1. Advanced Techniques of Astrological Predictions

Vedic Astrology Series

Advanced Techniques of Astrological Predictions

Preface

The glowing review of the first edition of this book in The Astrological Magazine (January 1992) created a demand for another edition published in 1994 and now the third one is published.

Sansthan has published many standard books on Astrology after this book.

The second volume of this book will also be published in this year. Sansthan is committed to make available research articles and standard books to the readers.

B.P.E.S.V. Sansthan

Contents

Preface. iii

About the Contributors. .vi

1. Introduction. K N Rao 1

2. Evolution of Cosmology . R N Vashistha 9

3. Education for a Career and the Tension of Parents. M N Kedar 15

4. Service or Self-employment?

Test the Thumb Rules. . S NKapoor 32

5. Profession and Planetary Influences. R C Sharma 50

6. Career Prospects and Ashtakavarga Applied to Vimshottari Dasha. . P CVerma 68

7. Authors and Journalists : An Astrological Enquiry. .ColA K Gour 80

8. Successful Indian Women in Different Fields. Kusum Sharma 90

9. Tajik Shastra and Marriage Timing of Event Dr R K Wishwakarma 104

10. Role of Dashas in Marital Discord. Shiv Raj Sharma 120

11. Marital Disharmony. Shunny Nigam 140

12. Jaimini Astrology and General Elections in India. Y K Bansal Yogi' 160

13. Kaal Sarpa Yoga : Part I. Z Ansari 180

14. Disease : 1ts Onset and Outcome. Dr K S Charak 191

15. Prasthar-Ashtakavarga System of Prediction

with Accurate Time Period. Dr D K Aggarwal 219

16. Mystic Trio in Astrology. B P Malviya 230

17. Role of Darakaraka in Vimshottari Dashas .. Supriya Jagdish 236

About the Contributors

Aggarwal, R.K. (Dr.) A medical doctor in the Indian Railways, he has been doing astrology for many years and excels in the use of Ashtakavarga for timing events.

Ansari, Z. A Muslim from Bihar, Ansari, an officer of the Indian Audit Department, has translated three works of Dr. B.V. Raman into Hindi and has done a lot of original work. A very successful predictor, he teaches astrology in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi.

Bansal, Y.K. An engineer by profession, Bansal is the topper of the first batch of Visharad of ICAS, with record marks which remains unbroken till date. He taught astrology in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan till his transfer on promotion to Tezpur (Assam) in Military Engineering Service.

Charak, K.S. (Dr.) A Master of Surgery from Delhi, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons from U.K., Dr. Charak who has been doing astrology since 1975 topped in the Visharad examination (1991), wrote the best book on Annual Horoscopy or Varshaphala, visited USA along with K.N. Rao to attend the Second International Symposium on Vedic Astrology (Nov. 1993) where his teaching brought him a second invitation to the USA for 1994.

Gour, A.K. (Col) A retired army officer, he teaches like Dr. Charak in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan and is also his batch-mate. In 1993 he produced the best book on Professions containing his original and fundamental researches.

Jagdish, Supriya Daughter of the famous and celebrated astrologer, Shri Hardeo Sharma Trivedi, editor of the Vishwavijay Panchanga and the Jyotishmatilearnt astrology in Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan. She has been doing deep researches in Jaimini Astrology and now edits the Jyotishmati (Hindi).

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Kapoor, S.N. A member of Delhi's Higher Judicial Service, Kapoor combines technical depth of astrological knowledge with a rare intuition. He has the rare ability to go into the least explored area of astrology and produce most stimulating and original researches. He is the Controller of Examination of the ICAS and teaches in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan.

Kedar, M.N. The most experienced and successful astrologer after K.N. Rao, Kedar's astrological ability is multifaceted and his precise educational, marriage and career counselling easily puts him in the top bracket of world's successful astrologers. He retired as an officer from the Indian Audit Department.

Malviya, B.P. Learning astrology along with M.N. Kedar in 1979 from K.N. Rao, Malviya has concentrated mostly on esoteric astrology, his forte. He is an authority on the Tulsi-Krita Ramcharita Manas in Hindi. A Deputy Director (Hindi) in the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, he devotes more time to sadhana and does astrology occasionally, only.

Nigam, Shunny A medical representative by profession ard a Jyotish Visharad (1990), Shunny Nigam has produced original researches on children born dum1. and deaf. He uses annual horoscopes, horary and Jaimini astrology for his successful predictions, which are many.

Rao, K.N. Author of nine books, he was the chief guest at the Second International Symposium on Vedic Astrology in November 1993 at San Rafael, California, USA. About his impact on US astrologers, Dr. David Frawley wrote, "Perhaps no Vedic Astrologer has made such an immediate and strong impact in the West from a single such visit. Rao's impact was so great that here we can only speak of Vedic Astrology before and after Rao. Before Rao it was and isolated, unorganized and undirected movement, lacking the spark of inspiration and steady guidance. After Rao it has become a directed and vital movement developing in many different areas."

Sharma, Kusum Now Kusum Vashishta after her marriage, she is the youngest member of the teaching faculty in the astrology classes of the Bharatiya Vidya

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Bhawan. She has already established herself as a top-rank woman astrologer of northern India. Sharma, R.C. A high level engineer in the Indian Railways, Sharma is the topper in Visharad of his batch. He has devised his own astrology programme on the computer and has been in great demand among his circles for astrological consultations. He is already distinguished as a successful predictor.

Sharma, Shivraj Now a teacher in the astrology classes in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Shivraj Sharma is a very original and fundamental researcher in astrology. Employed in the Delhi Cloth Mills, as an officer, he is currently engaged in deep research in the role of Rahu in a horoscope.

Vashistha, R.N. Retired additional secretary of the government of India, formerly a member of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service like K.N. Rao, he teaches astronomy to the astrology classes in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan. He has produced many original papers on Hindu astronomy. He is currently engaged in producing a book on Hindi astronomy.

Verma, P.C. An engineer by profession, Verma has devised his own computer programme of astrology. His researches on Ashtakavarga will be published in course of time. He makes use of rare techniques of Ashtakavarga to time events very successfully.

Wishwakarma, R.K. (Dr.) A professor in the prestigious Indian Institute of Public Administration, Wishwakarma is the author of nine books on public administration and expert in his professional line. He has been doing astrology for over three decades. He uses Ashtakavarga and annual horoscopes for very successful predictions. He teaches these subjects to astrology students of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan.

Introduction

K N Rao

The need felt by us to bring out this compilation of research papers produced by the members of the teaching staff and the students of the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences, Delhi Chapter One (Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan), New Delhi is being explained. The production of books on astrology in India in English and various languages, and, in the west, is so frequent that a keen student of astrology who can afford to buy these books gets confused after reading them. Some of these books may initiate a student into what may appear to be an astrological process and the discipline of making predictions without actually teaching the techniques of predictions. There is no single book in' the market which gives dependable technique of prediction. Astrology, a divine science, is a purely predictive science only and its demand and utility is also because it is a predictive science. There are patterns everywhere in nature, in the life of a microbe, in weather, in human life and situations etc. which repeat at a given point of time. Predicting the emergence of such patterns at a particular time is what an astrologer alone can do. To know about such patterns and to know, in advance, the time when they would show up is what an astrological prediction is. What then are successful astrological techniques which can be replicated? The question asked by physical scientists as to how planets so far off can affect human destiny springs from their dogmatic belief that a science can only be a direct relation between the physically visible cause to the physically visible effect. Some of the open-minded scientists may be convinced with proofs of the physically visible effects, like dates of rainfall, sea-storms, mundane events when shown, not the physically visible cause, but a line of astrological reasoning, scientifically arrived at. This can be done only when enough statistical researches are done. Those astrologers who talk only of intuition and not the need for

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statistical researches should know that without statistical researches, intuition can function only in a vacuum. Statistical researches are of three types, as far as astrology is concerned: (a) The first type is impressive only with the statistics it collects. Michel Gauquelin's findings that Mars occupies a prominent position in the horoscopes of men in medical profession or that Jupiter occupies a similar position in the horoscope of men in legal profession is not useful in making a correct prediction about careers and profession. It is not a valid piece of astrological research but does make the physical scientist wonder if frontiers of science extend beyond the borders he has been taught to accept as its last known post. (b) The second type of statistical research is based on full horoscope, study of planetary patterns, time-cycles, whether of transiting planets or dasha-systems. Such researches provide a useful break- through and help astrologers predict with ease and confidence. (c) The third type of statistical research is micro-in-depth research on a few selected cases. It resembles a doctor's diagnosis of a disease. The doctor asks the patient to undergo many medical tests, like X- rays, scanning etc. to arrive at a proper diagnosis through elimination. An astrologer who does not cast various divisional horoscopes and use different dasha systems and Ashtakavarga is like a doctor who does not believe in so many tests.

But to prepare all these and use them is what astrologers do not do because there is no book on the use of these predictive tools. And there are astrologers and astrologers who have written books after books which, totally useless as they are, teach nothing. True, there are writers who have written some useful books on classical techniques of predictions. But their books have two serious deficiencies: the first they have not understood the classical techniques sufficiently well to be able to illustrate them and secondly, worse, still they have not been able to show through various examples how different techniques should be fused into a more precise and effective predictive technique. Hints about such fusion of the Parashari system with Jaimini astrology are available in Jatak Tattwa. But we have writers claiming to have written a dozen books not one of which answers the need of the student in search of dependable technique of prediction. The researches in this collection belong to the second and third types of statistical researches mentioned above, not of the first type which is

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massive in volume, like a giant of an iceberg, but teaches nothing useful to an astrologer. Intensive in-depth micro-researches when expanded become macro- researches. They cannot be understood by physical scientists. They cannot even be appreciated by astrologers who do not know different systems of vedic astrology and the use of divisional horoscopes. Many of the researches in this collection are super-technical researches which can be understood only by astrologers who have good and wide training in the classical technique of Vedic astrology. These are researches by astrologer-students for astrologers. The Delhi Chapter One initiated such researches as ear'y as 1989, in the third year of its decision to start astrology classes in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi. The first such research was a complex one by Y.K. Bansal, the topper of the Visharad examination of 1989. It is on general elections in India and Jaimini astrology. The research was so sound that he made a prediction (not publicised as he fell sick soon after) that elections would be announced on or around October 18th, 1989 the basis being the transit of Rahu and its effect as seen through Jaimini aspect. Elections were announced round about this date. On this very basis another prediction was made, this time in writing in Vishwa Vijay Panchanga (Hindi) that mid-term poll would be held after the entry of Saturn in Capricorn in 1991 and before the entry of Rahu in Sagittarius (April 1991). The President of India announced the dissolution of the Lok Sabha in March 1991 and the stage was set for mid-term poll as clearly foreseen astrologically. The second astrological research was on Kaala Sarpa Yoga by Z. Ansari in two parts, with other parts remaining to be done. The first part is being published in this collection. Dr. R.K. Vishwakarma, like Z. Ansari produced his research in 1990 on predicting Marriages through annual horoscopes or Varshaphala. The researches by students got an impetus only in the early part of 1991 when students of Visharad of picvious two batches produced their paper on 'Professional Inclination' on nearly a hundred horoscopes to understand and explain why a person with an academic background entirely unsuited for his present profession, had to 'incline' towards it under the weight of planets in his horoscope and the crucial dasha running at a given time. But this major research will take more in-depth analysis before it becomes ripe for publication. In the meantime Visharad students decided to do in-depth micro- researches by applying well-known predictive techniques, the well- known Parashari and the lesser known Jaimini aspects and dashas. It

is only such researches that can become useful and valid predictive techniques, being reliable statistically, answering the welcome accusa- tion that the principles of replication do not apply to astrological predictions. It is reasonable to assert that these researches teach predictive techniques which can be replicated a thousand times, with more than ninety percent or even hundred percent accuracy. These researches teach predictive techniques, will help shape reliable predictive tools, will awaken the veteran astrologer to the need to make a multi-pronged approach to a prediction. These researches are the products of our concept of sharing knowledge, with the members of the teaching faculty passing on to student, their own partly done researches and asking them to test further, show their shortcomings, initiate a discussion if an impasse is reached, and prove or disprove it. The reason for our exuding with confidence with our experiments of sharing knowledge is that the mental equipment our students have is what it should be, if it is remembered that they are medical doctors (M.D.'s, F.R.C.S.'s), engineers, high placed government officers, M.B.A.S, lecturers, teachers, post-graduates, businessmen, industrialists, bank officers, each of them individually and collectively being conversant with the techniques of researches in their own fields.

Three features of these researches are: (a) They are fundamental, being based on the fundamental principles of classical Vedic astrology. Sóme fundamental researches done in this century like" Meena's nakshatra-based predictions (later adopted by K.S. Krishnamurthy) and Sheshadri Iyer's Yogi- Avayogi have not been tested statistically though they appear very impressive. Otherwise it can be said safely that the better-known writers of the books of astrology have produced no fundamental researches themselves except some writers after 1980. A fundamental research is a fusion of different fundamental classical principles in a harmonious way to arrive at a point of discovery never discovered before. Some instances may be seen: · Women have risen when in Chara dasha they were running the period of a rashi containing Amatyakaraka or if the 10th house from that rashi had Amatyakaraka. (Kusum Sharma) · The principle of the Darakaraka can be extended profitably to Vimshottari dasha. (Supriya Jagdish)

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In the Vimshottari dasha, of the 5th, 6th and 8th lords or planets A in those houses, marital tension could reach a point of explosion. (Shivraj Sharma) Malefics in the second house from Upapada show marital tension more clearly than any other of the six rules tested. (Shunny Nigam) Bonding of the 3rd, 5th and 10th lords from Lagna, and with slight modification from Karakamsha, with Jupiter and Mercury playing prominent roles, revealed talent for writing. (Col. A.K. Gour) Influence of technical planets on the 10th house from Karakamsha, particularly Rahu, could take one to the profession of an engineer. (R. C. Sharma) Consolidated Prastharaka of seven planets used with Vimshottari dasha can give pin-pointed results in accurate timing of events. (Dr. R.K. Aggarwal) The rashi dasha of a planet in Mrityu Bhag is disease-producing. (Dr. K.S. Charak F.R.C.S.) Vimshottari dasha if divided into eight equal parts and related A to the relevant Prastharaka of the tenth lord in the rashi where he is posited can indicate good and bad trends in one's professions. (P.C. Verma)

The percentages worked out in these researches are impressive. (b) The second notable feature of these researches is that they are composite in an innovative way. In S.N. Kapoor's paper in which he worked out thumb rule for finding the chances of employment or self-employment he has used Parmatmansha planets and tattwas along with the prominent axis of planets in horoscopes which is actually Nabhas Yogas in actual application. Three new elements getting fused into the otherwise familiar technique of prediction makes it a composite one. Similarly M.N. Kedar's paper on educational pattern and Y.K. Bansal's on general elections are composite in being a fusion of less used elements of classical astrology into prediction. But while Kedar takes a divergent line in making use of even Chaturvimshamsha etc., Bansal uses Jaimini's transits on Indian Independence and Republic horoscopes.

(c) The inevitable third feature of these researches is that they are multi-data based researches which lends to even a micro-research

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the scope of flexible expansion into a macro research at any time. Actually all these features must have been used by old astrologers without sharing them with even their students or disciples. They made great predictions in the traditional and familiar areas and led pure and honest lives. They had fine intuitive powers. But is intuitive power alone enough without sound techniques?

Role of Intuition

A few gifted men have fine powers of intuition. They see the ultimate quickly, not always, but often. In a city in northern India there is an old astrologer who told a famous industrialist (when he told him that he was going to buy a helicopter) that to preserve what he had would be a miracle. Twenty years later this industrialist became a total bankrupt and died bankrupt. But then what about the intermediate twenty years? That gifted intuitive astrologer gave no prediction though in the intervening twenty years this industrialist had achieved a good deal. Similarly he told another rich man that he should have a second son as the first born, a son, would be the cause of his ruin. For thirty next years the rich man became richer. Then his son became his enemy and there was a quarrel between father and son and the son committed suicide. In both cases the ultimate was predicted and the intermediate left out of astrological scrutiny. In predicting about the immediate too intuition has a role. But how often and how quickly does intuition function? Intuition is the voice of God in every man which more often than not is stilled by mercenary considerations, malicious attitudes, and of course the corruption of the age we live in. What then is the way out. It can be:

(a) The first step is to learn sound techniques because one or two or three of them may suit you temperamentally. There are some astrologers who make good predictions through transits and Vimshottari dasha - in fact a majority. There are others who use other dasha systems and also Ashtakavarga - they are fewer. If both are compared, it will be seen that the percentage of success of the latter is higher.

(b) Parashara has spoken of intellectual excellence, technical excellence and moral excellence as being the elements of success in astrological predictions. If moral excellence alone is stressed, the technical deficiency remains. If technical and moral excellence are there but no intellectual range the meaning of complex events will elude the astrologer because he cannot 'see' it. For instance a teacher in our

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faculty told an important man that he was seeing a big position for him after suffering a humiliation at the hands of a woman. In the modern political context it meant defeat in general elections by a woman but still acquisition of a l high gubernatorial post. It happened exactly as predicted. So the second step has to be good life which should be generally spiritual life with emphasis on good conduct.

(c) Then there is the intellectual equipment. In this the students we have in Delhi Chapter One are far superior to many better known and successful astrologers. The emphasis is on sound astrological training in these techniques. The moral and intellectual excellence is either there or not there.

A great astrologer combines in his life all the three types of excellencies. Sub-standard astrologers know only some elementary techniques. They are a menace to the society and are responsible for destroying the sanctity and credibility of astrology. Our only aim is to produce sound astrologers. Some of them may be very good, some good, some ordinary. Our limited aim is to equip them technically properly only. To do it they must first be convinced that these techniques work. If these techniques work what else have they to have? They should pose the questions to themselves and seek an honest answer honestly through introspection. But we are proving that these techniques work because they are replicable.

• K N'Rao

Evolution of Cosmology

R N Vashistha

osmology is the science and study of 'Cosmos', the universe or the 'Brahmanda' (aaIUE). It probes into the mystery of the origin of the 'Cosmos', its evolution with time, and its likely end. It deals also with the physical concepts of 'Space' (आकाश) and 'Time' (कालचक्र). This knowledge concerns itself with the universal forces that drive the entire material universe - its matter and energy (3f ara), to enquire how both matter (पृथ्वी, जल व वायु तत्त्व), and the energy were originally created and how these undergo changes and what will be their final fate. This science has not been static since ages and its evolution with time is the subject matter of this article. Man has been wondering from the very ancient times about the Earth (on which he is born and has survived), about the Sun, the Moon, the moving planets, and the relatively fixed stars, about'Space', 'Time' and 'Life' itself. Religious savants and great philosophers meditated on these basic issues and gave their postulates. The Holy Bible, in the first book, chapter I deals with this riddle of 'Genesis' in the following way: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ... And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light; and there was light ... And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night ... And God said, let there be a firmament in he midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the water ... And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day ... And God said, let the waters under the heaven be gathered together and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and gathering together of the waters called he Seas . .. After that of course, grass, herbs, seed, fruit trees, lights in the firmament, signs and seasons, days and years, the Moon and stars to rule over the night, and the Sun to rule over the Day; moving

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creatures that have life; the fowl that may fly; whales, cattle, creeping things, beasts of earth; and finally in His image with dominion over the fish, the fowl, the cattle, creeping creatures; and the male and the female, were all created in six days and were ordained to be fruitful and multiply". St. Augustine in his book City of God accepted the time 5000 B.C. for the creation of the Universe, in accordance with the Book of Genesis. It may be mentioned here that the last Ice age was around 10,000 B.C. In other regions of the world, each people (races etc.) gave their own version of the origin of the universe. In Bharat Varsha (present Indian continent) rishis and great philosophers and savants, in Vedas, Vedantas, Jyotish Shashtras, Puranas, Epics, gave their formulations as deciphered by them in their concentrated studies. Padma Pur ana gives a detailed desscription. Surya Siddhanta too gives its formulation of the cycles of creation and dissolution of the Universes. 'Upanishadic Cosmogony' was fully developed, linking up the 'Absolute' Brahma with the creator Brahma, and the entire creation. तज्जलानिति शान्त उपारसीत Chhandoyga Upanishad, III-14.1. Tajjalan' is that from which all things spring forth, into which they are resolved, and in which they live and have their being; that which abides in the midst of all changes. Similarly, Svetasvataropanisbad states, That from whom we are born, in whom do we live and have our being: 'किं कारणं ब्रह्म कुतः- स्य जाता- जीवाम् कन क्व च संप्रतिष्ठा :. So Upanishads make the Absolute Brahma the original cause of all Cosmos. Our rishis had a composite view of Brahma Vidya which was indivisible knowledge. So the divine Science would go further into details from astronomy (the detailed structure and movement of heavenly bodies) and its consequences, or effects or rather the very spirit i.e. astrology. Jyotish consisted both of the sciences of astronomy and astrology (and of course, Cosmology). Hence it was a Vedanga and a divine science. Surya Siddhanta, which was commented upon in detail by Arya Bhatia', Jyotishacharya in 5th century. A.D. and also by Varahamihira, gives detailed calculations of motions of planets (including Rahu), their true places (longitudes, latitudes and declinations), physical methods (dials, gnomon, and structures etc.), about solar and lunar eclipses, about planetary conjunctions, about star signs and lunar Nakshatras, of dimensions of the Earth and the Cosmic sphere, the north pole (Sumeru mountain) with the Earth's axis. This very Surya Siddhanta gives the following picture regarding various periods of time since the origin of the universe:

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About 'Time' it says in Chapter I (verse 11-24): six pranas make a vinadi; 60 vinadis, a nadi; sixty nadis make one day-night; 29 sidereal days make a month; a solar month* is determined by the Sun's entry into a zodiacal sign; twelve months make a year which is a day of the gods; 360 such gods' days (i.e earth's years) make a year of the gods, 12,000 of these divine years make a maha yuga period (i.e. 4,320,000 solar years = 1 chaturyuga); 1000 such ages (chaturyuga) make a Kalpa, an Aeon (a Kalpa has 4,320,000,000 solar years); A Kalpa is a day of Brahma, and it brings about the destruction of all that exists; Brahma's full age is 100 years. In the Puranas (refer to Vishnu Purana) this period is called 'Para' and its half 'Parardha'; the current period is the first Aeon of 2nd half of Brahma's life. We may recall that in 1830's when there was raging controversy between the Anglicists and the Orientalists about the system of education in India, Lord Macaulay spoke very derisively of the Indian Oriental knowledge; he particularly referred to our cosmoloyg delving into lakhs and crores of years. Lord Curzon, earlier, had also contemptuously remarked that in Indian scriptures there does not seem to be any consideration of the Supreme Virtue of Truth. But if we compare, for instance, the picture that is emerging from western cosmology, after their very scientific (theoretical and experi- mental) research, we find that their best estimates give the origin of the universe with 'Big Bang' about 10 to 20 billion years ago, and the estimate of the Solar System (the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon having nearly the same age) as having come into existence about 4.3 billion years ago, which incidentally tallies with Kalpa or Brahma's day given in Surya Siddhanta. How was Surya Siddhanta able to give this assessment thousands of years ago when modern science has come to this estimate only in the current century (only a few decades ago, in fact)? Does it not say a lot about the marvel of ancient Indian Cosmology? It thus appears from the above that the birth of Cosmology in India is as ancient as the Vedic period, the birth of Upanishads and the ancient astronomical Siddhantas like the Surya Siddhanta. Let us now examine its growth in the West till the modern Science of Cosmology. We have seen that in the West, the first attempt to explain the beginning of the Cosmos was made in the Book of Genesis in the Holy Bible. Then it passed to the domain of early philosophers. We have noticed that St. Augustine accepted the time of Genesis as about 5000 B.C. In early Greek philosophy too, the primary impulse to thought came from the cosmologic, and more so from Cosmogonic speculation. The starry heavens above, the changing seasons, the astronomical

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phenomenon, impelled the natural inquirers. Aristotle tells us that the early Greek Cosmologists conceived of their 'primary substance' -: The Substratum - of Things. Aristotle gave his doctrine of 'Matter and Form'. The conception of a primary 'Void' or 'Night' (like the Upanishadic concept of Neti or not-being) is met in the Greek 'theory of Epimenides'. From earlier Cosmology and Cosmogony, developed detailed searches and observations leading to development of astronomy. Aristarchus of Samos (B.C. 310-250) was the Greek astronomer who did assert that the Earth is in orbit around the Sun. Hipparchus (150 B.C.) had noticed the slow slippage of Equinox in the Zodiac (i.e. the precession of equinox) though cold not explain its true cause. Of course, the sack of Alexandria and destruction of its great library resulted in much loss of the advanced research. Mythology has also got a lot of astronomical knowledge. The story . of how, at the end of the Golden Age, the Sun was displaced from his path by Phaethon (the Sun's son) losing control of the solar chariot, or the story of how god 'Zeus, got disgusted by the cannibalistic dish served by 'Lykaon' and kicked over the table, actually refers to the slow and gradual displacement of the familiar constellations marking the vernal and autumnal equinoxes by the new constellations. During the Golden Age, the milky way (our own galaxy), linking Gemini and Sagittarius constellations, had coincided with the Sun's equinotical place (then in Gemini). Then came Phaethon's fall and the advent of the 'silver age', when Taurus (and Scorpio) dominated the Sun's equinoxes. (Currently; the Sun's Spring equinox, around March 21, is in Pisces). The equinox has thus regressed from its position in Gemini in mythological eras to the current Pisces i.e. by more than 90 degrees, corresponding to a time span of 6500 years. There are many archaeological finds linking ancient astronomical practices. A few may be mentioned as logical in various regions of the world. A prehistoric observatory at Rajun-el-Hiri on Golan heights in northern Israel, consists of several rings of stones with large markers aligned along the Summer solistic position of the Sun, and other significant events. Similarly, a solar temple of 'Amon-Ra' (the Sun God) in Karnak (Thebes), has a stone avernue of about 500 yards, and the structures at the sides are so arranged that most of the time the temple was shrouded in darkness, and only once a year, at the Sun's Summer solistic position, for a short time, the temple would be flooded with light. It also coincided with the river Nile rising and giving the region its sorely needed waters.

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Again, Stonehenge, the famous stone circle in Salisbury plain (in England) is an ancient astronomical monument, built by beaker people sometimes between 1800 and 1400 B.C .; the stone structure helped, to locate the shortest and the longest (Solistice) day of the year. In the new world also, the Mayans (in central America) has an astronomical tradition. When the jungles in Mexico and Guatemala were cleared, temples and Pyramids aligned to astronomical phenom- enon were discovered; and Dresden Codex was found which was a book written in Mayan hands, sometimes during the first millenium after Christ, with strange looking glyphs representing numbers and encoding details of celestial cycles. In Mayan astronomy Venus played an important role, and its chronology starts from the conjunction of the Moon, Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter (it occurred on May 25, 482 A.D.). They followed a Venus cycle, a calendar of 260 days. Astronomy made scientific strides during 15th to 19th centuries, starting with Copernicus (1473-1543 A.D.) with his Copernician model of solar system; Kepler (1571-1639 A.D.) with his (Kepler's) laws for planetary motion; Newton (1642-1727 A.D.) with his famous laws of motion and universal gravitation; Gallileo, (1564-1642 A.D.) the inventor of the telescope and the great telescope observer; Huygens (1629-1695 A.D.) an able observer who recognised the nature of Saturn's rings and discoverer of Titon (a Moon of Saturn); Herschel (1738-1822 A.D.) the great discoverer of the planet Uranus and many satellites of planets, and many other theoretical and experimental astronomers of the 19th and 20th century who with improved modern instruments and expensive observatories made numerous observations on stars, nebulae, supernova, galaxies, and the expanding universe. The modern astronomers were happily making progressive discove- ries with their firm belief in absolute Space and Time, and nature's determinism. Suddenly their basis was knocked off by 20th century discoveries. Albert Einstein (1879-1955 A.D.) propounded his famous theories of Special Relativity (1905), and General Relativity (1915), which declared that neither Space nor Time are absolute. They are inter- related physical entities and relative to events also and have a beginning and perhaps an end. Moreover, matter and energy are essentially and fundamentally the same entity, controvertible from one to the other by the famous law of E = mc2, (where E = energy, m = mass of matter c = velocity of light). Further in 1924, astronomer Hubble demonstrated the existence of many more galaxies, distances between them (measured in lakhs of light years) progressively increasing. Thus the space itself is continuously expanding. There also came forth the theory of'The Big

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Bang', according to which the Universe was created about 10 to 20 billion years ago from a space as small as less than a pin head in a time as infinitesimal as a micro-micro second. In other words, suddenly immense energy was created at time 'zero' out of 'zero' space, out of 'nothingness', and since then times is flowing outwards, with space expanding outwards, energy once created converting itself into matter and matter simultaneously changing into energy to keep the stars hot. Some stars explode as Supernova, and later collapse as 'neutron stars' and 'Black Holes'. This dance of Universe goes on in a Space-Time continuum (four-dimensional universe) between mater and energy. Will it go on expanding forever? Some scientists say no. According to them, after the momentum of expansion is lost, the gravitation force exerted by the inside matter of the universe, will make it to start contracting and it will contract for billions of years, till it will have a big collapse, a 'Big Crunch'. The opposite of the 'Big-Bang' that generated Space, Time, Energy and Matter. So the scientists are getting baffled with their own scientific astronomical discoveries. Twentieth century has led astronomy to the era of cosmology once more. Science is once more merging with metaphysics and philosophy. Will the Big Bang (that took place billions of years ago) which created Space, Time, Energy and Matter, and the Big Crunch that may take place billions of years later, be a one time affair? Is it one beginning and one end only as may be expected from the Genesis as given in the Bible? Or is it going to be repetitive, oscillatory, or cyclic affair as postulated in the Upanishadic philosophies and the astronomical siddhantas like the Surya Siddhanta and the Puranas like Vishnu Purana} Is the void at Big Bang not the 'Sat' and 'Tat' of the Brahman (EI)? Is the creation at 'Big Bang' not the coming forth of the 'Purushas' 'Prakriti' or 'Maya' as enunciated in the Upanishads ? Is it not the coming into 'Being' of the Brahma (SET) from the ultimate 'Non- Being'? Are the four fundamental forces of nature not the four arms of the Maha Shakti? Will not the modern scientists (astronomers, physicists and cosmologists) have to finally come to the same conclusions as our great Rishis of this 'Sanatan' land of ours? I believe that our Cosmological philosophy will be the final answer for science.

Education for a Career and the Tension of Parents*

M N Kedar

story I heard, may be apocryphal, that a couple went to a court of law for a divorce and on the judge asking them the cause for the divorce the reason given was that one of them wanted their son to be doctor and the other an engineer. Such difference of opinion was intolerable. And how old was the son, the judge asked them. Their marriage itself was six months old.

This story illustrates the tension educated parents face these days when they are required to take a decision about the career of their children. Remember the changed social landscape. Hereditary profes- sions have vanished and are vanishing. Literacy percentage today is fifty for males and forty for females compared to ten percent for males and half a percent for females at the beginning of the century. India is not merely an industrial nation but is among the ten top industrial nations of the world. And India even today has the largest number of technocrats in the world. How keen competitive and tense career seeking opportunities have become is well-known ?.

Education and career-counselling are done best through astrology as psychologists with their aptitude tests have nowhere succeeded in spotting talent of students with any amount of success.

Lest it appear to be a piece of boasting, readers may prepare astrological data as directed in this paper and proceed step by step as shown in the practical examples. This paper is only a preliminary approach paper which will be followed up with more. But to the extent to which it can be used it should be.

• Readers should read and re-read this article as the writer, Mr. M.N. Kedar has guided hundreds of children with his astrological counselling for right choice of type of edncation for careers "very successfully. He is revealing in this paper for the first time part of his technique in our collective act of sharing knowledge.

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Data to be prepared

1. Prepare full horoscope with degrees, Navamsha, and Chatur- vimshamsha.

2. Prepare the dasha-periods in detail for the relevant period of the student's career.

3. Then mark the nakshatras in which planets are posited. 4. Mark the karakas of Jaimini.

But remember that Chaturvimshamsha can be made use of only when the birth time noted is accurate.

Tabular Display

The above information can be displayed in a tabular form thus.

Planet Rashi Degrees Nakshatra Jaimini Karaka*

Lagna Cancer 1332' Pushya Sun Scorpio 6'16' Anuradha Gnati Karaka Moon Leo 10'44' Magha Matri Karaka Leo 10'46' Magha Bhratra Karaka Mercury Scorpio 2631' Jyeshtha Amatya Karaka Jupiter Leo 27'00' U.Phalguni Atma Karaka Venus Libra 0*36' Chitra Dara Karaka Saturn Capricorn 7'12' U. Ashadha Putra Karaka Rahu Aquarius 20'08' P. Bhadra Ketu Leo 20'08' P. Phalguni

The same horoscope displayed in tabular form above should be put into four divisional charts, Janma, Navamsha, Dashamsha and Chaturvimshamsha.

Analysis

Why is it that a person trained in one discipline like science ends up in the post of an accountant which is entirely different from the formal educational training he had received? In all such cases we will have to do a complex research in education-linked-careers. But the subject matter of this paper is only the type of education a student is likely to get astrologically. A brief discussion of the above-given horoscope is being done to show the method being followed.

• The planets beginning with highest degree, are Atma Karaka, Amatya Karaka, Bhratra Karaka, Matri Karaka, Putra Karaka, Gnati Karaka and Dara Karaka in decending order.

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Moon Jupiter Mars Ketu 5 3 6 Lagna 2

Rahu Rashi Nov. 21, 1932 Lagna 4 22:24 hrs IST Venus 1 Moon Saturn Delhi 8 10 Male Jupiter Mars Ketu Sun Mercury Saturn 12 Sun 9 11 Mercury Venus Rahu

Jupiter Ketu Venus Saturn Rahu 9 7 10 Lagna 6

Mercury Moon Mars Navamsha Mercurv 11 5 Sun

Sun 2 12 4 Moon Sarurn Mars Jupiter Lagna Ketu 1 3 Venus Rahu

Rahu Mercury Jupiter 5 3 6 Lagna 2

Ketu Lagna

Dashamsha Venus 7 1 Jupiter

Rahu 8 10 Moon 12 Mars Mercury Moon Saturn Venus 9 11 Sun Mars Saturn Sun Ketu

Moon Moon Mars Mars Lagna Mercury Mercury Jupiter 3 Lagna 1 4 Jupiter 12

2 Chatur- vimshamsha Venus 5 11

Venus 8

6 10 Saturn Sun Ketu 7 9 Saturn Rahu Sun Ketu Rahu

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(a) The fourth house (house of education) has Venus in his own house in the nakshatra of Mars aspected by Saturn. (b) There is Budhaditya yoga in the fifth house of Mars aspected by Mars. There is exchange of 2nd and 5th lords i.e. Mars and the Sun have exchanged their houses. The native, a science student, could not go higher and could not make a medical career but instead is stuck up in the accounts department. Such strange twists in careers are quite common now. But instead of discussing this horoscope in detail, the principles applicable for finding out the educational pattern are being outlined here for the discussion of other horoscopes.

PATTERN REVEALED BY HOROSCOPE

A horoscope should be examined to find out: (a) The level of education promised in the horoscope. (b) Break, if any, in education and its re-continuation. (c) Start of period of earning with break in education or otherwise. (d) The type of education should be examined in depth. (e) The financial position of parents is examined to ascertain whether in such institutions where capitation amount or fee of substantial amounts is demanded, the parents can afford to pay it.

Yogas (a) Buddhaditya Yoga - It is well-known. The stronger the yoga the better it is. (b) Shankha Yoga - If lord of fifth and sixth are in kendras from each other, with a strong lagna lord, it promises good education. (c) Saraswati Yoga - If the three well-known benefics, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury occupy Lagna, the second, the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, the ninth, the tenth houses singly or jointly it again promises good education. (d) Budh.Yoga - Jupiter in Lagna, the Moon in a kendra, Rahu in 2nd from the Moon, the Sun and Mars in 3rd from Rahu. Promises knowledge of many sciences and intelligence.

Planets Jupiter- A karaka for education. A strong Jupiter, well-placed, exalted, in own house, in Kendra or fifth house, or with the lord of the fifth house in the ninth is an excellent combination for very good education.

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Mercury - Mercury in kendra, in own house or exalted is good. In the fourth house Mercury is good for intellectual development and literary attainments.

Lagna and Lagna Lord - The strength of lagna and lagna lord is of primary importance as ill-health ruins everything. (Note: afflicted planets, particularly benefics, are detrimental to pursuit of education).

Houses Having seen Yogas, planets, the third point for our scrutiny should be three houses namely, the second, the fourth and the fifth. .

The Second House A student's ability to retain mentally what he is taught and his powers of expression should be judged from the second house and the second lord.

The Fourth House The fourth house is not merely for acquisition of learning but for the type of such learning. For instance many texts give different qualities to different planets; Venus-music, Mercury-education, the Sun and the Moon-political science, psychology and metaphysics, the Sun and Mercury-proficiency in Mathematics, Venus with the Sun or Mercury- poetical instincts; the Sun and Mars-logic. A thorough examination of the fourth house and the fourth lord reveals the type of education.

The Fifth House The fifth house is the house of creative faculties, Poorva punya, and shows the level of education. The favourable combinations are: the fifth lord and house between benefics; the fifth lord in the ninth house. Mercury powerfully disposed,. 5th lord well posited or associated.

Navamsha Now examine the Navamsha positions thus: (a) The Navamsha position of the fifth lord; (b) The lord of Navamsha rashi of Mercury should be well placed in Kendra or Trikona from the Lagna, and associated with fifth lord. (c) The lords of Navamsha rashi, the fifth lord and Jupiter are placed in kendra,or trikona in the birth horoscope.

Tattwa It is well known that rashis are Co-related with Agni (fiery) Prithvi

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(earthy) Vayu (airy) and Jala (water) tattwas. To avoid the paper from growing lengthy, discussion about it is not being done. It can be seen that tattwas and other characteristics of rashis leave their unmistakable print on the nature and type of education.

Ancillary Factors The third house for ability to work hard, the ninth house for higher education and a good tenth house and tenth lord, together with the nakshatras in which the concerned planets are posited are the ancillary factors to be taken into account.

Recapitulation

Among so many factors considered in this paper, the main are: four yogas, karakas, planets, houses, tattwas and nakshatras. The case studies being taken up here can be understood easily if the scheme as outlined here is followed. 'It is:

(a) Apply the five factors mentioned before, to:

The birth horoscope, Navamsha and Chaturvimshamsha,

(b) Time the required event by working-out the Vimshottari dasha upto sub-sub period, (c) Transit at that time (during the period of education).

Before illustrations are taken up it must be stressed that desh a (country) kaal a (the times in which we live) and paatra (the specific background of the consultor) are the important factors that must be kept in view prominently.

ILLUSTRATION ONE

Now the first point: Yogas for education Examine Jupiter, Mercury and Venus and fourth and fifth lords. Out of these Mercury in fifth with the Sun forming Budhaditya yoga and in exaltation aspected by Jupiter, Venus in kendra from Lagna and Jupiter and in the fourth house reveals good deal of promise. Jupiter(R) will work from Aries as well, but as it is, there is an Adhi-yoga from the Moon and also from lagna. Stamina to work bard. Make a two-fold analysis: Mars in the third house, third lord the Moon in 6th and a sequence of good dashas will give to the native the stamina to work hard and also success.

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Illustration One

Birth details : October 7, 1964; 21:30 hrs IST; Delhi.

Lagna 24'33' Mars 20°10' Venus 8°50'

Sun 21'03' Mercury 14°57' Saturn (R) 5'31'

Moon 14°33' Jupiter (R) 1°54' Rahu 2*23'

Vimshottari dasha balance : Rahu 7v-4ms-9d

Lagna Jupiter Rahu 4 Rahu

3 1 (R) Karak- Lagna

Rashi Karak- amsha Jupiter (R) 12

Saturn amsha Mars

(R) Oct. 7, 1954 Mars 2

21:30 hrs IST Venus 5 11 Sarurn(R) Delhi 6 8

Male Venus Sun Mercury 10 7 9 Ketu Moon Sun Mercury Moon Ketu

Sun Ketu Mercury Venus 7 6 4 3 Rahu Lagna Venus

Moon Sun 5 Navamsha Saturn 8 2 Mercury Jupiter Mars Lagna 11 1 9 Moon Ketu

Saturn Rahu 10 12 Jupiter Mars

Venus Venus Mercury 12 10 9

1 Lagna Sun Saturn Lagna Moon 11 Chatur- 2 8 Mars Vimshamsha Jupiter 5

3 Mercury Jupiter 7 Sun Mars Rahu 4 6 Saturn Ketu Moon Rahu Ketu

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Examination of the fourth and fifth houses and their lords

Now come to the crux of the problem. The fourth house has Venus aspected by the ninth and the tenth lord Saturn, while the fourth lord with Mercury in the fifth house aspected by Jupiter enhances all good promises. Two planets needing good examination, Mercury and Jupiter are favourable. Mercury is best placed. Jupiter (R) in enemy's house being retrograde will also act from Mesha giving a Gaja-Kesari yoga from Mesha and Adhi-yoga from Vrisha. There is soundness and strength in the horoscope.

From the Moon

Make a similar examination from the Moon. The five-eleven axis between Saturn and Venus is most promising. Just as there is Saturn in the tenth from lagna, there is Mars in the tenth from the Moon and, though debilitated, it acquires directional strength.

The over-all assessment

The dasha sequence is promising, as are the yogas. Good education will have to be predicted in this case.

Type of Education In the fourth house Venus in the nakshatra of Ketu aspected by Saturn who is in the 'nakshatra of Mars emphasises technical education. The fourth lord Sun and the fifth lord Mercury in the nakshatra of the Moon representing water, draws the native to chemistry.

Jaimini Astrology Karakamsha1 is Cancer with Mars in it aspected2 by Jupiter and Saturn. Cancer is again a watery sign. Mars is the fifth and tenth lord from Karakamsha aspected by Saturn who also aspects the tenth house from Karakamsha. The fourth house from Karakamsha has the Moon and is aspected by Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Fourth lord Venus in Leo is aspected by the Moon .. The fifth house is aspected by Mars. Fifth lord Mars is aspected by Jupiter and Saturn.

1. Karakamsha is the sign where the Atma Karaka is posited in the Navamsha. 2. In Jaimini, a movable sign aspects all fixed signs, except the adjacent one; a fixed sign aspects all movable signs except the adjacent one and all dual signs aspect each other.

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The predominant emphasis is on the technical side. Now see Navamsha in two ways: (a) (i) How is the fourth lord of birth horoscope (the Sun) placed here? It is in a watery sign Cancer, aspected by Jupiter and Mars. (ii) Now examine the fourth house and the fourth lord of Navamsha independently. Here you find Saturn exchanging places with an exalted Mars. (b) (i) The fifth lord Mercury is posited in Taurus Navamsha aspected by Saturn. (ii) The fifth lord of Navamsha, Jupiter, is posited with Mars and aspected by Sun and Saturn. Must it be emphasised that Navamsha confirms what the birth horoscope reveals? (c) Again see Chaturvimshamsha in two ways - the disposition of the fourth and fifth lord of the birth horoscope here and then the fourth house and its lord in Chaturvimshansha as though it was an independent chart. Here again the influences of Saturn, Sun and Rahu-Ketu are visible. On the fifth house, also the Sun, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu excert their influence.

Conclusion

The type of education this native will get is science because the fourth and fifth houses show influences of Mars, Saturn, the Sun, Rahu/Ketu predominantly. Note : What is being emphasised throughout is that the fourth house reveals the type of eduction and the fifth bouse the educational inclinations. If they are in harmony there are few conflicts or no conflicts in educational career. If they conflict, deeper probe is necessary into the horoscope which can be discussed in some other paper.

Final Conclusion

What has been presented here is a case study of a prediction given. The emphatic role of the Moon took the boy in chemical engineering in the Mahadasha of Jupiter (in the nakshatra of the fourth lord the Sun) and the antardasha of Venus in the fourth house of the Sun and nakshatra of Ketu again technical. The boy competed in I.I.T. examination and secured a high position. Examination of his professional prospects can be done easily by examining relevant houses.

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ILLUSTRATION TWO

Treat this horoscope as one of a promise of technical education which could have been ruined but for some other helpful factors. See the horoscope. Briefly the analysis done as in the previous case is as follows: Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, exchange of second and ninth lord and Ketu in the third house etc. show the ability of the boy to work with Rahu dasha (in the ninth) coming at an appropriate time.

Analysis

The fourth house receives the aspect of Mars but the fourth lord though in the house of Saturn is in the nakshatra of Jupiter, in the Navamsha of Mercury and in the Chaturvimshamsa of Mercury, in one case receiving the aspect of the Sun in the other of Saturn. The weight is towards the technical but there are obstructions as will be clear. The fifth lord Mars in the nakshatra of Ketu aspects his house together with the exalted Moon from Vrisha. Aspects of Mercury and Venus on Jupiter add to the weight of non- technical education but then Jupiter in the rashi of the Sun and in the nakshatra of Ketu is capable of tilting the balance in favour of the technical but with extra efforts. Ketu in the third house and three planets in ninth house show why and how the extra-efforts will succeed and luck will favour him. Make a similar examination from the Moon. Jupiter in the fourth in the nakshatra of Ketu and the focus of technical planets Rahu/Ketu the Sun and Saturn again show technical education, as far as the fifth house is concerned.

Special Feature Now notice here the fourth lord is directly connected with twelfth lord (far off place) and ninth lord (helpful father); the native completed his engineering course from South India and later went to USA for higher studies. Did MC and is doing job now. . Notable

Some notable points emerge out from the discussion done so far. They are:

(a) Mars, Saturn, Ketu and the Sun if connected with the fourth and fifth houses, through aspects, nakshatra etc., incline one towards technical education.

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Illnstration Two

Birth details : April 2, 1968; 14:21 hrs IST; Delhi.

Lagna 23'43' Mars 10°33' Venus 28*33'

Sun 19*16' Mercury 28'49' Saturn 21'37'

Moon 7°39' Jupiter (R) 3*01' Rahu 25°11'

Vimshottari dasha balance : Rahu 1y-0m-21d.

Saturn Karakamsha Sun Mars Moon Karak- Jupiter

Rahu amsha 6 S 3 2 Ketu Lagna Moon Venus Rashi Mercury April 2, 1968 Lagna 4

14:21 hrs IST 7 1 Mars

Delhi Jupiter 10 12 Male Satumn 8 11 Sun 9 Ketu Venus Rahu

Mercury

Moon Saturn Moon Jupiter Venus Mercury 1 12 Jupiter Lagna 10 9

Rahu Sun

Lagna Rahu Mars 11

Navamsha 2 8

Saturn Ketu 3 5 7 Mercury Ketu Venus 4 6 Sun Mars

Ketu Satumn Rahu Mars Venus 12 11 9 Ketu Lagna

Rahu Moon 8

Mercury 10 Chatur- Mars 1 7 Jupiter Sun Lagna vimshamsha 4

Moon 2 Mercury 6

Saturn Jupiter 3 5 Sun Venus

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(b) .Planets show the specific inclination thus; Mercury (mathematics), Venus (sophisticated things and chemicals) and combination of both incline towards engineering but the stronger of the two will prevail. Here the strength of the planet must be seen. (c) Now if it is to be clinched see here Jupiter is aspecting the fourth lord from Lagna and is in the fourth house from the Moon and is thus influencing the significance of the fourth house. Now Jupiter is in the rashi of the Sun and nakshatra of Ketu .. It thus becomes doubly technical. (d) Further clinching can be done with the help of Karakamsha which is Mithuna in this case. From here the fourth and tenth houses have Saturn, the Sun, Rahu and Ketu influences only while the tenth lord Jupiter in the rashi of the Sun is aspected by Mars. This is a case study of actual prediction given to a boy over a period of nearly five years, stage by stage and he is now on the verge of making a good career with a foreign degree. He had gone through some lean patches but his capacity to work hard and the luck factor finally proved helpful.

Solve the Problem

After giving case-studies of actual predictions given we are giving some more horoscopes on which successful predictions were given. But instead of analysing them only some useful facts are being given. Apply the given principles and analyse the horoscopes yourself.

Case No. 1 This horoscope with Aries Lagna is of a girl who has gone to Russia for technical education.

Case No. 2

The second horoscope with Libra Lagna is a student who has done MBBS from Delhi.

Case Nos. 3 to 5 The next three horoscopes are of students who have gone to South India where they got admission in engineering courses after paying capitation fees.

OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

In Delhi we have the opportunity of seeing the horoscopes of some very successful, prosperous and outstanding persons and their children who

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are good in studies and have the resources alsc to go in for higher education. Besides, the foreigners who have consulted us have always wondered how it is that through Vedic astrology such educational pattern can be seen so clearly together with inclinations while the best of psychiatrists in the West are still groping in the dark with their aptitude tests. An English-knowing Russian girl was asked by one of us whether she was an author, poetess, photographer and linguist all rolled in one. She was not merely surprised but remarked that if in the West they could spot such talents, with so much facility, they would become world figures for such a research while Indian astrologers have been predicting with such a high percentage of success with minimum or no publicity or recognition of such super-fine aptitude tests. The future use of astrology, which is the real science of the future, is of career-guidance essentially in the growing competitive world, of course not without pointing out periods of lean patches and occasional upsets which is what life is.

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• Case No. 1 : Girl went to Russia for technical education.

Birth details : July 17, 1973; 1:28 hrs. IST; Hyderabad

Posited in rashi Jaimini Planets Longitudes Nakshatra in charts Karaka

Birth Navam- Chaturvim- sha shamsha

Sun 0'37'41" Punarvasu 4 4 4 DK

Moon 15'25'37" Sravana 10 2 4 MK

Mars 22'41'00" Revati 12 10 10 AmK

Mer. (R) 6°10'29" Pushya 4 5 8 PK

Jup. (R) 15'26'58" Sravana 10 2 4 BK

Venus 26*31'00" Ashlesha 4 11 1 AK

Saturn 4*39'31" Mrigashira 3 8 8 GK

Rahu 14'17'34" Purvashadha 9 5 4

Ketu 14'17'34" Ardra 3 11 10

1 Lagna 27'11'26" Krittika 1 9 2

Case No. 2 : Student who has passed M.B.B.S.

Posited in rashi Jaimini Planets Longitudes Nakshatra in charts Karaka

Birth Navam- Chaturvim- sha shamsha

Sun 12'38' Sravana 10 1 2 DK

Moon 26'59' Satbhisha 10 6 1 AmK

Mars (R) 25'05' Ashlesha 4 11 12 BK

Mer (R) ' 29'26' U. Ashadha 9 9 4 AK

Jupiter 20*46' P. Bhadra 11 1 9 PK

Venus 25'00' Jyestha 8 11 11 MK

Saturn 19'33' Sravana 10 3 7 GK

Rahu 6°18' Pushya 4 5 9

Ketu 6°18' U. Ashadha 10 11 9

6 Lagna 3'42' U. Phalguni 6 11 7

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Case No. 3 : Electrical Engineering

Birth details: January 18, 1970; 23:54 hrs IST; Delhi.

Lagna 6*35' Mars 1'05 Venus 2'09'

Sun 4*32' Mercury (R) 13'17' Saturn 8'49:

Moon 23'32 Jupiter 10'55' Rahu 19°25

Vimshottari dasha balance : Mars 6y-10m-22d

Dasha at the time of admission : Rahu-Ketu

Mars Saturn Moon 8 Lagna 6 5 Karak- 9 Jupiter amsha Rahu Ketu Sun 7 Rashi Venus Karak- Mercury 10 4 Sun Venus amsha 1 3 Mercury Ketu 11 Rahu Satumn Lagna 12 2 Jupiter Mars Moon

Rahu Mercury Saturn 10 6 Jupiter 9 7

Venus Lagna Ketu

Sun Mars 8 Navamsha Sun 11 5 Moon Jupiter Venus Moon 2 12 4 Rahu Mars 3 Lagna Ketu 1

Mercury Saturn

Mercury Satum Jupiter 12 11 Lagna 9 8

Saturn Ketu Moon Rahu Mercury 10 Chatur- vimshamsha Jupiter 1 7 Sun Lagna Venus A Moon Mars 2 6 Ketu 3 5 Rahu Sun Venus Mars

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Case No. 4 : Computer Engineering Birth Details : December 14, 1970; 22:10 hrs IST; Delhi.

Lagna 1'43' Mars 11'37' Venus 19'50'

Sun 28'48' Mercury 18'57' Saturn (R) 23*26'

Moon 20'31' Jupiter 0°41' Rahu 2'19'

Vimshottari dasha balance : Jupiter 15y-4m-17d

Dasha at the time of admission : Saturn-Saturn

Satumn Moon 7 6 3 Mars Lagna Venus Ketu Moon

Rahu 5 Rashi Jupiter 8 2 Lagna Sun 11 Ketu 9 Mercury 1 Rahu Saturn Mercury Jupiter Mars 10 12 Sun Venus

Venus Lagna Venus Sun Sun Moon Ketu 2 Lagna 12 3 Moon 11 Ketu Jupiter 1 Navamaha Jupiter 4 10 Mars Mars 7 5

Rahu 9

Saturn Rahu Mercury 6 8 Mercury Saturn

Mars Sun Venus 8 7 Mercury Lagna 5 4 Rahu Ketu Jupiter Saturn Jupiter 6 Chatur- vimshamsha Moon 9 3 Sun 12 2 Lagna 10 Mars Moon Mercury Venus Rahu 11 1 Ketu Saturn

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Case No. 5 : Mechanical Engineering

Birth Details : June 16, 1970; 8:50 hrs IST; Delhi.

Lagna 15'33' Mars 15'41' Venus 5'51'

Sun 1'08' Mercury 10°24' Saturn 24'04'

Moon 17'08' Jupiter (R) 2'42' Rahu 12'11'

Vimshottari dasha balance : Rahu 3y-10m-13d

Dasha at the time of admission : Jupiter-Rahu

Ketu Mars Sun Saturn Mercury Mars Sun 5 Lagna 3 2 6 Venus Mercury

Rahu Lagna Venus Rashi Jupiter Moon 7 1 Saturn

Ketu 10

8 12 Jupiter 9 11 Moon Rahu

Jupiter Sun Moon Mercury 10 9 Lagna 7 Rahu Satum 6

Mars Ketu 8

Navamsha Mars 11 5 Venus

Rahu Venus 2 12 4 Moon Ketu Lagna Jupiter 1 3 Saturn Sun Mercury

Saturn Rahu Sun Mars

Mercury Ketu 6 5 3 2

Moon Lagna Rahu Ketu Lagna 4 Chatur- Jupiter 7 1 vimshamsha Sun 10 Mars 8 12

Venus Saturn Mercury Jupiter Moon 11 Venus 9

Service or Self-employment? Test the Thumb-Rules

S N Kapoor

Ndecision was taken by us that Jyotish Visharad students should produce a research collectively under Kusum Sharma, herself a Jyotish Visharad from our first batch, and now a teacher. It was not to be a paper but series of papers discussing different aspects of the subject chosen, which was wide and unusual, 'Professional Inclinations'. The question was posed by Mr. K.N. Rao. How is it that a person with a training and an academic background of humanities lands in semi- technical service like the Indian Audit and Accounts Service or even a service like the Police Service for which he may not be suited temperamentally? Ia the seminar I was to be the only teacher to share the stage and that too after the students had presented their papers and Kusum Sharma had moderated it. I posed a question before the audience. Should not professional inclination also meah "inclination towards employment under someone,in some body,private or public or government service on the one hand and self- employment on the other? The audience showed warm response to my question and I offered them a tentative thumb-rule, If5 or more planets are in six houses from 7th to 12th or from 10th to 3rd, the native is likely to be self-employed.' At that stage I gave them only one 'modification' of the thumb rule: !The thumb rule may not make one to be self employed if functionally malefic Saturnine influence is found on the Moon, on the 10th lord, the 10th house, Lagna or the Lagna lord.' The above was based on a study of 20 charts - 10 of self-employed and 10 of service class persons, given in Annexure-A and B as any study, to avoid any bias, must take into consideration two contrasting situations. This rule was found effective in 9 out of 10 self-employed persons and conversely on 8 out of 10 service class persons indicating 80% applicability. At this stage I would just request everyone to appreciate the

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application of the above rule first, without applying further modifica- tions. About other modifications, we will discuss later.

Illustrations - Self Employed

Given here are some illustrations to enable one to appreciate the efficacy of the rule. In Chart 1, you will find that there are seven planets from 7th to 12th house namely Venus, Rahu, Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Moon, and Mars. The native is a Supreme Court Advocate, never joined any service except that he worked for few days as a junior in the chamber of another Senior advocate. Thus, the first part of the rule applies in this case very well. Vargottama Saturn, placed in its own sign is 5th lord. Therefore it aspect on the Moon is not malefic. In Chart 5, you will find that there are six planets from 10th house to 3rd house namely Venus, Mars, Sun, Mercury, Moon and Ketu. Here Saturn is 9th lord in its own sign. The native is a well established businessman.

Need for further modifications

But the above rule did not apply to Chart 9, a jeweller. In this case there are only two planets Rahu and Moon from 7th to 12th house and there

Venus Sun Rahu Mercury Jupiter 5 4 (R) 7 Lagna Moon Ketu Chart 1 Moon Mars

April 26, 1931 Mars 6

15:23 hrs IST 9 3 Jupiter

Saturn Lat. 26:51N 12 Long. 80:56E 10 Satumn Venus

Lagna Rahu 2 11 1 Ketu Sun Mercury

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Virgo Prithvi U. Phalguni-2 Sun Sun Aries Agni Ashwini-4 Ketu . Moon Cancer Jala Ashlesha-2 Mercury Mars Cancer Jala Pushya-4 Saturn Mercury (R) Aries Agni Bharani-2 Venus Jupiter Gemini Vayu Punarvasu-1 Jupiter Venus Pisces Jala U. Bhadrapada-2 Saturn Saturn Capricorn Prithvi U. Shadha-2 Sun Rahu Pisces Jala Revati-2 Mercury Ketu Virgo Prithvi Hasta-4 Moon

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Moon Ketu Sun Mercury Venus Mars Sun Mercury Lagna 4 2 1 5 Lagna Mars

Saturn Chart 5 Moon

May 20, 1934 Ketu 3

8:30 hrs IST Jupiter 6 12 Venus

Rahu Lat. 34:6N (R) 9 Long. 74:48E 11 7 Saturn Jupiter 8 10 (R) Rahu

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Gemini Vayu Ardra-4 Rahu Sun Taurus Prithvi Krittika-3 Sun Moon Cancer Jala Ashlesha-1 Moon Mars Aries Agni Krittika-1 Sun Mercury Taurus Prithvi Rohini-2 Moon Jupiter (R) Virgo Prithvi Hasta-4 Moon Venus Pisces Jala Revati-2 Mercury Saturn Aquarius Vayu Dhanishtha-4 Mars Rahu Capricorn Prithvi Shravana-4 Moon Ketu Cancer Jala Ashlesha-2 Mercury .

Jupiter Rahu Moon 10 9 Lagna 1 Mars Sun Venus Saturn 6 Ketu Mercury Chart 9 March 1, 1928 Sun 8 (R) Mercury 11 5 Mars 23:39 hrs IST Lat. 26:50N (R) 2 Venus Long. 80:54E 12 Rahu Lagna Jupiter 4 1 3 Saturn Ketu Moon

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Scorpio Jala Vishakha-4 Jupiter Sun Aquarius Vayu' Satbhisha-4 Rahu Moon Gemini Vayu Punarvasu-1 Jupiter Mars Capricorn Prithvi Uttarashada-4 Sun Mercury (R) Aquarius Vayu Dhanishtha-4 Mars Jupiter Pisces Jala U. Bhadrapada-4 Saturn Venus Capricorn Prithvi Sravana-3 Moon Saturn Scorpio Jala Jyeshtha-3 Mercury Rahu Taurus Prithvi Rohini-4 Moon Ketu Scorpio Jala Jyeshtha-2 Mercury

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were only four planets Ketu, Saturn, Venus and Mars from 10th to 3rd house. Here Saturn is in Jyeshtha nakshatra, in exchange with exalted Mars and aspected by Jupiter. Thus it has lost all its maleficence. See five planets are in nakshatra of Parmatmansha planets.

Illustrations - Service Class

Besides this very rule is found applicable in the charts of three persons who belonged to service class. In the case of Chart II, belonging to Indian Economic Service Lady Officer, there are in all seven planets from 10th to 3rd namely Jupiter, Rahu, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Sun and Mercury. But Saturn is responsible for service as Saturn is Akaraka, Maraka and is debilitated in Navamsha. It is not aspected by any natural benefic in this case. Such a Saturn is aspecting the 10th house and 10th lord both.

. Similarly in Chart 12 belonging to IAS Officer, there are six planets from 10th to 3rd house namely Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Sun, Rahu and Saturn. But Saturn is responsible for service as Saturn is aspecting the Moon in shatru rashi, unaspected by any natural benefic. Still further in the case of Chart 13, belonging to Retired High Court Judge, there were seven planets from 10th to 3rd house namely Rahu,

11 Venus Moon Ketu Sun 10 7 Lagna 8 Jupiter Mercury Mars Saturn (R) Sun Chart 11 Rahu Mercury Feb. 22, 1958 9

3:45 hrs Moon 12 6

Venus Lat. 30:56N 3 Long. 75:52E 1

Jupiter Ketu 5 Lagna 4 Mars (R) 2

Saturn Rahu

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lộrd Lagna Sagittarius Agni Moola-4 Ketu Sun Aquarius . Vayu Satbhisha-1 Rahu Moon Pisces Jala U. Bhadrapada-4 Saturn Mars Sagittarius Agni Purvashadha-2 Venus Mercury Aquarius Vayu Dhanishtha-3 Mars Jupiter (R) Libra Vayu Swati-1 Rahu Venus Capricorn Prithvi Uttarashada-4 Sun Saturn Sagittarius Agni Moola-1 Ketu Rahu Libra Vayu Swati-1 Rahu Ketu Aries Agni Ashwini-3 Ketu

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Venus Jupiter Ketu 8 Satum 7 Lagna 5

Rahu Sun Mercury 4

Mars Chart 12 Oct. 13, 1956 6 6:00 hrs 9 3

Moon Lat. 28:00N Venus 10 12 Long. 19:0E Jupiter 2 Moon Ketu Saturn Lagna 1 Sun 11 Rahu Mercury Mars

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Virgo Prithvi Hasta-4 Moon Sun Virgo Prithvi Chitra-1 Mars Moon Capricorn Prithvi Uttarashadha-4 Sun Mars Aquarius Vayu Satbhisha-4 Rahu Mercury Virgo Prithvi U. Phalguni-4 Sun Jupiter Leo Agni U. Phalguni-1 Sun Venus Leo Agni P. Phalguni-1 Venus Saturn Scorpio Jala Anuradha-2 Saturn Rahu Scorpio Jala Anuradha-1 Saturn Ketu Taurus Prithvi Krittika-3 Sun

Mars Venus (R) Ketu Moon 7 10 8 Sun 11 Lagna Mercury Chart 13 Jupiter

Nov. 10, 1922 9 11:04 hrs Ketu 12 Rahu 6 Lat. 28:57N Saturn Mars 3 Long. 76:38E

Mercury 1 Moon 5

Lagna Venus Sun Rahu 2 4 (R) Jupiter Saturn

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Sagittarius Agni Poorvashadha-3 Venus Sun Libra Vayu Vishakha-2 Jupiter Moon Gemini Vayu Punarvasu-3 Jupiter Mars Capricorn Prithvi Shravana-2 Moon Mercury Libra Vayu Swati-1 Rahu Jupiter Libra Vayu Swati-2 Rahu Venus (R) Scorpio Jala Anuradha-4 Saturn Saturn Virgo Prithvi Hasta-4 Moon Rahu Virgo Prithvi U. Phalguni-3 Sun Ketu Pisces Jala U. Bhadrapada-1 Jupiter

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Saturn, Mercury, Jupiter, Sun, Venus and Mars. Here Saturn aspects the Moon. Saturn is a Maraka and is not aspected by any benefic. It is placed in 10th house and spoils 10th from Lagna as well as the Moon by its tenth aspect. Hence service. Thus the rule is found working very well in 9 cases out of 10 cases of self-employed, indicating 90 per cent result. In the case of three service class, the first part of the rule did not apply at all, second part of the rule did apply only in three cases and that too belonged to a High Court Judge, 1.A.S., and an I.E.S. Officer. It would mean that the rule works in 70 per cent cases of service class persons. Seeing the probability the percentage of the result of the rule making one to be Self-Employed or in Service, must be rated very high. But we were not satisfied. We wanted still more precision and that required certain other modifications in the rule. It may be mentioned that the rule which is being given here after modifications, has been found very effective in over 97% cases in the lecture at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan by over 100 persons belonging to the Service and Self-employed classes. Five persons claimed that the modified rule did hot apply. Out of these 5, two were convinced that rule did apply, leaving 3 cases to be reconsidered. In two cases students had not noted that Saturn was retrograde and if it was assumed that it would give effect of previous rashi or house, then the rule did apply. Thus only one case was left. We would revert back to that case at appropriate stage. Thus blind test was applied at random.

Factors to be considered For proper appreciation of the modified rule, one has to undertake following stepwise exercise: (a) Number of planets (i) from 7th to 12th house and (ii) from 10th to 3rd house (iii) from 4th to 6th house; (b) Position of Saturn - whether Gocharasth and/or Karaka or Agocharasth and/or Akaraka; (c) Position of Parmatmansha planets in 3 zones as in (a) above; (d) Planetary Avastha - exaltation, debilitation etc. of Lagna lord and 10th lord; (e) Rashi and Nakshatra position of all the planets to know tattwas governing the planets. (f) Dasha, antardasha and pratyantar dasha at the relevant time. Though in random test, results are very high even in the first step, yet for the purpose of precise prediction, each step is important.

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Puma Parmatmansha Planets : What they are? And Why?

The Sun, the Moon, Mars and Rahu are Purna Parmatmansha while Buddhadi planets (Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Ketu) are Jeevams Samanvit Parmatmansha planets. One must study Chapter 2 of Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra to appreciate the importance attached to the distinction and difference between two classes of planets, causing two kind of Avatars - Poorna Parmatmansha Avatars manifesting with the causation of the Sun, the Moon, Mars and Rahu and other 'Jeevams Samanvit Avatars' manifesting with the causation of other planets. Rama Avatar, Krishna Avatar, Narasimha Avatar and Varah Avatar are manifestations of energies primarily emanating from the Sun, the Moon, Mars and Rahu respectively and they are said to be Poorna Parmatmansha Avatars. Maharishi Parashar wanted to lay emphasis on this aspect, it could not be irrelevant. Only we failed to notice it - the root cause of all kinds of aishwarya. If they are stronger, well placed and well connected as compared to others, they would confer prabhuta while others in increasing order lead to dependence on and subordination to others. One would appreciate that planets in visible half give better result and visible half mean 6 houses from 7th to 12th. Similarly planets nearer to Lagna affect it more favourably, for it appears to be the logic behind 'Tatkalik Maitri'. The Sun and Mars became digbali in 10th house. Rahu in 11th is also said to be well placed. The Moon in 10th has also been praised in classical works. Now see the position of these Parmatmansha planets in the first five charts of self-employed in houses from 7th to 12th.

House where Parmatmansha Planets posited

Chart Sun Moon Mars Rahu No. of other Total planets No. planets * from 7th to 12th

1 8 11 11 7 3 7

2 9 7 8 11 3 7

3 10 9 9 8 2 6

4 9 11 12 (3) 4 7

5 12 (2) 1İ 8 3 6

Thus in first 5 charts out of 20 (4 planets x 5 charts) Parmatmansha factors, 18 have been found in between 7th to 12th houses i.e. 90%. But in rest of the cases, this worked only to the extent of 45%. See it from another angle. In Chart 6, the Sun is in its own nakshatra, Krittika; the Moon in Hasta and Rahu and Mars in Poorvashadha.

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Venus is in turn in Mrigshira. In this case, except one, all the planets arc connected with nakshatras of Parmatmansha planets - six directly and two by nakshatrik exchange and being dispositor. In Chart 7, four planets are in the nakshatras of Parmatmansha planets and dispositors of Rahu and Mars are also in these stars. In Chart 8, five planets are in these nakshatras including Rahu's dispositor. In Chart 9, five planets are there and dispositor of two others Saturn and Ketu is in the star of Mars. In Chart 10 again five planets are in these stars and dispositor of other three, Jupiter is in the star of Mars. So there is certainly predominant effect of these Parmatmansha planets alongwith the effect of the basic rule in its both facets. However, it may be noted here that in ten charts of service class, out of forty Parmatmansha factors, fifteen were in 4th, 5th and 6th houses; six in 7th, 8th and 9th houses; six in 10th, 11th, and 12th; and thirteen in 1st, 2nd and 3rd houses. Thus in bright and visible half, there were only 12 out of 40 - at against 25 such factors in the case of self- employed. These two rules taken together were found applicable in three cases of service class - two Class-I Officers and one High Court Judge. Then how to distinguish them from the self-employed, is the question. This led to second modification relating to Saturn, being karaka of service and servant both.

Day & Night Births vs. Self-employment & Service This study is leading to an interesting inference that propensity of self employment is high in case of day birth as compared to night births. This inference arises from the fact that in the group of self-employed horoscopes, the Sun is present in the brighter half in six out of tencases, whereas in the group of service class horoscopes, the Sun is present in the brighter half in three out of 10 cases. So the ration is 3:2 for self- employment and 3:7 for service. Second inference in this respect is that birth between sunset and midnight are prone to give service in view of presence of the Sun in 6th, 5th and 4th in four cases of service class as compared to two in cases of self employed. Here the ratio of self-employment appears to be 1 : 4 and for service 2 : 3. This needed further modifications for better precision.

Saturn for Service and/or Servants This problem led to a further study and a handy solution. Though one can not be sure that it would give 100% result, yet certainly it would

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not be below 90%. Aspect or conjunction of a malefic Saturn on the Moon, the Sun, 10th lord and the 10th house is prone to give service, subject to other conditions. In all the ten cases of service class this rule applied. It also explains why in exceptional case (Chart 21) and cases of Rajiv Gandhi (Chart 22) and Dr. Nagendra Singh (Chart 23), natives had to join service. In Rajiv's case, Saturn was aspecting the Sun, the Moon and 10th lord Venus. In the case of Dr. Singh, Saturn is aspecting the Moon. However, Yoga Karaka and strong Saturn's influence is prone to give self-employment either from the very beginning or later after doing service and may make a native even self-employed. But even Saturn in nakshatra of Parmatmansha planets has been found to give at least good service. Take the case of Rajiv Gandhi, Saturn was in Aridra. In he case of Dr. Nagendra Singh, it is Rohini. In the case of Dr. B.V. Raman (Chart 24), Saturn in Rohini made him self-employed. To decide whether a planet is likely to be beneficial or not, one must apply at least basic rule of Sarvarth Chintamani that Gocharastha planets give good result while Agocharastha bad. Planets in exaltation, in mooltrikona and which are neither combust nor placed in 6th, 8th or 12th house are Gocharastha. So only Gocharastha Saturn (and not

Rahu Moon 7 6 A Ketu Lagna Satumn 3 Chart 21 Exceptional 5

Dec. 23, 1948 Venus 8 2 22:53 hrs Lagna 9 11 Delhi Saturn jupiter Sun Mars 1

Sun Mars Mercury Rahu

Jupiter Venus Ketu Moon 10 12 Mercury

Planets Rashi Tattwa Nakshatra Lord

Lagna Leo Agni Purvaphalguni-2 Venus Sun Sagittarius Agni . Moola-3 Ketu Moon Virgo Prithvi Hasta-2 Moon Mars Sagittarius Agni Uttarashadha-1 Sun Mercury Sagittarius Agni Purvashadha-1 Venus Jupiter Sagittarius Agni Purvashadha-1 Venus Venus Scorpio Jala Anuradha-3 Saturn Saturn Leo Agni Magha-4 Ketu Rahu Aries Agni Ashwini-4 Ketu Ketu Libra Vayu Swati-2 Rahu

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debilitated or combust or placed in 6th, 8th and 12th house) can give good result from the angle of career.

Tattwas

Agni + Vayu for Self-Employment; Prithvi + Jala for Service We must be slightly more specific. In cases of self-employed, out of 10 cases, the Sun was found in 3 cases in agni tattwa rashis (1-5-9); while not in a single case out of 10 service class charts the Sun was found in the agni tattwa rashis.

Mars Saturn Lagna 6 Moon Jupiter 4 3 7 Sun Mercury Saturn Venus

Chart 22 5 8 2 Rajiv Ghandhi Lagna Sun Ketu Moon Jup. 11

Mer. Venus 9 1

Mars 10 12

Ketu

Sun Venus Saturn Lagna Saturn Mars 5 4 Lagna 2 Ketu 1 Mercury Mars

(R) 3 Rahu Chart 23 Sun 6 12

Jupiter Dr. Nagendra Venus Ketu 9 11 Mercury 7 (R) Moon 8 10 Rahu Moon Jupiter

Rahu Rahu Saturn Moon 12 10 1 Lagna 9

Lagna Sun 11 Chart 24 Saturn Moon 2 8 Dr. B.V. Raman Mars Jupiter

Mercury 5

Venus Mars 3 Mercury 7 Venus 6 Ketu 4 Jupiter Sun Ketu

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In prithvi tattwa rashis the Sun was found in 5 cases in service class while only 2 cases in the charts of self-employed. In vayu tattwa rashis the Sun was found in 3 cases of self-employed and in 4 cases of service class. The Sun was found only in 1 case injala tattwa rashi in service charts, while in 2 cases in Scorpio in self-employed charts. Here it would be relevant to note how far these tattwas changed the complexion of horoscopic tendency. The exceptional chart (Chart 21) which was referred to earlier is analysed now. Here it would be relevant to note that thumb-rule did not apply at all as the native is doing business these days. In this case as many as five planets are between 4th to 6th house but after doing service between June 1977 and July 1981, the native started his own business in Jupiter- Jupiter. The reason was none else but pre-dominance of agni and vayu tattwa and Poorna Parmatmansha planetary effect. In this case there are as many as six planets the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Rahu, in agni tattwa rashis and Ketu in vayu tattwa Rashi. Here it may be mentioned that the Sun, Mars, Rahu - the three Purna Parmatmansha planets are in agni tattwa rashi and dasha lord Jupiter is influenced by two Parmatmansha planets, the Sun and Mars and causing unusually strong Dhana yoga. Other pronounced differences in this respect may be seen in the following chart:

Placement of Parmatmansha Planets in different Tattwa Rashis (Chart 1 to 20)

Rashis Tattwa

Parmatmansha 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Agni Prithvi Vayu Jala Planets A P V P JAP V J

Snn Self Emp. 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 Service 2 3 1 2 1 1 - 5 4 1

Moon Self Emp. 2 2 1 1 2 - 2 1 1 6 2 Service 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 6

Man Self Emp. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 2 2 3 4

Service 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 3 1 2

Rahn . Self Emp. - 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 Service 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 4 2

Total Self Emp. 3 4 2 5 3 3 5 3 3 2 4 3 9 9 11 11 Service 3 2 3 2 2 4 6 3 2 5 2 6 7 11 11 11

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Tattwas and Totality of Horoscopic Tendencies

Rashis

Agni Prithvi Vayu Jala

Self Employed 21 25 32 22

· Service 20 30 24 26

This table includes Lagna positions also. This leads one to infer that while in case of self-employed, there must be about three planets in vayu tattwa rashis. In the case of service class there must be three planets in prithvi tattwa rashis.

Puma Parmatmansha Planets and Nakshatra

Following chart would reveal the dominant stellar effects of the planets in two sets of classes:

Ket Ven Sun Mon Mar Rah Jup Sat Mer

Sun Self-emp. 2 1 1 2 1 1 11 21 Service 1 4 2 1 1

Moon Self-emp. 1 3 3 2

1 Service 2 1 2 4

Mars Self-emp. 1 3 1 1 2 2

Service 1 2 1 3 1 1 1

Rahu Self-emp. 1 1 1 3 1 1 2

Service 2 1 1 1 2 2

Total Self Emp. 4 2 6 6 0 5 6 4 7

Service 1 6 3 5 6 4 4 5 7

Total of all planets in each nakshatra including Lagna Self-emp. 9 9 12 13 10 11 16 8 12 Service 6 9 15 11 13 12 10 12 12

Inferences and Conclusions : Modified Rule

In order to judge the probability and propensity to cause self- employment or service, following factors are required to be closely watched and scrutinised:

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Factors indicating Self-employment (a) Five or more planets in six houses with froin (i) 7th to 12th house or (ii) 10th to 3rd house tend to cause self-employment. (b) If condition (a) is fulfilled, then probability of self-employment increases if Saturn is Gocharastha and karaka and is either conjoined with or aspects the Moon, the 10th house or the 10th lord. (c) If condition (a) and (b) both are fulfilled, and at least three Parmatmansha planets (say - the Sun, the Moon, Mars or Rahu) are in six concerned houses, the chances of one's being self- employed is over 90%. (d) If conditions (a), (b) and (c) are all fulfilled, and lagna lord/10th lord is exalted and aspected by benefics, self-employment may be more or less certain outcome. (e) If above conditions are satisfied and if five or more planets are in Parmatmansha nakshatras, the native may be self-employed, if majority of the planets are in agni and vayu tattwa rashi, self- employment would be near certainty. (f) Yoga karaka dashas from the age of 18 to 50 in above conditions give self-employment.

Factors indicating Service (a) Probability of being in service is about 66% in case of birth between the sunset and midnight. (b) If condition (a) is fulfilled and Agocharastha/Akaraka Saturn aspects the Moon, the 10th house, the 10th lord, the probability of being in service increases. (c) If condition, (a) and (b) above are fulfilled, and majority of Parmatmansha planets are in houses 4th to 6th, chances of the native being in some service increases. (d) If conditions (a), (b) and (c) are all fulfilled, and Lagna lord or 10th lord is debilitated and/or is involved in graha yuddha and/or, is in mrityubhaga, chances of service are still greater. (e) If this condition is not obtained and not more than three planets are in Parmatmansha nakshatra and planets are in prithvi or jala tattwa rashi, service may be more or less certain outcome.

(f) Very weak yoga karaka dasha or dashas of 3rd, 6th or 11th from the age of 18 to 50 in above condition give service.

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With fulfilment of every additional condition 'given above, it would add to additional propensity leading to almost certain conclusion about self-employment or service.

Summing Up In the researches we have been doing in Delhi, particularly Chapter One, we have told our students that the minimum accuracy of results in terms of percentages should be sixty six, preferably eighty percent and we would regard any research with more than eighty percent success- rate as sound and useful tool for further research and prediction. In this research the success rate is above ninety percent. In any normal analysis of a horoscope we would take Lagna, Lagna lord, the tenth house and the tenth lord; nakshatras and dashas, particularly yogakaraka one - a three fold analysis. Add to these Saturn's.rule, which in modern terms should be called positive or negative (Gocharastha or agocharastha is the classical term). Now three entirely new elements have been introduced: the tattwa of the rashi concerned; distribution of planets between the seventh house and twelfth house or between the tenth house and the third house : and finally the Parmatmansha planets and their nakshatras. These seven rules have been given as modified rules. Our idea of an astrological research is like a musical composition, classical in form with intermingling of ragas. We must intermingle lesser used concepts of astrology, like Parmatmansha planets and their nakshatras, elements of Nabhas yogas, influence of tattwas and expand our understanding of lesser used concepts through actual application. Unless we do research in such a way, taking the necessary risk, we cannot produce composite researches. Any research, as has been said has to be like a new musical composition. If it helps the learned readers in deciding the question of self-employment or service, I would feel rewarded for the composition.

46. Annexure A : 10 Charts of Self-employed

Rashi Positions Nakshatra Positions 7 11 12 Venus Moon Mars Rahu Merc. 1 3 6 8 9 Jup. Sat. Birth Particulars 2 4 5 10 Ketu Sun & Profession A P V A P V A P y J

Lag Sat Venus Sun Me Lag Ketu Jup Mars Mon Apr. 26, 1932 Sun Jup Mon Rahu 3:23 p.m. Mar Rahu Sat Ven Mer Ketu 26 N 51 (R) 80 E 56 1 5 S.C. Advocate 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Mars Sun Ven Jup Lng Mon Mar Ken Lag Sun Ven Nov. 7, 1936 Ketu Mon Sat 2:10 p.m. Mer Rab Sat Jup Mer 17 N 11 (R) Rahu 80 E 2 2 S.C. Advocate 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2

Rahu Ven Sun Lag Ketu Sat Rah Mars Lng Sun Nov. 28 1940 lup(R) Ven Mon Ket 1:36 p.m. Sat(R) Mon Jup Mer 29 N 48 Mer 16 E 26 3 Mar Advocate 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 1 2

Mon Ven Mar Aug. 19, 1969 Sat Ven Sun Jup Mon Mar Lag Rah Lng Me Ket Jup Sun Sat Ral 3:22 p.m. Ket 18 N 58 Mer 72 E 50 4 Business 5 6 7 g 10 11 12 1 2 3 4

Ket Jup Rah Sat Ven Sun Rahu Sat Lag Mon May 20, 1934 Mar Sun Lng Ven 8:30 2.m. Mer Mon (R) Mar Mer Jup Ket 34 N 6 74 E 48 5 Business 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Rashi Positions Nakshtra Position 11 Rahu Sat. 2 3 6 9 12 Venus Sun Moon Mars Jup Merc Birth Particulars 4 5 10 Keru 1 & Profession A P V A P V J A P V

Ket Sun Mer Mon Sun May 14, 1954 Jup Lag Mar Lag Mon Jup Sat Sat 1:45 p.m. Ven Ket (R) Rah Mar Me Ven Ral 8 N 55 12 E 54 6 1 2 4 7 S.C. Advocate 9 10 11 12 3 5 6

Ket Mon Lag Me Sun Ket Mon Lag Rah ʻ May 29, 1943. Sun Ven Jup Sat Jup Mar Mer Rah Ma 3:28 p.m. Veq 23 N 10 (R) 75 E 32 7 Sa Doctor 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12

Dec. 4, 1943 Mar Sz Jup Lag Ket Mon Mer Ven Rah Rab Mer Ma Lag Sun Sur Ven Jup Ket Sat Mon 4:45 a.m. (R) (R) 28 N 39 77 E 13 8 Advocate 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6

Sun Jup Mar Ven Mer Sun Lag Jup Sat I March 1, 1928 Rah Mon Lag Mar Sat Ven Me Ral Mon Ket 11:40 28 N 50 Ket (R) 80 E 54 9 Jeweller 7 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 00

Lag Rah Ven Ket Mat Mer Mar Mon Ven Lag Mon Sun Nav 8, 1941. Sun Jup(R) Mer (R) Sat Jup Ket 5:56 p.m. Rah 27 N 53 Sat(R)

47 79 E 55 10 3 4 6 10 11 Jeweller 12 1 2 5 7 8 9

48 Annexure B : 10 Charts of Service Class 00

Rashi Positions Nakshatra Position

8 11 12 Ketu Sun Moon Mars J Jup Sat. Merc. Birth Particulars 10 Rahu 2 5 6 9 Venus 1 & Professions A P P V A P V

Jup Sun Lag Ma Ven Me Sun Mon 3:45 a.m. Ketu Lag Ven Mon (R) Jup(R) Feb 22, 1958 Ma Mer Sat

30N56 Rah Sat Kct Rah

75E52 11 1.E.S. 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4

Ket [up Lag Sat Mor Ma Mon Mer Lag Sun Mar Sat 6:00 a.m. Oc 13, 1956 Ven Sun Rah Ven Jup Rah

Mer Ket 28N0 77E10 12 IAS & MBBS 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Rah Mer Sun Ven Mon Rah Mer Ver Mar Ket Lag Mar 11:04 a.m. Lag Mon Ket Nov. 10, 1922 Sat Sun (R) Sat Jup

28N57 Jup 76E38 Retd.H.C.Judge. 13 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4

9:00 p.m. Rah Sat Lag Mon Jup Ven Sun Mer Ven Lag Mar Sun Mer Jup Sat Rah Mon Ket Feb. 10, 1947 (R) Ket Mar

28N46 76E18 14 2 1 Judge 10 11 12 2 3 4 6 7

Ven Mar Ven Lag 1:58 p.m. Sun Sat Mon Sat Mon Lag Rah Kct Me

Jup (R) Sun Ma June 20, 1958 Ket Mer Jup 30N44 Rah 76E53 15 Judge 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Rashi Positions Nakshatra Position

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ketu Venus Sun Moon Mars Rahu Jup. Sat. Merc Birth Particulars 1 2 3 4 & Professions A P V A P V J A P V

Mar - Rah Ven Lag 11:50 p.m. Ket Ma Jup Rah Lag Ven Jup Ket Sun Mar. 31, 1957 (R) Sat Mon Sun Mon 28N39 (R) Mer 77E13 16 Mer Sat 1 Comp.Science 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5

Sun Rah Ven 8:40 p.m. Mar Mer Sun Rah Lag Jup Lag Mer ʻ Sat(R) Jun. 27, 1962 Mon Ver Kct Mon Mar Jup 28N39 Sat(R) Ket 77E13 17 1 Doctor 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3

8.09 a.m. Lag Mon Rah Mon Sat(R) Rab Mar Sun Jup Lag Ket Jup Ket Mar (R) Sun Sat Mer Jan. 23, 1942 28N39 Mer Ver

77E13 18 Ven(R) Principa 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 1 2 3

Lag Ma Mer Rah Mon Jup Sat Mar Mer Sun Jup Lag Mon 0:02 a.m. Ket Ven (R) (R) Ket Ven Sat Sept. 30, 1938 Sun Rah 27N53 74E55 19 Ex. Engineer 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 1 Mon Sun Mon Ven Sun Sat Jup 4 Lag Sat Lag 0:16 a.m. Kct Ven Mer Ma Rah (R) Jup (R) Rah Mer Ket Mar Oct. 11, 1935 30N25

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Professions and Planetary Influences

R C Sharma

harmasthana, or the tenth house is directly related to one's profession as has been stated in all classical texts. Fifth and Sixth houses, too have come into prominence through astrological researches. Focus of attention in this paper, however, is on tenth house only. Tenth house, in these days of technological developments, has to have much wider meaning when hereditary occupations have mostly vanished and youths even from villages and having acres of cultivating land have started drifting to adjoining townships in search of one or other kind of jobs. Again in these days of high-tech era, in which we live, it is extremely difficult-if not impossible for any astrologer to clearly distinguish between a non-technical and technical job satisfactorily. For-instance, an engineer at one time or other may be asked to shoulder general management or purely administrative or marketing responsibilities where his/her technical skills, perhaps could not be fully exploited. Not only that cases are not uncommon where MBBS doctors and engineers have taken up transportation/general administration/politics/journal- ism etc. as their career. This stark reality can only be explained by assigning a greater meaning in interpretation of tenth house. In fact, tenth house does provide indications to show differences in nature of postings and the duties one is required to discharge. In this unfoldment of different phases of some one's career, it is the dasha/antardasha which reveal the story, the changes, the ups and downs. In this paper, an attempt has been made to look at a horoscope without reference to the dasha/antardasha and examine what type of work, nature of postings can be revealed at a glance. Again the paper deals with, at a macro level, only one aspect of tenth house to the extent whether a native born under certain planetary influences, will earn his/ her livelihood through technical profession. Approach in determining this distinction has been to evaluate total influences of technical and non-technical planets on 10th house/10th lord from Karakamsha,

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Lagna and the Moon as also the effect of the celestial constellation rising at the Bhava-Madhya of Dasham Bhava. Factors taken into account are enumerated below: (i) Technical and non-technical influences (by virtue of position, aspects and conjunction) on Lagna and the tenth house with reference to Karkamsha, Janma Lagna and Chandra Lagna.

(ii) Influence of constellation of the tenth lord and the tenth house. Jaimini's Karakamsha is the navamsha rashi occupied by Atmakaraka planet in the birth horoscope and not the entire navamsha with Karakamsha marked in it. This definition leads substance to the meaning in Jaimini Sutras to difference that must arise if different planets occupy Karakamsha. Points we are examining are: (i) The tenth house from Karakamsha whether it is the rashi of a benefic and has more benefic influences. (Benefics for the purpose of this study being Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus and malefics being Saturn, Mars, Rahu and Ketu). (ii) Similar examination of tenth house from Lagna (Ascendant) and Moon Lagna. We have taken twenty horoscopes of purely technical professions like that of engineers and persons in non-technical and semi-technical professions. The first Category 'A' is. that of purely technical ones and the second category 'B' is of mixed professions or of those who are doing business other than of technical nature. Analysis of these horoscopes reveal the following:

(i) In cases of natives employed on technical posts, effect of technical planets is found to be dominating. (ii) In cases of engineers, influences of 'Rahu' is clearly noted. (iii) In cases of natives employed on purely non-technical posts and who have not drifted from the nature of their jobs, effect of non- technical planets is predominant. iv) In cases of natives who did drift from their non-technical jobs to the field of technicalities, again technical planets have been found to be casting their dominating influence. We have also tried to model the pattern into a mathematical model by assigning '+1' unit to the influence of non-technical planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus) and '-1' unit to the influence of technical planets (Saturn, Mars, Rahu and Ketu). Resulting analysis fits

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responsibly well into our hypothesis brought out in above para. Results emerging out of the four fold analysis are summarised below. Description of jobs of each native is also marked against the chart of the native.

Chart Count Discription of job No. of total fourfold influence

1. -2 Signal and Telecom Engineer on Indian Railways. 2. -15 Production Engineer 3. -3 Electrical Engineer in MPEB 4. +2 Electrical Engineer on Indian Railways, presently doing computer programming job. 5. +4 Mechnical Engineer by qualification and in material management on Indian Railways, presently doing computer programming job. 6. -3 Signal and Telecom Engineer on Indian Railways. 7. -2 Electrical Engineer qualification doing business in Electrical Engineering items. 8. -5 Signal and Telecom Engineer on Indian Railways, presently doing computer programming job. 9. -10 Civil Engineer by qualification, done MBA and doing engineering job abroad. 10. -2 Electrical Engineer, presently doing engineering job abroad. 11. 0 Running Restaurant. 12. +4 Accounts and Audit. 13. -5 Science graduate, done Army (Signals) job and now in traffic transportation on Indian Railways, done 7 years career in computing field. 14. -3 In Traffic Transportation on Indian Railways, presently doing computer programming job. 15. -1 Maths teacher. 16. +10 Done Post-graduate Diploma in French, a classical dancer, doing language job. 17. +6 Steno-typist. 18. +0 Receptionist cum telephone operator. 19. +7 In traffic transportation on Indian Railways. 20. +8 Steno-typist.

Salient details of charts scrutinised for this study are given in Annexure IA and IB. Annexure IA pertains to Technical Category 'A' and Annexure IB to non-technical and mixed categories 'B'. Analysis

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in tabular form of the twenty horoscope with reference to Karakamsha, Janama Lagna and Chandra Lagna is given in Annexure II, III and IV. Annexure V is the summary analysis done based on modelling approach. The study conducted in no way is a complete one as it excludes other prominent factors like connection of 6th and 8th with 10th house, disposition of 5th house of education vis-a-vis professional direction taken by the native and prevailing dasha and antardasha at the time of joining a career. The aim in doing this pointed analysis of 10th house was only to get, at a glance, the nature of profession one is likely to take and if that is revealed, the job is done.

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Annexure-1A : Category 'A' - Technical Mercury Moon Rahu Karka- Ketu 7 msha 10 Lagna 8 Jupiter 11 Sun Mars Venus Chart 1 Saturn (AK) Dec. 12, 1946 (R) 9 8:03 a.m. IST 12 6 Vijaywada 3 Male 1 Karakamsha Lagna Mercury Jupiter Sun Venus 4 Moon 2

Mars Ketu (AK) Rahu Saturn (R)

Sun Rahu Moon Saturn (R)

Jupiter Venus 10 Lagna 8 11 Mercury Ketu Mars 9 Navamsha 12 6

Moon 3

Rahu Lagna 1 Venus 5

4 Mercury Saturn 2

Ketu (R) Sun Jupiter Mars

Moon Mercury (R) 5 Mars (AK) Venus Sun 8 6 9 Lagna Karak- amsha Jupiter Chart 2 Rahu May. 30, 1962 7 6:00 p.m. Ketu 10 4 Rahu Ketu Saturn Nangal Karak- Saturn (R) 1

(R) Male amsha 11 3 Jupiter Moon Venus

Lagna 12 Mars 2 Sun Mercury (AK)

Móon Lagna Moon Sun Jupiter Sun Ketu Mars 5 Lagna 2 Saturn (R) Mercury 4 Ketu Mars 1 (R) Saturn (R) Venus 3

Navamsha 6 12 Jupiter Mercury 9 (R) 11 7 Rahu Venus

Rahu 8 10

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Lagna 4 Ketu Ketu 1 Jupiter 3 Lagna 12 Chart 3 Jupiter (R)

Nov. 21, 1954 (R) 2 6:00 p.m. 5 11 Mars Aligarh 6 8 (AK) Male Moon 10 Karak- Sun Mars Saturn Rahu Venus (R) Karak- amsha 7 (AK) Sun amsha Saturn 9

Mercury Moon Venus(R) Mercury Rahu

Lagna Saturn Mercury Saturn Venus 4 Lagna 1 (R) Rahu 3 12

Moon Venus (R) Mercury Rahu Moon 2 Navamsha Sun 5 11

Ketu Sun 8 6 Jupiter (R) 10 Ketu Jupiter Mars (R) 7 9

Mars

Jupiter Ketu (R) Moon 7 6 4 Saturn Lagna 3 Chart 4 Dec. 1, 1952 Ket Karakamsha 5 0:25 hrs (IST) Sun 8 2 Moon Mars Bulandshahar Mercury (R) 9 11 1 Rahu Male Lagna Venus Jupiter (AK) Venus Karzkamsha 10 12 (R)

(AK) Sun Mercury(R) Saturn Mars Rahu

Sun Venus Jupiter Mars Mercury (R) 8 Lagna 6 9 Saturn 5

Moon Rahu 7 Navamsha Ketu 10 4 Rahu 1 Ketu 1 11

Sun Veids Moon 3

Lagna Jupiter 12 2 Mercury (R) Saturn Mars

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Jupiter Rahu 11 Mars (AK) Ketu Moon 10 Lagna 8 7 Moon Mercury

Sun Chart 5 Saturn Sun Venus

Feb. 22, 1947 (R) 9 Mercury 4:18 a.m. 12 6 Karakamsha Mars Delhi 3 (AK) Male 1 5 Lagna Jupiter Karak- 2 4 Venus Ketu amsha Rahu Saturn (R)

Venus Mars Moon Rahu Mercury 9 Ketu 5 8 6 Sun Lagna Saturn Jupiter

7 Navamsha 10 4

Jupiter 1 3 11 Mercury

Sun Venus Lagna 2 Ketu Saturn (R Mars 12 Moon Rahu

Venus Mercury Karak- Sun Mars amsha 11 Lagna Saturn Ketu 9 12 Jupiter (AK) 8 Chart 6 Rahu Dec. 24, 1961 Moon 10 9:15 a.m. 1 7 Lagna 4 Saturn Ketu Delhi

Jup. (AK) Male 2 Karak- Rahu Moon 6 Venus amsha 3 5 Sun Mars Mercury

Rahu Saturn Lagna Venus Jupiter Venus Mars Sun 2 11 1 1 Jupiter Lagna 10 Rahu Moon Mars

Saturn Mercury 12

Navamsha Sun 3 9

6 Ketu 4 Moon Mercury 8

5 7

Ketu

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Lagna Jupiter Karak- Moon 2 11 10 1 amsha Moon Lagna Mars Karakamsha Saturn Ketu Jupiter Chart 7 Dec. 10, 1962 (AK) Rahu 12

1:20 p.m. 3 9 Mercury Saturn Gorakhpur 4 6 Ketu Male Mars 8

. (AK) Sun

Venus Rahu 5 7 Mercury Sun Venus

Mars Jupiter Venus Moon Mercury Saturn 11 10 8 Ketu Sun Lagna 7

Sun Mars 9

Navamsha Venus 12 6 Rahu 1 Ketu 3 Jupiter Moon 5 Mercury

Rahu 2 4 Lagna Saturn

Karakamsha Sun Saturn Saturn Rahu Venus Venus Mercury (AK) Lagna 12 Rahu 4_ 3 1 Moon Karakamsba Lagna Mercury (AK) Chart 8 Sun Mars Mar. 24, 1945 Moon 2 10:00 a.m. Jupiter 5 11 Mars Aligarh Jupiter (R) 8 Male (R) 6 10

7 9 Ketu Ketu

Moon Mercury Rahu 12 Jupiter 11 Lagna 9 8 Mercury Saturn Mars

Venus 10 Sun Navamsha Rahu 1 7 Ketu Lagna 4 Saturn 2 Venus 6

Moon Mars Sun 3 5 Jupiter Ketu

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Sun Karakamsha Venus (AK) Mercury 8 6 Lagna 5 9 Rahu Moon Chart 9 Ketu May 9, 1961 Mars 7 5:48 p.m. Saturn (R) Jupiter 10 4 Mars Saturn Srinagar 1 - (R) Jupiter Male Rahu 11 Moon Sun (AK) 3 Karak- Ketu 12 2 amsha Lagna Venus Mercury

Jupiter Rahu Venus Sun Moon 11 Satum (R) 10 Lagna 8 7 Mercury Ketu Saturn (R) Mercury 9 Navamsha Moon 12 6 Mars Venus 3

1 Rahu 5 Lagna Mars 2 4 Ketu Sun Jupiter

Sun Venus Karak- 11 Ketu amsha Mars 10 Lagna 8 Mercury Jupiter 7 Mars Saturn Mercury Chart 10 (AK) Apr. 8, 1960 Sun 9 (AK) 0:09 a.m. Venus 12 6 Rahu Ludhiana Ketu 3 Male Moon 5 1 Moon PLagna Karakamsha

4 Jupiter Rahu 2

Saturn

Lagňa Mercury Moon Mercury 4 Jupiter 3 Lagna 1 12

Sun Jupiter Ketu Moon

Ketu 2 Navamsha Venus 5 11 Sun Mars 10 Rahu Venus

Saturn Mars 6 Rahu 7 9 Saturn

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Annexure-1B : Category 'B* - Non-technical

Jupiter Venus Jupiter Lagna 3 12 Venus 2 11 Chart 11 Ketu Sun Lagna

Aug. 14, 1953 Mercury Ketu Sun 10:55 p.m. Mars Mercury 4 10 Rahu Mars Rahu Yamuna Nagar 7 Male 9 5 Karakamsha 6 Moon Karakamsha 8

Satur (AK) Moon Saturn (AK)

Sun Moon Venus Lagna 7 5 Rahu 8 Jupiter Saturn Ketu Mercury 4

6 Navamsha Mars 9 3

Moon 12

10 Sun Lagna Venus Rahu 2 1 Mars Jup. Sat. 11

Ketu Merc

Venus Ketu 8 11 9 Saturn 12 Lagna Sun Moon Chart 12 Mercury Nov. 23, 1957 10 11:54 a.m. Ketu 1 7 Mars Rahu 4 Lagna Pilani 6 Female Karzkamsha 2 Sun Moon Karakamsha Jupiter Venus Mars 5 Rahu Jupiter (AK) Saturn Mercury (AK)

Moon Rahu Lagna 4 2 5 Lagna 1 Mercury Mars Sun 3 Jupiter Moon Navamsha 6 12 Ketu Rahu 9 Saturn 11 7 Mercu:y Sun 10 Mars Venus Jupiter Ketu Venus 8 Saturn

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Lagna Mercury Sun Ketu Moon Jupiter (AK) Mercury Lagna 11 Venus Sun Mars 2 1 Saturn Jupiter (AK) Venus 10 Ketu Chart 13 Saturn Moon May 9, 1942 12 3:07 a.m. Mars 3 9 Thanjavur Rahu 6 Male 4 Karakamsha 8 Karak- 5 7 amsha Rahu

Satumn Venus Jupiter Rahu Ketu Mercury 6 4 7 Lagna 3

Mars 5 Navamsha Sun 8 2

Moon Lagna 11 1 9 Mars Mercury Venus Jupiter 10 12 Sun Rahu Moon Saturn Ketu

Karakamsha Rahu Ven. Mer. Saturn (R) 7 3 6 4 Moon (AK) Mars Rahu Jupiter Lagna Saturn (R) Chart 14 (R) Mars Sun March 6, 1946 5 6:20 p.m. 2 8 Vishakhapatnam 11 Male Lagna 9 1 Ketu Sun 12 Ketu Jupiter 10 Ven. Mer. (R) Karkamsha Moon (AK)

Rahu Moon Mars Ketu Jupiter (R) Sun Saturn(R) 11 10 8 Lagna 7

Venus 9 Navamsha Moon 12 6 Mercury 1 3

Mars 5 2 4 Lagna Rahu Sun

Jupiter (R) Mercury Ketu Saturn (R) Venus

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Rahu Moon Sun (AK) Jupiter Mars 3 Venus 6 Lagna 4 Rahu 7 Mercury Mars Karak- amsha Chart 15 Sun Venus

Saturn (R) Aug. 11, 1964 · (AK) 5 07:22 hrs 8 2 Jupiter Moradabad Lagna 11 Female Mercury 9 Ketu Saturn (R) 1

Ketu Moon 10 Karakamsha 12

Moon Ketu 7 6 4 3 Mercury Lagna Ketu Mars Sun 5 Navamsha 8 2 Jupiter 9 11 Venus Lagna Rahu Mars Rahu Saturn 1 10 Sun 12 Saturn Mercury (R Jupiter (R) Venus Moon

Karak- Rahu Lagna Rahu amsha Jupiter(R) Lagna 2 5 Jupiter (R) 1

Saturn Chart 16 (AK) Dec. 22, 1965. 3 5:45 p.m. 6 12 Karakamsha Mars Cuttack 9 Venus Female Moon 11 7 Saturn

8 Sun Moon 10 (AK) Mercury Sun Ketu Mercury Mars Ketu Venus

Saturn Saturn Rahu Sun Moon Venus 1 12 Rahu Lagna 10

Moon Mars 9

Lagna Mars 11 Navamsha 2 8 Mercury

3 5 7 Sun Jupiter(R) Jupiter Venus Ketu Mercury (R) 4 6 Ketu

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Rahu 12 Lagna 11 Mercury 9 8 Rahu Jupiter Sun (AK) Moon Chart 17 Venus (R) Feb. 10, 1950 . 10 1 7 Lagna 6:25 a.m. Nagpur Saturn 4 Mer. Jup. 6 Sun(AX) Ven(R) Male (R) Karzkamsha 2 Ketu Karakamsha Moon Ketu 3 5 Mars

Mars Saturn (R)

Venus Ketu Ketu Mars (R) Mars 6 5 Lagna 3 Sun Jupiter Moon 2 Lagna Jupiter 4 Venus Navamsha Moon 7 1 (R) Mercury 8 . 10

Saturn Mercury 12

11 Rahu Saturn (R) 9 (R) Sun Rahu

Karakamsha Saturn Rahu Lagna 4 Rahu

Mercnry(AK) 3 1 12 (R) Lagna Chart 18 Mer. (AK) Mars Venus Saturn(R) Jupiter Karakamsha

Aug. 28, 1966 Jupiter

Mid night Mars Venus 2 Sun 5 11

Moon Delhi 8 Female Sun 10 6 Moon

Ketu 7 9

Ketu

Saturn (R) Moon Mercury Ketu Moon 6 5 Lagna 3 2 Mars Jupiter Ketu 'Lagna Sun Jupiter

Navamsha Sun 4 7 1

Venus Saturn 10 4 (R) 8 12 Rahu Venus Mercury

Rahu Mars 9 11

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Moon 7 Mars

(AK) Sun 6 Karakamsha 4

Mercury Lagna Jupiter 3 Chart 19 Venus Ketu Rahu Oct. 19, 1932 Mars 5 4:00 a.m. 8 2 Moon (AK)

Saturn Delhi /Lagna Karakamsha 11 Male Jup Ven Ketu 9 Rahu 1 Sun 10 12 Mercury Saturn

Rahu 11 Mercury 10 8 7

Saturn Lagna Sun Jupiter Mercury Venus Ketu Saturn Mars

Mars 9 Navamsha 12 6

Moon 1 3 5 Rahu Moon Sur Lagna Jupiter 2 4

Venus Ketu

Karakamsha Saturn Rahu 7 Jupiter (R) Mars 6 4 3 Chart 20 Karakamsha Ketu Lagna Venus Mercury Feb. 3, 1967 Jupiter (R) 5 8:45 p.m. Moon 8 2 Sun Delhi 11 (AK) Male Lagna Venus 1 9 Mercury Rahu 12 Moon Mars 10 Ketu Sun (AK) Saturn

Venus Mars Ketu 10 8 7 Moon 11 : Lagna Saturn Mercury Sun 9

Navamsha Ketu 12 6 Rahu

Venus Saturn 3 Jupiter(R) 5 Saturn 1 Jupiter(R) Moon 2 4 Lagna Mars Mercury Rahu Sun

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Annexure II : Analysis from Karakamsha (Jaimini Aspects) Category 'A' (Chart 1 to 10) and Category 'B' (Chart 11 to 20)

Technical Influences Non-Technical Influences

Chart. Karakamsha 10th lord 10th house Karakamsha 10th lord 10th house No. Lagna Lagna

1. Mars Rahu Mars Sun Venus Sun

2. Mars Rahu-Ketu Moon Mercury

Saturn Ketu Saturn Sun

3. Rahu-Ketu Saturn Rahu-Ketu Moon Venus Moon

4. Mars Mars Mars Sur Mercury Jupiter Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Saturn Mercury Jupiter Rahu Jupiter

5. Saturn Venus Sun Moon Venus

6. Saturn Ketu Rahu Moon Jupiter Moon Rahu-Ketu Jupiter

7. Mars Mercury Venus Mercury Rahu

8 Saturn Saturn Sun Venus Sun Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Mercury Mercury

9. Saturn Rahu-Ketu Saturn Jupiter Moon Jupiter Mars Rahu Sun Sun

10. Saturn Saturn Saturn Sun Sur Sun Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Venus Venus Venus .

Jupiter Jupiter

11. Saturn Mars Saturn Moon Jupiter Moon Ketu Venus Sun Venus

12. Saturn Jupiter Sun Jupiter Ketu Venus Moon Venus

13. Mars Saturn Mars Venus Jupiter Venus

14. Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Venus Sun Venus Saturn Saturn Mercury Moon Mars Mars Moon Mercury

15. Saturn Rahu-Ketu Sun Venus Sun Moon

16. Moon Moon Moon Sun Sur Sun = Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter .

17. Rahu-Ketu Saturn Rahu-Ketu Jupiter Sun Mars Mars Ven Moon 18. Saturn Mars Saturn Mercury Venus

18. Ketu Ketu Mars Jupiter Jupiter Moon Saturn Saturn Saturn Venus Sun Sun Sun Mercury Mercury Mercury 20. Ketu Rahu Jupiter Venus Moon Moon Mercury Venus Venus Merc. Mercury

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Annexure III : Analysis from Lagna (Ascendant) Category 'A' (Chart 1 to 10) and Category 'B' (Chart 11 to 20)

Technical Influences Non-Technical Influences

Chart. Lagna 10th lord 10th house Lagna 10th lord 10th house

1. Mars Rahu-Ketu Saturn Sun Moon Rahu

2 Mars Mars Rahu-Ketu Moon Saturn Saturn Mars Jupiter

3. Ket Ketu Sun Venus Mercury - Clubbed between Sun &Moon

4. Mars Saturn Rahu Jupiter Jupiter Moon Sun Mercury

5. Hemmed Saturn Venus Moon Between Rahu Sun Mars &Ketu

6. Saturn Mars Saturn Jupiter Sun Rahu-Ketu Moon Mercury

7. Saturn Mars Mercury Rahu

8. Mars Rahu-Ketu Mars . Jupiter Rahu

9. Mars Rahu-Ketu Mars Sun Jupiter Ketu Saturn Mars Saturn

10. Saturn Saturn Rahu-Ketu Jupiter Moon Sun Mars Saturn Mars Venus

11. Rahu Rahu-Ketu Moon Sun Mars Jupiter Mercury

12. Mars Ketu Mars Jupiter Saturn Rahu-Ketu

13. Saturn Mars Venus Mercury Rahu

14. Saturn Saturn Sun Mercury Moon

15. Saturn Rahu-Ketu Mercury Clubbed Jupiter Ketu Mars Clubbed between between Sun&Jupiter Sun&Moon

16. Ketu Jupiter Sur Sun Moon Moon

17. Ketu Ketu Saturn Mercury Mercury Jupiter Jupiter Sun Venus Sun

18. Saturn Ketu, Mars Jupiter Sur

19. ' Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Jupiter, Venus Jupiter Moon

20. Rahu Ketu Saturn Venus Mercury Moon Mars Mercury

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Annexure IV : Analysis from Moon Lagna Category 'A' (Chart 1 to 10) and Category 'B' (Chart 11 to 20)

Technical Influences Non-'Technical Influences

Chart. Lagna 10 Lord 10 House Lagna 10 Lord 10 House

1. Rahu-Ketu Mars Mercury

2. Mars Rahu-Ketu Rahu-Ketu Saturn

3. Saturn Rahu-Ketu Venus clubbeci Ketu between Sun & Moon

4. Rahu Sun, Mercury Jupiter

Saturn Rahu-Ketu Sun Clubbed Jupiter Mercury between Sun/Mercury Moon 6c Venus

6. Rahu-Ketu Jupiter Sun Venus Saturn Mars Mercury

7. Ketu Rahu-Ketu Mars Sur Clubbed Jupiter Mars between Jup. & Merc.

Rahu Ketu Jupiter Ven&Jup

9. Rahu-Ketu Saturn Jupiter Mercury Mars

10 Mars Rahu-Ketu Mars Mercury Sur Rahu

11. Saturn Rahu-Ketu Saturn Jupiter Sun Venus Rahu Mars Mercury

12 Saturn Saturn Ketu Sun Moon Saturn Mercury

13. Rahu-Ketu Ketu Saturr Mercury Saturn Jupiter

14. Saturn Rahu Rahu-Ketu Venus Saturn Mercury Mars

15. Mars Saturn Rahu-Ketu Jupiter Clubbed Venus Ketu Mars between Clubbed Sun& between Moon Jup & Sun

16. Rahu-Ketu Rahu Sun Saturn Jupiter

17. Rahu Ketu Saturn Mercury - Jupiter Moon

18. Mars Mars Rahu-Ketu Mercury Mercury Mars Venus Jupiter Jupiter Moon

19. Mars Rahu-Ketu Jupiter Mars Venus

20. Mars Rahu Jupiter Jupiter Venus Mercury

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Annexure V : Summary Analysis

Chart Influences Influences Influences Influences Total No. from from from of Nakshatra Influences Karakamsha Lagna (Asc.) Moon Lagna on 10th Lord and 10th House

Category 'A'

1. +1 -2 1 0 -2

2. -2 -4 -7 -2 -15

3. .1 +1 -1 -2 -3

4. -2 +3 + 1 0 +2

5. +4 + 1 -1 0 +4

6. -2 0 -1 0 -3

7. +2 -1 -3 0 -2

8. 0 5 0 0 -5

9. 0 .5 -3 2 -10

10. 0 2 -1 0 -3

Category 'B' 11. +3 0 -1 2 0

12. +5 -4 +1 +2 +4

13. +1 0 -4 -2 -5

14. 0 +2 -3 -2 -3

15 +2 0 -1 -2 -1

16. +10 +5 -1 -4 +10

17. -2 +5 +1 +2 +6

18 0 -2 +2 0 0

19. +5 +1 -3 +4 +7

20. +6 +1 +3 -2 +8

Career Prospects and Ashtakavarga applied to Vimshottari Dasha

P C Verma

Mr. K.N. Rao has shown me through some examples hov to make use first of the sarvashtaka to find out if the transit of planets is favourable for a native; then to use bhinnashtaka again. Upto this point the astrological analysis is along the familiar lines. But Mr. Rao asked me to examine two other points:

(a) Use Vimshottari dasha and antardasha along with the sarvashtaka and bhinnashtaka. Then synthesise them. (b) Then he asked me to divide the Vimshottari dasha running into eight equal parts and show them against each prastharaka of the tenth lord. See if the concerned prastharaka has a plus score in that division when a job is got or promotion given. Thus this research is divided into four parts: first the transit of planets in sarvashtaka, transit of tenth lord and mahadasha lord and antardasha lord. The prastharaka of the tenth lord (it being the karma lord) and see it in the relevant division of the Vimshottari dasha if there is a plus score. For the purposes of clarity, each of these parts is being explained with one full-fledged example first. In other examples the same research is being shown in a condensed form in the proforma devised for the purpose.

The Full Example . Born on May 11, 1946, this engineer got his first job on January 31, 1968, a promotion on February 1, 1973 and second promotion in May 1980. On the day this engineer got his first job, the tenth lord Mercury was in Aquarius which has forty positive points and is the strongest house in the horoscope.

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The Vimshottari mahadasha running at that time was of Rahu. Since there is no prastharaka or bhinnashtaka for Rahu, we are taking Venus prastharaka because in this case Rahu is in the rashi of Venus. If we make eight equal divisions of Rahu mahadasha of eighteen years, each division would be of two years and three months. Therefore Rahu mahadasha is divided into eight equal parts and the starting and ending periods will be:

Rahu D - M - Y Starts 17.07.1965 1st part 17.10.1976 ends 2nd 17.01.1970 3rd 17.04.1972 4th 17.07.1974 5th 17.10.1976 6th 17.01.1979 7th 17.04.1981 8th 17.07.1983 Now if we consider the kakshya of Mercury, the tenth lord, it will be seen that in Aries (where Mercury is posited) there are positive points against the first, second and third kakshyas while fourth and fifth are blank and then sixth, seventh and eighth kakshyas have plus score. Thus except fourth and the fifth prastharakas remaining six have positive score.

The Analysis

Now to find out if the time is favourable the following four steps will illustrate this piece of research:

(a) In the Sarvashtaka, the transiting tenth lord Mercury was placed in Aquarius (40) when the first job was got; in Capricorn (29) when the first promotion was given; and in Aries (29) when the second promotion was got. (b) The Vimshottari dasha was Rahu-Rahu. Rahu is in the ninth house with bhagya lord Venus - a favourable time.

(c) The Rahu in transit was in Pisces, which in Mercury's bhinnashtaka has five positive points and in Venus' bhinnashtaka has four positive points. (d) Now the first job was got on January 31, 1968 which falls in the second part of the eight divisions of Rahu mahadasha. Now if this is correlated to the prastharaka of the tenth lord, there is a positive score against this division. So it was favourable.

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Sun Venus Mercury Rahu Saturn 8 7 Lagna 5 4 Ketu Moon Jupiter Mars Case 1 May 11, 1946 Mars 6 3:45 p.m. 9 3 Satumn Lahore 12 10th L: Mercury 2

10 Venus Lagna Ketu Moon 11 1 Rahu

Jupiter Sun Mercury

24 29 20 29 24 26

7 5 26 8 29 4 (35)

40 35) 6 26 9 3 29

29 26 12

29 10 11 24 2 (20) 1 26 26 24 29 40 (29

Mercury Rahu Parts Prastharaka mahadasha (10th lord) 8 parts division

1 Saturn + 17-7-65 to Event 1 3*45' 17-10-67 (First job) January 31, 1968 11 Jupiter + 17-1-70 Dasha favourable. 10th lord : 40 pts. 7'30 Rahu 29°5' (+). 8-parts (+). III Mars + 17-4-72 Mercury 5'13' (+) 11'15' 1V Sun 17-7-74 Event 2

15°0' (First promotion) February 1, 1973

V Venus 17-10-76 Dasha favourable. 10th lord : 29 pts. Rahu 22'13' (+). 8-parts (+). 18'45 Mercury 20'52' (+) VI Mercury 17-1-79 + 22"30' Event 3 VII Moon + 17-4-81 (Second Promotion) May 1, 1980. 26'15' Dasha favourable. 10th lord : 29 pts. VIII Lagna Rahu 2'0' (+). 8-parts (+). + 17-7-83 30 - 0' Mercury 343' (+).

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Saturn Rahu 7 Lagna 5 4 8 Moon Ketu Jupiter

Mars Event 1 Jupiter 6 Mercury (1st Job) Jan. 31, 1968 Venus 9 3

Sun Dasha: Rah-Rah 12 Mercury 5'13' 10 Saturn Sun Rahu 2

Venus Lagna 11 1 Ketu Moon Mars Mercury

Saturn (R) Ketu 8 7 5 Mars Lagna 4 Event 2 (First Promotion) Moon 6 Feb. 1, 1973 9 3 Sun Rahu Ketu

Mercury Dasha: Rah-Rah Sun 12 Mercury 20'52' Mercury 2 Venus Jup. Jupitur Saturn Moon Venus 11 1 Rahu Mars Lagna 10

Sun Mercury Venus Mars 8 7 5 Lagna Satum Event 3 Mars Rahu Moon 4 Jupiter

Ketu (Second Promotion) Jupiter Rahu

Satum 6

May 1, 1980 9 3 Dasha Rah-Rah 12 Mercury 3'43' 10 2

Lagna 11 1 Moon Ketu Sun Mercury

6 2 5 4 4 5 4

4 7 6 4

Mercury Venns Bhinnashtaka Bhinnashtaka 5 4 4 5

• 3 5 5 4 6 6

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When the first promotion was got on February 1, 1973 the fourth division had no positive score. But when the second promotion was got in May 1980 in the seventh part of Rahu's dasha there was a positive score.

Conclusion

If a four-fold analysis is made the result obtained is : (a) In Sarvashtaka, the transit of the tenth lord was very favourable.

(b) The Vimshottari dasha periods running were either associated with the ninth house (bhagya) or with the tenth lord or the tenth house.

(c) The transit of the mahadasha lord in the bhinnashtaka of the tenth lord and in the case of Rahu, of Venus in this case (because he is in the rashi of Venus) was not weak.

(d) In the eight parts division of the mahadasha running, two out of three times there were positive points. If such application is done in other cases what are the results and if the percentage of success is more than seventy, it can be said to be a valid research.

Summary

When a question is asked whether time is favourable for getting a job or promotion, it is mainly the dasha or antardasha that guides us. This is a very dependable approach and more often than not, it comes out correct. There are however some occasions when mahadasha and antardasha are favourable the job is not got or promotion not given. There must be some weakness some where. Where can this weakness be detected? It must be seen in the transit if it is favourable. But transit without Ashtakavarga can be misleading many times. In this paper an attempt has been made to show how the transits can be effectively made use of through Ashtakavarga. This has been done in three ways:

(a) The transit of 10th lord in Sarvashtaka. (b) The transit of Mahadasha and Antardasha lords in Sarvashtaka. (c) The division of vimshottari dasha in 8 equal parts and then marking out each part according to the plus or minus score in the prastharaka of the 10th lord and in the rashi in which the 10th lord is posited. In all these cases it has been seen that when majority of these were favourable only then good events took place.

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The eight parts division in Vimshottari dasha is a novel application. Here this popular dasha system has been divided into eight equal parts without any reference to the traditional antardasha of Vimshottari.

Note:

(a) In Annexure I the 8 parts division of Vimshottari mahadasha of all the nine planets has been given.

(b) Since there are no Bhinnashtaka of Rahu and Ketu, they have been treated as owners of the houses in which they are posited.

Observation

This theory has been tested on twenty horoscopes and in eighteen cases the results were positive. This is not a conclusive research, it can be refined and improved upon.

Annexure-I Vimshottari Mahadasha divided in 8 Equal Parts

Part Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu Nos. Ketu

6yrs 10yrs 7yrs 17yrs 16yrs 20yrs 19yrs 18yrs

y md ym d y m d ym d y m d y m d y m d ym d

1 0-9-9 1-3-0 0-10-15 2-1-15 2-0-0 2-6-0 2-4-15 2-3-0

1-6-0 2-6-0 1-9-0 4-3-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 4-9-0 4-6-0

III 2-3-0 3-9-0 2-7-15 6-4-15 6-0-0 7-6-0 7-1-15 6-9-0

IV 3-0-0 5-0-0 3-6-0 8-6-0 8-0-0 10-0-0 9-6-0 9-0-0

V 3-9-0 6-3-0 4-4-15 10-7-15 10-0-0 12-6-0 [1-10-15 11-3-0

VI 4-6-0 7-6-0 5-3-0 12-9-0 12-0-0 15-0-0 14-3-0 13 6-0

VII 5-3-0 8-9-0 6-1-15 14-10-15 14-0-0 17-6-0 16-7-15 15-9-0

VIII 6-0-0 10-0-0 7-0-0 17-0-0 16-0-0 20-0-0 19-0-0 18-0-0

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Moon Lagna 5 Venus Moon Saturn

Saturn Jupiter Sun 4 Mars Lagna 2 Jupiter 1 Case 2 Rahu Ketu Sept. 3, 1942 Venus 3

11:40 p.m. Mercury 6 12

Kaithal Sun Mars 9 10th lord Jupiter Rahu 11 7 Ketu

Mercury 8 10

37 28 32 34 26 32

4 2 25 5 34 1 (28

28 26 3 27 6 12 37

26 25 9

23 7 20 11 (28 10 20 31 23 27 8

31 (26)

Jupiter 8 parts division Event 1

Parts Prastharaka Jupiter Saturn (First job) August 9, 1967 (10th lord) mahadasha mahadasha Dasha favourable.

Saturn 28-4-80 to Jupiter 26 pts. Saturn 37 pts. I 8-4-64 to Jupiter 22'17 (+). 8-parts (+) 3'45' 24-4-66 13-9-82

1I Jupiter Event 2 + 28-4-68 28-1-85 7'30' (Govt. job) Nov. 21, 1969

111 Mars 28-4-70 13-6-87 Dasha favourable. + 11*15' Jupiter 23 pts. Mercury 31 pts. 8-parts (+). IV Sun + 28-4-72 20-10-89 150' Event 3

28-4-74 13-3-92 (Promotion) April, 1975. V Venus 18'45 Dasha favourable.

V1 Mercury Jupiter 37 pts. Sun 37 pts. + 28-4-76 28-7-94 22*30' Jupiter 11'58'. Sun 26'05'(+). 8-parts (+).

VII Moon + 28-4-78 13-12-96 Event 4

26'15' (Promotion) Nov. 15, 1986

VIII Lagna + 28-4-80 28-4-99 Dasha favourable.

30°-0' Jupiter 28 pts. Satum 31 pts. Ketu 27 pts. Jupiter 23*33'(+). Saturn 13'S2'(+). Ketu 25'25'(+). 8-parts (+)

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Sun Jupiter Satum Rahu Lagna 5 Mercury (R) 2 Moon 1

Event 1 Mercury Venus Lagna Rahu

(1st Job) Sun 3 Aug. 9, 1967 Jupiter 6 12 Saturn (R) Dasha : Jup-Sat Moon 9 Jupiter 22'17'(+) Venus 7 Mars 11 Mars Ketu 8 10 Ketu

Moon Saturn (R) Lagna 5 4 2 1 Ketu Lagna Saturn Event 2 (R) Rahu (Govt. Job) 3 Nov. 21, 1969 6 12 Moon 9 Mars Dasha: Jup-Mer Jupiter12'55'(+) Ketu Venus 11 Jupiter 7 Rahu Sun Venus 12*55' 8 10 Mercury Jupiter Sun Mercury Mars

Moon Sun Venus Lagna Venus Ketu

Jupiter Ketu Saturn 4 2 5 Lagna Event 3 Saturn 1 Mars Mercury (Promotion) 3 Moon April 1975 6 12 Jupiter Dasha: Jup-Sun 9 Sur 1 Jupiter 11'58'(+) 11 Sun 26'5' Mars 7 Mercury Rahu 8 10 Rahu

Rahu Moon Lagna 4 2 1 5 Lagna Moon

Jupiter Event 4 (Promotion) Ketu 3

Nov. 15, 1986 2525' 6 12 Rahu 9 Mars Dasha: Sat-Ket 7 Jupiter 2333'(+) Venus 11 Jupiter Satum Sun Mercury

13'51' Venus Ketu Sun 8 10

Mercury 25°25' Saturn Mars

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Jupiter Ketu Saturn 8 7 5 4 Mars Lagna Moon Sur Mercury Case 3 Moon Venus Feb. 12, 1954 6

Jullundur Rahu 9 3 Ketu

10th lord: Merc. 12 2 10 Jupiter

Rahu Mars Lagna 11 Satumn 1 Mercury Sun Venus

24 30 32 23 28 27

7 5 25 8 31 4 29

24 29 6 44 9 3 23

20 27 12

20. 10 24 2 (32 11 1 44 25 28 31 24 30

Mercury 8 parts division Event 1

Parts Prastharaka Mercury Ketu (First job) April 30, 1975

(10th lord) mahadasha mahadasha Mercury lagna and 10th lord therefore dasha favourable. 1 Saturn 25-12-65to 25-12-82to 3'45' 10-11-83 Mercury 30 pts (+). 10-2-68 Mercury 28'06' (+). H Jupiter 25-3-70 25-9-84 Mars 20'26' (+). 7'30 8-parts (+) 111 Mars + 10-5-72 10-8-85 11'15' Event 2 (Govt. job) Angust 10, 1987 IV Sum 25-6-74 25-6-86 Mercury 27 pts. Rahu 31 pts. (·) 15'0' Rahn 24'45' (+). V Venus + 10-8-76 10-5-87 Mercury 21'08' (+). 18'45 8-parts (+). VI Mercury + 25-9-78 25-3-88 22'30 Event 3 (Promotion) December 25, 1982 VI1 Moon + 10-11-80 10-2-89 Ketu in 10th in birth 26'15' therefore dasha favourable. VIII Lagna + 25-12-82 25-12-89 Ketu 44 pts. 30.0' Ketu 10'44' (+). Mercury 27'43' (+) 8-parts (+)

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Jupiter Sun Venus Mercury Ketu Saturn 8 7 5 Rahu Lagna 4 Event 1 Mars (1st Job) 6 Apr. 30, 1975 Moon 9 3 Satum Dasha: Mer-Mar 12 Mercury 286' 2 Mars 20'26' 10 Jupiter Venus Ketu 11 1 Moon Rahu Lagn2 Mars Sun Mercury

Ketu Moon Mercury Jupiter Mars Venus 8 7 Lagna 5 4 Saturn Sun Event 2 Rahu (Govt. Job) Sun 6 Aug. 10, 1987 9 3 Venus Dasha: Mer-Rah Mercury 12 Mercury 21*08' 2 Rahu 24'45' 10 Ketu Moon Mars 11 1 Saturn Lagna Rahu Jupiter

Satum Moon Rahu 7 5 Jupiter 8 Lagna 4 Event 3 (Promotion) Ketu 6 Dec. 25, 1982 Mercury 9 3 Rahu Dasha: Ket-Ket Venus Mars Sun 12 Mercury 27'43 10 Ketu 10'44' Mars Moon 2 Ketu 11 1 Mercury Saturn Lagna Venus Sun Jupiter

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Lagna Rahu 2 Lagna 12 11

3 Rahu Sun

Sun Case 4 Mars

Mars Feb. 24, 1949 1 Venus

Venus 10:15 a.m. 4 10 Mercury

Mercury Dhanbad (Bihar) Saturn 7 Moon

Moon 10th lord Saturn (R) 5 9 Satum Ketu Jupiter (R) Jupiter Ketu 6

28 25 30 33 2 3 2 6

25 21 2

Sarvashtaka Saturn Bhinnashtaka 21 22 3 2

29 41 30 32 6 3 3

Saturn Rahn Event 1

Parts Prastharaka mahadasha (First job) May 7, 1974 (10th lord) 8 parts division Rahu in lagna in birth therefore

Satum 12-9-71 to dasha favourable. Rahu : 41 pts. I 3'45' 12-12-73 Saturn bhin. (6). Saturn 8°18' (+)

II Jupiter 12-3-76 Event 2

7'30' (First promotion) June 5, 1974

III Mars 12-6-78 Dasha favourable.

11'15' Rahu 41 pts. (+). Rahu 0'34'. Jupiter 2248'. Saturn 1139' (+). IV Sun + 12-9-80 Saturn bhinnashtaka (6). 15*0'

12-12-82 Event 3 V Venus 18'45 (Second Promotion) March 10, 1977 Rahu 30 pts. Rahu bhinnashtaka (3). VI Mercury + 12-3-85 Rahu 2'51'. Saturn 175'. 22'30' Event 4 VII Moon 12-6-87 (Third Promotion) July 31, 1986 26°15 Saturn 41pts. Saturn 932'. VIII Lagna 12-9-89 Rahu 1'5'. Sun 13'56' (+) Saturn bhinnashtaka (6).

Note Here either sarvashtaka points or dosha and antardasha lords or bhinnashtaka points + 10th lord are favourable.

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Lagna Ketu Venus Venus Sun Ketu Mars Saturn 3 Mercury Mars 2 Lagna 12 11

Event 1 Saturn Sun Jupiter Jupiter Mercury (1st Job) 1 May 7, 1974 4 10 Dasha: Rah-Rah 7 Saturn 8'18'(+)

5 9 Rahu 6 8 Moon Moon Rahu

Lagna Sun Mercury Sun Ketu Venus Ketu Saturn 3 2 12 Mercury Lagna 11

Venus Jupiter

Jupiter Event 2 Saturn

(Promotion) Mars 1 June 5, 1974 Mars 4 10 Dasha: Rah-Jup 7 Saturn 11'39'(+) 9 5 Moon 6 8 Moon Rahu Rahu

Lagna Jupiter Venus Jupiter 2 Lagna 12 11 Ketu 3 Venus Mercury Sun Event 3 Ketu Sun Mercury (Promotion) Saturn 1 March 10, 1977 Saturn 4 10 Mars Dasha: Rahu-Sat 7 Mars Rahu 30 Pts. Rahu 5 Moon 9 Rahu 6 8 Moon

Lagna Moon Rahu Moon 2 12 11 3 Lagna Rahu Jupiter

Jupiter Event 4 Mercury (Promotion) Sun 1 July 31, 1986 Mercury Sun 4 10 Dasha: Rah-Sun Saturn 9'32' Venus 7 5 9 Venus Ketu Mars 8 Mars Saturn Ketu 6 Sarurn

Authors and Journalists an Astrological Enquiry

Col A K Gour

Denefics waft in caressingly enveloping one in the loving arms and then they deliver the message softly, decently and with courtesy. Meghdoot the cloud messenger of Kalidasa owed his creation to Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and a benefic Moon. Harshness, violence, thundering skies and erupting earth announce the message of malefics. 'Desert Storm' the messenger of Bush was ruthless, crude, cruel and indecent; conceded to be a technological marvel, it owed its creation to Mars, Saturn, Rahu and a malefic Moon. Rahu, Saturn and Moon getting too close to the Sun on that day, January the 16th, 1991, added fuel to the maleficence of these planets. Art and culture promote the good, caring and concerned living by spreading the loving benignancy, they open the frontiers; technology on the other hand protects the frontiers by threats and force. Art is the Benefics' domain and Technology, the kingdom of the Malefics. Writing is an art. Who else but the 'Devaguru' Jupiter should gift it. Mercury also pitches in; not only is he the prince but more importantly he is the one who is carrying Jupiter's genes - and they show. An author is some one who brings anything into being; a beginner of an action; an original writer of a 'Granth'. The author is Jupiterian, steady, deep and contemplative thinker, producing a work of substance whose effect is long lasting. A journalist produces 'literature in a hurry *. He is mercurial, quick, witty and fleeting. His work is applauded handsomely but is remembered for a short period. Venusian effect leads to the creation of short works that are more artistic and soft, a benefic Moon makes poetry gush out, imagination soar and nobility thrive. The benefics have made a writer and have helped in the production of his works; he now needs a Mars or a Ketu to print his works and to sell the work Saturn and Rahu's assistance would be invaluable. This paper aims at finding out the Authors and Journalists from a study of their horoscopes. The horoscopes are being studied within the

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confines of the principles that have been enunciated below. Two different systems - the Parashari and the Jaimini, are being used. Five horoscopes of authors and journalists are being placed under the microscope of the principles and the efficacy of these principles is being ascertained under both, the Parashari and the Jaimini, systems.

THE PRINCIPLES

Parashari

The First Principle The houses and lords connected with writing are, 3rd, 5th and 10th. Mercury produces the journalists whereas Jupiter produces the authors. The stronger the PAC (Position, Aspect, Conjunction) bond of the lords of 3, 5 and 10; Mercury and Jupiter the more meritorious the author - obviously Jupiter will dominate - should Mercury dominate a meritorious journalist will result. A combined strength of Jupiter and Mercury will result in an author cum journalist. The First Principle, therefore, is PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, 10th, Mercury and Jupiter.

The Second Principle Mars and Mercury in mutual aspect promote an excellent journalist. Mars denotes ink while Mercury stands for paper. Any link between these two helps-Mercury posited in Aries or in Scorpio or Mars in Mercury's rashis, a link in the Navamsha, all promote journalism in conformity with their strength. The Second Principle is Mars-Mercury bond.

Jaimini

The Third Principle Jaimini Rishi laid down 2nd, 3rd and 5th as the houses and lords that promote writing. If the lords of the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter are in Jaimini aspects, writing gets going. The Jaimini aspects in brief are: a fixed rashi aspects all moveable rashis except the adjacent rashi. For example Taurus will aspect Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. A moveable rashi will aspect all the fixed rashis except the adjacent rashi. For example Aries will aspect Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. A dual rashi will aspect the other three dual rashis. The Third Principle is 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini aspects.

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The Fourth Principle

Karakamsha - the Navamsha that is occupied by the Atmakaraka (AK) is the Karakamsha. It's rashi is called the Karakamsha rashi. In the natal horoscope; the Karakamsha rashi, the planets posited in it, the 2nd, 3th and 5th houses from it, and the planets posited, aspecting or otherwise influencing these areas assume importance. Jupiter in this position makes one an all round genius, his aspect grants well founded knowledge and makes the man a true traditionalist. Mercury makes one a Mimansaka, some one with a sharp, penetrating and probing intellect. The Fourth Principle is Karakamsha rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it.

Case Study One

The horoscope is of Mr. Giri Lal Jain, a noted journalist, and former

Birth details: July 26, 1922 at 9:10 p.m. (IST) at Delhi. Lagna 2127' Mars 1903' Venus 2828' Sun 1005' Mercury 27'09' Saturn 10°18' Moon 8°20' Jupiter 19'48' Rahu 9*58'

Balance: Ketu 2-0-27

Karkamsha Ketu Ketu Mercury 10 (AK) 12

1 Lagna 9

Lagna Girilal Jain Sun 11 July 26, 1922 2 8 Mars 9:10 p.m. Delhi Moon Venus 3 5

Karkamsha Moon Jupiter Mercury 7 Venus Saturn (AK) 4 6 Mars Rahu Rahu Sun Jupiter Saturn

Jupiter Rahu Rahu Lagna 3 Saturn Mercury Moon Moon 2 12 Mercury Lagna

JJupiter Saturn 11

1 Navamsha 4 10 7

Sun 9 5 Mars Venus Mars Sun 8 Venus Ketu 6

Ketu

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Editor of The Times of India. A respected sober Political coloumnist, whose opinion matters and who moulds public opinion. Let us examine it vis-a-vis the enunciated principles.

1. PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, 10th, Mercury and Jupiter (a) Lord of 3rd and 10th is Mars, posited in 10th house. Mars is aspecting the 5th house and the 5th lord Mercury, posited in the 5th house. This is a strong positional bond-the lords posited in their own houses. The aspect of the lord of 3 and 10 on the lord of 5 further strengthens the bond. (b) Mercury, the 5th lord in 5th house gives additional Mercurial strength. (c) Notice the absence of Jupiter from this bond. Jupiter denotes authorship.

2. Mars-Mercury bond Mars aspects Mercury. Lord of 10th in contact with the lord of 5th leads to the kendra-trikona relationship. Mars is also in the nakshatra of Mercury and Mercury is in the nakshatra of Jupiter - he lorded over the best known national Daily.

3. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini aspects Lords of 2nd, 3rd, 5th are Jupiter, Mars and Mercury respectively. Lord of 3rd, Mars aspects his own house. Mercury and Jupiter, the lords of 2nd and 5th, are in mutual aspect. A strong bond, gaining additional strength by Mars in Mercury's nakshatra is their.

4. Karakamsha rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it The Karakamsh a rashi is Gemini and its lord Mercury is posited in it. The Sun is in second house giving authority, the Moon and Venus in the third house aspecting Libra, 5th house rashi led to prolific and continuous writing-Venus also grants authorship of small works. Gemini has the aspect of Jupiter, Saturn and Ketu on it. Mercury in Gemini makes him a reputed journalist; Jupiter gives him poise, depth and knowledge; Saturn underscores his political wisdom; and Ketu, being, Mars-like, gives him the control of the print media. It is worth noticing that Jupiter is located with Saturn and Rahu. Rahu is posited within with Jupiter making his views heard with respect in foreign countries. Saturn's conjunction with Jupiter and it's aspect (Parashari) on Mars and Mercury makes him a respected (Jupiter) political (Saturn) journalist (Mercury) who has authority (Mars) over the print media.

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Case Study Two

The horoscope now placed below belongs to a journalist and author. Shri Joglekar headed the Press Trust of India and is the author of a number of books.

1. PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, 10th, Mercury and Jupiter.

Lords of 3rd and 5th are posited in their own houses. Lord of 10th aspects both, the houses and their lords, from the 9th house. A fairly strong bond. The absence of Mercury stands out.

2. Mars-Mercury bond

Exalted Mars aspects Mercury. The bond is boosted by the location of the 4th lord (Mercury) in Aries the Mooltrikona a rashi of the 9th lord (Mars). He headed the PTI.

Birth details: April 30, 1924, 4:30 a.m. (IST) Amravati.

Lagna 0'29' Mars 0"14' Venus 15°17 Sun 29*57' Mercury 18"57' Saturn (R) 6°42' Moon 5'34' Jupiter (R) 27'01' Rahu 6°25'

Balance: Saturn 15-9-24

Lagna Mercury Mercury Ketu Sun (AK) Venus 2 1 Lagna 11 10 karkamsha Venus Sun (AK) Mars

Ketu Joglekar Karkamsha Moon Apr. 13, 1924 12 3 9

Mars 4:30 a.m. (IST) Amravati Rahu 6 4 8 Moon Jupiter Jupiter Saturn 5 7 (R)

(R) (R) Rahu Saturn (R)

Sun Venus Moon

Jupiter Rahu 6 5 3 2 Mercury Lagna Venus Rahu Lagna 4 Navamsha 7 1

Mars Moon 10 8 12

Ketu Mars Sun Jupiter Saturn Ketu Mercury 9 11 Saturn

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3. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini aspects Lords of 2nd, 3rd, 5th are Mars, Venus and the Moon. Venus and the Moon the lords of 3rd and 5th are in mutual aspect. Lord of 2nd receives the aspect of Jupiter. Mercury placed in 2nd is in mutual aspect with Jupiter. It is also noticeable that Jupiter is in the nakshatra of Mercury. A strong bond between both Mercury and Jupiter exists.

4. Karakamsha rashi and 2nd, 3th, 5th from it Pisces is the Karakamsh a rashi. Mercury is in 2nd; Venus in 3rd and the Moon in 5th are in their own houses. The Moon and Mercury are aspected by Jupiter and Ketu - printing (Ketu) journalism (Mercury) authorship (Jupiter) are promoted. Jupiter lord of 10th aspecting the lords of 3rd and 5th along with their houses and being placed in the nakshatra of Mercury gave him the gift of authorship. Venus also promotes writing. In this case Jupiter being in a better position than Mercury we have a better author; compare it with the first case where a blemished Jupiter inhibited authorship and the validity of the principles begins to get proved.

Case Study Three This is the horoscope of the Founder Editor of the National Herald; a renowned journalist Shri K. Rama Rao.

1. PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, 10th, Mercury and Jupiter Lords of 3rd and 10th are posited together in close conjunction. Mercury is also posited in the same house. Lord of 5th is posited in 10th. A strong bond of the lords of 3rd and 10th with Mercury in a Venusian house gives excellence in journalism. Jupiter is Vargottama. The lord of 3rd is in Jupiter's nakshatra, indicating authorship.

2. Mars-Mercury bond Mars is posited in Gemini the house owned by Mercury. Mars aspects Mercury in Navamsh.

3. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini aspects Jupiter is the lord of 2nd and 5th whereas Saturn owns the 3rd. Jupiter and Saturn are in mutual aspect. Mercury and Jupiter are also in the mutual aspect, strong bond boosted by the mutual aspect of the Sun and Jupiter.

4. Karakamsh a rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it Karakamsha rashi has Ketu in 2nd; Jupiter in 3rd; and Mercury in 5th

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Birth details: November 9, 1896, 8.35:39 a.m. Gunrur.

Lagna 26'5' Mars 6°38' Venus 26'29' Sun 2449' Mercury 13'21' Saturn 28'46 Moon 1718' Jupiter 14'35' Rahu 27'48

Balance: Venus 14y-3m-9d

Karkamsha Moon Saturn (AK) Mars Sun Mercury (R) 10 9 Lagna 7 Rahu 6 Venus K Rama Rao Ketu 8 Nov. 9, 1896 11 5 Jupiter

Rahu 8.35:39 a.m. 2 Guntur Jupiter 4 12 Ketu

Lagna Satum (AK) 1 3 Moon Venus Sun Mercury Mars (R) Karkamsha

Venus Lagna Sun Saturn Mercury Ketu 2 1 Lagna 11 Sun Ketu 10 Venus Mercury 12 Navamsha Saturn 3 9

6 Jupiter Moon 8 4 Moon 5 Rahu Mars

Mars 7 Rahu Jupiter

from it. An excellent combination for press and journalism, add Jupiter's aspect to Mercury, and also to the Sun and Saturn who happen to be located in Jupiter's nakshatra; and you have a respected, knowledgeable and witty journalist. Shri Rama Rao was a legendary journalist. He with his National Herald, heralded the advent of professional journalism in the country. He laid down the guidelines, the style sheets, the editorial layouts for others to follow. He trained a generation of journalists; Jupiter in 10th - testifies to his teaching-here was a teacher, a journalist extraordinaire.

Case Study Four

Shri Seetharamaiah was a scholar, astrologer, journalist and author.

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Birth details: March 27, 1911, 7:45 p.m. Sh. Seetaramaiah, Madras.

Lagna 4'40' Mars 17'27' Venus 11'48' Sun 13'11' Mercury 20'25' Saturn 12'49' Moon 5'43' Jupiter (R) 20°53' Rahu 17'33'

Balance: Mars 0y-5d-27m

Sun Karkamsha Mercury Ven Sat Rahu 8 Lagna 6 9 Jupiter (R) (AK) 5 Ketu Moon Sh. Sectaramaiah 7 March 27, 1911 Mars 10 4 7:45 p.m. 1 Mars Madras 11 Karkamsha Moon Venus Saturn 3 /Lagna Jupiter 12 Rahu 2 (R) (AK) Ketu Sun Mercury

Sun Ketu Jupiter Mars 10 9 Lagna 7 6 Mercury Moon Rahu Venus Saturn Navamsha 11 5

Mercury 2 12 4 Ketu Venus

1 3 Satur Lagna Moon Snn Rahu Jupiter Mars

1. PAC bonding of3rd, 5th, 10th, Mercury and Jupiter The lords are Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon. The Moon the lord of 10th is posited in 5th and is aspected by Jupiter the lord of 3rd. The lord of 5th (Saturn) and the lord of 3rd (Jupiter) are in mutual aspect. Jupiter being retrograde also gives the effect of 12th house; from this house Jupiter and Mercury get in mutual aspect.

2. Mars-Mercury bond This is a weak link. In the Navamsh a Mercury's house has Mars posited in it. This denies a control over the print media.

3. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini aspects The lord of 2nd, Mars aspects his own house. The lord of 3rd aspects

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the 5th house; the Sun and Mercury aspect the 3rd house; the 2nd and 5th have the aspect of Saturn, Venus and Rahu; and 5th receives the additional aspect of Jupiter and Ketu. This is a strong bonding, Ketu and Jupiter aspecting the 5th give him scholarship and astrology.

4. Karakamsh a rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it Aries is the Karakamsha rashi; 2nd, 3rd and 5th from it are devoid of planets the 2nd has the aspect of Mars, Jupiter and Ketu on it and the 5th has the aspect of Saturn, Venus, Jupiter and Ketu on it. This has given to him authorship, journalistic learnings and astrological scholarship.

Case Study Five

Shri R. Santhanam, editor and astrologer.

Birth details: May 21, 1944, 8:20 p.m., Tirupati.

Lagna 18°44' Mars 6°21' Venus 27'22' Sun 7'17' Mercury 14°57' Saturn 3*09' Moon 28'28' Jupiter 21'07' Rahu 6'05'

Balance: Sun 5y-2m-7d

Moon(AK) Karakamsha Venus Sun Saturn Mercury 10 9 7

Mars Ketu Lagna 6 R Santhanam Jupiter May 21, 1944 Rahu 11 8 5 8:20 p.m. 2 Ketu Tirupati 4 Mars 12 Sun Jupiter 1 Rahu Karakamsha Lagna Moon(AK) 3

Venus Mercury Saturn

Jupiter Sun 11 10 Lagna 8 7 Ketu Venus Moon Saturn

Ketu 9

Navamsha Sun 12 6 Mercury 3 Jupiter Mars 5

Rahu Mars 1 Mercury Lagna 2 4 Rahu Venus Saturn Moon

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1. PAC bonding of 3rd, 5th, 10th, Mercury and Jupiter Lords are Saturn, Jupiter and the Sun. Lord of 5th aspects 3rd and his own, the 5th, house. Mercury and the lord of the 10th are not in the bond. This is a weak bond.

2. Mars-Mercury bond Mercury is posited in Aries and Mars is located with Mercury in the navamsha.

3. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, Mercury and Jupiter in Jaimini aspects Lord of 3rd (Saturn) aspects 2nd and 5th. A weak bond.

4. Karakamsha rashi and 2nd, 3rd, 5th from it Karakamsh a rashi is Sagittarius. In the 5th from it we find the Moon, Venus and Mercury. Mercury is in the nakshatra of Venus this gives journalism and authorship. Ketu in 2nd makes him astrologer. The Moon, Venus and Mercury aspect Aquarius, the third house from the Karakamsha rashi promoting journalism. The examination of these horoscopes has established the validity and the efficacy of the principles that were enunciated. This has been a limited examination since the principles were applied to the horoscopes of known figures in the field of writing and journalism. There may be hundreds who have these combinations but who do not write: conversely there may be people who write but do not have these combinations - "Ghost" writing is not the only possible answer. This examination has pointed to a direction, has given hope that after examining a larger number of horoscopes belonging to persons in different writing milieus we can reach definite conclusions. I must acknowledge that this enquiry would not have been possible without the guidance of Shri K.N. Rao. It is an experience, rare in the astrological world, to have an astrologer not only sharing his knowledge with his students but also letting them publish the articles under their own names. I proudly salute his selflessness.

Post Script : This article was written in August 1991. The author continued his research and in December 1993 produced a book: Professions .- Inclination, Fructification and Career Profile. The book has a chapter on Authors and Journalists' wherein this profession has been dealt with in greater detail and in 'Parashari Paddhati'.

Successful Indian Women in Different Fields

Kusum Vashishtha

In writing about successful Indian women in different fields a reference has to be, of necessity, made to the famous book of Simon de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, in which she has made a devastating attack on male- made morality of male dominated societies since ancient times. What the great writer missed was the status of social celebrity, Indian women in ancient times attained, particularly in Vedic times. What Dr. A.S. Altekar in his famous book The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization has discussed will complete ly destroy the attack of the great lady writer of France. Facts, lesser knows to many, can be refered to briefly here. " ... Nay we find one of the early Upanishads recommending a certain ritual to a house-holder for ensuring the birth of a scholarly daughter. Atham ya Ieshed Buddhita Me Pandita Jayet" (page 3)

Altekar also refers to ancient authorities to support his thesis. Women could be initiated in Vedic studies and were entitled to offer sacrifices to Gods. The son was not absolutely necessary for this purpose. The marriage of the daughter was not a difficult problem. It was often solved by the daughter herself. The dread of a possible widowhood did not very much weigh upon the mind of parents, for, as will be shown later, "leviate and remarriage were allowed by society and were fairly common" (ibid) Instead of referring contemptuously to 'male chauvinists' and 'liberated women', it will be obvious that Vedic and post-Vedic civilization had reached a rare equilibrium in which a women could be a co-equal. Sita of the Valmiki Ramayana is a brilliant debater whose sharp intellect is seen at her best when she first convinces Hanuman why she would not allow him to take the credit for rescuing her from the clutches of Ravana and would instead have her husband, Rama have

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it. She is sharper in her counter-arguments when Rama had desired her to have an agni-pariksha in Lanka after the battle. Such debating skill would do credit to high class lawyers. Draupadi is devastating in her subtle arguments with Yuddhishtira when Pandavas after losing everything in the great gambling, go to forest to spend a thirteen years period of exile. To some extent the culture and civilization of those times is kept historically alive in the ancient classics of astrology, which will be referred to later. And it too has been stated that besides women's character, marriage, children, childlessness, physical beauty etc., there are references to Sanyas and Brahmavadini yogas in female horoscope. But the material found in those books is too scanty to be of any substantial use in the discussion of successful women of our times. A hint too has been given that where the Rajayogas in a female horoscope are not applicable to her directly, the benefit of these yogas will accrue to her husband, inferentially, to her male children too. This was generally, true till forty or fifty years ago when women with brilliant horoscopes confined themselves to their hqmes, rearing children and looking after household duties only. The subject matter of research of this paper is the discussion of the horoscopes of such women as have themselves taken part actively in various public spheres and have become well-known. It has been felt that many of the achievements of notable Indian women cannot be explained with the help of the astrological material available about female horoscopy in ancient texts. For instance: I. The combination for a Brahmavadin is: if the Lagna is an even sign with strong Mercury, Jupiter with the Moon the women will be a Brahmavadin. 2. If there is Jupiter in the Lagna and the Moon in the seventh house or a strong Venus in its own shadvarga be in the tenth house, such girl, even if born in a poor family, would be a queen. 3. If in a women's horoscope Mercury and Venus in the seventh houses and the Moon in the eleventh house get aspected by Jupiter (who must naturally be in the third house) she becomes a queen and is praised by scholars and intelligent men. 4. If a strong, exalted, and full Moon in the fourth house is aspected by Jupiter in a woman's horoscope, such a women will be highly intelligent and versatile scholar. (This can be only for Aquarius Lagna, with the Sun, Jupiter in the tenth house.

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5. If the Lagna is an even sign in a women's horoscope and Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are strong, such a women will be famous, intelligent and happily married. 6. If the Moon is in Cancer in Lagna, in a female horoscope, and Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and the Moon are strong, such women would be scholarly, famous and artistic.

It will be seen that in all these combinations two points are stressed repeatedly : Lagna in even sign and strong benefics only. Will these combinations help us explain the rise of successful women of India? It is the common experience of every astrologer that malefics, strong and well placed form very good Rajayogas, in both male and female horoscopes and take them high in science, technology, law and public life. In dealing with female horoscopes, we must not stress her sex, but instead, treat it as the horoscope of a male for all predictions in the India of our times when the female literacy is touching forty percent (1991 census) unlike half-percent in the beginning of the century. India is harking back to the Vedic times in giant strides as far as the rise of women is concerned though in the strapings and style of a western woman, it appears. But that is a deceptive impression because Indian women in Vedic times had full social and education freedom when the west had not even moved out of the cave stage of its development.

Approach (a) In all the horoscopes of notable Indian women being discussed here the normal well known Raja, Arishta, Dhana yogas are being + applied through wel-known Parashari principles. (b) The role of exalted planets, benefic and malefic, has been taken into account and also the role of such debilitated planets as they cause Rajayogas in exceptional cases. (c) In the dasha scheme, primary importance has been given to the Vimshottari Dasha though for cross-checking Jaimini's Chara dasha too has been applied, wherever necessary.

THE SAMPLE

Five horoscopes have been chosen : one in political life; two famous in their respective artistic fields; two women Police Officers.

Case Study One The first horoscope is that of Kiran Bedi, not merely Indian's but

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perhaps world's best known woman police officer. It is not known to many that even till 1991 there is no such high ranking women police officer in USA or UK.

Dasha

A right Dasha must come to right time for rise in a career. She was born with a balance of Saturn Mahadasha of 17-1-23 and from second August 1966 her dasha of Mercury, Lagna and the tenth hose started. Mercury with Mars (a position of authority and police service too) and the Sun denoting a government administrative job, in the ninth house she succeeded in the All India Competitive Examination in 1972 and

Caae Study One - birth details: June 9, 1949; 2:10 p.m .; Arnritsar.

Lagna 17"26' Mars 6°22' Venus 9°12' Sun 25°1' Mercury (R) 1711' Satum 729' Moon 4"37' Jupiter (R) 8"26' Rahu 1'19'

Vimshottari dasha balance: Saturn 17y-lm-23d

AK AmK BK MK PK GK DK Sun Mercury Venus Jupiter Saturn Mars . Moon

Mars Rahu Mer (R) Venus Ketu Saturn

Sun 8 7 5 Moon Lagna 4

Kiran Bedi 6 June 9, 1949 9 3 Venus

Jupiter 2:10 p.rn. 12 (R) Amritsar Saturn 10 2 Mars Jupiter Mer (R) (R) 11 Sun Moon Ketu Lagna 1 Rahu

Lagna Jupiter Rahu Mercury 5 1 Saturn Sun 4 Lagna 2

Moon Mercury Rahu Saturn Mars 3 Navamsha 6 12 Jupiter Sun 9 Moon 7 11

Ketu Venus Mars

Venus Ketu 8 10

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was elected for the police service, Mars associated with Mercury asserting itself. In 1975 in Mercury-Mars she was selected for an award Year of Women'. In Jaimini's Charadasha scheme she got, after Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, Capricorn dasha from 1968 to 1973. From Capricorn, Mars, Mercury, Sun and Saturn aspect both tenth house (Libra) and Capricorn beside strengthening the fifth house through the aspect of Jupiter. And Mercury is her Amatya Karaka. Botl in Vimshottari and Chara dasha she got favourable time at the time o. her career-making.

Notable features Her ninth house contains her Lagna lord showing her luck and in association with Mars and the Sun the courage, dignity and authority, which she has been accused of exercising with impunity which is natural as Mars as eight lord associated with her tenth lord did give her a controversial image quite often. She never hesitated to take strong action. She has the road map of Delhi on her finger tips and discusses problems of traffic of this metropolis without any reference to any notes or a road map: When in charge of Delhi traffic she struck terror when there was wrong parking of vehicles with her, now, well-known crane got them lifted without caring for anyone. She had earned the nickname of 'Crane Bedi' then.

The Tenth House There is an exchange of ninth and tenth lords in this horoscope giving a strong Rajayoga. Venus in the tenth, denoted, earlier, vehicles in her career and now drug-addiction in which field, with her dedicated campaigns she has become famous. If her tenth lord and tenth house are taken together there is visible the influence of as many as seven planets here, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and the Moon being the benefics and Saturn, Mars and the Sun among malefics. No wonder, she is a famous women. Strangely all the three malefics, Saturn, Mars and the Sun are owners of 6th, 8th and 12th houses here. Saturn as the sixth lord aspecting her tenth lord gives her a service career and also litigations, initiated by her and also against her, by lawyers of Delhi recently. Mars as the eighth lord makes her controversial always and the Sun as the twelfth lord has caused problems in her career when she was transferred to far-off places as hostility to her grew stronger. But Mars and the Sun have also given her very sensitive, high security jobs in 1976 with Smt. Indira Gandhi and in 1978 with Sri Charan Singh.

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Jupiter's aspect on the tenth lord won her the gratitude of Delhi's public when she had the courage to introduce one-way traffic in Delhi. But since it was done in Mercury-Rahu it brought in lot of protest initially but she soon won public approbation when traffic flow started looking very civilised. Jupiter, representing religion, is debilitated in her horoscope. Once she earned the wrath of Hindus of Delhi when during a Ramlila celebration she changed the route of the Ramlila procession. Enraged Hindus threw stones at her and she was transferred to Delhi West soon after. Now a horoscope like this if we do not see it as any male horoscope we will miss significant points. There are string of Rajayogas present here; Parashari ones are the exchange of ninth and tenth lords and the influence of seven Planets on the tenth lord and the tenth house. More significant are Jaimini's rajayoga : Amatya Karak and Atmakaraka (the Sun and Mercury) in the ninth house. Then besides, vargottama Rahu and Ketu, Jupiter, Mercury and the Sun are in their own navamsha. In Navamsha, the tenth lord Jupiter is in his own house. In whole of her Ketu dasha she ran into controversies but as soon as the Venus dasha started, she got herself involved in the praiseworthy task of de-addiction, a philanthropic work in these days of international drug-trafficking.

Case Study Two In the case of Kiran Bedi her birth details were obtained from her father and in the case of Yamini Hazarika, another women I.P.S. officer in Delhi she very gracefully passed on her birth details on phone but neither other life events could be got nor, she being a low profile officer, much information about her be obtained through newspapers.

1. She was born in Rahu Mahadasha with a balance of 4 years, nine months and four days and the next dasha was of Jupiter, her tenth lord and exalted,an excellent period for career making. And she made it.

2. In Jaimini's Chara dasha she got up to 1966 the dasha of Gemini and upto 1978 of Taurus which covers her years of career-making. With Mercury in Taurus, the period of Amatyakaraka should be said to have begun. In the next dasha of Aries for two years, with the Amatyakaraka aspecting Capricorn, the tenth house from Aries, she must have become a full-fledged women police officer.

Here comparison with Kiran Bedi's horoscope ends and some other

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features appear, so rare in a women's horoscope. 1. Vargottama Mars in Lagna, who is the sixth and eleventh lord with lord the Sun and Ketu - all malefics show a women with unusual courage. It is a more like a male horoscope than Kiran Bedi's, because Lagna is odd and has three malefics in it. Crime against women committed by men and investigated by men will get reversed as more and more women police officers do investigation into crimes committed by men. A women joining I.A.S. or other services makes some news only but a women walking like a tigress right into the male preserve like the police service or even army, say artillery division with a high rank is still big news.

Caw Study Two - birth details: June 30, 1955; 4:00 a.m .; Dimapur.

Lagna 720' Mars 2924' Venus 26°55' Sun 14'8' Mercury 270 Saturn (R) 2134' Moon 16'28' Jupiter 10°10' Rahu 3'16'

Vimshottari dasha balance: Rahu 11y-9m-4d

AK AmK BK MK PK GK DK Mars Mercury Venus Saturn Moon Sun Jupiter

Lagna Mercury Venus Mercury Ketu Jupiter Venus Sun Mars 4 Lagna Ketu Sun 2 5 1 A Lady Mars IPS Officer Jupiter 3

June 30, 1955 6 12

4:00 a.m. 9 Dimapur Moon 11 Satum Saturn 7 Rahu 8 Rahu (R) (R) 10

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Rahu Saturn Mars 11 10 8 7 Sun Lagna Jupiter

Sun Moon Ketu

Moon 9 Mercury Navamsha 12 6 Venus 1 3

Rahu 5 2 Lagna Jupiter Saturn Mars Mercury 4 Ketu Venus

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Vargottama Mars of Hazarika with the Sun and ketu helped her enter police service. 2. Then here are two exalted planets, Jupiter and Saturn. One is the tenth and seventh lord and the other eight and ninth lord. Together with Vargottama Mars which is like an exalted planet exalted Saturn virtually gives to her two exalted malefics. Were we to stick to the ancient astrological classics of only benefis being good in a woman's case for name and fame, Hazarika's horoscope would have to be written off. But because it is too masculine, she has landed in a career which is hundred percent masculine.

3. She has the luck of getting the dasha of exalted Jupiter, followed by that of exalted Saturn to be followed by that of Mercury, Lagna lord, exalted in navamsha. As in the case of a male so too in the case of female, it is the dasha running and the dasha to come that is important in astrological foretelling of events.

4. The mutual aspects between Amatyakaraka, and Putrakaraka and between Darakaraka and Amatyakaraka will show a career of achievements.

5. Both Saturn and Jupiter, exalted are in kendras from each other. In the fag-end of Saturn's dasha in the sub-period of Jupiter her career will reach a stellar climax. It will then be the beginning of the next century and she will have crossed the middle level of police hierarchy. But the aspect of the eighth lord Saturn on her tenth lord Jupiter may create in her a desire to get absorbed in a non-police job later.

Case Study Three

In discussing the horoscope of Lata Mangeshkar, the greatest living legend in the world of film music in the world, it is worth remembering that the world record of singing maximum songs is held by an Indian women. She is an Empress among melody-queens of the world. And as melody-empress she has left far behind even the melody-kings of the world.

The Dasha Scheme

It has been shown so far that the dasha one gets at the right time has primary importance in shaping one's career. Lata started with a balance of Mercury of sixteen years, four months and eighteen days days. Then came Ketu's dasha which being in the second house from the Sun, saw the end of the career and life of her mentor, her own father, Dinanath Mangeshkar, a famous figure in the musical theatre of Maharastra.

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Then came the dasha of Venus in her fourth house and the significator of music. It was 1953, six years after the partition of India and the most famous melody queen of pre-partition India Noor Jahan had left for Pakistan. There was a vacuum for good singers particularly female ones while male singers life Rafi, Mukesh and Manna Dey and occasional singer like Kishore Kumar had risen high. During this period, the famous music director Anil Biswas had disapproved of Lata as that "singer with a shrill voice" while other music directors were quick to spot in Lata a rare talent. She learnt a tune after hearing it only once and was ready like her famous sister Asha for recording it fastest. Then the music directors made another discovery - she could sing every type of song even improving upon the tunes given to her. So much speed

Case Study Three - birth details: September 28, 1929; 10:47 p.m .; Indore.

Lagna 23'28' Mars 1'55' Venus 1051' Sun 12'13' Mercury 0'20' Saturn 1'47' Moon 1709' Jupiter 29*00' Rahu 21'03/

Vimshottari dasha balance: Mercury 16y-4m-18d

AK Amk BK MK PK GK DK Jupiter Moon Sun Venus Mars Saturn Mercury

Rahu Lagna Rahu

1 Jupiter 4 3 Lagna Moon Jupiter 12

Lata Mangeshkar Moon 2 Sept. 28, 1929 Venus 5 11 10:47 p.m. Indore Venus 8 6 Sun 10 Ketu 7 9 Saturn Mars Sun Ketu Mercury Mars Mercury Saturn

Sun Venus Saturn 7 Jupiter

4 Ketu Mars 6 Mercury Lagna 3

Venus Rahu 5 Navamsha 8 2

Lagna 11 1 9 Sun Moon Saturn Mercury Moon Jupiter 10 12 Ketu Mars Rahu

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with such musical embellishments were rarest of a rare musical talent. They had discovered a talent, then they found that they were mistaken. They had discovered a genius. In Jaimini she got the dasha of Aquarius, her tenth house aspected by her Amatyakaraka, the Moon, who is also aspecting her tenth house from Aquarius. It was 1949 and she filled the void left by Noorjehan. Shamshad Begum was there but could not have rivalled her in singing all types of songs and so melodiously. Ameer Bai Karnataki was already being forgotten. Against a team of famous male singers it was one female singer only, Lata, and in the full twenty years of Venus dasha she achieved which no singer in the history of the world every achieved. The most striking feature of her horoscope is that Lagna and four planets are in the rashis of Venus, the Sun and Saturn are in the rashi of Mercury and Jupiter, the Moon in its own rashi and Venus alone is in a non-benefic rashi. Unlike, as in the two previous horoscope of women police officers where there is strong dominance of malefic planets here the tempo of her life is set into motion by benefics and benefic rashis. No wonder Lata is total picture of effiminacy, more with her voice than in her appearance. Jupiter in her Lagna wards off evils while the Moon, an artistic planet in the artistic rashi, Karka together with the artistic Lagna in the rashi of Venus 'and the over-all artistic predominance in her horoscope has shaped her into what she is, even now, in the sunset of her career. Two other well-known facts of her life need explaining. First is her marriage not having taken place. This is explained in two ways, first her seventh houses is between two malefic surrounding and it second from her upapada (Ariesa) Mars and ketu with ineffective Mercury are in the seventh house. Why and how is Lata so fabulously rich? The reason, her second and fifth lord Mercury, dhanakarak is vargottama. Then her Indu Lagna which falls in Taurus has Jupiter in it and Jupiter is her eleventh lord also. The only masculine feature in her horoscope is vargottama Mars. She asserted her right to have royalty from the sale of her gramaphone records and when it was refused by Raj Kapoor she refused to sing for his films till he lost the battle. There are a string of Rajayogas in her horoscopes : Atmakaraka Jupiter and Amatyakaraka the Moon aspect each other. Again Atmakaraka and Putrakaraka and Darakaraka aspect each other. . In the Parashari system the tenth lord aspects his own house, the fifth lord is with seventh lord, the fourth lord is in the fifth house and the

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ninth lord is aspecting the fourth lord. Therefore successively even after the mahadasha of Venus Lata had the good fortune of the Sun, and the Moon dashas till 1989 after which in the dasha now of her twelfth lord Mars, in the sixth house she is in semi-retirement to end her longest, legendary musical innings in Indian and world films, not before singing songs in every well-known Indian language and even in foreign language. Lata belongs to history and world's legends.

Case Study Four

Briefly another horoscope is being discussed of a lady officer of the rank

Case Study Four - birth details: September 2, 1950, 5:40 p.m., Calcutta.

Lagna 12'59' Mars 21'0' Venus 2731' Sun 16°23' Mercury (R) 9'43' Saturn 2748' Moon 17°44' Jupiter (R) 8°12' Rahu 5'09'

Vimshottari dash balance: Venus 13y-5m-24d

AK AmK BK MK PK GK DK Saturn Venus Mars Moon Sun Mercury Jupiter

Rahu Rahu Moon 1 12 Lagna 10

Lagna Moon 9 A Lady Officer Jupiter (R)

Jupiter 11 (R) Famous Dancer Venus

Sept. 2, 1950 2 8

5:40 p.m. Saturn 5 Calcutta Sun 7

3 Saturn Mars Mercury 4 Sun 6 Mars (R) Ketu Venus Ketu Mercury (R)

Venus Ketu Sarurn Jupiter Mercury Mars 12 11 9 Mercury 8 Venus Lagna

Ketu 10 Navamsha Mars 1 7 4 Lagna Sun Rahu 6 2 Moon Saturn 3 5 Jupiter Moon Sun Rahu

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of a deputy secretary, soon to become a joint secretary but famous as a Kathak dancer. Some similarity with the horoscope of Lata Mangeshkar can be seen here but with a difference. She too has Jupiter, her eleventh (and second lord) in her Lagna and she too has the Moon in her third house and her Venus is exalted in navamsha. But her Moon in the third house is in rashi of Mars also aspected by Mars.

Dasha After Venus dasha she was ready to perform as a well-trained Kathak dancer without neglecting her studies in which too she excelled. Then in her the Moon dasha which is aspected by Mars she succeeded in all India competition and became class one officer continuing her dance career in which she had already become distinguished by then. The brief period of seven years of Mars between 1980 and 1987 established her place in India's dance circles but it was divided attention between her responsibilities as an officer and dancer that hindered the chances of great celebrity-status as a dancer. In the meantime she married a European admirer of hers and has a child to look after as a mother.lt is her Rahu dasha now in which her dance-career is folding up slowly. In Jaimini's Chara dasha between 1968-72 she was having Karka dasha containing her Amatyakaraka, Venus with the Moon in the tenth and in the next dasha of Leo her Amatyakaraka aspecting her tenth house helped her make her career as an officer while continuing as a well-known Kathak dancer. The Rajayogas are, in Jaimini Atmakaraka conjoined with Putrakaraka and Amatyakaraka and Darakaraka aspecting each other. Her tenth lord in the ninth house and her Lagna lord aspecting her ninth house gave her distinguished politician father besides helping her make her own career. But the dasha running now is not helpful in pursuing her artistic career with greater success.

Case Study Five

The last horoscope being discussed is that of an old lady born in 1914, now seventy-seven years old and a Member of the Lok Sabha from Tamilnadu. She is the well-known Margatham Chandrasekhar who was on the same stage as Rajiv Gandhi on the fateful night of 21st May 1991. Her life has been a story of struggle, first during the independence movement when she, a South Indian lady, had the courage to plunge in the conservative South into the freedom struggle.

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Dasha

After three years of Ketu dasha, she got the dasha of her tenth lord, Venus in which period she was a well-known freedom fighter in south India. It was fame with all the trouble that freedom struggle brought in its wake She had no thoughts of marrying. Her Darakaraka, the Moon with Ketu aspected by the Saturn, delayed her marriage together with the aspects of Mars on Rahu in the seventh house and the seventh lord in the eleventh house. She married in 1950 in her thirty-sixth year. In Jaimini she had to wait for her dasha of Capricorn 1946-53 where her Amatyakaraka, Jupiter is posited to enter parliament. She has never

Case Study Five -birth details: November 12, 1914; 2:10 a.m .; Madras.

Lagna 27'58' Mars 7'38' Venus 19'11' Sun 25'28' Mercury 16'35' Saturn (R) 8'59' Moon 6'45 Jupiter 21'36' Rahu 9'04'

Vimshottari dasha balance: Ketu 3y-5m-12d

AK Amk BK MK PK GK DK Sun Jupiter Venus Mercury Saturn Mars Moon

Saturn 7 (R) Sun 6 Lagna 3 4 Moon Margatham Mercury Saturn Ketu (R). Rahu 1 Chandrashekhar Venus 5

Nov. 12, 1914 8 2

2:10 a.m. Lagna Mars Moon 11 Jupiter Madras Ketu 9 Rahu 1 Venus Sun 10 12 Mars Mercury Jupiter

Sun Moon Ketu 11 10 Lagna Mercury Saturn Venus 8 7 Rahu Mercury Jupiter 9 Navamsha 12 6 Mars

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Moon 5 /Lagna 1 Saturn Mars 2 Ketu 4 Venus Rahu Sun Jupiter

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lost an election. Venus in the fourth house is very good for parliamentary career and in this case Mars-Venus combination the ninth and tenth lords conjoined giving her an excellent Rajayoga. No wonder she has been successively in the cabinet of Pt. Nehru, Indira Gandhi and also Rajiv Gandhi. She was running Rahu mahadasha, and the Moon sub-period on the night of 21st May 1991 when, to look after the arrangements on the stage from where Rajiv Gandhi was to address the election meeting, she had moved away a few feet from Rajiv Gandhi. When the explosion took place she was injured and, hospitalised. The Moon as the twelfth lord took her to the hospital. It was not a maraka sub-period which explains why this remarkable women who has fought so many battles in her life escaped death though she is now recovering fast. The Sun in the third house and Saturn in the eleventh house are good for her longevity.

SUMMARY

1. In all the five horoscope it has been seen that it is only when a favourable dasha comes, that a career is made.

2. But a favourable dasha can have little utility unless there are strong Rajayogas. 3. The dasha most popular, Vimshottari, should be employed along with Jaimini's dasha and correlated with karaka particularly Amatyakaraka as is clear from the all the five horoscope. 4. In all these cases the Amatyakaraka was either in the rashi or was in the tenth house or aspecting the tenth hose when their careers were made.

3. But the most significant conclusion derivable from hundreds of successful women in different fields of activities is to ignore their sex and treat their horoscopes as male horoscope for the purposes of astrological scrutiny.

Tajika-Shastra and Marriage Timing of Event

Dr R K Wishwakarma

T he marriage in Hindu society is considered to be the most sacred institution. The union between the couple has a great conviction that sexual love has a deep and spiritual significance. It is not for the gratification of one of the most powerful instincts, sex (maithun) after abar and nidra but also for performing the basic social function - procreation. The mother instinct to have children is the most motivating factor for regulating the sex instinct through the institution of marriage and for propagation of human species. In Hindu astrology, the 7th house from Lagna is the house of spouse. Venus is the karaka of wife and Saturn (to some extent) for husband. When a person is going to get married, is a question that needs a careful examination of the 7th house and the lord of the 7th which should be well disposed and unafflicted. Our great Rishis have dealt with the subject extensively and formulated certain rule regarding the timing of marriage event. Jataka Paarijat enunciates the principle that if the lord of the 7th house is associated with Venus, its dasha and bhukti may lead to marriage. Failing that the dasha and bhukti of the lord of the. Rashi occupied by the planet owning the 2nd house may have the marriage producing effect. The dasha and bhukti of the lord of the 10th and 9th houses comes next in orer. Lastly note the planet associated with the lord of the 7th house or the one occupying it. During dasha bhukti of one of these, marriage may take place. The Jataka Paarijat further says that the time of marriage can also be determined by the total of the figures of the ruler of the asterism occupied by the Moon and the lord of the 7th bhava. Add together the figures of the lord of Lagna and the 7th house and when Jupiter transits over the rashi and navamsha indicated by the result or trines to it, marriage occurs. The marriage may also occur when Jupiter traverses Trikona rashi and Navamsha rashi occupied by the lord of the 7th house. There are some other principles based on Gochar movement of planets. Add the longitude of the Moon rashi and that of the lord of

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the 8th house. When Jupiter passes through it; or when Jupiter transits through the 2nd house of the navamsha position of the lord of Lagna or Jupiter and the Moon are together, marriage is indicated. Other indications are also there. If the Moon happens to be 7th lord, its dasha and bhukti indicates marriage. Besides these classic rules in terms of dasha-bhukti and gochar movement of planets, there is another school of thought based on latest researches carried out by K.N. Rao1 that it is the transit of Saturn and Jupiter and their aspectal relation to 7th house, is the primary indicator of marriage. "It is the Saturn who unites the bride and bride-groom. Saturn, in consultation with Jupiter proposes how and when to tie the conjugal knot". So in the timing of event, the Saturn should have aspected or have an aspect on (i) Lagna and the 7th house; (ii) Lagna lord and the 7th lord; (iii) Lagna lord and 7th house; or (iv) Lagna and the 7th lord. The same principle applies to Jupiter also. The duration or aspect is two and a half years in case of Saturn and 12 to 15 months in case of Jupiter. Besides Saturn who proposes, Jupiter who disposes (by giving his sanction and authority), the Mars also plays a very prominent role in executing the event. During our discussion with K.N. Rao, the secret was disclosed by Rao himself, who attributed this to his revered mother who taught him the basics in astrology. Now coming to the timing of marriage event according to Tajik- Shastra, the following rules have been laid down by Neelkantha, Kesava and Yavanacharis and which have been synthesised by B.V. Raman in his book Varshaphal. They are as follows: I. In a progressed horoscope (PH) when Venus is in 7th house or as a lord of 7th gets an aspect of Jupiter; 2. The lord of Lagna or its sign in birth-chart (BC) is well disposed in 7th house of PH; 3. Sign occupied by Venus in BC is in 7th house of progressed horoscope and Venus becomes lord of the year; 4. If Varshesh (lord of the year) is in 7th house occupied by Venus in BC; or if Venus holding one of the Panchadhikaris is associated with or aspected by Mars; 5. If Rashi held by Venus at Radix happens to be the 7th house in Varshakundali (PH) and Venus becomes Varsha-raat (lord of the year); 6. If the lord of the 7th house is in Ithasal with Vivah-saham (VS = Venus - Saturn + Lagna); or lords of Lagna and Vivah-saham are in Ithasal;

1. Rao, K.N. et el, The Broad Timing of Marriage, The Astrological Magazine, June, November and December Issue, of I986

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7. If Mars as a lord of the year is aspected by Venus or vice versa; or, if Vivah-Saham is aspected by Mars and Venus; and 8. If the lord of the 7th house becomes Munthesh or Varsha-raat (lord of the year) indicates marriage and happiness from all sides. Besides these laid down rules of the Tajik authors, I have observed in a number of cases, when I was doing Tajik during 70s' that a well disposed Munthain 7th house of Varshakundali or 7th house of BCbecoming Lagna in Varshakundali and Muntha in 7th house has been found to be instrumental in marriage. This could be taken as rule (9). Since the main objective of this paper is to indicate the timing of marriage event as per Tajik rules, the analysis of progressed horoscopes deals with this aspect only. But the underlying assumption behind the Varshakundali (progressed horoscope) is that, it is derived from the basic natal chart. So for all the fruits during the year in Varshakundali cannot be realised unless, they are promised in the basic natal chart. What I intended to point out is that, if there is no yoga for marriage in the basic natal chart, making predictions about marriage will have no meaning. This precisely indicates that the basic natal chart should guarantee for any event to happen in the Varshakundali (progressed horoscope). Now coming to the timing of marriage event, some of the horoscopes of native have been taken and their Varshkundalis prepared in order to prove the validity of Tajik rules in timing the conjugal knot.

Case 1

The native was married on March 22, 1984 in the period of Mercury- Venus-Moon after completing the age of 26 years. An analysis of Varshakundali for 27th year reveals a strong marriage yoga as (a) Venus in 7th house is aspected by Saturn - the lord of Vivah-Saham (Rule 6) and it is also in Ithasal with lord of Vivash-Saham, (b) Muntha in 7th house is itself instrumental in marriage and getting friendly aspect of Saturn - lord of Vivah-Saham (Rule 9) (c) Saturn as lord of the year is aspecting Venus in 7th house.

Case 2

The native was married in May 1989 in the sub-sub-period of the Moon-Moon-Mars after completing 26th year. An observation of the Varshakundali reveals that (a) Venus as the lord of 7th house is aspected by Mars and it is also in conjunction with Jupiter (Rule 1 8c 7); (b) Venus as the lord of 7th house having Ithasal with Vivah-Saham (Rule 6); and (c) Muntha in Venus sign in 7th house is instrumental in marriage (Rule 9) and it is also being aspected by the lord of Vivah-Saham.

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Case 1 - Birth details : September 10, 1957; 00:31 hrs (Ishta Ghati 48-29); Delhi. Lagna 24°14' Mars 27°28' Venus 1°30' Sun 23°36' Mercury 23°38' Saturn 15°4 Moon 0°25' Jupiter 13°20' Rahu 18°44'

Moon Ketu Lagna 5 Mars 4 2 1

Mercury Lagna Ketu Sun 3 Case 1 12 Moon Birth Chart Sun Jupiter 6

Mars 7 9

Mercury Venus 11

Venus Rahu 8 10 Saturn Rahu Jupiter Saturn

Sun Rahu Mercury Rahu Lagna 4 2 5 Lagna 1

Venus Marriage Day 3 6 12 Sun Chart Mercury March 22, 1984 7 9 Saturn (R) Jupiter 11 Venus Saturn 10 Jupiter Ketu Moon 8 Mars (R) Moon Ketu Mars

27th Year : Sunday, September 11, 1983; 28 ghati 25 pala 42 vipala; Delhi. Lagna 2°55' Mars 23°59' Venus 0°18' Sun 29°46' Mercury 4°13' Saturn 7°52' Moon 14°40' Jupiter 10°10' Rahu 27°50'

VS Rahu 12 10

1 Lagna 9

Lagna Mars 11 Varshakundali Rahu 2 8 Jupiter 27th year Sun 5 Ketu vs+ Venus 7 Muntha 3 Sun Muntha Saturn Venus Moon Jupiter Moon 6

Ketu Saturn Mercury 4

Mars Mercury

+VS = Vivah Saham (Marriage Saham)

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Case 2 - Birth details: Monday, July 16, 1962; Farukhabad 08:05 hrs (Ishta Ghati 6-37-36)

Lagna 2°57' Mars 11°32' Venus 10°17' Sun 29°45' Mercury 14°56' Saturn 1533' Moon 11°45 Jupiter 19°3' Rahu 16°18'

Mars Sun Rahu 3 Mercury 6 4 Sun 7 Lagna Venus Mercury

Jupiter Rahu 5 Case 2 Mars Birth Chart 8 2 Saturn Lagna 11 Ketu Venus 9 Moon Jupiter 1 10 12 Moon Saturn Ketu

Sun Mars Venus Mercury 3 Jupiter 6 Lagna 4 Sun 7 Ketu Mercury

Rahu Mars Jupiter

Marriage Day Venus 5 Chart Moon 8 2

July 16, 1989 Lagna 11 Ketu 9 Satumn Rahu 1 10 12 Saturn Moon

26th Year : Friday, July 16, 1989 at 46 Ghati, 34 Pala, 18 Vipala Lagna 6°3' Mars 7°2' Venus 21°52' Sun 29°45' Mercury 16°10' Saturn (R) 1°52' Moon 2°10' Jupiter 6°9' Rahu 3°41'

Lagna Jupiter Sun Jupiter Mars 3 Mars Venus Mercury Venus Sun 12 2 11 Mercury Rahu

Rahu Varshakundali 1 4 10 27th year Moon 5 7

Ketu Moon 9

Ketu Muntha Saturn

Saturn 6 (R) Muntha VS 8 (R) VS

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Case 3 - Birth details : Wednesday, November 13, 1957; Lucknow 07:20 hrs (Ishta Gahti 2-5). Lagna 5°40' Mars 929' Venus 14°10' Sun 27°7' Mercury 8'45' Saturn 20°32' Moon 3°26' Jupiter 2701' Rahu 17°18'

Venus Sun Mars Ketu Rahu 9 Lagna 7 6 10 Saturn Jupiter Mercury Moon 8 Case 3 11 5 Birth Chart 2 4 Moon Lagna Sun 12

Venus Saturn Mars Jupiter 1 3

Mercury Rahu Ketu

Mars Venus . Rahu 10 Merc. Ketu 9 Lagna 1 Jupiter Sun Saturn 6

Marriage Day 8 Chart 11 5 Moon

Jupiter Dec. 5, 1985 Moon 2

12 4 'Lagna Mars Venus 1 3 Sun Saturn Merc. Ketu Rahu

29th year : Wednesday, November 13, 1985 at 12 Ghati, 47 Pala, 36 Vipala Lagna 7°52' Mars 16°40 Venus 11°30' Sun 27.29' Mercury 19°45' Saturn 5°56' Moon 15°15' Jupiter 16°7' Rahu 15°27'

VS Muntha Rahu 12 11 8

Muntha Lagna 9 Satum

VS Jupiter Mercury Moon. 10 Varshakundali Sun Rahu 1 7 Venus Lagna 29th year Ketu

Jupiter 6 2 Mars Saturn Sun 3 Mercury Venus Mars 5 Moon Ketu

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Case 3

The native was married on December 5, 1985 in the 29th years in the period of Mercury-Mars-Venus. The sub-period of Venus started from November 25, 1985 and terminated on January 24, 1986. In Varshakundali (a) the lord of 7th house the Moon, is aspected by Jupiter the Muntha lord, which is in Ithasal with Vivah-Saham (Rule 6) (b) Vivah-Saham lord Jupiter is aspected by Mars.

Case 4

The native was married in February, 1984 in the period of Rahu- Mercury-Venus starting from September 20, 1983 terminated On March 2, 1984. In the Varshakundali the factors instrumental in tying the conjugal knot are (a) the lord of the 7th house Venus is in exchange with Vivah-Saham. Muntha in 7th house (Rule 9); and (c) lord of Lagna and Vivah-Saham being Mars gets an aspect of Jupiter (Rule 6).

Case 5 The nat: , was married in June, 1989 in the period of Saturn-Mercury- Rahu. The sub-sub-period of Rahu starting from February 28, 1989 terminated on July 25, 1989. In the Varshakundali of the native for the 26th year, the marriage producing effects are indicated by (a) lord of the 7th house Mercury which is with Muntha; (b) Venus is aspecting Mercury - the lord of 7th house; (c) Mars as lord of the year (Varshesh) is aspecting Venus and also being aspected by Venus (Rule 7); and (d) Venus is in Ithasal with Vivah-Saham lord Jupiter (R).

Case 6 The native was married on November 23, 1989 in the period of Ketu- Jupiter-Mercury starting from November 5, 1989 and terminating on February 22, 1989. In the Varshakundali for the 30th year, the marriage producing effects are indicated as (a) Venus amd Mars are aspecting Vivah-Saham and its Lord Jupiter (Rule 7) (b) Munthesh - Sun occupies the Venus sign of BC is well disposed in 11th house aspecting Lagna. It also became Rajayogakaraka as the native as was selected for Uttar Pradesh Provincial Civil Services.

Case 7 The native was married on November 23, 1989 in the dasha-bhukti of the Moon-Ketu which started on June 19, 1989 and terminated on January 19, 1990. In the Varshakundali (a) Venus is Varshesh (lord of the year) and it is aspecting lord of the 7th house and its also being aspected by Jupiter (Rule 1); (b) Lord of Lagna - Sun is in Ithasal with

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Case 4 - Birth details : Thursday, March 22, 1951; Delhi 19:33 Hrs (Ishta Gahti 32:45).

Lagna 21°33' Mars 22°40' Venus 8°14' Sun 7°57' Mercury 18°54' Saturn 5-38' Moon 26°58' Jupiter 29°47' Rahu 25°54'

Sun Moon Ketu Mars Venus 7 Mercury Lagna 5 8 Saturn (R) 4 Rahu Jupiter 6 Case 4 9 3 Birth Chart Moon 12 Ketu 10 Sun Mars 2 Lagna 11 Mercury Saturn Rahu 1

(R) Jupiter Venus

Sun Saturn (R) Mercury Rahu Mars 7 5 Ketu 8 Lagna 4 Moon Venus Marriage Day 6 Chart Jupiter 9 3 March 22, 1984 12

10 Sun 2

Mars Mercury Rahu

Jupiter Ketu Saturn Lagna 11 1

Moon (R) Venus

33rd Year : Tuesday, March 22, 1984 at 44 Ghati 59 Pala 24 Vipala Lagna 25°45 Mars 25°45' Venus 10°0' Sun 7°35 Mercury 3°15' Saturn (R) 9°38' Moon 16°15' Jupiter 17°7' Rahu 15°14'

Sun Venus Saturn (R) Mars Muntha Mercury VS Rahu Moon 9 7 10 Lagna Jupiter Ketu 6

Varshakundali 8 11 5 33rd year 12 2 Sun Mercury Muntha 4 Lagna Saturn Mars 1 Rahu 3 Jupiter Ketu (R) Venus VS Moon

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Case 5 - Birth details : Saturday, October 19, 1963; Delhi 02:55 hrs (Ishta-Ghati 50:00). Lagna 10°24' Mars 2°2' Venus 15°1' Sun 2°3' Mercury 20°29' Saturn 236 Moon 16°24 Jupiter 19°23' Rahu 21°10'

Mercury Jupiter Rahu Sun 6 4 3 Venus 7 Lagna Rahu Moon 5 Case 5 Mars 8 2

Saturn Birth Chart Lagna 11

9

Sun Ketu 1

Ketu Mars Venus Mercury 10 12

Moon Saturn Jupiter

Sun Moon Mars Ketu Mercury Jupiter Venus 6 4 3 7 Lagna Venus

Marriage Day Mars Ketu 5 Sun Chart 8 2 Mercury June 12, 1989 11 Jupiter Rahu Lagna 9 Saturn 1 Saturn (R)

(R) Moon 10 12

Rahu

26th Year : Wednesday, October 19, 1988 at 14 Ghati 33 Pala 45 Vipala

Lagna 28°48' Mars 16°25' Venus 19°51' Sun 2°4' Mercury 7°40 Saturn 19°40' Moon 9°5' Jupiter (R) 16°20' Rahu 27°1'

Jupiter Rahu Sun (R) 10 Lagna 8 Mars 11 Saturn Mercury Venus VS Muntha Ketu 9 Varshakundali 12 6 26th year 3 Rahu Moon 5 1 Moon Lagna Mars 4 Saturn Sun Mercury 2

Venus VS Muntha Jupiter (R) Ketu

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Case 6 - Birth details : Sunday, June 26, 1960; Gorakhpur 23:20 hrs (Ishtha Ghati 45:27).

Lagna 1°59 Mars 10°14' Venus 11°40' Sun 11°14' Mercury 5°15' Saturn 22°40' Moon 10°58' Jupiter 4°44' Rahu 25°42'

Mars Ketu Lagna Mars Sun Venus 1 11

2 Lagna 10

Moon Ketu Mercury Sun 12 Case 6 Jupiter (R) 3 9 Birth Chart Venus Saturn (R) Rahu 4 6

Moon Mercury 8 Jupiter (R) 5 7 Saturn (R) Rahu

Lagna Jupiter (R) 1 11 10 2 Lagna Rahu

Marriage Day Ketu 12 Chart Jupiter Saturn 9

Rahu Nov. 23, 1989 (R) 3 Venus 6 8 4 Sun Ketu Moon Mercury 5 Saturn Sun Moon 7 Venus Mercury Mars Mars

30th Year : Tuesday, June 27, 1989 at 14 Ghati 5 Pala 33 Vipala

Lagna 11°25' Mars 12°45' Venus 3°10' Sun 11°1' Mercury 21°7' Saturn 17°20' Moon 14°40' Jupiter 28°55' Rahu 4°4'

Moon Jupiter Venus Mars VS Mercury Sun 6 Lagna 4 3

7 Muntha Ketu Sun

Rahu Venus 5 Varshakundali Mars Jupiter 8 2 30th year Lagna Mercury Muntha 9 11

Ketu Saturn Rahu (R) 1 Satum 10 12 (R) Moon VS

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Case 7 - Birth details : Sunday, September 24, 1961; Kanpur 22:55 hrs (Ishta-Ghati 42:21). Lagna 3'11'53" Mars 1'21' Venus 915' Sun 7°39' Mercury 405' Saturn 29'55' Moon 11'23' Jupiter 5'02' Rahu 3'29'

Moon Lagna 5 4 2 Venus Rahu Lagna 1

Ketu 3 Case 7 Sun 6 12 Moon Jupiter Birth Chart Venus 7 9 (R) Rahu Mars Saturn 11

Mercury Ketu

Satumn Mars Sun 8 10 Mercury Jupiter (R)

Lagna Ketu Jupiter (R) 4 Lagna 2 5 Jupiter (R) 1

Marriage Day Ketu 3 Chart 6 12

Rahu Nov. 23, 1989 9 7 Mars Venus Saturn 11 Venus Sun 8

Mercury Mars 10 Saturn Sun Mercury Rahu

29th Year : Sunday, September 24, 1989 at 53 Ghati 3 Pala 36 Vipala

Lagna 1°23' Mars 9°25' Venus 20°15' Sun 7°48' Mercury 9°47' Saturn 13°45' Moon 10°45' Jupiter 15°21' Rahu 29°59'

Jupiter Sun Mars Mercury Moon Ketu

VS 7 3 Venus 6 4 Muntha Lagna Jupiter Moon VS

Varshakundali Ketu 5 8 2 29th year Lagna 11 Rahu 9 Saturn Venus Sun 1

Saturn Mars 10 12 Muntha Mercury Rahu

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Case 8 - Birth details : Wednesday, May 12, 1943; Firozpur 20:10 hrs (Ishta-Ghati 35:37).

Lagna 9'41' Mars 25°30' Venus 7'37' Sun 2742' Mercury (R) 12'46' Saturn 18'51' Moon 3°20' Jupiter 27'03' Rahu 27*30'

Sun Mercury (R) Jupiter Venus 7 Saturn 10 9 Ketu Lagna 6

Mars Rahu 8 Case 8 Mars 11 5 Moon

Ketu Birth Chart Moon 2 4 12 Mercury (R) Rahu 1 Saturn 3 Lagna Sun Jupiter Venus

Venus Mars Ketu

Saturn Rahu 9 7 10 Lagna 6 Sun Mercury Marriage Day Jupiter 8 Chart Sun Mercury 11 5 March 4, 1967 12 2

Venus 4 Jupiter Mars Satur . 3 Lagna 1 Ketu Rahu

24th year : Thursday, May 12, 1966 at 29 Ghati 8 Pala 51 Vipala

Lagna 7.35' Mars 25°9' Venus 14°4' Sun 27°42' Mercury 12°30' Saturn 3°13 Moon 9°23' Jupiter 8°3 Rahu 5°34'

Sun Ketu Venus Mars Jupiter Mercury 9 8 Lagna 6 VS Muntha 5 Rahu Moon 7 Varshakundali Saturn 10 4

Saturn 25rd year 1 11 Ketu Sun 3 Moon Mercury Jupiter Lagna 12 Mars 2 VS Muntha Rahu Venus

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Mercury-lord of Vivah-Saham and aspecting Vivah-Saham (Rule 6); and (c) lord of the 7th Saturn is aspecting 7th house.

Case 8

The native was married on 4th March 1967 in the period of Venus/ Mercury/Moon. The sub period of the Moon started on December 26, 1986 and terminated on March 31, 1967. In the Varshakundali of the native for the 29th year, the planetary factors instrumental in marriage are (a) the lord of Lagna-Mars in birth-chart (BC) is well disposed in 7th house (Rule 2); (b) 7th lord Mars is aspecting Jupiter-Lord of Vivah-Saham (Rule 7); and (c) Munthesh the exalted Venus is having friendly aspect of Saturn who unites the bride and bridegroom.

Case 9 The native was married on June 26, 1974 in the period of the Sun/ Mercury/Jupiter which started on June 21, 1974 and ended on August 1, 1974. In Varshakundali of the native for the 38th year, the planets instrumental in marriage are (a) Venus in Taurus in 7th house aspected by Mars (Rule 1) and Venus apsecting Mars and (b) Venus as lord of the 7th house in Ithasal with the lord of Vivah-Saham.

Case 10

The native was married on 27th May, 1979 in 27th year in Venus- Saturn-Venus dasha operating from February 11, 1979 till August 21, 1979. In Varshakuntali for the 27th year (a) the lord of Vivah-Saham (Rule 6); (b) lord of 7th Mars is getting an aspect of Jupiter (Rule 1); and (c) Muntha in 7th house is instrumental in marriage (Rule 9).

Validity of Rules The foregoing analysis of 10 sample cases reveals the timing of marriage as per rules of Tajik Shashtra. Of the nine rules discussed for the timing of marriage, rule-6 (the lord of 7th house in Ithasal with Vivah-Saham (VS) or lord of Lagna in Ithasal with Vivah-Saham holds true in 8 cases, and thus, it provides 80 percent validity to the rule; while rule-4, (Mars as lord of the year aspected by Venus or vice versa or if Vivah-Saham is aspected by Mars and Venus) is true in 5 cases, and thus, it provides 50 per cent validity to the rule. Rule-9 (Muntha in 7th house) and Rule- 1 (Venus in 7th house or as a lord of 6th being aspected by Jupiter) holds true in 4 cases, and thus it provides 40 per cent validity to the rule. Rule 2 and 8 have been found true only in one case each and thus it provides 10 per cent validity to the rules.

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Case 9 - Birth details : Monday, June 25, 1945; Delhi 10:20 hirs (Istha Ghati 14:57).

Lagna 1°6'-34" Mars 16°55 Venus 24°26' Sun 16°7' Mercury 20°50' Saturn 19°45' Moon 4°34' Jupiter 26°51' Rahu 16°3'

Sun 3 Venus Mars Mer Sat 6 4 Sun Rahu Lagna Saturn 7 Jupiter Mercury Rahu 5 Case 9 2 Birth Chart Lagna 11 Jupiter 9 1 Moon Mars Moon Ketu 10 12 Ketu Venus

Venus Sun Moon Mars Mercury 3 Ketu Saturn 6 4 Sun

7 Lagna Mercury Saturn Jupiter Marriage Day Mars 5 Chart Rahu 8 2 Venus Ketu June 26, 1974 11 Lagna

9 Jupiter 1

Rahu Moon 10 12

38th Year : Tuesday, June 25, 1974 at 31 Ghati 2 Pala 33 Vipala

Lagna 22'44'17" Mars 16°5' Venus 5°10' Sun 10'27' Mercury (R) 1720' Saturn 14'5' Moon 2933' Jupiter 24*7' Rahu 25°50

Venus Sun

Ketu Mercury(R) Saturn 10 9 Lagna 7 Muntha Rahu 6 Jupiter VS Mars 8 Varshakundali Jupiter VS 11 5 Moon 2 Muntha 30th year Moon Venus 4 12 Ketu Mars Lagna 1 3 Mercury (R) Rahu Sun Saturn

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Case 10 - Birth details : Thursday, June 26, 1952; Delhi Ishta Ghati 37:27. Lagna 2633'27" Mars 9'40' Venus 12'56 Sun 1123' Mercury 28'15' Saturn 15'12' Moon 24*23' Jupiter 20'11' Rahu 29'14'

Sun Mars Ketu Jupiter Mercury Venus 7 Lagna 5 4 8 Saturn Moon

Rahu Moon 6 Sun Case 10 9 3 Mercury Birth Chart Ketu 12 Venus

10 2

Mars Lagna 11 1 Saturn Rahu Jupiter

Venus Sun Saturn Rahu Mars Mercury 5 4 Moon 7 8 Lagna Jupiter

Ketu Marriage Day Jupiter 6 Chart 9 3 May 27, 1979 Saturn 12 2 Rahu Sun 10 . Mercury 11 1 Moon Lagna Ketu Venus Mars

27th Year : Monday, June 26, 1978 at 56 Ghati 56 Pala 42 Vipala

Lagna 24°10' Mars 13°9' Venus 18°24' Sun 11.21' Mercury 25°25' Saturn 3°16' Moon 3°40' Jupiter 21°8' Rahu 8°25'

Sun Sun Jupiter Moon Ketu Lagna Jupiter Mercury 4 12 3 1 Mercury Venus Lagna Moon Ketu Venus 2 Varshakundali Mars 5 27th year Mars Saturn 11

6 8 Saturn VS Rahu Muntha 10 VS 7 9 Muntha Rahu

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Saturn and Jupiter in Timing Marriage So far, we have analysed, the timing of marriage as per dasha-bhukti and the rules of Tajik-Shastra. But no attempt was made to integrate the rule of Saturn and Jupiter in timing the event. It is, therefore, proposed to test the validity of rule advocated by Rao school of thought by applying to the samples taken. A careful analysis of all the 10 sample cases reveals that Saturn and Jupiter have been found instrumental in tying the conjugal knot in almost all the cases either by aspecting 7th house or its lord from Lagna barring one case in which Saturn was not aspecting 7th house (Case 4) but exalted Jupiter was having its 9th aspect. A look at different marriage day charts reveals 95 per cent validity of the principle. One interesting feature that emerges from the observation of all marriage-day Charts is that the Karaka of wife/husband, Venus, and the executor of marriage event, Mars, have been found either in conjunction (in four cases) or aspecting each other in marriage day charts. So has been the case with Saturn either being in conjunction with Venus (in three cases) or aspecting each other except in one case in which Saturn was found to be in-between Mars and Venus (in Case 8). A comparative analysis of the two i.e. Tajik rules and Jupiter and Saturn in the timing of marriage event, the latter one is most simplistic in approach, while the former one requires a lot of calculation and is also cumbersome. It is a lengthy process. But the validity of rules propounded by Tajik authors have proved their significance in timing the marriage event.

Role of Dashas in Marital Discord

Shiv Raj Sharma

he subject of this paper is the role of different dashas in marital discord. Marital discord must be distinguished from the modern day concept of living together. The discord that takes place after a marriage has been performed in socially accepted way, be it sacramental or legal, alone has to be defined as marital discord. Out of the four cases being discussed here two are of foreign women. The feed back given by them has been very useful for this research. Since all the four instances are of females this may be treated as a contribution to the study of female horoscope.

Methodology 1. The charts used are birth and Navamsha horoscopes. 2. The main focus of attention is on the 7th and 8th houses from lagna, and their lords. 3. Condition of Venus and the Moon in every horoscope gives valuable clues to the discord under study. 4. Jaimini's Darakaraka and Upapada are very helpful in revealing the secrets of a horoscope. 5. The dashas used are three: Vimshottari, Jaimini's Chara dasha, and Yogini dasha. 6. Wherever there are some exceptional or special rules they have been referred to. 7. The overall assessment of the horoscope from the point of view of matri- monial happiness has been considered as the most important factor.

First Illustration

This is of a Swiss lady.

Features and Analysis 1. Jupiter and Mars in lagna and the 7th house in the case of Karka

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ascendant is, in classical astrology, a combination for absolute tension in married life and also lunacy. 2. The Moon-Venus combination or opposition is generally not helpful for marriage. 3. The above two special features, an exalted Mars in the 7th house and an exalted Saturn with the Sun, in the fourth house hardly show conjugal bliss in the domestic atmosphere. 4. The Moon is between malefics; and the 7th lord from it, Venus, is retrograde.

Navamsha

In Navamsha both the 7th and 8th houses are afflicted by malefics.

Jaimini From Darakaraka, Jupiter, Mars is in the 7th while from Upapada

Birth details: October 30, 1954, 10:45 p.m., Basel (Switzerland).

Lagna 9'46' Mars 12'54' Venns (R) 6°16' Sun 13°42' Mercury (R) 11'20' Satnrn 18'16' Moon 28*52' Jupiter (DK) 6°14' Rahn 14'15'

Ketu Ketu 5 Lagna 3 6 Upa- Chart 1 Lagna Jupiter (DK) 2

pada Oct. 30, 1954 Jupiter 4

10:45 p.m. (DK) Sun Mercury (R) 7 1

Mars Basel Saturn 10 (Switzerland) Moon 8

Mars 12 Moon Mercury (R) Venus (R)

Sun 9 11 Rahu Venus (R) Saturn Rahu Upa-pada

Satumn Rahu Venus Jupiter Moon Mars 7 8 Lagna 5. 4 Sun Ketu 6

Navamsha 9 3 Rahu Mercury Venus 12

Jupiter 10 Mercury Saturn

11 Moon 2 1 Lagna Sun Ketu Mars

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(Kumbha) the 7th house has aspects of the Sun, Saturn, Mars and retrograde Mercury, and the 2nd house has the aspects of Rahu-Ketu.

Events and Timing Marriage took place in the Sun/Mars in Vimshottari dasha while in Chara dasha in Meena/Vrisha. From Meena, Darakaraka in the 5th house shows a love affair maturing into marriage in the sub-period of Vrisha which is aspected by Darakaraka. In Yogini dasha it was Bhramari (Mars)/Siddha (Venus). One (Mars) is in the 7th house while the other (Venus) is a natural Darakaraka for any horoscope. But after violent scenes at home in which the husband beat her up, now in the Moon/Rahu in Vimshottari they are preparing for a divorce. In Chara dasha it is Meena/Kumbha from where the Darakaraka is in the 6th house. In Yogini it is the dasha of Bhadrika (Mercury)/Dhanya (Jupiter).

The Second Illustration This is the horoscope of a Swedish lady who is in the foreign service of her country.

Features and Analysis The 7th lord Saturn is retrograde in the 3rd house and aspected by a Vargottama, exalted Sun. The 8th house has the aspect of Mars. From Darakaraka, Saturn is in the 7th, while from Upapada (Kanya) the 7th house has the double malefic aspects of Mars and Rahu on a deblitated Mercury. Venus is heavily afflicted. In Navamsha Mars is in the 7th aspecting 7th lord.

Events and Timing Marriage took place on June 24, 1977 in the period of the Moon which aspects the 7th house, and the subperiod of Venus which is natural Darakaraka posited with the Darakaraka, the Sun, of birth chart. In Chara dasha marriage took place in Makara dasha from where Jupiter aspects both the 7th house and Makara. The sub-period was Simha aspected by Darakaraka, the Sun, and Venus. In Yogini it was Dhanya .(Jupiter)/Sankata (Rahu-Ketu). In Navamsha, Jupiter is with the 7th lord Mercury of Navamsha aspecting Ketu. The divorce took place (1983) in Mars/Mercury both of which get connected with the 8th house. In Chara dasha it was Meena/Mithuna, both heavily afflicted, the one involving the 8th house of rashi chart and

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Birth details: April 14, 1954, 3:40 p.m., Halmstad (Sweden).

Lagna 271' Mars 7'29' Venus 19'14' Sun (DK) 052' Mercury 832' Saturn (R) 1346 Moon 217' Jupiter 293' Rahu 26'2'

Sun (DK) Upa-pada Mercury Venus Jupiter Ketu 7 6 Lagna 4 3 Saturn Moon Ketu Chart 2 (R)

Apr. 14, 1954 5

3:40 p.m. 8 2 Jupiter

Halmstad (Sweden) Lagna 9 11 Moon 1 Venus: 8y-3m-25d Mars Sun (DK)

Saturn Rahu 12 Venus Mars Upa- 10 Rahu (R) pada Mercury

Rahu Sun Ketu Mars 11 10 8 Lagna 7 Saturn Moon

Saturn 9 Jupiter Navamsha 12 6 Venus 3 Mercury 1 5 Jupiter Sun Mars

Rahu Venus 2 4 Lagna Moon Mercury Ketu

the 7th from Upapada, the other involving the 7th house of the Navamsha. In Yogini it was Bhadrika (Mercury)/Siddha (Venus), one in the 8th house and the other heavily afflicted.

The Third Illustration

This is the horoscope of an Indian girl who has been separated from her husband.

Features and Analysis The 7th lord Venus is retrograde and with the Sun in the 5th house while the 8th lord Mars with Rahu is afflicted by the aspect of Saturn. From Upapada (Karka) there is no affliction to the 7th house but the 7th lord Saturn receives the aspect of Mars and Rahu-Ketu. From Darakaraka the 7th house is again not afflicted but the 8th house has the heaviest affliction of Saturn, Rahu, Ketu and Mars. In Navamsha the 7th house has unrelieved affliction.

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Birth details: September 7, 1959, 8:30 p.m., New Delhi.

Lagna 2"10' Mars TAT Venus (R) 11'5 Sun 2056' Mercury 934' Saturn 7'10' Moon 20°27' Jupiter (DK) 2'16' Rahu 10'42

Ketu Ketu Lagna 2 12 3 Lagna 11 Chart 3 Upa- Sep. 7, 1959 pada 1

8:30 p.m: Upapada 4 10 New Delhi Sun

Jup .: 15y-5m-16d Venus (R) 5 7

Mercury Sun Mercury 9 Moon Satum

Saturn Jupiter Moon Mars Venus (R) 6 8 (DK) Rahu Man Rahu Jupiter (DK)

Lagna Mercury Mars Mars Moon 3 12 Rahu Satum Mercury 2 Lagna Moon Rahu 11 Jupiter Satumn

Venus Navamsha Jupiter 1

Venus 10 7

5 Sun Ketu 9 Sun 8 Ketu

Events and Timing In Vimshottari dasha the marriage took place in the dasha of Saturn/ Venus. (January 23, 1984). Venus is the 7th lord. In Chara dasha the marriage was in Simha/Kumbha. Simha has Venus (7th lord) aspecting the 7th house. Kumbha is 7th rashi from Simha. In Yogini it was Siddha (Venus) / Ulka (Saturn). Venus is the lord of the 7th .house. Separation took place in June 1985 in Saturn/Sun. The Sun occupies the 7th house of Navamsha with Ketu, and is with the lord in the 5th house in the rashi chart. In Charadasha it was in Simha/Meena from where the 7th house is very heavily afflicted. In Yogini it was Sankata (Rahu/Ketu)-Sankata. In Navamsha, Rahu/ Ketu occupy the lagna and the 7th house axis.

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The Fourth Illustration

This is the horoscope of a Delhi women who has got separated from her husband within three years of her marriage.

Features and Analysis The special features here is the Moon/Venus opposition generally disturbing married life. The 7th house has the aspect of retrograde Jupiter but the 7th lord is with Ketu very close in degree. The 8th house has Mars disturbing marriage again. From Upapada the 7th house involves Rahu-Ketu axis and has the aspect of retrograde Jupiter on Mercury. Darakaraka Venus has very heavy affliction of Saturn and the Sun. In Navamsha the 6th lord Venus is with the Sun in the 7th house aspected by Saturn, while the 8th house receives the aspect of Mars.

Birth details: September 12, 1949, 1:42 p.m. Delhi.

Lagna 435' Mars 9'5' Venus (DK) 42' Sun 26'4' Mercury 22'24' Saturn 17'41' Moon 19'39' Jupiter (R) 29*16' Rahu 23'46'

Upapada Rahu Moon 10 Lagna 8 7 11 Jupiter (R) Venus

Chart 4 (DK)

Sept. 12, 1949 Mars 9 1:42 p.m. Upapada Rahu 12 6 Mercury

Delhi Sun Ketu 3 Venus 10y 6m 9d Saturn 1 5

Moon Sun Lagna 4 Saturn Jupiter Venus Mercury 2

(R) (DK) Ketu Mars

Lagna 4 3 1 Mercury Lagna 12

Rahu Mercury 2 Navamsha Ketu 5 11 Rahu

Ketu 6 8 Moon Mars Venus 10 Moon Saturn 7 Sun 9 Jupiter Venus Sun Mars Saturn Jupiter

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Events and Timing Marriage took place in the Moon/Venus. In Navamsha Venus is in the 7th house while in birth horoscope 7th from the Moon. In Chara dasha marriage took place in Tula (containing Darakaraka) and sub-period of Kumbha aspected by Darakaraka which also aspects the 7th house from Kumbha. In Yogini it was in Mangala (Moon)/Ulka (Saturn). Saturn aspects the 7th house of Navamsha. Separation came in Mars (in the 8th house)-Rahu (aspected by the 7th lord, Mercury). In Chara dasha it was Tula/Mesha both of which receive the aspect of Saturn-Sun. In Yogini it was Pingala (the Sun, in the 7th house in Navamsha) and Sankata (Rahu, which gets connected with the 7th lord of the lagna).

Contrasting Study We have shown so far the points of discord in married life should be examined from the lagna, Navamsha, Upapada and Darakaraka. The houses on which and on whose lords attention must be rivetted are the 7th and the 8th. If such afflictions are heavy and unfavourable dashas come quite early in marriage, the discord deepens quite often than not, resulting in separation or divorce, or the one leading to the other. As a contrast we will present four horoscopes of four ladies: two of earlier generation and two of recent generation. Their marriages survived despite their marital problems, including extra-marital alliance. Apply the same four cardinal tests from the lagna, Navamsha, Upapada and Darakaraka. In all the cases the worked out Vimshottari dasha and Chara dasha calculations have been given; the Darakaraka and the Upapada are marked in the horoscopes. The first horoscope (chart 5) belongs to a lady who got married in 1942 and after forty six years of married life she died in 1988. The second (chart 6) belongs to an Indian Christian lady who got married in 1941 and her marriage survives the fiftieth year in 1991 though she has an incurable physical ailment. The third (chart 7) one belongs to a French lady who married in 1965 and her marriage has entered the twenty-sixth year smoothly. The fourth (chart 8) one belongs to an Indian lady, a Hindu, who married a Christian in 1972 and her marriage has entered the nineteenth year.

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Upa- Sun Mars (DK) Jupiter (R) pada Mercury Venus 11 10 8 7 Ketu Lagna Satum (R) Ketu Chart 5 9 Upa-pada 12 6 Mars Apr. 16, 1924 Moon 3 5 Rahu 1 (DK) Sun Moon Mercury 7 Rahu Jupiter Saturn 2 Lagna (R) (R) Venus

Upa- Sun Mars (DK) Jupiter (R) pada Mercury Venus 11 10 8 7 Ketu Lagna Saturn (R) Ketu 9 Chart 5 Upa-pada 12 6 Mars Apr. 16, 1924 Moon 3 5 (DK) Rahu 1 Sun Mercury Moon Rahu Lagna Jupiter Saturn 2 4 (R) .(R) Venus

Moon Saturn Jupiter Sun Rahu Venus Ketu 8 6 9 Lagna 5

7 Navamsha Mars 10 4 1 Mars 3 11 Sun Venus Moon 2 Saturn Lagna 12

Ketu Jupiter Rahu

1701 Married in 1942 Mesha 1996 Died in July 1988

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Upa-pada Sun (DK) Ketu Moon 8 7 Lagna Mercury 5 Mars Jupiter Venus 4 Saturn Rahu

Chart 6 6 9 3 Aug. 17, 1922 Upa-pada Sun (DK) 12

Mercury 2

Lagna 10 Ketu Moon

1 1 Mars Jup Ven 11

Sat Rahu

Lagna Sun Moon Sun Saturn Mars

Rahu Saturn Venus 2 1 Lagna 11 Moon 10 Mercury Venus Rahu Mars Jupiter 12 Navamsha 3 9

6 4 Mercury Ketu 8 Jupiter Ketu 5 7

Vimshottari Dasha Chara Dasha

D-M-Y Kanya 1922-1923 Moon upto 4-9-1928 Tula upto 1934 Mars 4-9-1935 Vrischika N 1938

Rahu 4-9-1953 Dhanu n 1947

Jupiter 4-9-1969 Makara 1951

Saturn 4-9-1988 Kumbha 1956 n Mercury Now running Meena 1962

Mesha n 1969 Married on May 10, 1941. Vrisha 1973 The couple is alive and happy. Mithuna 1975 Karka 1977 Simha 1989 Kanya 1990 Tula Now running

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Mercury Saturn (DK) Rahu 2 Sun Jupiter Mars 5 3 Jupiter 6 Lagna Saturn (DK) Venus Mars Ketu Chart 7 Lagna 4

Apr. 9, 1942 7 1

Moon A French Female Rahu 10 12 8 Moon Mercury Upa- 9 11 Sun

pada Upa-pada Venus Ketu

Venus Rahu Moon Ketu 9 Lagna 7 10 Mercury 6 Sun Saturn Sun 8 Jupiter Navamsha Saturn 11 5 Mars Jupiter 2 Mars 12 Moon 4

Venus Lagna 3 Mercury Rahu 1

Ketu

Vimshottari Dasha Chara Dasha

D-M-Y Karka upto 1948 Sun upto 16-5-1943 Mithuna 1957 =

Moon 16-5-1953 Vrisha 1966 Mars 16-5-1960 Mesha 11 1967 Rahu 16-5-1978 Meena 1977 Jupiter 16-5-1994 Kumbha 1986 Makara 1994 Married in 1965.

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Venus Upa-pada Mercury Sun (DK) Rahu Saturn 9 Lagna 7 6

10 Jupiter Ketu Moon Mars 8 Chart 8 11 5 Apr. 14, 1946 2 12 4 Mercury Rahu Mars Lagna Upa- Jupiter 1

Ketu Venus 3 pada Moon Sun (DK) Saturn

Jupiter Venus Ketu Moon Sun Saturn Rahu 6 Lagna 4 7 Mercury Mars 3

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Navamsha Lagna 8 2 Saturn 11 Mercury 1 Mars 9 Moon Jupiter Sun Venus 10 12

Rahu Ketu

Vimshottari Dasha Chara Dasha

D-M-Y Vrischika upto 1954 Moon upto 6-10-1955 Tula 1960

Mars 6-10-1962 Kanya 1966

Rahu 6-10-1980 Simha 1970

Jupiter-Venus 19-4-1991 Karka 1980

Love Marriege in 1972. MithUna 1989

Vrisha Now running Living Happily.

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Unless, tension points exist in a marriage as shown in the earlier horoscopes and unfavourable dashas come, marriages survive whatever may be the tensions. This has been tested by us on hundreds of horoscopes and found working accurately in more than ninety percent cases, unless the husband's horoscope contains unremovable defects.

Tabulation of tension points in the first four horoscopes We will now revert to the first four horoscopes of broken marriages and show in a tabulated way first the tension points and then how they burst into flames when unfavourable dashas came into their lives.

First Horoscope

the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord

From Lagna Has Mars Is with the Sun Is with the Sun and Mercury (R) and Mercury (R) From Darakaraka Same as above From Upapada Aspected by with Mercury (R) Aspected by With Sun Mars, Sun, Sat and Saturn Rahu, Ketu and Saturn and Mercury (R) From Navamsha Has Saturn with Rahu Has Mars Is Mars and Moon and.Venus

Dashas - Moon/Rahu; and Rahu in the 6th has taken the case to a court. (Vimshottari). Meena/Kumbha. Darakaraka is in the 6th from Kumbha denoting quarrels. (Chara). Bhadrika (Mercury), the 12th lord showing separation and Dhanya (Jupiter), the 6th lord showing litigation again (Yogini).

Second Horoscope

the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord

From Lagna Aspected by Is exalted Has debilitated Is Jupiter Moon. and retrograde Mercury aspected by aspected by exalted Mars. Darakaraka Sun, and Venus.

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the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord

From Darakaraka Has exalted With Darakaraka Aspected by With Rahu, and retrograde Sun, aspected Sun, Venus. aspected by Saturn aspected by Moon. Ketu and by Jupiter and debilitated Mercury the Moon.

From Upapada Has debilitated Aspected by Has Darakaraka With Rahu Mercury aspected Saturn (R) Sun, Venus aspected by by Mars, Rahu, aspected by debilitated Mercury Ketu. the Moon. and Ketu.

From Navamsha Has Mars With Jup. . Is aspected and Venus by the Sun. aspected by Mars.

Dashas Mars/Mercury. Mercury in the 8th is debilitated causing disturbance in marital happiness (Vimshottari). - Meena/Mithuna. Both heavily afflicted by Mars and Rahu/Ketu. Meena is the 8th house from the lagna and 7th from Upapada (Chara).

• Bhadrika (Mercury) in 8th is debilitated and Siddha (Venus) is afflicted (Yogini).

Third Horoscope

the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord

From Lagna Has Moon Is retrograde Has 12th Iord With Rahu with the Sun Jupiter (Dara- aspected by and Mercury karaka). Saturn. From Darakaraka Aspected by Is retrograde Aspected by With the Sun the Moon. with the Sun and Saturn, Mars, and Venus (R) Mercury, aspected Rahu, Ketu. aspected by the Moon. by the Moon. From Upapada Aspected by Sun, Aspected by Aspected by Aspected by Mercury Ven (R) Rahu, Mars, the Moon. Rahu, Mars, and Jupiter Ketu. Ketu.

From Navamsha Has Ketu, With Jupiter Aspected by Sun aspected Saturn and by Mars, Moon. Jupiter.

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Dashas Saturn-Sun. Saturn is aspected by Mars from 6th house (litigation), and is with 6th lord in the Navamsha. The Sun is with the 7th lord in rashi and in the 7th house in the Navamsha.

• Simha/Meena. Meena refers the 12th of birth horoscope and the 7th house from Meena is heavily afflicted (Chara).

• Sankata (Rahu-Ketu)/Sankata. Rahu in the 6th again shows litigation (Yogini).

Fourth Horoscope

the 7th house the 7th lord the 8th house the 8th lord

From Lagna Aspected by With Ketu Has Mars, Aspected by Jupiter (R) Darakaraka Venus.

From Darakaraka Has the Moon ls Mars Aspected by Aspected aspected by Venus, Mars. by the Sun, Saturn. the Sun, Saturn.

From Upapada Mer. with Ketu Same as in Has Venus Same as in the aspected by the 7th house aspected by 8th house. Rahu and the Sun, Saturn. Jupiter. From Navamsha Has Sun, Venus With Saturn Has Jupiter Same as aspected by Saturn. and the Moon aspected by Mars. in the 8th house

Dashas

• Mars/Rahu. Mars in the 8th afflicting marital happiness. Rahu is aspected by the 7th lord Mercury (Vimshottari). - Tula/Mesha. Tula has Darakaraka and both Tula and Mesha have the aspects of Saturn, and the Sun. (Chara). - Pingla. (Sun), Sun in the 7th in Navamsha; and Sankata (Rahu) which gets connected with 7th lord of lagna (Yogini).

CONCLUSIONS

The importance of the 7th house and the 7th lord from the lagna and Navamsha are of primary importance together with the 8th house and the 8th lord as can be seen.

From the Lagna (1) Case No. 1. Mars in the 7th is aspected by Darakaraka Jupiter and vice versa and it is the cause of deep mental anguish. The 7th lord who is

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also the 8th lord (Saturn) is combust. Special notable point in this ' case of Karaka lagna is the Mars-Jupiter opposition. (2) Case No. 2 The 7th lord Saturn is retrograde and is aspected by Darakaraka, the Sun. The 8th house has debilitated Mercury aspected by Mars. (3) Case No. 3 The 7th lord Venus is retrograde and also combust. In 8th there is Jupiter who is also Darakaraka. But as Bhagya lord in the 8th house he is unhelpful. (4) Case No. 4 The 7th lord Mercury is with Ketu and that too within approximately one degree which shows high affliction to the 7th lord. The 8th house has debilitated Mars, the 5th and 12th lord.

From Navamsha Navamsha must be scrutinised in depth as is clear here. Again the 7th house, the 7th lord, the 8th house and the 8th lord must be seen. (1) Case No. 1 Saturn, the 7th lord of natal chart is in the 7th house. 7th lord of Navamsha, Jupiter, is aspected by the Sun. It confirms affliction to the 7th lord and the 7th house. Jupiter's 9th aspect on Mars has saved the marriage so far though they are separated. (2) Case No. 2 Mars is in the 7th house and aspects lagna lord Jupiter, and the 7th lord Mercury. It is a case of affliction. (3) Case No. 3 Ketu and the Sun are in the 7th house. The 7th lord is posited with the 12th lord in the 4th house. Navamsha lagna lord who is also the 8th lord in the 12th house is aspected by Saturn. (4) Case No. 4 The Sun is in the 7th with. Venus, the Navamsha lagna lord. Saturn's 3rd aspect is one the 7th house. The Navamsha 8th lord, and the birth lord, Jupiter is in the 8th, and the 4th aspect of Mars on it is a case of affliction.

Chara Dasha Jaimini's Darakaraka shifts into different houses when a rashi dasha changes. Marital discord can be seen in such a change.

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(1) Case No. 1 In antardasha of Kumbha, Darakaraka is in the 6th house.

(2) Case No. 2

In antardasha of Mithuna, the 7th house has Mars and Rahu,

(3) Case No. 3

In antardasha of Meena, the 7th house again has Mars and Rahu.

(4) Case No. 4

In antardasha of Mesha, Darakaraka in the 7th is aspected by the Sun and Saturn.

Yogini Dasha

Yogini dasha must confirm what both Vimshottari and Chara dashas reveal. In the following we are discussing/comparing Vimshottari and Yogini dashas. Chara dasha is already explained in previous pages.

(1) Case No. 1 In Vimshottari dasha discord happened in Moon/Rahu. The Moon, the lagna lord, is in the 5th house with retrograde Venus. Rahu is in the 6th house of litigation. In Yogini dasha marital discord was seen in Bhadrika (Mercury)/ Dhanya (Jupiter); both are afflicted.

(2) Case No. 2 In Vimshottari dasha discord was seen in Mars/Mercury. Both afflict the 8th house. In Yogini dasha discord was in Bhadrika (Mercury)/Siddha (Venus) both of which are afflicted.

(3) Case No. 3 In Vimshottari dasha discord happened in Saturn/Sun; both afflicted in the Navamsha by the 8th lord, Mars. In Yogini dasha the discord was in Sankata (Rahu-Ketu)/Sankata (Rahu-Ketu). Sankata lord is with Mars in the house of litigation aspected by Saturn.

(4) Case No. 4 In Vimshottari dasha it happened in Mars/Rahu. Mars in the 8th house is the 12th lord and Rahu-Ketu are with the 7th lord. In Yogini dasha discord was seen in Pingla (Sun)/Sankata (Rahu- Ketu); both are malefics.

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OBSERVATIONS The same event must become visible through different dasha systems as observed hereunder.

1. In Vimshottari dasha

(1) Planets posited in the 6th and the 8th are enough to cause marital discord in their maha dashas or antar dashas e.g. Case No. 1 :Marital discord in Moon/Rahu. Rahu is in the 6th house. Case No. 2 : Discord in Mars/Mercury. Mercury is in the 8th house. Case No. 3 : Discord in Saturn/Sun. Saturn is aspected by 8th lord of Mars in the 6th house, and Sun is with the 6th lord. Case No. 4 : Discord in Mars/Rahu. Mars is in the 8th house.

(2) from Darakaraka it is generally the dasha of planets posited in the 6th, the 8th or in the 12th house. Case No. 1 : Moon/Rahu. Rahu is in the 6th house from Darakaraka Jupiter. Case No. 2 : Mars/Mercury. Mercury is in the 12th house from Darakaraka the Sun. Case No. 3 : Saturn/Sun. Darakaraka Jupiter is itself in the 12th from Saturn.

Case No. 4 : Mars/Rahu. Rahu is in the 6th house from Darakaraka Venus.

(3) Special Observation The seeds of discord originate in the mind represented by the 5th lord or a planet in the 5th house. This gets inflamed in periodsor sub-periods of planets in the 6th or the 8th house or their lords. Case 1 : Moon/Rahu. The Moon in the 5th house. Case 2 : Mars/Mercury. Mars in the 5th house. Case 3 : Saturn/Sun. The Sun is the 5th lord in the 5th house, with the 6th lord. Case 4 : Mars/Rahu. Mars the 5th lord is debilitated in the 8th house.

2. In Chara dasha Marital discord was generally seen in the antardasha of the 6th, or the 8th or the 12th rashi from mahadasha rashi

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Case 1 : Meena/Kumbha. Kumbha in the 12th from Meena. Case 2 : Meena/Mithuna: An exception here. Case 3 : Simha/Meena. Meena is the 8th from Simha. Case 4 : Tula/Mesha. Previous to Mesha it was antardasha of Meena, trouble was there at that time also. Meena is the 6th from Tula.

3. From Upapada At the time of marital discord, it is generally the dasha of 2nd or 6th house from Upapada. Jaimini gives primary importance to the 2nd house from Upapada. Case 1 : Meena/Kumbha. From Upapada Meena is the 2nd house. Case 2 : Meena/Mithuna: An exception again. Case 3 : Simha/Meena. Simha is the 2nd house from Upapada. Case 4 : Tula/Mesha. Mesha is the 2nd house from Upapada.

4. In Yogini dasha Mahadasha and antardasha lords in the 12th house from each other either way is the cause of marriage discord. Case 1 : Bhadrika (Mercury)/Dhanya (Jupiter). Jupiter's 12th lord is Mercury. Case 2 : Bhadrika (Mercury)/Siddha (Venus). Mercury in the 12th from Venus.

Case 3 : Sankata (Rahu-Ketu)/Sankata (Rahu-Ketu). Rahu's dispositor Mercury in the 12th from Rahu. Case 4 : Pingala (Sun)/ Sankata (Rahu-Ketu). The Sun in the 12th from Ketu.

5. Retrograde Planets

It is further observed that whenever karakas of marriage of female or the 7th lord or the 8th lord become retrograde or aspect karaka or the 7th or the 12th lord they disturb marital life. A retrograde benefic is not helpful at all if also afflicted.

Male Horoscopes As a contrast we are showing in a male horoscope all such afflictions but with a difference. Here is the horoscope of a male born on June 16, 1936 (ref. chart 9). In this case -

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Upapada Lagna Upapada Venus Moon Venus Sun Ketu Mercury Mercury Mars (DK) 4 Lagna Sun Mars (DK) 2. 1 5 Moon Ketu Saturn 3 Chart 9 6 12 June 16, 1936 9

11 7 Rahu Saturn

Rahu Jupiter 8 10 Jupiter

Mars Sun Mercury Saturn 10 9 7 6 Ketu Lagna Moon Venus Jupiter Rahu 8

Navamsha Jupiter 11 5

Ketu 2 4 12 Rahu

Lagna Mars Moon 1 3 Sun Venus Mercury Saturn

(1) The 7th house has heavy affliction but the 7th lord received the aspect of Saturn, Mercury and Venus.

(2) In Navamsha, the 7th lord is with the Moon unafflicted while the 7th house receives the aspect of Mars and the 8th house of Jupiter.

(3) From Darakaraka (Mars) 7th house is again under heavy affliction.

(4) From Upapada there are three benefics in 1/7 axis.

Here is a lot of saving grace and all that happened in this case was that this native was attracted towards Sanyas as the Moon in rashi of Mars is aspected by Saturn. But his desire was to become a Sanskrit scholar after which he got handsome jobs. After 1970 Rahu mahadasha started. Rahu is in the 7th house, and in Rahu/Ketu or Rahu/Mercury he got married.

Ref. Chart 10 (Male)

This is a horoscope of a male who get married in 1958 in the Venus/ Sun period. The Sun is the 7th lord of Navamsha. It will be seen that in this horoscope there is absolutely no affliction to the 7th and the 8th house in birth horoscope at all. In Navamsha

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Upa-pada Saturn Rahu 12 11 9 8

Rahu Lagna Venus Mars Upa- pada Jupiter 10 Chart 10 1 7 Sun

Nov. 4, 1931 Mercury Lagna Moon 4 (DK) 6 2 Jupiter Ketu Venus 3 Saturn Sun Mars Ketu 5 Mercury Moon (DK)

Jupiter Moon Jupiter Sun Sun Ketu Mercury 1 Moon 12 10 9 Ketu Lagna

Lagna Venus 11 Navamsha 2 8 Saturn 5 3 7

Mercury Mars

Saturn Mars 6 Rahu 4 Rahu Venus

7th lord, the Sun, is with Jupiter both aspecting the 8th house. Married in 1958, till 1991. To date, it is one of the happiest marriages with undreamt of conjugal felicity.

Conclusion

In all these ten cases one can see, through contrast, that the first four cases are cases of unmitigated marital discord. Next four are cases where marriage survived inspite of discord. And the last two cases of males are of exceedingly happy marriage, the first because of over delayed marriage, the second because of unblemished 7th and 8th houses. Even from Upapada their marriages are so happy.

Marital disharmony

Shunny Nigam

1 his is a technical astrological paper on marital disharmony which has manifested and led to estrangement, separation or divorce. In all these cases there was so much bitterness in conjugal relation that separation or divorce may have been a better remedy than reconciliation. In the changed time in which we live, marital disharmony is more often than not a common phenomenon. The reasons for this are obvious. In the days of early marriage and high female illiteracy (at the begining of this century female literacy in India was 0.5%; now it is touching 40%) woman had no choice except to reconcile herself to her fate whatever may have been the torment in her married life. Even today in many parts of northern India the birth details of a daughter are not noted down. But in the changed India of today marital incompatibility is the outcome of two of the many factors. The first is : girls are getting good education and are moving towards economic self dependence and, secondly, because of the late marriage, the modern girl will have developed her own ego at the time of her marriage. The male is well known for his ego, as it is. The modern marriage between educated boy and educated girl is marriage between two individuals both of whom have their developed ego. To expect them to adjust in their married life as in the past is to expect the impossible. The study of marital disharmony being done in this paper is the study of modern educated boys. and girls. The same point of tension in married life which three of four decades ago could not have led to separation or divorce becomes a provocative cause for divorce these days. In view of these changed circumtances the tallying of horoscopes will have to be done at three stages:

1. Study of each individual horoscope to see points of tension in it for married life.

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2. See the dasha scheme and find out when such disharmony can manifest.

3. Now do the traditional tallying of horoscopes. What is being suggested here is that the tallying of horoscopes in traditional way should be the last step after the first two steps mentioned before have been gone through.

In this paper 25 horoscopes have been taken and divided into the following three categories: 1) Tension points in female horoscopes without any reference to their husbands' horoscopes as they are not available.

2. Same method for male horoscopes without any reference to their wives horoscopes.

3. Horoscope of couples in which a combined study of tension points is being done.

Tension Points

My friend Sh. Shiv Raj Sharma has given in his paper an indepth study of tension points corelated to Vimshottari, Chara and Yogini dashas. But in my paper no reference to dasa or timing of the event is being made. This study is cofined to the intensity of tension points in married life only. For this study the following well-known rules have been taken up.

Rule A Jaimini Uppada and only the influence on the second house, not the 7th house. Jaimini has taken the second house from Uppada for pointing out the quality of marital happiness. By Uppada here we mean the 12th lord from lagna and not the 2nd lord as some commentators on Jaimini have said. The majority view is in favour of taking the 12th lord for calculation of Uppada lagna.

Rule B

The seventh lord of lagna both in horoscope and in Navamsha. For instance for Arices lagna the 7th lord is Venus. How Venus is placed in Navamsha irrespective of the 7th lord of Navamsha is an important point of scrunity in this study.

Rule C Venus is a well-known natural Darakaraka be it for male or female, because Venus represents sex life which is not an unimportant aspect

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of married life in earlier years of marriage. More often than not marriage may break because of sexual incompatibility between couples. It is, therefore, felt that Venus cannot be ignored at all.

Rule D It is well-known in astrology that 6/8/12 houses and their lords create tension and various problems. In this study association of 6/8/12 lords with 7th lord or house has also been an important point of scrutiny;

Supplementary Rules The other rules we are testing are being called supplementary as will be explained later. They are: 1) Mutual 6/8 position (Shadashtaka) of lagna lord and 7th lord. 2) Mutual position of Aroodha lagna and Darapada which according to classical text will be good if in 5/9 or 3/11 or 1/7, houses.

Anexure 1

Tabulated analysis These rules have been applied to all 25 horoscopes and given in a tabulated way by dividing the enclosed chart into 2 parts: A & B.

Part A It deals with the results of application of main rules and the percentage of the individual rules vertically and combined application horizontally.

Part B - Similar scheme has been followed for part B. Then we have given the total of A 6c B and also the percentage.

Annexure 2

The case history of all the 25 horoscopes has been given briefly with reference to the sources from where these horoscopes have been taken.

Annexure 3 ,All the 25 horoscopes have been given without degrees and birth details but since they have been taken from published material, interested readers may refer to the issues of Astrological Magazine concerned.

Comments on the Table of Rules

Main Rules A) The first rule we have applied is the second house from Upapada.

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If there are natural malefics (Rahu/Ketu/Sat/Mars/Sun) they are disturbing married life as it is clear from 96% cases. The further question to be asked is what is the result if one malefic, two malefics or three malefics aspect second house from Uppada. This would be the subject of future research.

Another question to be probed is what is the extent of disturbance when there is no planet is second house from Uppada but aspect of malefic only. Here we must stress the point that we are considering only Jaimini aspects. Another point of our research will have to be to examine the role of a benefic in the second house from Uppada, aspect of one or more than one malefic. Here again we have to consider how a retrograde benefic behaves. B) Out of these 25 horoscopes being discussed Navamshas of only 17 are available. Here we are examining the Navamsha disposition of the seventh lord from lagna in rashi chart. In 64% cases it has become a potent factor for creating marital disharmony.

Rule C This rule is for examining the condition of Venus in rashi chart only. In 64% cases it has again been the cause of disturbances. But we must admit here that we have not done indepth study of this, as again in Navamsha we will have to see the placement of Venus from lagna. Single, double or triple affliction of Venus should be noted to arrive at a sound conclusion.

Rule D This rule, in the changed context of marriage of educated girls at advanced stage in modern times, must receive special attention. Association of 6/8/12th lord with 7th house/7th lord will show varying degree of affliction with changing nature also. For instance the seventh lord may be associated with sixth lord and also be afflicted or seventh lord may in similar position be aspected by benefics only. It is obvious that both cannot have the same meaning. One of them may lead to serious estrangement while other may lead to some misunderstanding or sickness. Here we got 84% results which is very significant as it is apparent that even slightest provocation can disturb marital relation these days.

Composite Approach We are not suggesting anywhere that we should apply only one rule out of these and jump to conclusions. In any sound astrological prediction

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a total indepth assesment of horoscope must be done, otherwise the results can be very misleading. Therefore all the four rules must be applied simultaneously and synthesised, without which the view taken by us can be lop-sided. We are not showing in any case through timings why and how these events took place. That has been done by my friend Shiv Raj Sharma in his paper and that method can be applied profitably to any case of marital tension.

Supplementary Rules

We have tested two very popular theories about problems in married life given in classical texts and also referred to by many astrologers. And the results on these 25 horoscopes are being shown here.

Rule 1

It is said that when lagna lord and 7th lord are in 6/8 position from each other (Shadashtaka) it creates bickerings in married life. In the absence of details about such bickerings it will not be possible for us to accept or reject this principle totally. It has been observed by many astrologers that when lagna lord and the seventh lord are in shadastaka it may not lead to such serious problems as separation/divorce unless other factors exist. Yet it has been seen that when they are in 6/8 position it does create some problems like sickness or an unavoidable separation of husband and wife forced by business/professional compulsions. In modern life with many persons with transferable jobs this combination perhaps is not so serious an affliction as to cause an alarm. It may only show qualitatively lesser happiness in married life. It may be for this reason that this supplementary rule has given only 16% results.

Rule 2

One of the principles given in the Brihat Parashara Hora shastra has been adopted in Jaimini astrology for making predictions about conjugal happiness. Here the Aroodha lagna and Darapada (Aroodha of 7th house) are to be calculated and their mutual placement from each other examined. It is said that if they are in Kendra from each other or Trikona from each other or 3/1I from each other, they promote marital happiness. It is not clear whether in judging this their mutual aspects are required to be considered which we are not taking into consideration at all. We have examined only their mutual placement. Surprisingly the result is 0%. We will not comment about this at this stage till we go

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Main Rules Supplementary Rules

S.No. Rule A Rule B Rule C Rule D Total % Rule 1 Rule 2

A * A A 75% NA NA C

2 A * A A 75% NA NA

3 M A A NA . A 75% NA NA

4 F A * A A 75% NA NA

5 A A A A 100% A NA C

6 A A NA A 75% NA NA

7 M A A NA NA 50% NA NA

8 A NA A A 75% NA NA C

g A A A 75% A NA 10 A A A 75% NA NA .

C

11 NA * NA A 25% NA NA

12 F A A A A 100% A NA 13 F A A A A 100% NA NA

14 M A A A 75% NA NA 15 M A A A A 100% NA NA

16 M A NA NA NA 25% NA NA 17 A A A A 100% NA NA C

18 A NA NA A 50% NA NA * 19 A A A 75% NA NA C

20 A * A NA 50% NA NA

21 F A A A NA 75% NA NA

22 M A NA A A 75% A NA 23 F A NA NA A 50% NA NA 24 M A A NA A 75% NA NA 25 F A A NA A 75% NA NA

96% 44% 64% 84% 16% 0%

Abbreviation Used : M-Male; F-Female; C-Couples. *- Navamsha Chart not available. A-Rule applicable. NA-Rule not applicable.

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deeper into it as it seems to be a much more complex principle than what it appears to be on the surface.

Summary

To summarise we cannot help commenting that the first four rules, which we have called Main Rules, should be used for making prediction about marital disharmony. The two supplementary rules will need further investigation. Tentatively we are convinced that they are very sound rules (supplemen- tary) but are to be applied very differently.

Justification for Statistical Method

It must not be forgotten that traditional method of tallying a horoscope is a continuous and repetitive method obviously evolved out of centuries of observation on thousands of horoscopes. All that we are suggesting in this paper is to enlarge the ambit of statistical method. We will repeat what we said in the beginning that in modern context the horoscopes of boy and girl should be examined by applying the first four Main Rules and only after that tallying should be done. Many attacks on traditional method of tallying of horoscopes are not justified as they give correct results. Our view is that primarily every astrologer should examine each and every horoscope individually, and prospects of marital happiness in it.

HISTORY OF NATIVES

Hr. No.1:(p.683, A.M., Sept. 1990): Horoscope No. 1 & 2 are husband and wife. This couple fought but they made up. Husband beats his wife and wife also beats husband. Once he broke her finger bone and the wife broke his back.

Hr. No.3 : (p.682, A.M., Sept 1990): The native married in 1989. He is living together with wife under same roof but like hostile aliens. They do not talk with each other and are cooking their food separately.

Hr. No.4: (p. 743,A.M., Sept 90): The native is an air hostess and married in Oct. 1979. Husband was unemployed at the time of marriage. He started garment business which gave him good profits. He then indulged into bad habits including womanising. He started living with another woman also. Age difference between the couple is 10 yrs. She wants to reconcile and not to give a divorce.

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Hr. No.5: (p.597, A.M.,July 90): Horoscope No.5 & 6 are of a couple. Husband left his wife and child after one year of marriage when he caught his wife red-handed with her lover. He desires divorce.

Hr. No.7: (p.237, A.M., Feb.91): The native drinks a lot and always quarrels with his wife who is a teacher.

Hr. No. 8: (p. 895, A.M., Nov. 89): Horoscope No. 8 & 9 are of couple. Girl was married in April 1986 and delivered a daughter in 1987. Right from the beginning there is a lack of harmony between the couple.

Hr. No.10: (p.861, A.M., Nov.90): Horoscope No.10 8c 11 are of a couple. Unhappy marriage ended in separation.

Hr. No.12: (p.320, A.M., March 90): Native was married in 1986. Ever since her marriage she was ill-treated by her husband even physically also. In Oct. 1987 she delivered a daughter. After the birth of a baby, she left the husband's home and sought divorce.

Hr. No. 13: (p. 12-6, A.M., Dec. 88): Native is a girl and her husband stayed only for 7 days after marriage and went away. Girl was harassed for dowry. She applied for divorce and got the same. Later she came to know that her husband had wife and a kid abroad.

Hr. No.14: (p.12-67,A.M., Dec.88): He married in 1983. Since then his wife was saying that she was averse to conjugal life. After the death of newly born baby, wife decided to live with her parents.

Hr. No.15: (p.53, A.M., Jun.91): He married in 1985. Wife was unfaithful. She left after 3 yrs. and filed a criminal proceeding against husband demanding Rs. 1 lac for divorce.

Hr. No. 16: (p.533, A.M., Jur91): This native is a govt. employee. He has a son. The couple are not on talking terms, cook and eat separately, A male colleague of wife is also living and creating a rift between them.

Hr. No. 17: (p.602, A.M.July 91): Hr. No.17 8c 18 are a couple. Wife came back to her parents' house on account of mental immaturity. Husband filed a case for nullifying marriage.

Hr. No.19: (p.528, A.M Jun 90): Hr. No.19 8c20 are a couple. Mother- in-law's behaviour was not good. Husband also supports his mother. After she delivered a daughter, the mother-in-law become more rude to her. Girl is with her parents now. Husband is threatening for divorce.

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Hr. No.21: (p.597, A.M., Jul 89): Girl married on 1982. Harassed by in-laws. Came back to her parents in 1983. Gave birth to daughter on Oct. 1983. Got a divorce also. Hr. No.22: (p.595, A.M., Jul 89): Horoscope of boy. Difference of opinion between couple. They don't live as husband and wife at all. Hr. No.23: (p.526, A.M., Jun 89): Girl got a divorce in 1981. She is suffering poverty and has an unruly 17 yrs. old son who causes her much annoyance. Hr. No.24: (Native is a Manager in Pvt. Co. He wants to reconcile with wife but she did not want any relation with boy's mother or relatives. Native has two daughters. Both husband 8c wife are living separately. Hr. No. 25: Girl is living with her parents. She is involved in litigation and got divorce from her husband who had some bad habits. Native has three sons; all are well settled.

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Jaimini Astrology and General Elections in India

Y K Bansal Yogi'

TYstrology is perhaps the most ancient science. The origin of Astrology- can easily be traced back to the origin of the mankind itself. Since time immemorial, the ancient sages, rishis and saints of India, by virtue of possessing the power of 'Yoga', perfected the science of Astrology and laid down innumerable systems and principles to decipher the planetary configurations and judge their cosmic influence on human as well as Mundane affairs. Sage Jaimini is one important link in the long chain of such saints, sages and Astrological savants. Jaimini developed and gave us a novel system which is unique in itself and is known as the Jaimini Astrology. The Jaimini astrology substantially differs from the most commonly used Parashari system, particularly in the matters of aspects, dashas and bhuktis, computation of Graha Bala, Rashi Bala, etc. At present the Jaimini astrology is not in much use in India, particularly more so in the Northern parts. Extensive research work on the principles of Jaimini astrology by applying these to the natal as well as mundane charts, with a view to developing and propagating this unique system of delineation of planetary influences, is now being encouraged. During Sept/Oct 1989, I tried to apply the principles of Jaimini astrology to the mundane affairs with reference to the General Elections, the year 1989 being an election year in India. In this connection my sincere and earnest thanks are due to Shri Y.N. Gupta, brother-in-law of Shri M.N. Kedar (Chairman, Delhi Chapter-I of I.C.A.S.), for his strenuous and painstaking efforts in compilation of the requisite dates/data from the report of General Elections published by the Election Commission of India. The planetary transits on the relevant dates were analysed, not only with reference to the Independence and the Republican charts of India

This paper was presented in the Convocation-cum-Astrological Seminar held on 2-3 Dec 1989 in Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi, attended by many delegates from different parts of India and was well appreciated. - Editor

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but with reference to the Jaimini chara dasha and bhukti prevailing at the time of elections, for both the aforesaid charts.

Parameters

For the purpose of analysis, the parameters as follows were set forth as follows:

(a) 10th House : Representing the Prime Minister, the party in power, the name and fame of the country. (b) 4th House : Representing the opposition in general. As the 4th house indicates the 'home' or the house to dwell in, it has been equated with the house of people i.e. the Parliament.

(c) 1st fie 8th Houses : Declaration of Elections generates highly feverish activities by all the parties contesting elections, due to which the nation presents a picture as if suffering from some type of fever which disturbs the normal calm and tranqui- lity of the nation.

(d) 11th House : Represents new legislation, publication of notification for Elections, etc.

(e) 6th House : Represents territory, competition, fight, etc. Each candidate fights the election within the territory of his constituency, and competes with other candidates to win the Election, etc.

Observations

The accepted practice and principle for any scientific research is to proceed from the 'known' to the 'unknown'. Accordingly the condition of the aforesaid six houses and their lords with reference to lagna rashi, dasha rashi and bhukti rashi in both the horoscopes i.e. the Inde- pendence as well as the Republican, was analysed for the eighth General Elections held in India since Independence, by applying the Jaimini aspects, Chara dasha, etc. The results observed were as follows:

(a) In each of the eight Elections, the Rahu-Ketu axis has either been in moveable or fixed signs. It has never been in common or dual signs.

(b) Similarly the planet Mars also was never in the common or dual sign on the dates of Election/polling. (c) In 5 out of the past eight General Elections, at least one of the two

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major planets i.e. the greatest benefactor Jupiter, or the natural Malefic, the Saturn was in retrograde motion. (d) In about 50% cases the natural malefic Saturn was afflicting the dual sign either by direct motion or by retrograde motion. (e) In about 85% cases, the aforesaid six houses and their lords were observed to be afflicted by natural malefics. This position was verified from lagna rashis of Independence & Republican horo- scopes of India as well as form the prevalent Chara dasha and bhukti rashis.

On Sunday the 15th October 1989, when I was discussing the outcome of my analysis with Shri K.N. Rao at his residence, one political dignitary visited Mr. Rao and asked him "When do you think the elections will take place?" Shri K.N. Rao instead of replying to the question, pointed towards me and said "Mr. Bansal, is working on it, please ask him." When the visitor looked at me I replied as under: (a) The elections can now be declared at any time, it may be tomorrow or the day after. However, the notification for the elections is likely to be issued only after the Rahu-Ketu axis changes from Kumbha- Simha to Makara-Karka. (b) The elections are likely to be held during Nov. 1989 when Mars will be transiting the sign Libra. The above indications were given on Sunday the 15th Oct 89. The Election Commission announced the elections two days later i.e. on 17th Oct '89. Rahu-Ketu changed the axis on 18th Oct 89 and the official notification for the elections was issued on 23rd Oct 89 i.e. 5 days after Rahu-Ketu changed the axis. The planet Mars entered the sign Libra on Oct 25th/26th midnight and remained there till Dec 9, 1989. Elections were held form 22 to 26 Nov. 1989. While the research was still in progress, unfortunately I fell sick and, therefore, this paper could not be published in time. However, whatever principles were observed for the last 8 General Elections can now be applied retrospectively to the 9th and 10th General Elections. It will be seen that these principles do fully apply. Based on the above principles, Shri K.N. Rao had clearly written in Nov. 1989, about the "mid-term Polls" (10th General Elections) vide pages 8 & 9 of "Shri Vishwavijay Panchangam" of Pandit Hardeo Sharma Trivediji for the Vikram Samvat 2047 (1990-91 AD) stating as follows: "After the re-entry of Saturn into Makara and before the transit of Rahu from Kakara to Dhanu (April 12, 199I) the mid-term Polls are likely to be held."

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The 9th Lok Sabha was dissolved and the process for the 10th General Elections was set in motion by the President of India on 14 March, 1991 which proved the accuracy of the aforesaid prediction. It may also the noted here that it was for the first time that Rahu was transiting a dual sign on the actual date of 1st phase of polling (20- 5-91) thereby afflicting 8th house of the Independence chart and all the four Kendras of Republican chart. During the same period Mars was transiting in Karaka in the 5th house of Republican chart and aspecting the 10th house of the Independence chart. Afflicting in the 10th house of the Independence chart, it created the national tragedy (death of Rajiv Gandhi) which is a part of India's history now. Interestingly, being in the 5th house of the Republican horoscope (Mr. T.N. Sheshan's horoscope with Mr. K.N. Rao, also has Pisces lagna), it made a constitutional authority, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), a nationally controversial figure.

Conclusions

The conclusions flowing from this analysis are statistically valid as two predictions made on the basis of this research, the November 1989 elections by me and May-June 1991 elections by Shri K.N. Rao, have proved correct. Keeping in view the aforesaid principles, it would appear that next General Elections to the Parliament may be held after transit of Rahufrom Scorpio to Libra (around the middle of 1994) when Saturn will be transiting Kumbha. According to our principles, taking Jaimini aspects', the Ist, 6th, 4th and 10th houses of Independence horoscope of India will come under the malefic influence of Saturn, and Rahu-Ketu,

Further observations More often than not, the elections to the Parliament have been caused when one of the two major planets (Saturn, Jupiter) was retrograde. Saturn was retrograde in 1977 and again in 1991. The 1991 retrograde Saturn was the cause of strange developments in Indian politics just as the 1977 elections were followed by the strange developments of Emergency. Therefore, the point for future research will have to be the role of retrograde Saturn during elections and the life of the Parliament elected during the period of retrogression of Saturn. Instead of drawing any conclusions outright, it may be noted that just as retrograde Saturn gave us in 1977 a parliament which did not complete its term, will it be safe to make a similar prediction about the life of the Parliament constituted after 1991 elections?

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INDEPENDENCE HOROSCOPE

Jaimini Karakas Symbol Planet

Atma Karaka AK Sun

Amatya Karaka AMK Jupiter Bharatru Karaka BK Venus

Matru Karaka MK Saturn

Putra Karaka PK Mercury Gnathi Karaka GK Mars

Dara Karaka DK Moon

Graha Bala

Planets Moola Trikona Amsha Kendra Total Bala Bala Bala

Sun 22.50 60.00 60.00 142.50 Moon 30.00 3.75 60.00 93.75 Mars 7.50 7.50 15.00 30.00 Mercury 7.50 15.00 60.00 82.00 Jupiter 7.50 45.00 60.00 112.50 Venus 7.50 30.00 60.00 97.50 Saturn 7.50 22.50 60.00 90.00

Rashi Bala

Rashi Chara Drishti Sthira Lord's Relative (Signs) Bala Bala Bala Strength Total Strength

Aries 15.00 30.00 45.00 X

Taurus 30.00 180.00 60.00 97.50 367.50 II

Gemini 60.00 60.00 82.50 202.50 V

Cancer 15.00 120.00 120.00 93.75 408.75 1

60.00 Leo 30.00 60.00 142.50 232.50 1V Virgo 60.00 82.50 142.50 VIII

Libra 15.00 60.00 60.00 97.50 232.50 IV Scorpio 30.00 60.00 60.00 30.00 180.00 VI

Sagittarius 60.00 112.50 172.50 VII Capricorn 15.00 90.00 105.00 DC Aquarius 30.00 180.00 90.00 300.00 Pisces 60.00 112.50 172.50 VII

Note : The strength of planest and honses, and the chara dasha calculation have been done according to Dr.B.V. Raman's Studies in Jaimini Astrology, and not as is currently being done, and reseearched on, in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi under the guidance of Mr. K.N. Rao.

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Chara Dasha Independence Horoscope

Dasha/ Dasha/ Dasha/ Bhukti Date Bhukti Date Bhukti Date

Independence 15-8-47 Sagittarius 15-5-55 Virgo 15-2-72 Capricorn 15-10-55 Leo 15-12-72 Taurus Aquarius 15-3-56 Cancer 15-10-73 Pisces 15-8-56 Gemini 15-8-74 Aries 15-10-47 Taurus 15-6-75 Pisces 15-12-47 Aries 15-4-76 Aquarius 15-2-48 Aquarius Pisces 15-2-77 Capricorn 15-4-48 Aquarius 15-12-77 Sagittarius 15-6-48 Pisces 15-3-57 Capricorn 15-10-78 Scorpio 15-8-48 Aries 15-10-57 Sagittarius 15-8-79 Libra 15-10-48 Taurus 15-5-58 Virgo 15-12-48 Gemini 15-12-58 Leo 15-2-49 Cancer 15-7-59 Scorpio

Cancer 15-4-49 Leo 15-2-60 Vigro Libra Gemini 15-9-60 15-3-80 15-6-49 Virgo 15-10-80 Taurus 15-8-49 Libra 15-4-61 Scorpio 15-11-61 Leo 15-5-81

Aries Sagittarius 15-6-62 Cancer 15-12-81

Capricorn 15-1-63 Gemini 15-7-82 Taurus 15-2-83 Taurus 15-10-49 Aquarius 15-8-63 Aries 15-9-83 Gemini 15-12-49 Pisces 15-4-84 Cancer 15-2-50 Aquarius Leo 15-4-50 Capricorn 15-11-84 Capricorn 15-6-85 Virgo 15-6-50 Sagittarine 15-1-86 Libra 15-8-50 Sagittarius 15-2-64 Scorpio 15-8-86 Scorpio 15-10-50 Scorpio 15-8-64 Sagittarius 15-12-50 Libra 15-2-65 Capricorn 15-2-51 Virgo 15-8-65 Libra Aquarius 15-4-51 Leo 15-2-66 Pisces 15-6-51 Cancer 15-8-66 Scorpio 15-5-87

Aries 15-8-51 Gemini 15-2-67 Sagittarius 15-2-88

Taurus 15-8-67 Capricorn 15-11-88

Pisces Aries 15-2-68 Aquarius 15-8-89 Pisces 15-8-68 Pisces 15-5-90 Aries 15-1-52 Aquarius 15-2-69 Aries 15-2-91 Taurus 15-6-52 Gemini 15-11-52 Capricorn 15-8-69 Taurus 15-11-91 Gemini 15-8-92 Ca ncer 15-4-53 15-9-53 Sagittarius Cancer 15-5-93 Leo Leo 15-2-94 Virgo 15-2-54 15-7-54 Scorpio Virgo 15-11-94 Libra 15-6-70

Scorpio 15-12-54 Libra 15-4-71 Libra 15-8-95

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REPUBLICAN HOROSCOPE

Jaimini Karakas Symbol Planet

Atma Karaka AK Saturn

Amatya Karaka AMK Mercury Bharatru Karaka BK Venus

Matru Karaka MK Jupiter

Putra Karaka PK Mars

Gnathi Karaka GK Moon

Dara Karaka DK Sun

Graha Bala

Planets Moola Trikona Amsha Kendra Total Bala Bala Bala

Sun 7.50 3.75 15.00 26.25 Moon 22.50 7.50 15.00 45.00 Mars 7.50 15.00 30.00 52.50 Mercury 15.00 45.00 30.00 90.00 Jupiter 3.75 22.50 15.00 41.25 Venus 22.50 30.00 15.00 67.50 Saturn 7.50 60.00 60.00 127.50

Rashi Bala

Rashi Chara Drishti Sthira Lord's Relative (Signs) Bala Bala Bala Strength Total Strength

Aries 15.00 60.00 52.50 127.50 LX Taurus 30.00 120.00 67.50 217.50 V1

Gemini 60.00 120.00 90.00 270.00 1V

Cancer 15.00 45.00 60.00 X1 Leo 30.00 120.00. 60.00 26.25 296.25 111

60.00 Virgo 60.00 120.00 75.00 90.00 345.00 11

Libra 15.00 67.50 82.50 X

Scorpio 30.00 60.00 52.50 142.50 VIII 1

Sagittarius 60.00 60.00 60.00 41.25 221.25 V

Capricorn 15.00 120.00 90.00 127.50 352.50 1

Aquarius 30.00 127.50 157.50 VII

Pisces 60.00 60.00 60.00 41.25 221.25 V

Note : See footnote to strength of planets & houses and calculation of chara dasha in relation to the Independence Horoscope.

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Chara Dasha Republican Horoscope

Dasha/ Doshal Dasha/ Bhukti Date Bhukti Date Bhukti Date

Republic 26-1-50 Cancer 26-9-63 Aries 26-9-78 Gemini 26-5-64 Taurus 26-4-79 Pisces Taurus 26-1-65 Gemini 26-11-79 Cancer 26-6-80 Aries 26-3-50 Gemini Leo 26-1-81 Taurus 26-5-50 Gemini 26-7-50 Taurus 26-7-65 Cancer 26-9-50 Aries 26-1-66 Virgo

Leo 26-11-50 Pisces 26-7-66 Libra 26-10-81 Virgo 26-1-51 Aquarius 26-1-67 Scorpio 26-7-82 Libra 26-3-51 Capricorn 26-7-67 Sagittarius 26-4-83 Scorpio 26-5-51 Sagittarius 26-1-68 Capricorn 26-1-84 Sagittarius 26-7-51 Scorpio 26-7-68 Aquarius 26-10-84 Capricorn 26-9-51 Libra 26-1-69 Pisces 26-7-85 Aquarius 26-11-51 Virgo 26-7-69 Aries 26-4-86 Pisces 26-1-52 Leo 26-1-70 Taurus 26-1-87 Cancer 26-7-70 Gemini 26-10-87

Aries Gemini 26-1-71 Cancer 26-7-88 Leo 26-4-89 Taurus 26-6-52 Cancer Virgo 26-1-90 Gemini 26-11-52 Cancer 26-4-53 Gemini 26-4-71 Leo 26-9-53 Taurus 26-7-71 Libra

Virgo 26-2-54 Aries 26-10-71 Scorpio 26-4-90 Libra 26-7-54 Pisces 26-1-72 Sagittarius 26-7-90 Scorpio 26-12-54 Aquarius 26-4-72 Capricorn 26-10-90 Sagittarius 26-5-55 Capricorn 26-7-72 Aquarius 26-1-91 Capricorn 26-10-55 Sagittarius 26-10-72 Pisces 26-4-91 Aquarius 26-3-56 Scorpio 26-1-73 Aries 26-7-91 Pisces 26-8-56 Librà 26-4-73 Taurus 26-10-91 Aries 26-1-57 Virgo 26-7-73 Gemini 26-1-92 Leo 26-10-73 Cancer 26-4-92

Tauruş Cancer 26-1-74 Leo 26-7-92

Aries Virgo 26-10-92 26-9-57 26-1-93 Pisces Leo Libra 26-5-58 Aquarius 26-1-59 Virgo 26-8-74 26-3-75 Scorpio Capricorn 16-9-59 Libra Sagittarius 26-5-60 Scorpio 26-10-75 Libra 26-11-93 Scorpio 26-1-61 Sagittarius 26-5-76 Virgo 26-9-94 Libra 26-9-61 Capricorn 26-12-76 Leo 26-7-95 Virgo 26-5-62 Aquarius 26-7-77 Cancer 26-5-96 Leo 26-1-63 Pisces 26-2-78

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Lagna Mars Rahu Mars 4 Sun Mon 3 Mercury Lagna 1

Rahu 12 Independence Sun Moon Ven Sat Mercury Aug. 14/15, 1947 Ven Sat 2 5 11 Midnight 8 New Delhi

6 Ketu 10 7 9 Ketu Jupiter Jupiter

Lagna Monn

Rahu Moon 1 11 10 Lagna Jupiter 2 Rahu Venus Republican Sun Jan. 26, 1950 12 3 9 Mercury (R) Jupiter 10:15 a.m. (IST) 6 Venus Sun New Delhi Saturn (R) Mars 8 Mercury Mars 5 Ketu 7

(R) Ketu Saturn (R)

Transit Positions

Jupiter Jupiter (R) (R) 2 12 11 3 Rahu Notification Rahu Nov. 1951 1 Independence 4 10 Pisces/Aries 7 Republic Mars Ketu 5 Pisces/Aquarius Mars Ketu Sun 9

Mercury Sun Venus 6 8 Saturn Venus Saturn Mercury 1ST ELECTIONS

Jupiter Jupiter 2 12 11 3 Rahu Polling Rahu Jan. 1952 1 Independence 4 10 Sun Pisces/Aries 7 Sun Republic Ketu Pisces/Pisces 5 9 Ketu Mars Mercury 8 Mercury Venus Mars Saturn Saturn Venus

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Mars Ketu Ketu 2 12 3 Mars 11 Notification Jan. 19-23, 1957 1 Independence 4 10 Sun Aquarius/Pisces Moon 7 Sun Republic 5 9 Aries/Aries Jan 19 Moon Moon Mercury Mercury Saturn Moon Jupiter Jan 19 6 Jan 23 8 Venus Venus Rahu Jan 23 (R) Jupiter (R) Saturn Rahu 2ND ELECTIONS

Ketu Mars Ketu 2 12 11

Mars Sun 3 Sun Polling Venus

Venus Feb-March 1957 1 Independence Acquarius/Pisces 4 10 Mercury 7 Mercury Republic Taurus/Aries 5 9 Saturn Jupiter 8 Rahu (R) Jupiter (R) Saturn Rahu

Moon Moon Lagna 2 12 3 11 Notification Jan. 13, 1962 Rahu 1 Mercury Independence Rahu 4 10 Jupiter Mer. Jup. Aquarius/Sag. 7 Saturn Ketu Saturn Republic 9 Keru Taurus/Virgo Sun 5 Mars Sun 6 8 Venus Mars Venus 3RD ELECTIONS

12 11 2 3 Sun Polling Venus Sun Feb. 19, 1962 Rahu 1 Mars Venus Independence Rahu Mercury 4 10 Ketu Jupiter Mars Aquarius/Sag. Merc. Ketu Saturn Jup Sat Republic Moon 7

Taurus/Virgo 5 Moon 9

6 8

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Saturn Saturn Rahu 2 12 3 Rahu 11 Notification Jan. 13, 1967 Jupiter (R) 1 Independence Jupiter 10 Moon 4 Capricorn/Gemini IR: Venus Moon Republic 9 Venus Gemini/Aquarius Sun 5 Ketu Mercury Sun 8 Mercurv Ketu Mars Mars Ketu 4TH ELECTIONS

Saturn Moon Saturn 11 Rahu 2 Moon 12 Sun 3 Sun Rahu Mercury Polling Venus Mercury Feb. 15, 1967 Jupiter Venus Independence (R) Jupiter 1

4 10 Capricorn/Gemini (R) 7 Republic Gemini/Capricorn 5 Mars Ketu 9 Mars 6 8 Ketu

Saturn 2 12 11 3 Saturn Rahu Notification Rahu Jan. 27, 1971 1 Independence 4 10 Sun Moon Sun Sag./Libra 71 Moon Republic Ketu 5 9 Cancer/Gemini Ketu Mercury Mars 6 Mercury Jupiter Mars Venus Jupiter Venus 5TH ELECTIONS

Moon 11 Saturn 2 Moon 12 Sun 3 Saturn Mercury Sun Polling Mercury March 1, 1971 Ketu 1 Independence 4 10 Venus

Venus Sag/Libra Ketu Rahu 7 Rahu Republíc Cancer/Gemini 5 9 Mars 6 8 Jupiter Mars Jupiter

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Venus Venus Jupiter Ketu 2 Jupiter 12 3 11 Notification Ketu Feb. 10, 1977 Saturn 1 Independence (R) Saturn Sun

(R) 4 10 Mars Sun Sag/Pisces 7 Mercury Mars Mercury Republic Leo/Aquarius 5 Moon 9 Moon 6 Rahu 8 Rahu 6TH ELECTIONS

Sun Venus (R) Jupiter Sun Jupiter Mercury Mercury Ketu 2 Venus (R) 12 11 3 Ketu Mars Polling Mars March 16, 1977 Saturn

Independence (R) 1 Saturn 4 10 Moon Sag/Aquarius (R) 7 Moon Republic Leo/Aquarius 5 Rahu 9 6 8 Rahu

Moon Moon 2 12 11 3 Ketu Notification Ketu Dec. 3, 1972 1 Independence 4 10 Scorpio/Libra Mars 7 Republic Jupiter 5 Leo/Cancer Rahu Mars 9 Jupiter Mercury Venus 6 8 Sun Mercury Rahy Venus Saturn Saturn Sun 7TH ELECTIONS

Moon 3 2 12 11 Moon Ketu Polling Ketu Jan. 3, 198C 1 Independence 4 10 Venus Scorpio/Libra Mars 5 7 Venus Republic Jupiter (R) Rahu Mars 9 Leo/Cancer Sun Jupiter (R) Mercury Sun Rahu 6 8 Mercury Saturn Saturn

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Rahu Rahu 2 12 3 Lagna 11 Notification Nov. 20, 1984 1 Independence 4 10 Mars Scorpia/Capricorn 7 Mars Republic 9 Virga/Pisces 5 Saturn Jupiter

Jupiter Sun 6 8 Venus

Venus Mercury Saturn Moon Sun Ketu Moon Mercury Ketu 8TH ELECTIONS

Rahu Rahu 2 12 11 3 Lagna Mars Polling Mars Dec. 24, 1984 1 Independence 4 10 Venus Venus Scorpia/Capricorn 7 Republic 9 Sun Virga/Pisces Moon 5 Sun Mercury 6 8 Jupiter Moon Saturn Mercury Jupiter Ketu Saturn Ketu

Jupiter 3 2 12

Notification Jupiter Lagna 11

Oct. 23, 1989 Moon 1 Independence Ketu Moon 4 10 Rahu Libra/Pisces Ketu 7 Rahu Republic 9 Virga/Vigro 5 Sun Saturn

Saturn Venus Sun Mars 6 8 Mercury Mars Mercury Venus 9TH ELECTIONS

Jupiter (R) 3 2 12 Jupiter Lagna 11 Polling (R) Nov. 22, 1989 Ketu L Independence Libra/Pisces Ketu 4 10 Rahu 7 Rahu Republic 9 Virgo/Virgo 5 Mars Venus

Venus Sun 6 Saturn

Saturn Mercury Mars Moon 8

Moon Sun Mercury

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Mars Mercury Mercury Venus Mars 2 12 11

3 Venus Sun

Sun Lok-Sabha Dessolved Jupiter Moon

Moon March 14, 1991 (R) Independence Jupiter (R) 1 Ketu Saturn Ketu 4 10 Rahu Saturn Libra/Taurus 7 Rahu Republic Libra/Pisces 5 9 6 8 10TH ELECTIONS

Sun Venus Sun

Moon Mercury Venus Mars Moon Ketu 3 2 12 Mars Mercury 11 Notification Ketu Apr. 13, 1991 Jupiter 1 Independence Jupiter 4 10 Saturn Libra/Taurus 7 Saturn Republic Libra/Pisces 9 5 Rahu 6 8 Rahu

Sun Mercury Sun Venus Ketu 3 Venus 2 12 Mercury Moon Ketu 11 Polling 1st Phase May 20, 1991 Mars 1 Independence Jupiter Moon Mars 4 10 Saturn (R) Saturn Libra/Taurus

(R) Republic Jupiter 7 9 Libra/Aries 5 Rahu 6 8 Rahu 10TH ELECTIONS

Sun Sun Mercury Mercury Ketu 3 Moon (II) 12 Moon (II) Ketu 2 11 Polling-Ii&IlI Phase| Venus June 12&15 1991 Mars Jup Venus 1 Independence Moon (11I) Mars Jupiter 4 10 Saturn (R) Saturn Libra/Taurus Moon (III) 7 (R) Republic 9 Libra/Aries 5 Rahu 6 8 Rahu

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Analysis

SI. Affliction Independence Chart Republican Chart Remarks

No of From From From From From From

Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi

First General Election (January 1952)

1. X House . . . Independence :

Lord / Dasha-Rashi: .

2. IV House / . / / Pisces

Lord / Bhukti-Rashi:

3. I House / Aries

Lord / / Republican : 4. VIII House . /

Lord ./ Dasha-Rashi: Pisces 5. XI House

Lord / / Bhukti-Rashi: .

Pisces 6. VI House / /

Lord /

Total 12 12 12 12 12 12

100 100 100 100 100 100

2nd General Election (February 25, 1957)

1. X / / X X - House / Independence: Lord / X / / / Dasha Rashi: 2. IV House / X X / Aquarius Lord / X / Bhukti-Rashi: 3. House / / X X / / Pisces -

Lord / X

4. VIII House X X / X Republican:

Lord X Dasha-Rashi:

Taurus 5. X1 House X X / X

Lord / Bhukti-Rashi:

Aries 6. VI House . X

Lord / X

Total 10 9 9 8 10 8

% 83.3 75 75 66.6 83.3. 66.6

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Analysis

S1. Affliction Independence Chart Republican Chart Remarks

No of From From From From From From

Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti

Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi

3rd General Election (February 19, 1962)

1. X House . X X X Independence :

Lord x X Dasha-Rashi: .

2. IV House x X X Aquarius

• Lord . X Bhukti-Rashi:

3. I House X x X Sagittarius

Lord / 1 X Rcpublican : 4. VIII House X X . X Dasha-Rashi: - Lord / X Taurus 5. XI House X X / / X Bhukti-Rashi: Lord . . Vigro 6. V7 House-

Lord . / -

Total 10 9 9 8 10 6

% 83.3 75 75 66.7 83.3 50

4th General Election (February 15, 1967)

1. X House 1 / / / Indepcndence: Lord / / X X X Dasha Rashi: House 1 1 / - IV Capricorn Lord / Bhukti-Rashi:

2. I House X X Gemini

Lord . . X 1

4 VIII House X Republican: X

X Dasha-Rashi: - Lord x Gemini 5. X1 House X

Lord / / Bhukti-Rashi:

. Capricorn . 6. VI House / .

. Lord X

Totai 12 11 11 7 10 9

100 917 91.7 58.3 83.3 75

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Analysis

Sl. Affliction . Independence Chart Repnblican Chart Remarks No of From From From From From From

Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi

5th General Election (March 1, 1971)

1. X House X X / X Independence : Lord . X / Dasha-Rashi: 2. IV House / X X X Sagittarius Lord / / X X Bhukti-Rashi: 3. I House / X X X Libra Lord / X

House X / V Republican : 4. VIII Dasha-Rashi: Lord . / Cancer 5. XI House X

Lord / X Bhukti-Rashi:

Gemini 6. VI House / X / X - Lord . X

Total 10 9 11 8 10 5

83.30 75 91.70 66.6 83.3() 41.7

6th General Election (March 16, 1977)

1. X House / . / Independence:

Lord / / X X Dasha Rashi:

2. IV House / / Sagittarius

Lord / / / X Bhukti-Rashi:

3. I House / . . Aquarius

Lord / / X X Republican: 4. VIII House . Dasha-Rashi: Lord . X X Leo 5. XI House v . X / Bhukti-Rashi: Lord Aquarius 6. VI House . / X

Lord / X / /

Total 12 12 12 7 8 10

% 100 100 100 58.3 66.7 83.30

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Analysis

S1. Affliction I ndependence Chart Republican Chart Remarks No of From From From From From From

Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti

Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi

7th General Election (January 3, 1980)

1. X House / ·/ X / Independence : Lord. / . Dasha-Rashi: 2. IV House / . . X Scorpio Lord . / Bhukti-Rashi: - 3. I House X X / . Libra

Lord . / /

4. VIII House / X Republican :

Lord / / Dasha-Rashi:

5. XI House X Leo

Lord / Bhukti-Rashi:

6. House / Cancer

Lord

Total 11 11 11 12 10 11

% 91.70 91.70 91.70 100 83.30 91.70

8th General Election (December 24, 1984)

1. X House / X Independence:

Lord / . Dasha Rashi:

2. IV House X / . Scorpio

Lord 1 / Bhukti-Rashi: - 3. I House V / / Capricorn

Lord /

House / Republican: 4. VIII / X . .

Lord / . / / / Dasha-Rashi:

5. XI Virgo House

Lord . / X X Bhukti-Rashi:

Pisces 6. VI -- House . X X

Lord / X

Total 11 11 11 10 11 10

% 91.70 91.70 91.70 83.30 91.70 83.30

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Analysis

SI. Affliction Independence Chart Republican Chart Remarks No of From From From From From From

Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti

Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi Rashi

9th General Election (November 22, 1989;)

1. X House / / / Independence :

Lord / Dasha-Rashi: .

2. IV House / Libra

Lord / Bhukti-Rashi:

3. 1 House / Pisces

Lord / / Republican : 4. VIII House / / Dasha-Rashi: Lord . Virgo 5. XI House / Bhukti-Rashi: Lord . Virgo 6. VI House / / - Lord . . /

Total 12 12 12 12 12 12

% 100 100 100 100 100 100

10th General Election (June 12 & 15, 1991)

1. X House Independence: .

Lord X Dasha Rashi:

2. House Libra . IV

Lord x Bhukti-Rashi:

3 I House X Taurus

Lord V Reputhean: 4 VIII House . Dasho-Rashi: Lord .

Libia 5. XI House

Lord Bhukti-Rashi:

Aries 6. VI House

Lord .

Total 12 12 12 1; 10

100 100 100

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Summary of Analysis

Percent affliction by Natural Malefics to the six houses under consideration and their Lords

S1. General Independence Chart Republican Chart

No. Elections from from from from from from of Lagna Dasha Bhukti Lagna Dasha Bhukti Rasi Rasi Rasj Rasi Rasi Rasi

1. January '52 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

2. February '57 83.3 75.0 75.0 66.6 83.3 66.6

3. February '62 83.3 75.0 75.0 66.6 83.3 50.0

4. February '67 100.0 91.7 91.7 58.3 83.3 75.0

5. March 71 83.3 75.3 91.7 66.6 83.3 41.7

6. March 77 100.0 100.0 100.0 58.3 66.7 83.3

7. January '80 91.7 91.7 91.7 100.0 83.3 91.7

8. December '84 91.7 91.7 91.7 83.3 91.7 83.3

9. November '89 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

10. May-June '91 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 91.7 83.3

Grand Total 933.3 900.1 916.8 799.7 866.6 774.9

Average percent affliction (rounded off) 93 90 92 80 87 77

Note:

1. Only the date of polling has been considered here. 2. In the Republican Horoscope the % age has varied between 77 8c 87 while in the Independence Horoscope it is between 90 (minimum) and 93 (maximum).

2. 1fboth horoscopes are made use of, it may be possible to produce a clinching pointer to General Elections.

3. Since on this research paper of Sept. 1989, two predictions have been made successfully already, this research may, it is hoped provide useful astrological methods of predicting General Elections.

Kaal Sarpa Yoga

Z Ansari

haal Sarpa Yoga has been both a subject of controversy among astrologers and a matter of fright for those as are told by astrologers that Kaal Sarpa Yoga in their horoscope has created the difficulties they have experienced in life. In the classical astrological literature available to us there is no mention of Kaal Sarpa Yoga which obviously came into existence and gained popularity among astrologers in later stages creating more often than not sinister meaning and implications. What is Kaal Sarpa Yoga? In brief before discussing Kaal Sarpa Yoga, it is necessary to know that when all planets are placed between Rahu and Ketu or Ketu and Rahu it is described as Kaal Sarpa Yoga. In other words, at the root of this Yoga are two shadowy planets- Rahu and Ketu. Existence of Rahu and Ketu has been accepted by modern and ancient astrologers of India for thousands of years as is evident from the fact that in predicting astronomically about eclipses, solar or lunar, Rahu-Ketu have been made use of by both ancient Indian astronomers and astrologers. It is evident from this that Rahu and Ketu have been given adequate importance in Indian astrology. Yet there has always been some controversy about their lordships and aspects. Though described as shadowy planets, it has been the experience of all astrologers that like other planets visible through the eye, Rahu and Ketu create distinct impressions on the life of men and nations. In fact, no astrologer in India will ever dare to exclude Rahu and Ketu in giving predictions or dare even to omit their dashas and antardashas in Vimshottari. In discussing Kaal Sarpa Yoga, therefore, it is necessary to talk about some preliminaries about Rahu and Ketu as is generally accepted and discussed though not without controversy by astrologers. The following facts will help readers understand this subject.

1. According to some ancient astrologers Rahu is exalted in Gemini and Ketu in Scorpio but some modern writers take Sagittarius as the exaltation sign of Ketu.

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2. Our observation is that Rahu is more powerful in the first half of the zodiac (Arics to Virgo) while Ketu is powerful in the second half (Libra to Pisces).

3. These shadowy planets are said to be powerful in common signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces). From this a further inference can be seen. Our experience has been that Rahu is more powerful in the first half of the zodiac and Ketu in the second half. Rahu should be deemed to be more powerful in Gemini and Virgo while Ketu in Sagittarius and Pisces.

4. Rahu is by nature dry and represents hilltops while Ketu represents evil and swamps. 5) Rahu, it is our experience, is an extrovert, capable of conferring extra-ordinary power when favorable while Ketu is an introvert, capable of creating tremendous inner spiritual strength. 6) It will be interesting for many people to know that Rahu, according to Ramanujacharya (Bhavartha Ratnakar) is responsible for creating opportunities for pilgrimages and sacred bath in the Ganga. Similarly Ketu is regarded as a Gyana Karaka planet opening the doors of Moksha,

In brief since many of these points are known to astrologers, all that we want to suggest here is not to take Rahu and Ketu as either totally evil in an unqualified way or totally benefic again in an unquaEfied way. Within these parameters, the subject matter of this paper is being approached.

Results

Generally the results ascribed to Kaal Sarpa Yoga by astrologers have been on the gloomier side. It is said to nullify the most powerful Dhana Yoga rendering a rich man poor, giving him setbacks and reverses in life. To pin-point the area of reverse the Rahu-Ketu axis (to be referred to as RKA hereafter) in a particular horoscope becomes material for our consideration. Briefly it is:

a) If it covers Ist and the 7th house, 2nd and the 8th house, 3rd and 9th house, 4th and 10th house, 5th and 11th house and 6th and 12th house, it will give different results depending upon all such other astrological factors as can modify this to the betterment or detriment of planetary promises.

b) Kaal Sarpa Yoga has its bright shades also as it makes the native hard working though suffering from mental restlessness. If they are

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favorable and cause some Raja Yoga it allows the native to attain high position in life.

c) If the axis is between Rahu and Ketu, the accent is on rise in worldly life while if it is between Ketu and Rahu it leads to spiritual elevation.

d) It has been found that people having Kaal Sarpa Yoga in their horoscopes are betrayed by the persons they trust. Through the sufferings so created they get inner strength and succeed in converting their curses into blessings.

Notable points Before going into illustrations, readers should keep the following points in mind to follow the discussion. 1) Except Moon and Mercury, all planets gain strength when they are in conjunction with Rahu and lose it when they are in ce junction with Ketu.

2. Saturn seems to be a very notable exception as its conjunction with Rahu and Ketu does not seem to affect it at all.

3. When Ketu joins Jupiter it can lead to physical deformity, loss of finance and honour. The native may suffer due to diseases or accidents or major operations. 4) Rahu's conjunction with Sun or any other planet except Moon and Mercury seems to enhance their good qualities.

4. Ketu is not capable of destroying the results promised by Mercury and Moon.

5. But interestingly it has also been observed that Rahu's conjunction with Mercury and Moon sometimes gives good results as Rahu seems to impart its good qualities to them. 7) We should keep the following points in mind before deciding the nature of Kaal Sarpa Yoga. When planets fall between Rahu-Ketu and Ketu-Rahu in both cases this yoga should deem to exist but with the difference that Rahu-Ketu Yoga is more effective while Ketu-Rahu is less effective. It is our own conclusion and readers are requested to test it and send their response to us. If we say the planets are falling between Rahu-Ketu, we mean according to the anticlockwise movement of Rahu. When we say they are faUing between Ketu and Rahu, it will mean according to the anti- clockwise movements of Ketu.

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Results of Rahu-Ketu axis

1/7 axis

a) If the axis is 1/7 with Rahu in the ascendant and Ketu in the 7th, generally the native goes up in life showing rare courage while his/ her husband or wife develops inferiority complex. Ketu is associated with inferiority complex in astrology but their marriage life can deviate from the normal or be even troublesome.

b) If Ketu is in ascendant and Rahu in the 7th, the reverse of what has been said happens in the married life. Apart from defective speech, there is generally lack of self-confidence.

2/8 axis

a) If Rahu is in the 2nd and Ketu in the 8th, such men create opportunities for themselves but earn money particularly if Dhana Karaka and Jupiter are favorable.

b) If the reverse exists with the Ketu in the second house, there can be financial burdens, losses, destruction of health and wealth while Rahu in the 8th may give legacy from the side of the wife but without trouble.

3/9 axis

a) It is generally deemed very favorable if Rahu is in the 3rd house as it is Rajayoga Karaka and gives physical dynamism also but in this case Ketu will be in the 9th house which can affect longevity of the father. b) When Ketu is in the 3rd house and Rahu in the 9th, it can lead to an extra-ordinarily obstinate person sticking to his unorthodox belief and remains unyielding (see the horoscope of Morarji Desai Case No=8)

4/10 axis a) When Rahu is in the 4th and Ketu in the 10th it generally gives longer life to mother unless other malefic combinations exist. Ketu in the 10th house gives aptitude for technical work and problems in career with failures and setbacks.

b) If Ketu is in 4th and Rahu in tne 10th it may create domestic problems along with shorter life to mother but Rahu in the 10th can attract one towards philanthropy like the upliftment of downtrodden classes. Gandhiji has Rahu in the 10th house.

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Rahu in the 10th house also can create lot of opportunities for foreign travel but may lead to disturbed career if aspected by a malefic.

5/11 axis a) If Rahu is in the 5th house, it is good for a diplomatic career but if other mitigating circumstances do not exist, it can block fortune through children. Ketu in the 11th can give flirtatious tendencies in the case of a female and philandering in the case of a male. A strong planetary protection can save the situation.

6/12 axis a) The most mysterious and neglected study in astrology is the 6/12 axis of Rahu and Ketu. While 6th Rahu is good for promoting longevity, it is rarely good for happy married Efe if other combinations exist for such unhappiness. (See Mrs. Indira Gandhi's horoscope). It gives spiritual incEnations. b) If Ketu is in the 6th and Rahu in the 12th, such people can get insulted by their cousins or maternal relations but can give tremendous Rajayoga. A person may come back into public life after a long period of eclipse (see the horoscope of an important Indian politician).

CAUTION

What has been given in this paper is not meant to be an exhaustive technique of predictions but only for providing guideEnes based on our experience and our discussions with many astrologers. It will generally be seen that when Ketu becomes effective, secret enemies, plots, diseases can create hurdles while when Rahu becomes active such problems acquire in bad cases, schizophrenic proportions. From the point of view of our study, we have found that Rahu in the 5th house being a trikona has generally proved excellent both for high assignments and monetary gains but such gains could not be retained long. Maharishi Parashara has mentioned that towards the end of the Rahu Dasha, there can be loss of fortune. But if such Rahu is aspected by Jupiter, the situation can be saved to some extent. Very few people know that Rahu is associated with very famous yoga known as Ashta-Lakshmi yoga. This is caused when Rahu is in the 6th either from the lagna or the Moon or both and is aspected by Jupiter

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(See the horoscope of V.P. Singh) but it is also our experience that Ashta-Lakshmi yoga does not give results throughout life like Vasumati yoga. It becomes operative only in the main and sub-periods of Rahu. (Please invariably remember that if the Rahu's or Ketu's degrees are more than those of other planets' in the same rashi, then only other planets are said to be entering into the mouth of Rahu or Ketu).

Case No. 1

In this case it has been noticed that all planets fall between Rahu and Ketu involving 1/7 axis. Rahu is moving towards the Moon, the 5th lord. Her marriage has been disastrous. She had one miscarriage; two children, born prematurely, died. She became widow in the 12th year of her marriage. She is employed but is being sexually hurt by her employer.

Case No. 2 Here Ketu is proceeding to swallow the lagna, Saturn and Mars. She is unmarried, has health problems (Mars), property dispute (Saturn) and is highly irritable and never able to adjust with anyone in Efe. She is otherwise very successful in her career and she is brilliant both in writing

Lagna Jupiter Jupiter Saturn (R) Ketu Saturn (R) 1 2 Lagna 11

Ketu 10

Example 1 Venus 12 9 Female 3 Mercury Mars 6

Sun 4 Venus Moon Rahu 8 Moon 5 7

Rahu Mercury Mars Sun

Sun Mercury Venus Jupiter Rahu Moon 9 Lagna 7 10 Mars Saturn 6 Ketu

Example 2 8

Female 11 5

2 12 Jupiter Rahu 4 Sun Lagna Venus 1. 3 Mercury Mars Moon Sat Ketu

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and speaking. It is well explained by the fact that Jupiter in the 5th house and exalted in Navamsha is neutralising the evil effects of Saturn, Mars and Ketu through 9th aspect.

Case No. 3

Here Ketu is advancing towards Venus and then the lagna and has no relief from Jupiter. Without going into other details, let it be stated here that this man had scandalous affairs and marriage was opposed by parents. He had two children. In 1988, an astrologer warned the mother of the boy that the marriage was going to break. He sought divorce.

Case No. 4

Here neither the Moon is totaEy gobbled up by Rahu in the lagna nor Saturn and Venus by Ketu in the 7th house, yet the effect of Chandra- Chandal, Shukra-Chandal and Shani-Chandalyoga manifested fully 30 years after marriage. First when Rahu-Ketu transited in Taurus and Scorpio and later on when Saturn transited in Scorpio in 1985-86, he was advised by an astrologer to keep away from his wife as a major scandal had already developed involving his wife.

Sun Saturn Mercury Jupiter Mars 7 6 Lagna 4 3 Moon Sun Venus Ketu Mars Rahu Example 3 Mercury 5 8 2 Male Lagna 11 Venus Ketu 9 Rahu 1 10 12 Moon Saturn Jupiter

Lagna Mars Jupiter Jupiter Moon Mars Rahu 3 Lagna 1 4 Moon Rahu 12

Example 4 2 5 Male 11 8 6 Marcury Venus 10 Venus Sun Saturn Marcury 7 Saturn Ketu 9

Ketu Sun

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Rahu Lagna Rahu Moon 3 2 12 Moon Lagna 11

Example 5 Saturn 1

Saturn 4 Male 10 7

Venus Venus 5 Mars Jupiter 9 Mercury 6 8 Ketu Mars Jupiter Sun Mercury Sun Ketu

Rahu Ketu Saturn Moon Venus Mercury Jupiter Sun Mars 6 3 4 7 Lagna Venus Sun Mercury Example 6 Mars 5

8 2 Male Moon 11 Lagna 1 Jupiter 9 10 12 Saturn Rahu Ketu

Case No. 5

Here axis is between Ketu and Rahu representing money and domestic burden caused by unmarried younger brothers and sisters in which wife's cooperation has existed as two benefics are present in the 7th house. Besides, the natural Dhana Karaka, Jupiter aspecting the 3rd house and the 4th lord has helped him overcome obstacles after obstacles after not having the benefit of inherited property besides property made out of his own earnings.

Case No. 6

Here all the planets are between Rahu and Ketu and the 2nd lord is with debilitated 9th and 4th lord in the 12th house while the 7th lord . is also debilitated in 9th house. Inspite of earning good fortune, the native suffered in his financial fortune for two reasons. His wife's family members created financial burdens on him and he suddenly lost his fortune in the period when Rahu entered Pisces recently. He is yet to recover his fortune particularly when Saturn is transiting the 5th house from lagna.

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Case No. 7

This is a case of classical Kaal Sarpa Yoga when all planets are between Rahu and Ketu. After ;a terrible struggle very early in life she had to accept a job. She was posted in a backward place. There she was bitten by snake. Her life was"saved but an ineffective medicine left a part of her body black. She is unmarried and has been struggling through her career, stage by stage.

Case No. 8

Except the lagna and Jupiter, aU other planets fall within Rahu-Ketu. Interestingly both luminaries fall in Rahu-Ketu axis involving fixed rashis. Along with his undiluted ideaEsm he was known for his extraordinary mastery over details of general and financial administra- tion. In his long span of career if he fell from power he also rose with brilliant resilience. (Morarji)

Case No. 9

Shri V.P. Singh was adopted in rich family early in his childhood because he was born in Rahu Dasha. There is a classical Ashta-Lakshmi Yoga in the horoscope.

Saturn Mars Venus 11 10 8 7 Moon Rahu Lagna Mercury Rahu Sun Example 7 9

Female 12 6 Jupiter 3 3 Saturn Ketu 5 1 Ketu Mars Mercury 2 4 Lagna Venus Moon Jupiter Sun

Lagna Jupiter 5 Moon 4 2

Ketu Lagna 1 Rahu Sun Example 8 Jupiter 3

Male 6 Mars 12

Venus Moon 9 Ketu 11 Mercury 7 Saturn Rahu

8 10 Sun Saturn Mercury Mars Venus

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Case No. 10

Here the axis is between Ketu and Rahu and a classical Mala Yoga is found in a horoscope of emperors. But after imprisonment for 19 years, he became the Prime Minister - when he was nearing 60 years of age. Saturn in the 9th from Jupiter who is conjoined with Ketu gave him a daughter (Indira Gandhi) and a still born son.

Case No. 11

Except the Moon, aE planets fall between Ketu-Rahu axis, He was in

Mars Sun Mercury Rahu Venus Sun Mercury 6 5 Lagna 2 Ketu Lagna Jupiter Venus

Example 9 Jupiter 4 Moon 7 1 Male Mars 10 12 8 Rahu Saturn 9 Moon 11 (R) Ketu Saturn (R)

Saturn Rahu Rahu 6 5 3 = Mars Lagna Moon 2 Lagna Example 10 Moon Venus 4

Mercury 7 1 Male Saturn 10 8 Sun 12 Jupiter 9

Ketu Sun Venus Mercury Mars 11 Jupiter Ketu

Sun Mer. Venus Moon 7 Mars Rahu 6 4 Satumn Lagna Moon Sun

Example 11 Mer Ven Mars Rahu 5

8 2 Male 11 Ketu Lagna 9 Jupiter 1 10 12 Jupiter Saturn Ketu

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wilderness for nearly two decades but as soon as Ketu dasha started he rose very high but developed mysterious diseases.

Summary and Conclusions

1. Rahu and Ketu should not be treated as pure malefics if they are aspected by benefics particularly Jupiter.

2. If Rahu-Ketu receive the aspects of the lord of the rashis they are posited in, generaEy those houses prosper.

3. If the dispositors of Rahu and Ketu are well placed and strong as in the case of Shri V.P. Singh whose Rahu is in Pisces and whose dispositor Jupiter is Vargottama and exalted in Karka, Rahu can become an extraordinary benefic.

These are some of our observations and we request the readers to test them on the horoscopes they have and communicate their findings to us for continuing and modifying this research further.

Disease : Its Onset and Outcome

Dr K S Charak

INTRODUCTION

Medical science of today generally encounters disease in a passive manner. Usually it is the patient or his relative who first perceives something amiss and approaches a medical practitioner for help. The medical man himself has few, if any, means at hrs disposal to find out before-hand the nature and the likely time of occurrence of a future illness. It would be interesting as much as useful to be able to correctly forecast a medical ailment before it actually befalls an individual. The claims of astrology in regard to forecasting events remain largely unexplored where medical ailments are concerned. Since Indian astrology bases its inferences on the correct time of birth of an individual, it should be possible to anticipate a future iEness even at the time of birth, or at least several years before its onset. As a medical scientist I find it fascinating and highly revealing to be able to justify the occurrence of an illness precisely as indicated by the planetary configuration at birth. In the foEowing pages an attempt will be made to justify the time of occurrence of a disease and its eventual outcome, in ten selected cases, on the basis of some simple astrological principles. The Vimshottari dasha of Parashara and the Chara dasha of Jaimini would both be employed to time the same ailment by two different systems. This would subject the claims of astrological validity to a wider scientific scrutiny in regard to the timing and the outcome of disease.

THE RELEVANT ASTROLOGICAL PRINCIPLES*

The uniqueness of our system of astrology lies in its ability to time events by the use of dashas or operational periods allotted to different planets or Rashis.

. Please read the Relevant Astrological Principles two or three times. -Editor

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The most common dasha system employed is the Vimshottari dasha of Parashara. Some people who practise the lesser known Jaimini system employ the Chara dasha. Both these systems may be suitably compared in a scientific study.

1. Vimshottari Dasha of Parashara

(A) In order that the timing of an event is done as correctly as possible, without losing accuracy at the same time, it is desirable that the Vimshottari dasha be calculated from Mahadasha (MD) through Antardasha (AD) upto Praty antardasha (PD).

(B) A disease as commonly understood is an affliction of the body. In the natal chart, the body is represented by lagna. The great sage Parashara has mentioned various maraka (death-inflict- ing) and malefic (generally adverse) planets for each lagna. It is logical to assume that the dasha of a planet adverse to a particular lagna would tend to adversely affect the body of the individual,' in other words leading to proneness to disease. Thus the MD, AD and PD of the malefics/marakas, as described by Parashara for a given lagna, are the periods to be watched in regard to health.

(C) The lagna and lagna lord represent the body. The adverse influence, therefore, would be more pronounced if the lords of MD, Ad and PD are in any way connected with the lagna or the lagna lord. This should be further so if, at the same time, malefics afflict the lagna, lagna lord and the lords of MD, AD and PD. The affliction gets aggravated as the dasha lords or the lagna lord have some link with the Trik (6, 8, 12) lords or Trik houses.

Benefic influences tend to neutralise the adverse effects and provide protection to the native. .

(D) Rahu-Ketu axis (RKA) on dasha lords is an adverse factor.

(E) A less well appreciated area is the location of a planet at a particularly adverse degree in a given sign. Such a planet is considered in what is called as Mrityu Bhaga (MB). Planets in MB when involved with dasha lords tend to affect the health adversely.

(F) Benefics in kendras have been extolled in the texts and their role, protective or otherwise, must be considered when timing the occurrence of an ailment.

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II. Chara Dasha of Jaimini In Chara dasha, the Mahadasha (MD) and Antardasha (AD) are usually calculated. The periods of ill health usually coincide with : (a) 6th, 8th or 12th rashi dasha from lagna or Atma Karaka (AK). (b) The dasha of 6th or 8th rashi from the Sun or Venus. (c) Dasha of rashi in the 4th house (Trikona of 8th house !) (d) 8th rashi dasha from lagna Navamsha or AK Navamsha. (e) MD/AD in 6/8 relationship. (0 MD and AD rashis falling under malefic influences.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Ten horoscopes of patients with known medical history are being presented. All calculations have been based on the Chitrapakasha ayanamsa (Lahiri's). Both Vimshottari and Chara dashas have been calculated for the relevant periods of illness, treatment and the final outcome. In each horoscope, three charts (Rashi, Navamsha, Dwadashamsha) and two dashas (Virrishottari, Chara) have been employed for analysis. Since the aim is to time the event of ill health, no attempt has been made to justify the diagnosis of disease, which has been provided only for reader's interest and information. The various aspects considered in the analysis are described below.

Vimshottari Dasha

1. Whether anyone, or more of the operative MD, AD or PD are malefic or otherwise to the lagna concerned. Rahu has been treated as Saturn (and Ketu as Mars!) and as lord of the sign in which it is posited. Thus, for example, Saturn being a Yogakaraka for Taurus lagna, the dasha of Rahu has not been considered as a malefic dasha for this lagna.

2 Whether the dasha lords have any relation with lagna or lagna lord. The points considered herein are :

(i) Dasha of planet in lagna.

(ii) Dasha of planet aspecting lagna. (iii) Dasha of lagna lord .. (iv) Dasha of planet posited with lagna lord. (v) Dasha of planet aspecting lagna lord.

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3. Whether there is any malefic influence (by conjunction, aspect, etc.) on lagna, lagna lord and dasha lords. Also whether these planets have any relation with Trik houses/Trik lords, or whether any of them is combust.

4. Planets in MB according to Sh. K.N. Rao's tables. The points considered herein are :

(i) Dasha of planet in MB.

(ii) Dasha of planet aspecting a planet in MB.

(iii) Dasha of planet aspected by or conjunct with a planet in MB.

5. Whether any dasha lord has been placed in Rahu-Ketu axis. This aspect has been considered in Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts too.

6. Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts have been considered in regard to :

(i) Ownership, by a dasha lord, of lagna or the house occupied by the lagna lord.

(ii) Placement of dasha lords in relation to lagna/lagna lord. (iii) Aspects of Mars, Saturn and Jupiter on dasha lords.

(iv) Placement of any one or more of dasha lords in Rahu-Ketu axis.

(v) Relation of lagna lord and dasha lords with any planet in MB.

(vi) Occupation/aspect of natal lagna rashi in divisional chart, by dasha lords.

7. Protective influence on the lagna : benefics in kendras and protection provided by them when they are related to dasha lords and when they are not related to dasha lords.

8. Retrograde benefics in kendras, when they happen to be related to dasha lords.

9. The subsequent dasha : The dasha subsequent to a disease producing dasha has also been analysed with a view to find out whether or not a benefic subsequent dasha leads to improvement and cure, and whether or not a malefic subsequent dasha leads to complications and/or death.

10. Severity of disease : This has been assessed according to the extent of affliction to the dasha lords, lagna and lagna lord.

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Chara Dasha

The MD and AD have been calculated for the relevant periods of ailment, treatment and its outcome. The charts have been analysed with the following factors in view :

1. Dashas of 6th, 8th and 12th rashis from the lagna, AK, the Sun and Venus.

2. Dasha of rashi in the 4th house.

3. 6/8 relationship of MD and AD.

4. Eighth rashi dasha from lagna Navamsha or AK Navamsha.

5. Malefic influence on MD and AD, especially that of the Rahu-Ketu axis (or aspect), Mars and Saturn. Also considered is the balancing influence, by aspect or conjunction, of Jupiter. The aspects considered here are the Jaimini aspects.

6. Dasha of rashi inhabited by a planet in MB.

OBSERVATIONS

Case I

This is a case of acute leukemia (a form of blood cancer) who died of the disease on 7.2.89, within six months of its detection. The patient had Kanya lagna. Rahu-Mercury-Jupiter operated from Oct. 24, 1988 to Feb. 27, 1989. The Chara dasha was Dhanu-Karka, from July 1988 to June 1989.

A. Vimshottari

The MD, AD and PD are aU malefic, and are related by position/aspect to the lagna as well as lagna lord. The lagna and lagna lord are subject to the foEowing obvious afflictions :

(i) Lagna inhabited by malefics Rahu, Venus (a maraka) and the Moon.

(ii) Aspect of Saturn on lagna.

(iii) Combust, retrograde lagna lord (AD) in the 3rd with a combust 8th lord (Mars) and a combust, malefic Jupiter (PD).

(iv) Neecha maraka (Venus) in lagna. The three dasha lords too are under varying malefic influences (of Saturn, Mars, Sun).

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Birth details: November 26, 1959, 3.00 a.m. (IST), Bombay.

Lagna 1440' Mars 19' Venus 23'23' Sun 9'34' Mercury (R) 6°10' Saturn 12'2' Moon 5'12' Jupiter 17"21' Rahu 8*36

Balance: Sun-2y 1m 26d

Ketu 8 Sun Mars 7 Lagna 5 Mercury (R) Moon Venus 4 Case I Jupiter Rahu

6 Nov. 26, 1959 Saturn 9 3 3:00 a.m. (IST) 12 Bombay 10 2 Sun Mars Lagna Ketu 11 1 Saturn Mercury(R) Mon Ven Jupiter Rahu

Rahu Lagna 4 Mars 3 1 12 Saturn Lagna Rahu

Moon Mars Saturn 2 Navamsha Mercury 5 11 Moon Mercury Venus 8 Venus 6 Sun 10 Sun Ketu 7 9 Jupiter Ketu Jupiter

Saturn Venus Mercury Jupiter Ketu 1 12 Saturn Lagna 10 9 Rahu Sun Lagna Sun 11 Moon Dwadashamsha Jupiter 2 8 Mars 1

Mercury 3 5

Venus Ketu 7

Rahu Moon 4 6

Mars

Rahu-Mercury-Jupiter : October 24, 1988 to February 27, 1989. Dhanu-Karka : July 26, 1988 to June 26, 1989. Expired : February 7, 1989

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In the Navamsha chart, the lagna lord is with the natal lagna lord (and AD) aspected by Jupiter (PD). Rahu-Ketu axis falls on the natal 1-7 axis. In the Dwadashamsha chart, the lagna lord is Saturn (PD) and aspects the natal lagna lord (AD). Jupiter (PD) too aspects the natal lagna lord (and AD). The Moon and Venus, the natural benefics, in lagna are in Rahu- Ketu axis, aspected by Saturn. They are also malefic for the Kanya lagna. The next dasha is Rahu-Mercury-Saturn. Saturn is 6th lord and aspects lagna and Rahu (MD) as also the Moon and Venus in lagna. The further dasha of Rahu-Ketu too is detrimental. Ketu in this horoscope represents Mars and Jupiter, both being combust and malefic to the Lagna.

B. Chara The MD-AD are 6/8 from each other. The MDis the 4th house rashi and 8th from lagna Navamsha. Saturn is posited in the MD rashi which is under the influence of Rahu-Ketu axis. The Sun, Mars and Jupiter aspect the AD.

Case II

This native suffered from chronic myeloid leukemia, another form of blood cancer. First diagnosed in May 1983, she eventually expired on 9.5.1990, in Jupiter-Jupiter-Mercury (20.3.90 to 9.7.90). The Chara dasha in operation was Makara-Makara (6.2.90 to 6.1.91). The natal chart has Tula lagna. The Sun and the Moon are in MB.

A. Vimshottari The MD and AD lord Jupiter is a malefic for this lagna. All the dasha lords are related to the lagna and/or lagna lord. The MD and AD lord Jupiter is aspected by Mars and Saturn. The PD lord is aspected by Saturn and falls in the Rahu-Ketu axis. The lagna and lagna lord are subject to the following afflictions:

(i) Rahu-Ketu axis on lagna lord Venus in Rashi (as also in Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts).

(ii) Lagna lord is too near Ketu.

(iii) Saturn aspects the lagna lord.

(iv) Retrograde Jupiter aspects lagna. In the Navamsha chart, the lagna lord is both MD and AD placed in the 8th house with the Sun in MB. The PD is in lagna with natal

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Birth details: January 6, 1965, 1:45 a.m. (IST), Serampore.

Lagna 194' Mars 1'42' Venus 28'31' Sun 21'56' Mercury 28'58' Saturn 822' Moon 24'7' Jupiter (R) 22'46' Rahu 29*25'

Balance: Mars 6y-7m-0d

Jupiter Mercury Venus Ketu Mars

(R) Rahu 9 8 Sun Lagna 6 5

Saturn Case II 7 Jan. 6, 1965 Moon 10 4 1:45 a.m. (IST) 1 Moon Serampore 11

Mercury Saturn Jupiter (R) 3 12 2 Sun Venus Lagna Mars Ketu Rahu

Lagna Mer. Ven. Ketu 1 Lagna 11 10 2 Mercury Venus Mars Ketu 12

Navamsha 3 9 Saturn

Mars Moon 6

4 Rahu 8

Saturn Sun 5 7

Jupiter Rahu Sun Moon Jupiter

Rahu Lagna Rahu

Saturn 3 Lagna 1

4 Saturn 12

2

Dwadashamsha Sun 5 11 8 Jupiter Sun 6 10 Mars Jupiter Moon Mars Venus Ketu 7 9 Mer. Ven. Ketu Moon Mercury

Jup .- Jup .- Merc. : March 20, 1990 to July 9, 1990. Makara-Makara : February 6, 1990 to January 6, 1991. Expired : May 9, 1990.

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lagna lord Venus. Rahu-Ketu axis falls on lagna, PD lord and natal lagna lord. In the Dwadashamsha, lagna lord is with the PD lord in the 6th house, with the Moon in MB, and in Rahu-Ketu axis. Lagna contains Saturn, aspected by MD and AD lord Jupiter. The Moon and Jupiter are the natural benefics in kendras. Jupiter is retrograde, in the 7th house, and aspects lagna. The next dasha ofJup-Jup-Ketu is adverse too. Ketu is very close to the lagna lord. It represents Mars which is a maraka and aspects MD which is also aspected by Saturn.

B. Chara The MD-AD are Makara-Makara, which is the 4th house rashi, inhabited by the Moon in MB. Rahu-Ketu axis aspects the MD and AD.

Case III

This Meena-lagna native suffered damage to her kidneys during pregnancy in Dec. 1979. She eventually expired on Aug. 1, 1981. At the time of death, she was running Mercury-Ketu-Saturn (14.6.81 to 10.8.81). The Chara dasha operating at the time was Simha-Makara (29.5.81 to 29.8.81). Ketu is in MB.

A. Vimshottari

The MD, AD and PD are aU malefic to the lagna. The MD and PD lords are marakas and AD (Ketu) is in the 6th house in MB and aspected by a malefic Mars. The MD and AD are in 6/8 relation with each other. The lagna is aspected by retrograde Saturn. Rahu-Ketu axis faEs on the AD lord (Ketu itself). In both the Navamsha and the Dwadashamsha, the dasha lords are related with lagna and lagna lord, and there is obvious malefic influence on them. Jupiter and Venus are the benefics in the kendras, both being under the aspect of Saturn, retrograde, and maraka for the lagna. In the subsequent dasha of Mercury-Ketu-Mercury, even Jupiter's aspect is taken away from PD, while both MD and PD still remain maraka.

B. Chara MD and AD are in 6/8 from each other. MD is inhabited by Ketu in MB. MD is in 6th from lagna; AD is in 8th from AK and Venus. MD also happens to be 8th rashi from AK Navamsha. Rahu-Ketu axis involves the MD, and Ketu aspects the AD.

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Birth details: May 29, 1951, 2:03 a.m. (1ST), Bulandshahar.

Lagna 8°25' Mars 12'02' Venus 26°54' Sun 1338' Mercury 19'26' Saturn (R) 2'22' Moon 25°53' Jupiter 14'26 Rahu 2149'

Balance: Jupiter-7y 11m 8d

Lagna Mercury Mars Mercury Rahu Moon

Jupiter Sun Venus 2 1 Mars Lagna 11 10

Jupiter Rahu Sun

Moon Case 111 12 May 29, 1951 2:03 a.m. (IST) Venus 3 9

Bulandshahar Ketu 6

4 Saturn (R) 8 Saturn 5 7

(R) Ketu

Mars Sun Ketu

Rahu Moon Venus 8 7 Jupiter Lagna 5

Mercury 4

6 Navamsha 9 3 Venus 12 Saturn 10 2 Sun Saturn

Ketu Lagna 11 1 Moon Jupiter Mercury Mars Rahu

Venus Ketu Lagna 5 4 2 1 Jupiter Lagna Venus Ketu

Mars 3 Dwadashamsha Saturn 6 12

Jupiter 7 9

Sun Moon 11 8 10 Moon Mercury Mars Rahu Sun Rahu Saturn Mercury

Mercury-Ketu-Saturn : June 14, 1981 to August 10, 1981. Simha-Makara : May 29, 1981 to August 29, 1981. Expired : August 1, 1981.

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Case IV

This is a patient who had a severe paralytic stroke, and over the years made a remarkable, if incomplete, recovery. The lagna happen: to be Mithuna. The Vimshottari dasha at the time of onset of disease was Mars-Jupiter (22.12.82 to 28.11.83). Mars dasha lasted till 7.7.1988. Present dasha is that of Rahu by which time the patient is almost 80% recovered. Mars is in MB. The Chara dasha operating at the time of onset of disease was Dhanu-Vrischika (Feb. 83 to April '83).

A. Vimshottari Both MD and AD lords are malefic to the lagna and related to lagna/ lagna lord. Lagna, lagna lord and AD are under malefic influence. The MD is 6th lord, is in MB and afflicts the AD, the lagna and the lagna lord. Involvement of lagna/lagna lord is present in the divisional charts. In the Navamsha, the lagna lord is MD with the Sun and Saturn. AD is in Rahu-Ketu axis, aspected by Saturn and aspecting lagna. In the Dwadashamsha, the MD is in lagna in exchange with lagna lord. AD is in the sign of natal lagna lord. The malefic influence on MD and AD in the Dwadashamsha chart is lacking though Mars afflicts the lagna. Venus is the benefic in the 7th, aspected by Saturn from the 10th house. Jupiter aspects lagna and is posited with the lagna lord in the 9th. The next dasha was Mars-Saturn (28.11/83 to 7.1.'85). Saturn is not a malefic for this lagna and has no direct relations the lagna/lagna lord. Saturn as the 9th lord is also involved in an exchange with the 10th lord.

B. Chara The MD-AD (Dhanu-Vrischika) are in 2/12 relationship. AD is 6th from lagna and inhabited by Mars in MB. Ketu too afflicts the AD. MD is aspected by Saturn.

Case V

Heart surgery (coronary bypass) was performed on this patient on 25.7.1990. The patient has made near complete, albeit slow recovery. Lagna is Vrischika. The Moon is in MB. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the time of surgery was Rahu-Mars-Moon (12.7.90 to "13.8.90). This was followed by Jupiter MD. The Chara dasha was Mesha-Mithuna (January '90 to November '90).

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Birth details: February 24, 1939, 12:46 p.m. (IST) Allahabad.

Lagna 3'47' Mars 21'58' Venus 25°24' Sun 10'47' Mercury 1422' Saturn 2120' Moon 1*12' Jupiter 19'18' Rahu 18'56'

Balance: Ketu 6y-4m-13d

Saturn Moon Ketu Lagna 4 2 1

5 Lagna Moon Sun Ketu Mercury Jupiter Case IV 3 Feb. 24, 1939 6 12:46 p.m. (1ST) 12 Saturn

Allahabad 9 11 7 Sun Rahu Venus Mercury 8 10 Jupiter Venus Mars Rahu Mars

Jupiter Rahu Moon 10 Sun 9 Lagna 1 6 Saturn Mars Venus Ketu

Mercury 8 Mercury 11 5 Sun Navamsha 2 Mars 12 Satumn Jupiter 4

Lagna Rahu 1 3

Venus Ketu Moon

Sun Moon Rahu Sun 6 5 Jupiter Lagna 3 2 Mars Mercury Rahu Lagna Mars Mercury 4 Dwadashamsha Venus 7 1 Moon

8 10

Saturn

Satumn Ketu 12

Venus Jupiter 9 11 Ketu

Mars-Jupiter : December 22, 1982 to November 28, 1983. Dhanu-Vrischika : February 24, 1983 to April 24, 1983. Stroke in Mars-Jupiter

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Birth details: March 6, 1949, 1:05 a.m. (IST), Delhi.

Lagna 19'32' Mars 24'15' Venus 11°6' Sun 2145' Mercury 25°23 Saturn (R) 8'40' Moon 26°22 Jupiter 14' Rahu 3°12'

Balance : Venus Oy 5m 7d.

Moon Ketu Rahu 10 9 7 Mercury Lagna 6 Sun Jupiter Mars . Case V 8 Venus March 6, 1949 Sun Mars 11 5 Satumn

Venus 2 (R) Mercury 1:05 a.m. (IST) Saturn Jupiter Delhi (R) 12 4 1 3 Lagna Ketu Moon Rahu

Sun Jupiter Venus Moon

Rahu Mars Saturn 10 8 7 11 Lagna Ketu

9 Navamsha 12 6 Jupiter 3 Venus Mercury 1 Sun 5

Rahu Saturn Mertury 2 4 Lagna Moon Ketu Mars

Rahu Rahu Lagna Venus 4 Lagna: 2 5 Venus 1

Moon 3 Dwadashamsha 6 12

9 Jupiter 7 11 Sun Moon Mars Sun 8 10 Mercury Mars Mer Sat. Ketu Sat. Ketu Jupiter

Rahu-Mars-Moon : July 12, 1990 to Augdst 13, 1990 Mesha-Mithuna : January 6, 1990 to November 6, 1990 Bypass Surgery : July 25, 1990.

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A. Vimshottari Of the three dasha lords, the dasha of Rahu alone is partly malefic. AD is the 6th lord. The lagna has no malefic influence though the dasha lords and lagna lord are variously afflicted. The Moon, the PD lord, is in MB, and afflicts the MD; both receive the aspect of a retrograde Saturn (from the 9th house!). Rahu-Ketu axis falls on MD and PD. In the divisional charts, the involvement of lagna lord with the dasha lords is obvious, along with malefic influence on them. Mars and Saturn aspect the Navamsha lagna. In the Dwadashamsha, lagna lord is with AD in Rahu-Ketu axis. Mars and Saturn afflict MD and AD, while Mars also afflicts the PD. Jupiter aspects the MD. Venus in the 4th is the solitary benefic under the malefic influence of the Sun, Mars and a retrograde Saturn. The next dasha is Jupiter-Jupiter (13.8.'90 onwards). Jupiter is vargottama and a benefic for Vrischika lagna. It is, however, posited with the 8th lord and is debilitated.

B. Chara

The MD and AD are respectively 6th and 8th from lagna. MD is afflicted by Rahu-Ketu axis as well as by the Moon in MB. The dasha lasts from 6.1.90 to 6.11.90.

Case VI

Case VI belongs to a young lady who has undergone multiple operations on her urinary system on the right side. The first operation was done on 28.3.90 and consisted of removal of a stone from the right ureter. The second operation consisting of surgical correction of the obstruction to the right kidney was performed on 9.6.90. The final one was performed on 20.3.1991. The patient has recovered from her malady since. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the time of first operation was Moon-Jupiter-Venus (25.1.90 to 15.4.90); at the time of second operation, Moon-Jupiter-Moon (9.5.90 to 16.9.90); and at the time of third operation, Moon-Satun-Mercury (29.12.90 to 20.3.91) and Moon-Saturn-Ketu (20.3.91 to 23,4.91). The Chara dasha operating at the respective periods was Simha-Simha (10.3.90 to 10.9.90) and Karka-Vrishabh (10.1.90 to 10.8.91). The Moon is in MB. The lagna is Makara.

A. Vimshottari

The MD lord, the Moon, is a malefic for the ascendant and is in MB. The other two dasha lords (AD & PD) during the time of first two operations are malefic; not so at the time of the third, and finally

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Birth details: June 10, 1960, 10:35 p.m.(IST), Batala.

Lagna 12'31' Mars 29*35' Venus 23'12' Sun 26°29' Mercury 19'15' Saturn (R) 23'40' Moon 13'14' Jupiter (R) 6'37' Rahu 26'51'

Balance: Oy 0m 19d.

Ketu Moon Jupiter (R) Mars Sun Saturn (R) Venus Mercury 12 11 9 Mars Lagna 8

Ketu Case VI 10 June 10, 1960 1 7 10:35 p.m. (IST) Lagna 2 A Batala Rahu Sun

Moon Venus 6 3 5 Jupiter (R) Saturn (R) Mercury Rahu

Mars Jupiter Mars Jupiter Mercury Mercury Lagna Ketu 3 2 12 Ketu Lagna 11 Moon Venus Moon 1

Navamsha Venus 4 10 7 Sun 5 9 Sun Rahu Saturn 6 8 Rahu Saturn

Moon Sun Moon Lagna Rahu 5- 4 Lagna 2 1

Mars Rahu Jupiter 3 Venus Dwadashamsha Saturn 6 12 Sun

9 Mercury 11

7 Ketu Mars Jupiter 8 10 Venus Ketu Saturn Mercury

Moon-Jupitur-Venus : January 25, 1990 to April 15, 1990. Moon-Jupitur-Moon : May 9, 1990 to June 19, 1990. Moon-Sarum-Mercury : December 29, 1990 to March 20, 1991. Simha-Simha : March 10, 1990 to June 10, 1990. Karka-Vrishabh : January 10, 1991 to August 10, 1991. 1st Operation: March 28, 1990, 2nd Operation: June 9, 1990, 3rd Operation: March 20, 1991

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curative, operation. Dasha lords are variously under malefic influences, including the involvement of Trik houses. The Moon in MB afflicts dasha lords and lagna lord. The dasha lords are also related to lagna/ lagna lord in Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts. In the Dwadashamsha chart, during the first two operations, the MD, AD and PD are under the aspect/association of Mars. During the third operation, the PD is spared the influence of Mars. There are no benefics in the kendras. Moon-Saturn-Ketu was followed by Moon-Saturn-Venus (23.4.91 to 28.7.91) which led to complete cure. Venus is Yogakaraka in its own sign in the 5th.

B.Chara During the first two operations, the MD and AD operating were Simha-Simha. Simha falls in the 6th from AK and 8th from lagna, and is in Rahu-Kętu axis. The MD and AD during the final curative procedure were Karka- Vrishabh which bear 3/11 relation to each other. The MD is aspected by Ketu. There is no other malefic influence on MD or AD.

Case VII

The native, born in Vrishabh lagna, had problems related to medical termination of pregnancy which led to an episode of sudden profuse bleeding and shock. Left untreated, this could have proved fatal. Prompt medical attention, however, revived her and a complete reco- very followed. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the time of the bleeding episode was Moon-Jupiter-Jupiter (11.6.88 to 15.8.88). The earlier incriminating surgical procedure had been performed in Moon-Rahu-Mars. The Chara dasha was Dhanu-Dhanu (2.7.88 to 2.4.89).

A. Vimshottari The Moon (MD) and Jupiter (AD, PD) are malefic for this ascendant. The MD and AD lords are placed in 6/8 relationship. The lagna is under malefic influence of Mars and retrograde Saturn. A retrograde Jupiter aspects lagna and the lagna lord which is exalted. The MD lord, the Moon, is'in Rahu-Ketu axis. No planet is in MB. In Navamsha, the Moon is again in Rahu-Ketu axis. Malefic influence on lagna, lagna lord and dasha lords exists in Dwadashamsha too. Kendras are bereft of benefics. A retrograde Jupiter is in 7th from lagna lord.

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Birth details: April 2, 1957, 9:0 a.m. (IST) Delhi.

Lagna 10'32' Mars 16°18' Venus 15°40' Sun 18'52' Mercury 1'27' Saturn (R) 2058 Moon Jupiter (R) 140' Rahu 26°54' .0.6

Balance: Ketu 2y 3m 9d.

Moon Mercury Sun Moon Mercury Lagna Ketu Venus Mars 3 12 Ketu Lagna 1 Sun 4 Mars Venus Case VII 2 Apr. 2, 1957 5 11 9:0 a.m. (IST) Delhi 8 6 Jupiter Saturn (R) 10 Saturn Jupiter (R) 7 9

(R) Rahu (R) Rahu

. Lagna Mercury Mars Moon Mars Rahu 3 Moon 2 Lagna 12

Rahu Mercury 11

1 Saturn Navamsha 4 10 Jupiter Saturn 7 Jupiter 9

5 Sun

Sun 6 8 Ketu

Ketu Venus Venus

Sun Rahu Mercury 8 Lagna 5 4 Mars Moon Venus Jupiter Saturn Ketu Moon Saturn 6 Dwadashamsha 9 3

Rahu 12

2 Lagna 10 11 1 Mars Sun Venus Jupiter Ketu Mercury

Moon-Jupiter-Jupiter : June 11, 1988 to August 15, 1988. Dhanu-Dhanu : July 2, 1988 to April 2, 1989. Ailment-Treatment : July-August 1988.

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B. Chara

MD and AD (Dhanu-Dhanu) are both 8th from lagna. In the Navamsha, the Rahu-Ketu axis involves Dhanu.

Case VIII

This native had an operation in Nov. 1987 for tuberculosis involving her left ankle joint. The surgical treatment, of necessity, was followed by about a year long medical treatment eventually leading to complete cure. The lagna is Vrishabh. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the time of surgical treatment was Mercury-Venus-Rahu (4.7.87 to 7.12.87). Chara dasha was Makara-Kumbha (10.10.87 to 10.1.88).

A. Vimshottari

The AD is malefic for the lagna. The PD lord Rahu could also be considered adverse, being in 8th house with Mars, and in Jupiter's sign which is a malefic for the lagna. There is malefic influence on lagna/ lagna lord and the three dasha lords. Jupiter is in MB in lagna. Rahu- Ketu axis involves the PD. Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts show involvement of lagna with dasha lords and malefic influence on them. In Dwadashamsha, Mars and Saturn aspect the AD lord Venus. Jupiter, in MB, is the only natural benefic in kendra (lagna). The Mercury-Venus dasha lasts till 29.4.89. Mercury-Sun follows next.

B. Chara

The MD-AD are 2/12 from each other. Jupiter in MB aspects the MD. AD is aspected by Saturn.

Case IX

This native of Dhanu lagna suffers from epilepsy, a chronic nonfatal disease. He has to regularly take medical treatment to keep his symptoms under control. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the time of onset of disease was Mars-Saturn (4.11.66 to 13.12.67). The Chara dasha was Tula-Mesha (18.5.67 to 18.4.68). Mars is in MB.

A. Vimshottari

The AD lord is malefic to lagna. The lagna lord and dasha lords are under malefic influence. The MD lord is in MB and aspects lagna lord; it is itself aspected by Saturn (AD). The divisional charts also show malefic influence including the implication of Rahu-Ketu axis.

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Birth details: April 10, 1954, 8:00 a.m. (IST), Baraut

Lagna 2'46' Mars 5'48' Venus 13'42' 26'28' Mercury 146' 13'58' Sun Saturn (R) Moon 25°8' Jupiter 2820' Rahu 26*4'

Balance: Jupiter 9y 9m 25d.

Moon Sun Venus Lagna Moon Ketu Venus Mercury Jupiter Ketu 4 3 Lagna 1 12

Jupiter Mercury Sun Case VIII 2 April 10, 1954 5 11 8:00 a.m. (IST) 00 Baraut

6 10 Saturn 9 Mars 7 Rahu (R) Saturn (R) Rahu Mars

Moon Sun Mars Saturn Ketu 11 9 8 12 Lagna Rahu Sun Saturn Mercury 10 Navamsha 1 7

4 Lagna Venus 2 6 Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter 5 Rahu Jupiter Ketu 3 Venus

Mercury Moon

Saturn Jupiter Lagna 2 1 Ketu 4 Moon 5 Lagna Jupiter Ketu Mars 3 Mercury Dwadashamsha Venus 6 12 Saturn 9 Sun 7 11 Rahu Mars 8 10 Rahu Venus Sun

Mercury-Venus-Rahu : July 4, 1987 to December 7, 1987. Makara-Kumbha : October 10, 1987 to January 10, 1988. Surgery : November 1987.

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Birth details: November 18, 1950, 11:20 a.m. (IST), Warangal

Lagna 1139' Mars 21'45' Venus 24'19' Sun 0'52' Mercury 2110' Satur 3°25' Moon 1'53' Jupiter (R) 4°29' Rahu 4'3'

Balance: Sun 3y 7m 25d

Moon Mars Rahu 11 10 8 7 Jupiter Lagna Sun Jupiter (R

(R) Case IX 9 Nov. 18, 1950 Mercury

11:20 a.m. (IST) Rahu 12 6 Venus Saturn

Warangal 3 Ketu Moon

5 Mer. Ven. 1 2 4 Lagna Mars Sun Saturn Ketu

Venus Rahu 5 Lagna 3 6 Mercury 2 Saturn Lagna Ketu Mercury 4 Navamsha Sun 7 1 Moon Venus 10 Mars Rahu 8 Moon 12 Jupiter Jupiter Sun 9 Mars 11 Saturn Ketu

Lagna Mercury Jupiter Jupiter Rahu Mercury Venus 3 2 Lagna 12 Venus Rahu 11

Mars 1 Dwadashamsha . Mars 4 10 Moon

Moon 7

5 Sun Saturn Ketu 9 Sun 8 Saturn 6

Ketu

Mars-Saturn : November 4, 1966 to December 13, 1967. Tula-Mesha : May 18, 1967 to April 18, 1968. Commencement of Ailment: Mid-1967.

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Navamsha lagna is aspected by Jupiter. In the Dwadashamsha, the lagna lord is aspected by Jupiter. Exalted Mercury and a neechabhanga Venus are placed in the 10th house, in Rahu-Ketu axis and with Saturn. Rahu MD commenced on 13.6.1971, and Jupiter on 13.6.1989.

B. Chara The AD (Mesha) is 8th from Venus which also happens to be AK. AD is aspected by Mars in MB. The MD is inhabited by a debilitated Sun.

Case X

Born in Karka lagna with no planet in MB, this female patient suffered from a relatively mild recurrent appendicitis which required a routine surgical procedure as treatment, followed by complete cure. The Vimshottari dasha operating at the time of surgical treatment was Rahu- Venus-Rahu (16.7.82 to 28.12.82). The Chara dasha was Kumbha- Kanya (Aug. '82 to Feb. '83).

A. Vimshottari All the three dasha lords (MD, AD & PD) are malefic to the lagna. The lagna has not malefic influence. The lagna lord is aspected by Saturn. The iagna and lagna lord are not involved with the dasha lords. The dasha lords are under the mixed influence of Mars and Jupiter. The three dasha lords fall in the Rahu-Ketu axis. The Navamsha chart shows the influence of Mars on lagna lord, MD, AD and PD. In the Dwadashamsha, Mars and Saturn influence lagna, MD and PD; the latter two are also aspected by Jupiter. The subsequent dasha is that of Rahu-Venus-Jupiter (28.12.82 to 22.5.83).

B. Chara The MD-AD (Kumbha-Kanya) are in 6/8 relationship. MD is 8th from lagna, as also 8th from lagna Navamsha. MD is involved in Rahu-Ketu axis. Jupiter and Saturn aspect AD.

DISCUSSION

Ten cases of known medical ailments have been analysed with a view to astrologically determine the time of onset of disease, its future course and outcome. The first three cases are those of patients who succumbed to their illnesses. Case IV is a serious ailment from which the patient made a slow and incomplete recovery. Cases V to X are diseases which, except for case 1X, required surgical treatment for their relief. These cases have been listed in an approximate order of decreasing severity.

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Birth details: August 26, 1960, 3:05 a.m. (IST), Delhi.

Lagna 1'55' Mars 21'49' Venus 26°57' Sun 9"20' Mercury 4'13' Saturn (R) 1852' Moon 20'19' Jupiter 030' Rahu 22'18'

Balance: 2v 3m 5d.

Mercury Vertus Mars Sun Rahu 6 5 3 2 Moon Lagna Mars

Ketu Case X Lagna 4 Aug. 26, 1960 7 1 3:05 a.m. (IST) Sun Delhi Mer Ven 10

Rahu 8 12 Jupiter 9 11 Saturn Moon Jupiter (R) Saturn (R) Ketu

Jupiter Sun Ketu Mercury Sun 6 5 3 2 Saturn Lagna Mercury Lagna Moon Mars

Moon 4 Navamsha Mars Rahu 7 1 Jupiter

10 Ketu

8 12 9 11 Venus Rahu Saturn Venus

Venus Rahu Moon Venus 6 5 Lagna 3 2 Mercury Saturn Moon Lagna Saturn 4 Dwadashamsha Ketu 7 1 Rahu 10 Mars 8

Sun Mars 12 11 Jupiter Sun Ketu Mercury 9

Jupiter

Rahu-Venus-Rahu : July 16, 1982 to December 18, 1982. Kumbha-Kanya : August 26, 1982 to February 26, 1983. Surgery : August-September 1982.

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Both Vimshottari and Chara dasha have been employed and are discussed below.

A. Vinshottari

I. An illness appears to come into being when a dasha detrimental to a lagna is in operation. One or more of the MD, AD and PD were found to be detrimental to the concerned lagnas in nine out of ten horoscopes discussed. In the tenth (case V) the dasha was partly malefic.

2. When a dasha is related to lagna/lagna lord, the ailment is of a more significant nature. Thus only in one case (case X) was there no relation between the dasha lords and the lagna/lagna lord.

3. Malefic influences on lagna were lacking in three of the ten cases (cases V, VI, X). Malefic influences were operative on the lagna lord in all cases except case VI.

4. Malefic influences on dasha lords, in the form of aspect/association with malefics, were discernible in all cases. This shows that for an illness to occur, a malefic dasha should also be under the malefic influences. A relatively benign dasha too could produce disease ifit were under malefic influence, as in case V.

5. Influence of Trik houses/lords over lagna/lagna lord was noticed in 9 out of 10 cases, while in all cases there was such an influence on dasha lords.

6. Except in case IV (a paralytic stroke) and case VI (during the first two surgical procedures only), the dasha lords were under the influence of Rahu-Ketu axis. The Rahu-Ketu axis seems to be an important factor for health.

7. Mrityu Bhaga : In 7 out of 10 cases, some or the other planet in MB was related to one or more of the dasha lords. Of the three cases spared from the MB influence, case VII and case X had a prompt recovery following surgical treatment; case I, however, didn't survive.

8. Malefic influence on lagna, lagna lord and dasha lords was noticed in all cases in the Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts.

9. In all cases except case X, there was involvement of lagna/lagna lord with the dasha lords in the Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts.

10. Benefics in Kendras : Cases VI, VII and X had no benefics in kendras.

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Case I has the Moon and Venus in Lagna in Rahu-Ketu axis and aspected by Saturn. Venus is maraka and the Moon a malefic for the lagna. Venus is neecha too. There is profound malefic influence on the lagna and dasha lords.

Case II has the Moon in the 4th in MB. Jupiter is in the 7th but it is a retrograde Jupiter. The patient died in Jupiter-Jupiter- Mercury. The rule that a malefic lord's AD in its own MD is not excessively bad perhaps doesn't apply to a retrograde planet.

Case III has Jupiter in Meena lagna and Venus in the 4th. A retrograde Saturn aspects both the benefics. The patient died in Mercury-Ketu-Saturn. Ketu is in MB aspected by Mars. Mercury and Saturn are maraka for the lagna. This case is a fine example of the fact that it is the PD that precipitates an event. In the MD of Mercury (a maraka) and AD of Ketu (in MB aspected by Mars), the first PD involving the lagna/ lagna lord was that of Jupiter. Jupiter in its own sign in lagna, however, did not permit death which had to wait till the commencement of the PD of the maraka Saturn, retrograde, and aspecting lagna and lagna lord. Case IV has Venus in the 7th, aspecting lagna and in the sing of AD. It is aspected by a Saturn which is not retrograde. There are, however, other saving factors like Jupiter's influence oh lagna as well as lagna lord. The Jupiter is additionally beneficial because of being involved in a Parivartana Yoga between 9th and 10th lords.

Case V has Venus in the 4th house with a lot of malefic influence on it. Little wonder, it did not protect the native from a major ailment even when it was associated with the AD lord Mars. Retrograde Saturn aspects Venus from 10th house. It is relevant to note here that dasha lords were not malefic to the lagna. They are themselves under malefic influence. Case VIII has Jupiter in lagna. This Jupiter, however, is in MB and, therefore, only partially beneficial. Case IX has an exalted Mercury with a neechabhanga Venus in the 10th. It is partly tarnished by Rahu-Ketu axis and association with Saturn.

11. Retrograde Benefics : Retrograde benefics in kendras seem to provide little protection.

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Case II has a retrograde Jupiter in the 7th from lagna. She died in Jupiter-Jupiter. In case VII, a retrograde Jupiter is in 7th from an exalted Lagna lord. It also aspects the lagna. The native suffered illness in Moon- Jupiter-Mars. A retrograde planet aspecting a benefic in kendra seems to take away the beneficience of the latter as is evident in case III. Here, Jupiter in Meena Lagna and Venus in the 4th house are aspected by a retrograde Saturn in the 7th house. Also, in case V, a retrograde Saturn aspects Venus in the 4th house; this Venus is with Mars, the AD as well as lagna lord. 12. The Subsequent Dasha : When a malefic dasha is followed by a benefic dasha, there is improvement in the condition of the patient. In the first three cases where death ensued, the subsequent dashas are adverse, permitting no respite. In case IV, Mars-Jupiter was followed by Mars-Saturn (28.11.83 to 7.1.85). Immediately, the lagna and lagna lord were freed from the influence of AD, and the AD was freed from the influence of a malefic Mars in MB. Subsequent MD of Rahu is better; Rahu in 5th is aspected by Jupiter. For case V, with Vrischika lagna, Jupiter is benefic and is vargottama. Things improved as Jupiter MD set in. In case VI, the MD of the Moon (in MB) is malefic and goes on till 29.6.96. However, the onset of Moon-Saturn caused improvement. Saturn is a benefic for Makara. In case VII, the malefic dasha of Moon-Jupiter-Jupiter is followed by Moon-Jupiter-Saturn w.e.f. 15.8.'88. Saturn is a Yogakaraka here. In case VIII, Mercury-Venus lasted until 30.4.'90. The medical treatment had to continue until almost the end of this period which was followed by complete cure. Case DC shows a persistence of his chronic ailment with small fluctuations in his condition. The MD of Mars, Rahu and Jupiter are all under varying afflictions. Case X, with Karka lagna, suffered during Rahu-Venus-Rahu. The later part of this dasha saw her completely all right. Rahu-Venus-Jupiter dasha left no residual effects of her ailment.

B. Chara The adverse periods in Chara dasha have been sufficiently indicated in the section on OBSERVATIONS". The important factors are:

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• The 6/8 or 2/12 position of MD and AD.

• MD/AD of 6th, 8th, 12th or 4th houses.

• Affliction of MD/AD by Rahu-Ketu axis.

• Planet in MB inhabiting or aspecting MD or AD.

• MD or AD of rashi in 8th house from lagna Navamsha or AK Navamsha.

Note : In Vimshottari dasha, a malefic MD lord's own AD does not seem to do excessive harm. The reverse seems to be true in case of Chara dasha. Thus in case II, when Makara-Makara (4th house rashi dasha) was operating and the rashi was inhabited by the Moon in MB, the native died. In case VI, when Simha-Simha (8th house rashi, in Rahu-Ketu axis) was operating, the native had two surgical procedure which didn't prove curative, and she had to waitfor some more time when a third, and curative, operative procedure was undertaken.

CONCLUSIONS

1. Disease usually manifests when the dasha of a planet adverse to a lagna is in operation.

2. A relatively benign dasha may turn adverse when the dasha lords are under various malefic influences.

3. The relation of the MD, AD and PD lords with lagna/lagna lord enhances the impact of disease.

4. When the dasha lords are not directly involved with the lagna/lagna lord, the ailment is of minor consequence.

5. The factors that increase the intensity of disease include:

(i) Malefic influence on dasha lords.

(ii) Malefic influence on lagna/lagna lord. (iii) Rahu-ketu axis on dasha lords, (iv) Influence of Trik houses/lords on lagna, lagna lord and dasha lords.

6. Involvement of lagna and lagna lord with dasha lords in Navamsha and Dwadashamsha charts, and malefic influences on all these, are further factors that lead to disease.

7. Benefics in kendras do provide protection when they are associated

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with dasha lords and lagna/lagna lord, and when they themselves are not severely afflicted. 8. Retrograde benefics in kendras are detrimental to health during their dasha periods. A retrograde benefic in kendra from lagna lord is equally unhelpful. Benefics in kendras aspected by a retrograde malefic are also helpless.

9. In Jaimini, the 6th, 8th, 12th and 4th house dashas from lagna are harmful. The MD/AD relationship of 6/8 or 2/12from each other is also harmful. From the AK, Venus and the Sun, the 6th and 8th rashi dashas are detrimental to health. Involvement of MD or AD in Rahu-Ketu axis appears to increase the severity of disease. 10. In the Chara dasha, it appears that a malefic AD in its own MD is still more malefic. This principle is at variance with the well- known Parashari principle where a malefic Antara in its own MD is not additionally malefic but transmits its maleficience to a subsequent malefic AD. 11. Planets in Mrityu Bhaga form a special group. Their own dasha is malefic. They transmit their maleficience to the planets they aspect or associate with. On the other hand, aspects of other malefics on a planet in MB increase the maleficience of the latter. 12. Planets in MB also seem to be important in the Chara dasha of Jaimini. The dasha of a Rashi inhabited by a planet in MB generally appears to cause a serious disease or even death if other protective influences are insufficient. 13. An important factor in the recovery of a patient seems to be the subsequent dasha. When a malefic and disease-causing dasha is followed by an equally malefic subsequent dasha, the relief from the ailment is unlikely. A benefic dasha following a disease-producing dasha ensures recovery.

SUMMARY

1. Ten cases of known medical disorders have been analysed with a view to justify astrologically the occurrence and outcome of disease. 2. Simple astrological principles have been employed. Three charts (Rashi, Navamsha, Dwadashamsha) and two dashas (Vimshottari, Chara) have been considered in this study. 3. While several parameters have been used, the study is certainly not exclusive. Many more factors could have been considered but for the constraints of time and space.

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4. The study highlights the importance of interaction between a malefic dasha and the lagna/lagna lord in causing a disease. This involvement is present in Navamsha and Dwadashamsh charts too. 5. The adverse influence of planets in MB and planets involved in Rahu-Ketu axis has been highlighted, in addition to other factors considered routinely. 6. Only a small number of cases with known medical history have been analysed and it is thus a sort of "postmortem" study of disease. Only when the astrologers are able to correctly forecast the onset and nati of disease will astrology be of any real utility to the medical professic

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am profoundly indebted to Shri KN Rao for providing me immense help and guidance in the preparation of this paper. Cases III and IV have been taken from the personal collection of Shri Rao.

Prasthar-Ashtakavarga System of Prediction with Accurate Time Period

Dr R K Aggarwal

H Case Study

The Ashtakavarga System, an exposition of which has been studied with considerable success by many astrologers and in many other subjects by the writer as well, is the main presentation of this paper. It has been a retrospective study in this particular example by making a further elaboration of the well known Sarvashtakavarga Chart. The attempt was made to further squeeze the time period of an event or activity for the purpose of prediction.

Methodology

There can be no other horoscope in which one can correlate the events with time except one's own or of the one who knows the definite time of his or her good or bad events. So, the subject of the study is so chosen as to get exact time of events (Born on 23.09.1943 at 12:12 noon in Delhi) and correlate the time period with the benefic bindus or malefic rekhas in a particular Kaksha or rashi.

Mars Saturn Moon 10 9 7 6 Ketu Lagna Sun

Jupiter Mercury

Natal Chart Rahu 8

Sept. 23, 1943 11 5 Venus

Ketu Venus 2 4

12 Mars Jupiter

Lagna Sun 1 3 Rahu

Mercury Saturn Moon

Birth details: September 23, 1943. Lagna 20'38' Mars 2145' Venus (R) 929' Sun 6'25' Mercury (R) 9'24' Saturn 328' Moon 28'11' Jupiter 25°06' Rahu 2032'

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Birth Horoscope

The method used for making the Bhinnashtaka-varga or individual Ashtakavarga charts is the standard one. No use of "Bhinnashtakavarga after reduction" has been applied in this study The only new experiment is to develop a chart which may be called a "Kakshya Chart* prepared with the help of Bhinnashtakavarga charts. Kakshya is defined as 1/8 part of rashi of 30°, each part comprising of 3*45' placed in a sequence of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon and the Ascendent. From each planet's Prasthar-Ashtakavarga, benefic bindus are picked up from their own charts in the same Kakshya-wise sequence, added together and put in eight equally divided parts of a rashi. The total of all these points in eight Kakashyas should tally with the points of Sarvashtakavarga Chart in each rashi. No difficulty was faced while making such a "Kakshya Chart". .Tables Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, If, Ig (Bhinnashtakavarga or Prastharashtakavarga).

Table II (Sarvashtakavarga Chart).

Table III (Kakshya Chart).

Broadly, the Natal chart, Navamsha chart, Vimshottari dasha and Sarvashtakavarga Benefic Bindus, were taken together to compare the past events. Specially the effect of a planet passing through a Kakshya having more than 4 or less than 4 benefic bindus on the events & activities was studied. The hypothesis would be that a planet is bound to give good or bad results during this particular time which can be determined by the degrees of a planet with the help of emphemeris.

Table Ia : Sun

House I II III IV V VI VII VIII DC X XI XII Sign 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Satuirn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jupiter 0 0 0 0 Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Venus 0 0 0 Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moon 0 0 0 Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total(48) 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2

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Table Ib : Moon

House I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI Xn Sign 8 9 10 II I2 1 2 3 4 . 5 6 7

Saturn 0 0 0 0

0 Jupiter 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0

Venus 0 0 0 0 0 0. Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moon 0 0 0 0 0 0. Lagna 0 0 0 0

Total (49) 5 3 4 4 4 7 2 6 4 3 3 4

Table Ic: Mars

House III IV V VI VII VIII DC X XI xn II Sign 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Saturn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jupiter 0 0 0 0 Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sun 0 0 0 0 0 Venus 0 0 0 0 Mercury 0 0 0 0 Moon 0 0 0 Lagna 0 0 0 0 0

Total (39) 5 3 5 4 3 4 2 5 3 3 2 0

Table Id : Mercuiy

House I II III IV V VI VII VIII DC X XI xn Sign 8 9 10 II I2 I 2 3 4 5 6 7

Saturn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jupiter 0 0 0 0 Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sun 0 0 0 0 0 Venus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moon 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (54) 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 6' 4 5 5 1-

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Table Ie : Jupiter

House I IV V. VI VII VIII IX X XI Xn Sign 8 9 4 5 1 10 11 12 2 3 6 . 7

Saturn 0 0 0 0 Jupiter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Venus 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moon 0 0 0 0 Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (56) 4 6 3 5 3 5 7 4 5 4 5 5

Table If: Venus

House II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II 7 Sign 8 9 10 I2 I 2 3 4 5 6

Saturn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jupiter 0 0 0 0 0 Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sun 0 0 0 Venus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 Moon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (52)4 2 5 5 5 6 4 3 5 4 5 4

Table Ig : Saturn

House I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII Sign 9 10 II I2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Saturn 0 0 0 0 Jupiter 0 0 0 0 00 Mars 0 0 0 0 0 Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Venus 0 0 0 Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moon 0 0 0 Lagna 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (39) 4 2 2 3 2 6 2 4 4 4 3 3

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Table II : Sarvashtaka Varga

House I II III IV V VI VII VIII DC X XI XII Sign 8 9 10 I2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sun 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 (3) 2 Moon 5 3 4 4 4 7 2 6 4 3 3 4 Mars 5 3 5 4 3 4 (2) 5 3 3 2 0 Mercury 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 6 4 5 (5) 1 Jupiter 4 6 3 5 3 5 7 4 (5) 4 5 5 Venus 4 2 5 5 5 6 4 3 5 (4) 5 4 Saturn 4 2 2 3 2 6 2 (4) 4 4 3 3

Total (337) 31 25 29 32 26 36 25 32 29 27 26 19

To simplify the process, the following steps are suggested for making a Kakshya chart.

1. Prepare Ashtakavarga chart of each planet. (Bhinnashtakavarga chart or Prastharashtakavarga chart).

2. Prepare Sarvashtakavarga chart.

3. It is clear that each rashi has same Kakshya sequence of 3°.45'each.

As such, pick up benefic points from same Kakshya of each planet. For illustration, follow the following steps:

a) Start Kakshya chart from Saturn.

b) Pick up the benefic points in Kakshya of Saturn in the Prastharashtakavarga of all planets. (In the illustrated horo- scope, in 1st house total benefic bindus (points) in the Kakshya of Saturn comes to 3. See, one by the Moon, one by jupiter and one by Saturn. These make 3).

c) Go on repeating the exercise for each Kakshya, in each house, for each planet, and you get the Chart III.

4. Precaution is taken to confirm that the total of all benefic points in each house should be the same as that in Sarvashtakavarga, to ensure, that no mistake in calculation creeps in.

5. If there is a difference, check again

It is now observed that we have divided a particular rashi into eight parts. The degrees of movement of every planet we know from any standard ephemeries. For our day to day use, we may draw the chart in a different shape and see at any point of time whether the favourable result will come or not during that point of time. In other words, one may try to do the particular activity during that favourable time when the total benefic points are good, the planet responsible for that event

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or activity is pass- 1-6-90 ing through the 2 5 3 6/5 Kakshya having at Mars Mercury Sun Jupiter least 4 or more 435' 14'21' 1339' 18'28' than 4 points. Apparently the 3/7 16-5-90

chart become simple enough to Moon

interpret for any May 15-16, 1990 15°10'

literate man if he knows the Kara- 4

katva of planets Saturn Venus ' and the interpre- 10°1! 4*37' tation of houses. But it will also not work alone. Lagna As has been said earlier, it is also important to know the basic nature of that particular planet in one's birth chart and the Vimshottari dasha one is passing through. If all are favourable, there are fairly good chances that the prediction shall come true.

Table III : Kakshya Chart

House 1 mII IV VI VII VIII IX X XI XII Planets Lag Ketu Mars Sat Jup Venus Sun Mon Rahu Mer

. Rashi Soor. Sag. Cap. Aqu. Pisc. Ari. Tau. Gem. Can. Leo Vir. Lib.

0°-3'45' (Sat) 3 3 4 4 4 6 1 3 2 4 4 4'

T'30' (Jup) 3 4 2 4 2 4 7 4 2 1 1 2

11*15' (Mar) 4 4 4 6 7 2 4 S 3 4 3 3

15°0'.(Sun) 3 3 2 3 4 5 3 5 7 2 3 3

18°45' (Ven) 3 4 4 2 34 3 6 3 23 3

22*30' (Mer) 5 2 6 6 1 2 5 5 7 3 3 1

26"15'(Mon) 5 2 2 2 3 7 1 2 3 S 2 2

30° (Lag) 5 3 S 5 2 6 2 2 6 7 1

Total 31 25 29 32 26 36 25 32 29 27 26 19

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OBSERVATIONS

It is not possible to give all observations here. To quote a few from the illustrated horoscope in the Kakshya Chart, we may observe:

a) The most beneficial house (from Ashtakavarga system) is the 6th house (Aries), having 36 points, then 4th (Aquarius) and 8th (Gemini) having 32 points each, followed by 1st (Scorpio) having 31 points, and so on. The weakest is the 12th house (Libra) having only 19 points. b) In a Kakshya of 6th house whenever a planet will pass from 22'30' to 26°15', it will be passing through the Kakshya of the Moon, and from 26*15' to 30° through the Kakshya of Ascendent having 7 and 6 points respectively.

c) That is, whenever planet is passing from 22*30' to 30° in this house, it is bound to give good results according to its Karakatva, provided the other factors are also taken into account and are favourable.

d) If the planet is badly placed in birth chart and the dasha is also bad, atleast the bad results are nullified.

e) On the other hand see Kakshya of Mercury and Ascendant in Libra (12th house). Both the Kakshyas have one point each with total benefic points 19. Whenever a planet is passing through these degrees of respective Kakshya, it is bound to give bad results relating to the Karkatva of that particular planet. Again it has to be judged in the light of other factors enumerated above.

Few important events observed in the illustrated horoscope are enumerated below:

1. On 15th May, 1990, when Jupiter was passing through Gemini in the Kakshyas of Venus and Mercury the native got through one of the most prestigious and tough examinations in India. Both Kakshyas were successively having 6 and 5 points. See the position of Jupiter in the natal chart. It is in the 9th house in Cancer, and the period was Ketu Mahadasha with Jupiter Antardasha.

There was also support of Saturn in 3rd house in its own Kakshya having 4 points and Mercury in the Kakshya of the Sun having 5 points in 6th house. 2. Another interesting observation. The native was transferred on papers when Mercury was in Kakshya of Mercury in 5th house having only one point. After great labour of his friends and well

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wishers, the transfer was stayed when it entered the Kakshya of the Moon and Ascendent having 7 and 6 points respectively, and the native joined quite a good administrative post of his choice on 26th June, 1990 when Mercury entered the Kakshya of Jupiter in V1I house having 7 points.

3. Mars is responsible for the results pertaining brothers and sisters, and blood disorders. Mars is also the lord of 1st and 6th houses. Every time that Mars has passed across Libra, having 19 points, the native has suffered from lots of mental agony either because of his own disease (high blood pressure) or because of the blood related disease of elder sister (who suffered from Aplastic anaemia) and severe anaemia of elder brother needing multiple blood transfu- sions. The dates of their sufferings fairly coincide with passing of Mars through Libra although these should also be corroborated with the individual horoscopes of both the sister and the brother.

Here the native has learnt to be mentally prepared for any unwanted and untoward incident related to the Karakatva of that particular planet whenever passing through Libra, specifically for Kakshya of Mercury, the Moon and Lagna having 1, 2 and 1 points respectively, with a total of only 19 bindus in Libra. .

4. Another time and event of retrospective study is between 25th June, 1984 to 5th July, 1984 when the native was abroad. See the position of planets on 2nd July, 1984; Jupiter in Kakshya of Venus in Gemini having 3 bindus, Mars in Kakshya of Mercury having 1 bindu and Saturn in Kakshya of Venus-both in Libra (12th house) which is the weakest house of native having a total of 19 points. The three days were a period of great agony in that the native spent about Rs.50,000/- out of his hard earned money and took loans from friends and relations during this period. During this time the Moon passed through Kakshyas of the Moon and the lagna in Cancer, having only 3 and 2 points and Mercury in Gemini in Kakshya of the lagna having 2 bindus. The only support if any, could be by the Sun and Venus, both in Gemini (8th house) passing through Kakshyas of Venus (6 bindus) and Mercury (5 bindus) respectively.

The native apprehended an untoward incident for his elder sister abroad in Dec, and Jan. 1986. The date of birth of the sister being January 5, 1938, in the present retrospective study, a chart is drawn for January 5, 1986. Sec the position as on next page.

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Planet House Kakshya Bindus

Sun II Mer 2

Moon xn Jup 2

Mars XII Mer I

Mercury II Jup 4

Jupiter III Moon 2

Venus II Venus 4

Saturn I Sun 3

Rahu VI Sun 5

Ketu XII Ven 3

Mars remained in Libra from December 5, 1985 to January 22, 1986 having total Ashtakvarga bindus 19, and in Kakshya of Mercury having only 1 bindu, the Moon again in 12th house (Libra) in Kakshya of Jupiter having 2 bindus, and Ketu in 12th house with Rahu in 6th house. The axis of Rahu-Ketu becomes important as Ketu is in the 3rd house in the natal chart and the native was having Ketu Mahadasha with Ketu Antardasha. The sister died abroad with diagnosis of Aplastic anaemia on 2nd March 1986. It was learnt later on that the diagnosis was made somewhere in last week of Dec. 1985 and since then she had been given several blood transfusions. She did not or could not contact any of her relations in India till death.

26 36 25 32 Sun (6) Mercury (2) Venus (5)

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Moon (3) & (2) July 2, 1984

29 27 Mars 19'3' Venus 21'4 Sun 16'39' Mercury 27*3' 25 31 19 26 Saturn (R) 16'10

Jupiter (3) Moon 24*37' Lagna Mars (1) Saturn (3) 8c 26'15'

Sarvashtakavarga with Planets' Kaksbyabindu Jupiter 14'9'

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On March 2, 1986, the position of planets was:

Planet House Kakshya Bindus

22525532 Sun IV Venus 2

Moon XII Ascdt. Mars I Mercury 5

Mercury V Jupiter 2

Jupiter IV Mars 5

Venus IV Ascdt. 5

· Saturn I Sun 3

Rahu VI Mars 2

Ketu XII Mercury 1

See the position above. Mars, Jupiter and Venus are passing through kakshyas having 5 points each while others are all passing through weak Kakshyas. Vimshottari dasha of native is same i.e. Ketu/Ketu and again Libra of native is very weak being 12th house which also happens to be th lagna of the sister. The point of controversy is the number of benefic bindus of Mars, Jupiter and Venus and even then the death took place. This may be further studied from the angle of unnatural death e.g. the case of a poisoning leading to severe haemorrhagic disorder. There was lots of police and inter-Government correspondence regarding the death for quite some time. On 10th March 1986 cremation took place in the presence of younger brother of the deceased, elder to the native. The elder brother also suffered from hypertension during these month in the same Vimshottari dasha of Ketu/Ketu, met with an accident sufferir severe head injuries on 19.04.86. See, Rahu/Ketu remain in 6th and 12th house. Besides this, the Moon was passing through 9th house in Kakshya the Moon having 3 bindus and Saturn in 1st house in Kakshya of Venus having 3 bindus. By now Saturn was retrograde and by one school of thought, if a planet (except Rahu and Ketu) is retrograde, it gives effects of the previous house. In this case if we apply this principle, this will mean, Libra, the 12th house, having 19 bindus only. The condition of brother became worse when the Moon came in Libra on 24th and 25th April (as in the case of sister) and Mars came from Kakshya of Venus to Mercury having only 2 bindus instead of 4. The Sun also came in Kakshya of Mars having only 2 bindus. He was discharged from the hospital on 7th May, 1986 when the Sun entered in Kakshya of the Moon having 7 points. In this case Mercury in 5th house in Kakshya of Mars having 7 bindus

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and Jupiter in 4th house in Kakshya of Mercury having 6 bindus and Venus in 6th house in Kakshya of lagna having 6 bindus can be called as life saving combination for the person. Again in 1987 when Mars passed through Libra, elder brother suffered from acute anaemia needing blood transfusion and in 1988 with Amoebic liver abscess during same type of transit of Mars through Libra. All these events cannot be said to be only co-incidence and need detailed study. The author has a very meagre knowledge of astrology and would like the esteemed readers to make their own conclusions as well as enlighten us with their experiences on the results of Prastharashtakavarga charts in different horoscopes.

CONCLUSION The author has always done a retrospective study of various events during the last about 10 years, in many horoscopes, then predicted many good or bad events with success in a good number of cases, and found that the system of Ashtakavarga works well and gives very accurate results specially in case: a) When accurate time and place of birth are not known. Often people have only a birth horoscope and do not know any further details. b) Even if this system is applied to birth chart alone without taking other factors into consideration, fairly good predictions can be given. Further pinpointing the time for an event is possible if the Moon is aspecting the Janma Nakshatra or if a favourable Nakshatra is falling during the passing of a planet from a Kashya having four or more than four bindus. c) The Kakshya chart is essential for accurately predicting the events at a particular time.

Mystic Trio in Astrology

B P Malviya

Ananda or bliss is the ultimate destination of soul transmigrating through series of births. How astrology with its twelve houses reveals all this is the theme of this paper which was presented in the Rashmi Vigyan Astrology Conference at Kanpur in April 1985. The writer, steeped in religious classics presents his interpretation of three houses, the third, the sixth and the eleventh; and the houses opposite to these, the ninth, the twelfth, and the fifth,to explain how a horoscope indicates bondage of Maya and liberation from it.

In esoteric astrology a malefic in the third house helps in long unbroken spells of spiritual practices, done physically; malefics in the sixth house, help in withdrawing the mind from snares of Maya to develop one-point concentration, in yogic parlance, Ekagrata.

The writer has, in his own original way, arrived at those secret points of esoteric astrology which only astrology-knowing sadhus know. - Editor

Trishadaya, the Mystic Trio

Twelve Houses: Boons and Curses - यत ft* तत्ब्रह्माण्ड (As the cosmos, so the body) propounds the identity of human body (supposed to be the highest form of His creation) with the cosmic body divided astronomically in twelve parts each with a specific congregation of constellations through which the planetary bodies tend to move incessantly affecting, rather controlling thereby, the existence on the earth. Be it for the purpose of mundane or individual, the chart with the twelve Rashis as also the planets posited therein, forms the subject matter of astrological quest in its totality with a view to peep into and decipher the promises and potentialities hidden therein. There can be no chart which is not pregnant with the so-called boons as also the curses which represent the two facts of life with little relevance to those who

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have acquired real insight to understand the ultimate reality and are deeply embeded in the faith of benedictory posture of the Creator- Sustainer-Destroyer, the Almighty whom the entire worldly existence has emanated from.

Contradictions in Cosmos

Srishti, the creation, as it appears, is nothing but a bundle of contradictions or opposites with basic interplay of Trigunamayimaya and yet a unified whole where - of the ultimate formation is enunciated by Pujyapada Goswami Tulsidas in his immortal epic, Rama Charit Manas, as under. "जड़ चतन गुणदोषमय विश्व कीन्ह करतार"

God has created the universe consisting of animate and inanimate beings as partaking of both good and evil. Thus the contradiction is in the root of existence. But at the same time every thing here tends to change, to pass over into its opposite. The seed has in it the impulse to be something else, to contradict itself and to transcend itself. Without contradiction there would be no life, no movement, no growth, no development and every thing would be but a dead existence. The opposites are, however, opposite only with respect to each other and not with respect to the unity or the whole where-of they form the parts. Passing over into its opposite is a dialectal process in the realisation of the lower i.e. what the lower really intends to be - and taken by themselves they have no value or meaning but as part of a whole they too have value and meaning. Thus the opposites are in themselves the balancing forces, the reconciling factors necessary for existence and sustenance of this process of life.

Mystic Trines in Astrology

It is in the above background that one of the trios of Astrology, the mystic trio i.e. Tri-Shad-Aya has to be dealt with. Astrology as per the general trend prevailing today is taken to be the Vidya for predicting the future course of life i.e. gain and loss, pleasure and pain and so on, in this worldly life alone. Whereas our great seers, the Rishis, the propounders of this great science, mother of all sciences - made the latent approach with a view to providing an insight to go into the inner secret of human life (a rare and valuable one), the metaphysics approach. It is this very part of Veda (Vedachakshu) where upon rests the epitome of metaphysics, the Adhyatma, the ultimate goal of life-elevation of the self.

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Laghu Parashari Sloka 6 runs thus - सर्वे त्रिकोण ने तारो ग्रहा: शुभफलप्रदा। पतयस्त्रिषडायानां यदि पापफलप्रदा।। The lords of the trines are auspicious but those of trishadaya are in- auspicious) and that too relatively powerfut (searna).

THE TRIO

12 1 2 3

11 4

10 5

9 8 7 6

3rd, 6th, 11th Houses Broadly, the 3rd house signifies valour, 6th house signifies enemy and disease and the 11th house signifies gain. It is understandable that the 6th house signifying enemy, disease and debt, is unpalatable as no one would like to totter, to decay mentally, physically or financially. But life without valour and vitality is abnegation of itself, a nullity, a state of worthiness and gain is but another name of success towards which are oriented the efforts of masses at large. Why these three have been bracketed together and branded as inauspicious was a big question mark for which no convincing answer had been coming forth. Reasons in support of Trishadaya are available in the brilliant annotation of Laghuparashari by Pt. Seetaram Jha of Varanasi but that too, though convincing, could not fully satisfy the inquisitive quest. The obsession continued to persist and the answer that sounded convincing was to be found by the grace of the great scholar saint, Baba Tulsidas.

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Lust, Anger, Greed The three houses of Trishadaya are the houses of Kama (desire), Krodha (anger) and Lobha (Greed) respectively and as such have been disdainfully so discarded '- "Tri-vidham narakasyedam dvaram nasanam atmanah Kamab, Krodbas tatha lobhas tasmad etat trayam tyajet." [Desire, anger and greed- thetriple gate of hell brings about the ruination of soul. Therefore one should avoid all these three.] (GITA : XVI/21)

The question is how the reality of life, the very root of our existence and sustenance can be dismissed so summarily but at the same time how can, what Gita says could go wrong. In the above shloka of Gita 'ruination of the soul' are the keywords wherefrom the real (inner) implication of Trishadaya could be traced. The three houses are extremely bad metaphysically or spiritually but not otherwise. These are the most acceptable 'trios' in so far as this physical (worldly) significance is concerned because life, its creation as also its sustenance without these is unimaginable and here we have to again look back and find that when everything has emanated from the 'one' and the same 'source' and this world, governed by the principle of contradiction is basically the intermixture of good and evil, how it is possible to discern what is at all good and what is evil.

Importance of 5th, 9th, 12th Houses Bhakti, viveka and gyana, these are three tenets of mukti-marga i.e. freedom from bondage and the houses signifying these three fall opposite to 3rd, 6th and 11th houses i.e. Tri-Sshad-Aya. Now whereas kama is at the very root of creation absolute freedom comes only through complete desirelessness -

जहाँ काम तहँ राम नहिंजहाँ राम नहिंकाम। तुलसी कबहुँक रहि सफहि रबि रजनी इक ठाम।। Night and day can not exist together and therefore, so long as there is kama or vasana or desire in oneself how is Rama's realisation (bhakti) is possible in one's selfi.e. Atman?

From worldly point of view 6th house is the house of competition which is the pre-requisite for material progress as also the house wherefrom the desire of having life companion i.e. having a spouse too

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springs. Krodha in this world has its positive aspect as well, as without Krodha banner against injustice and atrocity cannot be raised and evil forces cannot be fought out. But Krodha having inherent tendency to ruin others and being the root of all sins has two off shoots I and mine, you and yours (Dwaita- Buddhi) i.e. the real formation of "MAYA" (another name of Agyana) which has taken into its grip the entire living beings -

क्रोध कि द्वैत बुद्धि कि बिनु अज्ञान

Thus without the annihilation of Dwaita-Bbava,Adwaita Bbhava, which is the culmination of GYANA, the gateway to liberation (वृते ज्ञानान्न मुक्ति:), represented by 12th house (the house of Moksha) is not possible.

11th House

Last of this Trio, the most powerful, Lobha (greed) is the impetus, pace- setter without which there shall be no movement, no dynamism in life. Every gain or success paves the way for another effort as the more one gains the more greedy one tends to be -

"काटत बढहिं सीस समुदाई जिमि प्रति लाभ लोभ अधिकाई"

Any control over the Lobha is possible only by contentment which has its root only in Viveka, represented by the 5th house. Viveka is the beacon light of life.

"विवेक: भ्रष्टानाम् भवति विपिपातः शत मुख"

Of the two main divisions of the nine planets between Krura (malefic) and Saumya (benefic), the natural malefics (Krura Graha) have the best position in 3rd, 6th and 11th houses because they have the potentiality to control and channalise the evil effects of these houses by giving them proper balance in life as also paving way for the higher achievements. Natural benefics in these houses have the tendency to prop up the potentialities inherent in these houses and have also the tendency to provide imbalance. For example, natural benefics specially Jupiter and Venus in 5th house or having been posited in 11th and aspecting 5th house make one selfish, ambitious and greedy and cloud the Viveka, while malefics in these positions have the balancing force, and of all, the two, Mars and Saturn, are relatively more powerful, the most powerfül being Saturn.

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This topic is quite deep and requires further specific elucidations which is not possible in this small space. I have given hints with the request to further probe and test the surra, but before concluding it is essential to mention the key of this Trio. This world is a mental asylum where madness for wealth and women is prevalent, leading to confrontations and the Tripurasur (i.e. Mana - the mind) embedded in us is running after these respectively. When we describe life as a story of struggles, we must understand it in the sense in which it has been described in the Vishnu Purana, the aadi-bhautika, the aadi-daivika and adhyatmika struggles or in modern parlance, the physical, the mental and the spiritual struggles. The Srimad Bhagvatam refers to human life as a badvaanala (the huge fire). The Tripurasura in us (the third, the sixth and the eleventh houses) is man's chase after physical and sensual pleasures which is destroyed by Lord Shiva who acts through three opposite houses, the fifth, the ninth and the twelfth houses. The Tripura is depicted as having three abodes in the sky which represents the three houses of the horoscopes, the third, the sixth and the eleventh houses. Lord Shiva destroyes Tripurasura with one arrow, runs the well- known Puranic story. That one arrow must be Saturn, a planet about which when years ago I was learning astrology, Mr. K.N. Rao told me that Parashara has emphasised the role of Saturn even for Yoga Siddhi. The story of Saturn in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana portrays Saturn as a recluse, as a Tapasvi. The melancholoy that Saturn represents is the beautitude of melancholoy, in a metaphysical sense, born of disillusionment with all that is dross and gross, sensual and unstable in human life. If Saturn destroys the Tripura rakshasa he must occupy in every horoscope a place from where he can.destroy the abodes of Tripura. This can be done best when Saturn occupies the ninth house from where he aspects the eleventh house, the third house and finally the sixth house. Alternately if Saturn gets posited in one of the houses the third, the sixth or eleventh with Rahu in any of the two houses not covered by Saturn and the third abode of Tripura has no planets and no aspects of planets, it works. Around three pivots in a horoscope the goddess of Maya dances its bewitching dance of enticement, the third, the sixth and the eleventh, and around three pivots, the fifth, the ninth and twelfth houses, the grace of Lord Shiva helping us transcend Maya, opens unto us, the gates of liberation.

Role of Darakaraka in Vimshottari Dashas

Supriya Jagdish

T he Vedic system of astrology should be taken as an integrated system of prediction and not as different fragments to be applied differently to different events for different times. A flexible approach can be made only by applying principles of one branch of astrology to another branch. For instance, in Varshaphala or Tajik a malefic in 9th house, particularly Rahu, can hold promise of foreign journey. If the same principle is applied in transit to a particular horoscope without any reference to the annual horoscope, even then a prediction about a foreign journey can be made. In this brief research paper, the subject for exploration is: what are the results available if Jaimini's karakas like Atmakaraka, Darakaraka etc. are applied to Vimshottari dasha? What is the role of Darakaraka when it is extended to the Vimshottari dasha in the settlement of marriage and marriage related problems, including birth of children, during the Vimshottari dasha major and subperiods? It is well-known that in Jaimini the planet with lowest degree, excluding Rahu, Ketu, assume the role of Darakaraka. Darakaraka signifies spouse, wife in the case of a male and husband in the case of a female. Darakaraka indicates not merely spouse or love affair but also partnership, death, mishaps etc. But one need not take this as a thumbrule. It can only be a guiding principle. Instead of applying all karakas, I have chosen 35 horoscopes to scrutinise the significance of the Darakaraka's dasha in Vimshottari dasha scheme. Nine horoscopes are given here to explain this approach:

Case One

This girl was born in the main period of Venus, who is her Darakaraka in 10th house associated with Mercury. In Vimshottari mahadasha,

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Saturn Mars Moon Sun Ketu 9 8 6 Rahu Lagna 5 Mercury Case One Venus 7 (DK) Mercury June 26, 1973 Jupiter 10 4 Venus Jupiter 3:46 p.m. 1 (DK) Delhi 3 (R Moon Saturn 11 Sun

Lagna 12 2 Ketu Rahu Mars

Moon-Mercury period started in 1989-90, and at so young an age, she fell in love with a boy, did badly in her studies and became a serious problem for her parents. But as soon as the Mercury antardasha was over she started doing well in her studies again.

Case Two

Here is another horoscope. Dasha of Mercury started in 1985 and the antardasha of Venus in 1989. This native born in 1951 got married at the age of 38 years in the main period of Darakaraka Mercury and sub-period of natural Darakaraka Venus posited with Mercury.

Jupiter Saturn Mars

(R) 6 Lagna 4 7 Venus(R) Ketu Sun 3 Rahu Mercury (DK)

Moon Mars 5 Case Two 2 Lagna 8

Venus (R) 11 Ketu Sun Mer (DK) 9 Rahu

10 Moon 1

Saturn 12

Jupiter (R)

Case Three

This native born iri December 1928 got married in February 1962 in the mahadasha of Venus a natural Darakaraka and antardasha of Mercury posited with Darakaraka Sun. Birth of his first male child also took place in same Venus-Mercury Dasha. Her two were daughters born in Sun-Saturn and Sun-Mercury periods. Sun is Darakaraka and Mercury and Saturn are posited with the Sun. Period of Sun-Rahu was the period of much anxiety, stress and strain for both husband and wife due to the problems relating to the health of their son, both malefic dasha aspected by malefics, devoid of any benefic aspect.

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Jupiter Rahu Mars 8 (R) Sun (DK) 7 5 Ketu Moon Lagna A Ma Sat 6 Case Three 9 3 Mars

Venus 10 12 2

Venus Rahu Sun (DK) Lagna 11 1 Ketu Moon Mer Sat Jupiter (R)

Case Four

This native was married in the Mercury mahadasha, which is Darakaraka and sub period of Ketu aspected by Darakaraka in Navamsha. Birth of two daughters in Mercury-Venus and Mercury- Jupiter periods in mahadasha of Darakaraka.

Lagna 3 1 4 Lagna 12 Moon Rahu Case Four 2 Jupiter Moon Ketu 5 11 Rahu Mars Rashi 8 Jupiter 10 Venus Ketu 6 Saturn Mars Sun 9 Venus 7 Mercury Saturn Sun (DK) Mercury (DK)

Mer (DK) Lagna Venus Jupiter Venus Moon Saturn Rahu 1 Lagna 11 2 Saturn 10

Jupiter Mercury (DK), 12 Sun Navamsha Moon Rahu 3 9 Ketu 6

Mars 8 Sun 5 7 Ketu Mars

Case Five In this case, the native born in June 1932 got married in June 1959 in Saturn-Moon mahadasha of Darakaraka. His wife expired in June 1989 in Ketu-Sun period, Ketu aspected by Darakaraka in Navamsha.

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Lagna Jupiter Mars Mars Mer Ven Sun 5 4 Lagna 2 Ketu Mercury Venus 1 Rahu Sun

Moon Case Five Jupiter 3 6 12 Saturn Rashi Ketu 9

(DK) 11

7 Rahu Moon 8 10 Saturn (DK)

Mars Lagna Mars Jupiter Jupiter Moon Rahu 3 Lagna Sat (DK) Sat (DK) Mercury 2 12 11 Rahu Moon Venus Mercury Venus 1 Navamsha 4 10 7 9

5 Sun

Sun 6 8 Ketu

Ketu

Malefic mahadasha and malefic antardasha.

Case Six

This native bom on 14th November 1943 at 0:29 hrs in Delhi was married in mahadasha of Rahu and antardasha of Moon. Rahu is in conjuction with Saturn in Navamsha which is his Darakaraka. In the same dasha, he was blessed with his only daughter. Since May 1980 in the period of Jupiter-Rahu both husband and wife separated and a petition for divorce was filed. Rahu is with Darakaraka Saturn in Navamsha and Jupiter is aspected by Darakaraka Saturn in birth chart as well as in Navamsha chart. Divorce was finalised in May 1989 in mahadasha and antardasha of Darakaraka Saturn.

Case Seven

In this horoscope, the native gets mahadasha of his Darakaraka Jupiter from March 1959 to March 1975. In the beginning of Darakaraka's mahadasha and antardasha, he was married and blessed with three sons between 1960-62. His father-in-law died in November 1972 in the dasha of Jupiter Darakaraka and antardasha of Rahu posited with Darakaraka in Navamsha.

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Moon Sat (R) Jupiter Saturn (R)

Mars 6 5 (DK) (DK) Lagna 3 2 Venus Moon Rahu Mars Lagna Case Six Rahu Sun 4 7 Rashi Mercury 1

10 Ketu Jupiter

8 Ketu 12 Sun 11 Mercury Venus

Jupiter Sun Ketu Moon Venus Mercury 11 12 Lagna 8

Jupiter 10 Rahu Navamsha Ketu 1 7 Venus Saturn (DK) 4 Lagna 6 2 Mars Rahu 3 5 Saturn Mars Sun (DK) Moon Mercury

Ketu Saturn Moon Sun 12 Venus Mercury 11 8 Saturn Lagna Jupiter (DK) Rahu

10 Case Seven 1 7 Mars Lagna Rashi Jupiter 2 4

(DK) Ketu Moon 6 Venus 3 5 Rahu Mars Sun Mercury

Venus Lagna Sun Mars 10 Mercury Sun 1 Lagna 11 Jup (DK) 2 Mercury Rahu Venus Ketu 12 Navamsha Mars 3 9 Jupiter 6 (DK) 4 Rahu Ketu Moon 8

Saturn Moon 5 7

Saturn

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Case Eight This lady born on 5th September 1955 married in November 1975 in the mahadasha of Venus, a natural Darakaraka and antardasha of Saturn, aspected by her Darakaraka Moon in birth chart and Saturn in with Darakaraka in Navamsha. In the same dasha, she was blessed with twin sons in September 1976. As soon as the mahadasha of Darakaraka Moon started in June 1988 she was separated by her in- laws and her married life became a total hell. Though Moon is Vargottam it is in gandanta in first degree of Aries, aspected by malefic Saturn.

Lagna Moon (DK) Ketu Moon (DK) 2 11 1 1 Ketu Lagna 10

Case Eight Jupiter 12

Rushi Sun 3 9

Venus 6

Mars 4 8 Jupiter Mercury Rahu

Mercury 5 7 Rahu Satum Sun Venus Mars Satumn

Moon (DK) Mercury Rahu Rahu 1

Saturn Mer 12 10 Moon (DK) Lagna 9 Lagna Mars Saturn Jupiter

Jupiter 11 Navamsha 2 8 Venus 5

3 7

Venus Ketu 4 6 Sun Mars Ketu Sun

Case Nine

This lady born in November 1929 married in May 1946 in the Mercury mahadasha and antardasha of Jupiter, aspected by her Darakaraka Mars in birth chart. Mahadasha lord Mercuiy is also aspected by Darakaraka in Navamsha. Her father-in-law died in the Moon-Venus dasha. Moon is aspected by her Darakaraka in Navamsha.

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Moon Rahu Jupiter 5 3 2 6 Lagna Jupiter

Case Nine Lagna Ketu Sun 4 Mercury 7 1 Rahu Rashi Venus 8 10 12 Mars Moon Mars Ketu Sun (DK) Mercury 9 11 Satum (DK) Venus Saturn

Mercury Satumn Mars (DK) Sun Sun Ketu 6 5 Lagna 3 2 Rahu Jupiter Saturn Lagna Jupiter 4 Navamsha 7 1 Mars 10 (DK) 8 12 Moon Mercury

9 11 Ketu Venus Moon Rahu Venus

or planets associated with 7th lord. The simple point of enquiry is: is this Darakaraka dasha any help in seeking answer to some events in problems relating to marriage satisfactorily in some cases or not? These combinations have been tested on as many as 35 horoscopes and in 32 horoscopes these principles apply squarely to the birth horoscope or Navamsha or both and invariably the major or sub period of Darakaraka has been a very sound indicator of the events mentioned. It therefore strikes us that we can profitably make use of this method for making predictions by forging a superfine tool in this fashion.

Summary and Observations

Out of the 35 cases examined, in 3 cases the Darakaraka could not be applied directly to marriage related events, otherwise it has been seen that the Darakaraka has a very definite role in marriage related problems. The mere fact that in 32 out of the 35 cases this principle of extending Jaimini's karakas to Vimshottari dasha has been working very well is an indication that this be accepted as a valid rule of interpretation of Vimshottari Dasha. The percentage of results got in this piece of research is 91.42% it should have been 100% if a finer point of a particular sutra of Jaimini

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is also applied. But my guide Shri K N Rao has told me to produce research to direct case of application first. After this stage combine the other principles of Jaimini and produce a more substantial research. The purpose of this particular research was to ascertain the validity of straight application of Jaimini karaka to Vimshottari dasha. Jaimini gives a very valuable clue in one of the sutras on how to make use of Darakaraka for detecting childlessness in a horoscope. Birth of children in Darakaraka mahadasha and antardasha is a logical extention of this principle. The sutras of Jaimini are abstruse. In our understanding of Jaimini astrology unless you maintain a success rate of more than 80% in your researches in the beginning, it would be difficult to go into more complex researches later. Each karaka of Jaimini reveals a mine of information.

Observations

1. It has beeh observed that a planet aspected by Darakaraka partakes in the work of Darakaraka directly. 2. In the sub-period of a malefic, in the main period of Darakaraka has been the cause of problems in married life. 3. In the sub-period of a planet posited in 6th or 8th house from Lagna or from Darakaraka, there have been similar problems in married life.

From this simple research some minute and specific events are visible and can be predicted. At the moment we are not going into those problems both because it can be frightening and also because in this paper complex approach has been avoided totally.

Conclnsion

After studying 35 horoscopes a reasonally correct conclusion can be drawn that Darakaraka has a definite role in marriage and its related problems.' This has been fairly well established when the principle of Jaimini's karakas was applied to Vimshottari dasha. A detailed study of Jaimini's karakas will reveal much more useful information.