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2 Vedäïga Jyotish Bachelors degree 2005-062 Astrology to save trees3 Two arrested for practicing Christianity!4 West Bengal to ban astrology & feng shui on TV5 Personality Assessment6 National Mission for Manuscipts

7 Letters10 Dvädaçäàça Sanjay Rath31 åëa mocana nåsiàha stotra SJC research team32 Mrityupada Freedom Tobias Cole42 Autoimmune Disorders Part - I Willa E. Keizer, CCH49 Presiding Deities of Vargas P.S.Ramnarayan52 Dutt Sahib Narayan Iyer59 How to Judge a Horoscope Kanupriya Singh63 Upanayana muhurta Ramdas Rao71 A for Astrology - II Sanjay Prabhakaran74 Kalacakra Dasa Sat Siri Khalsa82 Gary Kasparov Hari Mahalingam86 SJC news & events Sarbani Sarkar

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SJC Education and Research CenterAnnounces the admissions are open tothe BA (Vedäïga Jyotish) Part I for thenew session 2005-06. The course isconducted by SJCERC for the three-yeardegree course of Kavi Kulaguru KalidasSanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Ramtek thatis approved by the University GrantsCommission (UGC) of Government ofIndia.

Course detailsThe details of the course B.A. VedäïgaJyotisa conducted by KKSU is as follows:

Name of the course: B.A. VedäïgaJyotish

Duration: 3 Yrs.Eligibility: 12th Std. Or H.S.S.C. PassedMinimum Age: 17 YearsExamination: Yearly (Annual)Examination for all the three years of thedegree course will be conducted at thecenter where the applicant has beenadmitted. At present there are eightcenters all over the world where theexamination is conducted. The SJCERCmay request for the additional centers tothe KKSU in case of new students fromnew areas.

All the students applying within India willhave to appear for the examination fromthe Nagpur Center only.

The syllabus (in PDF files) is available athttp://srijagannath.org website

Application informationFor the details such as forms, prospectuswill be provided to the applicants bymail or on request by courier. Theapplicants will have to fill the forms andsubmit them to the respective in chargeas specified above. Those in charge willfully scrutinize the forms and will submitalong with the certificate of correctnessto the SJCERC, Nagpur. The applicantshould furnish the true copies of thefollowing along with the application andenrolment form.

1. Certificate of Nationality (for over-

seas students only)2. Certificate regarding educational

qualification3. Date of Birth Certificate4. Letter of recommendation from a

Jyotish Guru of SJC who shall be theguide for the entire program/course.

All the certificates must be attested bythe competent authority or SJC in chargeas the case may be.

The latest date for receiving applicationsis 30th September. The application andenrolment form can be attained herefrom the SJC site and can be downloaded.

Fee structureThe fess structure for the entire threeyears as prescribed by the KKSU is asfollows:

BA Vedäïga Jyotish (Amounts in USD)No Head Yr I Yr II Y III1. Eligibility 50 nil nil2. Enrollment 50 nil nil3. Development 100 100 1004. Examination 100 100 1005. Convocation nil nil 50———————————————

Total 300 200 250The fees for the Indian students for thefirst year will be Rs.150/- as enrollmentand the Rs. 450/- as examination fees. Inaddition to this students will have to payfees of Rs.3000/- per year as the fees forSJCERC development fund.

The Overseas students will attract thesefees as $150 (USD).

The fees can be directly deposited toSJCERC Account with ICICI Bank A/cno. 005901041692 or remit the fees by DDor cheque drawn in favor of SJCERC.The overseas students must add $20 USDas the cheque handling charges in additionto the fees amount.

All the admissions made will beprovisional and will be finalized only onverification of the documents.

Contact Dewavrat Buit, CourseCoordinator. [email protected].

Vedäïga Jyotish Bachelorsdegree 2005-06

Astrology tosave trees

Ahmedabad, 16 June, 2005: Gujaratgovernment has come up with a novelconcept to conserve trees - link them toHindu mythology and astrology. Usingthis theme a tourist spot has beendeveloped in the capital city Gandhinagarby the forest department where treeshave been planted over several acres ofland as based on their association withthe nakñatra (including stars, planets andzodiac signs). The success of this popularconcept has urged the state governmentto develop similar smaller forests across141 municipal corporations, as part of itscelebration of 2005.

“Our department has developed a special‘Punit Van’ (holy forest), where trees havebeen linked with zodiac signs andcategorized as per information in theVedas,” said K C Trivedi, Range ForestOfficer (RFO). He added that “accordingto Hindu Mythology, it is believed thatlike the sun, moon and the planets, evena tree which is in alignment with aperson’s star sign is considered favorable.In Punit Van, about 3,500 trees planted ayear back have been linked to astrologyin one way or the other,” he said, addingthat such parallels with tradition had beendrawn only to safeguard trees and tospread awareness about them.”

Hinduism through jyotiña has variousreligious observations linking theindividual to the cosmos through planets,trees, metals and gems. Some of thesewhere plants are of vital importance arethe Satya Näräyaëa vrata linking theindividual to the quick flowering (fruitful)and pure plantain plant or the vaöa savitåivrata making a prayer of longevitythrough the banyan tree etc. It is wellknown that prayers for health performednear plants associated with one’s janmanakñatra will give long life while thosedone for cure from specific diseases areassociated with certain types of trees orplants.

The editor opines that spiritual bliss isinvariably experienced under the pipaltree like Buddha did as the pipal isassociated with Viñëu (freedom from sins- purity) and the highest knowledge

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comes from worshipping God, the teacher(Dakñiëämurti) under the banyan tree. The açokatree is associated with räjayoga and if a garden ofaçoka trees is maintained well, räjayoga shallcontinue unobstructed inspite of bad daçä.Rävaëa the demon king of Lanka could never bedefeated and he, being a master of the uòòisatantra has the finest açoka vaöika (garden basedon västu çästra). It was only after this açoka vaöikawas completely destroyed by Hanuman (whenhe found Sitä kept captive there) that the räjayogaof Rävaëa was destroyed. The scriptures speakof the advantages of establishing païca devatävana having the païca vaöika (five types ofimportant trees), twenty seven nakñatra vana,nava graha vana, dvädasa räçi vana and sapta åñivana for various purposes.

Paräçara teaches that amävasyä doça can beovercome only by worshipping the devatä nearthe tree associated as soma (aàåta – nectar ofimmortality) hides in the trees during this time.Thus trees and plants are able to hold on to nectareven during the times influenced by Rähu (rulerof amävasyä). For this reason, prayers done nearthe plants associated with the devatä shall ensurethat the evils of Rähu do not prevent the remedialmeasure from fructifying. This is betterunderstood from the kälacakra where Mercurythe significator of plants is opposite to Rähu.

Two arrested forpracticing

Christianity!Jun 2005: Asianews a Rome-based religious newsagency which is run by the Pontifical Institute forForeign Missions has reported that eightProtestant Christians, including two Indians, werearrested in Saudi Arabia by the Saudi religiouspolice called Muttawa. The Muttawa arrested anevangelical Christian from India who was in SaudiArabia on a tourist visa and seized a Bible andaddresses, which led to the arrest of seven othermembers of an evangelical Protestant group.Vijay Kumar an immigrant worker from India inSaudi Arabia since 1994 whose apartment wasused for Christian meetings was also arrested.

Earlier on April 23, the Muttawa arrested 40Pakistani nationals for celebrating a Catholic massin a private house.

All forms of non-Muslim worship are banned inSaudi Arabia, which is home to Islam’s holiestshrines.

In the chart of Saudi Arabia the lagneça(ideology, governing principles) Mars is in theninth house (religion) showing that the state isgoverned by a strict religious code. Thisreligious code shall be governed in a strictmanner (Mars) and a state police Muttawa(Mars) is used to control all religious practicesin Saudi soil. Venus lord of the 12th house(foreign residents) and 7th house (foreign links/relationships) is in the ninth house afflicted byMars, Saturn (sorrow) showing that foreignersin Saudi Arabia are forced to adhere to thisapartheid law which prohibits any religiouspractice other than Islam.

During Venus daçä Venus antardaçä, thesearrests have been made. Venus is theätmakäraka and will compel the Saudi Arabiapeople to become more moderate and humanduring the course of its long daçä from 2003-33. The dual äruòha lagna AL in Pisces andAquairus indicates double standards in lawapplication in the eyes of the world – one AL inthe 4th house with Rähu shows fundamentalprinciples applicable to the home affairs whilethe second AL in Pisces shows a different setused for ‘some’ based on economy (Jupiter lordof 2nd AL). The 11th house from 2nd AL hasSaturn in swampy Capricorn showing the hugeincome from oil and underground energyresources.

Jupiter in the 10th house as the lord of 2nd ALshows that the leaders are generally viewed asmoderate and wise people with great wealthwho are playing a difficult balancing act.

Vimçottari Daçä (started from Moon): Ven MD: 2003-11-16 - 2023-11-17Antardasas in this MD: Ven: 2003-11-16 - 2007-03-15 Sun: 2007-03-15 - 2008-03-14 Moon: 2008-03-14 - 2009-11-16 Mars: 2009-11-16 - 2011-01-14 Rah: 2011-01-14 - 2014-01-14 Jup: 2014-01-14 - 2016-09-16

Kiss of Judas. Anonymous,12th c. School of Pisa.Florence, Uffizi Gallery.

More informationVisit WebPages atmuttawa.blogspot.com/The Religious Policeman

A Saudi man's diary of lifein the "Magic Kingdom",where the Religious Policeensure that everythingremains as it was in theMiddle Ages... In Memoryof the lives of 15 MakkahSchoolgirls, lost when theirschool burnt down onMonday, 11th March, 2002.The Religious Police wouldnot allow them to leave thebuilding, nor allow theFiremen to enter.

http://muttawa.blogspot.com/2004_04_01_muttawa_archive.html

http://www.asianews.it/


jyotish news Òfficer Consults PsychicBellefonte, PA, 13 Jun 2005: Police officerDarrel Zaccagni has been consulting apsychic to solve the mystery of a missingdistrict attorney Ray F. Gricar. Zaccagnisaid he started talking to a psychic for thecase at the request of the family. The useof psychics in investigations is relativelyrare due to skepticism in their abilitiesand the value of the informationprovided. Jyotiña had been used for a longtime in India by police and secret servicesfor assisting the state investigations butthis service has fallen into disuse afterindependence in modern India. It is hopedthat one day its value will be rediscoveredand astrologers will be hired by thepolice.

Rice porridge ritual pre-dicted Japan quake

Mar 2005: An annual ritual at a 1,200-year-old Shinto shrine predicted a majorearthquake in southern Japan five daysbefore the tremor rocked the region, apriest said.

In the fortune-telling ceremony using riceporridge, the Chiriku Hachimangu shrinein Miyaki town in the Kyushu regionwarned on March 15 of a quake eventhough the area is historically less proneto tremors. The shrine offers a bowl ofporridge to the altar every February 26and takes it back on March 15.

A man from a family that has been beentelling fortunes for generations thenexamines the surface to make predictions.

“It was good porridge this year with ashiny surface and not much mould ... butI saw a rare crack,” said chief priestMasahiro Higashi. After receiving theforecast from the fortune-teller, the priesttold residents on March 15 the upcomingyear would be mild with an averageharvest.

“But be careful and be prepared forearthquakes,” he added in the televisedforecast. “I think people were surprisedto see the prediction come true but Imyself was also surprised,” he said.

Sunday’s quake, which measured 7.0 onthe Richter scale, killed one woman,injured hundreds and damaged morethan 600 houses in Kyushu.

Kolkata, 23 Mar 2005: The stategovernment of West Bengal (India) movedto fight a proliferation of televisionprograms on astrology and Feng Shui.

An assortment of prophets, fortune-tellers, godmen, oracles, mystics andseers are seen on Bengali TV channels,and their interactive programs have alarge following as viewers call to knowtheir fate and future. The law ministerNisith Adhikary was of the firm opinionthat “this hypocrisy has to stop.” Theimmediate provocation for this drasticmove came when a popular godman onTV asked his followers to confrontrationalists and said their leader shouldbe shot. What followed was a spate ofsharp criticism and the godman wasarrested for publicly issuing death threats.Investigations revealed the godman isalways clothed in ‘austere’ saffron robesand ‘spiritual’ beads which are ‘blindly’revered by unsuspecting Indians andowns prime properties and even a smallaircraft! He sells iron rings worth Rs 25for Rs 5000 (look at the incredible profitmargin).

Saturn signifies iron rings and these itemsare sold in the name of fulfilling Saturn’sdesire to punish and cheat. Ironically, thedictum of Jaimini Mahäåñi is complete inthat Saturn and Ketu indicates a thief whoshall fake as a holy man and cheat people.

Nitish Adhikary said “We are consideringwhatever legal measures there are to betaken. But we would like the channels todesist from airing such bogus programs.”

The government’s warning that godmenand oracles on TV ran the danger of beingarrested because they were prescribing“medicines and panacea” which had noscientific basis has rattled the astrologercommunity who are busy blaming oneanother.

Allegations that this is being done becausethe state government is communist arebaseless as the first serious legislation ofthis kind was made in Maharashtra whereit is mandatory for the astrologer toprescribe remedies which have thesupport of “scriptures” that can be

“quoted in a court of law”. TheMaharashtra legislation was stronglysupported by many astrologers involvedin serious study of the scriptures andhistorical documents while it wasopposed by a majority of the godmen,oracles and mystics who probably did nothave the knowledge of the çästra to backtheir prescriptions.

Serious legislation of this kind is welcomeas it will take vedäïga jyotiña out of theclutches of these (un)holy godmen whosell ‘çani insurance’ in the form of ironrings at mind boggling profit by marketingfear and using shock tactics.

Hundreds turn up toknow future

Patiala, March 19: Hundreds of people,turned up at the local Rajindra Gymkhanaand Mohindra Club where a two-day freeastrological counseling camp and the all-India astrological conference gotunderway. Renowned Hindi poet andfilm lyricist Neeraj inaugurated the camp.

There was big crowd at all the stalls wherethe astrologers answered the queries ofthe visitors. A young astrologer fromSunam, in Sangrur district, said that manyof the girls fielded questions about theirmatrimonial prospects. Marital discord,money matters and career options werethe main issues which were addressed toby the astrologer. Several local politicalleaders, preferring anonymity, werepresent apparently to know of theirpolitical fortunes. Registrationcommenced at 8 am when coupons wereissued to the members of the public forfree consultation.

The camp continued till evening. Eminentastrologer participating from allover thecountry include Avadh Vairagi (Luknow),Prabhat Samvedi (Barelli), Justice LalBahadur Upadhaya (Lucknow), Dr ArsatuPrabhakar (Agra), Sanjay Shandilya(Bihar), Dr TN Singh and Dushyant Kumar(Lucknow), Dr SS Chaterjee (Noida),Acharaya Chetan Sharma (Editor, JyotishSuman in Rajasthan), and Sachin Gupta.

West Bengal to ban astrology& feng shui on TV

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Mar 2005 Source: Khalsa News Network

Personality assessment through bloodtype analysis has been prevalent in Japansince the early 1970’s. The Japanese termfor this theory is ‘ketsu-eki-gata’, and istaken surprisingly seriously by the peoplefrom that part of the world. Books havebeen published on the topic, selling verywell. In fact, Toshitaka Nomi haspublished over twenty-five books, and isconsidered the worlds leading expert onthe topic. The blood type categories areused in a similar way to astrology in thewest, focusing mostly on relationshipaspects of life. Nomi goes further in hisbooks though, even using blood typemake up within a country as a theory forthat nationality’s general national traits.

Japanese companies often take blood typeinto consideration when hiringemployees, to ensure harmonythroughout the staff. All the major carcompanies in Japan have reorganisedthemselves in order to attain positiveblood type combinations in differentworking sectors. Surveys have beencarried out to try and determine thepreferences of different blood types, be itfor food, clothes or any recreationalactivity. It is also a popular topic ofconversation in social settings.

Having met with initial scepticism in thewestern world, the use of blood typeanalysis as a tool for determiningpersonality and other psychophysicalcharacteristics began to be accepted. Afather and son team of physicians inNorth America (the D’Adamo’s)published a book called ‘The D’AdamoDiet’. In it they postulated that differentblood types could react differently withdissimilar types of food. In his researchJames D’Adamo found this to be true.People of blood type A and AB couldthrive on a vegetarian diet, and those ofblood type B could survive, although notas well. Type ‘O’ people, experiencedsevere difficulty when deprived of animalprotein. The explanation behind thisfinding is that type ‘O’ is the oldest bloodtype, and because of the near carnivorousnature of the diet in days gone by, people

with this type of blood have a large geneticneed for meat. Different blood typesevolved over millions of years becauseof the need to adapt to specific foodshortages through the ages.

It is because these basic connectionsbetween blood type and diet were easilyproven that experts began focusing onless obvious connections, such aspersonality traits. It was theorised thatbecause evolutionary change alteredimmune systems and digestive tracts(hence the development of blood types),that mental and emotional characteristicswould also be likely to change over sucha long time. These basic changes couldover millions of years develop into distinctbehaviours and psychological patterns.Here is a guide to the personality traitsthat are supposedly common in thedifferent blood types.

Type O blood types are defined generallyas warriors. This is perhaps because TypeO is the oldest of all the blood types. Thesepeople are highly motivated, leaders ofpeople. They aren’t afraid to gamblebecause they are confident they can pullit off. They have a strong physicalpresence and are generally good at sport.However because they are leaders theycan often be seen as status seeking, andobsessive in their quest for success. Thisobsession can also make them seemboring to other people.

Type A blood types are defined asfarmers. They are consideredconventional in all that they do. They areconsiderate to other people, and find ithard to tell lies. Loyalty towards friendsand co-workers is another trait. On thedownside they can be secretive. Thismeans they don’t often share theirfeelings, and can become insecure andpessimistic. Apparently, once they’ve hada few drinks they can turn into nastypieces of work.

Type B blood types are defined as hunters.Contrary to Farmer types these peopleare non-conventional, and care little forother people’s opinions. This makes themthick-skinned. This doesn’t mean they are

uncaring. Indeed, they are extremelypassionate about things dear to them. Thenegative side to their personality is thatthey can seem shallow to other people,and lazy, because they might not do whatother people request. If they don’t gettheir own way they can seem impatient.

Type AB blood types are consideredhumanists. They are quite rare. They gowith the head rather than the heart. Theylike accord among people, and thereforeplay a good role as a mediator within agroup. They are also good with money.Unfortunately, with trying to pleaseeveryone, they can seem to be two faced.

You may think that this type ofpersonality assessment is far-fetched andmedically unfounded. But why do somany Japanese believe in it? Of course,as in astrology, popular amongst manyin the western world this type ofassessment shouldn’t be taken tooseriously. However, research has proventhat there is a point behind the practise.So please, find out your blood type andsee if you match the traits above. Youmay be pleasantly surprised.

JD Comments and Views

Further research is required to establishthe link between the specific blood groupand the horoscope. This research willprovide immense help in rectification ofcharts and lost horoscopy.

As a start we suggest the following –

(1) The Moon rules blood and is thecommon factor for all human beings.

(2) The two types of Rh+ and Rh- canbelong to the two groups of

(+) Me, Ve, Sa & Ra and(-) Su, Ju, Ma, Ke(3) The four planets in each of the

groups of (+) and (-) above can indi-cate the A, B, AB and O, although weare unaware of which equates towhat.

Readers are welcome to send their viewsand suggestions to [email protected] with‘blood type research’ marked on thesubject. Charts, birth details and bloodtype information is welcome.

Personality AssessmentUsing Blood Type analysis - research needed


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National Mission for ManusciptsIndia is the repository of an astounding wealthof ancient knowledge belonging to differentperiods of history, going back to thousands ofyears. Most of this knowledge belonging todifferent areas of intellectual activity such asreligion, philosophy, systems of science, artsand literature is preserved in the form ofmanuscripts. Composed in different Indianlanguages and scripts, they are preserved inmaterials such as birch bark, palm leaf, cloth,wood, stone and paper. They are spread all overthe country and also abroad in differentlibraries, academic institutions, museums,temples and monasteries and in privatecollections. The rich manuscript wealth of Indiatoday faces a threat of survival. However, Indiahas possibly lost a vast amount of this wealth.Sufficient information on them is not availabletoday. Among the existing collection, most ofthem are in a state of decay and damage. Amongthe extant collection, only a very small portionhas been surveyed and documented properly.Experts fear that almost all the palm leafmanuscripts will perish in the near future dueto decay, and wear and tear.

Government of India under the Department ofCulture has launched a National Mission ofManuscripts. Some of the main objectives ofthe Mission are to survey, document, preserveand disseminate the existing collection of Indianmanuscripts. The programme seeks to :-

· Locate and identify manuscript collections inIndia and abroad

through exhaustive surveys and awarenesscamps/workshops.

· Document them through descriptive cata-loguing and prepare a nationalregister subject-wise and author-wise.

· Facilitate conservation and preservation ofexisting manuscript wealth.

· Promote ready access to these manuscriptsthrough digitisation andpublication.

· Promote scholarship and research based onmaterial available in themanuscripts.

The Mission has identified more than onethousand institutions in the country and abroadwhich are repositories of Indian manuscripts.These partner institutions and private ownersof manuscripts will be sensitized to the need ofpreserving the manuscripts in their custody.For this purpose, many awareness campaignsand workshops would be organisedthroughout the country.

Identified institutions which have largemanuscript collections in the country would begiven need-based support to draw up catalogueswhich will form part of a master register ofcatalogues. A major task is to identify the specificneeds of these as well as other smaller institutionsin terms of training on conservation andpreservation of manuscripts, building,conservation and storage facilities, as well asequipment requirements. Strategies forcataloguing, preservation and storage ofmanuscripts are being evolved in consultationwith experts.

A standard format for the preparation of acomprehensive national electronic register ofmanuscripts with information on institutions,catalogues, subject- and author- indexes, state ofpreservation of manuscripts has been evolved.

Training would be given to manuscript relatedactivities like conservation and preservation, aswell as to script-deciphering pertaining to olderscripts such as Sarada, Grantha and Brahmi. Thecompletion of the existing Catalogus CatalogorumProject of the University of Madras is beingfacilitated through the Mission.

IGNCAIndira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) is the National Nodal Agency for theimplementation of the Mission, and will housethe National Manuscripts Library. The NationalManuscripts Library is envisaged as the centralrepository for microfilms and digital copies of allIndian manuscripts. The Library is expected toprovide manuscript services to the scholars foraccessing any information and obtainingmicrofilm/digital copies. The Mission wouldcollaborate with other national institutions andthe several partner institutions in the country.

New Catalogus CatalogorumThe New Catalogus Catalogorum is acomprehensive alphabetical register of Sanskritand allied works in Pali, Prakrit and Apabhramsacarried out by the University of Madras since1935. So far 14 volumes covering the entries‘amsha’ to ‘brahmasukta’ letters from ‘a’ to ‘bh’have been completed through this project.

The National Mission has taken steps restart thisillustrious programme. Through financial supportfrom the Mission, the publication of the next tenvolumes will be brought out by 2008.

For more informationvisit the WebPages athttp://namami.nic.in

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LettersArticle titled ‘Timing marriage’ by

Chandrasekhar Sharma published inthe Jyotish Digest, Jan-Mar, 2005 Issue

Dear Sir,

You have published an article on ‘timing of marriage’ in theJyotish Digest Jan-Mar, 2005 issue and it was read in the 3rdannual SJC Asia Conference, Mumbai by the writer himself.The following are the observations made by me which arewrongly presented by the author which may perhaps misleadour members/students:

Wrong horoscopes and argumentsAll the three horoscopes author presented are without the birthdetails i.e. date, time and place. Only räçi and navämça chart isgiven along with the Vimçottari daçä for the incident of marriageonly. He was requested (1) to give full birth data and (2) toexplain why Saturn caused delay till 37 years based on thepublication. In reply, he told that (1) he does not use JagannathHorä software and that he has not given the birth data and (2)instead of explaining the reasons for Saturn causing delay till 37years, he was completely reluctant to discuss and rathercontinued saying that he has been practicing jyotiña in thismanner for last thirty years and has found success in it.

Sir, may I enquire as to (1) how this chart/data printed in yourjournal is derived and may I request you to take properprecautions from such writers so that charts which do not havebirth data should not be used and (2) the writers should be ableto explain the use of timing methods and not give any remarklike ‘Saturn causes delay till 37 years’ which cannot be repeatedin other charts.

Controversial statementsHe has expressed some remarks which require your attention:

1) Author stated that Paräçara has used sävana years in hisdaçä (Vimçottari) system in which 120 sävana years equal108 solar years.

I questioned him and explained he should not comment onParäçara in such a wrong way. The system involves luni-solaryears and takes adhika mäsa, so the Vedic calendar is proper.The best example for this is the saìkränti dates. Such wrongremarks will mislead the students of jyotiña.

2) Author stated that he himself has selected the Dasaharaday (Vijayä Dasamé) for his marriage which is one of thethree and half Muhurta and this choice has lead to 30 yearsof successful and happy married life. Muhurta is only goodtime indication which cannot be worked out accurately. Tosubstantiate he has given an example of Bhaskaräcarya.

I have not commented on the second point. Does he want to

say that he has married in catur mäsa based on jyotiña muhurtaprinciples? The muhurta he has given was totally wrong as perthe principles and he was trying to cover his mistake by givingthe example of Bhaskaräcarya.

3) Author stated that he also referred the article/lecture ofÇré Kasthuri Rangan on timing renunciation where ÇréSaëkaräcarya has given only dates and not the fullmuhurta.

As per the remark to involve Kasthuri, this is a poor analogy asthe charts of the Saëkaräcarya were published with all particularsand even the process of deciding the Muhurta was explained forthe first time for the benefit of the world of astrology. I shouldnot comment further as you had already stated in the conferencethat the date and time received from the saint is a boon for usand we can try to learn from it. If this statement is studied inright form it will expose the man taking wrong shelter forcovering own mistakes.

4) Author stated that he does not use upapada or däräkärakaand he believes that his system of graha bhäva balas givesthe proper results.

He was asked to explain the graha bhäva bala method based onwhich he predicts marriages and instead of explaining, he said Icannot take more insult and left the room. Sir, is this scientificattitude? In SJC conferences should we take any wrongstatements without proper references and support?

Sir, please look into the matter and make necessaryarrangements for the corrections of the above things which willcreate confusions and blunders in the minds of the Jyotishstudents attending the conferences or reading the Jyotish Digest.

Relevant quotes from jyotish classical literature is annexed.

Thanking you.Yours SincerelyV.V.Divekar

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ckn dh x;h Fkh mlesa ,d vlketL; mRié gks x;kA iPphl o”kksZa dh vof/k

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dh mDr nl u{k=ksa esa fLFkrh lHkh eaxy dk;ksZa esa of.kZr gSA

Editors’ comments: As regards ‘wrong horoscopes andarguments’

(1) We state that the chart was derived based on planetarypositions and daçä balance given by the author for the pur-pose of publication as such planet/star positions can onlyhappen in one moment to match those given in the chartand the daçä balance. The author is requested to providethe chart data without giving any names.

(2) The argument of taking 37 years needs to be substanti-ated by the author. In our experience this cannot be thesole cause and one condition is not sufficient to confirmdelay in marriage. The timing is perhaps based on thenatural maturity year of Saturn (36).

As regards ‘controversial statements’,

(1) To say that Paräçara used 108 solar years for theVimçottari daçä is a novel idea but this does not fit thepractice and teaching of various other texts on theVimçottari daçä. Saàvatsara is the term defining the yearsfor the daçä as well as for a learned astrologer and this isbased on the sidereal solar return. This argument of theauthor is not accepted and the use of this to explain ‘tim-ing of marriage related events’ is also not acceptable basedon the limited evidence.

(2) The muhurta principles have been flaunted thereby caus-ing stress on the bride if marriage occurs on VijayaDasami. However, the authors long marriage is due to theblessed chart of his spouse where Jupiter sits in the 7th

house in Pisces.(3) “Poor reference” - Çré Kasthuri Rangan has given so many

charts and so much data that we will need another con-ference only to analyze all this.

(4) “Wrong statement” - upapada and däräkäraka are crucialto determining marital success and timing marriage andmarriage related events.

Comments from the author (if any) shall also be published inthese pages in subsequent issues as the Jyotish Digest continuesto be an open forum for debates and discussions among thelearned scholars.

Love affair

This is regarding my cousin who has fallen in love with agirl 7 years elder to him, where he is 24 and she is 31. Hegot involved with this girl in Oct 2003. Till this time we all

have tried our best to explain to him not to go ahead in thisrelationship but in vain. The mother and family also do not likethe girl. The reason to ask for your help is that now he isinsisting to marry her in December, 2005. All of us have tried toexplain to him not to go ahead with this marriage but he doesnot understand at all. JKda (J. K. Dasgupta) had also seen hischart and given “Emerald” to wear which was very good for hisjob but is not helping him detach from the girl. He had alsogiven him a one word mantra “çrém” but he is not reciting thateither. I suggested that he read Viñëu Sahasranäm but he is notdoing that either. Guruji, pls. help and provide a suitable remedyso that he comes back to his senses and realizes what blunderhe is going to do by getting married to this girl in December.

Humble Regards,A.H. MumbaiJyotish Guru comments: The seventh lord from Venus, Mars,who is responsible for bringing the spouse, has formed a close

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conjunction with Mätåkäraka Moon in the fifth house of loveand affection. The Moon indicates a woman who is caring,emotional and replete with motherly qualities. Very often itindicates an older woman. The Upapada in Kumbha confirmsthis fact.

The lord of the UL, Rähu, who is also the Därakäraka, is withthe ärüòha of the seventh house. Rähu therefore is linking theDära and Upapadas, showing a woman who is older, probablya widower or someone whose spouse has expired.

The seventh lord from the Därakäraka shows that which theätmä seeks to attach itself to. The seventh lord from Därakärakain your cousin’s chart is Saturn. Ever since Rähu daçä started,the possibility of such a relationship with an older womanbecame ripe. By the time he was 23 years of age, Venus antaracommenced and he met her. This coincides with the onset ofVenus Çatäbdikä daçä and overlaps with Cancer Näräyaë daçä.From all sides the stage was set for him to meet and fall in lovewith this girl. Jupiter at that time was transiting the seventhfrom his UL. The moment it transited to Virgo over his seventhlord and aspected the second from the UL with räçi dåñöi, hisattachment to her was sealed. It would not be surprising if hemarried her during this transit. There seems little possibilitythat he will change his mind, and in all probability the marriagewill take place. Even if it gets postponed for the time being, hemay marry her later, in Venus-Sun Naisargikä daçä. However,once Jupiter transits to Libra, your persuasion may have someeffect, as Jupiter will cease to have räçi dåñöi on the second fromthe UL. So wait till Jupiter’s transit to Libra and then talk to him.

As far as remedy is concerned, çrém béja will only marry him offquickly as çrém is Mahälakñmé svarüpa. The planet representinghis iñöa devatä is Mars. It is said that the houses which the iñöalords in the räçi chart, indicates the source of trials andtribulations in one’s life. In your cousin’s chart, Mars is the lordof the seventh and twelfth houses, showing that his lessons inlife will emerge from the areas of marriage and conjugality.Worshipping the iñöa devatä in his case is the ideal remedy, forthe iñöa devatä will take him in the desired direction which willbe only for his benefit.

Ask him to chant Om Namo Bhagavate Çrénåsiàhäya 108 timeseach day. Jupiter is now transiting over his iñöa devatä planetand aspecting his Mantrapada by räçi dåñöi, so there is a strongchance that he might heed your words and chant the mantra.Whatever the outcome of the situation, it will be for the betterof the native.

Jyotish Guru’s comments: In your chart, both the seventhhouse and its lord kalatra käraka Venus are afflicted bythree malefics, indicating difficulties in love and relationships.

The Därapada and the Måtyupada are with Venus, Mars andSaturn in the 10th house, indicating that you probably met yourspouse at your place of work or through your work.

The combination of A7 and A8 does not bode well for loverelationships, as almost from the inception, the relationshipwill be plagued with obstacles that will threaten its very existence.Since the lagna and the seventh lords are there together, it showsthat both of you love each other very much and desire eachother equally.

Your Upapada is in the eighth house, which too is not a goodplacement if you desire romantic fulfillment and marriage.Interestingly, both you and your spouse have yourÄtmakärakas in the Upapada, indicating a past life connectionand a strong desire to manifest that particular ärüòha pada withwhich the Ätmakäraka is associated. It is through your self-willand determination that both of you will be able to overcome allobstacles and get married. The seventh lords from Venus, whobring the spouse to your life, are Saturn and Rähu. Between thetwo, Rähu indicates those belonging to another caste, communityor religion. The opposition seems more from your side thanhers, and that too perhaps mainly from your mother. Sincesustenance of the relationship is the problem, you will need toworship the Moon, the second lord from the Upapada. Inaddition there is a Käla Sarpa Yoga which is also broken by theMoon. Please do three mäläs of the mantra KlémGopijanavallabhäya Svähä every morning and along with itobserve a fast every Wednesday from sunrise to sunsetdrinking only water and fruit juice.In the case of your spouse,not only is the Ätmakäraka Venus in the UL, but the AK is alsothe seventh lord indicating that the ätmä will teach her thelessons of life through seventh house matters. Her fifth houseis badly afflicted with a Brahma Çäpa and a Guru Caëòäla Yoga.

She has a Käla Amåta Yoga broken by Jupiter, but for that Jupiterwill have to be released from the grasp of Rähu. Incidentally,she is also born in a tithi lorded by Jupiter who is the ninth lordin her chart in Räkñasa ñañöiäàça. For Guru Caëòäla Yoga, theSun needs to be worshipped, whereas for Äditya Caëòäla Yoga,guru has to be worshipped. Hence we recommend a Süryamantra for her. Her Upapada and the second from Upapadalord is Saturn, whose deity is Näräyaëa. So the ideal mantra forher is the Süryanäräyaëa mantra. Ask her to chant four mäläsof Om Savitre Süryanäräyaëäya Namah at Brahma muhürtaeach day. She needs to fast on Saturdays from sunrise to sunsetwith only water.

I repeat that both of you have your Ätmakärakas in yourUpapada, hence your self perseverance, determination andpositive attitude is crucial to bring about the fruition of yourrelationship into marriage. Jupiter’s transit in Scorpio (October2006 to November 2007) is a perfect time for you to get marriedif you work towards it.

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Love & society

I am in deep problem from some time. I love a girl since thepast four years. She loves me too. Both of us want to marryeach other but because we belong to different castes our

parents are not ready. Please help me as to how we can persuadethem. Please help us sir. I will be grateful to you throughout mylife.

Male: 12 Jul, 1978, 5.14PM, Gorakhpur, IndiaFemale: 7 Jan 1980, 1.52 PM, Gorakhpur, IndiaAnshu, Gorakhpur

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NomenclatureDvädaçäàça is composed of two words-dvädasa meaning twelve and aàça mean-ing division thereby referring to theone-twelfth division of a sign. It is alsocalled Sürya-aàça referring to thetwelve sun signs called dvädasa äditya.Each dvädaçäàça has a span of 2°30’(30°4125 2°30’) and there are 144dvädaçäàça in the zodiac, with 12dvädaçäàça in each sign. The nomen-clature used for this is D12 referring tothe twelfth division (‘D’) of a sign.

1.1 Dvädaçäàça mappingThe first dvädaçäàça of every signwhich extends from 0°00’- 2°30’ ofevery sign, is mapped into the samesign. For example, the first dvädaçäàçaof Aries is mapped into Aries and islorded by Mars the lord of Aries or the

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first dvädaçäàça of Leo is mapped intoLeo and is lorded by the Sun, lord ofLeo. The second dvädaçäàça (2°30’ -5°00’) of every sign is mapped into thesecond sign from it. For example, thesecond dvädaçäàça of Aries is mappedinto Taurus which is the second signfrom Aries. Thus, a planet placed at 3°15’Aries will be in the second dvädaçäàça(i.e. within the range of 2°30’ to 5°00’)and will be placed in Taurus in thedvädaçäàça chart (D12 chart).

1.2 Dvädaçäàça ChartA chart drawn with all the nine planets,lagna (and special ascendants etc)mapped into their dvädaçäàça signs iscalled the dvädaçäàça chart and isdenoted as the D12 chart.

2. Use of dvädaçäàça andsignificatorsParäçara advises that the dvädaçäàçashould be examined for elders (includingparents and grandparents). The firstfocus is on Parents – biological father andmother and then on step parents like stepfather(s) or step mother(s). Thereafterwe shall study both patrilineal andmatrilineal grandparents.

2.1 Father and mothersignificatorsSun and Venus are the fixed significators(sthira käraka) for father and are stud-ied for the health and longevity of father.Moon and Mars are the fixed significators

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for mother and are studied for the healthand longevity of mother.

In addition, Sun is the natural significatorof father (as the giver of dharma) andMoon is the natural significator ofmother (as she creates the body). A se-verely afflicted Moon in the räçi chart canshow mental suffering on account of acurse of mother from a previous incar-nation and in this life there can be con-siderable suffering on account of mother.The lord of the fourth house from theMoon and the ninth house from the Sunbrings ones mother and father respec-tively.

The fourth house from the dvädaçäàçalagna is treated as the lagna of motherand the ninth house is treated as thelagna of father.

2.2 Step parentsRelationship with parents is dependanton the time of birth. If birth is during theday (i.e. between sunrise and sunset)then the Sun is the significator of fatherand Venus is the significators of motherwhole the Moon and Saturn are thesignificators of aunt and uncle. In the caseof night birth, Moon and Saturn are thesignificators of mother and father whileVenus and Sun show aunt and uncle re-spectively. In the case of death of a par-ent or separation between parents thesignificators of uncle and aunt will be thesignificators of the step parents.

2.3 GrandparentsGrandparents are also seen in thedvädaçäàça chart. Treating the ninthhouse and the constant significator (gen-erally Sun) of father as the ascendant, theninth thereof is the paternal grandfatherand fourth from it is the paternal grand-mother. Thus the fifth house being theninth (father) from the ninth house (fa-ther) is treated as the ascendant of pater-nal grandfather and twelfth house beingthe fourth (mother) from the ninth house

(father) is treated as the ascendant ofpaternal grandmother. Similarly thefourth house or the constant significatorof mother (generally Moon) is treatedas the ascendant of mother to deter-mine the maternal grandparents. Theseventh house being the fourth(mother) from the fourth house(mother) is treated as the ascendant ofthe maternal grandmother and thetwelfth house being the ninth (father)from the fourth house (mother) istreated as the ascendant of the mater-nal grandfather.

Jupiter is the natural significator of pa-ternal grandparents whereas Venus isthe natural significator of maternalgrandparents. Thus, in the dvädaçäàçachart, the 5th house from Jupiter is seenfor relationship with paternal grandfa-ther and the 12th house from Jupiterbrings one closer to paternal grand-mother. Similarly the 7th house fromVenus brings one close to the maternalgrandmother and twelfth house fromVenus shows the affection with mater-nal grandfather.

2.4 SummaryThe following houses emerge as the as-cendants of parents and grandparents

· 4th house: Mother

· 9th house: Father

· 5th house: Paternal grandfather

· 12th house: paternal grandmother and maternal grandfather

· 7th house: maternal grandmother

All readings can be made from the po-sition of planets from these houses. Forexample, the sixth house being the tenth

Devatä Dvädaçäàça based on longitude in any signGaëeça 1 0°00’- 2°30’ 5 10°00’- 12°30’ 9 20°00’- 22°30’Dasra 2 2°30’- 5°00’ 6 12°30’- 15°00’ 10 22°30’- 25°00’(Açviné Kumar)Yama 3 5°00’ - 7°30’ 7 15°00’ - 17°30’ 11 25°00’- 27°30’Ahi 4 7°30’ - 10°00’ 8 17°30’ - 20°00’ 12 27°30’-30°00’(Sarpa)

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from the ninth house shows the voca-tion of father while the fourth lord inthe ninth house shows a mother dili-gently following the father in this lifeand a happy home on this account atleast. The äruòha of the fourth andninth houses in the dvädaçäàça chartare examined to see details about theparents’ families whereas the äruòha inthe räçi chart are used for various gen-eral purposes. For example, the äruòhaof the fourth house (sukha pada or A4)in the räçi chart shows the influencesat home and a strong Venus influenceshows that the mother’s family isstrong and wealthy and has a strongersay than the fathers family. On theother hand a strong Jupiter influenceshows a very influential fathers familyhaving a stronger say on home affairs.

3. Dvädaçäàça devatäGaëeça, Dasra (Açviné Kumar), Yamaand Ahi (Sarpa) repeating three times,in that order are the four devatä of thedvädaçäàça.

3.1 Basic relationship withParentsThe four devatä show the basic rela-tionship of the native with parents.

GaëeçaGaëeça is the darling son of Gouri(Pärvaté of or the mother goddess) whowas created from mud in the absenceof his father. The mother was enam-ored by the beauty of Gaëeça andasked Hein to guard the door and notto allow anyone inside when she wasbathing Lord Çiva the spouse ap-proached the door and wanted to meetthe mother. Gaëeça objected as He wasunaware that Çiva was his father. Abattle ensued between Gaëeça and thehordes of Çiva. The hordes were de-feated and in anger, Çiva drew the tri-dent and cut off the head of Gaëeça.On hearing the clamor, the divinemother came out of the bath and was

aghast to see the fate of her darling son.She insisted on his rebirth /reincarnation.Lord Çiva obliged and asked the atten-dants to travel in four directions. Thegroup traveling north found a dead el-ephant and brought its head. Lord Çivaattached the head to the lifeless trunkand uttered the saëjévani mantra. Gaëeçacame back to life and became the ‘firstworshipped’ among the host of gods andgoddesses.

It is evident that “Gaëeça” dvädaçäàçaimplies a strong attachment to motherand differences with father. These differ-ences are resolved if the wisdom of the‘elephant head’ works, else battle ensuesbattle the child and father. Outbursts andquarrels with father became a part andparcel of the relationship as a means tosolving problems.

We may denote Gaëeça dvädaçäàça asf (-) m (+) indicating a ’minus’ with fa-ther and a ‘plus’ with mother.

Dasra (Açviné Kumar)

Saìjïa the wife of Sun God Sürya haddecided to seek some time off from thedaily rigor of life as she was unable tobear the heat of the blazing god. She wentto the house of her father and left hershadow Chäya behind to run the house-hold. Little did she know that Chäyawould deceive her and start an illicit re-lationship with Sürya in her absence dueto the stark similarity between the two.When Sürya failed to turn up at herfather’s residence to take her back, shefelt slighted and turned herself into amare. When the truth was exposed toSürya by his ardent son Yama, he ban-ished Chäya and searched the sevenworlds for Saìjïa. On finding her mas-querading as a mare, he decided to be-come a stallion and woo her love. Theoffspring of their love and mating werethe Açviné Kumar (a.k.a Dasra).

Açviné Kumar of Dasra dvädaçäàça in-dicates that the native equally loves bothparents, and is generally duty bound. We

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may denote this as f (+) m (+).

YamaWhen Saìjïa wanted to visit her parentsshe asked her shadow Chäya (lit. shadowor image) to stay behind and serveSürya. Being the exact replica of Saìjïa,Sürya mistook her as his spouse andmade love. Yama the elder son of Sürya(from Saìjïa) was aware of the truth anddetested Chäya, the step mother. Chäyagave birth to Käla (lit. time and also dark-ness). Unable to bear the deceit, Yamaspoke the truth about the unholy unionto Sürya and to prove his point went andkicked Chäya. Infuriated at his misbehav-ior Chäya cursed Yama to become lame.Sürya immediately realized that Yamawas speaking the truth as no son canhave so much hatred to kick the mother.He blessed Yama to be ‘dharma räja’ andgave him the power to punish all thosewho indulge in deceit or untruth. Hebanished Chäya and went to fetch Saìjïa.

Käla became the curse of Chäya on Yamaand sat on his head. The left leg of Yamagradually deteriorated and he becamelame and limped around in a slow pain-ful gait. This slow moving painful stateof Yama is symbolic of Çani (Saturn).

Truth can be painful and those who livetruthful and dharmic lives often have tobear the burden of other sinful ones theyassociate with. Yama dvädaçäàça indi-cates sorrow (sometimes due to parents).The native will surely standby his fatherand will not like his mother or may dis-agree with her on various issues. We maydenote Yama as F (+) M (-).

Sarpa

Sarpa or snake indicates the unfaithfulone who, largely out of fear or self pres-ervation or other selfish interest de-nounces parents. Generally indicates onewho is very independent and does notobey parents in youth, may stay awayfrom them and/or may not maintaincordial relationship with them. We may

denote the Sarpa dvädaçäàça as F (-)M (-).

Summing up, the four dvädaçäàçatypes indicate the four permutations ofrelationship with parents. On the oneextreme we have Açviné Kumar whoare F (+) M (+) and on the other ex-treme we have Ahi (Sarpa) who are F(-) M (-). In between these extremitieswe have Gaëeça F (-) M (+) and YamaF (+) M (-).

3.2 Application and prelimi-nary examinationThe lagna shows the intelligence of thenative while the päka lagna (sign/de-gree occupied by the lagna lord) showsapplied intelligence. The difference be-ing the immediate natural reaction toany stimuli comes from the lagna andthis is done without any application ofwisdom while application of wisdom(Jupiter the significator of wisdom isalso the significator of päka lagna) isdone through the päka lagna where theindividual weighs the pros and consand based on his learning or under-standing of a situation, takes concreteaction. Similarly we have the lords ofthe ninth house representing father andthat of the fourth house representingmother that act as the päka lagna forparents.

The first step in delineating the relation-ship of the individual towards parentsand vice-versa is to determine thedvädaçäàça devatä of the lagna, päkalagna, the fourth lord and the ninthlord of the räçi chart. The devatä of thelagna shows the basic instinct of the na-tive towards both parents while that ofthe päka lagna shows the changesbrought about through experience,learning and application of thought.

The second step is to examine the lordof the 4th house and 9th house thatshows the attitude of the mother andfather respectively.

Yama elder son ofSürya (from

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Sarpa or snakeindicates the un-faithful one who,largely out of fear

or self preservationor other selfish

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Finally, planets in the 4th/9th houseshow changes in attitude and relation-ship of mother or father due to the in-fluence of life events indicated by theplanets in these houses. It is good forthe ninth lord (Father) to be in Dasra(Açviné Kumar) or Yama dvädaçäàçaas then the father is favorable while ifin Gaëeça dvädaçäàça, father consid-ers the child to be too much of a hin-drance and if in Ahi (Sarpa)dvädaçäàça, father considers the childto be a snake in the family. Similarly,it is good for the fourth lord (Mother)to be in Dasra (Açviné Kumar) orGaëeça dvädaçäàça. If in Yamadvädaçäàça, mother will hate and con-sider the child to be a curse and if inAhi (Sarpa) dvädaçäàça, mother willconsider the child to be a sinner andwill ignore it.

3.3 Illustrations

Chart 1: Relationship changes aftermarriageBody D12 devatäLagna Yama

Sun YamaMoon YamaMercury SarpaJupiter YamaVenus GaëeçaSaturn SarpaRähu SarpaKetu Sarpa

Chart-1 is a femalenativity with thelagna in Yama [F (+)

M (-)] dvädaçäàça indicating more at-tachment towards father and a naturaldislike for mother although this may notshow up in early in life but will gradu-ally be on the increase. The 4th lord(mother) and 9th lord (father) is Venus inGaëeça dvädaçäàça [F (-) M (+)] show-ing that the attitude of mother would bepositive and very supportive and protec-tive towards her whereas father wouldbe negative. Now taking both lagna and4th lord into account we find a love-haterelationship in that the mother loves thechild while the child is unconsciouslychallenging mother. Taking the lagna and9th lord together, we find the child lov-ing and dutiful towards father whereasthe father may find the child to be an up-start and disobedient or very indepen-dent minded.

As the second step we examine the lordof the lagna. Saturn is the lord of lagnaand is placed in Scorpio in Ahi (Sarpa)dvädaçäàça which is F (-) M (-) showingthat in due course of time or after theapplication of her learning throughexperiences of this world she can startdisliking or detesting parents, of whichthe mother will be more disliked (readYama + Ahi together to see how themodification occurs).

As the third step we examine the plan-ets in the 4th and 9th houses. Mars is inthe fourth house in Ahi dvädaçäàça in-dicating that mother becomes angry(Mars) and then starts hating/ dislikingher as Ahi is a very negative dvädaçäàça.There are four planets in the ninth houseshowing changes in relationship with fa-ther based on daçä. The childhood waslargely in Saturn daçä and Venus wouldbe the strongest influence in the ninthhouse during this period showing goodrelationship. Subsequently during Mer-cury daçä the relationship should havechanged as Mercury is in the ninth houseand in Ahi (Sarpa/snake) dvädaçäàça. Infact she got married in the last antardaçäin Saturn daçä and thereafter relationshipwith parents changed dramatically.

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It is evident that the dvädaçäàça devatägive us substantial clues to judging therelationships with parents.

Chart 2: Verbal duel with fatherBody D12 devatäLagna GaëeçaSun GaëeçaMoon Açviné KumaraMars (R) YamaMercury Ahi (Sarpa)Jupiter Açviné KumaraVenus Açviné KumaraSaturn YamaRähu Ahi (Sarpa)Ketu Ahi (Sarpa)

Example – 2 is a female nativity with thelagna in Gaëeça dvädaçäàça indicatingthat the native is more attached to hermother and has verbal duels with herfather. The 4th lord Jupiter is in Dasra(Açviné Kumar) dvädaçäàça indicatingthat the love and affection is reciprocatedby her mother. The ninth lord Sun is inGaëeça dvädaçäàça indicating that thefather is equally hell bent on the verbalduels with the daughter and these duelsseem to be the only way of arriving atsolutions. However, lagna lord Jupiter inDasra (Açviné Kumar) dvädaçäàça indi-cating great love for both parents aftershe considers the issues involved and ap-plication of intelligence seems to be ben-eficial for the relationship.

parents after she considers the issues in-volved and application of intelligenceseems to be beneficial for the relation-ship.

Chart 3: Standing up for ones beliefBody D12 devatäLagna YamaSun Açviné KumaraMoon YamaMars (R) Açviné KumaraMercury Ahi (Sarpa)Jupiter YamaVenus Ahi (Sarpa)Saturn GaëeçaRähu Ahi (Sarpa)Ketu Ahi (Sarpa)

Example-3 is a male nativity with thelagna in Yama dvädaçäàça showing that

the native is more attached to his father(and less attached to mother) and doesnot hesitate to stand up for what hefeels is right. The fourth lord Jupiter isin Yama dvädaçäàça indicating manydifferences with mother who shall findthe son to be an upstart. The ninth lordVenus is in Ahi (Sarpa) dvädaçäàça in-dicating that the father shall becomevery negative and hostile to the son.

Just because Rähu is in lagna we shouldnot conclude that the fault lies with thenative. Here, Rähu is in Virgo a puresign and is not conjoined any planetand will give the results of the lagnalord Mercury in the ninth house indi-cating that the native shall be veryspiritual and God fearing and shalllearn various aspects of pure livingthrough from foreign (Rähu) sources.In fact the native meditates and is avegetarian and the main cause of dif-ferences with parents is that they do

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not agree with his being a vegetarian.In any verbal duel on this issue he isthe victor (note the lagna in Yamadvädaçäàça and that Yama is dharmaraja).

Yama dvädaçäàça and that Yama isdharma raja).

Chart 4: Terrible relationship aftermarriageBody D12 devatäLagna YamaSun Açviné KumaraMoon Ahi (Sarpa)Mars (R) Ahi (Sarpa)Mercury YamaJupiter YamaVenus Ahi (Sarpa)Saturn YamaRähu GaëeçaKetu Gaëeça

Example 4 is a male nativity with thelagna in Yama dvädaçäàça showingstrong attachment for father but nothesitating to fight with both parents.Lagna lord Jupiter is also in Yamadvädaçäàça indicating that his deci-sions on relation issues do not changeand he can be very harsh like Yama thegod of death in calling a spade a spade.The fourth lord Mercury is in Yamadvädaçäàça indicating that after sometime his mother will reconcile to thisattitude of his and will restrict the re-lationship to doing her duty. The ninthlord Mars is in Ahi (Sarpa) dvädaçäàçaindicating that the father will take avery negative and hostile attitude to-

wards him and can punish him severely(Mars in Ahi dvädaçäàça) during hischildhood. The relationship sours as hegrows up.

There are two planets in lagna of whichVenus is much stronger being exalted andvargottama. Venus is in Ahi (Sarpa)dvädaçäàça indicating that the nativewill completely change his attitude aftersome events related to Venus like mar-riage or relationship with spouse. Thefirst girl he wanted to marry flew downto meet the parents and in a conversationthe father insulted her and the relation-ship broke as the girl was not able tounderstand or reconcile such stark hos-tility. Finally taking the advice of thisscribe he did not bring his second girl-friend to meet the parents and arrangedthe marriage. His father did not attendthe marriage nor did he reciprocate inany manner by at least throwing a din-ner. That was the end of the relationshipwith father and to date he considers thathis father is dead! Even the Moon in theninth house is in Ahi (Sarpa) dvädaçäàçashowing that there is no scope of resum-ing normal relationship with father.

3.4 ConclusionThe dvädaçäàça devatä gives us a fineidea of what the basic relationship is withparents as well as how this can be modi-fied with time due to the presence ofplanets in lagna, fourth or ninth house.However this cannot be taken as the fi-nal word on the relationship with parents.This method cannot give us details abouthow the relationship is modified on aregular basis with passing time. Thedvädaçäàça chart is a much better indi-cator of the subtle aspects of the relation-ship and the Vimçottari daçä clearlyshows the changes in relationship andfortune of parents.

4. Dvädaçäàça chart & fatherDetails about ones parents can be stud-ied from the dvädaçäàça chart whichalso gives their nature, fortunes and the

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influence they have on the life of thenative.

1 Specifically, the ninth house fromlagna in the dvädaçäàça chart shouldbe treated as the lagna of father andall the details about his life, karma anddeath should be studied form thislagna.

2 Results of the ninth lord in differenthouses –

• If the ninth lord is in lagna or lagneçain the ninth house, then the father maynot be long lived and the native mayhave to take the responsibilities of fa-ther at a young age. The pitåkäraka inLeo or Pisces (eighth sign from Leo)also indicates early death of father andvarious responsibilities on that ac-count.

• The ninth lord in the fourth house(eighth from ninth house) gives a des-picable father who will forever betroubled due to various ñaòripu. Thisneed not happen if it is well conjoinedwhile malefic planets conjoining theninth house or the ninth lord will in-dicate adverse results for father’scharacter or nature.

• If the ninth lord is in the seventhhouse then the native will, foreveroppose the father or if a benefic andwell disposed to the lagna, he gets thesupport of father for marriage andbusiness. Ninth lord in the sixth housecan show a hardworking father. Thetenth house is the wealth of the fa-ther and a connection between thelagna and tenth house or lord and theninth lord can show pursuing a careerlike father.

3 Eighth house is the 12th (expenses/giv-ing away) for father and the inherit-ance for the native.

4.1 Blessings of fatherChart 5: John F. KennedyThe räçi chart has the ninth lord instrength in the ninth house conjoined theseventh lord Jupiter and the pitåkärakaSun forming räjayoga. Räjayoga is causedwhen the lord of a trine is well conjoined

the lord of a quadrant and here thelords of the 4th and 7th and 9th housesconjoin in a very benevolent yoga. Theconjunction of the pitåkäraka Sun withthe ninth lord generates yoga for theblessings of father and/or governmentwhile its yoga with Jupiter brings theblessings of guru/higher learning/knowledge.

To be more specific we need to exam-ine the ninth house in the dvädaçäàçachart to know all about father. Theninth house is Pisces with debilitatedMercury in it showing his father JosephPatrick Kennedy (1888-1969) as a busi-nessman as Mercury is the 7th lord(business) in the first house (treat Piscesas lagna of father). This also makes thefather dominating in his personality butwould compromise under the influenceof Mercury (children). The Sun in thefifth house (ninth house from Pisces)shows the paternal grandfather as alocal politician. The ninth lord from Pi-sces is Mars and is conjoined Venusshowing that his father Joseph went to

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Harvard University. Mars is also thelord of the second house and its con-junction with the 8th lord Venus (gam-bling) shows that the father wouldamass money through speculation in-cluding motion pictures (Venus), ship-building (Venus in Aquarius ruled byRähu), real estate (Mars), and throughstock-market speculation (8th lord Ve-nus). This also showed that the fathercould have relationships outside mar-riage (2nd lord in Mars-Venus yoga withRähu in 5th house).

The lagneça and tenth lord (fame/sta-tus) Jupiter is well placed in the thirdhouse in Taurus with the exalted fifthlord (power/authority) Moon showingthat with the advent of Moon daçä Jo-seph Kennedy would be keen to havepower and status that would furtherhis business interests and family status.As the first chairman of the U.S. Secu-rities and Exchange Commission, inMoon daçä Venus antardaçä (1934) heoutlawed many stock trading practiceswhich he himself used to amass his for-tune! His ship building interest (Venusin Aquarius ruled by Rähu placed inwater sign Cancer) led him to be thechairman of the Federal Maritime Com-mission in Mars daçä Rähu antardaçä(1937).

Jupiter and Mars are involved indharma-karmädhipati yoga since theninth lord Mars aspects the tenth lordJupiter and in turn Jupiter the tenth

lord aspects the ninth house Scorpio. Thehouses involved are the 12th house (for-eign residence) and 3rd house (travel). InMars daçä Jupiter antardaçä Joseph be-came the ambassador to Britain and re-turned home in Mercury antardaçä asMercury is in lagna.

Mars is the lord of the tenth house ofdvädaçäàça and is placed in the 8th

house (inheritance or support from fa-ther). Rähu is the lord of the 8th house inlagna confirming the same. In Rähu daçäRähu antardaçä his elder brother Joe waskilled in combat and he was the chosenson to enter politics. The largesse of hisfather helped him to meet all expensesduring his political career which spannedthrough Rähu daçä, especially in the lastantardaçä of Mars when he fought forthe US Presidency and went on to be thePresident on 20 Jan 1961.

In the chart of JFK we found the 8th lordin lagna ensuring the flow of largessefrom father and treating the ninth houseas lagna of father, we found the 2nd and12th house connection showing father giv-ing wealth or other support.

Chart 6: Indira GandhiIn the dvädaçäàça chart of IndiraGandhi, the only daughter of JawaharlalNehru we find the lagna lord Mercuryjoining Rähu (co-lord of 9th house – fa-ther) in the 11th house. Jupiter ispitåkäraka and shows the blessings offather and his influence in her life. Withthe advent of Jupiter daçä in November1954 she returned to active political lifeand in 1955 joined the Working Commit-tee in the Indian Congress and went onto become its president (with the bless-ings of father) in 1959 in Mercuryantardaçä.

Treating Aquarius as the lagna of father,Jupiter is the lord of the 2nd house (ma-raca) and Venus the bädhakeça is placedin the 7th house (maraca). Her father lostface in the Indo-China war (1962) and

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died (May, 1964) in Jupiter daçä Venusantardaçä.

Inheritance is seen from the 8th house inthe dvädaçäàça chart and this is Capri-corn with its lord Saturn in the 10th house(fame) with the Moon (popularity/socialsuccess). The real legacy was the love thatpeople had in general for her father andthis came in Jupiter daçä Moon antardaçäwhen she was chosen to be the third In-dian Prime minister following the suddendeath of Lal Bahadur Sastri in 1966. Thischoice of Indira Gandhi was primarilymotivated by the legacy of Nehru as theCongress Party had many veterans andshe was a relatively young member.Note that the sani-candra yoga is in Pi-sces ruled by Jupiter.

4.2 Disputes with fatherChart 7: Legal dispute with father

Chart 7 was reported in the AstrologicalMagazine* where the native had filed alegal suit against his father around thebeginning of 2004. Just as in the previoustwo cases, we find Saturn the planet ofdelay in the 8th house. However, unlikethe previous cases, we find that Mars isthe bädhaka lord of the 11th house andis aspecting the 8th house and Saturnshowing the possibility of a legal dispute.The Sun is the lord of the 8th house sym-bolizing the inheritance and is placed indebility (destruction) in the 10th house(for money) aspected by Saturn. SinceSaturn is the lagna lord, its aspect on theSun shows the tenacity of the native tofight and get the inheritance/property.The ninth lord Mercury (father) in the12th house (secret enemy) shows that thenative will feel cheated by his father andthe reason is seen from the conjunctionof the horä lagna (HL – symbolizingwealth) with the ninth lord in Sagit-tarius. The Cara pitåkäraka Moon is inPisces (not good for father) but is inKendra from the ninth lord Mercury. The

naisargika pitåkäraka Sun is in debilityshowing that the blessings of fatherwill be missing although its placementin the 10th house gives a long living fa-ther. However matters of longevityshould be considered from the räçi andnavämça charts and pitåi çüla daçä.

The family had a joint property and hisfather declared it as his self earnedproperty and sold it off. The buyer con-structed a four storey building over itcomplicating the case further becauseof the investment. The native is a quar-ter shareholder of the family propertyand is claiming a quarter-share of thesame (now constructed). DwisaptatiSama daçä applies in this chart as thelagneça of räçi chart being Mars is in 7th

house. The dispute started with theMoon daçä and reached its height inRähu antardaçä. Note the special aspectof Rähu on the 8th house and on theMoon from Cancer.

4.3 Inheritance issuesChart 8: Delayed inheritance

In Chart 8, the pitåkäraka Jupiter is inPisces showing early death of fatherwhich is also supported by thenaisargika pitåkäraka Sun anddvädaçäàça lagna in Pisces. Thepitåkäraka (temporal and/or natural) inLeo or Pisces is not good for father.Cara pitåkäraka can indicate earlyphysical death or separation from fa-

*AM, July 2004 issue, page 13 (593)

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Just as in theprevious two cases,we find Saturn theplanet of delay in

the 8th house.However, unlike

the previous cases,we find that Marsis the bädhaka lordof the 11th houseand is aspectingthe 8th house andSaturn showing

the possibility of alegal dispute.

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ther while naisargika pitåkäraka de-nies the blessings of having a father toguide. The native’s father died in anaccident when he was four years old.His mother never remarried and theindication of Sun in Pisces dvädaçäàçawas fulfilled as he lacked the guidanceof father. He was also largely ignoredby his brothers. Finally when he grewup he wanted his share of the hugeproperty of his father and for one rea-son or the other this was delayedthrough the entire Rähu daçä. The ret-rograde exalted Saturn in the 8th houseis the primary cause of delay in receiv-ing inheritance. The native used to goto the Ramakrishna2 Mission and wor-ship regularly which, to my knowledgeis the bets method of pacifying Saturn.

The eighth lord Venus is conjoined theMoon and is aspected by Mars by its

special fourth house (property) aspect.During Rähu daçä Moon antardaçä hestarted to work towards an amicablesettlement with brothers for the propertyand finally in Rähu daçä Mars antardaçäthe matter was settled and he receivedhis share of the property. Mars is thesecond lord (wealth) and aspects the 8th

lord (inheritance) to ensure his receipt ofthe same.

Chart 9: Property dispute

In Chart 9, the 4th lord Mercury is in the9th house showing that the mother shallfollow the father till the end. Hisproblems started after the death of hismother when the property of hisforefathers was to be distributed. Beingthe eldest, he was to take care of this andhad fathers complete faith and blessings– note the guru maëgala yoga formed byMars and Jupiter as the lords of the lagnaand ninth house. However, the yogaoccurs in the third house (youngerbrother) and the Cara bhratåkärakaVenus is also the dispositor of the guru-maëgala yoga and is conjoineddebilitated malefic Saturn in the secondhouse. Venus is also the 8th lord showinginheritance by being placed in the 2nd

house (wealth) but this inheritance can beblocked (Saturn in debility as malefic 12th

lord) by brother (Venus bhratåkäraka)who shall change under the influence ofspouse (Venus is naisargika kalatrakäraka).

When the father went to live with hisyounger brother, the latter’s wifecompletely brainwashed him and theyounger brother and father ganged upagainst him and deprived him of most ofthe inheritance. The matter had to beresolved by the interference of the elders(Jupiter) of the society (Moon). Theinterference of the socio-religious elderswas crucial for him as the lagna lordJupiter and benefic in lagna Moon werethe ones who would bring justice for him

2 Çré Ramakrishna is symbolized by Saturn being a manifestation of Kälika. He had the Sun, Moon and fifthlord Mercury in Aquarius as the lagna lord Saturn was exalted and retrograde in Libra.

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without having to resort to court casesand prolonged litigation. The disputetook an ugly shape during Mercury daçäSaturn antardaçä. Note again that Saturnaspecting or conjoining the 8th house candelay or deny the inheritance.

4.4 Death of fatherDetails concerning the death of father canbe learnt from the Crux of Vedic Astrol-ogy. In this paper we shall examine therole of the dvädaçäàça in timing thedeath and circumstances of death of fa-ther. Death occurs during the daçä/antardaçä of planets linked to the maracahouses (2nd/7th) from the 9th house whichis treated as lagna for father. All standardrules of Jyotish for determining the ma-raca daçä should be applied from this 9th

house.

Example 1: Indira Gandhi

Please refer to Chart 6: Indira Gandhi atpage 10 where the death of Pt.JawaharlalNehru, father of Indira Gandhi is dis-cussed.

5. Dvädaçäàça and motherThe fourth house and lord indicates thebiological mother. Malefic planets in thishouse can show neglect by mother andthe 4th lord placed in dusthäna can showbad relationship with mother, especiallyif it is also in ñaòäñöaka (mutual 6/8) ordvirdvädasa (mutual 2/12) with thelagna lord. The cara mätåkäraka in adusthäna, especially the 6th house can in-dicate very adversely for mothers health.The mätåkäraka in Cancer or Sagittariusis generally considered inauspicious formother and unless other alleviating fac-tors are present it can mean separationfrom mother or her early death.

Note on adoptionAdoption by another mother is con-firmed if there is a malefic planet in thefourth house. The adopting mother is tobe seen from the 11th house in the

dvädaçäàça chart if the adoption isbeing done after the death (11th houseis 8th from the 4th house) of mother. Ifthe adoption is done while the motheris alive then this is seen from the 9th

house which is the 6th house (service orgrowth) from the 4th house rulingmother. If the räçi chart also has theseindications then adoption is sure tooccur. Formal or legal adoption needsthe stamp of approval of Jupiter andthis must aspect the concerned house inthe dvädaçäàça chart.

5.1 Inheritance from motherThe eighth house is seen for all inher-itance in general and specifically, thethird house being the 12th (giving) fromthe 4th house (mother) shows the inher-itance from mother. What we are look-ing for in the dvädaçäàça is (1) a linkbetween the 2nd house (wealth) and 8th

house (inheritance) to guarantee theinheritance. (2) A link between 3rd

house and 8th house to show that thisinheritance (8th house) is a partly orwholly obtained from what the mothergives (3rd house). (3) Moon thesignificator for mother associated withthe 8th house and (4) the 8th lord notaverse to allowing the inheritance tohappen.

A question of ten asked during theearly 70’s was who would inherit the‘Nehru political legacy’ from IndiraGandhi the then Prime Minister of In-dia. Would it be her more suave elderson Rajiv Gandhi or the fire-brandSanjay Gandhi? Either way India stoodto gain as both were reformists whowere not inclined to continue the ruinof India’s oil economy with 1930model gas-guzzling frog shaped uglylooking sedans. Let us examine thefour factors in the dvädaçäàça of Rajivand Sanjay Gandhi.

Chart 10: Rajiv GandhiIn 13 Chart 10: Rajiv Gandhi, (1)Aquarius is the second house and the

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12th (giving) fromthe 4th house

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co-lord Rähu is in the 8th house mak-ing a direct connection for inheritance.Saturn the other lord of Aquarius alsoaspects the 8th house Leo by its special10th house aspect from Scorpio (sudden,death). (2) The third lord Jupiter iswell placed in Sagittarius dvädaçäàçain the 12th house and aspects the 8th

house showing that this inheritance islinked to mother. (3) The Moon,naisargika mätåkäraka is placed in thesecond house and aspects the 8th houseconfirming inheritance from mother.(4) The 8th lord Sun does not have anydirect link with the lagna lord show-ing that the native is not interested inthis inheritance. However, the lagnalord Saturn is in Scorpio and itsdispositor is conjoined the Sun show-ing that sudden events (Mars) relatedto Scorpio (death etc) can bring this in-heritance for Rajiv Gandhi. On theother hand, Venus the Carabhratåkäraka signifying brother is

placed in exaltation (strong chance) in the3rd house (12th from 4th house – takingfrom mother) and aspects the 8th lord Sunshowing that the inheritance is claimedvery strongly by a brother who shall beprogressing towards this goal. Mars isalso the bädhakeça in the dvädaçäàçaand conjoining the 8th lord shows ob-stacles to inheritance.

Chart 11: Sanjay GandhiDwisaptati Sama daçä are applicable sincelagna lord is in 7th house in the räçi chart.

Mars: 1938-07-06 - 1947-07-07Merc: 1947-07-07 - 1956-07-06Jup: 1956-07-06 - 1965-07-06Ven: 1965-07-06 - 1974-07-07Sat: 1974-07-07 - 1983-07-07Rah: 1983-07-07 - 1992-07-06Sun: 1992-07-06 - 2001-07-07Moon: 2001-07-07 - 2010-07-07

In Chart 11: Sanjay Gandhi, (1) the sec-ond house is Aquarius and its co-lordRähu is debilitated in the 12th houseshowing the possibility of denial of po-litical legacy. However Rähu aspects the8th house thereby linking the 2nd and 8th

houses to bring the inheritance. Saturn,the lord of Aquarius is not directly linkedto the 8th house by graha dåñöi or place-ment. (2) Moon does not aspect the 8th

house or has a direct yoga with the 8th

lord. The räçi dåñöi of the Moon on the8th house shows a natural flow towardsinheritance but this lacks the energy thatcomes from a graha dåñöi – the energy ofdesire çakti or the desire of the graha toachieve an objective. The Moon does con-join the 4th lord Mars and lagna lord Sat-urn showing the ability of the native toget anything from the mother as thelagneça Saturn aspects the 3rd house (thehouse of giving for mother). (3) the 3rd

lord Jupiter is also exalted but does nothave a direct link to the 8th house exceptfor conjoining the dispositor of the 8th

lord Sun. (4) the 8th lord Sun is debili-tated showing the inheritance will be dif-ficult to come by but this does have thespecial aspect of the lagneça Saturnshowing that the native has a strong de-

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The third lordJupiter is well

placed in Sagit-tarius dvädaçäàçain the 12th house

and aspects the 8th

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sire for getting this inheritance.

In view of point (4) in both the charts ofRajiv and Sanjay Gandhi, it is evident thatthe one who desires to have the politicallegacy will be given the same by the par-ents and so, Sanjay Gandhi entered In-dian politics with the blessings of hismother in his Saturn daçä (usingDwisaptati sama daçä) and consolidatedpower in Rähu antardaçä. UsingVimçottari daçä, we see that the eventhappened during the emergency in Moondaçä Rähu antardaçä. Rajiv Gandhi hadjust started the daçä of bädhakeça Marswhich is conjoining his 8th lord of inher-itance showing obstruction to inheritanceof the legacy and aspected bybhratåkäraka Venus showing that theobstruction will come due to brother.

Dwisaptati Sama daçä - Antardaçäs inSat MD: 1974-07-07 - 1983-07-07Sat: 1974-07-07 - 1975-08-23Rah: 1975-08-23 - 1976-10-07Sun: 1976-10-07 - 1977-11-22Moon: 1977-11-22 - 1979-01-05 Return to powerwith motherMars: 1979-01-05 - 1980-02-19 DeathMerc: 1980-02-19 - 1981-04-04Jup: 1981-04-04 - 1982-05-21Ven: 1982-05-21 - 1983-07-07

When India elections were held in Janu-ary 1980, in Saturn daçä Mars antardaçä(Chart 11), Indira Gandhi and her Con-gress (I) Party were swept back intopower in a landslide victory and SanjayGandhi, who had become her chief po-litical adviser, also became a MP. Theyoga caused by the conjunction of thelagneça, 4th lord and Moon worked dur-ing this period. However, the sixth lordMercury also aspects the 8th house by itspresence in the 2nd house and this is a badyoga for matters concerning inheritanceas it shows strife or problems or evendenial of the inheritance. In the nextantardaçä of Mercury, Sanjay Gandhi diesin an air crash in June 1980 and themantle for the inheritance of the politi-cal legacy was in Rajiv Gandhi’s hand.

It is evident that Rajiv Gandhi (Chart 10)will not be interested in the legacy/inher-

itance as there is no lined with the 8th

lord, especially during his Mars daçä,even after his brothers death. Howeverthe daçä changed in November 1981and with the advent of Rähu daçä, hestarted being groomed for Indian poli-tics. Rähu is the planet assuring the po-litical legacy and is also aspecting the8th lord Sun, mätåkäraka Moon and 3rd

lord Jupiter by its special aspectsthereby ensuring that everyone shallwork towards this end objective of se-curing the political legacy. Finally inRähu daçä Jupiter antardaçä, hismother was assassinated and he wascalled in by the then President of Indiato be the acting Prime Minister in herplace.

5.2 Death of MotherThe death of mother is seen using thestandard jyotiña rules but treating the4th house as the lagna of mother.

Example 2: Rajiv GandhiIn the Chart 10: Rajiv Gandhi, we findthe 4th lord Mars in the 9th house show-ing that at the time of his birth, hismother had reconciled to being ahouse-wife and follow his father FerozeGandhi. However, Mars is conjoinedthe 8th lord Sun and is aspected byRähu, showing influences causing sepa-ration on the 9th house (father).

Note on guru-caëòäla yogaGuru-caëòäla yoga is a murderousyoga formed by the mutual aspect(graha dåñöi) or conjunction of Jupiterand Rähu. This yoga causes great dis-turbances to peace and in whicheverdivisional chart this is found, that as-pect of life shall see considerable dis-turbances to mental peace.

Malefic planets aspecting Jupiter causethe curse of Brahmin implying that thenative shall not be able to live in peaceif this occurs in the räçi chart. If thisoccurs in any divisional chart then the

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concerned aspect of life shall cause a lotof mental distress. The nature of thedisturbance is seen from the nature ofthe planets involved.

1. If Rähu is involved then the emo-tion of ‘shock’ is involved and thereis going to be a repercussion.

2. Mars involved shows violence

3. Saturn shows sorrow

4. The Sun involved clearly points atpower being used or misused andan ego problem

5. Ketu shows a mistake has beenmade.

Action and reaction are two sides ofthe same coin called ‘açanti’ or lack ofpeace. Remedy lies in a sincere prayerfor peace –

(1) çanti päöha

(2) çanti mantra

1. om çänti prabhu

2. om çänte çänte sarväriñöa näçiné svähä

Treat the 4th house Aries as the lagnaof Mother. The planets Mars and theSun are the most beneficial lords of thelagna and fifth houses and steer onetowards a political career, especiallywhen influences by Rähu the master ofdiplomacy and intrigues. The maraca2nd and 7th lord Venus is exalted and isunlikely to kill transferring its killingpowers to the Sun and Mars in Virgo(garden) which shall be activated dur-ing the periods of their dispositor Mer-cury which is a dire malefic for Arieslagna. Jupiter is the dispositor of themaraca Venus and is involved in mur-derous guru-caëòäla yoga with Rähuby mutual aspect. Jupiter is in Sagit-tarius (temple) and indicates people as-sociated with temples or places of wor-ship who become murderous (guru-caëòäla yoga). The real cause for thembecoming murderous is seen from theplacement of Rähu in the fifth house(exercise of power and authority) andits aspect on the fifth lord Sun (admin-

istrative power) and Mars (police or vio-lence). Rähu and Mars have graha dåñöion Jupiter in Sagittarius.

Indira Gandhi ordered the siege of theGolden temple (Sagittarius Jupiter) atAmritsar from 3 to 6 Jun 1984 in Rähudaçä Rähu antardaçä Marspratyantardaçä. These planets Rähu andMars aspect Jupiter forming the curse ofBrahmin (see note on guru-caëòälayoga). Occurring in the dvädaçäàça theindications are that parents will becomea source of ruin of mental peace. Therepercussion was swift when a fewmonths later in Rähu daçä Jupiterantardaçä the guru-caëòäla yoga func-tioned and his mother was assassinatedon 31 Oct 1984.

6. Child abuse by parentsThe planets signifying childhood are theMoon (Baby 0-1 year), Mars (1-4 years)and Mercury (4-12 years). Adolescenceand youth are ruled by Venus from 12 to32 years. These planets become signifi-cant in defining the abuse period andnature of abuse of any child. Let us ex-amine a few cases to determine the na-ture of abuse – whether it was physicalor sexual or the specific nature and ex-tent of abuse.

Chart 12: Thrashed by fatherIn Chart 12, the basic relationship can beseen from the lagna in Yama dvädaçäàçashowing that the native shall pine for theaffection of father and this may not beforthcoming if other factors prohibit.Ninth lord Mars in Sarpa dvädaçäàçashowing the hatred of father and 4th lordMercury is in Yama dvädaçäàça show-ing a cold mother or mother not as re-sponsive.

The dvädaçäàça chart has the ninth lordMercury in the 12th house in ñaòäñöaka(6/8 relationship or enmity) with thelagneça Saturn. The fourth lord Mars is

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in the 9th house indicating that the nativewill think that his mother follows fatherblindly or perhaps out of fear (Mars withKetu). The combination of Mars and Ketuin the 9th house generates Piçaca bädhakaindicating terrible anger and punishmentcoming from father. Thrashing, humilia-tion and terrible punishment like beinglocked up for days together because hewas not promoted to the next class wasthe daily experience from the little age ofabout 8 years. Mars is the bädhakeça aswell as the 4th lord (mother) showingthat the mother always found the wrongtime to tell the father about the mischiefof the child and instigated the Piçacabädhaka yoga. He had to be packed offto a hostel and pulled out of that schoolin a year when he returned home all skinand bones. Once he fell in love and all hisletters went up in a bonfire with thehollering that goes with Piçaca bädhaka.This abuse did not end till he was 28years of age and every attempt to patchup with folks and bring a girlfriendhome to have a normal life ended in thegirl leaving him after meeting with hisfather.

Just like Chart 7 the ninth lord Mercuryis in the 12th house of secret enemies andthe native feels much cheated in life byhis father. Since the ninth lord Mercuryand lagneça Saturn are in ñaòäñöaka, theyare always inimically disposed towardseach other after the native’s 36th year(natural age of maturity of Saturn).

7. Dvädaçäàça and grandpar-entsGrandparents, both maternal and pater-nal are examined from the dvädaçäàça.The paternal grandparents are seen fromthe 9th (father) and 4th (mother) housesfrom the ninth house which are the fifthhouse (paternal grandfather) and twelfthhouse (paternal grandmother) as well asthe same houses from the naturalsignificator Jupiter (paternal grandpar-ents) or the parents houses (9th and 4th

houses) from the pitåkäraka (father).

The maternal grandparents are seenfrom the 9th (father) and 4th (mother)houses from the fourth house (mother)which are the twelfth house (maternalgrandfather) and seventh house (ma-ternal grandmother) as well as thesame houses from the naturalsignificator Venus (maternal grandpar-ents) or the parents houses (9th and 4th

houses) from the mätåkäraka (mother).

7.1 Paternal grandfather’sblessingChart 13: Dr.B.V.RamanChart 13: Dr.B.V.Raman, the carapitåkäraka is Jupiter which is to be ex-amined for the soul level attachment tofather and paternal grandparents andthe manifestation of their hopes andaspirations from the child. The ninthhouse from cara pitåkäraka is Sagit-tarius which is also the 8th house (inher-itance) with Rähu in it. Fulfillment ofhopes and aspirations of the grandfa-ther is seen from the 11th house fromthe ninth lord from cara pitåkäraka.This is Jupiter in Aries and the 11th

house wherefrom is Aquarius. Moon isin Aquarius and the sign is lorded bySaturn and Rähu. Thus, we can say thatduring Rähu daçä Moon antardaçä thenative will take a serious step to fulfillthe hopes and aspirations of his pater-nal grandfather. That this is also linkedto an inheritance is seen from the place-ment of Rähu in the 8th house fromlagna and ninth from cara pitåkäraka.The native inherited the Astrological

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Magazine started by his illustriousgrandfather Prof. B. Sürya NarayanaRao and restarted its publication in1936 in Rähu daçä Moon antardaçä.

The naisargika käraka for paternalgrandparents is Jupiter (and Ketu ac-cording to some). The fifth house fromJupiter is to be examined for the de-scription of paternal grandfather. Thefifth house is Leo with Venus in it hav-ing digbala and we have already foundthe signs Sagittarius and Aries to bestrongly indicative of paternal grand-father, especially the Sun and Jupitercombination. These should show upvery strongly in the chart of his grand-father who had such a strong impact onhis upbringing. His grandfather Prof. B.Sürya Narayana Rao was born in Tau-rus Lagna with lagneça Venus in Sag-ittarius and dispositor Jupiter conjoinedthe Sun in the 10th house. The Moonand Rähu are in Aries in the natal

chart3.

This system of identification may notwork in other charts if the grandparenthas not had a profound impact on the lifeof the native.

Chart 14: Astrologer

In Chart 14, the cara pitåkäraka is Venusplaced in Sagittarius. The ninth housefrom Venus is Leo and its lord Sun is inPisces representing the spirit of the pa-ternal grandfather. The 11th house fromthe Sun is Capricorn which is occupied byJupiter and Mercury indicating hopesand aspirations related to the guru-çiçyamethod of teaching, writings and publi-cations. Saturn the lord of this sign is inScorpio (ruling occult knowledge) andaspects the planets in Capricorn. Saturnis also the ätmakäraka indicating the tra-dition or ancient knowledge of the seersor continuing the work of the elders ofthe family.

In Saturn daçä Jupiter antardaçä the na-tive translated the Upadeça Sütras ofMahäåñi Jaimini. Since the advent ofMercury daçä in 1998, he has been teach-ing (Jupiter) jyotiña (traditional occultknowledge indicated by Saturn in Scor-pio) to various students (Mercury), writ-ing and publishing books and magazines(Mercury). Mercury is strong as the lordof the Moon sign and this thought shallinspire him throughout Mercury daçä.

Will it be very difficult to predict that thegrandfather’s dream of a good transla-tion of the Båhat Paräçara Horä Çästrawill be done in Mercury daçä Jupiterantardaçä and the jyotiña application ofthe Gétä will be done in Mercury daçäSaturn antardaçä? [Jupiter isamätyakäraka and Saturn is theätmakäraka].

Jupiter is the naisargika käraka for pater-

1 B. 12 Feb. 1856 about 12.21 pm LMT 18N 84E;Refer Dr.B.V.Raman; Notable Horoscopes; MotilalBanarsidass; p 164

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nal grandfather. It is in Capricorn and thefifth house Taurus is vacant as the fifthlord Venus is placed in Sagittarius. Thelagna of paternal grandfather was Sagit-tarius.

7.2 Maternal grandfather abuseChart 15: MGF Abuse F-01Chart 15 is the horoscope of a lady whohas been abused by her maternal grand-father. To study the soul level attach-ment to the maternal grandfather wehave to examine the ninth house (father)from the cara mätåkäraka (mother-Rähu).The ninth house is Capricorn which isvery negative sign showing sorrow andhas Mars in it in exaltation showingphysical abuse being the cause of fear.The aspect of Jupiter does bring somesolace but that of Rähu on both Jupiterand Mars can be very terrible. This leadsto a deep rooted fear complex resultingfrom violence (Mars) and shock (Rähu).To know how deep this psychologicalimpact is, examine this sign with refer-ence to the ätmakäraka and nature ofplanets involved. Moon as theätmakäraka shows the native is a caringsoul and its ñaòäñöaka position with theMars in Capricorn shows serious distrustand hatred.

Similarly, to have a description of thematernal grandfather we have to exam-ine the 12th house (maternal grandfather)from Venus (significator). Venus is inSagittarius and the twelfth house from itis Scorpio with terrible Ketu in it. Mer-cury and Moon conjunction is one com-bination for loose morals (especiallywhen not connected with Jupiter). Theyare aspected by Mars the lord of Scorpio.Of course these two planets togethersymbolizing incest4 had no business to bein the seventh house.

Chart 16: MGF Abuse F-02

Chart 16 is the horoscope of a ladywho also has been abused by hermaternal grandfather.

To study the soul level attachment tothe maternal grandfather we have toexamine the ninth house (father) fromthe cara mätåkäraka (mother-Venus).The ninth house is Aries occupied byJupiter and Ketu which is prima faciegood, provided Jupiter is the indicator.Unfortunately Jupiter is the ätmakärakaand will indicate the native while theheadless Ketu with its mostunpredictable behavior shall show thematernal grandfather. At the soul levelthis is not as bad as the previous chart,but like the previous chart there is theaspect of Rähu on Jupiter forming guru-caëòäla yoga to operate on Ketu in this

4 Moon symbolizes incest when it kidnapped Tara, the Guru ’s wife who was like a mother. Budha(Mercury) is the bastard child conceived from the rape of Tara. This flaw is called caturdaçé doça and refersto the worship of Lord Çiva, the parameñöhé guru on kåñëa caturdaçé (fourteenth day of the dark half of thelunar month) to be absolved from the sin.

To study the soullevel attachment to

the maternalgrandfather wehave to examinethe ninth house(father) from thecara mätåkäraka

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divisional chart confirmingdisturbance to mental peace andsome terrible shock.

Similarly, to have a descriptionof the maternal grandfather wehave to examine the 12th house(maternal grandfather) fromVenus (significator). Venus is inLeo and the twelfth house fromit is Cancer which is vacant.Moon the lord of Cancer is in theseventh house (just like theprevious chart) in the bad

company of Rähu which is causing theguru-caëòäla yoga in addition toaspecting Mars.

In all these charts the 12th house fromlagna can be treated as the lagna ofmaternal grandfather to determine hisfortunes and longevity.

8. Detailed case studiesChart 17: Jiddu KrishnamurtiIn Chart 17: Jiddu Krishnamurti, the

äruòha lagna is in Aries with the Sunätmakäraka placed in it whereas exaltedlagneça Saturn is in the 7th house. A dic-tum states that the Sun in the first or sev-enth in Aries or Libra indicates that thenative maybe abandoned by parents.Compare this to the chart of Çré Rämawhich has a similar combination. ÇréRäma was banished from Ayodhya aday before His coronation after being lit-erally abandoned due to unfortunate cir-cumstances and manipulations by Hisparents. Jiddu Krishnamu had alreadylost his mother and was also abandonedby father and given for adoption to Hel-ena Blavatsky.

Add to this the fact that the ninth lordMercury and lagneça Saturn are also inñaòäñöaka whereas in the chart of ÇréRäma they were together forminggajakesari yoga. Thus inspite of similarsituations and Çré Räma having a farmore terrible experience than JidduKrishnamurti, He never ever disownedhis father. On the other hand theñaòäñöaka between the ninth lord andlagneça in Krishnamurti’s chart showsthat he could disown his father.

In the dvädaçäàça, the ninth lord repre-senting father has gone to the 12th house(secret enemies) showing either that thefather comes from a poor family or poorrelationship with father can be strained.Krishmanurti lost his mother in 1905.The fourth house in the dvädaçäàça chartis Sagittarius with lord Jupiter in thethird house in maraëa käraka sthäna anda debilitated Rähu in the fourth houseconfirming poor longevity for mother.Normally the 4th lord in the 3rd house orthe 9th lord in the 8th house does notspeak well of either the parents longev-ity or relationship. In this chart thelagneça Mercury is in trines to Jupitershowing good relationship with motherbut her untimely death occurred in Ve-nus daçä Moon antardaçä. Treating Sag-ittarius as lagna of mother, Venus is a

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dire malefic lord of the 6th and 11th houseand is in mutual aspect with a maraca 2nd

lord Saturn. The Moon is the 8th lord andis in the second house in candra-maëgalaRudra yoga. Venus and Moon are also inñaòäñöaka showing the danger of diseasecausing sudden death.

Jiddu Krishnamurti moved to Madras2

with his father and brother and lived inthe Theosophical Society. There he metand was adored by Annie Besant wholater adopted him in 1910 in Venus daçäRähu antardaçä. Rähu is a malefic planetin the 4th house and aspects Venus whichis placed in the 8th house from the Moonshowing adoption by another lady afterthe death of mother. Details about theadopting mother are seen from the 8th

house from the 4th i.e. the 11th house.This is where the lagna lord Mercury isshowing great attachment to the adopt-ing mother. Mercury dominating the signshows her lagna to be a mercurial sign,and in fact her lagna was Gemini.

Separation from father occurred in 1911when Krishnamurti and brotherNityananda were brought to England byMrs Besant to be privately educated inVenus daçä Jupiter antara. In the räçichart Venus is a yogakäraka in maraëasthäna in the 6th house and gets somerelief due to conjunction with Jupiterwhile in the dvädaçäàça chart it is the 9th

lord in the 12th house paving the way forseparation from father. Jupiter is the lordof the 3rd (short journeys) and 12th house(foreign residence) in the räçi chart andis placed in the 6th house aspecting the12th house. The Moon is also placed in the12th house in Sagittarius making Jupiterthe çubhapati and generating gajakesariyoga along the 12th house that causes aperson to stay in foreign lands and seekhis happiness and fortunes there. In thedvädaçäàça Jupiter is placed in the 3rd

house which is highly inauspicious forparents. Jupiter is the dispositor of the12th lord Sun and the debilitated Rähushowing that the native is separatedfrom father due to foreign travel and

residence.

His father Jiddu Narayaniah had sec-ond thoughts about the adoption/cus-tody during the Jupiter antardaçä anddemanded their return. He quarreledwith Mrs Besant and brought legal ac-tion against her. Taurus in the ninthhouse in the dvädaçäàça shows a tena-cious fighter and the battle between Ve-nus (representing the biological fatherwho had earlier given the sons foradoption) and the second mother indi-cated by Mercury started as these plan-ets are in dvirdvädasa. The inauspi-cious period was the antardaçä of Ju-piter which is in maraëa sthäna in thedvädaçäàça. Jiddu Narayaniah main-tained that (1) his sons were not beingproperly cared for and educated andthat (2) they were being led to violatethe rules of caste as they were TeluguBrahmins. Mrs Besant fought her owncase and lost in the lower court and theboys were made ‘wards of court’ orsimply parentless. Mrs Besant went onAppeal to the High Court but she lostagain.

By this time Saturn antardaçä hadstarted and Saturn aspects Venus in Leoin the dvädaçäàça. It is caramätåkäraka and will favor the mother/step mother. It is the lagneça of the räçichart and is in exaltation and opposesthe Sun (father). Mrs Besant stood herground and appealed to the PrivyCouncil and in 1914, Krishnamurti andbrother Nityananda aged 18 and 15years respectively, appeared as inter-veners to state their opinion which fa-vored staying with Mrs Besant insteadof their father. The Privy Council heldthat the minors should have been rep-resented in the original suit and that itshould have been brought in Englandwhere they were resident. It laid downthe principle that in cases dealing withminors who had come to an age of dis-crimination, they themselves should beconsulted in matters pertaining to theirwelfare and that no judge should dis-

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this that when thelagneça of räçichart is Cara

mätåkäraka, thenthe native shall

favor mother, evenif the Sun is

ätmakäraka andprovided the natu-ral years of matu-rity of the Sun has

not started.

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Krishnamurti dissolved the Order before3000 members. Debilitated Rähu in the 4th

house in the dvädaçäàça shall cause greatstrain on the mother as well as the stepmother and being in the 12th house fromthe Moon it indicated being let down.Annie Besant went back to her own chil-dren and died three years later in 1933when Krishnamurti was in Moon daçäMercury antardaçä.

Treat Cancer, the 11th house as the lagnaof the step mother or second mother.Moon the lagneça is in the 7th house (ma-raca) and is afflicted by Mars and debili-tated Rähu besides having thepäpakartari yoga of Saturn ad Rähu on it.Mercury is the malefic lord of the 3rd and12th house and is placed in the 7th fromthe Moon indicating ill health for parent.Moon daçä Mercury antardaçä broughther end.

A note of caution: let us not deify norvilify Krishnamurti for anything as it isnot easy to understand souls with theexalted Sun in äruòha lagna – and thesad story of their lives. Whether it wasÇré Räma who left Sitä in the hermitageat the end of the Ramayana or JidduKrishnamurti who left the dreams ofAnnie Besant at the end when he dis-solved the Order, they had a higher pur-pose that was associated with a messagefor the world. Since the Sun is thenaisargika ätmakäraka and represents allsouls, the message had to revolve arounddetachment – we have come alone andshall leave alone as we are free souls.

3. Study and rectification1 Emperor Aurangzeb; Reported time

is 18:30 ghati on November 3, 1618(about 1:36pm LMT) at Delhi, India77 E 13' 00", 28 N 29' 00"

2 HRH Prince Charles; November 14,1948; Time: 9:14 pm 0 W 06', 51 N 31'

3 Example 5: Prince William; June 21,1982; 9:03 PM; London, England

4 Example 6: Queen Victoria; May 24,1819; 4:04:00 am; 0 W 10', 51 N 30'

pose of them as if they were mere“bales of goods”. Mrs Besant won thecase and there was no higher appeal.

We can draw one conclusion from thisthat when the lagneça of räçi chart isCara mätåkäraka, then the native shallfavor mother, even if the Sun isätmakäraka and provided the naturalyears of maturity of the Sun has notstarted. This incident created turmoilwithin Krishnamurti as the ätmakärakaSun would surely question the so calledimage and social security afforded bythe äruòha lagna. The ätmakäraka Sunstruck hard in its daçä when in Saturnantardaçä in 1924 his father died andin the next Mercury antardaçä in 1925his only surviving family, his brotherdied. Treating the 9th house indvädaçäàça as the lagna of father, themaraca Mars is exalted and unlikely tokill. The second lord Mercury is thecara pitåkäraka. Saturn is the bädhakeçafor Taurus and is placed in the 8th

house from the cara pitåkäraka andseventh house from Venus (9th lord).The Sun is the dispositor of Venus andis aspected by Jupiter in maraëakäraka sthäna. Saturn is in the 12th

house from the Sun – thereby explain-ing the period as Sun daçä Saturnantardaçä.

Why did Annie Besant fight so hardand make so many sacrifices for thechildren? She truly believed thatKrishnamurti was the ‘messiah’ andwould lead the way when in 1911 (Ve-nus daçä Jupiter antardaçä) shefounded the Order of the Star in theEast (first Order of the Rising Sun)with Krishnamurti as its head to pro-claim the coming of the World Teacher.Later with the advent of Moon daçä in1927, she proclaimed him as the WorldTeacher which he accepted with thestatement “I am the Teacher. I have en-tered into the flame - I am the flame,I have united the source and the goal.”Then barely two years later in Moondaçä Rähu antardaçä on August 2, 1929

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àh‘ad< vrd< ïI— z<dETyeñr ivdar[<,ïI n&is<h< mhavIr< nmaim \[ mu ye.6prahallädaà varadaà çréàçandaityeçvara vidäraëaà|çré nåsiàhaà mahävéraà namämi åëamuktaye||6

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ved vedaNt y}ez< äüéÔaid viNdt<,ïI n&is<h< mhavIr< nmaim \[ mu ye.8veda vedänta yajïeçaà brahmarudrädi vanditaà|çré nåsiàhaà mahävéraà namämi åëa muktaye||8

)l-y #d< pQte inTy< \[ maecn s<i}t<,An&[I jayte s*ae xn< zIºmvaßuyat!.9

phala-ya idaà paöhate nityam åëa mocana saïjïitaà|anåëé jäyate sadyo dhanaà çéghramaväpnuyät||9

To be free from all kinds of debts including karmicdebt which causes sorrow and strife, on every tuesdayat the moment of sunrise and sunset, recite this stotra.Thereafter draw three lines with charcoal using thethree fingers of the right hand after the thumb. Thenthe following mantra repetition should be done 108times at least or 1008 times, facing the eastern direc-tion.` ]+aE< ` nmae Égvte nris<hay,om kñrauà om namo bhagavate narasiàhäya|

Freedom from karmic debt` ]+aE< ` nmae Égvte nris<hay ÉvbNxmaecnay ÿI—,om kñrauà om namo bhagavate narasiàhäyabhavabandhamocanäya hréà|

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To understand the A8 one mustunderstand the 8th house and the 8th

lord. The 8th house is the house oftransformation, and in order for thenew to be born, the old dies. Måtyu(death) has such a bad connotationbecause we grow so much attachmentto the body, but death is just atransformation from one body toanother. Sometimes the transformationis physical, sometimes, mental,sometimes emotional, depending onthe planets influencing dasa and transitand natural indications of the chart.The 8th house represents longevity asit shows us how long things will staythe same and when they will change.The måtyupada is the manifestation ofthis transformation.

RudraThe 8th house is strongly associatedwith the Vedic god Rudra. The 8th

house from any bhava is its Rudrahouse, and the lord of that housebecomes its Rudra. Rudra is commonlyconsidered to be the god of thunderand rain in the Vedas and is considereda destroying deity who rages like thestorm. The D11 chart is called theRudramsa and is used for predictingresults of countries at war in rajajyotish. According to Monier Williamsthe word rudra means crying, howling,roaring, dreadful, terrific, terrible, andhorrible. At the same time Rudra isconsidered to be a healer and one ofthe first users of herbal medicine.Among his healing powers is his ability

MrityupadaThe arudha pada of the 8th house

Freedom Tobias Coleto chase away vapors and purify theatmosphere1. A deeper understanding ofRudra will unfold deeper meaningsrelative to the eighth house andmåtyupada.

Of the 33,000 devas, Rudra takes 11forms. Of the 11 Rudras, one is calledMaheshwara, and this one will separatethe soul from the body at the time ofdeath. This Rudra and Maheshwaraprinciple is used in the timing of deathwith Çüla daçä. The 11 Rudras andPrajapati2 relate to the 12 signs (alsoknown as the Dwadashäditya). The 12Adityas (forms of the Sun) create the 12raçi which show all fruits in this worldand their beginning. The 11 Rudras arethe 8th house from each bhava whichshow its longevity (the time till itssignifications are removed from our life).Another way to look at it is that theRudras are higher forms of the Adityas,and they protect what you have (hold thelongevity). For example, the worship ofthe Aditya of the UL may help onemanifest a marriage partner but it will bethe related Rudra that shows how longyou will keep the marriage partner. Inthis way the Rudra helps sustain thebhava significations as it holds the pranaof the bhava, and it will continue to doso as long as it is strong. It is said that itis not while Rudra looks at you that youhave to worry, but when Rudra turns his

1 Monier Williams Sanskrit Dictionary2 Prajapati fits into the category with the Rudras notthe Adityas. Creation is the beginning of dest ruction,the seal of death is put on everything at the momentof its birth.

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The only thingthat burns in hellis the part of you

that won’t let go ofyour life: yourmemories, your

attachments. Theyburn them all

away, but they’renot punishing

you, they’re freeingyour soul. If you’refrightened of dyingand you’re holdingon, you’ll see dev-ils tearing your life

away. If you’vemade your peace,then the devils arereally angels free-ing you from theearth...Meister

Eckhart

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face from you.

AaTmiCDÔ n àkazyet!.164.

One’s weakness should not be revealed.–Chanakya

Varahamahira calls the 8th house randhra,which means split, hole, aperture, fissurecavity, and also defect, fault, flaw, im-perfection, weak part, or vulnerable spot.So the A8 is the manifestation of thisvulnerable spot or aperture in one’s pro-tection of the life force keeping the be-ing alive. Ravana had his vulnerable spotto his präëas in his navel as this is whereRama shot the arrow that destroyed him.Therefore, Ravana must have had 8th

lord in the 8th or the 2nd because his A8was in his navel. Achilles was also knownfor the vulnerability of his heel. Some in-teresting future research would be to seethe raçi and näkñatra correlation as towhether such weaknesses show up moreas A8 in Pisces (feet), or in Açviné (healsand top of feet). Also some research onwar veterans who have been shot or losta limb would be very enlightening in itsrelation to the A8.

àa[ vav éÔ @ete hIdœ ~ svR raedyiNt

The Präëas are indeed the Rudras forthey cause all creation to weep3

The Rudras rule over storms, hurricanes,volcano eruptions, tsunamis, and all suchdisasters. On the internal level it is thetransformations of the individualconsciousness. On the spiritual level,Rudra is the storm god carrying the vajra(thunderbolt) as his weapon. It is thestorm that shakes up the beingness inone’s inner spiritual quest. The vajra(lightening) awakens consciousness torise to higher planes. The eighth house isthe hidden place one goes inward toexperience spirituality. It is the 5th houseof the moksha trikona showing Rudra asthe Chitta (consciousness) of the spiritualjourney. In this way the A8 shows

spiritual experiences which are themanifestation of the 8th house spiritualwork.

SaturnSaturn is often correlated with theRudras4. The Karaka of the 8th house isSaturn, who rules the vayu element.Even though the Moon is the overalllord of all arudhas, each arudha isrelated to the karaka of the bhava itrepresents. Just as the Sun is karaka ofall rasis but then each has an individuallord. The A8 has the significations ofSaturn associated with it and will showSaturnian results in the house it isplaced in (relative to its arudhasignifications). Saturn represents thesuffering of life, longevity, as well asthe internalization and time required forspiritual growth. Saturn is a greatphilosopher who wants to break all ofyour attachments. Rudra means cryingand the A8 is the point which makesyou cry.

The A8 is the manifestation of crying,the storm and loss. The A8 showssuffering in life, and its dasa will showsuffering and transformations. Themore malefics with A8 the moresuffering there will be in life. Narayanadasa shows suffering, transformation,people coming in and going out of thelife. Vimshottari dasa shows mentaltransformation and how the mind ischanging. The A8 is very important in

3 Chädogyopaniñ had 3.16v34 Because of this Saturn has wrongly been correlatedto Siva.

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Everybody wantsto go to heaven,

but nobody wantsto die...Joe Louis.

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timing disease and death, particularlyit will show the month of death and orweakness of health (prana) which causesuffering. It will show when vulnerablepoints of life are being afflicted.

SufferingThe more malefics with A8 the moresuffering there will be in life. Drishti tothe A8 will also show aspects ofsuffering in life. The example chart ofthe ‘suffering patient’ was a client whohad multiple problems in her life. Acursed Sun is causing spinal problemsfrom the bhadak Mars in lagna (3rd

from AL) which caused multiple caraccidents. She has a myriad of healthproblems, from stomach relateddisorders caused by a gastric bypassand addiction to painkillers, toemotional disorders related to eating,weight problems and a mentallydisabled child. The A8 is alone in the5th house but it is aspected by rasidrishti from every planet in thekendras and graha drishti from aGuru-chandala yoga in the tenth house.It is also opposite the AL, which causesher to use her suffering as the doorwayto her social world. The A8 in the 5th

shows her worst suffering is comingfrom her child, love and romance aswell as other 5th house indications.

The house of the A8 will suffer as it isrepresentative of the manifestation ofsuffering. In the chart of a woman whowas physically and verbally abused byher mother and told she was not beau-tiful by her own mother had A8 in the4th. In the chart of a woman who hasthe A8 in the 6th with a maranakarakaVenus (which is neecha and in the 12th

house of the navamsa) suffers from amarriage to her guru (which was to gethim a British passport) and now suffersimposed celibacy.

A8 and LongevityThe 2nd- 8th house opposition is calledthe Rudra axis. It is a naturally fixed

axis as both natural signs (Taurus andScorpio) are fixed as well as the Bhavasthemselves. This fixed nature shows thestoring of their respective energies. The2nd stores money, while the 8th storespranas. Like a dollar adds to your mon-etary wealth, präëayama and otherhealthy activities, adds prana to your 8th

house. The A8 is then the manifestationof this stored prana.

The nadis say to closely observe the 1st

and 8th house from any bhava. The 7th

house in the navamsa may show a won-derful wife but if the 8th from it (2nd

house) has Mars and Venus then it willbe a short lived marriage as she will notbe faithful. The 10th house in the dasämsawill show the career but the 5th house (8th

from the 10th) shows how often it willchange and when. In this way, when Sat-urn transits the 8th house from any bhava,the longevity of the house significationscomes under question. A person’s indi-vidual longevity is associated with the 8th

lord and the amsa of the 8th lord. It issaid that death can only come if Saturnis in trines to the 8th lord or its amsa andthe lagna lord or its amsa (whichever ismore malefic). Techniques for timingdeath can be learned through JaiminiSutras and other texts, the importantpoint is to notice the 1st and 8th house im-portance and how they are working to-gether.

Another important factor to mention isthe 3 major points that need to be hit inorder for the destruction or transforma-tion of a bhäva to occur; the house, thelord, and the Arudha (Sun, Moon andJupiter). All three have to be afflicted forthe house to be destroyed. Every housecarries itself as a lagna for its significa-tions, the Sun is karaka for the lagna, soevery house is an Aditya. The 4th houseof the rasi chart is the karaka lagna forthe mother. Every house has its lord thatis like the lagnesh for that house. It showsthe dhi (applied intelligence) for thatbhava, representative of Jupiter. Everyhouse has an arudhapada that is like theMoon for that house. These 3 points are

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consciousness, or,as men say, there isa change and mi-gration of the soulfrom this world toanother. Now if

death be of such anature, I say that

to die is to gain; foreternity is then

only a singlenight...Plato

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fundamental according to the nadis:

Lagna/house- SunLagnesh/house lord- JupiterArudha of house- Moon

When each of these points is afflictedthen the significations of the bhava canbe destroyed. The amount of destructionwill relate to the strength of affliction tothose points and the running dasa. Thereare multiple methods to see sickness anddeath, this is just the general foundation.Daçä indications need to be seen beforeusing the A8 to time its happening. Themåtyupada will only show the manifes-tation of måtyu (death) if it is indicatedby other methods. So one must masterthe timing of death and other ill eventsthrough methods like Çüla and müla daçäfirst. Then finding the month of deathwith A8 will be very beneficial.

There is one instance where a native willonly want the month and day of death.This is in instances where a relative isvery ill and will die soon and such infor-mation becomes important for familymembers. For example, if an Indian isworking in America and their mother issick in India and they want to be therefor their mother’s last moments. Theyhave a job and do not want to lose it, butneed to know when they should fly toIndia, so they can be there for theparent’s transition and still not lose theirjob. In these cases, you often know thatdeath is definitely going to occur, it is justa matter of months or weeks.

%piSwtivnazana < àk…Tya kar e[ kayR[lúYte.241.

The state of those about to perish is seenthrough their appearance and deeds. Chanakya

The Month of DeathThe month (raçi gochara) of death is in-dicated by the Sun’s transit to the A8. Inthis technique the stronger of the A8 orits seventh house is used. The calculationis different from the Arudha Lagnastrength rules. For A8 use Jaimini’s 4th

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Aquarius Çüla daçä. Ketu was transitingthe Lagna and Saturn was opposite theArudha Lagna. Third from the AL showsthe place of death to be Aquarius whichindicates places of damned water. Thenative lived across from a damned lakeand died in his home. The 3rd house fromthe AL contains Rahu showing a painfuldeath. It is aspected by Moon, Mars,Mercury, and Sun. The weakest of whichis the Moon as its lord is in the 8th houseand in the navamsa it is neecha andmaranakaraka sthäna. The native hadbeen advised to wear a black pearl forprotection but did not. The 4th lord of D-6 was neecha and Rahu and Ketu wereplaced in the 4th house. So disease startedin the lungs and the Moon’s aspect onRahu indicated the drowning that takesplace during the progression of lung can-cer. The native died February 28th withthe Sun in Aquarius, the sign of the A8and Rahu.

In the chart of Indira Gandhi, the A8 isin the 4th house of Libra. Its lord is in the6th house with 8th lord Rahu. The 7th

house from Libra is ruled by yogakarakaMars placed in the second house with rasidrishti on its own sign and rasi drishti ofMercury. So Libra is the more malefic ofthe house of the A8 and its seventh,therefore trines to Libra will show themonth of death. The 3rd house from theAL is Gemini containing Ketu and isaspected by Rahu and Venus.

Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister of In-dia for many years and was assassinateddue to religious tension on October 31st,1984. Five months earlier, under “Opera-tion Blue Star” she had sent army troopsinto the Golden Temple , the holiest SikhShrine. This led to the death of a Sikhseparatist leader and caused major dam-age to the temple. 5 months later, shewas killed by two of her Sikh body-guards (Ketu) on her front walkway ofher home lined with trees nearConnaught Place, New Delhi. Both Marsand Ketu significate the army, Mars is thearmy that goes into foreign territory to

rule of strength: themore afflicted andweaker it is the moreproblems there will be(same for A6). The func-tional A8, its trines andits 7th will indicate whichsigns can give death.The strongest one ac-cording to Jaimini’s 4th

rule of strength will bethe month of death. The

day (tithi) is based on the most malefic(killing) aspect of the 5th house. Also in-teresting to note, from my own obser-vation, is that Saturn is in trines or 7th

from the AL at the time of death in allthe charts I have seen.

The first example will be very straightforward and future examples willshow the strength calculations neededfor proper prediction. In the first ex-ample chart death occurred in Virgo



fight and Ketu is the army that stayswithin the borders to defend. Ketu isGanesh guarding the door of the Mother,so he represents body gaurds.

She was running Leo Capricorn Çüla daçäand had entered Saturn RahuVimshottari daçä in July. Transiting Marshad 8th house aspect on lagna, transitingRahu had trinal aspect on lagnesh, andfaithful Saturn was transiting 7th from theArudha Lagna. The Sun was transitingthe måtyupada in Libra.

In the chart of Mahatma Gandhi, the A8is in the 6th house, which is ruled by Ju-piter the Atmakaraka. Opposite the A8 isa maranakaraka sthäna Sun, which isbadhaka for Libra. Neither sign isaspected by Jupiter, Mercury or theirown lord. That makes the 7th from the A8the most malefic giving it the power tokill.

The 3rd from the Arudha Lagna is Virgowhich represents gardens and greenplaces. The Sun is present there whichrepresents death due to the king (politicalcauses) as well as death related tofirearms. Gandhi was shot in a garden bya fundamentalist on January 30th, 1948.He was running Gemini Leo Çüla daçäand Jupiter Ketu Vimshottari daçä. Ketuwas transiting the lagna which put Rahuconjunct Jupiter. Saturn was transiting theArudha Lagna. The Sun was transitingCapricorn which is the 5th house trinefrom the måtyupada.

Calculation for when death occurs intrines to the måtyupada versus in the signof the måtyupada itself will depend ontwo factors; the strength of the sign tokill and the running daçä. Both thebadhaka in Virgo and Ketu in Capricornhave the strength to kill, but Ketu inCapricorn has graha drishti of Saturn,Rahu and Mars, while Sun has none ofthese. Secondly the Vimshottari daçä wasJupiter Ketu Jupiter when the Suntransited Virgo and the daçä was JupiterKet Saturn when the Sun transited

Capricorn, hence Capricorn has morepower to kill and death occurredduring this transit.

The transit of the Sun reveals the monthof death. Is the Sun causing death? Notreally. The Sun causes an arudha torise, or events related to it to happen.Saturn is inimical to the Sun, while theSun gives life, Saturn takes it. Saturnhelps calculate the year of death whilethe transit of the Sun is showing themonth of death relative to the activa-tion of the A8 which is similar to Sat-urn in results. Therefore the Sun is onlyshowing when the fruits of Saturn aregiven.

If you do not remember death, you will findno time to practice the Dharma. If due tolacking trust in the law of karma you do notgive up unvirtuous actions, you will findno chance to achieve the higher realms of lib-eration. If you do not fear the miseries ofsamsara and have no renunciation, you willhave no success in the practices for attain-ing liberation.

-Padmasambhava, Dakini Teachings

Transformations and SpiritualExperienceSaturn transiting the 8th house or overthe 8th lord from a bhäva can damagethe sigification’s longevity or causetransformation. In the same way theA8 is connected to transformations like

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A man is not com-pletely born untilhe is dead... Ben-jamin Franklin

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What we com-monly call deathdoes not destroythe body, it only

causes a separationof spirit and

body...BrighamYoung

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Is death the lastsleep? No—it isthe last and finalawakening... Sir

Walter Scott

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5 pun> pd< pde. Again consider the 9 from Arudha Lagna. 3.4.1%p¢h yué ïImNt> Even an upagraha placed in it givesçré manta. 3.4.2

sometimes show how/where the spiritualexperience is coming from. For example,a woman who had A8 in the 6th house(disease) with Rahu received her spiritualawakening when she went through abattle with bone cancer. Satya Sai Babahas the A8 in the 6th house (poisoning)with Mars and it was the experience of afever due to a scorpion bite that broughtback his memory of his past incarnation.Ramana Maharshi has the A8 in the 5th

house with Jupiter, he was studyinggrammer at age 16 when his fear ofdeath overcame him and put him into açavasäna meditation on the death of thebody and the nature of spirit. Ramanahad a very clear vision of the concept ofthe måtyupada being explained.Overcome by the fear of death and itsinevitability he laid down made his bodystiff, held his breath and visualized hisdeath. He realized “my body is deadnow, but I am still alive.”

Houses From MåtyupadaSpiritual experiences that causetransformation can be seen and timedfrom the A8 along with spiritual daçäslike Drig daçä and AK Kendradi daçäs.The daçä gives a broad scope of time andthe A8 helps to refine that timing.

Arudhapadas are like the Moon so thekendras from it are very important. It isthrough the kendras that an arudha willmanifest in its various ways. The 7th and10th from the A8 are important forspirituality. They show the knowledgethat motivates your spiritualtransformations.

The 10th house from the A8 will showaspects of the spiritual experiences andlearning that will come from them. Thewoman with bone cancer has no planetin the 10th from A8 but it is ruled by theSun which is in an Amavasya

divorce, break of family, andrenunciation. Saturn (suffering) givessmashanavairagya, freedom fromattachment, he literally burns ourattachments in the cremation grounds.

If the human being did not die, thenthere would be continual accumulationof wealth and pleasure in life and thecontinual searching out of newersensory experience. The early life ofthe Sakyamuni Buddha was filled withpleasure gardens and all the joys of arich princely life. It was not until hesaw sickness, old age, and death (thefaces of Saturn) that he realized thatthere had to be more to life and heneeded to ‘know’ before he himselfsuccumbed to disease, old age anddeath. These aspects of Saturn inspiredhim to set out on the spiritual journeythat led his spiritual journey to finallybecoming the Buddha.

Religions and spiritual philosophiescome from the 8th house relative tothoughts of death and the afterlife.Science ends with death where thefaith of religion begins. It is thespiritual experiences that are themanifestation of the afterlife spiritualityof the 8th house. It is the near deathexperience, a close love one’s death, orsome other great realization that thereis something more than this materialworld that invokes real spirituality andthe quest of having a properrelationship with the more subtlerealities of the spiritual world. The 8th

house is the place where humansrealize their vulnerability and theultimate temporal nature of the body.The 8th house is a dark cave where theveil between this world and the worldbeyond sometimes becomes thin ortranslucent. The måtyupada istherefore related to the spiritualexperiences that awaken one to thedeeper sides of life and spirit (thatwhich is beyond this physical realm).

From my research, the A8 will

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Death is nothingto us and no con-cern of ours . . .

When we shall beno more, when theunion of body andspirit that engen-ders us has beendisrupted - to us,who shall then benothing, nothing

by any hazard willhappen any more

at all. Nothing willhave power to stir

our senses, notthough earth be

fused with sea andsea with sky . . .Rest assured that

we have nothing tofear in death. Onewho no longer iscannot suffer, ordiffer in any wayfrom one who hasnever been born...

Lucretius [Dererum natura,

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alter this according to their element,guna and spirituality of the planet in thesign. There are often good spiritualexperiences in the dasa or solar transitof the 7th from the A8. The Suntransiting the 7th from the A8 ispiercing the manifestation of storedpräëas and taking one to their spiritualfamily.

Every arudha is protected from the 9th

house from it. This ninth from the A8will show the form of the Mother thatyou can rush to for protection. Whenchurning the ocean of milk (conscious-ness) the halahala (poison) came outbefore the amåta. The måtyupada spiri-tual experience has this attribute of thelatent negativities stirred up by spiritualpractice and/or kundalini. The ninthhouse from the A8 will show the pro-tection from the poison of the 8th house(its manifestation). The ninth houserepresents protection in general. Insome shastras the father is defined asthe one who gives protection to thechild. Planets in the ninth will treat theplanets/arudhas as their children (5th

house from them) and give protection.Jaimini even said that an upagraha inthe 9th will protect you5. Tamas planetswill show themselves as nila shakti andsattva and rajas planets as Sri shakti.

combination with Moon. The spiritualexperiences brought about confusion andan inability to understand or believe theexperiences she was having. She wouldhave visions of a white goddess and talkabout how incredibly beautiful beyondthis world the goddess was. She wouldthen fight the vision having any realitybecause she didn’t ‘believe’ in gods andgoddesses. Satya Sai Baba has Jupiter 10th

from the A8 and hence it was like a guruto him. It awakened him when he wasin his A8 experience. Ramana Maharshihas Venus and Mercury in the 10th fromthe A8 which are forming part of hisrenunciate yoga in the 12th from AL andremoving rajas. Aurobindo Ghosh has hisexalted hamsa yoga Jupiter 10th from theA8 showing the large amount ofknowledge and understanding he wasrevealed during his spiritual vision.

The 7th house from the A8 will showspiritual experiences that will make youchange, and sometimes force you tochange. The Sun’s relation to theAtmakaraka reveals the depth of ourspirituality, while the 7th from the A8shows the doorway to our spiritualexperiences. Chaitanya had Moon andKetu in Leo opposite his A8. Relative toYuga raçis, fire signs (Satya Yuga) aregood for spirituality. RamakåñëaParahamsa has Capricorn with uccha Marsopposite the måtyupada. Capricorn is theKali Yuga sign (earth element) and soRamakåñëa actually practiced all forms ofreligion to see that they all led to thesame place. He was not satisfied with theknowledge of unity alone, he had tophysically prove it and experience it. Inthis way the 7th from the A8 shows ourdoorway to spirituality. The methodsused are also related to the path youfollow, and in this way the 7th will showaspects of your spiritual family. BothRamakåñëa and Vivekananda have earthsigns opposite A8. Both Muktananda andhis disciple Gurumayi have water signsopposite the A8. In this way, signs willaffect the methods of spiritual experienceand planets placed there will effectively

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DaçäThe måtyupada shows major transfor-mations and suffering during theNarayana daçä of the A8. Person willchange drastically or may be forced tochange due to situations. If there ismalefic association and bad placementdiseases can also be associated with theA8. Charakarakas associated with themåtyupada will be damaged as theywill go through major transformations.Both Ramana Maharshi and SwamiVivekanada have the A8 conjunct theirpitrikaraka and both lost their fathersearly in life. In an instance of thegnatikaraka conjunct the A8, the nativewas a very non-social person and didnot like to have friends outside of thefamily. The conjunction of charakarakaswith the A8 will show transformationin a person’s life that can be for thebetter or worse depending on the com-bination. In these times the Çivapaëchaksari mantra is important. Ittakes the präëa from second house tofifth house of bhakti and the mantradevatta sits in the 8th house to drinkthe poison and not become evil.

Arudhapadas conjunct the måtyupadawill have problems. Both the A8 andA6 cause damage to any arudha theyconjoin. If the UL is conjunct the A8,there will be suffering with the mar-riage. If the A8 is conjunct A9 thenthere will be problems with gurus.Understanding these principles makesit clear that the more arudhapadas andplanets conjunct and aspecting the A8,the more suffering there will be in thelife.

The måtyupada shows the päça (noose)of Varuëa, who is the Aditya (Sun)form of Saturn. He punishes one fortheir sins/misdeeds through suffering.In the ancient texts the noose of Varuëawas feared as the result of negativeactions. For the associated problems ofthe Narayana daçä of the A8, the wor-ship Varuëa is advised.

For seeing accidents, vimshottari andNarayan daçä must agree. The accidentshould be indicated in the chart and tran-sits should support the event.Vimshottari daçä of the A8 will showmåtyupada results and planets conjunctthe A8 will bother the mind at this time.This is the time when arudhpadas con-junct the A8 or aspecting will show them-selves the most. The vimshottari daçä ofplanets which are placed in a näkñatralorded by the lord of A8 or a planet con-junct the A8 will bother the mind. Ifthere is any connection to the A8 it willbe a transforming daçä. The signs areAdityas and are connected with the giv-ing of fruits and sustenance. Räçidispositors connected to the A8 will bechallenging financially. Måtyunjaya man-tra is beneficial for negative results of theA8 associated with Vimshottari daçä.

TransitsIn the Kalachakra, Mars is opposite Sat-urn, which shows that Saturn has thepower to remove the defects of Mars andMars has the power to remove the de-fects of Saturn. Mars transiting A8 istherefore very good, because he givesone the power to fight against Saturn. Itis a time when one can overcome theobstacles of the A8 and A6. It is also con-sidered an auspicious time to begin awar or rebellion. In Hinduism, Hanumanis worshipped on Tuesday to appeaseMars and on Saturdays to remove thenegative effects of Saturn. So the transitof Mars to the A8 is a time for succeed-ing over our sufferings.

The transit of Saturn over the A8 or 7th

from it brings to consciousness the suf-fering that is already present in our lifeby increasing it and making one dealwith the situations that make one suffer.One is not able to ignore that part of theirreality, they have to face it. Similar tohow a Saturn return makes one face howthey have been using their time in thisincarnation, one looks at how they aresuffering, why, and feel burdened of

Arudhapadas con-junct the

måtyupada willhave problems.

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to any arudha theyconjoin. If the UL

is conjunct theA8, there will be

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(noose) of Varuëa,who is the Aditya(Sun) form of Sat-urn. He punishesone for their sins/misdeeds throughsuffering. In theancient texts thenoose of Varuëawas feared as theresult of negative

actions.



their suffering. It is a time where manysolutions/changes are possible becausethe suffering becomes too great. It is alsoa time where indications that burden ormakes one suffer end up suffering them-selves.

Rahu and Ketu can bring disturbing ex-periences. They can induce hallucinationsand hearing of voices at this time. It isalso a time where opening or negativeexperiences relating to drugs can changeone’s relationship to intoxicants. Rahuwas transiting Ramana Mahaåshi’småtyupada during his sixteenth yearwhere he had his realization of the real-ity beyond the body. The data given isthe middle of his school year 1896. I pre-dict that it correlated to the solar eclipsethat happened in the sign of his A8 thatFebruary.

The Sun transit brings death and spiritualtransformations. The Moon transit of A8is not good as the Moon in relation to the8th house is maranakaraka sthana. TheMoon transit brings disease and mentalweakness, if dasa is bad diseases cancome out at that time. Most diseases thatcome are one’s own past karma and thereis no one else is to blame. Disease is theresult of past karma and the disease as-sociated with the A8 is only the result ofones own nija doshas (8th house/A8flaws). Jupiter over A8 gives hope wherethere is none, the A8 is transformationand how it will come about, benefics ingeneral bring hope.

ConclusionThe måtyupada is the manifestation ofthe 8th house. It shows suffering but isalso the point that helps us rise above allsuffering. In ayurveda all things aremedicine for the appropriate disease.Even poisons like Mercury and Arsenicare alchemically processed to be madeinto life saving medicines. In the sameway one can choose to take the sufferingof life and turn it into the gold of spiri-tuality.

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auto-immune disorders `


IntroductionThe following case studies are difficultcases from my homeopathic practice.These people have been almost com-pletely debilitated by their auto im-mune diseases and some of them havebeen close to death. I have had the ex-traordinary honor and privilege to doin-depth lessons on these cases withSJC guru Pt. Sanjay Rath. His heart ishuge and his knowledge vast. Thiscombination gives him the ability to dodeep explorations into the horoscopeand come up with important insightsand useful remedies. In this paper I amsharing the stories of these people, andthe principles I have learned fromSanjay. Please note that any errors oromissions are certainly mine, and thewisdom comes from him.

The science of Vedic astrology can behelpful to medical and healing artspractitioners. It can reveal aspects ofdifficult cases that cannot be seen oth-erwise. It can help suggest remedialmeasures from Jyotish tradition such asgemstones and mantras. Astrology canbring to light information that will helpwith Ayurvedic, homeopathic, andother prescriptions. Prognosis can beclarified, including determining times

Autoimmune Disorders

Part - IWilla Keizer, CCHPt. Sanjay Rath, Guru and Guide

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with theheart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to theeye.” Antoine de Saint Exupery, The Little Prince

of smooth sailing and more challengingtimes in the progression of chronic dis-ease.

Jyotish is the Science of Light. As a limbof the Vedas, it is considered the eye.Jyotish as the eye of the Vedas offersdeep insight into the karmas that bringus into this life, as well as profound guid-ance for our continued spiritual and per-sonal development.

From a healer’s perspective, Jyotish is ul-timately a science of the heart, for wemust be motivated by compassion to beable to take all the technical complexitiesof Jyotish and put them together into anintegrated totality that will help others.

Jupiter is the planet of äkäça tatva—theether element, which brings everythingin the universe together in divine unity.Jupiter is exalted in the sign of Cancer,which rules the heart. Perceiving withthe heart brings integration of all themyriad techniques and details we con-sider in our study of Jyotish. WithJupiter’s blessing, we see with the eyesof our heart.

Willa Keizer is a CertifiedClassical Homeopath inpractice in Santa Cruz,California. She serves onthe Board of Directors ofthe Council forHomeopathic Certification,which is the nationalorganization that certifieshealth professionals inclassical homeopathy inNorth America, and is thefounding Director of theCaduceus institute ofClassical Homeopathy,which trains healthprofessionals and otherserious students inhomeopathic medicine.You can visit her schoolweb site:www.homeopathytraining.orgor her practice web site:www.homeopathyhealer.comShe has been an SJCmember since 2004 andhopes to help develop thespecialty of medicalastrology.

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When we work from this oneness of theheart, the light of Jyotish shines bright.Staying with the heart also preventsburnout, which is something that bothastrologers and medical practitioners cansuffer from. I hope that as we deepenour studies of this sacred science, we willalways approach our work from theheart, and trust our hearts to help oth-ers.

MethodologyI am working with these clients based onmy experience as a healing arts practitio-ner, as that is where my interest inJyotish stems from. To me, Jyotish is anexciting extension of my healing artspractice. A therapeutic relationship withthe client which develops over time iscrucial.

Healing arts professionals gather all per-tinent information before the consulta-tion in order to provide the deepest andmost effective level of help to the client.With the practice of Jyotiña as a healingmodality, it is important to be able togo to a deep level with the client byhaving as much information and studytime as possible before advice and pre-scriptions are given. The deep insightsthat come from such a reading will im-press the client as much as a “blind”reading would. In complicated health is-sues we can be most helpful and accurateif we have start with good information.

Appendix A is a copy of the intake formthat the clients fill out before the first ap-pointment.

I meet with the client for a minimum oftwo initial appointments. The first ap-pointment is to gather information andestablish rapport, and get a sense of theperson. I’ll take a peek at their chart bythis time, but this first appointment is notfor the actual reading. I find out whetherthey will be open to chanting mantras, orif can they afford expensive gemstones.It’s good to get a sense of all this before

making recommendations and startinga deep reading.

A week later I meet with person againto go over the chart, including karmicfactors related to the disease, progno-sis through daçäs and transits and rem-edies. One important factor is helpingthe client understand their soul’s jour-ney through the placement of theätmakäraka in räçi, navämça, and othercharts. People with chronic illness areoften experience much bodily pain, so-cial, physical, and emotional restric-tions, and deep losses. Having a chronicillness is a lonely path; few family andfriends can understand what its like tohave such a limited lifestyle. In thesecases of “bondage” by illness, spiritualdevelopment may be the only relief,and the jyotiña can be the guide. Theyare more likely to do the remedies ifthere is rapport built first, especially forclients who are not familiar with Hinduculture, mantras, and gemstonetherapy.

One of the most healing benefits of areading such as this is putting people intouch with their karma. As jyotiña wemay take this for granted, but muchsuffering is eliminated when a sense ofsurrender is experienced. As one of myclients said a month or so after havingher reading and chanting the MahäMåtyunjaya mantra: “A lot of things arefalling away. Why do I question thepath? It’s all marked out. I just learnmore and more about it and gothrough it as deep as I can. It’s almostlike taking a big deep breath and let-ting go.” Follow ups appointments aredone bimonthly for a minimum of 6months. It is useful to go over changesphysical symptoms, psycho emotionalstate, compliance with remedial mea-sures, and results.

Auto Immune DisordersDefinitionThe immune system is designed to pro-

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One of the mosthealing benefits ofa reading such as

this is puttingpeople in touch

with their karma.As jyotiña we may

take this forgranted, but muchsuffering is elimi-

nated when a senseof surrender isexperienced.

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tect the body from bacteria, viruses,and other microorganisms that cancause harm in the form of infectiousdisease. A normal immune system isable to differentiate between harmfulinvaders and healthy tissue. An autoimmune disease is caused when thebody’s immune system loses this abil-ity to differentiate between “self” and“non- self” and begins to attack itsown tissues, causing inflammation atthe site. The type of tissue that is at-tacked determines the type of disease.Auto immune conditions can be diag-nosed by blood tests which determinethe presence of auto antibodies.

Allergies and hypersensitivity reactionsare similar to auto immune diseases. Inallergies, the body attacks substancesthat are not harmful and it would usu-ally ignore, leading to inflammation.Asthma and food allergies fall into thiscategory.

Auto immune diseases affect womenof childbearing/working age morethan any other group. Triggers for autoimmune disease include viral infec-tions, sunlight (in the case of lupus),chronic stress, aging, hormones, andpregnancy. There may be a geneticcomponent as well, as auto immuneproblems can run in families.

The course of these diseases is unpre-dictable, as conventional medicine hasno way to determine when flare ups orremissions may occur. This is whereJyotish may be able to be extremelyhelpful. They are generally chronic con-ditions that require monitoring over alifetime even when symptoms are notpresent. Many people with auto im-mune diseases need to take strongmedications that suppress the immunesystem to stop the auto immune at-tacks. These drugs include Prednisoneand chemotherapy drugs such as Meth-otrexate. Unfortunately suppressing theimmune system with these drugs alsocauses an inability to fight infection.

These drugs also cause many other sideeffects which can be serious.

How to look at the Räçi chart forhealth mattersHere is a list to follow of key factors toconsider when inspecting a chart forhealth issues.

1. Ascendant: for an overall picture ofhealth. [Significator - Sun]

2. Quadrants: for what kind of supportthere is for health.

3 . Lagna lord: to understandmore about the ascendant and theworking of the intelligence mecha-nism of the body.

4. Ätmakäraka: to see how the soul issupported or suffering in the body.

5. Sun: for powers of natural vitality.

6. Moon: recuperation, healing abilities,sleep, mind, and emotions.

7. Karakas, signs, and houses represent-ing known health issues

8. 6th house and 6th lord for diseasescaused ñaòripu, which include badhabits, as well as “enemies” which canbe infectious agents like viruses andbacteria and for short term illness.

9. 8th house and 8th lord for chronic dis-eases brought on by karma and ge-netics, more deep seated than 6thhouse disorders.

10. Bädhaka house, the planets therein,and lord of bädhaka (bädhakeça) fordifficult to diagnose diseases. [Lagnain movable sign - 11th house isbädhaka, lagna in fixed sign – 9thhouse is bädhaka and lagna in dualsign – 7th house is bädhaka].

11. Planets in maraëa käraka sthäna [Sunin 12th, Moon in 8th, Mars in 7th, Mer-cury in 4th or 7th, Jupiter in 3rd, Ve-nus in 6th, Saturn in 1st and Rähu in9th are in maraëa käraka sthäna i.e.their significations or kärakatva is lostand their houses lose potency].

Jyotish Principles used in Analy-

The course of thesediseases is unpre-dictable, as con-

ventional medicinehas no way to

determine whenflare ups or remis-sions may occur.

This is whereJyotish may be able

to be extremelyhelpful.

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Auto immunediseases are causedby an imbalance or

lack of the waterelement, jala tatva.The watery planetsMoon and Venusare often involved

and the waterysigns of Cancer,Pisces, and espe-cially Scorpio thenatural sign of the

8th house ofchronic disease.

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ses of auto immune chartsAuto immune diseases are caused by animbalance or lack of the water element,jala tatva. The watery planets Moon andVenus are often involved and the waterysigns of Cancer, Pisces, and especiallyScorpio the natural sign of the 8th houseof chronic disease. The fourth house fromthe Moon and the sign of Cancer showour healing abilities and how we sleep.Malefics here can cause problems. Thehouses of healing are Pisces and Cancer,the 4th and 12th house. Look at the 4thand 12th houses from the Moon to seehow the body is able to rejuvenate on adaily basis. The 12th house from theMoon and Pisces shows the bed in whichwe sleep. Malefics in the 12th from theMoon will disturb sleep. It shows a dis-turbed situation in bed. Relationships canalso get spoiled if you are not comfort-able in bed. Sleep and healing are veryclosely linked as we restore our healthevery night when we sleep. The 12thhouse has to do with sleeping and recov-ering every day. Every day we die, it’sa very important house for cure. Ourimmune system is working through the12th house. The 8th house and 12th houseare the crucial houses for the immunesystem. In people with immune prob-lems we find some problems with 12thhouse, and 12th lord, as well as seriousafflictions to 8th house and 8th lord.

Nakñatra are also very important inhealth matters. They represent the Moon,the mind, which is where healing origi-nates. If a debilitated planet needsstrengthening, consider strengthening thelord of the nakñatra where that planet isexalted or look for nécabhaëga (cancella-tion of debility) in the quadrants fromthe Moon and nakñatra planets are in.

When ätmakäraka (AK) is badly afflictedsuch as poorly aspected or placed in anenemy’s sign, then auto immune prob-lems result because the soul suffers anddoes not want to stay in the body. Thiscan be compounded when AK is also

bädhakeça. To see how the soul is view-ing things, treat ätmakäraka (AK’s sign)as the lagna – called Käraka lagna. Iflagna lord is Bädhaka to AK, then yourown body’s intelligence is workingagainst you. This can create auto im-mune diseases and mental problems.Bädhakeça is adåñöa, which means thatwhich you cannot see. The disease can-not be known. It is called the hand ofGod. If the bädhakeça is bad, the wholechart suffers. If bädhakeça is strong,well placed, beneficial, and calm, it isgood. A debilitated angry bädhakeça isnot good. If bädhakeça is debilitated hewill destroy you. His anger is tremen-dous. You humiliated somebody andthis humiliation will come back on you.Madness is a kind of humiliation, men-tal debility.

Ätmakäraka (AK) and iñöa devatä (ID)are important in health matters. Theyindicate the mood of God. If the moodof God is bad, indicated by debilitatedor severely afflicted AK and ID, it cancause problems especially if linked withthe 6th and 8th house. Chara karakareplacements are often seen in chartsof people with health problems. Theseare cases where the soul level changesthat cause serious emotional stress can-not be digested by the mind and body.

The position of planets as seen from thedaçä lord is important for health. Thedaçä lord is like the Sun, the antardaçälord is like the Moon. The Sun is thesignificator for health, so it is importantto treat the daçä lord as a temporarylagna. From the health point of view,read the antardaçä lord’s placementfrom the daçä lord.

If lagna lord from the Räçi chart isplaced in a trine or quadrant innavämça chart, it indicates goodhealth. Sun in navämça lagna or Moonin 3rd indicate the person will outlivethe spouse. Second house in navämçaindicates the major failings of a person.If the Sun is there, the health fails.

When ätmakäraka(AK) is badly

afflicted such aspoorly aspected or

placed in anenemy’s sign, then

auto immuneproblems resultbecause the soulsuffers and does

not want to stay inthe body.

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The nodes debilitated in quadrants aregood. Malefic planets debilitated inquadrants are very good. They aregood for räjayoga, but not for health.For health, only benefic planets shouldbe in quadrants. If it’s a malefic planetin a quadrant, don’t give the gemstonerelated to that malefic. On the otherhand if it’s a benefic and in a quadrant,see if you can give the gemstone.

A planet ruling something doesn’t dam-age it. Its enemies damage it. For ex-ample, Sun rules bones, but the plan-ets causing bone disease are Rähu andSaturn the sworn enemies of the Sun.Mars rules nerves (majja dhätu), andMercury its enemy damages nerves.

Location of the präëapada shows howwe breathe and indicates health. If thehouse occupied by präëapada is af-flicted, the präëa will be weak, leadingto ill health. The präëapada determinesyour internal environment.

Saìkränti is when the sun enters a newsign. The lord of the day becomes verymalefic if the Sun is in saìkränti.

Måtyupada is the äruòha of the 8thhouse. Transits of Saturn to måtyupadabring bad health and the Sun transit-ing måtyupada brings death. Look atA8 or the 7th from it and determinewhich is stronger. Then take the trinesto that. When the Sun transits thesesigns, health problems will increase.

Praçna for Health: treat the Navämçaof the Praçna like a natal chart anddetermine the past of the native, causeand incidence of disease. Saturn is thekaraka for illness, if it aspects thepraçna lagna, the health will improve.The lagna lord in the praçna will indi-cate the problems. See the planets con-joining the lagna lord.

YogasSarpa yoga occurs when malefics are

in three or more of the quadrantsof a chart. It is like being bound in

the coils of a snake, makes the personvery driven and intense and is bad forhealth. Sanjay counts the Sun as amalefic for this purpose, even thoughthe Sun is a natural indicator of health.The Sun can make Sarpa yoga. If thereis a benefic in quadrants along withthe Sarpa yoga, it is very importantto strengthen the benefic to break theyoga, even if the benefic is not friendlyto the lagna lord.

Rudra yoga occurs when Venus or Marsaspect the same sign as Moon. Thisyoga is based on concept of the sec-ond house. Something has to end forsomething else to start. The secondhouse is second from the first, whilethe 8th house is second from seventh.The concept of Rudra is the startingof something which is going to causethe ending of something else. See the2nd lord and the 8th lord and deter-mine which is stronger. The strongeris called Präëi (stronger with morepräëa). This planet is Präëi Rudra. Ifhe is favorable, you can live. In thenatural zodiac, Venus is lord of thesecond and Mars is lord of the eighth.They are the natural Rudras. The natu-ral significator for health is Moon. Itis the mind and the blood. Wheneverit is aspecting a sign with Venus orMars it is a natural Rudra yoga. Rudrayoga can give wealth, but also death.

Piçaca yoga is connected to the dead. Itoccurs when Ketu is in a quadrant(lagna must be influenced) aspectedby Mars in a quadrant. It is caused bythe nodes because they don’t havebodies, like the dead. Rähu and Ketuare higher octaves of Saturn and Mars. A specific dictum says “Kuja vad Ketu”– Mars is like Ketu, but Ketu is farhotter than Mars. If Mars is red, thenKetu is infra red. Rähu is the higheroctave of Saturn. If Saturn is bad, thenRähu is diabolical. Rähu doesn’t havea body. If such a being without a bodywould find a body through whom hecan work, it is very bad. Rähu and Sat-urn together cause disease, sorrow,and endless suffering. However whenSaturn is involved instead of Mars, itis not Piçaca yoga because it involvesour own forebears who have diedrather than random ghosts and is

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called Preta bädhaka. If Saturn is withRähu or Mars is with Ketu, they startresonating with each other. So withMars and Ketu, a fight (Mars) begins.It reaches a stage of complete head-less behavior. It causes tremendoussuffering. Mars indicates someonewho is angry. The quadrants in thehoroscope indicate what can physi-cally touch you. There is sudden vio-lent, volatile destruction when Marsand Ketu combine in this way. This isPiçaca yoga.

Viparéta räjayoga occurs when adusthäna lord in a dusthäna house. Itmeans someone loses something foryou to gain something. Who is losingwhat? You can lose your health for ma-terial gains. This is worst whenÄtmakäraka is involved.

Important Daçäs for HealthMatters:Paryäya daçäsThey are the best for timing diseases.Chara paryäya daçä is mentioned inParäçara’s work, and these daçäs are alsogiven a lot of importance in Jaiminimahäåñi’s Sutras. These daçäs move in acertain pattern. There are three types:Chara (moveable) Sthira (Fixed) andUbhaya (Dual). The Chara (moveable)daçäs are called trikoëa (trine) daçäs.They are used if the ascendant is a dualsign. Sthira (fixed) paryäya daçäs areused when the ascendant is a fixed sign.Ubhaya (dual) daçäs are used when theascendant is a moveable sign.

Why do the moveable and dual daçässwitch in this way? These daçäs aremeant for timing death. Death is some-thing which is fixed. If we combine dualsigns with each other in longevity stud-ies, we don’t get death, because dualplus dual equals middle life or movableplus movable is long life. Fixed plus fixedis short life or the death combination.Moveable plus dual gives fixed, or shortlife and shows why Chara (movable)paryäya daçä have to be used for dualsigns and Ubhaya (dual) paryäya daçä

have to be used for movable signs.

We are constantly moving toward fixa-tion, the stopping of the präëa, whichis death. These daçäs are also calledgocara (movement) daçäs. The präëaare moving all the time within us.Where there is movement, there is life.

These daçäs are very important forpeople who do Ayurveda, or otherswho study the pulses and the vital en-ergy of the body such as homeopathsand acupuncturists. It gives informationon what is affecting the präëa of thebody.

The Paryäya daçäs are closely linked tothe D- 6 chart, which is on a physicallevel as it is in the first harmonic of thedivisional charts. It is like the breaththat is going in and out. It is for dis-eases with a physical cause. It showsthe physical manifestation of the dis-ease. Diseases that are related to sub-conscious planes and mental diseasesare not to be seen in the D-6 chart, theseare seen in the D-30 chart instead. Westudy the Paryäya daçäs of the D- chart,which is available in JHora software.

Çüla daçäÇüla daçä shows us where the God ofDeath is in the chart. Signs occupied byätmakäraka or occupied or aspected byJupiter cannot kill because of the bless-ings of Vishnu (AK) or the blessings ofShiva (Jupiter).

Gulika daçäGulika daçä (using Vimçottari daçä) isthe daçä of the lord of the nakñatra thatGulika is placed in. As Gulika repre-sents the toxins in the body, this daçäwill bring ill health and death.

Müla daçäMüla daçä can be used to time cursesthat cause diseases like the curse ofKåñëa on Sämba that caused leprosy.Such terrible diseases have to be suf-

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in this way? Thesedaçäs are meant for

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fered on account of curses and the so-lution lies in proper remedial mea-sures.

Divisional chartsDrekkäëaSarpa and Äyuddha Drekkäëa: Twotypes of Drekkäëa in the D3 chart areconsidered to be bad for health: theSarpa and Äyuddha Drekkäëa. Sarpameans snake and if a planet in a Sarpadrekkäëa it is like being in a noose.They bind you and cause pain by bind-ing you. You get stuck. Äyuddhameans weapons and planets inÄyuddha drekkäëa can indicate sur-geries and injuries.

Ñañöäàça (D6 Chart)In this chart, the second house theworst. The second lord is maraca(killer) to the lagna. We must study theplanets in 2nd house, as well as thesecond lord, and planets that conjointhe 2nd lord. In this chart, the sixthhouse should also be considered. Thelagna in D-6 shows the good things,what will protect health. The secondhouse shows how the person will dieor get afflicted. Study everything goodfrom the first house, everything badfrom the second house. Signs that areaspecting the second house can alsobring death and disease. Signs that areaspecting the lagna in D-6 can bringhealth and long life. The same from thecandra lagna (Moon sign) will showfatal diseases.

Trimçäàça (Ñañöiäàça like) D30SChartThis ñañöiäàça like trimçäàça or D-30SChart is mentioned in Jätaka Pärijäta. Itis a trimçäàça chart which is made likea ñañöiäàça (D60) chart. We must seethe planets in the 8th and 12th housesin this chart. Planets in these houseswill be malefic for health. Diseasesshown in this chart are very deeprooted, as D-30 is on the subconscious

level, the 3rd harmonic.

If the 8th lord is in lagna in this chart, thedisease will be bad but curable. If lagnalord goes to the 8th house, it is worseand the condition may be incurable.Lagna lord in the 8th house may indicatemental disorders as the lagna signifiesintelligence.

Ñañöiäàça (D-60 chart) shows past lifekarma that leads to disease. We read thepast life from the AL of D-60 chart. Seethe placement of ätmakäraka and whichyogas it is involved with to ascertain whatkarma has led to this kind of terriblediseases. The ñañöiäàça like trimçäàçachart (D30S Chart) as taught in JätakaPärijäta shows the linkage of past karmato the diseases we suffer and these canbe quite terrible as they indicate thedriòa karma that could neither be for-given nor suffered in the various worlds(loka) before birth.

Remedial MeasuresMantrashaE< ju< s>

hauà juà saù

This is the måtyunjaya béja mantra; juàis jéva, which means life giving, hauà (‘h’the last akñara (syllable) represents Çiva +‘auà’) is supreme knowledge of Çiva.You (jivätmä) pray to Çiva for giving life.

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Çakti Gaëeça mantra. Gaëeça is associ-ated with yellow turmeric. Wheneveryou have a health problem, just tie yel-low turmeric on your arm - left arm forladies, right arm for gents.

More remedies are given under the casestudies that will be examined in the nextpart of this article/paper to be presentedin the West Coast conference at Sunny-vale, CA, USA.

To be continued in the next issue…

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The venerable Sage Paräçara begins hisimmortal Båhat Paräçara Horä Çästra bypraying to Lord Brahma, his consortBhäraté and Sun, the leader of the plan-ets and the cause of creation. The sagesays that the Lord is in all beings and theentire Universe is in Him. The unbornGod incarnated as the graha to give theresults of karma to the living beings. Thehigh degree of Paramätmamsa of theGraha incarnate as the Viñëu avatar -Räma, Kåñëa, Narasiàha, Varäha etc,while the jivätmä portions of the grahatake births as human beings. Both theseaàça merge in the Graha and the Grahain turn merge in the Lord at the time ofpralaya (dissolution). Thereafter, he goeson to describe the limbs of the Lord byunderstanding, which, the Sage stateswith confidence, that the zodiac in its en-tirety can be understood better.

From the above it is clear that it is theLord who is everywhere and every ef-fort to understand the life in its entiretywill ultimately lead one to the Lord. Justas the word removing the first letters ofaho (day) + rätra (night) derives ‘horä’,similarly Lagna is derived on account ofthe contributions of Sun & Moon. Takingthis hint given by the sage, if we attempt

Presiding Deities ofVargas

to understand the zodiac in its entirety,we will be blessed with twelve divi-sions/parts of the zodiac. Let us placeSun & Moonin the startingpoint ofAçviné andclosely ob-serve theirmovements .By the timeSun moves to27 degrees wefind thatMoon has al-ready com-pleted oner e v o l u t i o naround thezodiac. By thetime Sunreaches the30th degreewe find thesecond unisonof luminariestaking place. Ifwe continue

1 Kamala means lotus and refers to the lotus seat ofthe deities.

2 Malignant aspect of the node like an attack orintrusion; the reverse of this word is ‘tapa’

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sarvaà jïänänandamäyaàaum gurubyo namaù

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this observation then we will be ableto understand that 12 such unisons arerequired to cover the entire zodiac andthat Luminaries are indeed the ädhäraor the base for the brahmäëòa/zodiac.This unison is technically called asamävasyä tithi and is ruled by Rähu,which is the causative factor for attrac-tion/desire/creation. The lagna, whichis considered as the seat/kamala1 of‘Prajäpati/Brahma’, needs to becharged with the power of ever ex-panding (Guru) illumination to knowthe workings of the invisible hands ofRähu and to reverse the effects of‘päta2’.

We have understood that lagna/bhävais the product of the unisons of Sunand Moon and has definite bearing ontithi. It is through the unisons of the lu-minaries we understand thebrahmäëòa. The one single brahmäëòais understood as twelve piëòa-aëòä.This is the basic mathematical cluegiven by the sage. Any decision to findout the divisions of the brahmäëòa willbe echoed through the basic math-ematical division of 12 piëòa/Bhäva.

Let us now understand the limbs of theLord as enunciated by the Sage as thisis the first division of the Zodiac called

technically as‘kñetra’.

By associating thelimb with a deity wewill be in a betterposition to under-stand the bhava. Thispractice of associat-ing a deity with bodyparts is technicallycalled as Nyasa andwhen it comes to thismagnitude of identi-fying the limbs of theLord then it can betermed as MahaNyasa. The practiceof doing

‘UPACHARAS’ to deities is consideredto be the direct way of making the dei-ties speak. The minimum number of‘Upacharas’ is 16 in number and is calledas ‘Shodasa Upachara’.

With the above background let us exploreas an example, Meena the feet of theLord. The deity we are praying here isDamodhara. This approach from the feetto the head is called as ‘padadikesh’ ap-proach. We all know that unless theLord is merciful his feet cannot be seen.To obtain the feet of the Lord the margais to join GuruKula and do pada seva ofGuru Maharaj. Meena is the holiest ofholiest signs as it is called the sign ofMaharishis. Guru rules Meena kshetra. Itis in Meena that the Asura Guru Venusis exalted. It is in Meena that the Sadhushave their associations/offices andnivritti marga dwaja/flag. It is here thatPaduka worship is taught. Paduka isnothing but footwear, which is basicallymade of wood (Guru). This Paduka up-lifts the Jeeva who is being pulled downto Prithvi on account of samsaric/karmicpressures and pulls. By constant worshipof the Paduka the jeeva, ultimately at-tains the Paduka. By boarding on thePaduka the prakrithic pulls of samsaraare brought under the soles and the jeevabecomes light and airborne. It is only

bhäva Lagna/räçi dvädasaäditya Various names ofLimbs of the lordthe lord

1. Meça aryama keshava head2. Våçabha mitra narayana face3. Mithuna varun madhava arms4. Karkaöa indra govindha heart5. Siàha vivaswan viñëu stomach6. Kanyä pusha madhusüdana hip7. Tulä parjanya trivikrama under the navel8. Våñcika anshuman vämana private parts9. Dhanus bhaga sridhara thighs10. Makara twastha rishikesha knees11. Kuàbha vishnu padmanabha ankles12. Ména dhata damodhara feet

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through the Guru pada seva the jéva islifted from påthvé to äkäça (budha is de-bilitated in Ména). As a first step oneneeds to address and invoke the LordDämodara. The Lord is merciful anddefinitely attends the call of the sincereseeker. The next step is to offer him aseat (asanam). The first varga/division iscalled, as kñetra/räçi and it is the seatof the Lord. Offering of seat is the firstupachara for the Devatha who is attend-ing to the calls of the seeker. If one goesthrough the motions mechanically therewill be no anubhavas. The secret of giv-ing life to bhavas is to live through ev-ery moment of upachara. By livingthrough every moment the jeeva auto-matically understands the çuddhi (clean-liness - internal & external) required be-fore the placement of the seat. Thischurns the buddhi and çuddhi is attained.Once this is attained ‘Vriddhi’ & ‘Siddhi’automatically follows.

Let us tabulate the other upacharas foreasy understanding.

The sage has shown enough mercy toidentify the deities associated withvargas/divisions just for the sake of theseekers and has taken enough pains totake us close to the deities and has lit the

lamp in the sanctum sanctorum of thedeities by giving out their names. It isthe duty of every Jyotiña to participatein the upacharas that are to be given foreach and every sign and varga.

Without the aid of the deities associ-ated with the parts of Zodiac we willnot be in a position to decipher ‘whatis what’ or decode the Brahma lipi. Thebeauty of the immortal Brihat ParäçaraHorä Çästra is this identification of dei-ties. The key to unlock the Departmen-tal store of Karma is held by the pre-siding deities of vargas and withouttheir help we will not be in a positionto know the karmic exhibits.

Let us pay our respects andobeisance to the Sage to giveus more knowledge in thisdirection. Hoping to meetyou all again with the firmfaith that Mother will bemore merciful in making theSage hand over the keys, ifnot the entire bunch, atleastone by one.

om tat sat

Sl.No. Varga Upachara Remarks1. Horä Padyam Washing the feet2. Drekkäëa Argyam Washing the hands3. Turyamsa Achamaneeyam Giving water to drink4. Saptäàça Madhuparkam Offering sweet mixture5. Navamsa Sudhodhakasnanam Offering water for bathing6. Dasäàça Vastram Offering two pieces of clothing7. Dvädaçäàça Yagnopavitham Offering sacred threads8. Shodasamsa Abharanam Offering ornaments9. Vimsamsa Gandam Offering sandal wood paste10. Siddhäàça Pushpam/Mala Offering garland and

performing floral archana11. Bhamsa/ Dhoopam Offering incense

Nakshatramsa12. Trimçäàça Dheepam Offering lights13. Khavedamsa Naivedyam Offering food to eat14. Akshavedamsa Tamboolam Offering betel leaves & nuts15. Ñañöiäàça Anupachar/OthersOffer royal entertainments and

concluding with a namaskaram

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Dutt Sahib, as he was respectfullycalled, the star turned politician,passed away (heart attack) on my 24th

2005. He was one of the best lovedfigures of Indian Cinema; he alsoenjoyed a career in politics and lastyear was appointed Sports Minister.

Sunil Dutt, who rose to starry heightsin Bollywood before becoming a heroin real life, was reduced to living onthe footpath when the partition ofIndia stripped his family of their homein Pakistan. But in the many hardshipshe faced in his 76 years of life, Dutt -popularly known as Dutt Sahib - neverlost his sensitivity, his deep attachmentto human values and his abidingcommitment to secularism.

Before we take a peek at the life of thisgreat son of “Mother India”, I want togive a brief introduction to Arudha.

ArudhaArudha means manifestation orprojection. Whatever the indications ofthe Arudha is, they must manifest.Arudha is not just limited to peopleperception, which is, but onecomponent that contribute to Arudha.It also reveals how and when it

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manifests. The lords of houses shows theCause or the Actions, and the Arudhashows the Effect, hence the Result.Arudha shows that, which has to beenjoyed and/or endured! Arudha is alsoknown as Maaya or the veil, the externalsheath which envelopes us. Often peoplesay, Maaya is not Satya, but honestly, ifyou and I are real, so is Maaya!

For example, if one might recall theincident with Raja Harishchandra, whowas known never to speak a lie(Satyavaadi); he lost his kingdom, wife,son and ended up in smashana(cemetery)! Could you have guessed,that he was running the dashaa ofdharma-karmadhipati yoga planet? Ifyou just consider the lordship, aspects etcof planets whose dashaa was running; allit can reveal is what kind of influence anative is undergoing and what kindactions he would take! But, in theultimate analysis, it is imperative toconsider the effect of Arudha’s. Since hewas running the dashaa of the planetgiving dharma-karmadhipati yoga, hiskarma were in accordance to the dharma,his approach one that of righteousness,but obviously, the planet(s) were badlyplaced from the Arudha Lagna, to givehim such a loss, suffering andhumiliation! Another Example: Lord

s

“Disease and suf-fering has no reli-gion and no na-tional ity. My

work encompassesall mankind.”

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Aanjaneyaa is also known as LaalArudhari, or the Red Bodied One! ThusArudha Lagna, apart from one’s image,also shows one’s physical body.

There are 2 kinds of Arudha’s: BhaavaArudha & Graha Arudha, to differentiatethe 2 kinds of manifestation, Inanimate& Animate. The former is used forinanimate entities, like happiness,sadness, victory, defeat, good, bad etc,while the latter is used for animateentities like Father, Mother, Relatives andall kinds of living beings. We have tochoose the appropriate one, dependingon the event to be analyzed. Please referto standard texts like Brihat ParasaraHora Shaastra, Jaimini Maharishi’sUpadesa Sutras, Chandra Kala Naadi &Bhrigu Naadi for getting details on thevarious Arudha’s and their calculation.

Static AnalysisHis own personal battles began early inlife. He was born on June 6th 1929 inKhurd (73E35 & 32N48, TZ 5.0E, now inPakistan) at 10:03 AM (rectified). Here’sa high-level overview of his Rasi,Navamsa & dashaamsa:

Cancer rising with an exalted Moon, inclose conjunction with 9th lord Jupiter,shows an emotional, sensitive, principled(9th lord’s influence) personality. ArudhaLagna (AL) falls in Pisces, which is asaatwik sign of the Maharishis, indicatinga sympathetic, benevolent, generous,social, helpful and imaginative person.Dutt Saab was all this! Usually, Lagna inCancer, and a strong Moon, with AL inPisces, gives a corpulent body, but thiswas negated by the presence of Mars inLagna and aspect of Saturn on AL, whichalso gave him a tall frame. Saturn amalefic aspecting AL and in the 10th fromit, is not good for the image and as I willshow later, this portends some adverseeffects, clearly bringing out the efficacyof Maharishi Jaimini’s/Bhrigu’s sutras! 4planets (Mercury, Sun, Jupiter & Moon)from Taurus aspect (Rasi Drishti) the 11th

from AL. As per Maharishi Jaimini, theplanets in the 11th from AL showssources of income, and those aspectingthe 12th from AL, show sources of loss(Rahu, Mars & Venus here).

The Navamsa rising is also Pisces!

Life eventsHis father died when he was 5 years old.He was raised by his Uncles and hisMother played an important role in hislife.In Rasi chart, Pitri-Arudha or A9,

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aspects the 12H from AL, indicatingsome loss. The Graha Arudha of 9th

lord from Sun (kaaraka for father),falls in Aquarius, the 12th house of lossfrom AL. To get a more detailedunderstanding, we move toDwaadashaamsa or D12, the chart for

parents. The Graha Arudha of 9L fromSun, falls in Sagittarius. Now, his fatherexpired in his 5th year in the year 1934during Moon-Mars. From Sagittarius,Moon is a Maaraka by being in the 7th

house, the antaradashaa lord Mars isconjoined Mercury and will give itsresult (which happens to be the 7th

lord!). Further, please note that A4 fallsin Lagna along with Moon (kaaraka forMother), indicating the influence ofMother in his life. A9 falls in Scorpio,from where, dashaa lord is in MaranaSthana, indicating some unpleasantsituation pertaining to paternalinfluences.

Rasi Naaraayana dashaa running wasthat of Gemini, the 12th from A9,

indicating losses to father orfather-like authority figures.It was in the first 1/3rd partof the dashaa, which givesthe result of Gemini, beinga Seershodaya sign. TheArudha’s in the sign willalso give its result, one ofthem being A8 (Mrityu-Pada), which can causesuffering! DwaadashaamsaNaaraayana dashaa ofGemini ran from 1929-1937

(taking the lord of Pitri-Pada as theseed). As explained earlier, Gemini is theMaaraka Sthana from Sagittarius (Thereference for father).

He lost his ancestral propertiesduring the partition of 1947, and wasforced to start afresh.

The 12th house (loss) from AL is aspectedby Rahu, Venus & Mars. MaharishiJaimini, gives a specific dictum of Rahu,Venus and Sun aspecting the 12th fromAL shows losses through king orgovernment. Further, Mars aspectingshows losses due to violence (partition)and to properties (Mars isBhoomikaaraka). This happened duringthe dashaa of Mars! The specificantaradashaa was that of Venus,aspecting the 12th from AL. Importantly,Venus a benefic will give result of themalefic Rahu it is conjoined with, whoalso happens to be the 12th lord from AL.Interestingly, Rahu shows immigrationand communal violence, which was thebasis of partition! Further, both theseplanets are posited in Upa-Pada (UL).Apart from being an indicator of spouse,it also shows losses or the manifestationof loss. Mars influences both Bhaagya-Pada (A9) and Sukha-Pada (A4). Further,it being the lord of UL, during its dashaawill tend to influence both fortune andhappiness.

Rasi Narayana dasha was that of Taurusfrom 1943 – 1954. During the partition,the results are given by Venus (lord ofTaurus) from Feb 47 to Oct 50. Theincident occurred in the month of August1947, Venus gives its result of placement(in UL, in 2nd from AL with Rahu the 12th

lord from AL. Chaturthamsa (D4, givenabove) Narayana dashaa of Aries ranfrom 1947 – 1957. As soon as it started,he had to leave it and come to India. Thefirst 1/3rd of dashaa results is given byaspectors & occupants. Mercury gives itsresult, and caused his displacement.Note: In D4, Mercury is the lord of 12th

(loss) from AL, and in the 8th from AL

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(which shows drastic changes).

From being a Zamindar (FeudalLandlords), riding to school on aprivate horse, he had to sleep on thefootpaths of Bombay.This happened with the advent of RahuMahaadashaa. Not surprising, being the12th lord from AL and aspecting it, withthe 8th lord from AL, it had to show majorchanges in lifestyle. Rahu is also the 8th

lord (showing hard work & obstacles) isconjoined with Venus, the baadhakeshlord (unforeseen obstacles and cause ofsorrow and travel). This combination in2nd from AL is not something to be happyabout and causes setback in the image,and poverty. Further it influences the UL.Rasi Narayana dasha of Taurus asexplained earlier was running. Thishappened in the last 1/3rd of the dashaa,whose results, are given by the Taurusbeing the a house and a sign. It being the11th house (baadhakasthana) and beneficsign in 3rd house from AL, gave materialloss and lack of peace of mind. Rahu’sassociation with 12th lord from AL orbeing in 12th from AL is very good forspiritual progress, as the person rejectsmaterialistic pleasures. Further, Rahu isdebilitated in Navamsa, as a result he hadto undergo tremendous hardship andordeal during its dashaa.

He got a big break in 1954 with thefilm “Railway Platform”,subsequently established himself asthe hero of the 60’s and early 70’s!

This happened in Rahu-Jupiter. InDasaamsa, Rahu is in the 2nd house, anArtha Trikona, and in the 10th from AL.Generally, malefics in the 10th from ALis not good for success, but in this case,Rahu gives result of Moon, a benefic and8th lord of sudden changes, which provedbeneficial (benefic being in Kendra fromAL)! Antaradashaa lord Jupiter is thelagna lord, indicating a fresh start indashaaamsa and being in 11th from AL.Most importantly, Jupiter is lord of AL ,A5 & A11 in Rasi.

Rasi Narayana dasha of Pisces ran from

1956 – 1966, containing AL, A5(manifestation of power/authority) andA11 (Laabha Pada). Aquarius follows it(till 1976), and he gradually withdrewfrom the public, being the 12th lord fromAL. However, in this period, he actedin 7 movies, which majority being hits,but by that time,other actors likeRajesh Khanna,Dharamendra etcstarted dominatingthe scene.Incidentally, if wecalculate thePadanaathamsa ofdashaaamsa, usingthe lord of AL as theseed, he was runningAquarius dashaa!

His acting careerspanned from mid-50’s to early 70’s andthen during the mid80’s he took topolitics.To consider theprofession one takesup, there are couple ofparameters to beconsidered:

1. Influence of 11th

lord from AL.(Source of Wealth)

2. Trines toNavamsa Lagnaor aspects on it.

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(Inherent Talents)

3 . Influence ondashaamsa Lagna lord.(Influence on theintelligence, knowledgeneeded to work)

4. Influence ondashaamsa AL.(Manifestation)

5. Finally, see howthese are connected tothe Artha Trikona(Service) or KaamaTrikona (Business) indashaamsa. (For timing)

Moon, Sun, Jupiter &Mercury influence the11th from AL. Mercury,Nodes & Sun influencethe Navamsa Lagna.Paaka lagna indashaamsa is influencedby Mercury, Venus &Ketu. Finally, AL in

dashaamsa is aspected by Sun, Jupiter& Mercury (7th). Sun shows Govern-ment/Politics, Mercury shows Acting/Business, Moon shows Bureaucracy,Mass involvement & Jupiter showsConsultants, Philanthropy etc. Out ofthese, Mercury is more advanced inlongitude, being the Atmakaraka anddominated his choice for the first pro-fession (Interviewing & Acting). Fur-ther, it is also aspecting the NavamsaLagna. The next profession, is shownby Sun, who is next in longitude after

Mercury, indicates Politics. It is also, intrines to the Navamsa Lagna. Now, letstake a look at his D10. Here, AL is in Ar-ies, with Sun in trines and aspect fromJupiter & Sun, and Mercury in 7th fromit.

His professional stint, spanned from 1950– 2005, when the dashaaas of Rahu, Jupi-ter, Saturn & Mercury. Rahu is the 3rd

lord with the 2nd lord, hence he was anindependent actor during Rahu dashaa.Rahu receives aspect of Venus the 6th lord,hence there were times (initially when hestarted out), he was receiving a fixedsum on a monthly basis! Jupiter is theLagna lord, in the 3rd house, and duringJupiter dashaa he was totally indepen-dent and was also involved in producingmovies. During Saturn dashaa, he was agovernment servant (same explanation asRahu). Finally, Mercury is the 10th lord inthe 11th house.

If we analyze the Dasaamsa NaaraayanaDashaa (initiated from the seed of 10L),it becomes very clear. During the dashaatrines to Mercury he was in the actingprofession and during the dashaa intrines to Sun, he was actively involved inPolitics.

He married Nargis (whose motherwas a muslim and father a hindu) onMarch 11 1958. At that time, she wasalready an established actress. Thiswas subsequent to the famed movie“Mother India”, during the sets ofwhich, he rescued her from fire.

Upa-Pada Lagna has the influence of bothRahu & Venus. Rahu indicates spouse be-longing to to a different community orreligion (different from the prevalentnorms of the society). On the other hand,it also shows some blemish pertaining tomarriage. In fact, in the movie “MotherIndia”, Nargis played the role of hisMother. Both these factors, did not sitwell with the public at that time! Both AL& A7 aspect each other, further both areowned by Mars, who is also placed in a

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Kaama Trikona in navaamsa. Mars is de-bilitated in raashi and exalted innavaamsa, indicating the status of thespouse was initially bad, and subse-quently improved.

Navaamsa Naaraayana dashaa of Virgo(seed) initiated from lord of A7 or Dara-Pada) was running from 1953 – 1965.Virgo is the 7th house, housing the 7th

lord Mercury. The sub-period in thisdashaa, at the time of marriage, is givenby the lord Mercury (as per the 3 partsof a period rule), and more specifically(breaking Mercury’s sub-period into 4sub-sub-parts) by his position ... in the 7th

house! The Vimshottari dashaa was thatof Rahu-Mercury. Rahu influences the ULin raashi, and the Navaamsa Lagna & 7th

house and Mercury is strongly placed in7th house and is the 7th lord. Further, inNavaamsa, Mercury is also the Daara-Pada lord.

His eldest son Sanjay Dutt, presentlyan established star, was born on July29th 1959.This was during the Raashi Naaraayanadashaa of Pisces, housing A5 or Putra-Pada. The event happened during themiddle 1/3rd of the dashaa, hence the re-sults is given by, aspectors and planetsconjunct in Pisces. Saturn aspects, and heis also the Putra-kaaraka! Further, Saturnis also the lord of Graha Arudha of 5th

lord from Jupiter (the Naisargika Putra-kaaraka)!

Saptaamsha Naaraayana dashaa of Can-cer (initiated from the lord of A5 inraashi) was running. Cancer is the D7lagna, and its lord Moon is in the 5th

house of progeny. This event transpiredin the first 1/3rd of the dashaa, the resultsof which, is given by the lord Moon. Theparticular event occurred in the sub-pe-riod, the results of which is given by itsposition (since Moon is malefic here),which happens to be in Putra-Sthaana, 5th

house in Scorpio, which incidentally, hap-pens to be his Lagna!

In Saptaamsha, the first child is de-noted by the fifth house, counted inreverse, Pisces. If we take this to rep-resent Sanjay Dutt, then Arudha of Pi-sces falls in Gemini, where as GrahaArudha of Jupiter-Pisces (9L) falls inPisces. During Saturn dashaa, his eldestson suffered tremen-dously, initially, dueto the tragic demise ofNargis Dutt, due towhich he started abus-ing himself withdrugs, and then subse-quently, due to al-leged involvement interrorist activities, car-rying a gun, demiseof his first wife due toCancer!! On the otherhand, it was the sameSaturn dashaa, that gave him the cour-age and conviction to work harder, faceall the obstacles and come out of thequagmire, with flying colors! FromGraha Arudha of 9L, Pisces, Saturn isthe 11th lord, a malefic, and hence hewas involved in nefarious activities, asthe 11th lord he also made a lot ofmoney (one of the highest paid actorsin Bollywood now). Further, Saturn isin the 8th from Arudha of 9L in Gemini,indicating, drug abuse. But it also be-ing a neutral planet for Gemini, it gavehim the strength (8L in 8H) to over-come it!

Due to the alleged involvement of hisson, Sunil Dutt, had to resign from hispost, and decided not to contest theelections for a couple of years. All thisduring the dashaa of Saturn, whichbeing a malefic, is in the 10th (karma)from AL (image). Please note, Saturn isthe chara Putra-kaaraka!

Personal tragedy struck, when hiswife died of Cancer on May 3rd 1981,few days before the release of hisson’s first movie!Navaamsha Naaraayana dashaa of Ar-

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ies was running. The Graha Arudha of 7th lord inNavaamsha falls in Gemini (Nargis). The event tran-spired during the middle 1/3rd of Aries, the resultsof which, are given by, Mars. However, please notethat it is conjoined with Moon, who will give the re-sults. Moon is a malefic here, and the particular sub-period running, the results of which are given by theavastha of Moon. Moon is in Mrita (Dead) avastha,being the lord of 2nd (Maaraka) from Gemini.Vimshottari dashaa running was that of Jupiter-Rahu,both of which are connected to the 7th house(Maaraka) from Gemini.

He passed away on May 25th 2005.Raashi Naaraayana dashaa of Cancer was running.This was during the first 1/3rd part of the dashaa,the results of which are given by the occupants andaspectors. The result is given by Moon, who is theleast progressed in longitude. The exact sub-periodis given by the position of Moon (Malefic), being in

the 3rd from AL. Shoola Dashaa is the progression ofRudra, and signs in trines to AL, are harbingers ofdeath, provided they fall in the khanda (compart-ment), which are death inflictors. Pi-Aq was running.Pi houses AL, and the antaradashaa Aquarius indi-cates Hridaya Roga or heart ailment. Dutt Saabpassed away in sleep (12th from AL) due to heartattack (Aquarius).

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Phyllis Wright, Humane Society of the U.S...People who let theirdogs and cats have litters in order to show their childrenthe “miracle of birth” should come witness the “miracle ofdeath” performed in the back rooms of animal shelters allover the country.

Romain Rolland (Nobel Laureate), Jean Christophe... To onewhose mind is free, there is something even moreintolerable in the suffering of animals than in the sufferingsof men. For with the latter it is at least admitted thatsuffering is evil and that the man who causes it is a criminal.But thousands of animals are uselessly butchered everyday without a shadow of remorse. If any man were torefer to it, he would be thought ridiculous. And that is theunpardonable crime. That alone is the justification of allthat men may suffer. It cries vengeance upon all the humanrace. If God exists and tolerates it, it cries vengeance uponGod.

Pythagorus... As long as humanity continues to be the ruthlessdestroyer of other beings, we will never know health orpeace. For as long as people massacre animals, they willkill each other.

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A Jyotisha spends a lot of time in studying the toolsthat help in reading a chart accurately. The Karmiccycles are deep and the language of Jyotish is vast.Students spend long hours understanding the deeprules and application of the same but often feel blankwhen they attempt their first serious reading.

The attempt of this article is to help those at such apoint, feeling lost, and with just one question on theirmind, ‘’where do I begin?’’ Presented below aresimple steps that enable one to start seeing the lifeof the native on that piece of paper, which we callthe ‘Kundali,’ ‘Janam Patri,’ or ‘Jaataka.’

Spiritual PracticeIn order to keep the mind calm, it is suggested thatthe Astrologer practices spiritual discipline. It shouldbe inculcated in daily life. Objectivity is also a mustwhen guiding people about their lives. Regular Man-tra recitation is a support to this.

Mantras work on the level of the mind. The termMantra can be broken down into two — ‘Manas’meaning the mind, ‘Trai’ meaning to protect. Theimportance of the Guru mantra is the highest. Of-ten, when destiny beckons the native to find a Guru,he or she will be initiated into the ‘parampara’ (tra-dition) mantra of that lineage. Despite various tra-ditions and approaches to the field of Jyotish, we areall one under the light of the Stars.

There are Gurus who have learnt from their ances-tors where the parampara mantra has been passeddown for generations. Reading the Rashi can indicatethe Guru. The Arudha of the ninth house (A9) willshow the Guru. The spiritual Guru or the ‘DeekshaGuru’ can be seen from the Vimsamsa chart or theD-24 chart. The ninth house and the Arudha of suchin this division will reveal everything about the

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Guru. Usually the transit of Jupiter on the Mantrapada [Arudha of the fifth house] can get one a Guruand a Guru mantra. Scriptures give great importanceto a Guru and true knowledge can be only under-stood well when being guided. Jyotish too is tradi-tionally taught in such a method. This method iscalled as the Guru Shishya Parampara. Even now thereare various paramparas in India and other cornersof the globe that continue to follow the traditionalways.

In an absence of a Guru one can do certain mantrasthat will help the mind keep calm. Mantras done forthe Moon (significator for the mind) help in doingso. A simple method of reckoning so is to see theplacement of the Moon in the birth chart.

Mantras can be given according to the Moon’s Rashi.There are also many guru mantras that are used topray to Jupiter (Brihaspati) and help in attaining theknowledge of Jyotish. Jupiter is the significator ofJyotish.

It also becomes necessary for practicing Astrologersto do regular mantras as they deal with people whoare suffering. Most people coming for readings aregoing through a bad phase and may carry a lot ofnegativity with them. The Astrologers help them outand reduce this negativity. It is due to this reasonthat it becomes important for Astrologers to keeptheir energies intact and protected from the negativ-ity that comes to them. Mantra helps in balancing outthe energies and protecting the mind from suchvibes.

In due time, an Astrologer will be able to look at theNimmita or omens around and be able to judge alot of the results of the questions asked just from thehints Mother Nature gives us. A small prayer is sug-gested before doing the reading to ask the Lord to

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guide the one who has come to you.

Nimmitta or SakunaA lot of importance is given to the Astrologer andthe omens surrounding him at the time of the read-ing in various classical texts such as Prasanna Marga.It is believed that a Jyotishi, the one who guidespeople towards the light of God, becomes like amessenger and will be able to sense the environmentthat will reveal the answers to the questions asked.

What should first be done with the birthchart?

After observing for any Nimittas, one sitsdown with the Janam Patri. An approach to startanalyzing should be clear in order for an analysis.This is the testing time for a lot of beginners as thereare lots of tools one can use. The fact is, a snapshotof the Heavens at the time of birth, can reveal thewhole life of the native. The question here is — whatdo you want to see? As a rule, one should only tellthe native what he asks of you. It is believed thatthe native will ask only that which he or she is des-tined to know from the Jyotishi. So, do not give outanything till asked explicitly! Some exceptions arethose dedicatedly practicing Prashna, and have mas-tered the art of knowing what the person comes tomind with. This shall be addressed at a later article.

Steps to follow while reading the birthchart

1. RectificationOne needs to be sure if the chart being examined iscorrect. So, the first thing to do is rectification of thebirth time and the Navamsa chart. There are vari-ous tools available for this such as — Kunda rectifi-cation, Prana pada Lagna, etc.

Kunda: The Kunda finds its basis in the presence of‘Tattwa’. Tattwa or element is the true nature ofthings. It is the constitution and the level of energyof any being. The whole universe is surrounded byfive tattwas. This also leads to the understanding thatthere are different energy levels for each being. Thebasic composition of all that surrounds us comesdown to the basic elements or the ‘Panch tattwa’.These are earth, water, fire, air and space. Since thebeginning of time these elements existed and from

these the Universe came into being.

The above understanding leads us to believe that eachhuman being has his own tattwa and this is seenfrom the lagna. The method of rectifying the chartfrom the Kunda is based on this understanding it-self.

Calculation of the Kunda: The Kunda is calculatedby multiplying the lagna degrees by 81.Hence theKunda moves 81 times the speed of the lagna. Thismakes it very time sensitive and can be used to rec-tify the birth chart.

Method of rectifying: The method to rectify thechart with the movement of the Kunda is verysimple. The kunda must fall in the trines to lagna orthe seventh from it. If there is an exchange with thelagna lord then Kunda should be placed in the trinesor the seventh from the lagna lord itself.

This simple movement of Kunda can be used torectify the birth time.

Prana pada lagna: ‘Prana’ in Sanskrit means life orthe energy that is the cause of this life. Prana is of-ten confused with the term breath but in realityPrana is the energy that causes one to breathe. Pranais all around us and is the essence of our being. Allthe Panch Tattwas are made up of Prana or have Pranain them in different forms. We take in Prana fromthe air around us when we breathe in and it is con-sumed by us in the food we eat. When the Pranaleaves the body one stops existing in the body andthe physical being dies.

Calculation of the Prana pada lagna:

The longitude of the Sun at the time of Sunrise is tobe adopted for calculation of Prana pada. The timefrom sunrise to birth should be converted intoVighatis and divided by 15.The remainder should beconverted into signs and degrees. If the Sun is in amoveable sign add the result to the Sun’s longitudeat sunrise. If it is in a fixed sign then to the 9th fromthat. If it is in a dual sign then to the 5th from that.The time elapsed from Sunrise to the time of birthis called Istha Kala which is used as a base to calcu-late the Prana Pada Lagna.

Method of rectifying: The Prana pada should beplaced in trines to the Lagna or the Moon for human-births.

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Simplicity: A simple method of correcting theNavamsa and any divisional chart can also be usedfor which the Astrologer needs to ask questions andconfirm from the native. The physical appearance,number of siblings, aptitudes, time of major eventsetc. can be used to confirm the time of birth. Allevents will be accurate as seen in the chart if the chartis correct. Once the Astrologer is sure about the ac-curacy of the birth time the reading should be takenforward.

2. Past Karma and Curses

Most people go to an Astrologer because they arehaving problems in their immediate life and seeksome guidance. It is rare that someone comes onlyfor the sake of a reading. One needs to know theintensity of their past karma and how much suffer-ing will come their way. To be able to judge this andalso understand the focus of the native, considerlooking at the following:

(This is one approach as suggested. In time readersmay have their own approach)

The Tithi of birth — This will indicate the native’sfocus in life. The tithi also shows the past karma andwhat kind of problems the native is bound to facein the present life. Look at the lordship of the tithitoo. The tithi itself can indicate the causes for afflic-tion such as birth on Amavas, Sankrati etc.

· Nakshatra

· Vaar dosha

· Sarpa dosha

· Gandanta.

· Sandhi

· Combustion

· Any special Yogas

· Atma Karaka

· Arudha Lagna and afflictions to it

· Planets in Maran Sthaan

· Bhadhakesh and its placement.

· Debilitation, Exaltation and Moolatrikona to un-derstand the nature of the planets.

The above itself tells about the native and gives anoutline about their life. The kind of problems facedby them can be revealed in this manner.

3. The Positive points in the chart:Each chart will have something positive. It is whatkeeps the native motivated and going. Look for thefollowing points to see what will help the native:

· The planets breaking the Sarpa (or other) Dosha,if any

· Benefics in the Lagna

· Exchanges that give good results in the end

· Vipreet Raaj Yogas

· Look at the Navamsa to reckon the various Dei-ties.

4. Dashas:Now look at least two type of Dashas. (I usually usethe Vimsottari and the Narayan Dasa.) These willindicate what the native is going through physicallyand mentally. Circumstances surrounding their en-vironment will also be revealed.

5. Transits (“Gochara”):Now look at the Transits. This would indicate if thenative is under going established patterns such asSade sati, Kantaka Shani and other struggles that maybe around due to the unfavorable transit. At timesretrograde planets in transit can give varying results.For the advanced Astrologer, a Panchang (Ephemeris)is a must.

6. Application of principles:This is the most important point while analyzing anychart. Applying the rules and to what intensity willchange the whole prediction. This is the most cru-cial part of predictive astrology. Astrology itself hasrules, which may seem contradictory unless wellunderstood. A balanced application is required. I willnow give some guidelines that may help in applyingthe rules in a more balanced way and help in reach-ing to the point prediction.

Yogas: When we see a conjunction in a birth chart itsimply becomes a ‘Yog’. Very often Astrologers makeconclusions just by seeing a positive or a negative.Thereafter, accuracy is lost in their prediction as themere presence of the Yoga is not enough to concludeanything. One needs to see the following to actuallygive a proper prediction about the yoga in any chart:

a) Look at the strength of the planets involved. The

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use of Ashtakavarga can be useful here.

b) Look at the Nakshatra the planets are placed inand their lords.

c) Check the Navamsa to confirm how much of theresult is destined to come to the native in theirlife.

d) Check the Graha and Rashi Dristi to see how muchof the Yoga looses its effects or becomes evenstronger.

e) Examine the dasa periods of those planets to con-firm how much of the effect was faced by thenative in the past.

Ashtakavarga: It is best to look at the Ashtakavargaof the planet and understand its strength and truenature. At times the planets may not give the resultsas initially thought of.

Arudhas: At times the affliction to the Arudha of thehouse under question may change the obvious resultsin the native’s life. For example, the person mayseem rich but actually be going through a financialcrisis.

Special Lagnas: To have a more accurate picture ofthe issues such as financial matters, promotions,raises etc. it is important to observe the Speciallagnas like the Hora Lagna, Sree Lagna etc. TheNaryan Dasa connecting to these are bound to giveresults. Only the intensity of the results (amount ofmoney coming in or the kind of promotion) mayvary and should be further reckoned from theNavamsa and after checking the afflictions to theSpecial Lagna.

7. Logical conclusions:It is important to finally apply logic to what one seesin the chart. In today’s time a lot of the values anddefinitions of Jyotish have modified themselves.

Marriage and relationships are commonly affecteddue to Modern times. At times people have relation-ships that are equivalent to marriage. So, when anAstrologer makes a prediction regarding marriagelogic must be applied. The native may have had along term relationship and not actually gone aheadwith the ceremony of marriage. Thus, it is importantto think and consider all possibilities before one givesa prediction.

Furthermore, any one principle alone is never

enough to conclude. One must look at the principlesthat will influence them. For example, for marriage,if there is khuja dosha in a chart one needs to see if itgets cancelled. Upa pada (Arudha Pada of the 12th

House, or the Vyayapada) must also be consideredto decide upon matters of marriage. Further, theNavamsa should be seen for marriage. To see birthof children one should look at the Fifth house, theSthir Karaka for children, placement of Putra pada,Saptamsa chart if required.

8. Remedies:The Astrologer must give remedies at the end of thereading after careful examination of various things.Remedies can be at three levels:

· Mantra – protection of the mind.

· Tantra – protection of the body (Gemology fallsunder this category).

· Yantra – protection of the soul

Some remedies are also based on the theory ofKarma. This can include doing some good deeds likefeeding the poor, taking care of the sick etc. Thelogic here is that one is doing a good deed to counterthe bad deed done in the past. While several mayreadily accept this, the Astrologer may also encoun-ter those unfamiliar with this concept. Sir IsaacNewton’s law of Gravity can be used as an exampleto explain this simple, yet deep concept. As per mypersonal experience Mantras and prayers are themost effective remedies. Some Astrologers also prac-tice remedies that are based on black magic that areinappropriate. The base of remedies should alwaysbe sattwik (pure). Only a prayer made with a sincereheart can be most sattwik. Remedies based on tantraare tamasik in nature and will enhance bad karma,which is discouraged.

Planets have various Deities. Prayer to these deitieswill give the right results in due time. Also mantrasgive the native mental strength, reduces the suffer-ing which is supposed to come due to the past sinsand in the long run helps in the spiritual growth asthe mind gets trained in a more spiritual way ofthinking and negative attitudes change.

9. Practical Advice:Those seeking counsel may need nurturing

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The word UPANAYANA is a compound word madeup of two words “UPA” meaning near and“NAYANA” meaning taking. So Upanayana meanstaking the Vatu near the Guru or Acharya in orderto get education or to study Vedas.Here Upanayanarefers to the fact that a child gets birth at his parent’splace once and Upanayana means 2nd birth as re-ferred to as DWIJA or twice-born.It is also calledVrata Bandhana or Brahmopadesham ( Initiation ofGayatri Mantra ).

Here the main rite is the investiture with SacredThread or Yajnopaveeta.At a auspicious Muhurta,through the Guru or Acharya,the father of the Vatuinitiates Gayatri Mantra as the beginning of learningof Vedic studies.

Ashvalaayana Grihya Sutra in its 18th Khanda says :

Aòme v;eR äah[mupnyet!,gÉaRòme va,

añöame varñe brähaëamupanayet |garbhäñöame vä|

Meaning at the 8th year of the Vatu,the Upanayanahas to be conducted.Also at important circumstanceswe can calculate the age when the child was inMother’s womb ie., 7th year also Upanayana can beconducted.

Now let us look about Upanayana Muhurtam as ex-plained in ancient classics like Muhurta Padavi,Muhurta Madhavi,Prayoga Parijaata, Narada etc.

Muhurta Padavi says :

jNmBdat! sÝmadaE Sèutmupnyn< p<cme caÚÉ< sÚnXyayaeinzakRStpis )i[k…jaE caòme zu³taeNye,te r<Ø jNmc<Ôat! guérip shje jNmÉacayR r<Ø<

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³…:[> p]aekRjaöuiGdnmynMvakœ p]itmRXyma va.ATyapid nvme dzme va k…yaRt!,%pnItaE iÖje<Ôa[a< AòmaeBd> zuÉae mt>.janmabdät saptamädau smrutamup anayanaàpaïcame cännabhaà sannanadhyäyoniçärkastapasi phaëikujau cäñöame çukratoanye|te randhra janmacandrät gururapi sahajejanmabhäcärya randhraàkruñëaù pakñorkajäsrugdinamayanamväkpakñatirmadhyamä vä||atyäpadi navame daçame vä kuryät|upanétau dvijendräëäm añöamobdaù çubho mataù||

Meaning Upanayana has to be conducted to a childat his 7th year.Some have said even if we considerGarbhashtama ,then also Upanayana can beperformed.But 5th year is very good.6th is notgood.After 8th year,then Upanayana is notgood.Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Uttara, Hasta,Chitra,Anuradha, Uttarashada, Dhanishta andUttarabhadra are the best Nakshatras. Ashvini,Pushyami, Swati, Shravana, Shatabhisha and Revathiare middling and can be considered. Guru andShukra should not be set (Astangata). Adhika Monthhas to be prohibited. Guru Bala is more important.According to Prayoga Parijata from Vatu’s JanmaRashi Guru should be transitting over2nd,11th,7th,9th and 5th houses. According toMuhurta Madhaveeyam,even Guru’s transit over10th from Vatu’s Janma Rashi is advisible.Uttarayana and Shukla Paksha good. Even if Guruin transit is strongly placed in Uccha, Mitra andMoola Trikona Sthana,then after performing GuruShanti one can perform the Upanayana during itstransit over 1,3,4 and 10th. But Muhurta Madhaveeyasays for Guru in 10th,there is no need for GuruShanti. Guru in transit in 6th or 8th or 12th fromJanma Rashi is prohibited. Even the parents also

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should have Taranukula ie., Guru’s transit should bein favourable houses from their Janma Rashis. NowUpanayana can be done by Vatu’s Father or hisFather’s Father,his elder brother,father’s youngerbrother or elder brother or Acharya in this order.Inthe Muhurta Lagna, 9th should not be occupied byRavi, Kuja and Rahu. Chandra should not be in8th.Shukra in 8th is ok.Budha in Janmashtama is alsoagreeable.Guru must be either in Kendra or Trikonafrom Muhurta Lagna. Tuesdays and Saturdays areprohibited. As per Prayoga Parijata, the birth monthcan also be considered for Upanayana. It aslo says,Janma Lagna,Janma Nakshatra and Janma Month areall agreeable.

Now as per Muhurta Madhaveeyam:

ivàSyaiÉiht< iÖtIyjnn< v;eR zuÉ< sÝme,rajNySy ctuiÉRrÇ sihte vEZySy tu Öadze,sUyaeR gaeimwunaiïte tdxm< k…<ÉE[ge mXym<,ïeò< me; H;aiïte suriÉge ¢I:me zrdNyyae>.viprasyäbhihitaà dvitéyajananaà varñe çubhaàsaptame|räjanyasya caturbhiratra sahite vaiçyasya tu dvädaçe|süryo gomithunäçrite tadadhamaà kumbhaiëagemadhyamaà|çreñöaà meña jhañäçrite surabhige gréñmeçaradanyayoù||

Meaning for a Brahmin Vatu, Upanayana has to beconducted at 7th year, for Kshatriyas it is at 11thyear,for Vaishyas, it is at 12th year,the performingof Upanayana is the best. Even though Uttarayanais good for Upanayana,Vrishabha and Mithunamonths are middling, Meena and Mesha months arethe best,Kumbha and Makara months are also best.For Brahmins,Vasanta Ritu is the best, for KshatriyasGrishma Ritu and for Vaishyas Sharadrutu isadvisible.

Now again as per Muhurta Madhaveeyam:

ktuRjRNm¢uhaÏ‰nagmsut ôIxmR kmRiSwtaejIvae ir>ˆ) suÿ‚t! praÉv irpUn! mu®vaNygí<Ôma>.³ªraZzÇuÉvanuje;u zuÉda ir>ˆ)aÔ‚te c<Ôj>zu³SsÝMtaeNy raiz;u crn! ïeòae iÖtIyaeÑve.karturjanmagruhäddhnägamasuta strédharmakarmasthitojévo riùpha suhrut paräbhava ripünmuktvänyagaçcandramäù||krüräççatrubhavänujeñu çubhadä riùphädrutecandrajaù

çukrassaptamtoanya räçiñu caran çreñöodvitéyodbhave||

Meaning: Upanayana means Gayatri Mantropadesha.After wearing Upavita, the Vatu has Punarjanma ornew life. So from Vatu’s Janma Rashi Guru shouldbe in 2nd or 11th, 5th, 7th, 9th or 10th in transi. InMuhurta Lagna, Chandra should not be in 12th or4th or 6th or 8th. Ravi, Kuja,Shani and Rahu in 6-11-3 are agreeable. Budha in 12th house is not good.Shukra in 7th is also not agreeable. Then we have toconsider other Muhurta Doshas also.

Further Muhurta Madhaveeyam says about results ofplanets in Lagna Kendra:

kivTv< guéTv< buxTv< c keNÔe zuÉaôIn! gu[a<í àyCD<it Üu_y>,gu[Sy SvkIySy dan< n icÇm! ydÇaNyyaedaRnmTyÑ‚t< tt!.kavitvaà gurutvaà budhatvaà ca kendre çubhästrénguëäàçca prayacchanti nrubhyaù|guëasya svakéyasya dänaà na citramyadatränyayordänamatyadbhutaà tat||

If Shukra is in a kendra from Muhurta Lagna, thevatu becomes a poet.If Guru is in same position, hewill be respected by all,Budha in Kendra makes aVatu a Vidwamsa or a learned Scholar. If all theseplanets are in Kendra ,they give all the above results.If Chandra is in Muhurta Lagna Kendra,the Vatu willtake up either business or agriculture as his career.If Ravi is in Kendra, then he will be working in agovernmental organisation. Kuja in a Kendra makesthe Vatu ,an expert in education pertaining to weap-ons and if Shani in a similar place, then he will beworking under evil people or low caste people.IfShani and Kuja are there in 12th from MuhurtaLagna, then the Purohit who performs Upanayanamay lose his eye sight. Also we have to consider allSunapha, Anapha,Dhurdhura and Adhi Yogas fromMuhurta Lagna.

As per Prayoga Parijata, for Upanayana Guru’s Astais prohibited and for marriage Shukra’s Asta is pro-hibited. He also says Yogas like Vishkambha, Vajra,Parigha, Vyatipata,Shula, Vyaaghata,Vaidhriti, Gandaand Atiganda are prohibited.

Upanayana Yogas as per MuhurtaMadhaveeyam :

Here I am going to reveal 7 Muhurta Yogas forUpanayana during which Yogas,if one performsUpanayana,all small Doshas will get nullified.

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keNÔe devguraE Éve idnkre keNÔe zuÉa<ziSwte,l¶awaRnujge istae guébuxaE keNÔenukªla> pre,Sv]RSwae½gte yid gué> keNÔe iÇkae[e blI,saEMya<ze;u ivxaE buxakRæuguja> kmaRy l¶iSwta>.gaeme;e<Ê ¢he;u zu³idn³…½<Ôe;u vI[aedyemIne<ÖaSpdme;ja<itmmuo Èy<ze;u zu³e<iÖna.oe<Tye va ividnae Éve tnugtZzu³ae guévaHR;eyaegaSsÝÜu[aimhaepnyne àae a zuÉaiSsiÏda>.kendre devagurau bhave dinakare kendreçubhäàçasthite|lagnärthänujage sito gurubudhau kendreanuküläùpare|svarkñasthoccagate yadi guruù kendre trikoëe balé|saumyäàçeñu vidhau budhärkabhrugujäù karmäyalagnasthitäù||gomeñendu graheñu çukradinakruccandreñu véëodayeménendväspadameñajäntimamukha tryaàçeñuçukrendvinä||kheantye vä vidino bhave tanugataççukroguruvärjhañeyogässaptanruëämihopanayane proktäçubhässiddhidäù||Meaning :

1) Chandra in Shubha( Benefic) Navamsha,Guru inLagna Kendra,Ravi in 11th from Muhurta Lagna.

2) Shukra is either in Muhurta Lagna or in 2nd or in3rd ,and Guru and Budha in Kendra in a goodhouse.

3) Shukra is either in his own house or Uccha ( Ex-alted ) and Guru in strength in Kendra.

4) Chandra in Shubhamsha,Budha in 10th,Ravi in11th and Shukra in Lagna.

5) Lagna - Mithuna,Shukra in Vrishabha,Ravi inMesha and Chandra in Kataka Rashi.

6) Shukra in Meena Rashi inVargothamamsha,Chandra in KatakaVargothamamsha and Ravi in Mesha Rashi inSimha Navamsha.

7) From Muhurta Lagna, Budha in 10th or 12th,Raviin 11th,Guru in Meena Rashi.

Now as per Narada Maharshi :

³…:[e àdae;enXyaye znaE inZzpraŸke,àaKs<Xya gijRte neòae ìtb<xae gl¢he.kruñëe pradoñeanadhyäye çanau niççaparähëake|präksandhyä garjite neñöo vratabandho galagrahe||

Meaning for Upanayana Muhurta, Krishna Paksha,Pradosha, Anadhyaya Tithi, Saturday, night time,afternoon and during Gala Graha day are prohibited.

Krishna Paksha- Saptami, Ashtami and ChaturdashiTithis are Gala Graha days. Rikta tithi, Chidra Tithi,Ekadashi Tithi and Amavasya Tithis are prohibited.Vadhriti,Vyatipata, Mahapata during these days, thehalf day is Anadhyaya, also Ashtami, Chaturdashi,Poornima and Amavasya are all Anadhyaya dayswhich are prohibited for conducting Upanayana.

When there is no Yoga Doshas,in Shukla Paksha, 2nd,3rd, 5th, 7th and 13th Tithis are good. In case ofemergency when there is no good Muhurta availablein Shukla Paksha,then the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th Tithisin Krishna Paksha can be considered.

Now Prayoga Parijata also gives someYogas for Upanayana Muhurtas.

Let us go through them also.

1) In Upanayana Muhurta Lagna kendra Guru’splacement and Chandra having Shubha Navamsha.

2) Shukra and Budha in Lagna Kendra in auspicioushouses and malefics in 11th house.

3) Shukra is either in Meena or in Vrishabha or inTula and Guru in Kendra or Trikona fromMuhurta Lagna.

4) Shukra and Budha in Kendras from Lagna andRavi in 11th house.

5) Shukra and Guru in Meena Lagna,Budha in 10thor 12th, Shani and Kuja in 11th or in 3rd fromLagna.

6) Upanayana Lagna being auspicious house ( signruling benefic planets ),Chandra in Shubhamshaand is with Sunapha Yoga ,along with Guru inKendra.But there should not be any malefics in7th and 8th house.

7) Guru in Lagna Kendra or Trikona,Shukra in12th,Malefics in 3-6-11.

8) To the Muhurta Lagna ,there is Shubha and Strongplanet’s aspect,Guru in Lagna Kendra or Trikona.

9) Exalted Chandra in Shubha Navamsha,strongGuru aspecting Chandra,Ravi in 11th inShubhamsha and Budha,Shukra in auspicioushouses.

Shubhatwa and Ashubhatwa (Auspiciousand Inauspiciousness) Of Guru:bqu kNyajNmraze iôkae[ayiÖsÝg>,ïeóae gué> o;qœÈya*e pUjyaNyÇ iniNdt>.baöu kanyäjanmaräçe strikoëäyad visaptagaù|

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çreñöho guruù khañaötryädye püjayänyatra ninditaù||

Meaning if Guru is transits 5/9/11/2/7th houses fromJanma Rashi (Moon sign) of the Vatu or the girl,thenit is excellent. But if Guru transits 10th/6/3/1st housesfrom Janma Rashi, then Guru has to be pacified orGuru Shanti has to be performed and if Guru tran-sits 4th/8th/12th houses, then it is not accepted to per-form Upanayana.

Exceptions of ashubha chara (transit) ofguru:Svae½e SvÉe SvmEÇe va Sva<ze vgaeRÄme gué>,ir:)aòtuyRgae=pIòae nIcairSw> zuÉae=Pysn!.svocce svabhe svamaitre vä sväàçe vargottame guruù|riñphäñöaturyago’péñöo nécäristhaù çubho’pyasan||

Meaning if Guru is in his sign of exaltation (Uccha),Svakshetra (own house), or friend’s house and eventhough he is placed in any Rashi but he in his ownNavamsha or in Vargothama amsha or UcchaNavamsha,then he is considered auspicious orShubha in the 4th/8th/12th houses from Janma Rashiduring his transit.Thus if Guru is in Mithuna Rashi butin Mithunamsha is considered auspicious.But if Guruis Neecha ( Debilitated ) or is in his Shatru Kshetraduring his transit over 10/3/6/2/7th Rashi from JanmaRashi is considered as inauspicious.

Special Doshas in Upanayana to belooked for :

Now as per Narada in Chintamani says:

³…:[e àdaeze=nXyaye znaE inZzpraŸke,àaKs<Xya gijRte neòae ìtb<xae gl¢he.kruñëe pradoçe’nadhyäye çanau niççaparähëake|präksandhyä garjite neñöo vratabandho galagrahe||

Meaning Krishna Paksha ( Dark Half of Moon),Pradosha,Anadhyaya Tithi, Saturday,during nighttime,on Gala Graha day when thunder comes in theevening,all are prohibited for Upanayana Muhurta.

This can also be confirmed by the following Shlokafrom Muhurta Madhaveeyam :

nòe c<Ôe=Stge=òme zu³e inr<ze cEv ÉaSkre,ktRVy< naepnyn< nanXyaye gl¢he.1.itwaE saeppdaOya< AnXyaye gl¢he,ApraŸe caepnIt> pun> s<SkarmhRit.2.àdae;idne m<dvare ³…:[p]a<TyiÇke,

caepnyne punépnyn<.3.nañöe candre’stage’ñöame çukre niraàçe caivabhäskare|kartavyaà nopanayanaà nänadhyäye galagrahe||1||tithau sopapadäkhyäm anadhyäye galagrahe|aparähëe copanétaù punaù saàskäramarhati ||2||pradoñadine mandaväre kruñëapakñäntyatrike |copanayane punarupanayanaà||3||

Meaning Upanayana should not be conducted dur-ing Krishna Paksha,Saptama Shukra 1st day of MeshaMonth.Also if Upanayana is conducted on PradoshaDay,Saturday,Krishna Paksha’s last 5 days,SopapadaTithi,Anadhyaaya, Galagraha and during afternoons,then again Upanayana has to be conducted.So allthese days have to be omitted.

Anadhyaaya Days:ANXyaya> paE[RmasI ctudRZyòmI twa,àitpt! sUyRs<³a<itmRNva*aí yugady>.1.àitpCDe;”iqkaid maÇe=ip ìtb<xe An*ay>.Aòkasu c svaRsu yugmNv<traid;u,AnXyay< àk…vIRt twa saeppdaSvip.2.andhyäyäù paurëamäsé caturdaçyañöamé tathä|pratipat süryasaìkräntirmanvädyäçca yugädayaù||1||pratipaccheñaghaöikädi mätre’pi vratabandheanadyäyaù ||añöakäsu ca sarväsu yugamanvantarädiñu|anadhyäyaà prakurvéta tathä sopapadäsvapi||2||

Meaning Poornima, Chaturdashi, Ashtami,PratipatTithis,Sankranti andSopapada,Pradosha,Ashtaka,Yugadi and Manvaadi sare Anadhyaaya days.These days are prohibited forperforming Upanayana.Even if Pratipad Tithi is dur-ing Sun rise time only,then also Upanaya should notbe conducted on that day as whole day is consideredas Anadhyaaya day.

Sopapadaa Tithis:ista Jyeóe iÖtIya c Aaiñne dzmI ista,ctuwIR ÖadzI ma”e ýeta> saeppda> Sèuta>.sitä jyeñöhe dvitéyä ca äçvine daçamé sitä|caturthé dvädaçé mäghe hyetäù sopapadäù smrutäù||

Meaning Jyeshta month Shukla Paksha 2nd

Tithi,Ashvayuja month Shukla Paksha DashamiTithi,and in Magha Month Shukla Paksha Chaturthiand Dwadashi Tithis are Sopapadaa Tithis which areprohibited for Upanayana Samskara.

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Ashtakashem<t izizryaeítu[aRmprp]a[amòmI:vòka>.hemanta çiçirayoçcaturëämaparapakñäëämañöaméñvañöakäù||

During the Rutus of Hemanta and Shishira, KrishnaPaksha Ashtami are called Ashtakas and are prohib-ited for Upanayana.

YugadiskaitRkzu¬ nvmI vEzao zuÏ ÇutIyka,ma”³…:[e TvmavaSya ïav[e c twa Tvma.kärtikaçukla navamé vaiçäkha çuddha trutéyakä|mäghakruñëe tvamäväsyä çrävaëe ca tathä tvamä||

Meaning Kartika Month Shukla Paksha Navami Tithi– beginning of Krita Yuga,Vaishakha month ShuklaPaksha Triteeya Tithi – Beginning of TretaYuga,Magha Month Amavasya Tithi – Beginning ofDwapara Yuga and Shravana Month Amavasya – Be-ginning of Kali Yuga are prohibited for UpanayanaSamskara.

PradosharaÇaE yamÖyaÖyadvaRkœ Ô‚Zyte ceTÇyaedzI,àdaez #it ivJney>.rätrau yämadvayädvayädarväk druçyatecettrayodaçé |pradoça iti vijneyaù||

Meaning if Trayodashi Tithi falls before the mid-night ( of Dwadashi Tithi ),then it is called Pradoshaand is banned for performing Upanayana.

Manvantaraadis or Beginning ofManvantaras:Añyukœ zu¬nvmI kaitRke ÖadzI twa,ÇutIya cEÇmasSy twa ÉaÔpdSy c.1.)aLgunSy TvmavaSya pu:ySyEkadzI ista,Aa;afSyaip dzmI ma”masSy sÝmI.3.ïav[SyaòmI ³…:[a twa ma”Sy pUi[Rma.4.kaitRkI )aLgunI cEÇI JyeóI p<cdzI ista,mNv<tradyíEta dÄSya]ykarka>açvayuk çuklanavamé kärtike dvädaçé tathä|trutéyä caitramäsasya tathä bhädrapadasya ca ||1||phälgunasya tvamäväsyä puñyasyaikädaçé sitä |äñäòasyäpi daçamé mäghamäsasya saptamé||3||çrävaëasyäñöamé kruñëä tathä mäghasya pürëimä||4||kärtiké phälguné caitré jyeñöhé païcadaçé sitä|

manvantarädayaçcaitä dattasyäk ñayakärakäù ||5||

Meaning Ashvayuja Shukla Paksha Navami,Kaartikamonth Dvadashi Tithi,Chaitra MonthTriteeya,Phalguna Month Amavasya,Pushya MonthEkadashi tithi,Ashadha Month Dashami Tithi,MaaghaMonth Saptami Tithi,Shraavana Month KrishnaPaksha Ashtami Tithi,Maagha Month PoornimaTithi,Kartika-Phalguna-Chaitra-Jyeshta MonthsPoornima tithis are all ( 14 in number ) Manvantaradisor beginning of Manvantaras.These days are alsoprohibited for Upanayana Samskara.

Galagraha

According to Samskara Kaustubha of GargaMaharshi :

àitpt! pUvRctu:k< nvmIpUvRÇy< ctuwIR c,AòaE gl¢haSTyaJya ggRSy mte twa ;óI.1.ÇyaedzI ctu:k< c sÝMyaid idnÇy<,ctuWyeRkaiknI cEv Aòavete gl¢ha>.2.pratipat pürvacatuñkaà navamépürvatrayaà caturthéca |añöau galagrahästyäjyä gargasya mate tathä ñañöhé||1||trayodaçé catuñkaà ca saptamyädi dinatrayaà |caturthyekäkiné caiva añöävete galagrahäù ||2||

Meaning Maharshi Garga has told that starting fromChaturthi, Saptami, Ashtami, Navami andTrayodashi Tithis, 4 Tithis are called Gala Grahas andon these days Upanayana is prohibited.

Results of Navämça of Different Planetsin the lagna:

As per Muhurta Chintamani :

³ªrae jfae ÉveTpap> pqu> ;qœkmR³…dœ bqu>,yJnawRÉakœ twa mUoaeR rVya*<ze tnaE ³mat!.krüro jaòo bhavetpäpaù paöuù ñaökarmakrud baöuù |yajnärthabhäk tathä mürkho ravyädyaàçe tanaukramät ||

Meaning if Navamsha of Surya rises in UpanayanaMuhurta Lagna ,then the Vatu or the child will be-come cruel minded, if Chandra Navamsha rises,thenhe will become stupid,if it is of Kuja,then he will be-come a sinner ( Paapi ),if it is of Budha, then he willbecome clever,if it is of Guru,then he becomes a doerof Shat Karmas. Shat Karmas – Performing ofYajnas,making others to perform Yajnas,receiving ofDaan , giving of Daan,Studying and teaching these.

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Special Import ofChandra Navämça(Candräàça)

Muhurta Chintamani says :

iv*ainrt> zuÉraizlve papa<zgte ihdirÔtr>,cNÔe Svlve b÷Ê>oyut> k[aRiditÉexnvan! Svlve.vidyänirataù çubharäçilavepäpäàçagate hi daridrataraù |candre svalave bahuduùkhayutaùkarëäditibhe dhanavän svalave ||

It says in the UpanayanaMuhurta chart, if Chandra isplaced in a benefic navamshaeventhough he is placed in anysign,then the Vatu or the child will continue to getgood education.If Chandra is in a maleficNavamsha,then the Vatu becomes poor.If Chandraremains in his own Navamsha,then the Vatu will beunhappy always but if Chandra is placed inShravana-4th pada or Punarvasu 4th Pada,then he willbe in his own Navamsha and in this case the Vatubecomes prosperous.

Results of Planets in Kendra to MuhurtaLagna:rajsevI vEZyìuiÄ> zôìuiÄí paQk>,àaJnae=wRvan! MleCDsevI keNÔe sUyaRidoecrE>.räjasevé vaiçyavruttiù çastravruttiçca päöhakaù |präjno’rthavän mlecchasevé kendre süryädikhecaraiù||

Meaning in a Upanayana Muhurta chart, if Surya isplaced in a Kendra, then the Vatu or the child willserve government.If Chandra is placed in a Kendra/Angle,then the child becomes a businessman ortrader.If Kuja is similarly placed gives him an oppor-tunity to work in military service or engaged in thetrading of arms and ammunitions.If Budha is placedin a Kendra to Upanayana Muhurta chart, the childbecomes a teacher,if Guru in a similar position makesthe child an excellent scholar.If Shukra is in aKendra,the Vatu becomes wealthy and Shani in aKendra gives hima career to serve Mlechhas or lowborn class people.

The Effects of Guru, Shukra and Chandra

with Conjunction to otherPlanets:zu³e jIve twa cNÔe sUyRÉaEmakRs<yute,inguR[> ³ªrceò> SyaiÚºu[> s*ute pqu>.çukre jéve tathä candresüryabhaumärkasaàyute |nirguëaù krüraceñöaù syännighruëaùsadyute paöuù||

It says if Guru, Shukra and Chandraor any one of them is conjoined withSurya will become wicked,if Kuja iswith any of them,the Vatu becomesviolent in his behaviour,if withShani ,he becomes cruel and if withBudha ,he will become an intelligentscholar.

The Effects of Navamsa of Chandra inDifferent Signs:iv*aE ista<zge iste iÇkae[ge tnaE guraE,smStvedivÖ+tI yma<zge=itinºuR[>.vidyau sitäàçage site trikoëage tanau gurau|samastavedavidvraté yamäàçage’ tinirghruëaù ||

Meaning if Chandra is in the Navamsha of Shukraand Shukra if placed in a trine from MuhurtaLagna,then the Vatu or the child will be well versedwith all knowledges of Vedas,and if Chandra is inthe Navamsha of Shani,and if Guru is in the Lagnaand Shukra in a trine,then the child will become ex-

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tremely cruel and will behave in a uncivilised man-ner.

Thus it is seen from above explanations from differ-ent Muhurta Classics, the Upanayana Muhurta chartbears important aspects in human’s life.So extremecare must be taken while fixing Upanaya Muhurta.

Now let me go through two examples where theDoshas in a Muhurta chart can be nullified.

Chart 1) : Male, born on 14/10/1979 at 15:25 Hrs.with Lat. 12 N52’ and Long. 74 E 53’ with 5-30Hrs.(E) of GMT.

Lagna is Kumbha with Chandra in Karka, Nakshatra– Pushyami. An Upanayana was conducted on 26/2/1989 at 7-01 AM at same Lat. and Long. as birthplace.At the time of Upanaya,he was running Budha-Shukra- Shani using 360 Savana days per year.Budhais 5th and 8th lord placed in 9th, Shukra is 4th and 9th

lord placed in 9th and Shani being Lagna lord placedin 7th aspecting these 2 planets. Shani is the lord ofA5 which is in trine to Budha and Shukra. On the dayof Upanayana, Guru was transitting over 11th fromhis Chandra sign ie., Karka Rashi.

Let us discuss about Muhurta chart. On that day,Krishna Paksha, Panchami Tithi ,the deity is Lakshmiindicating prosperous, Day is Sunday which is amiddling one, Nakshatra is Swati which is favourable

for Upanayana. Yoga is Vriddhi Yoga and TaitilaKarana which are all benefic for Upanayana Muhurta.But the Muhurta is Rudra ruled by Shiva, Nadika isVishaka which is benefic one, Maitra Tara for Vatu’sNakshatra of Pushyami and Vara-Tithi-NakshatraYoga is Shubha Madhyama. So Panchanga is fairlystrong with some weak points.

Now let us look through Muhurta Chart. Lagna isKumbha which is same as native’s natal chart Lagna,Shukra in Lagna, Surya in Lagna and Rahu, a maleficis also in Lagna.Guru in 4th in Vrishabha, Kuja in 3rd

in Mesha, Chandra in 9th, Shani in 11th in Dhanu andBudha in 12th in Makara. Lagna is Vargothama withShani and Guru in Navamsha Lagna. Noweventhough Lagna and 7th is afflicted by nodes andSurya, Lagna being Vargothama, this Dosha is nulli-fied. There is Shakata Yoga formed by Chandra andGuru in 6-8 position but this Dosha is nullified by theplacement of Shukra in Lagna. The following are thenullifications of many Doshas in the Muhurta chart :

Venus well placed in the Lagna suppresses a thou-sand of evil influences..

Jupiter, Venus or Mercury powerful in a Kendracomes down upon all evil forces like a lion upon theherd of elephants.

The lord of the Lagna Shani in 11th removes allDoshas as fire burns cotton.

The lord of the Navamsa Lagna Shani in an angle orthe 11th removes all Doshas as fire burns cotton.

The Lagna in Vargottama removes all possibleDoshas.

Chart 2) Male born on 20/9/1979 at 16:50 Hrs atVishakapatnam (Lat.17 N 42’ and Long. 83 E 17’59".

The native’s Janma Lagna is Kumbha and his Moonsign is Simha and Nakshatra is Poorva Phalguni. Thenative did not get chance to have Upanayana till heis 25 years old. Normally Upanayana takes place dur-ing the Dasas of Lagna lord or the planet in LagnaLord’s Nakshatra,5th or 9th lord provided they areplaced in auspicious houses.Here the 1st Dasa wasShukra placed in 8th from Lagna,then SuryaDasa,Chandra Dasa followed and as these planetsare placed in adverse place in the chart,he did notget a chance to get Yajnopaveetha.Now from 30/8/2000 Kuja Dasa is running who is the lord of 3rd and

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10th house placed in 6th or 9th from 10th house and isin Pushyami Nakshatra ruled by Shani,the Lagnalord.Ketu Antara is running from 2/2/2005 to 29/6/2005 using 360 Savana Days per year.Ketu is in Lagnaand placed in Shatabhisha Nakshatra ruled by Rahuplaced in 7th along with Shani.Now Vivaha KarakaShukra is placed in Kanya Rashi and presently Guruis transitting over Kanya and hence over Shukra,Budha and Surya.So his marriage time is also near-ing but as the native belongs to a Brahmin caste,Upanayana has to be conducted before marriage.Thisis confirmed by Shani ,Kuja’s Nakshatra lord andRahu, Ketu’s Nakshatra lord placed in 7th along withGuru,the 2nd and 11th lord and with Chandra.So thenative’s parents consulted this scribe to fix a Muhurtafor their son’s Upanayana as well as marriage. Thenthis scribe replied that marriage Muhurta can be fixedby the bride’s side after Upanayana has been con-ducted.

Upanayana at this age is really not good but now theAstrologer has to work hard to fix an auspiciousMuhurta so that the native will be prosperous.

So a Muhurta was fixed on 13/6/2005 at 07:55 AMat Tirupaty. Now let us go through Panchanga fea-tures on this day. It will be Shukla Paksha, ShashtiTithi indicating Yashas, Day is Monday, HarshanaYoga, Taitila Karana which are all auspicious.Nakshatra will be Magha which is a Parama MaitraTara for the native’s Janma Nakshatra, Poorva

Phalguni. The Nakshatra is not that good. Muhurtawill be Mitra indicating friend, Nadika will beUttarashada indicating success in any action under-taken. Now let us go through Muhurta Chart. Lagnais Mithuna in Vargothamamsha which is very auspi-cious one. Lagna is occupied its lord Budha, 5th lordShukra, Guru in 4th in Kendra, Surya in 12th, Shani in2nd, Chandra in 3rd and Kuja with Rahu in 10th. Herethe Dosha is Lagna is under Paapa Kartari Yoga.Now let us see the nullifications of the Doshas in thisMuhurta Chart.

1) Shukra and Budha in Lagna suppresses thousandsof Doshas.

2) Budha, Shukra and Guru in Kendras is very auspi-cious.

3) Lagna lord Budha in Lagna.

4) Navamsha Lagna lord Budha is in Kendra inMuhurta Chart.

5) Lagna is Vargothama.

So by considering all these,the Muhurta selected isan auspicious one and the boy will be prospered.

So by considering the auspicious points, strength ofChandra, Guru and Shukra a good UpanayanaMuhurta can be selected which will bestow happinessand prosperity of the child/Vatu.

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Obeisance to MahärishisThe Maharishi’s of past rarely ‘spoonfeed’ when they are teaching. They expectthe students to undergo their own selflearning process to reach the answer. Orin case of Upanishads (Question and An-swer session on Guru’s feet) the studenthas to reach the level of asking the ques-tions. Hence, most astrological texts do notdirectly give away the core principles di-rectly. They give many dictums, but ex-plain in detail rarely. It’s with the adventof Kali yuga, where human intellect isclouded (due to many desires) that a needto explain in detail is needed. Self experi-ment is more essential to understand theseprinciples.

Thus, the core method of ancient vedicteachings is to make the student struggleand learn. This process burns the various

negative Karma clouding the intellect ofthe student. The student achieves

this by hard work put in re-search of various dic-

tums, constantpondering on thedictums and regu-lar saadhana (withmantra etc). These

are qualities whichinculcate satva (nature

of light) in a person.

In these pages attempt willbe made to bring out the

teachings of Jyotish as taughtto me by my Guru and Acharya’s

of the past. Pardon is requested forany mistakes herein due to my any

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limited or incorrect understanding.

Jyotish DefinitionJyotish is the study of time (Kaal). It’s thestudy of time on a personal level. Time asmeasured and studied by Physics are in aphysical level, they do not delve in personalmatters. To give an humorous example,Newton’s law of gravity teaches why a stonefalls, But should the stone fall on your headit does not explain why you had to be at thattime and at that spot. The reason why it fellon a native is explained thru higher law ofKarma. Time is measured in physics usingvarious physical oscillations like pendulumor a atomic vibration etc. Thus the time indi-cated clocks becomes independent of the in-dividual. It really does not effect the nativedirectly if the clock shows 12PM or say11PM. What effects the native is whether it’snight or day Or whether he is working or nota given point of time, Suffering or enjoyingetc. Jyotish texts say the time measured thruphysics is quite untrue, since the individualis not related to time. In Jyotish time is mea-sured in various ways. It measures it basedon Sunrise, Sunset, Day’s and Night, Sum-mer, Winter etc. Jyotish relates time and lightvery closely, hence the name even Jyotish.Jyoti means light. The method used byJyotish to understand the personal effects oftime is called Horä. Jyotisha measures timein terms of Horä.

HoräHorä is ancillary subject in Jyotish. In San-skrit, Horä is derived from Aho-Rätra. Ahomeans day or existence and Rätra meansnight and signifies inexistence. Thus the

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kind of oscillation observed in jyotish is ofday and night, light and darkness, breath inand out and existence and in-existence etc.Rätra, this scribe views, can be phonologi-cally composed from rä+tra. rä is Agni beeja(Fire Seed) and Hence Solar Dynasty Räm iscalled by that name. tra is for protection orcovering, Symbollically the night is said tocover(tra) the light(rä), Hence calledRätra(night). In Sanskrit, Aha is a particleused for affirmation, The day is nothing butaffirmation of light.

In short Horä measures rates of change ofdays and nights etc. Rapid changes meansan event is fast and slower changes meansan event is slow. Hence, Speed is a factor oftime. In Jyotish the speed of grahas play avery important role. The clock used byJyotisha is the zodiac around us and thegraha moving on them indicating time.

If you order the speed of the planets startingthe slowest Saturn first you get,

1. Saturn (Slowest ~30 Years for whole cycle )2. Jupiter (~12 Years)3. Mars4. Sun (~1 Year)5. Venus6. Mercury7. Moon (~27 Days for zodiacal cycle).8. Lagna (horizon which indicates Sun Rise

and set) (1 day/zodiacal cycle).

Now, A bit of explanation for the addition ofLagna or the Eastern Horizon. The fastestindicator of the time is Horizon, It’s due tothis movement of Horizon, which makes thesun seem to travel at a fast pace from East toWest. It’s seems Sun is moving, Hence it’stold that Lagna’s Kaaraka is Sun. The Dawn,Noon, Evenings and Night are created bySun due this Lagna’s Movement.

The speed of the grahas is used in many as-

pects of Jyotish, In the naming of weekdaysas Sunday (Sun’s day), Monday (moonday), Tuesday (Mar’s day) etc.

If the grahas are sequentially assignedrulership of time starting from Sun as perthe above given speed (Exclude Lagna, asit’s the indicator of the Horä)

The first column now indicates the Week-day order of the grahas. This is normalway to order the planets. Rahu and Ketuare added at last to give, Sun, Moon, Mars,Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu andKetu. Thus, the speed of the planets formsthe basis for measuring time in Horäshastra. Time is further is said to have 5limbs, called Panchanga. They are calledtithi, Yoga, Vaara, Karna and Nakshatra.Except Nakshatra all the others assignrulership based on the above derived week-day order.

Anther such principle is the ownership ofvarious Rashi; Aries by Mars, Taurus byVenus etc.(Refer BPHS). Circular motiontraversed by a graha is referenced with astationary reference, The stationary refer-ence is called Zodiac.

Speed involves both time and space. Horäis used to demarcate both time and space.Above was to measure time and now thespace. But, for space the Mahärishi’s havegiven small variations.

ZodiacThe diagram (nextpage) shows the Zodiacin Jupiter chakra (called also as south In-dian style). If you note the order of the plan-ets from Cancer and Leo junction (calledBhu loka and Bhuva loka junction). Theplanets are ordered as per the speed. Theordering keeps Sun and Moon together,they do not follow the speed order. But, if

Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me

Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju

Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve

Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa

Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su

Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo

Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma Su Ve Me Mo Sa Ju Ma

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Thus, the speed ofthe planets formsthe basis for mea-

suring time inHorä shastra. Timeis further is said to

have 5 limbs,called Panchanga.

They are calledtithi, Yoga, Vaara,

Karna andNakshatra.

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you read Lagna (it’skaarka is Sun) in place ofSun the speed order fitsright. Sun and Moon sig-nifies the Soul and Mindor in another allegory itrepresents the Father andMother from whom thecreation happens. (Note:Night and Day Signs aredifferent, in which Saturnand Jupiter houseschange roles)

In the above given speedorder, Removing Sun weget the order as Sunrules the Zodiac. But inownership we cannotgive Lagna as it signifiesself.

1. Saturn (Slowest)2. Jupiter3. Mars4. Venus5. Mercury (Fastest)6. Moon7. Lagna (It’s kaarka is Sun)

Every thing in nature has 2 aspects An as-pect derived from father and another de-rived from mother. Thus the Zodiacalspace also are given two ownership. Onetowards Lunar side and other to Solar side.Now, Refer again to the diagram above to

understand the ownership. At this level ig-nore Rahu and Ketu, for now.

Zodiac and HumanNow, there is a dictum which states thatwhatever is within(inside) is alsowithout(outside). As, all these in nature in-cluding our self is created from same basicprinciples. This is the basic reason due towhich charts for all humans, even also allliving and non-living beings can be made.The chart of any entity can be made onceknowing to which as a sub-entity it belongsto. Each of the major entity will have all thosebasic parameters, which the sub-entity is partof. But basically all this world, all this mov-ing and non moving objects are part ofNarayana, Super persona of all. We in thisearth are just a smaller elements of our solarsystem.

Grahas speed and ChakrasNow various vedic texts say the human be-ing is said to have 7 (or eigth) Chakras orcenters of energy thru which a person getsvarious abilties and performs various actionsand enjoys them.

1. Sahasra chakra- Top of Head- Seat of ul-timate light

2. Angya Chakra –Between Eyebrows Re-gion- Controlled by Mind

3. Vishuddhi Chakra – Throt- Saturn (Con-trols Vayu/Air to speek)

4. Anahata Chakra – Heart (Chest)- Jupiter5. Manipura Chakra – Navel-Stomach-Re-

gion- Mars (Seat of energy)6. Swadishtaana Chakra – Reproductive

and Sexual Region – Venus7. Mooladhara Chakra – Base of Spine but-

tocks region- Mercury

If you note the planetary the base chakra (7)is ruled by Mercury and the speed reducesin upward manner. Just as the zodiac is di-vided in left half and right half the body isalso divided in left and right half. Called Idaand Pingala nadi in vedic texts which studythe body.

To be continued

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As noted in the introduction to “Kalacakra Dasa” inthe Jan-Mar 2005 Jyotish Digest, there are controver-sies regarding computation of this highly importantdasa. Here is a treatment of the method taught byK. Surendran during the American Council of VedicAstrology conference in Kerala in 2003. This is alsothe method of the late R. Santhanam, the esteemedtranslator of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and numer-ous other works, who takes this from PanditSeetaram Jha’s compilation of BPHS.

The most important points are that the dasa sesamapplies to the entire Paramayus or years of longev-ity given by a particular Kalacakra Navamsa. (Thisis in distinction to the method of the Jan-Mar ‘05article which applies the dasa sesam only to one rasiwithin the Paramayus.) Also, when the dasa cycleof one Kalacakra Navamsa finishes during the life-time, we return to the beginning of the sameKalacakra Navamsa dasa cycle to complete the dasas.

To see how this works out in practice, let us take theJan-Mar. ’05 article’s example of the chart of Chris-topher Reeve. (see Rasi and Kalacakra Navamsa chartin Jan.-Mar. ’05 article on Raghavacharya method.)After going through this example, and after present-ing K. Surendran’s ingenious antardasa-facilitatinglabyrinth, the step by step approach of Santhanamto interpreting KCD as he finds it in Brihat ParasaraHora Sastra will be explained with tables and figures.

For Christopher Reeve, the former Superman of themovies whose life was cut short by a horseback-riding accident followed by several years of livingin a paralyzed state, the Moon is at 19:20 Scorpio,Jyestha 1st pada. Jyestha 1st pada falls in theApasavya Division, in the last group. It is the 21st

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of 24 Kalacakra Navamsas. Its Kalacakra Navamsais Pisces and the Paramayus of that KalacakraNavamsa is 86 years. Mr. Reeve’s dasas will be-gin somewhere within the 86 years of PiscesKalacakra Navamsa. The balance of dasa will cor-respond to the dasa sesam of Moon in its pada.

Moon at 19:20 Scorpio has traversed 2:40 of the 3:20of the pada. As the article states, the longitude tra-versed by Moon is 2 deg. 40 min, or 160 arc min-utes. The total minutes of any pada is 200 minutes.Thus we divide 160 by 200 to find that Moon hastraversed .8 or 80 %. This 80% is now applied tothe entire Paramayus of Pisces Kalacakra Navamsa.Therefore it has gone 80% x 86 years or 68.8 yearsat the time of Mr. Reeve’s birth. 86-68.8 = 17.4.There are 17.4 years left to go. What happens at theend of the 17.4 years? Here is another important dif-ference between the method of Raghavacharya de-scribed in thethe article of Jan-Mar ’05 and themethod of Surendran/Santhanam. At the comple-tion of the Paramayus we cycle back to the begin-ning of the Paramayus and complete the entire 86years. In this understanding, Kalacakra dasa is com-pletely contained within the one paramayus pertain-ing to the Kalacakra Navamsa in which it originates.The entire cycle of life goes on within that onenavamsa. Like Vimsottari dasa, Kalacakra is cycli-cal, but applies to one single navamsa, one singlenakshatra pada, and thus its amazing efficacy.

(For more of Santhanam’s commentary on Kalachakra Dasa,and the relevant tables and figures, see below.)

Example: Christopher ReeveApplying Santhanam’s method to the life story ofChristopher Reeve: Born Sep 1952 to Feb 1970Cancer dasa balance 17.4 years.

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(Cancer is deha rasi. In the Kalacakra navamsakundali it is the 6th house and contains 2 malefics)

With completion of Cancer the end of the Paramayusis reached. Now the cycle jumps to the beginningof the same Paramayus. Life takes a major turn.

Fame and success Feb 1970 to Feb 1980 Pisces 10 years(Pisces is jiva rasi. In the Kalacakra navamsa kundaliit is the 2nd house with favorable Moon and in Kendrato the very powerful Arudh Lagna with Su Ju Me)

Superman II cemented fame Feb 1980 to Feb 1984Aquarius 4 years(Aquarius is Kalacakra navamsa Lagna aspected byits 2 co-lords. He made two smash hit movies.)

Sought more challenging roles Feb 1984 to Feb 1988Capricorn 4 years(Capricorn is Kalacakra navamsa 12th House with ex-alted 10 Lord Mars. He turned down easy roles andtook on those that demanded high level of acting skill.)

Horseback accident May ‘95 Feb 1988 to Feb 1998Sagittarius 10 years(Sagittarius is Arudha Lagna in Kalacakra navamsa.Also 11th house of danger, complete fulfillment fol-lowed by loss. Sagittarius rules horsemanship. Sag-ittarius is known for accidents. 8th lord Mercury andmaraka 2nd and 7th lords occupySagittarius. Jupiter is lord of jivarasi and dispositor of lord of deharasi.)

Death Oct ’04 Feb 1998 to Feb2005 Scorpio 7 years(Scorpio is Kalacakra navamsatenth house containing bhadaklord Venus. It is rasi aspected bySaturn and Rahu from Deha rasi,6th house, and is 12th fromArudha Lagna.)

All the above interpretations apply only to theKalacakra navamsa kundali. We also can apply theInterpretations to the rasi chart itself, and again find

very significant correlations. Pisces dasa bringinggreat fame is the Arudha Lagna in rasi chart placedin the house of bhagya. Sagittarius which broughtthe accident is placed in the sixth house in rasi andaspected by three malefics.

AntardasasAntardasas follow the same pattern as mahadasas.Pandit Surendran furnished a table in which the 24different Kalacakra navamsas are collapsed into atable of merely 8 rows. The savya navamsas are readleft to right and the apsavya navamsas are read fromright to left. With the number of each appropriaterow of the 24 Kalacakra navamsas attached to thesign, it is very easy to find the dasa-antardasa-pratyantardasa etc. desired for any date of interestby following an ingenious and simple maze. Hereis the table:

KALACAKRA DASA

Amalgamated schemeThe scheme below given by Surendram (at KeralaSymposium, also published in Times of Astrology) isan ingenious table which amalgamates the logic ofthe savya-apsavya tables. Once understood it is veryeasy to use. This scheme shows where dasas andantardasas are.

Savya (Clockwise) Half starts from left col and goesright and Apsavya (counterclockwise) Half startsfrom rt, goes left

Clockwise half (Savya)

Counterclockwise half (Apsavya)

As an example, let us find the antardasa andpratyantardasa for Christopher Reeve for 15 Dec1978, the release date of the movie Superman.

As explained above, Mr. Reeve’s overall Kalacakra

1 9 Ar 1 Ta 2 Ge 3 Cn 4 Le 5 Vi 6 Li 7 Sc 8 Sg 9 24 20 1002 10 Cp10 Aq11 Pi 12L Sc 13 Li 14 Vi15F Cn16M Le17F Ge 18 2 3 19 853 11 Ta19 Ar20 Pi 21 Aq22 Cp23 Sg24L Ar 1 Ta 2 Ge 3 22 18 8 34 12 Cn 4 Le 5 Vi 6 Li 7 Sc 8 Sg 9 Cp 10 Aq 11 Pi12L 21 17 865 Sc 13 Li 14 Vi15F Cn16M Le17F Ge 18 Ta19 Ar 20 Pi 21 16 1006 Aq22 Cp23 Sg24L Ar 1 Ta 2 Ge 3 Cn 4 Le 5 Vi 6 15 857 Li 7 Sc 8 Sg 9 Cp 10 Aq 11 Pi12L Sc 13 Li 14 Vi15F 14 8 38 Cn16M Le17F Ge18 Ta 19 Ar 20 Pi 21 Aq 22 Cp 23 Sg24L 1 3 86

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navamsa is Pisces, corresponding to the 21st

Kalacakra Navamsa with Paramayus of 86 years.Pisces mahadasa begins Feb 1970 and runs for 10years to Feb 1980.

On the table above, row number 21 is found on theright-hand, or apsavya side. It is in the fourth rowdown. The number within row 21 associated withPisces is 12. (The L next to Pi in row 21 means thatthere is a Lion leap occurring at Pisces mahadasa.This is not relevant to our search for antardasas.What is relevant is the number 12 with Pisces.) Thisnumber 12 means we go to row 12 to find theantardasas. All of row 12 will be mapped asantardasas to the 10 years of Pisces mahadasa, towit:

Row 12 has a paramayus of 86 years (seen on the farright of the row). The years for each planet (seebelow for table of years) are divided by the yearsof Row 12’s Paramayus. The resulting fraction ismultiplied by the 10 years of Pisces mahadasa to getthe Length of the antardasa:Pi/Cn 21/86x10 = 2.442 yrs. Feb 1970 to July 1972Pi/Le 5/86x10 = 0.581 yrs. July 1972 to Feb 1973Pi/Vi 9/86x10 = 1.047 yrs. Feb 1973 to Mar 1974Pi/Li 16/86x10 = 1.860 yrs. Mar 1974 to Jan 1976Pi/Sc 7/86x10 = 0.814 yrs. Jan 1976 to Nov 1976Pi/Sg 10/86x10 = 1.163 yrs. Nov 1976 to Jan 1978Pi/Aq 4/86x10 = 0.465 yrs. Jan 1978 to Jul 1978Pi/Cp 4/86x10 = 0.465 yrs. Jul 1978 to Dec 1978Pi/Pi 10/86x10 = 1.163 yrs. Dec 1978 to Feb 1980

The release of the movie occurred in Pisces/Pisces.As Pisces is both Kalacakra Navamsa and Jiva rasifor Mr. Reeve it is appropriate that a signature eventof his life would occur in mahadasa/antardasa ofNavamsa rasi and Jiva rasi. To find pratyantar dasathe same procedure is followed. Within the antardasarow, row 12, Pisces antardasa has a number associ-ated with it, 12. To map the prayantar dasas we goto the beginning of row 12 and follow the same pro-cedure to time the pratyantars.

Let us try one more example of finding antardasa.27 May 1995 is the date of the paralyzing accident.

Sagittarius mahadasa begins Feb 1988 and runs for10 years to Feb 1998.

The row associated with Mr. Reeve’s KalacakraNavamsa is Row 21. All mahadasas are found Onthat row. Within row 21, Sagittarius mahadasa isassociated with number 9. This number 9 means we

go to row 9 to find the antardasas. All of row 9 willbe mapped as antardasas to the 10 years of Sagit-tarius mahadasa, to wit:

Row 9 has a paramayus of 100 years (seen on the farleft of the row). The years for each planet are di-vided by the years of Row 9’s Paramayus. The re-sulting fraction is multiplied by the 10 years of Sag-ittarius mahadasa to get the Length of the antardasa:

(the calculations below are done in term of siderealyears/days rather than calendar days. The startingpoint is the year’s solar return + so many solar days.This is the most accurate way of counting.)

Sg/Ar 7/100 x 10 = 0.70 yrs.Solar return 1987 + 144 days to solarret 1988 + 36 daysSg/Ta 5/100 x 10 = 1.60 yrs. Up to sol ret 1989 + 252 daysSg/Ge 9/100 x 10 = 0.90 yrs. Up to sol ret 1990 + 216 daysSg/Cn 16/100 x 10 = 2.10 yrs Up to sol ret 1992 + 252 daysSg/Le 7/100 x 10 = 0.50 yrs. Up to sol ret 1993 + 72 daysSg/V 10/100 x 10 = 0.90 yrs. Up to sol ret 1994 + 36 daysSg/Li 4/100 x 10 = .1.60 yrs. Up to sol ret 1995 + 216 daysSg/Sc 4/100 x 10 = .0.70 yrs. Up to sol ret 1995 + 252 daysSg/Sg 10/100 x 10 = 1.0 yr Up to sol ret 1997 + 144 days

The antardasa is Sag/Libra. (To me, Sag/Virgowould be a more likely candidate for this evil event.It could be that the Moon’s degree is off by a fewminutes which could change the calculation. At anyevent, Libra is the bhadakasthana in the Kalacakranavamsa.)

To find the pratyantar from Sg/Lib, we now lookat Libra sign within row 9. Number 7 is associatedIn row 9 with Libra. This means the pratyantardasawill be found by going to row 7 and doing calcula-tions Based on row 7’s paramayus of 83 years on the1.60 years of Libra antardasa.

This should give the reader some clues with whichto try this method for Kalacakra Dasa. Some of theresults are indeed startlingly accurate, although ademand is made on using accurate timing and properayanamsa since this dasa is very time-sensitive.

Part II: Santhanam’s Comments withTables and Figures

(Excerpts from “Kala Chakra Dasa—A DetailedMethod of Calculations & Effects of Dasa Bhuktis”1)

“I do not imply any disregard to any author…whenI bring forth certain bare facts relating to handlingof KCD…. Some misinterpreted certain sequences of

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KCD (particularly mistaking a Rasi dasa coming un-der a specific KCD Navamsa to be a sub periodunder a certain Rasi Dasa) while yet some injected awrong concept in switching over to second cycle ofParamayu to a different Nakshatra quarter.

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“While Vimsottari Dasa…depends on the JanmaNakshatra, KCD after taking the Janma Nakshatraquarter into consideration, centralizes its whole ba-sis on a special Navamsa…peculiar to Kala ChakraDasa calculations….Needless to mention, if one losestrack of the said KC Navamsa, analysis based onDasa-Bhuktis will go awry and will yield truthlessand incompatible effects.”

“The 27 Nakshatras…are divided into two groups,Savya and Apasavya.” [Savya is clockwise andApsavya counterclockwise, or zodiacal and counter-zodiacal.]

Step One

“…when we distribute the 27 Nakshatras in alter-native sets of three each, we get 15 in Savya groupand 12 in Apasavya.” [This pattern differs from theRaghavacharya method.] [There are four groupswith distinct patterns. The first step is to arrangethe nakshatras according to this pattern. ]

savya(S)/apsavya (A)Group Type Nakshatras PadaAswini S 1 7 13 19 25 1Aswini S 1 7 13 19 25 2Aswini S 1 7 13 19 25 3Aswini S 1 7 13 19 25 4

Bharani S 2 8 14 20 26 1Bharani S 2 8 14 20 26 2Bharani S 2 8 14 20 26 3Bharani S 2 8 14 20 26 4

Aswini S 3 9 15 21 27 1Aswini S 3 9 15 21 27 2Aswini S 3 9 15 21 27 3Aswini S 3 9 15 21 27 4

Rohini A 4 10 16 22 1Rohini A 4 10 16 22 2Rohini A 4 10 16 22 3Rohini A 4 10 16 22 4

Mrigasira A 5 11 17 23 1Mrigasira A 5 11 17 23 2

Dasa Cycle KC Deha Rasi SAVYA Jiva RasiNakshatras Pada No. Nav Paramayus1 7 13 19 25 1 1 Ari 100 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg

7 16 9 21 MNKY 5 9 16 7 101 7 13 19 25 2 2 Tau 85 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 4 Cn 5 Le 3 Ge

4 4 10 LION 7 16 9 FROG 21 MNKY 5 FROG 91 7 13 19 25 3 3 Gem 83 2 Ta 1 Ar 12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9/ Sg 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge

16 7 10 4 4 10 LION 7 16 91 7 13 19 25 4 4 Can 86 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi

21 MNKY 5 9 16 7 10 4 4 10************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************2 8 14 20 26 1 5 Leo 100 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 4 Cn 5 Le 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar 12 Pi

7 16 9 FROG 21 MNKY 5 FROG 9 16 7 102 8 14 20 26 2 6 Vir 85 11 Aq 10 Cp 9/ Sg 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi

4 4 10 LION 7 16 9 21 MNKY 5 92 8 14 20 26 3 7 Lib 83 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi

16 7 10 4 4 10 LION 7 16 92 8 14 20 26 4 8 Sco 86 4 Cn 5 Le 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar 12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9/ Sg

21 MNKY 5 FROG 9 16 7 10 4 4 10************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************3 9 15 21 27 1 9 Sag 100 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg

7 16 9 21 MNKY 5 9 16 7 103 9 15 21 27 2 10 Cap 85 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 4 Cn 5 Le 3 Ge

4 4 10 LION 7 16 9 FROG 21 MNKY 5 FROG 93 9 15 21 27 3 11 Aqu 83 2 Ta 1 Ar 12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9/ Sg 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge

16 7 10 4 4 10 LION 7 16 93 9 15 21 27 4 12 Pis 86 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi

21 MNKY 5 9 16 7 10 4 4 10************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************

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Mrigasira A 5 11 17 23 3Mrigasira A 5 11 17 23 4

Mrigasira A 6 12 18 24 1Mrigasira A 6 12 18 24 2Mrigasira A 6 12 18 24 3Mrigasira A 6 12 18 24 4

Step Two“The very next step is to find out the Kala ChakraNavamsa concerned. This KC Navamsa, fourNavamsas for four Nakshatra Padas, will decide theParamayu or total years of applicable Maha Dasas,for that particular Nakshatra quarter or KC Navamsa.Each such KC Navamsa has its own identity and isjust like one whole slab of Vimsottari having a flat120 years for any Nakshatra as a whole.” [or in otherwords, the entire life cycle is contained within onenakshatra quarter which equals one KalachakraNavamsa.]

The KC Navamsas are laid out continuously[Santhanam’s emphasis]. [This pattern differs fromthe Raghavacharya method ] First for the Savya

groups, the KC Navamsas go in simple zodiacal or-der from Aries to Pisces. Then for the Apsavyagroups the KC Navamsas go in simple counter-zo-diacal order starting from Scorpio to Aries, andthe last four are Pi, Aq, Cp, Sg, resulting in the fol-lowing figure:

Group & Nakshatras Pada Dasa KCType S/A Cycle No. Navamsa

Aswini S 1 7 13 19 25 1 1 AriAswini S 1 7 13 19 25 2 2 TauAswini S 1 7 13 19 25 3 3 GemAswini S 1 7 13 19 25 4 4 CanBharani S 2 8 14 20 26 1 5 LeoBharani S 2 8 14 20 26 2 6 VirBharani S 2 8 14 20 26 3 7 LibBharani S 2 8 14 20 26 4 8 ScoAswini S 3 9 15 21 27 1 9 SagAswini S 3 9 15 21 27 2 10 CapAswini S 3 9 15 21 27 3 11 AquAswini S 3 9 15 21 27 4 12 PisRohini A 4 10 16 22 1 13 ScoRohini A 4 10 16 22 2 14 LibRohini A 4 10 16 22 3 15 VirRohini A 4 10 16 22 4 1 6 LeoMrigasira A 5 11 17 23 1 17 CanMrigasira A 5 11 17 23 2 18 GemMrigasira A 5 11 17 23 3 19 TauMrigasira A 5 11 17 23 4 20 AriMrigasira A 6 12 18 24 1 21 PisMrigasira A 6 12 18 24 2 22 AquMrigasira A 6 12 18 24 3 23 capMrigasira A 6 12 18 24 4 24 Sag

Step ThreeNext the Paramayus lengths of 100, 86, 85 and 83years are distributed in a symmetrical fashion amongthe KC Navamsas. The Paramayus distribution goes

Jiva Rasi APSAVYA Deha Rasi

4 10 16 22 1 13 Sco 86 \9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12 Pi 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 5 Le 4 Cn10 4 4 10 7 16 9 FROG 5 MNKY 21

4 10 16 22 2 14 Lib 83 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li9 16 7 LION 10 4 4 10 7 16

4 10 16 22 3 15 Vir 85 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar \9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq9 5 MNKY 21 9 16 7 LION 10 4 4

4 10 16 22 4 16 Leo 100 12 Pi 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 5 Le 4 Cn 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc10 7 16 9 FROG 5 MNKY 21 FROG 9 16 7

************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************5 11 17 23 1 17 Can 86 \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn

10 4 4 10 7 16 9 5 MNKY 215 11 17 23 2 18 Gem 83 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar \9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12 Pi 1 Ar 2 Ta

9 16 7 LION 10 4 4 10 7 165 11 17 23 3 19 Tau 85 3 Ge 5 Le 4 Cn 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp

9 FROG 5 MNKY 21 FROG 9 16 7 LION 10 4 45 11 17 23 4 20 Ari 100 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar

10 7 16 9 5 MNKY 21 9 16 7************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************6 12 18 24 1 21 Pis 86 \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn

10 4 4 10 7 16 9 5 MNKY 216 12 18 24 2 22 Aqu 83 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar \9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12 Pi 1 Ar 2 Ta

9 16 7 LION 10 4 4 10 7 166 12 18 24 3 23 Cap 85 3 Ge 5 Le 4 Cn 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp

9 FROG 5 MNKY 21 FROG 9 16 7 LION 10 4 46 12 18 24 4 24 Sag 100 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar

10 7 16 9 5 MNKY 21 9 16 7************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ ************ *************

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one way for the savya cycle and the exact reverseway for the apsavya cycle. Note all the symmetriesthat exist:Paramayus Savya/ KC Navamsa KC Navamsayears Apsavya padas Element Modality100 1st qtr Savya Fire Cardinal, Fixed, Dual

4th qtr Apsavya85 2nd qtr Savya Earth Cardinal, Fixed, Dual

3rd qtr Apsavya8 3 3rd qtr Savya Air Cardinal, Fixed, Dual

2nd qtr Apsavya86 4th qtr Savya Water Cardinal, Fixed, Dual

1st qtr Apsavya

Combining the paramayus with our master table, weget the following:

Group & Nakshatras PadaDasa Cycle KCParamayus Type S/A No. NavamsaAswini S 1 7 13 19 25 1 1 Ari 100Aswini S 1 7 13 19 25 2 2 Tau 85Aswini S 1 7 13 19 25 3 3 Gem 83Aswini S 1 7 13 19 25 4 4 Can 86Bharani S 2 8 14 20 26 1 5 Leo 100Bharani S 2 8 14 20 26 2 6 Vir 85Bharani S 2 8 14 20 26 3 7 Lib 83Bharani S 2 8 14 20 26 4 8 Sco 86Aswini S 3 9 15 21 27 1 9 Sag 100Aswini S 3 9 15 21 27 2 10 Cap 85Aswini S 3 9 15 21 27 3 11 Aqu 83Aswini S 3 9 15 21 27 4 12 Pis 86Rohini A 4 10 16 22 1 13 Sco 86Rohini A 4 10 16 22 2 14 Lib 83Rohini A 4 10 16 22 3 15 Vir 85Rohini A 4 10 16 22 4 16 Leo 100Mrigasira A5 11 17 23 1 17 Can 86Mrigasira A5 11 17 23 2 18 Gem 83Mrigasira A5 11 17 23 3 19 Tau 85Mrigasira A5 11 17 23 4 20 Ari 100Mrigasira A6 12 18 24 1 21 Pis 86Mrigasira A6 12 18 24 2 22 Aqu 83Mrigasira A6 12 18 24 3 23 Cap 85Mrigasira A6 12 18 24 4 24 Sag 100

Step FourNow we add the years due to each planet and its rasis:Mars = 7 yrsVenus = 16 yearsMercury = 9 yearsMoon = 21 yearsSun = 25 yearsJupiter = 10 yrsSaturn = 4 years.Again a symmetrical figure is created:

Step FiveNext we find the order of Dasa Rasis, which dependon the preceding tables of the savya-apsavya pro-gression of nakshatra quarters and their associatedKC Navamsas. (Only in this order will we see thecreation of the famous Gatis or Jumps of Kalacakra

Dasa.)

A very important structural feature of Kalachakra,which again is entirely symmetrical, are the Deha andJiva Rasis. For Savya Chakra, the first sign in eachrow is Deha Rasi and the last is Jiva Rasi. ForApsavya Chakra, the first sign in each row is Jiva Rasiand the last is Deha Rasi. “The Rasis becoming Dehaand Jiva, and their lords, have special importance inKCD and are like two wheels of a bicycle in theanalysis of effects due to a native.”

The entire figure of Dasa Rasis with the Number ofYears for each below is displayed for the first fourKC Navamsas. Since it makes a very wide table, thesame table will be shown again with the 3 leftmostcolumns omitted. [See attached Excel files for thecomplete table]. Note: rows 16, 17, and 21 of thistable vary from the table of Dasa Cycles in theRaghavacharya method described in theRaghavacharya method.

Step Six“The figure of Paramayu or total number of years isdependent upon one Navamsa of the Moon, i.e. 3deg. 20 min or 200 min of arc. Some people wronglysuggest thtat the Dasa balance should be drawnbased upon the first Rasi dasa due to that Nakshatraquarter. The reader should not fall victim to suchunscientific and meaningless suggestions, for 200 minof arc of the Moon equals one full slab of Paramayuand not one Maha dasa alone….

“The formula for obtaining balance of Dasa years atbirth…is: Paramayus figure multiplied by the arc tobe covered by the Moon [or if Lagna is used as start-ing point, by the Lagna], then divided by 200 (whichis the minutes of arc for one Navamsa.)

“If the person survives for these 75 years [fromSanthanam’s example not here shown], his first cycle ofKCD will end and the second cycle will begin with the

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Dasa Cycle KC ParamayusNo. Navamsa

Deha Rasi Jiva Rasi1 Ari 100 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg

7 16 9 21 MNKY 5 9 16 7 102 Tau 85 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 4 Cn 5 Le 3 Ge

4 4 10 LION 7 16 9 FROG 21 MNKY 5 FROG 93 Gem 83 2 Ta 1 Ar 12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9/ Sg 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge

16 7 10 4 4 10 LION 7 16 94 Can 86 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi

21 MNKY 5 9 16 7 10 4 4 105 Leo 100 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 4 Cn 5 Le 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar 12 Pi

7 16 9 FROG 21 MNKY 5 FROG 9 16 7 106 Vir 85 11 Aq 10 Cp 9/ Sg 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi

4 4 10 LION 7 16 9 21 MNKY 5 97 Lib 83 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi

16 7 10 4 4 10 LION 7 16 98 Sco 86 4 Cn 5 Le 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar 12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9/ Sg

21 MNKY 5 FROG 9 16 7 10 4 4 109 Sag 100 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg

7 16 9 21 MNKY 5 9 16 7 1010 Cap 85 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 4 Cn 5 Le 3 Ge

4 4 10 LION 7 16 9 FROG 21 MNKY 5 FROG 911 Aqu 83 2 Ta 1 Ar 12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9/ Sg 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge

16 7 10 4 4 10 LION 7 16 912 Pis 86 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12/ Pi

21 MNKY 5 9 16 7 10 4 4 10Jiva Rasi Deha Rasi

13 Sco 86 \9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12 Pi 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 5 Le 4 Cn10 4 4 10 7 16 9 FROG 5 MNKYEY 21

14 Lib 83 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li9 16 7 LION 10 4 4 10 7 16

15 Vir 85 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar \9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq9 5 MNKY 21 9 16 7 LION 10 4 4

16 Leo 100 12 Pi 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 5 Le 4 Cn 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc10 7 16 9 FROG 5 MNKYEY 21 FROG 9 16 7

17 Can 86 \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn10 4 4 10 7 16 9 5 MNKY 21

18 Gem 83 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar \9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12 Pi 1 Ar 2 Ta9 16 7 LION 10 4 4 10 7 16

19 Tau 85 3 Ge 5 Le 4 Cn 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp9 FROG 5 MNKYEY 21 FROG 9 16 7 LION 10 4 4

20 Ari 100 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar10 7 16 9 5 MNKY 21 9 16 7

21 Pis 86 \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn10 4 4 10 7 16 9 5 MNKY 21

22 Aqu 83 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar \9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12 Pi 1 Ar 2 Ta9 16 7 LION 10 4 4 10 7 16

23 Cap 85 3 Ge 5 Le 4 Cn 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc \12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp9 FROG 5 MNKY 21 FROG 9 16 7 LION 10 4 4

24 Sag 100 9 Sg 8 Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 5 Le 4 Cn 3 Ge 2 Ta 1 Ar10 7 16 9 5 MNKY 21 9 16 7

1 Discoveries & Lessons in Practical Vedic Astrology, Part 1, by R.Santhanam, R. Santhanam Associates publishers, New Delhi, 1997,pp. 301-353

signs and figures meant for this same quarter, i.e. ….DehaRasi, ….etc, beginning the original sequence.”

Question about Apsavya FlowNow, the wonderful diligent reader who is still withus thus far may well ask, why is there this differ-ence in the Apsavya flow of Dasa order, that onlyin the Apsavya direction when the flow comes toLeo, it jumps to Cancer and then returns to Leo?Santhanam is careful to say that this is a differenceonly in flow of dasas, not in Kalacakra navamsa order.The symmetry earlier pointed out in the simple di-rect savya and apsavya movement of the navamsas,

including the apsavyaorder of Vir, Leo, Can,holds. It is only whenwe come to the DasaRasis, that this

Vir to Can to Leo jumpis found. Santhanamexplains it this way:

“The uniqueness ofKCD lies in its embrac-ing the 12 Rasis, 27Nakshatras, 7 planets,108 Navamsas, and 4Tattvas (the 5th one,that is, the unmen-tioned Akasha Tattva ismerged in Vayu tattva,viz. Gemini and itstrines). All these aretactfully squeezed un-der 12 RasiNavamsas………..

“In classifying the Rasisunder the banner of fourTattvas, our sages mergedspace or Akasa wih air orVayu. For air needs va-cant spot (Akasa Tatva)to exist. (Even theempty part of abdomenfalls under AkasaTattva or vacant spacewhich is full of Vayu or

air.) These Tattva-related signs are:

Aries & its trines : Agni (fire)Taurus & its trines : Bhoo (earth)Gemini & its trines : Vayu (air)Cancer & its trines : Jala (water)

“….The Tattvas….are the constituents of our body,i.e. Deha. If we observe carefully the list of Dehalords (who are the same for Savya and Apsavyathough in different orders) we find a scientific pat-tern in the sage’s choosing the Deha Rasis. (Theseagain go haywire for Apsavya, if a mistake is com-mitted in Navamsa distribution.) The Deha lords indirect order for Savya [Ma-Sa-Ve-Mo] are the lordsof one sign of each Tattva [Ma—fiery Aries, Sa—earthy Cap, Ve—airy Lib, Mo—watery Can]…..theseDeha Rasis in either [Savya or Apsavya] are linked

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with physical soundness or otherwise through thesevery Tattvas.

“Further, this Tattva implication …reveals to us whythere is no Deha lordship for the Sun. His fiery Tattva ismerged in Mars. That is why ….the Sun and Mars arealike in respect of diseases….

“Then look at Jiva lords….Only Jupiter and Mercuryare Jiva lords….Jupiter (himself specially known asJiva in astrological lore) is Anna Karaka orsignificator of food (digestion etc. included).Whereas Mercury is Karaka for Prana Vayu or vitalbreath including being in the charge of breathingprocess. Without these two significances, Deha be-comes lifeless….Thus a unique principle of union ofDeha (body) and Jiva (life-force) in a humanbeing….is reflected by these lordships in KCD whichis never there in any other Dasa system.“

Editor’s commentsSat Siri Khalsa ji has given a briliant exposition of the Kalachakradasa as taught by the Late Sri L.Santhanam and to myknowledge this was the most acceptable method in the 1980’s.This discussion was initiated by the late Dr.B.V. Raman as hefelt it was necessary to decipher this most secret and sensitivedasa system. The discussion was taken forward by the mostbrilliant brains of those days like Rangacharya and finally byL.Santhanam. Readers may kindly send their views/articles onkalachakra dasa to us at [email protected] or at the magazineaddress to continue this discussion. Thank you.

Group & NakshatrasPada Dasa Cycle KC ParamayusType S/A No. Navamsa

Deha Rasi Jiva RasiAswini S 1 7 13 19 251 1 Ari 100 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg

7 16 9 21 5 9 16 7 10Aswini S 1 7 13 19 252 2 Tau 85 10 Cp 11 Aq 12 Pi 8* Sc 7 Li 6 Vi 4 Cn 5 Le 3 Ge

4 4 10 LION 7 16 9 FROG 21 MONKEY5 FROG 9Aswini S 1 7 13 19 253 3 Gem 83 2 Ta 1 Ar 12 Pi 11 Aq 10 Cp 9 Sg 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge

16 7 10 4 4 10 LION 7 16 9Aswini S 1 7 13 19 254 4 Can 86 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg 10 Cp 11 Aq 12 Pi

21 5 9 16 7 10 4 4 10

2. “The next two years will bring you misery close todeath.”

3. “You will die at the age of 67 years.”

4. “You are bound to have an accident in the next sixmonths.”

The above are only examples of how some Astrolo-gers give predictions without much sensitivity. Thesame can be stated in the following way:

1. “It is best for you to concentrate on your carrierand think of getting married after a period of threeyears.” The Astrologer can calculate the native’stough periods and suggest accordingly.

2. “The next two years may be challenging and youshould be able to do just fine with the remediessuggested.”

3. Do not predict the time of death unless it reallyhelps someone.

4. “Please be careful while driving as you may facesome problems in this regard.”

People with Mangal Dosha should be advised to con-sider getting married after the maturing age of Mars.Not that the relationship will be trouble-free, but insuch cases relationships that begin early have a ten-dency to end by 28. After this, the person usuallysettles down.

This article has been an effort to help people under-stand that reading a chart actually goes beyond thebooks we read. People are influenced by the advicegiven to them and hence Jyotish is a job of greatresponsibility. The aim behind the reading should beto help guide the person who has come for a read-ing. Dakshina (donation) should be accepted as givenby the Client.

It is hoped that when the native leaves theAstrologer’s room he or she should smile and say,‘I am glad I came here and feel better about whereI am headed.’ That is, and should be the aim of theJyotishi.

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How to Judge a horoscope, KanupriyaSinghor direction. Many expect some form of a remedyfor what they are undergoing. After the reading thenative should feel there is a direction that will helpsolve stressful issues. The essence of Jyotish is to beable to guide people and help them see a highertruth. Words carry deep messages and are sensitiveto the ear. Do not give advice like the following:

1. “Do not get married you will never be happy!”

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To anyone who is a keen chess player or sports afi-cionado, who has not heard of Gary Kasparov, thelegendary Chess player from Russia? This greatsportsman recently announced his sudden retirementfrom professional chess after winning the Linarestournament for the ninth time since 1990. In thisarticle, we trace the journey of this multi-facetedpersonality from a jyotish viewpoint and also take alook at his ambitions in the near future. The birthdata as found in a popular discussion group1 is:

April 13, 1963, 23:45 hours at Baku, Azerbaijan (TZ= +4H00 GMT, no DST)

Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan which was formerlypart of the USSR. Daylight saving time (DST) was in-troduced in USSR only in 1981 and the timezone ofBaku is listed as +3H00 RMT, wherein RMT meansRoyal Moscow Time. RMT is itself +1H00 GMT sothe timezone with respect to GMT should be +4H00.Based on reasons that will be explained later, the timeof birth has been rectified to 23:43:50 hours and thechart cast for this time is shown below:

Before proceeding further with the astro-analysis, itwould be useful to characterize the game of chess.

Gary KasparovThe incredible journey

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Chess is a very ancient game pitting the mental skillsof one player versus the other and involves moving32 wooden pieces on a board composed of 64squares with the sole objective of entrapping theother players “King”. Sometimes due to thecomplexity of the various moves possible on thisboard, the objective is not feasible and an amicablesolution is to share the points gained from the game,or in other words, a draw. Let us see what are theattributes required to do well in this game:

(1) Fundamentally, it involves good hand-mindcoordination. The skill with hands is seen fromthe 3rd house while Moon is the käraka for mind.

(2) It involves strategic skills; the ability to defendstoutly while attacking the opponent fearlessly.Mars is the käraka for technical skills as well asthe commander-in-chief of the planetary cabinet.

(3) It involves the ability to visualize different possiblemoves as well as a sharp memory of variouspossible situations. The ability to visualize theevolution of the game ahead of time is especiallyimportant and the karaka for this is Jupiter whichis the dhikäraka. More than that, it is also thekaraka for the ‘third eye’ or ajïä chakra which givesthe ability to capture instantaneously thephotographic image of the board and visualize thepotential movements beyond the plane of actualphysical activity.

(4) Continuing with point 3 above, it is seen that theplayer must also have a good memory of the dif-ferent beginning moves, middle game & end-games and must process the various possible situ-ations to decide on an effective strategy. This isessentially a statistical task and the käraka for thisis Ketu. Rähu is also an important käraka as itindicates the ability to do research and come upwith new or innovative moves to confound theopponent.

1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vedic-astrology/messages

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Keeping the above points in mind, let us return backto Gary Kasparov’s chart and examine it. The firstpoint that strikes us is the presence of all the karakasnamed above except Ketu in trines to the lagna! Eventhen so, Ketu is also the lagna co-lord and thepresence of Sun, the sarvagyanikäraka, naisargika &chara ätmakäraka only embellishes this observation.The very close conjunction of Moon in scorpio lagnashows that the lagna shall be heavily preoccupiedwith matters of the mind (according to bhavamadhya principle). Moon is the 9th lord and charapitrikaraka showing the strong influence of father onthe native. But the Moon is in the debilitation rasiand there is the destructive agnistambhana yoga inthe 9th house (Ra&Ma, akin to Hanuman (Mars)burning the city of Lanka (Rahu) with his tail set onfire) indicating that the father is not longlived. Thisis further confirmed by the position of Mars indebility while Rahu is in maranakarakasthana. Whata rare predicament! Two natural born fighters areunable to fight because of their own positionalweakness! Now see the other side of this coin; avipareeta raja yoga is formed because of theconjunction of a dusthana lord (Mars as 6th lord) anda kendra lord (Rahu as co-lord of 4th house) and bothare weak to ensure the manifestation of this yogawhich is also called as a Vijaya yoga. Vijaya meansvictory after fighting and thus the native fights forthe significations of the ninth house which includesposition or authority, knowledge etc. Otherindications are a strong 3rd lord (Saturn) conjoinedthe lagna co-lord and Ju-Su yoga in 5th house ofPisces showing the superb intelligence of the native.Sun is the AK which shows that the native would beextremely egoistic as a result of awareness of his ownintelligence. This is also a grand rajayoga involvingthe 5th and 10th lords placed in AL which ensures theundying fame of the native. Sun is vargottama andconjoined GL in navamsa showing that the nativewould be extremely determined to ascend to the topin any area of life.

Indeed, the strong influence of the father on thenative ensured that Kasparov first learnt the rules ofplaying chess from him at the age of five but thefather passed away two years later at the age ofseven. At that time, the pitrishoola dasa of Capricorn(maraka rasi) was running and the event probablyoccurred in Me-Sa Vimsottari dasa, where Sa is in 7th

from the 9th house (maraka lord). In a recent articleon dvadasamsa2, Sanjay Rath explains that Leo andPisces dvadasamsa are not good for issues relatedto father and the presence of chara or naisargikapitrikaraka in these signs can show difficulties on ac-count of father. Chara pitrikaraka in Le/Pi can showearly death of father while naisargika pitrikaraka inthese signs can show being denied fathers blessing.Looking at the dwadasamsa of Kasparov (see be-low), we find that the dvadasamsa lagna is Leo whichconfirms the possibility of Kasparovs father not be-ing long-lived. But the naisargika pitrikaraka (Sun)is in 7th house and aspects the dvadasamsa lagnashowing that the fathers blessings will not be denied.The charapitrikaraka Mo is in the 12th and own house,severely afflicted by the nodes & Mars. But Ma & Keare the co-lords of the 4th house showing the strongrole of mother on the father. Still, Mo is severelyafflicted in the dvadasamsa and can show consider-able mental agony on account of mother. Ju, the 8th

lord (inheritance) is placed in the 11th house and in aKendra to the exalted 2nd lord Me ensuring that hereceived some inheritance (knowledge signified byJu) from his father. This happened in the Vimsottaridasa of Me-Ju when he was 5 years of age. Themaraka for 9th house (Aries) is Venus which is placedin the 4th house (8th from 9th) showing that marriage(Venus, kalatrakaraka) to mother (4th house) mayhave been a factor in triggering the early demise offather. It is not clear though why Me has acted as amaraka for father.

At the age of 12, Gary Kasparov, who was born

1 Dvadasamsa by Sanjay Rath presented at SJC Eu-rope Conference, Serbia, July 2005

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Gary Weinstein, had his name changed3 to a Russianversion of his mothers maiden name, Kasparian. Theplanet ruling change of name is Mercury and is placedin 6th house of Aries aspecting by rasi dristi, the Moonin Scorpio. The change of name happened either inKe-Mo or Ke-Ma, where both Ke & Ma disposit Me& Mo. Please check this!

At the same age (Ke-Ma), Kasparov participated ina chess tournament and drew with twograndmasters, prompting the world to take noticeof his precocious talent. He also won the under-18Russian junior championship despite being theyoungest candidate! In April 1980 (Ke-Me), he finallybecame Grandmaster (GM) and the strongest GMafter Bobby Fischer due to his phenomenal rating.Notice how the debt inherited from father (at age 5during Ju-Me) was finally repaid in full during thisperiod.

Then Venus mahadasa started. In dasamsa, Ve is the9th lord placed in own house, conjoined HL & SL andaspecting AL & GL besides the lagna and Moon(note that it is in poornachandra status)! Thus it is afirst class mahayogada and bound to give everythingthat the native desires…power, fame, money andwhat not. In Ve-Mo, he became the world championat the age of 21 (natural year of Sun = AK) and neverlooked back after that.

However, the diabolical upagrahas are there in lagna& AL and will surely spoil the picture from time totime working in tandem with Ra (secret enemy;foreign influence). In Ve-Sa (Saturn is 12th lord placedin 5th house of dasamsa), he attempted to form anindependent chess player organization and conduct aseparate world championship but was expelled from

FIDE for his intransigence.

Several other facts are listed in the factfile at the endof this article and worth studying on their own, par-ticularly the dominance of Kasparov over the pow-erful supercomputers that could calculate millions ofmoves per second! It is really a contest between Ke(man) and Ke (computer) where Man has the supe-rior edge because of Jupiter (the dhi karaka). The Sundasa also saw the consolidation of power in chess asit is well placed in the 7th house of dasamsa and par-ticipates in a rajayoga there also.

Suddenly, when at the top for so many years andafter winning the ‘Wimbledon’ of chess tournaments,Kasparov announced his retirement. This happenedin Su-Ke, where Ke is placed in the 8th house of re-tirement from dasamsa lagna (a key criterion in rec-tifying the birth time). Ke is also the 10th co-lord andshows a sudden, impulsive decision to retire. He isnow 41 years, running the 42nd year of life which isthe age when Rahu strikes. Rahu is the amatyakarakaand clearly shows that he is being prepared for analternative career signified by Rahu (politics, diplo-macy etc). Kasparov has expressed political ambitionsand has stated that he wants to fight Vladimir Putin,the current President of Russia in the forthcomingelections. Note that the AK and PK (Su & Ma) con-join in the 7th house of dasamsa, another grandrajayoga for success in politics. In addition, the 10th

lord (Ma) and 5th (Me) lords are conjoined in thesame house supporting the rajayoga observed be-tween the charakarakas. So everything looks brightfor Kasparov as he prepares to make a career inpolitics. But the dasa changes next year from Sun toMoon. The big question is ‘Will Sun initiate the po-litical career and will Moon sustain it?’ Please addsome more observations on this political careermovement

KASPAROV FACTFILE* Born on April 13, 1963 in Baku, Capital of

Azerbaijan.

* Learnt to play chess at the age of five from fa-ther, who died two years later.

* At 12, legally changed name from Gari Weinstiento Garry Kasparov, a Russian version of Kasparian,mother’s maiden name.

* In the Young Pioneers event at Leningrad, as a12-year-old, drew with two Grandmasters includ-ing Victor Korchnoi. This made former World

3 See factfile given at end of article, source: The Sportstar March 26–April 01, 2005h t t p : / / w w w . t s s o n n e t . c o m / t s s 2 8 1 3 / s t o r i e s /20050326000404000.htm

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champion and his mentor Mikhail Botvinnik say,“In the hands of this young man lies the future ofchess.”

* Two months later, became the Russian junior (un-der-18) champion despite being the youngest com-petitor.

* Travelled to Europe for the first time to play inthe World junior championship in Lille, France.Finished third.

* Defended USSR junior title in Riga with a score of8.5/9. A record that still stands.

* In 1978, won the Sokolsky memorial title in Minskahead of 14 rated players. Defeated his first GMrival, Lutikov and went on to become anInternational Master by scoring 3.5 points morethan what was needed.

* In April 1979, as an unrated 16-year-old, won theBanja Luka tournament and made his second GMnorm.

* Three months later, gained his first FIDE rating,that too, a whopping 2545.

* In April 1980, became a Grandmaster by winningthe USSR Central Chess Club InternationalTournament in Baku. Strongest GM at 17 afterBobby Fischer.

* In 1981, became the Soviet champion jointly withLev Psakhis.

* In 1982, won the Moscow inter-zonal 1.5 pointsahead of Alexander Beliavsky.

* In 1983, defeated Beliavsky in the Candidatesquarterfinals, Victor Korchnoi in the semifinalsand Vasily Smyslov in the final.

* In September 1984, the World championshipmatch with defending champion Anatoly Karpovstarted. But after 48 matches spread over sixmonths, it was abandoned with Karpov leading5-3.

* Between September 1 and November 9, 1985,played and won the 24-game rematch 13-11 tobecome the youngest World champion at the ageof 22 years and 210 days.

* In 1986, came back from three consecutive lossesto Karpov and retained the World title with ascore of 12.5-11.5.

* In 1987, won the last game against challengerKarpov to level the match 12-12 and keep theWorld title for three years.

* In 1989, became the first player to touch 2800rating points.

* In 1990, defeated Karpov 12.5-11.5 to once againretain World title. Continued to win major titlesaround the world.

* In 1993, formed Professional Chess Association,and organised the match with new challengerNigel Short. Won the World title match 12.7-7.5.Both players thrown out of FIDE.

* In 1995, defeated Viswanathan Anand 10.5-7.5 toretain the World crown in New York.

* Defeated super computer Deep Junior 4-2 in 1996.Towards the end of the year, the PCA collapsedafter main supporter Intel pulled out.

* In 1997, lost to new Deep Junior 2.5-3.5.

* In 1998, played Veselin Topalov in the firstAdvanced Chess match where players wereassisted by computers.

* In 2000, lost the World title to Vladimir Kramnikafter failing to win a single game. Kramnik won8.5-6.5 with one game to spare.

* Reached a career high rating of 2852.

* Between 2001 and 2004, lost too many ratingpoints due to his inability to continue hisdomination. Kramnik and Anand closed the gapin rating.

* In 2004, won the tough Russian championship andshowed to the chess world that he was second tonone in tournament play.

* In 2005, won the prestigious City of Linares chesstournament for the ninth time since 1990 andannounced his retirement.

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CircularThursday, February 24, 2005Magha Purnima

Appointment of Jyotisa Gurus

We are pleased to announce that the following learned scholarsof Vedic Astrology as Jyotisa Gurus of the Sri Jagannath Center.Name Date E-mailR. K. Rangan Jan 2004, [email protected] Buit Mar 2004 [email protected] Sarkar Aug 2004 [email protected]. Kulasingham Aug 2004 [email protected] Kary Aug 2004 [email protected] Cole Aug 2004 [email protected] Vidakovic Feb 2005 [email protected] Dutt Feb 2005 [email protected]. Mahalingam Feb 2005 [email protected] May 2005 [email protected]

Enrolment

The Jyotisa Gurus shall be entitled to take disciples (students)under their personal guidance for training in all aspects of Jyotish.

We have decided that records of every sisya (student) acceptedby a Jyotisa Guru shall be maintained with SJC-Asia at NewDelhi. On acceptance by a Jyotisa Guru, the student will berequired to enroll as a member of the Sri Jagannath Center. Thishelps the organization keep track of and record the activitiesand the learning process.

Fees

The Jyotisa Guru cannot charge any fees for the teaching. If thestudents wish to give any guru dakshina (honorary gift in theform of cash or any other kind), they are free to do so. However,Jyotisa Gurus are free to charge a nominal fee from the sisya ofother Jyotisa Gurus if they are giving them special lessons orare devoting time.

For the present, the CFO is Sri P.V.R.Narasimha Rao, 26 SeaverFarm Lane, South Grafton, MA 01560, USA; Tel: (508) 839-1218;E-mail: [email protected].

The Jyotisa Gurus will be subject to the regulations of the SriJagannath Center.

Sd/-Sanjay RathChairman, Sri Jagannath Center

CC List:1. All Regional heads of SJC,2. All Presidents SJC, Jyotisa Gurus3. http://srijagannath.org (detailed list of jyotish gurus)

SJC news & eventsSJC USA Weekend WorkshopOrganiser: Pt. P.V.R.Narasimha RaoContact person: Padmaja Bandaru

e-mail: [email protected] 26 Seaver FarmLane, South Grafton, MA 01560 Phone (508)839 1218

Cost: Free (just as every year this year also theworkshop shall be free and the cost is to becovered through donations only).

Saturday Oct 15, 2005

Kälacakra & Kalachakra daçä by Sanjay Rath

Pt. Sanjay Rath will discuss the philosophical basis of thekälacakra including the two savya and apasavya chakras,derivation of the kalachakra dasa and various examples.

Sunday Oct 16, 2005

“Using trimçäàça” by Brendan Feeley [AM]

Dr.Brendan Feeley will discuss the use of trimçäàça in diagnosingdisease and other ills. The effect of the tatva ruling the trimçäàçawill bring out the effect of the disease and the doça imbalance inthe chart. Various case studies will make for a betterunderstanding of the working of this divisional chart.

“Kashyapa Hora Nadi” by Raghunatha Rao [PM]

Raghunatha Rao shares his excellent research in Kashyapa HoraNadi bringing out the various principles given in that work.

SJC East Coast ConferenceWashington, D.C.; Friday 30 September - Sunday, 2October, 2005

Organiser: Dr. Brendan Feeley, Jyotish Guru & Presi-dent SJC-USA Call 301.424.6644 to register or [email protected] with questions.Venue shall be in-timatedSpeakers: Pt. Sanjay Rath, Dr. Brendan Feeley. S.Prabhakaran, P.V.R. Narasimha Rao and SarbaniSarkar

Conference topics1. Principles of the Candrakala Nadi-I2. Yama Graha Arudha - a unique Prasna techniuefor instant answers.3. Longevity4. Ayurveda and Jyotisha...and a few more

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Mumbai Conference CDsThe proceedings of the 4th Annual SJC Conference2005 held in Mumbai are now available in a set oftwo MP3 CDs. The theme of the conference was Tim-ing of Events, ranging from career change, spiritual-ity, financial fluctuations, marriage, curses, accidents,sahams, kalachakra dasha, ashtakavarga, retrogres-sion of planets and much more.The speakers include Sanjay Rath, Andrew Foss, C.S. Patel, Visti Larsen, J. K. Dasgupta, HariMahalingam, R. Kasthuri Rangan, B. Lakshmi Ramesh,Chandrashekhar Sharma, P. S. Ramnarayan, J. K.Dasgupta, Kanupriya Singh, Prabodh Vekhande,Prashun Dutt, Zoran Radosavljevic, Bojan Vidakovic,Maja, Branka Dragisic and Sarbani Sarkar.

SJC Serbia Conference 2005, July 4-7, 2005, Novi Sad, SerbiaPrimary Language: Serbian with English translations & vice versa; Cost: 50 Euro for 4 days, (SJC members 10% discount.Please give your membership number); Contact Person: Bojan Vidakovic E-mail: [email protected] Guru: Zoran Radosavljevic E-mail: [email protected] shall be intimated; Conference scheduleDay Date 9.00 am 11.00am 2.30 pmMon 04-Jul-05 Drekkäëa Lagneça Dasäàça

Visti Larsen Danica Zoran R.Tue 05-Jul-05 Marriage Navämça Çukra in relationships

Maja Vidakovic Voja Sarbani SarkarWed 06-Jul-05 Saturn daçä Pravräjya Yoga Kälacakra Daçä

Masha Marina Sanjay RathThu 07-Jul-05 9th house Guru Bhakti Ätmakäraka

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Third SJC Europe Conference 2005, Novi Sad, SerbiaPrimary Language: English with Serbian translations; Cost: 75 Euro for 7 days, (SJC members 10% dis-count. Please give your membership number)Contact Person: Bojan Vidakovic E-mail: [email protected]; SJC Guru: Zoran Radosavljevic E-mail:[email protected] shall be intimated; Conference scheduleDay Date 9.00 am-10.30 am 11.00 am-12.30pm 2.30 pm -5.30 pmSun 10-Jul-05 opening Karaka Dvädaçäàça

Masha Sanjay RathMon 11-Jul-05 Shukra’s Astakavarga Mangalika Doça Parivartana Yoga

Branka Dragisic Bojan Vidakovic Visti LarsenTue 12-Jul-05 Sarpa, etc Drekkäëa Ardha Näòi aàça Graha Charts of renunciates

Mladen Sanjay Rath Zoran RadosavljevicWed 13-Jul-05 Añöakavarga for Business 11th house

Prashun Dutta Sarbani SarkarThu 14-Jul-05 Äruòha lagna and Maya Travels and residence Graha Yuddha

Maja Vidakovic Marco Zoran RadosavljevicFri 15-Jul-05 Education and siddhäàça Amätya Karaka

Visti Larsen Sanjay RathSat 16-Jul-05 Darakaraka and Finances Räçi Tulya Drekkäëa

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