ANNUAL HOROSCOPE (Varshaphala or Tajak) Effective Predictive Techniques BY M. S. Mehta GUIDE & EDIT OR K. N. Rao p. 110 & 111 missing In our religious scriptures great importance has been given to the role of Guru. It has been clearly stated that it is not possible to find salvation or for that matter achieve any success without proper guidance and help of a Guru. In the journey of life mundane success is as important as progress in spiritual field. With my exalted Jupiter in the 11thhouse I had been very lucky that I hadmet two very important personalities in my life. While I was in service I had the good fortune of serving under Shri Romesh Bhandari who took keen interest both in me and in my family and furthered our interests and guided me in all walks of life. He is a great benefactor and a noble person under whom I thrived in a successful career. Working under him was a great pleasure and a privilege. I could not have found a better person and a better boss to work with. After retirement from service it was again my privilege to have met Shri KN Rao who kindled the light of spiritualism in me and is guiding me to the Path Divine. Under his guidance I not only learned the divine science of Astrology but also became a factor in conveying his noble ideas to a large number of students. In all humility I dedicate this book to my Gurus, Shri Romesh Bhandari and Shri KN Rao. May God bless them with a long life so that the mortal persons like me may bask under the sunshine, glory and wisdom, which both of them represent in plenty in their own fields! M.S. Mehta Acknowledgement I This book on Varshaphala or Annual Horoscope just happened. Mr. K. N. Rao, as usual, was in a teaching mood and told me some new secret techniques known only to him in interpreting the annual charts. When these rules were applied to various horoscopes the results were amazing and highly accurate. This aroused my interest and I started working on various aspects of the Varshaphala. On the basis of these interpretations I made many precise predictions relating to various aspects of life like prospects for jobs, onslaught of sickness, travel abroad and financial gains in a particular year. This also made me interested in writing a book on the subject which Mr. Rao agreed and provided me with necessary guidance. One of my good friends, a very senior officer in Indian Foreign had died a tragic death in a road accident. Out of curiosity I applied the rules taught by Rao to his annual horoscope for the year of accident and was awe struck by the results. The annual chart was clearly showing the impending fatal disaster - there was no question of doubt about it. I bowed my head to the great master in utter humility. It suddenly dawned on me as to how our destinies were being controlled by powers greater than ourselves. All this must have some meaning, realization of God and belief in the operation of Law of Karma. This made me realize that Varshaphala can be a very powerful tool for prediction and my future researches should be concentrated on this subject. I have no words to thank Mr. Rao for the keen interest shown by him in my writing this book on the subject and giving me all possible help and guidance. I am also grateful to my colleague G.N. Saxena who provided me help in reading the book at manuscript stage and offering valuable suggestions. He is co-authoring this book with me in publishing its Hindi edition. Ritu Shukla, with her tireless zeal volunteered to translate the book in Hindi and lightened my burden by pointing out printing errors. My prophecy is that with her zeal, keenness to learn and her dedication for hard wok she would be a success story one-day. I am also thankful to Narinder Sagar and his extremely well mannered son Saurabh for offering to publish this book at a record-breaking speed inspite of their having many commitments. M.S. Mehta CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Foreword by KN Rao Chapter I :Varsliaplial 1 to 6 Definition ofVarshaphala or Tajak System Its main features. How it is subordinate to the birth chart, Planetary aspects, sex of Planets. Muntha, Lord of Year, Dasha. Yogas, SaJams etc. Chapter 11: Varshaphala or Annual Horoscope 7 to 40 Basic Considerations. Various Forms of Charts. Definitions of Ascendant, Zodiac. Signs, Planets, Motion of Planets. Planets and their Signification. Nakshatras and Vargas. Chapter III: Casting of Annual Horoscope 41 to 53 Solar Return or Varsha Parvesh. Concept of Completed Years. Constant for Years or Dhruvanka. Preparation of Annual Chart. Example Horoscopes. Chapter IV: Muntha S4to 65 Definition of Muntha. Its importance in Prediction. Its good and bad places in horoscope. Result of Muntha with different planets. Chapter V: Planetary Strength or Balas 66 to 100 How to measure strength of Planets. Dwadasvargiya Bala. Relation between Planets and Vargas. Pancha Vargiya Bala How to Calculate and its importance. Vishwa Bala and its importance. Chapter VI: Various Dashas used 101 to 117 Various Dashas used in timing events in Varshaphala. Vimshotari Mudda Dasha. Sub periods in Mudda Dasha. Yogini Dasha and its Calculation. Patyayani Dasha and its Sub Periods. Chapter VTI: Lord of the Year and its Concept. 118 to 127 Contenders for Lord of the Year. PanchAdhikarisor Five Office Holders. Criterion for Selection of Lord of the Year. Moon as Lord of the Year. Strength of the Year Lord and its importance. Result ofVarious Planets as Year Lord. Chapter III: Planetary Yogas in Tajak System 128 to 145 Sixteen important Yogas, IqbalYoga, Induvar Yoga. Ithasala, Ishrapha and other Yogas. Orbs oflnfluence or deeptamsha. Various Types of Ishrapha Yoga NakataYoga, Yamaya Yoga, Manau Yoga. Kamboola Yoga- Ghairi Kamboola Yoga. Khallasar Yoga, Rudda Yoga. Dushaphali KutthaYoga, Dutthodattari Yoga. TambiraYoga, Kuttha Yoga and DumphaYoga. All Yogas explained through example Horoscopes. ChapterIXDC: Sahams 146 to 165 Their definition and how to calculate them. Strength of the Sahams their use and importance. ChapterX :TriPatakiChakra 166 to 170 Its definition. How to construct Tripathi Chakra. Its importance. ChapterXI: Some Rules ofPrediction 171 to 175 How to predict Annual Horoscope. Some basic principles. Auspicious and evil combination. Disease and death giving combinations. Chapter XII: Dasha Interpretation 176 to 179 Dasha of Ascendant and other Planets. Chapter XIII: House wise interpretation of Annual Horoscope ISOto 194 Chapter XIV: Result of Planets in Different Houses 194 to 214 Chapter XV: Timing of Events 215 to 2 51 Important Considerations. Rise and Fall of Political Parties. Years of Victory and Glory. Judging evil results like accidents and death. Predicting Marriage and Birth of Children. Tracing Rise and fall in Career. Varshaphala This Brilliant Book It was a wish and dream of mine that an excellent book on Tajak or annual horoscopes as it has been done by Muslim astrologers, particularly ofTajakistan where this branch of astrology seems to have developed, should be written either by me or someone who knows how to handle the subtle points of synthesis between the birth horoscope and.the annual horoscope. Mr. M.S.Mehta has made a great beginning in this direction and what I expect him to do is to follow it up with some brilliant researches which have yet to come up. While I have been busy with Jaimini in which I am able to focus on the immediate as is generally done through Tajak and Pfashna, I still wanted someone to do some original work on Tajak as has never been done before. To some extent, this beginning made by Sri Mehta answers that need but then he must not rest on his laurels and must proceed to show through intensive researches various aspects of man's life within the shortest span of one year of his achieve- ments or failures, ecstasies or agonies. Tajak seems to have gained its importance in the middle ages, when Muslim invaders made use of it for military exploits, many of them gory, barbarian yet so spectacular as to become historic deeds of cruelties. It is now well known to many people that Timur; the unconquered military Mongol got his name on astrological basis. I am quoting here from page 14 from the Twilight of the Sultanate by Kishori Lai Sharan (Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. revised edition 1980) about what he wrote about the Amir Timur also described as Timurlane. "Amir Timur Gurgan, who led a terrible campaign" Introduction into Hindustan in AD 1398-99, and dealt a mortal blow to the Sultanate of Delhi was born on Tuesday, 9 April 1336 (25 Sh'abab, 736 H) in the town of Sabzwar about 40 miles south of Samarkand. His father was Amir Turghay, chief of the Gui^gan branch of the Barlas tribe, and his mother was Taghina Khatun. To belong to the Barlas tribe was no little honour, yet his extractions has been traced back to the fabulous virgin Alankua, reputed to be the common ancestries of Chingiz and Timur. Also, since he won many great victories, bis birth was considered by historians to have taken place under the conjunction of auspicious planets, in consequence of which they associated with him the title of Sahib-i-Qiran or Master of tjie Conjunctions." (In a footnote, Qiran is explained thus: "Qiran indicates, in the astrology of Persia, conjunction of two or more planets. Timur was born in Mouse year (first of the Turkish cycle) under the cycle of Capricorn.