Girish Ghosh. Girish Chandra Ghosh was a

Bengali musician, poet, playwright, novelist, theatre director and actor. He was largely

responsible for the golden age of Bengali theatre. He can be referred to as the Father of

Bengali Theatre. He was a versatile genius, a scholar without having any formal

educational background, an actor of repute and a mentor who brought up many actors

and actresses, including Binodini Dasi. He cofounded the Great National Theatre, the first

Bengali professional theatre company in 1872, wrote nearly 40 plays and acted and

directed many more and later in life became a noted disciple of Sri Ramakrishna.

What is to be noted here is that Girish Ghosh’s Moon was in Gemini in Ardra nakshatra.

Ramakrishna’s PPLG Lord was Jupiter [R] in Gemini in Ardra nakshatra. 5th house is the

House of Disciples in a chart of a Saint. Girish Ghosh was a revolt and extremely

materialistic man [Gemini] and Ramakrishna had to take away his sins to free his karma

to bring him on the path of salvation. This caused the PPLG to activate and finally

became the reason of his death through a throat cancer [negative Jupiter]. We also see

here that Venus’ rasi drishti [Dramatics, Stage, Glamour] on PP activated because of

Thakur’s association with Girish Ghosh.

One of the most famous quotes of Thakur was – My hand

gets all twisted up if I hold money in it; my breathing stops.

But there is no harm in spending money to lead a spiritual life

in the world — if one spends it, for instance, in the worship

of God and the service of holy men and devotees.

The difference between normal people and saints is that they

are divinely aware of what remedial measures they need to do

to fulfill their karma.

Although, both Guru and Shani aspects PP, Thakur only

lived till he was 50. Saturn and Jupiter both were retrograde.

Ramakrishna was extremely careful never to associate

himself with any wealth.

Swami Ramakrishna died of throat cancer but what is more

interesting is how he contacted this cancer.

Swami Vivekananda

Calculation of PP

PP = Ishtagati [in minutes] X Rate of PP + Arka-kona

Sunrise Time on the day of birth = 6:42:47 hrs

Time of birth = 6:33:00 hrs

Ishtagati = - 10 minutes

Rate of PP = 1 rasi/6 minutes = 5 degrees/minute

Ishtagati X Rate of PP = - 50 degrees = -1s - 20

Arka-kona = 29 degrees = 12s + 29

Thus, PP = 12s + 29 – 1s – 20 = 9 degrees of Pisces

Analysis of PP

PP is in the 4th Rasi but in the 3rd Bhava. PP is aspected by Saturn, Moon and Sun [Rasi

Drishti]. In the Bhava Chakra, there is no aspect on the PP by graha Drishti. The PP

Lord is placed in the 8th from the PP.

Vivekananda died at ten minutes past nine p.m. on 4 July 1902 while he was meditating.

The doctors remarked that it was due to the rupture of a blood-vessel in the brain, but

they could not find the real cause of the death.

There was another side to Vivekananda too. He honestly confesses in one of his writings

– “Once in me rose the feeling of lust. I got so disgusted with myself that I sat on a pot of

burning tinders, and it took a long time for the wound to heal”. [Reference - Sil,

Narasingha P. (1997), Swami Vivekananda: A Reassessment (Mississauga, ON: Associated

University Presses).]

However, perhaps being bachelor and a celibate was best for him and thus Ramakrishna

never encouraged him to get married after his father’s demise.

Saturn shows good longevity but Moon shows short longevity. Moon also shows blood.

Sun shows death by heat or fever. PP in this case got afflicted by Saturn, Sun and Moon

Rasi drishti.

Both Thakur and Vivekananda have predicted their own death. Thakur’s PP Rasi Dhanu

was owned and aspected by Guru. Vivekanda’s PP rasi was owned by Guru. A Guru

connection with PP perhaps makes an individual aware of his demise.

The 3H shows courage or urges. According to Wikipedia

– “His tours, hectic lecturing engagements, private

discussions and correspondence had taken their toll on his

health. He was suffering from asthma, diabetes, chronic

insomnia and other physical ailments. The severe austerity

he performed in his youth had already sapped his physical

strength.”

A few days prior to his demise, he was seen intently

studying the almanac. Three days before his death he

pointed out the spot for his cremation—the one at which a

temple in his memory stands today. He had remarked to

several persons that he would not live to be forty.

On the day of his death he woke up very early in the

morning, then he went to chapel and meditated for three

hours, sang a song on Kali and then he whispered- "If

there were another Vivekananda, then he would have

understood what this Vivekananda has done!”

I would encourage earnest learners to do more case studies on known personalities.