Varahamihira

Nakshatra Devata VI: The Phalgunis

2011-07-28T21:05:00.009+08:00

The Phalgunis:

After Magha the next two nakshatras appear in pair and also known as the Phalgunis - Purvaphalguni and Uttaraphalguni. They are among the three pair of nakshatras, the Ashadhas and the Bhadrapadas being the other two. Being a pair, they share some common characteristics which will be mentioned below. The Phalgunis are ruled by two Adityas Bhaga and Aryama. While Bhaga represent marital bliss and prosperity, Aryama represent a dependable friend. They are symbolised by bed or swinging hammock - representing relaxation and pleasure. While Purva phalguni rules the head (top) part of the bed, Uttara phalguni rules the leg (bottom) part - thus Purva rules getting into relaxation while Uttara rules the ending moment when the native is ready to rise and get into action.

The Purvaphalguni:
Purva-phalguni means the 1st part of the Phalguni nakshatra and is lorded by Bhaga aditya and symbolised by bed or swinging hammock. This nakshatra falls immediately after Magha, the nakshatra of victory and achievements. Thus this represent the next phase- time of relaxation and enjoyment of victory and achievements.

The lord Bhaga aditya stands for marital bliss and prosperity. This suggests that the natives of this nskashatra value relationship, albeit that is not only restricted to marital relationships. They are social and feel comfortable to be in company of their friends, kith and kin. They are very amicable and easily approachable people and are affectionate, loving, caring and compassionate. They are moved by sorrow in the world and like to extend their helping hand when needed. In addition, they intuitively know when people around them are in need and are eager to help them. Thus they naturally attract many friends in life and others think good about such natives.

They are pleasure seeking people and attracted to events such as partying with friends, especially those of opposite sex. Their attractive demeanour and amicable speech also encourage others to join them. Males of this nakshatra are handsome and females are beautiful and both have an attractive charm on their face. They are sensual and actively seek sensual pleasure. Although most are bound by the societal norms, there are many don’t care much and have many sexual partners. Thus many have extra marital affairs to fulfil their carnal desires. Those who have learnt to control their sexual passion, channelize their energy towards charity and larger social good. They also need to control their propensity to indulgence and their drive to stimulation by praise and sex. They also have the propensity to get addicted to psychotropic drugs which can take one to alternate realities and give unbridled pleasure.

They are artistic in nature and thus are interested in various forms of art such as music, fine arts, literature, photography, fashion etc. Thus they are attracted towards events and career where they can give expression to their creative potencies. Thus there is high propensity for them to pick up activities related to art, writing, film or fashion. Even if they are engaged in other professions, they will be known for their creative bent of mind and will be engaged in innovations and thinking out of the box.

They are timid and shy away from direct confrontation and conflict. They do not believe that war can resolve the problems in the world, which they think can be resolved by having proper dialogue and negotiations. They make up their inability to confront by having a polished and suave behaviour. They are good in negotiations, dialogue and reaching common ground with conflicting parties. They naturally learn the art of influencing others using persuasion and dialogue. Due to their mentioned way of working many think that they are coward, however, they are not. They are forthright and straight in whatever they believe and do not hesitate to put forth their stand, but they do it in a pleasing manner, something, which does not hurt the opposite party out rightly.

They are honest, sincere and have high integrity in their work. They are hard worker and driven by the need of affiliation and recognition rather than tangible monetary rewards. Thus they are motivated when people around them recognise their contributions and think high of them. The negative side is, they get de-motivated, self-defeating when they are not able to make their presence felt. The notable aspect of their work life is that they are pragmatic and do not believe in day-dreaming. They jump to work based on whatever resources they have at their disposal instead of making big plans which can't be executed. They have high concerns for their fame and recognition hence they do not do things which can potentially ruin their name and honour. They are dignified and also treat others with dignity.

They are extremely cautious in decision making and have a tendency to delay until they have all the facts at their disposal. They are often restless and have a vacillating mind. To be successful in life, they need to put reins on their mind and steady it. Having said that, they are steady in their demeanor and have strong inner strength and firm trust on self. They can't be pushed around by others and resist such actions. They are usually calm and resolved and not easily agitated.

They are independent and seek freedom in life. Thus they can't be constrained with tasks which they receive strict orders on what is to be done. Work which gives good amount of space for thinking and creativity are well suited to them. They can be given broader responsibilities where they can plan, organise and execute on their own. Thus they are do well senior management role which need one to work with vagueness, leading people and be persuasive. They also do well as diplomats where one need to be good in persuasion and be calm under conflicts and threat.

In summary, they are good natured, amicable and dignified people who are artistic in nature and seek pleasure and recognition from work.

Notable personalities:
Source: http://barbarapijan.com/bpa/Nakshatra/11purvaphalguni.htm
(Barbara Pijan Lama)

Females:

Margaret Thatcher
Madonna
J. K. Rowling
Anne Windsor
Julia Roberts
Shirley MacLaine

Males:

Dalai Lama
Rajiv Gandhi
John F. Kennedy
Edward "Teddy" Kennedy
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Winston Churchill
Rudolf Steiner
Jack Welch
William Randolph Hearst

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The Uttaraphalguni:

The latter half of the Phalguni pair is ruled by Aryama and symbolized by the back (lower) legs of the cot. Among the dvadas-adityas, Aryama represents a patron whom one can depend on at time of need. He represents a trustworthy friend who is ever there to help when approached.

The first pada of this nakshatra falls in Leo and the next 3 pada falls in Virgo. Thus this carries a combination of traits signified by the rulers of the mentioned sign, Sun and Mercury respectively. Natives of this nakshatra have very high self-esteem something which is seen in the other two nakshatras in Leo- however, in this case, it is towards the extreme. They believe that they are always right and others must have full faith on them and their belief/ opinion - this makes them arrogant and have lesser regards for other's opinions.

Due to high opinion about their self, they have a strong propensity of egotism and they think that others must serve them. Thus when they receive help from others they are ungracious and ungrateful. Although the chances are high, most fall under the milder category of arrogance and may not display it in their behaviour. Thus although they may think that they are better than the rest, they would not openly say so due to societal norms. They are tactful, thus they compensate their arrogance with tact and ensure that people think high about them and they are socially acceptable.

Being one of the phalguni, they have a pleasant and happy disposition. They are amicable, have a pleasant voice and full of fun and humour. Others like to have such people around them who make the surrounding cheerful and bubbly. They are social people who like to mingle around with others in social gathering, however, they are careful in choosing their friend among those who are artistic and have refined taste. They like to have people around them who can be called the elites- or from high society- something which gives a sense of pomp and aura.

They are principled and do not deviate easily. Given with their self-esteem and self-confidence, this gives them a sense of pride in their actions and they carry a royal and authoritative demeanour. They are dignified and do not easily involve in activities which spoil their name and reputation. On the brighter side, like the former Phalguni, they are compassionate and charitable- they have a big heart when it comes to giving for social cause. In return, they seek recognition for their actions and are motivated when people praise them.

They are ambitious and want to rise to high position and authority. This is in line with their other traits of first self-belief and convictions. When they attain leadership position, they have great strength to mobilise people and resources. However, due to their egotistic temperament, they tend to become autocratic and moved by self-praise. Something, if not controlled can bring their ruin by spoiling their social reputation and affect their approachability. They are independent and hence usually take up career which encourages independent thinking and creativity. This coupled with their sharp intelligence make them a compelling force for senior leadership positions.

Due to their social affiliations and need for recognition they feel comfortable with family and friends. They can be regarded a family person as they have high regards for marriage and family and they do their best to keep it intact. It is important for them to have a loving and caring family for them to be motivated and be successful in life.

On the darker side, they may get depressed, de-motivated and demoralised when they are not in meaningful relationship. They will feel a void within them and they constantly search for ways to fill it and be satisfied. They need a family and circle of friends to have a meaningful life. They may suffer due to resentment due to lack of recognition and become more defensive when comes to giving and gratitude for good done by others.

They tend to gravitate toward career which gives then the space for independence and creativity such as writers, actors, media personalities etc. They also like to pick up career which give them the room to work with people influence others such as sales and marketing. They are also involved in charitable and social work and can take up social activism- fighting for a social cause. They are often seen to pick up trades which involve heavy number crunching such as trading and investment, stock market analysis etc.

Notable personalities:
Source: http://barbarapijan.com/bpa/Nakshatra/12uttaraphalguni.htm
(Barbara Pijan Lama)

Males:

Niels Bohr- physicist(quantum mechanics)
Deepak Chopra- educator-physician MD
Martin Heidegger- philosopher(phenomenology)
Jack Nicholson- actor-director
Donald Rumsfeld- USA sec. of defense
William Quan Judge- Theosophist
Hirohito- Emperor of Japan (b. 1901)

Females:

Alice Bailey- writer and theosophist
Carla Bruni Sarkozy- Songwriter, singer, actress
Agatha Christie- Writer
Mileva Marić- one of the first women to study mathematics and physics in Europe

Nakshatra Devata V

2011-02-28T15:40:00.005+08:00

10. MAGHA NAKSHATRA

Magha is associated with the Sanskrit word “Maha” which signifies anything that is grand, generous and beyond the limits. Great personalities are often addressed as Mahatma which means Maha + Atma or great personality, someone who has immensurable contributions to the world, mankind and the society at large. Magha means a gift or reward or something which is bountiful/ resourceful or powerful. It also stands for brightness, brilliance and light, something which eliminates all ignorance or poverty (of resources or knowledge). The devata for Magha nakshatra is Pitrigan or Pitris or the forefathers. As we have seen so far all the nakshatras imbibe the qualities of the devata, this nakshatra imbibe the qualities of the forefathers. Now what is meant by that? Forefathers represent the collective consciousness that has been carried forward from generations to generations, something which leads to the development of consciousness in each subsequent generation. What happens if each generation re-invents the knowledge again and again? This will lead to a vicious endless circle without much progress in the knowledge in the society. Thus the Pitris represent the unbroken chain of lineage in which knowledge flows and progresses with time. This is why this nakshatra is so important for the existence and development of our society, mankind and the world at large.

The symbol for this nakshatra is royal throne, which signifies the power and authority to rule over its subjects. This gels well with the fact that this nakshatra initiates the fifth sign of the zodiac which represents power and authority and ruled by Leo, the Lion who is the king of the jungle. The jungle represents something chaotic, unless otherwise governed by a strong king who maintains the order. The king of the jungle represents the forces which brings law and order to the chaos and make a place hospitable. Similarly this nakshatra has a strong bearing of law and order of the world and hence it is symbolized by the throne. We are aware that with power comes responsibility, thus this nakshatra also represent the tremendous burden of responsibility to maintain order. This also means that iron hand with which the king governs his kingdom and the punishment that is given when there are any deviations from the established code of governance.

The natives of this nakshatra are royal in bearing. They are both tough and generous like a king. Under benefic influences, they possess the noble qualities of a king and they are engaged in glorious deeds, which help in progress of the society and upliftment of the fallen ones. They are confident, self-assured, courageous, strong-willed and have a sharp intellect. They are capable of doing extra-ordinary acts with their sheer will power and determination. They have a good foresight and a keen ability to strategize and plan for the future. Like a king, they always protect their kingdom from external forces- which means that these natives are always protective of what they consider belonging to them. Thus friends, relatives and anyone who seek affiliations to these natives, they feel a strong protection and assurance. Hence, these natives end up earning a lot of respect from his peers and are naturally prone to be chosen for a leadership or advisor’s positions. They earn the trust of others with their deeds and try their best not to fail the trust placed on them by others. They are true to their words and try to fulfil their commitments to the best of their abilities. They are highly principles and idealistic in nature and at many times that amount to being a perfectionist. Thus they are intolerant towards those he considers as deviation from the norm or for that matter different ideology. It is akin to the fact that no two lions can live in a place or no two kings can occupy a throne. He has a strong self-identification and he believes that whatever he thinks or does is right; while this works in majority of the circumstances, this can also cause indifferences and enmity in some factions who do not support his beliefs and ideas. They often seek respect from others and recognition of their abilities in their communities- which can be frustrating if they do not get that.

They are naturally drawn to various forms of knowledge and they like to absorb whatever they can. They are both intelligent and wise. With age they become even wiser and naturally people flock around them to seek their wise insights and advise. They respect their tradition and all those belonging to his tradition such as father, elders, gurus and their experiences. Being guided invisibly by the Pitris, they get guidance for the father and gurus who are the representatives of the Pitris in this life. They are attached to their heritage and ancestry and seek their origins. At a broader level they are interested in subjects such as history and anthropology and at various levels attached to the heritage of their community, group, race, country etc. They have a strong identification and attachment which they consider as their own. Their identification with a specific group of class can make them narrow minded and snobbish, which may overshadow their other good qualities. Thus, they must be aware of this weakness and improve to get wider acceptance among diverse groups. They should also open up their mind to ideas and perspectives different from their own, which will enhance their world view and their ability to contribute positively.

They are dignified in their behaviour and talk only when it’s necessary. They do not believe in casual talks and unnecessary squabbles and would rather talk when they think that it’s worth contributing their point of view. Thus many consider them as reserved, arrogant and egoistic, which is another perception to their worldly image. Being the wielder of iron hand, they are often perceived as cruel and at times rude, belligerent and are valorous. They know how to defend their ideas, people and their belongings and crush any opposition. However, they are usually not offensive in nature and fight only to defend their people and kingdom. They are so generous that even in war; they would spare the life of their enemies if they accept their mistakes and apologies- this is calls for very strong ideals and mind.

On a different side Agni which is predominant in this nakshatra also represent the creative forces. It is said that the Sun represent the creative forces and propitiated there are pro-creation issues in an individual horoscopes. The creative potential can however manifest in various ways depending on the spiritual and psychological progression of the native. This can be seen in the famous Sun temple of Konark in Puri, India. While the base portion of the temple marked with various sexual acts, the upper portion of the temple and place where the statue of the Sun god sits is pristine and pure. This shows the rise of creative potential from the base of the spine representing excessive sexuality to the top of the cranium showing the spiritual union with the almighty. The creative forces show union in different ways, physical sexual union at a basic level and spiritual union at the highest level. Depending on the spiritual progress of the native this nakshatra can represent excessive sexuality or higher spirituality. However, it is important to note that since they are highly principled, thus, even with excessive sexuality, they like express their sexual desires only with acceptable societal norms. In cultures, where it is not acceptable to have sexual acts outside marital boundaries, such natives limit themselves to their spouses. Regarding the males, this can also indicate multiple marriages. It is not a coincidence that from ancient times, the kings had a huge harem and many concubines. It’s only the righteous and the spiritual ones who limited themselves only to one wife. This is also interesting to note that the Pitris whose interest is to propagate their lineage can do it only through the means of procreation. Thus the excessive sexual urges of the natives of this nakshatra can also be attributed to that. While that is true, one must not forget that the final goal of creation to realize the spiritual nature of the self which is also called the self-realisation. Thus the Pitris and the natives of this nakshatra always seek spiritual progress and self-realisation as their goal. They are highly ambitious and are always eager to contribute to the society, get recognized for their abilities and effort and seek positions of power and authority from where they can influence and control his surroundings and community in which they thrive. They are enterprising and can often be seen as restless people ever eager to control their environment and at many times frustrated if they fail to do so. Although they are driven by selfless motives in their endeavours and not business minded, they seek recognition, power and status. They do not get complacent which may come as a barrier to their spiritual progress. As a spiritual aspirant one must know how to balance between their drive to achieve something and to let go.

Nakshatra Devata IV

2009-06-07T18:17:00.002+08:00

9. Ashlesha

Mythologically Ashlesha nakshatra is ruled by the Sarpas or the serpents. Thinking of Sarpas, the thoughts which comes to our mind is someone who is poisonous and vile. Although this is true for the natives of this nakshatra to certain extent, it is not everything. The Ashlesha natives have a choice to accept two opposing possibilities and traits, one which is base and gross and the other one which is highly spiritual and enlightening. We all know that the nodes are head and tail of a serpent which encircles the world signifying the two extremes of existence attachment and liberation. The north node or Rahu signifies the head of the serpent and represent the attachment and poison while the south node Ketu signifies the tail and represent enlightenment and liberation.

These natives have both the contradicting potencies of strong material attachments and spiritual enlightenment and they have a constant internal fight to choose between them. Most natives of this nakshatra are guided by the potencies of Rahu and few could transcend to the real of spiritual enlightenment and liberation from the cycle of life and death. This can also be related to the dormant coiled serpent which rests in the base of the spine (meru-danda) and also known as the kundalini shakti. It is understood that the energies at the muladhara chakra, the lowest among the 7 chakras, are quite gross and material and the energies become subtle and spiritual when the kundalini shakti rises towards the crown chakra or the Sahasrarara.

As represented by the dormant kundalini shakti (or the serpentine energies), these natives are secretive and do not like to share their inner thoughts to the outside world. They like to put on a mask and show a face to the world which is more socially and politically correct. This makes them extremely tactful in handling difficult people and situations. Due to their ability to cover their heart (emotions) and mind (thoughts) they are good in diplomacy and have high political acumen. They are endowed with good oratory skills which they use as their means to achieve in their career and life. They are usually sweet spoken and able to persuade others to engage in pursuits which benefit them. They are thus manipulative in getting things done by others due to hidden agendas which are buried deep inside. However, when the hidden agenda comes to surface his associates develop a sense of being manipulated and lose respect for these natives. It is thus quite easy for these natives to be mistrusted by others and it gets more difficult to regain the lost trust. Due to their abilities to cover their emotions and thoughts, they can become eloquent public speakers and get adapted to changing circumstances easily.

They have penetrating and hypnotic eyes. They are able to get deep inside other’s psychology and understand their strengths and weaknesses. Based on their judgment of people’s personality, they chose their friends carefully and cautiously. They like to make friends to those who can provide them emotional and moral support and help them in fulfilling their objectives. They are shy and are intensely emotional. Because of their emotional hang ups, they are not able to let go any negative emotions which make them intolerant towards any criticism. They cannot see their mistakes and take any form of criticism negatively.

They have problems in relationship due to their secretive nature. Since it is difficult for their associates and partners to understand their motives, it generates mistrust and friction in the relationships. There are high possibilities of breakdown of marital and other relationships in these natives’ lives. The serpentine energies make these natives have mood swings and they sway between delight and depression quite easily. This is accentuated by their secretive and hideous nature and it gets difficult for them to open out their hearth and channelize the pent up emotions causing the trouble. The buildup emotions however gets out once in a while, when they do not have any more holding power, however, that results in great deluge and emotional outburst. Such outbursts not only affect these natives but all their close associates and partners. In addition to their mood swings, they are also short tempered and lose their cool often. This even further accentuates the relationship troubles and widens the gap. Since what people see in others are reflection of their own self, such natives, they have hidden agenda and motive towards others, they are always suspicious about others motives and are not able to trust almost anyone, not even their parents and well-wishers.

They are egoistic and arrogant and wish that the whole world should obey and work for them. Although they are soft spoken at most times, due to their serpentine nature they have a vile, rude and harsh speech which manifest when they get angry. While they cannot make a trustworthy friend, they can make a bitter enemy. If they are inimical towards anyone, they know no bounds to control. Due to their nature of holding up the emotions, they are incapable of letting go any negative emotions towards anyone. Their tact of handling situation makes them even more vile and bitter. They never forget their enemies and take revenge to the extent possible. They try to ruin their enemies in every possible way, financially, socially, politically etc. One should be cautious while having the Ashlesha natives are their enemies. Their tact of dealing situations and their keen sight to look into the deepest and darkest side of human nature can make them good lawyers, someone who can uncover anything. When they have courtroom battles with their adversaries, they can stoop down to any means to win it such as bribing, threatening, black-mailing etc. They are resourceful and try to build good contacts with people of high influence and reputation so that he can use his contacts in achieving his purpose. Due to their resourcefulness and shrewdness they can be quite overwhelming to anyone.

The nature of a serpent is to entwine, embrace and enjoy its victim surreptitiously. Similarly most natives of this nakshatra have a strong sexual drive and they like to use their sweet speech, shy effeminate nature and hypnotic eyes to enchant others into relationship to satisfy their lust. Since they are crafty by nature, they can use sex as one of the means to manipulate others. Psychologically they are deprived of sex and hence given any opportunity, they like to satisfy themselves physically and emotionally. If they do not learn to restrain this drive they can go to the extent of perversion and promiscuity. They have desire to have sex with multiple partners, people of own sex and at times it crosses all the boundary of decency and morality. If they stoop down and bow to their carnal instincts they can get involved in incest and even having sex with animals. They must learn to control their sexual drive and channelize their sexual energies towards enlightenment. These natives are inclined towards tantric rites where they aim to achieve enlightenment by having sexual fulfillment, a school of thought which was publicized by Osho Rajneesh.

They are introvert and like seclusion and isolation. They like to brood in such places and do not like to go to social gathering and are not socially active. If they get engaged in any social cause and purpose, they could be driven by a hidden agenda. Their ability to hide their feelings and emotions make them a good actor and enable them to tell lies to achieve their purpose. They like to travel to various places, however without any specific plan. They can pack their bags and go out for trekking, travels and tours without any prior planning. This makes it difficult to bind them in any one place and they are inclined towards professions which encourages travels. They are swift in thinking and moving. Thus it does not take them much time to decide to change places, things and relationships. They are fast to react to any situation and mostly if that involves attacking others with words or action. Their associates should be cautious and careful while dealing with these natives.

They are insecure, coward and suffer due to low self-esteem. Due to these they are often condescending and rude and try to take advantages from situation where it is unwarranted. They are not grateful towards others as they are not convinced that the help done to them were with pure and unadulterated motives. While they cannot do things without having a hidden motive, similarly they are suspicious that any help or favor done to them is based on hidden motives. Their lack of gratitude also makes them even more vile and misunderstood from other’s perspectives. Although they are politically astute, they lack leadership qualities as they are not driving by a cause or purpose. They may rise to high authoritative position however instead of working for the benefit of their subjects; they will try to take advantage of their position for personal gains. More often than not they need other’s support to lead their life so instead of taking a leadership position on their own; they like to associate with leaders.

They are possessive of their material possessions and stingy with their money. They will hardly spend their money for a cause unless they are benefitted directly or indirectly. They can empathize with disadvantaged people or get involved in a cause, but even that will be driven by a hidden agenda. For illustration, if they do charity they would like to publicize it.

They have diverse interests which are not long lasting. They get bored with things at hand quite easily and have a strong urge to keep changing. This makes them versatile and flexible taking up diverse activities and they end up changing their professions many times. As mentioned above they are inclined towards profession such as acting and those which involves travel such as sales rep, tour and travel agent or guide. They can make a good politician, statesman or a diplomat. In addition they are also drawn towards journalism, espionage and secret services. They can also become good investigator and detective.

Physically these natives are not strong and suffer pain in their limbs. They can suffer due to flatulence, digestive problem, jaundice and dropsy. The female natives can suffer from hysteria, emotional outbursts and nervous breakdown. They are attracted towards drugs and other form of addictions.

Nakshatra Devata III

2009-06-06T21:39:00.007+08:00

7. punarvasu

Punarvasu means rejuvenation. The word Punarvasu is a combination of two words Punah and Vasu. Puna means again and vasu means auspiciousness and enlightenment. In the context of nakshatra this means restoration of dharma and auspiciousness, rejuvenation, restarting the creative process and anything which follows after the destruction process. In the garland of nakshatra, this falls after the terrible Ardra and hence relates to the phase that comes after any destruction. To understand the meaning of this stage in the cycle of creation and destruction, imagine of a wild fire which burnt down an entire forest and that follows with rain and sprouting of new saplings in the blank ground. This is indicative of the feminine motherly forces which causes the creation to occur and prosper and that is why this nakshatra is ruled by Aditi, the mother of the eight vasus.

To understand the real purport of this nakshatra we need to have the understanding of the asta vasus or the eight factors of creation. It is not possible to describe the Vasus in a short article like this, hence I will try to provide the gist of what are they. They are Agni (fiery element), Apas (watery element), Dhruba (the pole-star), Soma (the nectar for rejuvination or creating), Dharma (the laws governing creation), Anila (air), Patyusha (dawn) and Prabhasa (day/ brilliance/ radiance). Among the vasus, the primordial elements fire and water ignites the process of creation. The creative forces can be represented in the form of igniting the fire of live in the water which nourishes it and air which supports its growth. From a different perspective fire is the soul, water is the body and air is the intelligence, the three components necessary for the creation to begin and sustain. Dharma on the other hand represents the law governing the creation and gives a purpose for the creation to happen. Pratyusha signify the mingling of fire with water without which the creation cannot happen due to the inimical nature of fire and water. Here fire signifies day which comes out of night signified by water. In other terms this can also be seen as new beginning (day) after destruction (night). Prabhasa signify the process of increase in brilliance of the creation, which means that creation is not a static thing but a process in which the new life materializes and grows bigger and stronger.

The first and foremost signification of this nakshatra is harmony without which creation would never happen and thus the natives born under this star have a harmonious outlook towards life. They love nature and has a strong drive to live harmoniously it and everyone else. They represent illumination in the world of darkness and are often visionaries and innovators. They think of ahead of their time and think of ways in which the world can be enriched. The creative potential of the nakshatra is imbibed in the natives of this nakshatra and prod them to think of ways in which the world including all manifested and un-manifested being can live in harmony and they often come out of ways in which things can be made better. Due to the influence of the vasus and the mother of the Adityas, Aditi, they are virtuous and represent gratitude, generosity and magnanimity, charity, purity and beauty. They are caring, loving and nurturing due their motherly nature.

Due to the abundance of creative forces they have great optimism and energy. Most often they look into the positive side of things and give encouragement to others in the times of crisis to look at the brighter side. Many times this also translates into their involvement in social and charitable work. They are very open minded and are receptive to diverse range of thoughts and ideas. This also make them free thinker, without any binding and hang-ups with any specific school of thought, culture and religion. They embrace diversity and are extremely tolerant towards other cultures, thoughts and ideas. Their open mindedness makes them multicultural and proficient in handling diverse subjects. It may seem to be contradicting; in spite of their open mindedness, they value their own roots, culture and tradition but are not completely orthodox. Due to this many times they have to struggle internally to reconcile between their own cultures and others, if they are not aligned. They like to study their own spiritual, religious, cultural and philosophical text as well as others. They not only like to understand these text but also like engage in lively debates related to them, not to undermine and criticize others, but to understand the relative merit of one above others and the common thread passing through various cultures and traditions. They love freedom in every sense, not only in thought but also in action. Thus if they encounter situation of social, cultural or any other form of restriction or oppression, they stand against it. They are undaunted by failure and their ability to fight against odds and adversities are amazing. This makes them to spring into action no matter how many times they fail and how many odds they have to face, the only condition being, they need a firm conviction on the cause for which they are putting the fight.

They are spiritual and philosophical being born under the nakshatra of Aditi, the mother of the Adityas (the spiritual principles as opposed to the Daityas, meaning material principles). Thus they are not attracted too much by the material prospects and endeavor to go deeper into purpose and objectives of a matter. They are open in terms of sharing their views and are quite straight forward. They shun diplomacy and have a strong need to have relationships which stand on the ground of trust and truthfulness. Since the matters of this world are not always straight, they are likely to get into troubles, where certain amount of diplomacy or political acumen is needed. Due to their lack of inclination towards materialistic pursuits, they are known to be contended with less and live a simple life. They have a strong need to get attention from people of their communities which on many instances translates into an urge towards pomp and glory. Many times they seem to sacrifice their other personal needs to get public attention and affiliation.

They are usually happy-go-lucky kind and like to mingle a lot with others, which makes them having big circle of friends. Due to their nature of giving comfort, hope and optimism to others, they attract others quite easily. People tend to flock around these natives, in the world full of misery and hopelessness. This makes these natives visible and popular in their community and often gives them fame and honor. People love and respect them and are happy to follow their path. Thus, this makes these natives natural charismatic leaders; leaders who do not crave for power but are driven by a genuine sense of well-being for their subjects.

They are quite fair in their outlook and abhor injustice and falsehood. This makes they stand against the oppressors and fight for the cause of others and social justice. Due to this nature, they can be a social or political activist fighting against social and political oppression and thus also have potential for getting victimized. It is thus possible to find people of this nakshatra in areas of human and animal rights, those who are working for freedom of a community, country or anything else such as freedom of press. They have ideals and principles which they value more than their life. Thus they can choose to become martyr if they find a proper cause to fight for it.

Due to their creative potentials they are drawn towards professions which promotes creativity such as acting, writing, advertising and design and various other media. They are also drawn towards medical sciences due to their inclination to help and heal others. They however like to be in the field of holistic and natural medicine which deals with overall harmony of someone with the nature. Their lack of political acumen and straightforwardness is not very conducive to rise beyond a position in career hierarchy, however, they are known for their truthfulness and other virtues. Due to their innocence, they can be bullied by others and they much learn to manage difficult situation in the workplace where things do not happen the way it should. His straight forwardness often leads to having friction with colleagues, friends and family members. This becomes the major source of mental agony for these natives.

Health wise, they have a strong sense of personal hygiene and hence they do not fall sick too often. Even if they fall sick they recover fast, but they get overly concerned about their health at times.

8. pushya

Pushya means something that can nourish. The position of this nakshatra in the nakshatra mandala after Punarvasu suggests something which can sustain the creation that happened in the previous nakshatra. While Punarvasu is known for the creative potencies, this nakshatra is known for sustenance and growth. This is ruled by Brihaspati, the preceptor of the adityas (the virtuous and spiritual ones) and is also known as Jiva or the life force (or pranic energies). The sum-total of all the energies for this nakshatra is to live a fulfilling life.

Unlike creation, which requires creation of new things, sustenance requires establishment of what is created. Sustenance also implies establishing standards and processes and requires that the beings of the creation follow them, without which the nature will be chaotic and lack sustainability. The potencies to follow established laws and governance make the natives of the nakshatra obedient to the law of the land.

Like Brihaspati, these natives are also driven by a sense of sharing their knowledge and teaching others. Needless to say this need to teach makes them learn and master varied disciplines. They are thus multifaceted and are eloquent speakers of multiple disciplines. They make good teachers as they have a strong sense of the need of his students and what needs to be taught to fulfill their needs. What makes them unique however is their capacity to draw knowledge from multiple disciplines to make their point and enriching what they teach. Although this is generally a positive trait of these natives, it can also negatively manifest as arrogance and snobbishness. They often have a sense of superiority of their knowledge over others and at time they become condescending. They often fall prey to a teacher student relationship in placed where it is not warranted such as marital relationship and friendship etc. Needless to say that they are inclined towards profession which involves teaching such as teachers, professors, preachers etc.

Nevertheless, they are respected for their knowledge and understanding and often take the role of advisors to influential people. Their understanding of vision and strategy can also make them seek professions such as strategy consulting or advisory services. It is good to have natives of this nakshatra in key planning and policy making positions of a state. Due to their allegiance to the state law, they are extremely intolerant towards any violations and if they become judge, they are utterly ruthless in giving punishments. They do not judge if certain laws are in favor of the people of the land and often go by what is established. While this is good in places where the laws are rightful, however, in places where it is not these natives become the ruthless executioners of the law without question.

The abundance of spiritual energy of Brihaspati makes them spiritual and philosophers like the natives of Punarvasu. However, unlike the natives of Punarvasu, who try to understand the philosophies related to creation, these natives try to understand how to enrich people's life. This makes them good in understanding the underlying philosophies of economics and politics. As a spiritual teacher they are known for their ability to understand complex doctrines and more than that their ability to explain that to lay man. Since they like to stick to the established practices, they are dogmatic and would praise their culture, tradition and religion over others. This also makes them lesser adaptive to newer thoughts and ideas and they are not inclined towards any breakthrough innovations. They can however, be interested in incremental innovation to make established things better. Their dogmatism and strong allegiance to their own culture and religion can also manifest in terms of fundamentalism and victimization of minorities.

Their hard work, patience and intellect can take them quite far in their career and they can easily rise to the top management. However, due to their affiliations to established rules and regulations, they are lesser adaptive to the fast changing socio-political, environmental and market conditions. They need to learn to be more receptive and adaptive to new thoughts and ideas. Although, that is quite unsettling to these natives, they can eventually adapt to that. Due to the influences of Jupiter such natives are charitable and get engaged in various humanitarian activities. They are deeply empathetic towards the underprivileged and try to uplift their life through various means. They are emotional and sensitive and hence are moved by the misery and sorrow in the world.

Although they are spiritual and philosophical they are still attracted by wealth and opulence. Thus they are engaged in various material pursuits and eventually succeed to attain that due to their hard work, intelligence and their ability to influence people. However due to their charitable attitude they share their wealth for various social causes. As the nakshatra suggests, they like to nourish and feed the society not only with thoughts by also with other material means such as food programs for orphanages etc.

They have strong need of social affiliation and they thrive in company of others. Due to this need, they are overly concerned about their public image and are ever engaged in the pursuit of developing a positive image. In a way, their self image and self confidence is directly linked to their public image. Thus if their image is hurt, they can be shattered. Their sensitivity towards their public image makes them vulnerable which can be exploited by people.

As the nakshatra name suggests they love to eat to the extent of becoming overweight and obese. They can suffer with diseased which happens due to abundance such as cholesterol and heart troubles, diabetes and at times hormonal deficiencies. They have a strong digestive system which makes them hungry quite often. They should however be mindful of what they are eating and should exercise caution while eating junk and high calorie foods.

Nakshatra Devatas II

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6. ārdra
Mythologically ārdra is ruled by Rudra. There is abundance of references of Rudra in the vedas and puranas and it would not be possible to bring forward all the aspects of rudra in article such as this, however, I shall try to provide pointers which shall help the reader to understand the hidden meaning behind this nakshatra.

In Rigveda, Rudra is often portrayed as the deity of storm, wind and the hunt. The name rudra has many meaning of which the most commonly used is to cry out loud. The root of the word ‘rud’ means ‘to cry’. In earlier scripture Rudra was identified as an independent deity which got merged with one of the aspect of Shiva, an aspect which represents the form of Shiva which is responsible to cause destruction in the scheme of creation, sustenance and destruction. Although the most common belief is that the rudra are the cause of destruction, many others believe that Rudra are the protector of the created world and only when they are decline to support, destruction happens. Either way this can mean that if Rudras are unfavorable to someone or something, destruction is inevitable.

Sages of yores identified the destructive potencies of Rudra and revealed hymns which are used to pacify the rudras and stop them from bringing havoc. The most commonly used among the hymns are the rudra namakam and chamakam and they are also known as rudra prasna. It is said that this is the most effective remedy to the havoc caused by Saturn during its transit or unfavorable dasas. In Jyotish shastras there are 11 rudras identified commonly known as ekadas rudra. The ekadasa rudras are (1) Kapali (2) Pingala (3) Bhima (4) Virupaksha (5) Vilohita (6) Shasta (7) Ajapada (8) Ahirbudhanya (9) Sambhu (10) Chanda (11) Bhava and rule the 11th divisional chart called Rudramsa, which is judged for strife and struggles. Pt. Rath in his book Vedic Remedies in Astrology gives the mantra for the 11 rudras and can be recited by anyone based on the moon’s placement in a specific Rudramsa to save them from various strife and struggles.

Like the Rudras, the natives of this nakshatra are sharp, strong, immovable, obstinate and short tempered. They can be angered even with smallest provocation and it takes a great deal to cool them down. Their great energy and power is complemented by their hunger, which makes them intolerant to hunger and a voracious eater. They are sincere and straightforward and expect the same from others too and thus their face and eyes reflect their mind. They are quite intolerant to diplomacy and thus could be quite blunt in their speech. It is easy to compare the traits of these natives to that of mythological figures such as Hanuman from Ramayana and Bhima from Mahabharata. Their persistence and energy to move any hurdles are their unmatched traits. They do not stop keep trying until they get what they look for and hence they ooze energy, persistence and drive in all their activities. If not tamed well their energy can be very destructive such as that of a hurricane or tsunami, however a controlled ardra person can be great leader and motivator. They can withstand many hardship without losing their composure which is another trait which points toward their patience and persistence.

From mythology we can understand the both rudras Bhima and Hanuman are the son of the god of wind Vayu. Thus they inherit the traits of Vayu and thus love to wander and travel. Their airy trait makes them flexible and open to change. Although it is a positive trait in the world of constant change, however at times shows that they lack strong individuality and are swayed by the opinions of others. The only negative trait is that they do not save for tomorrow and due to their tremendous urge to consume things they spend their resources lavishly and live a lavish lifestyle; due to which occasionally they have to face financial hardship. However, they are not much moved due to such hardships and due to their persistence they regain their lost position. They are good planner which helps them float through the periods of hardship. Another positive side of their trait is that they love humor and they do not hesitate to make themselves part of the humor. However, at times they can be sarcastic with others and also make fun of others. Being predominant in airy element, they are seeker of all form of knowledge and also attain expertise in multiple fields. However, although they are knowledgeable, they have lesser staying power and substance to make others understand and value their depth of knowledge. They are also dexterous in working on multiple fields and professions at the same time and keep changing their line of profession throughout their life. They abhor monotony and like professions which encourage imagination and creativity such as artistic, media and product development.

Due to their lack of commitment to a static life, they do not get drawn towards relationship such as marriage which requires long lasting commitment to home and family. Due to this they usually get married quite late, when they realize that they need support of a soul mate to travel the long journey of life. Many even chose to remain bachelor or having short relationship with many life partners. The ideal person to marry these natives should also have inclination towards traveling and promote creativity at home. The day it becomes monotonous at home, it would be difficult to bind these natives to home and they will travel away from home either with the pretext of profession or something else. To have a enriched marital life such native and the family should devote time in having pastimes such as trekking, adventure sports or just going out regularly during the weekends.

Their belligerent attitude makes them prone to litigations however they are fearless and fight till the end to present their points and convince others. At times their energy and drive reflect in their passion to overpower the members of opposite sex, however given their self restraints many times they like to take up a life of celibacy and chose to overpower their sexual instinct with sheer determination and power. They do not tolerate rules and traditions which hinders positive growth and flow of energy to development of mankind. Since they are known to protect the creation and also cause destruction to old and worn out things, they often have revolutionary ideals and take actively participate in bringing down anything which does not serve the existential purpose. They help in destroying worn out things to pave the way to newer things and rejuvenation.

Due to their sheer physical power, natives of this nakshatras gravitate towards profession which requires physical prowess such as athletics, boxing, wrestling and activities which require raw physical labor. They are not very keen in taking up professions which require mental activities. They are however sincere and responsible and stick to their commitments. In terms of their friendship and enmity, they can go to extremes, thus while they can be extremely generous and forgiving to their friends, their enmity has not boundary.

Sarvatobhadra Chakra

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1. INTRODUCTION:
Sarvatobhadra Chakra is a tool used as part of Transit of Planets. The term Savatobhadra means overall auspiciousness (sarva- overall; bhadra- auspiciousness) and takes into consideration almost all factors in vedic atrology viz., the 28 nakshatras, the 12 signs, the 30 tithis, the 7 weekdays and the 50 aksharas (Sankrit Alphabets) and hence can be used for variety of analysis of planetary transits. Although the prime focus here is analysis of transits, this can also be used for natal horoscope, dasa analysis etc.

This chart contains 9*9 = 81 boxes containing the nakshatras, signs, tithis, weekdays or the aksharas. For reference purpose I have given the names to the column from 1 to 9 and that to the rows as A to I, although this is not done in the astrological texts and other astrologers. I find giving names to the rows and columns will make it easier to refer to a particular boxes. In subsequent article, the boxes will be referred as A1 (row A, column 1), I9 (row I, column 9) etc.

2. THE CONCEPT OF VEDHA:
The concept of vedha is very important in transit analysis. We can encounter this concept while studying transits of planets from natal Moon and hence its understanding is vital in any studies of transits. Vedha means to pierce and hence can means the power of a planet to influence a favourable or unfavourable result. While in normal transits of planets, vedha of other planets can nulify the benefic or malefic influences, in Sarvatobhadra Chakra, the Vedha shows the influence of transiting (or natal) planets on various nakshtras, signs, tithis, aksharas etc. The vedha of benefics are considered to be favouable and that of malefics are considered as unfavourable. The influence is stronger if they are exalted and retrograde while weaker if they are debilitated.

2.1. TYPES OF VEDHA:
There are three types of vedha:
1. Across vedha: When seen from a transiting planet, the bodies falling across in the Sarvatobhadra chakra comes under vedha from the said planet. Thus when the planets transit on the nakshatra in the left wall of the chakra, the across vedha will be on the nakshatras (and bodies) towards the right and vice versa. Similarly when the planets transit the nakshatras on the upper wall of the chart, the accross vedha will be downward. This vedha is more effective if the planets are in normal motion or stationary.

2. Fore vedha: When seen from a transiting planet, the bodies falling in the diagonal seen in clockwise (zodiacal) direction are under fore vedha. This vedha becomes effective when the planets are moving fast. This vedha is always more important for the Lumineries, whose motion is always in forward direction.

3. Hind (rear) vedha: When seen from the transiting planet, the bodies falling in the diagonal seen in anticlockwise (antizodiacal) direction are under hind vedha. This vedha becomes effective when the planets are in retrograde motion, as their sight is backward. This vedha is always effective for the nodes since they always move in retrograde motion.

We have seen that that the impact of the vedha in one of the direction is dependent on the motion of the 5 planets, excluding the luminaries and the nodes. When the planets are stationary or moving in normal pace, the across vedha is more effective than others and when moving in faster motion or retrogression, fore or hind vedha becomes effective respectively. Since the Luminaries always move in forward direction, the fore vedha is always effective, while rear vedha is always ineffective. Similarly, since the nodes are always in retrograde motions, the hind vedha is always effective and fore vedha is always ineffective.

2.2. VEDHA ILLUSTRATION:

In this illustration, lets see the planets Mars and Mercury causing vedha to which bodies. The bodies highlighted in yellow colour are having "Accross Vedha" while those highlighted in green are having "Fore Vedha" and those highlighted by purple are having "Hind Vedha" from the said planets i.e., Mars and Mercury. Since in the accross Vedha, the vedha to the nakshatra is the most important, we shall only consider Ashwini as receiving Vedha and ignore other bodies such as the aksharas (ma, l. etc) and the signs (Cancer, Gemini, Taurus).

2.3. SPECIAL CASE OF VEDHA:
When a transiting planet is in last quarter of the nakshatra preceding the corner or the 1st quarter of the nakshatra succeeding the corner, in addition to the normal vedhas, they also cause vedha to the diagonal crossing the Purna Tithi and all the bodies falling in that diagonal as well as all the vowels in the corner.

Thus this specific condition is met when a planet transits through last pada of Bharani, Aslesha, Vishakha and Sravana and the 1st pada of Krittika, Magha, Anurdha and Dhanistha.

3. SPECIAL NAKSHATRAS:
Counted from the Janma Nakshatra (Moon's Asterism) certain nakshatras becomes important for judgement of certain aspect of an event or life. These special nakstras are also important in other areas of transits such as Navatara chakra hence their understanding is extremely important for understranding not only Sarvatobhadra Chakras, but also other areas of trasits as well. The nakshatras are as follows:

3.1. THE SHANNADI GROUP:
Shannadi is derived from Shad-Nadi means 6 nadis. Nadi's generally mean sensitive or vital points in a body (physical or symbolic) and signify the energy centers in the body which has substantial control over the body in various areas. The Shannadi group of nakshatras counted from Moon, are as follows:

1. 1st Nakshatra : Janma Nadi
2. 10th Nakshatra: Karma Nadi
3. 16th Nakshatra: Sanghatika Nadi
4. 18th Nakshatra: Samudayika Nadi
5. 23th Nakshatra: Vainashika Nadi
6. 25th Nakshatra: Manas Nadi

Janma Nadi: This is the Moon's nakshatra and is also called the Janma Tara (in navatara scheme) or Janmarksha or Janmabha. This is the most important nakshatra in any natal or transit analysis as it houses the Moon. It is said that the karaka for human life is Moon and hence very important for human birth and also it is the prime sustrainer in this virtual world. The body is fine and healthy as long as the Mind (signified by Moon) relishes the stay in this world and it weathers away when the Mind has no more need to sustain. It is said that the when the Mind stops relishing the experiences (good or bad) in this world, there is no more attraction for the soul to re-incarnate and the body is out of the bondage. From the brief description of the nakshatra and its strong association with Moon, we understand that the overall experience, sustenance in this world depends on the influences on the Janma Nadi.

Karma Nadi: There is a strong association of number 10th with the karma which we are supposed to do to fulfil the mission for which we have taken birth. In the rasi chart, the 10th house is also the house of Karma and in the scheme of Nakshatra, the 10th Nakshatra from the Moon is also associated with Karma. The influences on this nakshatra will determine the access to various resources which the native can use in fulfilling his work and how easily (or otherwise) the native will attain the results of his work. This nakshatra becomes very important in muhurthas related to profession or business, which involves realisation of an objective.

Sanghatika Nadi: This means Danger. As the name suggests, this nakshatras has a strong bearing on the risks the native faces in fulfilling an objective. An example of risks could be accepting an unfavourable alliance or partnership with someone due to financial constrains etc.

Samudayika Nadi: This means environment. As the name suggests this nadi indicate the support the native is going to get from the environment etc. For example, whether the environment is going to be supportive or hostile to the native or an business enterprise (in mundane astrology) is seen from this nakstra.

Vainashika Nadi: Vinash means destruction. As the name suggests this nakshatra has a strong bearing on the ways and menthods which can cause destruction or trouble to the wellbeing of the native or the event under consideration. In the analysis of business enterprise, this has a strong say on the associates, friends and the partners.

Manasa Nadi: Manasa means the state of the mind. Thus, as the name suggests the nakshatra has a strong bearing on the state of mind of the native at any point of time, based on the planetary transits. In mundate astrology, it can represent the state of the mind of people involved such as how peaceful or how agitated they are.

3.2. OTHER KEY NAKSHATRAS:
Other than the 6 nakshtras of the Shannadi group, there are other nakshatras which play a key role in the transit analysis. They are give below with their position from the Moon in brackets:

1. Sampat Nakshatra (2): This is the nakshatras of wealth and assets. In mundane astrology, this has a strong bearing on the net wealth or other current or fixed assets that are created/ generated in the event under consideration. In the annual horoscopy of the nations, this nakshatra can indicate the GDP and GNP of the nation generated in the year under consideration and similarly in a business enterprise this can show the net revenue/ assets of the company acquired.

2. Adhana Nakshatra (19): Adhana means conception. To understand the role of this nakshatra in transit analysis, we need to understand what happens in conception. During conception, the fertilized egg embeds itself to the wall of the uterus of the mother, which nourishes till delivery of child. Thus this nakshatra has a strong bearing on the place of activity and how well the place supports the native or the event (in mundane astrology). This nakshatra has a strong bearing on whether the native will be comfortable or successful in his homeland or abroad. While benefic influences would make the native stay in his homeland, malefic influences will make him move away.

3. Jati Nakshatra (26): Jati means community. This nakshatra not only indicate the relationshio of the native with his family members, relatives and friends, but also how well the native will be supported by his fellow community members. In a business enterprise, this indicate the relationship between the employer and employees and among the employees; such as how harmonious they are and how well they support the business bottomline.

4. Desha Nakshatra (27): Desha means country. This nakshatra is specifically important in mundane astrology and it signifies how well the government support an enterprise of a community such as a political party. This nakshatra also assumes great importance in the horoscopy of national figures and leaders and signify the support they receive from their government. Thus is a leader is sent to exile, this nakshatra is the key to look for.

5. Abhisheka Nakshatra (28): Abisheka means coronations. As the name suggests, this nakshatra is important in mundane astrology which deals with areas related to leadership such as political astrology or business leadership (CXO's positions). In general this nakshatra show the amount of influence, dominance and control the native has over others. This also indicate how much freedom the native has and how well the he enjoys the work, such that he becomes his own boss in that context. When there are negetive influences on this nakshatra, this can show fall from power, bondage and exile as well.

3.3. THE TRISHULA NAKSHATRAS:
The trishula nakshatras are specifically important for the matters of longevity and dealth and is a group of 4 nakshatras counted from Sun's nakshatra which form the Trishula or the Trident of lord Shiva. Mythologically, Shiva is the lord of death and annihilation among the three divine principles causing birth, sustenance and destructions. It is said that the Trident in the hand of lord Shiva symbolises his power to destroy and hence in astrology things named after Trishula or Shula signify death and annihilation. The three nakshatras which are important in this context are 1st, 9th, 15th and 21st counted from Sun.

3.4. THE UPAGRAHAS:
There are yet another group of 8 nakshatras counted from Sun whose primary purpose is to cause obstacles and troubles. They are:
1. 5th nakshatra: Vidyunmukha (mouth of lightning)
2. 8th nakshatra: Shula (sharp and piercing)
3. 14th nakshatra: Sannipata (trouble creator like Saturn)
4. 18th nakshatra: Ketu (unpredictable)
5. 21st nakshatra: Ulka (fireball)
6. 22nd nakshatra: Kampa (shiver)
7. 23rd nakshatra: Vajraka (lighning)
8. 24th nakshatra: Nirghata (deadly)

While Malefic influences on these nakshatra can cause obstacles and troubles in ways related to the nakshatra as well as the planets involved; benefics influencing the nakshatras shall alleviate the troubles.

4. EFFECT OF PLANETS
4.1. BENEFICS & MALEFICS
Effect of various planets on the said nakshatras will give specific results related to the nature of planets under consideration. While influences of benefics enhance good fortune, influences of malefics cause suffering and destruction. In this context the benefics are Jupiter, Venus, well associated Mercury and strong Moon and malefics are Saturn, Rahu, Mars and Ketu and the Sun. Association of Mercury with Saturn and Rahu makes it extremely diabolical while association of Sun and Mars makes it only mildly malefic. Similarly dark Moon from Krsna Chaturdasi to Shukla Pratipada is quite malefic while from Shukla Dvitiya to Shukla Ashtami and Krsna Ashtami to Krshna Trayodashi are mildly malefic.

The specific effect of planets are as follows:
1. Sun: Misunderstanding and ego related problems
2. Moon: Pleasent happenings if strong and vice-versa
3. Mars: Loss of wealth
4. Mercury: Learning and efficiency at work
5. Jupiter: Overall prosperity and wellbeing
6. Venus: Sexual enjoyment and entertainment
7. Saturn: Sickness
8. Rahu: Deception and cheating
9. Ketu: Accidents and sudden happenings

4.2. STRENGTH OF INFLUENCE:
Based on the diginity of the planets causing vedha, the influence will be modified in the following way:
1. Exaltation: 3 times
2. Retrogression: 2 times
3. Debilitation: 1/2 times
4. Other dignity: 1 times (normal)

If a malefic planets gets exalted or retrograde, the it becomes extremely malefic. Thus it is desirable to have benefics are retrograde or exalted and malefics as debilitated.

5. Effect of Vedha on Different Elements:

Although we have only discussed on the vedha of planets on the vital nakshatras, it is important to note the vedha on various other elements of the sarvatobhadra chakra viz., the akshara, tithi vara etc. Each element governs over various areas of life as used in the judgement of panchanga. In addition to the janma and other vital nakshatra, native's janma tithi, vara, rasi and akshara can also be noted. Benefic and malefic vedha on these elements will have good or bad impacts on different areas of life as mentioned below:

1. Vara (weekday): The weekday lord governs over the life force of the native. A strong weekday lord gives good health and faster recovery from diseases and health disorders, while weak weekday lord fails to do so. Applying this principle in Sarvatobhadra chakra, we can say that malefic vedha on the Janma vara (the day on which the person is born) can have negative impact on the native's health and vice-versa.

2. Akshara (Alphabet): Like Moon, the akshara is also related to sustenance of the native in this world, while Moon sustains by giving comfort and good living condition, the name sustains by giving a favourable image. Thus if there are malefic vedhas to the 1st akshara of the name, the native's image may suffer and vice-versa.

3. Tithi (Lunar day): In the Panchanga scheme, Tithi rules over prosperity and has a strong say on the finances in addition to the overall comfort and well being. Using the same principle here, if there are malefic vedha on the native's janma tithi, the native will face financial troubles as well as general lack of comfort. The tithis are grouped into 5 groups viz.,

i. Nanda : Pratipad, Shasthi, Ekadasi

ii. Bhadra : Dvitiya, Saptami, Dvadasi

iii. Jaya : Tritiya, Astami, Trayodasi

iv. Rikta : Chaturthi, Navami, Chaturdasi

v. Purna : Panchami, Dasami, Purnima, Amavasya

Malefic vedha on the Purna Tithi in the muhurtha chart of an ailing person can show death.

4. Rasi (Sign): The rasi governs over all the resources which we get from the mother nature. Thus the vedha on the rasi would show accessibility to various resoures. In addition, the Janma Rasi has a strong bearing on the health of the native while the Janma Lagna has a strong bearing on his intellectual faculty. Thus malefic vedha on the Janma rasi can cause heath troubles while that on the Janma Lagna can show incorrect application of intelligence and incorrect decision making.

This can also be used in conjunction to the natal chart. In the natal chart, each sign will be associated with a particular house. Malefic vedha on a sign can trouble the associated house. If there are inauspicious yogas in a particular house, malefic vedha on that sign can aggravate it further, while benefic vedha can alleviate the trouble to certain extent. Similarly a favourable yoga can be stunted during a particular period if there are malefic vedha on the associated sign and the yoga can flourish under benefic vedha.

6. DASA & ANTARDASA

The dasa and antardasa of the planets involved in inauspicious yoga in the horoscope can cause tremendous suffering, if both of them simultaneously cause vedha to a vital nakshatra in the area related to the nakshatra. One has to judge the result based on functional and natural nature of the planets involved as well as the yoga they form in the natal chart. The adverse yogas give the adverse results during infavourable transits and hence one has to watch out the transiting dasa, antardasa lord not only with respect to normal transits but also from the viewpoint of sarvatobhadra chakra.

Similarly dasa, antar of benefic planets can give their benefic results when they have benefic vedha on some vital nakshatras. Based on the functional nature of the planets and the yoga they form one among the mentioned vital nakshatra would become more important and a wise astrologer should ascertain that vital nakshatra before pronouncing the results. For example, for the matter of yogas related to power, status and fame, abhisheka nakshatra becomes extremely important. If the planets contributing to the yoga simultaneously have vedha on the abhisheka nakshatra during their periods and sub-periods, it can be predicted that the yoga will fructify.

WORK IN PROGRESS.

Mundane Astrology

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The principle of astrology can not only be applied to horoscopes of living being such as humans and animals but also anything else in this world such as nations, institutions, organisations, associations etc. We should appreciate the fact that everything in this world is only temporary, it can be marked by a specific time when it came into existence and there would also be a time when it will cease to exist. In this world of maya numerous things are created and destroyed every momenet and all such things can be analysed using astrological principles. This can be done because essentially everything in this manifested universe can be mapped to 12 signs and 9 planets based on the underlying forces of 5 elements. One should note however that the signs represent the immobile aspect whereas the planets represents the mobile (living) aspects of the things under consideration.

The mentioned things can be analysed by creating a horoscope at the moment of commencement of the thing. For instance, the nation's events can be prognosicated using horoscope casted at the moment of independence, while the election of leaders etc. can be seen from the horoscope casted at the moment of commencement of the constitution which gives the authority to elect rulers. Thus one must understand the chart needs to be seen based on the nature of events to be studied from it. Although the astroligical classics gives the framework for analysing mundane horoscopes, one must have considerable experience in natal horoscopy before venturing into mundane charts.

Like all events in the natal horoscopy be associated with the 12 houses of the zodiac, similarly in the mundane horoscopy there are associations of various things with vaarious houses. If one studies them carefully they can see the strong parallel between the associations in natal and mundane horoscopy. For instance, in the natal horoscope 2nd house is the house of wealth; similarly, in the mundance horoscopey 2nd house governs over the revenue of the state/ organisation, finance and commerce. The things represented by various houses in the mundane astrology is given below:

1st house: 1st house is the house of self and governs over the personality of the native as well as overall strength and weaknesses. Thus in the mundane horoscopy it govens general affairs of the state, the constitution, public health and well being, state policies as well as the condition of the cabinet.

2nd house: 2nd house is the house of family and wealth. In mundane astrology it governs over revenue and wealth of the state and people, imports, taxation and other means earning revenue. It also rules over allies being the house ruling family.

3rd house: 3rd house is the house of siblings, communications and courage. Thus in mundane horoscopy, it rules over various modes of communications such as internet, telephone, postal, newspapers and all ways of transportation such as land, sea and air transport. Since it rules over siblings, it also governs over relations with the neighbouring nations.

4th house: 4th house is the house of happiness, education, landed property and vehicles. In mundane astrology, it governs over all educational institutions such as schools, colleges, universities, general conditions of education, the conditions of teaching and students. It also governs over general happiness and peace and also land assets and properties. It also rules over agriculture and agro based industries.

5th house: 5th house is the house of love, subconcious mind (mental harmony), creation, progeny and power. In mundane astrology, it governs over the mentality of the rulers, birth rate and population, crime and punishment, entertainment and amusement.

6th house: 6th house is the house of loans, diseases and enemies. Thus in mundane astrology, it governs over state loans and debts, diseases of the rulers and people, friendship and enmity with people within and other states, territorial attacks and battles, armed, air and naval forces and other means of war such as arms and ammunitions.

7th house: 7th house is the house of relationship and marriage. In mundane astrology, this house governs health of women (creative force), morality or immorality in terms of sexual relationships and foreign relations. Being the house opposite to the lagna, it also governs over war.

8th house: 8th house is the house of defects and death. In mundane astrology, it govenrs over the death rate, guarantees and insurances.

9th house: 9th house is the house of righteous deeds, religiousity and guidance from the elders. In mundane astrology, it governs over all religious shrines such as temples, churches, mosques etc. as well as general religiousness or irreligiousness. It also governs over all such people who guide general public such as priests, astrologers and preachers and also the whole judicial system such as court, judges, lawers and the law of the land.

10th house: 10th house is the house of activities and authority. In the mundane astrology, this house governs over the rulers or head of the state, the parliament or the constitutional body governing the state's public policy, the kind of authority of the ruler such as autocracy, democracy etc. This also rules over the activities of the state such as machinary to collect taxes and revenues, the machinary to implement and monitor public policy such as bereucracy, police etc. This also governs over other activities such as trade and commerce, exports etc. Change of ruler through elections, coup or revolutions can also be seen from this house.

11th house: 11th house is the house of gain and friends. Thus in mundane astrology, this include various forms of gains and income from world trade and also friendly ties with other nations.

12th house: 12th house is the house of losses, secret enemies and hospitals. Thus in mundane astrology it governs over all forms of secret things such as espionage, secret service, conspiracies and secret plots, secret crimes. This also governs hospitals, clinics and any other forms of medical institutions (such as healing, yoga etc), public health administration such as vaccination, various forms of medical approaches such as homeopathy, allopathy, ayurveda, yoga and alternate medicines (naturopathy, accupuncture, accupressure etc). Being the house of loss it governs over various forms of losses (such as war and other forms of natural and man-made disasters), expenditure and donations (such as charitable donations to needy nations).

Indian Lunar Calendar

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Year Start of year End of year 60 year cycle
The Indian lunar calendar is based on movement of both luminaries Sun and the Moon in the sidereal zodiac. One should note the difference between Indian Lunar Calendar and the Chinese Lunar Calendar. While Indian Lunar Calendar is based on sidereal zodiac, the Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on tropical zodiac and hence the Indian Lunar months are not synchronized with seasons, but fixed stars (or the nakshatras), while Chinese Lunar Calendar is synchronized with seasons. This indicates the importance of fixed zodiac not only in astrology but also celebration of the festivals.

Since the Lunar Calendar is synchronized with the Sidereal Zodiac, the lunar months are tagged to sidereal signs. This means based on the sign occupied by Sun in the sidereal zodiac, the lunar month will bear the same name. For example, Chaitra, the 1st month of Lunar Calendar is tagged to sidereal Pisces. The names of the months are given by the name of the nakshatra, the Moon is expected to be placed while Sun transits a sign. This also shows that naming of the month is based on Shuklanta principle, which suggests beginning of a month with Krishna Pratipad. The relationship of the lunar months and the sidereal signs are as follows:


Chaitra   - Meena    - Pisces
Vaishakh  - Mesha    - Aries
Jyeshtha  - Vrshabha - Taurus
Ashadha   - Mithuna  - Gemini
Sravana   - Karkata  - Cancer
Bhadra    - Simha    - Leo
Ashwin    - Kanya    - Virgo
Kartik    - Tula     - Libra
Mrigashira- Vrshchik - Scorpio
Pausha    - Dhanu    - Sagittarius
Magha     - Makar    - Capricorn
Phalgun   - Kumbha   - Aquarius

Although the names of the month are given based on Shuklanta principle, the most widely followed calendar is Amanta which begins with Shukla Pratipad. The Lunar year begins with Chaitra Masa, the time when Sun and Moon conjoin in sidereal Pisces.

Adhika & Kshaya Masa
There are few variations in the reckoning of the month, due to the differences in the duration of lunar year and the sidereal year by approximately 10 days. The types of variations are given below:

Adhika Masa:
When two new Moon falls in one sidereal sign, the first among them is treated as a extra month or Adhika Masa while the 2nd one of them is called the actual month or nija masa. Whenever this happens, the 1st new Moon falls in the 1st degree of the sign, while the 2nd one falls in the last degree of the sign.

The adhika masa bears the name of the sign where it happens. Thus if it happens in Aries, it becomes Vaishakh adhika masa and so on.

Kshaya Masa:
Khsaya masa means loss of month. This happens when there is no soli-lunar conjunction in a sign. This is a rare phenomenon as is counter intuitive that how can a bigger measure of time i.e., Saura masa be smaller than a chandra masa. Thus this requires further investigation. It happens in a period of 19 years and 141 years.

60 Years Cycle:
The lunar calendar is completely synchronizes with the solar calendar in a period of 60 years. This concept is similar to the Chinese calendar which indicate repetition of combination of element and animal. In the Indian calendar, each of the 60 years are given a specif name which indicate towards overall results to be experienced in that year. The cycle follows the cycle of creation, sustenance and annihilation of the creative force. To understand it better, this can be mapped to the 30 tithi cycle of the Moon, which also passes through creation and increase in life force as signified by the Shukla Paksha and decrease of the life force as well as destruction as signified by the Krshna Paksha.

Since each of the year is spanning over two tithis, we can also map the year with half of tithi called Karana. There are 4 fixed karanas names Kimsthughna, Shakuni, Chatushpād and Nāgava which are mapped to 1st half of 1st half of Shukla Pratipad, 2nd half of Krisna Chaturdasi, 1st and 2nd half of Amavasya respectively. While rest 7 karanas are called the movable karanas and repeat in the sequence of Bava, Bālava, Kaulava, Taitula, Garajā, Vanijā and Vishti (Bhadrā) from 2nd half of Shukla pratipad to 1st half of Krsna chaturdasi. The fixed karanas are known be troublesome and vicious.

The years of the 60 years cycle and its mapping to Tithis and Karanas are


YEAR              TITHI               KARANA
1.Prabhava      - Shukla Pratipad   - Kimstughna**
2.Vibhava       - Shukla Pratipad   - Bava
3.Shukla        - Shukla Dvitiya    - Balava
4.Pramoda       - Shukla Dvitiya    - Kaulava
5.Prajāpati     - Shukla Tritiya    - Taitula
6.Āngirasa      - Shukla Tritiya    - Garajā
7.Shrīmukha     - Shukla Chaturthi  - Vanijā
8.Bhāva         - Shukla Chaturthi  - Vishti (Bhadrā)
9.Yuvan         - Shukla Panchami   - Bava
10.Dhātri       - Shukla Panchami   - Balava
11.Īshvara      - Shukla Shasthi    - Kaulava
12.Bahudhānya   - Shukla Shasthi    - Taitula
13.Pramāthin    - Shukla Saptami    - Garajā
14.Vikrama      - Shukla Saptami    - Vanijā
15.Vrisha       - Shukla Ashtami    - Vishti (Bhadrā)
16.Chitrabhānu  - Shukla Ashtami    - Bava
17.Svabhānu     - Shukla Navami     - Balava
18.Tārana       - Shukla Navami     - Kaulava
19.Pārthiva     - Shukla Dasami     - Taitula
20.Vyaya        - Shukla Dasami     - Garajā
21.Sarvajit     - Shukla Ekadasi    - Vanijā
22.Sarvadhārin  - Shukla Ekadasi    - Vishti (Bhadrā)
23.Virodhin     - Shukla Dvadasi    - Bava
24.Vikrita      - Shukla Dvadasi    - Balava
25.Khara        - Shukla Trayodasi  - Kaulava
26.Nandana      - Shukla Trayodasi  - Taitula
27.Vijaya       - Shukla Chaturdasi - Garajā
28.Jaya         - Shukla Chaturdasi - Vanijā
29.Manmatha     - Purnima           - Vishti (Bhadrā)
30.Durmukha     - Purnima           - Bava
31.Hemalambin   - Krsna Pratipad    - Balava
32.Vilambin     - Krsna Pratipad    - Kaulava
33.Vikārin      - Krsna Dvitiya     - Taitula
34.Shārvari     - Krsna Dvitiya     - Garajā
35.Plava        - Krsna Tritiya     - Vanijā
36.Shubhakrit   - Krsna Tritiya     - Vishti (Bhadrā)
37.Shobhana     - Krsna Chaturthi   - Bava
38.Krodhin      - Krsna Chaturthi   - Balava
39.Vishvāvasu   - Krsna Panchami    - Kaulava
40.Parābhava    - Krsna Panchami    - Taitula
41.Plavanga     - Krsna Shasthi     - Garajā
42.Kīlaka       - Krsna Shasthi     - Vanijā
43.Saumya       - Krsna Saptami     - Vishti (Bhadrā)
44.Sādhārana    - Krsna Saptami     - Bava
45.Virodhikrit  - Krsna Ashtami     - Balava
46.Paritāpin    - Krsna Ashtami     - Kaulava
47.Pramādin     - Krsna Navami      - Taitula
48.Ānanda       - Krsna Navami      - Garajā
49.Rākshasa     - Krsna Dasami      - Vanijā
50.Anala        - Krsna Dasami      - Vishti (Bhadrā)
51.Pingala      - Krsna Ekadasi     - Bava
52.Kālayukti    - Krsna Ekadasi     - Balava
53.Siddhārthin  - Krsna Dvadasi     - Kaulava
54.Raudra       - Krsna Dvadasi     - Taitula
55.Durmati      - Krsna Trayodasi   - Garajā
56.Dundubhi     - Krsna Trayodasi   - Vanijā
57.Rudhirodgārin- Krsna Chaturdasi  - Vishti (Bhadrā)
58.Raktāksha    - Krsna Chaturdasi  - Shakuni**
59.Krodhana     - Amavasya          - Chatushpād**
60.Akshaya      - Amavasya          - Nāgava**

** Sthira (fixed) karana

Details of years between 1947 and 2066 (120 years):

1947: (22 Mar 1947 22:04:45 - 09 Apr 1948 18:47:15) - 21 - Sarvajit
1948: (09 Apr 1948 18:47:15 - 29 Mar 1949 20:41:24) - 22 - Sarvadhārin
1949: (29 Mar 1949 20:41:24 - 18 Mar 1950 20:50:46) - 23 - Virodhin
1950: (18 Mar 1950 20:50:46 - 06 Apr 1951 16:22:21) - 24 - Vikrita
1951: (06 Apr 1951 16:22:21 - 26 Mar 1952 01:43:13) - 25 - Khara
1952: (26 Mar 1952 01:43:13 - 15 Mar 1953 16:35:34) - 26 - Nandana
1953: (15 Mar 1953 16:35:34 - 03 Apr 1954 17:55:33) - 27 - Vijaya
1954: (03 Apr 1954 17:55:33 - 24 Mar 1955 09:13:05) - 28 - Jaya
1955: (24 Mar 1955 09:13:05 - 11 Apr 1956 08:09:28) - 29 - Manmatha
1956: (11 Apr 1956 08:09:28 - 31 Mar 1957 14:49:41) - 30 - Durmukha
1957: (31 Mar 1957 14:49:41 - 20 Mar 1958 15:20:32) - 31 - Hemalambin
1958: (20 Mar 1958 15:20:32 - 08 Apr 1959 08:59:46) - 32 - Vilambin
1959: (08 Apr 1959 08:59:46 - 27 Mar 1960 13:08:00) - 33 - Vikārin
1960: (27 Mar 1960 13:08:00 - 17 Mar 1961 00:21:13) - 34 - Shārvari
1961: (17 Mar 1961 00:21:13 - 05 Apr 1962 01:15:20) - 35 - Plava
1962: (05 Apr 1962 01:15:20 - 25 Mar 1963 17:40:14) - 36 - Shubhakrit
1963: (25 Mar 1963 17:40:14 - 14 Mar 1964 07:44:25) - 37 - Shobhana
1964: (14 Mar 1964 07:44:25 - 02 Apr 1965 05:51:13) - 38 - Krodhin
1965: (02 Apr 1965 05:51:13 - 22 Mar 1966 10:16:50) - 39 - Vishvāvasu
1966: (22 Mar 1966 10:16:50 - 10 Apr 1967 03:50:53) - 40 - Parābhava
1967: (10 Apr 1967 03:50:53 - 29 Mar 1968 04:18:44) - 41 - Plavanga
1968: (29 Mar 1968 04:18:44 - 18 Mar 1969 10:22:01) - 42 - Kīlaka
1969: (18 Mar 1969 10:22:01 - 06 Apr 1970 09:39:59) - 43 - Saumya
1970: (06 Apr 1970 09:39:59 - 27 Mar 1971 00:54:04) - 44 - Sādhārana
1971: (27 Mar 1971 00:54:04 - 15 Mar 1972 17:05:17) - 45 - Virodhikrit
1972: (15 Mar 1972 17:05:17 - 03 Apr 1973 17:15:41) - 46 - Paritāpin
1973: (03 Apr 1973 17:15:41 - 24 Mar 1974 02:54:40) - 47 - Pramādin
1974: (24 Mar 1974 02:54:40 - 11 Apr 1975 22:09:44) - 48 - Ānanda
1975: (11 Apr 1975 22:09:44 - 30 Mar 1976 22:38:42) - 49 - Rākshasa
1976: (30 Mar 1976 22:38:42 - 20 Mar 1977 00:03:22) - 50 - Anala
1977: (20 Mar 1977 00:03:22 - 07 Apr 1978 20:45:50) - 51 - Pingala
1978: (07 Apr 1978 20:45:50 - 28 Mar 1979 08:30:06) - 52 - Kālayukti
1979: (28 Mar 1979 08:30:06 - 17 Mar 1980 00:26:28) - 53 - Siddhārthin
1980: (17 Mar 1980 00:26:28 - 05 Apr 1981 01:50:02) - 54 - Raudra
1981: (05 Apr 1981 01:50:02 - 25 Mar 1982 15:48:08) - 55 - Durmati
1982: (25 Mar 1982 15:48:08 - 13 Apr 1983 13:29:00) - 56 - Dundubhi
1983: (13 Apr 1983 13:29:00 - 01 Apr 1984 17:40:19) - 57 - Rudhirodgārin
1984: (01 Apr 1984 17:40:19 - 21 Mar 1985 17:29:28) - 58 - Raktāksha
1985: (21 Mar 1985 17:29:28 - 09 Apr 1986 11:38:53) - 59 - Krodhana
1986: (09 Apr 1986 11:38:53 - 29 Mar 1987 18:16:13) - 60 - Akshaya
1987: (29 Mar 1987 18:16:13 - 18 Mar 1988 07:32:56) - 01 - Prabhava
1988: (18 Mar 1988 07:32:56 - 06 Apr 1989 09:03:17) - 02 - Vibhava
1989: (06 Apr 1989 09:03:17 - 27 Mar 1990 01:18:56) - 03 - Shukla
1990: (27 Mar 1990 01:18:56 - 16 Mar 1991 13:41:10) - 04 - Pramoda
1991: (16 Mar 1991 13:41:10 - 03 Apr 1992 10:32:10) - 05 - Prajāpati
1992: (03 Apr 1992 10:32:10 - 23 Mar 1993 12:45:12) - 06 - Āngirasa
1993: (23 Mar 1993 12:45:12 - 11 Apr 1994 05:47:52) - 07 - Shrīmukha
1994: (11 Apr 1994 05:47:52 - 31 Mar 1995 07:39:21) - 08 - Bhāva
1995: (31 Mar 1995 07:39:21 - 19 Mar 1996 16:15:22) - 09 - Yuvan
1996: (19 Mar 1996 16:15:22 - 07 Apr 1997 16:32:30) - 10 - Dhātri
1997: (07 Apr 1997 16:32:30 - 28 Mar 1998 08:44:13) - 11 - Īshvara
1998: (28 Mar 1998 08:44:13 - 18 Mar 1999 00:18:34) - 12 - Bahudhānya
1999: (18 Mar 1999 00:18:34 - 04 Apr 2000 23:42:40) - 13 - Pramāthin
2000: (04 Apr 2000 23:42:40 - 25 Mar 2001 06:51:44) - 14 - Vikrama
2001: (25 Mar 2001 06:51:44 - 13 Apr 2002 00:51:54) - 15 - Vrisha
2002: (13 Apr 2002 00:51:54 - 02 Apr 2003 00:49:28) - 16 - Chitrabhānu
2003: (02 Apr 2003 00:49:28 - 21 Mar 2004 04:12:01) - 17 - Svabhānu
2004: (21 Mar 2004 04:12:01 - 09 Apr 2005 02:02:39) - 18 - Tārana
2005: (09 Apr 2005 02:02:39 - 29 Mar 2006 15:45:49) - 19 - Pārthiva
2006: (29 Mar 2006 15:45:49 - 19 Mar 2007 08:13:07) - 20 - Vyaya
2007: (19 Mar 2007 08:13:07 - 06 Apr 2008 09:25:51) - 21 - Sarvajit
2008: (06 Apr 2008 09:25:51 - 26 Mar 2009 21:36:33) - 22 - Sarvadhārin
2009: (26 Mar 2009 21:36:33 - 16 Mar 2010 02:31:47) - 23 - Virodhin
2010: (16 Mar 2010 02:31:47 - 03 Apr 2011 20:03:02) - 24 - Vikrita
2011: (03 Apr 2011 20:03:02 - 22 Mar 2012 20:07:47) - 25 - Khara
2012: (22 Mar 2012 20:07:47 - 10 Apr 2013 15:05:56) - 26 - Nandana
2013: (10 Apr 2013 15:05:56 - 31 Mar 2014 00:15:13) - 27 - Vijaya
2014: (31 Mar 2014 00:15:13 - 20 Mar 2015 15:06:40) - 28 - Jaya
2015: (20 Mar 2015 15:06:40 - 07 Apr 2016 16:54:08) - 29 - Manmatha
2016: (07 Apr 2016 16:54:08 - 28 Mar 2017 08:27:43) - 30 - Durmukha
2017: (28 Mar 2017 08:27:43 - 17 Mar 2018 18:42:08) - 31 - Hemalambin
2018: (17 Mar 2018 18:42:08 - 05 Apr 2019 14:21:03) - 32 - Vilambin
2019: (05 Apr 2019 14:21:03 - 24 Mar 2020 14:58:49) - 33 - Vikārin
2020: (24 Mar 2020 14:58:49 - 12 Apr 2021 08:01:25) - 34 - Shārvari
2021: (12 Apr 2021 08:01:25 - 01 Apr 2022 11:54:54) - 35 - Plava
2022: (01 Apr 2022 11:54:54 - 21 Mar 2023 22:53:32) - 36 - Shubhakrit
2023: (21 Mar 2023 22:53:32 - 08 Apr 2024 23:51:12) - 37 - Shobhana
2024: (08 Apr 2024 23:51:12 - 29 Mar 2025 16:28:09) - 38 - Krodhin
2025: (29 Mar 2025 16:28:09 - 19 Mar 2026 06:53:50) - 39 - Vishvāvasu
2026: (19 Mar 2026 06:53:50 - 07 Apr 2027 05:21:32) - 40 - Parābhava
2027: (07 Apr 2027 05:21:32 - 26 Mar 2028 10:01:45) - 41 - Plavanga
2028: (26 Mar 2028 10:01:45 - 15 Mar 2029 09:49:40) - 42 - Kīlaka
2029: (15 Mar 2029 09:49:40 - 03 Apr 2030 03:32:55) - 43 - Saumya
2030: (03 Apr 2030 03:32:55 - 23 Mar 2031 09:19:23) - 44 - Sādhārana
2031: (23 Mar 2031 09:19:23 - 10 Apr 2032 08:09:44) - 45 - Virodhikrit
2032: (10 Apr 2032 08:09:44 - 30 Mar 2033 23:21:49) - 46 - Paritāpin
2033: (30 Mar 2033 23:21:49 - 20 Mar 2034 15:44:45) - 47 - Pramādin
2034: (20 Mar 2034 15:44:45 - 08 Apr 2035 16:27:59) - 48 - Ānanda
2035: (08 Apr 2035 16:27:59 - 28 Mar 2036 02:26:59) - 49 - Rākshasa
2036: (28 Mar 2036 02:26:59 - 17 Mar 2037 05:06:31) - 50 - Anala
2037: (17 Mar 2037 05:06:31 - 04 Apr 2038 22:13:16) - 51 - Pingala
2038: (04 Apr 2038 22:13:16 - 24 Mar 2039 23:29:43) - 52 - Kālayukti
2039: (24 Mar 2039 23:29:43 - 11 Apr 2040 19:30:21) - 53 - Siddhārthin
2040: (11 Apr 2040 19:30:21 - 01 Apr 2041 06:59:30) - 54 - Raudra
2041: (01 Apr 2041 06:59:30 - 21 Mar 2042 22:53:02) - 55 - Durmati
2042: (21 Mar 2042 22:53:02 - 10 Apr 2043 00:36:38) - 56 - Dundubhi
2043: (10 Apr 2043 00:36:38 - 29 Mar 2044 14:56:03) - 57 - Rudhirodgārin
2044: (29 Mar 2044 14:56:03 - 18 Mar 2045 22:44:59) - 58 - Raktāksha
2045: (18 Mar 2045 22:44:59 - 06 Apr 2046 17:21:48) - 59 - Krodhana
2046: (06 Apr 2046 17:21:48 - 26 Mar 2047 17:14:18) - 60 - Akshaya
2047: (26 Mar 2047 17:14:18 - 14 Mar 2048 19:57:41) - 01 - Prabhava
2048: (14 Mar 2048 19:57:41 - 02 Apr 2049 17:09:10) - 02 - Vibhava
2049: (02 Apr 2049 17:09:10 - 23 Mar 2050 06:10:47) - 03 - Shukla
2050: (23 Mar 2050 06:10:47 - 11 Apr 2051 07:29:06) - 04 - Pramoda
2051: (11 Apr 2051 07:29:06 - 30 Mar 2052 23:57:07) - 05 - Prajāpati
2052: (30 Mar 2052 23:57:07 - 20 Mar 2053 12:41:26) - 06 - Āngirasa
2053: (20 Mar 2053 12:41:26 - 08 Apr 2054 10:02:32) - 07 - Shrīmukha
2054: (08 Apr 2054 10:02:32 - 28 Mar 2055 12:30:50) - 08 - Bhāva
2055: (28 Mar 2055 12:30:50 - 16 Mar 2056 12:22:29) - 09 - Yuvan
2056: (16 Mar 2056 12:22:29 - 04 Apr 2057 07:01:31) - 10 - Dhātri
2057: (04 Apr 2057 07:01:31 - 24 Mar 2058 15:19:51) - 11 - Īshvara
2058: (24 Mar 2058 15:19:51 - 12 Apr 2059 14:58:47) - 12 - Bahudhānya
2059: (12 Apr 2059 14:58:47 - 01 Apr 2060 07:07:40) - 13 - Pramāthin
2060: (01 Apr 2060 07:07:40 - 21 Mar 2061 22:53:17) - 14 - Vikrama
2061: (21 Mar 2061 22:53:17 - 09 Apr 2062 22:47:09) - 15 - Vrisha
2062: (09 Apr 2062 22:47:09 - 30 Mar 2063 06:19:44) - 16 - Chitrabhānu
2063: (30 Mar 2063 06:19:44 - 18 Mar 2064 07:15:18) - 17 - Svabhānu
2064: (18 Mar 2064 07:15:18 - 06 Apr 2065 00:31:09) - 18 - Tārana
2065: (06 Apr 2065 00:31:09 - 26 Mar 2066 03:43:47) - 19 - Pārthiva
2066: (26 Mar 2066 03:43:47 - 15 Mar 2067 13:59:03) - 20 - Vyaya

10th from svamsa- A closer look

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In aphorism 1.2.39 of Jaimini Sutra, Maharishi Jaimini explains the result of placement of Planets in the 10th from svamsa.

रिफे बुधदृष्टे वा मन्दवत्॥
riphe budhadṛṣṭe vā mandavat||

Mercury aspecting the 10th from svamsa indicate results like Saturn. Maharishi explains in previous stanza that when Saturn is placed in the svamsa makes a person achieve success in any line of activity due to sheer hard work. They also tend to become traditional. However, the thing to note here is that why Mercury in the 10th give results as if Saturn in svamsa. The clue to decipher this lies in counting the number of planets in the weekday order starting from the planet placed in the 10th to svamsa. Thus if Mercury is placed in the 10th then counting in the weekday order we have Mercury (10th)-Jupiter(11th)-Venus(12th)-"Saturn(svama)", thus we arrive at Saturn. Applying this principle, we can understand the influence of other planets on the 10th of svamsa.

The weekday order is Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn-Rahu-Ketu. Thus the planets influence on the 10th will be:


Sun     - Mercury
Moon    - Jupiter
Mars    - Venus
Mercury - Saturn
Jupiter - Rahu
Venus   - Ketu
Saturn  - Sun
Rahu    - Moon
Ketu    - Mars

Thus if Sun is placed in the 10th house, the effect can be read as same as Mercury's placement in the svamsa, which according to Maharishi Jaimini makes the person a mimansaka or someone who follows the middle path of Buddha.

Divine Synchronicity

2008-02-24T17:13:00.000+08:00

Whatever happens in this universe is not by accident and has a clear thought behind it. However since our intelligence is not yet developed to such extent that we can perceive this, we perceive the events in a disjointed way and see everything as mere coincidences. The events in this world are like the music of flute which is in perfect harmony with the divine consciousness, each note in the music is in perfect balance and all the notes are just part of a harmonious music. If the notes are heard disjointedly they will be perceived as nothing more than chaotic sound of cacophony, which however becomes a harmonic music, when all the notes are heard and understood. Our imperfect intelligence and our ego does not let us understand all the notes of the music and hence what we perceive are unconnected notes of a music.

To establish this, we can peep into deeper secrets of relationship in this world. It is said in the shastras that based on the previous karma the soul takes birth in such environment so that it can fulfill the objective of his birth in the most harmonious way. When a soul takes birth in a family it further intermingles with the karma of all connected such as parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, spouse etc. and influence their karma too. Thus birth in a family cannot be mere accident but implementation of a divine plan.

To show the unseen connections, we can try to see the planetary influences on the various houses in appropriate divisional charts and verify how it matches the planetary influences on the lagna of the relatives. For example dvadasamsa is seen for parents where 4th house is seen for mother and 9th house is seen for father. The influences on the dvadasamsa 4th and 9th houses can also be seen on the lagna of the mother and the father, in their natal charts.

I am using the horoscopes of my children Triparna a.k.a. Mira and Ishaan a.k.a. Sai and see how the influences on their dvadasamsa also appear in my and my wife's horoscope. I will be using the following principles to check the interconnections:

1. In dvadasamsa, 4th house represent the mother and the 9th house represent the father. The conjunctions or aspects (rasi drsti) on the said houses or their lords should have some connections with the parents lagna.

2. In the parent's rasi chart, the influences can be seen from the conjunctions or aspects of the planets as well as the planets placed in the trine (influencing nature) or quadrant (giving support) from the rasi lagna, which considerably influence the life of the native.

3. Sun is the karaka for the father while Moon is the karaka for the mother. Influences on these planets by aspect and conjunctions would also appear in the rasi charts of the parents.

4. The children can be seen from the Saptamsa chart. The 1st child is seen from the 5th house (counting is forward or reverse based on the lagna being odd or even respectively) and the each subsequent child can be seen from the alternate sign. The planetary influences in the rasi chart of children can be seen from aspects (rasi drsti) and conjunctions with the lord of the child (lord of 5th, 7th etc. which determine the gender of child) and their dispositors.

Poddar, Triparna
Date:          September 11, 2006
Time:          9:11:00 am
Time Zone:     8:00:00 (East of GMT)
Place:         103 E 51' 00", 1 N 17' 00"
 Singapore City, Singapore
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Father: 9th house has no planets and is ruled by Mars. 9th lord Mars is placed in Sagittarius with Venus and is aspected by Jupiter. Thus the influences on the 9th houses are that of Mars, Jupiter and Venus. Karaka Sun is conjoined with Saturn.

Father is born in Sagittarius Lagna aspected by Saturn and has Mars, Mercury and Sun in the trine to the lagna. Mars, Mercury and Sun also aspects the Lagna lord Jupiter.

Mother: 4th house is Scorpio with no planets. Mars and Ketu are the lords of Scorpio. As mentioned before, Mars is placed with Venus and aspected by Jupiter, while Ketu is placed in Virgo and not aspected by any planets. Karaka Moon is not under any additional influences. This shows that there are similar influences on both father and Mother, which is in fact true as seen in the horoscopes of the parents.

Mother is born in Virgo lagna aspected by Venus and Moon from the 7th house and Saturn from the 11th house and Jupiter from the 9th house. The lord Mercury is in 8th conjoined with Sun and Ketu. Thus one can see the influences of Sun, Saturn, Ketu, Venus and Jupiter on the lagna as shown in the daughter's chart. The

Poddar, Ishaan
Date:          September 29, 2007
Time:          7:27:04 pm
Time Zone:     8:00:00 (East of GMT)
Place:         103 E 51' 00", 1 N 17' 00"
 Singapore City, Singapore
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Father: The 9th house is Cancer with Jupiter exalted in it and is aspected by Moon and Saturn. 9th lord Moon is placed in Scorpio with Saturn and is aspected by Mercury, Sun and Jupiter. Thus there are influences of Moon, Saturn, Mercury, Sun and Jupiter.

In the father's chart, Lagna lord Jupiter is aspected by Mars, Sun and Mercury while Saturn aspects the Lagna. Additionally Moon is debilitated and aspected by Mars as shown in the son's dvadasamsa chart.

Mother: 4th house is Aquarius ruled by Saturn and Rahu. Lagna is devoid of any planets, however is aspected by Jupiter. 4th lord Saturn is placed with Moon and is aspected by Mercury, Sun and Jupiter. 4th co-lord Rahu is placed in Gemini with Venus. The influencing planets are Saturn, Rahu, Moon, Venus and Jupiter.

In the mother's chart, Rahu is the atmakaraka and is influenced by Saturn, Mars, Moon, Venus and Jupiter.

One should note the similarity between the dvadasamsa of both daughter and son. In both cases the influencing planets are almost the same. In the daughter's dvadasamsa, Mars represent both father and Mother, while in the daughter's chart, lord of father, Moon and lord of Mother, Saturn are placed together in Scorpio receiving similar influences of other planets by aspects.

Poddar, Sarajit
Date:          August 25, 1974
Time:          2:26:15 pm
Time Zone:     5:30:00 (East of GMT)
Place:         85 E 17' 00", 23 N 40' 00"
 Patratu, India
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Triparna: The 1st child can be seen from the 5th house. Since the Saptamsa lagna is a even sign, the counting is in an anti-zodiacal direction. Thus the 5th house becomes Virgo and its lord is placed in Scorpio with eunuch Saturn. Since the sign is a female sign, the child will be a girl. The influences on the child are that of Mercury (lord of child), Saturn (by conjunction) and Ketu (aspect from Aries) and exalted Mars (aspect from Capricorn). There are additional influences of Venus and Moon due to aspect on the lords Ketu and Mars.

Triparna is born in Virgo Lagna with Mars, Ketu and Mercury as found above.

Ishaan: The 2nd child is to be seen from the 7th house ruled by Moon. Moon is placed in Leo, a male sign showing birth of a male child. Moon is the lord of the child and is aspected by the nodes and Mars. The dispositor of child lord, Sun is placed in Virgo aspected by Jupiter. Thus the influences on the child can be summarized into Moon, Sun, Mars, Jupiter and the nodes.

Ishaan is born in Pisces lagna ruled by Jupiter and aspected by Jupiter and Sun. It is hemmed between Rahu and Moon and Mars is placed in the lagna Kendra giving considerable support.

Datta, Tina
Date:          April 16, 1977
Time:          3:45:44 pm
Time Zone:     5:30:00 (East of GMT)
Place:         87 E 17' 00", 24 N 14' 00"
 Asansol, India
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Triparna: The first child is shown by the 5th house. Since the Lagna is in even sign, the counting is in anti-zodiacal direction. The 5th house is Cancer and the lord is placed in an even sign Scorpio as well as debilitated showing birth of a girl child. Here Moon becomes the lord of the child and the influences on the child can be seen from the influences on the Moon as well as the influences on the lords of Scorpio. Moon is aspected by Saturn, Sun and Ketu. Ketu is also the lord of Scorpio and thus shows that the influences of Saturn and Sun is quite strong. Another lord of Scorpio, Mars is placed with Mercury and is aspected by Jupiter. Thus the influences can be summarized into Moon, Ketu, Saturn, Sun, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter. Among these Moon, Ketu and Mars have the strongest influence.

Triparna is born in Virgo lagna ruled by Mercury conjoined with exalted Mercury, Ketu and Mars. Lagna is additionally aspected by Saturn and is hemmed between Sun and Jupiter.

Ishaan: 2nd child is shown by the 7th lord Mercury which is placed in Leo with a male planet Mars. Thus it shows birth of a Son. In planetary influences on the Son can primarily be seen from the influences on Mercury and secondarily from the influences on the Sun, dispositor of lord of child Mercury. Mercury is placed with Mars in the sign of Sun and is aspected by Jupiter, Saturn, Sun, Ketu and Rahu. Among these Mercury, Mars, Sun and Jupiter have the strongest influence.

Ishaan was born in a Jupiterian lagna aspected by Jupiter and Sun. In addition Mars is placed in a Kendra and thus has a strong say on the horoscope.

If we see the combined influences from the charts of both parents we see that Triparna has influences of Mercury, Saturn, Ketu and Mars, while Ishaan has influences of Jupiter, Sun and the nodes. By looking influences from multiple charts, it is possible to narrow down the influences which should appear in the charts of the children. Similarly the influences in the father's and mother's horoscope can be narrowed down by seeing the influences in the dvadasamsa of both children.

OM TAT SAT

Navamsa lagna in various houses from Rasi Lagna

2008-02-24T15:57:00.001+08:00

Jaimini Sutras 4.3.69 - 4.3.73
यत्ने अंशत॥
yatne aṁśata||
The result of navamsa lagna in various houses as counted form the rasi lagna is explained in the following aphorisms.

राज्ये नीचः॥
rājye nīcaḥ||
If the navamsa lagna is placed in a sign which is in the 12th house from the rasi lagna, the native will be base and gross.

धने कामी॥
dhane kāmī||
If the navamsa lagna is placed in the 9th house from the rasi lagna, the native will be passionate.

धर्मे मोक्षः॥
dharme mokṣaḥ||
If the navamsa lagna is placed in the 11th house from the rasi lagna, the native will attain moksha.

धान्ये पापी॥
dhānye pāpī||
If the navamsa lagna is in the 7th house from the rasi lagna, the native will be sinful.

The aphorisms given above give us the clue on how to analyze the placement of navamsa lagna in various sign as seen from the rasi lagna. For example, if the rasi lagna is placed in Aries and the navamsa lagna is placed in the Taurus, which is 2nd from the rasi lagna, what kind of results can be read from such placements. This helps us in a big way in fixing the right navamsa lagna if there are doubts in doing so.

The principles of judging the results from placement of navamsa lagna with respect to the rasi lagna is not given straight away and Maharishi Jaimini wants us to decipher them based on the examples he has given for few houses. Here, our tradition comes to our rescue, which says that whichever house the navamsa lagna is placed with respect to the rasi lagna, the 2nd house from it will be pronounced in the life of the native. Thus if the navamsa lagna is in the 11th from the rasi lagna, the 2nd house from it, which is 12th house gains prominence and the native can even attain moksha.

Now why 2nd house? Well! this is based on two principles:

1. Since Navamsa governs over our past life and spiritual merit (dharma), it also has a strong say on the fruit of actions we have to experience due to karma of past lives. Hence whichever sign the navamsa lagna is placed, the 5th from it confers good fortune on the native and that house should be treates as if lagna lord is placed over there. Thus if the navamsa lagna is placed in the 11th house, the 5th from it, i.e., 3rd house makes the person full of initiative and fortunate.

2. The house of achievement in this life would be the 10th house counted from the house obtained before (5th from the navamsa lagna), which happens to be the 2nd house from the lagna. Thus the areas the native attains prominence in this life will be shown by the 2nd house from the navamsa lagna as seen in the rasi chart. One should note the sign, house, planets and yogas in this house to judge the nature of results.

What maharishi gave in the 4 aphorisms are only guide to the nature of results as seen from the navamsa lagna's placement from the rasi lagna. They are however only indicative and not comprehensive. Intelligent astrologers should apply the common principles of houses, planets and the yogas to decipher more. The following section gives a more detailed analysis (although not exhaustive).

To be continued...

OM TAT SAT

Punya Chakra

2008-02-15T17:58:00.006+08:00

Punya Chakra is used for determining the whereabouts of the soul after death. The term Punya means good deed as in Hinduism death is considered as the eternal truth and the freedom from the world of suffering, the mrityu loka or earth. Hence the chart casted at the moment of death is called the Punya Chakra, which in lay men's terms can be translated as the horoscope of death. Similar to the birth chart, which shows the details of the experiences of the soul after birth, the death chart shows the details of the soul after death. This is an important tool of vedic-astrology to decipher the condition and the whereabouts of the soul after death based on which various obsevances such as Sraddha etc. can be done to pacify a wandering soul.

So far this tool has been a closely guarded secret of the Sri Jagannath Center tradition and was disclosed for the first time for the aspiring astrologers by Pt. Sanjay Rath in 2005 in the SJC west coast conference. In this article, I will enunciate the principles and also analyse some charts to make the concepts clearer.

KEY HOUSES IN PUNYA CHAKRA
The houses which are key to the analysis of the punya chakra are the 1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 12th houses.

1st house: The exact nature of death can be seen from the 1st house. If there are malefics in the 1st house or it is occupied with Gulika or Mandi, the death of the native could be painful. In addition to the 1st house, the trines i.e., the 5th and 9th should also be checked to ascertain the details of the moment of dearth. Presence of benefics in the lagna or the trines can indicate peaceful death such as dying in sleep or in leaving the body in deep meditation.

After death, the soul is likely to stay in this planet for sometime before it is guided to other planes of existence. Shastras say that the minimum duration of stay in this planet is of 12days and in most cases the maximum duration is of 9 years. However, the maximum duration can be overridden by specific yogas, whereby the soul would wander even longer. The duration of stay can be seen from the natural duration governed by the planets and the navamsa occupied by them in the punya chakra. The natural duration of planets are as follows:

Moon   - a day**
Mars   - a week**
Venus  - a fortnight
Jupiter- a month
Mercury- a season, which is same as 2 months period
Sun    - an ayana which is same as 6 months period (the period of uttrayana and dakshinayana)
Saturn - a year

If lets say in someone's death chart, Sun is placed in the Lagna and is placed in 5th navamsa. The duration, the soul will stay in earth would be 5 ayanas which is equivalent to (5 ayana *6 months) 30 months or 2.5 years.

**For Moon, it is always 12 days irrespective of the navamsa of the Moon. However, for Mars, if the duration arrived is less than 12 days, then it is 12 days, however if it is more than 12 days, that many days the soul will stay on earth.

The exact duration can be found by using the following formula
Planetary duration * Planet's longitude /3⁰20’

6th house: Sixth is the house of enemies which represent both external and internal enemies. Since in this horoscope we are not concerned about the material things, there is no question of external enemies. Thus in the punya chakra, the 6th house represent the internal enemies. The shastras (classical texts) speak of six enemies which go by the name shad-ripus, which create hurdles in the spiritual upliftment of the native. By observing Yama and Niyama as mentioned in the yoga sutras of Maharishi Patanjali, one can get over the weaknesses. The weaknesses can be mapped to six planets based on which the weaknesses the native suffered during the lifetime can be deciphered from the punya chakra. Before we do the mapping, we need to understand about the weaknesses. We also should understand that the sattvik (steady state) planets Sun, Moon and Jupiter cannot represent any weaknesses as the root of all weakness is either Tamas (ignorance) or Rajas (predominance of energy).

The SIX weaknesses (the shadripus)
Kama: Kama means attraction and is most widely used to represent the attraction between male and female. The god of love Cupid is known as Kamadev in sanskrit and represent the sexual attraction between male and female. However, Kama is not always that bad as this attraction between opposite sexes cause the entire creation to continue as without progeny, there is no continuation of lineage. In addition, all souls are ultimately attracted to Krishna and thus HE becomes the ultimate Purusha and all the souls or the material creation which is ever eager to disappear in HIM becomes the ultimate Prakriti or the feminine principle. Thus the Rasa Leela in the transidental level shows the eagerness of all the living being to Unite with Krisna and get ONE with him. Hence, the beejakshara for Krishna is Klim which also known as the Kama Beeja. However, at negetive level, the same attraction take the colour of lust which is nothing but being driven by the attitude of having sex others without having the feeling of Love. Thus Kama at a gross material level is nothing but union of male and female body, while at a transidental level, it is the union of two soul, the purusha and the prakriti. The union of two bodies whether at material or spiritual level is guided by Planet Venus and hence it is significator of Kama. This weakness is predominant in Rajas guna and hence there also is a positive side to it, which be enhanced to reach god.

Krodha: Krodha means anger and there is no ambiguity in assigning a planet to this. It is well known that Mars is known as the God of War and is endowed with commanding qualities. The root of anger is Fire and hence only firey Mars qualifies to signify this ripu. A peaceful mind is a mind in perfect harmony with the nature and hence full of sattva while a angry mind is quite destructive as indicated by the tamasic nature of Maritian fire and hence a weakness which should be overcome to be in harmony with others.

Lobha: Lobha means greed or the desire to have something out of proportion. Desire for various things in this material world is quite natural, however when the desire becomes un-natural and it involves an insatiated mentality, where the desire becomes unending, it becomes a weakness. Rahu is the planet behind greed as being opposite of Ketu, who rules of renunciating all material objects, it makes the native run after something which is not really needed for him. Thus the native is under a shadowy viel inside which his ability to judge his true needs become cloudy and he feels a insatiable thrust for material objects. Gautama Buddha said that the root cause of all birth are the desires of the material objects which the native wants to experience. Since the soul cannot experience material objects without a body, it needs to take birth to fulfil his desires. Hence Rahu becomes the significator for getting entangled into the shackles of the material world, while its opposite, Ketu signifies breaking free from the shakles and thus liberation. This weakness is predominant in Tamas Guna.

Moha: Moha means delusion which happens due to Maya or the illusion of the material world. Although the soul is free from all material bondages, he gets attached to the material world due to mana or the mind. This happens due to delusion of the mind which thinks that material existence is the only truth and there is nothing beyond it. The truth is the field of activity of the mind is only possible in this material existence when a false ego makes the native differentiate himself as someone different from the eternal soul, the parama purusha. Since Saturn signifies lie, it represents the great lie, the mind is telling itself, that the material existence is the only true existing and there is nothing beyond that. Only under the influence of a Guru (Jupiter), can the mind realise that the material existence is untrue and is momentory and there is something beyond it, which is true and is also eternal. Thus Saturn signifies this ripu which is predominant in Tamas guna.

Mada: Mada means arrogance, which many also associate with alcohol. The association of alcohol with mada is also apt as alcohol makes a person lose his brain and thus make him forget both good and bad thoughts in his mind and thus making him headless. Hence a person under alcohol cannot control over his senses and end up doing headless acts. Similarly when the identification of the person with ego is very strong, he thinks himself as the king of all consider others as non-entity in front of him. Under such arrogance, the person behaves nothing less than a headless person and end up doing headless things. The condition of such person is similar to a wild elephant who rumles over and shatters everything coming to his way. Such elephant is aptly called Mada-mast hathi, in english which means, elephant exhilerated in pride. In mythology, Ketu is called the tail of the demon whose head was cut by lord Vishnu during the churning of the ocearn. Thus it represents some who is headless. One one hand, the positive side of headlessness represent total surrender to god by renunciating ones eqo and material possession (which happens when you have a head) and thus show liberation; while on the other hand, the negetive side, it represent going against the social norms and natural laws and doing something which is completely unexpected such as terrorism etc. Thus when Ketu's headlessness is applied to the material world, it becomes a weakness, while when this transcends into the spiritual world, it makes the person liberate from the bondage of rebirth. Since in material plane, Ketu is a tamasik planet (like Mars), this weakness is predominant in tamas.

Matsarya: Matsarya can be translated to envy or jealousy. The root of jealousy is comparision of one's ownself with others. Although this becomes the prime driver of growth in this material world, it becomes a weakness in the spiritual world. We all know that only when someone shuns the desire to enjoy the material things in this life, he is free from this matarial world. The desire to compare one self comes from the desire to grow in this material world as shown by the upachayas 3rd and 6th, which are naturally ruled by Mercury. This shows that one should keep doing his duties irrespective of what he gets. Based on karma of different people, they may be endowed with different lives and one should not compare himself and complain to god about this discrepancies. Instead only when is free of the feelings of jealousy, then only he can have full faith on god and trust all his actions without judgement. It is said that jealousy becomes a roadblock even in cause of jealousy of spiritual nature. Envy is caused by the nature of human mind which differentiates one from others, where one sees other to be more prosperous than oneself and this faculty of human mind is governed by childish Mercury. It is no wonder that it is natural to see jealousy in young kids who always compare this possessions with their peers and want those which others possess. Thus something which can help one grow in the material world can cause roadblock in the spiritual arena and thus Jealousy is considered as one of the weaknesses. Thus weakness is however, predominant in rajas and is thus easy to get over, unlike those which are predominant in tamas.

In the book the spiritual dimensions of vedic astrology, the author Robert Koch gave the mapping with the shadripus as:


Kama     : Venus
Krodha   : Mars
Lobha    : Saturn
Moha     : Moon
Mada     : Sun
Matsarya : Mercury

He additionally says that since the nodes do not have bodies, they do not rule over any of the weaknesses. I humbly beg to differ with the author. Since the weakness comes from darkness, the nodes are the prime governor of the weaknesses being shadowy planets, while the luminaries Sun and the Moon cannot be associated with any weakness. Hence the mapping I have given here is:


Kama     : Venus
Krodha   : Mars
Lobha    : Rahu
Moha     : Saturn
Mada     : Ketu
Matsarya : Mercury

Discerning readers can evaluate my arguments and form their own opinions on which is the right mapping.

7th house: 7th house is the house of desire and is also called the dvara. It is said that soul enters the planet from the 7th house and also leaves from that house and hence is termed as dvara, which means door. The disposition of this house in the death chart will show whether the native would be born again in this planet or he is liberated from the cycle of re-birth. More number of planets in this house show more rebirths while no planets show no re-birth. Placement of a stronger planet in this house can even show multiple births before he can relinquish his desires and attain moksha. If there are planets in both 7th and 12th house, the native is likely to take birth after staying in the lokas shown by the 12th house for certain time. The duration after which the native has to take birth again can be seen from the natural periods of the planets placed in the 7th house (refer to the lagna section for details).

8th house: 8th house is the house of Sin, something which becomes the cause of re-birth. This shows the consolidated Sin's done by the native in his lifetime. The nature of the sin can be deciphered from the various weaknesses as mentioned above. The punishments for the Sins are quite grave and if they are not forgiven, the native has to take birth for redemption. The Sin's can be forgiven only when devaguru Jupiter has aspects the 8th house.

10th house: 10th house is the house of karma. It is known that the future of an individual is determined from the karma he did before and hence this house is very important in judging the state of native after death. If the native is worked without attachment, then he can attain moksha, whereas if he worked with specific results in mind, he has to come back to earth to experience those results. The 10th house in the punya chart shows the sum total of all karmas performed by the native in his lifetime. If the 10th lord is strong and the 10th house is under benefic influence, the native did good work. Similarly if the 10th lord as well as the house are weak and afflicted, the native has done bad deed and he has to take birth for redemption. The nature of work can also seen from the placement of 10th lord in various houses as well as the influence of various house lords/ planets on the 10th house. If the 10th lord is strong and is influenced by Jupiter and is also connected to the 12th house, the native can attain moksha, else the chances of taking rebirth is quite high.

12th house: 12th house is the house of moksha or liberation from the cycle of rebirth. One attains Moksha if Jupiter is either placed in the 12th or aspects it with Graha drsti. Jupiter represents the wish of the god and hence it indicate that only irrespective of whatever deed a person do, he might not get moksha unless god desired to give him so.

In Bhagavatgita, lord Krishna says that the person attains that, which he was thinking at the moment of his death. Thus only when someone is thinking about God, he can attain him after death. Thus 12th house also shows things which is dominant in the mind of a dying person. Thus it is important to think about god at all times as no one knows when the critical moment of death comes face to face with someone. Only when one remembers god at all times can remember him at the moment of death, else he will think of those things which happened to be there in him mind majority of his life.

Now, if a person does not attain moksha, he can go to various other spiritual planes of existence which are called the Lokas. There are 7 lokas including Earth and similarly there are 7 Talas, which makes it 14 lokas and talas. The Lokas are full of spiritual energies while the talas are full of darkness and ignorance. The 7 lokas are as follows:


Bhurloka   - Mars
Bhuvarloka - Sun
Svargaloka - Venus
Janarloka  - Moon
Taparloka  - Saturn
Mahaloka   - Mercury
Satyaloka  - Jupiter

To be continued...

OM TAT SAT

The Chinese Calendar II- Month

2008-02-10T15:37:00.000+08:00

Month start and end dates and times for year 2008, based on timezone +08:00 hrs of GMT


Month 01 :   07 Feb 2008 11:45:00 - 08 Mar 2008 01:14:40
Month 02 :   08 Mar 2008 01:14:40 - 06 Apr 2008 11:55:42
Month 03 :   06 Apr 2008 11:55:42 - 05 May 2008 20:18:37
Month 04 :   05 May 2008 20:18:37 - 04 Jun 2008 03:22:58
Month 05 :   04 Jun 2008 03:22:58 - 03 Jul 2008 10:19:00
Month 06 :   03 Jul 2008 10:19:00 - 01 Aug 2008 18:12:59
Month 07 :   01 Aug 2008 18:12:59 - 31 Aug 2008 03:58:30
Month 08 :   31 Aug 2008 03:58:30 - 29 Sep 2008 16:12:44
Month 09 :   29 Sep 2008 16:12:44 - 29 Oct 2008 07:14:21
Month 10 :   29 Oct 2008 07:14:21 - 28 Nov 2008 00:55:07
Month 11 :   28 Nov 2008 00:55:07 - 27 Dec 2008 20:22:55
Month 12 :   27 Dec 2008 20:22:55 - 26 Jan 2009 15:55:49

The Chinese Calendar I

2008-02-06T21:49:00.000+08:00

Although this calendar is followed by Chinese all over the world, mysteries abound on the computation of this calendar. Like any knowledge developed by ancient civilizations, I consider even this calendar deserves merit to study it in details. The purpose of this article is to provide a brief description and its astronomical basis for those who are interested. When time permits, I will try to contribute more on this subject. I am sure, my understanding of this calendar will increase with such narration of my current understanding.

Tropical or Sidereal
Whenever we discuss about any calendar, we need to know whether the purpose of the calendar is to reckon time with respect to seasons or with respect to fixed stars. Like any other calendar which was developed to keep track of the seasons for agricultural purposes, this calendar is a tropical calendar and tries to synchronize with the season markers such as equinoxes and solstices. However, instead of this being a solar calendar which traces the beginning and end of the calendar to the beginning and end of the the tropical zodiac (where beginning of Aries is tagged to vernal equinox), this calendar is a synodic calendar, which is based on the movement of Sun as well as the Moon. It is worthy to mention that most part of India also follows synodic calendar while also keeping it synchronous with the seasons by adding or subtracting intercalary months.

However, part of India also follow Sidereal calendar which is marked by movement of Sun in the sidereal zodiac i.e., with respect to the fixed stars and for them the year starts with the movement of Sun into the sidereal Aries somewhere on April 14 (as of now).

Start of the Year
The year starts on the day Sun and Moon conjoins in Tropical Aquarius. Thus the first day of this calendar is the 1st day of the bright half (shukla paksha) as per the amanta calendar followed in certain parts of India. One should note here is that the exact moment of conjunction of Sun and Moon marks the end of New Moon and beginning of the bright half.

Although the time of conjunction of Sun and Moon is known to start the Chinese calendar, the date of celebration would need further consideration. Since in actual practice, we follow the civil calendar (Gregorian calendar) and the civil time (24hrs day), we need to know which day should be taken as per the Gregorian calendar for the celebration of the new year. As per this civil time the day on which the Moon conjoins the Sun (irrespective of the part of the day) is treated as the start of new year. Thus if the conjunction happens before 00:00 hrs, the current day is treated as th new year, else, the next day will be so treated.

Based on this principles, the CNY dates for various years are given below. I have considered timezone +08:00 East of GMT for the time of beginning of the year, i.e, the beginning of bright half (shukla pratipada). Based on the timezone, the date can vary.


Year#  YEAR   START DATE & TIME      END DATE & TIME        ANIMAL   ELEMENT
4645 - 1948 : 10 Feb 1948 11:02:22 - 29 Jan 1949 10:42:43 : Rat    : Earth
4646 - 1949 : 29 Jan 1949 10:42:43 - 17 Feb 1950 06:53:25 : Ox     : Earth
4647 - 1950 : 17 Feb 1950 06:53:25 - 06 Feb 1951 15:54:11 : Tiger  : Metal
4648 - 1951 : 06 Feb 1951 15:54:11 - 27 Jan 1952 06:26:46 : Rabbit : Metal
4649 - 1952 : 27 Jan 1952 06:26:46 - 14 Feb 1953 09:10:42 : Dragon : Water
4650 - 1953 : 14 Feb 1953 09:10:42 - 03 Feb 1954 23:55:52 : Snake  : Water
4651 - 1954 : 03 Feb 1954 23:55:52 - 24 Jan 1955 09:07:09 : Horse  : Wood
4652 - 1955 : 24 Jan 1955 09:07:09 - 12 Feb 1956 05:38:17 : Sheep  : Wood
4653 - 1956 : 12 Feb 1956 05:38:17 - 31 Jan 1957 05:25:13 : Monkey : Fire
4654 - 1957 : 31 Jan 1957 05:25:13 - 20 Jan 1958 06:08:20 : Rooster: Fire
4655 - 1958 : 20 Jan 1958 06:08:20 - 08 Feb 1959 03:22:35 : Dog    : Earth
4656 - 1959 : 08 Feb 1959 03:22:35 - 28 Jan 1960 14:15:36 : Pig    : Earth
4657 - 1960 : 28 Jan 1960 14:15:36 - 15 Feb 1961 16:10:47 : Rat    : Metal
4658 - 1961 : 15 Feb 1961 16:10:47 - 05 Feb 1962 08:10:21 : Ox     : Metal
4659 - 1962 : 05 Feb 1962 08:10:21 - 25 Jan 1963 21:42:23 : Tiger  : Water
4660 - 1963 : 25 Jan 1963 21:42:23 - 13 Feb 1964 21:01:41 : Rabbit : Water
4661 - 1964 : 13 Feb 1964 21:01:41 - 02 Feb 1965 00:36:06 : Dragon : Wood
4662 - 1965 : 02 Feb 1965 00:36:06 - 21 Jan 1966 23:46:44 : Snake  : Wood
4663 - 1966 : 21 Jan 1966 23:46:44 - 09 Feb 1967 18:44:23 : Horse  : Fire
4664 - 1967 : 09 Feb 1967 18:44:23 - 30 Jan 1968 00:29:41 : Sheep  : Fire
4665 - 1968 : 30 Jan 1968 00:29:41 - 17 Feb 1969 00:25:31 : Monkey : Earth
4666 - 1969 : 17 Feb 1969 00:25:31 - 06 Feb 1970 15:13:17 : Rooster: Earth
4667 - 1970 : 06 Feb 1970 15:13:17 - 27 Jan 1971 06:55:35 : Dog    : Metal
4668 - 1971 : 27 Jan 1971 06:55:35 - 15 Feb 1972 08:29:15 : Pig    : Metal
4669 - 1972 : 15 Feb 1972 08:29:15 - 03 Feb 1973 17:23:22 : Rat    : Water
4670 - 1973 : 03 Feb 1973 17:23:22 - 23 Jan 1974 19:02:29 : Ox     : Water
4671 - 1974 : 23 Jan 1974 19:02:29 - 11 Feb 1975 13:17:27 : Tiger  : Wood
4672 - 1975 : 11 Feb 1975 13:17:27 - 31 Jan 1976 14:20:43 : Rabbit : Wood
4673 - 1976 : 31 Jan 1976 14:20:43 - 18 Feb 1977 11:37:23 : Dragon : Fire
4674 - 1977 : 18 Feb 1977 11:37:23 - 07 Feb 1978 22:54:28 : Snake  : Fire
4675 - 1978 : 07 Feb 1978 22:54:28 - 28 Jan 1979 14:19:59 : Horse  : Earth
4676 - 1979 : 28 Jan 1979 14:19:59 - 16 Feb 1980 16:51:20 : Sheep  : Earth
4677 - 1980 : 16 Feb 1980 16:51:20 - 05 Feb 1981 06:14:16 : Monkey : Metal
4678 - 1981 : 05 Feb 1981 06:14:16 - 25 Jan 1982 12:56:30 : Rooster: Metal
4679 - 1982 : 25 Jan 1982 12:56:30 - 13 Feb 1983 08:32:24 : Dog    : Water
4680 - 1983 : 13 Feb 1983 08:32:24 - 02 Feb 1984 07:47:00 : Pig    : Water
4681 - 1984 : 02 Feb 1984 07:47:00 - 21 Jan 1985 10:28:48 : Rat    : Wood
4682 - 1985 : 21 Jan 1985 10:28:48 - 09 Feb 1986 08:55:49 : Ox     : Wood
4683 - 1986 : 09 Feb 1986 08:55:49 - 29 Jan 1987 21:44:58 : Tiger  : Fire
4684 - 1987 : 29 Jan 1987 21:44:58 - 17 Feb 1988 23:54:42 : Rabbit : Fire
4685 - 1988 : 17 Feb 1988 23:54:42 - 06 Feb 1989 15:37:25 : Dragon : Earth
4686 - 1989 : 06 Feb 1989 15:37:25 - 27 Jan 1990 03:20:33 : Snake  : Earth
4687 - 1990 : 27 Jan 1990 03:20:33 - 15 Feb 1991 01:32:15 : Horse  : Metal
4688 - 1991 : 15 Feb 1991 01:32:15 - 04 Feb 1992 03:00:14 : Sheep  : Metal
4689 - 1992 : 04 Feb 1992 03:00:14 - 23 Jan 1993 02:27:27 : Monkey : Water
4690 - 1993 : 23 Jan 1993 02:27:27 - 10 Feb 1994 22:30:27 : Rooster: Water
4691 - 1994 : 10 Feb 1994 22:30:27 - 31 Jan 1995 06:48:13 : Dog    : Wood
4692 - 1995 : 31 Jan 1995 06:48:13 - 19 Feb 1996 07:30:36 : Pig    : Wood
4693 - 1996 : 19 Feb 1996 07:30:36 - 07 Feb 1997 23:06:42 : Rat    : Fire
4694 - 1997 : 07 Feb 1997 23:06:42 - 28 Jan 1998 14:01:19 : Ox     : Fire
4695 - 1998 : 28 Jan 1998 14:01:19 - 16 Feb 1999 14:39:12 : Tiger  : Earth
4696 - 1999 : 16 Feb 1999 14:39:12 - 05 Feb 2000 21:03:50 : Rabbit : Earth
4697 - 2000 : 05 Feb 2000 21:03:50 - 24 Jan 2001 21:07:26 : Dragon : Metal
4698 - 2001 : 24 Jan 2001 21:07:26 - 12 Feb 2002 15:41:28 : Snake  : Metal
4699 - 2002 : 12 Feb 2002 15:41:28 - 01 Feb 2003 18:48:54 : Horse  : Water
4700 - 2003 : 01 Feb 2003 18:48:54 - 22 Jan 2004 05:05:21 : Sheep  : Water
4701 - 2004 : 22 Jan 2004 05:05:21 - 09 Feb 2005 06:28:28 : Monkey : Wood
4702 - 2005 : 09 Feb 2005 06:28:28 - 29 Jan 2006 22:15:03 : Rooster: Wood
4703 - 2006 : 29 Jan 2006 22:15:03 - 18 Feb 2007 00:14:43 : Dog    : Fire
4704 - 2007 : 18 Feb 2007 00:14:43 - 07 Feb 2008 11:45:00 : Pig    : Fire
4705 - 2008 : 07 Feb 2008 11:45:00 - 26 Jan 2009 15:55:49 : Rat    : Earth
4706 - 2009 : 26 Jan 2009 15:55:49 - 14 Feb 2010 10:51:50 : Ox     : Earth
4707 - 2010 : 14 Feb 2010 10:51:50 - 03 Feb 2011 10:31:10 : Tiger  : Metal
4708 - 2011 : 03 Feb 2011 10:31:10 - 23 Jan 2012 15:39:43 : Rabbit : Metal
4709 - 2012 : 23 Jan 2012 15:39:43 - 10 Feb 2013 15:20:30 : Dragon : Water
4710 - 2013 : 10 Feb 2013 15:20:30 - 31 Jan 2014 05:38:53 : Snake  : Water
4711 - 2014 : 31 Jan 2014 05:38:53 - 20 Jan 2015 21:14:03 : Horse  : Wood
4712 - 2015 : 20 Jan 2015 21:14:03 - 08 Feb 2016 22:39:17** : Sheep: Wood
4713 - 2016 : 08 Feb 2016 22:39:17 - 28 Jan 2017 08:07:27 : Monkey : Fire
4714 - 2017 : 28 Jan 2017 08:07:27 - 16 Feb 2018 05:05:38 : Rooster: Fire
4715 - 2018 : 16 Feb 2018 05:05:38 - 05 Feb 2019 05:04:01 : Dog    : Earth
4716 - 2019 : 05 Feb 2019 05:04:01 - 25 Jan 2020 05:42:23 : Pig    : Earth
4717 - 2020 : 25 Jan 2020 05:42:23 - 12 Feb 2021 03:06:00 : Rat    : Metal
4718 - 2021 : 12 Feb 2021 03:06:00 - 01 Feb 2022 13:46:16 : Ox     : Metal
4719 - 2022 : 01 Feb 2022 13:46:16 - 22 Jan 2023 04:53:28 : Tiger  : Water
4720 - 2023 : 22 Jan 2023 04:53:28 - 10 Feb 2024 06:59:23 : Rabbit : Water
4721 - 2024 : 10 Feb 2024 06:59:23 - 29 Jan 2025 20:36:12 : Dragon : Wood
4722 - 2025 : 29 Jan 2025 20:36:12 - 17 Feb 2026 20:01:23 : Snake  : Wood
4723 - 2026 : 17 Feb 2026 20:01:23 - 06 Feb 2027 23:56:23 : Horse  : Fire
4724 - 2027 : 06 Feb 2027 23:56:23 - 26 Jan 2028 23:12:46 : Sheep  : Fire
4725 - 2028 : 26 Jan 2028 23:12:46 - 13 Feb 2029 18:31:44 : Monkey : Earth
4726 - 2029 : 13 Feb 2029 18:31:44 - 03 Feb 2030 00:07:40 : Rooster: Earth
4727 - 2030 : 03 Feb 2030 00:07:40 - 23 Jan 2031 12:31:05 : Dog    : Metal
4728 - 2031 : 23 Jan 2031 12:31:05 - 11 Feb 2032 14:24:18 : Pig    : Metal
4729 - 2032 : 11 Feb 2032 14:24:18 - 31 Jan 2033 05:59:55 : Rat    : Water
4730 - 2033 : 31 Jan 2033 05:59:55 - 20 Jan 2034 18:01:37 : Ox     : Water
4731 - 2034 : 20 Jan 2034 18:01:37 - 08 Feb 2035 16:22:14 : Tiger  : Wood
4732 - 2035 : 08 Feb 2035 16:22:14 - 28 Jan 2036 18:17:19 : Rabbit : Wood
4733 - 2036 : 28 Jan 2036 18:17:19 - 15 Feb 2037 12:54:12 : Dragon : Fire
4734 - 2037 : 15 Feb 2037 12:54:12 - 04 Feb 2038 13:52:14 : Snake  : Fire
4735 - 2038 : 04 Feb 2038 13:52:14 - 24 Jan 2039 21:36:05 : Horse  : Earth
4736 - 2039 : 24 Jan 2039 21:36:05 - 12 Feb 2040 22:24:22 : Sheep  : Earth
4737 - 2040 : 12 Feb 2040 22:24:22 - 01 Feb 2041 13:42:48 : Monkey : Metal
4738 - 2041 : 01 Feb 2041 13:42:48 - 22 Jan 2042 04:41:59 : Rooster: Metal
4739 - 2042 : 22 Jan 2042 04:41:59 - 10 Feb 2043 05:07:38 : Dog    : Water
4740 - 2043 : 10 Feb 2043 05:07:38 - 30 Jan 2044 12:04:28 : Pig    : Water
4741 - 2044 : 30 Jan 2044 12:04:28 - 17 Feb 2045 07:51:06 : Rat    : Wood
4742 - 2045 : 17 Feb 2045 07:51:06 - 06 Feb 2046 07:09:40 : Ox     : Wood
4743 - 2046 : 06 Feb 2046 07:09:40 - 26 Jan 2047 09:43:39 : Tiger  : Fire
4744 - 2047 : 26 Jan 2047 09:43:39 - 14 Feb 2048 08:31:21 : Rabbit : Fire
4745 - 2048 : 14 Feb 2048 08:31:21 - 02 Feb 2049 21:15:36 : Dragon : Earth
4746 - 2049 : 02 Feb 2049 21:15:36 - 23 Jan 2050 12:56:41 : Snake  : Earth
4747 - 2050 : 23 Jan 2050 12:56:41 - 11 Feb 2051 14:41:18 : Horse  : Metal
4748 - 2051 : 11 Feb 2051 14:41:18 - 01 Feb 2052 02:30:05 : Sheep  : Metal
4749 - 2052 : 01 Feb 2052 02:30:05 - 19 Feb 2053 00:31:19 : Monkey : Water
4750 - 2053 : 19 Feb 2053 00:31:19 - 08 Feb 2054 02:13:50 : Rooster: Water
4751 - 2054 : 08 Feb 2054 02:13:50 - 28 Jan 2055 01:39:13 : Dog    : Wood
4752 - 2055 : 28 Jan 2055 01:39:13 - 15 Feb 2056 21:59:40 : Pig    : Wood
4753 - 2056 : 15 Feb 2056 21:59:40 - 04 Feb 2057 06:10:21 : Rat    : Fire
4754 - 2057 : 04 Feb 2057 06:10:21 - 24 Jan 2058 20:14:05 : Ox     : Fire
4755 - 2058 : 24 Jan 2058 20:14:05 - 12 Feb 2059 22:27:12 : Tiger  : Earth
4756 - 2059 : 12 Feb 2059 22:27:12 - 02 Feb 2060 13:22:26 : Rabbit : Earth
4757 - 2060 : 02 Feb 2060 13:22:26 - 21 Jan 2061 23:16:12 : Dragon : Metal
4758 - 2061 : 21 Jan 2061 23:16:12 - 09 Feb 2062 20:10:38 : Snake  : Metal
4759 - 2062 : 09 Feb 2062 20:10:38 - 29 Jan 2063 20:23:09 : Horse  : Water
4760 - 2063 : 29 Jan 2063 20:23:09 - 17 Feb 2064 15:02:58 : Sheep  : Water
4761 - 2064 : 17 Feb 2064 15:02:58 - 05 Feb 2065 18:02:11 : Monkey : Wood
4762 - 2065 : 05 Feb 2065 18:02:11 - 26 Jan 2066 04:14:09 : Rooster: Wood
4763 - 2066 : 26 Jan 2066 04:14:09 - 14 Feb 2067 05:57:26 : Dog    : Fire
4764 - 2067 : 14 Feb 2067 05:57:26 - 03 Feb 2068 21:44:33 : Pig    : Fire

** In these years, there are two conjunctions of Sun & Moon in Tropical Aquarius out of which the 2nd one should be taken as the beginning of the year. Based on this, the dates would require revision. (I will do it in my next revision of this article.)

OM TAT SAT

Karma & Destiny

2008-02-04T01:13:00.000+08:00

Written in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/varahamihira/message/3901
Date: Nov 5, 2000

I am writing something which i was willing to write for many days but couldn't get the time to do that. In a mail, I supported the concept of fatalism and said that I shall write some more things on the same topic. Here I shall write my understanding of two things:

1. How the karmic forces influence us?
2. How do the planets interfere in the life of human?

Anyone who has read the Hindu scriptures or understand the Indian philosophy wouldn't deny the influence of karmic forces in the life of human beings and the theory of life, death and rebirth; the theory of reincarnation. karma and all the above mentioned concepts are highly related and intertwined.

Whatever we do is the karma and also reap the result of the karma. The result may be got in this birth or the next birth. When we think that why shall we get the result of this birth in our subsequent birth, we may not get an answer if we think as a physical body. But if we consider to be spiritual beings and come to the earth for a brief journey, they we may feel that though the body has changed, we haven't- we are the same being in different body... u may call the being as the soul. Irrespective of the body the soul presently have, he has to borne the result of the past karma.

The results are nothing but the situations that arise in our life-good or bad, the events that happen in our life-good or bad. But then these situations and events force us to behave in a particular way... that is the karma we are performing in this birth...which again will cause some situations or events to happen in the future. If this is the case are we really so much bound by the unending chain of cause and action...karma and the result, which we cannot get out from this chain. Is the situation so hopeless? No, it is not... The situation is not so much hopeless... we have free will. But the natural question arise here is that if we are so much bound by the cycle of cause and effect, where is the scope of freewill? Though apparently there seems that there is no scope, there is enough scope for exercise of the free will.. I will explain it after sometime. But let me say something else before that.

Now I shall take up the issue of who is the doer? Are you are the doer of whatever you are doing? You would find the answer very soon! Just think, how many organisms you kill when you respire.. How many ants or insects you kill when you walk over any place. These figures are innumerable. If you are asked that who is the killer all these organisms, you would probably say that it is not you. Because the death of these organisms had come that’s why they went into your mouth when you respired or came below your feet when you walked. Again think how many people you influence knowingly or unknowingly in day which leads them to act in a particular way. Let’s take an example here, you had a fight with some one say Ram and that fellow got so much angry that he tried to kill someone else say Balram. Here if you analyze the charts of all the persons involved in the process you would find that there is some indication of this happening. You will feel that it is a mere coincidence that these things happen that way only. Balram was supposed to be threatened by Ram at that moment and Ram was supposed to have a fight with you at that moment, that is why it happened. You are only a link in the chain of cause and effect.

When a person say Parshuram has to die, he may get a heart attack, but do you say that heart attack was the doer of the death of the person. No, probably you do not. We would rather say that the heart attract was the cause of the effect (Heart attack). But if someone else says Kashiram kills Parshuram, why we say that the Kashiram has killed Parshuram, why don't we say that Kashiram was only a means to the end or a cause to an effect or an instrument with which Parshuram was supposed to be killed. Extrapolating the same concept we may see that whatever we do have some or other implication whatever may be its intensity-small or large. We must understand that the implications had to happen that is why we were inspired to the action.

In all the cases we have means to some end which again becomes the means to some other end and the chain goes on. In these chain all these means and ends or the causes and effects are the links. In other words we are not the doer whatever we do, we are only means or the instruments in the hands of some invisible force. But the question here is why we do the things the way we do. Why we don't do it in some other way. Could we have done the things we did in our past in some other way? I would say because each of the actions done by us lead to many other actions and which would lead to many other and if analyse the horoscopes of all these situations we would see that there are indications of their happening the way they have happened, it is very unlikely that the actions performed could have been performed in some other way. Again as answer to the question why we acted in a particular way in a given situation, who inspired us to behave in that way, I would say that it is the PRAKRITI and THE GUNA of the person, who inspired him to act in a particular way. We act in a particular way in a given situation, because we get the urge to act that way. And this urge is controlled by the PRAKRITI and GUNA we have.

If we introspect on the teachings of GITA we will find the same essence that we are not the doers, we are only an instrument in the hands of someone else (KRISHNA/ BRAHMAN/ SUPREME CONSCIOUSNESS). When we are not the doers, why do we expect the result of the actions performed by us. Let’s take an analogy to understand this. Let’s say you have invented a robot which works for you. You programmed (PRAKRITI/GUNA) the robot to kill some one or help someone. If the robot kills or helps someone, do you condemn or praise the robot for those actions. Probably not. You, who have programmed the robot should be accountable for or held responsible for whatever the result. So when we are not the doers, we should not expect the result of the actions we have performed rather we shall surrender ourselves to the supreme and accept whatever he does with us.

Now I shall take up the topic of free will. Before that we shall know that the human birth has some importance attached to it. It is not a mere accident. This is a vehicle with which we can attain the BRAHMAN or self realization. This the birth which accumulates karma (good or bad). Because we don't have any control of the situations or the events or the actions we are doing, what matter is the attitude with which we are doing the same job. Different attitude towards the same action can accumulate different types of Karma. Here comes the importance of FREE WILL. How we are performing the karma and not what we are performing. If a person does a particular action with the feeling that he is doer of the karma, then the result-negative or positive will be accumulated in his repertoire of karma and may lead to bad or good situation in subsequent or even the same birth. But even the good or prosperous condition as a result of a good karma is not that good as it attach the soul to the material world. But if the same action is done with complete self surrender to the BRAHMAN, then whatever the result may be good or bad won't be having any effect on his karma repertoire rather he will exhaust some of his past accumulated karma in the process, and in a way break some links of the chain binding him to this material world and move towards attainment of self-realization. Thus we can exert our freewill in having an attitude which take us towards self-realization, i.e., the attitude of self-surrender to the supreme and have unbroken faith in his actions. If we have the same attitude in all of our actions we would see that our ego is vanishing and we are reaching towards supreme/infinite consciousness from individual/ finite consciousness.

Thus though we seemed to be bound by the law of time-space and causation or though the destiny seems to be fatalistic, we can get out of this unending cycle by exerting our free will in surrendering ourselves to the almighty.

Lets see how with self-less or surrendered action we can reach near the almighty. Here we see what the prakriti of a person is? It is accumulation of attitudes. If we behave in a particular way in a given type of situation similarly again and again repeatedly, it becomes our inherent nature (this is the prakriti) and we would spontaneously behave the same way in future given similar situation. Thus with exertion of free our nature of self surrender would become more and more strong and more and more we reach near the goal of self realisation.

Now let me take the issue of planetary movements and human destiny. Here I have some different viewpoints. If we presume that everything is governed by some law and nothing is haphazard or accident, then everything can be predicted. We can predict the motion of earth around the sun very precisely because it is a regular motion and guided by some celestial law. Had it been haphazard, we couldn't have predicted that. Take anything in the universe from the smallest atom to the galaxies, everything is guided by some law and hence have some pattern in their behaviour. If we understand the underlying pattern in their behaviour we can predict how they would behave in future. Deciphering the underlying pattern is the most difficult this. There is chaos nowhere.... everywhere there is a very regular patterned behaviour we fail to decipher and we see chaos. Let’s take an example to see this. Let’s try to find the pattern the given series of number.

1,2,4,2,3,9,3,5,25,4,7,49,5,11,121,6,13,169,7

Here if we are asked to predict the next number, we may feel apparently that there is no pattern but a jumble of number instead. But if we try to analyse deeply, we would find that this is an interweaving of three different series.

1,2,3,4,5,6,7 2,3,5,7,11,13 (prime numbers) 4,9,25,49,121,169 (squares of the prime numbers)

Now that we have deciphered the pattern in the series, we can predict the next number in the series. Even in case we don't find any pattern after any number of try, which would mean that we haven't explored the total possible environment of the system. For example if we have series like

1278838923484981 here we may not find any pattern but if more data is taken we would find that there is a repetition of the following set of numbers in the total system, and that is the pattern.

12788389234849811278838923484981

AND because nothing in this universe is unconnected with each other, there is a pattern of relation within so called apparently unconnected systems. Though it seem that solar system, the universe and the earth and the life in earth are unconnected system, they are the part of a bigger system. So if the pattern of connection or the relation between these apparent unconnected system is deciphered, the future can be predicted taking cues from any part of the whole system.

Maharihis have tried to decipher how the planets and the stars in the sky during the birth of a person is connected to the destiny of that person. Thus they have found out the pattern of such connections and that is jyotisha. Thus the configuration of planet during the birth time can only indicate but not influence the destiny of the person. This is somewhat similar to statistical analysis of trend over a period of time. The coorelation between the celestial even and the occurance of a particular incidence in a persons life has been found out and wherever they are found to be strongly coorelated, those predicters are retained. But coorelation by itself doesn't show any causal relationship. This is why we can predict the destiny from palm of our hands. That doesn't show that the lines in our palms cause somethings in our life, but only show that there is a high correlation between the lines and the events occuring in the life. This can be done with any such thing which is seemingly unrelated to us... but in this case deciphering the pattern will be very difficult or near to impossible. Because the law operating everywhere is the same everywhere, the properties present in the macrocosm is also present in the microcosm. Thus those this which can be predicted with the help of planets and stars in the sky, can also be predicted with the help of palm or for that matter the little finger or thumb alone. For that matter we can go much smaller level to the genetic composition of the person. Everything would yeild the same result.

Now I shall end with a statement which may stimulate some thinking... "If we are guided by our own karma, prakriti and Guna, why are we allowing the planets to interfere with our destiny and influence us" Why we bring planets in the picture to govern us, whereas in reality it is not so. "PLANET CAN ONLY INDICATE BUT NOT INFLUENCE OUR DESTINY"

OM TAT SAT

Astrology- Science or Not

2008-02-04T00:51:00.000+08:00

Written in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vedic-astrology/message/8146
Date: Jun 23, 2001

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Before going into the debate of whether Astrology is a Science or not, we must understand what is science? How science is defined....

I have picked up the article from a website http://www.csicop.org/youngskeptics/education/resources/sciencedef.html which defines science as

A Brief Definition of Science

Science is a process of searching for fundamental and universal principles that govern causes and effects in the universe. The process itself is a method of building, testing, and connecting falsifiable models to describe, explain and predict a shared reality. The method includes hypothesis, repeatable experiments and observations, and new hypothesis. The prime criterion in determining the usefulness of a model is the ease with which the model correctly makes predictions or explains phenomena in the shared reality.

A short explanation of the term "shared reality" is in order. In the film "Harvey" Jimmy Stewart's six foot white rabbit, Harvey, is a reality for Mr. Stewart, and perhaps just as much "truth" as a lighted match, but Harvey is not shared by most of the rest of us, whereas the match can burn us all. Shared reality is a reality that is verifiable by independent observers and whose causes and effects do not change in time or space. Shared reality is a term that helps avoid conflict with some deep seated beliefs outside of science. Everyone may keep his or her non-science truths; these truths will simply not be part of the shared reality, and not part of science.

In addition, it is an important aspect of shared reality that the principle of cause and effect exists and does not change over time and space. If forces cause accelerations today, we must assume that this was so a thousand years ago. The fundamental causes and effects that exist today existed in the past and will exist in the future, allowing us to understand and agree upon past events. If we do not share consistency of cause and effect, then all theories explaining past events will be non-falsifiable, and not a part of the science process.

Science as a process:

Science is not a collection of facts and theories. The process by which we develop theories is science, not the theories themselves. The fact that objects accelerate on earth at 9.8m/s2 is not science. The theory from Newton that predicts objects accelerate at this rate is also not science. The PROCESS used to develop the theory is science.

Theories must be falsifiable:

There must be a way to prove the theory wrong. If we can't prove it wrong, it is not a scientific theory. This idea of a theory being falsifiable is one of the most important aspects of science. The theory, "beyond Earth there is intelligent life in the universe," may be true, but it is not a scientific theory since there is no way to prove it false.

Theories must be able to predict:

All science theories must have some predictive nature. Even if a theory does not in and of itself make predictions, it does have consequences and can be used to make some sort of predictions. Einstein's theory of relativity, which he developed in the early 1900s, predicted changes in the passage of time for objects traveling at extremely high speeds. It was not until much later that some of these "predictions" could be tested. Very accurate clocks were put in airplanes and flown at extremely high speeds. When the planes landed, clocks in the planes were compared with ground clocks. The difference in the times on the clocks were just what was predicted by the theory.

It inspires more confidence when two independent theories confirm one another. Cosmic rays create new particles high in the upper atmosphere. It was noted that according to a theory of radioactive decay, particles should not be observed to hit the surface of the earth because the "half life" was too short. Observations showed that the particles did hit the earth. By using one of Einstein's equations in relativity theory it was shown that time slowed down for the particles traveling toward earth. The theory matched experimental results and both the theory of relativity and the theory of radioactive decay were supported.

Experiments must be repeatable:

It is not acceptable that only one person, or only one group can obtain results that support the theory. Anyone using proper procedures must be able to achieve the same results. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries a number of different "rays" were discovered, including X-rays and Beta rays. A well respected scientist named Blondlot announced he had discovered a new ray, which he called an N-ray. Among other things, people who had been subjected to N-rays could read text that normally could not be read in dim light. The effects were very small and could not be measured with an instrument. In the next few years other scientists reported seeing the same effect, confirming Blondlot's claims. More and more sources of N-rays were found and more effects as well. Most of the positive reports came from France, but some physicists, especially outside France, were skeptical because they could not reproduce the same results.

An American physicist named Wood visited Blondlot's laboratory. One of Blondlot's claims was that lead could stop N-rays. Wood, in assisting Blondlot, moved a piece of lead back and forth across a beam of N-rays while Blondlot reported the results. Blondlot then reported results when he believed the lead was in front of the beam, and not when the lead was actually in front of the beam. Wood reported these results in the journal Nature. Other, more critical experiments followed. Non-reproducible results ended the theory of N-rays as far as the scientific community was concerned, although Blondlot continued his research until his death.

Confidence in Theories:

We have degrees of confidence in theories, sometimes very strong, but none is absolute. The more a theory has been used successfully in the past, and the more it seems to fit in with other theories, the more confidence scientists have in it. There are occasions when evidence seems to indicate a theory is false, but scientists do not abandon the theory immediately. However, if the negative data remain unexplained, the theory must be replaced. For example, scientists had a high degree of confidence in Newton's theory ("law") of gravitation. When Uranus' orbit was seen to be different than predicted by Newton, the theory was abandoned right away. Scientists looked for other explanations for the orbit which would be consistent with Newton's theory. They succeeded in finding the planet Neptune which meant Newton's theory was still viable. If the new planet had not been found scientists would have had to discard or modify Newton's theory. This did happen in the early 1900s when the orbit of Mercury could not be explained in terms of Newton's theory. Newton's theory was then replaced by Einstein's theory of gravitation.

In a like manner, many theories in science have been replaced or modified, such as ones dealing with the structure of the atom.

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My Comments

From the above article we might infer that No Theory is a "absolute theory". All the so called scientific theories are the outcome of series of observations. From these observations when they found some kind of high correlation of occurance of two subsequent events, they tried to infer causation from them i.e., the preceeding event causing the succeeding event. However, can these coorelation can prove with certainity whether the theory about the causation is correct. No, unless they are mathematically verified. But, we must acknowledge that there are some limilations here. While we are subjecting some hypothesis to mathematical rigour, there might be instances when the mathematical proofs are not possible as it might require further advancement of the mathematical principles (something more to be discovered).

But this is something about what we call exact science such as Physics. However, if we take some science such as Biology or physiology, do we subject the theories to similar mathematical rigour....The answer is No. There we try to explain or cause of some disease merely on the basis of statistical probablity. For illustration, when all the doctors found the same germ Plasmodium Vivax in the blood of all the pateints suffering from Malaria, they concluded that Malaria is caused by Plasmodium Vivax. This is an instance of nothing but high coorelation between occurance of two events viz., occurance of malaria and finding of Plasmodium Vivax in the blood of such patients.

Leaving the non-exact science such as Biology and Psychology which are emperical, even the so called exact sciece are vulnarable. Stephen Hawkins, in his book "a brief history of time" mentioned that No theory is absolute. No matter how many times numerous observations proove a theory, a single observation which disproves it, make the theory invalid (The quote of Stephen Hawkins is a bit different. I don't have the book with me now to check it). This happens many times in the physical world. Some past theories couldn't explain some events and henceforth the theory is modified. For illustration Einstein said that nothing in this universe could travel faster than light but, now it is discovered that it does. Again, Einstein's theory of quantum mechanics came into being only beause Newton's theory of mechanics failed to explain some events of time and space. Thus it is only a matter of time. Any theory which seems absolute for the timebeing might get modified with new discoveries and until an unified theory is discovered which could explain all events in the universe.

The only thing which gives some credibility to any theory is the objectivity of the experiments, its reapeatibilty and the most important one, the predictibilty. With objectivity, I mean that the observer is not biased in devising the experiment, with repeatability, I mean that the experiments should give the same results irrespective of who is conducting it. And by experiments, I donot mean, laboratory experiments but collecting samples according statistical principles and analysing them.

What is the use of such theory which doesn't have the predictive validity, i.e., the theory can't predict. There is no use of that theory which could only explain some past events and can't foretell what would happen next, if some event occur under some specific circumstances.

Now the question comes, whether Jyotish is a Science. Leaving aside the hypothesis that planets influence the events in the lifes of Human, which can't be verified, we might see that Jyotish passes all the test of validity of Scientific Theory, namely repeatability and predeictabilty. No matter, who sees the horoscope of an Individual, if there is Sun in the first house in the individual's chart, the observer will say that the person will have problems with eyes. There is no dispute to that.

If physics is a science which can accurately calculate the path of a rocket launched under condition of specific Atmospheric Tempetature, Pressure, Gravity etc., Jyotish is also a science which can also predict that a person having 9th and 10th lord together will have Rajayoga under specific condition that the Lagna is strong and there are no Rajabhanga yoga in the horoscope. However, if the contention is that why Jyotish is not accurate in all the cases. The answer would be that the principles enuntiated by the Maharshis couldn't be understood and interpreted properly and the specific condition under which those ptincliples could be applied are not known. This is similar to Physics in way that, if scientists are launching rocket over the Moon, they can't accurately predict the trajectory unless they know the gravity of the launcing site, the density of air, the temparature, the velocity of air etc.

Thus we see that, the impression about Jyotish that it is not a sceince is nothing but prejudice of so called Rational minded Scientists, who like to comment on something which they don't know.

These are my understanding and you need not subscribe to the same.

OM TAT SAT

Judgement of Svamsa

2008-02-03T13:42:00.000+08:00

Parasara recognized the difference between Karakamsa (soul) and the Lagnamsa (body) and uses the term "Swamsa" to describe both when common rules are present.

The Lagnamsa represent that which is readily available or easily achieved whereas the karakamsa represent the desire of the soul. If both of them conjoin, the stage is set for self-actualization. Instead if they are in sadastaka (mutually 6/8th) life can be a bed of thorns. Similarly consider other karakas from the bhavas.

If there are only benefics in karakamsa and lagnamsa and aspected only by benefics, the native will surely enjoy Rajayoga. Similarly benefics in Swamsa or in its quadrants or trines and devoid of malefics, the native will surely be prosperous and knowledgeable. Mixed planets give mixed results.

Aries: trouble from rats, cats etc.
Taurus: Troubles/ Happiness from quadrupeds (cow/ bulls etc.)
Gemini: Itches, skin infection and over weight problems.
Cancer: Trouble from watery diseases, hydrophobia and leprosy.
Leo: Danger from dogs, tiger and other such canines.
Virgo: Trouble from fire, weight problems, skin infections.
Libra: Trouble from Trade and business.
Scorpio: Watery diseases, danger of reptiles, and snakes, shortage of mother’s milk.
Sagittarius: Danger of accidents and fall from height.
Capricorn: Danger from aquatic creatures, birds and spirits besides skin problem and/or psychic disorders.
Aquarius: Construction of lakes, tanks, garden, roads, temples etc.
Pisces: Law abiding, religious and righteous person. Parasara adds that the karakamsa in Pisces indicates Moksha.

Note: Various kinds of problem have been indicated by planets occupying specific Navamsas. These problems arise in the life of the person if the Atmakaraka is afflicted. Physical problems are indicated by the Navamsa of the lord of the badhakasthana.

Effect of Planets in Swamsa

The sun in swamsa makes the native a keen government/ political worker and good at social service.
The full Moon and Venus in Swamsa give all luxuries of life and an educationist is produced. According to Parasara presence of full moon and aspect of Venus on it also gives the same result.
Mars in Swamsa gives expertise in metallurgy or in arms and warfare or in matters related to fire.
Mercury in Swamsa gives business acumen and produces a skilled trader or weaver, sculptor or one well versed in social and legal norms.
Jupiter in Swamsa makes a Karmayogi who will excel in any field due to his intelligence or one interested in philosophy and religion or a priest.
Venus in Swamsa indicates a government or political official or a passionate person who is virile up to a hundred years (indicate bureaucracy).
Saturn in Swamsa gives success in any line of activity and consequential fame
Rahu in Swamsa produces a Bowman or a thief. He may earn by dacoity or by cheating or maybe capable of handling very poisonous and dangerous chemicals, medicines etc or an expert in metals/ manufacturing activities.
Ketu in Swamsa indicates one who will earn through elephants (trucks and heavy vehicles) or maybe a thief or a swindler. This may also indicate watch repairing or delicate machines or computers.
Moon in Swamsa aspected by Venus: Capability to deal with liquids and chemicals.
Mercury aspecting Moon in Swamsa: Produces a doctor or work related to medicine.

Note: The various vocations listed above may be more applied to the lagnamsa than the karakamsa as karakamsa indicate the desire of the soul whereas the lagnamsa indicate the actual karma of the body. Though these indicate the vocation with D-10 we can say with certainty the actual vocation.

Some more indications:

Sun and Rahu joining swamsa indicate death due to snake venom. If benefic aspect the combination this will not happen. Rather the native will be a doctor handling poisonous drugs and curing venom afflictions. A malefic's aspect would cause death.
Mars alone aspecting/ joining the aforesaid combination indicates a person who will burn the houses of others. Parasara opines that mars aspect on the combination in karakamsa indicates that the person will burn his own house or that of others.
Venus aspect the Rahu & Sun combination will produces fire fighter or the fire won't occur at all.
Jupiter aspect the Rahu & Sun combination indicates one who will set fire to his own house or that of his neighbour.
If Saturn and Rahu are in Swamsa, the Native is either a seller or consumer of betel leaves and other aphrodisiacs.
The moon in the fourth from swamsa produces a sailor. The aspect of Venus confirms this.
Gulika in Swamsa makes the native consume poison or poison others. If Mars conjoin/ aspect Gulika, the native sells or administers these drugs while Jupiter in such place indicate self- consumption. The aspect of Venus or Sun cures the evil or prevents it from occurrence.
Moon aspecting or joining Gulika in swamsa indicates theft or receipt of stolen wealth.
Mercury aspecting/ joining Gulika in swamsa indicate hydrocele and similar diseases of the private pats.
Ketu aspecting/ joining swamsa results in a perforation of the eardrums or other ear ailments.
Venus aspecting/ joining Ketu in swamsa produces asceticism and religious leanings. He may be initiated into a religious order.
Both Mercury and Venus aspecting Ketu indicates a mimic or a talkative person or one born to a maidservant / concubine. Parasara adds that the child may belong to a female remarried.
Saturn aspecting the Venus and Ketu in Swamsa produces a Tapaswi or a servant.
Saturn alone aspecting Ketu in swamsa indicates that the native is a fraud in the garb of a sanyasi.
If the Sun & Venus aspect/ conjoin karakamsa, royal assignment (government/ political office) is surely indicated.

2nd From Swamsa

Venus or Mars in the 2nd from swamsa produces passion and illicit relationships.
Venus or Mars joining/ aspecting the second makes him passionate till the en of life. The influence is milder in case the second is owned by Venus or Mars and strongest if both of these planets in the 2nd owned by anyone of them. Ketu associating such combination destroys the passion.
Jupiter joining/ aspecting the 2nd makes the native excessively passionate and sensuous (provided Venus/Mars also influence)
Rahu joining/ aspecting the 2nd cause the Native to destroy all his wealth on account of his unbridles passion and licentious nature (provided Mars/ Venus also influences).

Note: Jupiter is expansive in Nature. It intensifies the influence of the other planets.

3rd House:

Malefics in the 3rd indicate courage or valour whereas benefics indicate cowardice.
Malefics in the 3rd and 6th make a good farmer or living through agriculture. This also indicates working in the air forces.
Jupiter in the ninth indicates a big landlord or a distinguished personality.
Venus: artistic skill.
Mercury: Writer
Mars: Capable of carrying firearms and weapons.

Sixth has to do with service (toil)

4th from Swamsa

Moon & Venus Joining/ aspecting the 4th from swamsa give a palatial residence.
Exalted planet in fourth will also give big residential house.
If Saturn and Rahu are in the fourth, stones, rocks and such materials are used.
Mars and Ketu in the fourth indicate use of clay and bricks.
Jupiter in 4th indicates that the house made up of wood.
Sun in the 4th gives a house of thatched straw or grass.
Moon in 4th aspected by Venus: Leucoderma or Leprosy (if heavily afflicted).
Mars aspects the Moon in the 4th: White leprosy.
Ketu aspecting the Moon in the 4th: Bluish Leprosy.

4th/ 5th from Swamsa:

Rahu and Mars are in the fourth or fifth from Swamsa, Tuberculosis is indicated. Moon aspects/joins the combination confirms it.
Mars in 4th/5th: Boils, Ulcers, Cuts, Gangrene.
Ketu in 4th/5th: Glandular ailments (like Thyroid) or water borne diseases like dysentery, typhoid etc.
Rahu and Gulika in the 4th/5th: Affliction from dangerous poison.; Doctor handling such poison. The aspect od mercury or Venus indicate medical knowledge; Jupiter indicate consumption of poison; Aspect of Mars indicates giving/ selling such drugs/ poisons. The aspect of Sun gives death through snake venom.

5th from Swamsa:

Saturn (alone) in 5th: Archer.
Ketu (alone) in 5th: Abilities to make watches, precision equipment/ light engineering/ electronic goods).
Mercury (alone) in 5th: Ascetic, member of a religious order or one who uses a walking stick.
Rahu (alone) in 5th: Metallurgist (or heavy engineering).
Sun (alone): Swordsman (or one who carries a blade/ knife)
Mars (alone): Lancer (or a spear wielder).
Moon & Jupiter in swamsa/ 5th: Excellent author.
Venus in 1st/ 5th with the Moon from swamsa: Author but of less capability.
Mercury in similar position with Moon: Author of even lesser capability.

Note: The number of natural benefics in the swamsa or 5th house will determine the capabilities of the author. The presence of the Moon (Mind) is the primary factor. Jupiter, Venus & Mercury give writing abilities, but in a decreasing order.

1st/ 5th from Swamsa

Venus in 1st/ 5th: Indicate a poet, an eloquent speaker or a knowledgeable critic.
Jupiter 1si/5th indicate a genius having knowledge in various branches and a great author.. However it does not give eloquence. It Jupiter does indicate a grammarian, knowledge of religious scriptures (like Vedas, Bible, Quoran etc) and a philosopher & Vedantist.
Saturn in the 1st/5th makes a man in an assembly or a gathering. Such person will shy away from the limelight.
Mercury in the 1st / 5th indicates a mimansaka or involvement in interpretation of texts/ available literature etc.
A logician is indicated by Mars in the 1st/ 5th. Parasara indicate legal knowledge and jurisprudence.
Moon in the 1st/ 5th gives knowledge of the Sankhya and Yoga philosophies besides history (rhetoric & Music) or produces a singer.
The sun in the 1st/ 5th gives knowledge of the Vedas and Bhagavat Gita. Parasara says that sun in 5th gives knowledge of Music and Vedanta.
Ketu in the 1st/ 5th gives Mathematical ability. This is important for astrology as well. If Jupiter associates, this knowledge is obtained by inheritance and the teaching are fully digested. Rahu indicates capabilities of research and Mathematics.
Jupiter joining/ aspecting the above planets in the 1st/5th will give all round knowledge, both traditional and modern and proficiency in at least one branch.

Note: The combinations from 16 to 27 are also applicable to the 2nd house. Parasara opines that the combinations are also applicable ot 2nd / 3rd house besides 1st / 5th. He also opines that these results are also to be seen from the lord of swamsa. These results in the bhava will be temporary while in the Navamsa they wil be pronounced. The point is to confirm results from both Navamsa Lagna and karakamsa. While the result from Navamsa Lagna will be pronounced, those from Karakamsa (indicating the desire of the soul) may manifest only during specific periods. It is the mismatch between Navamsa Lagna and the Karakamsa that leaves many desires unfulfilled thereby causing rebirth.

7th house:

Jupiter and Moon in 7th: Gives good looking and fair complexioned spouse.
Rahu: Brings a widow or widower in marriage.
Saturn: Brings older (than normally expected) person in marriage or the spouse could be religious (more ritualistic) or of poor health.
Mars: Spouse having deformed or defective limbs.
Sun: Spouse is favoured and protected by family. Spouse is learned, She will be confined to domestic chores. If Sun is debilitated then she may have clandestine relationship with elder members of the family (may not be true under benefic influence).
Mercury: Talented and young spouse. She will be conversant with fine arts.
Moon: First mating will be in the open or an uncovered place. The influence of planets will indicate the following place-

Sun- Garden
Mars- A wall or such construction
Mercury- Park or playground
Jupiter - Temple
Venus - Bathroom or Bedroom
Saturn & Rahu - Tavern or some dirty place etc.

Note: The place of mating is seen from the 10th of 7th (spouse) i.e., 4th. Similarly the place of illicit sex (2nd) is seen from 10th from 2nd i.e., 11th. The exaltation etc, aspects and signs involved should also be considered.

9th from Swamsa

Benefics in the 9th from swamsa make one righteous, honest, truthful and faithful/ devoted to teachers and elders. Malefics associated with the ninth will produce opposite qualities like dishonesty, faithlessness and unrighteousness.
If Saturn and Rahu are in the 9th house, the native betrays his elders and preceptors.
Sun and Jupiter in the 9th will make the native confidant (or faithful) of his elders and teachers.
Parasara says Venus and Mars in the 9th from Karakamsa indicate that the lover (having illicit relationship with the native) will die. Mercury and Moon in the 9th will cause imprisonment due to the illicit relationship. Jupiter alone in the 9th indicates excessive passion and sex.

10th from Swamsa

Mercury conjoining/ aspecting the 10th from swamsa indicate results like Saturn (Success in any line of activity and consequential fame). This indicates skill and fame and is good for fortunes as well, as Mercury is a natural benefic. Besides, like Saturn, it tends to promote a traditional vocation.
Beneficial aspects/ conjunctions on the 10th from swamsa produce stable fortunes. Malefics cause fluctuation in fortunes. Parasara opines that the combination will no only give stable fortunes but also make the native serious, strong (fixity of purpose) and intelligent. Malefics will not only harm the business/ career but also deny filial bliss. Mercury and Venus gives success in trade/ career and produce great works. The Sun, Moon & Jupiter so related to the tenth will give Rajayoga (Very high Status and achievements)
The Sun in the 10th from Karakamsa aspected by Jupiter produces a cowherd or milkman (or one associated in some manner with animal husbandry). This is contrast with Parasara who mentions Rajayoga.

12th from swamsa:

Benefics: take the soul to the auspicious world (of the departed) after death. The five benefics indicate five auspicious world as follows:

Jupiter- Svah; Mercury- Janah; Moon- Manah; Venus- Tapah; Sun- Satya.

Parasara opines that Malefics in the 12th indicate expenses on unlawful and bad activities while benefics give legitimate expenses.
Ketu: Final emancipation. Others opine that benefics in the swamsa gives moksha. Parasara says" If exalted planets or planets in own sign or natural benefics are placed in the 12th house from Karakamsa, the soul transmigrates to a beneficial world after death. If Ketu is so placed and only aspected by or joined by benefics, final emancipation (from the cycle of rebirth) shall be obtained.
If Ketu is in the 4th or 12th from Karakamsa, final emancipation will be granted. During the dasa of Rahu in 10th (i.e., Ketu in 4th), the native goes on a pilgrimage and has a symbolic dip in sacred waters to wash his sins. If such placement of nodes occur from swamsa, they lead him towards emancipation. Parasara says- if Ketu is in the 12th from karakamsa in Aries or Sagittarius conjoined or aspected by benefics, the native is led towards emancipation.
Malefics in 4th/12th: No deliverance from the cycle of rebirth. Sun is not considered malefic here, as it is a natural significator of Dharma.
Devotion (mostly seen from 12th of Karakamsa)

Sun and Ketu- Devotee of Siva
Moon- Gouri
Venus- Lakshmi, Native will be prosperous.
Mars- Skanda (Subramanya, Kartikeya)
Mercury/ Saturn- Visnu
Jupiter- Samba Siva
Rahu- Tamasi (destroyer of darkness) or Durga.
Ketu- Ganapati or Skanda

Saturn in the 12th in a malefic sign shows inclination for black magic, devilish worship and spirits.
Venus in the 12th in malefic sign: Same as Saturn.
The religiosity are also to be examined from the 6th from the Amatyakaraka

Malefics in Trine from Swamsa

Two malefics in trine (1/5/9): The native gains expertise in spells (Mantra) and occult knowledge. At least one malefic gives knowledge of Mantra, two indicates knowledge of mantras and their usage while more malefic give knowledge of Yantras and Tantra.
The malefics in trines aspected by other malefics: Expertise in black magic.
Malefics in trines aspected by benefics: Expertise in white magic.

Note: If the combination of malefics is in trine from Lagnamsa then the native will make his living out of knowledge whereas if the combination occur from Karakamsa, the magic is very strong.

Other Combinations:

Ketu in the second aspected by malefics produces stammering and other speech defects. According to Parasara Ketu in the 2nd / 3rd from swamsa causes speech defects. If malefics aspects, these defects are pronounced. Pt. Sanjay Rath says that Ketu in the 3rd won't produce speech defects unless there is a malefic in the swamsa causing papakartari yoga of 2nd.
Malefics simultaneously in the 2nd and 8th house from Lagna, Arudha Lagna and swamsa cause Kemadruma Yoga (utter poverty). If the yoga is from Lagna or Lagnamsa then the effect will be felt throughout life whereas from Arudha Lagna it indicates financial down turn or fall. The yoga from Karakamsa indicates one who will detest wealth and may become a renunciate. Moon’s aspect on the yoga will intensify it.
The results will manifest during the dasa of the sign (or planets) concerned.

Note: The argals or dristi of the sign/ planet whose dasa is operative should also be examined as well as the various yoga and Vargas

OM TAT SAT

Nature of Drekkana

2008-02-03T13:22:00.000+08:00

Nature of Drekkana

Signs	Drekkana
	I	II	III
Mesha	Ayudha/ Chatuspada	Chatuspada	Ayudha
Vrisha	Chatuspada	Sarpa/ Chatuspada	Chatuspada
Mithuna	Chatuspada	Ayudha/ Pakshi	Ayudha
Karkata	Chatuspada/ Varaha	Sarpa	Sarpa
Simha	Ayudha/ Pakshi/ Chatuspada	Ayudha	Ayudha/ Chatuspada
Kanya	Pakshi	Pakshi	Pakshi
Tula	Pakshi	Pakshi	Chatuspada
Vrishchika	Sarpa	Sarpa/ Pasha	Chatuspada
Dhanu	Pakshi	-	Ayudha
Makar	Pakshi/ Chatuspada	Chatuspada	Chatuspada
Kumbha	Ayudha	Ayudha	Ayudha
Meen	Ayudha	Ayudha	Sarpa

The Drekkana of the malefics are called Agni drekkana
The Drekkana of the benefics are called Jala drekkana
The drekkanas of both benefic and malefic planets or three aspected by both malefics and benefics are called Mixed drekkanas.
The drekkana falling in the 8th house is called the Death drekkana.

Charactestics Of Drekkana
Aries
Drekkana I:
Masculine, a black colored man wearing a white dhoti holding high an axe in his hand, gives the impression that he is clever enough in protecting others, fierce in appearance, reddish eyes.

Drekkana II:
Feminine, quadruped, a woman wearing red clothes, fond of dressing up, pot belly, face resembles a horse, looks tired with thirst, standing on one foot.

Drekkana III:
Masculine, sadistic, skilled in arts, especially in musical lines, reddish color, interested in religious rites like Homa, active but foiled in attempts, wears red clothes, holds a stick high.

Taurus:
Drekkana I:
Female, curly hair but cut, big belly, partly burnt clothes, thirsty, hungry, fond of jewels.

Drekkana II:
Masculine, quadruped, skilled at cultivation of land and in fine arts, possesses a house, cattle, trades in charcoal and carts, neck like a bull, very hungry, face like a goat.

Drekkana III:
Masculine, quadruped, big body like an elephant, white teeth, long legs like a camel, brown colored, hair like a deer's, fickle-minded.

Gemini:
Drekkana I:
Female, fond of needle work, hence her hands are raised, fond of jewels, has reached puberty but without children.

Drekkana II:
Masculine, bird, manly appearance, standing in a flower garden, armed with a bow, face like a bird (vulture), thoughts are always on children, wealth and ornaments, fond of fun.

Drekkana III:
Masculine, man adorned with studded ornaments, mail coat, quiver, armed with a bow, well versed in music, dance and poetry writing.

Cancer:
Drekkana I:
Masculine, quadruped, man holding leaves and medicinal roots, fruits, poised on a sandalwood tree in the forest, fat like an elephant, long legs like a chamel, face like a pig's, neck like a horse's.

Drekkana II:
Feminine, serpent, snakes coiled on her body, decorated with lotus flowers on her head, quite youthful, resting on the branch of a Phalasa (jack) tree and shouting.

Drekkana III:
Masculine, serpent, one traveling in a ship on sea to get jewels for his wife, serpents are coiled around him, has ornaments, nose and face bend down slightly.

Leo
Drekkana I:
Human, masculine, quadruped, bird, looks like a vulture and a jackal on the branch of a cotton tree, dirty clothes, has no father or mother, keeps on shouting.

Drekkana II:
White garland on the head, covers the body with black skin and blanket, armed with a bow, lion's courage, nose bent forward or beak-nosed.

Drekkana III:
Masculine, quadruped, curly headed, long hair on face, face like a monkey, active and nimble like a monkey, habits like monkey, carries a stick, fruits and flesh in hand.

Virgo:
Drekkana I:
Feminine, a young girl covered in dirty clothes holding a vessel full of flowers, great desire for clothes and wealth, desires to go to her father's house.

Drekkana II:
Feminine, whole body is covered with hair, black in color, cloth tied on head, armed with a bow, desires writing a letter to her husband.

Drekkana III:
Feminine, golden color, body covered with a wet white silk, tall, vessels on hand, going to a temple.

Libra
Drekkana I:
Masculine, a man sitting in his shop in a business area with a silver scale and weights, thinking about business and profits.

Drekkana II:
Masculine, bird, face like a bird, thinks about his wife, children, hunger and thirst, likes to go away with the vessel on hand.

Drekkana III:
Masculine, quadruped, frightens animals in the forest, decorated with precious stones, monkey-like in shape, has a golden mail coat.

Scorpio
Drekkana I:
Feminine, serpent, a beautiful lady shorn of her clothes and ornaments, travelling from the middle of the lake to the shore, snakes have coiled around her legs.

Drekkana II:
Feminine, serpent, snakes coil around her body, pot belly, her thoughts center on how to make her husband happy.

Drekkana III:
Quadruped, square face like a tortoise, scares away dog, pig, fox and deer, safeguards a sandalwood forest.

Sagittarius:
Drekkana I:
Male and quadruped, man with the body of a horse, armed with a long bow, lives in a hut in the forest protecting sanyasis and articles used in religious performances.

Drekkana II:
Feminine, very pleasing color like gold and the champaka flower, separates gems in the ocean, seated on a Badraasana.

Drekkana III:
Masculine, long face, color of gold and champaka flower, seated in a prominent place holding a stick and wearing silk and a deer skin.

Capricorn:
Drekkana I:
Masculine, hair all over body, stout, protruding teeth, armed with chain, rod and net, fearful face.

Drekkana II:
Feminine, proficient in all art, very pleasing eyes, dark blue color, fond of tasty dishes, ornaments around the neck.

Drekkana III:
Masculine and quadruped, horse's face, human body, covered with a blanket, armed with a "kavacha" (shield), carries on his shoulder a pot studded with various gemstones.

Aquarius:
Drekkana I:
Masculine and bird, wants to procure oil, food, liquor and water, wears a blanket, silk and antelope skin, face looks like a vulture.

Drekkana II:
Feminine, dressed in dirty clothes, vessels on head, collects metal pieces in a blanket, in a forest of cotton trees.

Drekkana III:
Masculine, black colored, wears a crown, ears full of hair, carries bark, leaves, gum and fruits, goes from one place to another.

Pisces:
Drekkana I:
Masculine, man handling articles for a Yagya, gemstones, coral, conch, tired hands, walks while shaking his hands, sails over water to bring ornaments for wife.

Drekkana II:
Human, feminine, watery, young lady with a beautiful face shining like a champaka flower with her retinue sailing over the sea to the other side, with a high flag staff.

Drekkana III:
Human, serpent, a man shouting beside a pit in the forest, his hands and legs are coiled by snakes, thieves have stolen all his wealth, he is afraid, he keeps crying aloud.

Tajika Yogas

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Ishkavala: Planets in the Kendras and Panapharas only.
Induvara: Planets only in Apoklimas.
Ithasala: When a faster moving planet is behind a slower moving planet this yoga is formed.

Vartamana: There is overlapping of the orbs of the planets in question (in aspects, conjunction etc..)
Sampurna: It is full aspect (Conjunction. Trine etc..) for planets remaining with 10 of exact aspect, conjunction etc.
Bhavisyat: The faster moving planet behind the slower moving planet is forming aspect (the orbs going to overlap).

Separating Ithasala: When the faster moving planet is ahead of the slower moving planet forming an Ithasala.
Easarapha: When faster planet is ahead of the slower planet.
Nakta: In the absence of the Ithasala, if a faster moving planet is in between the slower and a faster moving planet and involved in aspect with the other two.
Yamaya: When two planets are not in mutual aspect but are in Ithasala with a slow moving planet.
Manahoo: When there is an Ithasala between two planets and Saturn and Mars are within the Orb of the faster planet.
Kamboola: When the Moon joins an Ithasala yoga.
Gairakamboola: When the Moon is with any other planet whether or not forming a yoga, and when any other planet has entered the sign.
Khallasara: If the lord of Lagna Is situated between the moon and another planet and there is no mutual overlapping of orbs.
Redda: An Ithasala where a planet is in retrogression or in combustion or within the orb of the Sun.
Duparikutha: When a slower planet, strong (exalted, own house etc.) enters into Ithasala with a faster moving planet, not strong. But if the faster planet is retrograde or combust, the yoga can’t function.
Duttota: When any two planets are weak but one of them has Ithasala with another planet in exaltation, own house etc.
Thambira: Whn a faster planet strong at the end of a sign is about to form Ithasala with a slower planet.
Kutta: If a planet in the ascendant is aspected by a planet occupying a kendra or panaphara identical with exaltation or own house.
Durupha: When a planet in the 6th, 8th or 12th is debilitated or occupies an enemy’s house or is retrograde or combust and enters into Ithasala with another planet similarly afflicted.

Orbs of Planets

Sl. No.    Planets    Orbs
1.         Sun        15
2.         Moon       12
3.         Mars        8
4.         Mercury     7
5.         Jupiter     9
6.         Venus       7
7.         Saturn      9

OM TAT SAT

Drekkana & Cause of Death

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Sign	First decanate	Second decanate	Third decanate
*Aries*	Water, Snake-poison, Bite	Water, worms, Snow, Forest.	Falling into the tank or well
*Taurus*	Elephant, Horse, Camel	Bile, Fire, Wind, Thieves	Fall from a vehicle, seat or horse or through Weapons in Battle.
*Gemini*	Cough, Asthma	Buffalo, Poison, Typhoid	wild animals, Mountain, Snakes or elephants, Forester or forest
*Cancer*	Crocodile, Liquor, Thorns, Sleep	Blows, Drinking poison	Birds, Diabetes, Tumor, Blood vitiation, Sleepiness.
*Leo*	Water, Poison, Disease of the feet	Dropsy, Diarrhea, Forest	Poison, Instruments, (Operation), Curse, Fall
*Virgo*	Head or brain disease	Wild Elephant, Snake, Forest, Mountain, Prince’s displeasure	Chasm, Food & Drink, Woman, Weapon, Water, Donkey, Elephant
*Libra*	Young woman, Animal, Fall	Stomach disease	Snake, Water
*Scorpio*	Poison, Weapon, Woman, Food	Clothes, Load, Fall, Disease	Pain caused by Clods and stones, Fracture of the shank
*Sagittarius*	Disease of Anus, wind complaints	Poison, Wind disease.	In water or water complaints, Stomach diseases
*Capricorn*	Torture at the hand of King, Tiger, Breaking of Thighs, Aquatic animal, Poison, Snake, Animals of unloved hoofs	Fire, weapons, Thieves, Fever, Piercing by a non-human agency	Women
*Aquarius*	Woman, Water, Stomach complaints, Savages	Woman, Venereal diseases	Sexual excess, Quadrupeds, Facial Diseases
*Pisces*	Tumor, Diarrhea, Diabetes, Young woman, Disease of the Shanks and Water Elephant, Evil spirit	Ship-wreck	Fell Diseases

Death causing Transits

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Saturn's Transits

When Saturn Passes through the house occupied by the 8th or the 12th lord from the lagna, Death occurs. Passage of Saturn through these houses or their trines reckoned from any other house result in destruction of that house.
Saturn’s transit of the sign or the trine occupied by the lord of the 22nd Decanate or Mandi brings about death.
When Saturn passes through the rasi and navamsa or their trine obtained from subtracting the longitude of Saturn from that of Mandi, Death is likely.
Saturn’s transit through the sign or the trine obtained from the sum of longitudes of 6th, 8th and 12th lords brings death.
Saturn’s transit of the sign as far removed from Mandi as Mandi is from the 8th lord is also a fateful transit.
Add the longitudes of the five upagrahas headed by Dhuma, and note the Decanate of the resulting sign. When Saturn arrives this decanate of the sign, the death is indicated.
Add the longitudes of Mandi and Saturn. Multiply the sum by 9. Note the resulting sign and Navamsa. When Saturn arrives this sign and amsa, the event may take place.
Find the weakest of the three sets of planets, viz.(1) Lords of the 8th houses counted from the Lagna and the Moon (2) Lord of the 22nd decanate (3) The Moon and Mandi. Note the Navamsa occupied by that planet. When Saturn arrives at this amsa or its trine, death is likely.
Note the sign which happens to be the Navamsa occupied by the lord of the Lagna See how far it is removed from Aries; count so many signs from the 8th lord. When Saturn comes to this sign, death is likely.
For the Night birth death is likely during the transit of Saturn through a trine of the sign occupied by Mandi at birth; and for day birth it is 7th house from above.
Again for the Night birth the event may occur when Saturn passes through the sign and Amsa occupied by the Moon or Mandi; and for Day birth, when she passes through the sign and Amsa occupied by the Sun or the 5th, 7th or 9th from that.

Jupiter's Transit

Jupiter’s transit through the sign occupied by the 8th lord or its trine.
Jupiter’s transit through the sign or the trine obtained from the sum of longitudes of Lagna, the Sun and Mandi causes death.
When Jupiter crosses the rasi indicated by the sum of the longitudes of Jupiter and Rahu or through its trines, death can be expected.

Sun's Transit

When the Sun comes to the sign and the amsa obtained from sum of the the longitudes of Mandi and the Lagna, death may happen.
When Sun transits the dwadasamsa he occupies in Rasi or the Navamsa occupied by the 8th lord or the Navamsa occupied by Lagna lord or the Trines of any one of these signs, death may be apprehended.
Passage of Sun through the 6th, the7th or the12th house from Venus indicate death.
The solar month of death would be identical with the sign occupied by the 8th lord.

Moon's Transit

When the Moon crosses the Rasi or Navamsa by the 8th lord or the Sun or their trines, death is likely.
Moon’s passage through the sign indicated by the sum of Mandi and Moon.
Moon’s passage through the sign occupied by the lord of 22nd decanate reckoned from the Moon or through the trines of these houses.
Transit of the Moon through the Lagna, the 8th or the 12th house also cause death.

Other Transits

Find out the Navamsa, Dwadasamsa and the Decanate occupied by Mandi. The transit of Jupiter through the sign indicated by the Navamsa; of Saturn through that of dwadasamsa and the Sun through the one or its trine indicated by the Decanate indicates death. The lagna denoted by the Sum of the Lagna, the Moon and the Mandi indicates the time of Death.
The Lagna at the time of death will be the sign obtained from the sum of the longitudes fo the Lagna, Mandi and the Moon.

Notes on Profession

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CATEGORIES OF PROFESSION

Intellectual - Governed by Jupiter and Mercury: e.g. Historian, Mathematician, Scientist, Philosopher, Doctor, Economist, Journalist, Judges, Lawyer, Astronomer, Astrologer, Psychologist, Psychoanalyst.
Aesthetic - Governed by Venus: e.g. Musician, actor, Cinema star, Singer, Dancer, Poet, Dramatist, Fashion designer.
Economic - Governed by the Sun, the Moon & Mars: e.g. Politician, Bank workers, Insurance workers, Industrialist, Mill-owner, Manufacturer.
Trader - Governed by Mercury: e.g. Book-seller, Publisher, Stationer, Grocer, Printer, Manufacturing representative.
Labor - Governed by Saturn: e.g. Laborer, Agriculturist, Carpenter, Blacksmith, Artisan, Mechanic, Compositor, Mill-worker.
Routine job - Governed by Rahu and Ketu: e.g. Clerk, Shop-assistant, General staff in the office, government and business organization.

EFFECT OF PLANETS ON PROFESSION

Things governed by different Planets:

The Sun: Medicine, wool, Grain, Grass, Diplomacy, Meditation, Arbitration etc.
The Moon: Ship, Pearl, Sea-product, Agriculture, Horticulture, Humor (Cartoonist), Women, Clothes etc.
Mars: Metal, Mineral, Building, Occupation involving fire, Thieving, Feats of valor, Military occupation, Butchering, Driving, Chemist shop, Doctoring etc.
Mercury: Mathematician, Poet, Artist, Sculptor, Writer, Journalist, Astrologer, Priest whose service can be engaged and similar callings etc.
Jupiter: Judge, Teacher, Counselor, Lawyer, Banker, Minister, Preacher etc.
Venus: Gold, Precious stones, Cattle, Apparel and textiles, Beautician, Perfume, Elephant, Horses, Conveyances, Hotelier, Cinema, Drama, Dance etc.
Saturn: Craft, Tilling, Factory and mill-workers, Laborer, Jailer, Warden, Shoemaker, Miner, Practitioner of witchcraft etc.

Professions signified by the planets:

The Sun: Authority, Ruler, Dignitary, Government, Goldsmith, Jeweler, Financier, Occupation involving children, Circus-trainer, Theater owner, Manager etc.
The Moon: Traveling and all traveling requisites, Sailor, Nurse, Liquor dealer, Laundry-owner, Gardener, Confectioner and baker, House-keeper, Dairy-owner, Obstetrician, Healing, Plastic, Catering, Eating places and waiter.
Mars: Fireman, Metallurgist, Armament factory, Machine tools, Soldier, Police, Surgeon, Dentist, Barber, Cook, Hardware goods, Locksmith, Boxer, Butcher, Chemist, druggist etc.
Mercury: Documentation and Recording; Teaching, Writing, Clerk, Accountant, Book-keeper, Postal man, Bus driver, Train employee, Architect, Correspondent, Stenographer, Interpreter, Messenger, Reporter, Radio and other communication media, Stationer, Printing and Telephone operator etc.
Jupiter: Counselor, Lawyer, Lecturer, Publisher, Writer, Astrologer, Travel-agent, Priest, Temple trustee and official, Cashier, Philosopher, Literature, Grocer.
Venus: Poet, Artist, Cinema-artist, Dancer, Singer, Musician, Instrumentalist, Hat and dress dealer and maker, Silk and expensive textile maker and dealer, dealer in Furnishings, Furniture maker, Coffee planter, Tea-estate owner, Fancy articles, Ladies article, Objects of art and fashion.
Saturn: Miner, Coal and fuel of every kind, Petrol, Real estate business, Craftsman, Plumber, Architect, Cemetery, Excavator, Building contractor and Mason, Leather goods, Hides, Ice-making, Time-pieces, Coffin and tomb maker, Farm and factory labor, Watchman, Undertaker, Priest, Monk, Nun, Renunciate and Philosopher.

EFFECTS OF SIGNS ON PROFESSION

Elements of Signs:

Fiery sign: Engineering, Steel and iron industries, combustion engines, Locomotives.
Airy sign: Intellectual professions, Philosophers, Writers, Thinkers, Scientist, and Researcher.
Earthy sign: Professions that require practicality such as administration, economics and occupation such as Construction of buildings, Mining, Agriculture, Estate agencies etc.
Watery sign: Chemistry, Biology, Dairy farming, Breweries, Bottled drinks, Laundries, Shipping and water technology.

Energy level of signs:

Movable signs: It endow the native with the push, energy and enterprise so that the native are best fitted for the jobs requiring these qualities such as Salesman, Pioneering work, Market executives, Medical representatives etc.
Fixed signs: This sign give the capacity to persevere against odds and fixity of purpose. Natives of these sign succeed as research worker.
Dual signs: These sign if strong give the capacity both for go-ahead jobs as well as those require steady work depending on the planets and the sign involved.

Some common astrological reasons for various diseases

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Blindness:

Lagna being occupied by both the luminaries without any benefic aspect.
The Sun, the Moon, Mars and Saturn in 6th, 8th, 12th and 2nd in any order, blindness caused by vitiation of humor belonging to the strongest of these planets.
Malefics occupying 6th and 8th.
Mars being lord of the 2nd house (Libra or Pisces Lagna), luminaries in the 8th and Saturn in 6th or 12th.
The Moon in a dusthana and Mars and Saturn conjoined.
2nd Lord conjoin a malefic, Mars and Saturn together with Mandi placed in a single house.
Lord of navamsa occupied by the 2nd lord being joined by malefics and occupying the sign belonging to a malefic and 2nd lord being the Sun or Mars (Cancer, Libra, Pisces asdt.) is aspected by Saturn and Mandi.
1st and 2nd lord conjoined together in a dusthana.
2nd lord in dusthana along with the Sun, Venus and Lagna lord.
The Moon in a dusthana, 4th and 5th occupied by malefics.
Lords of 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th and 9th occupying dusthanas and Venus being associated with the Asdt.
The Moon and Venus in a dusthana.
Venus along with the luminaries placed in the Asdt. and aspected by Mars and Saturn.
The Moon in a sign owned by Venus (Taurus & Libra) along with three malefics without any benefic aspect.
2nd lords conjoined with Saturn, Mars and lagna lord and placed in 6th or 8th.

Eye-Disease:

Many malefics occupying the 2nd, aspected by Saturn and a weak benefic.
Mars and Venus together occupying the 2nd or a sign or navamsa which is the debilitation of one and inimical house to the other.

Dumbness:

The 2nd lord in a dusthana along with the 4th lord.
Foul smell in the mouth:
Venus in a house owned by Saturn (Capricorn & Aquarius), Saturn in the Lagna and 6th lord in a sign owned by Mercury (Gemini & Virgo) or in Capricorn.

Navel disease:

Lagna lord and the Moon in the 6th or joined with its lord.
Tumors:
The Lagna lord in a dusthana along with the Sun - Burning tumor.
The Lagna lord, 6th and 8th lord conjoined with the Sun - Tumor as a result of fever.
If it is the Moon instead of Sun - On a gland caused by dropsy or an operation.
If it is Mercury - Vitiation of bile.
If Jupiter - Illness.
If Venus - Sex.
If Saturn - Contact with the lowest or theives.
If Rahu or Ketu - Snake poison.

Pox (Small pox/ Chicken Pox):

Mars occupying the Asdt. aspected by Saturn and the Sun.

Enlargement of Spleen:

The sun in the Lagna aspected by Mars.
The Moon along with a malefic in the 6th aspected by a malefic and Saturn in the 7th.
The Sun, the Moon and Mars combined in the 6th.
Mars in the lagna and 6th lord weak.
The waning Moon along with malefics in the Lagna belonging to Saturn or the 6th or 8th house.
The Moon and Saturn conjoined in 6th or 8th.
If the sign Scorpio happen to be the 8th house or the Navamsa occupied by the lord of 8th.
The Moon hemmed between the malefics and Saturn in the 7th.

Lunacy:

The Sun in the Lagna, Mars in the 7th.
Saturn in the Lagna, Mars in the 7th or a trine.
Jupiter in the Lagna, Saturn or Mars in the 7th.
Lagna occupied by eclipsed Moon and Mercury.
Weak Moon along with Saturn in the 12th.
Weak Moon along with malefics in 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th or 12th.
The Moon with malefics and Rahu in the 5th, 8th or 12th.
If the beginning of Sagittarius rising (In another view the day of birth be Tuesday or Saturday), Luminaries in the Lagna or trine, and Jupiter in the 3rd or in an angle.
Both the Moon and Mercury in angles without benefic navamsas.
The Sun, the Moon and Saturn in the angles.

Epilepsy:

The Moon in conjunction with Saturn aspected by Mars.
Jupiter and Venus in 2nd-12th position, be weak aspected by or conjoined with the lords thereof, and be aspected by malefics at the same time.
The Sun, Mars and Saturn in the 8th house.

Diabetes:

The Moon in Cancer or Scorpio, rasi or Amsa, being afflicted by malefics.
Venus in the 8th aspected by malefics.
Mercury and the Sun in a Jupiterian sign and aspected by Saturn.
The 7th being a watery sign occupied by Saturn, the Sun, Mars and Rahu.

Venereal diseases:

Virgo be the 8th house or the navamsa occupied by the 8th lord.
Venus and Mars in the 7th aspected by a malefic.
6th lord along with Mercury and Rahu in the Lagna.
6th lord conjoined with Mars devoid of any benefic aspect.
The Moon in the navamsa of Cancer, Scorpio or Aquarius, conjoined with Saturn.
The Moon along with a malefic be in the Rasi occupied by the 8th lord and the 8th lord be aspected by Rahu.
The 8th house being occupied by three or four malefics without any benefic association.
Mars or the Sun along with Saturn placed in the 8th and aspected by debilitated, inimical or malefic planets.

Stomach diseases:

Mars in the Lagna and 6th lord weak.
Saturn in the 8th, Rahu or a malefic in the Lagna.
Lagna lord in an inimical house or debilitated, Mars and Saturn in the 4th aspected by a malefic.
8th lord weak, 8th occupied or aspected by Saturn, Lagna aspected by Malefics.
The Sun, the Moon and Mars in the 6th.
The 8th house or the Navamsa of the 8th lord be Capricorn.
Ketu in the 5th and 5th lord weak.
The Moon in Leo.
The Moon in the 6th.

Heart disease:

The Moon in 1st, 4th, 6th or 8th hemmed between Mars and Saturn, the Sun in Capricorn.
Such a Moon with the Sun in Capricorn.
The Luminaries exchanging Rasis or Amsas.
The sun and the Moon conjoined either in Cancer or Leo.
The 8th house or the navamsa of the 8th lord be Aquarius.
The waning Moon in the 6th or 8th (Watery sign) conjoined with a malefic.
Venus in the 8th aspected by a malefic.
Jupiter in the 8th (watery sign ) aspected by a malefic.
The Sun in the Lagna aspected by Mars.
The Moon between malefics ad Saturn in the 7th.
Saturn and Mandi in the 6th aspected by the Sun, Mars and Rahu without any benefic aspect or association.
Mars in the 6th house in cruel Shastyamsa , conjoined with Mercury and aspected by Venus.
Jupiter in the 4th aspected by or conjoined with the Sun and Mars.
The 4th occupied by Malefics and the 4th lord conjoined with or hemmed between malefics.

Leprosy:

Malefics other than the lagna lord occupy the lagna.
The Moon along with Mars or Saturn be in the Amsa of Cancer, Pisces or Capricorn without benefic aspect or association.
The Moon in the Lagna, the Sun in 7th, Mars in the 2nd and Saturn in the 12th.
The Sun and Rahu in the 8th, more so when Mars also joins them.
The Sun, Venus and Saturn conjoined.
The Sun in a Martian house aspected by Saturn.
Rahu in Leo aspected by Venus.
Lagna lord and Mercury; or the Moon and Mars cojoined with Rahu or Ketu.
The Sun, Mars and Saturn conjoined.
The Moon, Mars and Saturn conjoined in Aries or Taurus.
The Moon, Venus, Mars and Saturn conjoined in Capricorn, Cancer or Scorpio provided there is no benefic in the Lagna.
Jupiter and Venus in the 6th and malefic in the Lagna.
The Moon hemmed between malefics and Saturn in the 7th.

Poison through Snake-poison:

Rahu in the Lagna and the 3rd lord conjoined with Lagna lord.
A planet in depression or inimical house or combustion aspected by a malefic.
Lagna lord and the 6th lord being conjoined with Rahu and Ketu.
The 8th being owned by a malefic, occupied by a malefic and having a malefic asterism.
A planet in debility in the 3rd and a malefic in the 6th or inimical house, both aspected by malefics.
The 3rd lord or the Lagna lord in its own house combined with Rahu.

Yogakaraka

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1. O Brahmin, thus I have told you about the effects, derivable through Karakamsa. Now listen to the effects, arising out of lordships of Grahas over Bhavas.

2-7. Nature due to Lordships of Grahas. Benefics, owning Kendras, will not give benefic effects, while malefics, owning Kendras, will not remain inauspicious.

This particular aspect of lordship goes by the name of Kendradhipatya dosa. The term suggests the evil arising by the virtue of lordship of a Kendra.

Maharishi Parashara says that, benefic owing Kendra loses it beneficence while malefic loses its malfeasance owning Kendras. However it is not said that Benefics become malefics and malefics, benefics. There is a subtle difference between them, a benefic after losing its beneficence becomes a neutral planet only and so does a malefic.

The Lord of a Kona will give auspicious results. The Lord of Lagna is especially auspicious, as Lagna is a Kendra, as well as a Kona. Putr and Dharma Bhava are specially for wealth, while Yuvati and Karma Bhava are especially for happiness.

The Kendras, 1st, 4th, 7th and 10 are the houses of happiness whereas the Konas, 1st, 5th and 9th are the houses of wealth. Lagna being a Kendra and a Kona are especially auspicious.

Any Grah, owning Sahaj, Ari, or Labh Bhava, will give evil effects.

The lords of 3rd, 6th and 11th are inauspicious. They combinedly go by the name of Trisdhadaaya. The terms Trishadaaya is derived from tri+shad+aaya, which literally means 3rd, 6th and 11th.

The effects, due to the Lords of Vyaya and Randhr Bhava, will depend on their association.

8th and 12th lord are neutral. They beget their nature based on their other lordship or association. For example for Gemini Lagna, Saturn being the 8th and 9th lord becomes auspicious for the native.

In each group the significance will be in the ascending order.

This says that among the Kendra, 10th is the strongest one, among the Konas, 9th is the strongest one and among the trishadayas, 11th is the strongest one.

Randhr’s Lord is not auspicious, as he owns the 12th from Dharma Bhava. If the Lord of Randhra Bhava simultaneously owns Sahaj, Yuvati, or Labh Bhava, he will prove specifically harmful, while his simultaneous ownership of a Kona will bestow auspicious effects.

Even though 8th house is neutral it is not auspicious as it signifies loss (12th) of dharma (9th). If the 8th lord simultaneously owns the trishadayas, it shall be extremely inauspicious. However if it owns the Konas, it shall be auspicious.

If a Kendra or Kona lord simultaneously lord over the 8th house, it will not contribute to Rajayoga (Kendra & Kona lord association). Hence 8th lord can be termed as Yoga-breaker. Thus whenever there is any association of the 8th lord in any yoga, it gets broken or nullified.

The Graha, owning a predominant Bhava, will stall the effects, due to another, owning a less significant Bhava and will give his own results.

If a planet owns two bhavas, it will give effect of the predominate one while stalling the effect of the other less significant one. This is based on natural strength of bhava which is

Natural strength of houses has been mentioned in books like Laghu Parasari. The quadrants, in the rising order of 1st, 4th, 7th & 10th are stronger than the Trishadayas in the order 3rd, 6th and 11th. The Trishadayas are stronger than the trine 5th and 9th houses. The 2nd and 12th houses have no strength of their own and depend on the other house lordship of their owner. The eighth house is always evil and is never stronger than the ascendant. Thus on the basis of lordship the planets can be placed in the following ascending order of natural strength (influence) in the chart: 2nd, 12th, 5th, 9th, 3rd, 6th, 11th, 8th, 1st, 4th, 7th & 10th house lord.

Thus a planet owning both 8th and 9th shall give more effects of 8th than 9th since naturally 8th is stronger than 9th.

Randhr’s lordship of Sūrya and Candr is not evil.

Sun and Moon do not suffer the blemish of 8th lordship. Among all the nine planets, Sun and Moon are the only luminaries are the sattvik planets and hence they do not suffer due to the lordship of the 8th house.

8-10. Natural Benefics and Malefics. Guru and Śukr are benefics, while Candr is mediocre in benefice and Budh is neutral (a benefic, when associated with a benefic and a malefic, when related to a malefic). Malefics are Sūrya, Śani and Mangal. Full Candr, Budh, Guru and Śukr are stronger in the ascending order. Weak Candr, Sūrya, Śani and Mangal are stronger (in malefic disposition) in the ascending order. In revealing maleficence, due to rulership of Kendras, Candr, Budh, Guru and Śukr are significant in the ascending order.

Jupiter and Venus are natural benefics, Moon is middling while Mercury neutral. Sun, Saturn and Mars are the natural malefics.

Full Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are stronger in that order for beneficence, whereas weak Moon, Sun, Saturn and Mars are stronger in ascending order for malfeasance.

Thus the sequence of planet arranged in the increasing order of beneficence is Mars, Saturn, Sun, Weak Moon, Full Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus. Thus Mars is the most malefic and Venus is the most benefic in the scheme of Kendradhipatya Dosha.

11-12. Lordships of Kendras and Konas. If there be an exchange between a Lord of a Kendra and a Lord of a Kona, or, if a Lord of a Kendra is yuti with a Lord of a Kona in a Kendra, or in a Kona, or, if a Lord of a Kona is in a Kendra, or vice versa, or, if there happens to be a full Drishti between a Lord of a Kendra and a Lord of a Kona, they cause a Yoga. One born in such Yoga will become a king and be famous.

For rajayoga, various kinds of associations between Kendra and Kona lords are narrated here, they are:

Conjunction between lord of Kendra or Kona
Exchange (lord of Kona in Kendra and lord of Kendra in Kona)
If Kendra lord is in Kona or Kona lord is in Kendra.
Mutual aspect between lords of kendra and kona

13. If one and the same Graha gets the lordships of a Kona, as well as a Kendra and is placed in a Kendra, or in a Kona, it will prove specially a Yoga Karaka.

If a Kona lord also happens to be Kendra lord and placed in a Kendra or Kona, becomes a special yogakaraka (bestower of yoga). A yogakaraka needs to be placed in a Kendra or Kona to become specifically a strong yoga karaka, bestowing affluence.

Tradition teaches that the placement of a yogakaraka in the house it is a karaka of gives auspicious results. Thus Yogakaraka Saturn is placed in the 12th house for Taurus Lagna becomes extremely auspicious, even if it is debilitated.

14. Lordship of Kendra. It has been said, that a malefic, owning a Kendra, will become auspicious, which is true, only when it simultaneously Lords over a Kona and not by merely owning a Kendra.

It has been mentioned earlier that natural malefics owning Kendra can bestow auspicious results, however this is possible only of it simultaneously owns a Kona and its mere lordship of a kendra does not make it auspicious.

This sloka is often misinterpreted. Many take Malefics as auspicious just by their virtue of owning kendra, however Maharishi Parashara makes it clear that such malefic should simultaneously lord over a Kona.

15. If the Lords of a Kendra or a Kona own simultaneously an evil Bhava, he does not cause a Raja Yoga by mere relations stipulated (as per Ch. 34, Slokas 11 and 12).

For a rajayoga to form, the lord of the Kendra or the Kona should not simultaneously rule a trishadaya.

16. Rahu and Ketu give predominantly the effects, as due to their yuti with a Bhava Lord, or, as due to the Bhava they occupy.

Nodes give their results based on their conjunctions or their placements (is there are no conjunctions).

17. If Rahu and/or Ketu are in Kendra, receiving a Drishti from, or in association with the Lord of a Kona, or of a Kendra, it will become Yoga Karaka.

Nodes become yogakarakas if

They are placed in Kendra and aspected by a lord of Kona.
They are associated with lord of a Kendra or a Kona.

18. O Maharishi Parashara, please narrate, according to the Rāśis rising, as to which Graha is a Yoga Karaka and which is inauspicious.

19-22. Grahas and Mesh Lagna. O Brahmin, listen to these with examples. Even though Mangal is the Lord of Randhr Bhava, he will be helpful to auspicious Grahas. Śani, Budh and Śukr are malefics. Auspicious are Guru and Sūrya. The mere Yuti of Śani with Guru will not produce auspicious effects (although they own a Kona and a Kendra). If Guru is at the disposal of a malefic, he will surely give inauspicious results. Śukr is a direct (independent) killer. Śani etc. will also inflict death, if associated with an adverse Graha (Śukr).

Here Maharishi Parashara starts narrating about the Yogakarakas and marakas for each lagna. They are as follows:

Aries Lagna:

Sun: Sun is the lord of the 5th house and hence a auspicious planet
Moon: Moon is the lord of kendra, hence suffers with Kendradhipatya dosa. However based on whether Moon is benefic or malefic based on its paksha bala, we would know if Moon is really suffering from Kendradhipatya dosa.
Mars: Mars is the lord of lagna and the 8th house. Since 8th lordship is neutral, it be a auspicious planets for the lagna. However due to 8th lordship it will not participate in any rajayogas.
Mercury: Mercury is the lord of 3rd and 6th house and being the lord of 2 trishadaya, it is a first rate malefic.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the lord of 9th and the 12th house. Since 12th house is a neutral house, it is a auspicious planet, being the lord of a Kona.
Venus: Venus being the lord of two maraka sthanas 2nd and 7th lord becomes a primary maraka, an independent killer.
Saturn: Saturn is the lord of 10th and 11th house. Being the lord of a Kendra and a malefic, it would have been a auspicious planet (to some extent) however due to its lordship over 11th house a trishadaya, it is neutral to the lagna. Being the lord of a trishadaya it will not participate in any rajayoga. Thus its association with the Jupiter the 9th and 12th lord, shall not bestow the benefits of Dharma Karmadhipati yoga on the native.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

A Sun-Moon combination confers rajayoga
Venus is a maraka
Jupiter becomes a maraka if he occupies Capricorn
A Jupiter-Saturn association doesn’t confer a rajayoga
An Aries native will have fear of diseases (especially smallpox), weapons and injuries
If Mars conjoins Mercury, death by brain disease occurs in his dasa and bhukti
This is the only lagna where it’s great if the 2nd lord is in the 12th; this isn’t the case with any other lagnas
A Mars-Venus combination can be both favourable and fatal
Mars, when conjoined with Jupiter and Venus in Taurus, becomes a yogakaraka
If the above combination occurs in Gemini, there isn’t any yoga
If Mars conjoins Jupiter in Cancer, he becomes a yogakaraka
Mars will prove a benefic during his dasa if he’s in Leo
Jupiter in Aquarius won’t automatically give good results in his dasa
A Mercury-Mars combination in Virgo gives the native skin diseases, eruptions and wounds
The native will possess self-earned wealth if Mars and Venus are in Libra
Mars, if in conjunction with Sun and Venus in Scorpio, will confer some fame
There’s a special yoga produced when Mars, Sun and Jupiter are in Sagittarius, with Venus and Saturn in Libra
Venus confers a rajayoga if he’s in lagna with the Sun and unaspected by Jupiter
Sun will become a yogakaraka when aspected by Jupiter; the same can’t be said for Venus when she’s aspected by Jupiter
A Sun-Mercury-Venus combination in Aquarius is a fortunate combination, with all three conferring riches during their dasas and bhuktis
When Sun is in lagna and Moon in Cancer, the native enjoys a rajayoga
A Sun-Jupiter-Venus combination in Capricorn helps the native enjoy dips in holy rivers like the Ganga

23-24. Grahas and Vrishabh Lagna. Guru, Śukr and Candr are malefics. Śani and Sūrya are auspicious. Śani will cause Rajayoga. Budh is somewhat inauspicious. The Guru group (Guru, Candr and Śukr) and Mangal will inflict death.

Taurus Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lord of 4th house is auspicious, due to shedding off its maleficence owning a Kendra.
Moon: Moon is the lord of 3rd, a trishadaya, hence an inauspicious planet for the lagna.
Mars: Mars is the lord of 7th and 12th house. Since 12th lordship is neutral and 7th is a marakasthana, it becomes a maraka, a death inflictor. However due to lordship over a Kendra, it is also a auspicious planet.
Mercury: Mercury is the 2nd and 5th lord. 2nd lordship is neutral; hence mercury is auspicious being the lord of the 5th house. However being the 2nd lord, it still retains its sting of maraka.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the 8th and 11th lord; both are inauspicious lordship, hence for this lagna this planet is inauspicious.
Venus: Venus is the Lagna and the 6th lord. 6th lordship shall make the planet inauspicious; in addition, the due to the lordship of Lagna, a Kendra, it suffers from Kendradhipatya dosa. Hence it is inauspicious for the lagna.
Saturn: Saturn is the lord of 9th and 10th house and hence a yoga karaka. Since it is the primary karaka for the 8th and 12th, its placement in these houses shall bring out the rajayoga. In addition to this its association with other Kendra or Kona lord shall also cause rajayoga, however the other planet should not suffer due to lordship of 3rd, 6th, 11th and 8th.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

Neither is Saturn a yogakaraka, nor do Sun and Mercury confer any fortunes if they’re in lagna
If there’s a Mars-Jupiter combination in Capricorn or Rahu is in Aquarius, the native enjoy dips in holy rivers like the Ganga
Moon is capable of producing a yoga when posited in Leo and aspected by either Jupiter or Mercury
Mars, when in 7th, is a benefic. If Sun and Jupiter are conjoined in Pisces, long life is indicated
A Jupiter-Mercury association causes dhana yoga
The above dhana yoga is destroyed if either planet is aspected by Mars
There will be debts during Mercury’s dasa if there’s an association between Mars, Jupiter and Mercury
Jupiter’s dasa will give mixed results whereas Mars’ dasa gives wealth. If Mercury is in a quadrant, the native is blessed with happiness during its dasa
If Mercury and Venus are in lagna and Jupiter is in Scorpio, Mercury dasa will be fortunate
If Mars and Venus are in lagna, and Jupiter is in Capricorn, both Mercury’s and Jupiter’s dasas will be fortunate
If Saturn, Mercury and Mars are in Capricorn, and Rahu in Pisces, the native enjoy dips in holy rivers like the Ganga during the dasas of Mars and Rahu
If Moon and Venus are in Libra, with Jupiter and Mercury in Pisces, Jupiter dasa will cause a dhana yoga
Lots of wealth are indicated in the Venus dasa
Moon in lagna isn’t very auspicious, and will afflict other dhana yogas present in the chart
The native becomes very fortunate if Moon is in the lagna of any sign other than Taurus

25-26. Grahas and Mithuna Lagna. Mangal, Guru and Sūrya are malefics, while Śukr is the only auspicious Graha. The Yuti of Guru with Śani is similar to that for Mesh Lagna. Candr is the prime killer, but it is dependant on her association.

Gemini Lagna

Sun: Sun is the 3rd lord and is inauspicious.
Moon: Moon is the lord of 2nd house and hence a maraka. However it is not an independent killer, like Venus for Aries Lagna; it is dependent on association.
Mars: Mars is the lord of 6th and 11th house and is extremely inauspicious.
Mercury: Mercury is the lagna as well as the 4th lord and hence suffers from Kendradhipatya dosa. It is not inauspicious; the most can be said for this planet is that it shall be neutral.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the lord of 7th and 10th house and being a first rate benefic owning a Kendra, it becomes inauspicious for the lagna. However, he is relinquished from the dosa, if it forms yoga with Kona lord Venus.
Venus: Venus is the 5th and 12th lord. 12th being a neutral lordship, lordship of 5th shall make Venus auspicious for this Lagna.
Saturn: Saturn is the 8th and 9th lord. Even though it is auspicious due to the lordship of 9th house and 8th being neutral, it will not cause any raja yoga by its association with a kendra lord, since it co-lords 8th house.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

The placement of Sun and Mercury in Leo proves fortunate in Mercury’s dasa
A Venus-Moon-Mars conjunction in Cancer results in wealth during the Venus dasa
There will be mixed results during Saturn dasa if Mars is in Cancer, with Moon and Saturn in Capricorn
With the above planetary placement, Mars confers wealth during his dasa
If Mars and Saturn are in Cancer and Moon in Capricorn, the native’s prosperity and wealth get mostly destroyed during the dasas of Mars and Saturn
Despite being the lord of 2nd, Moon isn’t a maraka
When Saturn is in Aquarius and there’s a Mars-Moon conjunction in Aries, a powerful dhana yoga results
If Saturn and Jupiter are in Aquarius, the native enjoy dips in holy rivers like the Ganga during the dasas of Jupiter and Saturn
When Mercury is in Aries, misunderstandings with elder brother are indicated

27-28. Grahas and Kark Lagna. Śukr and Budh are malefics, Mangal, Guru and Candr are auspicious. Mangal is capable of conferring a full-fledged rajayoga and giving auspicious effects. Śani and Sūrya are killers and give effects, according to their associations.

Cancer Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lord of the 2nd house, which being a neutral house shall make Sun, a neutral for this Lagna. However, being the lord of the 2nd house, it is also a maraka. Since it is not a full maraka, not owing the 7th house, it shall give results based on association.
Moon: Moon is the lagna lord, hence is auspicious.
Mars: Mars is the lord of 5th and 10th and is a yogakaraka. It is capable of giving full fledged rajayoga if it’s conjoined with other kendra lord or kona lord or placed in a kendra or kona. Placement in one of its own houses shall also give good rajayoga.
Mercury: Mercury is the lord of 3rd and 12th house. Being the lord of 3rd house it is inauspicious; while 12th is neutral.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the lord of 6th and 9th house and hence a neutral planet. It will not give rise to rajayoga by associating with any kendra lord.
Venus: Venus is the lord of 4th and 11th lord. It is suffering from Kendradhipatya dosa and is the owner of a trishadaya too, which makes it an inauspicious planet for this lagna.
Saturn: Saturn is the lord of 7th and 8th house, hence a maraka. 8th lordship of Saturn is neutral, whereas 7th lordship makes him a maraka. Since it is not a full maraka, not owing the 2nd house, it shall give results based on association.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

While Mercury proves fruitful, Jupiter doesn’t cause any yoga
Mars is a yogakaraka, and even more so if posited in either of his own houses
Venus can also be a benefic, but only if he’s posited either in Leo or Gemini
If Mars, Jupiter and Moon are in Leo, with Sun and Venus in Scorpio, the native will become wealthy and fortunate
If Mercury and Venus are in Scorpio, Mercury confers fortune during its dasa
If Mercury, Venus and Moon are in Gemini, Jupiter in Cancer and Sun in Aries, the result is a maha rajayoga and will definitely make the native a king.
If Sun and Mars are in Aries, the native will always be wealthy. Death results during the Jupiter dasa.
If Mercury and Venus are in Gemini, Venus dasa will prove fortunate.
A Jupiter-Moon conjunction in lagna will make the native famous and fortunate.
When Moon is in lagna, rajayogas are produced when either Mars is in Capricorn, Saturn is in Libra, or Sun is in Aries.
When there’s a combination of Sun and Mercury in lagna, Venus in Libra, and Moon-Mars-Jupiter in Taurus, the native becomes bankrupt during the Sun dasa, while other dasas will be good.
If Mercury and Jupiter are in Taurus, and Saturn and Rahu are in Scorpio, the native enjoy dips in holy rivers like the Ganga during the Rahu dasa.

29-30. Grahas and Simh Lagn. Budh, Śukr and Śani are malefics. Auspicious effects will be given by Mangal, Guru and Sūrya. Guru’s Yuti with Śukr (though, respectively, Kona and Kendra Lords) will not produce auspicious results. Śani and Candr are killers, who will give effects, according to their associations.

Leo Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lagna lord, hence is auspicious.
Moon: Moon is the 12th lord, hence is neutral for the Lagna.
Mars: Mars is the 3rd and 10th lord, an inauspicious as well as auspicious bhava, making it a neutral planet.
Mercury: Mercury is the 2nd as well as 11th house. 2nd lordship is neutral whereas 11th lordship is inauspicious making Mercury an inauspicious planet. In addition it is a maraka, being the lord of 2nd house; however such results are given based on association.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the 5th and 8th lord hence an auspicious planet. However due to its ownership of 8th house, it is incapable of giving rajayoga.
Venus: Venus is the 4th and 10th lord and is a yogakaraka. Thus it is capable of giving yoga with right association and placement.
Saturn: Saturn is the lord of 6th and 7th house, which makes it inauspicious. Even though, it owns a kendra, it should have shed its maleficence however, due to its ownership of 6th, it is unable to do it.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

Sun-Mercury-Mars or Sun-Jupiter-Mercury conjunctions indicate wealth, whereas only a Sun-Mercury combination indicates moderate fortunes.
A Jupiter-Venus combine causes destruction of other yogas.
Venus can’t produce yoga. However, he becomes a benefic when in Libra but a malefic when in Taurus.
If there’s a Sun-Mercury-Mars conjunction in lagna, the Mercury dasa brings in much wealth.
The Saturn dasa will be fortunate if there’s a Saturn-Mars combination in Cancer.

31-32. Grahas and Kanya Lagn. Mangal, Guru and Candr are malefics, while Budh and Śukr are auspicious. Śukr’s Yuti with Budh will produce Yog. Śukr is a killer as well. Sūrya’s role will depend on his association.

Virgo Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lord of 12th house, hence neutral.
Moon: Moon is the lord of 11th house, hence inauspicious.
Mars: Mars is the lord of 3rd and 8th houses. Here 3rd lordship is inauspicious, while 8th lordship is neutral, making it a inauspicious planet for the lagna.
Mercury: Mercury is the lord of Lagna as well as 10th. 10th lordship is neutral whereas Lagna lordship makes it auspicious planet for this lagna.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the 4th as well as 7th lord, both suffering due to Kendradhipatya dosa, hence mildly inauspicious. However while joins with a Kona lord, it shall become yogakaraka and shed it mild maleficence.
Venus: Venus is the 2nd as well as 9th lord, hence auspicious for the Lagna. Its association with Mercury can cause powerful Dharma-karmadhipatya yoga. Its association with Jupiter can also cause raja yoga, though of lesser order.
Saturn: Saturn is the 5th and 6th lord, hence shall be neutral. Due to lordship of 6th house, it is incapable of causing rajayoga due to association with Kendra lords, Mercury or Jupiter.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

A Sun-Moon-Venus association will bring in lots of wealth during the Sun dasa
The native loses wealth during the Venus dasa. Mixed results can be expected during the Moon dasa
When Moon and Venus are in Pisces, with Jupiter in Cancer and Sun in Aries, during the Jupiter and Venus dasas, the native will have multiple wives, who will all be alive. Virgo natives possess women of high rank
A Jupiter-Venus combine in Sagittarius produces fortunes during their dasas and bhuktis
If Saturn is in Cancer, its dasa will be fruitful

33-34. Grahas and Tula Lagna. Guru, Sūrya and Mangal are malefics. Auspicious are Śani and Budh. Candr and Budh will cause Rajayoga. Mangal is a killer. Guru and other malefics will also acquire a disposition to inflict death. Śukr is neutral.

Libra Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lord of 11th house, hence inauspicious.
Moon: Moon is the lord of 10th house, hence capable of giving rajayoga.
Mars: Mars is the lord of 2nd as well as 7th house, hence becomes the primary maraka and inauspicious.
Mercury: Mercury is the lord of 9th and 12th house, hence auspicious.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the lord of 3rd and 6th house and is extremely inauspicious for this lagna.
Venus: Venus is the lord of Lagna as well as 8th. Due to the blemish of 8th house, it is incapable of participate in any rajayogas. However, nevertheless it is a auspicious planet, since its 8th lordship is neutral, whereas lagna lordship is auspicious.
Saturn: Saturn is the lord of 4th and 5th house and is a yogakaraka. Based on its placement and association, the yoga shall fructify. It can associate with Moon or Mercury to give rajayoga. Even its placement in the 12th or 8th house shall give yoga too, since it is the karaka for these houses.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

Saturn is a yogakaraka. Though lord of 3rd and 6th, Jupiter is also capable of producing yogas
Mars doesn’t become a maraca, although it lords the 2nd and 7th houses
If Jupiter and Venus are associated or are aspected by Saturn and Mars, during the Jupiter or Venus dasas and bhuktis, the native suffers from skin infections and wounds
If Sun and Mercury are in Virgo and aspected by Saturn, the father will be fortunate
If Mars is in association with Sun, Saturn and Mercury, it produces immense good
If Sun, Mercury and Saturn are combined with either Moon or Mars, a rajayoga is produced
If there’s a Sun-Venus-Mercury combination in lagna, the native gets very fortunate and wealthy
If in lagna there are Mercury, Saturn and Venus, or the Moon and Mars in Aries, the Mercury dasa will prove fruitful
The presence of Mars and Mercury in Leo, Jupiter in Taurus and Saturn in Gemini creates a rajayoga
If Moon is in lagna with Jupiter either in Virgo or Pisces, the Saturn dasa brings in wealth and fortune
Venus becomes a maraca if he’s in the ascendant
If the Saturn is in lagna and Moon in Cancer, a rajayoga results
If Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars are in Aquarius, and Rahu is in Cancer, the native enjoy dips in holy rivers like the Ganga during the Rahu dasa

35-36. Grahas and Vrischik Lagn. Śukr, Budh and Śani are malefics. Guru and Candr are auspicious. Sūrya, as well as Candr are yogakarakas. Mangal is neutral. Śukr and other malefics acquire the quality of causing death.

Scorpio Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lord of 10th house, hence is mildly auspicious. It is capable of causing yoga since it doesn’t lord over 3rd, 6th, 11th or 8th.
Moon: Moon is the lord of the 9th house, hence is auspicious.
Mars: Mars is the lord of Lagna as well as the 6th house, thus making it neutral. It is incapable of involving in any rajayoga too.
Mercury: Mercury is the lord of 8th and 11th house, hence inauspicious.
Jupiter: Jupiter lords over 2nd and the 5th house, hence is auspicious. However it still is a maraka, which is more dependent on its association.
Venus: Venus is the lord of 7th and 12th house, hence is a maraka, stronger than Jupiter. It can inflict death based on its association.
Saturn: Saturn is the lord of 3rd and 4th house, an inauspicious house and another neutral house, thus making it an inauspicious planet for this lagna.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

An association of Jupiter and Mercury brings in wealth
If Jupiter is in Capricorn, the native will be charitable
If Sun, Mercury and Venus are in Taurus, the Mercury dasa confers lots of fame and power
When Jupiter and Mercury are in Pisces with Moon in Virgo, the native will be fortunate
If there’s a Jupiter-Moon-Ketu combine in Cancer, the Ketu dasa will be ordinary but the Jupiter dasa excellent

37-38. Grahas and Dhanu Lagna. Only Śukr is inauspicious. Mangal and Sūrya are auspicious. Sūrya and Budh are capable of conferring Yoga. Śani is a killer, Guru is neutral. Śukr acquires killing powers.

Sagittarius Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lord of 9th house, hence is auspicious.
Moon: Moon is the lord of 8th house. Since Moon does not suffer from blemish of 8th lordship, it is neutral.
Mars: Mars is the lord of 5th and 12th house, hence auspicious.
Mercury: Mercury is the lord of 7th and 10th house, both Kendra. Since Mercury suffer with Kendradhipatya dosa only to a small extent, Mercury is neutral for this lagna. However it can participate in the rajayoga. Association with Sun, the 9th lord can cause a first rate rajayoga.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the lord of the lagna as well as the 4th house. Due to 4th lordship it suffers from Kendradhipatya dosa, however its lagna lordship is auspicious, thus making it a neutral planet.
Venus: Venus is the 6th as well as 11th lord, thus a first rate inauspicious planet for this lagna.
Saturn: Saturn is 2nd and 3rd lord, hence inauspicious. It is a maraka too, being the lord of 2nd house.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

Saturn, when in Aries, confers prosperity during its dasa
This is the only ascendant for which Saturn in 11th confers a yoga
If Sun and Venus are in Leo with Saturn in Aquarius, the Saturn dasa will bring in wealth

39-40. Grahas and Makar Lagna. Mangal, Guru and Candr are malefics, Śukr and Budh are auspicious. Śani will not be a killer on his own. Mangal and other malefics will inflict death. Sūrya is neutral. Only Śukr is capable of causing a superior Yoga.

Capricorn Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lord of 8th house, hence is neutral. Sun does not suffer the blemish of 8th lordship. Hence it would not break any rajayoga due to its association.
Moon: Moon the lord of 7th, hence is a maraka.
Mars: Mars is the lord of 4th and 11th house. 4th lordship is neutral, while 11th lordship makes Mars an inauspicious planet.
Mercury: Mercury is the lord of 6th and 9th houses. Since it owns an inauspicious as well as an auspicious house, it is a neutral planet. It is not clear, why Maharishi Parashara calls it a auspicious planet.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the lord of 3rd as well as 12th lord. Being the lord of an inauspicious as well as a neutral house, it is an inauspicious planet for this lagna.
Venus: Venus is the lord of 5th as well as 10th house, hence a yogakaraka.
Saturn: Saturn is the lord of Lagna as well as the 2nd house. However since Lagna lord always protects the native, it shall not be a maraka on its own. However whichever planets it associates with can becomes maraka.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

If Mercury is in Leo with Jupiter in lagna and aspected by Venus, long life is conferred, but with poverty
Venus in in Taurus is good; if in Libra, though, he may not prove so fortunate
If Venus and Mercury are in lagna with Moon in Taurus aspected by Jupiter, the native is certain to become an emperor. This is called a maharaja yoga
If Jupiter is in lagna with Venus and Mars in Scorpio, brothers will give the native riches during the Jupiter dasa
When Sun, Moon and Mercury are in lagna, with Mars and Venus in Sagittarius, the native will be replete with wealth
A Saturn-Mercury combination in Virgo confers fortune. Rahu becomes a yogakaraka if he’s with Jupiter in Sagittarius
The presence of Moon in Cancer and Mars in lagna causes a rajayoga

41-42. Grahas and Kumbh Lagn. Guru, Candr and Mangal are malefics, while Śukr and Śani are auspicious. Śukr is the only Grah, that causes Raj Yog. Guru, Sūrya and Mangal are killers. Budh gives meddling effects.

Aquarius Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lord of 7th house, hence is a maraka.
Moon: Moon is the lord of the 6th house, hence is inauspicious.
Mars: Mars is the lord of 3rd as well as 10th house. 10th lordship of Mars is neutral whereas 3rd lordship is inauspicious making it an inauspicious planet for the lagna.
Mercury: Mercury is the lord of 5th as well as 8th house. Due to 8th lordship, even though, it is a auspicious planet for the lagna, it will cause any raja yoga due to association with kendra lord.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the 2nd as well as 11th lord. 11th lordship makes it an inauspicious planet. In addition due to lordship of 2nd house, it becomes a maraka too.
Venus: Venus is the lord of 4th and 9th house, hence is auspicious and a yogakaraka too.
Saturn: Saturn is the Lagna lord as well as 12th lord. 12th lordship being neutral, Saturn becomes an auspicious planet for this lagna.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

For both Aquarius and Leo ascendant natives, the mere association of the 9th and 10th lords doesn’t confer any rajayoga
If Venus and Rahu are in lagna with Sun in Scorpio, yoga will be caused in the dasas of Rahu and Jupiter
If Sun and Mars are in Virgo, the native suffers during their dasas. The Mercury dasa will be better
Jupiter in lagna with Saturn in Pisces will see mixed results during the Jupiter dasa and an ordinary time during the Saturn dasa
If Saturn and Venus are in Sagittarius, the Venus dasa proves fortunate
A Sun-Mercury-Jupiter combine in Aries is good, especially during the Sun dasa when the native enjoys power

43-44. Grahas and Meen Bhava. Śani, Śukr, Sūrya and Budh are malefics. Mangal and Candr are auspicious. Mangal and Guru will cause a Yoga. Though Mangal is a killer, he will not kill the native (independently). Śani and Budh are killers.

Pisces Lagna

Sun: Sun is the lord of 6th house, hence inauspicious.
Moon: Moon is the lord of 5th house, hence an auspicious planet.
Mars: Mars is the lord of 2nd as well as 9th lord. 2nd lordship is neutral and 9th is auspicious, hence Mars is auspicious for this lagna. Being the 2nd lord it is a maraka too.
Mercury: Mercury is the lord of 7th and 10th. Since suffers from Kendradhipatya dosa only mildly, it is a mild malefic. Being the lord of 7th, it is a maraka too, however it shall give the results with association.
Jupiter: Jupiter is the Lagna as well as 10th lord. 10th lordship of Jupiter is neutral, hence being the lagna lord it is auspicious for this lagna.
Venus: Venus is the 3rd and 8th lord. 8th lordship is neutral whereas 3rd is inauspicious, hence Venus is inauspicious.
Saturn: Saturn is the 11th and 12th lord. 12th lordship is neutral whereas 11th is inauspicious, making Saturn an inauspicious planet for this lagna. Maharishi Parashara additionally says that Saturn is a Maraka too.

Bhavartha Ratnakara says:

While Venus in 12th produces benefic results for all other ascendants, this isn’t the case for either Pisces or Aquarius
Saturn in Aquarius is good. However, if Moon is in Aquarius, the native suffers poverty (though there’s an alleviation of this in Jupiter dasa, Moon bhukti)
Jupiter in Cancer will bestow more daughters than sons
If Moon is in Aries and Mars in Cancer, Moon’s dasa brings wealth
If Moon and Mars are in Capricorn, Jupiter in Leo, Venus in Libra and Saturn in Scorpio, the native will be highly fortunate
A Moon-Mercury-Mars combine in Capricorn is an indicator of wealth and conveyances
If Saturn and Moon are in lagna, Mars in Capricorn and Venus in Leo, predict fortune for the native
If Mercury, Jupiter, Moon and Mars are in lagna, the dasas of these planets bring in immense fame, power and prosperity
Jupiter posited in Sagittarius certainly causes a rajayoga
If Moon is in Taurus, Sun in Leo, Mercury in Virgo, Venus in Libra, Jupiter in Sagittarius, Saturn in Aquarius and Mars in Capricorn, there’ll be much fortune to the native. Even if one or two of these combinations are absent, there’ll still the full effects of a rajayoga

Planetary Relationships

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BPHS Chapter 3

त्रिकोणात्‌ स्वात्‌सुखस्वाऽन्त्यधीधर्मायुःस्वतुङ्गपाः।
सुहृदो रिपवश्वान्वे समाश्चोभयलक्षणाः॥ ५५॥
trikoṇāt svātsukhasvā'ntyadhīdharmāyuḥsvatuṅgapāḥ |
suhṛdo ripavaśvānve samāścobhayalakṣaṇāḥ || 55||

55. Natural Relationships. Note the Rāśis, which are the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th from the Mooltrikon of a Graha. The Grahas ruling such Rāśis are its friends, apart from the Lord of its exaltation Rāśi. Lords other than these are its enemies. If a Grah becomes its friend as well, as its enemy (on account of the said two computations), then it is neutral, or equal.

दशवन्ध्वायसहजस्वान्त्यस्थास्तु परस्परम्‌।
तत्काले मित्रतां यान्ति रिपवोऽन्यत्र संस्थिताः॥ ५६॥
daśavandhvāyasahajasvāntyasthāstu parasparam |
tatkāle mitratāṁ yānti ripavo'nyatra saṁsthitāḥ || 56||

56. Temporary Relationships. The Grah, posited in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, or the 12th from another, becomes a mutual friend. There is enmity otherwise. (This applies to a given Janm Kundali)

तत्काले च निसर्गे च मित्रं चेदधिमित्रकम्‌।
मित्रं मित्रसमत्वे तु शत्रुः शत्रुसमत्वके॥ ५७॥
tatkāle ca nisarge ca mitraṁ cedadhimitrakam |
mitraṁ mitrasamatve tu śatruḥ śatrusamatvake || 57||

57-58. Compound Relationship. Should two Grahas be naturally and temporarily friendly, they become extremely friendly. Friendship on one count and neutrality on another count make them friendly. Enmity on one count combined with affinity on the other turns into equality. Enmity and neutralship cause only enmity. Should there be enmity in both manners, extreme enmity is obtained. The Jyotishi should consider these and declare horoscopic effects accordingly.

OM TAT SAT

Aprakash Grahas, Upagrahas & Pranapada

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In Brhat Parashara Hora Shastra 3rd chapter (Santhanam Ed.), Maharishi Parashara enumerates about 5 Aprakash Grahas, 5 Upagrahas and Pranapada. These affect the life of the native at a very subtle level, since these Upagrahas do not have body of their own and behave like shadowy planets. The effects can be visible not only in the dasa of the planets associating with them, but also during the whole life of the native, which can be modified by the influences of the dasas etc. The importance of these bodies can be seen from the place where these are described. They are described in the same chapter where the Grahas (planets) are described. Thus Maharishi wanted us to check the influences of these planets as well in addition to the visible planets to delineate horoscope in details.


Important Terms and Concepts:
1 day   = 24 hrs = 60 Ghati
1 Hr    = 2.5 Ghati;
1 Ghati = 60 Vighati;
1 min   = 2.5 Vighati

Ista Kala  = Birth time – Sunrise/ Sunset (Time elapsed after sunrise or sunset)
Ista Ghati = Ista Kala measure in ghati
Dinamana   = Duration of the day   = Sunset – Sunrise
Ratrimana  = Duration of the night = Sunrise of next day – Sunset

Sunrise Definition = Apparent rise of upper limb of Sun (as seen on a clear day)

References from Brhat Parashari Hora Shastra (chapter 3)

त्र्यंशाढ्यविश्वभागैश्च चतुर्भैः सहितो रविः।
धूमो नाम महादोषः सर्वकर्मविनाशकः॥ ६१॥
tryaṁśāḍhyaviśvabhāgaiśca caturbhaiḥ sahito raviḥ |
dhūmo nāma mahādoṣaḥ sarvakarmavināśakaḥ || 61||

धूमो मण्डलतः शुद्धो व्यतीपातोऽत्र दोषदः।
सषद्भोऽत्र व्यतीपातः परिवेषोऽतिदोषकृत्॥ ६२॥
dhūmo maṇḍalataḥ śuddho vyatīpāto'tra doṣadaḥ |
saṣadbho'tra vyatīpātaḥ pariveṣo'tidoṣakṛt || 62||

परिवेषश्च्युतश्चक्रादिन्द्रचापस्तु दोषदः।
वित्र्यंशास्यष्टिभागाध्यश्चापः केतुखगोऽशुभः॥ ६३॥
pariveṣaścyutaścakrādindracāpastu doṣadaḥ |
vitryaṁśāsyaṣṭibhāgādhyaścāpaḥ ketukhago'śubhaḥ || 63||

एकराशियुतः केतुः सूर्यतुल्यः प्रजायते।
अप्रकाशग्रहाश्चैते पापा दोषप्रदाः स्मृताः॥ ६४॥
ekarāśiyutaḥ ketuḥ sūryatulyaḥ prajāyate |
aprakāśagrahāścaite pāpā doṣapradāḥ smṛtāḥ || 64||

61-64. Aprakash Grahas. Add 4 Rāśis 13 degrees and 20 minutes of arc to Sūrya’s longitude at a given moment to get the exact position of the all inauspicious Dhoom. Reduce Dhoom from 12 Rāśis to arrive at Vyatipat. Vyatipat is also inauspicious. Add six Rāśis to Vyatipat to know the position of Parivesh. He is extremely inauspicious. Deduct Parivesh from 12 Rāśis to arrive at the position of Chap (Indra Dhanus), who is also inauspicious. Add 16 degrees 40 minutes to Chap, which will give Ketu (UpaKetu), who is a malefic. By adding a Rāśi to UpaKetu, you get the original longitude of Sūrya. These are the Grahas, devoid of splendour, which are malefics by nature and cause affliction.

सूर्येन्दुलग्नगेष्वेषु वंशायुर्ज्ञाननाशनम्।
इति धूमादिदोषाणां स्थितिः पद्मासनोदिता॥ ६५॥
sūryendulagnageṣveṣu vaṁśāyurjñānanāśanam |
iti dhūmādidoṣāṇāṁ sthitiḥ padmāsanoditā || 65||

65. Effects of Sub-Grahas. If one of these afflicts Sūrya, the native’s dynasty will decline, while Candr and Lagn, respectively, associated with one of these, will destroy the longevity and wisdom. So declared Lord Brahma, the Lotus-Born.

रविवारादिशन्यन्तं गुलिकादि निरूप्यते।
दिवसानष्टधा भक्त्वा वारेशाद् गणेयत् क्रमात्॥ ६६॥
ravivārādiśanyantaṁ gulikādi nirūpyate |
divasānaṣṭadhā bhaktvā vāreśād gaṇeyat kramāt || 66||

अष्ट्मोंऽशो निरीशः स्याच्छन्यंशो गुलिकःस्मृतः।
रात्रिमप्यष्टधा कृत्वा वारेशात् पञ्चमादितः॥ ६७॥
aṣṭmoṁ'śo nirīśaḥ syācchanyaṁśo gulikaḥsmṛtaḥ |
rātrimapyaṣṭadhā kṛtvā vāreśāt pañcamāditaḥ || 67||

गणयेदष्टमः खण्डो निष्यतिः परिकीर्तितः।
श्न्यंशो गुलिकः प्रोक्तो रव्यंशः कालसंज्ञकः॥ ६८॥
gaṇayedaṣṭamaḥ khaṇḍo niṣyatiḥ parikīrtitaḥ |
śnyaṁśo gulikaḥ prokto ravyaṁśaḥ kālasaṁjñakaḥ || 68||

भौमांशो मृत्युरादिष्टो गुर्वंशो यमघण्ट्कः।
सोम्यांशोऽर्धप्रहरकः स्वस्वदेशोद्भवः स्फुटः॥ ६९॥
bhaumāṁśo mṛtyurādiṣṭo gurvaṁśo yamaghaṇṭkaḥ |
somyāṁśo'rdhapraharakaḥ svasvadeśodbhavaḥ sphuṭaḥ || 69||

66-69. Calculations of Gulika and other upagrahas: The portions of Sūrya etc. up to Śani denote the periods of Gulik and others. Divide the day duration (of any week day) into eight equal parts. The eighth portion is Lord-less. The seven portions are distributed to the seven Grahas commencing from the Lord of the week day, while 8th portion governed by Gulika. Similarly make the night duration into eight equal parts and distribute these, commencing from the Lord of the 5th. Here again, the eighth portion is Lord-less and represent the portion of Gulika. Sūrya’s portion is Kaal, Mangal’s portion is Mrityu, Guru’s portion is Yamaghantak and Budh’s portion is Ardhaprahar. These durations differently apply to different places (commensurate with variable day and night durations).

गुलिकेष्टवशाल्लग्नं स्फुटं यत् स्वस्वदेशजम्।
गुलिकं प्रोच्यते तस्माज्जातकस्य फलं वदेत्॥ ७०॥
gulikeṣṭavaśāllagnaṁ sphuṭaṁ yat svasvadeśajam |
gulikaṁ procyate tasmājjātakasya phalaṁ vadet || 70||

70. Gulika’s Position. The degree, ascending at the time of start of Gulika’s portion (as above), will be the longitude of Gulika at a given place. Based on this longitude only, Gulika’s effects for a particular nativity is estimated.

गुलिकेष्टवशाल्लग्नं स्फुटं यत् स्वस्वदेशजम्।
गुलिकं प्रोच्यते तस्माज्जातकस्य फलं वदेत्॥ ७०॥
gulikeṣṭavaśāllagnaṁ sphuṭaṁ yat svasvadeśajam |
gulikaṁ procyate tasmājjātakasya phalaṁ vadet || 70||


भांशपादसमैः प्राणैश्चराद्यर्कत्रिकोणभात्।
उदयादिष्टकालान्तं यद्भं प्राणपदं हि तत्॥ ७१॥
bhāṁśapādasamaiḥ prāṇaiścarādyarkatrikoṇabhāt |
udayādiṣṭakālāntaṁ yadbhaṁ prāṇapadaṁ hi tat || 71||

स्वेष्टकालं पलीकृत्य तिथ्याप्तं भादिकं च यत्।
चरागद्विभसंस्थेऽर्के भनौ युङ् नवमे सुते॥ ७२॥
sveṣṭakālaṁ palīkṛtya tithyāptaṁ bhādikaṁ ca yat |
carāgadvibhasaṁsthe'rke bhanau yuṅ navame sute || 72||

स्फुटं प्राणपदाख्यं तल्लग्नं ज्ञेयं द्विजोत्तम।
लग्नाद् द्विकोणे तुर्ये च राज्ये प्राणपदं तदा॥ ७३॥
sphuṭaṁ prāṇapadākhyaṁ tallagnaṁ jñeyaṁ dvijottama |
lagnād dvikoṇe turye ca rājye prāṇapadaṁ tadā || 73||

शुभं जन्म विजानीयात्तथैवैकादशेऽपि च।
अन्यस्थाने स्थितं चेत् स्यात् तदा जन्माशुभं वदेत्॥ ७४॥
śubhaṁ janma vijānīyāttathaivaikādaśe'pi ca |
anyasthāne sthitaṁ cet syāt tadā janmāśubhaṁ vadet || 74||

71-74. Calculation of Pranapad: Convert the given time into Vighatis and divide the same by 15. The resultant Rāśi, degrees etc. be added to Sūrya, if he is in a Movable Rāśi, which will yield Pranapad. If Sūrya is in a Fixed Rāśi, add 240 degrees additionally and, if in a Dual Rāśi, add 120 degrees in furtherance to get Pranapad. The birth will be auspicious, if Pranapad falls in the 2nd, 5th, 9th, 4th, 10th, or 11th from the natal Lagn. In other Bhavas Pranapad indicates an inauspicious birth.

I: NON-LUMINOUS (APRAKASH) GRAHAS
The five Aprakash Grahas namely Dhuma, Vyatipata, Parivesh, Indrachapa and Upaketu (Sikhi) are calculated based on the longitude of the Sun at time of birth or Prasna.

These Grahas are devoid of splendor, are malefic by nature and cause affliction. The method of calculating these non luminous planets is as under:


Dhuma                       = 133d 20’ + Sun
Vyatipata (Pata)            = 360d     – Dhuma
Paridhi (Parivesha)         = 180d     + Vyatipata
Chapa (Indrachapa/ Kodanda) = 360d     – Paridhi
Upaketu                     = 16d 40’  + Chapa

Illustration
1. Find Aprakash grahas in the horoscope

















Sun’s longitude = Ta 15d 08m = 1s 15d 8m = 45d 8m
1.    Dhuma     = 133d 20m + 45d 8m  = 178d 28m                   = 5s 28d 28m
2.    Vyatipata = 360d – 178d 28m    = 181d 32m                   = 6s 1d 32m
3.    Paridhi   = 180d + 181d 32m    = 180 - 181d 32m = 361 d 32m = 0s 1d 32 m
4.    Chapa     = 360 - 1d 32m       = 358d 28m                   = 11s 28d 28m
5.    Upaketu   = 16d 40m + 358d 28m = 375d 28m                   = 0s 15d 08m

To verify the correctness of the computation, add 1 sign to Upaketu to arrive at Sun’s longitude

Jagannatha Hora software gives the following values for the Aprakash grahas:

Body                Longitude        Nakshatra Pada Rasi Nav
Sun - PiK           15 Ta 08' 26.62" Rohi      2    Ta   Ta
Dhooma              28 Vi 28' 26.62" Chit      2    Vi   Vi
Vyatipata            1 Li 31' 33.38" Chit      3    Li   Li
Parivesha            1 Ar 31' 33.38" Aswi      1    Ar   Ar
Indra Chapa         28 Pi 28' 26.62" Reva      4    Pi   Pi
Upaketu             15 Ar 08' 26.62" Bhar      1    Ar   Le

II UPAGRAHAS
Each day and night can be divided into 8 equal parts called yamardha. 7 of the 8 Yamardhas are governed by the weekday lords in the order of the weekdays from Sun to Saturn whereas the part after Saturn is unlorded. The Yamardhas for the day and night are to be found out separately based on the dinamana (duration of the day) and ratrimana (duration of night).

Calculation:
Step I: If the birth is before sunset, then find the duration of the day and if the birth is after sunset, then find the duration of the night.

Step II: Divide the day duration or night duration with 8 to get the 8 yamas of the day or night. The Yama starting at Sunrise is lorded by the weekday lord, whereas the Yama starting at Sunset is lorded by the 5th planet from the weekday lord in the weekday order. Thus on Sunday, the first Yama at Sunrise is lorded by Sun, whereas the first Yama at Sunset is lorded by Jupiter, who is the 5th weekday lord counted from Sun. The subsequent yamas are governed by the subsequent weekday lord.

Step III: Find the ascendant at the time of rising of the Upagrahas. However, even though Maharishi Parashara has tied the rising of the Upagrahas to the yamardhas, he has not however mentioned what portion of the yamardhas, the Upagrahas rise. However, classics such as Uttara Kalamrita by Kalidasa give the clue. According to that, duration of the day is to be divided into 32 equal parts; then Mandi shall rise on different days in following parts:

Mandi:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day     26    22    18    14    10     6     2
Night   10    6      2    30    26    22    18

This means that on Sunday, Mandi shall rise after the completion of 26th part, i.e. in the 27th part, similarly on Monday, Mandi rises in the 23rd part and on Saturday it rises at the commencement of the 3rd part. Thus Mandi rises in the middle portion of Saturn’s part each day.

This can be extended to other Upagrahas of other planets such as Kala for Sun, Mrtyu for Mars, Ardha-prahara for Mercury and Yamaghantaka for Jupiter.

Thus the Upagrahas shall rise in the following parts on different days

Kala:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day      2    30    26    22    18    14    10
Night   14    10     6     2    30    26    22

Mrtyu:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day     10     6     2    30    26    22    18
Night   22    18    14    10     6     2    30

Ardha-prahara:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day     14    10     6     2    30    26    22
Night   26    22    18    14    10     6     2

Yama-ghantaka:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day     18    14    10     6     2    30    26
Night    2    30    26    22    18    14    10

Steps for computation of Upagrahas:
Step 1: Find the day or night birth and find the value for the Upagraha against the weekday. Call it “Upagraha Rising Value”

Step 2: Find the time of rise using the following formula: Duration of day or night * Upagraha rising value / 32.

Step 3: Find the ascendant rising at the time arrived.

Upagraha Longitude
Asdt. rising at (Sunrise + Day duration * Upagraha rising value / 32)
For night birth consider Sunset instead of Sunrise and Night duration, instead of day duration.

Steps for computation of Gulika
Since Gulika rises at the end of Saturn’s portion or beginning of un-lorded portion, following formula can be used for finding it.

Step 1: Find the day or night birth and find the value for the Gulika against the weekday. Call it “Gulika Rising Value”. The values are as follows:


Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day      2     3     4     5     6     7     1
Night    6     7     1     2     3     4     5

Step 2: Find the time of rise using the following formula: Duration of day or night * Upagraha rising value / 8.

Step 3: Find the ascendant rising at the time arrived.

Gulika’s Longitude
Asdt. rising at (Sunrise + Day duration * Gulika rising value / 8)
For night birth consider Sunset instead of Sunrise and Night duration, instead of day duration.

Illustration:
1. Find Gulika in the horoscope

Sunrise: 4:14:20 = 4.2388
Sunset: 19:10:39 = 19.1775

Since the birth is in day, we need to find the duration of the day, which is 19.1775 – 4.2388 = 14.9387 hrs

Duration of 1 yama in day is 14.9387 / 8 = 1.8673 hrs

Weekday lord: Mars

The yamardhas of the day shall rise in the order of Mars -> Merc -> Jup -> Ven -> Sat -> Un-lorded yamardha (Gulika’s yamardha) -> Sun -> Moon.

The yama# of the unlorded part is 6th yama. The rising time of the 6th yama shall be 5* yama duration + Sunrise = 5* 1.8673 + 4.2388 = 13.5753 = 13:34:31. This time is called Gulikodaya (Gulika+Udaya) Kala or the rising time of Gulika.

The Lagna rising at that time is 100 35’ 28” Virgo.

Thus the steps of computation of Gulika are
1. Gulikodaya Kala = Sunrise + (Gulika’s yamardha - 1) * yama duration
2. Gulika = Ascendant rising at Gulikodaya Kala.


2. Find Kala, Mrtyu, Ardhaprahara, Yamaghantaka and Mandi
2.1.    Find Kala
Weekday = Tuesday
Day/ Night birth = Day birth
Duration of day = 14.9387 hrs
Upagraha rising value = 26

Kala:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day      2    30    26    22    18    14    10
Night   14    10     6     2    30    26    22

Rising time of Kala
= Sunrise + (Day duration * Upagraha Value / 32)
= 4.2388 + (14.9387 * 26/ 32)
= 4.2388 + 12.1376
= 16.3764
= 16:22:35

Lagna rising at 16:22:35
= Li 13:17:57 (longitude of Kala)

2.2.    Find Mrtyu
Weekday = Tuesday
Day/ Night birth = Day birth
Duration of day = 14.9387 hrs
Upagraha value = 2

Mrtyu:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day     10     6     2    30    26    22    18
Night   22    18    14    10     6     2    30

Rising time of Mrtyu
= Sunrise + (Day duration * Upagraha Value / 32)
= 4.2388 + (14.9387 *2/ 32)
= 4.2388 + 0.9336
= 5.1725 hrs
= 5: 10: 21

Lagna rising at 5: 10: 21
= Ta 28:50:13 (longitude of Mrtyu)

2.3.    Find Ardhaprahara
Weekday = Tuesday
Day/ Night birth = Day birth
Duration of day = 14.9387 hrs
Upagraha rising value = 6

Ardha-prahara:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day     14    10     6     2    30    26    22
Night   26    22    18    14    10     6     2

Rising time of Ardhaprahara
= Sunrise + (Day duration * Upagraha Value / 32)
= 4.2388 + (14.9387 *6/ 32)
= 4.2388 + 2.8010
= 7.0398 hrs
= 7: 2: 23

Lagna rising at 7: 2: 23
= Ge 23:53:17 (longitude of Ardhaprahara)

2.4.    Find Yamaghantaka
Weekday = Tuesday
Day/ Night birth = Day birth
Duration of day = 14.9387 hrs
Upagraha rising value = 10

Yamaghantaka:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day     18    14    10     6     2    30    26
Night    2    30    26    22    18    14    10

Rising time of Yamaghantaka
= Sunrise + (Day duration * Upagraha Value / 32)
= 4.2388 + (14.9387 *10/ 32)
= 4.2388 + 4.6683
= 8.9071 hrs
= 8: 54: 25

Lagna rising at 8: 54: 25
= Cn 16:08:29 (longitude of Yamaghantaka)


2.5.    Find Mandi
Weekday = Tuesday
Day/ Night birth = Day birth
Duration of day = 14.9387 hrs
Upagraha rising value = 18

Mandi:
Time    Su    Mo    Tu    We    Th    Fr    Sa
Day     26    22    18    14    10     6     2
Night   10     6     2    30    26    22    18

Rising time of Mandi
= Sunrise + (Day duration * Upagraha Value / 32)
= 4.2388 + (14.9387 *18/ 32)
= 4.2388 + 8.4030
= 12.6418 hrs
= 12: 38: 30

Lagna rising at 12: 38: 30
= Leo 29:37:22 (longitude of Mandi)

Jagannatha Hora software gives the following values for the Upagrahas:
Body                Longitude        Nakshatra Pada Rasi Nav
Kaala               13 Li 17' 58.28" Swat      2    Li   Cp
Mrityu              28 Ta 50' 19.41" Mrig      2    Ta   Vi
Artha Prahara       23 Ge 53' 25.62" Puna      2    Ge   Ta
Yama Ghantaka       16 Cn 08' 40.05" Push      4    Cn   Sc
Maandi              29 Le 37' 28.10" UPha      1    Le   Sg
Gulika              10 Vi 35' 35.97" Hast      1    Vi   Ar

Planets vs. Aprakash Grahas and Upagrahas.
In the following verse in Jaitaka Parijata, Vaidyanath Dikshita, associates the Upagrahas with different planets:
%p¢h -anumuo¢ha kò)làda> Syu,
³mz> kalpirixxUmaxRàharahya ymk.
upagraha bh˜numukhagrah˜Õþ˜ k˜l˜daya× kaÿ÷aphalaprad˜× syu |
kramaþa× k˜laparidhidh¨m˜rdhaprah˜r˜hay˜ yamakaõ÷akakodaõýam˜ndip˜topaketava× ||

He says that the Upagrahas are lorded by Sun to Ketu and they bestow painful results to the native. The lordship is Kala, Paridhi, Dhuma, Ardhaprahara, Yamaghantaka, Kodanda, Mandi, Pata, Upaketu respectively assigned to Sun to Ketu in the weekday order.

Rearranging the lordship for aprakash grahas and Upagrahas, we arrive at the following list.


Aprakash Grahas:
Mars        - Dhuma
Moon        - Paridhi/ Parivesha
Venus       - Kodanda/ Indrachapa
Rahu        – Pata / Vyatipata
Ketu        - Upaketu

Upagrahas:
Sun        - Kala
Mars       - Mrtyu
Jupiter    - Yamaghantaka
Mercury    - Ardhaprahara
Saturn     - Gulika
Saturn     - Mandi

Dignities of Upagrahas
Keeranuru Nataraja of Jatakalankaram (Tamil version) gives Rāśis of dignities for these UpaGrahas and Gulik etc. which are as follows
Upagraha    Exaltation    Debilitation    Swakshetra    Malefic sign
Dhuma       Leo           Aquarius        Capricorn     Aries, Scorpio
Vyatipat    Scorpio       Taurus          Gemini        Libra
Parivesh    Gemini        Sagittarius     Sagittarius   Pisces
Indrachapa  Sagittarius   Gemini          Cancer        Cancer
Upaketu     Aquarius      Leo             Cancer        Aries, Scorpio
Gulika      -             -               Aquarius      -
Yamaghantaka-             -               Sagittarius   -
Ardhaprahara-             -               Gemini        -
Kala        -             -               Capricorn     -
Mrtyu       -             -               Scorpio       -

If the Upagrahas are placed in dignity, their evil effects are reduced.

III PRANAPADA
Pranapada traverses a sign in 15 Vighatis. We know that the Lagna approximately traverses a sign with a rate of 5 ghati or 300 vighati. This shows that the Pranapada Lagna moves at the speed 20 times faster than the Lagna.

Calculation
Step I: Find the Ista Ghati . Multiply this with 60 to find the Vighati elapsed after Sunrise. Alternatively this can be found by multiplying the hrs elapsed after sunrise to birth with 150, to get the Vighati.

Step II: The Ista Kala in Vighati is divided by 15 and resultant is to be converted in Rashis (Signs), Degrees, minutes etc. and be added to the longitude of the Sun at the time of Sunrise. This shows that how much sings the Pranapada Lagna has traversed from Sunrise @ 15 Vighatis per sign.

Step III: The Pranapada Lagna is always counted from the Movable sign in trine to Sun. Thus, if Sun is in movable sign, the final longitude will straight away yield Pranapada; if the Sun is in dual sign; add 120 Degree and if in fixed Sign add 240 degree additionally to get Pranapada.

Since the Pranapada indicates the life energy, it is always counted from a movable sign, from Sun, the giver of Life.

Illustration
Sunrise Time = 5:30:31
Longitude of Sun at sunrise = Le 7d 55’ 32.10”

Step I: Ishta Kala = 14:32:44 – 5:30:31 = 14.545 – 5.5086 = 9.0314 Hrs = 1354.71 Vighati (Hrs*150)

Step II: 1354.71/15 = 90.314 = 90 signs 9d 25m 12s = 6s 9d 25m 12s (expunging multiples of 12)

Step III: Add Sun’s Degree with the degrees arrived at step II. This comes out to be 17d 20’. The No. of signs to be counted from the Movable sign in trine to Sun in Leo, should indicate the Pranapada Lagna. The movable sign in trine to Sun is Aries and counting 6 signs from Aries it comes to Libra. Thus the Pranapada becomes Li 17d 20’.

RESULTS

DHUMA
1st House
->    Valorous
->    Endowed with beautiful eyes
->    Serious, reserved
->    Wicked
->    Extremely short tempered
->    Watery grave if in a watery sign

2nd House
->    Sickly
->    Wealthy
->    Troubles with a limb represented by the sign in 2nd house
->    Dull witted
->    Lack virility
->    Speech troubles

3rd house
->    Intelligent
->    Valorous
->    Generous
->    Sweet spoken
->    Wealthy
->    Religious
->    Weakness in the body part represented by the sign

4th House
->    Sorrowful being rejected by the partner
->    Well versed in shastras
->    Belongs to a lineage of priests who are well versed in Yagnas (fire sacrifice)

5th house
->    Limited progeny
->    Devoid of wealth
->    Honorable
->    Shall eat anything
->    Belligerent

6th House
->    Valorous
->    Strong
->    Famous
->    Free from diseases
->    Destroyer of enemies
->    Troubles from animals

7th House
->    Penniless
->    Extremely passionate
->    Extra marital relationship
->    Lethargic
->    Troubles in marriage
->    Marriage with low caste

8th House
->    Lack courage
->    Enthusiastic
->    Truthful
->    Disliked by others
->    Hard hearted
->    Selfish
->    Engaged in evil activities
->    Punishment

9th House
->    Endowed with children and fortune
->    Wealthy
->    Honorable
->    Kind
->    Religious
->    Well disposed to his relatives
->    Opposed by family elders

10th House
->    Endowed with children and fortune
->    Ever cheerful
->    Intelligent
->    Truthful
->    Troubles from fire (electricity, lightning etc.)

11th House
->    Endowed with wealth, grains and gold
->    Pleasant looking
->    Knowledge of arts & music
->    Modest
->    Endowed with many houses

12th House
->    Immoral
->    Indulge in sinful acts
->    Interested in others’ wives
->    Addicted to vices
->    Unkind
->    Crafty
->    Travel abroad
->    Prosper in foreign land

VYATIPATA
1st House
->    Troubled by miseries
->    Cruel
->    Destructive
->    Foolish
->    Opposition with relatives
->    Health troubles throughout
->    Skin diseases

2nd House
->    Wicked & Crook
->    Bilious
->    Materialistic
->    Ungrateful
->    Sinful
->    Eloquent speech

3rd House
->    Determined
->    Warrior
->    Generous
->    Wealthy
->    Dear to king
->    Head of army
->    Educated & Knowledgeable
->    Skillful in music

4th House
->    Diseased
->    Bereft of progeny
->    Unfortunate
->    Endowed with landed property and houses
->    Engaged in agriculture or animal husbandry
->    Wealthy

5th House
->    Indigent
->    Pleasant appearance
->    Imbalances of humor
->    Hardhearted
->    Bereft of progeny
->    Unworthy children (if there)

6th House
->    Destroyer of enemies
->    Strong
->    Skillful in wielding many kinds of weapons
->    Knowledgeable in Arts
->    Peaceful
->    Marital troubles
->    Bad behaviors with spouse

7th House
->    Penury
->    Bereft of wife and children
->    Unhappy
->    Passionate
->    Shameless
->    Troubled with debts

8th House
->    Deformity of eyes
->    Ugly
->    Unfortunate
->    Insults Brahmins
->    Blood disorders
->    Occult knowledge

9th House
->    Engaged many things
->    Many friends
->    Famous
->    Sweet spoken
->    Liked by opposite sex
->    Unfortunate
->    Irreligious

10th House
->    Wealthy
->    Engaged in religious activities
->    Extremely wise
->    Visionary
->    Wounds from various means

11th House
->    Excessively wealthy
->    Honored by Govt.
->    Truthful
->    Firm and determined
->    Endowed with many horses
->    Interested in music
->    High position

12th House
->    Angry
->    Skillful in many activities
->    Physically disabled
->    Unfaithful to own religion & convert to other religion
->    Hate kith & kin
->    Inter-caste marriage
->    Works as servant

PARIDHI
1st house
->    Knowledgeable
->    Truthful
->    Peaceful
->    Wealthy
->    Endowed with children
->    Cleanliness
->    Charitable
->    Dear to elders and guru
->    Danger from poisonous animals
->    Violent death
->    Difficulties in life
->    Mental grief
->    Troubled with debts

2nd house
->    Wealthy and famous
->    Pleasant appearance
->    Materialistic
->    Happy
->    Religious
->    Leader of community
->    Immovable properties
->    Profits from agriculture
->    Ancestral wealth
->    Becomes rich after constructing house

3rd House
->    Dear to wife
->    Pleasant appearance
->    Endowed with many relatives
->    Respectful to elders & guru
->    Do things without much thought
->    Insulted by others
->    Discontinue education
->    Wander for studies
->    Becomes lunatic due to studying more than capacity

4th house
->    Ever cheerful
->    Well wisher of even enemies
->    Amicable
->    Skillful in music and singing
->    Suspension due to mistakes in job
->    Financial embezzlement
->    Cheater
->    Punishment

5th House
->    Blessed by goddess Laxmi
->    Virtuous
->    Popular in the community
->    Religious
->    Dear to wife
->    Live far from birthplace
->    Obstacles

6th house
->    Wealthy
->    Endowed with children
->    Materialistic
->    Well wisher to others
->    Destroyer of enemies
->    Cheater

7th House
->    Limited children (alpasantanayukta)
->    Devoid of happiness
->    Dumb
->    Extremely cruel
->    Wife suffers due to manifold diseases
->    No business will be done in front of the person
->    Suffer theft and larceny
->    Suffer due to black magic
->    Lose an eye

8th House
->    Occupied in spiritual thoughts
->    Endowed with Sattva Guna
->    Peaceful
->    Strong
->    Determined
->    Religious
->    Suffer theft and larceny
->    Severely injured
->    Surgery

9th house
->    Endowed with children
->    Blissful
->    Good natured
->    Wealthy
->    Lack passion
->    Honorable
->    Easily contented
->    Get doubted by superior and get punished for mistakes, he is not responsible
->    Does not respect elders in the house
->    Do things which are not according to one’s Dharma
->    Create enmity with the people who help them

10th house
->    Well versed in various arts disciplines
->    Materialistic
->    Strong
->    Devoid of anger
->    Learned in all shastras
->    Respects everybody
->    Help the needy
->    Engaged in religious activities
->    Construct temple
->    Earn from religious activities

11th house
->    Enjoy company of women
->    Virtuous
->    Intelligent
->    Deal to his people
->    Suffer due to digestive disorders (such as acidity etc.)
->    Unable to convince others
->    Illogical arguments

12th House
->    Lack happiness
->    Mischievous
->    Spendthrift
->    Dishonor elders and gurus
->    Suffer due to secret diseases
->    Difficulties in getting cured
->    Heavy expenditure on health


INDRACHAPA
1st House
->    Endowed with wealth, grains & gold
->    Grateful
->    Truthful
->    Amicable
->    Devoid of any weaknesses or vices
->    Perennial health troubles

2nd House
->    Affable
->    Modest
->    Extremely wise
->    Pleasant appearance
->    Religious
->    Does not heed to advices of elders, wise men and well wishers
->    Cannot keep secrets

3rd House
->    Miserly
->    Well versed in Arts
->    Thievish
->    Devoid of some limbs
->    Devoid of friends and well wishers
->    Ill repute due to mistakes in job
->    Convoluted in household matters,
->    Does not perform religious activities of the forefathers
->    Divert to bad walks of life

4th House
->    Endowed with cattle & grains
->    Free from diseases
->    Honored by the king
->    Modest
->    Cheat and con others
->    Embezzle funds
->    Take bribe

5th House
->    Visionary
->    Devout
->    Affable
->    Skillful in various areas
->    Knowledgeable
->    Highly educated
->    Prosper in education field
->    Research activities or Scientist
->    Come out of any difficult situation.

6th House
->    Destroyer of enemies
->    Clever & cunning
->    Blissful
->    Successful and prosperous in all kinds of jobs
->    Troubled by enemies in job
->    Unfinished jobs
->    Suffer black magic by enemies

7th House
->    Virtuous
->    Well versed in shastras
->    Religious
->    Dear to people
->    Break in Family life
->    Trouble in generative organs
->    No comforts from marital life
->    Cheated by trustworthy females
->    May lose limb due to surgery
->    May suffer from black magic

8th House
->    Engaged in others work
->    Cruel
->    Interested in other’s wives
->    Disabled
->    Unfulfilled wishes
->    Troubled by bad dreams,
->    Unsuccessful and unfinished jobs
->    Incessant troubles

9th House
->    Perform penance (Tapasvi)
->    Chaste (Brahmacharya)
->    Extremely wise
->    Famous
->    Criminal mentality
->    Irreligious
->    Financial fraud
->    Punishment

10th House
->    Endowed with many children
->    Brilliant
->    Endowed with cattle
->    Famous
->    Hardship
->    Lesser gain for the efforts
->    Work as servant
->    Unable to repay debts

11th House
->    Free from diseases
->    Determined
->    Fiery disposition
->    Knowledgeable on mantras & weaponry
->    Affectionate to spouse
->    Capable & hardworking
->    Clear objective in life and achieve it
->    Clever to outdo others in anything

12th House
->    Shrewd
->    Egoistic
->    Evil in disposition
->    Shameless
->    Suffer poverty
->    Extra marital relationship
->    Engaged in illegal activities
->    Regal penalty
->    Imprisonment for cheating the govt.
->    Suspension for cheating
->    Lose property to the govt.

UPAKETU
1st house
->    Knowledgeable in various disciplines
->    Blissful
->    Eloquent
->    Dear to people
->    Fulfillment of desires and success
->    Hard working but even then not famous
->    Invite problems by helping others

2nd house
->    Poet
->    Learned
->    Honorable
->    Modest
->    Endowed with conveyances
->    Eloquent  & affable (however speak only when required)
->    Amicable
->    Hardworking
->    Completes work at hand

3rd house
->    Evil & destructive
->    Cruel
->    Lean bodied
->    Suffer penury
->    Suffer with acute illnesses
->    Hardworking
->    Timid
->    Gets others affection
->    Speaks from nasal cavity

4th House
->    Pleasant appearance
->    Virtuous
->    Sattvik disposition
->    Interested in shastras
->    Well disposed towards others
->    Decorative
->    Cleanliness
->    Disciplined
->    Law abiding

5th house
->    Logician
->    Intelligent
->    Eloquent
->    Respectful to elders and gurus
->    Blissful
->    Knowledgeable on arts
->    Stomach problems
->    Heart troubles
->    Mentally unhappy
->    Twin birth (for females)

6th House
->    Ominous to maternal relatives
->    Destroyer of enemies
->    Endowed with many friends
->    Valorous
->    Splendorous
->    Sagacious
->    Go abroad for health reasons
->    Stagnancy in career

7th House
->    Interested in Gambling
->    Passionate
->    Materialistic
->    Attached to prostitutes
->    Difficulties in life and career
->    Suicidal tendencies
->    Injured by thieves and bandits

8th House
->    Engaged in sinful acts
->    Shameless
->    Lack happiness from marital partner
->    Take refuge to opposition
->    Adversities in life
->    Drown in debt
->    Suicidal tendencies (by taking poison)

9th House
->    Cheerful
->    Helpful to all living beings
->    Enthusiasm in religious activities
->    Jobs connected to bravery
->    Honored for bravery
->    Hardworking

10th House
->    Endowed with happiness & fortune
->    Dear to females
->    Charitable
->    Like company of the learned ones
->    Rise & subsequent fall in career
->    Fall from height

11th House
->    Wealthy
->    Fortunate
->    Valorous
->    Well versed in religious activities such as fire sacrifices
->    Engaged in righteous acts
->    Ever gainful

12th house
->    Engaged in sinful acts
->    Valiant
->    Doesn’t respect others
->    Extra marital affairs
->    Short tempered
->    Bad dreams
->    Difficulties in life
->    Demotions in job
->    Foreign travels but unhappy
->    Invite problems by helping others
->    Regal fines for something he is not responsible


KALA
1st House
->    Short tempered
->    Adventurous

2nd House
->    Obstacles in education
->    Lose property

3rd house
->    Hates relatives
->    Wealthy
->    Charitable

4th house
->    Troubled married life

5th House
->    Traveler
->    Works in forests and hilly regions
->    Unhappy family life

6th house
->    High position
->    Leader
->    Wealthy
->    Endowed with landed property

7th House
->    Prosecuted by govt. & superiors
->    Leaves his spouse and children.

8th house
->    Lack comforts of life
->    Lack happiness

9th House
->    Troubles to father
->    Respects Brahmins, learned ones, wife and children
->    Religious.

10th house
->    Minister or king
->    Endowed with all kinds of comforts

11th house
->    Powerful
->    Extremely rich

12th House
->    Away from family
->    Engage in evil activities and lose power & reputation
->    Lose house and property


ARDHAPRAHARA
1st House
->    Intelligent
->    Talks after proper thought
->    Knower of shastras

2nd House
->    Wealthy due to own intelligence
->    Good in debates

3rd house
->    Help from his siblings
->    Has a sense of suffering in life

4th House
->    Educated,
->    Wealthy
->    Happy in life

5th house
->    Friendship with Mantriks
->    Endowed with wealth & property.

6th House
->    Short tempered
->    Belligerent and Harsh speech

7th house
->    Prosper after marriage

8th House
->    Respectable
->    Responsible
->    High position & authority

9th House
->    Good in debates
->    Interested in religious activities
->    Endowed with property

10th House
->    Educated,
->    Intelligent
->    Engaged in good deeds
->    Complete activities in hand

11th House
->    Respects & honors the truth
->    Endowed with wealth & property
->    Get co-operation

12th House
->    Some kind of unhappiness in the family life
->    Unfinished education
->    Regal fines


YAMAGHANTAKA
1st House
->    Fortunate

2nd House
->    Good in debates
->    Educated
->    Earns property

3rd House
->    Dishonor
->    May lose job
->    Siblings will prosper
->    Mistakes in fulfilling duties

4th House
->    Get landed property
->    Educated
->    Auspicious functions in house
->    Blessed by elders  in the family

5th House
->    Suffer due to children
->    Educated
->    Advisory jobs in Govt.

6th House
->    Lazy and lethargic
->    Ill repute in career
->    Engaged in evil deeds with help of Mantriks

7th House
->    Will have good wife & children
->    Respectful
->    Keeps the family’s honor

8th House
->    Earn due to day to day work

9th House
->    Engaged in religious activities
->    High position & authority
->    Endowed with wealth & property
->    Comforts from wife and children

10th House
->    Good status & position
->    Engaged in religious activities

11th House
->    Gains due to wife and children
->    Profits in business
->    Live abroad

12th House
->    Disliked by others, even wife and children leave him
->    Difficulties in earning livelihood

MANDI
1st house
->    Sickly
->    Lean bodied
->    Slowly complete work in hand
->    Prosper due to self effort

2nd House
->    Unkind
->    Inflict emotional pain on others
->    Vulgar speech
->    Belligerent

3rd  House
->    Earns due to courage & bravery such as thieves, bandits, police officials, army men etc.
->    Unfriendly neighbors
->    Unhappiness from siblings
->    While traveling troubled due to unwanted talks

4th House
->    Uncomfortable life
->    Run away from material pursuits such as house, property, vehicles etc.
->    Enemies in job
->    Troubled relationship with relatives

5th House
->    Troubles in progeny
->    Ill repute due to children
->    Lack faith on guru and elders
->    Enmity with superiors in job and hence devoid of prosperity
->    Diseased
->    Lacks blessing of deity, even though worshipped by him

6th House
->    Hate his maternal family
->    Lack faith in his colleagues
->    Loan spent over on unnecessary things
->    Suffer due to others misbehavior
->    Unhappy in career

7th House
->    Uncontrollable passion
->    Ill repute due to immoral nature
->    Concerned for wife’s health
->    Eagle’s eye (looking for a prey)

8th House
->    Intelligent
->    Knowledgeable in Mantras & Tantras or other occult disciplines
->    Sickly
->    Surgery on some part of the body
->    Troubles from poison, weapon & fire

9th House
->    Irreligious
->    Con others in name of religion
->    Perform religious observances without devotion
->    Unhappy in life

10th House
->    Famous due to religious activities & good deeds
->    Helps the needy
->    Does activities with public interests in mind
->    Completes task at hand
->    Good reputation in family

11th House
->    Extremely rich
->    Endowed with landed property and material comforts
->    Profits from businesses
->    Extremely courageous
->    High position & authority in Govt. or such organizations

12th House
->    Bad dreams
->    Timid
->    Lose valuable things
->    Expenses are more than income
->    May lose one of his limbs
->    Suffer ill health due to black magic
->    Physical relationship with wicked women
->    Defective nails

GULIKA
1st House
->    Sickly
->    Lustful
->    Sinful
->    Crafty
->    Mischievous
->    Sorrowful
->    Epilepsy

2nd house
->    Unpleasant appearance
->    Sorrowful
->    Narrow minded
->    Addicted to vices
->    Shameless
->    Penniless
->    After 36 years of age the person goes abroad and become rich

3rd House
->    Pleasant appearance
->    Head of a village or town (such as mayor)
->    Righteous
->    Dear to wise men
->    Respected & honored by the king

4th House
->    Sickly
->    Devoid of happiness
->    Engaged in sinful acts
->    Suffer due to windy and bilious complaints
->    Unhappy domestic life

5th House
->    Insulted by others
->    Penniless
->    Short lived
->    Spiteful
->    Narrow minded
->    Lack virility
->    Subdued by the wife
->    Atheist
->    Unhappy in future life

6th House
->    Splendorous
->    Good natured
->    Dear to wife
->    Energetic
->    Determined
->    Devoid of enemies
->    Good health
->    Wealthy

7th House
->    Sinful
->    Extra marital affairs
->    Emaciated
->    Devoid of friends
->    Subdued by the wife
->    Live on wife’s wealth
->    Poverty after marriage
->    Goes to abroad and wander for jobs

8th House
->    Tormented by Hunger
->    Emaciated
->    Sorrowful
->    Cruel
->    Extremely high temper
->    Hardhearted
->    Penniless
->    Bereft of virtues
->    Sickly
->    Unable to save even though the earnings are good
->    May get ill repute

9th House
->    Undergo many ordeals
->    Emaciated
->    Engaged in sinful and evil acts
->    Extremely hardhearted
->    Sluggish
->    Un-fortunate & ill fated

10th House
->    Endowed with children
->    Blissful
->    Materialistic
->    Worshipper of fire
->    Taken refuge to yogic and righteous path
->    Gets power, rewards & honor

11th House
->    Company of good women
->    Leader of his community
->    Well wisher of friends
->    Short stature
->    Regain lost property
->    Good income

12th house
->    Engaged in sinful acts
->    Disabled
->    Unfortunate
->    Lethargic
->    Associates with immoral women
->    Unhappy family life
->    May suffer due to black magic from enemies


PRANAPADA
1st House
->    Weak body
->    Sickly
->    Dumb (cant speak)
->    Dull witted
->    Lunatic
->    Disabled (defective limb)
->    Miserable

2nd house
->    Endowed with abundant grains
->    Wealthy
->    Many attendants
->    Many children
->    Fortunate

3rd House
->    Injurious & savage
->    Egoistic
->    Hardhearted
->    Very dirty
->    Devoid of respect for elders & gurus

4th House
->    Happy
->    Amicable
->    Truthful
->    Respects elders & gurus
->    Splendorous
->    Dear to wise men

5th House
->    Happy
->    Righteous
->    Kind

6th House
->    Subdued by his relatives and enemies
->    Severe digestive troubles
->    Unkind
->    Wicked
->    Sickly
->    Affluent
->    Short lived

7th House
->    Jealous
->    Ever libidinous
->    Cruel
->    Endowed with evil thoughts

8th House
->    Afflicted by diseases
->    Troubled by the king (govt.)
->    Troubled by relatives, servants & sons

9th House
->    Endowed with sons
->    Very rich
->    Fortunate
->    Pleasant appearance
->    Serve others
->    Always satisfied
->    Clear sighted

10th House
->    Valiant
->    Intelligent
->    Skilful
->    Expert in carrying out royal orders
->    Worship gods

11th House
->    Famous
->    Virtuous
->    Wise
->    Materialistic
->    Wealthy
->    Fair-complexioned
->    Honorable

12th house
->    Mean & narrow minded
->    Wicked
->    Defective-limbed (disabled)
->    Hate learned men (Brahmins) and relatives
->    Suffer from eye diseases

Some important points:
1. If any planet is conjoined with or aspected by (7th aspect) or disposits Gulika, during their dasa or Antar dasa or during transit of such planets on Gulika, troubles will be seen.

2. When Yamaghantaka’s dispositor conjoins any planet, then during the Dasa, Antar of such planet auspicious results like marriage, new house warming ceremony, birth of a child, Deva Pratishta etc. happen.

3. When Ardhaprahara’s dispositor conjoins any planet, then during their Dasa and Antar, events like court case, compromising of a case, agreement, signing of new business etc. may take place.

4. Normally during the Kala’s dispositor’s dasa- antar or the dasa- antar of the planet conjoining the dispositor only bad events may take place.

5. Normally when the Upagrahas conjoins any planet, during the dasa and antar of the said planet, Upagrahas will give their full results. During the dasa of lords and dispositors of Upagrahas, they will give 50 % of results. Any planet that is opposite to an Upagraha, during its dasa and antar 75% results can be seen.

6. During the transit of Shani on Gulika, the person loses his wealth, honor and fame.

CASE STUDIES
Following case studies shows the effect of the Aprakash grahas and Upagrahas in shaping the life of the native. Check if there are planets in the house occupied by the Upagrahas, if, yes, then their results shall dominate, otherwise the results of the Upagrahas shall dominate.

Case I: Mahatma Gandhi, Nationalist
Body                Longitude        Nakshatra Pada Rasi Nav
Maandi              21 Cp 38' 41.73" Srav      4    Cp   Cn
Gulika              18 Aq 53' 24.71" Sata      4    Aq   Pi
Pranapada Lagna     11 Ar 08' 24.48" Aswi      4    Ar   Cn
Dhooma               0 Aq 14' 13.77" Dhan      3    Aq   Li
Vyatipata           29 Ta 45' 46.23" Mrig      2    Ta   Vi
Parivesha           29 Sc 45' 46.23" Jye       4    Sc   Pi
Indra Chapa          0 Le 14' 13.77" Magh      1    Le   Ar
Upaketu             16 Le 54' 13.77" PPha      2    Le   Vi
Kaala               26 Vi 21' 56.20" Chit      1    Vi   Le
Mrityu               6 Sc 35' 49.41" Anu       1    Sc   Le
Artha Prahara       26 Sc 20' 19.15" Jye       3    Sc   Aq
Yama Ghantaka       16 Sg 49' 42.72" PSha      2    Sg   Vi


Dhuma    5
Limited progeny
Devoid of wealth
Honorable
Shall eat anything
Belligerent

Vyatipata    8
deformity of eyes
Ugly
Unfortunate
Insults Brahmins
Blood disorders
Occult knowledge

Paridhi    2
Wealthy & famous
Pleasant appearance
Materialistic
Happy
Religious
Leader of community
Immovable properties
Profits from agriculture
Ancestral wealth
Becomes rich after constructing house

Indrachapa    11
Free from diseases
Determined
Fiery disposition
Knowledgeable on mantras & weaponry
Affectionate to spouse
Capable & hardworking
Clear objective in life and achieve it
Clever to outdo others in anything

Upaketu    11
Wealthy
Fortunate
Valorous
Well versed in religious activities such as fire sacrifices
Engaged in righteous acts
Ever gainful

Kala    12
Away from family
Engage in evil activities and lose power & reputation

Lose house and property    He went abroad away from his family and at many times when he traveled; he was away from his family.

In a positive sense “engaged in evil activities” could be treated as his rebellion against the ruling govt. at that time.


Mrtyu    2

Ardhaprahara    2
Wealthy due to own intelligence
Good in debates

Yamaghantaka    3
Dishonor
May lose job
Siblings will prosper
Mistakes in fulfilling duties

Mandi    4
Uncomfortable life
Run away from material pursuits such as house, property, vehicles etc.
Enemies in job
Troubled relationship with relatives

Gulika    5
Unhappy in future life



Case II: Sigmund Freud, Psychologist
Body                Longitude        Nakshatra Pada Rasi Nav
Mandi               25 Le 09' 07.87" PPha      4    Le   Sc
Gulika              15 Vi 17' 54.32" Hast      2    Vi   Ta
Dhooma               7 Vi 48' 25.57" UPha      4    Vi   Pi
Vyatipata           22 Li 11' 34.43" Visa      1    Li   Ar
Parivesha           22 Ar 11' 34.43" Bhar      3    Ar   Li
Indra Chapa          7 Pi 48' 25.57" UBha      2    Pi   Vi
Upaketu             24 Pi 28' 25.57" Reva      3    Pi   Aq
Kaala               15 Li 20' 57.46" Swat      3    Li   Aq
Mrityu              12 Ge 32' 22.48" Ardr      2    Ge   Cp
Artha Prahara        4 Cn 50' 50.32" Push      1    Cn   Le
Yama Ghantaka       25 Cn 08' 56.19" Asre      3    Cn   Aq

Upagraha    House#
Dhuma    12
Immoral
Indulge in sinful acts
Interested in others’ wives
Addicted to vices
Unkind
Crafty
Travel abroad
Prosper in foreign land

Vyatipata    1
Troubled by miseries
Cruel
Destructive
Foolish
Opposition with relatives
Health troubles throughout
Skin diseases

Paridhi    7
Limited children (alpasantanayukta)
Devoid of happiness
Dumb
Extremely cruel
Wife suffers due to manifold diseases
No business will be done in front of the person
Suffer theft and larceny
Suffer due to black magic
Lose an eye

Indrachapa    6
Destroyer of enemies
Clever & cunning
Blissful
Successful and prosperous in all kinds of jobs
Troubled by enemies in job
Unfinished jobs
Suffer black magic by enemies

Upaketu    6
Ominous to maternal relatives
Destroyer of enemies
Endowed with many friends
Valorous
Splendorous
Sagacious
Go abroad for health reasons
Stagnancy in career

Kala    1
Short tempered
Adventurous

Mrtyu    9

Ardhaprahara    10
Intelligent
Engaged in good deeds
Complete activities in hand

Yamaghantaka    10
Good status & position
Engaged in religious activities

Mandi    11
Extremely rich
Endowed with landed property and material comforts
Profits from businesses
Extremely courageous
High position & authority in Govt. or such organizations

Gulika    12
Defective organ
Unhappy family life
May suffer due to black magic from enemies




Case III: Swami Vivekananda, Spiritual Leader
Body                Longitude        Nakshatra Pada Rasi Nav
Maandi              13 Le 35' 57.62" PPha      1    Le   Le
Gulika               6 Vi 18' 58.47" UPha      3    Vi   Aq
Dhooma              12 Ta 45' 44.62" Rohi      1    Ta   Ar
Vyatipata           17 Aq 14' 15.38" Sata      4    Aq   Pi
Parivesha           17 Le 14' 15.38" PPha      2    Le   Vi
Indra Chapa         12 Sc 45' 44.62" Anu       3    Sc   Li
Upaketu             29 Sc 25' 44.62" Jye       4    Sc   Pi
Kaala               10 Li 17' 41.65" Swat      2    Li   Cp
Mrityu              23 Sc 58' 11.88" Jye       3    Sc   Aq
Artha Prahara       16 Sg 30' 42.85" PSha      1    Sg   Le
Yama Ghantaka       10 Cn 33' 03.65" Push      3    Cn   Li

Upagraha    House#    Results    Comments
Dhuma    6
Valorous
Strong
Famous
Free from diseases
Destroyer of enemies
Troubles from animals

Vyatipata    3
Determined
Warrior
Generous
Wealthy
Dear to king
Head of army
Educated & Knowledgeable
Skillful in music

Paridhi    9
Endowed with children
Blissful
Good natured
Wealthy
Lack passion
Honorable
Easily contented
In career, superiors will doubt the person and he might be punished for something which he is not responsible.
Does not respect elders in the house
Do things which are not according to one’s Dharma
Create enmity with the people who help them

Indrachapa    12
Shrewd
Egoistic
Evil in disposition
Shameless
Suffer poverty
Extra marital relationship
Engaged in illegal activities
Regal penalty
Imprisonment for cheating the govt.
Suspension for cheating
Lose property to the govt.

Upaketu    12
Engaged in sinful acts
Valiant
Doesn’t respect others
Extra marital affairs
Short tempered
Bad dreams
Difficulties in life
Demotions in job
Foreign travels but unhappy
Invite problems by helping others
Regal fines for something he is not responsible

Kala    11
Powerful
Extremely rich

Mrtyu    12

Ardhaprahara    1
Intelligent
Talks after proper thought
Knower of shastras

Yamaghantaka    8
Earn due to day to day work

Mandi    9
Irreligious
Con others in name of religion
Perform religious observances without devotion
Unhappy in life

Gulika    10
Gets power & rewards and honor




Case IV: Mother Teresa, Philanthropist
Body                Longitude        Nakshatra Pada Rasi Nav
Maandi              28 Le 14' 05.28" UPha      1    Le   Sg
Gulika              17 Vi 58' 46.31" Hast      3    Vi   Ge
Dhooma              23 Sg 08' 36.58" PSha      3    Sg   Li
Vyatipata            6 Cn 51' 23.42" Push      2    Cn   Vi
Parivesha            6 Cp 51' 23.42" USha      4    Cp   Pi
Indra Chapa         23 Ge 08' 36.58" Puna      1    Ge   Ar
Upaketu              9 Cn 48' 36.58" Push      2    Cn   Vi
Kaala               17 Li 21' 06.59" Swat      4    Li   Pi
Mrityu              27 Sc 26' 00.42" Jye       4    Sc   Pi
Artha Prahara       20 Sg 56' 58.91" PSha      3    Sg   Li
Yama Ghantaka       21 Cp 27' 08.15" Srav      4    Cp   Cn

Upagraha    House#
Dhuma    1
Valorous
Endowed with beautiful eyes
Serious & reserved
Wicked
Extremely short tempered
Watery grave if in a watery sign

Vyatipata    8
Deformity of eyes
Ugly
Unfortunate
Insults Brahmins
Blood disorders
Occult knowledge

Paridhi    2
Wealthy & famous
Pleasant appearance
Materialistic
Happy
Religious
Leader of community
Immovable properties
Profits from agriculture
Ancestral wealth
Becomes rich after constructing house

Indrachapa    7
Virtuous
Well versed in shastras
Religious
Dear to people
Break in Family life
Trouble in generative organs
No comforts from marital life
Cheated by trustworthy females
May lose limb due to surgery
May suffer from black magic

Upaketu    8
Engaged in sinful acts
Shameless
Lack happiness from marital partner
Take refuge to opposition
Adversities in life
Drown in debt
Suicidal tendencies (by taking poison)

Kala    11
Powerful
Extremely rich

Mrtyu    12

Ardhaprahara    1
Intelligent
Talks after proper thought
Knower of shastras

Yamaghantaka    2
Good in debates
Educated
Earns property

Mandi    9  
Irreligious
Con others in name of religion
Perform religious observances without devotion
Unhappy in life

Gulika    10
Gets power & rewards and honor


Case V: Adolf Hitler (Sadist)
Body                Longitude        Nakshatra Pada Rasi Nav
Maandi               1 Vi 11' 07.82" UPha      2    Vi   Cp
Gulika              20 Vi 19' 36.30" Hast      4    Vi   Cn
Dhooma              21 Le 50' 18.80" PPha      3    Le   Li
Vyatipata            8 Sc 09' 41.20" Anu       2    Sc   Vi
Parivesha            8 Ta 09' 41.20" Krit      4    Ta   Pi
Indra Chapa         21 Aq 50' 18.80" PBha      1    Aq   Ar
Upaketu              8 Pi 30' 18.80" UBha      2    Pi   Vi
Kaala               29 Ar 10' 14.92" Krit      1    Ar   Sg
Mrityu              23 Ge 42' 30.38" Puna      2    Ge   Ta
Artha Prahara       13 Cn 35' 43.35" Push      4    Cn   Sc
Yama Ghantaka        2 Le 37' 25.18" Magh      1    Le   Ar


Dhuma    11
Endowed with wealth, grains and gold
Pleasant looking
Knowledge of arts & music
Modest
Endowed with many houses

Vyatipata    2
Wicked & Crook
Bilious
Materialistic
Ungrateful
Sinful
Eloquent speech

Paridhi    8
Occupied in spiritual thoughts
Endowed with Sattva Guna
Peaceful
Strong
Determined
Religious
Suffer theft and larceny
Severely injured
Surgery

Indrachapa    5
Visionary
Devout
Affable
Skillful in various areas
Knowledgeable
Highly educated
Prosper in education field
Research activities or Scientist
Come out of any difficult situation.

Upaketu    6
Ominous to maternal relatives
Destroyer of enemies
Endowed with many friends
Valorous
Splendorous
Sagacious
Go abroad for health reasons
Stagnancy in career

Kala    7
Prosecuted by govt. & superiors
Leaves his spouse and children.

Mrtyu    9

Ardhaprahara    10
Educated,
Intelligent
Engaged in good deeds
Complete activities in hand
Yamaghantaka    11
Gains due to wife and children
Profits in business
Live abroad

Mandi    12
Bad dreams
Timid
Lose valuable things
Expenses are more than income
May lose one of his limbs
Suffer ill health due to black magic
Physical relationship with wicked women
Defective nails

Gulika    12
Defective organ
Unhappy family life
May suffer due to black magic from enemies