Th e Jyotish Digest Volume III Issue 4 Quarter Oct-Dec, 2007 Contents Released Nov 1, 2007 2 Letters Editor Pt. Sanjay Rath Editorial office 4 The Jyotish News 15B, Gangaram Hospital Road, New Delhi -110060, India E-mail: [email protected] 12 The Präëapada Lagna Sanjay Rath Book Review Sarbani Rath 22 Parasara’s Drigdasa PVR Narasimha Rao E-mail: [email protected] Layout & Design Sanjay Rath 28 Ratnas – Divine Potencies Swee Chan Cover Photo Vatsala Durga Temple 33 Savitur Aditya, William Shakespeare & Bhaktapur, Nepal Magic Power of Words Steven Hubball Subscription & Membership Mihir Guha Roy 15 B Gangaram Hospital Road, New Delhi 110060, India 37 A Jyotish Critique of the Works of [email protected] P.G.Wodehouse Anurag Sharma Web pages http://sagittariuspublications.com 41 Nakñatra Devatäs Part-II Freedom Cole http://srijagannath.org 49 Vastu astra Niranjan Babu Copyright © The Jyotish Digest. All rights reserved. Individual articles are copyrighted by 54 Read Charts: Raja Yoga Visti Larsen authors after one year of publication. Price 61 Käla Chakra-Introduction Sarbani Rath Rs 100, US$ 15 70 Sohamsa.com RNI No. DELENG 14534/29/1/2004-TC Editor: Sanjay Rath 72 Astrologers Directory Published & Printed by Mihir Guha Roy, Owned and Edited by Sanjay Rath, 15B Gangaram Hospital Road, New Delhi 110060 Meditation and printed at Cirrus Graphics, 261 Phase-I, Naraina Indl. Area, New Delhi 110028 kale v;Rtu pjRNy> käle varñatu parjanyaù 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 Astrology" 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 planet Sun 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 Saturn 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 Venus 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- Leo : 22 degrees and 23 minutes. Sun advised to resume the forgotten worship havidya and do the sadhana for one year Sign Taurus 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. Moon Sign Capricorn 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 ) Shravana 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 navamsa, 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 Mars 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 Jupiter 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 Mercury 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 planets 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.