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JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:57:420:57:42 letters ` Letters Curse in Badhaka House in its new avatar SJC (Sri Jagannath Center), 1. I am an Indian presently resid- the Chairman is Sri ing in Singapore. I have read your book P.V.R.Narasimha Rao " Vedic Remedies in " by Sagar and you can get in touch Publications and tried to peruse some with him regarding sections of it for my own personal use learning jyotish from a and benefit. I am very impressed the jyotish guru. Lessons are coverage of your Astrology book. I want now available at http:// some clarification on some parts of your sohamsa.com/dbc/ book so that I can do some remedies to which is the Devaguru improve my life. It was written in your Brihaspati Center. MP3 Astrlogy book that readers can write to of previous confer- SJVC Guru at [email protected] which is not ences are available at in use any more. Thus I wrote to srath@ http://srijagannath. srath.com org/subscribe/. We 2. I have consulted some South In- already have anumber dian astrologers and some online North of students and cannot Indian astrologers in the past but they do justice to more. The have not been able to say anything con- teaching at SoHamsa clusive or the relevant information I real- (www.sohamsa.com/ ly require. I want to know my Kula Deva- dbc/) is structured and ta and Ista Devata so I can do appropriate good for beginners and prayers and offerings to improve my life. middle level alike. You As for the Kastha Phala ( DIFFICUL- can consider joining it if TIES) I have been having problems and you wish to learn from obstructions in my job , career and liveli- this program under me. hood. Even my education seem to have 2. Your Ista devata is in- ended prematurely. dicated by the Also I have been wanting to relocate out which can show Lord of my country of birth since 2003 but Shiva in all signs. In par- have been unable too. ticular, the Nataraja form of Lord Shiva is very 3. In the past I have gone through auspicious for you. Your "food poisonings" and "Black Magic" Kula devata is indicated Navarna Mantra: aim hrim klim chamun- done towards me and my family. Please by a very fierce form of Durga which can dayai vichchai give me indication which are the most be either Chamunda or Mariamma. The suitable deities for me to pray to.Usage root cause of your suffering is due to for- 3. Worship of the Ista devata is most ben- of appropriate Mantras Yantras overall getting your dharma towards your Kula eficial for your life and soul. The ten syl- remedies pertaining to the deities suit- devi which has resulted in personal suf- lable Baudaya Rudra Mantra is advised. able for me. fering in your life, especially with respect Rudra mantra: om namo bhagavate to wealth and family sustenance. Since Here are my astrological details: Date rudraaya of Birth : 4th June 1969; Time of Birth : debilitated is in badhaka sthana, 12:52:00; Place of Birth : Singapore there will also be the *evil eye* suffering However there is a curse from past in- and if you disclose your plans they will carnation indicated by in badhaka As per summary of previous North In- fail. The 10th lord joining the badhaka house conjoined debilitated Saturn and dian Astrology queries received in the sthana shows that the career will suffer aspected by Rahu. You will have to get past. My Ascendant or Rising Sign is on account of these dark forces. You are the initiation of the Kamalatmika Ma- : 22 degrees and 23 minutes. Sun advised to resume the forgotten worship havidya and do the sadhana for one year Sign at 19 degrees 58 minutes of Durga Devi (Chamunda) in order to to get over this once and for all. corresponding to Western Zodiac Gem- overcome the badhaka and have success ini. Sign at 11:39:27 in career. For this pur pose the navarna The down side of Yogakaraka Saturn (Degree:Minutes:Seconds ); Birth Naksh- mantra is most beneficial as this is occur- Dear Honourable Guru, tra ( Star ) 1st Phase ing in the 9th house. the mantra has to be recited 5 X 108 times every evening while “charan sparsh”! Kindly give your Yours Sincerely, G.C. simultaneously ensuring that one is very valuable guidance in this case of mis- Editor: The book Vedic Remedies in As- nice towards all the ladies of the family, guidance. In one of the books written trology was written many years back especially female relatives like aunts, by “bhojraj devadi” called “TULA LA- when SJVC was in existence. However cousins and daughters. GNA” he wrote that : “If 5th lord sat- 2 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:100:58:10 ` news urn placed in 12th house for tula lagna right person who aspected or conjucted by benefics that can help me. person will face his son’s death when his Sir, my life is full son become young.” I have Tula lagna of instability of saturn placed in 12th house with Jupi- job, whenever I tar and Moon. If you would like to see did job the man- my kundli details are 10 Jun 1981 place agement never Meerut (u.p) 4:30pm. I am quiet afraid satisfied with me, after reading this and I am also learning but they honor jyotish from your own Mp3 recordings my performance, and notes available. but couldnt find any but I do not know thing related to the above issue i am fac- why some unex- ing. Please it is heartly request to solve pected reasons my problem give me the answer whether came in between this author “Bhojraj Dewedi” is right. If and I have quit you wish I can send you the money as my job, in every well kindly send me the charges and pro- job I always fall cess to send the money as I am in foriegn, in Gap , this gap married with a kid and studying. was min 3 to 1.5 Kind regards! Please reply/Arjun Bhard- max yrs till now. waj I am now 41 yrs of age, I am fail Editor: Unfortunately Bhojraj Dewedi has to understand quoted a well known dictum that when when I will be Saturn is yogakaraka and is placed in able to do some- 12th house, it will suo moto give Rajyoga thing in my life, I but if it conjoined a benefic planet then am feeling totally the native will face the death of such rela- depressed, I do ment. tions that are indicated by the benefic. In not have my own house living in rented another chart with Taurus Lagna (Saturn In the , Venus is again the 10th house, kids are studying , I am helpless, is yogakaraka as it owns the 9th and 10th lord and is severely afflicted by in no one on my back to support, even if I houses), Saturn was placed in the 12th an insect sign. The exalted Moon in the will die I think I can’t manage 4 persons. house with and as expected the 10th house also carries the blesmish of native lost his only son due to a drown- May you please guide me : being the 12th lord. ing accident. In your chart however, Sat- 1. What is my future? 2. When I will get the Karaka for the 10th house urn in the 12th house is conjoined both job? 3. Is there any remedy for stability is placed in badhaka sthana showing Moon (mother) and Jupiter (son) and in job? greater success in a foreign country but can show loss of mother instead of son. is conjoined natural malefic Sun However my advise will be to perform I hope and full faith you will help me and and badhakesha yogakaraka Mars. In ad- the Rudrabhishek (of Lord Shiva) every guide me. If any fees is there I am ready dition it is subject to a papakartari yoga year on the birthday of the son till he is to pay you, please help me. My data is between Rahu and Saturn being in ad- 28 years old. given below: date of birth : 11 may 1966; joining signs in the 2nd and 12th houses Place of birth: SAMBHAL (U.P) India; A more detailed analysis would require a from it. This constitutes a curse leading Time of birth : 13:15 to 13:45 pm. Main study of the saptamsa chart, the santana to terrible instability in career. events of my life: (1) Father expired : 8 tithi, navamsa and other aspects of vedic july 1999 (2) First daughter born : 06 nov. Remedial Measures: (1) To overcome the astrology dealing with progeny. Teach 1991 (3) son born :16 oct 1999 curse of Mercury and the machinations your son to recite the Mrityunjaya Man- of colleagues, you need to propitiate Sri tra as given below - Kind regards/ Deepak Sharma Vishnu (either Rama or Narasimha ava- om namah shivaaya tryambakkaaya Editor: A detailed chart rectification us- tar bija as Mars and Sun conjoin). Recite haum jum sah ing life events will require more time. the following mantra 1008 times every The tenth house of the rasi chart is Tau- morning at 6am and you should come Cursed Karaka and trou- rus which is afflicted by Rahu bringing out of the curse completely in 1-5 years bled house and lord trouble from office politics that causes time. job loss. The 10th lord Venus is ill placed om kshraum namo bhagavate Respected Sanjay ji, in the 8th house showing that your hard narasimhaaya work shall not be of benefit to you and its I worked as Group VP HR with one lead- affliction by Saturn shows that you never (2) Keep complete fast on every dvadasi ing textile company in Bangalore, I have reap the benefits of the work. The exal- tithi (every month) and make donations tried a lot to find some good astrologer tation of 10th lord shows that you work to a Vishnu temple but I am unfortunate I found only cheat- very hard and the quality of the work is ers, some one told me about you, I read (3) Recite the mantra: om shrim namo very good but that is not sufficient to suc- your home page, now I feel you are the bhagavatyai annapoorne svaahaa (1008 ceed in a very competitive work environ- times every friday and monday evening) Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 3

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:110:58:11 letters ` The Jyotish News cut into stones smaller than a half-carat, is increas- DIAMONDS ARE NOT said Hargreaves, a former head of mining ing. “Blood research at London-based James Capel & Diamond,” a FOREVER Co., a unit of HSBC Holdings Plc. One movie star- Boston, MA: Bryant Lineare can replicate carat equals 200 milligrams; when round, ring Leonar- in two weeks the 100 million years that it’s 6.5 millimeters across, or almost the do DiCaprio nature needs to make diamonds from width of a pencil-top eraser. and set in Sierra Leone coal, and his success may soon cost the The Gemological Institute of America, during the world’s mining companies $2.5 billion an independent assessor of diamonds for 1990s, height- annually. Sales of laboratory-produced Tiffany & Co. and Cartier that’s based in ened aware- gems will rise 10-fold to 1 million carats Carlsbad, California, started grading the ness of so-called conflict diamonds, gems at $2,500 each within three years, com- synthetic stones this year to ensure con- sold by rebels who control the mines to pared with $8,000 for a mined diamond, sumers can know the difference. says David Hargreaves, a Cobham, U.K.- pay for arms. based analyst who has followed the in- A Yellow Stone Former Liberian President Charles Tay- dustry for 25 years. The stones, created by Fiona McEwen, an advertising executive lor is among those accused by the United Linares’s Apollo Diamond Inc. of Boston at McEwen Advertising in Johannesburg, Nations of financing wars with diamond and Gemesis Corp. of Sarasota, Florida, knows the difference and doesn’t care. sales. Under a 2002 international agree- are so fine that De Beers says it has spent Her natural white diamond was stolen ment known as the Kimberly Process, $17 million, or about two weeks of profit, from her finger in an armed robbery ear- diamonds must be shipped in tamper- to build machines needed to spot them. lier this month. She wears a man-made proof containers with certificates verify- “We’d all be foolish if we didn’t admit we yellow diamond of more than a carat ing their origin as legitimate sources. now. were a little nervous,” says Keith John- Garage Technology son, chief executive officer for diamonds “It’s a beautiful alternative and an afford- “The intrinsic appeal of a diamond is its at London-based Rio Tinto, which con- able alternative,” McEwen said. “I just emotional appeal,” Charles Wyndham, a trols the world’s largest diamond mine, couldn’t afford an earth- grown yellow former De Beers director and chairman of called Argyle in Australia. diamond. It would be completely out of PolishedPrices.com, an Antwerp-based my reach.” The man-made gems may hurt profits diamond-price researcher, said in an in- and margins at companies that dig up Synthetic gems can be produced in labs terview in London on May 17. “Anything the stones, said Andrew Ferguson, who in as little as four days, are on average 40 that attacks this emotional appeal is dan- has about 5 percent of his holdings in di- percent less expensive and have the same gerous. The industry has got to become amond miners at New City Investment in chemical, physical and optical properties much more transparent.” London, which oversees about $637 mil- as any natural rough stone, according to Apollo was founded in 1990 by Bryant lion of natural-resource stocks. Gemesis and Apollo. Rough diamonds Linares’s father, Robert, who holds a are mined from volcanic-rock structures Most to Lose doctorate in materials science from Rut- called kimberlites. London-based Anglo American, the gers University in New Brunswick, New owner of 45 percent of De Beers, has the “The industry should be very concerned Jersey, and received a master’s degree in most to lose. Anglo says De Beers ac- about this,” Hargreaves says. “Synthet- business at Fairleigh Dickinson in New counted for $463 million, or 5 percent, of ic diamonds may not come out of the Jersey, according to Apollo. The elder operating profit last year. For Rio, also ground or the sea, but they are the real Linares, who started his career at Bell based in London, diamonds contributed thing and will pass any test.” Laboratories and worked on the dia- $205 million, or 2.8 percent, of earnings mond technology in his garage in Boston, Not so, says De Beers, the world’s largest in 2006. Jersey, U.K.-based Petra Dia- is now chairman. diamond company and which sells ma- monds, which mines in South Africa and chines for as little as $10,400 that can spot The company has already made more is exploring in Angola, and Firestone the man-made stones. than 1,000 gemstones and is targeting Diamonds are betting their entire future production of “several hundreds of thou- on the gems. Diamonds and Wars sands of carats” by 2012, Bryant Linares Man-made diamonds are molecularly “All synthetics can be quickly and eas- said in an interview. It’s also considering the same as those panned from Angolan ily detected,” Lynette Gould, a London- an initial public offering to raise cash, he rivers and mined in the Canadian Arctic. based spokeswoman for De Beers, said in said. Output is set to increase from the cur- an e-mailed response to questions. “Syn- rent 100,000 carats a year, says Gemesis, thetics are a totally different product.” Russian Science which started production in 2002. “Man-made diamonds will be the fastest- The growth of synthetic gems has raised growing segment of the entire jewelry That compares with annual production of concern among diamond-mining com- market,” said Linares, who predicts so- rough, mined diamonds totaling 155 mil- panies at a time when public scrutiny called cultured gems will be 20 percent lion carats, three-quarters of which are of gems from war-ravaged countries of the $74 billion-a-year market for dia- 4 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:110:58:11 ` news mond jewelry within a decade. “This is a product extension. It’s like Californian wine production, which helped grow U.S. ` wine consumption.” Gemesis, the first company to produce cultured diamonds, Perfect Predictions & Wise Counsel was founded in 1996 after U.S. Brigadier General Carter Clarke paid $170,000 for Pt Sanjay Rath three machines created by a Russian sci- entist. Clarke moved the table-sized units to the U.S., where he started the company with help from the University of Florida in Gainesville. The machines grow gems from a dia- mond seed, which is put under the pres- sure of 58,000 atmospheres and heat of 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit, close to the melting point of steel. “The aim is to take 10 percent of the rough market, in value terms, in five years,” says Stephen Lux, chief executive officer and president of Gemesis, who used to work at Engelhard Consultation by prior appointment only Corp. “The sky is the limit.”  Vedic Reading includes an examination of your birth chart ’Room for Everyone’ (horoscopy) and rectification of time to match your life John Teeling, founder and chairman of events. African Diamonds Plc, a Dublin-based Relationship and marriage matters including matching for mining company in which De Beers has a  stake, doesn’t see synthetics as a threat. marriages, strengths and weaknesses of the relationship and how to make it work...also Children, family and other mat- “If you meet a woman that you are go- ing to spend the rest of your life with and ters. have babies with, are you going to give  Don’t fret if you don’t have birth details. Vedic Astrology her a diamond made in a lab in Pitts- provides an excellent Prasna (Horary) technique to answer burgh or are you going to give her the your serious questions. real thing?” Teeling said. “I’d be killed if I did that.”  Gemstones (prescriptions only - we don’t sell gems or jew- elry) and Vedic remedies, including Mantras and yantras are Synthetics first emerged in 1955, when a team of scientists at General Electric Co. advised based on need and if you request it. transformed graphite into diamonds, ac-  Business & career issues can be a continuous bother. Make cording to GE’s Web site. The gems are things smoother for you and save enough for retire comfort- mainly used in industrial applications, such as cutting tools. About 1 billion car- ably.Vedic Numerology can help you choose luckier num- ats of synthetic diamonds are produced a bers for your car, names for your business and movies etc. year, according to Apollo.  Spirituality focused readings show where you stand today Man-made gems may end up compen- and what lies ahead. sating for an expected shortage of mined stones, said James Picton, a diamond readings of your birth chart or questions are done by prior analyst with W.H. Ireland Ltd., who has appointment only. The consultation cost is time based and charged followed the market for three decades. at the rate of US$ 250 (Two Hundred Fifty United States Dollars) per Diamond miners produced $13.2 billion hour. The normal appointment slots are one hour. Determine the type of rough stones last year, while demand of reading you want and then (1) make the payment by clicking the was $15 billion, he said. button alongside it and (2) download and fill a form and email it to “At the edge of the market, there is room me at [email protected] Most people prefer the general read- for these synthetic diamond businesses to thrive,” said Graham Birch, who helps ing by phone or personal meeting. You can call the following local manage about $8.5 billion of precious- number (whichever is cloasest to your location) and speak with Pt. metals equities at BlackRock Investment Sanjay Rath in India. Only local call rates will apply for you. Management Ltd. in London. “Look at the balance of supply and demand in the (650) 492-5495, United States [email protected] rough market. There just haven’t been (02921) 25-0646 United Kingdom [email protected] enough diamond mines discovered.” (011) 4243-0122 India http://srath.com Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 5

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:110:58:11 letters ` Just how much older has been dis- Rather than using the observato- FATHERS OF THE ZODIAC puted — the estimates go back to ry's massive 9.2-metre telescope, From Nature News June 2007 2,300 BC. he stood outside and gazed at the stars. "The best equipment I used Using modern techniques — and Now Brad Schaefer, an astrono- was rocks to mark where my feet some rocks — a US astronomer mer at Louisiana State University were," he says. has traced the origin of a set of an- in Baton Rouge, says he has dated cient clay tablets to a precise date the observations to 1,370 BC, give Nevertheless, these measure- and place. The tablets show con- or take a century. ments allowed him to pinpoint stellations thought to be precur- his own position and date more sors of the present-day zodiac. The tablets contain a number of precisely than he could those of different observations, includ- the Assyrian astronomers. He is The tablets, known collectively as ing the day each year that certain MUL.APIN, contain nearly 200 not sure why his measurements constellations first appeared in worked better. astronomical observations, in- the dawn sky. These dates change cluding measurements related to over the millennia because of a Schaefer's work will help settle a several constellations. They are tiny wobble in the Earth's axis. long-standing debate, says Her- written in cuneiform, a Middle- mann Hunger, an Assyriologist at Eastern script that is one of the "It's like a big hour hand in the the University of Vienna in Aus- oldest known forms of writing, sky," Schaefer says. tria. Previously, historians had and were made in Babylon around based their arguments on single 687 BC. By studying these dates and other astronomical information, such stars or constellations on the tab- as the dates certain constellations lets. But most archaeologists believe were directly overhead, Schaefer Schaefer's statistical analysis of that the tablets are transcriptions nailed down the year the mea- all the observations on the tablets of much earlier observations surements were taken. made by Assyrian astronomers. "will impress historians who can- not do the same on their own — He also worked out including myself", Hunger says. that the ancient ob- He adds that most historians have servers lived within settled on a rough date of 1,000 roughly 100 kilome- BC for the tablets, which agrees tres of 35.1° N — an well with Schaefer's analysis. area that includes the ancient Assyr- ian cities of Ninova CAVES SPOTTED ON and Asur. The results MARS were presented at the From NASA American Astronomi- cal Society's summer NASA's Mars Odyssey space- meeting in Honolulu, craft has discovered entrances to Hawaii. seven possible caves on the slopes of a Martian volcano. The find is Star gazing fueling interest in potential un- derground habitats and sparking To double-check searches for caverns elsewhere on his measurements, the Red Planet. Schaefer did his own observations at the Very dark, nearly circular features McDonald Obser- ranging in diameter from about vatory in the Davis 328 to 820 feet puzzled research- Mountains of Texas. ers who found them in images taken by NASA's Mars Odyssey 6 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 6 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:120:58:12 ` news "Whether these are just deep ver- tical shafts or openings into spa- cious caverns, they are entries to the subsurface of Mars," said co-author Tim Titus of the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff. "Somewhere on Mars, caves might provide a protected niche for past or current life, or shelter for hu- mans in the future."

The discovered holes, dubbed "Seven Sisters," are at some of the highest altitudes on the planet, on a volcano named Arsia Mons near Mars' tallest mountain.

and Mars Global Surveyor orbit- Evidence that the holes may be The new report proposes that the ers. Using Mars Odyssey's infra- openings to cavernous spaces deep holes on Arsia Mons proba- red camera to check the daytime comes from the temperature dif- bly formed as underground stress- and nighttime temperatures of ferences detected from infrared es around the volcano caused the circles, scientists concluded images taken in the afternoon spreading and faults that opened that they could be windows into vs. the pre-dawn morning. From spaces beneath the surface. Some underground spaces. day to night, temperatures of the of the holes are in line with strings holes change of bowl-shaped pits where surface only about one- material has apparently collapsed third as much to fill the gap created by a linear as the change fault. in temperature of surrounding The observations have prompted ground surface. researchers using Mars Odyssey and NASA's newer Mars Recon-

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JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 7 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:120:58:12 letters ` naissance Orbiter to examine the might hit Earth out of the Solar bit might have actually increased Seven Sisters. The goal is to find System. Some have also postu- the number of objects on a colli- other openings to underground lated that Jupiter would thin the sion course with earth. Until now, spaces at lower elevations that are crowd of dangerous asteroids Horner says, little work was done more accessible to future missions and other objects, making Earth a to test either idea. to Mars. more stable home. Modelling the Solar System JUPITER’S PROTECTIVE But now, a preliminary study in- So Horner and colleague Barrie PULL dicates that Earth would have done just as well, if not better — Jones built several versions of the in at least one regard - without Ju- Solar System on the Open Univer- From Nature News August 2007 piter's help. sity's computer cluster: one with a For more than a decade many as- Jupiter, one without, and several tronomers have thought of Jupi- The results of a study presented with a gas giant that was either ter as a protective big brother for today at the European Planetary a quarter, half, or three-quarters planet Earth. The gas giant's grav- Science Congress in Potsdam, Ger- of Jupiter's mass. The system itational pull is believed to sling- many, indicate that Earth would also contained 100,000 centaurs shot incoming Earth-threatening be struck — by one class of ob- — large, icy bodies from the So- objects out of the Solar System. jects at least — at nearly the same lar System's Kuiper belt, within This has led many to suppose it rate, regardless of whether Jupiter which Pluto lies. shielded the young Earth from was there or not. The findings are impacts, helping to support con- still tentative, cautions Jonathan After running their models for 10 ditions for life. Horner, an astronomer at the Open million virtual years, Horner and University in Milton Keynes who Jones found some striking results. The Earth was about 30% more The idea of Jupiter as protec- led the new work. But, he says, Ju- likely to be hit by a centaur in a tor was first proposed by plan- piter's role as guardian may have Solar System with a life-size Ju- etary scientist George Wetherill in been overstated: "It seems that the piter than it was in a Jupiter-less 19941. Wetherill showed that the idea isn't so clear-cut." system. Things looked even worse planet's enormous mass — more Other work has suggested that, in when there was an intermediate- than 300 times that of the Earth — the past, changes in Jupiter's or- sized planet in Jupiter's place, ac- is enough to catapult comets that

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JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 8 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:120:58:12 ` news crossing objects in the Solar Sys- tem, Morbidelli says. To really understand Jupiter's role as a pro- tector will require a calculation of how the planet influences those many, smaller objects. "That's a much more complicated thing to do," Morbidelli says.

Horner says that he and his col- leagues will soon begin work on simulations of both the Oort cloud comets and asteroid belt objects.

SATURN’S MYSTERIES: FINDINGS FROM CASSINI

From National Geographic Magazine December 2006 The rain comes just once every thousand years, in torrents of liquid methane. The noxious air dims sunshine to an eternal or- ange twilight. The cold—290 de- grees below zero Fahrenheit (mi- cording to Horner. A lighter ver- likely source of a hit, according nus 180°C)—is a lethal assault. sion of Jupiter could help pull the to Alessandro Morbidelli, an as- And beyond the hazy sky looms centaurs into the inner Solar Sys- tronomer at the Observatoire de the ringed planet Saturn. tem, while lacking the gravity to la Cote d'Azur, in Nice, France. heave them back out. As a result, The asteroid belt between Mars a planet with a quarter of Jupiter's and Jupiter accounts for all but Yet here on Saturn's outsize moon mass could increase the chances of a small percentage of the Earth- Titan is a world eerily like our a strike on Earth by nearly 500% when compared to a system with no planet there. More Belts

"It's a good speculative paper," says Mark Bailey, director of the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland and an expert on Earth- impacting asteroids. However, Bailey adds, it fails to take into account Jupiter's ability to deflect Earth-colliding objects from the Oort cloud, a massive cloud of comets that surrounds the Solar System.

Nor does it factor in the most

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own. "Titan is a Peter Pan world," gentle winds carry a rich brew of says Tobias Owen of the Univer- organic molecules, some reminis- The Titan encounter was a high sity of Hawaii's Institute for As- cent of compounds that provided point in what has amounted to tronomy. "It's got all the materials the raw material for life on Earth. a voyage back in time. From the and elements to develop into a exotic metallic hydrogen in its planet like Earth," he says, "but it Owen and his fellow planetary interior to the fine rubble of its never had the chance to grow up." scientists are used to picturing rings, on that range from The dense atmosphere is filled Titan in their imaginations. Now the icy oddball Phoebe to Encela- with hydrocarbon smog. The rare they've visited, if only by remote dus, which spurts warm geysers, methane monsoons create sud- control. For the past two-and-a- Saturn carries clues to how the so- den rivers that cut deep channels half years, a space probe called lar system took shape 4.6 billion in Titan's low hills and run down Cassini has hobnobbed with the years ago and gave rise to life. to a great sandy plain. Like Earth, moons and rings of Saturn and The planet and its orbiting reti- Titan may have geologic activ- gazed down on the giant planet. nue, says planetary scientist Jeff ity and volcanism—a slow, chilly Soon after arriving, Cassini even Cuzzi of NASA's Ames Research version that erupts a lavalike mix launched a second, smaller probe Center, "connects us to solar sys- of half-melted water and ammo- called Huygens, which touched tem structure and evolution on nia. Most tantalizing of all, Titan's down on Titan's surface. the grandest scale." FINDING SATURN’S EARS

From the archives of the National Geographic Magazine To the ancient Greeks who ob- served the heavens, Saturn was one of six "wandering stars," which, over the course of a year, seemed to move forward and backward against the fixed back- ground of stars. Two thousand years later, still trying to under- stand these mysterious bodies, which we now know as planets, Galileo pointed his primitive "op- tical tube" toward Saturn. What he

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JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1100 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:140:58:14 ` news saw in 1610 confounded him. He thought he saw an object made of three stars—a large disk with two small globes touching each side. In 1612 he noted that the "com- panions" had vanished, but after they reappeared in 1613, Galileo wrote that Saturn had "ears."

Four decades later the magnify- ing power of telescopes had im- proved enough that Dutch as- tronomer and physicist Christiaan Huygens recognized the "ears" as the planet's ring system, one of the most magnificent sights in the night sky. Today, anyone with a modest telescope—even a good bird-watcher's spotting scope or Brown, an astronomer at the Cali- since Earth was thought to reside a powerful pair of binoculars on fornia Institute of Technology, at its center. Brown thinks it's time a sturdy mount—can discern Sat- has found many of the largest for another. Perhaps the Kuiper urn's rings from a dark backyard. planetoids himself. But the one he belt and Oort cloud overlap. Icy found in November 2003—called objects may exist from here to SOLAR SYSTEM SUBURBS Sedna, in honor of an Inuit sea there and everywhere in between. goddess of the Arctic—not only "Sedna just blew us away. We From the archives of the National is bigger than any known Kuiper had no idea that this intermediate Geographic Magazine belt object other than Pluto but population was out there," Brown also is many billions of miles far- says. Mike Brown found a world that ther from the sun than the Kuiper wasn't supposed to exist. It was belt bodies. Sedna at its closest ap- an icy planetoid, nearly the size He suspects that there are larger proach to the sun is still two and a of Pluto, and it was in the wrong worlds in our solar system. One, half times as far away as Pluto. Its place, in what had been presumed by his calculation, might be close orbit will eventually take it more to be a relatively empty region to the size of Mars, around 4,000 than 12 times that far away, into of space with just some gas and miles (6,400 kilometers) in diame- a dim exurb of the solar system dust—certainly no objects per- ter, which would definitely bump where the sun looks more like an haps a thousand miles across. it up to planet status. He estimates ordinary star. that another 60 bodies the size of Sedna will eventually come into It's not that the planetoid itself Brown wondered if he had made view. was a big surprise. Over a decade the first discovery of a body in the ago astronomers predicted that Oort cloud, a hypothesized reser- ice worlds smaller than planets voir of comets forming a kind of No one will be eager to relocate to would be found in a region named shell around the solar system tril- an ice ball way beyond Pluto, but the Kuiper belt, roughly between lions of miles from the sun. Dutch this kind of research helps us un- the orbit of Neptune and a region astronomer Jan Oort theorized derstand how planetary systems of space a pretty good hike be- in the 1950s that certain comets form and evolve. In the meantime, yond Pluto. In 1992 astronomers come from this distant pool. But anyone who builds a new model in Hawaii found the first of what Sedna is much closer to the sun of our solar system should make is now a list of nearly a thousand than those hypothetical comets. sure it has room for an extension. icy bodies in that region. Some Photo: Courtesy NASA http:// are pretty chunky—hundreds of Astronomers have been making science.hq.nasa.gov miles in diameter. new models of our solar system Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 11

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By Sanjay Rath Extracts from A Course in Maharishi Jaimini’s Upadesa Sutra Adhyaya-I Pada-I

continued from previous issue... CASE STUDIES relationship with aunt (Venus) Rädhä as Chart 2: Çré Kåñëa Präëapada Venus aspects in the ninth house. Capricorn indicates death and is the Kali PRÄËAPADA IN NINTH Yuga räçi and it is but natural that Kåñëa HOUSE FROM LAGNA should incarnate as the Yuga avatära with the präëapada in this räçi. This In the chart of Çré Kåñëa, the Präëapada sign is conjoined Ketu and is aspected is in the ninth house of dharma and the by Saturn and Venus forming a tapasvi world gets the great benefit of learning yoga and making Him the best student the Yuga dharma, the vedänta of the of His Guru åñi Sandipani of Avantipur Bhagavat Géta becomes the fountainhead when He mastered the sixty-four Sid- for the Kali Yuga as the age of darkness dha Vidyä in 64 days! is going to make the Vedas difficult to comprehend. Mokña käraka Ketu con- On offering Guru dakñiëä, Åñi Sandi- joins the Präëapada in the ninth house pani’s wife wanted that their son who and the world gets the benefit of the was lost at the Prabhäsa near the sea emancipation of many souls due to the while bathing, be brought back. From incarnation of the Lord. The lord of this the ninth house, Venus is the fifth lord sign Capricorn has an exchange with the with Rähu (demon) and Mars the lord of seventh co-lord Ketu indicating a pari- VL indicating that once again the Lord vartana räjayoga involving the seventh would have to fight demons to restore and ninth houses but this maybe seen by His Guru’s son. Retrograde Ketu indi- the world as excessive marital relation- cates restoration or bringing back which ships as Kåñëa had 16,108 queens but in is confirmed by the parivartana yoga reality two wives – Rukmiëé and Saty- between Moon and Venus involving the abhämä. fifth house from the ninth (Guru’s son). Ketu also indicates accidents while Sat- Tapasvi Yoga and Rath Yäträ: The fool- urn indicates that which is lost. Çré Kåñëa ish world embroiled in the age of dark- set about the task and discovered the ness will also make remarks about His demon Païcajanya who had kidnapped Sandipani’s son whom he killed and restored the son to the father. He even got the païcajanya conch (Moon) which was to be His constant symbol.

Venus in such affliction of a debilitated Mars indicates tormented women like Rädhä or Miräbai who are tormented to no end by their spouses while with Rähu widows and ostracised women. Gener- ally Mars with Venus shows a woman who is likely to be tormented in her relationships, especially spouse while that with Rähu can indicate one whose 12 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1122 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:160:58:16 ` rath spouse, lover or fiance can die caus- ily averted it, but the Lord will not break ing tragedy in her life. The parivartana the laws He makes as He is the yoga of the Moon and Venus ensures upholder. Thereafter Rädhä and deliverance for such tormented souls. others worshipped Çré Gaëeça Venus indicates vehicles and the chariot singing the mantra and the doça (rath) and in the third house indicates a lifted, bringing back the rains journey that Kåñëa must make for the (Ketu blocks the Moon and causes purpose. Therefore every year, the de- drought) and prosperity (Saturn parted souls of the devotees gather at indicates poverty). the house of Rädhä, the Guëòichä tem- ple at Jagannätha Puri and the chariot Dhyäna of Çré Jagannätha is pulled by the peo- ` su¬aMbr

PRÄËAPADA IN SIXTH Çré Kåñëa was always tormented by en- FROM KÄRAKA LAGNA emies – his chief enemy even before his birth was his uncle Kaìsa, and now we can see how the Präëapada in the sixth The sixth house shows uncles and ma- house from the Käraka lagna confirms ternal relatives as well as diseases, en- this. Thereafter all sorts of demons at- emies, servants and pets and digestion tacked him as a baby and throughout his in the intestines. It is an upachaya or childhood until he killed his demoniacal growth house and shows learning and uncle and released his parents from cap- a sharp mind (Mercury rules the natu- tivity (10 years age). Jarasaìdha, the fa- ral sixth house ). Capricorn is also g ther-in-law of Kaìsa continued the war- the abhimukha räçi from Leo the Kära- fare and attacks every year from his 10 to ka Lagna with the ätmakäraka Sun in it Çré Kåñëa was al- 28 years of age, forcing the hand of the besides being the bädhaka from Lagna ways tormented by people of Mathura in compelling Kåñëa with Ketu (indicating Gaëeça) in it. The enemies – his chief to leave in his 29th year. When he went Präëapada is in the sixth house from to learn at Guru Sandipani’s ashram, the enemy even before the käraka lagna bringing the doça Guru dakñiëä required another battle and his birth was his (flaw) on the käraka lagna. Since the killing of a demon. Battles never ceased bädhaka räçi Capricorn is also aspected uncle Kaìsa, and and his relationship and love for his cous- by Venus the sixth lord, bädhaka will now we can see ins, the Päëòava brothers resulted in his surely work. involvement in their many battles and the how the Präëapada Mahabharata war itself is one by which in the sixth house Once even the most learned and wise people remember his great contribu- from the Käraka Kåñëa made the mistake of adoring the tion. Even the Bhagavat Géta was spoken lagna confirms Moon on Caturthé (S4 tithi) which is a (taught) at the battle field to Arjuna. It is this. cursed Moon and brings the curse of more than evident that the Präëapada in Gaëeça down on Kåñëa and the peo- the sixth house from the Käraka Lagna ple of his Kingdom would have to see has shown the one path the Lord took for great suffering. Kåñëa could have eas- His lilä in this incarnation. d Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 13

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1133 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:170:58:17 pranapada ` ninth lord Venus aspects the lagna.

Präëapada in Virgo makes the native intelligent and learned, Pandit is the specific title given for such a Mercurial association. He had a fine complexion or skin, great writing skills and authored many volumes of literature that trans- formed the culture of Puri, besides be- ing a very good human being and ad- ept astrologer who regularly performed the buddhäñöamé and buddhavära vrata as taught in the Bhaviçya puräëa. Note that both the vrata are associated with Whether a person is subdued by ene- the präëapada. The association of Sat- Präëapada in mies or otherwise is seen by comparing urn with präëapada does make a person Virgo makes the the strength of the lords of Käraka La- very calm and long-lived. gna and Präëapada Lagna when Präëa- native intelligent From the ätmakäraka, the präëapada is pada is in the sixth house from käraka and learned, Pan- in the tenth house and the lord of Kära- lagna. The Äditya hådaya taught by Çré ka lagna and präëapada are associated dit is the specific Kåñëa to Arjuna before the Mahabharata in a Guru-çiñya yoga (Jupiter-Mercury) title given for such speaks of this secret by which the Lord in the fourth house (äçrama, gurukula). is ever victorious. Readers will appreci- a Mercurial asso- Paräçara 3.83. Tenth house: heroic, ex- ate that when we discussed präëapada ciation. tremely intelligent (like Gaëeça), skilful, we gave mantras and the spirituality as- dextrous in handling orders of the king sociated due to its upäsanä link to D20. (ätmakäraka); desirous or worshipping Chart 3: Çré Acyutänanda god and spiritual. Virgo may not be very a keen to obey the orders of the king but While it is very difficult to differenti- there was royal association through one ate the world and self in the chart of Çré of his god brothers who belonged to a Kåñëa as He is the world, it is better to royal family and Çré Acyutänanda mar- attempt this in any other chart. ried his sister.

Präëapada and houses Chart 4: Queen Victoria

In the chart of Çré Acyutänanda the In the chart of Queen Victoria, Präëapa- Präëapada is in Lagna in Virgo. Take da is in which makes the person the results for the first house which are very self-respecting and honest and a “Paräçara 3.74. First House: weak, good human being. Birth time does need sickly, dumb, lunatic, dull-witted, defec- slight correction for naväàça match- tive-limbed, miserable, and emaciated”. ing of präëapada but it does not alter None of these are applicable as the lagna the räçi considerations. Präëapada in lord is in a kendra and conjoined Jupiter the Eleventh house: famous, virtuous, in Haàsa and Kalpadruma yoga which learned, wealthy, of fair complexioned will over-ride these negative traits that and close to mother. All these attributes the world would have seen. Saturn apply to her as being endowed from the conjoins the lagna and Präëapada that world. However there is an exchange be- would make him miserable and sad for tween Jupiter and Saturn indicating that no explicable reason, which is very true. she will be long lived (Saturn associates This is what he got from the world which with Präëapada) but the relationship also vanished after his Guru dékñä as the with her mother can suffer. Mars asso- 1144 • JJyotishyotiishh DDigestiigest • OOct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1144 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:170:58:17 ` rath ciating with präëapada makes the per- son wise and strong and successful in battles that will not be of her choice but forced by situations. Rähu and Saturn conjoining the Präëapada bring the en- ergies of making the person very calm even in the most tight situ- ations and very cultured – with such a combination in Pisces, she could be set- ting the standards that define culture. Her reign as the Queen of England and the Empress of India is considered a golden age called the Victorian era.

Mars is the ätmakäraka and Käraka Lagna and Präëapada are in the same house indicating the following possi- bilities based on Paräçara 3.74. “First House: weak, sickly, dumb, lunatic, dull-witted, defective-limbed, miser- able, and emaciated”. Weakness is not an attribute for a vargottama la- gna and is ruled out; sickly or lunacy is also not an attribute for one having the exalted Moon in lagna which indi- cates the exact opposite as healthy and a very sharp mind. In general all those physical characteristics do not apply except for the word ‘miserable’ which in the fifth house from both lagna and she may have been at times as Saturn käraka Lagna in Leo. The eighth house conjoins the präëapada and käraka la- from is with a vargot- gna as well which gives long life but tama (strong) Rähu in it. If there is a with its share of misery and sorrows malefic planet in the eighth house from to undergo. Präëapada in Pisces gives präëapada then his intention is surely competent children and lineage espe- malicious and to kill. cially since Jupiter is in the ninth house in nécabhaìga räjayoga. Naväàça Tulya Räçi: Check the planets that occupy the same naväàça as the sign PRÄËAPADA, LONGEVITY – occupied by the Präëapada lagna. Do the VIMÇOTTARI DAÇÄ same for the eighth house from Präëapa- da Lagna. Since Präëapada in Sagittarius Rath Rule: Death occurs during the and eighth house is Cancer, check these periods of planets (vimçottari daçä) signs in naväàça. Mercury is in Sagit- associated with the Präëapada Lagna tarius naväàça and Rähu and Jupiter are or the Rudra bhäva (second/eighth in Cancer naväàça. Jupiter is exalted in house) from it. Planets in the räçi tu- naväàça and is unlikely to kill him leav- lya naväàça of these signs can also be ing the task to Rähu and Mercury. death inflicting. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Rähu Chart 5: Rajiv Gandhi daçä Mercury antardaçä Rähu pratyantar daçä. It could not have been more accu- Räçi chart: Präëapada is in Sagittarius Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 15

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1155 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:170:58:17 pranapada ` naväàça and by the Räçi-tulya-naväàça principle qualifies to kill. Aquarius naväàça is again vacant but Rähu is in naväàça indicating that the del- egation of killing powers that it has is given to Mercury instead of the Sun.

We are finally left with three planets – Saturn, Moon and Mercury and Sanjay Gandhi died in a plane crash on 29 June 1980 in Moon daçä Mercury antardaçä Saturn pratyantar daçä. The method of using the präëapada lagna has again shown astounding accuracy as the method of calculation is D20=12+eighth house. Chart 7: Mahatma Gandhi Räçi Chart: In the chart of Mahatma Gandhi, the präëapada is in Taurus and is vacant. Therefore we consider its lord Venus. Eighth house is Sagittarius and this is also vacant but its lord Jupiter is the ätmakäraka thereby qualifying as Rudra. Naväàça Chart: Venus and Mars is in Taurus naväàça and by the Räçi- rate. tulya-naväàça principle qualifies to kill. Sagittarius, the eighth house from Chart 6: Sanjay Gandhi Präëapada in räçi is occupied by Jupi- ter in naväàça thereby qualifying to become märaka for chart. In the chart of Sanjay Gandhi, the präëa- padap is in Cancer seriously threatening We are finally left with three planets the longevity and showing short life. – Venus, Jupiter and Mars. Mahatma Longevity is extended beyond bäläriñöha Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January and yogäriñöha (20 years) by the conjunc- 1948 in Jupiter daçä Venus antardaçä tion of Saturn with the Präëapada Lagna Venus pratyantar daçä. Once again the butb this combination cannot extend it Präëapada Lagna has accurately given beyondb the Ayur Khanda (36 years av- the period of death. erage and a maximum of 40 years). Chart 8: Indira Gandhi

Räçi Chart: Präëapada in Cancer con- Räçi Chart: In the chart of Indira Gandhi, joined Saturn, lord Moon. Eighth house the präëapada is in Cancer and is con- is Aquarius that is vacant and its lord joined Saturn that promises good lon- Rähu is in Äyus exaltation in Taurus and gevity but considerable sorrow and mis- will surely not like to kill. Rähu aspects ery as well. There is a parivartana yoga the Sun and Mercury thereby delegating of Saturn with the Moon. Therefore, we the power to one of them. consider Saturn ätmakäraka as the first and Moon as the second märaka. Eighth Naväàça Chart: Moon is in Cancer house is Aquarius and this is vacant but 16 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1166 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:180:58:18 ` rath its lord Saturn is the ätmakäraka and co-lord Rähu is debilitated in the sixth house of enemies from präëapada.

Naväàça Chart: Rähu in Cancer naväàça and by the Räçi-tulya- naväàça principle qualifies to kill as this sign is the präëapada in the räçi chart. Aquarius, the eighth house from Präëapada in räçi is occupied by Moon in naväàça thereby qualifying to be- come märaka for chart. Longevity is in the second compartment (36-72 years) which are checked by other methods. these, the third house is the äkäça tattva We are finally left with three planets – connection to birth and shows what was Saturn, Moon and Rähu. Indira Gandhi the connection to this planet that caused was assassinated on 31 October 1984 the soul to incarnate. The soul can nor- in Saturn daçä Rähu antardaçä Sun mally incarnate in a family due to vari- pratyantar daçä (could be Moon if a ous karmic connections with (1) father, different ayanäàça was used). (2) mother, (3) siblings or (4) others. Since the soul is carried by the Präëa [Sun sym- Conclusion bolic] along with Udäna [Moon symbolic] the first test is normally with parents that Präëapada Lagna has accurately given call for the child in the form of a desire the period of death in this chart as well that grows in their hearts to have a child. as all others, and we can see how it is Oftentimes, when the time comes for the such an important point for the accu- karmic destiny to fulfill and rebirth to oc- rate calculation of birth time, knowing cur, the soul of the child brings the par- the nature of the individual and ma- ents together in a relationship that causes jor abilities and weaknesses, knowing marriage, again in any of the eight forms about life trends and situations, expect- of marriage based on its destiny and kar- ed problems and their causes as well ma. Such marriages can be short-lived as the spiritual remedies necessary to and can break after the children incarnate overcome them, strength during battles as there never was a real relationship be- and finally death as well. tween the parents of the child. We have examined this is many charts f and have also used it for accurately Therefore we examine the third house timing the death of relations as well, from Präëapada Lagna, the seat of the ...we examine the but leave those details for another day. Präëa for controlling the ears and see third house from There is yet another aspect to Präëapa- who the ear likes to listen to. Präëapada Lagna, da and that is relationships, which are the seat of the examined hereafter. If only natural benefic planets are in third Präëa for control- PRÄËAPADA AND RELA- from Präëapada lagna, the native is at- tached to father and would listen to him. ling the ears and TIONSHIPS It is a very deep rooted relationship from see who the ear Among the five governors, we have past life and the karma that caused rein- likes to listen to. known that Präëa is the chief and based carnation is related to father. The attach- on the detailed exposition of Maharñi ment is really deep if the natural benefics Pippaläda, it sits in the eyes and ears are strong or if Venus associates showing which is second and third houses. Of great love. f Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 17

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1177 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:190:58:19 pranapada ` house then the native has no at- tachment with family, although the lord of the third house can show the initial attachment with either father (if natural benefic) or mother (if natural malefic). Chart 9: Indira Gandhi

In the chart of Indira Gandhi the präëa- pada is in Cancer with the third house from it Virgo vacant. Therefore we con- sider its lord Mercury which is a natu- 1) If only benefic planets are in the ral benefic planet and shows strong at- third house aspected by natural tachment to father, especially when it malefic planets then there shall is in the fifth house from lagna which be strong attachment with fa- amounts to adoration, idolising father ther which shall change during etc. She grew up in the sole care of her the periods of the malefic plan- mother, who was sick with tuberculosis ets causing distancing and deep and felt alienated from the Nehru house- internal suffering and inexplicable hold, yet in the 1930’s when she was love-hate relationships. Räçi dåñöi barely in her teens, she smuggled out an shows temporary breaks that can important document in her schoolbag be resolved while räçi dåñöi shows that outlined plans for a major revolu- permanent fissures in the relation- tionary initiative even as the house was ship. under surveillance by the police show- 2) If only natural malefic planets are ing clearly that she was her dad’s daring in the third from präëapada lagna, darling daughter. the native is attached to mother from the past life and the bonding Virgo has the räçi dåñöi of Rähu with Ve- is very strong. Depending on the nus from Sagittarius and from Ketu in strength of the malefic, the love the twelfth house in Gemini. Her moth- would be that strong. er died when she was 17 years making 3) If only natural malefic planets are her father the only family member she in the third house aspected by could get along with. What else could natural benefic planets, then there we expect from an empty third house shall be strong attachment with from an empty third house from Präëa- mother which shall change during pada with such malefic aspects? This as- the periods of the benefic plan- pects of the nodes threatens permanent ets causing distancing and deep fissure in the relationship and that the internal suffering and inexplicable same can come due to marriage as Rähu love-hate relationships. Räçi dåñöi conjoins Venus in trines to the Upapada shows temporary breaks that can (marriage) in . This also indicates be resolved while räçi dåñöi shows an unconventional marriage and she permanent fissures in the relation- married Feroze Gandhi after the latter ship. was adopted by Mahatma Gandhi. The 4) If both natural benefic and malefic marriage happened in Rähu daçä Saturn planets are stationed in the third antardaçä and these very planets were house from präëapada lagna, then responsible for her assassination (Saturn the attachment is more with sib- daçä Rähu antardaçä later). Till the free- lings than parents or sometimes dom struggle in 1947, the relationship with another close relative. with her father was very much present, 5) If there are no planets in the third but by then she had two baby boys and 18 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1188 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:190:58:19 ` rath a home to look after. Thereafter she be- the queen’s heart and she was thrown in a came engrossed in her personal life in lonely ocean of life where the tumultuous Allahabad as her father continued in waves of karma hammered her between Delhi. affection to father and spouse and her duty to both as well as to the millions in Her husband Feroze was an excellent India who called her Goddess Kälé – the man of distinguished character and remover of sorrow. chose his own path in politics contest- ing the first Indian election in 1952 People always think that Nehru pushed without consulting Nehru his father-in- Indira Gandhi into politics, but the facts law and also choosing to stay in a sep- are very different. Nehru was a vocal op- arate house in Delhi (which was very ponent of nepotism and did not allow any much against the ethos then). One can of the sons of leaders to come up unless k see how Venus and Rähu combination they themselves had the leadership abili- is negatively impacting the third house All the marriage ties. He was an idealist in this matter and from Präëapada in each of these deci- Indira Gandhi did not contest elections relationships rules sions that Feroze Gandhi made. Indira till he lived, not even the 1962 elections. given here are for Gandhi’s biggest challenge came there- It was only after his death and the stood after when Feroze Gandhi exposed a love and marriage, for elections at the behest of the then PM national scandal involving Nehru’s Fi- which is differ- Lal Bahadur Shastri. Her tenth lord Mars nance Minister T.T.Krishnamacari who (Aries) responsible for her career, which ent from arranged was forced to resign causing irrepara- started with the leadership of the Vänara marriages that ble damage to Nehru’s reputation and Senä when she was in school, has a bad take place in many national image. Indira started staying aspect on Mercury indicating some strain with her father and looking after him societies as in in the relationship with father due to ca- instead of her husband and their mar- India. The rules reer. Therefore career took off only after riage became tumultuous from Rähu him. given here may daçä Moon antardaçä (Moon and Rähu or may not work always battle for ruling the mind). Fer- PRÄËAPADA: TIMING MAR- showing that the oze was fighting a losing battle as Ju- RIAGE, CHILDREN piter daçä started in 1954 and Jupiter, love and affection the best natural benefic and ninth lord The list of rules for relationships contin- has not yet devel- aspects Virgo, the third from präëapa- ues from the previous one as marriage is oped at the time of da thereby cleansing the relationship of an extension of family ties and amounts marriage, and will Indira Gandhi with her father and pav- to building family. All the marriage re- ing the way for her political inheritance lationships rules given here are for love develop at a later of the leadership of the Congress Party. and marriage, which is different from ar- date. Jupiter is in ñaòäñöaka (mutual 6/8 re- ranged marriages that take place in many lationship) with Rähu and will ensure societies as in India. The rules given here its defeat. Feroze Gandhi died in Sep- may or may not work showing that the tember 8, 1960 in Jupiter daçä Mercury love and affection has not yet developed i antardaçä – both planets ensure that at the time of marriage, and will develop she shall be closest to her father. Saturn at a later date. also has a bad aspect on Virgo (graha 6) Marriage and any relationship dåñöi) and in Jupiter daçä Saturn an- establishment happens based on the tardaçä she came back to her husband third house from präëapada. after he suffered a heart attack (1958) 7) When planets giving marriage [upa- and was with him till his death. How- pada and naväàça basis for each ever Venus supports Rähu and in Jupi- marriage] associate with the third ter daçä Venus antardaçä Nehru died. from präëapada, then the marriage will surely happen during that pe- In this manner the planets battled for riod. Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 19

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 1199 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:190:58:19 pranapada ` is a natural malefic and has räçi dåñöi on Taurus and the Moon indicating experi- ences that can cause permanent fissure in the relationship with father. These may have been triggered by mother as Mars is in the fourth house and is the lagna lord showing intelligence and cir- cumstances acting in opposition to the inner heart. By the time Mars ended, she had gone through her turbulent teenage and Rähu daçä started. She ran away to Indonesia to get away from all the dark- ness in her life and trained in the mar- tial arts. Rähu is lord of bädhaka and is 8) When planets indicating children placed in the seventh house. Its aspect [upapada trines and saptäàça on the third house from Präëapada en- basis for each marriage] associate sures further distancing from family. with the third from Präëapada La- Rähu is no saint as he sits in the sev- gna, then children come into one’s enth house of wrong relationships and world. is also the eleventh lord indicating that 9) Based on the rules of relationships, she will fall into very deep relationships father, mother and siblings either with wrong men. Whenever the lords of support the new family member the eleventh or third are in the seventh (spouse) or otherwise. house or vice-versa, the native is very 10) Daçä planet shows the native, genuinely in love with spouse. Howev- antardaçä planet shows the spouse er with Rähu, reciprocation of this love or child and pratyantar daçä planet need not be assured, and is mainly the shows the physical event. opposite. Chart 10: Lady h In the chart of the lady, the präëapada First marriage: Her first marriage was is in Pisces with the third house having on Dec 28, 1981 (legal marriage, had a Whenever the lords a planet, therefore we ignore the nature Jewish wedding a few months later) in of the eleventh or of the sign and its lord. The planet is the Rähu daçä Saturn antardaçä and Moon third are in the Moon and it is exalted showing a very pratyantar daçä. Note that all the three seventh house or strong attachment with her father. So planets aspect the third house from vice-versa, the strong is the attachment that it would präëapada which is Taurus. Moon con- be difficult to explain her being drawn joins showing the timing of the physical native is very to him even after suffering severe rela- event at pratyantar daçä level; antarda- genuinely in love tionship strokes. Memory of her father çä planet Saturn has graha dåñöi (sev- with spouse. How- or even the mention of him makes the enth house aspect) showing that desire ever with Rähu, mouth dry and words choke. The depth brought about the marriage; Rähu has of this attachment can be seen by the räçi dåñöi on Taurus showing that it shall reciprocation of conjunction of another natural benefic favour all relationships so long as father this love need not Mercury as ätmakäraka (soul) with the is troubled about them. It is obvious that be assured, and is Moon clearly indicating that the soul the bringing marriage are weak mainly the oppo- has incarnated only because of a strong due to Saturn dåñöi. site. karmic bond with father. Second marriage: Her second marriage The relationship was great till her Moon in September 1989 was in Rähu daçä Ve- daçä ended in 1969. The advent of Mars nus antardaçä Saturn pratyantar daçä. j brought strain in the relationship as Mars Venus is the lord of the third house 20 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2200 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:190:58:19 ` rath from präëapada (Taurus) and has a – natural benefics and natural malefics parivartana with Mercury showing form two distinct groups that are not mu- that this marriage will not last. Howev- tually supportive. d er, Venus will give a child, a daughter In fact, his first However, the advent of the Moon daçä named after her, Sitä is another name expression of a de- of Venus (Lakñmé). would surely bring about the desire to marry and have children as the Moon sire to marry was is the lord of the fifth house in the ninth Third marriage: Her third marriage during Venus daçä house (one son desire). In fact, his first ex- was in Jupiter daçä which means lot Mercury antarda- pression of a desire to marry was during many things, especially for one born çä as Mercury is Venus daçä Mercury antardaçä as Mer- in Rohiëé, the nakñatra of Prajäpati cury is the seventh lord and aspects the the seventh lord (Brahmä) as Jupiter is Brähmaëaspati third house from präëapada lagna. His and aspects the or Båhaspati for short. She would start girlfriend visited his home for parents moving towards knowledge and brah- third house from and family to meet her, as he wanted it to min people who are into study and präëapada lagna. be a family event. He was warned by this spirituality. The marriage to a profes- scribe not to do – it is obvious as Mercury sor occurred on 25 May 1998 in Jupiter (relatives) aspect the third from präëapa- daçä Saturn antardaçä Rähu pratyantar da lagna and will only end up damaging daçä. Jupiter also has graha dåñöi on f his relationship. That is exactly what hap- the third house from präëapada and is pened and after they returned, she called the lord of präëapada showing honour off the wedding without giving any rea- and self-respect besides great learning son. and spirituality as the strong founda- tion for the marriage. Finally in Moon daçä Jupiter antardaçä Chart 11: Male his second girlfriend visited his parents and marriage was decided. Yet only his In the chart (male, data withheld), the younger brother (Mars lord of third house präëapada is in Aquarius with the from präëapada aspects the third house third house Aries vacant. Therefore we by räçi dåñöi) and Mother (Moon aspects consider its lord Mars which, being a third house) and some friends (Mercury natural malefic planets shows strong aspects) and colleagues attended the attachment to mother and this shall be wedding which was a grand occasion cel- very good for the native as the Moon ebrated in Moon daçä Jupiter antardaçä is ätmakäraka. However Mars is con- Mercury pratyantar daçä. Yet the mar- joined Mercury and Jupiter, two natu- riage never lasted and as soon as Saturn ral benefic planets showing that the antardaçä came, it fell apart. The second relationship with mother will sour and from upapada is very weak. the native will gradually cut off from family. Mars is the natural significator for younger brother and it is his young- er brother who is constantly trying to build harmony and maintain relation- ships between siblings and parents i.e. infusing the äkäça tattva through the präëa into the family. The aspect of the Moon, a natural benefic planet on the third from präëapada is also not improving family relationships as the sign is Aries and the tendency is to al- ter which does not improve.

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JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2211 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:190:58:19 drig dasa ` Parasara’s Drigdasa (Part 1)

P.V.R. Narasimha Rao Om Sree Mahaganadhipataye Namah Om Rishibhyo Namah Om Sree Gurubhyo Namah

Introduction several general guidelines for judging all rasi dasas. We will use hints from tradi- There is a version of drigdasa that was tion in addition to what Parasara teach- taught by some SJC Jyotish gurus in the es. But we will strictly follow Parasara past (see [1], [2], [3] and [4]). What Ma- in all calculations. harshi Parasara taught in [5] is very sim- ilar to this version, but differs in some Calculation of Mahadasas key details. Interestingly, the interpre- The following verses (see [4]) describe tation of aphorism 2.4.21 of “Jaimini the calculation of mahadasas in drig- Sutram”, which mentions drigdasa by dasa. name, by some other commentators of Jaimini ([6] and [7]) deviates from Paras- ara’s teachings much more. At least the Jagadguru Sri Sri interpretation of that aphorism in [1] is Chandrasekhara Sara- quite close to what Parasara taught. This swati - the illustrious illustrates the value of tradition and the example difficulty in interpreting Jaimini’s cryp- tic aphorisms without the benefit of the wis- dom passed in a parampara. This also illustrates how Parasara can be useful in understanding Jaimini Literal Translation: “Dasas are of the 9th better sometimes. house from lagna and signs aspected by it. Then consider the 10th house and In this article, we will signs aspected by it. After that, that of study the version of 11th house and signs aspected by it. Uni- drigdasa that was form like sthira dasa. Reckoned based taught by Parasara. on aspects (drik) and hence known as While Maharshi “drigdasa”. Aspectable signs are under- Parasara un- stood anti-zodiacally for movable signs, ambiguously regularly for fixed signs, regularly for teaches drigda- odd dual signs and anti-zodiacally for sa calculation, even dual signs.” he does not shed much The first dasa belongs to the 9th house light on what from lagna. Next three dasas are belong matters to see to the signs aspected by it. The fifth dasa from drigdasa. belongs to the 10th house from lagna. He does not Next three dasas belong to the signs as- also give any pected by it. The ninth dasa belongs to specific rules the 11th house from lagna. Next three to judge drig- dasas belong to the signs aspected by it. dasa, though he does give To determine the order of reckoning the 22 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2222 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:200:58:20 ` narasimha aspected signs, the rule gives by Paras- seeds instead of 9th, 10th and 11th hous- ara is that we go zodiacally for fixed es for finding the aspects. This results in signs and odd dual signs and anti- dasas of the twelve signs coming exact- zodiacally for movable and even dual ly. This approach seems innovative and signs. The thumb rule to remember this logical. However, if this were the case, is that we go to the nearest aspected Parasara would have clearly instructed sign. If there are two aspected signs at so. Parasara specifically referred to the the same distance (in the case of dual 9th, 10th and 11th houses and the signs g signs), we go to the sign owned by the aspected by them. He did not refer to any same planet. The direction of reckon- other bases for reckoning aspects for dual ing the aspected signs is independently signs. There is no need that a particular determined for the 9th, 10th and 11th dasa should come only once and there houses. is no need that each of the twelve signs If the lagna is in a should give a dasa. Hence we will follow dual sign, then the Parasara strictly. When the same dasa Suppose Leo is the lagna. The 9th house method mentioned is Aries. It is a movable sign. So we is repeated, it can give different results reckon aspected signs anti-zodiacally based on the planetary influences in the above results in and get Ar, Aq, Sc and Le. Based on the dasa pravesha chakra. the dasas of the 9th thumb rule, Aq is closer to Ar than Le Reconciling with Jaimini and 11th houses and hence we go anti-zodiacally. The coming twice and 10th house is Taurus. It is a fixed sign. Jaimini’s aphorism 2.4.21 (see [1], [6] and dasas of the 8th So we reckon aspected signs zodiacally [7]) says: and get Ta, Cn, Li and Cp. Based on the and 12th houses thumb rule, Cn is closer to Ta than Cp missing complete- and hence we go zodiacally. The 11th ly. In the version house is Gemini. It is an odd dual sign. This literally means: “starting from 9th, of drigdasa taught So we go zodiacally and get Ge, Vi, Sg of the three groups, in the order of the at SJC, we take the and Pi. Based on the thumb rule, Vi pada, is drigdasa”. Iranganti Rangacha- and Pi are equally close to Ge, but Vi is rya (see [6]) and Prof P.S. Sastri (see [7]), 9th, 8th and 7th owned by the same planet – Mercury. both great scholars of Sanskrit as well houses as the base So we go zodiacally and encounter Vi as Jyotish, interpret this in two different seeds instead of first. ways, but both differ from Parasara very 9th, 10th and 11th much. Sanjay Rath (see [1]) interprets this houses for finding Regarding dasa years, Parasara said very close to Parasara. But he takes “pada that dasa years are the uniform dasa krama” as the cue to imply that the odd- the aspects. This years as in sthira dasa. Before defin- footed/even-footed nature of the sign results in dasas of ing drigdasa, he defined chara dasa decides the order of reckoning aspects. the twelve signs and sthira dasa and outlined two basic He derives the use of aspects in reckon- coming exactly. methods of finding dasa years. Under ing dasas from the name of the dasa itself the sthira dasa scheme, dasas of mov- (drik = seeing) and does not show any able signs get 7 years each, dasas of other cue. fixed signs get 8 years each and dasas of dual signs get 9 years each. It should be noted that the word “pada” not only means “foot”, but also means c If the lagna is in a dual sign, then the a “ray of light”. Especially when we are method mentioned above results in the talking about “drigdasa”, which has “see- dasas of the 9th and 11th houses com- ing” in its name itself, this meaning of the ing twice and dasas of the 8th and 12th word “pada” becomes relevant. Thus, houses missing completely. In the ver- it can be argued that “padakrama” here sion of drigdasa taught at SJC, we take means “the order of the passing of the ray the 9th, 8th and 7th houses as the base of light”, i.e. the order of the aspects. The Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 23

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2233 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:200:58:20 drig dasa ` 9th house is the storehouse of God’s light rasis. that guides one in the form of a guru, dharma and religion. This light passes on between signs based on the aspects. Though Sanjay Rath (see [1]) takes the next few aphorisms to throw further light on the order of reckoning aspects, it is possible that they relate to the next dasa.

Thus, the above aphorism can be inter- preted to mean: “drigdasa is reckoned in the order of aspects from the three g groups of aspected signs starting from the 9th house”. When reckoning aspects, As drigdasa is the taking the closest aspected sign makes dasa that shows sense if you are going by the order of the guru, it makes travel of the ray of light. Thus, it is very Literal Translation: “A rasi dasa is divid- likely that Parasara and Jaimini did not ed into twelve [equal] parts and bhuktis sense that Ma- teach two different drigdasas, but taught in dasa are to be said this way. Pratyan- heswara’s scheme the same dasa. It is also very likely that tardasas also should be done like this. of sthira dasa years Parasara and Jaimini did not have a dif- Then respective results should be said. is applicable rather ference of opinion. The above ambigu- Whichever is stronger between the first than Narayan’s ous/cryptic aphorism of Jaimini can be and seventh [from dasa sign], from reconciled with the unambiguous/elab- there. If dasa sign is odd, then countable scheme of Naraya- orate teachings of Parasara. in the zodiacal order. For even signs, na dasa years. in the anti-zodiacal order. There is one more speciality here. O Brahmin, I am Guru kills dark- Regarding the dasa years, Iranganti speaking it [listen carefully]. In mov- ness and is akin to Rangacharya (see [6]) and Prof P.S. Sas- able signs, the path is undisturbed and tri (see [7]) take the sthira dasa years (7, Maheswara. unchanged. In fixed signs, it is sixth 8, 9 years) and they use the word “trik- and every sixth. In dual signs, it is to oota” as the cue to indicate this. Sanjay be known from the kantakas (1, 4, 7, 10) Rath does not mention anything in [1], reckoned from lagna, 5th house and 9th but uses chara dasa years in [2] and his house. In movable, fixed and dual signs sishyas follow him in [3] and [4]. As that are odd, the counting of all these is drigdasa is the dasa that shows guru, it forward as said before. In the same three makes sense that Maheswara’s scheme groups that are even, everything should of sthira dasa years is applicable rather be understood to be reckoned anti-zodi- than Narayan’s scheme of Narayana acally.” dasa years. Guru kills darkness and is akin to Maheswara. When finding the antardasas, there are three aspects – (1) the starting sign or Calculation of Antardasas seed, (2) the direction and (3) the pro- gression. The starting sign or seed is When it comes to antardasas, Parasara the stronger of dasa sign and 7th from did not give a specific method for dri- it. The direction of counting is zodia- gdasa. He, however, defined a generic cal for odd dasa signs and anti-zodiacal method that is applicable to all rasi da- for even dasa signs. The progression is sas. We will use that method here. The based on whether the dasa sign is mov- following verses (see [4]) describe the able or fixed or dual. For movable signs, calculation of antardasas in the dasas of 24 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2244 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:200:58:20 ` narasimha we go regularly – from one sign to the next sign. For fixed signs, we take the seed, 6th from it, 6th therefrom and so on. For dual signs, we take the kanta- kas (1st, 4th, 7th and 10th) reckoned from the 1st, 5th and 9th houses. This basically means that we take the ken- dras, panapharas and apoklimas. The first one-third of the dasa gives the an- tardasas of kendras from dasa sign, the middle one-third gives the antardasas of panapharas and the last one-third gives the antardasas of apoklimas. However, panapharas start from the 5th house here instead of the 2nd house calculation: and apoklimas start from the 9th house here instead of the 3rd house. Ar: 1894 –1901, Aq: 1901 – 1909, Sc: 1909 – 1917, Le: 1917 – 1925 The list below gives the antardasas in Ta: 1925 – 1933, Cn: 1933 – 1940, Li: 1940 the three groups: – 1947, Cp: 1947 – 1954, (1) Movable signs: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Ge: 1954 – 1963, Vi: 1963 – 1972, Sg: 1972 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th – 1981, Pi: 1981 – 1990 &12th from seed Let us take Aq mahadasa and find antar- (2) Fixed signs: 1st, 6th, 11th, 4th, 9th, dasas in it. Because Aq is an odd sign, dasa 2nd, 7th, 12th, 5th, 10th, 3rd & 8th progression is found zodiacally. Because from seed Aq is stronger than Le, antardasas in Aq (3) Dual signs: 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 5th, dasa start from Aq itself. Because Aq is a 8th, 11th, 2nd, 9th, 12th, 3rd & 6th fixed sign, we use the “every sixth” pro- from seed gression. So antardasas go as Aq, Cn, Sg, Ta, Li, Pi, Le, Cp, Ge, Sc, Ar and Vi. Each The direction in which the above hous- antardasa in this eight year mahadasa is es are counted from the seed is zodiacal of eight months. or anti-zodiacal based on whether the dasa sign is odd or even. Judgment of Drigdasa

Calculation Example Drigdasa is the progression of the 9th house. The 9th house shows god’s light Swami Chandrasekhara Saraswati was in one’s life. It shows religious activities born on 20th May 1894 at 1:09:12 pm Drigdasa is the and guidance from a guru. The influences progression of the (IST). His rasi chart is shown in Chart on the drigdasa sign throw light on one’s 1. religious activities and the guidance one 9th house. The 9th receives from a guru. house shows god’s The 9th house is Aries. It is a movable light in one’s life. Because dasa sign is the progressed 9th sign. So we reckon the aspected signs It shows religious anti-zodiacally and get Ar, Aq, Sc and house, the 5th house from dasa sign is Le. Then the 10th house is Taurus. It is the progressed lagna. It can be taken as activities and a fixed sign. So we reckon the aspected reference in judging various influences guidance from a signs zodiacally and get Ta, Cn, Li and on one’s religious activies and spiritual guru Cp. The 11th house is Gemini. It is an progress. This can be done in the natal odd dual sign. So we reckon the aspect- chart as well the dasa pravesha chakra ed signs zodiacally and get Ge, Vi, Sg (the chart cast at the time the dasa starts). and Pi. The following is the mahadasa The latter is even more important than c Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 25

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2255 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:200:58:20 drig dasa ` the natal chart. One can look at sign aspects on the dasa or antardasa sign also. If the dasa sign When judging an antardasa also, the contains sign aspect from chara bhratri same approach can be used. If the an- karaka or the 9th lord from lagna or Ju- tardasas start from dasa sign itself, then piter, then the dasa can bring guidance antardasa sign is also a progression of from a guru. If the dasa sign contains the 9th house and the 5th house from it sign aspect from chara putra karaka or shows the progressed lagna. However, if the 5th lord from lagna or Mercury, then antardasas start from the 7th from dasa the dasa can bring an important sishya. sign, then antardasa sign is a progres- sion of the 3rd house and the 11th house All other standard principles taught by from it shows the progressed lagna. The Parasara for judging rasi dasas are ap- same methodology can be extended to plicable. pratyantardasas also. Examples The natal chart and the chart cast at the commencement of a dasa or antardasa Example 1: Swami Chandrasekhara or pratyantardasa are judged from the Saraswati, former chief pontiff of Kanchi progressed lagna during the dasa or an- mutt, was born on 20th May 1894 at tardasa or pratyantardasa. 1:09:12 pm (IST). His rasi chart is shown in Chart 1. Dasas of signs that get unobstructed argala from three or more planets give The following is the calculation of ma- important events in one’s spiritual life. hadasas in his drigdasa: Ar: 1894 –1901, Aq: 1901 – 1909, Sc: 1909 – 1917, Le: 1917 – 1925 Ta: 1925 – 1933, Cn: 1933 – 1940, Li: 1940 – 1947, Cp: 1947 – 1954, Ge: 1954 – 1963, Vi: 1963 – 1972, Sg: 1972 – 1981, Pi: 1981 – 1990 He renounced in February 1907 and was elevated as the chief pontiff of Kanchi mutt. Aquarius dasa brought this event. Aquarius contains the 9th lord Mars and it can show excellent guidance from a guru. Even though he was installed as the chief pontiff in a crisis without the previous pontiff present to guide him, great spiritual guidance automatically comes to someone in charge of such a mutt.

In Aquarius dasa, progressed lagna is in Gemini, the 5th house from Aquarius. Judging the natal rasi chart from Gem- ini, we can see that the 12th house con- tains 3 planets – Sun, Jupiter and lagna lord Mercury. The prominence of the 12th house can show renunciation dur- ing the dasa. Also, the 5th lord Venus is exalted in the 10th house along with 9th 26 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2266 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:200:58:20 ` narasimha lord Rahu and it can show a position of influence. Of course, this being a dasa of spiritual and religious activities, the position of power and influence would be in one’s religious and spiritual life.

We can also look at the dasa pravesha chakra for confirmation. His Aquarius dasa started on 1901 May 21 at 8:09:54 am (IST). The dasa pravesha chakra is shown below.

Judging the dasa pravesha chakra from Gemini, we see that the 12th house is prominent again. The lagna lord Mercu- ry and the 12th lord Venus are together More Examples in the 12th house, with another planet. More examples will be examined in part 2 Thus, renunciation is a strong possibil- of this article in the next issue. ity. The conjunction of lagna lord and the 5th lord, albeit in the 12th house, References can show albeit in renuncia- 1. “Jaimini Maharishi’s Upadesa Sutras”, by Sanjay Rath tion. Thus, the dasa pravesha chakra is 2. “Crux of Vedic Astrology: Timing of accentuating the same influences seen Events”, by Sanjay Rath in the natal chart from Gemini. Thus, 3. “Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Ap- renunciation and a position of power proach”, by P.V.R. Narasimha Rao in this dasa make excellent sense. 4. “Spiritual Dimensions in Astrology”, by Robert Koch The antardasas in Aq dasa go as Aq, 5. “Brihat Parasara Sastram”, by Ma- Cn, Sg, Ta, Li, Pi, Le, Cp, Ge, Sc, Ar and harshi Parasara and translated by R. Vi. Each antardasa is of 8 months. At Santhanam 6. “Jaimini Sutramritam”, by Iranganti Ran- the time of renunciation, the 9th antar- gacharya dasa (Gemini) was running. This antar- 7. “Jaimini Sutram”, by Prof. P.S. Sastri Judging the dasa dasa started on 1906 September 23 at pravesha chakra 2:41:56 pm (IST). The antardasa prave- OM TAT SAT from Gemini, we sha chakra is shown above. see that the 12th Editor’s Note In the Gemini antardasa, the pro- The system taught by our tradition from Puri house is prominent gressed lagna for the antardasa is . is by far the most logical as for dual signs in again. The lagna Judging the antardasa pravesha chakra the ascendant, it seems absurd to consider from Libra, we see that the 12th house lord Mercury the dasa of the 9th, 10th and 11th houses and contains 12th lord Mercury in exalta- and the 12th lord signs aspected which would result in dupli- tion with Sun. This factor also supports Venus are together cating some signs while ignoring others. The renunciation. Moreover, lagna lord author has objected to this in his interpreta- in the 12th house, Venus is in lagna, while the 5th lord tion of Parasara’s teachings. Naturally more with another plan- Saturn is in 5th. If the lagna lord and examples are required to be convinced on this the 5th lord are in lagna or 5th house, et. Thus, renun- approach and interpretation...next issue. either together or separately, it is a ciation is a strong maharaja yoga according to Parasara. This is good research on Drig dasa and should possibility. The other 5th lord Rahu is in the 10th instigate further research in jyotish. A de- house. These factors support ascension tailed critique shall follow after the paper is to a position of influence in one’s reli- completed. gious activities. f Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 27

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2277 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:200:58:20 ratnas ` Ratnas – His Divine Potencies

Swee Chan

twa rÆEí nviÉmaRs< tu yid pUjyet!, of these Earth bound asuras took ger and Lord Näräyaëa appeared, ivmu´svRpapaExexESta< c pZyit c]u;a. births as Kings and Sages as in holding a mäla made of Sphaöika 90,81. Prahlad, the renowned son of Hi- beads (quartz crystal). tathä ratnaiçca navabhirmäsaà tu ranyakaçipu and a great devotee Närada Puïcaratram Ratri 1 yadi püjayet| of Çré Kåñëa. Chapter 4, Text 5 - vimuktasarvapäpaudhedhaistäà ca àsÚ vdn< siSmt< svR pUijtiMvÉ- paçyati cakñuñä|| 90|81|| The Virtues of Gemstones aNt< jpNt< c zuÏ S)iqk malya. Meaning: Worship with the NINE 1,4,5. kinds of precious Gems for one It is stated in the Agastya Saàhétä prasanna vadanaà sasmitaà sarva month liberates the person from of the Garuòa Puräëa, that these püjitamvibhäntaà japantaà ca çud- all sins and he will see Her with Precious Gemstones have especial dha sphaöika mälayä|| 1|4|5|| his own eyes. qualities to overcome Käla sarpa, the Moon in maraëa, bless one in Meaning: With smiling His face Närada Puräëa Pürvabhaga a spiritual awakening especially filled with serenity, effulgent and Chapter 90.81, on Nityä Devé wor- when these gemstones are worn, pure, transcendental and worship ship – and have had präëa pratiñöha to able by all, and who was chant- implore the particular Deity who ing with the sphaöika mäla in His will take its abode in that par- Earlier references have been given hand. ticular gemstone presided over on the treatise of Gemstones with by that Deity. This is to ensure coloured Diamonds being as- It is evident that Lord Hari uses the wearer is saved from malfea- cribed the direct tutelage or sup- the sphaöika mala. (In a later chap- sance due to a foreboding transit port of the Deities like Hari, Var- ter, we are also told that Brahmä or a daçä period, bad placement uëa, Indra and so on. etc. also chanted the same eigh- of a planet or during the spiritual teen syllabic mantra.) In the book, period of the Drig Daçä of benefi- In the earthbound war between “Vedic Remedies in Astrology cial planets of which maybe badly devas and asuras, bala asura took (VRA)”, Sanjay Rath states that placed and requires help in acti- birth this time, through Diti who the use of the sphaöika mala helps vating the latent promise in one’s was one of the wives of the pro- in quelling one’s fears. The sphaöi- chart. The Jyotiña, who is able to genitor of all living beings on ka mala is therefore a good medi- see the problem in advance, can Earth, Kaçyapa. Her two demon- um for mantra japa, which can be suggest the prophylaxis especial- ic main sons are the earthbound used as a medium in chanting the ly if Guru/Jupiter is badly placed Gandharvas who were the heav- Kåñëa Kavaca. in the 6th House of disease or the enly gatekeepers Hiranyakña and 8th house of obstructions. 1. Virtues through Gifts of Hiranyakaçipu who were slain by Çré Varaha and Narasiàha Deva. Gems In the higher echelon of celestial beings, it is interesting to note that In the presentation of gifts to Indra (the leader of the middle Varuëa prays through the Sphaöi- Çré Hari, the devotee, in adula- sphere and the higher sphere and ka Liìga. Lord Näräyaëa ap- tion says that when all Devas are the overlord of the demi Gods) peared to Subhadra the brähmaëa dominant in the gemstones like fought hard to gain control over boy (whom He was protecting). Pearls, Diamonds, Cat’s Eyes, the asuras. Because they were also After the brähmaëa remembered Blue Sapphires, Vaidurya, Yel- from the Båghu family, not all of him and called out His ten names low Sapphires, Corals and Gold them are demonic in nature; some due to his terror from seeing a ti- were utilized in the making of the 28 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2288 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:210:58:21 ` swee Mount of Gems and presented to and virtues of expiating all sins. als or Minerals that some of these the brähmaëa, the Matsya Puräëä Some have the qualities of acting Heavenly Beings use a medium of Chapter 90.8 states the following: as a prophylactic against the ef- worship. fects of poisons, snakebites and ySmaÔlàdanen tuiòR àk…éte hir>, against diseases; some others are mda rlàdanen tSmaÇ> pavRt. 90,8. possessed of contrary virtues. The Divine Potencies yasmädralapradänena turñöi praku- rute hariù | SkNdpura[m! kaEmairkao{f madä ralapradänena tasmätraù pär- The gems that have contrary vir- Çyaedzae=Xyay>.13. vata || 90|8 || tues are generally classified as Skandapuräëam kaumärikäkhaëòa Meaning: Lord Hari is pleased badly flawed or eroded material trayodaço'dhyäyaù ||13|| with gifts of precious gems; or those filled with rutile or have Chapter 13 therefore please protect me by cracks in them etc. v¿im<Ôae il¼mev< ivñaTman< c nam. virtue of these gifts. 13,147. The misnomer is in the under- vajramindro liìgamevaà viçvät- It is so said, that Silver is pleas- standing of Mahäratna; that these mänaà ca näma || 13.147 || ing to the Pitås as well as to Lord are the principal precious gem- Viñëu, Indra and Lord Çiva, and stones viz. Ruby, Pearl, Red Cor- Meaning: Indra worships the bril- one is sure to attain Viñëu Loka, al, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, Di- liant Diamond Liìga (adaman- remaining there for a long time, amond, Blue Sapphire, Hessonite tine) chanting, “Viçvätman” (The for Lord Indra, Devas, Kinëaras and Cat’s Eye, only have those Soul of the World). and Celestial Nymphs will surely special virtues and therefore, the sUyRStaè< twa il¼< nam ivñs&j< jpn!, venerate him. With all his sins general public is lead to believe c<Ôí maEi´k< il¼< jpÚam jgTpitm!. expiated, his rebirth will be akin that Uparatnas have less or neg- 13,148. to that of an emperor on Earth ligible virtues albeit, less able to süryastämraà tathä liìgaà näma endowed with all good qualities, bless the wearer or bearer. viçvasåjaà japan | health, wealth and happiness. The candraçca mauktikaà liìgaà japan- person who bears the gift of silver 2. Svarna and the Liìga in näma jagatpatim || 13|148 || goes to Candra’s realm, together Celestial Worship with gold images of the Sun, Vi- Meaning: Sürya worships with ñëu and Brahmä. a Copper Liìga and repeatedly Perhaps the famous Celestial chants “Viçvaåja” – The Creator Gem that adorns Çré Hari’s neck is of the Universe. Candra worships However, if the above lavish gifts similar to the energy of the Ruby with a Pearl Liìga and repeatedly seem a bit too extreme and out of with its reddish hue, as stated in chants “Jagatpati” - Lord of the reach for most to afford, the Pad- the Pürva Khaëòa of the Garuòa World. ma Puräëa suggests that when a Puräëa Chapter 11.42. particular planet plays havoc, one #<ÔnIlMy< viûnaRm ivñeñr< jpn!, could present the gemstone pre- The Çiva Puräëa states that there pu:prag< guéil¡g< ivñyaein< jpNhrm!. sided over by that planet, as a gift are Çiva Liìgas everywhere in 13,149. to a Brahmin and offer the vedic the three worlds for the benefit of indranélamyaà vahnirnäma viçveç- mantras from the Åg Veda that All. We are whence reminded of varaà japan | pertains to them. the stories told about the birth of puñparägaà gururliìgaà viçvay- Bhauma and Çukra. Because Çukra onià japanharam || 13|149 || te;u r]aeiv;VyalVyaix¢aNy"hain c, had formerly installed a (Ruby) àaÊÉRviNt rÆain twEv ivgu[ain c. Meaning: Agni Deva worships Liìga and had always been His with the Blue Sapphire and re- 68,8. teñu rakñoviñavyälavyädhigrän- great devotee, Çiva taught him the peatedly chants, “Viçveçvara” - yaghahäni ca| Måtasaïjévané Mantra (Mahämå- The Controller of the World. prädurbhavanti ratnäni tathaiva tyujaya Mantra; the life rejuvenat- viguëäni ca|| 68|8|| ing mantra) Below is an excerpt Guru worships with the Yellow from the Skanda Puräëa that gives Sapphire Liìga repeatedly chants, Meaning: Of the Precious Gem- us an idea as to the importance of “Viçvayoni” - One who has the stones, some have the qualities these Precious Gemstones, Met- Universe in His womb. Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 29

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 2299 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:210:58:21 ratnas ` Notes: According to the list of #NdnIlmy< viûnaRm ivZÇeñr< jpn!, eçameva ca || 13|152 || svarga loka gems, Indra adorns pÒragmy< zu³ae ivñkmeRit nam c, Meaning: The Vasus worship the the celestial gem called Syaman- hemil¼< c xndae jpÚaèa tweñrm!. Liìga crafted from bell metal and taka Mani1. In the story of this 13,150. they repeatedly chant, “Svayamb- gem and during Dvapara Yuga, padmarägamayaà çukro viçva- hü”, - the Self Born God. it was gifted to Çatrajit who was karmeti näma ca | a big devotee of the Sun. Çatrajit hemaliìgaà ca dhanado japannämrä The Mothers worship the Liìga decided to give this to his brother, tatheçvaram || 13.150 || made up of Three Metals and Prasena. When he went out hunt- they repeatedly chant, “Bhüteça”, ing he was killed by a lion and the Meaning: Çukra worships with - Lord of Goblins. Syamantaka gem which was taken the Ruby Liìga and repeatedly hold of by a bear, was reclaimed chants, “Viçvakarman”, - the laEh< c rúsa< nam ÉUtÉVyÉvaeÑvm!, by Kåñëa and returned to Çatra- Craftsman or Maker of the Uni- guyka> sIsj!< il¼< nam yaeg< jp

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3300 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:210:58:21 ` swee Bäëa was a mighty and power- Devas during Kåtayuga. (Mahäb- nanaivx< mnu:yaí pué;

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3311 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:210:58:21 ratnas ` of the Army. SvSvae´idiGvÉage;u gN*a*EmR{fne;u va. Agastya Saàhétä of the Garuòa 5. Puräëa ym> kalaysmy< nam àah c xiNvnm!. pürvoktaiù svasvavarëairvä paöe 13,184. lekhyä dvijottamaiù | tI][a¢< ivmlmpetsvRdae;< xÄe y> yamaù käläyasamayaà näma präha svasvoktadigvibhägeñu gandyädyair- àyttnu> sdEv v¿m!, ca dhanvinam || 13.184 || maëòaneñu vä || 5|| v&˜St< àitidnmeit yavday> ôIsMpT- Meaning: Yama worships the Meaning: For purposes of wor- sutxaNygae pzU nam!. 68,32. tékñaëägraà vimalamapetasarvado- Liìga made of Black Iron and re- shipping the planets, their images ñaà dhatte yaù prayatatanuù sa- peatedly chants, “Dhanvin,” – the should be made with the follow- daiva vajram | Wielder of the Bow. ing materials5: vådghastaà pratidinameti yä- pard< c izva devI nam ÈyMbk @v. Planet Dhatu (Material) vadäyaù strésampatsutadhänyago 13,194.A Sun Copper paçü näm || 68.32 || päradaà ca çivä devé näma tryam- Moon Sphaöika Meaning: The use of a flawless baka eva | 13,194.a Mars Red Sandalwood and perfectly terminated Dia- Meaning: Çivä Devé worships the Mercury Red Sandalwood, Gold mond (superfine quality) ensures Mercury Liìga and repeatedly Jupiter Red Sandalwood, Gold prosperity, longevity increase in chants, “Tryaàbaka,” – the Three- Venus Silver dharma through wife, increase Eyed Lord. Saturn Iron in progeny, cattle and a bountiful Gemstones in Sacrificial Rähu Glass (Obsidian etc.) harvest. Rites Ketu Bell Metal The Powers Within It is interesting to note that the Many suggestions in remedial suggestion of wearing an Em- Suffice it to say that Devas hold measures are given in BPHS to erald set in gold at the time of a gemstones in such high esteem of obtain relief from the malfeasance religious ablution; in the rinsing the powers that be. Their special caused by malefics that are badly of the mouth with water at the oc- virtues are so special that they can placed, or births in Amavasya casion of a religious rite or even overcome many downturns due etc., with the inclusion of the five during the performance of a pro- to malefic influences caused by mahäratnas into the water pot. tective incantation or when one beings in the lower echelon or by is presenting the gift of cows and planets whether it is a natural be- Mahäåçi Päraçara in his Båhat- gold or even when one is perform- nefic or otherwise as described in päräçarahora çästra Chapter ing the obsequious rites. Water the Padma and Garuòa Puräëané. 84.3-5 states the following: libations offered with the person tSmat! suzaiNtkamae va ïIkamae va wearing a ring set with a Bhéñma In the formation of gemstones, sucetsa, gemstone is likely to satiate the their atomic crystalline struc- manes for years to come. v&òayayu> puiòkamae va te;a< y}< smac- ture is always stable and they are ret!. 3. Blessings for the Bearer of therefore capable of giving direct benefits. It is also evident that the tasmät suçäntikämo vä çrékämo vä the Perfect Gem sucetasä | Deities, Sages all celestial beings våñöäyäyuù puñöikämo vä teñäà A certain qualification is required use them as a medium for healing. yajïaà samäcaret || 3|| of a person wearing a Yellow Dia- The same healing arrangement taæa½ S)iqkaÔ´cNdnat! mond; if the person whose posi- acts on par as when a devotee Sv[RkaÊÉaE, tion is less than that of a King6 offers a eulogy to that particular form of the Supreme.The infer- rjtadys> sIsat! ka wears this , it will be his bane. ence is that because Devas will ³amdœ ¢ha>. 4. According to the Garuòa Puräëa, täbhräcca sphaöikädraktacandanät only the King is privileged to live life after life and their plenary svarëakädubhau | adorn any coloured Diamond of portions always remain stable, so rajatädayasaù sésät käàsyät käryäù his choice. too will the energies that emanate from these perfect and beautiful krämad grahäù || 4|| 5 Obsidian – refer to the article “The Rocky (Gemmy) Road to Heaven of its formation. gems. pUvaeR´E> SvSvv[ERvaR pqe leOya iÖ- 6 Position of a King: The modern terminology jaeÄmE>, would indicate one who is wealthy. 32 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3322 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:210:58:21 ` steve Savitur Aditya, William Shakespeare and The Magic Power of Words

Steve Hubball

The heavens themselves, the planets and Of course, in the Middle Ages, astrology this centre was a central part of life, and reached its Observe degree, priority and place, zenith during the Renaissance. This is Insisture, course, proportion, season, form, reflected is many of Shakespeare’s plays, Office, and custom, in all line of order : such as King Lear, who laments that: “It And therefore is the glorious planet Sol is the stars. The stars above us, govern In noble eminence enthroned and sphered our conditions”, while Hamlet philoso- Amidst the other; whose med’cinable eye phises: “There are more things in heaven Corrects the ill aspects of planets evil, and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in And posts, like the commandment of a your philosophy.” king, Sans check to good and bad : but when the e planets Around Shakespeare’s time, we also know In evil mixture to disorder wander, that the kings and queens of Europe em- Around Shake- What plagues, and what portents, what ployed permanent respected astrologers as part of their Royal Court. Recently, I speare’s time, we mutiny, also know that the What raging of the sea, shaking of earth, was excited to find a biography of Shake- Commotion in the winds, frights, changes, speare (by Rowse, 1973) which contained kings and queens horrors, photographs of original made of Europe em- Divert and crack, rend and deracinate by the well-known astrologer, Simon For- ployed permanent man, in 1597. Interestingly, these charts The unity and married calm of states respected astrolo- Quite from their fixure! are in ‘North Indian format’, which was used extensively in Western Astrology at gers as part of Troilus and Cressida that time. The birth data I am using for their Royal Court. Act I, Scene III Shakespeare is 23rd April, 1564 in Strat- ford-upon-Avon, although I do not have Introduction a birth time. The sunrise chart (4:31 am) is given below, using Lahiri Ayanamsha I have always been a lover of Shake- (17º 46’ 39”). speare, surely the greatest and most influential writer in all of world litera- ture, whose genius transcends time. Sun in Aries – Savitur Aditya However, it is only since becoming an astrologer that I have awakened to the enormous volume of references to as- trology in his writing. I believe there can be no doubt that William Shake- speare was one of the most enlightened individuals to have lived in Britain. Furthermore, as a mystic, philosopher and commentator on the human condi- tion and meaning of life, his knowledge of astrology must have been immense. Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 33

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3333 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:210:58:21 savitur-aries ` ‘The glorious planet Sol’, the Sun, is the Savitur who is identified with the pro- g gravitational centre and source of all life creative power of the Sun and is wor- in our solar system, the supreme source shipped with the Gayatri mantra. Savitur Recently, I was of energy. Maharishi teaches is the giver of long life and intelligence, excited to find a bi- us that the Sun, , is also the soul, or creative ability and natural leadership. However, Savitur is also the ‘magic ography of Shake- atman, of the Kalapurusha, the human embodiment of the zodiac. The soul is power of words’, representing the mag- speare (by Rowse, said to signify the major impulse of the ic power of utterances that instigates 1973) which present incarnation of a person, and men to act (Danielou, 1991). According contained photo- therefore the placement of Surya in the to the Svetasvatara Upanishad (quoted graphs of original horoscope will indicate where the main by Alain Danileou), “The magic-power- of-the-word (Savitur) first took control horoscopes made focus of a person’s life is concentrated. The twelve Adityas (sons of Rishi Kashy- of the mind and thought. It seized the by the well-known apa and Aditi), the givers of everything light of Agni and extracted it from the astrologer, Simon in the Universe, are forms of Surya, and earth … With mind controlled we are Forman, in 1597. their domain in the horoscope are the 12 inspired by the divine power of the rashis (signs), each Aditya giving spe- word which leads to heaven and gives cific power, energy and creative intelli- strength. Having controlled the powers gence to its corresponding rashi. They that are conveyed through thought, the g are sometimes known as the twelve mind enters into bright heavens … May ‘Sovereign Principles’. When Surya (the the power of the word inspire men, that soul), combines with the higher energy great light may arise”. of the Aditya in a certain rashi, we can then begin to understand the major im- In Shakespeare’s chart we see that the pulse of a person’s incarnation. Sanjay, exalted Sun in Aries is largely unaf- in his latest book on the Jaimini Sutras flicted (Saturn and Rahu give very weak (Sanjay Rath, 2007) teaches us that the graha – less than 40 virupas - twelve Adityas corresponding to the while there is no rashi drishti) and sits in twelve rashis are: a beautiful Shuba Kartari Yoga with Ve- nus and Mercury. In the charts of great and famous people, where the power of The Aditya corresponding to Aries is Aditya has truly manifested to its dhar- Rashi Aditya Meaning or Principle mic proportion, I have noticed that the Sun is usually free from strong malefic influence, allowing the full expression Aries Savitur The Vivifier, The Magic Power of of Aditya’s qualities. The essence of Words Savitur Aditya in the ‘magic power of Taurus Aryaman Chivalry words’ has certainly found its ultimate Gemini Mitra Friendship, Solidarity expression in the life and works of Wil- Cancer Varuna The Coverer or Binder liam Shakespeare! We can only won- Leo Shakra The Mighty, The Divinity of Courage der in awe at how much the power of Virgo Vivasvan The Ancestor, The Embodiment of Shakespeare’s words has inspired men, Morality “that great light may arise”. Libra Pushan The Nourisher, The Protector of Cattle The name Savitur is derived from the Scorpio Daksha Ritual Skill Sanskrit root su, meaning “to bring Sagit- Amsha The Share of the Gods forth”, and Savitur is thus the name of tarius the Sun, regarded as the source of cre- Capricorn Bhaga The Inherited Share ation. According to Danielou, Savitur is Aquarius Tvashta The Shaper, Craftsmanship also the ‘mysterious word’, the mantra uttered by the priests, that causes the Pisces Vishnu The All-pervading Light of Knowl- sun to rise – it is the very sound from edge 34 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3344 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:210:58:21 ` steve which the sun itself was created. In Su Mo Ma Me Ju Ve Sa Ra Ke Shakespeare’s works we can particular- Total Number of 227 103 40 15 29 30 6 0 1 ly see his use of the ‘mysterious word’ Hits and when we also consider his Vargot- tama Mercury in deep debilitation in Total Number of 42 33 20 11 10 16 5 0 1 Pisces (like Albert Einstein), we can Titles (of 44) understand the cosmic connection that phrase. I have had hours of fun with this Shakepseare must have had with the program, but what I include here is sim- unbounded ocean of pure conscious- ply a list of the number of times The Bard ness, guided by Savitur Aditya. Fur- has referred to the nine Heavenly Bodies. thermore, if the birth is Has- ta (which changes to Chitra at 14:42 pm We can see that Shakespeare, ruled by on his birthday), we know that Hasta is Savitur Aditya, has referred to the Sun also ruled by Savitur. Surely, not a co- in all 44 of his works (excepting only the incidence! In addition, Shakespeare’s short poem The Phoenix and The Turtle i and Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music) Dwadashamsha, indicative of his lin- We can see that eage, is exceptional, with five exalted revealing his strong connection with the planets (Venus, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Sun. What we also find is that the decline Shakespeare, ruled Ketu), and Jupiter in Mulatrikona rashi in the number of references from Sun to by Savitur Aditya, Sagittarius. Saturn almost follows the ‘natural pro- has referred to the gression’ of the planets (weekdays) – we Sun in all 44 of would, of course, expect more references Sybil Thorndike (1977) comments that to the Sun and Moon. his works (except- the words of Shakespeare have in them ing only the short all shades of sound and meaning, and Saturn yet, apart from the meaning, the sound poem... In his complete works, Shakespeare refers of the words “can hypnotise one into to Saturn only six times. For your inter- such a state of musical joy that one can est, here are the quotations: do without the meaning”. Of course, we could say much more about Shake- i speare’s chart regarding his unique creativity and greatness with words – exalted Jupiter, Venus in Taurus, Mars and Ketu in Gemini, Hasta Nakshatra, and so on – but it is surely the bless- ings of Savitur Aditya that has made Shakespeare a true genius of the ‘magic power of words’. Word Search on Shakespeare’s Complete Works If Shakespeare had the ‘magic power of words’, then modern computers cer- tainly have the ‘magic power of word search’! What follows is a brief and light-hearted look at Shakespeare’s ref- erences to ‘the planets’ in all 44 of his works (37 plays and 7 poems including the 154 Sonnets). For this I am grateful to modern technology and a CD-ROM containing The Complete Works of Wil- liam Shakespeare, which allowed me to search all his works on a single word or Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 35

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3355 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:210:58:21 savitur-aries ` Madam, though Venus govern your lates to what must have been a hot topic desires, of debate at the time, one’s belief in the e Saturn is dominator over mine. science of astrology! It is also interest- ...when we are sick Here, boy, ‘To Pallas’; here ‘To Mer- ing that, in this play, Shakespeare refers in fortune, often cury.’ to Edmund’s astrological situation at ‘To Saturn,’ Caius – not to Saturnine: the moment of conception, and astrolo- the surfeit of our You were as good to shoot against the gers know that the planetary alignment own behaviour, we wind. at conception is actually as important make guilty of our Titus Andronicus as the birth chart. Therefore, take heed disasters the sun, from Shakespeare’s words and avoid the moon, and the I wonder that thou (being, as thou making love when Ketu is rising! say’st thou art, born under Saturn) stars... Goest about to apply a moral medicine Edmund: This is the excellent foppery to a mortifying mischief. of the world, that, when we are sick in Much Ado About Nothing fortune, often the surfeit of our own be- haviour, we make guilty of our disasters Saturn and Venus this year in conjunc- the sun, the moon, and the stars; as if tion! we were villains on necessity, fools by What says th’ almanac to that? heavenly compulsion, knaves thieves King Henry IV (Part 2) and treachers by spherical predomi- nance, drunkards liars and adulterers From you have I been absent in the by an enforced obedience of planetary spring, influence; and all that we are evil in, by When proud-pied April (dressed in all a divine thrusting on : an admirable eva- his trim) sion of whoremaster man, to lay his go- Hath put a spirit of youth in every atish disposition to the charge of a star! thing : My father compounded with my mother That heavy Saturn laughed and leaped under the dragon’s tail, and my nativity with him. was under ursa major; so that it follows Sonnets I am rough and lecherous. Tut! I should have been that I am had the maidenliest Me of my lawful pleasure star in the firmament twinkled on my she retsrain’d, bastardising. And pray’d me oft for- King Lear Act I, Scene II bearance; did it with A prudence so rosy, the Footnote: A shorter form of this article sweet view on’t appeared in Gochara, The Journal of the Might well have warm’d British Association for Vedic Astrology, old Saturn. Volume 8, Issue 1 (September 2007). Cymbeline Bibliography 1. Daniélou, Alain (1991) The Myths and Ketu Gods of India Inner Traditions Interna- tional On searching for The 2. Rath, Sanjay (2007) A Course on Jaimini Dragon’s Head (Rahu) and Maharishi’s Upadesa Sutra Sagittarius The Dragon’s Tail (Ketu) Publications I only found one refer- 3. Rowse, A L (1973) Shakespeare The Man ence (to Ketu), which is in MacMillan 4. Shakespeare, William The Complete King Lear, Shakespeare’s Works CD-ROM Focus Multimedia Ltd noble study of the human 5. Thorndike, Sybil (1971) in The Complete spirit. I quote it here for Works of William Shakespeare Abbey your amusement, as it re- Library 36 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3366 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:220:58:22 ` anurag A Jyotish Critique of the Works of P.G.Wodehouse Anurag Sharma

|Om Shreenivasaya Namah|

expressions of British life such as ‘bacon One has always appreciated the fic- and eggs’ being written as ‘bacon and e.’ tion writing of the enormously popular or in the alternative as ‘b. and eggs’. British author P.G. Wodehouse1, espe- h cially the Bertram Wooster and Jeeves The 2nd Lord / Venus, on the one series. Let us see some of the Karmic Shukra is the hand, shows writing about very wealthy energies that characterize his work Karaka of the people, Dukes and Lords, as the 2nd is through the device of the Prashna Dhan Bhava, and on the other it shows mother-tongue, of Chakra. The Prashna Chakra was cast Yoga, showing that his status one’s country and on Budhvar, showing that the vitality as a bestselling author shall be virtually of Wodehouse’ work was derived from the nation-state. unparalleled in the genre of comedic fic- the witty and wordy Budh, creating an Being conjoined tion. The sign being Mithun/ Gemini also amazing web of verbal comedy in the shows that the play of words, being ut- Budh in the 10th process. The data for which the Prashna terly inhibited in stylist variation, would House, it ensured Chakra has been cast is: May 30, 2007; be the backdrop against which he would that Wodehouse’ 14:48:01; Dehradun, India. exercise his peculiar genius. works centered Kanya/ Virgo Lagna/ Ascendant rises completely round Shukra is the Karaka of the mother-tongue, in the Prashna Chakra, showing the the heart of British very precise and methodical creative of one’s country and the nation-state. Be- and writing environment in which ing conjoined Budh in the 10th House, it life and cultural Wodehouse worked and excelled. His ensured that Wodehouse’ works centered mannerisms. writings show painstaking attention completely round the heart of British life to the minutest nuances and details of and cultural mannerisms. Shukra also conversational settings, say, with his shows culture, etiquette and social ritual butler Jeeves, and also generally. All and the comedic structure of Wodehouse’ f this may be attributed to the Kanya work derived largely from these areas. Lagna rising. It shows a very sardonic These Grahas being in the 7th House and acute appraisal of British moneyed life in those times.

The Lagna Lord showing the author Pelham Grenville Wodehouse is Budh placed in Siddha Yoga in the 10th House. It shows tremendous ability in writing about his subject and making continual fun of the rich and silly Ber- tram Wooster. Budh is placed in Mith- un/ Gemini Rashi and is running amok with witticisms and literary games such as abbreviating commonly used 1 See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PG_Wodehouse for a Biographical sketch. Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 37

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3377 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:220:58:22 wodehouse ` was captured in the personality of a yes-man and a man-servant. This shows Wodehouse’ intellectual rejection of wisdom as far as this series went since Guru is placed in the 6th House from the Lagna Lord. There were many in Eng- land who thought the portrayal of the aristocratic Wooster showed that class of people in England in a bad light.

The fact that Wodehouse is known most for the Jeeves series of novels and it were these writings that brought him fame is seen from the Arudha Lagna in from the Arudha Lagna ensured a tre- Rashi Chakra joined the Shatru Pada/ mendous reception to his work and this A6 showing the butler/ the man-ser- resulted from his own genius, evidenced vant as the vehicle through which fame by the powerful Lagna Lord joined the accrued. The Arudha Lagna in the 4th Yoga in the 10th House of skill in work. House shows that most of the settings were in British homes and the funniest exchanges also happened at home, with There is a view in many critical circles the Butler being forced to accede. How- that Wodehouse’ work is worthless be- ever, Jeeves would continue to try and cause it has no meaning. It is thought have his way, by attempting to get rid that there is no investigation into real of a tie that he found too obnoxious to life issues, no sincerity to existence be a part of his master’s wardrobe. Guru and nothing purposeful is sought to be is retrograde. In the 12th House from achieved through the writing. Some of the Arudha Lagna, the qualities of Guru this criticism can be seen reflected in the have been shown as lacking in the hero, planetary placements illustrating the depicted as a young man with no talents nature of his work, especially the Jeeves and interests and who spends his time nonovels that were in the in luxury (Shukra). mmind of the Jyotishi when ttheh Prashna Chakra was This also shows the misogynist streak ccasta and studied. Guru, the in the novels as Wodehouse studiously KKaraka of the Paka Lagna, avoids any liaisons with women, espe- ttheh seat of the application cially long standing ones despite honest ooff intelligence and the Dhi efforts by his aunts to fix him up. Guru SShakti:h the power of dis- as the 7th Lord in Marana Karaka Stha- ccriminationr is placed in na disfavours romantic interests for the MMarana Karaka Sthana in hero. Aunts also play a dominant role ttheh 3rd Bhava from the La- shown by the A6 joined the Arudha La- gngna. It can be argued that gna. There is hilarious competition be- wwisdom, eternal truth and tween the persona of the hero Bertram aanythingn of philosophical Wooster and the butler Jeeves to have ssubstanceu is utterly lacking their own way of matters of no conse- in his fictional work, espe- quence as the two Arudha Padas are cciallyi in the most popular joined in competition, and the subject wworks such as the Jeeves matter, shown by the inanimate Rashi is sseries.e In fact, the butler trivial due to the placement of Guru. JeJeeves was depicted as be- ining very intelligent and The complete absence of any sexual ref- wwise, and his intelligence 3388 • JJyotishyotishh DDigestiigest • OOcOct-Dectt-DDec 20200707

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3388 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:220:58:22 ` anurag erences in these works are confirmed ularity for his works, especially the series by the placement of joined the primarily under scrutiny. Darapada/ A7 in the 8th House from c the Arudha Lagna. The roots for these Let us see the Navamsha Chakra for the ...accusations that omissions and the portrayal of young past of the author and his writing. There he was a traitor to women as essentially grasping, illogi- is Pishacha Badhak Yoga indicating some cal, unreasonable and avoidable entities unrest, disquiet and testing circumstanc- the Allied cause. could be rooted in the fact that Shukra es. The Lagna Lord is in Marana Karaka It is this unrest is the Atmakaraka and the author was Sthana with the 6th Lord, also in Marana which is shown in comfortable with a hero who is a con- Karaka Sthana. He was imprisoned by the the Pishacha Bad- Germans during the Second World War. firmed bachelor. This is apart from the hak Yoga and the fact that British culture at overt levels is The 12th Lord Venus is also placed in astringent in these matters in any case. the Lagna showing the fact that he spent Sarpa Yoga; there The exclusion of women from the per- most of his life in the U.S. The 5th Lord is something amiss sonal fabric of life of the hero is seen well placed in the Lagna shows his suc- in the working of from the placement of the 7th Lord and cess in life. his mind and his the Upapada Lagna in Marana Karaka Sthana from the Atmakaraka showing One of the major controversies in his life desires. a deep-seated and authentic rejection was that he made certain radio broad- to properly develop the characters in casts while in Germany which led to ac- the novels in this specific series. cusations that he was a traitor to the Al- lied cause. It is this unrest which is shown d All factors seem to point at it as the Up- in the Pishacha Badhak Yoga and the apada Lagna is in the 12th Bhava from Sarpa Yoga; there is something amiss in the Arudha Lagna showing a manifest the working of his mind and his desires. rejection as well. The interaction with Though as investiga- potential spouses is not ruled out and tion was conducted Wooster interacts with women and by the Investigating has even been engaged. This is seen agencies and he was from the fact that the lord of Arudha exonerated, the con- Lagna and the lord of Upapada Lagna ferring of the Knight are placed in mutual trines. More im- of the British Empire portantly, the lord of Arudha Lagna is happened only when also in Marana Karaka Sthana show- he was in his 90s. The ing complete British status-quo in the Mantra Pada/ A5 life of the hero, where nothing ever re- showing the recogni- ally changes, and he is content to live a tion of merit is in the death-like life, so structured that it can 12th House from the admit of no serious changes. Arudha Lagna. The placement of Shukra in such strength does This evaluation is of course very stark not point at treason since it does not investigate the actual but the Sarpa Yoga plots in the novels, which are incred- shows that his Mercu- ibly funny leading to such tremendous, rial mind, his funny and in this author’s opinion, quite jus- wordplay and tricks tified popularity for Wodehouse; how- could have slipped out ever, the Graha placements show the of control and landed underlying structure with which the him in the controver- novels were crafted. The Karaka for sy. The Sun showing writing and the Lagna Lord being the government is in Ma- same Graha, and aspecting the Lagna rana Karaka Sthana show the possibility of continuing pop- Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 3939

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 3399 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:220:58:22 wodehouse ` in the 12th House conjoined the 2nd Lord (speech) . The Naisargika Karaka for speech, Budh is also the La- gna Lord, placed in the 6th House from the Karaka Bhava showing that his own speech landed him in trouble with the government.

Rahu in Arudha Lagna points at the shock to the image resulting from a questioning of his value system at a vul- nerable time: Rahu is in Meena Rashi joined the Arudha Lagna. Guru is again Neecha in the 8th House showing that very deep thinking was not a part of the output and characterization of his work and characters. Mercury and Venus in Samsaptaka show his play with words and British life as the foundation of all his writing.

In the present day, Surya, nodes and Chandra influence the 11th from the Arudha Lagna showing that leaders in various spheres and those in high plac- es would like his work and this would extend to a large mass base (Chandra). Popularity in foreign lands is also as- sured due to the nodal influence. The past carries much the same influences. Neecha Guru also aspects, showing that it may not have been intellectually fash- ionable to read his light works. But then for the true intellectual, fashion is of little consequence; it there is something to appeal to the mind, the work shall be appreciated. Wodehouse’ quality is that of an undoubted Budh-dominated genius, an unusual and childish genius, yes, but a genius nevertheless.

The future of reading in general is in serious jeopardy with the advent of the Consumerist culture. The consumer- ism has appeared to exclude the writ- ten word in unequivocal favour of the Pizza. The Jagannath Chakra (D3-Jn) cannot but be somewhat severe. The Lagna Lord Shukra showing Brit- ish life is in the 12th House from the Arudha Lagna showing a dissipation ... continued page 48 40 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4400 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:230:58:23 ` freedom

Nakñatra Devatäs Part-II

Freedom Tobias Cole Excerpts from “Science of Light”presently available at www.vedicastrologyfundamentals.com

will be called by the deity who owns it. For Of the many attributes related to the example, can be called maiträ, nakñatras the two most important to that which belongs to Mitra. Purväñäòhä understand are the devatä and the sym- is called jaladeva, that which belongs to bol. The qualities of the devatäs give us the water god. In this way, the lunar signs the primary meaning of each nakñatra are the domains of the devata. It is their and form the foundation for the inter- energy that rules over that particular por- pretation of the lunar constellation. tion of the sky. Understanding their my- thology reveals the deeper workings of The lunar constellations represent the nakñatra, and opens the doorway for the mind, conditioned by the devatä ruling the nakñatra of the Moon. By # Deity Constellation Meaning understanding the nature of the de- 1 Açviné Açvinikumära Healing, rejuvinating ity we will understand the qualitative nature of the individual’s thinking. 2 Bharaëé Yama Dying, death, transformation To completely understand the deity 3 Kåttikä Agni Burning, purifying, clarity one needs to read the various stories 4 Rohiëé Brahmä Creating, culture of Vedic literature and become famil- 5 Mågaçira Chandra Growth, ojas, procreative power iar with these devatäs. The more one 6 Ärdrä Rudra Anger, power of destruction understands these gods, the more one 7 Aditi Learning, understanding, expanding will be able to appreciate the motiva- 8 Puñya Båhaspati Knowing, awareness tion and the nature of the mind. 9 Äçleña Sarpa Deception, illusion, over confidence 10 Maghä Pitå Authority, karma Some scholars have judged the im- 11 P.phalguné Bhaga Relationship and sexuality portance of Vedic deities found in the Vedas by how many verses they had 12 U.phalguné Aryaman Love, marriage, and family addressed to them. From our perspec- 13 Hasta Savitå Waking up, realizing tive, they are all equally important as 14 Citrä Viçvakarma Building, planning they each rule an equal portion of the 15 Sväté Väyu Movement, strength to build sky. Therefore we should try to under- 16 Viçäkhä Indrägni Alliance, support systems stand them and how to approach each 17 Anurädhä Mitra Friendship, fine detail one equally. Rudra is approached for 18 Jyeñöhä Indra Sensory control, controlling urges protection. Niråti is asked to stay away. 19 Müla Niråti Breaking Bhaga is approached for conjugal hap- 20 Pürväñäòhä Äpas Feeling, searching piness, lovingly and with charm; Äpas 21 Uttaräñäòhä Viçvadeva Noblity, good character through emotion and feelings. Indra 22 Çravaëa Viñëu All-pervasive, expanding is approached as one would a king, 23 Dhaniñöhä Vasu-deva Fame, shining, being seen while Båhaspati is approached as one would a spiritual teacher. 24 Çatabhiña Varuëa Punishment, repentance 25 Pürväbhädra Ajaikapada Tapasya, penance 26 Uttarabhädra Ahirbudhnya Unseen, hidden Sometimes, in the texts, the nakñatra 27 Revaté Püñän Nourisher, safe and fruitful journeys Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 41

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4411 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:230:58:23 naksatra ` intuitive understanding of the native’s to have a heart delighting in virtue and psychology. Below is a brief introduc- penance. Brahmä asked him to live deep c tion to the deities for the beginner. underground and give steadiness to the ...perceive the dei- Earth. Väsuki, the second born, was the There are various levels by which to ties. They can be snake used to churn the ocean of milk. perceive the deities. They can be seen Other snakes became vile and used seen as natural as natural forces, mental tendencies, or their poison to kill and harm. Snakes forces, mental ten- cosmic archetypes that are sometimes have powerful energy and can do great dencies, or cosmic personified for ease of human grasping. harm. archetypes that are Each of these levels simultaeously in- cludes the other and it is the responsibil- The lunar nodes represent serpants. sometimes personi- ity of the astrologer to not only perceive Rähu represents sarpas, those snakes fied for ease of hu- the multi-dimensionality of these ener- that used their powers negatively. Ketu man grasping. gies, but to also comprehend how they represents nägas, those snakes who use influence every aspect of an individual’s their powers beneficially. Though some- life. Understanding the deity will help times a sarpa may do something nice one get a ‘feeling’ for the devatä so as to and a naga my use a little black magic f understand the nakñatra from an ener- they generally go to extremes. Natives getic standpoint, instead of as a list. of Äçleñä will often be in extreme nega- tive or positive situations. Äçleñä: Sarpa Sarpas are sinful, cheating and have a ||Auð Sarpebhyo Namaù || power of deceiving with their speech, Sarpa means snake or serpant. It can their tongues. Natives of this star also mean creeping or crawling, which can be dangerous with the poison of is how most snakes and serpants move these sarpas, they may engage in illicit along. Åñi Kasyapa had two wives and sale of drugs or sex. They have excess granted them each a boon before sexual energy which can lead to devi- he entered into retreat. The first ances if not channeled properly. They are wife, Kadru, asked for a thou- also known as con artists, and will even sand splendorous snake cheat their own family as they enslaved sons. The second wife, Vinatä and their brother, Garuòa. Vinatä, asked for two glorious bird sons . The Nägas are known to have gems grow- snakes were born first ing out of their third eyes because of and enslaved Vinatä until the intense study and research they her son, Garuòa, was born. perform, they become keepers of wis- Garuòa freed his mother dom, and percieve subtle energy. Na- and became an eater of tives of this star may be interested in snakes. Therefore Guruòa occult studies and mystic knowledge. is invoked to remove the They can become healers, particularly poison of snakes and the branch of äyurveda known as aga- troubles that they datantra (toxicology), which can include cause (kñipa auð working with cancer or diseases related svähä). to external pollutants, and even modern Not all snakes are day pharmacology. The mesmerizing negative. Çeña, serpant energy also relates to hypno- (Ananta) Kadru’s therapy and other trance state therapies, first born, did in- or entrancing music. tense penance to pu- rify himself and was Maghä: Pitå granted a boon by Brahmä 42 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4422 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:230:58:23 ` freedom ||Auð Pitåbhyo Namaù || the karmic gains and debts Pitå generally means ancestors but, of the ancestors. One shares also has many other levels of meaning. the sins a grandfather made It can directly relate to the father, pitå by stealing during difficult shares the same linguistic root as the times, or shares the bless- latin word pater meaning father which ings he received by visiting gives us the word paternal. It can also a true saint during more refer to both parents, or to the close prosperous times. With ancestory that has passed on (father, the blessings of the ances- grandfather, great-great-grandfather). tors one has a firm karmic Pitå can also refer to the ancestors who foundation to rise high in started a lineage or the progeninators life. All blocks to accom- of mankind as well as the great Vedic plish get removed and one Åñis. By worshipping the ancestors one achieves the honor offered gives respect to that which has come by the ancestors. before them. This reminds one to stay humble and remember the past. Maghä Natives of this star often is a bright star of authority and respect. take jobs in government or Natives of this star can become proud positions related to the gen- or arrogant, so need to remember the eral role of a father. There is past that helped them achieve where a masculine energy present in these indi- they have presently risen to. viduals which can make a person chau- vinistic. They may also be in positions Our karma is affected by our ancestors concerned with the past like preserva- of seven generations. Not only will a tionists, historians, curators or archaeolo- king’s karma affect the entire country, gists. but his family’s karma seven genera- tions ago to present will influence the Pürvaphalguné: Bhaga country as well. By propitiating the ancestors we remove karmic debts and ||Auð Bhagäya Namaù || blockages. This allows for prosperity, Bhaga is one of the 12 Ädityas born of happy married life, proper sex life, Aditi and Kaçyapa. The Ädityas, in gen- high position or status, and success in eral, rule over the resources we have in career. The full enjoyments of life are life. They are forms of the Sun god and blessings of the ancestor’s desires and like the räçis they show potentialities we are enjoyed by natives of this star. can achieve. Bhaga Äditya is connected to the sign Sag- Hindu tradition has specific ceremo- gitarius. He is the ‘dispens- nies, like çräddha, for the immediate er’ and considered a lord ancestors to be propitiated, or for re- of wealth and happiness. memberance of the ancient Åñis from The 9th house is called the which we trace our heritage back to. bhägya bhava, the house of In Judaism, they constantly invoke the luck and fortune, and the founding fathers Abraham, Issac and blessings of the actions from Jacob and remember the past. In Islam, the past life. The naväàça there is full attention paid to the final shows ones bhägya as well. prophet, Mohammed. In some Asian Bhägya means relating to culture there is even more direct focus Bhaga or lucky, fortunate, on ancestors, where a differentiation and also one’s fate, des- between one’s personal and ancestoral tiny or welfare. Natives of karma is not made. Just as a family unit this star are often gener- shares prosperity and loss, one shares ous, dignified and kind in JyJyotishottiish DiDigestgestt • OOct-Decctt-DDec 22007007 • 4343

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4433 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:240:58:24 naksatra ` their speech. Bhaga’s wife is Perfection trade, and business. i (Siddhi) and he had three sons named Greatness (Mahimän), Power (Vibhu), He is the chief of the ancestors and the As Bhaga is usu- Sovereignty (Prabhu), and a daughter milky way is his path . From the Vedic ally invoked with named Hope (Äçi) . perspective, marriage and children is a way to repay the ancestors. In this way, Aryamän the two the arudha (external manifestation) for should be under- Bhaga presides over love and marriage as a blissful form of the Sun god. As- marriage is calculated from the twelfth stood together. sociated with love, affection, amorous house. The twelfth house arudha (UL) Both relate to mar- pleasure and sexual passion, natives of shows how we will repay our anscestors, riage and have a this star will be lovers of life, charming and it is the bhävapada for marriage. bed as their sym- and attractive. They will often be in- volved in professions such as dance, art, bol, though... The symbol for the phalguné stars is a music, or other creative expressions. The bed. Uttarä means northern, or higher in may work in relationship counseling or vibration. Uttaräphalguné is the higher anything involving love and affection. vibration of the bed and shows the up- i per part of the body, and the higher As Bhaga is usually invoked with Ary- aspects of the bed pleasures which are amän the two should be understood to- marriage and children. The previous gether. Both relate to marriage and have star, Pürvaphalguné, relates to the more a bed as their symbol, though Bhaga re- base vibrations of the bed, and shows sides in the part of the bed that shows the the lower sexual parts of the body. The pleasure one enjoys from relationship stars of phalguni relate to love, sexual- and marriage. While Aryamän resides ity and relationship. Uttarä also relates in the portion of the bed that shows the to the future, or what will come to be, long term reasons for marriage. and is more concerned about the long term situation. “May Aryaman and Bhaga lead us, and may the union of wife and husband be A Vedic prayer to the newly married easily accomplished, oh gods ”. wife says, Uttaräphalguné: Aryamän “May Prajäpati grant us progeny, may Aryamän unite us together until old ||Auð Aryamaëe Namaù|| age; free from all evil omens enter your Aryamän is also one of the 12 Ädityas. husband’s abode, be the bringer of He relates to sustenance and gives prosperity for our people and animals health and strength of the body. Ary- .” amäna is a deity of arrang- In the word Phalguné, phala means the ingin marriage, compan- fruits or results, guëi comes from guëa ionship,io and the one who and means qualities. It shows the attri- bringsb children. He is the butes that bring fruit or progeny. Phal- ‘friendly‘f companion’ as- gunibhava is a name of Jupiter, he who pectp of the Sun. These gives the fruits, or decides the fruits nativesn are interested in you’ll get. seeingse others enjoy mari- talta happiness and good at The month of Phalguni is in the spring, arranginga marriages and during a time of fertility, flowers and match-making.m Aryaman colors. The Indian festival of Holi is cele- showssh prosperity through brated at this time with many colors. It is marriage,m accumulation the best nakñatra for marriage, irrespec- ofo wealth and family. Na- tive of doñas (except Tuesday). Even the tivesti of this star are gener- gods get married in the time of the phal- allya good with finances, 4444 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4444 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:240:58:24 ` freedom guné nakñatras , with the palanquin of plied to speculation-based professions, Maghä nakñatra leading them to the like the stock market, real estate, or even ceremonial place. It is a good nakñatra certain aspects of business and trade that a for making contracts that will lead to require good foresight. Savitra means to Negative tenden- a fruitful outcome. Therefore marriage generate, or an instrument of production. cies can develop contracts are made at this time as well These natives are skilled and able to make as other types of beneficial contracts or things happen by creating the situation or when these natives agreements. tool that is required. They are intelligent use their inher- and give themselves in service to things ent insight for the Hasta: Savitå/Arka related to wisdom and its flourishing. wrong purposes. ||Auð Savitre Namaù || Negative tendencies can develop when They can be cruel The diety ruling this star is Savitå, the these natives use their inherent insight with their intelli- form of the Sun just before the Sun rises for the wrong purposes. They can be cru- gence... signaling dawn. All Brahmins worship el with their intelligence. They may also him, he determines all births and is the use their insight illicitly, or the skill of cause of the lagna. The lagna repre- their hand for thievery like a good pick- sent one’s intelligence and ideals, the pocket. To avoid these negative tenden- b awareness of an individual. Savitå is cies one should avoid that which hurts the awakener, the light-giver who im- the Sun, such as elements ruled by Saturn pells life. Natives of this star are mo- and Rähu. tivated in life and are often interested in techniques and studies related to ex- Chiträ: Viçva- pansion of consciousness. karmä/ Tvañöa Savitå has the light of knowledge and ||Auð Viçvakarmaëe gives good insight. Natives of this star Namaù || are often interested in techniques that reveal deeper levels of understand- Tvañöa is the divine ar- ing. This includes astrology and all chitect later known as its branches, such as omenology and Viçvakarmä . “He is samudrika çastra. Palmistry specifi- the author of a thou- cally relates to these individuals given sand arts, the carpenter the symbol of this nakñatra is the hand, and mechanic of the representing the ability to look at one gods, the fabricator of holographic aspect of reality, such as ornaments, the chief reading the palm, or face, and under- of artists, the construc- stand the nature of the person’s entire tor of the self-moving life. Planets in this nakñatra give some chariots for the dei- magical power to the hand of the native. ties, and by whose skill To activate this quality, one can wear men obtain subsistance something associated with the planet .” His name literally in Hasta on the hands. For example, if means the all (viçva) Mars is placed in Hasta one can wear a worker (karmin), so copper ring, if Jupiter or Mercury one he relates to work and can wear a gold ring, etc. If the Moon is production, which he there, one can wear silver on the hand has tremendous energy as well as recite the Savitå Gäyatré man- to accomplish. He is tra, and this will invoke magic for this an Äditya who has the nakñatra. power to bring resourc- es into our lives. He is sometimes considered The insight of Savitå can also be ap- an incarnation of Brah- JJyJyotishotiish DiDigestgest • OOct-Decct Dec 22007007 • 4545

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4455 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:240:58:24 naksatra ` mä,m as the manifest ing old things better. formfo of the world cre- atora who makes all The body of these natives is generally things.th well formed with good features as they have received the blessing of the divine TheseT natives are architect himself. They can also be very knownk to be honor- secretive as the craftsman keeps his pri- ableab (mäné), especial- vate life separate from his work. Natives ly when they use their of this star enjoy learning to constantly energyen for community expand themselves. servicese or to perform karmak yoga. In this way,w these natives can Sväté: Väyu becomeb great karma ||Auð Väyave Namaù|| yogis.y Propitiation of Väyu means wind or air, from the lin- ViçvakarmäV gives the guistic root vä which means to blow. He blessingsb of children, is the cosmic life born from the breath similarsi to Brahmä and of the cosmic man (puruña) as the Moon theth Pitås. (chandra) was born of the cosmic mind, ChiträC means ‘to be and the Sun (sürya), born of the eyes . painted’p and repre- Väyu relates to the präëa inside the body sentsse the ornamenta- and the five väyus that cause all things tioni the native either to properly function inside the body. wears or creates. It may also indicate When the internal väyus are balanced that visual mediums and imagery play one is physically and mentally healthy, an important role in their lives. Natives when imbalanced there is disease. Väyu of this star are known to wear nice cloth- is worshipped as the breath of the gods, ing and jewelry, either made by them- the impeller of life, and the essence of selves, or with an eye paid to the detail speech (väc). in the craftmanship of the item. Chiträ Väyu is one of the eight Vasudevas, as also refers to the future projections we a source of illumination among the 33 make for our life, and is linked to the devas, natives of this star tend to be re- a dhyana yoga aspect of meditation. Viç- ligious, patient and follow the path of vakarmä is all about planning, figuring When the Sun was dharma. too bright for his out what and how to build. The entire zodiac is actually built from Chiträ, and Anila is another name of the wind god, wife, Viçvakarmä this is why the ayanäàça comes from and anilaya means to have no resting trimmed one- this star. place. ‘Ani’ is a negation and ‘la’ is the eighth of his rays. earth seed sound, therefore it means no When the Sun was too bright for his From this he made earth, or no grounding. As the wind has wife, Viçvakarmä trimmed one-eighth no home, these natives can be fond of the discus of Vi- of his rays. From this he made the dis- traveling or of making changes. They do ñëu, the trident of cus of Viñëu, the trident of Çiva, the not like things to stay static. They feel Çiva, the spear of spear of Kärttikeya and all the weapons that situations should come into their of the other gods. These natives can be Kärttikeya and all life, serve their purpose and then move skilled artisans working with metals the weapons of the on. These natives like airplanes or vehi- and stones, marble, gems and jewelery. cles for traveling. They make good mer- other gods. They find success in careers related to chants, who travel and need to be both this type of work or weaving, sewing, harsh and gentle. fashion design, interior decoration, ar- chitecture, engineering, mathematics, Väyu personified is white with all white b machines, creating new things, or mak- 46 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4466 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:240:58:24 ` freedom attributes. He rides a deer and carries a there is a relationship between the king bow and arrow. There is a link between and the priest, in that the priest perfoms Rudra and Väyu in that they both carry the sacrafices to make the king rise to and g a bow and arrow; one is the lord of wind stay in power. And the king takes care of As wind tends to (as he is the air itself), while the other the priest’s livelihood. The king may hold cool things off, is the calamity of the storm, including the political power, but will lose it with- the fierce winds and rain. Both Bhéma out his priest, and the priest has no po- these natives may and Hanumän were the sons of Väyu, litical power but is indispensible for his be unattached to famous for their strength and power. sacraficial power. their feelings or The strength of the Rudras comes from not very expressive Natives of this star will be aimed at ac- Väyu. The difference is that Väyu can of their emotions. be the harsh wind scattering and de- complishment and will work to cultivate stroying things or it can be the cool re- alliances that prove beneficial to them. freshing breeze on a hot day. Väyu is a They are competitive and understand the powerful force that when on your side roles that people play to help them achieve can fill the sails of a boat and carry you their aims, as a king and priest interact. across the world. They make good businessmen and lead- ers. Their aggressive desire to achieve can As wind tends to cool things off, these natives may be unattached to their feelings or not very expressive of their emotions. They will often put on a cold face that does not reveal their emo- tions. This lack of sharing the emotions (water) is often the cause of many of the präëic blockages in these natives. To befriend them it is important to give them the proper space since they are slow to warm up socially.

Viçäkhä: Indrägni ||Auð Indrägnibhyaà Namaù|| Indra and Agni are the king and the high priest, the political power and the spiritual power; together they rule over the star Viçäkhä. As Väyu was born of the cosmic breath, Indra and Agni were born of the mouth (mukha) of the Cos- mic Being (Puruña) . The cosmic mouth is the portal to make offerings, the place the gods can ‘eat’ the offerings. All of- ferings pass through these two deities (behind these two deities are (all) the other gods). If a sick person offers, or if a person offers for abundance, these deities will sustain the offerer .”

Indra and Agni are two separate deities in the Vedas, but sometimes two deities combine to create something together, such as when Mitra-varuëa gave birth to the sage Viçvamitra. Traditionally JJyJyotishottiish DiDigestgestt • OOct-Decctt-DDec 22007007 • 4747

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4477 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:250:58:25 naksatra ` tend toward an argumentative nature. ... continued from page 40 The future of They believe in repayment of personal of interest in the life depicted in Wode- Wodehouse’ work favors. They can also be greedy or jeal- house’ work.This is a big loss shown by faces Kemadruma ous of other people’s accomplishments. the Shukra-Chandra Yoga showing that Yoga from the something of great cultural and psycho- There is one story where Indra and Agni logical merit for its sheer playfulness Arudha Lagna, re- took the form of birds to test the charity and silliness (the Yoga is again in Mithun flecting the danger of an emperor named Çibi . Indra took Rashi) is being ignored and dissipated. that lurks by way form as a hawk and Agni that of a dove. Ironically, the safety of the disappear- The dove flew onto the lap of the empo- of falling sales. ing Pelham is ensured by the modern rer while engaged in ritual worship. The modes of communication (Computers hawk flew in demanding the emporer and technology) which have themselves not withhold his food but the emperor assaulted the reading habit. Shukra is d protected the bird as it had come to him in Parivartana with Budh, the 2nd and for protection. He offered the hawk oth- 5th Lord and the Karaka for commu- er foods and even his kingdom but the nication. Moves are afoot2 to preserve hawk would not settle for anything ex- the texts if interest should decline so cept the same weight of the dove in the much that books go out of print. This emporer’s own flesh. will take hard work and the interest of Dhimantahs. The Lagna Lord Shukra is The dove was put on a scale and the em- joined the 3rd Lord Chandra and is in peror cut away the flesh from his own Parivartana with 5th Lord Budh in the thigh, but no matter how much he cut 6th House. This work and interest shall out, the dove was still heavier. Finally certainly come, through will and effort as he was about as the 6th is an Upachaya showing free to put himself on will of interested individuals. the scale the birds revealed their true form, blessed The future of Wodehouse’ work faces him and took him Kemadruma Yoga from the Arudha to the heavenly Lagna, reflecting the danger that lurks realms. The path by way of falling sales. The 12th lord of to true success sales is in Marana Karaka Sthana but with these natives being in own Rashi ensures some other is learning about means like a retrieval data base to en- self-less service. sure protection (Mangal). Unbroken Sarpa Yoga persists, show- TO BE CONTINUED ing misplaced desires and new, malefic preferences in the populace that play havoc with the sort of brilliance exhib- ited in these works. Only leaders and elites (Surya) and the truly concerned Dhimantahs seem to be interested in buying such works as the Moon (mass support and large readership) has no link with the 11th House from the Ar- udha Lagna.

This is the information that seems to ac- crue from the Prashna Chakra Analysis. 2 See http://promo.net/pg/, the Website of Project Gutenberg for freely downloadable etexts of the works of P.G. Wodehouse and many other authors. 48 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4488 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:260:58:26 niranjanbabu Vastusastra ` Niranjan Babu Bangalore

Dr. B.Niranjan Babu is cosnidered a Te earth is the principle vastu. ous conception of V.S. or space world expert on Vaastu Shastra. He con- personified, just as astrology con- ducts courses in Bangalore. One may ask whether V.S. is ap- siders Kala Purusha or time per- http://www.niranjanbabu.com/ plied on the different kinds of sonified. Concepts about space house like, huts, wooden houses & time were very much clear to This is really a memorable occa- and stones. Yes, when there was our ancient sages. Sage Vyasa sion to the address this August no use of cement, iron and then said that that time does not exist gathering hell bent upon exploring also the Vastu has its application. independently, but it has a rela- the Indian ness of two branches of A book called ‘Hiranyagarbha’, tive material existence. A concept ancient erudition. In this modern houses made of stone is called established in modern times by age, Vastu Sastra (V.S) or the cos- Mandira, of baked bricks Vastu, Einstein also says that Time has a mic architecture has manifested raw brick sumanta, of mud sud- form of existence matter. itself as a blend off old and new, hara, of wooden logs or bamboos Whatever man makes is second- in fact as a confluence of tradition Nandaka, of varieties of straw ary (Gouna Vastu), while the site and modernity. In fact in today’s kelina. discussion and deliberations we is the principle one, according to the Mayamata. will see how east and west meet V.S. cannot be divorced from each other, how oriental wisdom Astrology. It looks as if in Vastu reciprocates with occidental opu- much importance is given to the The same unit of time or rhythm is lence. same movements in the heavens extended to evolution of material spaces into spatial forms such as It is interesting to note that in the in placing construction of a house in such a manner that more open residential buildings, and extend- text of the great classical work ed even to the imagined forms, “Samarangan sutradhara”, not space is left and more windows & doors are provided towards east furniture and household utensils. only stanzas given on vastu but They are all according to Vastu also there were 230 stanzas de- and north than towards west and south so that a house is exposed technology, rhythm – bound ma- voted to the principles of con- terial forms. I would also like to structing Air Crafts & their use in to maximum influence of solar en- ergy. focus your attention on the as- peace and war. It will be better to pect of evolution of energy waves examine the Indian scriptures in- Look at the temples of thousand from out of the inner space, outer stead of dismissing the traditions space and earthy space. So far as as myths. years old based on Vastu princi- ples. the outer & inner spaces are con- cerned, they maintain one & the There are also Vastu texts for Jain- same frequency of vibration or ism & Buddhism, such as the Gou- The photographic film of the elec- rhythm. But the wave patterns tamiyam, Budhamatam and Cha- trical discharge emitted by an ob- of the human beings vary from itya. An Indian scripture named ject proves the existence of auras. individual to individual. Similar- Manasara represents the Univer- Kirlian photography explains this ly, the wave patterns emanating sality of Vastu tradition and also process. The house which can from the enclosed space i.e. build- contain the iconography of Jain & only be constructed by collection ings vary from building to build- Budhist images. of materials must have involved, ing. By a mathematical calcula- the influx and interactions of a tion, the building waves are made series of invisible forces selected, What is Vastu? to resonate or harmonize with should be capable of screening that of the individual’s frequency off the destructive forces & call- The world Vastu is derived from of vibration. This is how man is ing into action of the constructive the word vasu means the – earth. prepared by Vastu to live in har- ones. Thus we have the marvel- Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 49

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 4499 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:260:58:26 vastu ` mony with the spirit of the earth ing. in the N-E, as also the five lakes & universe. This kind of harmoni- & St. Lawrence river running out ous life leads to both spiritual & The modern historians like Mr. of U.S. from the N-E, gives her the material prosperity. This is where James Ferhuson, Dr, Novel and Sir position of the most powerful na- astrology comes into the picture. Cunning Ham have come to the tion in the world. The Napoleon In other words to get a equilibri- conclusion that the historic devel- Empire had two extensions in the um in harmony between human, opment of V.S. took place during S-E, which resulted in the break- house and outer space a human’s the period 6000 B.C. to 3000 B.C. up of his empire. zodiac sign has a major impact on construction. Apart from the natural magnetic Germany has ‘North German influx & gravitational power of plain’ in the north & the whole of Constructions and every matters the earth, the pulling and reflect- southern region is covered with in this world have movement is ed power of the Moon, and the mountain, which helped her to their own static existence. They direct transmission power of the gain power through united Ger- have music in their own structure. sun, Maharishis have visualized, many. Mayan in his work called ‘Ainti- a constant magnetic gravitational ram’ goes to the extent of saying power in space flowing from the The N-E of Iraq is mountain & that each static substance is mov- N-E corner to S-W corner of the west side is flat a largely desert. ing within itself and as such there entire topography of the Universe Persian Gulf is exactly at the S-E is no substance is associated with including Mother Earth. All ob- of the Iraq. Any extension is the proportionate dynamism. So all jects in nature whether mineral, S-E direction is disastrous, so far the building are dynamic struc- vegetable or animal are produced Iraq also. Kuwait is the S-E of the ture & all they are musical and protected & perish under the in- Iraq and Iraq’s progress reversed melodious if at all they have been fluence of the solar ray. The solar after the invasion on Kuwait. constructed according to the Vas- light is scientifically slit into three tu Vedic directions. segments, a visible spectrum of col- Vastu is the composite whole of ored rays, ranging from the deep- proportional blend of five ele- We have understood that the hu- ments viz earth, water, ether, air man body has layers aura or en- est blue to the deepest red with different wave lengths flanked by & fire. Their equitable proportion ergy levels. Positive or negative creates Bio-electric Magnetic ener- happenings happen whenever two invisible zones know as U.V. & I.R. The N-E corner of the spec- gy, which bestows health, wealth these energy fields of a human. & prosperity on man. Vastusastra fundamental theory trum is given the name Aishanya that corresponds to the U.V. spec- is to draw harmony between the Geo-pathic stress has been ac- trum, which is oxygenic & hydro- animate and inanimate. Architec- cepted as a possible phenomenon genic standing for purity, divinity tural constructions are, as stated and it has been acknowledged by & wisdom. The S-E corner of the earlier, living organisms and they several western thinkers that elec- spectrum is given the name Ag- behave like human beings. Like tromagnetic spectrum with the neya that corresponds to the in- the living beings, they vibrate, frequency of the earth waves can frared, the thermal spectrum. It is pulsate and breathe. The central resonate which is turn can affect the solar energy, which is respon- space behaves as the lungs for certain energy field inside a struc- sible for growth & destruction of such breathing strictures. Only ture which has bearing on health the living beings. oxygen (air) is normal inside the and happiness of an individual. lungs and anything other then air Geo means the earth and pa- It is quite interesting to note that is invitation of troubles. thos means disease. The western the principles of Vastu can be ap- thinkers also believe that some plied to boundaries of nation. On other types of harmful radiations The centre of the land or building the study of the physical map of can pervade the building and can should be left free for the conflu- U.S.A., it could be seen that the cause many unexplained diseases ence of cosmic & elemental cos- Rocky Mountains (13,000ft.) in the including Cancer. mic energies. It should be free of west or move in altitude than Ap- structural elements & it is meant palachian Mountains (3000ft.) in to affect seriously the breathing the east apart from the extension Winner and Melsel in Germany power to the entire land or build- 50 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5500 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:270:58:27 ` niranjanbabu first started the work on geopathic Curry Grid: Energy waves in NE- there are frequent accidents either stress in 1920. A link between can- SW Directions & NW-SE Direc- in the bathroom or staircases. cer and geo-pathic zones was es- tion. tablished by a study of geo-pathic stress in Germany and France. Geo- pathic stress is or the earth energy is believed to come from several sources like the earth’s magnetic field radiation forces created due to movement of plates inside the earth, forces due to flow of under- ground streams and so on. It can occur in any building irrespective of its use. It is believed it can af- fect plants and animals also. Simi- larly, modernization, which has brought in tremendous amount of electromagnetic spectrum in Schumann Lines the form of microwaves and other Hartman Grid: Energy rays on Professor Schumann discovered electronic transfer mediums have N-S and E-W lines. these in 1952. These wavers have contributed to geo-pathic stress. The super imposing of Hartman the same frequency as the brain lines on the curry lines leads to waves and it is believed that these It was Dr.Manfred Curry who first a plethora of possible mirrors waves, which occur on the surface hypothesized that there is a grid of lines criss-cross each other of the earth and oscillate between network of electrically charged and are capable of creating ports the earth and the ionosphere, lines of natural origin, which en- which are potentially more pow- regulate the human body mecha- compasses the globe. These lines erful than those that rise from the nism. NASA has recognized the are flowing from northeast the intersection of two lines in any importance of these waves also. southwest and southeast to north- one of the grids. Geo-pathic prac- Now all manned spacecrafts car- west at approximately 3 meters titioners also believe that it is pos- ry Schumann Wave generators, distance. Dr. Curry hypothesized sible for negative energy to exist as these waves are not present in that where the lines cross; there as a cloud and inadvertently it outer space to protect the health is a double positive or a double can move into a building where of astronauts. negative energy, which can dis- it is trapped. It is believed to be turb the balance in a human body. 10ft. wider and most of the geo- The studies of Dr. Curry show pathic clouds are formed when a that people who slept on positive structure is built in a wrong man- charged ports got cancer and those ner. You should suspect a cloud who slept on negatively charged formation inside your structure if ports got inflammatory diseases. Dr. Curry recommended that for best health one should sleep with- in grid.

Dr. Hartman in Germany discov- ered another kind of flow of en- ergy lines, which were running from north to south and east to west. These are called as the Hart- man lines and again the study show that intersection points are dangerous for human health. Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 51

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5511 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:270:58:27 vastu ` can cause illness. increase in the pulse rate after spending some time in the build- Thus we may have to examine a ing and if pulse rate returns to nor- building where inhabitants are mal once the person moves away distressed from various angles to from the building. b) A damp arrive at a conclusion. The first smell coming from any part of the factor to analyze is from the point building without any evidence of of our Vastu. dampness. c) If any part of floor feels cold compared with the rest Some people are under the im- of the building. d) If cats are fre- pression that it is basically the quent in the building or come to science of designing structures in stay there. e) If bees come and accordance with the local envi- start a hive. f) If ants or termites ronment. They go so far as to say make a home. g) A dog barking Leys lines are formed when stone that the whole subject as designed at night with no apparent reason like structures lie in parallel. Many keeping the prevailing wind con- looking in a particular direction at building contains stones, which dition in India to take advantage south or southwest. h) Frequent have cut, hammered, dressed etc. of the rain and wind directions. accidents in a particular bathroom In this sort of handling, the stone stairs etc. gets charged and the structure be- This type of approach is short- comes an energy centre. This ener- sighted has no relevance in mod- Even if the accidents take place in gy is believed to radiate even upto ern homes where control of tem- different rooms, which is uncom- 25 miles. When several structures perature or lighting can all be mon, you have to suspect geo- like this are placed in a line they achieved artificially and equally pathic stress clouds in the prem- can form a strong energy centre effectively. As we all know in de- ises. Do not forget that a lingering with energy circulating in straight veloped countries like U.S.A. all geo-pathic stress can be cause of lines from one structure to other. building is air conditioned with an accident outside the building. They are called as leys lines which closed and temperature is main- can be effectively used to block tained at a uniform level round The stress clouds are locked nega- negative inference entering the the year. tive charged energy fields. They building when such phenomenon may lock themselves in a par- ticular point like in bathroom or is suspected. What is important is to recognize over the stairs. They may also be that lighting and air circulation floating round in a circle inside a The above various types of subtle are important factors but Vastu is building but never leaving it. In energy fields, which exist, can in- much than this. Unless one has an this case they can bring disease fluence the living beings due to exposure to subtle energy fields and affect any family member the vibrations it causes. As basi- are their effects, it will be impossi- of the house. You can suspect a cally the human body is electrical ble to appreciate Vastu. It is quite stress cloud if one misfortune be- in nature and as the energy fields possible that after exhausting all falls on one member after another. mentioned above are electro-mag- the tools provided in Vastu, the Commonly stress clouds are cre- netic radiations it is reasonable to building continues to cause prob- ated by constructing a building suppose that the effect propagates lems and here we have to check by loading positive zones like the the organism. for the geo-pathic stress. northeast sector first and trying to advance towards the southwest. However, natural builds a certain Unfortunately there are no instru- In this case, this weaken north- amount of immunity against this ments to measure the geo-pathic east sector allows negative energy energy field just like every human stress and one has to depend on to dominate the building. Subse- being enjoys certain amount of im- dowsing to locate points of prob- quently, closure of this building munity from bacteria and viruses. lems. Sometime geo-pathic stress by construction in south and west However, if the immunity system is in a structure? areas locks up the excessive nega- is weak then the geo-pathic stress tive energy and creates a cloud. a) If there is palpitation or 52 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5522 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:270:58:27 ` niranjanbabu You will notice a lock of this en- ergy field in two stages. Firstly the construction will get delayed; there will be cost over runs and strained relationships between the builders and the owner. Sometimes there will be accident of working personnel also.

However, there is another pos- sibility of a negative cloud form- ing inside a structure. In this case a family could have lived in the structure for a number of years without any problem. The second person that occupies this struc- ture could have the effect of the negative cloud is the earlier fam- ily had a member who was very much attached to the house and who reluctantly left it. This nor- mally happens in case of distress sale of residential or commer- cial building where the owner has developed sentimental feel- ings for the building. The same phenomenon could also surface and the housewife goes to the feet as South Pole. When we sleep where an older person suffers in right or kitchen i.e. southeast. An- with keeping our heads towards humiliation and dies. Note that other reason to place bathroom or south, the south pole of the earth geo-pathic clouds are not created water source at the east is, water and the north pole of our body i.e. when there is a suicide or violent is both a required source for the the head attracts each other, as death. If needs a continue release cooking and safety source of any the human body is considered of of negative thought forms to form fire hazard if it happens at the ad- having iron particles in the form a cloud, which cam take several jacent southeast. Approximately of blood. months to years. Vastu is scien- for a stretch of three hours from tific. The morning rays of the sun sunrise the sunrays are full of Vi- In other words there will be a are source positive energy, which tamin D and the kitchen is advised constant flow of blood circulation is used by the vastusastra in a at south east to receive maximum from head to feet, which will in- very scientific manner. The sun- amount of Vitamin D. It may not duce a sound sleep. If the head is rise time is the best time to take be out place to mention that three- kept towards north while sleep- bath for the refreshment of the hour after the sunrise the helpful ing, then magnetic circuit will not spirit and soul, which is why vas- sunrays become harmful. be completed, because both the tusastra recommends the bath- north poles of the earth and hu- room at the east. In the morning Vastu sastra has its own profound man will repel each other. As a re- the condition of the human mind basis. For example, it advises us sult the normal blood circulation is stable and cool. Approximately to sleep by keeping with our head will not be restored leading to one hour before the sunrise, the towards south. Earth has two sleeplessness or somnambulism time is very conducive for spiri- poles and the magnetic current as the case may be. tual development. So after taking flows from north to south. Again bath at the east direction the mas- the magnetic current flows from OM TAT SAT ter of the house goes to left room north to south in a human. prayer room i.e. that is northeast The head acts as a North Pole and Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 53

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5533 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:270:58:27 how to... ` Read Charts: Raja Yoga By Visti Larsen

Guide and Guru: Pt. Sanjay Rath This write-up is a sequel to the article Kala Sarpa Yoga, by this author, in a series on how to read charts. Raja yoga is a topic touched by many for fame, name and reputation from and questioned by as many. The amount räjayoga, one must leave an impact on of possible combinations forming räjay- peoples minds… one must be remem- oga is completely overshadowed by the bered. This is seen from the äruòha La- amount of charts and people who do not gna. Now here we aren’t interested in experience the same. A simple example assessing new yogas from the äruòha is the combination between a Kendra Lagna, but analyzing the already exist- and Trikoëa lord which though is said ing yogas with regards to the äruòha. to be a räjayoga, has little conceivable outcome for the native. Further, if the soul/ätma doesn’t have a desire to reap any of the opportune goals in life, the native might as well renounce So what is missing? Firstly, any yoga in and go to the mountains, as without this a chart must be backed by i) personal in- no räjayoga will have any significant terest (Lagna/lagneça); ii) a measurable outcome at all. To elucidate this we can reward (äruòha) and iii) a soul level de- make a point system. sire/interest (ätmakäraka). In the astro- logical community today, little has been There are three strengths or çakti: spoken or understood regarding the lat- ter two points of reference, and mainly i) Jïäna çakti or the power of knowl- due to a lack of available teachings on edge and knowing. the same giving a purely one dimension- ii) Kriyä çakti, or the power to act and al view of the chart, namely the physical cause events to occur. dimension. iii) Iccha çakti, or the power of desire itself. Çakti and räjayoga Where the Lagna has kriyä çakti, and therefore has the power to act and cause Räjayoga is not only experienced events, the äruòha has jïäna çakti, through increased physical which makes one known and famous comforts such as those to other people, the ätmakäraka has all granted through eat- three of jïäna, kriyä and iccha çakti and ing food from a good therefore carries the greatest weightage cook (horä chart), in analyzing the chart for räjayoga. It is having a nice bath- for this reason that the jivätmä or indi- room (ñodaçämsa vidual soul has the power bring us back chart), or sitting into this world for the purpose of reap- on a nice couch, ing certain desires, but also further bind as much as they us to this world because of those same would seem com- desires . fortable. These are the effects purely The three points of reference in the chart experienced from are thus the i) Lagna, ii) äruòha Lagna a räjayoga fully in- and iii) ätmakäraka. And the specific fluencing the Lagna. But tool we will use to analyze this is that 54 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5544 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:270:58:27 ` visti of argalä. nation’s capitol, Copen- hagen. However, in her Argalä is a very revealing principle. last year of high school The word argalä means bolt, bar, check she travelled to the UK or impediment. It refers to that bolt where she completed the which holds or fastening pin which final year, and went on to keeps a door or any object locked. A study at Cambridge. planet having argalä is one which has the power to unfasten that door. The strong conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury A RGALÄ VIRODHÄRGALÄ in the ninth will keep the Primary education intact but the Second Twelfth nodal influence on the Fourth Tenth same was bound to cause some changeable circum- Eleventh Third stances. Also this conjunc- Secondary tion of Jupiter with a node Fifth Ninth constitutes Mahäpadma Eighth Sixth yoga and will give great räjayoga after the age of 16 or 32 which are the There are two types of argalä. Argalä natural years of Jupiter. which grants opportunities and virod- härgalä which helps obstructs opportu- Jupiter and Mercury are also the ät- nities and can open doors to new ones. makäraka and putrakäraka and shows that after the Kala Sarpa yoga ends, it will give Mahäraja yoga. It will come from Among the houses which cause vi- father or elders as this is placed in the rodhärgalä, the third house has a spe- ninth house, and the likelihood of this be- cial function being that it can grant ing through inheritance is seen from the paräkrama-argalä where the native ex- mutual aspect between eighth lord Rähu erts greater force in their actions, pro- and the conjunction in the ninth house. vided malefics are placed in third. On 15th January 1972 in her 32nd year of age, Margrethe was officially conferred To elucidate this use in analyzing rä- the title of Queen of Denmark. jayoga, the chart of Queen Magrethe II of Denmark is presented. As the ninth lord from the Sun is Jupiter who is involved in the maharaja yoga, fa- Case studies

Chart 1: Queen Margrethe II Alexandrine Thorhildur Ingrid

In her majesties chart, the first most noticeable trait of the chart is the Kala Sarpa Yoga along the third/ninth house axis pointing towards difficulty in education, or very changeable cir- cumstances within the same. Her maj- esty was initially homeschooled before attending an all-girl’s school in the Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 55

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5555 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:270:58:27 how to... ` ther is a very pow- owns several mansions and a few pal- erful man. Simhäsa- aces in Denmark, along with their own na yoga must be farms and boats all over Europe. present for a person to occupy a throne A repeating trend in the analysis of her position, and the majesties chart is the repeated obstruc- second lord Sun is tion of the Mars-Venus combination in exalted in the tenth her eleventh house, by the maharaja house forming the yoga in the chart. At a closer look we Simhäsana yoga, find that Mars is the tenth lord joined and being in the amätyakäraka Venus conferring räja royal sign Aries in sambandha yoga showing great influ- the äruòha Lagna ence and position. As this forms a räjay- this grants the title oga between fourth and fifth lords, this of Queen to her. räjayoga goes to ensure the best for the community as a whole. Now, the räjayoga in Pisces must be as- This is boosted by the Yanavanta yoga sessed from the La- of Moon strong in Lagna with Venus in gna, äruòha Lagna the third/eleventh being equally strong and ätmakäraka. giving leadership and expertise in one Being joined the ät- specific field. The queen is an avid paint- makäraka this yoga er (Venus in Taurus), designer of clothes in itself is quite strong. The combination (Venus+Mars) for many TV-series as doesn’t have argalä on the äruòha La- well as theater-performances. Her hus- gna, but is obstructing the argalä of Ve- band is furthermore a winemaker. nus and Mars on it, thus giving it jïäna çakti over the äruòha Lagna. However, This yoga is further sparked by the as- g as there is no argalä of this combination pect of Rähu on it giving political asso- on the Lagna itself, the power to act or ciation and power and that too among Yanavanta yoga kriyä çakti is not conferred upon the the regents of Denmark as this occurs in of Moon strong in queen, a power taken away from the re- Taurus . Lagna with Venus gents and royals since the establishment of constitutional monarchy in Denmark Whilst this combination gives läbhärgalä in the third/elev- since 1849. enth being equally to Lagna, dhanärgalä to äruòha Lagna and paräkrama argalä to ätmakäraka strong giving lead- Whilst the power of the presiding re- which are all bound to grant enormous ership and exper- gent isn’t as prevalent as it has been, the political influence and fame in the field wealth is the same if not more than it has of the arts, the Queen’s work has often tise in one specific been. This is seen from the second hous- field been criticized as being dependant on es from Lagna, ätmakäraka and äruòha her status rather than her ability due to Lagna. Here we see that the second the virodhärgalä of the maharaja yoga house from Lagna receives the eighth on her äruòha Lagna which has thus house argalä from the maharaja yoga. dominated peoples world view of her. d The second from äruòha Lagna receives the eleventh house läbhärgalä from this Chart 2: Anders Fogh Rasmus- maharaja yoga. Whilst the second from ätmakäraka doesn’t receive argalä from sen the maharaja yoga, the maharaja yoga does obstruct the argalä of Mars and Two birth times have been given for Venus on the same, ensuring enormous the current prime-minister of Denmark. wealth in inheritance. The royal family One gives the possibility of Cancer La- 56 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5566 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:280:58:28 ` visti gna whilst the other gives Libra Lagna. This author has chosen Libra Lagna as only this Lagna gives a link between the tenth house, amätyakäraka, Rähu and the sign Taurus, all qualities need- ed for a ruler of Denmark. In the given chart the tenth lord is amätyakäraka granting räja sambandha yoga for as- sociation with the topmost people in ones field, and with Rähu aspecting Moon by räçi dristi it indicates politi- cal association. The amätyakäraka is in Taurus therefore qualifying him to be a leading politician in Denmark. Saturn in Lagna, the prime-minister has With Saturn exalted in Lagna his val- Brahmaëa yoga, a yoga which makes one ues would be more conservative and a great servant to the community, and in focused on the money of the nation. this case the country. He is the current leader of Venstre, the Danish liberal party, whose policy has With planets occupying all signs in the primarily been conservative. Kendra the Tara Daçä is applicable in the chart, and from 1989-2008 Saturn ma- Now, we need to analyze this tenth hadaçä is running. Saturn is well placed lord with respect to the remaining po- in the Lagna in parivartana yoga with Ve- sitions. The Moon has argalä on the La- nus granting maharaja yoga. Further the gna and ätmakäraka Venus. It doesn’t käraka parivartana with Moon is sure to have argalä on the äruòha Lagna, but give powerful political associations. Dur- is obstructing the papärgalä of Ketu ing Saturn daçä Saturn antardaçä he was on the äruòha Lagna, thus giving the tax minister, and during the pratyantara Moon enormous power in the chart. daçä of Moon he was appointed to minis- The maharaja yoga between Lagna and ter of finance. fifth lords Venus and Saturn, is also quite strong with Venus having argalä However, Saturn in the Lagna, tenth on Lagna, ätmakäraka and obstructing or fifth houses, regardless of strength, the argalä of Saturn on the äruòha La- causes a risk of rajbhanga yoga and the gna. native may leave or be forced to leave However, Saturn Further, according to Paräçara the ar- their position. Saturn in the Lagna shows in the Lagna, tenth galä of one planet on the first, fifth and own decision. In his new position he in or fifth houses, ninth houses simultaneously grants the beginning of his reign as the min- ister of finance, pushed hard to ensure regardless of räjayoga and good fortune. Essential- strength, causes a ly the native is granted the full bless- the budget promises of the government ings of the Trikoëa houses and thus would become a reality. The government risk of rajbhanga the blessings of Lakshmi. Moon is in wasn’t able to, and whilst attempting to yoga and the na- such a position, being that the Lagna, uphold their policy the minister was ac- tive may leave or cused of conspicuous accounting meth- ätmakäraka and äruòha Lagna are in be forced to leave these houses, thus any argalä on these ods. The lord of äruòha Lagna is Mercury is also argalä on the Trikoëas. Venus (finance/accounting) who is joined Rähu their position holds a similarly strong position in the (scandal). Mercury is further debilitated chart. in Navämça causing rajabhanga yoga.

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JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5577 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:280:58:28 how to... ` tardaçä, during Mercury’s pratyantara increase his hold on the party and its daçä Mr. Rasmussen resigned from his political agenda, and when the Moon f position. antardaçä followed from 2000-2002 the Mercury antardaçä raja sambandha yoga was set to make The following antardaçä of Jupiter con- is running caus- him prime-minister in Denmark. The tinued his leave from office, but he man- next election followed in Rähu antarda- ing rajbhanga yoga aged to publish the book Fra socialstat çä again activating the raja sambandha and unfortunately til minimalstat a book centered on his yoga which he again won through clever due to economi- ideas politically, and essentially de- politics and a weak opposition. Mercury cal reforms being scribes how improving the lifestyle and antardaçä is running causing rajbhanga values of both the income-earners and made during his yoga and unfortunately due to economi- those who aren’t able to fend for them- cal reforms being made during his time, time, his popular- selves needs to be the cornerstone of ev- his popularity has been falling and the ity has been falling ery parties policy. Jupiter being the third likelihood for him to stand for re-elec- and the likelihood lord gave him this opportunity, and be- tion seems slim. ing in mutual aspect with Saturn in the for him to stand for Lagna, he did so in disgust with the way Chart 3: Bill Clinton re-election seems the political scene had looked after him slim. and his parties exit from government af- In the chart of former President Bill Clin- ter January 1993. ton we find that Moon is in the tenth house, and its käraka Mercury is in the Lagna. Such a person will think and act The next antardaçä of Ketu invites like Vishnu and truly believe that the Simhasana yoga, as Ketu is the second world is one family. Such a person will lord placed in the tenth house, giving persist in trying to establish peace in the power and position. This began in 1995 world. and with the next antardaçä of Venus from 1996 to 1999 the maharaja yoga be- Again we see a combination of Mars tween Saturn and Venus was activated and Venus in the chart. Here Mars is the and he became the party-leader of his fifth lord joined Venus who is the fourth party, Venstre, the Danish liberal party. lord. This forms a strong räjayoga for benefitting the community (fourth Mars antardaçä followed this only to house – world is the family). This is also amätyakäraka Venus, joined the tenth lord Mars giving association with the topmost people in his field of occupa- tion. As Rähu further aspects this com- bination he is a politician. The place- ment of this yoga in Virgo will give this political career in the USA where he will be among the top leaders.

This combination obstructs the argalä of Rähu on the Lagna, obstructs the ar- galä of Ketu on the ätmakäraka Moon, and also obstructs Ketu’s argalä on the äruòha Lagna. Therefore the Mars-Ve- nus yoga is extremely powerful in the chart. Finally this combination gives läbhärgalä to the fifth house, obstructs Rähus argalä on the Lagna, and also is in the seventh from the ninth house, which happens to be Venus’ exaltation 58 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5588 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:280:58:28 ` visti sign giving it even more strength in the chart.

This räjayoga is therefore extremely powerful in the chart. This is further confirmed by Mars being the disposi- tor of the Moon and Lagna lord, whilst simultaneously aspecting the horä Lagna and ghäöikä Lagna in the chart making this combination one Mahäyo- gaòa in the chart.

Unfortunately, unlike in the former chart, Mars is the lord of second from äruòha Lagna and joined Venus and will give bahustree yoga which risks jakesari yoga on the äruòha Lagna which extramarital affairs. As this is in the gives enormous popularity and makes second from upapada this will damage a person very self conscious about their the marriage, and give scandal due to image. Jupiter indicates law as being the the aspect of Rähu on the same. There- area of leadership. fore, the same yoga for räjayoga and political association will also bring ex- However, Jupiter is placed in the sixth tramarital affairs without doubt. from mahadaçä Graha Rähu, and shows dislike or overall discomfort with this po- sition, and he will also find himself un- The main battle of his career has been able to follow the advise of elders dur- between the Mars-Venus combination ing such a time due to the guru-chandala in his third house, and the Ketu in his yoga. After holding this position for two fifth house. Where the Mars-Venus years he ran for governor and became the yoga improves his career but also in- Governor of Arkansas in January 1979. creases the risk of extramarital affairs, Saturn antardaçä had started and shows the placement of Ketu in the fifth ruins him becoming much more politically in- career and reveals any acts of scandal- volved due to the position of Saturn in ous nature. Cancer causing a Siàhäsana yoga com- Vimsottari Dasa (started from Moon): mon among politicians. Mercury is joined Rah MD: 1973-04-15 - 1991-04-16 Saturn and he occupied that position be- Antardasas in this MD: ginning from Rähu-Saturn- Rah: 1973-04-15 - 1975-12-29 Mercury daçä, antardaçä, Jup: 1975-12-29 - 1978-05-22 pratyantara. Again Jupiter Sat: 1978-05-22 - 1981-03-28 showed up and caused heart- Merc: 1981-03-28 - 1983-10-19 ache, where in Rähu-Saturn- Ket: 1983-10-19 - 1984-11-05 Jupiter daçä, antardaçä and Ven: 1984-11-05 - 1987-11-06 pratyantara he lost the elec- Sun: 1987-11-06 - 1988-09-30 tions to his opponent, only to Moon: 1988-09-30 - 1990-03-28 regain his position in Rähu- Mars: 1990-03-28 - 1991-04-16 Mercury-Rähu maha, antara He started his career in Arkansas in and pratyantara daçä which 1977. Rähu mahadaçä started in 1973 he then held for nine years. and initiated the räjayoga and raja sam- bandha yoga in Virgo through its aspect Jupiter mahadaçä began in on the same. During Jupiter antardaçä 1991 and with its sukhärgalä he held the title of Attorney General on the Siàhäsana yoga in the in Arkansas. Jupiter is involved in ga- Lagna, and the dhanärgalä on Jyotishti h DiDigestt • OOct-Dect D 2007 • 5959

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 5599 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:280:58:28 how to... ` thet raja sambandha yoga, world is one family (Vishnu yoga). thet road to further raja yoga began.b With the gajakesari He won the second term during Mer- yogay in the äruòha Lagna cury’s antardaçä being well placed and a strong foundation for his joined the Siàhäsana yoga. But, with popularityp and political Mercury being the dispositor of the successs is made. On No- Venus-Mars combination it would also vemberv third, during Jupi- give rise to extra marital affairs, and tert daçä, Jupiter antardaçä with Ketu antardaçä following the pic- anda Moons pratyantara ture looked very grim. During Guru daçäd he had officially won mahadaçä, Ketu antardaçä the President thet elections and became was impeached for having lied during presidentp of the USA. the Paula Jones civil disposition earlier VVimsottari Dasa (started in the year. When Saturn influences the ffrom Moon): Lagna the native may feel compelled to JJup MD: 1991-04-16 - lie. The issues which will be lied about 22007-04-16 are seen from Saturn’s Graha aspect in Antardasas in this MD: the chart. Saturn aspects the bahu-stree Jup: 1991-04-16 - 1993-06-04 yoga in the third house showing the de- Sat: 1993-06-04 - 1995-12-18 sire to lie or avoid the issues pertaining Merc: 1995-12-18 - 1998-03-22 to that. Rähu shows the causes of scan- Ket: 1998-03-22 - 1999-02-26 dal, and if associated with the äruòha Ven: 1999-02-26 - 2001-10-31 Lagna, the native’s name will be associ- Sun: 2001-10-31 - 2002-08-18 ated with scandal. The scandal will be Moon: 2002-08-18 - 2003-12-18 indicated by the sign position of Rähu. Mars: 2003-12-18 - 2004-11-23 Here Rähu is in a Venusian sign indicat- Rah: 2004-11-23 - 2007-04-16 ing sexual scandal.

The two antardaçä following during this However, the position of Ketu is not time are Saturn’s and Mercury’s both strong enough to overthrow the virod- joined in the Lagna. During this time the härgalä of Venus and Mars. Therefore Clinton administration pushed towards the outcome of the impeachment was globalizing the administration by mak- naturally in the Presidents favor. ing the White House accessible through the internet (Mercury), and removing The next antardaçä of Venus brought alienation of people within the military Clinton into the warzone, where he had by granting homosexuals the permis- NATO carry out bombings of Ex-Yu- sion to join the same. These are traits goslavian country Serbia due to allega- noteworthy of one who believes that the tions of genocide and ethnic cleansing on part of the Serbian military towards Albanians living in Kosovo.

Further, in the closing year of his ad- ministration he attempted to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict by arranging peace talks between the Israeli Prime Minister and the Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat, all events characterized by the Yoga between fourth and fifth lords in the chart.

To be continued…

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JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 6600 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:290:58:29 ` sarbani Käla Chakra - An Introduction

Sarbani Rath

ïI g[ezay nm> perfectly ordered and regular, and that which follows the path of Brahma. This ordered Time is known as Yama. He is Introduction1 dharma personified and is a son of Sürya. Yet there is another Time, another son of The Sun, resplendent and glorious in the same Sürya, that is irregular, and that his twelve forms, as the ruler of the day does not follow dharma. It functions from and the lord of the grahas, is the con- midnight to midnight and heralds all that troller of Käla or Time. The three navels is inauspicious and malevolent. This is of his amazing one-wheeled chariot are Mahäkäla, and he is predominant in Kali the triptych of kälas, bhüta, bhaviñya Yuga, as dharma’s presence is weak dur- and vartamän (past, future and pres- ing this period. Yama’s time includes de- ent) and the different käla sankhyäs struction and death but as mere events, or the measurements of time like kñaë, like the dance of Çiva which signifies pra- muhürta, divasa, rätri, pakña, mäsa, laya and is the culmination of all creation saàvatsara, åtu, ayana and yugas are as per nature’s law. Mahäkala’s destruc- the different parts of his chariot. The tion is demonic and evil. If Yama is death, Sun determines another three-fold divi- then Käla is apamåtyu. FIGURE 1: KÄLA CAKRA sion of time, såñöi, sthiti and pralaya and BASICS as Brahmä, Viñëu and Maheçvara, he governs the Wheel of Time or the Käla Cakra, within whose spokes, every liv- ing being is caught. Time as governed by the Sun in the Hindu philosophical tradition, is cyclical, unlike modern mathematical time that is linear.

Without Äditya, there can be no käla or measurement of time and without käla there can be no order in the universe. The Sun’s basic measurement of time on earth is from sunrise to sunrise, as it traverses the complete round of the twelve räçés, demarcating the period into day and night, aho and rätri, as the Sun is invisible for one half of the time period. Together it is known as ahorätri, from which the word ‘Horä’ has sprung to denote the study of jyo- tish as Horä Çästra. So the Sun’s move- ment around the dvädas räçés is the fundamental unit of time in the life of a living being. This is Time that is 1 Paper presented at Nagpur 27-28th March 2004 Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 61

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 6611 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:290:58:29 Käla Chakra ` The Käla Cakra is mapped on to the Dik hours starting from the Sun’s movement e Cakra, beginning with the Sun in the from Sangyä are divided into 8 yamas, East, followed by Mars, Jupiter, Mer- each spanning for 3 hours. Each half of Yama was blessed cury, Venus, Saturn, Moon and ending a yama is known as a käla, measuring by his father and with Rähu in the north eastern direc- 1½ hours, thereby creating 16 kälas in a day. Each käla is ruled by a planet start- became known as tion. If the Dik Cakra or the Wheel of Direction, which is manned by the ten ing with the day lord and subsequently Dharmaräja and dikpälas and lorded by Indra, depict the it follows the order of the Käla Cakra attained the lord- constructive side of life, the Käla Cakra, from Sun to Rähu. The 8 kälas which ex- ship of one of the the Wheel of Time, portrays the destruc- ist from sunset to sunrise begin with the dikas as a lokapä- tive events that can occur in an individ- 7th planet from the vära lord in the Käla Cakra. la... ual’s life. Where Dik as Direction or gati is positive, Käla as time is negative. The Käla of a planet is a period when Yama was blessed by his father and its negativity manifests and the planet d became known as Dharmaräja and at- attempts to seize or grasp the native. A tained the lordship of one of the dikas person having an afflicted planet ought as a lokapäla. Mahäkäla did severe pen- to worship the çakti associated with ance and attained ‘grahatva’ and be- that planet during its käla. For example, came better known as Çanaiçcara. Yama there cam be no better remedy for a per- is the son of Sürya from Sangyä, while son with an afflicted Rähu, to worship Mahäkäla is the son of Sangyä’s shadow Durgä during Rähu Käla. Similarly, the self, Chäyä. Since the basic unit of regu- çaktis of the other planets are to be wor- lar time is the Sun’s cyclical movement shipped during the käla of the planet across the zodiac, as depicted by Yama, representing them. the lagna, or the commencing point of the Sun’s movement is known variously Constructing the Käla Cakra FIGURE 2: KÄLA TABLE as Sangyä, the point of creation. The 24 The Praçna Märga in çlokas 82-84, de- Day: Sunrise to Sunset A.M. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 6.00-7:30 Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 7:30-9.00 Mars Rähu Jupiter Venus Mercury Saturn Moon 9.00-10:30 Jupiter Sun Mercury Saturn Venus Moon Rähu 10:30-12 Mercury Mars Venus Moon Saturn Rähu Sun 12.00-1:30 Venus Jupiter Saturn Rähu Moon Sun Mars 1:30-3.00 Saturn Mercury Moon Sun Rähu Mars Jupiter 3.00-4:30 Moon Venus Rähu Mars Sun Jupiter Mercury 4:30-6.00 Rähu Saturn Sun Jupiter Mars Mercury Venus Night: Sunset to Sunrise P.M. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 6.00-7:30 Venus Jupiter Saturn Rähu Moon Sun Mars 7:30-9 Saturn Mercury Moon Sun Rähu Mars Jupiter 9.00-10:30 Moon Venus Rähu Mars Sun Jupiter Mercury 10:30-12 Rähu Saturn Sun Jupiter Mars Mercury Venus 12-1:30 Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 1:30-3.00 Mars Rähu Jupiter Venus Mercury Saturn Moon 3.00-4:30 Jupiter Sun Mercury Saturn Venus Moon Rähu 4:30-6.00 Mercury Mars Venus Moon Saturn Rähu Sun 62 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 6622 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:290:58:29 ` sarbani tails the construction of the Käla Cakra. The cakra is constructed by draw- ing three concentric squares and then drawing four lines to connect the vari- ous points in these squares. Two lines are drawn diagonally, connecting the four corners. The other two are drawn vertically and horizontally dividing the box in four quarters. In aggrega- tion, all four lines divide the entire box into eight triangles. The eight points on the outer periphery represent the eight directions, with the top middle point being East, followed by South East, South, South West, West, North West, North and North East, moving in a clockwise direction. Finally the 28 nakñatras are mapped on the eight spokes, which converge at the centre of the inner square, in groups of seven. The mapping starts with Açwiné in the East on the topmost point of the outer periphery, moving down to the centre of the spoke, and then up through the diagonal spoke in the South East. In FIGURE 3: CONSTRUCTING THE KÄLA CAKRA this manner the mapping ends with the 28th nakñatra plotted in the North East- ern direction in the top left hand corner FIGURE 4: THE KÄLA CAKRA - 1 of the outer periphery.

The spokes represent the inflow and the outflow of positive and negative energies. The energies flowing from the straight lines in the Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern directions are energies which are flowing in towards the centre. These four directions repre- sent the Kendras. The South Eastern, South Western, North Western and North Eastern corners are the Koëas and are the points from which the en- ergies flow out.

The Praçna Märga states that “from the nakñatras in the Käla Cakra one can de- termine and know about the Yoginis and Måityu and from these other lak- ñaëas or indications can be seen” . It identifies three sensitive points on the Käla Cakra, namely, Präëa, Deha and Måtyu, from which inauspicious events and death can be predicted. This proce- Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 63

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 6633 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:300:58:30 Käla Chakra ` Cakra death occurs. When Deha and Må- tyu or when Präëa and Måtyu fall in the same line, prolonged sickness and fits occur. There is another sensi- tive point called Yo- gini. The Yogini has its own peculiar pattern of movement which is known as the dance of the Yogini. This is nothing but the dance of death and wherever the feet of the Yogini fall in the Käla Cakra, death follows.

Worship and Remedies from the Käla Cakra

The Käla Cakra can be studied at various lev- els; it can be used to understand both the darker side as well as the purer side. If the Yoginis represent the dure is applicable for praçna; hence all darker aspects of the horoscopy parameters employed here universe, which exist at a nether level, in are that of the praçna chart. the more ethereal plane the Käla Cakra can be used for remedies for afflicted Präëa: The nakñatra of the praçna Sun is planets and for worshipping one’s iñöa assigned to position 1 in the Käla Cakra. devatä. One of the best ways to propi- Count from this position to praçna can- tiate afflicted planets is to worship the dra. This point is Präëa. deity of the planet opposite to it in the Käla Cakra, as planets placed in oppo- sition therein can counter each other. Deha: Assign the janma nakñatra of the Mercury and Rähu; Saturn and Mars; native to position 1. Count from this po- Sun and Venus have the ability to com- sition to Präëa. This point is Deha. pletely suppress the other. Hence, the deity of Mercury can be worshipped to Måtyu: Assign Kåttikä to position 28. crush an afflicted Rähu. Deities may be Count from here to the praçna candra in worshipped at various levels: as çaktis an anticlockwise direction. This point is of the planets, as forms of Viñëu or as Måtyu. the deities associated with the tithis. For example, Räma is worshipped on Na- When these three points or sphutas vami, Gaëeça on Caturthi, Sarasvaté on fall in a single line or spoke of the Käla Pancami, Çiva on caturdasi etc. 64 • Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 6644 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:300:58:30 ` sarbani These pairs of planets in the Käla Cakra have a peculiar symbiotic relationship. Given below is the example of Jupi- ter and Moon, which helps one in un- derstanding Gajakeçaré Yoga is great depth. Kubera and Nara Vähana, Gaja and Kesaré in the Käla Chakra

In the Käla Chakra, Jupiter and Moon are posited opposite each other, in the southern and northern directions. The Jupiter represents divinity in any horo- lord of the northern direction, where scope and Hari as the lion can control the the Moon is placed, is Kubera, the god minds of a million men in a fell sweep, of wealth. The yoni is Nara (Man); the thereby curbing and dictating the flow of wealth (and hence greed/desires) that ac- animal associated is Gaja (Elephant) Man is eter- and the deity for the direction is Durga crue in the hands of men. It is Hari who (Umä is the pratyädhé devatä of Moon). can lift a man from the mire of materiality nally in pursuit The uniqueness of Kubera is that his and reinstate him on the spiritual path. of wealth driven vähana is Nara, or man. This symbol- The lion can demolish a thousand ele- by his desires izes the fact that man is enslaved by his phants as stated in the Jätaka Deça Märga (Moon)... indriyas (sensory organs) and is subject and therefore destroy enemies. In this case to greed for the material world, with the enemies are both within and without; Kubera depicting the epitome of mate- the enemies within being the desires and riality. distortions of the mind, as depicted by f the elephant. Indra is the king (devaräja), ... The lion can Man is eternally in pursuit of wealth the victorious one, the one who sits in the driven by his desires (Moon). The throne of the horoscope in the 10th house, demolish a thou- Moon represents not only the narayoni and therefore has the power to conquer sand elephants as but the mind, which is forever suscep- the enemy. The lion too is a king (paçurä- stated in the Jätaka tible to surrender to the dark side. The ja) and a symbol of conquest and royalty. Deça Märga and only one who can rescue man, and by This describes the effect of Jupiter from corollary the mind, from this mate- the Chandra kendra; when favorable, it therefore destroy rial bondage is Jupiter. Jupiter is in the can make a man the undisputed king of enemies. southern direction in the Käla Chakra, the world, untrammeled and a ruler of whose lord is Yama. The animal associ- men, like Çré Rämachandra, or having ated with this direction is Kesaré (Lion), conquered the senses, it can produce a represented by the Hariyoni and the perfect renunciate and a supremely spiri- deity is Indra, the pratyädhé devatä of tual person, like Çré Achyuta Dasa (see Jupiter. The two animals associated in chart below). In both cases, it is the tri- the concerned directions, the elephant umph of the and the lion, are the vähanas of the dei- lion over the Table: The Moon & Jupiter in the Käla Chakra ties in the opposite direction. elephant, of Moon Jupiter the divine Direction North South The elephant is the vähana of Indra and over the Lord Kubera Yama the lion is the vähana of Durga, signify- base, of Hari Yoni Nara Hari ing that each can ‘ride’ the other or con- over man. In Animal Gaja (Elephant) Kesaré (Lion) its ultimate trol the other, when the negativities of Deity Durga Indra the direction become prominent. form, it is a supreme Tithis Dvétiyä, Daçamé Paìcamé, Trayodaçé Jyotish Digest • Oct-Dec 2007 • 65

JJD0704.inddD0704.indd 6655 117-12-20127-12-2012 110:58:300:58:30 Käla Chakra ` condition of a very powerful Jupiter highest level as the Añöadala Padma, as having perfect control over the dhé and the seat of the 8 Cara kärakas, where the the mana, and as such over the life of the ätmä is worshipped. Here Viñëu is wor- native. shipped as the Añöadala Padma, where- in He dwells in the centre of the lotus, (Conversely, if one considers the Moon which is nothing but the hådaya padma. from Jupiter, then the southern direction The eight petals of the Käla Cakra are is that of Yama, the god of the departed the planets representing the 8 Cara kara- souls. The one who protects man from kas. One of these petals is stronger than venturing towards the abode of Yama, is the others, and that is the Ätmä Käraka. the deity of the northern direction, Du- If one of Viñëu’s eight names, which rgä or Durgatinäçiné, She who removes resonate with a particular Ätmä Käraka, the evils of the way. This is beyond the is taken repeatedly, then the soul gets scope of the paper as the discussion is cleansed. about the placement of Jupiter from the Moon and not vice-a-versa.) OM TAT SAT The Añöadala Padma and the FIGURE 7: THE KÄLA Käla Cakra CAKRA AS THE AÑÖADALA PADMA The Käla Cakra may be perceived at the

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