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2 6 . A + h r a k : - t, ' a , , : l a \ Bhinna ashtaka Vargd, Ravi ashtaka varga, Chandra ashtaka varga, Kuja ashtakavarga, Budha ashtaka varga, Guru ashtaka varga, Shukra ashtaka varga, Shani ashtaka varga. Samudaya ashtaka Varga - Rashi pinda, Graha pinda, Shodhya pinda.

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29. Annual Solar Return Exact time when the Sun reaches the same point after one year. References to Uttara Kalamrita, B.V. Raman. Results of various dasas during the year. Dasas of Ravi, Chandra, Kuja, Budha, euru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu and Lagna.

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3O. .Mundane Astrology Ruling stars and ruling planets of States and countries. Chart of Indian independence. fframid of Gizeh. Views of ptolemy and Varahamihira. Factors reckoning mundane astrologr. Relation of country,s chart with that of the President,s chart. Charts of President and prime Minister.

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28. Upagrahas Mandi and Gulika, Dhuma, Vyatipata, Parivesha, Indrachapa, Upaketu.

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31. Profession Houses and planets goveming profession. Horoscopes of Lord Tennyson, Alexander the Creat, Immanuel Kant, Pasteur, T.H. Huxley, Newton, Dinstein, Charles I, Von Papen, Goethe, Elizabeth I, Caesar Borgia, Cicero, Gladstone, Annie Besant, Shivaji, Saint Thyagaraja, Dueher, HaYdon. Characteristics of_qpecific degrees of Mesha and Tula, of Vrishabha and Vrishchika, of Mithuna and Dhanush, of Kataka and Makara, of Simha and Kumbha, of Kanya and Meena.

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32. Sortre I't",ofessiont Diplomacy: Charts of K.P.S. Menon, S. Radha Krishnan. Politics: Charts of Chamberlaine, Karl Marx, Pierre Laval, Mussolini, Nepolean, Earl of Beaconsfield, Sir John French, Clemenceau, Nepolean lll, Third Reich, Lloyd Ceorge, Woodrow Wilson, Lincoln. Philosophers, Police and Military, Mathematicians, Advocates, Attorney, Poets, Philosophers, Accountant. Criminals. Charts of Nero, Aurangzeb,"N.'V. Qodse, Walter Horsford, Schauman and some other criminals.

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Parts of body governed by 27 nakshatras, Diseases affected by different planets: Epilepsy and Neurasthenia, Paralysis, Gout, Gall Bladder, Cancer, Tumours, Ulcers, Dropsy, Plague, Itches, Stone, Hydrophobia, Fracture of Bones, Loss of Limbs, Leprosy, Leucoderma, Blood poisoning, Elurns, Complaints of liver, Bilious diseases, Bowels, Colic, Appendicitis, Diabetes, Piles and allied complaints, Hydrocele, Mental ailments, Eye troubles, Nose troubles, www.cteindia.weebly.com

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Troubles of Tongue, Dental troubles, Defective hearing, Troubles of mouth and face, Affectation of throat, asthma, Affections of lungs. Complaints of heart. Urinary diseases, Smallpox and chickenpox, Bronchitis, Diseases of digestive system, Cirrhosis of liver. 688

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54. Some diseases Tumour of eye, short sight, blindness, Night . blindness, General complaints of the eye, Dumbness, Diseases of Ear, Diseases of teeth, Diseases of throat, Asthma, Heart Tuberculosis, Consumption, T h r o m b osis, complaints, Meningitis, Haematemesis, lndigestion, Colig, Castritis, Amoebiasis, vomiting, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Hernia, Diabetes, Prostrate glands, Diseases of sex organs, Prameha, Dnlargement of Scrotum, Rheumatism, Epilepsy, Hysteria, Mental cases. Charts of patients with different diseases, lmpotency, Ovaries and Uterus, Leukaemia, Fever, Kidney, Cancer, Charts of Cancer patients, Bad health, Painful and unnatural deaths.

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Vedic remedies for planets, Mantras, Japas, danas (charities), Planets responsible for different ailments, Cems prescribed to propitiate different planets. 57. Female lloroscopy Nativities of women, Charts showing effects of planets on the lives of women. Ceneral outline, Ashtaka varga, Special features. www.cteindia.weebly.com

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39. Children General principles expounded by Parasara, Charts showing Role of Shani, Guru, Budha and Rahu-ketu in the birth of progeny. Different kinds of Children according to Kalyana Varma. Role of Jupiter in childbirth, Role of Kuja and Curu combined, Combination of planets, Twelfth House, Sphuta and Saptamsa, Loss of Children, Adoption, Sons late in life. Number of children, Time of birth and number, Absence of children, Loss and gain of time.

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4O. Kalpalata on Jairnini Sutras Treatises on Jaimini Sutras. Kalpalata and Krishniya.

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38, ll.rrliafie, Matchinrl an;! Krria dcsha Marriage, Signs and degrees involved in consideration of the problem of marriage: Matching. Number of kutas, Charts showing effects of kutas, Special points, Role of Kuja. Ketu and Uranus, Arudha. Kuja Dosha, Charts showing Kuja dosha.

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hen KuJa is strong in Shadbala, longevity has to be determined from the Bhinna Ashtaka Varga; and when Shani is the strongest we have to depend on Samudaya Ashtaka Varga. We have dealt with the problem of Ashtaka Vatga exhaustively in our book Secrets of Ashtaka Varga (Ranjan Publlcations).

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Influence of translting planet has to be understood only from the ashtaka varga of the Moon and of the planet concerned. If we ignore the two ashtaka vargas (of the Moon and of the concerned planet), the transit influences do,not come out accurately. The luminaries and planets transit all the twelve signs in a sequence. Their placement from the Moon, lagna and themselves gives varying results at different times. These have to be noted carefully. Each planet has such favourable places from itself. from the Moon, and from the five planets. Thase heing eight in number, it is calted Ashtaka varga. The benefic places are marked by a circle (Bindu) in South India and by a line (Rekha) in north India. We foltow the South Indian practice. The favourable dots come to SSZ. All the good and bad effects have to be declared with reference of these eight. Also note which planet contributes a bindu in a sign. Count from the lagna and the concerned planets. There are variations among our authoritative texts. We will ndte them as and when necessary. www.cteindia.weebly.com

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1. Ravi Ashtaka varga: Total Bindus 48 From Ravi : 1,2, 4,7, 8,9, lO, I I Chandra : 3,6, lO, I I Kuja : 1,2, 4, 7, 8,9, l O, l l Budha : 5, 5, 6, 9, l A, l l, 12 Curu : 5,6,9, ll Shukra : 6, 7, 12 Shani : 1,2,4,7,8,9, lO, ll I"agna : 3,4,6, lO, ll,12 2. Chandra Ashtaka Varga Total Bindus 49 From Ravi : 3, 6,7, A, lO, ll C h a n d r a : l , 3 , 6 , 7 , L O ,l l Kuja t 2,3,5,6,9, lO, ll Budha :1,3,4,5,7,8, lO, ll Curu t I,4,7,B, lO, ll,12 Shukra t 5, 4, 5,7,9, lO, I I Shani : 5, 5, 6, I I Lagna t 3,6, lO. I I 3. Kuja Ashtaka vargai Total Bindus 59 t 3,5,6, lO, ll From Ravi Chandra : 3,6, ll :1,2,4,7,8, lO, ll Kuja Budha : 5, 5, 6, I I : 6, lO, Il,12 Guru Shulrra t 6,8, lI, 12 t l, 4,7, 8,9, 10, I I Shani n ': 1,3,6, lO, 11 Iagna 4. Budha Ashtaka Vatga Total Bindus 54 From

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5. Ouru Ashtaka Vatga: Total Bindus 56 From Ravi : I, 2, 3, 4, 7,8, 9, lO, I I Chandra t 2,5,7,9, ll Kuja t l, 2, 4, 7, A, tO, l l Budha : 1,2, 4, 5, 6,9, lO, I I Curu lO, ll ;1,2,3,4,7,8, Shukra : 2, 5,6, 9, lO, 1l Shani : 3,5,6, 12 Lagna z 1,2, 4, 5,6,7, 9, lO, ll 6. Shukra Ashtaka Vatga. Total Bindus 52 From Ravi z 8, ll, 12 Chandra z 1,2, 5,4,5,8,9, ll, 12 Kuja : 3,5,6,9, ll, 12 Budha z 3,5,6, 9, I I Quru : 5, 8, 9, lO, I I Shukra z 1,2, 5, 4,5,8, 9, lO, I I z 3,4,5, A,9, lO, ll Shani Lagna : 1, 2, 5, 4, 5,8, 9, ll gives 4 instead of 5 in Kuja. Parashara 7. Shani Ashtaka Varga. Total Bindus 59 : L, 2, 4, 7, A, lO, l l From Ravi Chandra : 5, 6, I I z 3, 5,6, lO, ll, 12 Kuja Budha z 6,8,9, lO, ll, 12 Quru : 5,6, ll, 12 Shukra z 6, ll, 12 Shani : 5, 5, 6, I I Lagna : l, 3,4, 6, lO, I I Parashara, Vaidynatha and others have given us separately the Ashtaka Varga for the lagna. The total Bindus here are 49. These are distributed as follows: 3, 4,6, rO, ll, 12 : Ravi 3, 6, lO, ll, 12 Chandra : t,5,6, lo, l l : Kuja 1 , 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 1 O ,1 1 : Budha | : 1,2, 4,5,6,7,9, lO, I I / Guru / : t,2,3,4,5, A, I Shukra l O , I I t , 4 , 6 , : 3 , Shani 5,6, lO, ll : Lagna www.cteindia.weebly.com

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For the time being we ignore the ashtaka varya of the lagna. The minimum required is one-twelfth of each body's total. Less than the required minimum is not good. The different results given and by the number of Bindus of each planet in its radical position, and by the number not given are explained in our Secrets of Ashtaka varga. (Ranjan Publications). The reader is requested to refer to that text.

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This ls subJect to two forms of reduction or shodhana. The flrst is Tllkona (Trtnal). The signs are divided into four Trinal signs. These are (a) Mesha, Simha and Dhanus; (b) Vrishabha, Kanya, and Malrara; (c) Mithuna, Tula and Kumbha; and (d) Karka, Vrishchlka, and Mina. The conditions laid down are as follows:

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Ashtaka varga is one of the valuable systems of predictive astrology. It is more so for an interpretation of the influences of the planets in transit. But regarding the calculation of longevity,this system has not been found satisfactoryin many cases and it does not seem to be quite reliable. The system is apparently called so because the bindus (benefic dots) are reckoned from the seven planets and Lagna, thus making a total coun\ from eight places. In actual practice we reckon the bindys for the planets only and not for Lagna. The reason for the failure of Ashtaka varga perhaps may be due to either an inadequatecomprehension of the principles or the inadequacyof the number of examples worked out. In all probability there is an inadequate comPrehension of the principles on the part of the later writers. This might explain why the bindus for Lagnaare not given by them. Moreover, the total number of bindus was to be537 and it was held to be sancrosanct' While explaining the calculation or longevity on the basis of this system, VaidyanathaDikshita in his Jataka ?aniata observes:

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In this Lagnashtaka varga the benefic places are given thus: From the Sun 5,4,6,lO,ll,l2; From the Moon 3,6,10,ll,t2; F r o m M a r s1 , 3 , 6 , 1 O , 1 l ; From Mercury1,2,4,6,8,1O,1 l ; FromJupiter 1,2,4,5,6,7,9,lO,l I i From Venus 1,2,3,4,5,8,9 ; From Saturn 1,3,4,6,1O, 1l ; F r o mL a g n a 5 , 6 , l O , ll . The total bindus are 49.If we add this to the total bindus of the seven planets, we get 586. From Lagna toq,we must apply the two reductions of trikona and ekadhipatya and then apply Rashi and Craha multipliers. In the longevity given by Ashtaka varga and Amshayu no deductions are to be made. On the other hand when a planet is exalted, the years given by it are to be trebled; if in its own varga (sign) it is to be doubled; if in an adhimitra house one half is to be added; if in a friend's house add one-third. Still some deductions are enjoined. If it is in an inimical house or adhi-shatru house, one-third is to be deducted. This is the best method to be followed, says the text. Possibly the links missed by the subsequent writers are to be found in those verses of Brihat Parasara llora. One must experiment on these lines to find out whether the Ashtaka varga system of calculating longevity gives us a reliable method. If we take the system to be not fully reliable we ' cannot explain why even Mantreshwara said:

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'Of all the methods for calculating longevity, the Ashtakavarga method is the best.' If so, the defect may lie In our ignoring the lagnashtaka varga. It is earnestly believed that serious students of astrology will include thls I"agnashtaka va4la to satisfy themselves of the usefulness of this method. According to Jataka Partjata, some teachers, followlng great masters, argue that the number of years for the lagna derived from the lagna ashtaka varga have to be added to this (10.48). But for lagna we get Rashi Pinda and not any Graha Pinda. This is for the research scholars a serious problem.

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Now consider the samudayika (ttt5