How Vedic Astrology Works

How Vedic Astrology Works

The knowledge of Vedic Astrology has come down to us from the Vedic slokas. These slokas have been deeply studied and realized by our Siddhas in ancient times. Hence, through them we learnt about the niverse, and the waves of energy that impact our lives. They suggested practical ways to diffuse negative energies of planets in our lives and how to seek blessings of good energies.

Vedic Astrology guides us to seek a better life than what our planets have destined for us. Siddhas in ancient times had understood the cosmic energy, and calculated its effects for the good of common man. !aharishi "arashara is said to have provided e#planations of this ancient Vedic science as predictive astrology to enable man seek blessings of benefic forces and protect themselves from malefic ones. Source of Vedic Astrology:

Vedic slokas tell us how the presence of planets in each house can create specific effects on man. $ut many of these slokas are indicative or suggestive in nature and not easy to comprehend without deeper knowledge of !etaphysics. %enerally speaking, Ancient Vedic Astrology,, as revealed through Vedas, mainly relates about creation of Astrology this niverse, and its relationship with man born to the &arth.  Astrology that that came down down from the the Siddhas: Siddhas:

't was through the Siddhas that we learnt about the niverse, and the waves of energy that impact our lives. 't is interesting to note that for better perception of the powerful forces of cosmos and understanding the nature of each planet( Siddhas represented them to us as deities. So planets are prayed and invoked as %ods and a nd %oddesses) "ower of !ars is represented by *ord !uruga, Sun by *ord Shiva, !ercury by *ord Vishnu and so on. The Siddhas also suggested practical ways to diffuse negative energies of planets to a certain e#tent. Such remedies specifically help in adding good energies in human life. The Predictive Astrology:

'n Vedic Astrology, !oon is a very important planet and the !oon sign of a person is considered his or her +asi. 't is the combined study of the yogas, ualities of the - planets, their influence on the / houses, and how the ualities or gunas like Sattwa, +a00as and Tamasa, and five primordial elements like space, air, fire, water and earth influence matter in forming their nature. !odern Vedic Astrology has evolved over the years and at present, it is popular as a predictive astrology that forecasts about individuals from their birth1charts based on the time and place of birth. And here lies the most sensitive point of this field 2 what percentage of accuracy in predicting human life can be achieved3 "erhaps 45 percent, at least this is the common belief. The role of astrologer:

6hat surely an individual can gain from Vedic astrology is the knowledge about himself or herself. 6ith a certain amount of interaction with individuals, and mainly study of birth1chart, an astrologer can tell about the nature and inclinations of the individual. He makes one aware of the good and the bad influences of planets and such awareness of cosmic powers can help one with better abilities to make appropriate decisions further in their lives. The remedies in Vedic astrology:

6hen planets are in debilitated state, or in retrograde they bring lot of hardship to the native. There are certain strong afflictions of planets in birth1charts such as "itra 7osha, 8aal Sarpa 7osha, Shani 7osha, and !angal 7osha, which prevent the native from en0oying the good effects of planets. Vedic Astrology suggests remedial measures like chanting of !antras, observing and practicing certain rituals, keeping one energized through 9antras, wearing beads garlands and observing practices such as fasting on the days when the planets are powerful. Principles of Tithi Pravesh Chakra

Tithi pravesh chakra is one of the cornerstones of Vedic astrology and was hidden in tradition of S:; until the knowledge was given out by "t. San0ay +ath. Vedic astrology widely uses the solar return chart or the surya varsha pravesh chakra to predict the event of a year and this is widely known as Varshaphala. However, from time immemorial the scholars and pundits of 'ndia used the Tithi based calendar to reckon

time, since the time needs to be reckoned from both the luminaries, as they represent two different aspects of our self.

Thus, the start of a year needs to be reckoned from the time when the e#act portion of tithi commences again after a full cycle of Sun in the zodiac. Since the !oon phase calendar or the tithi calendar is synchronised with Sun, we need to see the tithi when the Sun returns back to the same sign after a year and the e#act amount of the birth tithi has elapsed. 6hen the event happens, that commences a new year in the life of native and the horoscope drawn for that moment can show the events of the year. However, the tithi pravesh chart can not be read independently from the natal chart, since the natal horoscope has an over1riding influence over the native. This article shows how to analyse the tithi pravesh chart, while simultaneously taking the natal chart into consideration. 'n addition to analysing tithi pravesh chart like a normal rasi chart, there are specific factors which need to be analysed while analysing a tithi pravesh chart. They are) 1. Weekday: Take

the weekday running at the commencement of the tithi new year. This becomes the lord of the year and has the most predominating influence on the native. Here the day needs to be reckoned from Sunrise to ne#t sunrise and thus, somebody who is born after akshatras and the other uses / nakshatras, which include the Abhi0it >akshatra, an intercalary nakshatra. $oth the schemes are useful in their own right. 6hile /4 nakshatra scheme is used for all day to analysis, such as analysis of birth chart, analysis of dasas, using >avatara chakra etc(

the / nakshatra scheme is used for analysis of few chakras such as sarvatobhadra chakra, the sannadi chakra etc. The >akshatras are reckoned from beginning with Aries which coincides with the beginning of Ashwini. There are four padas BuartersC of each nakshatra, each measuring Dd /akshatra. 6hile we see the mapping of the - >akshatras on E +asis, we see that there are few nakshatras which would fall across two +asis such as 8rittika, which falls in Aries and Taurus( !rgashiras, which falls across Taurus and %emini and so on. There are others which would fall in  rasi such as Ashwini, $harani, +ohini etc. &ven though this looks haphazard and erratic, there is a hidden meaning behind it. To understand the meaning, we need to know the tattvas Bprimordial elementsC ruling the +asis and the >akshatra padas. $eginning from Aries, the +asis are ruled by Fire, &arth, Air and 6ater in a cyclical manner. Thus Aries, *eo and Sagittarius are the fiery signs( Taurus, Virgo G ;apricorn are the earthy signs and so on. This is the same pattern which repeats for the nakshatra padas, which means that the first pada is governed by fire element, /nd by earth, Drd by air and the Eth by water. This cycle repeats across the nakshatras. The beauty of the mapping of the >akshatra with the rasi is that, among the - nakshatra padas which fall in a rasi, the tattva of the first and the last pada belongs to the tattva of the sign. So the first and last pada of Aries would be Fiery, the first and last pada of Taurus would be &arthy and so on. Seeing this from another perspective, the while seen among the three groups of E signs Bstarting from Aries, *eo and SagittariusC, the st sign starts from st pada of a nakshatra and ends with the st pada of a nakshatra Bfor e#ample, Aries starts with st pada of Ashwini and ends with the st pada of 8rittikaC. Similarly, the /nd sign BTaurus, Virgo, ;apricornC start with /nd pada of a nakshatra and end with the /nd pada of another nakshatra Bfor e#ample, Taurus starts with /nd pada of 8rittika and ends with /nd pada of !rgashirasC( Drd sign %emini starts with Drd pada of !rgashiras and

ends with Drd pada of "unarvasu and the Eth sign ;ancer start with Eth pada of "unarvasu and end with Eth pada of Aslesha. The lordship of each cycle of - nakshatras, as per Vimshottari dasa scheme, starting from Ashwini is 8etu, Venus, Sun, !oon, !ars, +ahu, :upiter, Saturn, !ercury. 't is worthy to note that the D of the nakshatras, which fall in the 0unction of signs Brasi sandhiC, are ruled by Sun, !ars and :upiter, the three best friends on the 7evas sideI The other >akshatras which fall inside the signs are ruled by 8etu, Venus, !oon, +ahu, Saturn G !ercury. 6hat can be made out of these two categories of the planets3 Classification of Nakshatra Fixed Nakshatras

+ohini, ttar1phalguni, ttar1ashadha and ttar1bhadrapada are supposed to be fi#ed nakshatras and they are favourable for activities which are related to establishing something permanent such as coronations, laying the foundations of cities, sowing operations, planting trees. Soft Nakshatras

;hitta, Anuradha, !rigasira and +evati are soft nakshatras. They are favourable for soft or artistic activities such as wearing new apparel, learning dancing, music and fine arts, se#ual union and performance of  auspicious ceremonies. ight Nakshatras

Ashwini, "ushya, Hasta and Abhi0it are light nakshatras, and they are favourable for light and sportive activities such as putting ornamentation, pleasures and sports, administering medicine, starting industries and undertaking travels. Shar! Nakshatras

!oola, :yestha, Ardra and Aslesha are sharp nakshatras in nature and they are favourable for sharp, piercing and painful activities such as incantations, invoking spirits, for imprisonment, murders, and separation of friends. "o#ile Nakshatras

Sravana, 7hanishta, Satabhisa0, "unarvasu and Swati are mobile nakshatras and they are auspicious for mobile activities such as acuiring vehicles, for gardening and for going on procession. $readful Nakshatras

"urva1phalguni, "oorvashadha and "oorvabhadra, $harani and !akha are dreadful nakshatras and they are favourable for nefarious schemes, poisoning, deceit, imprisonment, setting fire and other evil deeds. "ixed Nakshatras

8rittika and Visakha are mi#ed nakshatras and during their influences, works of day1to1day importance can be undertaken. %naus!icious Nakshatras

$eginning from the third uarter of 7hanishta and ending with the last part of +evati, the time is held to be unsuitable for any kind of auspicious work. This period goes under the special name of >akshatra "anchaka and when these stars are ruling, one should avoid 0ourney towards the south, house repairing or renovation, collecting fuel and cattle fodder or acuiring cots and beds.  Aus!icious Nakshatras

=f all the twenty1eight constellations, the pride of place appears to have been given to "ushya, the th star. Nakshatras:

. Ashwini /. $harani D. 8rittika E. +ohini 5. !rgashiras J. Ardra 4. "unarvasu

. "ushya -. Aslesha 