The Astrological EMagazine 2012_11 Issues

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Contents

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From the Desk of Chief Editor

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Dr. B. V. Raman SUN in Politics

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Bangalore Niranjan Babv Muhurtha — The jlrt of Time Management

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Raman S uprajarama Future of India in 2012

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Dr. Bangalore Sureshwara Ramayana — guide to (Duties of Rings, Rulers, (Priests and Others

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Yajnavalkya lyothisha Chinta Nidhi

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SRI DATIA VlJAYANANDA TEERTHA SWAMIJI Masamm MaRGAsinsosMi

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William R. Levacy Ashtama Guru

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Dr. S. Madhavan Commentaries on Brihat lataka

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Venkata Giri Kumar Astronomical Significance of Calendars

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Dr. E. S. Neelakantan Pancha Mahapurusha Yogas

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V. R. SOUNDAR RAJAN Shaniputra

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K. Chandra Hari Ancient Horoscopes, Zodiac and Yoga Rationales

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Gargacharya This Year for You 2012

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Varahamihira

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Sunrise and Sunset Timings for January 2012

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www.astroloaicalmaaazine.coni Lead Article SUN in

Politics DR. B. V. RAMAN

IN OUR LEADING article published in an earlier issue pf the astrological magazine, we have endeavoured to highlight the importance of the Sun in horoscopic interpre-tation. According to the Austrian scientist Ernest Mach, every particle of matter in the entire uni-verse is interlinked with every other. Our planet is constantly bombarded by a variety of radiant energy. The infra-red and ultra-violet radiations, primary and secondary cosmic rays containing high-energy electrons, gamma-rays, etc. play no mean part in influencing terrestrial affairs. The influence is visible and has a direct relation to inhabitants of the earth. To the Hindu sages of yore, the Sun was the visible god— Suryanarayana—the Soul of the uni-verse. To the scientists of today the Sun is the chief symbol of life. Solar flares, solar spots, etc, are caused by certain planetary dispositions and this is now a recognised scientific fact. It is again the declination position (Kranti) of the Sun that seems to regulate the flow of corpuscular streams either from the northern or southern hemisphere of the solar globe. Whatever be the theoretical explanations offered by the scientists for the influences on living beings occurring through changes in the electro magnetic field of the earth, there can be no doubt that just as the ancient seers recognised, either by intuition or by study and observation, the prime position of the Sun in its relation to the earth, we shall witness in the very near future a fusion of two most ancient sciences—medicine and astronomy— this new branch of science going under the name of heliobiology. According to some of the scientists, the gravitational pull of the two massive outer planets. Jupiter and Saturn, when they occupy certain geometrical positions from the Sun, produce a gravitational 'jerk' capable of significantly affecting human behaviour. This study of the Sun's influence on terrestrial affairs had been developed by the sages to a nicety that they could enumerate by means of

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formulae how these mutual influences interweave with beautiful and subtle complexity; and the result is the vast astrological literature which we have inherited. The Sun is the aristocrat He represents rulers, government and those in high authority. He is the ruler of the father, heart, blood circulation and vitality. He is hot and dry aiding construction if unafflicted and bringing destruction when much afflicted. His position in the horoscope is of the utmost importance. He displays firmness and stability, justice, dignity, achievement, unsullied diplomacy, reputation, and generosity. He presides over what is called atmashakti or soul force, personal magnetism, inspiration, devotion, courage, honour, integrity; and right values, selfrespect, individuality and authority come under his sway. He represents gold and bones in the body ; of medium height, he is dark-red in complexion, and has broad shoulders and a well-proportioned body. Siva's temples, open areas, waterless regions, the eastern quarter, ruby, copper, red colour, solstice, up-ward gaze, eye-sight—all come under his sway. The Sun also represents patrimony, political and national influence, satwa-guna, morals and religion, noble and sublime ideas, masculine power, windy and bilious temperaments and hot or pungent taste. If the Sun is well placed in a horoscope, i.e., if he occupies the 3rd, the 6th, the 9th, the 10th or the 11th not joined by Saturn or Rahu and the constellations of these two malefics are not involved, we can declare the native is a man of character and above board. When the ascendant for instance is Capricorn and the Sun is in Libra, inovlving Rahu's constellation, it is clear that the native's public life and image can only be unfortunate. Selfishness will be the motto. Not selfreliant but leaning too much on others, he cannot succeed in his public or political life. Indolence, dogma and conceit will mar his prosperity. To differentiate between the various shades of influences generated by the Sun's situation in different houses, signs and constellations and in different aspectual positions with JANUARY 2012 3

www.astrolOQicalmaQazine.com reference to other planets is simply impossible. Therefore only generalisations can be made which can be duly adapted to suit individual horoscopes in the light of their own peculiar structures.

Hitler (Chart 1) has the Sun in the 7th house in the constellation of Ketu associated with Mars and aspected by Saturn, Yogakaraka. The Sun is the planet conferring honour and authority. Hitler indeed gained honour and authority as the dictator of Germany. The moral nature of the authority given by the Sun was spoiled by his situation in Ketu's constellation. With the solar and Kethu influences mingling and augmented by those of Mars and Saturn Hitler could only be a cruel leader, excessively aggressive and delighting in human suffering and death, and daring to exterminate a race of people. The Sun gave a driving desire for power but the SUN also caused his destruction. The situation of the Sun in the 7th is not generally recommended. This makes one a sexual pervert unless there are relieving features. One wielding power can be a profligate having his evil eye on any good-looking damsel. Saturn's situation in the 4th is not a desirable feature. The authority and dignity generated by the Sun will be crippled. In the case of Hitler this circumstance exists and the affliction of the Sun invited on the German dictator the wrath of the civilised world because of his own misdeeds. The Sun's involvement with Ketu, i.e., by conjunction or situation in the constellation of Ketu, tends to make one over-ambitious, egoistical, proud, haughty, immoderate, domineering, and one can only meet with disappointment, mis-fortune and ultimate collapse. Let us take the chart of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (No. 2) and concentrate on the position of the Sun. As lord of the 5th he is in the 10th aspected by Saturn and associated with Rahu. The qualities which shaped his career by virtue of Jupiter's aspect on the Lagna, and the situation of lord of Lagna in the constellation of the benefic Moon aspected by Saturn—highest impulses of patrio-tism and lofty motives—were entirely different from those that shaped Hitler. The Sun, the planet of authority, occupies the 10th house and has digbala. But the Sun being echpsed by Rahu and aspected by Saturn, echpsed Bose's political career. 4 JANUARY 2012

In other words the Sun is completely spoiled by the combined influences of Rahu and Saturn. The Sun being afflicted by Rahu has an explosive quality and tends to the unexpected leading one to extremes. It indicates lot of opposition, strange attractions, and abrupt endings, besides making one restless, very independent, daring and radical. If there were no Rahu in the 10th, Subhas Bose would perhaps have wielded power like Prasad or Nehru. Here what is to be noted is, while the position of the Sun in the 10th is excellent, his affliction by Rahu and Saturn has incapacitated the Sun. The Sun in Virgo has a significant role to play provided it happens to be the ascendant or the 9th or the 10th, the 4th or the 7th, preferably the 9th or the 10th. When such a Sun is associated with Rahu or Saturn and otherwise afflicted, the Sun does not really lose his inherent power. This appears to be a special feature of the sign of Virgo only. Spiritual inclinations and the urge to delve into the unknown appear to be a gift of this "affliction". The Sun in Virgo gives discrimination arising from a fine combination of idealism and realism, versatility, selfanalysis, self-discipline, analytic approach to problems but slightly unfavourable to health until the age of 24. If Capricorn is the ascendant and the Sun is in the 9th, there is no political power indicated for the native unless Venus is disposed in the 10th which should not relate to the constellation of Jupiter. The horoscope* of Wells furnishes an example for such a combination. The Sun is in the 9th associated with Rahu and aspected by Mars and this gave him practical idealism and an inclination for spirituality. The Sun in the 9th gave success and honour, intellectual development and prophetic power. Rahu's association could have been adverse but for the fact the sign involved is Virgo. The aspect of Mars on the Sun cum Rahu gave him the capacity to project the revelations of his subconscious mind. Usually the Sun-Rahu conjunction afflicted by an adverse martian aspect occurring in the 9th tends to make one impulsive, rash, erratic, radical, fond of risks, danger of scandal, disgrace and even fall. But according to our studies and experience, the affliction seems to get automatically diluted if the sign is Virgo. The 10th house position of the Sun can be considered as an ideal combination. Here again the nature of his results depends upon the ascendant and the constellation the Sun occupies. Unafflicted, the Sun can confer honour, success and distinction, independent spirit, prosperity, good birth, good breeding and ideal parents, positions of trust, *The Sun, 157° 52'; the Moon 300°; Mars 76°; Mercury 148° 25'; Jupiter 271° 64'; Venus 204° 9'; Saturn 199° 11 ; Rahu 162° 15'; and Lagna 273° 16'. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

www.astrQlQaicalmaaazine.CQm responsibility and honour. He will be a man of character and for him the means is as important as the ends. A man of high moral standards, he cannot brook indecency, indiscipline and unethical or immoral character. One born with Sagittarius as ascendant with the Sun in the 10thcan be considered a fortunate person. The native prefers freedom of action, and happiness and duty are more important than wealth. Consistent with the nature of Virgo, he prefers scientific work and his ambition is to do something original. The Sun in Virgo in his own star favours success in politics, while in a constellation of the Moon the goal will be more idealistic. Such a disposition denotes success in business concerned with design and production of scientific equipment of a high standard of excellence. The same results can happen even with reference to the Sun's position in the constellation of Mars but greater self-discipline is required. Impatience and irritability make one disliked by one's colleagues. Several natives with this combination have produced astrologers of intuition, who have attained a certain eminence.

power will enable one to overcome the most difficult situations; but the forces of the Sun, Saturn and Mars converging on the 4th and aspecting the 10th can only bring about ultimate destruction unless a benevolent Jupiter casts his divine eye. The lower qualities of the Sun—vileness, cunning and cruelty—will get the upper hand. Consistent with the nature of Mars, one with the Sun in Scorpio likes fighting and quarrels and is a dangerous politician playing hell with his colleagues always wearing the mask of innocence. If this combination receives also the aspect of Mars, indomitable pride, arrogance and an over-bearing attitude and a tendency to drop a person quickly will highlight his nature. But an aspect of Jupiter can work miracles. Throuh continuous fighting one can get over obstacles. Despite this benefic touch of Jupiter, if the aspect involved is an opposition, pseudo-leadership and arrogance will be the hallmarks.

The Sun's situation in the 4th house in not favourably considered by most of the classical works: no happiness, no relations, no lands, no friends and no house but the native will serve the State. When the 4th Bhava is Scorpio— no matter whether the ascendant is Cancer or Leo (see Chart 3) a Raja Yoga arises and the native, consistent with the strength and structure of the horoscope, may attain high political

Here is another chart (No. 4) belonging to a British statesman, an out and out imperialist, the Sun occupying Scorpio, the constellation involved being Anuradha. Leaving aside the configurations such as the disposition of the intellectual planet Mercury in the ascendant which conferred on him writing abilities of no mean order, it is the situation of the Sun in Scorpio, in the 11th from Saturn that is of relevance to us in this article. The Sun and Saturn in the 11th and 3rd from each other is a desirable combination as it confers statesman-like qualities, doggedness and frequent threats to political or social prestige. There are so many other factors such as Saturn being situated in his own sign and in the constellation of the Moon lord of the 10th, Mars, occupying the 11th from the Sun—all of which are to be considered for a full assessment of the horoscope; but our concern is only the Sun. The Sun in Scorpio has given almost all the results ascribed in text-books, viz., egoism, tremendous will-power, the fighting spirit, insensibility to the reactions of others plain and blunt speech and ability to face critical situations. But in this case, as the ascendant happens to be Libra, the native had the ability to approach problems from a practical point of view; unlike when the ascendant is Cancer and the Sun is in Scorpio, the approach will be ideological or Utopian, creating chaos where order exists, creating misunderstandings where cordiality exists and creating division where unity exists.

power but may fall down frustrated and persecuted. The constellation of Anuradha ruled by Saturn is the most undesirable place for the Sun to stay in, when it happens to be the 4th house. The native will have "inhuman insensibility" towards the feelings and reactions of others. Stubbornness, ruthlessness egoism and tremendous will-

We have to make it clear to our esteemed readers that, in these articles we simply propose to deal with the solar and lunar influences and give some illustrations and our discussions will have nothing to do with the other aspects of the example horoscopes except in so far as they are relevant to the subject under discussion. (FOR) •

While the Sun corresponds to the individuality of the person, the Moon is more particularly concerned with his personahty. A person may have a well-marked individuality, yet be possessed of a weak personality. An impressive facade but nothing behind it is certainly not desirable. Jupiter

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Muhurtha

The Jlrtof Time Management BANGALORE NIRANJAN BABU

I and destructive forces of time in Jyotisha is highlighted in its manifestation as Kalapurusha. Apart from the importance of time in the natal horoscope and horary chart, we have its unique importance in Muhurtha. Any work started at an auspicious time can many a time override the limitations indicated by a birth chart. Muhurtha is that instant of time when the invisible metaphysical celestial energies work in harmony with the known and unknown. When the energies work in disagreement, it means that the forces embedded in the womb of time create impediments and deprive one of achievement one's desired object. Generally for electing a Muhurtha certain guidelines have to be followed. Constellation Compatiblity (Tarabala) Compatiblility of the day's constellation with the native's constellation is looked into. The number of days arrived is divided by nine, (if the number crosses nine) and the remainder obtained decides the compatibility or otherwise. Remainders two, four, six, eight and nine referred to as Sampat, Kshema, Sadhana, Mitra and Paramamitra

respectively are considered positive. As a rule avoid remainders 3 and 7 referred to as Vipat and Naidhana. Five Source Energy (Panchaka) Though this is not important for day to day muhurthas, it is necessary to check on the Panchaka for important events like marriage, nuptials, house warming, etc. Panchaka is defined as the planetary, stellar and zodiacal energies. The lunar day, the day's constellation, the weekday and the ascendant (counted from Aries) are added and divided by nine. The remainders 3, 5, 7 are said to denote good. Lunar Strength ( Chandrabala) The day's Moon should not occupy the 6th, 8th and the 12th from the native's Moon sign (Janma Rasi). Strength of Constellations Different constellations are recognized to have different strengths. The following table identifies the strengths of different constellations and their auspiciousness to certain events.

Constellation (Nakshatra) Fixed Rohini, Uttara, Uttarashada, Uttarabhadra

Favorable for Coronations (taking oath — MPs, MLAs, MLCs!) laying foundation, sowing and activities of permanence New clothes, learning music, dance and fine arts, sexual

Chitta, Anuradha, Mrigasira, Revati Light Aswini, Pushya, Hasta

Wearing new ornaments, games and sports, medication, starting new factories and industries, travel

Sharp Moola, Jyesta, Aridra, Aslesha, Pubba, Poorvashada, Poorvabhadra, Bharani, Makha

Not recommended

Movable Sravana, Dhanishta, Satabhisha, Punarvasu, Swati

Gardening, new vehicles, route marches and processions

Mixed Krittika and Vishaka

Assignments of day to day importance

Constellation Par Excellence

o Tueday with Chaturthi (4th) and Ekadasi (11th)

The most favorable constellation, Dr. Raman tells us, is Pushya. It has the power to neutralize all imbalances that arise due to unfavorable combinations. Texts say that if there are a number of misplaced combinations in a natal chart, selecting a Muhurtha, with Pushya as the constellation, has the power to cancel the negatives of the birth chart and assert its benefic character. Though Pushya constellation is said to be par excellence for all activities, readers are cautioned that Pushya constellation is forbidden for marriage muhurthas.

o Thursday with Dwadasi (12th) and Trayodasi (13th) o Friday with Chaturthi (4th) and Ashtami (8th) and o •

Avoid the last muhurtha (48 minutes - 2 ghatis) of lunar days Panchami (5th), Dasami (10th) and Pournami (15th) and the first muhurtha of Prathama (1st), Shashti (6th) and Ekadasi (11th) going under the name tithigandanthara.

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Avoid the first two degrees of Leo, Sagittarius and Aries and the last two degrees of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

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Avoid the last 48 minutes - 2 ghatis - of Aslesha, Jyeshta, Moola, Revati and Aswini and the first 96 minutes - 4 ghatis - of Makha

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Avoid Venus in the 6th, particularly for marriage muhurthas.

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Mahadoshas Muhurtha also speaks of many adverse evils (mahadoshas) that need to be avoided for important events. One of them Panchanga Suddhi tells us that the five limbs - thithi (lunar day), vara (week day), nakshatra (constellation), yoga (luni solar day) and karana (half a yoga) have to be good. These limbs are said to represent the five sources of metaphysical energies and when properly selected contribute to good health, better harmony and much happiness. Another dosha that should be avoided while fixing a Muhurtha is Surya Sankramana. When the Sun leaves a sign and enters the next sign there is much disturbance of solar forces and fixing a Muhurtha during this phase of change of sign is not appropriate. Dr. Raman says that sixteen ghatis (6 hours 24 minutes) before and after the change of sign should be rejected.

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For marriage muhurthas the ascending lagna should not be the 8th from the birth lagna of the boy or girl.

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Avoid the constellation occupied by the Sun at a given moment. o The preceeding and succeeding constellation also should be rejected.

Neutralisation of Doshas

General Guidelines While not going to other doshas, the following guidelines in fixing a proper muhurtha can be taken into consideration. •

Avoid two malefic planets on either side of lagna (ascendant)

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Avoid the association of other planets, malefic or benefic, with the Moon. o Take particular care of this while fixing marriage muhurthas

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Tuesday's evil is minimized in the afternoon

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Venus, Mercury or Jupiter in ascendant is said to destroy all evil.

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Moon or Sun in the 11th can nullify the muhurtha evils.

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Exaltation of a planet nullifies the evils.

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Imbalance created by an unfavorable weekday, constellation, lunar day and yoga is removed with Jupiter or Venus in a Kendra (quadrant) and malefic Mars, Saturn and Rahu in 3, 6 and 11.

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Reinforcement of Lagna and its lord can strengthen the Muhurtha.

The lagna and the seventh house should be strong, o Lords of Rasi lagna and Navamsa lagna should occupy their respective lagnas and vice versa

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Vastu and Time Management We will now see how to manage time at various stages of construction. Celestial time management or Muhurtha as is generally referred to is needed at four stages of construction. This apart orientations or main door

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Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are good weekdays.

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The Ascendant should be a fixed sign.

Generally entry into a new house is not recommended when the lady of the home is an advanced stage of pregnancy.

3. Placing of the Main door. 6.

Directions compatible to your Moon-sign (Janma Rasi)

5. Compatible Directions

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North — Feo, Virgo, Fibra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and

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South — Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer

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The constellations Rohini, Mrigasira, Chitta, Hasta, Jyeshta, Uttara, Uttarashada and Sravana are good.

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Sun on that day should be in a fixed sign.

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All odd lunar days (except ninth) are favorable. Even dates 2, 6 and 10 are also good.

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Of the week days Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are recommended.

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The constellations Revati, Uttarabhadra, Hasta, Anurdaha, Makha, Sravana, Rohini and Pushya are good.

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Anuradha, Uttarashada, Uttarabhadra and Revati are good.

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Of the week days Wednesdays and Fridays are recommended.

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In the Uttarayana period when Venus and Jupiter are exalted the day is good.

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Of the lunar months Vaishaka, Jyeshta, Magha and Phalguna are good while Kartika and Margasira are moderate.

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Of the constellations Rohini, Mrigasira, Uttarashada, Chitta, Uttarabhadra, Anuradha and Revati are good.

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Though, generally, North and East are the favored directions, Vastu does not prohibit orientation to other directions. Texts very clearly indicate that certain directions are more compatible to certain moon signs or Janma Rasis. Time management or muhurtha at different stages of construction will minimize the imbalances of Vastu inappropriate construction and at the same time optimize the positives of Vastu apt constructions. Though a flawless muhurtha may be difficult, one can work out a muhurtha with less doshas and more gunas. Jupiter or Venus in conjunction with the ascendant or in a Kendra and malefics in 3rd, 6th and 11th can considerably reduce the doshas and strengthen the muhurtha. Fet us see what my great grand father Prof. Suryanarain Rao, and one of the greatest scholars in astrology, says : "To despise to hold a bright lamp in darkness indicates stupidity, while to try to secure it at any cost and hold the same to shed light on our future path really shows consummate wisdom. Choose your own lot as you please, and either control the planets and stand a victor in the struggle for existence and comfort or yield to their evil influences without personal exertion on your part and be a miserable coward". Concluding, a powerful muhurtha, worked out by an expert (it could be you too!), can neutralize the afflictions of the birth chart considerably and assist you to be healthy, wealthy and wise! Sarve Janah Sukhino Bhavantu!

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Future

of India in 2012

RAMAN SUPRAJARAMA

TlHE ONGOING WINTER sessions are making a mockery of India. The political leaders, both mling and opposition, are at loggerheads. The Congress and its allies are trying to hide the recent scams that have got exposed, while BJP (also equally scammed) and its allies are taking a chance to collapse the ruling party. How does the future of India look like? Are we, citizens of this oldest and spiritual country, safe guarded? Are our interests taken care of? And can we citizens live peacefully? Political Parties and Future Vimshottari style of time division allocates the Sun, Mercury and Rahu in that order, as the influencers in January 2012. It is commonly referred in the astrological community as "having Sun Mahadasa, Mercury Antardasa and Rahu Pratyantardasa" and denoted as Sun>Mercury>Rahu. The role of the Sun, as the main influencer started as early as August 2007, when the NDA government was ruling. '

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In the Indian Independence horoscope, the Sun is the lord of the Mars

fourth house and is located in the third house, in Cancer, a movable sign. Being in an inimical sign, his influence on the ruling party to

Natal Chart Ncitsl Rasi

Moon satuTn Saturn Mercury Sun venus Venus sun

undertake immoral and unethical tasks of high degree, behaving opportunistically and exhibiting hypocrisy has been clearly seen. The ruling parties refer to those in center as well as the states. More than 20 plus scams have been committed since August 2007 including the 2G scam which looted money of the citizens, the commonwealth

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games scam which caused shame in the international front, the Bellary mining scam, Indian Black Money in Swiss banks etc. The same has been the case with Jan Lokpal Bill. The promise by central

government to Anna Hazare is not likely to be kept. This unfavorable influence of the Sun on India's political influence extends into 2012 as well. We will continue to see similar events and scams happening in 2012 as well. Mercury is the secondary influencer of the first three quarters of 2012. He owns the second and the fifth houses of the Indian Horoscope, and occupies the third house as the Sun. Thanks to his influence these scams were exposed in the second half of 2011. Watch out! More scams are going to get exposed in the coming days. Mercury's effect will escalate the political debates addressed to sort out and find solutions to various scams. Mercury however lacks support from the primary influencer, the Sun. He will only be instrumental in exposing the scams and other unethical transactions of the political leaders, but will not be able to bring about justice. The undesirable influence of the Sun will eventually prevail.

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www.astroloaicalmaaazine.coni In January 2012, a scam related to military and science is likely to take place. We would caution the citizens and urge them to look out for any such dealings that might be undertaken by our political leaders. The Jan-Lokpal bill activities might give out favorable side-shoots with a major financial sector scam getting exposed in the last week of February. A wikileaks cable or similar broadcasts could be leaked exposing the role of certain state government officials' unethical practices. However, with the undesirable influence of Sun, the political leaders are likely to get themselves a rain check from getting arrested and sent to jail. In April 2012, Ketu becomes the secondary influencer and lasts till August 2012. As the ruler of Scorpio, the seventh house, he is in Scorpio itself. He does not have any malefic influence. His influence will trigger spiritual leaders and freedom fighters to take up the cause of corruption in India. We can see far more influential and persuasive protests from Anna Hazare and his team, Baba Ramdev and his team and similar people. They will be able to effectively educate the citizens about the causes they are standing for, and gather even greater support from the citizens. In April, we might see the spiritual leaders and freedom fighters coming together, and discussing their strategy to eliminate corruption. May 2012 could see film and sport celebrities joining the movement. At around this time, there are certain planetary patterns worth taking note of WM.fr from the May 22,2009 swearing-in chart /" M ' " of the current Prime Minister of India, I Ai Dr. Manmohan Singh. In June 2012, the f / present political ruling will be under the J I primary and secondary influence of V ^ f Jupiter and the Moon. Jupiter as the lord p?" of the third and sixth house is in the fifth house and viewing the ascendant. The Moon, as the lord of the tenth house is in the seventh. He is along with the second and the seventh lord Mars.

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first rate maraka. This pattern of Jupiter and the Ketu Moon is likely J to create problems to the ruling party. Saturn

The problem creators for the ruling party are clearly indicated as spiritual leaders and freedom fighters. The

influence of the Moon will be severe, perhaps life-threatening as well. The similarities in the Indian Horoscope and swearing-in chart indicate 1 0 JANUARY 2012

destabilization of the ruling party with a few top leaders going behind bars. In July 2012, the tertiary influence of Jupiter kicks in. The political leaders may twist the laws to their favor, and even conceal certain facts from being exposed. They may attempt to buy out top judges as well to stall or turn certain cases to their favor. India could see the first version of the Jan Lokpal Bill rolling out, with lower officials under its radar in August 2012. The unfavorable position of the Sun could help the top political leaders to negotiate themselves out of the ambit of the Jan Lokpal Bill. Venus takes the role of secondary influencer in September 2012. Venus as the ford of the ascendant and the sixth house is in the third house. The anti-corruption activities would have minimized by this time. The top political leaders will happy that they were out of the Jan Lokpal radar. A new issue arises and attention is focused to that. October and November might see the political leaders occupied by this issue. As the year ends, there would be state of uncertainty pervading across the country. 2012 Legislative Elections A few states have their ruling party's tenure expiring in 2012. Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are due. The transit of Saturn in Libra, Jupiter's transit in Aries and then Taurus, and Mars' transit in Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio, are going to have a significant impact on the elections. India represented by Virgo, will have Saturn in the second from it. Jupiter will transit the eighth and ninth houses. The B JP government in Guj arat under the leadership of Mr. Xf Narendra Modi is likely to win jji, $ the elections again. In Mr. C, Modi's horoscope, the Sun and \ J") Mercury influence his actions Id in 2012. The Sun as the tenth ford in the eleventh is a positive combination and makes him more powerful in the political front. Mercury, as the lord of the eighth and the eleventh is in the eleventh, and will push Mr. Modi to take many more economic reforms. Indications suggest that Gujarat under the leadership of Mr. Modi could emerge a world destination. His Prime Ministers role however, will have to wait. ^ V.

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www.astroloaicalmaaazine.coni The Bahujan Samaj Party won 206 seats in 2007 election in Uttar Pradesh. Ms. Mayawati became the Chief Minister. In 2012, we can expect a repetition. Mercury as the primary influencer will help Ms. Mayawati to emerge victorious. Overall, the planetary patterns indicate an unfavorable outcome for the Congress Party. Moon and Mercury are the primary and secondary influencers for the party in 2012. Moon, as the fifth lord is in the seventh, in maraka sthana along with Rahu. Mercury as the seventh lord is the ninth house. The Moon's gender is Female and Mercury is a eunuch. The party's senior leader's end is foreseen. Economy, Inflation and Markets The Indian economy has been bad in 2011. Both the Sensex and Nifty are down by 18% in the last one year. Inflation is ending at around 9.5%, Benchmark Interest rates are have increased from 5.5% to 7.5%, petrol prices have increased by Rs. 10.00 per litre, both Industrial production and Government Budget have dropped by 5.1 % of GDP. Basic necessities have become dear. The influence of the Sun is clearly seen. Going forward, the first half of 2012 will continue to see a downward trend. We can expect the markets to drop by another 10%. Iron, Steel and other Metal Sectors, Automobile sector, Oil and Chemicals sector, and companies with government holding will move southwards. Banking and Financial sectors, Power and Media sectors will also move southward, but at a slower pace. We may see a temporary relief in the months of May. The transit of Sun into Aries is likely to build support levels, and the markets gaining some strength. There could be an upward growth of about two to three percent during this time. Inflation can increase to around 11%, and two more upward revisions of petrol prices can be expected, once in January and then in February. The secondary influence of Mercury, indicates an increase in benchmark interest rates 50 basis points. Home loans and vehicle loans could be very high. The transit of the Sun and Mercury in bearish signs also suggest that the crops, pulses and other necessities will become dearer. By June 2012, the secondary influence of Mercury would have subsided and Ketu's influence will begin. The markets will drop further, perhaps to another 10%. However, the benchmark interest rates are likely to reverse and likely to reduce the home and vehicle loans. Inflation can also reduce to about 8% and petrol prices can also stabilize. Throughout the year, iron, steel and metal stocks may perform badly while media and power stocks can be stable. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

Other Mundane Indications The new Samvatsara or lunar new year, Nandana, commences on March 22,2012 at around 8 pm in the evening. The first degree of Libra will be rising and thereby Vargottama. With retrograde Saturn in the ascendant and viewed by Venus r and Jupiter, Nandana (Mercury) Venus appears to be a year of mixed Ketu Sun Jup er " results, both favorable and unfavorable. The ruling star Lunar Year , is Uttarabhadra, ruled by Rasi Saturn and is an Amritanadi. (Mars) ; At the time of Solar Ingress (Satlim) to Gemini in June 2011, Leo Ascendant ^ rjsjng MarS in it. Jupiter and Retrograde Venus occupy the tenth house and Saturn, the third. Rains this year will be below the expected levels. Farmers need to factor this or will end up facing problems. Amritanadi effects can manifest with Government providing support in the form of cloud seeding. Further Events There is a strange planetary formation taking place in the last week of October. Jupiter and Ketu are in conjunction in Taurus, and Moon ,Jupiter (R) Mars, Mercury •' and Rahu ; are viewing the two planets from Scorpio. Yogas or planetary combinations J J October 2012 f . taking place in Taurus usually manifest i~!Z2— aggressively. In the case of Mercuiy Ooti im Ratu venus Scorpio, in addition to being —^LJ aggressive, they are secretive in nature. The arrangement of these five planets suggests terrorist activities or human exploitation. The affected countries include one belt from Guyana, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay and another belt from Ukraine, Turkey, Iraq, Syria via Ethiopia, Somalia and all the way to Tanzania. Planetary heat map estimates indicate Kenya and Somalia to have the highest influence. With reference to India ruled by Virgo, Scorpio is the third house and Taurus is in the ninth house. An unhappy event is likely to take place and it could relate to religion. More details about this event will be given in the coming issues of our magazine. The above predictions are projections only. We hope the readers and governments take note of the planetary movements and plan for greater good. • JANUARY 2012 11

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www.astroloaicalmaaazine.coni Concluding it must be remembered that, prior to 2004, it was on December 6, 1882, such an event was witnessed on the earth. None of those who could have seen that event, in the 19th century, would have survived till 2004, much less to watch this transit of June 2012. However, some who were lucky to see the transit of 2004, like this scribe, if can also be alive on the 6th June 2012, to see the next one, can feel proud of having witnessed both these rare events of this century. Then, after 2012, the present generation cannot witness the next pair of such transits, because they can occur only after over a century from now, on the 11th December 2117 and then on 8th December 2125.

For Students of Astrology The students of astrology can note that the terrestrial impacts of such rare celestial events could be experienced months ahead or later to such events, depending upon the location of visibility, time and other allied factors. The recorded history has nothing much to correlate such transits of Venus or Mercury with major terrestrial happenings. However, there are some recorded incidents that can kindle the curiosity of the assiduous students of astrology and make them rummage around for possible links of such causes and effects. An annihilation of a massive 16000 inhabitants of Venice, due to plague happened on November 30,1630. This was just prior to the transit of Venus in 1631. Just after this transit, in December 1631, Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying six villages, killing thousands of people. Perhaps Italy had to take the burn for the transit event of 1631. In March 1760 much of Boston was destroyed by a raging fire. This was prior to the transit of 1761. The largest volcanic eruption ever recorded was Krakatau in Indonesia, in 1883, just after the 1882 transit of Venus. The blast was stated to have been heard 4635 kilometres away and the collapse of the volcano caused 150 meters high waves in the nearby Sunda Strait. Ash from the eruption hung in the upper atmosphere causing global temperature drop by an average of 1.2° C, over the next twelve months. Quite recently, can we not take the great forest fire that raged America in November 2003 as a precursor to the transit of 2004? Can anyone forget the great Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that occurred on the 26th December 2004, which caused major losses in many parts of the world, including India and caused an estimated death of 227,898 people? It is worthy of mention that some such catastrophe was predicted astrologically while discussing the transit THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

of 2004, elsewhere. The catastrophe was caused after the transit of Venus in June 2004. It will not be out of place to foresee some such disasters in the near future, as the aftermath of the impending transit of Venus, for which the recent strong earthquake that hit Indonesia of a magnitude of 8.7 on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 11,2012, could be perhaps an indication. Of course those parts of the world exposed fully to the transit visibility could be more susceptible for some such natural havoc, in the perceptible future. What our Astrological Texts Say Brihat Samhita mentions that when Venus becomes visible before the Sun sets, panic will rule the land and if seen throughout the day, famine and diseases will break out. The situation on the 6th June 2012 is that Venus will be seen during daytime not as a bright object but as a darkened spot moving across the face of the Sun, for about four hours during daytime. However, Venus does not over-shine the Sun. Prior to the moment of the entering and the moment it goes out of the rim of the Sun, the planet will not visible, as it will be lost in the glory of the Sun. On that day the Sun will be in Rohini along with Venus, which is retrograde. Venus is in Gajavithi, in the north avenue, in the first mandala and becomes conjunct with the Sun on the 6th and with Mercury on the 2nd. An exact conjunction of Saturn and Mars that occurs on 15th August causing mAgnimarutayoga in Libra bereft of any benefic aspect or association is worthy of note, as it happens on our next Independence day. As this happens at the 4th place from the natal Moon of the Indian Independence chart, a volatile situation can open up just before or after that moment. Stock markets tumble

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for a while Stock markets can tumble and totter for a while. Saturn in Virgo can bring a lot of confusion and misunderstanding amongst the political partners of the ruling coalition and troubles for women and writers. A state of turbulence can sway the tribal regions causing many killings. An explosive situation in some of the Arab countries cannot be ruled out. What Further is in Store However, Saturn has its favourable strength as well. It can favour the downtrodden masses of the country. Governments both at the centre and states will be JUNE 2012 13

www.astrQlQaicalmaaazine.CQm compelled to take steps to improve their status. Saturn is a planet for democracy. Non democratic countries like some of those in the Middle East and rest of the world can see revolutions cropping up making the masses to have the final say. It was after the earlier sojourn of Saturn in Libra, India experienced some shocking and surprising political changes. Saturn perhaps can help to see the emergence of a leader of strong mettle and manners, to take the country to new heights. True to his name, Manda, the process can be a bit slow but steady. Saturn can see the emergence of a leader of strong mettle and manners, to take the country to new heights. The impending conglomeration of five planets in Taurus around the 3rd June 2012, just three days prior to the transit of Venus, will be worthy of watch. Five planets in Taurus, along with Mars fromLeo and Saturn from Virgo, will be aspecting the neecha Full Moon, eclipsed by Rahu, in Scorpio, causing somewhat a simulated 'navagraha' tangle on Scorpio, which accidently happens to be the ascendant of the swearing in of the present ruling ministry at the Centre, according to Chaitrapaksha Ayanamsa. With the twin eclipses on 20th May (Annular Solar Eclipse) and 4th June (Partial Lunar Eclipse), the Nation can get ready to face drastic changes in the centre, demise or demotion of a couple of popular personalities and to receive a strong and popular leader some months ahead or at least sometime after June this year.

Rasi Chart for Ingress Time at New Delhi

Aries will be rising at New Delhi at the time of ingress, with Sun, Jupiter, retrograde Venus and Ketu in the second, with retrograde Saturn in Virgo and Mars in the fifth, without any beneficial aspects. This can surely trigger some political turmoil, mostly by a lady politician. Demise of a very popular person in the fine-arts field, prior to or after this event of June 6, 2012, is possible. This space for you

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Some Astronomical Details Students of astronomy will find the following information interesting. During the present period in Earth's history, the orbit of Venus crosses the orbital plane of the Earth in early June and early December, each year. If Venus is passing between the Earth and Sun at that time, a transit will be seen. During the six millennium period 2000 BCE to 4000 CE, the earth would experience 81 transits of Venus across the Sun. These events can be organized into two groups: June (Descending Node)

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A useful way to organize the transits is by grouping them into series where each member of a series is separated by 88,756 days or 243 years (sum of 8 + 105.5 + 8 + 121.5 years). Thus, the transits of 1518, 1761 and 2004 would belong to one series, while the transits of 1639, 1882 and 2125 would belong to another series. Such transit series are quite long-lived and may last 5,000 years or more. For example, the series of December at Ascending Node began in -1763 (1764 BCE) and will run till 2854 (a grazing transit) for a total of 20 transits spanning 4617 years. These transit families are quite analogous to the Saros series for solar and lunar eclipses. The positions of the orbital nodes of Venus with respect to Earth are slowly changing with time. Five thousand years ago, transits occurred around May 21 and November 19. At present, the transits occur within a day of June 7 and December 9. In about 1500 years, the transits will occur during Earth's solstices, i.e., June 21 and December 22. Over a period of approximately eighty thousand years, the transit dates will migrate forward one complete cycle through the seasons. B THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

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The Mayan Apocalypse

A Vedic View JAYASREE SARANATHAN

THE DOOMSDAY PREDICTION of the Mayan calendar that the world would come to an end on 21st December 2012 has done enough rounds around the world. This prediction is different from the prophecies of the Nostradamus kind, because the Mayans had based their predictions on a repetitive calendar system of astronomical position of planets. This background of the predictions naturally arouses the interest of astrologers like us who have been introduced to traditional astrology given by the Vedic seers. Of particular interest is the importance given to Venus in the Mayan calendar. The origin of the Mayan calendar coming from regions closer to the southern hemisphere raises our curiosity as to whether the system of Venus, known as Shukramana was the basis for the Mayan calendar. In this article, an attempt is made to bring out the salient features of the Shukramana, taking cue from Brihat Samhita and interfacing with Mayan revelations and the probable interpretation of the Mayan prediction of 21st December, 2012. Before going into the details, let us remind ourselves of the Mayan connection to our traditional astrology. The name Maya comes as a Vastu specialist and also as an astrologer who received the wisdom of Surya Siddhantha. In both these contexts Maya is either referred to as a Danava or an Asura. Surya Siddhantha recognises him as an Asura only. We should recall that the region to the south of the equator was peopled with Asuras according to Puranic narrations. The Asuras of the south and the Devas who inhabited the Northern hemisphere were guided by their respective preceptors namely Shukra (Venus) and Brihaspathi (Jupiter) respectively. For the astrologer, the important information is that the cycle of Jupiter, known as Brihaspatya mana was in vogue in the Northern hemisphere. This gives a presumption that the cycle of Venus called as Shukra mana must have been popular in the southern hemisphere. Although not much is known about Shukra mana, the traditional opinion is that such a system of time measurement did exist as part of different systems of mana or measurement of time. Interestingly Mayasura THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

With a Masters degree in astrology, she is a practitioner of astrology (and palmistry) for twenty years. She is currently doing Research in astrology. While her teacher was maternal grand father, KaazhiyurBashyam lyengar, she says she owes her knowledge largely to Dr B. V. Raman whose books enriched her perception of astrology.

received the knowledge of nine systems of mana according to the narration in the Surya Siddhantha. They are Brahma-mana, P raj a p a ty a-mana, Deva-mana, Pitru-mana, Saura-mana, Chandra-mana, Savanamana, Nakshatra-mana and B ri h a sp a ty a-mana. The Brihaspathya mana is based on Jupiter and was followed by the Devas or the people of the northern hemisphere. But an Asura receiving that knowledge precludes that he later deduced the mana for the Asuras or the inhabitants of the southern hemisphere. There does exist in some compilations that a mana known as Asura mana was in vogue in times of past but was lost due to dis-use in the region where we live, namely the northern hemisphere. An analysis of the past does reveal that a system of astrology propagated by Maya and applicable to the southerners did exist in the past. From Vedic texts we come to know that a common ancestry of seers known as Bhrugvangiras got divided into Bhrugu and Angiras. Bhrugu's disciple was Shukra, who became teacher for Asuras (demons). And from Angiras came Brihaspathi who became the teacher for Devas. The sage Bhrugu and the teacher of Shukra are grouped along with Maya in Matsya Purana as sages who were proficient in Vastu sastra. Thus we find a connection between Maya and Shukra and Asuras, the people of southern regions. This background information gives credence to the Bhrugu or Shukra mana (Asura-mana) system of time measurement as the origin of the Mayan belief system that is found in the Mesoamerican regions including Mexico and in regions just north and south of the Equator. The importance given to Venus in their systems also lends credence to its origin in Asura-mana or Shukra-mana. The Mayan Calendar of Time Mayans followed 3 types of calculation of time. One is the long count which is similar to Yuga cycles running into thousands of years. One such long cycle is going to end on 21s' December 2012. The second one is a Divine calendar (Tzolkin) running to a duration of 260 days. This resembles our Lunar calendar which we use for religious purposes. Mayans have 13 rounds of 20 days JUNE 2012 17

each, making up 260 days of the divine calendar. Many theories are floating to justify this number. One theory of importance to astrologers is that 260 is the number of days between two consecutive zeniths for the Sun at the place where Mayans once lived. This place was known as Izapa and now they call it Chiapas Mexico which lies at 15 degrees N. Gnomons used for observing the path of the Sun have been unearthed in this place giving credence to this notion. The third one is the Civil calendar (Haab) which is equal to the Solar year. The Maya count it as 18 rounds of 20 days each and an extra 5 days. The last five days are considered to be dangerous and evil. These two (divine and civil calendar) are used in everyday life by the Mayans and they repeat every 52 years. In other words the Mayans had 52 year cycle that is similar to the 60 year cycle of the Brihaspatya mana. Apart from this, the Mayans had a short count of 13 rounds of 20 years for which they had written predictions. An important feature of this count is that the 12"' round of the present series is also coming to an end on 21.2 December 2012. These dates indicate the end of a cycle which is being variously interpreted as a doomsday prediction. A cursory look at the prediction for the 12th cycle spanning for 20 years from 1993 to 2012 will reveal what the Mayans thought. It runs as follows: "There will be scarcities of com and squash during this katun (20 year period) and this will lead to great mortality. This was the katun during which the settlement of Chichen Itza (a place where Mayans lived and built a temple) occurred, when the mangod Kukulcan (Quetzalcoatl) arrived. It is the katun of remembering and recording knowledge. " Apparently this period shows a regional scarcity in food production. It also says a date in the past when people had settled in the area. According to this short count, it would come to an end on 21st December 2012, when the last and the 13th count of the current short series would begin. The 13th count will run for 20 years and end in 2032. By a coincidence the long count and the 12th round of the short count are coming to an end on 21st December this year. There is absolutely no prediction of an apocalypse for this date given in the Mayan books. Venus as the Basis of Mayan System The system of long and short count looks similar to 12 rounds of Jupiter's cycle with small round of 5 years each, with one count getting fit into another count. The Jupiter cycle is known as Brihaspatya mana which is based on 18 JUNE 2012

the movement of Jupiter around the zodiac with its starting point occurring in the constellation of Dhanishta in the month ofMagha, with its reappearance from a conjunction with the Sun after Jupiter has crossed its sign of debility. In fact, our astrological predictions for all the planets except Saturn and the nodes are based on the reappearance after a conjunction (asthang) with Sun. The counting of the lunar month starts the day after conjunction of Moon with the Sun. For Mars, its point of retrogression after reappearance from conjunction with Sun is taken into consideration for different types of predictions. For Mercury, its reappearance after a conjunction with Sun is noted for making predictions according to Varahamihira. Similarly, for Venus too, its reappearance after a conjunction with Sun is taken into consideration for making predictions. This system explained in Brihat Samhita is also found in the Mayan book of Chilam Balam. (note this name Chilam Balam of the Maya sounds like Chidambaram, the abode of Nataraja, which was actually called as Chelambaram or Chelambalam until 200 years ago as per the records of the colonial travellers.) The Chilam Balam tells about a Venus cycle of 584 days and the tracking of the heliacal rising of Venus as the morning and evening star accompanied with predictions for these. Many dates have been given in this context with prediction of war or loss or growth of crop or failure of crop etc. This is significant because 584 is the number of days that Venus takes to come closer to earth (called as inferior conjunction) before it changes as evening or morning star. Of this 236 is the number of days that Venus is in the eastern sky as the morning star. For 90 days Venus is in upper conjunction (on the other side of Sun) when it will become invisible to earth. In the next 250 days Venus is the western sky as the evening star. Then for 8 days, Venus is in inferior conjunction by coming in between the earth and the Sun. On the day that I am writing this article, Venus is in inferior conjunction crossing the disc of the Sun! The Mayan dates reveal the above position of Venus. For example one of the dates was January 27, in the year 727. On that day Venus made the reappearance in Dhanishta as the morning star after an inferior conjunction. Another date is September 17, 915 AD. That was also the day of reappearance in the east as morning star after an inferior conjunction. Venus reappeared in Uttaraphalguni on that day. Like this many dates coincide with the heliacal rising of Venus and they are mentioned along with a prediction. If we look at Varahamihira's version, he has also given prediction for the heliacal rising of Venus for all 27 stars. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

www.astroloQicalmaQazine.com For example when Venus reappears in Dhanishta, the heretics will suffer. When it reappears in Uttaraphalguni, Varahamihira says that the people of Kuru, Panchala and Jangala would perish and there would be good rains. It is here we can see how the prediction is localised. This prediction has no relevance to Mayan lands but only to India. But the fact that the Mayans observed the reappearance and based a prediction on it shows that the methodology was same or derived from a common source or a parental source, perhaps from the Vedic Shukracharya. But predictions were made after observing Nature and mankind for very many years. The Mayan prediction is different but applicable to the region where it is used. This is the basic feature that we must see before taking the Mayan prediction of 21 st December seriously. Scientists have said that the Mayan dates coinciding with the heliacal rising come with a minor error, which is inevitable in direct observation. They also have said that the observation is applicable to the landscape of Mayan presence where the predictions were originally written. This is substantiated by the predictions for helical rising for Venus differing from Varahamihira's predictions. It shows that the methodology is same but the predictive part differs from region to region. Many of the Chilam Balam dates also tally with the dates of heliacal rising of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

The skymaps on the beginning and end of the cycle are shown in figures 1 and 2. An interesting feature is that Saturn is in exaltation during these two occasions. Perhaps the cycle of Venus has exalted Saturn as a main companion in its movement. Jupiter (R)

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The end of the cycle as shown on figure 2 is publicised as the end of the world. The Mayan prediction reading does not say that the world would end on that day. However the 6-month period culminating in December has the astrological combination for natural calamities such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. (Refer my 2-part article on "Predicting earthquakes" published in January and May 2010 issues of this Magazine.) The location is the Americas. It is pertinent to note here that a volcano became active about a month ago in Mexico. Whatever prediction is made in Mayan books, it is applicable to the Mayan regions (Mesoamerica) and not for the world over.

The Beginning of Mayan Cycle Basically the Brahaspatya mana starts after Jupiter moves out of its sign of debility and emerges out of a conjunction with the Sun. It is logical to expect a similar rationale for Shukra mana also. And we are in for a surprise because the long count of the Maya shows such a rise for Venus. The current long count started on August 11, 3114BC. The skymap shows that Venus has come out of its debility and also reappeared from a conjunction with Sun. This cycle is going to come to an end on 21st December this year which many people think is predicted as the day of Cataclysm. This end date also has Venus coming out of debility and disappearing in conjunction with the Sun. However some people question the exactness of this date. But going by the logic reappearance with beginning of a cycle and disappearance with the end of the cycle, I think the more apt date would be 13th December 2012 and not 21st December. On 13th December, 2012, Venus disappears from our sight due to conjunction with the Sun and had also emerged out of its debility. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

Comparison of Mayan System with Vedic Astrology There are two parallels between Mayan and Varahamihiran astrology. Varahamihira tells about 9 veedhis in which Venus travels. He attributes different

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versions of this veedhi concept to different sources in the past, but the core concept centres around 9 veedhis or 9 streets in the sky. They are identified by the stars in the sky. The appearance or reappearance of Venus (after conjunction with Sun) in these veedhis is connected with specific predictions. A parallel is seen in Mayan calendar of 9 lords of night or 9 underworlds of Chicken Itza. Figure 3 shows the image of this building (called as Chicken Itza) which was measured by the famous sculptor of India, Sri Ganapathi Sthapathi who found the structure to be perfectly Vastu complaint as per the text Mayamata.

Mayan number 13 could mean the 13 lunar months. The number 20 also comes along with Moon's transit as they count only the days when the Moon is seen before it disappears and after it reappears. This is known from the fact that they use a specific glyph to denote lunation for 19 days and another one from 20 to 30 days of lunation.

Figure 4 gives the close up feature of the 9 steps, which the Mayan called as 9 underworlds. This structure built about 1000 years ago is variously explained by researchers, but an analysis of the location of Venus in the sky in the backdrop of the steps in this structure might throw interesting results, for, the steps remind us of the 9 veedhis in which Venus travels. Seen from the ground level, the rise and decline of Venus in the sky could well match with the steps of this structure. Yet another concept that resonates with Brihat Samhita is that of Venus travelling in 6 mandalas. The sky is divided into 6 mandalas and the reappearance of Venus (after conjunction with Sun) in a mandala is noted with specific predictions. In the Mayan system, the lunation is seen in a series of 6. That is, the sky is divided into 6 segments and Moon's transit is recorded in each of these with specific predictions. Instead of Venus they see Moon's transit in these 6 mandalas. The Mayans have a system of 13 rounds of 20 days or 20 years each. This is in contrast to the 12 rounds (yugas) of 5 years each of Jupiter in the Brihaspatya mana. The

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P\RASARI SYSTEM OF ASTROLOGY is the traditional system followed by a majority of the practitioners of astrology in India. Stellar system of astrology, though not so well known, is a very effective tool for accurate prediction. Its emphasis on the situation of planets on a nakshatra, as distinct from a rasi or bhava, makes for more precise prediction. With the stellar position of planets in mind one can even make snapshot prediction on different facets of a person's life with amazing accuracy. Stellar system with limited number of rules for prediction makes for simplicity and clarity in prediction. It also rules out the need to study many divisional charts except navamsa in prediction. Readers who desire to take up the study of stellar system of astrology should have a fairly good knowledge of Parasari system of astrology, vimshothari dasa - bhukti technique and the method of casting horoscope of a person for a given birth data. Parasari and stellar systems of astrology in the analysis and judgement of a horoscope take into account the nine planets of the solar system viz. Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and the two shadowy planets Rahu and Ketu. Besides, they reckon also the twenty seven nakshatras and the twelve bhavas of a horoscope. Many of the basic principles of Parasari system of astrology hold good in the stellar system too. The characteristics of planets and rasis, the lordship of rasis, the karakatwas (significations) of planets and bhavas, the influences exerted by planets by their aspects, etc. are common for both the systems. However, the similarities end here. In stellar astrology the nine planets have been classified into three groups viz. satwik, rajasik and thamasik on the basis of their guna, inherent quality. Three nakshatras ruled by each planet also come under this classification. Details of planets and nakshatras THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

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under each group as also the rules governing the nature of phala (results) the planets would confer under various circumstances, as, for instance, when a satwik planet occupies a tamasik nakshatra or rajasik nakshatra, etc. are shown in next page. Stellar astrology considers not only the situation of a planet in any particular rasi, or bhava, but also takes note of the nakshatra on which the planet is situated and the lord of the nakshatra. Guna of the lord of the nakshatra, his situation in the horoscope and the influences bearing on him by association, aspects, etc. are also specially taken into account, as these have a definite bearing on the nature of phala (results) conferred by the planet. Further, the bhavas owned by the lord of the nakshatra have to be specially noted, because, if the lord of the nakshatra were to own a dusthana like 4th, 8th or the 12th bhava, the planet will not be able to confer favourable results, and often the phala (results) will be very unfavourable. To illustrate how important and decisive is the role of the stellar lord i.e. the lord of the nakshatra occupied by the planet, in determining the nature of the result a planet would confer, an illustrative horoscope is discussed below. (Chart 1)

Jupiter

In Chart 1 ascendant is Pisces. Ascendant lord Jupiter is also the lord of | Qth bhava signifying

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profession, and is benefic.

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He occupies 5th bhava, a thrikona in Cancer sign in exaltation. He is also in a kendra from : J Moon giving rise to gajakesari yoga. One would expect this well placed and powerful Jupiter to confer favourable results to the native in his dasa/bhukti. But this will Moon

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Cancer has the 4 pada of Punarvasu ruled by Jupiter himself, a satwik planet, Pushyami ruled by Saturn, a tamasik planet, and Aslesha ruled by Mercury, a satwik planet. If Jupiter occupying Cancer is on the 4th pada of Punarvasu ruled by himself or on any of the four padas of Aslesha ruled by Mercury, he will bestow beneficial results, because these two nakshatras are satwik. On the other hand, if Jupiter was to occupy Pushyami ruled by tamasik planet Saturn, he would confer only unfavourable results. Of course, there are many more factors to be noted such as lordship of the nakshatra lord, i.e. whether he is lord of a benefic bhava such as kendra or a trikona or whether his lordship is that of a dusthana like 6th or 8th or 12th bhava, and what influences are bearing on him by association or aspect, and his strength, etc. It will be noticed that the technique of delineating bhava phala and dasa - bhukti phala in stellar system of astrology is quite different from the methods adopted in Parasari system of astrology. Classification The nine planets and the 27 nakshatras have been classified under three groups - satwik, rajasik and thamasik and the nakshatras ruled by each planet as shown in the next column. Rules governing the nature of results that planets would confer depending on (a) the nakshatra occupied by it, (b) the guna of the nakshatra, (c) lord of the nakshatra occupied by the planet and (d) situation of the nakshatra lord in the horoscope are given below 1.

All planets, irrespective of their nature - satwik, rajasik or tamasik - occupying a satwik nakshatra will bestow good results.

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Satwik planets Jupiter and Mercury occupying thamasic nakshatras will give only bad results.

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Rajasik planets Sun, Moon and Venus occupying rajasik nakshatras will give good results.

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Thamasik planets occupying thamasic nakshatras generally confer good results.

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Satwik planets occupying rajasik nakshatras would confer moderately good results.

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Thamasik planets occupying rajasik nakshatras will give weak results.

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Nakshatra Punarvasu (Punarpoosam) Vishakha (Vishakam) Satwik Poorvabhadra (Poorattathi) Aslesha (Ayilyam) Jyeshta (Kettai) Revati (Revati) Krittika (Karthikai) Uttaraphalguni (Uthiram) Uttarashada (Uthradam) Rohini (Rohini) Rajasik Hasta (Hastam) Sravana (Tiruvonam) Bharani (Bharani) Purva Phalguni (Pubba, Pooram) Purvashada (Pooradam) Aswini (Aswini) Makha (Makham) Moola (Moolam) Aridra (Tiruvathirai) Swati (Swati) Thamasik Satabhisha (Chathayam) Pushyami (Poosam) Anuradha (Anusham) Uttarabhadrapada (Uthirattathi) Mrigashira (Mrigasheersham) Chitta (Chittirai) Dhanishta (Avittam)

Jupiter (Satwik)

Mercury (Satwik)

Sun (Rajasik)

Moon (Rajasik)

Venus (Rajasik)

Ketu (Thamasik)

Rahu (Thamasik)

Saturn (Thamasik)

Mars (Thamasik)

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Satwik planets will give good results, when they remain pure, uninfluenced by rajasika or tamasika planets, rajasik and thamasic planets also give their results, when they are pure in their gunas.

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If satwik and rajasik planets attain rajasik and satwik guna respectively, they will not prove very unfavourable. But they should never attain thamasik guna.

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Thamasik planets should not get rajasik guna, if they are to give any favourable results.

Jeeva and Sareera Another unique feature of stellar astrology is the concept of Jeeva and Sareera (soul and body) for each bhava. which determines largely the nature of the results of a bhava (bhava phala). How to determine Jeeva and Sareera of each bhava is explained below. In Chart 2 ascendant is Sagittarius. 7th bhava is Gemini. Lord of 7th bhava, Mercury, occupies Capricorn, Sravana nakshatra ruled by Moon. Therefore, Moon becomes Jeeva of 7th bhava. He is situated in THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

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bhavas. If Jeeva and Sareera are inimically disposed, the results of the bhava will not be favourable.

In Chart 3, ascendant is Sagittarius. 7th bhava is Gemini. 7th lord Mercury occupies Capricorn, Sravana nakshatra ruled by Moon. But Moon does not become

If Jeeva and Sareera occupy their own or exaltation or friendly rasis, and they are exclusively under benefic influences by association or aspect, the results of the bhava will be very favourable. Let us now take more horoscopes for analysis and judgement of 7th bhava by applying principles of judgement of stellar astrology. Male born 30-6-1971 Saturn Venus

Jeeva of 7th bhava. The reason is because of the rule that if Jeeva planet is in conjunction with one or more planets, the stronger of the planets in the group becomes the Jeeva. Here Mars is stronger than Moon, as he occupies his own sign (swakshetra). Therefore Mars becomes Jeeva of 7th bhava who is situated on Krittika Nakshatra ruled by Sun. Hence Sun becomes the Sareera of 7th bhava. In Chart 4 ascendant is Sagittarius. Lord of 7th bhava Mercury occupies Scorpio, Jyeshta Nakshatra ruled

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Jupiter on Poavabhddra

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by Mercury himself. Here Mercury himself becomes Jeeva of 7th bhava. In such cases the lord of the rasi occupied by Jeeva becomes Sareera. Hence Mars becomes Sareera. In Chart 5 ascendant is Virgo. Lord of 7th bhava Jupiter is situated in Pisces, Poorvabhadrapada, own nakshatra. Jupiter becomes Jeeva of 7th bhava. Since he occupies his own sign, Jupiter becomes Sareera too. The same planet can become both Jeeva and Sareera of a bhava. For a bhava to confer beneficial results Jeeva and Sareera of the bhava should occupy benefic THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

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Ascendant Mars Venus

The ascendant signifies the physical and mental characteristics, etc. of the native. In chart 6 ascendant is Virgo and is occupied by the lord of the 11th bhava Moon. Ascendant and Moon are afflicted by Rahu, a thamasic planet by 9th aspect. Ascendant lord Mercury occupies 10th bhava Gemini in conjunction with 12th bhava lord Sun, a rajasik planet. 7th bhava signifying marriage, married life, partnerin-life , etc. is in Pisces and is aspected by Moon and retrograde Jupiter and afflicted by Ketu, a tamasik planet by 9th aspect. Lord of 7th bhava retrograde Jupiter occupies 3rd bhava Scorpio. He is afflicted by Saturn, lord of 5th and 6th bhava (dusthana) and a tamasik by aspect. Jupiter is situated on Anuradha nakshatra ruled by Saturn. Kalatrakamka (signifying marriage) is Venus, and he occupies 9th bhava, Taurus. He too is afflicted by Saturn, by conjunction. Venus is situated on Mrigashira nakshatra ruled by Mars, a tamasika planet and lord of 3rd and 8th bhavas, the latter a dusthana. 2nd bhava signifies Kutumba (family)and is Libra. Its lord Venus occupies Taurus and is afflicted by Saturn by conjunction. Thus lord of 7th bhava Jupiter, lord of 2nd bhava Venus are under serious affliction and has resulted in divorce of the married couple. According to stellar system of astrology, if the lord of 7th bhava and lord of 2nd bhava occupy any of the nakshatras ruled by the lords of 3rd, 6th, 8th, JUNE 2012 23

www.astrolOQicalmaQazine.com 11th or 12th bhavas, there will be abnormal delay in marriage, or married life will be marred by disharmony, unhappiness, ill-health to self or spouse, in extreme cases premature death of married partner or separation of the couple. These unfortunate and adverse portents of stellar system of astrology have been largely fulfilled in the case of the horoscope under discussion. Chart 7 is from How to Judge a Horoscope - Vol. II by Dr. B. V Raman (Page 53 to 55). The horoscope is discussed below applying rules of stellar system of astrology. Bom 16-3-1937 at 6-45 p.m. (I.S.T.) at 28N51,78E49

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Ascendant is Virgo and afflicted by Saturn's (lord of 5 and 6) aspect and by Sun, lord of the 12th bhava. Navamsa ascendant is also afflicted by aspect by Ketu, a thamasic planet. Ascendant is also aspected by Jupiter, lord of 4th and 7th bhavas. Jupiter in debilitation has neechabhanga. Ascendant lord Mercury in 6th bhava in Aquarius is afflicted by Mars, lord of 3rd and 8th bhavas, by aspect. 7th being Pisces is afflicted by Saturn and Sun, 12th lord by occupation. 7th lord Jupiter occupies 5th bhava Capricorn and afflicted by Ketu by 9th aspect. Jupiter also occupies Uttarashada nakshatra ruled by Sun, lord of 12th bhava. Venus occupies 8th bhava, a dusthana in conjunction with Moon. Venus, being hemmed in between Saturn and Ketu, malefic and tamasic planets, is under Papakarthari Yoga. He occupies Aswini nakshatra ruled by Ketu, a thamasic planet. Consequences of serious affliction to lords of 7 bhava, 2nd bhava and kalathrakaraka Venus are - there will be abnormal delay in marriage, or married life will be marred by disharmony and unhappiness, or ill-health to self or partner, and in extreme cases of affliction, even premature death of self or spouse, etc. Same nakshatra (Uttarabhadrapada) ruled by Saturn has given rise to Shatru Yoga. There was premature death of the lady' s husband. •

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X progeny or children. It is also the house of creativity and intelligence. Chilren are a source of joy and pleasure in one's life, Human creativity is reflected by the way parents bring up their children. Children, creativity and intelligence - these are the three things that are strongly related to one another. Intelligence of an individual controls his creativity. Progeny or children are also a manifestation of one's creativity. Fifth house is also considered auspicious as it is one of the trine houses which reflects one's karma from past life. Miscarriages and Infertility We will discuss problems related to the fifth house. There has been a rise in the number of miscarriages which are sometimes accidental, at times unavoidable and at times even done after determining the sex. There is an increase in the number of twin births - which happen naturally or after an infertility treatment like the in-vitro-fertilisation or IVF. In today's fast paced life, and unlike our earlier generations women too work hard towards their career and family. The number of increased miscarriages and infertility treatments are sometimes attributed to the fact that couples are too stressed to space out time for starting a family. This leads to delay in conceiving, miscarriages and at times infertility. Astrology has a different explanation to these problems. Dealing with the influence of stars and planets in one's life, astrology insists that there is a right time for things to happen. If a chart supports a good progeny house there will be no worry to the native regarding progeny. In such cases even under extreme stress and work pressure, the native will easily conceive and have progeny. On the other hand, in a horoscope chart if there is a malefic planet in the fifth house, it indicates problems regarding progeny. Planets like Rahu, Saturn and Ketu delay childbirth. When benefic planets like Jupiter is placed in the fifth house but is aspected or is hemmed between malefic planets , even then there is considerable delay in THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

having progeny. There are other factors like the strength of the fifth house, its lord, Jupiter (signifactor for male child) and Venus (signifactor for female child). When the fifth house or its lord in a female's horoscope is afflicted by Mars or Ketu, it indicates medical intervention during delivery. Caesarean birth is caused due to the influence of Mars or Ketu on the fifth house or its lord. In a male horoscope, Venus is the significator for progeny. If Venus is combust or afflicted in the chart with Saturn or Rahu, progeny is delayed. Let us consider the chart of a native who has been married for a long time but is without any children Chart 1 Female bom on 25th May 1979 at 3.10 pm in Bolangir Moon Sun Mercury Rasi May 25,1979 03.10.00 pm

Maa

Navamsa

In the native's chart fifth house lord Saturn is placed in the twelfth (house of loss). In the twelfth house Saturn is conjunct with Rahu which is not supportive of conception. Benefic Jupiter (putrakaraka) aspects the 5th house from the 11th house but is hemmed in between malefics Saturn, Rahu and Sun. The native had to go for an abortion due to certain complications in the pregnancy. She is going through the unfavorable Rahu dasa and Venus bhukti with Venus being weak. The major period of Jupiter can be better. Chart 2 Male born on 3rd June 1952 at 7.02 am in Agra The fifth house has a malefic planet Mars. Its lord Venus is weak and is placed in the house of loss, twelfth. This JUNE 2012 27

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When two or more planets are present in the eleventh house aspecting or having a connection with the fifth house, there is an indication of twin births. In Vitro Fertilisation

Navamsa

implies delay and difficulties in child bearing. Jupiter is well placed in the house of gains, eleventh but hemmed between malefics Rahu and Sun. Rahu aspects the fifth house indicative of difficulty in having children. The native does not have a progeny. Birth of Twins Today when we look around we find that birth of twins is quite frequent. According to a study and for reasons not fully known it is seen that older women have a greater chance of having twins naturally. The average age of marriages have gone up and so has the age of conception. This perhaps justifies the fact that more twins are born nowadays.

Infertility among couples of this generation is also on the rise. A study has shown that infertility affects almost one out of six couples today. As a result, more and more couples are opting for an infertility treatment like the invitro fertilisation or even using fertility drugs. In-vitro-fertilisation as a treatment requires considerable amount of time and money for a couple. The success rate is good even though it fails on certain occasions. It is for this reason, one needs to take the assistance of an experienced astrologer. An astrologer can predict the right time to go for such treatment. Certain planets favour the native and so trying the treatment when the time is favourable increases the chance of a successful IVF. People often wonder whether going for treatments like the IVF is like playing against the wishes of God... I would say no because then God wouldn't have made the option available for us!

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Contents Dr. B. V. Raman Astrology and Germ Theory of Disease

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Y. Keshava Menon Obeisance to Devaguru

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R. S. Maniam President of France Francois Hollande

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Nithchit The 'Role Model' Concept of Today Is it Misplaced?

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Dr. Krishnendu Chakraborty Cancer Disease - An Astrological Study

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H. R. Shankar leeva and Sareera in Horoscope Judgment

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DR. B. V RAMAN

HAS THE HYPOTHESIS of the bacteriological causation of disease any scientific basis ? This is a very important question which requires the serious attention of all thinkers and well-wishers of humanity. The allopathic doctors approach many a disease on the assumption that germs give rise to them. For instance Cholera and Plague are supposed to be contagious, caused by the spread of their bacilli. Consumption is another disease, which is said to be spread by Germs. The opinion is also held by some that a specific Germ is the cause of influenza. What are these Germs? Where are they found ? Have they any causal relations to the diseased conditions or are they accompaniments only. If germs do not cause diseases, why do medical practitioners still hold crooked views and force compulsory inoculation, injection and vaccination. How far astrology can help us to combat disease! These are some of the important points which we propose to discuss in this article. We on our part do not contest the fact that there are Germs but deny the theory that they are essentially the cause of disease. The germ theory has lead to what may almost be termed as a speciabranch of medical art, viz., Bacteriology. It was Pasteur the father of this so-called science that is supposed to have discovered bacteria about* 60years ago. From a biological stand point bacteria are the lowest forms of life. There is nothing weaker, nothing less in integration, in power or ability to dominate a situation. They are unicellular organisms always feeding on dead and decayed matter. They are the lowest representatives of life, the connecting link between the inanimate and animate. A microscopical observation reveals that, a bacterium never reaches a completely formed cell. A single celled animal, such as for instance an amoeba, consists of a central nucleus, a cell wall and in between the two, protoplasm or the physical "basis of life". But in case of Bacterium, whenever you observe, you will find a part of the cell wall missing, or a part of the * Evidence is now forthcoming that the existence of germs was known to the ancient Hindus even in the remotest antiquity of time. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

protoplasm missing, or a part of the nucleus is missing. The bacterium is a victim of its environment utterly incapable of controlling its movements, and not having the power of locomotion. According to the best text books these forms of life never feed on anything Excepting Dead Cells. Our readers must clearly bear in mind this point, viz., that anything bacteria can feed on would have to be dead and if it were alive it would be stronger than the bacteria. On this assumption we can say that naturally they could not destroy any living things. Whether a boil or a carbuncle, it is a pathological process wherein there is mucus, pus and other exudation which provide food for the bacteria. These germs are never found in healthy tissues. Where decomposition is going on you will find bacteria as in the alimentary canal. Bacterial propagation can take place only in filth. Germs found growing in pus medium represent what is known as Streptococci bacteria. A pneumonia germ is the one that grows in pneumococcus medium. The bacteria we find growing in the lungs of a tuberculosis patient will be rod-shaped. A culture of streptococci, when transplanted into pneumococcus medium under suitable conditions take on the characteristics of pneumococcus bacterium. With the addition of yellow light rays, we can transform the bacteria of the rod shape into those of ball shape. Therefore we can say that the type of pathological process or the matter on which germs feed, determines the kind of germ we have. It automatically proves that the disease controls the type of germ rather than the germs proving the kind of disease it shall be. Let any modern medical doctor prove that germs cause disease by any other means than inoculation. The process of inoculation is itself most repugnant to our sense of reasoning. Inject a person with distilled water. He will get fever. Would you say that distilled water caused fever ? Inoculate the person with three drops of the white of an egg in the proper manner and he will die within 15 minutes. Vinegar inoculated similarly causes death. Does this mean that the white of egg or vinegar caused death. Similarly, when germs are JULY 2012 3

inoculated, they produce disease. Any substance will give a germ reaction when inoculated into the blood stream. Medical men hold the superstition that animals inoculated with cultivated Bacillus show immunity from certain diseases. This is absurd. The very fact that an inoculation of a certain bacillus is effected introduces a state of disease pertaining to that bacillus. It is impossible for germs to cause disease. Medical authorities hold that 90% of germs are disease destroying and only 2% of the germs in the world cause disease. We can compare the bacterium to a plant and the disease is the soil. Does the mango tree cause the earth ? If it does then bacteria cause disease. Disease must be present before bacteria can get into the body. In the pathological process, filth is primary and germs secondary. Eliminate filth and bacteria die out of starvation. The serum therapy theory is based on the assumption that if we introduce a virus into the organism, it will stimulate the body so that it combats that same virus and the body will be upheld and protected against the attack of disease germs. Disease germs cannot move. It is superstition to believe that germs introduce disease. Scorpio is a Keela Rasi governing germs and the 6th house in a horoscope rules disease. If the equilibrium of one or more of the three Doshas, Vatha, Pitha and Sleshma is disturbed by internal conditions on account of overeating, excessive indulgence etc., a state of disease makes its appearance. Each planet controls certain humours. When the particular planet is afflicted it disturbs by its electro magnetic influence, the Dosha under its control and naturally, the disease indicated by the dosha makes its appearance. When this fact is known in advance, it is possible to prevent the manifestation of the indications by the means which have been explained in the works of the Ancient Maharishies. Influenza for instance is a lever condition in which only a comparatively slight temperature is present, but there is severe prostration or weakness. The onset of the disease is sudden with chilliness or chills. There is extreme drowziness, headache and general aching in the back and extremities. The popular concep-tion is that a certain specific germ is the cause of influenza. It is true that germs are present in large quantities during the course of certain diseases, but it is equally true that they are present when no such disease exists. We have seen already that germ is not the cause of disease, but is merely one of the manifestations of a diseased condition. Influenza is caused not by germs, not by exposure to the elements, but by an accumulation of poisonous materials within the body for a certain period of time preceding the attack. If the

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excretory organs are comparatively normal these poisons will not accumulate. This disease occurs in countries at the time of an eclipse. When Saturn, Mars and Jupiter conjoin the disease is produced. The mutual aspect between the Sun and the Moon is another combination for this. Thus the primary cause of influenza lies in the astrological indications. Generally speaking there are two kinds of pneumonia ; broncho pneumonia which involves the bronchial tubes and lobar pneumonia in which not only the tubes are affected but also the lungs proper to a greater extent. Evil planets in the ascendant indicate this disease as also Mercury if afflicted. When the body is filled up with poisons and the vitality low susceptibility to disease sets in. Tendency to suffer from consumption is shown in charts in which Saturn and Mars are in the 6th house with powerful aspects by the Sun and Rahu. The much feared Tuberculosis is not caused by germs. It is a nutritional disorder. It is a destructive di-ease process caused by faulty nutrition. The germ is only secondary. Constipation and digestive disorders precede it. Now we will consider the question of Cholera and Plague. The allopathic doctor is cocksure that these are caused by germs. He forces compulsory inoculation as the only immunity. If Cholera is a contageous disease caused by germs what is the fate of the scavengers who clear vomits and motions of Cholera patients. When food is not properly assimilated and diges-ted, Cholera is caused. In the same family, one will be attacked while other members will be free. People far away from Cholera area get Cholera attacks in spite of inoculations ; where is contagion here. Each organism has certain resisting power depending upon the predominence of particular kind of Thridosha. The motions of Cholera patients no doubt contain germs but they do not cause Cholera. Another superstition under which the medical men are labouring is to think that plague is also caused by the spread of Germs, which are caused by rats and that distraction of rats is necessary for its prevention. It is impossible to completely exterminate an animal species on the erroneous supposition that they cause a diabolical disease. There are other causes which we propose to discuss in our future issues. It suffices now to say that, as proved above, the germ theory of disease has no real existence, and that it is an exaggeration of the medical man. The masses must be properly educated to appreciate the real causes of these so called diseases and methods to be employed for their prevention. Astrology is the only sublime science that can really tackle this question successfully and suggest preventive measures. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

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Maadhaveeyam lists the following as Adhama yogas that are inauspicious Tithi Vara Yogas.

Sunday

Makha Bharani Dhanishta Anuradha Mrigasira Krittika Visaka Aswini Jyeshta

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

with with with with with with

Monday

Pushyami Poorvaashaada Makha Visaka Chitta Anuradha Uttaraphalguni Uttarashada Uttarabhadrapada

Tuesday

Aslesha Aridra Visaka Jyeshta Revati Poorvaashaada

Saturday

with Saptami, Navami, Ekadasi or Trayodasi

Chaturthi, Shasti, Saptami or Dwadasi. Ekadasi, Saptami or Shasti. Panchami, Ashtami, Saptami or Dasami. Prathama, Dwiteeya, Ashtami orNavami. Shasti, Ashtami, Navami or Dwadasi Dwiteeya, Triteeya, Ashtami, Navami, Dasami or Ekadasi.

However, some take a select group of the above and term them as Visha or poisonous Yogas as mentioned below. Sunday with Chaturthi. Monday-Shasti. TuesdaySaptami. Wednesday-Dwiteeya. Thursday-Ashtami. Friday-Navami. Saturday-Saptami. Muhoortha Chintaamani qualifies Wednesday's Prathama and Sunday's Saptami as Samvartaka. Also, select groups from some of these go under different nomenclatures like Dagdha and Hutashana. Opinions differ with regard to Amirtha and Mrithyu. Siddha yoga, (Tithi-Vara) which is auspicious, is formed on Tuesday with Jaya Tithis (3/8/13), Wednesday with Bhadra (2/7/12), Thursday with Poorna (5/10/15), Friday with Nanda (1/6/11), Saturday with Rikta (4/9/14) Sunday and Monday are out of this list. Here a contradiction could be noticed. Wednesday with Dwiteeya is Visha, malefic and simultaneously Siddha, benefic. However, Muhoortha Chintaarnani makes it clear that whenever a benefic yoga exits simultaneously with a malefic yoga, by such combinations, only the results of benefic yoga would prevail. Bhadra Tithis on Mondays and Fridays, Jaya on Wednesdays, Poorna on Thursdays and Rikta on Saturdays produce auspicious Vara yogas. Coming to Vara Tara Yogas or combination of weekdays with Nakshatras Maadhaveeyam holds the following as inauspicious.

Wednesday Dhanishta Moola Bharani Aswini Revati Poorvabhadrapada Visaka Thursday

Uttaraphalguni Satabhisha Rohini Krittika Chitta Mrigasira Aridra

Friday

Swati Rohini Bharani Visaka Chitta Dhanishta Pushyami Aslesha Makha

Saturday

Hasta Pushyami Uttaraphalguni Punarvasu Chitta Poorvaashaada Uttarashada Sravana Revati

Two selected combinations go under the name of Mrityu yoga. One goes under the name of Dagdha yoga, which is better known as Prabalarishtayoga in Tamil Nadu. The other goes under the name of Yamaganda Yoga. In the Amirtaadiyoga scheme followed, in Tamilnadu, under Vara-Tara Yogas, slight variations are seenin the reckoning of the Amirta, Siddha and Marana Yogas. There are some good combinations in Vara Tara Yogas. The following Amritavosa combinations are auspicious. Sunday

Pushyami, Moola, Hasta

Monday

Chitta

Tuesday

Uttarabhadrapada Aswini Uttarashada Uttaraphalguni Rohini

Sravana Mrigasira

Wednesday Uttarashada Krittika Anuradha Thursday

Punarvasu Poorvaashaada Revati

Friday

Uttaraphalguni Satabhisha Swati

Saturday

Dhanishta Swati Rohini

Panchami and Saptami on Wednesday and Trayodasi on Thursday, Prathama, Shasti and Ekadasi on Friday,

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www.astroloaicalmaaazine.com Dwadasi, Saptami, and Dwadasi on Saturday are also classified as Amritayoga. According to another school, the list varies. Vara Tara combinations for Sarvaartha Siddhi Yogas Sunday Uttaraphalguni, Uttarashada, Uttarabhadrapada, Pushyami, Aslesha, Hasta. Moola. Monday

Sravana, Rohini, Mrigasira. Pushyami, Anuradha.

Tuesday

Aswini. Uttarabhadrapada, Krittika, Aslesha.

Wednesday Rohini, Anuradha. Hasta, Krittika, Mrigasira. Thursday

Revati, Anuradha, Aswini, Punarvasu, Pushyami.

Friday

Revati. Anuradha, Aswini Punarvasu Sravana

Saturday

Sravana, Rohini, Swati.

Those underlined constitute Amrita Siddhi yoga considered slightly superior to Sarvaartha Siddhi Yogas. Forbidden combinations of Tithi Tara These are called Rikshalungi. Dasami with Rohini Trayodasi

Uttaraphalguni

Prathama

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Krittika

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Chitta Swati

Triteeya

Three Uttaras

Dwiteeya

Anuradha

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Makha

Ashtami

Rohini

Saptami

Hasta Moola

Without dwelling on the various other combinations involving the Month Nityayogas and Karanas with the Tithi Vara and Nakshatras let us conclude this discussion with two important combinations of Tithi- Vara-Nakshatra, namely Pushkarayoga and Varayoga. The occurrence of Dwipushkarayoga and Tripushkarayoga are indicated in the Daily Guide. Both of them are formed only Sundays, Tuesdays and Saturdays when the Tithis Dwiteeya, Saptami or Dwadasi also join them. Dwipushkarayoga is formed on such special days when the Nakshatras 6 JULY 2012

Mrigasira, Chitta or Dhanishta occur. Tripushkarayoga is formed when Visaka, Uttaraphalguni, Poorvabhadrapada, Punarvasu, Krittika or Uttarashada prevail on these Tithi-Vara combines. The specialty of these two Yogas is that any good or bad event taking place on dwipushkara timings have a tendency to repeat itself further on two occasions or happenings on tripushkara timings three times, in a reasonable time. Unless one is not too sure of blessing an event with remarks, 'many happy returns of the day' these times are to be avoided for any other occasions. It must be noted that these Yogas are formed on Bhadra Tithis (2-7-12) only. Further the Nakshatras involved in causing Tripushkarayoga are tripada ones, those of the Sun and Jupiter, having their three quarters in one sign and the other quarter in another. Likewise, the dwipaada or ardha Nakshatras of Mars, having their two quarters in one sign and two quarters in another create the Dwipushkarayoga. Varayoga is another beneficial Tithi-Vara-Nakshatra combine on Sundays and Tuesdays, with Nanda Tithis and specific Nakshatras. Nanda Tithis on Sundays with Chitta, Krittika, Aridra, and Satabhisha and on Tuesdays with Moola, Aslesha, Revati and Swati form this yoga. One must remember that there are many exceptions for most of these rules and they are equally important. Therefore, one must not jump into any hasty decision to reject or accept any of these Yogas without a discerning analysis. Pushyami, extolled for all its beneficial charms is rejected for a marriage Muhoortha. However, in conjunction with a Sunday, it can create Sarvartha Siddhi yoga, considered par excellence for any purpose. There are many such commonplace contradicting notions that demand judicious conclusions. A deep study of the multifaceted qualities of the five limbs of the panchang with various other elements like month, rasis and others will be of immense use and implication in selecting appropriate Muhurthas for divergent needs to get them reinforced with maximum possible potentialities. The information contained in our ancient texts, especially of the Prasna and Muhoortha, are so massive and bewildering with no dearth of contradicting and conflicting views, that only an incisive study of them could help one to understand their intense implications as for a selection or rejection of a time for any specific purpose, beneficial or otherwise. As is true that any effort in the study of several branches of this divine science could never be complete, we have to be content that in our present effort, we have picked up only some pebbles, from here and there, from the vast shores of Kalagjnana of this great ocean of Jyothisha. • THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

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The Tiger of Mysftre An Astrological Analysis K. CHANDRA HARI

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Astrological Discussion and Analysis A strong transit of planets favoured the victory of Francois Hollande on 6th May 2012. He won 51.6% of the votes and was declared the President of France.

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Rising ascendant in his birth chart is Taums, a sign that belongs to Venus . Ascendant lord Venus , is posited in the 5th House in his birth Chart, a place of Purvapunya. The Ascendant represents self, name, fame, reputation and status. The ascendant lord posited in the 5th house will enable him to enjoy authority and power.

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Rising Ascendant falls at 14°: 33' inTaurus, Navamsa too falls in Taums which is vargottama amsa occupied by Mars and Jupiter. According to Brihat Jataka a person, born in Vargottama amsa will bring name and fame to their community

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In Navamsa, Venus is exalted in Pisces.

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The transit on the day of victory gives power to Ascendant as Venus and Ketu was transiting his birth ascendant.

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The Jupiter was in a very favorable transit. Observe the combination from the Moon ascendant, Jupiter (1st & 4th lord) in combination with Mercury (4th 7th lord) and Sun (9th lord), what beautiful combination of planet transiting 5th fromhis rasi (Sagittarius).

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The gochara tara phala on the day of victory on 6/5/ 2012 reveals much more interesting message from the celestial plane. Most of the planets have favorable Tara Bala

He was born on the 12th August 1954 at 0.10 am in Rouen, France. (Longitude 10 E 0' and Latitude 490 N 30')

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Look at the transit of Mars from Moon ascendant. It is in the royal sign of Leo. It is interesting to note that, Mars in natal and transit chart is posited in fiery sign birth Mars in Sagittarius and transit Mars in Leo. Natal Mars and transit Mars receive the aspect of Jupiter - 7th aspect in the natal chart and 5th aspect in transit chart. The transit of Saturn was very favorable to Francois as it was transiting the 11th sign from the Moon. The Sarvastavarga shows 34 bindus. Compare the planets to his birth chart - all planets in the birth occupy five places and on the day of victory (transit chart), all planets were occupying five places in the zodiac. Analysis of the 10th bhava in the natal chart shows that the 10th lord from ascendant, Saturn is posited 9th from 10th house and was transiting 11th from Moon in exalted position. It was in the state of Vakra and Vargottama. The dasa bukthi also reveals. Jupiter's role is very interesting at the time of victory. Francois was running Jupiter Dasa which commenced on 14th March 1999 and Mars bukthi was in operation at the time of victory. Mercury antara was operating from 1st May 2012 till 20th June 2012. On 6th May 2012, Mercury being the antara lord, moved to Aries, from its debilitation point Pisces and becomes Vargottama in Aries which renders Mercury with power occupying 9th star (parama mitratara) Mars was transiting 9th from his birth moon, which is a powerful transit from birth rasi Sagittarius, bagya trikona, 5th lord from Moon ascendant. Transit Mars aspected by Jupiter is an important point that we need to note. In the transit chart from Moon ascendant, there is a parivarthana Yoga between 5th lord Sun and 10th lord Mars. Rasi lord Jupiter was in conjunction with Sun and was aspecting Mars and Saturn in Libra. Ketu was with Jupiter in natal chart (2nd house),and on the day of victory, Ketu was in association with Venus, and Jupiter was moving in transit to meet with Ketu which happened after 17th May 2012 as Jupiter moved to Taurus. Immense power is indicated as Jupiter conjoins with Ketu in natal ascendant of the President.

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17. On 6th May 2012, transit Jupiter, Mercury and Sun are posited in the 10th from natal Sun. 18. His birth chart has a strong foundation. In Sarvastakavarga the ascendant has 38 Bindus and the transit by Venus in association with Ketu is a strong pillar in the horoscope.

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19. It is interesting to note the play of the numbers in numerology. His date of birth is 12th August 1954. The total number reduced to a digit counts (12+8+1954) to 3. The birth date number is 12=3. His number 3 is ruling. Vital number is (3) and corporal number is also (3).Thus, number 3 which is ruled by Jupiter will show administrative capabilities. 20. He won the election in socialist party as candidate for French election on 16th October 2011 (16+10+2011).The total date number combined together works out to 3. 21. We can also note that Francois won the election by popular vote by number which amounts to 3. 22. Popular votes 18004,656=30=3. There is a significant relation with number 3 which rules Jupiter. Even the percentage 51.6 works out to 3. 23. A very impresive figure is derived from his current age 57, which amount to 5+7=12=3 24. Will Francois Hollande bring progress to the Nation? a. B eing bom in vargottama amsa and the atmakara Sun (25:30) in Kumba navamsa, the Jaimini aphorism says "Tatakadayo dharmay". If the Atmakaraka occupies Kumbha Navamsa the person will do charities in the shape of constructing wells, tracks, topes or gardens, temples and dharmasalas or chatrams. 25. Mercury and Moon are posited 10th from karakamsa aspect by Jupiter. Jaimini says "Shubhadrishte stheyaha." If in the 10th from Karakamsa, there is beneficial aspect, the person will be one of great determination and never capricious. With this, we can conclude that the transit (gochara) of planets has contributed much to the success of Francois Hollande, the newly elected French President. h THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

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Dr. Krishnendu Chakraborty is a senior researcher with proficiency in traditional astrology and palmistry. With a doctorate Cancer Disease from Viswa Jyotish Vidyapith on medical astrology, he is into its practice since 1995. He is indebted to his parents and the almighty An Astrological Study for his knowledge in both these sciences. He is the grandson of well known intellectual Haradhan Chakraborty, Palashdanga Village, DR. KRISHNENDU CHAKRABORTY Nadia district of West Bengal.

"A physician without the knowledge of astrology has no right to call himself a physician." - Greek Physician Hippocrates, father of Allopathy IN EARLY TIMES there was a deep link between Astrology and Ayurveda. The astrologer was normally aware of ayurvedic principles while the Vaidya made use of the astrological aspects to identify and treat the disease.

Planets owning two houses should also be considered. For Cancer ascendant, Jupiter is the 6th lord and the 9th lord. As Sagittarius sign is Jupiter's moolatrikona and is the 6th house for Cancer ascendant, Jupiter gives the result of its 6th lordship.

While Dr. Kallman of Psychiatric Institute, New York (USA) said, "Every being has a clock set at the moment of his birth, which predetermines particularly illness and accidents", Dr. B.V. Raman held that "An experienced astrologer could indicate the predisposition of a person towards heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer etc. with considerable accuracy."

Cancer Disease Cancer is a disease which is almost incurable. It is a malignant tumor, which can grow in any part of body and spread rapidly into the whole body. Rahu is responsible for all malignant growth. Malignancy is indicated when malefic and strong Rahu •

Relates with 6th, 8th, or 12th house or with 6th, 8th or 12th lord and aspects any of these houses or is placed in any of these houses

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Detecting an Ailment The 6th, 8th and 12th houses of the horoscope are said to be malefic houses. When a planet is placed in any of these houses, or the lords of these houses are placed in other houses or are conjoined with natural malefics or a disease inflicting planet, then in the dasa or antardasa of the inflicted planet, disease is indicated in the parts signifying the planet, the house and the sign (rasi). 6th house is the house of disease and 6th lord is responsible for disease. 8th house and 8th lord indicate chronic, incurable disease and death. 12th lord and 12th house indicate suffering and hospitalization. The dasa and antardasa of the lords of these houses and the planets which connect with these houses or the house lords should be judged carefully. Besides this the dasa of the maraka planet should be also judged. Longevity is judged from 8th house. Since the 8th from the 8th is 3rd, the 3rd house is the alternative house of longevity. Expenditure (or loss) of any house is judged from its 12th house. So 12th from 8th will be 7th and 12th house from 3rd will be 2nd. 7th and 2nd lords are called marakas. 22nd drekkana of ascendant is called the reason of death. Judgment should be from ascendant, from Moon, from Sun and from Aries rasi to predict any disease. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

Besides the above, when a house is afflicted by the lords of evil houses and the malefic planets Mars, Saturn and Rahu, then the possibility of the native suffering from cancer is indicated. The strength of ascendant and its lord is also to be considered. When ascendant, its lord and indicator of that body part is heavily afflicted, when ascendants of Sun, Moon and natural ascendant (Aries sign) and the house indicator of the body part are heavily afflicted, then cancer in that part of body is likely. When 6th lord is placed in the ascendant, 8th or 12th house and Mars, Saturn, Rahu relate with that house or its lord afflicting any house, then cancer affects that part of the body as indicated by the afflicted house or planet. Ketu is also responsible for hidden diseases. He is to be judged as karaka for Cancer. We can conclude that Cancer disease is identified by studying Rahu, Ketu, Saturn and Mars and their relation with the lords of 6th, 8th and 12 houses. When these planets conjoin with the maraka, then Cancer is indicated JULY 2012 19

www.astrQlQaicalmaaazine.CQm Leukemia or Blood Cancer Leukemia is a disease that has an increase of white cells in the blood. When there is malignant growth in white cells of blood and red cells are destroyed, Leukemia is said to set in. This means red cells are not created and the need for pure blood is seen. After some time the red cells of the new blood are also destroyed. This disease is commonly known as 'blood cancer'. Moon and Mars are the significators for blood. Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces and 4th , 8th and 12th house signify blood. Laws of the disease If ascendant and its lord relate to 6th house, 6th lord, Rahu, Ketu, Saturn and Mars; the watery signs Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are heavily afflicted; and the 4th, 8th and 12th houses are afflicted by Rahu, Ketu, Saturn and Mars then there is indication of blood Cancer. A holistic judgement would be to study from the ascendant, the Moon, the Sun and Aries sign. It is also necessary to judge if the natural 6th lord Mercury is afflicted or not, the karaka of blood — Moon and Mars are afflicted or not by the malefic. If Moon and Mars are found to be weak for any reason, afflicted by malefic Rahu or Ketu, debilitated, and placed in the 6th, 8th, 12th or relate with 6 , 8 or 12 lord then blood cancer is indicated.

Ascendant is in the star of Ketu. Ascendant lord is in 12th house in the blood indicated house of Scorpio and in the star of the maraka and badaka Mercury, and aspected by Rahu and Saturn. The 12thlord Mars, indicating blood is in the ascendant and conjoined with the 6th lord Venus. Mars and Venus both are in the star of Ketu with the result both the ascendant and its lord are afflicted. Mars , who is in the star of Ketu and joined with 6th lord Venus is aspecting the watery sign Cancer. The lord of that sign, Moon is placed in 3rd (8th from the 8th) conjoined with the 3rd lord Saturn and aspected by Rahu. Scorpio sign is aspected by Rahu (which is in the star of Mars) and Saturn (the maraka). The lord of the sign, Mars is conjoined with 6th lord Venus and is in the star of Ketu. The watery sign of Pisces is aspected by Mars and Jupiter (who in turn is aspected by Saturn and Rahu). Jupiter is in the 12th and aspected by Saturn and Rahu. So all the watery signs and their lords are afflicted. Natural 6th lord Mercury itself is the maraka and badaka. Mercury is in the 12th house and in his enemy's house and aspected by Rahu and Saturn and is therefore afflicted. The 8lh lord Moon is in 3rd house (8th from the 8lh) and aspected by Rahu. Moon is also the lord of 22nd Drekkana and hence afflicted.

Rahu is responsible for all types of malignant growth and Ketu is responsible for hidden diseases - diseases that cannot be detected easily. When Rahu and Ketu (without any benefic aspects) afflict the 4th, 8th and the 12th or the lords of the respective houses and the watery signs (Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces) and Moon and Mars relate with the 8th lord then it points to blood cancer.

Indicator of longevity and general health, Sun is in the 12th house in the star of Saturn and aspected by Saturn and Rahu. Sun is also conjoined with maraka and badhaka Mercury and gets afflicted.

Examples

6th house is aspected by maraka and badaka Mercury and afflicted Jupiter and Sun. 6th lord Venus is placed in ascendant in the star of Ketu and conjoined with blood representing planet Mars. This means 6thhouse and its lord are afflicted.

Chart 1: Born 30th November 1995 at 7.54 am 1ST at Howrah, West Bengal, India.

Blood denoting houses - 4th, 8th and 12th house have fallen in the watery signs. Therefore the houses and their lords get afflicted as explained above (b).

In respect of Moon Ascendant: Chart 1

Venus Mercuiy Ascendant Jupiter

Mars and Venus in Ascendant - Sagittarius, Moon and Saturn in the 3rd, Ketu in the 5th, Rahu in the 11111 and Sun, Mercury and Jupiter in the 12th.

Blood cancer of the native was detected in August 2001 when Mahadasa of Jupiter and antardasa of Venus was running. The native is under treatment and now he is quite well. 20 JULY 2012

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6th lord Moon is in ascendant conjoined with its lord and in the star of 2nd and 11111 lord Jupiter. Ascendant and its lord are aspected by Rahu. The ascendant and its lord are therefore afflicted.

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The 4th house is Jupiter (2nd and 11111 lord) and 8th lord Mercury. The lord of 4th house Venus is in 11th house (6th from the 6th), in the star of Ketu, conjoined with Mars. There is no direct aspect of any planet in the 8th house, but there is rasi aspect of Venus. The 8th lord Mercury is THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

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(karaka for blood) lord Venus, and Venus is in the star of Ketu. So ascendant and its lord are afflicted. In the 6 , Ketu is placed in his own star and aspected by Saturn and Rahu. 6th lord Mars is afflicted. This means 6th house and lord of 6th house both are afflicted by Rahu, Ketu and Saturn.

c. 6th house is aspected by 3rd lord Mars and Jupiter. 6th lord being the karaka of blood is aspected by Rahu . Therefore 6th house and its lord are afflicted.

In 4th house and on the lord of 4th house there is aspect of Rahu. Moon - karaka for blood is placed in the 4th and aspected by Rahu and Saturn. The 8th house is aspected by Rahu , 6th lord Mars and maraka Venus. Mars and Venus both are in the star of Ketu. 8th lord Mercury is hemmed between malefics and aspected by Rahu and Saturn. Rahu is placed in the 12thhouse in the star of Mars. The 12th lord Venus is in the 2nd house maraka sthana, in the star of Ketu, conjoined with 6th lord Mars. This means blood indicate houses 4th, 8th and 12th and their lords are afflicted (continued). g

The karaka for blood Moon and Mars are both afflicted. In respect of Sun Ascendant: a.

Ascendant is aspected by Rahu and Saturn and conj oined by 2nd lord Jupiter and 8th lord Mercury. Maraka Jupiter is in the star of 8th lord. The lord of ascendant Mars is in the 2nd house i.e. in the marakasthana and in the star of Ketu. That Mars is also conjoined with 7th (maraka) and 12th

Tippu Sultan The Tiger of Mysore (continued from 11) In the only known date of Hyder Ali discussed icussed by DR. B. V RAMAN (Notable Horoscopes), ;), one can see a remarkable conjunction of planets in the he 7th from 8th while the lord of 8th is placed in 4th, the he 9th from pole 2. Horoscope in fact is an overlappingI picture of the present life from ascendant to seventh house and the past which is hidden from eighth house to 2nd house. It is this hidden segment of the past that decides the longevity (8th house), fortune (9th), karma (10th), gains (11), losses (12) etc. Eighth house, in fact, is the house of resurrection as the seventh marks the house of death for the body which is represented by the first house Lagna. In other words, the eighth can be described as the house of eternal life and when the eighth dominates present becomes insignificant. The Kendras of eighth (2-5-8-11) are indicative of the spiritual grace of an individual and this is precisely the reason that makes the 5th and 11th house significant for personal gains. Tenth house of the past becomes the fifth in the present and the fourth house of the past becomes 11th for the present. Conclusions It is meaningless to look into history and judge people or society. One seldom gains a complete picture of the THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

circumstances that shaped the destiny. Carrying the past into the present is also meaningless because one knows only a very limited past, only a fraction. Unless man gains a complete knowledge of the game of life, any analysis of people's lives shall remain a poor drama like the blinds describing an elephant. In Kerala, lot of hue and cry happens in the name of Tippu that he had destroyed the Hindu temples and did a lot of forced conversions to Islam. May be some of his accomplices did so as it happens in the case of corruption in these days. Yes, may be the responsibility rests with Tippu as the man who led the forces but individually he may have little to do with the crimes. Had he been selfish as to seek the gratification of his senses through evil means, he would not have been ready to sacrifice himself for the sake of dignity and independence of his kingdom. We must judge a lamp by its light rather than by its shadow and as far as human life is concerned, the greatest light it can cast is self sacrifice. He had all luxuries at his command and stood to maintain everything unlike other kings who compromised their dignity by kneeling before the Britishers. g JULY 2012 21

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A Research Article DR KESHAV KISHOR AWASTHI

JUPITER IS SAID to be the son of maharshi Angira and Purohit ofDevatas. Jupiter signifies knowledge, prosperity, science, viveka, etc. When Jupiter occupies a house, it loses its benefic results but his aspect on the concerned houses strengthens them. The following sloka spells out the malefic results of Jupiter. Janmalagney Gurushchaiva Ramchandro Vaney Gatah Tratiye Balih Pataley Chaturthey Harishchandrah Shashthey Draupdi Harnam Hanti Ravanmashtmey Dashmey Duryodhinam Hanti Dwadashey Pandu Vanagatam Born on May 09, 1975 at 03 h, 35 m at Lucknow Ascendant Jupiter Moon

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Ascendant Venus Jupiter Sun The above sloka is not an astrological aphorism but merely an observation. Let's play with Jupiter results by analyzing the above chart. The native was born in Mercury mahadasha and Revati nakshatra. He had many problems of the stomach. He also had meaningless mental thoughts from the beginning of the major period of Mercury. 4th house is very afflicted by 3rd and 8th lord Venus and 11th and 12th lord Saturn. The 4th lord Mercury is also in between Rahu and Ketu. Significator of mind the Moon is also aspected by Saturn. One of the dictum runs as follows: Lakshando Doshan Hanti Kendram Praptah

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Why is Jupiter, being in the ascendant, unable to give relief from all these problems?. The native has good education

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and has been a high ranking scholar in his studies in spite of financially notbeing well. Family wise he has not done well with frequent quarrels between parents. His good education was due to the beneficence of Jupiter. He has a lot of affection for his mother and vice-versa (due to presence of Venus in 4th house). In May 1997 when he was in M.Sc. Ilnd year, he quarreled with his best friend and was convicted with with charges of kidnapping and robbery by the police. Caught by police and spending a whole night under police custody, he was freed. During this incident Jupiter bhukti in Venus mahadasa was on. It therefor is suprising that this happened. Ascendant lord Jupiter in combination with Moon in his own house is a good combination. This is Kendra trikona (rajyogakari) house, for which Parasara said kim waa meaning kya kahna). Gajakesari is also there called Achhunda Rajayoga (known to diminish the ill effects of a horoscope). Of course Lagnesha Panchmesha Rajyoga and Gajakesari Yoga both are highly afflicted by 11th and 12th lord Saturn's tenth aspect. Gajakesari is also weak due to Moon having greater degree than Jupiter. There is papakartari yoga due to Sun (which is exalted) and Mars but it is weakened due to the placement of Jupiter in ascendant. The benefic aspect of Jupiter helped the the native being freed from the charges of kidnapping and robbery. He did well in his studies and got his doctorate. It may be noted that that due to affliction of Venus with Saturn in 4th house and aspect of Saturn on Moon placed in Kendra, the native was highly sexual and passionate. In the major period of Venus and Saturn minor period, the native fell in love (of the same caste) but also lost his mental balance. The ascendant lord Jupiter placed with 5th lord Moon in ascendant made the native highly Bharmabhiru. This scribe predicted that neither marriage nor physical relationship will take place. These were the predictions of only Saturn bhukti. Letme ask the educated readers of our magazine a question. If simultaneously two yogas are running which one will dominate? There is Amsavatara yoga formed by Jupiter, Venus and Saturn continued on 28 JULY 2012 23

Jupiter A Research Article (continued from 23) a combination that is rarely found in a horoscope - due to which the native was fond of art culture, literature and is handsome looking. When all the three planets were in action in Saturn bhukti, the native experienced strong affection towards many females but always maintained a distance. He did not make up his mind to marry because of his poor financial conditions. He was unable to get financially strong in Venus Mahadasa. In July 2006 Sun Mahadasa began. Sun is exalted in the 2nd but as 6th lord. In April 2009. The native was in police custody for a night resulting from a quarrel overy property matters. This was the Jupiter minor period in Sun major. As of date, the native remains unmarried and financially weak (in spite of his having the

Bheri Yoga). This scribe feels with Moon mahadasa beginning in July 2012 with Moon, as 5th lord, in Revati nakshatra and with several Raja yogas, benefic results are possible. Readers of this prestigious magazine can write (email) to the Chief Editor, if the native will marry in Moon mahadasa or later or will remain a bachelor for life. The following sloka to Jupiter is suggested (to be recited 19000 times. ™haspatey Ati Yadaryo Arhad Dyumdwibhati Kratumazzaneshu Yaddidayachchavas Ritprazat Tadsmasu Dravinam Dhehi Chitram

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Jeeva and Sareera in Horoscope

Judgment

H. R. SHANKAR

BHAVA IS AN IMPORTANT key to interpretation of horoscope. It provides the necessary base to co-relate man and cosmos. In astrological parlance, Bhava denotes man and his worldly affairs; zodiac signs depict extraterrestrial influences; and their combination marks the connecting link. It is a well-established astrological truth that such of the aspects of life that come under the benefic influence of planets flourish in real life. Conversely those that are subjected to malefic influences are found to wither and perish. Rest of the things that remain free from any kind of planetary influence continue to be governed by natural laws such as biological processes of growth and decay and the like. All those inconsequential activities and happenings in life that merely serve as " 'time-fillers" with no contribution towards evolution of the soul come under this category. Mostly it is these activities that easily submit to the free-will of man and lure him to believe that he is the master of himself. Therefore it is the thoroughness with which each of the Bhavas is scanned for planetary potency and the dexterity with which they arc segregated and linked to specific activity of man that is the true measure of proficiency in judging horoscopes. A horoscope begins to appear amazingly clear when set rules of astrology are applied. The basic rules of interpretation are apparently simple, but are effective in revealing the meaning, only when applied as directed. In usage, the vital instructions on its application are ignored and the rules are applied in a slipshod manner, leading to hit-or-miss predictions. With a view to emphasise their significance, a few important among these rules arc discussed here in their proper perspective. Should they appear as new or novel it is because of the added emphasis laid on them. Implied significance of the relative placement of a Bhava under natural zodiac scheme is often overlooked while judging results of the Bhava. The complexion of Bhava undergoes modification consequent to its position in zodiac. A Bhava that offers good scope for its significations to flourish may impose constraints on its development with reference to different zodiacal signs. After all, the Bhava 24 JULY 2012

is the soil in which the results offered by planets has to sprout and bloom. Unless the soil offers nourishment, the growth may get stunted; and should conditions be adverse, it may not sprout at all. In this context, we may reflect on the fact that there must be a definite purpose and deep meaning in the arrangement of zodiacal signs and in determining the ownership of these signs. In fact the natural zodiac scheme provides the masterkey to the interpretation of horoscope and all other techniques stem from this root-concept. For people bom in different signs of the zodiac an entirely different basic pattern of life emerges. It is therefore understandable that Bhava results offered by planets by virtue of their disposition in the radical chart can flourish only to the extent permitted within the framework of the Bhava. As a preliminary step to judging Bhava results, one should necessarily ascertain the scope offered or constraints imposed on Bhava consequent to its placement in the zodiac scheme. A simple method in this context is to place the respective lords in each of the signs and examine the criss-cross effects of planetary influence on the concerned Bhava. Mars goes in Aries and also into Scorpio : Jupiter is to be placed both in Pisces and Sagittarius and Saturn in Capricorn and Aquarius and so on. For purposes of illustration, let us take the two adjoining signs Capricorn and Aquarius that have a common lord in Saturn and examine the impact on a few selected Bhavas with reference to these two ascendants. Although Saturn happens to be the Lagna lord for both these two signs as Lagnas, one can easily mark the variance in their respective complexion and character. As Lagna lord for Capricorn, Saturn owns the 2nd house also. Being a natural malefic he is free from any blemish of ownership of the kendra (angle). By v irtue of ownership of both benefic houses Saturn is a perfect benefic. The ascendant sign itself receives aspect from the Moon in Cancer, a natural benefic. There is no malefic aspect on the Lagna sign. The Ascendant and its lord that constitute the quintescence of all the Bhavas emerge strong and benefic. This offers clear scope and opportunity for the native to THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

rise to any height in life. Even a native of the weakest radical chart, under this basic pattern, can hope to die a better man than the one he was born. Lucky is the keynote of Capricorn Ascendant. Saturn emerges weak, burdened with ownership of the bad 12th house and with blemish of malefic as well for Aquarius Ascendant. For a Lagna lord this is clearly a handicap. Lagna itself suffers badly due to aspect from two malefics, both being enemies of Lagna lord—the Sun aspects from Leo and Mars from Scorpio, ft is also devoid of any benefic aspect. Placement of Aquarius sign in the natural zodiac thus imposes great constraints on Lagna. Both Lagna sign and its lord emerge weak and blemished as malefic. Unfortunate is the keynote. This need not necessarily imply that these natives would never prosper. They can certainly reach great heights of prosperity and fame, consequent to the strength of radical planetary disposition. But, in spite of success, some kind of a suffering is writ large on the basic pattern. During the last periods of their lives this is likely to surface in one form or other. Similarly, the complexion of successive Bhavas vary significantly with reference to each of ascendants. The 4th Bhava for Capricorn Ascendant has Mars as its lord. This house (Aries) has aspect of Saturn (Aquarius), of Jupiter (Sagittarius) and of Venus (Libra). Benefic aspects of Jupiter and Venus strengthen the Bhava but Saturn's aspect imposes constraint. Unless the radical chart is very strong, break in education or a mediocre or delayed education may be the outcome. Because of enmity between Bhava lord Mars and Mercury, karaka for learning, the kind of education may not be much useful in life. Saturn's aspect on the 4th and also on the 3rd (from Capricorn) results in mental dishonesty as a basic trait. But considering the benefic aspects from Jupiter and Venus the vice could be turned into a virtue as it happens, in the event of the native taking to diplomatic career. As Mars and the Moon, significator (karaka) for mother, happen to be friends, a respectable woman as mother and mutual affection are seen. As the 4th lord Mars is also karaka for house and landed property, the Bhava remains neutral giving free play to radical planetary powers. The keynote of the 4th Bhava is some constraint with regard to educational things, favourable disposition towards things concerning mother and neutrality or noninterference in"; respect of things concerning house, etc. Venus is the lord of the 4th Bhava (Taurus) for Aquarius Ascendant. Mars (Scorpio) aspects the Bhava. This is a positive contribution towards acquisition of landed property. Venus the 4th lord and .Mercury, karaka for learning, are friends. The Bhava can nourish planetary potency with THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

regard to learning and produce great men of learning. Even when they are deprived of college education they possess the inherent talent and inbuilt opportunity to acquire knowledge. Venus the 4th lord and the Moon, karaka for mother, are enemies though both are benefics. The Bhava imposes some kind of constraint with regard to things concerning mother. Though the native will have an excellent lady as mother, there is an element of separation or hostility between them. This condition may prove a decisive factor while judging the results of radical chart with regard to native's relation to mother. Early death, separation due to adoption or separation between parents, misunderstanding of a direct nature or any other mode could be the ultimate outcome. Thus we see the keynote here is on severe constraint with regard to signification of mother, excellent disposition for promotion of learning, and equally favourable condition for acquisition of landed property. The object of highlighting this method of viewing the placement of Bhava under the zodiac is to emphasise the fact that there is fundamentally a difference in the basic structure of each Bhava with reference to people born in different Rasis (signs). While the general trend in all the cases of people born under the same sign as Lagna will be the same, this would serve as sruti set to the raga in its rendering. It gives the sense of direction to the investigations into the meaning of horoscope. It is of course the Bhava lord that gives direct clue as to the kind of results that will manifest in life. Hence ascertaining the strength and nature of the Bhava lord assumes utmost importance in judging Bhava results. There is enough literature on this subject. The most useful and exhaustive amongst them is the book by DR. B. V RAMAN HOW to Judge a Horoscope which imparts the technique in a masterly manner. But what is happening in actual practice is that basic instructions are done away with as inconsequential. With the result one generally slides into confusion getting mixed up and being unable to differentiate clearly between what constitutes strength and how it is distinct depending upon the planet being benefic and malefic. Very often what is attributed as strength of a planet is interpreted as benefic nature and where it is implied as weakness it is taken as malefic. A planet may gain additional strength by virtue of certain placement and yet it may remain malefic in nature. It would then be a strong malefic capable of causing more harm. Similarly a benefic planet may lose some of its strength when it finds itself unable to act. It would then be a weak benefic and its results though good would only trickle in drops. And of course one should also bear in mind that a

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natural malefic would not shed all its malefic nature by virtue of becoming benefic by its placement in the chart; nor does a natural benefic lose all its inherent benefic nature.when adversely posited. When in doubt or when the issue is seemingly drifting into confusion, it is rewarding to go directly to the basic rules and 'seek the answer. In the context of examining Bhava lords the following directives culled from classical texts could serve as valid check-list: 1.

Lords of Bhavas 1, 2, 4, 5, 1, 9, 10 and 11 are to be considered as benefic and would give benefic results. Lords of Bhavas 3, 6,8 and 12 are malefics and the results they give are generally misery, troubles and unhappiness.

2.

A Bhava lord gives results in good measure when it occupies the 1st, .the 2nd, the 4th, the 5th, the 7th, the 9th, the 10th or the 11th signs counted from the Bhava sign.

3.

A Bhava lord gets additional strength to bestow its results when it occupies kendra (angular) or kona (trinal) signs and also the 11th sign from Lagna.

4.

The strength of Bhava lord gets further enhanced if the lord of the sign in which Bhava lord happens to be posited, occupies a kendra or kona and also the 11th sign from that of Bhava lord, or from Lagna.

The Bhava results would be maximum when all the above conditions are fully met. While it would make an ideal condition, actually it is rarely feasible. The quantum of results, therefore, will have to be deduced to the extent these conditions are met. Lords of Bhavas 3,6, 8 and 12 give results of their Bhavas which happen to be misery and unhappiness. Hence they will give these results in greater measure when they occupy kendra, kona or a similar position either from the Bhava sign or from Lagna. Because of this, it is desirable that they occupy signs other than kendra or kona which would then weaken them and consequently restrict the quantum of bad results. They should preferably occupy the 3rd, the 6th, the 8th, or the 12th signs from the Bhava sign and from Lagna as well. The rule says that a Bhava lord gets strength when placed in a kendra or kona from Lagna. It should be noted here that by such a placement, the nature of results will not be modified. It only gets added strength to give its scheduled results. The 6th lord for instance would give results of the 6th Bhava, namely illness, debts and enemies by several fold when it occupies a kendra or kona position as described above. Similarly, the 9th lord gives results of 26 JULY 2012

the 9th Bhava which is of a benefic kind. Though the 9th lofd may be placed in a kendra; but when that kendra happens to be the 4th kendra, it becomes the 8th sign from the 9th Bhava. This is a bad placement for a Bhava lord and hence its results get considerably reduced, but continue to be benefic. Although life is a many-splendoured thing, it is seen that in the final analysis each major aspect of life has within it certain nuclei around which groups of activities build themselves. It is these nucleus centres that set the trend and shape the life pattern. In astrological parlance these nuclei are identified and systematically classified as karakatwas (significations). The planets that have the closest affinity to specific karakatwas by virtue of their qualities are identified as karaka planets. For ready reference, karaka planets (significators) or different karakatwas connected with each Bhava is listed hereunder : The 1st Bhava: The Sun for vigour; the Moon for body. The 2nd Bhava: Jupiter for wealth ; Mercury for speech; Venus for family (kutumba). The 3rd Bhava : Mars for brothers and also courage; Saturn for misery. The 4th Bhava: The Moon for mother; Mercury for learning; Venus for conveyance; Mars for property. The 5th Bhava: Jupiter for children; Mercury for intelligence. The 6th Bhava: Mars for enemies: Saturn for illness and sorrow. The 7th Bhava: Venus for wife ; Mars for sex vigour. The 8th Bhava: Saturn for longevity; also for mental and physical suffering and pain. The 9th Bhava: Jupiter for teacher ; the Sun for father. The 10th Bhava: The Sun for power and position; Saturn for service and livelihood; Jupiter for fortune. The 11th Bhava : Jupiter for gains ; and also elder brother. The 12th Bhava: Saturn for sorrow; Mars for confinement; Venus for material desires; Jupiter for gnana; Ketu for moksha (emancipation). For purposes of examining the effects of karaka planets, the same guidelines as given for Bhava lords could be conveniently used with few exceptions. While the position of a Bhava lord in the Bhava itself would enhance its results, the position of a karaka planet in its Bhava is not very conducive for the signification to flourish. Saturn as THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

www.astroloaicalmaaazine.coni karaka for longevity occupying the 8th Bhava is an exception and as such this position is good for longevity. Relationship between Bhava lord and karaka planet needs to be given careful consideration, as it can change the complexion of the results considerably. A methodical scrutiny of Bhava, Bhava lord and Karaka planet within the framework of guideline discussed above is expected to reveal the Bhava results sufficiently clear to arrive at realistic predictions. And yet, judgment of Bhava results cannot be said to be complete without ascertaining the combined inherent strength or weakness of the Bhava. In a way this amounts to the residual strength after making allowances to reductions and contributions from all the concerned forces. The true protency of a Bhava is ascertained from Jeewa and Sareera of the Bhava and of each significations (kara-katwas).

person may lose his mother in childhood but grow into a learned man. A native may suffer break in education but enjoy in good measure facilities of conveyance and own landed property. Whereas, one would get sufficient insight to judge the manner in which each of the significations would be affected, when Jeeva and Sareera for them is ascertained individually. For a more candid appreciation of the method and its application, the technique is illustrated with an example:

Jeeva: The sign in which a Bhava lord is posited is Jeeva sign for that Bhava and its lord is Jeeva. Sareera : For each Bhava there is Bhavatbhava sign. This is obtained by counting as many signs from the Bhava as the number of Bhava denotes. Bhavat-bhava sign for the 4th Bhava would be the 4th sign counted from the 4th Bhava, which happens to be. the 7th Bhava. The sign in which the lord of Bhavatbhava is posited becomes S areera sign and its lord Sareera for the Bhava. Once Jeeva and Sarira are ascertained, the method of examining their strength and nature would follow the same pattern as that of Bhava lord or karaka planet. If Jeeva and Sareera are found strong and both be benefics and friends and Jeeva and Sareera signs also happen to be benefic Bhavas, then the results of the Bhava would flourish, even if the Bhava is found apparently weak in the light of other considerations. On the other hand, a Bhava that is found strong and benefic may not produce results as anticipated, if Jeeva and Sareera of that Bhava happen to be weak, malefic and inimical and Jeeva and Sareera signs turn out to be bad houses. Opposite results could be the outcome of such a situation. Utility of the Jeeva and Sareera method is most when it comes to in-depth analysis. A Bhava denotes a number of varied aspects of life within its fold. For instance the 4th Bhava concerns with such unrelated aspects of life as mother, learning, conveyance and landed property. When the 4th Bhava is afflicted, being weak and malefic, how do we go about ascertaining which one of the above significations is going to be affected and to what extent. It is not simply conceivable that all the four things would be equally affected. It does not happen in real life. A

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The significations (karakatwas) covered in the 4th Bhava are (1) mother, (2) learning, (3) conveyance and (4) landed property. Hence we proceed to ascertain Jeeva and Sareera for each of them and judge their results. 1. Matru Bhata (mother): This being the main signification of the 4th Bhava, Jeeva and Sareera of the 4th Bhava itself would throw light on this signification. Dispositor of the 4th lord is Jeeva. Venus, lord of the 4th, is in Leo and hence the Sun, its lord, is Jeeva and Leo is Jeeva sign. Dispositor of Bhavat-bhava lord is Sareera. Bhavat-bhava for the 4th is the 7th house and its lord the Sun 16 in Cancer. Hence the Moon is Sareera and Cancer is Sareera sign. Jeeva (the Sun) is posited in a bad house, the 6th from Lagna. It is a bad house, the 3rd from the Bhava sign. It is bad house, the 3rd from the Moon, karaka for mother and also Sareera for the 4th Bhava. The Sareera sign (Cancer) is the 6th from Lagna, a bad house and the 3rd from Bhava, a bad house. Signification of mother suffers very badly. Death of mother in early childhood is amply clear. Learning: The 4th sign from karaka for Vidya (learning) is the base to ascertain Jeeva for Vidya Bhava. Mercury being in Leo, the 4th from it Scorpio becomes the Vidya Bhava or the base for our working. Dispositor of Vidya Bhava lord (Mars in this instance) is Jeeva for Vidya Bhava. As Mars is in Leo, its lord the Sun becomes Jeeva for Vidya and Leo becomes the Jeeva sign. As the 2nd Bhava; is equally concerned with education, the position of the 2nd lord becomes the base to ascertain Sareera. Bhavatbhava from the 2nd lord Jupiter's position (the 4 signs from Scorpio) is Aquarius. The Bhavatbhava lord

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"Rajeswari Raman Memorial Number" MatlaTrfi - My CoinplinienlS to you for Ihc enlightening articles on different aspects of health relating to difibcici^ eye diseases and iithci in the Raj^XWiiriR/hJiirri XfcimtJiMNuiYilirr fM. A?. July 2012). Mr. CD. Ravindaranth's article on combinations for eye diseases is thought-provoking. I remember the late Dr. B.Y. Raman's statement lu me when I met him in 1995 at his residence when he [old me ithAl worshipping the Sun goes a long way m improving dne's vision and also ensures sound eye health Readme ihrough this issue. I could not but help recall Dr. Raman whose conviction played an important role in proeunhg For astrology respect amongst the intelligentsia. Wc arc yet to sec a MaHattna like hiifi s. Govindah EttAJL Annual Forecasts Madam. - You have written in the 2012 Annual (A/.A., Jan.2012. page 14) under "World Trends and Tensions" that. Tile ninth litntse ruling the judiciary has its ruler afflicted. A landmark judicial ruling may at/nut cmtroversy. A mcmlK'r tf the judiciary may Astw to step down in hiuniJuuing rintanstimre^. The nsprrt of Mutfcm 9ih lord il/m-xm'ivirrm of n high level fmfiruil member being vulnerable to physical danger MODERN ASTROLOGY

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turned out to be hundred percent correct. \y Qn I9ih May 20)2, the Karnataka High Court judge Justice Govindarajulu passed away in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh 2) On 28th May 2012. Andhra Pradesh High Court has given a judgment against 4'59?. reservations for muslims. This landmark judicial ruling has become sensational and controversial A'JOJST M12

3) On 19 th June, the Andhra Pradesh anti-Corruption bureau arrested suspended Central Bureau of Investigation fCBI) judge Justice Pattabhi Rama Rao in the cnsh-for-bail case. Rao is accused of accepting a bribe worth five erorcs to pass bail orders in favour of former Karnataka minister Gali Jannrdhann Reddy in an illegal mining case. Justice Rao was suspended last month by the Andhra Pradesh Chief J u stiec Coincide ni ally all these ihrcc major events happened in Andhra Pradesh. In the same article with reference to Pakistan you have said: "A coup of sorts cannot he ruled out with rtiajtir rhanges m ■curringat lite lop levels in /slatnabad.^ The Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Rorn Gdani has lost his position following the controversial judgment lv\ tin PnktMan Supreme Coon against him Such accurate predictions increase the reputation and reliability of astrology as a science. Heaity concrniulmions!! R. HAKUMA KUMAR Hyqerabao At the Top Madam, - Your magazine has positioned itself ul the top of the firmament of Vedic Astrology. Javamta Bhowmick

Letters to the Editor Adhi Yoga Madam, - I read with interest your scholarly editorial on Adhi Yoga and agree with you that this Yoga can cxjnfcr cither poliiicaJ power or money. I believe money is also one form of power. Il is generally difficult for the have-nots to come anywhere ncai the corridors of power. So Adhi Yoga by conferring prosperity works to open the door to powci eithei through money or otherwise Another observation you make is thai only the waxing Moon can confer Adhi Yoga. The Paksha Bala or digital strength of the Moon is more important than Sthana Bala or positional strength The Full Moon in Scorpio is strong - its debilitation does not alter its strength arising out of Pakshabala Let us assume there is a benefic each in the 6th. 7th and 8th from the Moon. Power is judged from Ihc lOlh hollSC If we now treat the 10th from the Moon-sign as the Ascendant, we find the three henefics in the 9tIi, lOib and I lib houses Another possitibility is that all the benefics arc in Kendras en Tfikonas oi the Labhnsrana Distribution of planets across these three houses means all the crucial houses contain a benefic each Generalty for power, the 9th, 10th and I Ith should be strong as they rale

luck, career and gains respectively. Let us consider the chart of Bill (Chart I). The Moon is in Pisces and the tOth ihcrcfrom is Sagittarius which is the Kairnvstann. Tit; at that house as the Ascendant. Then Jupiter in the 9th. Mercury in ihc lOlh and Venus in the 11 th render ihc Kiinmisluna strong It is also said thai a strong 7(li house is guiKl for cntieei as it is the IOth from the 10th house based on the Bhavat Bfiavtm principle In Chart 2 a strong Adhi Yoga coexists with the Gajakesari Yoga arising inn of the Moon and Jupiter in opposition. Adhi Yoga tends to gain strength in liindcin with Gaja Kcsari Yoga. In Michael Jackson's chart, you have taken the view that Adhi Yoga is partially satisfied by two benefics. Since one of the requirements of the Yoga is that all the three benefits should Ik: in the 6ih, 7th or 8ih. this Yoga cannot be said to occur, if a strictly puritanical view were to he taken. Please accept congratulations on scholarly analysis.

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Gandhi's chnri I found the summing up very apl thai while Rahul Gandhi during his Moon Dasa would continue to be the cynosure of the mi di i and in the limclighl, he would he far from gaining power. So far Rahul has campaigned in many elections including the recent UP elections but has failed miserably inspire of hogging all the limelight. You have said the exact birth time is not available but based on his Moon-sign and Leo Ascendant (like his father late Rajiv Gandhi), your prediction has turned out to be stunningly accurate, more so as his Moon-sign Sagittarius was under highly favourable transits It speaks volumes for your intcrprcUilivc skills Further I find your articles and predictions on mundane astrology very enlightening and prciiM: I • mk toiv. ;iril rn many more much articles and hopefully one day the Government will understand why in India there was always a special place for the Raja JyotLshi or the royal astrologer. HANUANT MUTTAOt cms//

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THE occupation ul* the Ascendant or its lord of a Sandhi or junctional point is said to result in its complete lack of strength to support the rest of Lhc chart. This astrological equation has been demonstrated lime and again in the UPA's second term swearing-in chart. The prime minister Manmohan Singh has exercised or has been allowed to exercise very little power though the Constitution makes him the defacto and dejurc head of the Government. For all practical purposes, he appears to be a puppet with no will of his own. Whether this continuing stance time and again of the prime minister is one of conscious

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astrologically as it should be — the result of the Ascendant lord Mars occupying a Sandhi or junctional point. This also is the reason why the government has allowed itself to be bullied by its allies without being able to transact any serious business or deliver on governance ever since it came to power for a second term. The Ascendant Scorpio is a fixed sign aspected by the 1 Oth lord Sun and the Sth rum I

lib lord Mercury (Chart l). While the Sun's aspect on the Asccndanl

as of the

10th lord is welcome, that of Mercury as of the Sth lord docs not

appear to be comfortable. under restrictive

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uncertainty.

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rejected the railway budget which had been approved by the Cabinet. Practically every piece of Icgislatkin relating to economic Chart 2 Rasi

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the

Indian Independence horoscope

way for ushering in significant changes in

is

the country. There is danger of violence

next, forces

that could weaken

about the August

the

are

14. 2012 conjunction of

Mars and Saturn in Libra being directed at a political leader. Unless great vigilance is exercised,

the

national

flag

could

fly

moving

into

Centre

ascendancy this

chidram

likely

to

gain

and strength.

In

context,

elections,

half-mast.

Dasa

the

Gujarat

which

political

indirect

pundits analyse as deciding on

affliction by virtue of Rahu occupying his

who will rule at the Centre, may

Nakshatra Krittika. Such a disposition may

give a rude jolt to the

The

Dasa

lord

Sun

suffers

be broadly brought under what wc would like to describe given

in

as the

[Hrihat

{Jpaltota Principle

Samhita

according to which when

(XV-3J-32)

a Nakshatra is

with

the

BJP

getting further

strengthened in visavis

Congress

the

state.

the Telangana issue. The same

occupied by a malefic or is afflicted by an

directional influence may rake up trouble

eclipse occurring

for the Andhra chief minister whose tenure

otlici

specific

in

it or under certain

conditions,

all

of

the

is likely to get disturbed.

Consistent with

significations coming under its jurisdiction

the fact, the Indian Independence horoscope

suffer

the

is moving into Dasa chidram next, forces

Nakshatra

thai could weaken the Centre arc likely to

hartli.

Ascendant

Here

in

Rahu

Krittika.

being the

in

Krittika may be deemed to sutler affliction.

gain

Extending the principle further, the ruler

context, the Gujarat elections, which political

ot Krittika,

to suffer affliction which in turn may he

pundits analyse as deciding on who will rule at the Centre, may give a rude jolt to

expected as

the

to

namely, the Sun may he said be

conduit

afHictioi

passed on for

its

to

ascendancy

and

strength.

In

this

his

Dasa

the Congress with the BJP getting further

expression.

This

strengthened in the state.

rn ne Sun from Rahu has been

The Bhukti of Venus in Sun Dasa begins

seen to manifest in a government whose

in September 2012. Venus is the Asccndanl

responses

of

lord no doubt but at the same time his period

manipulation, denial and subterfuge — all

marks the ending Bhukti of the Dasa of the

characteristics of the Node.

Sun

overall

have

been

one

And with the

which

brings

Dasa of the Sun so afllicted moving towards

stresses

its last Bhukti post September 2012. the

Das a-chi dram.

Congress led UFA is likely to come under siege.

These

and

the

strains

trends

also

chart

under

associated receive

the with

support

fmm the lunar new year chart tor Nandana AUGUST ZEIZ

MCOERS AST-tOLOGY

471

- Do the Planets SJunv Mid-term Polls ? Chart 3i Commencement of Lunsi Year Njn-idpna: March 22, 2012 ol 20h, OCm, {1ST) al 26 N 36, 77 E 13.

sign of fall or debility in Seoipio which tends to weaken the Dasa lord. This temporary loss of strength of Rahu can presage an ...

the

chart

for

the

swearing-in of the UPA and the Chart 3 Rasi

Indian Independence horoscope

rSUVUlHSU

points

to

turbulence at Delhi

before the lunar year ends with the prospect of mid-term polls for 2012-2013 (Chart 3). The IOth house is not well-placed.

Its ruler Moon lacks in

looming large before the country. ominous phase for the party.

It could face

Paksha Bala (digital strength) and is finrhei

difficult circumstances in garnering emcial

afflicted by Mercury and Mars. This can

support just when it needs it the mosL

show'

the

government

a

The chart for the lunar year Nandana

directionless manjier. However, the aspect

read along with the chart for the swearing-

of exalted Saturn on the I Oth is constructive

in of the UPA and the Indian Independence

and hints at democratic processes assuming

horoscope points to turbulence at Delhi

an assertive role which can take the shape

before the lunar year ends with the prospect

of mid-term polls. The I Oth .lord Moon and

of mid-term polls looming large before the

the

country, •

Ascendant

lord

drifting

Venus

in

being

in

Qwindwadnsn or the adverse 2-12 positions

Gayatri Dvvi

can result in setbacks to the ruling coalition. Chart 4: Congress: Born November 22. t9E9 al tOh, QOm. at 28 N 36, 77 E 12 with a balance ol ts years 3 monlhs J8 days ol Venus Dasa at iblrth.

June

Vasttdcv 29,

2012

The conviction that i had to play an

important rote

in

the

future

to

procure for astrology its rightful place Vll\ I I", I Hi fcSFTU It 34

in

the hierarchy of sciences

the Chart 4 Rasi

Psavamsa

Kinr

minds

began

to

main

aim

of

the

grow

educated public

in

which

missionary

zeaf

and in

my I

mind.

pursued

was

to

My wtth

eschew

astrology from charlatanry and refute through my writings, stale objections The Congress

party (Chart 4)

which

heads the UPA is in Rahu Dasa with Rahu well-placed in the 3rd house. The 3rd house position is generally deemed good but in this particular case, it may not really help the Congress as trans itwise Rahu occupies his *

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against astrology raised in some 'scientific' quarters. / also planned to bring

to

literature do —

light on

research DR.

B. V.

so the in

RAMAN

far

unpublished

subject the

and

science.

A Report

United

Astrology Conference 2012

Largest Gathering of Astrologers Trrn United Astrology Conference 2012 held from May 24t.h in May 29lh 2012 honored the Vedic astrnfosy commiinity by having M m-rR A'iThfiii'icii TuCilor Gnyoiri Devi Viwndev light Ihe Iradilioiial [.imp lo mark ils inauguration at n glitlerin£ ceremony nn Ihe evening nf Muy 24lh nl the NewOrleans Mariort Hotel ar New Orleans, USA This was Fnllowed hy a filmed montage sequence announcing nil of the sFtyifcrrs with huge pint: hnllonits rnlling fn>m the ceiling accompanied by n brass. marching hand. The nwyorof New Orleans Mitchell J 1 jndrieu certified this was the largest gnlbering ever nf astrologers in Ihe world Awards Ceremony The Marion D March Regufus banquet on the evening nf May 2Sth saw titles heina hesinweri nn astrologers rrom around she world The FJ/fiinte Achirvenrent duvrrrfs went to Michael I m in and Rny Merriinnn. On the Vedic fmnl, Chnkrapani UJIal was honoured hy CVA (Council of Vedic A^lnulogy") with Ihe Lifetime Arhirivmc/it Award while the title Pmirfrnt F./itrr/lu.1; of A CVA (American College for Ved i Vsirology) was conferred or D Dennis M ITnmess. The ACVA and CVA presented a joint Awa/tinf Rfrnnnitinnto Gayntri Devi Vasudev for her -fendership in publishing Mfine**.1 Air^rimov •II. | QTiine and for going above and beyond in promoting Vedic Astrology around the world" and being instmme;ntiil in bringing this knowledge In the west rnllowimg closely in both esperiice and knowledge in the footsteps of the late great

Or. B.V. Raman, he* father. All recipients delivered uiuYing speeches5* ul appreciation and acceptance 1 Tie CVA Sanghct Community Service Award went to Dennis HIaherh and the Award fnr Education /rt Dr. David b'rawley while the 241J2 ACVA Award fnr Community Service was given to Ms. Christina Collins for "Leadership in organi/im; the JytiiLsh Star rMagazinrand For going above and beyond in prumoiini- Vedic Astriili'igy". Ms. Charlotte Benson also leceiVed the ACVA Community Service award tor hei untiring elliiris in stlppoitmg Vedic Astrtilogy through the last couple of decades and roi her Elerculean success in leading the Vedic coinmunity as Organization Coordinatur ol' the ACVA and CVA on the UAC" Buard in preparation and iinjileinertatioii for the UAC. James Kelleher and Hdith llatha w a-* were conferred the Diploma of Rrcngnilimiand the JyoiuhBrihaspati. the latter, the highest title of the CVA. The Marion D. March Regultut awards wen I to the late Robert Blaschkc foi Disiov^ry, Innovarloti and Research, Ena Stanley for Education, Nick Canipicm for Theory and Understanding, Joyce I jevLiia for Cnwnumily Service and Chris Mcrat; for Professional Inragr. ■CAS Honours Scholars The Indian Council of Astrological Sciences honored Vedic astrology scholars from the west with the titles Jyothh MmFFui Pmgyna (Dr. Dennis Harness. Ms Christina Collins. Dr David Frawlcy urd MR. Sat Siri KhnlsaT. fyrnhh Viicha1 at 04h 24m at 26 N 40, 77 E 14, Jltuu r i rf-.Sin ii.ii | i i 53 riTfiJ Churl,2 U !jd ll,I Rasi yfci ,">t

«5T I wi'iJ SI ".sud

lll , r Kl n

Chart 2 Urrkmninn

Navamsa

younger siblings. From the Moon, the 3rd lord Jupiter is in a Papnkmtan Yoga and is in association with 8th lord Sun. The Navamsa 3rd lord Me rc my*!is in 2nd 112th from. 3rd)

Some combinations related to yomiger siblings culled from classical works are;-i) If a malefic planet is'in the 3rd without any benefic .support or the 3rd comes under a Papakarltari Yoga, one will not.have younger co-horns; or may .have short lived siblings. ii) If the lord of the 3rd or Mars occupies the Sell, 6th or the

12tll and has no

beneficial aspects, prosperity to brothers is rarely to be predicted. ni) if th e 3rd lord or Mars or die 3rd house is joined or aspected by benefics and otherwise strong, prosperity Lb brothers can be expected. iv) If the 3rd lord andiMars occupy the 8tllF one may not have siblings. If they are in an inimical house or have Lhe association with malefics, early death of sibling is likely. v) If the lord of 3rd is in the Gtll, one's brothers become inimical to one and one faces difficulty through them. vi) If the lord of the. 3rd.occupies a beneficial Navamsa and Mars is well posited, the native will have thriving brothers. vii) if the, lord of 3rd i^in the. 211(1, lie is likely CO lose his younger brother, viii) If good planets reside in the 3rd or aspecr it, one will get many brothers. .urjilf the 3rd lord occupies malefic vargas and particularly those of Mars., relations between siblings will not be cordial. x) Increase in brothers may be expected "if the 3rd lord nr Mars occupies exaltation, his own house nr Navamsa or the .:Navamsa of benefics. xi) The 3rd lord occupying a trine from the Ascendant nr the Ascendant lord generally assures a family of brothers. xii) The Lhe 3rd house occupied by Mars indicates misfortunes for younger siblings. xiii) If the Drekanna Ascendant is weak and is in a Papakartari Yoga, loss of brother is likely. It is tb be noted ihaliLhe above combinations are very general. The good and bad results arc augmented or minimized depending" upon oLher factors such as aspect, association of benefic or malefic planets.

iVUP

. Tftini Ilousd and

Younger C-ft-bttrTis

afflicted by Kent and Saturn, The Prcfcann Ascendant is occupied by Ketu and its lord is in the 12th. Perhaps the association of 3rd lord Sun wiih Jupilcr iispcctcd by his dispositor Moon might have resulted in the birth of a yoimgci .sisier, Rut. oihei heavy affliciions to the Bhava ond the llth. Venus Venus rules rhe kidneys and tends to affect the function of the urinary system. Chart 9: Male: Bom April 14, 1936 ai 17h. 32m. al 25 N '16, 82 E 06 with a balance ol 10 days ol Venus Dasa at birth. |IT tl.s Chart 9 Rasi

-irT

Nu vamsa

VI ■ IH I Vfsi encn ETTIJ 12 U

Charts rtjlSl

Navamsa

■kirla* w-r Vr iin-Titf Chart 8 has Scorpio Ascendant well aspected by Jupiter and the Ascendant cum 6th lord Mars is placed in an inimical sign and relegated ro ihc AIOOERN ASTROLOGY

AUGUST 3012

Chart 9 refers to the vicum of kidney disorder with Venus placed in a watery sign in the Tlh opposite Virgo Ascendant. Mercury, the Ascendant b.rtid, is .gravely afflicted in the 8th joining Ihc L2ih lord Sun. ihc ftth lanl Mars and receiving the aspect of the 6th lord Saturn. Venus occupies the Nakshatra of ihc 6th lord Siiium and is hemmed between malefics. Libra

Judging Health CtHidLtltmA signifying lhe> kidney and the urinary system is aspected by Mars ami Saturn The kidney disorder appeared In Saturn Dasa-Venus Bhukti and turned ncuic in the Bhukti of Mars and Rahu, claiming his life. Saturn's Dasa was also the cause o-f his becoming diabetic due to Saturn's placement in a Jovian Nakshatra and Jupiter in affliction from Rahu.

dUDGING HEALTH CONDITIONS ■* ■ j. f ii'iirmvtnm n)ty\i pwtj; «iii undci' ^medical and psychiatric treatment fni many years. The Ascendant 8th and 4th lords in

the

6th

accidents.

cause

Saturn

vehicular

with

the

4th

lord in the 6th has the same effect. Saturn

The 4th lord with

Saturn ru ICS bones and joints. Capricorn and Aquarius owned by Saturn rlllb LhC knee and lower cxtieirnties and rend to inflict rheumatic and arthritic disorder under affliction Chart 10: Female: Bom February 11. 1950 al 9h. 00m. at 26 N 27. 74 E 30 with a balance ol 9 years 9 montfvs 16 days ol Mercury Dasa at birth.

Chan 10 Rasi

[Simuma

In Chart 30, Leo Ascendant is in occupation of Saturn, Ihe lord of the. 6lh, in mutual exchange with the .Ascendant joij SOO. The, 6lh is occupied by the 8th lord Jupiter in combustion. The 8th is afflicted by Rahu in opposition to Mors. Affliction of Virgo by Mars in alignment w ith the Nodes and aspected by Jupiter resulted in her becoming diabetic at the onset of Mars Dasa, The Sun Bhukti caused "hei to jmf/ci ffptri rheumatic arthritis with the left knee bally affected. The interconnection between Saturn and the Sun occupy ins Capricorn (kneel manifested true to the character SulUT^/rmsnj-d the natal Ascendant and Rahu over natal Sun act as effective trigger _ In the Varshaphal chart for the ,60th year. Saturn owning the 6th occupied the 121h from Virgo Ascendant in exchange with the 12lh lord Sun combined with the 8th lord .Mars. (92.12)

the

6th house causes injury by thieves, Ketu

with

causes

4th

lord in

injury

from

the

6th

weapons.

Malejrcs in the 't2ih cause illness and

expenditure.

Saturn

in

the

disease-prone. ^l!S I la.Tljl I I MHR*

Rahu in

The 12th

Sun

makes

Benefic

reduce, the, malefic

or one

aspects

effect.

Mars and Ketu in 6Lh or Slh cause injury or operation in the lower abdomen or rectum. When planets in the 6th house and 6th lord are aspected by Saturn or Rahu. one is perennially ill. Mars causes stomach achc. injury, muscle and blood diseases Saturn causes problems in the, legs, rheumatism and lameness. Saturn is called mandt} flame) and in the of short duration, while those caused by Salurn and Rahu develop slowly and are chronic in nnuue. Diseases of Rahu have an element of suddenness and difficulty in diagnosis. • (78.12) AUGUST 21112

MODERN ASTHCUJGY

'2 a

Health Issues of Relatives - Astrological Clues - n* Dr.

K.

Guru Rajcsh

Younger Sister The younger si MC'i 61 the native of Chart 7 died on [^bruary 4. I0H3 due to cardiac nrrcst suffering anorexia. The 3rd house is occupied Chwt 7: Ltale: Bom October 15. l$4G at ifh. Sim. at 41 N ta. 72 W SA (5h. V/)

■mn Chart? Rasi

The native of Chart 8 has three younger sisters. The youngest is mentally mauled since birth and she has to be taken e.irc of by Chart 8: Hate: Bom April 25. I97B at t7h. On. al 1« N 10. ei E 06 r| I I

HI'.-:'

ijft Churl 8

IXaiumw

Navamsa i—m

by the Sun and aspected by Saturn from I be Ascendant. The 3rd lord Mercury is in thr 4ili with Yogakaraka I. Oth lord Mars and the 0th lord Jupiter, hemmed between malefics, When judged from die, 3 id hoti^ the Asccndanl is occupied by the IZtli lord Sun aspected by the Bth lord Saturn ^liilc the Asccndanl hud Mercury is in the 2nd with the 3rd and Bth lord Mats and the 4th and '/th lord Jupiter. Ttvj 5lh house ruling the, heart is afflicted by the eninhimni aspect of Nhtrfr and Saturn, The, Sun placed in the 3rd afflicted by Saturn and the, 5th from the 3rd afflicted by the aspect of Saturn iind Mars explains the death of the nam^'A umci; due to, lu;.tn diseMc,

• Pjirl I liK1 ai^Xiind in (hCi hi* t. luly" 201 2 • 4441

•

m

*

UCGCRM AMKOLdfti

wjnuiv 7:n

other?, even Ttr fjceding, .bathing etc The third house thai rules younger siblings is Scorpio occupied by lllC I , I ill lord debilitated Moon and ospcclcd by Venus from the, l>th ihouse. The 3rd lord Mars occupies his debilitation sign in Ihc I Jlh house The 3nl house iiseljt occupied by a debilitnicd phinei while the .3rd lord is in his debilitation, This indicates serious problems u;iit,h the |siblings while the involvement of debilitated Moon indicates some mental trouble. Judging from the 3rd house, die, 5th house, is occupied by 8th lord debilitated Mercury who up flic led by Kciu while the; 5th lord Jupiter occupies the 8th house cxublishlag an exchange of signs between the 5ih and 8th lords* Involvement of afflicted and s -• t debilitated Mercury, Jupiter and the 5th and 8th houses explain* the retarded mental growth of Ihc sister

Health. Issues of Relatives Younger

Brother

"The you:ngcr brother of the native of Chart 9 met with a serious accident in which, his leg got severed from his body but which was Chart 9. Fcmple: Born July 25. 1986 at 14^ 10mh at 25 N 26, 31 b 50 (5.30 Hrs East). MftrcJ I Fl ■H fui I r. s*

Chart f) Rasi

Navamsa

InniT i vi-a ] e:** »m n.\|

I!« fS

-A strr>logiccifClues

Libra is occupied by the 5th lord dcbililatcd Sun aspected by Salurn white the 7th lord and Karaka Venus is in the Slh aspss g ami

Chart 13 Rasi

Xavonva

l ¥ im ttni

Chart 12 Rasi

Nat-amm

The soo of the native of Chart 12 died suddenly due lo heart trouble. The 5lh InHtsc is Scittfiin occupied hy rhe 2nd Inrd Sun and 7lli fimt 8th lord Saturn while ihe 5th lord Mart it m the 4th with the 6th and 9th lord Jupiter and Rahu. The Karaka Jupiter V* severely afnicied by Mars and Rahu man inimical, sign, m the 4ih. When judged from the 5lh himsc, the Asccndanl is occupied by the Sun and Saturn who arc m close conjunction. The Ascendant and 6th lord Mars is relegated lothc 12th nfflicied by Rahu and joined iby Jupiicr If wc; judge from IJhra, ihC Sign occupied by thCj Kataka, UlC, A^CCItikUll is occupied by ^rd and the Glh ^nrd Jtipilci afflicted hy Mars and Rahu while the AsccmL'ml lord Venus is in the •hit n fllicted by the cninNnci] aspect of Sntum and Mars. All these planetary dispositions indicate severe health problems and short life1 lo4. 'rprogeny. ♦ ^ ■"» r The I . " close -■-i x r fll'diclinn .i - ' p I Hi ** llic Sun from Saturn in the Sill from the Ascendant explains the scat of disease as in the heart nikj by the Sun. The native of Chart 13 tins two sons. JJls second son suffered from rfw; mid hfehi fevrr during his third month ntid Ills rnenlnl ^roulh was arrested which has itimlc. him mentally retarded with unclear speech. The 5th house 'is Scorpio aspected by 4th und. I Ith lord V'enui. from own house. The 5th lord Man uccupics virr/eTim Aimrs fviv"

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vta-

an ivp

the ib«h afflicted by 'Rahu'sand Saturn's aspect, Jupiter, the Moon and Kciu aspect Mars from the 12th The Karaka Jupiter occupies rhe I2ih juiolny Hi? 1 Msic,, ra iJ Kefuondna aspectehy Mars and Rahu from the 6th, AH these dispiMiiiom Indicate trouble with the native's progeny. The 5th lord afflicted by the Nodes and Saturn and aspected further by ihc Moon. Ketu and Jupiicr indicate trouble ivjili ihi; mind and speech. When judged from the 5th lumsc. ilic Ascendant is hemmed between malefics and Hi [I'll rd Mars occupies llic 2nd under severe affliction. The 2nd and 5Lh lord Jupiicr is relegated lo the Kthi, f 'M._.":'^,.rial sign, under tifiTlciJon. TJn's ex plain v- ihe RAiivc "vein's retarded mental growth and unclear speech. • (Sf 12)

I VADHV^PRATIVADHV

Dasas

and

Finger

Counting

William Levacy Table of Dasas

■ found the article on the Vimshottari Dasa system by Dr. Purushotham Nair {SI.A., May 2012) inlcrcsiing. McraVa concept I have been dunkmg ahtMir I was intrigued lo learn rh-n almost all number systems originated from counting on the ten fingers. iMath-1; evolved from simple tallying (counting cows). I then began to ^scc a relationship ibetween finger counting and the numbers of the, Dasas. Dasas and

Sun Moon Mars Rahu Jupiter Saturn Mercury Ketu Venus

Finger Counting

I

■1 "Was dunking some of your readers who anc experts mathematicians might be able to see some nitavanct; loi this and develop'ihti pi further. I also think that 120 is more of an astronomical feature (IAS of a circle) than the purported length of life. The Dasas are such a mystery !

Counting from I to 20 from the left hand to ihc right and repeating, places all the Dasa numbers, mi ihe right hand, except for 8 ami V, This needs further research but suggests that counting on the 10 fingers played some role in Dasa number system.

13

6 years lid years 7 years il8 years 16 years .,19 years >17 years 7 years 20 years

17

14

j- f twym .. w . 1 Virn-ttrrUfl* 131

18

■v

RIGMT V 3 4

5

1112 13 14

!S

1

I

6

7

9

1

19 AUGUST 2012

MQDERS ASTROLOGY

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VADHA - EUATTVADHA

Horoscope of

Sachin Tendulkar

Jayanta Bhowmick

NotxviiKsianding the fact that Mr. S. K. Sathviinaniyanjtnio deserves our congratulations mi his prediction in his letter ("M A , April 2012) on Sachin Tcndulkar's historical achievement, certain discrepancies in the master-blaster's chart need to be looked into. The editorial "What Makes the Ascendant Strong" (M.A., April 2011) showed Sachin4-S chaii with Ascendant Virgo with a balance of 5 years 6 months 16 days of Sun Dasa at birth Exactly after one year Mr. Salyanarayana has produced a chart with Ascendant Taurus with a balance of 3 years 3 months of Venus Dasa at birth To Stan wiiM, in both the charts, the Ascendant lords have been fortified from different angles, having gained quite a lot of power. The Atmakaraka in both charts is Ihc same Mars exalted and in Virgo Navamsa. Let us check some of the milestones in Sachin's life against both charts Sachin made his debut century in Old Trafford at the age of 17 years 4 months. According to our reader. Sachin was in Moon Dasa. Venus Bhukii. The Moon for Taurus Ascendant in the 8ih with Rahu does not show any incidcni that could create history, ihc Moon being debilitated in Navamsa and in a Venus-ruled Nakshatra. Venus though in a Viparccta Raja Yoga in the 12th aspected by a powerful I2lh lorJ as Ascendant lord in the 1 2lh is combust and cannot give a satisfactory verdict The editorial chart shows he was under Mars Dasa. Jupiter Bhukti which pushes a mi

•

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MJ&JST at) 17

Stronger reason for the stupendous event. Mars and Jupilcr are in the Sth, the place for one's talents and creative skills Mats and Jupiici are in Nccchabhanga Yoga in the Sth. Mars is in his own Nakshatra while Jupiter is in the Nakshatra of a Vargottama Moon. Sachin's father passed away on 17th May 1999 As per Mr. Rao's chart it was in Mars Dasa, Moon Bhukii According to Ihe cdimrial's chair Sachin was in Rahu-Jupticr. Here, both the combinations have their respective logic to show such a sad incident, but Rahu being debilitated in the Sth from Ihe 9lh with Jupiter as his sign dispositor, Ihe emphasis is more. According to Rhavartba Rntnakara also, rhe father may pass away before the end of Mars Dasa. Both Mars and Rahu have gone great guns as far as Sachin's cricket Career is concerned. Sports come under the 3rd house.. The 3rd lord exalted in the 5rh (house of talents) shows his excellence much better. The 5lh is talent while the 9th is luck or the unseen power working for a man. So the Mars-Jupiter combination in the 5lh is distinctly different from il$ being in the 9ih Bes . .•- ihc I eerw u v urn i*rim'iphs more effective with Virgo Ascendant where both Mercury as Ascendant lord and Jupiter (both with Nccchabhanga) aspect the Ascendant. The Moon's position here can be taken as another kcy-facmr In Mr Rao's chart, the Moon becomes a normally powerful planet being out off the Nodal grip dcgrccwisc and with directional strength as well as suffering

Vudfur weakness due to its constellationqI position. In ihc editorial charL, the Moon gathers additional strength being Vargottama and in the Na&kiihLni of an exalted planet I would tike to refer to two of the Yogas given in Rhnvartlta Uatnakam, Chapter XII (translated by Dr. B. V. Raman), where it says that Rahu confers Raja Yoga and fame when in a quadrant or trine and gives affluence and liimc when in the I Oltu I 1th. 4lh or ihcSlh. In fact, Sachin's Karaknmsa falling in the same sign :l\ the Ascendant Virgu as given in the editorial all the more supports his career. Another important factor is sachin's marriage. His wife is a doctor from a Gujarati family and older than him by 6 years (bom 10th November 1967). Sachin hails from a middle class Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin background where such a marriage can comfortably lie considered as somewhat unconventional. Lei us consider Sachin'5 Navamsa The iwo Navamsa charts lend ro distinctly different conclusions In rhe editorial Navamsa, the 7ih lord Sun is in the Gill, the 7th is occupied by Saturn and Vena*;, the Bih is occupied by Mars and Rahu. The Navamsa chart as per Mr. Rao has 7th lord Saturn in Leo. in turn, the Sun, the 2nd lord aspects the 7th Capricorn. Both the 7th and 8th arc vacant. Sachin's wife's profession and her being a non-Marathi and senior to Sachin arc more than vouched for from the editorial chart. The 7th lord (whether Mart or Jopiter) is in Capricorn with Nccchabhanga Yoga but paediatrics has more to do wilh Mercury Ihnn other planets. Mercury is in Sachin's 7lh in the editorial chart and his wife is a paediatrician Here too Ihe editorial ch;ut gives a dcarci pienwe lhan Mr Rao's Sachin's mother-in-law (Annabel Nfehti) is of British ori gin Can this lead to more technical clarity?The wife's mother can be seen from the LOth of a chart (4lh from 7lh> In Ihe editorial chart, Sachin's lOlh is occupied by Kctu aspected by Rahu and the Moon The I Oih lord is Mercury who is in Revati Nakshatra indicating

Prativadha

the foreign connection and long distance while in the reader's Navamsa, the I Oth is aspected by 10th lord Saturn who in turn is in the Ascendant Taurus. Sachin's father Ramesh Tendulkar was a professional writer too and this fact can be seen in ihc editorial chart The Sth lord in Ihe 9th is aspected by Jupiter from the 5rti and the 9ih lord Venus wirh rhe exalted Sun aspeered by the exalted 3rd lord Mars. I am in no way trying to be judgemental on the conclusions in this case. But the facts of Sachin's life arc better explained by Ihe editorial chart than the reader's • THE WORLD IN AUGUST 2012 auMTTNTXTl FROM P-VlC Libya (Cancer 4* SS'i is well served by the planets occupying Upachayas to assure good prospects North and South America The United States (Aries 3' 20'}has to tackle deadly disturbance erupting due to malefic impact on the 6th and the Slh bolh in Rasi and Navamsa. The 2nd lord Venus combined with the 9th lord Jupiter assures positive fiscal measures to push the economy. Agriculture prospects arc supported by Ihc luminaries in Ihe 4lh The President garners support wilh both Ihe iClh and Ihe I Oth lord Salurn receiving Jupiter's a.speer. Mexico (AtjtturUt.t29' 3) may grieve for national tragedy under the impact of Saium joining the 10th lord Mars in the Bth and aspecting Rahu in the IGlh, Venus and Jupilcr in ihc 4ili are supportive of agriculture f«t)S|>CCT5 Argentina 3d') pushes her financial agenda under Venus and Jupilcr fortifying the 2nd. Mars and Saturn in the 6th arc prone to provoke disturbance Brazil (Aries li" 46) shows rcsolvf m lacii mu hci etncnil jitki in mci il affairs under benefics in the 2nd and Venn.*, joining the luminaries in the I Orh from rising Libra Navamsa. • (109.12> A'Jqust an:

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PLANETS AND CAREER CONCERNS ■ COVITNIJHD FROM PAGE JHi) Ihe Sun and therefore, weak in digital strength. The Moon further is wiLh lOlh lord Mars and JiJth lord Vcnii.^. all in the 8rh house Therefore, the chart docs not hold promise of any great success in finance/stock related businesses. The fact the next Dasa lord Saturn is with 9th lord Jupiter can helpyourson in his employment but il may: not help business vcniunis. Q'. i am presently employed in a private sector In a mini steel plant as GeneralManager, Writ i continue to be in this position or are there any overseas opportunities Job-wise? S.N. -t-HWi Male: Born September' 28, 1046 at Gh. 30m. at 22 N 40, 86 E 11 with i a (.balance iol 8 year* 3 months 3 days oT Rahu Oasa at birth.

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Feng Shui for Harmony and Prosperity Akhanda Samrajya yoga

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Planets and Foreign Travels

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Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, Time stays. We go. - Austin Dobmn (The Parados of Time) For some ttme we were having a 'good time' in understating the nuances of the "katagjnana1 of our ancients in understanding the importance of 'KaUt* or 'Tbiw' and how they succeeded in structuring it in a peculiar scale of five main constituents that perhaps be called (he foundation of 'timet, by defining any day by its 'Tithi-VaaraNakshaim-Yoga-Karana' components. Shall we now allow some 'lime'just to contemplate on 'time' itself? Though every one of us is much concerned about 'time' in our day-to-day work, only a few have the patience and time lo think about time or try to know what" Time " is all about. It is more so with the astrologers, though they are the people who contemplate and calculate the ■time', all the time. Therefore will it not be useful to spend some nice time in knowing something about Time? Plato declare J, "The Sun. the Moon and planets were made for defining and preserving the numbers of lime." As Paul Halpern observes 'The essence of time lies precisely in the fact that it transcends, yet de fines, the realms of the mundane." In a broader sense of the term. ' Time can perhaps be defined as a specific pan of duration allotted to the present order of things in the un i verse. Then naturally, a question will arise as to when actually the 'time* began. For almost all, the question may not have much of any implication. The flnxoftime, which we are all conscious, is in fact, without any beginning or end or in short it is time leu. Though it is so, for the varied civilizations of the world, even from pre-historie days, it could be easily recognized thai their views were quite diverse. Perhaps, only the cycles of births and deaths, apart from the changing cycles of climate and seasons, seen and experienced by those early inhabitants of the earth, would THE ASTROLOGICAL •UAOAZINE

have made them see the universe as eternal, but changing in somewhat a regular rhythm. This will be applicable to even those who believe in the theory of rebirth. The recurring natural phenomena like daylight, night with darkness at most of the times and wilh light for sometime caused by the phases of the Moon and recurring seasons, have in fact, compelled mankind to measure time, from time to time. This process must have begun even from the prehistoric times, Practically, even at the earliest days of the life- of humans on e arth, one would not have required any appreciable knowledge of the orbit of the earth around the Sun. to understand that Die autumn invariably followed the summer, which was preceded by spring, the successor of winter. This order of unfailing phenomenon was easily discernible to the naked eyes for the early man or even for those without sight. Several millennia before Christ humans started organized social life on Ihe valleys of the Ganges and the Indus, in IndiiL, on the banks of the Nile in Egypt, by the side of Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia and near Huang— Ho in China. For them, these natural phenomena must have appeared strange and of great importance, because for these early societies, agriculture was the main avocation. Agriculturists depended totally on the weather conditions because they had to plan their sowing, reaping and other operations at right and proper occasions. This must have compelled them to explore the cause of the variations of the seasons and further into the contents and concept of "Tune' itself. With the growth of social life and civilization, at a later stage, it is apparent that man has become more and more lime-conscious. In ancient times, the duration of daylight from sunrise to sunset, called the day and of (he darkness from sunset to sunrise called the night, were measured separately. Mostly this was done with (he aid of water clocks. Our ancients, however, were more painstaking to understand and classify Time' into certain coherent constituents. They evolved on identical division system for both time and space which has come into existence from the Vedaanga Jyothisha SEPTEMBER 3012 5

times that suggests to us that they were really adepts in this field of space-time mechanics. The age-old Sankalpa mantra recited by most of us echoes this Space-time conception of our ancients: ^

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Stthhf shahuHf ru.,drur.rili/v tuiytihrnlttnetur ilwitfsxa pru lui rdiir sivrtavamlia fcntpr vnha.Ktiam nitinvantctre asftlavim sasitw/w kaliyug? pnitluwitifptuitif Jii)/ifriH)dwecp? hlritrultTvtir.xiit' Can anyone imagine a more sublime way of praying than reminding one as at what part of the effulgence of the primordial time ore and what part of the vast expanse of the universe one stands, to do so? However, in India, we find (hat from time immemorial, the recurring appearance of the Sun had always determined the day, consisting of die daytime and night. In other parts of the world this concept of computing the length of the 'Day* comprising of the daylight and night together, came into vogue only much later. Actually the measurement of time is based on (he time taken by the earth to rotate on its axis ooce. is known as a day. The time taken by the Moon to revolve round the earth, once, is called • the Month. The time taken by the earth to revolve round the Sun, once, is called the Year. For all practical purposes (he day is divided into 24 hours and an hour into 60 minutes and each minute into 60 seconds. At present we consider the day as starting at midnight for civil purposes. A solar day of 24 hours consists of 24x60 • 1440 minutes or 86,400 seconds. The hours counted from the midnight to noon are designated - ante meridian AM. and then from noon to midnight as • post meridian PM. In the 24 hour reckoning, the AM and PM are ignored and hours are counted from 0 to 24, from midnight to midnight. Divisions of the solar day have an interesting history. The ancient Sumerians (original dwellers of Babylon) divided the daytime and night-time into three watches each. The watches were naturally of unequal lengths and varied throughout the year. Only during equinoxes these watches were of equal length, each of four hours.

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Those who are accustomed, even now, lo a siesta or a midday or afternoon nap, may as well feel glad (hat they ore rituolly observing (he sixth hour or fourth watch of the medieval monk, (hen known by (he name "Sexta." These watches were of variable nature in their duration and in (heir starting moments. According to Sarton "A clock regularly running and dividing the day into periods of equal duration would have been at first more disturbing than useful. For monastic purposes a human variable clock - a bell rung by a monk or lay brother at Ihc needed regular intervals - was more practical than an automatic one." Ancient

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Even in ancient times the need for measurement of equal interval times must have been felt. The Hindus called (he combined day and night-time asAfatrtUm. The ancient Babylonians used Syclt/hf/nrmn to denote this. They divided it into 12 pans of 30 Gesh each with each Grsh measuring 4 minutes. The Egyptians, however, divided (he daytime into 12hours and night into 12hours. Only much later, in medieval times, the 24-hour division forthe whole day, daytime and night combined, came into vogue. Our ancients, however, were more painstaking in this regard. They had first and foremost a two-way division of the Day*. They divided the day time (sumise to sunset • into four equal ports each called a Proliant or Yaama. The flight-time was also divided into four equal Praharax. Prahara division was very popular even with laymen. Even now, we can see (he elders in (he interior villages, lymtinurrf t m 14 THE A£TROiOO (to be continued) THE ASTROLOGICAL

Contents ANONYMOUS Planetary Evils & Remedial Measures Yajnavalkta Jyothisha Chlnta Nidhi H. V. PRAMOD Shatashloki Ramayana — Magnum Opus Viewership of Video DR. B, V. RAMAN Mars Saturn Conjunction & Indian Affairs t Ramachandran Planets & Foreign Travels

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Jay Boyle Do Gemstones Really Work?

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DR. VAMSHI KRISHNA GHANAPATHI Sanskrit through Ramayana - 2

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Gajendra babu Pancha Pakshi Shastra — The Science of Five Birds

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Rutger KORTENHORST Why does my child Study — Sanskrit ?

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Sunrise and Sunset Timings for October 2012

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Lagna Table for October 2012

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Varahamihira This Month for You October 2012

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Timings for Rahukala, Gulibabala and Yamakantaka

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www.astroloaicalmaaazine.coni Lead Article Planetary Evils

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X if it does not provide the means to overcome the evil indications of planets. There is absolutely no fatalism in astrology and the so called inevitable is an ignorant fiction of the half educated brain. The higher the human knowledge, the greater are the chances of material and moral advantages to be secured. For one to be an astrologer, a thorough knowledge of astrology and kindred sciences is essential. We have ourselves seen a few imposters, who not knowing even the fundamentals of Astrology, have been posing themselves as astrologers and prescribing remedies, and exploiting the public. The chances for such quacks to thrive well have become more congenial especially after the death of Prof. B. Suryanarain Rao a great adept in the art of remedial measures. We warn our readers not to be carried away by the lure of advertisements, and become easy preys to merciless exploitation. They must be very careful and satisfy themselves fully before they enter into any business with any so-called specialist in remedial measures or astrology. Ancient Maharshis were past masters in every branch of knowledge. Messmer, Swedenburgh, Darwin and Spencer have but caught the glimpses of the heights of knowledge attained by Patanjali, Sankara, Vatsayana and Siddhas. The Rishis had solved all problems of life which modem science with the help of its limited knowledge has been endeavouring to solve. It is of course true that astrological science extends into deep and far-reaching metaphysical and occult domains, but after all what science does not ? The mathematical concepts of Einstein, Eddington and others have crossed the border already from the domains of fixed form and materialistic limitation to so-called fourth dimensional territories so that the argument that astrology and the remedial measures prescribed by the ancient sages are largely still in the realms of the metaphysical and thus not capable of rationalisation is not valid one. The modem scientist has to depend for his observations on mechanical contrivances. The ancient Maharshis, on the other hand, possessed a much more accurate, dependable, and comprehensive instrument with which to observe natural phenomena -their ability to function in what might be called, to use a modem scientific term, a fourth dimensional conciousness-Yoga-which enabled them to note, to measure and to classify all the THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

facts concerning the universe without the aid of micrometers and telescopes. Their super-consciousness made them aware of and able to comprehend, on the one hand, infinitesimal units of time and space too small to be measured by the most modem scientific instmments, on the other hand, vast spans of years and universes-spans of years guessed at only by modem geologists in search for the age of the earth-universes too remote to be found even by the largest telescope. The ancient Maharshies were never content to observe and catalogue facts; they applied knowledge to the material and spiritual welfare of man. In a like manner they discovered the various processes to be employed, which go under the name of remedies, to counteract the evil indications of planets. What are remedies? Suppose a man abuses another person, an abuse is nothing but a bit of ill-adj usted form of sound vibration which irritates the abused. It is a little bit of air which causes offence by its irregular vibrations and an apology which is also a bit of air-cures the offence by its well-adjusted form of vibrations. An abase is cured by the Remedy of apology. Similarly take other instances. Thermometer gives us the measure of solar heat. If it is very excessive it will not only act on the physiologicopsychological system of a person, but may also kill him by Sun stroke or asphyxia and can we do anything against it? We can understand the degree of heat or the degree of cold by meteorological observations, by various instmments and by our physical and mental feelings. Finding therefore the degree of heat or cold on any particular day by this science we are able to resort to various mental devices or what we call discoveries and inventions of men of genius and what do they say. The man of science says that a person subjected to excessive cold or heat will suffer such and such evil results. The remedy for this will be to remove to such cold or hot places as would neutralise the evil effects of excessive heat or cold and thus save ourselves from the consequent evils attendent on the climatic conditions. When it is very hot we hold a nice umbrella; when it is very cold we light fire and heat ourselves or cover ourselves with blankets so as to keep the cold away. When we want money we mus1 'et money and that is the remedy for poverty. When we are suffering from disease the remedy is to introduce such stuffs into our body which act against such diseases. These OCTOBER 2012 3

questions have been clearly solved in the pages of THE astrological magazine and also in the elaborate Introduction Prof. Row has written to The Astrological Self Instructor. Similarly there are what are called oushadhas or medicines monies or gems of particular virtue, mantras or incantations or certain forms of sound vibrations and danas or particular kinds of charities,

fill all objects in nature and begin to do their mysterious work! Therefore great efficacy is attached to the Surya Namaskaras or prostrations before the Sun accompanied by certain mantras fromAnma (Yajurveda) and from Ma ha saura (Rigveda) as when properly they are performed, they remove evils on the three planes of man's existence viz., physical, mental and spiritual.

Maharishi Matanga observes that the human body is a bundle of electrical currents—Vidyut-sakti—and that the proper concentration of these electrical energies constitutes what is called health, wealth, peace of mind, long life, prosperity and financial success. The adjustment therefore must be properly analysed and found out, like the proper diagnosing „7, ^ „ T. . of disease. What do we find in diseases in a person / It is , , ,r , .. , ,• , . , nothing but a dislocation of the pnnciples which go to make up health where certain elements are preponderating where they ought not to be, or wanting where they ought to be. The doctor finds out these irregularities and prescribes remedies with a view to their proper adjustment and thus restores an equilibrium where disturbance was caused by . . • , . n i i i ^ • want ofc certain substances. People also know that there is , . .» . i , .iU such science as Mental Therapy where without any , ostensible drugs or other obiects, wonderful cures are ^ ^ effected. Such cures are not fachons of heated brains but , , . ,, . , , .. .... , have been actually expenenced by all civilised nations as j, j c having been preformed by men of deep devotion and saintly ,. „7, ^ „ tt .u lives. What are curses and blessings of man/ Here the ^ ^ , remedies above referred to, partake of the same explanations. .. , , , T >u . , In a curse the angry feelings of the holy men come as ethenal ■ , , . . r. , currents, enter into the body of the obiect of curse and , ,. ii • ,• t change his nature completely destroying all good in him , , • „ ., m.- • , ., and producing all evil. This is something like a dacoit or ,, . ,. „ . , , , . robber taking away all money from a rich man and reducing , , , ui ... , him into abiect poverty and need. In blessing, the good ... ethereal currents of the person who has enough of will power, win enter into the object of the blessing, take away all evil and introduce good. If a veritable beggar has all monetary difficulties they could at once be removed by the grant of a large sum of money by the rich man.

Maharishi Apastambha declares " All movable and immovable objects in nature are held in their relative places by forces issuing from the Solar disc. These forces or energies are called collectively Vidyutsakti, which are divided into 1800 parts. ^ , , . , , . They produce a wonderful and indescribable vanetyJ byJ the " ! , , agencies sent to them through b b the solar rays, J

Maharishi Katyayana thus observes.—The rays of the Sun embodying and carrying electrical and ethereal currents are distributed by the Sun through some invisible agency and when these are subjected to attractions and repulsions they

The continuous formation of carbonic acid gas and water within the body of the breathing animal arises, from the urgent necessity of a constant supply of heat and energy.

In Siksha Upanishad five mysterious functions of torces or energies are mentioned. 1. Adhi-loka—Prithvi. 2 Adhi Jyotisha —Agni. 3. Adhi—Vidya, Ach-arya, education. 4. Adhi-praja—progency. 5. Adhyatmam or divine wisdom. _ T T ,. ., , , The Vedic compilers had fully developed ideas about these . „ , , , , mys-tenous forces called sound, heat light, magnetism ... , ... , , ,. A , , , electricity; ether and vidyushakthi One has onlyJ to read and , , , , , , . understand these elaborate explanations. There are many ,. . ... . , 1 , ,. , / things as in medicine, so in Astrology which when properly 1 , , , , ,, , . . , understood and followed would tend to minimise and ,. , , . neturahse or completely overcome the chances of evil . _ , , „ . mfluences indicated by the planets, lunar days, constellations, , , , . r . , . .. T ' solar days and the rising signs. In all these the idea seems to , " , ., r e be to avert the evil influences formed by attraction or , . , . . , . „ , , , • , repulsion of obiects contained m Time and the chemical , and the physical changes which arise from the conmnctions , and repulsions of the various forms of energies or torces ' ,. , . . ,. , some of which are visible while many of which are subtle , .... and very mystenous in their nature, ■' Suppose in a horoscope Saturn, Rahu and Mars are in the fifth house and it is ill-disposed with the result that loss of children is indicated. This loss will be due to certain Evil Rays generated by the conjunction of the dark rays of Kuja, Sani and Rahu. The evil nature has to be overcome by Maharishi Matanga says Nakhastane Romakoopay Sand- neutralising these rays—energies —by other forms of histane Asthi Sangame Kala Chakraman Nitheum Vidyuto- energies such as sound vibrations (Mantras) chemical chakti Pradrusyate. A liberal translation of this means that processes .(Homas) etc., so that children born may survive, in the nails, in the hair cells, in the joints and in the bony jn actual experience, the possibility of remedial measures conjunctions, in the eyes, rays of electric currents are haS heen fu||y realised and an adept in the line can certainly constantly given out. Therefore the Maharshis issued strict offer suitable suggestions, when once the possibility is injunctions to all persons not to interfere with these organs, admitted, for averting the evil and augmenting the good Hence also the necessity for taking of hairs and shaving on jrfjuences of planets. I shah dwell upon this subject on a auspicious days when the electric currents are least further occasion ■ disturbed. Cutting nails, and cracking of fingers is forbidden.

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AFTER THE AHORATRA SCHEME of Vedaanga Fyothisha times, we find evidences of more scientific sub-divisions of time in the Siddhanta period. In the Siddhantas, we find that the time from sunrise to next sunrise having been divided into 60 equal 'ghatis'or 'dandas'. Each ghati is subdivided into 60 'vighatis' or 'pa/as'and each vighati oipala into 60 'vipalas'. Thus a day consists of 3,600 palas or 216,000 vipalas, thus making one vipala equal to 0.4 of a second. In this scale, 7 ghatis and 30 vighatis (IVi ghatis) make one prahara and 2 ghatis one Muhoortha. One sixth part of a vighati is called prana or breath, making 21600 pranas for a day. It is pertinent to note that this agrees with a ghati divided into 360 parts (60x360=21600) or a degree of circle of sphere into 60 parts. (360x60=21600) The time unit called nimisha is the smallest humanly conceivable time frame, according to our ancient scriptures. It is defined as the time taken for a 'wink of an eye.' This is a fixed measure and a linear concept. Then 15 Nimishas make 1 Kashta. However, according to Manu 18 Nimishas only made a Kastha. Is it perhaps that, in those times, Manu winked faster than the other sages! We do not know. Then 15 Kashtas make one Laghu and 15 Laghu make one Ghatika - also called Danda. Two Ghatikas or 30 Laghu make one Muhoortha and 30 Muhoorthas make one diva-raatri or day of 24 hours. It follows then that 4 Vighatis make a laghu. When we take 15 Nimishas as one kastha and 15 Kashtas as one Laghu, 225 Nimishas only make one Laghu of four Vighatis. It follows then that a Vighati consisted of 225 = 4 or 5614 nimishas. Al-Biruni has ridiculed these attempts of the Hindus to find minute particles of time, as foolish and painstaking, serving no purpose. Had he been alive today he would have changed his opinion now. We know that the computer wizards are working with nanoseconds, which is one thousand-millionth of a second. * continued from September 2012 issue of The AeM THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

Minutest Unit It will be more interesting to note, that still smaller divisions of time than Vipalas have been devised by our ancients, inventing a minute particle of time called 'anu'. One-sixth part of a Vighati is called Prana or breadth, making 21600 Pranas for a day. It is pertinent to note that this agrees with a Ghati divided into 360 parts (60x360=21600) or a degree of circle of sphere into 60 parts. (360x60=21600) Other different measures of time are also seen employed, in this scheme, by our ancestors. AKshanais one-fourth of a Ghati. Dividing this Kshana into fifteen parts Kala is derived and this Kala corresponds to the Gashaka or Vinaadi. The fineness of division goes further. Nimisha is oneeighth part of Prana. Dividing it further by 8 we get Lava and its further eighth part is Truti. According to one school, a Nimisha is the time taken for a wink of eye-lid and Truti the time taken for a crack of the forefinger against the inner thumb. A further division of Truti by 8 takes us to the smallest measure of time Anu which is the 88,473,600th part of the day. Here, we find that an Anu is about 0.00098 of a second. It is not that there are some variations in the scheme, in different schools of thought. Further, a unit of time re-presenting 0.00007 of a second is also seen employed by our ancients. According to this version 100 Trutis make a Tatpara and 30 Tatparas one Nimisha, 15 Nimishas one Kastha, (3.2 seconds), 30 Kasthas one Kala and 30 Kalas one Muhoortha of 48 minutes, making a Truti measure 0.00007 of a second. But the fact remains that such minute divisions of time have not been attempted by any other country in the world. This was the case with large divisions of time and the outsized numbers denoting them. It must be remembered that the Hindus had achieved this mastery over numbers, thousands of years earlier than the period when the Greeks OCTOBER 2012 5

were at loss to find terminologies for denominations above myriad (1000) and the Romans above mille. The ancient Hindus were at home with no less than eighteen denominations, of decuple terms, multiples of ten, known as Dasagunothara Samjyna. This testifies their competence to compute the division of time in its minute details and gigantic forms. In this context it will be interesting to know that a second is scientifically explained as the interval occupied by 9,192,631,770 cycles of the radiation corresponding to the transition of the caesium-133 atom when unaffected by exterior fields. In comparatively recent times, highly developed mechanical contrivances like - clocks watches and chronometers -help us to measure these subdivisions of time very minutely. But our ancients had only some primitive devices of time-keeping apparatus like the gnomon, the sun-dial and the water-clock or clepsydra. The gnomon and the sun-dial depend on the motion of the Sun and require correction. The water clock, used up to the time of Galileo, gave place to the invention of clocks based on pendulum motion or the use of balance wheel. These subdivisions of time are measurable by the motion of any substance which repeats itself regularly. At the present time in addition to the pendulum clock, quartz clocks and ammonia clocks are used. The latter depend on the harmonic motions within the ammonium molecule giving rise to spectral lines whose frequency can be accurately measured. In astronomical works like Surya Siddhanta, we find exact similarity in divisions and sub-divisions of time and space as described below. Time 60 Pala = 1 Ghatika 60 Ghatis = I day 30 days = 1 month 12 months = 1 year

Space 60 Vikalas = Ikala 60 Kalas = 1 amsa (degree) SOAmsas = 1 raasi \2Raasis = 1 circle (360degrees)

As of these minor partitions, our ancients had also a comprehensible idea of the major divisions of time. The basis stems up from the assumption of the longevity of the creator or Brahma. This span of time is known as Brahmayus. It consists of 100 Brahma Varshas or years. Each Brahma Varsha consists of 360 Brahma Dinas or days. One Brahma Dina consists of 14 Manwantaras. One Manwantara consists of 71 Mahaayugas and each Mahaayuga consists of four Yugas of 1320000 human years. The following is the breakup: 6 OCTOBER 2012

A Mahaayuga consists of four Yugas of 4320000 years. It comprises of 1728000 years of Kritayuga, 1296000 years of Tretayuga, 864000 years of Dwaparayuga and 432000 years ofKaliyuga. In other words, a Mahaayuga is ten times the Kaliyuga. 71 such Mahaayugas or 71 x 4320000 years constitute a Manwantara of 306,720,000 years. 14 such Manwantaras or Mahaayugas is a day of Brahma. The Surya Siddhanta states that there a junction period of the length of one Kritayuga, equal to 1,728,000 years between two Manwantaras. These 14 Manwantaras and 15 junction periods together make up one kalpa. As the junction period makes up to six Mahaayugas and the 14 Manwantaras to 994 Mahaayugas, it is 1000 Mahaayugas that constitute a kalpa. Thus each kalpa lasts for 4.32 billion years. (4.32MY x 1000) One kalpa is equal to half the day of Brahma. So two kalpas make, a full day of Brahma. That is 2000 Mahaayugas or 8640 million years. 360 such Brahma days constitute a Brahma Varsha or a year of Brahma. Brahmayus or the lifespan of Brahma is 100 such Brahma years. In fine this comes to 311,040,000,000,000 human years. A variance in the above calculation ignoring the sandhya period and computing a kalpa to contain only 71 x 14 = 994 Mahaayugas is also adopted by some. We are now in Kaliyuga which is supposed to have started on the midnight of the 17-18 February 3102 B.C. (Julian). 5106 years of the present Kaliyuga would have elapsed by February 2004. Over 426894 years remain in the present Kaliyuga. But can we identify and fix this Kaliyuga in the Brahmayus scheme? Perhaps yes. That is what our Mahaasamkalpa mantra, mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, indicates. The Brahmayus is Para and its half Paraardha. Half of the ayus of Brahma is over. We are in the second half of the first year, first month; first day, which is in the fifth Kalpa, Swetavaraaha, in a cycle of seven. In this Kalpa six Manwantaras are over and we are in the seventh Vaivaswatha Manwantara. 27 Mahaayugas are also over and we are in the 28th of which the three Krita, Treta and Dwapara Yugas are over and we in the Kaliyuga of which 5106 years will be over in February 2004. Thus the space-time continuum has completed four Kalpas and is in the fifth called Swetavaraaha. The names of the seven Kalpas are: 1. Parthiva. 2. Koorma. 3. Pralaya. 4. Anantha. 5. Swetavaraaha. (current) 6. Brahma. 7. Savitri. continued on 8 THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

www.astrQlQaicalinaaazine.CQm ... Jyothisha Chin ta Nidhi (continuedfrom 6) The 14 Manwantaras are: in a Mahaayuga of 4.32 million years, their proficiency in tabulating time, in the micro and macro scales make us Name of the Manwantara Another version rsion , , , wonder whether they had any contrivances to compute of the name that must have failed to reach us down the ages or they Swayambhuva. Swaayambhuva 'uva had any cosmic connection of revelations that overwhelm Swarocisha. Swaaroachisha sha our comprehension. Uthana. Utthana.(Othama) Can we go back in Time? Perhaps yes, according to the Tamasa. Thaapasa(Tamas) scientists, if we can travel faster than tight. In a sense Raivatha. are not the astronomers, in their observations of stars and Raivatha. galaxies, going back in time, at least on assumptions? Chakshusha Chaakshusha When we see the star Sirius to-day, we are seeing it, as it Vaivaswatha Vaivaswatha was in 2000, because it is 8.3 light years from us. (the current one) Suryasaavami Indrasaavarni

Sooryasaavarnee Dakshasaavarnee

Brahmasaavami

Brahmasaavamee

Rudrasaavarni

Dharmasaavarnee

Dakshasaavami

Indirasaavarnee

Rouchya

Daevasaavarnee

Bhaitya

Rudrasaavarnee

It will be exciting to note that the Tamils also had an independent time measure technique and their smallest measure of time 'ThudV was equivalent of 13,834,000th part of a day or 160th part of a second. They appear not to have stopped with Brahmayus but improved the scale to the Ay us of Vishnu, Rudra, Maheshwara and Sadaasiva with a life span of 2.01 x IO33 years, whose one day is a 'ThudV to ultimate Siva who is the lord of Santhiadeetakalachakra. It is not that the entire Yuga theory and the calculative elements are not undisputed. There are arguments in favour and against many of these contentions. THE astrological magazine of Bangalore carried many meaningful debates in the past, though no final conclusion could be arrived at. Controversies apart, we must remember that the efforts of our ancients in the computation of these time-scales is no mean achievement and cannot be dismissed lightly. It will be interesting to note that the present day scientific estimation of the origin of life of 18000 million years compares with the 17280 million years of the duration of the four Kalpas elapsed. The scientists hold that the modern the radio metric age determination of the earth has a relationship with the Vedic time measurement. If our ancients could, with a high degree of mathematical precision, compute the correct total number of revolutions of the planets around the Sun 8 OCTOBER 2012

Then can we go ahead in time? Perhaps yes. The astrologers who have the ability to foresee the future are doing so. As the great philosopher Patanjali says a hue Yogi can be aware of the past, present and future, an ability to travel backward and forward in time, which perhaps is the very basis for the various astrological principles, that grow with the past, lead the present and unfold the future. •

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Mars Saturn Conjunction

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DR. B. V. RAMAN The editorial from the astrological magazine, November 1947 is reproduced below in deference to the wishes of a large number of our esteemed readers. — The Chief Editor PANDIT NEHRU in a recent speech in

to astrological predictions in a disparaging manner,

Lucknow is reported to have said that "the

for, the light thrown by astrology on the future of

glory of freedom that was visible in the eyes

an individual or a nation is certainly much more

of the people in the huge gathering outside the Red

reliable and trustworthy than what man thinks he is

Fort on August 16th had inspired hope in his mind

capable of anticipating on the so-called

that India could now march forward on the path of

commonsense factors.

peace and prosperity, but that hope proved a dream, that the communal disturbances exposed the country to outside aggression" and that "it was an attempt by the reactionary elements to paralyse the whole administrative machinery and to usurp political power" (italics ours). It is a pity that a statesman of the calibre of Pandit Nehru with such

We have often stressed in these columns that astrology alone offers the device or instrument which connects the trend of today with its counterpart in the past—the planetary cycle which is once more reweaving the pattern of another day and time. On the basis of the developments of a previous cycle, the present can be projected into the future.

wide experience in political matters which few could claim, could not fore-see what we, as

As we write these lines, a bewildered India stands

ordinary students of astrology and history,

at the cross-roads waiting to be led blind-fold into

anticipated long before the events were actually

the maze of power politics. Pakisthan is being

enacted. From a perusal of the past three issues,

slowly and adroitly enmeshed in the toils of British

readers would doubtless be able to appreciate that

officialdom.

we gave a clear and unambiguous warning, on the

The notorious Radcliffe did his job of disruption

basis of the presence of Saturn in the lower

in a thorough fashion. He has completely isolated

meridian at the time of transfer of power, that even

Assam from the rest of India, brought Pakisthan

an attempt to overthrow the Government would be

upto the weakest spot in Behar and has drawn a

made. This was no Delphian oracle but a prediction

cordon sanitaire allround the Union of India. Added

based on the simple proposition that just as a seed

to these, there is the growing economic and social

contains all the potentialities of the future plant,

unrest. Foreigners have already begun to feel that

so also the moment at which an activity or work is

Indians, ridden with caste and communal

commenced contains in its womb qualities pecular

differences

to the moment in question which would give shape

responsibility, are without resources of leadership

to the idea or activity. One should no longer refer

and initiative.

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and un-trained in

collective

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www.astrQlQaicalmaaazine.CQm The grim and depressing developments in the Indian scene partly due to India's national Karma and partly due to the complacence of our leaders in having neglected the elementary precaution of regulating momentous matters in harmony with the laws of nature, have synchronised with the Mars-Saturn conjunction occurring in the beginning of Leo on 12-11-1947 at 4.25 p.m. (1ST). The point of conjunction will be rather stimulated when Mars opposes it and when the Sun conjoins it, which phenomena will happen in February 1949 and August 1948 respectively. Every two years, Mars conjoins Saturn as they meet in their orbits viewed from the earth. But their joining together in Leo happens only once in about 80 years. It must be noted that such a conjunction of two first-rate malefics in the Royal Sign of Leo is always highly ominous especially to India as it happens to fall in the 12th or house of loss. The evil gets somewhat tempered in case there exist simultaneously other relieving features such as the presence of other malefics in Upachayas and benefics in favourable positions. It is an astrological maxim warranted by experience that results of a conjunction would manifest at least two years in advance or near the period of conjunction or after the conjunction depending upon the Drekanna involved and the relative declinations of the bodies coming together. In September 1861, there was Mars-Saturn conjunction in the 2nd part of Leo and we know through what turmoil, strife and bloodshed the country passed through when patriotic Indians made the last combined attempt to overthrow British rule. The last conjunction occurred in the middle of Leo in April 1919 and this was followed by the first civil disobedience movement which swept India from one end to the other dislocating normal life. When the above two conjunctions took place, Rahu was in Sagittarius (4th from India's ruling sign) and Scorpio (3rd) respectively with the result the first conjunction was preceded by untold suffering, destruction of life and fighting while the latter conjunction was succeeded by comparatively less destruction and suffering. The conjunction to occur on 12th November would however Mandi Mars,Moor Lagna Saturn , Mercuiy

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be significant in as much as Rahu would be almost in the 8th house which in a national chart has reference to public mortality and deaths. Any conjunction of Mars and Saturn is disruptive to the external structures of the world and of human society, in terms of both physical structures such as buildings, factories etc. and the more real edifices of social and political values. The significance of this conjunction occurring in Leo cannot be overstressed, for on looking backward in some future history book, we shall be surprised to find what unexpected developments took place at this period and how vital they were to India's future. At Delhi, the 9th degree of Aries rises while the Navamsa Lagna is Gemini. The conjunction happens in the 5th house ruling children. In Karachi, the 24th degree of Pisces is rising while the 19th degree of Sagittarius is culminating, the conjunction happening in the 6th which among other things rules the army, navy, workers and employees. We have already said above that this sensitive point will be transited by Mars in February 1949. Therefore one has to infer that un-expected developments would take place in Pakisthan, involving display of violence and appalling loss of blood. Since the meridian point actually falls in Sagittarius, a war-like sign, it denotes outbreak of violence on a large scale and Pakistan may even attempt armed incursions into the Indian territory. Hence we must agin emphasize that the Indian Government must look to its frontiers. The men at Delhi should immediately devise means to consolidate the Indian Union and to make adequate arrangement for the defence of the froniters at a high speed. In Hyderabad Deccan, Aries rises while Mandi is placed exactly on the meridian of Deccan. However much we try to restrain our pen, we cannot help feeling that these combinations are all distressing and disquieting. Pakisthan and Hyderabad are only playing for time while alternately fanning up and arousing the flames of strife. We are constrained to feel in view of Navamsa Lagna being hemmed in between malefics, that Hyderabad would be a festering sore in the body-politic of India constituting a great menace to the future security of the Union. The sooner this warning is taken note of the better it would be for all concerned. Of the two planets in conjunction, Saturn is by far the more destructive. Saturn is rigid. When the Martian action impinges on him, he will not yield and a break is likely. Mars is always violent. Therefore, nationally and internationally these positions usually cause brutal and cruel results. People will lose self-control and take the

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www.astrQlQaicalmaaazine.CQm law into their own hands. Mars-Saturn contacts lead to strain and rupture or break-down according to the sign affected. Here the sign being Leo, a royal one, the conjunction produces serious results involving armed conflicts. Applied to the present conditions in India, its means most unfortunate developments in the relations between India, Pakistan and Hyderabad. Such conjunctions are never to be disregarded, as they indicate the happening of things suddenly and unexpectedly. Astrology can give us timely warnings and it is for the men at the helm to take advantage of such warnings for the benefit of the people. The Saturn-Mars conjunction will affect every department of life represented by Leo, but particularly the present position of rulers, leaders and heads of nations may be drastically reversed. Leo represents the heart of Kalapurusha (Cosmic Man or Time Personified) and therefore, the emotional nature is involved. Saturn has very large influence on the masses and as such is bound to cause a change in the emotional field of the masses. Mars tends to be aggresive, ruthless and cyclonic and with the added feeling of Leo this may attain stupendous proportions.

The Rahu-Lagna conjunction is significant because it silences the pretensions of Messrs Jinnah and Liaquat All Khan that they care for the welfare of the minorities. On the contrary it denotes that more organised attempts would be made to liquidate the minorities in the interests of the biggest Muslim State. That Pakisthan owes its origin to British patronage is also evident from the fact that Aries, the sign ruling England, rises at the time the State came into being. The position of Mars in Chart 2 is suggestive that Pakitan would continue to look for inspiration in alien influence. The 7th from Chandra Lagna is powerfully aspected by Mars. Consequently, discontented British officials leaving India will find in Pakisthan good refuge and scope for further disrupting Indian unity. The lower meridian being occupied by Saturn is proof enough of the seriousness of the internal situation in Pakistan which is being covered up by airing unfounded allegations against India.

Since the combination of planets bearing on India are in a frowning mood, Mahatma Gandhi's striving hard to teach the unteachable about the virtue of Muslims and nonMuslims living together as brothers, will not be effective in bridging the gulf. Gandhi's creed can have appeal for It may not be out of place to make a few observations on the the man who has developed the requisite cultural sympathy horoscope of the Dominion of Pakisthan which for all practical with the ideals he stands for, and not for the rank and file purposes came into being on 15* /14* August at mid-night swayed by emotions. (1ST), equivalent to 10-58 p.m. (LMT) at Karachi. In the Indian Dominion horoscope, Rahu is exalted in Lagna. Hence the Muslim minorities in India have not shown the slightest nervousness about their future. The evers welling stream of non-Muslim refugees fleeing from the Punjab, N-W.F.P. and Sind is indeed a sad contrast to Navamsa the complete security of life and property enjoyed by the Muslim inhabitants of India. The ball was set rolling by Mr.Suhrawardy when he, as Prime Minister of Bengal, appealed to the Muslims to observe direct action day and Ketu Jupiter it is simply rebounding on the original instigators of trouble. We have time and again pointed out that the Pakisthan The Lagna is the 26th degree of Aries, a moveable and Resolution Horoscope lacks the inherent strength needed fiery sign and its lord Mars is in Gemini subjected to to make it last long. The birth of Pakisthan has taught Papakarthari Yoga and in conjunction with Mandi. Both many a bitter lesson and the mischief can be un-done not Lagna and the lord have the powerful aspect of Jupiter, by professing loyalty by the minorities but by abjuring for lord of the 9th; while the five-planet combination actually all time the dangerous two-nation theory, separate falls in the 4th house. Rahu, though in the 2nd Rasi, is in electorates and reservation of privileges, that has brought 1st Bhava having eclipsed the Lagna. No wonder that power to a few but death, economic ruin and nervous Pakisthan has virtually started from scratch. As Lagna is breakdown to the millions. aspected by Jupiter, there does not seem to be any prospect of re-union of India and the vivisected parts in the near In the Indian Dominion horoscope, Mars is in the 10th in future though, as we have observed in September 1947 Navamsa while in that of the Pakisthan Dominion the 10th issue of the astrological magazine when Mercury Dasa lord (in Navamsa) is aspected both by Mars and Saturn. operates in the Dominion horoscope, conditions would so This is an affliction of the first magnitude. The result is" develop as to render a re-union almost a certainty. the ruler and the Government suffer" ; some prominent THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

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person in political circles dies. Rioting takes place; assaults will be directed against persons in high place; and the army will be a source of trouble. In the Indian horoscope again, though Mars is in the 10th in Navamsa, he is aspected by the 10th lord Jupiter while the Navamsa Lagna is highly afflicted . The Sun here happens to be the 6th lord. This affliction expreses itself by way of secret plots and treachery directed against the Government. Therefore, no peace is indicated for the entire sub-continent of India for at least another two years. At the time the King gave assent to the Indian Independence Bill, the 12th degree of Scorpio was rising in Karachi while the 20th degree of Leo was on the meridian. Leo is a war-like sign and it is powerfully aspected by Mars, lord or Lagna and the 6th. Saturn transits this meridian point by about September October 1947. About this time the foreign policy of Pakisthan must be carefully watched. Summing up, we have to observe that India has come and will be coming under very un-favourable planetary vibrations indicating trouble within and without. Under the forces of Mars-Saturn conjunction, anything may happen that might jeopardise the safety and integrity of India. We have been quite exhaustive in our analysis with a view to

impressing on the minds of our leaders, the urgency of the problems and have commented with a certain amount of restraint. Astrology neither spreads despondency nor encourages complacency. It serves a very useful purpose in restoring public confidence. Astrological indications give warning in advance of the impending troubles. The preventive measures are, of course, in the hands of those who sit at the helm of affairs. Experience shows that no amount of proof will convince the sceptic whether he be honest or wilful in his disbelief. Personal investigation alone can bring real conviction to the mind. There are invisible and very subtle forces emanating from the conjunctions of planetary bodies and they are the direct cause of the production of all earthly phenomena including national crisis. Delhi must take up the question of India's safety and security in all seriousness and avoid idle waste of time. Astrology helps the individual to help himself. The horoscope mirrors potentials and designates seasons for growth or for democracy. Astrology does not weaken the individual or nation by doing or taking the initiative for the individual. Astrology is only as any other science: it is knowledge which when rightly used, contributes to abundant living. Prevention is better than cure. (FOR) •

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Planets,

Foreign Travels* T. RAMACHANDRAN

Lord of the Ascendant associated with Saturn, the yogakaraka, in Sagittarius. Lord of the 12th from Sagittarius is Mars who is the enemy of Venus and who is approaching his depression sign Cancer, and in Rahu's star without strength. These roughly indicate that there are chances for foreign travel for the native. Mercury Dasa appeared quite appropriate for the travel on the basis of its own quahfications but there was considerable difficulty in fixing the sub-lord. Venus, as sub-lord, does not- lack the potential. Even though foreign travel was not even contemplated in the least by querist, my own inquisitiveness prompted me to probe this aspect further. Hence, as usual, the horoscope for the time of the query was cast as given hereunder in the data. 7th February 1968, 11-35 a.m.. New Delhi. Lagna is movable with its lord Mars in the 12th with retrograde Mercury aspected by retrograde Jupiter. The 12th house is tenanted by a malefic. Lagna is also aspected by its lord Mars, Mercury, the Sun and Venus (according to the aspects recognised in horary astrology) and by Jupiter powerfully. Similarly, the exalted Moon is aspected by Jupiter, the Sun, Mercury and Saturn. Of course not all these aspects are applying ones. Essentially the aspect between lord of the Ascendant Mars and that of the 7th Venus, is an applying one with an orb of 8 1/2 degrees. This is a satisfactory one. As far as the question put by the person was concerned, a fairly satisfactory time was ahead professionally although not very promising in the immediate future. I tried to analyse the indications for a probable foreign visit obtaining in the natal chart, through the horary chart and found good supporting evidence; in it. On the basis of the positive evidence, viz., 81/2 degrees of applying aspect and others outlined above and the indications in the birth chart, I ventured a prediction of foreign trip to the native in about 81/2 months from the date of query or roughly by the latter half of November 1968. He did not agree with this prediction as no such thing appeared to him possible in the then prevailing circumstances. But later events duly developed and his trip actually materiahsed in the middle of December 1968 when transit Jupiter exactly trined the natal Jupiter. This occurred in the Sun's sub-neriod of Mercury Dasa and it is not possible for me to explain from birth chart alone how the Sun was able to fill up the role excepting

perhaps that he is the karaka for profession and is located in a movable sign. Example (3): A query was posed by a friend regarding the time of his foreign visit, which was under finalisation. His horoscope was not available at that time and therefore a horary chart was worked out for the time of the query, viz., 6 p.m. on 6th October 1963 at New Delhi. Example (3)—Horary Chart Ascendan Jupiter (R)

Moon I Rahu

Navamsa Mercury Jupiter (R) Ketu I Venus In the above horary chart, the Ascendant and its lord are in a common sign. The) 9th is a fixed sign. Lord of the 6th (the Sun), the 7th (Mercury), the 8th (Venus) and the 12th (Saturn) are aspecting the Lagna. 'There are no benefics in frines or in movable signs. Further, although there is the nominal applying aspect between the lords of the Lagna and the 7th as required in horary practice, the orb of the aspect is too wide being more than 16° between Jupiter and Mercury to permit any event to occur. With diffidence I pronounced that there is no likelihood of a foreign trip in the near future. He was then surprised for he has not had any chance for quite a few years. The above example of horary chart alone clinching the issue should not make us conclude that such solutions can always be found by working out horary charts only. Primary dependence on the birth horoscope should be deemed very essential and the supporting evidence, timing, etc., should be sought from horary and other methods including sidereal solar progression. In other words, broad tendencies of foreign travels may be advanced fairly well with the help of a three-pronged drive, (i) birth horoscope and directional methods; (ii) horary chart to supplement the indication in the natal chart; and (Hi) transits and their influences. (FOR) \•

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Do Gemstones Really Work? JAY BOYLE

1 times over the lasts three decades. My answer is a definite and qualified YES! I can say that now, but it took me many years to firmly come to this conclusion. I was quite the skeptic in my early years as a gem dealer. I flat out did not see how, or believe it was possible, for a gemstone to change a person's life simply by wearing it. Early in my gem career, I had some powerful and personal experiences with a lovely 8.5 carat white sapphire. It helped to turn me from a skeptic into a believer, and there were many other formative experiences over the years that contributed to my current certainty of the power of Jyotish quality gemstones. I've often said to prospective customers, "If you knew what I know about how Jyotish gemstones effectively help a person achieve their heartfelt goals, or to change their life in a positive way, you would rush to buy your Jyotish gem immediately." Here are a few of the milestones that convinced me that Jyotish gemstones really do work. In 1989,1 was given an opportunity to run and manage a gem company for an experienced dealer from Thailand. It was strictly a wholesale operation that supplied gemstones to dealers in the major markets of New York and Los Angeles. By agreement, though, I was also given permission to buy and sell Jyotish gemstones. During this time I continued to hear feedback from clients that had tried my Jyotish-quality gems. Many called to tell me how these gems had dramatically changed their lives. Some were healed from serious health problems as predicted, some were able to finally get pregnant and have a healthy child against all medical odds, and others had their careers turn from stagnation to remarkable success. 14 OCTOBER 2012

Time and time again, I heard powerful stories that proved the benefit of these gems. I remember the time well, in the fall of 1989, when the weight of evidence coming from my clients caused me to conclude these gems probably did work. I didn't know how it worked, but I did know from the numerous reports I received that somehow these gems were causing important changes in the lives of my clients. As a Virgo with Mercury in the second house, it was predicted that if I wore an emerald I would earn more money and my career would advance. I was starting a new phase of my career and could certainly stand to make more money, so I called my best Colombian emerald supplier and asked to see some extra-clean emeralds. A few days later a parcel of very clear and bright Colombian emeralds arrived. They were exceptional in their flawlessness and sweetness and also very well priced. I decided to take a leap of faith and bought the entire parcel of about ten emeralds, ranging from 2 to 4 carats in size. I didn'thave the $15,000 asking price, but I did have one credit card with a $15,000 limit. I paid for the emerald lot using that card. This was a bold move at the time — I had a wife and two very young children, no savings, no inventory, and had just started a new job. My side business selling Jyotish gem business was very small. I didn't know if my income was secure or if this new phase of my life would work out, but I now had enough faith in the power of astrological gemstones to take this risk. I decided to pick out a four-carat emerald for myself and a beautiful two-carat one for my wife. I estimated that it might take me 12 to 18 months to sell the remaining emeralds but made a deal with myself to be vigilant, and whenever I sold one of the emeralds, I would immediately use the money to pay off the credit card. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

I gave the emeralds to my jeweler and asked him to make a pendant for me and a ring for my wife. A few days later he delivered the new pendant, configured with my existing white sapphire, and I put it on with great hope and expectation. Right then a funny series of coincidences began happening: the jeweler was so impressed with the quality of the emeralds that he asked if I might find him one too. I showed him the other emeralds from my recent purchase and he bought one for himself and one for his wife. ("This is a good start," I thought to myself).

determine the relative astrological power of Jyotish stones by holding and feeling them, and I knew that this smaller emerald was substantially more powerful than the 4.15 carat emerald I had been wearing for several years.

Then, for the next few days, everyone that came into my office or called looking for Jyotish gemstones seemed to only want one thing: one of the emeralds from the parcel. No one wanted any yellow sapphires, blue sapphires, diamonds, rubies... No, everyone wanted only emeralds, had the budget for them, and wanted the exact sizes of what I had bought just a few days before. In just a few short days, I sold every one of the remaining emeralds!

Months later I was putting together another trip to the Caribbean. This had become a regular routine trip for me especially during the long, harsh, cold Iowa winters. A few days before I left, I decided to trade out my 4.15 carat emerald for the more powerful 3.5 carat emerald. I had my jeweler replace the old stone with the new one and return it to me before I was scheduled to go on my trip.

I quickly wrote a check to my credit card company and paid off the entire sum of $15,000 before I had even received the bill from the credit card company. Plus I now owned two emeralds that were paid for, one for me and one for my wife, and even made two thousand dollars profit in addition. ("Wow! This emerald sure seems to be working," I thought.)

I put my upgraded pendant on and left for the Islands the next day with a shoulder bag full of gems and hope for a successful trip.

It continued to work. It shed its divine, emerald green, Mercury energy throughout my entire life and being. The new phase of my career managing a wholesale gem company began to prosper as I further educated myself in the intricacies of the gem business. Knowledge and Success During the next few years, my knowledge and success continued to increase steadily. Many more customers were telling me how the Jyotish gems they were wearing had changed their lives for the better. My wholesale business and my Jyotish gem business were both growing nicely, and as my experience grew, so did my confidence. By 19921 was beginning to sell to the Caribbean jewelry store market. I found new customers for my wholesale business by knocking on the doors of jewelers' shops. I would borrow gems and jewelry from other dealers, include my own gems and the gems of the company I was managing, and on each trip I was able to sell between $25,000 and $30,000 worth of stones. About this time, I had a wonderful 3.5 carat emerald in my Jyotish gem inventory that was the best quality I had ever owned. By this time I had discovered how to THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE

I decided that if I didn't sell this emerald during the next few months, I would buy it for myself. If it was more powerful, I reasoned, I should make more money and have my career advance again as it had done when I put on my first emerald.

I visited my best customer, the owner of six jewelry stores in the Cayman Islands. He took me aside when I arrived and told me that he had been tracking how my gems were selling compared to his other suppliers. He said my gems sold faster and at a greater profit than all of his other sources, so he announced that he was going to make me his new number-one supplier. He then called his six managers, telling them the news and instructing them to buy more heavily from me on this trip. ("This is definitely a good start for my new emerald," I thought.) Increase in Sales When I calculated the total sales at the end of the week, I was shocked to see they were nearly ten times my best previous results: They bought $230,000 worth of inventory! I sold every gem that I personally owned. The combined income from my commissions and sales of personal inventory paid for my new emerald many times over; it was a huge windfall profit day for me. The stone was clearly working its magic. During the next seven years I continued to mature as a gem dealer and hone in on my expertise as a large-scale buyer. An increasing number of clients called or mailed me letters of thanks for the Jyotish gems I had sold them and the blessings that had come into their lives as a result. What I had experienced was the prediction of my astrologers if I were to wear a gem for Mercury and a OCTOBER 2012 15

gem for Venus. Whenever I'd upgrade my emerald, I'd experience an upgrade in benefits. It was like turning up the volume: better quality yielded better results. I worked just as hard before wearing my gems but with very limited success, but once I started to wear these gems, I experienced substantially greater fulfillment in my career and in my income. I also felt I had entered deeper into my Dharma. It was now quite clear to me how the color and clarity, the degree of flawlessness and symmetry, the Sattvic essence and beauty of the gemstones were all related to the relative power of each gemstone. When I traveled to the source countries, I knew which gems to avoid and which very few were the most potent. With this knowledge I continued to refine my gemstone selection process. In early 1999 I purchased a small lot of very powerful, Sattvic Colombian emeralds. This time there were five gems with a depth of color and flawlessness that I had never seen or purchased before. I sold all but one of these remarkable emeralds to very fortunate clients. One emerald remained, a 2.68 carat beauty, that silently spoke to me. I gave my pendant to my jeweler and had him install the new smaller (but much more potent) emerald so I could begin to wear it. I was entering a totally new phase of my gem career at this time, deciding to effectively walk away from the wholesale side of the business in order to pursue a career in Jyotish gemstones exclusively. I liked the wholesale business and I had attained a degree of mastery in it, but I truly loved the spiritual gem business, discovering the secret of what Jyotish gemstones were really about. I knew I would most likely earn less money this way, but I figured it would be enough to get by and knew the pleasure of helping people with spiritual gemstones would be a much more satisfying experience. As the familiar saying goes, I followed my heart, hoping my new smaller (but much more potent) emerald would help me make this transition easily.

Three days later, I received a call from the owner of a small and struggling TV Shopping Network, a previous wholesale account that I sold to. I had not done any business with this company for some time and it had been over a year since I had talked to him. He asked me what I was doing. I told him I was heading to Thailand and Sri Lanka to go on a gem buying trip. To my surprise, he asked me to buy gems for his company while I was there. I had just decided to abandon all wholesale business for the spiritual gem business and then this! He offered me a contract to buy a certain amount of gems for him and to mark them up a modest amount. I quickly calculated that this would essentially pay for my trip expenses and agreed. I left for three weeks of gemstone hunting and had a successful trip, financed by my new unsolicited buying contract. During the next year, I was asked to make five more buying trips and to double the amount of gems I was buying on each trip. This provided much needed income and I became known as an important buyer in the source countries. I purchased more gems that year alone than I had in the previous five years. Again, my income and career experienced a significant boost. The new, smaller, more potent emerald I was wearing had come through. Success continued. During the next eight years, this TV Shopping Network grew to become the largest seller of gemstones in the world! I was their only gem buyer for much of this time, and as they grew, so did my experience. By agreement, I kept my Jyotish gem business, where my true passion remains today. In conclusion, when asked, I can enthusiastically testify that Jyotish gemstones truly are effective. If your birth time is correct, you have the right gemstones recommended, and you have the proper quality gemstone, then yes, they absolutely do work. In fact, after three decades, I've found my Sattvic, Jyotish quality gemstones work better than I ever dreamed possible. _

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lhe Science of five (Birds GajendraBabu

Mr. GajendraBabu, with a Master's degree in Economic and a Master's degree in Astrology is an Administrative Officer in Kamataka Handloom Corporation, Bangalore. He is doing research in the Science of Pancha Pakshi and Nadi Astrology. In the recently held Dr. B. V. Raman Birth Centenary Year Celebrations, he was in charge of Media and Publicity as its Director.

PANCHAPAKSHI SHASTRA CAN ALSO be interpreted as Biorythms ofNatal Moon and is a part of Vedic Astrology covering the one's recurring cycles of biological processes thought to affect a person's emotional, intellectual and physical activities. This 'Science ofFive Birds' also studies any periodic change in the behaviour or physiology of an organism. This system was propounded by ancient Tamil Siddha saints. It is based on natural laws of the five primary elements (Pancha Mahabhutas) combined with Astro Stellar force of each individual. This can be successfully applied in all matters of life in the fields of HORARY, ELECTIONAL, MEDICAL ASTROLOGY and especially on NATAL Astrology. The Siddas were not only great spiritualists to the core but also were great scientists, physicians and psychologists who analysed life in its fullness both on mundane and abstract levels and dictated scientific principles and needing man to success of both levels. On the gross-plane, if one lives in accordance with the nature, life becomes blessing which in the long run leads to spiritual well-being also. In such a seeking, the mysterious panchapakshi is one of the sciences which helps man progress simultaneously on par, and in accordance with the nature and both the planes get enduring bliss. How does it function? These 5 elemental vibrations act in 5 gradations of faculties for stipulated time intervals called Yamas. Each of them consists of a duration of of 2 hours 24 minutes each (6 ghatikas) over the 5 yamas in the day and 5 yamas in the night (spread over 24 hours evenly). These functional patterns vary, during waxing and waning Moon cycles, and also during the week days. These elemental vibrations of 5 gradations function in such a way that when one elemental vibration is at the highest ebb, the other four function proportionately in diminishing order, thus the last vibration being dormant (death). These 5 elemental

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vibrations are personalised as pakshis or birds and the gradations of their faculties have 5 activities. The 5 birds are: 1. Vulture 2. Owl 3. 4.

Crow Cock

5.

Peacock

The 5 activities 1. Eating 2. Waliking 3. 4.

Ruling Sleeping

5.

Dying

Each bird performs these five activities during each day and in night over the week days and during waxing and waning Moon cycles during the 5 yamas in day and 5 yamas in night in a stipulated order. After identifying your birth bird (which is a permanent bird similar to your birth ascendant), you can see your bird activities as provided in the following tables.

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Aswini

Vulture

Peacock

2

Bharani

Vulture

Peacock

3

Krittika

Vulture

Peacock

Rohini

Vulture

Peacock

5

Mrigasira

Vulture

Peacock

6

Ardra

Owl

Cock

7

Punarvasu

Owl

Cock

8

Pushya

Owl

Cock

9

Ashlesha

Owl

Cock

10

Makha

Owl

Cock

11

Purvaphalguni

Owl

Cock

12

Uttaraphalguni

Crow

Crow

13

Hasta

Crow

Crow

14

Chitra

Crow

Crow

15

Swati

Crow

Crow

16

Vishakha

Crow

Crow

17

Anuradha

Cock

Owi

18

Jyeshta

Cock

Owl

19

Moola

Cock

Owl

20

Poorvashada

Cock

Owl

21

Uttarashada

Cock

Owl

22

Shravana

Peacock

Vulture

23

Dhanishta

Peacock

Vulture

24

Satabhisha

Peacock

Vulture

25

Poorvabhadra

Peacock

Vulture

26

Uttarabhadra

Peacock

Vulture

27

Revati

Peacock

Vulture

4

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Pancha Pakshi Mirror Shukla Paksha Day Activity Week Days Vulture Owl Crow Cock Peacock Owl Crow Thursday fc^k Peacock | Vulture j Crow I Cock I Saturday Peacock I Vulture Owl Cock I Peacock Monday Vulture Wednesday Owl Crow I Peacock I Vulture |

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Birds Vulture Owl

Name Bird Letter Dies on A.A.A.I Thursday O.W. Saturday Sunday EEE , Friday Vu.Vuu Monday

Birds Rule on Day Sunday Tuesday | Friday

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Direction

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Ruler I Merchant I West

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Peacock Owl Vulture Crow Owl Cock Peacock Crow Vulture

Pancha Pakshi Mirror Krishna Paksha Day Activity Week Days Cock 1 Vulture | Sunday | Owl Tuesday Peacock | Crow 1 Cock | Vulture | Monday | Owl Saturday Peacock 1 Crow | Cock | Vulture | Wednesday Owl j Peacock Crow Cock Vulture Thursday Owl Peacock j Crow | Cock Vulture Friday Owl | Peacock | Crow |

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Night Activity

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Krishna Paksha Birds Cock Vulture Owl

Name Bird Letter Dies on A.A.A.I Thursday | Saturday O.W. | Tuesday FEE Vu.Vuu Monday

Birds Rule on Night Day Sunday 1 Monday Tuesday | Saturday Friday | Sunday ! Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

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Caste

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Direction

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Friend

Middle

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Peacock Owl Peacock Crow Cock

East North Peacock West

Green j Schedule 1 1 Caste Tribe Yellow | Merchant South 1

Vulture Cock Owl Vulture

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INSANITY dr. B. v. Raman

THE MOST BAFFLING of man's problems has always been the human mind. Western science is proud that it has begun to conquer nature and is talking in terms of cosmic flights though compared to the dimensions of the cosmos, which arc inconceivable, the astronaut's orbiting of the earth at a height of about 200 miles seems child's play. In contrast to these achievements in the realm of physical science, there is a lamentable lack of development in the more important aspects of human existence, viz., mental and moral sciences. While the ancicnl Hindu Sages had under-taken a systematic analysis of the internal world of man on the "eternal principles of human nature", the Western scientists have mainly confined their studies to the exploration of the "physico-chemical mechanisms" under-lying mans existence. The human mind and its mysterious functions continue to be mysteries to the Western scientists, even though the symptoms of different types of menial diseases have been well classified. In the words of Dr. Carrel, "mathematics, physics and chemistry arc indispensable but not basic sciences in the researches concerning living organisms. They ore not capable of construct-ing concepts, specific to the human being". Astrology or Jyousha is indeed the science of the highest rank because it correlates the functioning of thc inner ,, r , , ,, , „ , world of man to the ceaseless ebb and flow of thc cosmos. . . , . While thc materialistic science can perceive only thc gross body, contitutcd by heredity, the subtle body Oinga sareemt carrying thc karmic vasanas timprcssionsj of previous existences, escapes its grasp. It is the karma that conditions one's existence in this life and the nature of this karma manifesting on the physical and menial planes is reflected in thc horoscope. 1 r In on article published in a recent issue of Reader i Digest, one Mr. Rutherford Platt suggests that man's biorhythms—temperature, blood pressure and moods— follow regular swings and arc finked lo "fluctuations in barometric pressure, gravitational field and electricity in thc air" and that these "earthly forces arc in turn affected THE ASTBOCOGtCAl. QMAQAZINE

by forces from outer space—by the phases of the Moon, by undula-liofis in the pear-shaped electromagnetic field that surrounds the earth, by showers of gamma rays, cosmic rays and other electro-magnetic waves emanating from extra-terrestrial sources (italics ours) that bombard the earth's atmosphere". According to Dr. Harold Burr, emeritus professor of anatomy at Yale University School of Medicine, "what esta-blishcs the pattern of a particular human brain and "rcsulates and controls if is actual I v a complex magnetic field". Therefore, "in a manner not yet discovered, earthly magnetic fields may influence human behaviour, their rhythmic ebb and flow producing within our brains cvclical chances in fcclin.cs, alertness and sensibility and perhaps even stirring the memory or inciting ideas» And these changes in the earth's macnctic field arc affected by solar flares, which in their turn arc correlated to certain definite planetary arrangements. And all this is astrology pure and simple but put in the jargon of Western science. Would the reaction of each individual on eardl to these cosmic bombardments be the same or dificrent? The scientists do not yet know. But astrologers have already discovered that the reaction of an individual depends upon his particular pattern of the horoscope, It is the increasing incidence of neurosis and psychosis in ^ ^ that sccnl lo ^ . ,, , . . ^ ^ ^ , impelled scientists there to study thc correlation of celestial . . , factors to human benaviour-pattcms. r

thc civilised countries of

Modem psychologists and medical men have not agreed amongst themselves about thc exact causes of insanity, 0ne school of thought still holds that insanity is duc t0 certain organic changes in the brain According t0 another

^ majority of cases of insanity arc .. , ■ . . . „ , , , . psychogeme in origin . Yet another school regards msamty

school of thought

in ibe fight of "biological or psycho-biological rcae-tions". It is significant to note that Hindu astrology gives pride of place to thc affliction of thc Moon tmanas J and Mercury I brain) in judging mental disorders. Observation and statistical study have shown that insanity in most cases is congenital and in a few. acquired. A more careful study DECEMBER 2012 3

wmt jsro4octccl rru ^unaccfn of ihc issue in the light of Astrology and Karma theory will doubtless convince one that even the so-called 'acquired-' type of insanity is also congenital, that is. of hereditary predisposition. Constitutional conditions of one or both parents may affect the child. The parents may be healthy constitutionally and the child normal till a certain age and then become insane. Suppose the Moon is in conjunction with Satum and Kctu and al the time of birth Saturn's Dasa is ruling. The chi Id will exhibit abnormal or subnormal mental development and will be insane pracli-cally from the time of its birth. Suppose a similar combination occurs hut the Dasa of Satum comes into operation in the 25th year. Then signs of lunacy make their appearance in the 25th vcar although till the 25th year the mental development will appear to be perfectly normal. The physician would say that in the two cases referred to above the first must be congenital and the second, acquired. This view looks absurd for a student of astrology because in both the cases, insanity is 'concc-nilal'. In the tatter instance the disease was only in a static or resting condition. By the term * congenital", we mean, from the lime of birth If a man becomes insane in his 30th or 35th year, it does not mean that he has specially acquired the disease. That he would suffer from insanity in a particular year is indicated quite in advance. In the epochs of Hindu medicine the Karmaic character of insanity was generally admiuc-d. and it w as not until the superstitious ignorance of the orthodox and bigottcd allopathic system had obliterated the scientific deductions of the early writers that any theory of its purely physiological character arose. According to Ayurveda, various causes bring about insanity chief among them being, inharmonious]],1 combined food, certain poisons, insults to gods, the pious, elders and preceptors, sudden fear or joy or grief and acts which put a severe strain—upon the nervous system, excite the doshas (three humours'! and vitiate the scat of the understanding, the heart and all those ducts by w hich the mind communi-calcs with the organs of sense. This leads to the disturbance of the mind causing insanity. Insanity is therefore a mental disease. The mind becomes restless and vacant and the vision becomes stable and actions become pur-posclcss and speech incoherent. Insanity bom of the "faults' is said lo be curable by administering medicine. Gluttony in the absence of proper physical exercise is said to provoke Kapha I phlegm I : the excited phlegm mixes with Pitta (bile-) and produces w hat is called kapha-bom insanity. Each planet is said to rule a certain humour and when the said planet is highly afflicted and adversely situated with reference to the

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Moon or Ntcrcurv some form of insanity cannot be ruled out. One should he very careful in analysing horoscopes for this purpose. It is always advisable that such diagnosis be left to specialists in medical astrology as otherwise grave repercussions may follow. The following arc the assignments of planetary rulcrships for the three humours. The Sun—bile (pittai: the Moon—wind and phlegm (yuyu and Icapha); Mars—bile-: Mercury—all the three ; Jupiter—phlegm : Venus— much wind and phlegm: and Satum—wind. Mercury in the 5th afflicted by conjunction with Saturn is indicative of some forms of insanity appearing especially in Saturn's major period and Mercury's sub-period or vice versa. The cause of madness in this case is physical and therefore the disease is curable. Sanskrit works describe thai insanity in a large number of cases is caused by certain spirits of departed individuals. Whilst we may nut accept this statement as 'sensible', let us not condemn it as superstitious or dismiss it lightly as it comprehends several of the psychological and phycbo-analytical causes. Some insane people behave very violently while others arc harmless. Medicine can give no explanations for these "vagaries'. On the other hand, astrology can offer a reasonable explanation. Insanity caused by 'obsession' or possession is hardly curable. It can be checked if treated within thirteen years, otherwise it becomes incurable. From an astrological stand-ponit this disease is to be viewed primarily from the affliction to Lagna. the 5 th house, the Moon and Mercury. Whether mental derangement is the resultant of 'obsession' or due to physiological causes can be easily ascertained from the horoscope. Rahu and Kctu determine the issue. If the powerful affliction of Mercury or Lagna or the Moon has the contact of Rahu. one may be certain that no medical treatment would be of anv avail. One has to seek remedies other than medicines. In a disease of this magnitude, the configurations and aspects in the horoscope must necessarily be very severe. In studying this disease, the Moon and Mercury should be primarily considered. If Satum be the afflictor in a day birth, epilepsy is more apt to occur but in a night chart if Rahu be the afflictor. insanity mav follow. Virco and Pisces J J arc sensitive signs and afflictions occurring in them are always undesirable. If. on the other hand. Mars be the afflictor, insanity may prevail during the day and epilepsy during the night. In insanity, the Lagna is not necessarily afflicted but in epilepsy, the ascendant is usually badly aspectcd or conjoined. THE ASTROLOGICAL cMACLAZINE

Innumerable combinations arc listed in classical works. We shall cite a few for the information of the readers. Insanity, lunacy, etc., may prevail in some form or other under the following conditions:— 1.

Birth in Rckha Yoga.

2.

Lord of Lagna in the 12th in con junction with a malefic

3. 4.

and Mercurv in combustion. j The Sun (at Saturn) in the ascendant and Mars in the 7th. The Moon in conjunction with Rahu and another malefic occupying 5th. 8th or i2(h.

5.

Jupiter in the ascendant and Saturn in the 7th.

6.

The Moon and Mercury in combination occupying the ascendant.

7.

The Moon and Mercury, in mutual quadrant, unassociated but afflicted by aspects.

8.

The Moon. Venus and lord of the Sth in badhaka places.

9.

The Moon in conjunction with a node and Saturn.

10. Saturn and Mars in an angle, but causing Papadhi Yoga for the Moon and Mercurv. 11. Saturn and Rahu in conjunction in Virgo, which should happen to be Lagna. Many of the above combinations have been found to be satisfactory. But in our own studies it has been found that certain sensitive areas (nadi amsasi should be involved in causing insanitv of a serious type. The disposition of the Moon reveals the nature, structure and functions of the mind, while the disposition of Mercurv explains the nature and structure of the brain. The present level of astrological knowledge may not enable us to pinpoint whether one's insanity is due to mental or brain disorder, though the cause can be guessed approximately. In Chart No. I. lord of the Sth and Mercury arc both afflicted in Pisces. Mercury is not only in combustion but is in conjunction with Kctu in the 12lh from Lagna and 6th from the Moon aspectcd by Saturn, the birth star being China ruled by Mars. The Moon is in Libra but is subject to Anapha Yoga The native was fond of hostile criticism. In the last part oi Rahu Dasa. the following symptoms were noticed : showers of abuses, flying into a fury, incoherent language, impertinence, gloom and severe depression. Rahu is in the constellation of Mars, thart No. 2 is a clear case of schizo-phrcnia. The 51h house, the Moon and Mcr-cury are all afflicted. The Moon and Saturn arc in the constellation of Rahu. In the Navamsa. the affliction is more pronounced. There is a perverted THE ASTROLOGICAL oMAQAZINE

functioning of the mind and the native is much obsessed and has always the feeling of being persecuted. Symp-toms of insanity were noticed in the 21st year immediately after the commencement of Saturn's Dasa. 'Chart No. 3 is a typical case of paranoia. The mental derangement set in after delivery. The Moon, debilitated in the constellation of Mercurv, is in association with Rahu and aspectcd by Mars. Mercury though exalted is combust occupying the constellation of the Moon. Mars-Saturn aspect on the Sth house is also a factor to be noticed. 'Chart No. 4 illustrates mania-depressive insanity. The native often behaves violently, is gloomy and worries over trivialities. False ideas of persecution grip the native and be is generally miserable in outlook. Both Mercury and the Moon are in the constellation of Kctu afflicted by Papakarthari Yoga and in association with debilitated Saturn. In the following interesting horoscope Lagna is Pisces, a sensitive sign and the lord is in the 12th with Kctu. Let alone this combination as it made him highly social, refigious and philosophical. The most important combinations relevant to the present discussion arc :— L.

The sixth is occupied by Rahu and aspectcd by Kctu.

2.

The 6th lord is further afflicted by conjunction with Mars.

3.

The planet of nerves Mercury is in a common sign in conjunction with two malefics. r ro. Mars and the Sun.

4.

In the Navamsa again. Mercury occupies the sixth with Rahu and the 6th lord is in conjunction with Mars.

The benevolent aspect of Jupiter on the 6th is sterilised as he is with Kctu. The Moon being aspectcd by Saturn, the 1

Quit No I. Rait: Aries— Ascendant: Toums— Venus: Virri)— Mars. Rahu and Mandi: Libra—the Mooa: Capricom .Saturn: Aquarius Jupiter and Pivms Kctu the Sun an J Mercury (R 231. Balance of Mars' Dasa al birth: Years 3-1-24.

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ChartNa. 2. Rasi: Aries- the Sun und Mercury; Tuurus—Venus; Gemini—Ascendant; Leo—Rahu : Virgo— Mandi: Libra—the Moon and Solum; Scorpio-Jupiter; Cupricom—Mars: und Aquarius— Ketu 46). iVffranija.'Taunis—Mundi; Gemini Aiccndant. the Sun and Rahu; Leo—Venus: Sacitluriut—Kctu. Mercury and Saturn- Aquarius—Mars and Jupiter: and Pisces— (he Moon. Balance of Rahu Dasa at birth : Years 3-10-21.

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Chart No. 3. Rasi: Taurus—Ketu: Cancer —Jupiter: Leo—Man. Venus and Saturn: Vitro- -the Sun und Mercury: Libra— Ascendant: and Scorpio—the Mooa and Rahu TR. 48). Balunec al Mercury's Dusa ut birth Years I2-4-2S.

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Chan Nix J Rasi: Aries—the Moon. Mercury and Saturn ; Taurus—Mars and Rahu: Viruo -Jupiter. Scorpio—Asccodnnt, Mandi and Kctu: Aquarius- Venus: and Pisces—the Sun fR 961. Balance of Kctu Dasa at birth: Years 2-1-23.

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www"isl-c+xfc a ma gic i» Dcm planet of gloom and melancholy, made the mind morbid. On account of all these adverse and perverse influences, the poor man had been erratic, reckless and gloomy. Mark, particularly, the association of Mercury and Rahu in Navamsa. Rabu's situation in the 6th in Rasi and the planet of nerves and brain in Sagittarius with Mors and the Sun (lord of the 6thl and the latter two planets in exact conjunction. Mercury's Dasa commenced and the man was taken violently Insane and had to be confined1 in an asvlum.

Navamsa

Etn Mrs Mnrv

Eitm

At this time Saturn was transiting the exact degree occupied by Mercury. This cannot be, a coincidence. So long as the person remained in the asylum, there was little or no improvement in regard to the mental condition. It is no doubt a hopeless case. But still Jupiter's aspect could have been made to operate by properly conditioning the environment when the first warning was given. In dealing with the question of insanity, we must always bear in mind that it is a rupture between the. physical body and the vital body. It occurs to us that Nadi astrology—not the so-called Nadigranthas available in the market offering sensakmal predictions—especially Chandra Nadi and ,Sakra Nadi—can furnish us with almost fool-proof methods of psychological diagnosis. Certain of the nadi amsas—each sign is divided into 150 amsas—appear to be highly sensitive. For instance birth in sowmvamsa, mayatn.su and ^horamsa seems to make one Highly predisposed to certain types of insanity. Pisacharoga and twmadaroga arc assigned to ghoramsa. When birth is in Vrishabha Lagna (Taurus) Kamalamsa. and Saturn occupies a sign represented by the, Navamsa the lord of the. 6th is in, the person suffers: from mental troubles. (mannrujam}. The disease will manifest when the, Dasa of the, 8th lord is- in progress and Satum transits Leo. (This combination has been found correct in a number of horoscopes where the Lagna is Taurus and the nadi amsa is either Kamala or Kala.) Mental affliction is also caused in the Dasa of the 8th lord when Mercury and Rahu arc, in conjunction. A person bom when Taums is rising, the nadi amsa being

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Kala, will have a phlegmatic constitution. When Mercury joins Lagna, the person will have an unbalanced mind. If in addition the Moon and Rahu are in conjunction in Anuradha. the native suffers from insanity in Rnhu's subperiod in the major period of Mercury (when Satum transits Libra). In a Pankajamsa (Taums risingj horoscope given in the Chandra Nadi (bom on 2-9-1926) mental disorders arc predicted 2 ox 3 times in the course of Kctu's period. The prediction was fully verified. Kctu's disposition is in the 5th from lord of Lagna. In another case (Taurus— Lagna— Vaishnavamsa bom on 10-10-1903) Saturn's Dasa. especially Mercury's sub-period was very unfortunate, as predicted in the Nadi. Loss of house, misunderstandings and displacc-mcnt from the place of residence all took place. But instead of mere mental worry ^(mnnoTTaf/rn^thc. native suffered derangement and was hospitalised for three, months: In actual experience it has been found that terms like "mental affliction" have, to be interpreted more liberally to include mental disorder and insanity consistent with the. nature of the affliction. What is remarkable is the method, of timing the period of attack. Hundreds of horoscopes given in Sukra Nadi and Chandra Nadi arc being studied by us, with a view to extracting .specific combinations which can pinpoint the.nature of mental affliction and the likely period of attack and in due time we hope to place before our readers the fruits of our studies. Many astrologers seem to think that the mere conjunction of the Moon with a malefic- planet indicates an unsound mind. A little research will convince 'the reader of the fallacy of this theory. Insanity, stupidity, arrested mental development, idiocy and all those varying degrees of abnormal and subnormal mental development arc the results of the afflictions by Satum, Rahu. Kctu and Mars of certain sensitive, points in the horoscope involving the Moon and Mercury having reference to the 5th house, the ascendant and the seventh. The astrologer, professional or amateur, would be rendering a distinct disservice to society if he attempts to predict insanity on superficial grounds. The general .strength of weakness- of the horoscope, should not he ignored. Let readers use astrology to help and to heal and not to wound. Even if there, arc any indications lo the effect, they must not be revealed direct to the persons concerned. The nearest relatives and friends who have the good of the, person should be. told, so that they might take, the necessary preventive measures. A weak-willed person may become despondent andi will be surrounded by -imaginary troubles. if-'ORt •

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Jyothisha

Chinta Nidhi*

YAJNAVJU-KYA

Navagrahas Their Role Among ihc cclcstiaJ bodies that arc said lo exert far-reaching and widespread influence upon the earth and its inhabitants, no* only humans but also animals and plants, the Grahas the planets and the luminaries - arc the most significanL Early references and even Kalidasa take the Grahas as only five. The two nodes and the two luminaries came into the count later and we have now our Navagrahas. Western astrologers had only ashlagruhas till 1930 They arc Mercury. Venus. Earth. Mars Jupilcr. Saturn. Uranus and Neptune. Thcv excluded the Sun. as a lumtnarv and Moon as a satellite from the list. With the discovery of Pluto, they came on par with us till its recent demotion to a lesser grade of a KBO - Kuipcx Belt Object. This has sent waves of shock to some of the western astrologers who have been dabbling over with the predictive propensities of ihc planet for many years. Discovered in 1930, the planet has just crossed its B2nd birthday las reckoned by humans i and is transiting at present Sagittarius by Nirayana count. A niamka blow has now been inflicted on the poor planet by the more powerful International Astronomical Union for it not having filled the bill, by not having sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces to help it to assume a nearly round shape. The western astrologers arc at discount now hut we arc quite safe, as the decision our ancient seers had been more sober and sane. Earlier it was considered the only object in the Kuipcr Belt. an enigmatic disc shaped zone, beyond Neptune. However, in the 1990s bigger telescopes could identify numerous bodies similar to Pluto, beyond it and proved that the area is teeming with thousands of comets and other planetary objects. However. UB313, found in 2003. unofficiallv named Xcna. similar to Pluto became another contender for planetary status. * continued from November 2012 issue of The rtt\W THE ASTROCOGtCAl. QMAQAZINE

Pluto was assumed to be of the same size as of the earth but recent discoveries proved thai it was only 1/400 of the earth or 1/5 of our Moon in mass. In 1978, the astronomers found a moon to the planet and named it Chiron. Subsequently the Hubble telescope found two more, called Nix and Hvdra. j It will be interesting to know that the name for Pluto was suggested by Venetia Bumcy. a then eleven-year old girl, who was honoured, at the ape of 86 bv naming an instrument - Vcnctia Bumcy Student Dust Counter - on the New Horizons spacecraft, launched then, now on its way to Pluto, after her. It is expected to reach Pluto by 2015! With all the commotion created by the media and some reporting: "Indian Astrologers care two hoots" over the issue, a usual pubheity crazy astrologer rushed to the press, to proclaim that for Vedic astrology Pluto is only an upagraha called "Mandi" and made it clear that he knew neither of Pluto nor Mandi. leave alone astrology. To add to the despair, a newspaper reported thai some astrologers explained to the press that Rahu was Uranus and Kctu Neptune, in Indian Astrology! What to say? Revolution in revelations indeed! These air the guttural groups, up in arms, to annihilate Indian Astrology. God alone can save Indian Astrology from such charlatans. Though, earlier Pluto was considered the only object in the Kuipcr Belt, beyond Neptune, bigger telescopes could identify numerous bodies similar to Pluto, beyond it. Now astronomers admit that the total number of such smaller members of our solar system has reached a whooping 20.000 or even more. There arc candid evidences to prove that our ancients were well aware of the trans-saturnine planets. One need not wonder why Varaahamihira declared "GrahaparamKotaxaha Mukya Sapta" Employment of trans-saluminc planets in our astrological scheme was considered not useful because their periods of orbital revolution exceeded 30 vears. Our ancients thought that to study the effects of planets on human

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www Jsrc4octc a rru ga/ no Dcm affairs, two or more rounds of their movements across the full zodiac were necessary. In Mahabharata. there arc certain mentions about the positions of various planets at the lime of the w ar w hen Bhishma decided to leave his mortal frame. II mentions lhal Mahapata was in the star Sraiwra and Sweta in Poon'abhadcapada. Calculating backwards, wc find that, al that lime, Uranus was in Srcn ana and Neptune in Ptyorx-abhadrapada! Can wc hold thai they arc only recent discoveries? The significance of Surya or the Sun. in the Indian thought, is not onlv as one of the nine Grahas or even the lord of all Grahas. but identical with the supreme Vishnu. Tantrics interpret the symbol of Swastika to represent the movement of the Sun with the four arms to represent iLs position at midnight, sunrise, noon and sunset. A vol lev of scientific information underlying our ancient beliefs regarding our Sun is now being projected by erudite scholars. One among them is the prayer to the Sun found in Sayanabhasya f 14th ccnturvi that glorifies the Sun as one blessing us with his rays travelling al a speed of 2202 yojwnmr per half a nimisha. A yojana being 9.0625 miles and a nimisha 0.144286 seconds, this works out the speed of light to be 185.016.169 miles per second mostly agrcci ng with the modem value of 186.282.397 miles per second. (The earliest western assessment of the value was in 1676 AD.) Ours is the only great land where wc lit lamps lo worship the Sun lhat gives light to the entire world. In Kerala, on the paramocchadina, when the Sun attains the position of Aries 10°. its point deep exaltation, special aarati is shown to the Sun. in broad daylight and poojas arc performed lo glorify the Sun. This is called the Patthanxudayam. Mercury or Budha. as we know, is a sphere of rock and iron, heavily cratcrcd by the hits of stellar objects, boiling al daytime and freezing at night revolving at a distance oi about 57 million miles from the Sun. Called Sasiputra, Budha is considered an offspring of Moon. The story contained in Vishmipurana is that Moon abducted Tara. the wife of his preceptor Brahaspathi and made her pregnant. II is said that when she was forced lo purge the foetus. Budha came into existence. This story, only allegorical, can remind astronomers the attrition theory, which they believe to have caused the birth of planets by mutual pull and tear of the matter that existed then. It is pertinent to note that the two gaseous planets Jupiter and Saturn are still outside the span of the rest of the four that have only the rocky and sturdy surfaces. Venus or Sukra is covered w ith a blanket of smothering clouds, which prevents the view of its surface, by any optical aid. Mythological story of Venus getting out of 8 DECEVaEH 20)2

Lord Siva through his semen signify a secret and creative urge associated with the planet. For centuries astronomers were having a false notion about the axial revolution period of the planet, which they thought was very much like the earth. Revelations brought out by the space probes to Venus during the past two decades were startling. They revealed that the axial rotation of the planet was slower. Its day is longer than its year. Further it was revolving from the cast to west, unlike the rest of the planets. Valuable astronomical details about the planet contained in our Samhitas deserve a deeper study. Likewise is the attribution of eccentric qualities for people, bom with a prominent Venus, in our ancient astrological texts. Venus has a 554-day cycle of visibility appearing as both as the morning star and the morning star. In between its two periods of visibility, which lasts about 263 days there comes two periods of invisibility during which period the planet is conjunct w ith the Sun. The period of invisibility each time is around two weeks. II is strange that the visible period of the planet of 263 days compares with the human gestation period of about 265 days. Is this mechanism of the planet and the human gestation period manmade or a divine design? (to be cafitimwdt ■

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Kalachakra

Dasa

System

Raman Supeajajlvma

ASTROLOGY IS a TOOL WHICH helps indicate the likely events in one's life. The individual is given a blue print of his life, based on u hich he can carefully plan the steps to be taken in order to optimize it. An astrological student times the events based on DasaBhukli. transits and other hcavcnlv phenomena. Of these. Dasa-Bhukti is given primary importance. The Vcdic seers have given different Dasa-Bhukti patterns based on which a student of astrology can effectively lime the events. The Yimshottari Dasa system is considered the foremost of all. Dr. B. Y. Raman tells us that it can be used al all limes irrespective of the nationality, cxstc. sex etc and is universally applicable. The next best Dasa system thai can be adopted is Kalachakra Dasa. Certain events which are difficult to decipher from Yimshottari Dasa can be effectively inferred with the help of Kalachakra Dasa. The Fundamentals Kalachakra has two words - Kala meaning time and Chakrah meaning cvclc. Kalachakra therefore means a cycle of time. There are arguments saying that Kalachakra Dasa is applicable only w hen Navamsa lord where moon is situated is strong. Parasara says that we can apply the Dasa system to all charts. Experience also suggests that it is universally applicable.

Kalachakra svstcm considers the position of the Moon to rind out the Dasa-Bhukti patterns. The birth star and the pada of the Moon arc to be considered. The stars arc divided inlo Savya (right to left) and Apasavya (left to right i groups. Groups of three stars each arc made and numbered. Odd groups arc known as Savva and even groups are known as Apasavya. Effectively, we gel five sets for Savya group and four for Apasavya group. For Savya group, the Dasa counting is to be made in the clockwise direction ic Mcsha Vrishabha. Mithuna and so on. For Apasavya group, counting has to be made in the anticlockwise direction ic Vrischika Tula. Kanya and soon. Order of Dasas In case of Savya group, the first cycle will be from Aries to Pisces I clockwise k, second from Scorpio to Sagittarius (anticlockwise I. third cycle will be similar lo first and so on. In case of Apasayva stars, the first cycle will be from Sagittarius to Scorpio (clockwise I. second from Pisces to Aries (anticlockwisc i. third cycle will be similar to first and so oil Only 9 signs arc considered for Dasa pattern. The first sign and last sign m Savya group arc considered to be Deha and Jccva Signs and the reverse in case of Apasavya group. The calculation of Dasa sometimes seems confusing and the ancients have given sutras which can be adopted to easily identify the Dasa pattern.

Savva Stars Paramavus

Conslcllalion P o h r« n 5 a a ve> /1 ttici llmaxaitodii i Aswiai, Puaarvasa Hasta, MooLa. Poorvabhadra, Krittika, Aslwha Swathi, Utlarashada. Revati

Ar. 7h, Cm, Or, Lf. V/; /.r, Sc. Sg .Xiris/iii/nJciausevc/uTryana^iiJi Cp, Aq, Ps. Sc. Li Vr, Or, U. Cm H i r/wi h ra GJiitr/iidh ay r/m.qa m Tct, Ar, Pj. Aiy. Cp,

Ar: Ta, Cm

Van nii clmxtJtam rfhacilun a Jb/i a I m) n Or. Lc, Vr. Li, Sc. Sy, Cp, Aq, Pi

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Cons'lellaticm

Pada

1 Paramayus

Sutra Ha/nxachm'asJiaambara/npairam

• Bharani. Pushyami. China, Poorvashadlia. LUlarabhadra

Sc, Li, Vt. Cn. Lc, Gin. Ta, Ar, Ps

HO \

Kiituinnaaleekara^obhcntaa cha 2

85

Aq, Cp, Sg.Ar, Ta. Gm. CA, Lc, Vf SaditaJitijakxh a I ran \A sect itait

3

1 83

Li. Sc, Sg. Cp, Aq. Ps, Sc. Li, Vt Vaanuaarako

Tra kiir urmiiiiih

4

86

Cn, Lc, Gm. Ta. Ar, Ps, Aq. Cp, Sg

Apasavya Stars Conslcllatjon

Paramayus

Sutra DJta/iafah cl raprtutgami ra Cp. Aq.Pi. Ar. Ta. Gn\ Le. Cn ThasaAa t rak h un irdhidaasaa

Rohini. Makha. Msakha. Sravana

Vt, Li, Sc. Ps, Aq, Cp, S^.Sc, Li Dhamecbhastcernayadhanarksham Vr. Le. Cn. Gm. Ta. Ar. St;, Cp. Aq Krayaramecmaahethlhaataka Ps, Ar, Ta. Gm, Le,, Cn, Vi, U, Sc

ConslclhtiDn

Paramayus

Sutra Ktncukurnidhlrdaasasthvamcva Ps, Aq, Cp. Sjj. Sc. Li. Vr. Ijc.Cn

Mricasira.. Pubba. Anuradha. Dhaaisbla. Aridra. lltiara, Jycihta, Salabbisha

G irr raay u clh a n a ksitat rapa ra /i Gm, Ta, Ar, Sg, Cp. Aq, Ps. Ar, Ta Gomaavackecxadhaalriksfiur/ine Gm, Le, Cn, Vt Li. Sc, Ps. Aq, Cp Dit ija s i tit am i raa a gaa r iJtn Sg, Sc, Li. VE Lc. Cn, Gm. To. Ar

One might notice that the order of Dasa is quite irregular sometimes. For eg., in ,Savya group. Aswini 2nd pada has the Dasa order as Cp. Aq. Ps. Sc. Li. Vr. Cn, Lc. Gm. After Virgo, the next sign fin anti-clockwise direction f is Leo, but wc have Cancer. These are not irregularities but special movements.

aji

Movement from Cancer to Libra or Gemini to Leo where one sign is skipped b)

There arc three types of movements or jumps. They arc

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Markati (monkey's Jump) Reversal movement between Cancer and Leo

c) Special movements

-Mandooka (frog's Jump)

Simhavalokana (Lion's Glance) Jump by five signs cither between Sagittarius and Aries or Pisces and Scorpio

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The period of Dasa is as much as those contributed by their respective rulers. Planet

Years contributed

Moon

Cancer

Mars

Aries and Scorpio

Mercury

Gemini and Virgo

Jupiter

Sagittarius and Pisces

Venus Saturn

In the above example, lei us calculate the Bhuktis for Taurus Mahadasa. The first Bhukti will be Taurus-Taurus starting on 25-Aug-!965. The duration of Bhukti will be

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16 flaurus span I — * 16 (Mahadasa Duration) = 3 Years 1 month S3 (Panmayas i Taurus-Taurus is from 25-Aug-]965 to 24-Scp-l968 The Bhukti table for Taurus Mahadasa is as follows

Taurus and 'Libra Capricorn and Aquarius

Dasa Calculation: Let us consider a native bom on June 17, 1957 at 7:10:00 am at Calcutta. India. Raman Ayanamsa: 21-48-39.24. Longitude of the. Moon is 29605T'SS" which falls in Dhanishta 2nd Pada. Dhnni&hta belongs to the Apasavya group. From the table, the Dasa pattern is Gm, Ta, Ar. Sg. Cp, Aq. Ps. Ar. Ta and Paramayus ig S3 vcars. The length of first Mahadasa will be equal to the unexpired portion of Moon's longitude in that Pada. Each pada has duration of 200 minutes. In the aboye example, the 2nd Pada of Dhanishta starts from 296040'' to 3000. Since, the Moon is only I T'SSHas expired ior in other words there is still ISZ^T'lo go. The, unexpired portion is 91 %.

Start Date

End Date

Taurus Madadasa

25-Aug-65

25-Aug-81

Taurus Bhukti

25-AUD-65

24-Scp-6S

Aries Bhukti

24-Scp-68

3D-Jiin-7Q

Sagittarius Bhukti

30-Jan-70

04-Jan-72

Capricorn' Bhukti

04-Jan-72

12-QCL-72

Aquarius Bhukli

12-Oct-72

2l-Jul-73

Pisces Bhukti

ll-Jul-73

25-Jmt-75

Aries Bhukti

25-Jun-75

3Q-Qct-76

Taurus Bhukti

jQ-Oct-76

30-Nt>>-79

Gemini Bhukti

30-Nov-79

25-Aiig-81

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Analysis The first Mahadasa is Gemini and the duration will be 91 % of O^vcars which works out to 8 years 2 months and 8 days. The Mahadasa table will be'as follows

While judging the chart based on Kalachakra Dasa System. uSc following points should be considered: 1.

The houses pertaining to Dasa and Bhukti

17-Jiin-1957

2.

Lords of these houses

Bal anoe of Gemini Dasa (8.19 years!

Up to 25-Aug-1965

3.

Planets present in these houses

Taurus f 16 years)

Up ta25-Aug-l9Sl

4.

Planets which aspect the sign and Sign lords

Aries 17 years i

Up to 24-Aug.-1988

5.

Navamsa placements of Dasa and Bhukti lords

Sagittarius (10 yeanQ

Up to 25-Aug-1998

6.

Ascendant lord or Moon lord whichever is stronger

Capricorn f4 years j

Up to 25-Aug-2QQ2

Aquarius'