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Hindu Astrology Serics

Astrology, Destiny and the Wheel of Time

Techniques and Predictions

K.N. Rao

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CONTENTS. 4 CHECKLISTS FOR. ASTROLOGERS. .6 ABOUT THE AUTHOR APPRECIATION 11

VIEWS FROM THE UNITED STATES 14

INTRODUCTION. 19

SECTION I Proof of Destiny and the Wheel of Time

I. Destiny and The wheel of Time. .24 H. Tracing the Life-Pattern of 'MC' 26

m. A story from the Mahabharata 31

IV. Crime and Guru's Grace. .34

SECTION II -A

How Hindu Astrologers Predict Events? (Based on Laghu Parashari)

I, Meaning of H ouses and Plane tary Aspects .43 Il. Benefics and Malefics - General and specific Categorisation 50

IIL Drawable Inference from the Tables. .54 IV. Rahu and Ketu 57 V. Emerging Principles of Interpretation. .58

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VI. Malefic Periods for each Lagna. 62

VII. frattation/DetnUtitfen of Planets 66

SECTION I! - B Classical Framowork of Predictivo Principles (Bosodon Madhyo Parashori)

VII. Some Basics Claitfled . 72 IX. Rajayogat .....:...... 74

XI. Yogas fot Deprivation and Poverty. .60 XII. Benefte Pertods. . .83 XIII. Interpreting Vimshottari Dasha 85

XIV. Results of Antardasha B8

XV. Great Principles Succinctly Stated. 92

XVI. Finat Picture abont Planetary Relationships. 95 xVII. What to see from which House ... 97

Checklists for Astrologers

I. Astrological Analysis 99 I. Analysis of Planets. .100 BL Close Analysis of the Horoscope .. 102

SECTION III Importance of Pratyantar Dasha

t Methods of Timing Events 105 Pratyantar dasha: Jupiter-Saturn's transits; exceptions to the rule - debllitated planets when good; Case Studies; Accident of a Police Officer. Brother robbing brother. Mr Krishna Rao's promotion as Chairman of the Syndicate Bank. Technical Astrolagical points XL Natural Significance of Pratyantar dasha Lord. 112 Begum Akhtar, me and others impelled by Venus to be music performers, listerers, organisers etc. Importance of Venus. Case Studies: Mr. LK. Jha entering the Rajya Sabha. Dr. P.C. Alexander under a cloud during 1985 spy scandal: prediction about his ambassadorship. Technical Astrologicalpoints. I. Birth Rectification N 121 Different methods of rectificaiton of birth time; Saints' supernormal powers; Bhrigu Samhita and Charan Singh (former Prime Minister of India). Case Studies: Death prediction of Swami Moorkhanandji; death of my mother; death of Sitaram Japuria.

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Technicat Astrological Points IV. Use of Divisional Hotoscopes ...... 132 Extensiva and Intensive verification of a horoscope,' detailed examination as a ense study through four divisional horoscopes of Sanjay Gandhi. Technical Astrolegical Points V. Importance of Propitiation of Planets . .141 Shanti of planets by mantras. God's grace. Case Studies of Y.S; Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati apprerintes my predictions to him and his advice: the tragedy ot the doctor zon of a lover of Astrology, Techuleat Atrological Points VI. Love-Making Periods .149 How I was bowled by a 'googly: Case Study of a male jilted lover's strange question; of the widowhood of Indira Gandhi Technical Astrological Points VII. Timing Marriage ₩. 155 Case Studies of miraculous marriages of two overaged women, both analysed deeply, before prediction. Technical Astrological Points.

SECTION IV Why Belief In Destiny?

I. Astrology and Karma . .. 167 II. Astrology, Fate and Freewill. .174 I. Astrology and Psychology 188 IV. Formulating Some Astrological Principels 195 Specially for Political Careers V. Conclusion. 20S

Appendix Ef ... 220

List of Books by Vani Publications 223

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SECTION I PROOF OF DESTINY AND THE WHEEL OF TIME

CHAPTER I

DESTINY AND THE WHEEL OF TIME

विविधाश्च पृथक्चान्ा दैवं नव्रापचमम्।।

Adhishthanam tatha karta Karanam cha prithak-viddam Vividhah cha prithak cheshla daivam chaevaatta panchamam

Tha GoAIa, XVII-tA Interpreted In modern terms say, In the language of management there are, in the Implementation of any plan or project, five components: A plan of action is the first one; a plan manager the second one; Instruments of action the third one: t he act of Implementation the fourth one. But the final outcome of these ts either success or failure becuse it Is dependenton the fifth factor which is destiny. Astrologers alone know, the extent to which God bestows Hls grace on them to know It; how this daiva or destiny works and can be seen less dlinly, along with the Wheel of Time. In the Risky Prediction serles In The Astrological Magazine, I have given enough proots of the risks I keep taking to satisfy myself whether there Is Inscrutable working of destiny, bits of whose Inscrurability can be understood by an astrologer through this super- science Bits' Is All that, I will Insist an astrologer can see. What can he see is what non-astrologers cannot see but what he sees are onty 'bits' of a very large cosmic pattern woven by planets which is astoundingly vasc. A spiritual person with hls super normal powers sce much more than whar an astrologer can see: an occuldst sometimes see what may be very striking, but a solitary event, n Stray Incldent.

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Astolony. Dostiny and ins Wheel of Tirpe DESTNY ANDTHE WHEEL OF TIME Astrology, as a super-sclence, is sailsfying. Yet no astrologer can remain satisfied with wlat he 'sees' because 1 Ill the last day of his ilfe on thls planel, he will feel that there is much more to learn than what he has learnt. He has yet to develop techniques superor than. and learn a more precise use of lhose techniques than he is capable of. That is a pollt of desperation and exasperation. There Is so much more to know and there Is no wity of knowing It - the inscrutable Destiny and the working of the Wheel of fime.

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CHAPTER II

TRACING LIFE-PATTERN OF M.C.

On March 14. 1993, my friend Professor L.P. Singh, Head of the Department of Philosophy In the Universiry of Bodli Gaya In the state of Blhar (indta), came to my house in the morning, accompanied by a forelgn tady, who having taken to Buddhistic spiritual practices, has been busy with some Buddhist project In Bodh Gaya In which Professor Singh also got involved. The lady gave her birth details and her horoscope was cast by Alka Gael, a giil student offyotish Visharad In the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, At night when ProFessor Singh came along with M,C .. I typed out on two sheets of paper my readings. I asked her to read them and put down her remarks along with her address which she did. Her remarks were, "The events written here are, with the exceptions of few dates. Very accurate. There Is no mention of what type of person I am. which, t would find useful from an astrological point of vlew. For precise predictions aboutlife eventsand their timings this system seems very correcr. Then told her about her psychological make-up and told her, when asked, about the man she was attracted to. She then wrote In the margin, "A prediction was also made that this man Ls from another country and Is a non-conformist. This Is also true." Given here [5 the horoscope and my reading with her reacttons (seventeen correct she wrote),.

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TRACING LIFE-PATTERN OF M.C DESTINY AND THE WHEEL OF TIME

Moon Sun Vụn 0 Ner Ket 5 Roh Jup

M.C. I0 4 May 2G, 1057

Jvp 3 11 Mộr Moon Mar

Up Rah 17 2 Sun Van

1 Sun ! Láp Sun Mars Mars Rah 4 2

Ven Lag Rah 12

Van 5 Navamsha 11

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Snt Jup Ket Ntoon tter 7 9 LIcOn s5t

Rashi Degree VTmshottari Dasha 7 M

Lagna Libra 25-03' Bal fo dash 9 6 0 Sun Taurus 11°-41' Venus till 1966 11 26

Moon Aries 20'-19' Sun 1972 11 26

Gemini 20°-26* 1982 11 Mars Moon 26 11 Aries 18°-22' Mars 1989 26 Mercury Rahu Jupiter Leo 28°-39' Rahu-Rahu 1992 6 e Venus Taurus 22°-45' Rahu-Jupiter 1995 1 2

Saturn Scorpio 18°-13' RahU'Salum 1997 11 8 2000 26 Rahu Libra 26°-25' Rahu-Mercury 5

Ketu Aries 26°-25'

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TRACING LIFE PATTERN OF M.G. Acbology, Dostny and the Wheet of Turo MARCH IS, 1993 M.C. (p-a white Plastic Register : Outside India) t. The horoscope shows that she is either the eldest or the youngest amang her co-borns. She told me thar she Is the youngest. 2. Other than herself, there could be, by one method three brothers or sisters (or fve sisters and brothers), five sisters 3, The most unusual feature is that her own marriage has to be totally non-conformist In the sense that she marries someone outside her community or country, + .. 4. It appears similarly, a sister of hers has also had an unusual

5. Strangely., her parents too have some pon con for mist marriage, Father's second marriage Is from another country.y 6, But these marriages do not last long also, It appears*,,,,,, Promises in the Horoscope 1. Both her work and sources of monetary gains will always have International lInks. She will have a permanent headquariers outside her country but not settle down In any foreign country.

2, Her marriage could have started breaking after October 1988. { 986} 3, She has genuine spiritual quest which would have become more active before 198Z but her sadhana must have been spasmodic not steady or continuous or steady as illl now she has not had a favourable perlod. Some Events Between 1969-1981: A bird's eye of some events: An accident, distinction in studles in the sense that you do well academically and love affalrs are visible. Between 1981-1990: From 1981 onwatdsstudles become morereligious, philosophical and you either get offer of an appolntment outslde your country or move out in any case without a particular appointment and establish yourself well enough During this period, after 1981 you meet with someone whom you may have decided to marry (after August 1982 and before August 1983) J 984-85 there Ts some problem with your stomach or even an

1984-85 there Is a very distinct change In your Iife style. 1986

1 RACING LIFE- PATTERN Of C DR ITINYAND THIE WHEEL OF TINE onwards some chances cxtsted of your lnherlting something.

1989-90 youoccupy a position somewhere, pcthaps In art official body - move eluywhere for tralning, studles ete. (1992) fietvvecii /990-97 You perhaps could not settle down anywhere and have been on the move from one place to anotheh. .... From Now onwards There Is4 temple building and fund-raising activity engaging your attontion rotclusJveiy (from the beginning of 19921 ... lUghr now you havean offldial-legal position in this organisation.

Someti me after April 1993 you may begin to move, change your place of residence or move and come back, You will get good deaf of International monetary help before March 1994.

Indications for Future You are already attracted towards a person who is handsome, In an Important position, (Prediction made that man is from other country and Is non- conformist This is also true.) Thls wlll deepen afer a spell of misunderstanding or separstlon, In the meantime some problems of your parents will create some problem. In 1995 you love affalr will elther result Into a marriage of a living together. By theend of 1996 you would be a married woman again. Aftet 2003 you will settle down in one place with your own property, made by you and also Inherited. Parr of the property you Inherit wlll be In a faf-off-place-

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The events written here are, with the exception of a few dates. very Reculate. However there is no mention of the type of person i amn which I wouldfind useful to hear from an astrologicaboint of vlew, For precise predictions about tile events and their timing this system seems verv correct.

TRACING LIFG PATTERN OF M.C Astology. Desliny and tho Whoel of Time letter written M.C. to Mr, K.N.Rao

Root Institute Bodh Gaya Bihar 624231

K.N.Itao 21 B Telegraph Lane New Delhi

Dear Mr Rao, Namaskari It was very nice meeilng you In Delhi recently and I would like to thank you Tor the time you took In looking at my horoscope, Al though I teel we do have the power to change certain karmas and therefore events In our lives, at the same tlme 1 do And It very useful to get a reading of future potentials. In my case your reading was quite accurate so In regards to future it has helped me to set the correct mental attitude In terms of my work here In Bodh Gaya. So I thank you very much and hope that sometime again you may be able 10 give me some of your expett guidance In horoscope reading, I hope this finds you very well and that your work benefits many belngs.

With all best wishes,

M.C

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CHAPTER III

A STORY FROM THE MAHABHARATA

Allot f'rotessor L.l'. Slngh and tlin foreign lady left, I wondered where the working of destiny and itowheel is best cxplained, It then bhruet me tfutl the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata, has a story wlileh had appealed to me. The story has some meaningfull dialogues berween Gautaml, a Brahmin woman, a Snake-catcher, a snake, the Lord of Death and the Lord of Time. Briefly the story Is : The only sou of a Brahmin woman, Cautami. was bitten by snake. The boy dled, A snake charmer caught the snake, brought It to the woman and asked her how he should kill it; cut it to pieces or burn It alive. The woman asked hilm to leave the snake alone, allve, since none could do anything against the strokes of destiny; to do anything In the marter like killing the snake would be a sin. In any case, her dead son would not come back to life now. The argument went on and the wise woman sald that the death of her son had not caused her agony as the boy had met hils destiny. The snake, now brcathlng more freely, lold the snake-charmer that 11e had done what he was Instructed to do by Lord of Death, But I he act of biting the boy was of me snake, sald the snake charmer, and he could not be absolved of the guilt of the boy's death, In the meantime, the Lord of Death came and explained that Impelled by the wheel of Destiny (the Lord of Time or Kaal) he (the Lord of Death) had Instructed the snake to blte the boy, Arguments went on between the snake-charmer and the Lord of Death, none agreeing with the other. Then, Kaal readied the spot and explained - It was all the result of the Karmas of the boy - which

A STORY FROM THE fcWHAEI-tARATA Asirclogy, Deslimard tha Wheel of Teng

had to give their results at a given (Ime. through the Instrumentalltles ol the Lord of Death, and the snake. Karmic patterns of our past lives, allotted ro us to enlgy or suffer in our present Incarnatons. ar a given tlme, become In astrology, planetary patterns and the dasha-system representing Destiny and Time of the Wheel of Destiny, which is the subject matter of astrology, The modern man, obressed with 'scientism'. laughs at the Idea of strokes of destiny and regards anyone who accepts lt as superstinous. There are exwinples after examples to prove It. yet he Wants to Ignore It. Let some Instances be dted: i. President Kennedy of U.S.A. was shot dead on November 22. 1963 before he could complete his term. Hls horoscope shows why and how this had to happen, 2. President Nixon of U.S.A. could not complete hls second term as President after the Warergate Scandal, Dr. B.V. Raman the fnmous editor of The Astrological Magazine. Bangalore (India) Predicted It In his Journal in December 1972. two years and nine months before President Nixon had to resign from his post. 3. Indla's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wanted to groom her second son, Sanlay Gandhi, as the furure Prime Minister but he died in an aeroplane crash. Her first son, Rallv Gandhi became Prime Minister and was killed in a blast. Some mysterotis pattern of destiny works In the case of this family, 4, Pandit fawnharlal Nehru, the first filme Minister of Indla since t947, went to Bhubneshwar In the state of Orlssa In Indla and had a stroke of paralysis which later caused hls death . 5, Nehru's daughter, Indira Gandhl, also an Indian Prime Minister, was shot dead on the secopd day to her return fiom Bhubneshwar on October 31, 1984. 6, Indira Gndhl's son, Rajiv Gandhi, flew from Bhubneshwar to Madras where he dled in bomb explosion In May 1991. Sketches and some Indidents have been given In thls book explalning the working of the wheel of destiny and some astrological predictions, 7, In 1992, Belgium (In Europe) had not even quallfied for a place In the European soccer championship. But later when Yugoslavia was disqualified under a United Nations embargo, the available place was filled by allowing Belgium to participate In the championship. Belgium played spectacularly great football,

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Artrology. Destiny and the Wrinc of Time A STORY FROM THE MAHABHARATA match after match, defeated Holland, the defending European champion In the semt-final, and Germany world soccer champion In the final, All these are historical cxamples of our times, Milllons of such incldents keep taking place In human lives yet we Ignore them, which Is good, at we would otherwise be fatiits. Yet not to accept Fate or Destiny, as a matter of truth in OUT everyday existence is a superstition, as astrologer can 'see' better than others, but still. I Insist, Impettectly, Iven after 'seelng" (hey make wrong predidlone-ttiat la astreloger's own destiny. the question iar are we cpable of saving ourselves from such strokes of destlny? This will Involve us in the eremal debate about l'ate and freewill abo w which we all hive strong opinions. prejudices and even dosed mindi. Cod's grace does sive us to an extent from such strokes, or maker us bear the pain of such strokes of destiny is one school of opinion to which [ belong. To prove it, let me reproduce, among otheis, a prediction ! had made and later turned It Into an astrological case study which was published In September 19S7 In The Astrological Magazine. The article has the tltle, 'Crime and Guru's Grace'.

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CHAPTER IV

CRIME AND GURU'S GRACE

Lord Brahma's Arst creation was the best ever created through His sankaJpa (resolutlon) as everyone strove to get salvation and got It. But the desire of the lord to multiply himself remained unfulfilled and Lord Brahma had remembered Lord Shiva who asked hlm to act according to the divine Instructlon he had already received (akashvant) to produce malthuna srisil, children through sex between mate and female. The Idea of the female was given to Lord Brahama when Lord Shlva showed his Ardhanarishwara form, out of which the Goddess got separted for some moments, She released from between her eyebrows a divine force which created the human emale. The God enveloped his creatures In maya. Ever since, man has been committing clmes. In every horoscopes, these may be seen with the difference, that in some cases it Is committed but the criminal remains above the jail-lInes: In other cases the criminal is jailed: and in all cases we have our neuroll and psychotic moments when we, mentally, react like criminals but do nothing to land on the wrong side of law,

Astrological Analysis (a) There must be combinations malefic essentially, Involving 6th and 8th lords, The Moon and retrograde Mercury generally, to excite one's criminal tendencies, (b) There must be a dosha to convert such criminal excitement Into an actuality, (c) There must be transits, particularly of Saturn, to make such commission of crime almost Inevitable. (d) There must be combinations for Impisonment, particularly In the birth horoscope and In Drekkana (Dreshkonal. A Simple way of remembering Is to see equal number of planets In houses 2,

Asltology. Destiny and te Whneh or Himg CRIME AND GURUSGRACE 12, or 3, 11 or 4, 10 from the lagna and In Sarpa, or Nigala Drekkana etc In what was (welvr years ago a prediction of Immense personal satisfaction to me, t wilt Illustrate in thle caur study. I nave referradl to Lord Brahma's llist ereatlon because J have often wondered, wltmnalysing myself, how much, Is lildden in our unconscious which, it allowed to have tulles play and expression. would destroy wocloty, Sympathy and love ainne.can hold together the soclal and morl labrte of sotlety. Hereln comes the tote of the saint. the grest Ihdlan taint whose gremi deeds may remain unrecorded, Willi that gutpose In vlew ) amt now na i rating an Incitent which If fully thown and esmblnhed in 1975, mlght have landed my late Gutull, Swwnh Phwramanand Soraswad In fall during the Cmergencey, not fot dity political tenson, but for tiicouring a

The story must begin wiilt my Cutult's Valshnava Ashram, Stl Srl Belny Krishna Ashram on the sacred hills of Kamakhaya, In Guwahatt where we congregated every year durlng Pujas. Even when I was posted to Ralkot, Ahmedabad, and Fatna. I went every year to KCamakhaya to paridpare, perhaps more actively than other, In the puja celebrations. I had raised a team of young men who did all the water-filling of tanks in the Ashram, cleaning up ail the floors and lighting the hilly bridle pain with candles when we, In a procession, got down the lilll to joln bhajans In the house of Shantida living In the hean of the dry of Guwahall. My guru-bhals and gurubahens nor merely wanted me to be there every year, but expected me to take a leading rote In organising the functions according to plan. With all the Inconvenience of staying In a croweded room. It was a bliss to be a partielpant In those festivals. With this background, if I ever saw any youngman work actively in the Ashram, he artracted me. During one of those Pula festivals when I had gone from fatna, I noticed either in 1972 or 1973, a tall whlte-complexioned young man doing Puja In the Ashram, dressed linmaculately in the garb of a pufarl. He talked to very few persons. Peopte refered to him as "Ralesh", Someone called him Pandu. The Scene shifts now to Calcutta, to be precise, to the Ashram of my Late Gurull. Sri Beloy Krishna Ashram, Kamalgazl, Narendrapum, 24 Parganas. I was posted In Calcutta and Gurujl asked me to stay in the Ashram instead of In the Nizam Palace or Selvedera where i could get an excellent flat allotted to me otildally. Movement to an back frvm the office was Inconvenient, otherwise

CRIME ANO GURU'S GRACE Asuwogy. Oosuny nno tw Whart al Timo the advantages of pure Vaishnava food in the Ashram and bhajans were my major attractions, Gwull encouraged me to da astrology and I must he one of very few astrologer who had the supreme advantage of discovering astrologically what my fate Gurull had told someone about a happening an event of his or her future through his siddhls (supernormal powers) in his own Inscrutable way. But such occasions were very few as he encouraged surrender to the will of the Lord as the supreme path, discouraged people from wearing rings and stones for propitiation of planets. There could be nothing superior to worship, in simple straight and guileless way, he Insisted, and I have found that to be the best, most effective and uplifting Way of dolns both shantl of planets and making steady progress on the spiritual path. Off and on I had done some astrological research on planets and crimes and had very clear Idcas about It. But | hardly could have expected thar 1 would be required to make a very difficult, but challenging, prediction. Staying in the ashram, t was uneasy for some days because of my addiction to tea till Guruji asked a couple, late Sri Anil Bhattacharya and his wife Gayatrldl. to give me tea whenever 1 wanted. They stayed In rhe Ashram. meant far bhramcharls, with their two daughters and two sons. But they had five children-the eldest was to jall. Who was he. t asked "Pandu* come the answer. The same boy whom I had seen fn Guwahall Ashram doing pooja? Did not Guruji with oil his supernormal powers know all this? These were uneasy questions discussed fn hush-hush tones amongst some of us. National Emergency of 1975-77 was promulgated and the rumours were thar men of Indian Intelligence were all the time to be seen In the Ashram, Natural, I said, they must do their duty. Particlary for rwo reasons; I am the elder brother of K. Vikram Rao, journallst, the principal accused In the Baroda dynamite case and now In Tihar fall, Delhi, and George Fernandes, having gone underground, had yet to be arrested. An Intelligence man would suspect that Mr. fernandes would want to contact me while the truth was that I had never met him, never talked to him and there were no contacts with any of the accused ever, But then I knew that I was chased all rhe time and the men who chased me heard more bhajans doing their duty than they would have done otherwise. The second reason was that the father of Pandu was staying In the Ashram, He too had to be kept under watch, And the best or

Astroloy, Destiny and toe Wheet or Terie CRIME AND GURU'S GRACE

the worst reason was that there was dear evidence that my late Gurujl had given shelier to Pandu in his Ashram. This chapter of my life, .If narrated fully with all its lurid detalls. would read Iike a novel of Franz Kafka and I must say to the credit of late Mrs. Indlma Gandhi that her Intelligence men who had kept a very strlet vigil on me for twenty four hours, behaved more decently with me than her critles would believe. If 1 posted a lettet I Invariably saw someone from somewhere watching mc. If anyone came to meet me, he too was chased. But all chat must be done, I Invariably told my visitors, because that was their duty, But the worst was when Anllda came to ask me to see the horoscope of lils 50n. who was In jall. An over-sentlmental father. he would burst Into tears If anyone told hilm that his son would be hanged to death - that was what he should expect. Now see the horoscope.

Jup 7 5 Ven Moon Kct 6

MentR) Lag Roh Karka+ S5t20> msha Sun 3

Moon Ke $0 12 2

Jup

Sun MerR; Ven Mars21* 58(20' Rah Korkamsha

Some people said Pandu was implicated In a crime he had never committed while others said that the murder was committed In broad daylight with many people witnessing It. I never answered the question but those who knew astrology knew what I was hinting at. Sec the following features before 1 narrate the Indldents stage by stage. (a) The sixth and the eighth lords are in the lagna. Both are malefics and the connection between them Is exact, (b) Mercury is not merely retrograde but Is Involved In an exchange with the third ford, Mais, and Is aspected by Saturn. (c) Moon In the twelfth house with Ketu receives no aspect from any benefic. (d) The eighth house and the eighth lord from Moon receives the malefic aspects of Saturn and Mars,

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CRIME AND GURU'S GRACE Astrotogy, Destiny and the Viheel of Thno (e) From the Karakamsha In the birth horoscope (Aquarlus). Mars and Saturn are in the eighth house. () The tenth lord from Lagna, Mercury is retrograde and receives the aspect of Saturn, (g) Saturn, the fifth lord, is with the eighth lord, both maleftcs.

Divine Grace Jupiter in the seventh house is not merely tn an Important kendra, but controls the horoscope radiating hls divine Influence on all those spots of maleficence as have been pointed out, (a) He aspects Lagna and Lngna lord; granting longevity, (b) He mitigates the vlolence of the slxth and eighth lord, Mans and Saturn, In Lagna, (c) He aspects the tenth lord, Mercury. (cl) He Is eighth from Moqn, again good for longevity.

Incidents Slowly the Incidents unfolded and I pieced up bit by blt the story of Bengal's or India's most sensational political crime of that era. It was the Hemant Basu murder case, Hemant Basu, one of the most respected learders of Bengal, was related to Subhash Chandra Bose and was a very well-known leader of the Forward Bloc He was murdered In 197) or thereabout, in broad daylight Bengal, then In the feverish rage of the Naxallte movement, had witnessed violence which b history now. Insplte of what was claimed to be dear evidence, the actual murderers of Hemant Basu were not caught. There were stories of sinister political manipulations, which may be partly true. But that Is not my subject.

Dasha Scheme In seeing motivations for wrong deeds see Invartably what dasha one is running and what does that dasha Imply. Then see what future dashas promlse. A retrospective view of what has happened gives enough clarlty to the prediction about the present trend ol events in a horoscope. See the following. Mars Dasha From 1968, the dasha of Mars started In the horoscope of 'P' Mars, the eighth lord In conjunction with the sixth tord, Is Involved In exchagne with Mercury, the lagna lord, retrograde In the third house, He was attracted towards the Naxallte movement during thls

Actiology. Destiny and le Wiwql fit Tima CHIME AND GURU'S GAACE

period. Mars-Rahu Mars-Rahu period siw him do more vloleni acts In rhe sense that he had become A terror wherever he moved, His tall, lithe, aglle frame, quick movements, athletic and mercurial, and whatever lethal weapon be chrrled wlth hirn, marked hlm out as t man to be feared, Mars-Saturn Mars Saturn period law him commit the 'murder' he was accuset of. It oppeed crrdiblo astologically. Copt Hoddat, a Cunpbhat of mlne, had smuggled him out of Clcutia in ,1 ttain ra Guwahadl tlearnt, under Instructons, but from whom?) where In the Ashram at Kamakbaya te was Inshucted to do pula regularly with deepes prayer to Coi Man +Marcury Thls was the period In which ' ?* became a pujarl, doing services in the temple with thoroughness and nearness and, God knows. how much sincere devotlon. Mercury represents Lord Vishnu and '* ww doing Vaishnava seva which won the admiration of all those who had otherwise their own reservatlons, and private opinions. about tilm as a devotee, Mars-Kctu A hue anr cry was raised thar the Hemant Basu murder case was not being pursued property and rhe police, directed by higher authorities moved inteillgentty. Anida, father of *P' was returning one day from the Government Press where tie worked, when some policemen wok him ro the Lal Bazar Police Station. Ketu In the twelfth house of 'P' had to have the final say In the marter. They searched Anllda's pocket and found a postcard from somewhere In Assam, in whilch the leter-wrlter perhaps wrote about hls daily routine of seva and his feeling secure and safe. There was a police swoop on the Ashram oF my Gurujl. rhe one In Guwahati on the Kamakhaya Hill and the other In Rarimgan on the Bangladesh border. Pandu was caught. While In police custody, Anllda was made to hear raperecorded talks of my late Gurujl. How and when the intelligence men had tape-recorded it all, no one knew. The common tunning theme was Gods grace is all that man should strive for. In an Indirecr way, some of them expressed the opinion that Guruft was a great spiritual figure wirh supernormal powers, but wondered why and how 'P' could hlde himself In an Ashram.

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CRIME AND GURU'S GRACE Astrology, Destlny and tots Vdet of Timnd Mars-Venus and Sun Sun as the twelfth lord fs good for spiritual practices. During thls period 'PIn jall In Calcutta, spending his time In deepest devotior looked calm and com posed, hoping that divine grace wour descend on htm, Inspire of putting questions to Gurujl as to what would happen to 'P', it seems Anllda and Gayatridi got only scolded, "Has he not done seva in a temple? Believe In God". Mars-Moon It was when 'P was running rhe period of Mars-Moon that l got posted to Calcutta, It was June 1975 and t heard of the National Emergency, then, a few days laser, of the Involvement of my younger brother In the Baroda dynamite case. I got letters from my youngest brother, K Subhas Rao, from Karnataka where the accused were tortured by .Karnataka pollce. astory t could not have believed, I had already the case of 'P'. Then I collected other horoscopes and did a piece of research on 'planets and crlme' and wherever I noticed the following two poitits, I had no hesitation In giving a positive prediction, fit) Antardasha (sub-period) of the sixth lord should be running when you are fighting a case. (b) Juplter should Infuence the 1Oth house or lord or both from Lagna or Moon to rescue the accused. For this reason 1 was advising. Anllda to get the case of 'P' adjourned till October/November 1975 when Rahu, in the sixth house of 'P', would begin to show changed trend of the case. As It had to happen, my younger brother too was to begin the antardasha of hls sixth lord soon. In both cases my prediction was dean acquittal-and those who know what that Emergency of Indlra Gandht was thought that I was a mad man. In both cases my timing was first quarter of 1977, when they would be out of jail. Privately I predicted the fall of Indira Gandhi. Rahu-Rohu-Rohu In this pratyantar dosha (sub-sub-perlod) the case opened, and if one were to go by the reports appearing In the Anand Bazar Patrika and the jUgantar, hanging of all the accused was Inevitable Anil da ran from his lawyer's house to the court In those days and came with me to Kali-Ghat late in the night every Friday and - often dashed his head against the stonewalls of the temples crying out "Ma, elther lall me or save my son". (Twelve years after these indldents, even today, l can see Anllda (now dead), a very noble

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man, shedding teats prolusely as few women could, and praying with anguish as few pemsons can. flohu-Rohu-Jupfter The case whs reaching Its ellmax. Death sentence is inevitable was everyone's verdict. My guru-bhai Nirmalda, a contemporary of late Humayun Kablr and classmate ofthe well -Known Bengali literary critic, Nlrmat Chaudhaty. is a good astrologer and he asked me why I Insisted that 'T' would be acquitted, t sald; fa) Rahu here In the sixth house becomes the stxth lord: hls own antardasha was on. (b) I'htyantar dasha of Saturn, the sixth torrt can get htm victory, not dck ar. (c) lupler, at the end of 1976 was hi Atles, the ninth house from Nioon and would move into Taurus, the 9th house trom Lagna. Rahu-Rahu-Saturn According to my Guculations, the Pratyantnr dasha was to begin after the second fortnight of August 1976 and the court judgement was to be delivered any day. It was delivered on August 15, 1976. Sitting In my office I received a phone from a woman, "Well, who are you?" I asked her and she sald, "1 am Gayatrt speaking', and she was sobbing. "What happened", I asked, "Whom else can I remember except you now. Rafesh has been acquitted." She was sobblng, shedding tears, I Imagine, the tears of joy a mother alone can shed on such an occasion. But Rajesh had to wait tlli March 1977 or sometime after to be released. Gurujl remained inscrutable and asked hlm when he came and fell at hls feet, to do more prayers. Juplter In the sevenrhhouse of Rajesh eighth from hits Moon was the grace of Guru as well, alf knew, rhe kind Guru who made him worst tip God by employing him secretly in the service of the temple and who had assured hls paremts, "Has he nor served in-a temple'?

SECTION II-A HOW HINDU ASTROLOGERS PREDICT EVENTS?

{BASED ON. LAGHU PARASHARI)

These are explained In a half-secretive manner, In Uddaya Pradeep better known as Laghu Parasha of only forty stanzas. In this book a classical framework of that great masterpiece Is being given first, and then, the astrological case studles. To understand the patter of destiny decipher the secret codes of planetary patterns; to understand the working of the Wheel of Time understand the laws operating through: The Vimshottarl mahadasha or the major period. The antardasha or the sub-perlod, and The pratyantar dasha or the sub-sub-perlod, No claim is belng made that it will be understood fully. Yet IF a vell of secrecy gets lifted from our eyes, the purpose of writing this book would have been served to some extent

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SECTION II - A HOW HINDU ASTROLOGERS PREDICT EVENTS?

{BASED ON. LAGHU PARASHARI)

These are explained In a half-secretive manner, In Lidaya Pradeep better known as Laghu Parashar of only forty stanzas. In this book a classical framework of that great masterpiece Is being given first, and then, the astrological case studles. To understand the patter of destiny decipher the secret codes of planetary patterns; to understand the working of the Wheel of Time understand the laws operating through: The Vimshottarl mahadasha or the major period. The antardasha or the sub-perlod, and The pratyantar dasha or the sub-sub-perlod. No claim is belng made that it will be understood fully. Yet If a vell of secrecy gets lifted from our eyes, the purpose of writing this book would have been served to some extent

MEANING Of HOUSES AND FLANETARY ... Astrology, Destiny and the Whegl pf Time effortsare done with brothers and sisters who become co-sharers of the money earned in traditional societies. Note: As will be shown later, a maleficin the third house is preferred to a benefie generally for two reason : first a malefic here shows the wilf to do hard work, not soft wark. The second reason Is that the third house Is one of the tri-shadaya houses ithe third, the sixth and the eleventh houses) which are described as evll houses. Malefics here becomenegation of negatlon, or two negatives making a positive,

The Fourth House Earning of money (second house) through efforts (third house) leads to the making of property and living In tt. The fourth represents mother, property. vehicles etc. - In fact the domestic surroundings, Note: Happiness of mother home and vehicles being associated with this house. The house is described as sukha-bhava or the house of happiness.

The Fifth house The fifth house Is generally Indicative of three events: In early ilfe -education. in middle age - children and in old age (In some cases entlre life) - spiritual practices. Note : The great Maharshl Parashara stresses the rote of the fifth house for educatlon. One need not go into this controversy at the moment. Through illustrations and one's own experience one can understand these problems.

The Sixth House At three stages of llfe (in fact all stages) there Is the fear of Iliness, enemies and debts which the six house represents- Such threats. are ever present. Note? Here again a malefic is preferred as again It Is a case of two negatives making a posttlve.

The Seventh House Completion of education which helps one make a career andt developing sound helath (the slxth house), leads to the desire to have a fire-panner in rhe shape of a husband or a wlfe in a rradinional way, or a partner to live together with. In western sodetles, and some sections of even traditional societies of the cast. Note: ft also belng the house of business, business partner ts

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also ro be examined form the seventh house

The Eighth House Settling down In a family life in a Traditional way, the desfre to have a life long enough to enloy It. Is human nature. The eighth house Is the house of longevity. Note; t is for this reason that rhis house is examined for diseasefree fife. An afflicted eighth house or lord is major factor In predicting almour fatal events of life.

The Ninth House Longevity Increases through good deeds, mainly teliglous. The desire to Increase onc's longevity leads one into right path or cultivation of such habits as wlll not ruin Iife's manifold happiness. Note: fn south India this house is examined for predictions about father whlle In north fndfa the tenth house is taken Into account. Ir will be shown later that both should be examined simultaneousty.

The Tenth home This is the house of deeds (karma). Traditionally It 1s tine father tha: nuts tils children into a career or, one makes one's own effons to make a career. Traditlonally since the ninth house Is the house of guru, father. teacher, preceptor etc. It I5 they Who prepare one for a carter. Note: It also being rhe house ofreputation, benefics in the tenth house or associated with the tenth house have been traditionally pralsed. But since it is the house of career, the nature of planets assoclared with the tenth house or, ihe tenth lord, will givea cluc to the nature of one's profession.

The Eleventh House It is the house of earnings. It being second to the tenth house. What one earns through deeds Is to be judged from this house. Note: It being the house of achievements, ft has to Include titles, honours etc. one is likely to get trom this house.

The Twelfth House What Ls earned is spent so the twelfth house is the house of expendlture, Note: The twelfth house represents the last stage of tfe also I

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TWO HALF OF THE ZODIAC These twelve houses are divided into two halves-the solar half belongs to the Sun and the lunar half to the Moon: it is done thus: From the house of Sun count upto six houses which will be Leo (Sun). Virgo (Mercury), Libra (Venus), Scorpio (Mars), Sagittarius {Jupiter} and Capricorn {Saturn), Naw proceed to dlvlde. the remaining stx houses, which represent Moon's half but In the reverse way; Cancer (Moon), Geminl (Mercury), Taurus (Venus), Aries (Mars), Plsces (Jupiter) and Aquarius (Saturn). Note: Whether you take the Sun'shalf or the Moon's half the order Is : Mercury, Venus, Marsfupiter and Saturn, Now follow the reasoning given for this order:

The Sun and the Moon The Sun and the Moon are the kings of their own kingdom and their allotment of houses adjacent to their own ts In order of a necessary scheme,

Mercury Mercury Is the prince who witl succeed the king so his mansion has to be nearest to that of the king. He is to be groomed to be a king and so he must be In the closest touch with the ruler.

Venus The Prime Minister who advises the king on various matters comes next, Venus is full of worldly wisdom, deep knowledge and know state-craf.

Mors The kingdom has to be guarded. So an army s raised and a commander of the army appolnted. Mars has to protect the prime Minister, the prince and the king.

Jupiter The klng needs a religious preceptor, a guru who advises the klng on various matters, like the Prime Minister. He is essentially a spiritual person who needs na protection except God's. He Is an

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Ideallst, with Inner strength,

Saturn He Is the servant, the employee who is ellotted his quarter for living in the outskin,

MEANING OF ASPECTS It is well-known that in Hindu astrology all planets aspect the seventh house, the full flAped-i (no reference to other types of aspects Is belng mnde here).

Why the Soventh Aspact? TO protect hls house and dhilltlen, Closest attention must be paid by every person to the proreclion of women, The seventh house being the houpe of mirlage. wife It is obvious that prelection of one's wife Is everyone's ille-long duty, By protecting the major pillar of life, one's domestic stability Is acquired.

Why Special Aspect? Jupiter aspects the fifth and the ntnth houses also; Mars aspects the fourth and the eighth houses also; and Sarurn aspects the third and the tenth houses also. Let is be understood.

juplter Jupiter is the planet of divinity and It Is his duty to offer protection to learning and children represented by the ffrh house and also the father and religion, by covering, through a special aspect, the ninth house.

Mors The house one lives In needs protection which Involves something In the nature of the police, state or army protection. Mars represents the army, police erc. Therefore Mars has been given the fourth aspect. The eighth aspect of Mars is to protect the house of longevlty. The duty of Mars Is to protect llfe and property,

Saturn Saturn's third aspect represents the efforts (velour) that have to be put in ro achieve what one desires to achieve (deeds). The tenth house representing deeds (Karma), needs the help of Saturn,

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Conclusion Ir is out of these fundamentals that all predictions emerge out of the planetary patterns In a horoscope. From here we must enter the complex pattern which have to be many In a bare horoscope only. These complex patterns acquire different complealties In different divisional horoscopes.

Bask Points of Predictions In making a prediction an astrologer must keep the following points in his mind. 1. Examine each house and the lord of each house in the birth horoscope. 2. Then examine cach house and Its lord in the Navamsha (the ninth division of a horoscope). 3. Now analyse lointly both the birth horoscope and the Navamsha. 4. Make a_similar use of other divisional horoscopes, first separately then lolntly with the birth horoscope, 5. Now examine in detail the mahadasha (major period) and antardasha (Sub-perods) of each planet in the Vimshottar dosha in six ways: (a) In the birth horoscope from the Lagna frst. (b) In the birth horoscope from the lord of the dasha running. (c) En the Navamsha again go through the exercise given In (a) and (b). (d) Do it again in the divisional horoscope concerned other than the Navamsha. (e) The significance of each planet and each house must be kept In the mlnd, (f) The 2-12 618 position of planets must be examined, 6. It ls now that the transit of planets Is to be used, not before the steps given above have been gone through.

The Transit areto be seenfrom: (a) The lagna or the ascendant first. (b) Next form the Moon (as Moon stays in a house for nearly two and a quarter days, It is doubtful iF examining hrandts from the Moon alone is the conect approach). (C) Now examine with relation to the Vimchottarl dasha how the mahadasha lords and antardasha lords ate placed In transit from the Lagna when a question Is being examined,

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CHAPTER II BENEFICS AND MALEFICS

GENERAL AND SPECIFIC CÀTEGORISATION

General Categorisation Planets are divided for every iagna Into natural benefits and natural matefics. They are : Narura, Benehcs : Juplter and Venus are natural benefles. Natural Malefics : Saturn, Mars and Sun are natural maleflcs.

Four Conditional Benefics The Moon, if not weak (not very near the Sun}; Mercury, IF not afflicted and Rahu and Ketu if in good houses (kendras, trlkonas) and with good planets become benefics.

Four Conditional Malefics If the Moon is weak and afflicted; If Mercury Is weak and afflicted; if Rahu and Ketu are in evll houses and afflicted, they become conditional malefics: Remember this generally and sec it fn every horoscope.To miss ft Is to miss a vital point in a horoscope. But to base an astrological reading on this alone Is to get trapped Into two types of mistakes # (a) You must know how for a ,particular Lagna a malefic can become a benefc and, lb) How a benefic can become a malefic. To understand how It is done, divide the owners of houses for each lagna Into four categories ; (a) The owners of trikonas, the Lagna, the fifth and the nlnth house . for each Lagna are benefcs. (b) The owners of the third, sixth and the eleventh houses, for cach Lagna are malefics.

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Astrology, Destiny and the Wheddf Timo BENEFICS AND MALEFICS ( c) The owners of kendras (quadrants) .are neutral. (d) The owners of the second, eighth and twelfth houses will be neutral bur can turn Into benefics or malefics depending, on how they are placed and how they arc associated. Now It Is being explained in a tabular form. Table Benofics for each Lagna Maleficsfor each Lagna (Flrst, fifth and ninth lords (Third, sixth and eleventh from the Lagna) lords from the Lagna) Aries Mars, Sun and Jupiter Merc. (Gemini), Merc. (Virgo). Salum Taurus Venus, Mercury and Saturn Moon, Venus and Jupiter Gemini Mercury, Venus and Salum. Sun, Mars (Scorpio) and Mara (Aries) Cancer Moon, Mars and Jupiter Mercury, Jupiter and Venus Leo Sun, Jupiter and Mars Venus, Salum and Mercury Virgo Mercury. Saturn and Venus Mars, Saturn and Moon Libra Venus, Salum and Mercury Jupiter (Sagittarius), Jupiter (Pisces), Sun Scorpio Mars, Jupiter and Moon Saturn, Mars and Mercury Sagittarius Jupiter, Mars and Sun Saturn Venus (Taurus), Venus (Libra) Capricom Saturn. Venus and Mercury Jupiter, Mercury and Mars Aquarius Saturn, Mercury and Venus Mars, Moon and Jupiter Pisces Jupiter, Moon and Mars. Venus Sun and Saturn

Note: if both columns are seen together, it will be evfdent that the same planets which is capable of good results also gives bad results. The Judgement an astrologer has to develop is when bad result can be experienced from which dlrection and when good results, again from which direction.

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Table II Neutrals for each Lagna Special Neutrals fareach Lagna (Second, eighth and (Lords of Lagna, ourth, seventh twelfth lords from the and tenth houses) Lagna) Aries Venus. Mars and Jupiter Mars, Moon. Venus and Satum Taurus Mercury, Jupiter and Mais Venus. Sun. Mars and Satum Gemini Moon. Saturn and Venus Mercury (Gemini), Marcury(Virgo) Cancer Sun, Saturn and Mercury Jupiter (Sagittarius) and Jupiter (Pisces) Leo Merucury. Jupiter and Moon. Venus Satum and Mars Moon Virgo Venus, Mars and Sun Sun, Mars, Saturn and Venus Libra Mars, Venus and Mercury Mercury (Virgo), Jupiter ((Sagittarlus), Scorpio Jupiter, Mercury and Jupitor (Piscos), and Mercury Venus (Geminh) Sagittarius Satum, Moon and Mars Venus, Saturn. Mars and Moon Capricorn Satum. Sun and Jupiter Mars. Satum Venus and Sun Aquarius Jupiter. Mercury and Jupiter (Sagittarius). Jupiter Saturn (Pisces) Pisces Mars, Venus and Satumn Mercury (Gemini), and Mercury (Virgo)

Table III The Most Potant Malolic (The eighth house and Ita ford for each Lagna) Aries Mars Taurus Jupiler Gemini Salum Cancer Salum Leo Jupiter Virgo Mars. Libra Venus Scorpio Mercury Sagittarius Moon - (it 'is said that Moon as tho eighth lord does not harm and is an exception. But it may not bo so.) Capricorn Sun - (it is said that Sun as the eighth ford does not harm and is an exception, But it may not bo so.) Aquarius Mercury Pisces Venus

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Now one must pause and find and the reason why the eighth house has been treated in this fashton. Inherent in this principle Is the fact that Is belng the twelfth house from the ninth house (house of luck), ht Is the house oF its 'expendlture* or 'exliaustion' and so is detrimental, for father and fortune. The principle emerging out of this Is that the tweltth house form each house Is detrimental to it, thus :

Aries ,,1,. Pisces Taurus. .... Aries Gemini .. Taurus Cancer Geminl Leo .. Cancer Virgo L LBO Libra ..... Virgo Scorpio. Libra Sagiltariuş Scospio Capricom ..... . Saglttarius Aquarius. Capricorn Pisces Aquarius

Principle given In these tables will have to be blended to arrive at a complete, composite and explanatory picture.

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CHAPTER DII DRAWABLE INFERENCES FROM THE TABLES

It should be remembered that to fudge a horoscope no push- button formulae should be applied. A prediction must flow from classical astrology after applylng. flexibly, the principles that can be Inferred from the tables given in the preceding chapter. Such inferences can be many. which can be tabulated In a long list as these wlll fall into various permutations and combinations because the position of the lord of particular house (call it P), the aspects on different houses and planets (call It A) and conluc(lon of planets which Is the conjunctlon also of different ford of different houses (call It C), will have to be taken Into account. Call ths a memory tablet : PAC which term would be used hereafter.

The Inferences Drawn and Drawable from the Tables In classclat astrology many inferences have been drawn by different authorities from these five tables. One can go on dolng these, Yet some of them which have got standardised over a period of time are the following.

First Principle When a planet Is both the Lagna lord and also the eighth lord. It is a benfic as Lagna ford but evil as the eighth lord. This wlll be so In the case of Arles Lagna when Mars I5 both the Lagna lord and the eighth lord and In the case of Libra when Venus is both the Lagna lord and also the eighth lord. Concuston The general rule Is that the benelicence of lt being the Lagna lord wlll prevail unless the eighth house and the eighth ford are affilcted, mildly or Intensely.

Astmology fanny nid tht Wheel ol Tupe DRAWAIN I] O TENCES FROM THE TABLES Second Principle A principle of relativity 'comes Into phy. the reason being that If three houses each wre good or bad which one can be good, belter and best and which onc ta'td, worse and worst wlll still have to be dedded. Though It has been commented on by many eminent writers, It may be better to decide thus on the individual merlts of A horoscope. Yet the standardlsed principle are; (a) The third lord being malefic is bad, the sixth lord worse and the eleventh lord the worst. (b) The second lord Is banefully neutral, the twelfth lord more baneful neutral and the eighth lord most banefully neutral, This can be modlfled to say that the second lord Is bad, the twelfth lord worse and the eighth lord the worst, (c) Similarly the fourth house is good, the seventh house better and the tenth houe ihe best So thelr lords too will be : the fourth lord is good, the seventh lord is better and the tenth lord Is the best. (d) Again following the same principle the fifth lord is better than the Lagna lord which Is good and the ninth lord Is the best Note Here while In all cases (a), fe) and (d) the relativity goes In direct order, Only In the case of (b) the order is the second ford is bad, the twelfth lord ts worse and the eighth ford is the worst.

Third Principle Lord of Kendras (quadrants) become neutral. From this flows the principle that benefics as lords of kendias lose their capacity to do good while malefics lose their capacity to do evil, Which then is good? Benefics not betng able to give their benfics results or malefic not being able to glve malefic results? Obviously If benefics lose their capacity to glve beneftc results ir is a major foss. Again this will need catergorsation, which Is done thus; Moon As fourth lord (for Aries ascendant) it Is bad only. As seventh lord (for Caprlcorn ) It is bad only* Mercury As fourth lord tfor Gemini) it Is bad only. As the tenth lord (for Virgo) It Is bad only. As the seventh and the tenth lord (for Sagittarius) It Is relatively bad because seventh house is also the death giving house. As the fourth and the sevneth lord (for Pisces) It is relatively

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DRAWABLE INFERENCES FROM THE TABLES Astology. Destny and the Vheai of Timd worse because here again Mercury owns the death-glving, seventh house. Jupiter Now for juplter and Venus bad results are relatively bad, worse and worst which wlll depend on the horoscope under scrutiny. Juplter as the fourth lord (for Saglttarlus) Is bad and as the tenth lord (for Pisoes) Is bad by becoming neutral, As the seventh and the tenth lord (for Gemini) It can become a klller since it owns the seventh house also. As the fourth and the seventh lord, Jupiter can be a death-dealet (for Virgo) Venus As the second and the seventh lord (for Aries), Venus has been regarded as a doubly dcath-deallng planet as both the second and the seventh houses (houses of death) come lnto play here. As the fourth and the eleventh lord (for Cancer) It is neutral for its ownership of twelfth house (Libra) but a malefic as the owner of the eleventh house (Taurus). As the tenth lord (for Capricorn) Venus becomes neutral. Note: As will be shown Venus is a benefic for Capdicomn. As the fourth lord (for Aquarius); Venus becomes neutral. Note: As will be shown Venus Is a benefic for Aquarlus.

Fourth Principle As lord of kendras (quadrants) malefics lose thier capacity to do evil. Note: Benefics as lord of Kendras becoming ineffective is bad. Malefics as lords of kendras becoming ineffectlve is good.

CHAPTER IV RAHU AND KETU

In Parashari astrology, Rahu and Kem have nor been allotted ownership of any house. In Interpreting the effects of these, the standardised principles are used generally. (a) See where Rahu and Ketu are posited. ff they are in kendras they behave as kendra lords and if they are posited in mikonas (trines) they behave Ilke trikona lords. (b) The planers which aspect Rahu and Keru modify thelr nature according to their own nature. ownership etc (c) Planet which ate conjunct with Rahu and Ketu modify their results according to their own nature and ownership etc

Some Exceptions In interpreting the results of Rahu and Ketu sp me exceptions have been made In some books. (a) The aspect oF Jupiter on Rahu and Ketu fends to them a snong protective cover to glve good results. {I have found It generally working very welll. (b) tn the case of Rahu and Ketu, especially, as In the case of other planets, the theory of dispositors Is applied. For example if Rahu is in Aries see where its lord Mars is, from the tagna. (c) Rahu and Ketu form an axis In every horoscope. Each axis has a significance of its own. It is both a matter of controversy. dispute and bewilderment among astrologers. Deep researches have to be done as Rahu and Ketu hlde ln their bosom many mysteries ofa very deep nature.

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CHAPTER V THE EMERGING PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION

Let It be stated at the outset that the Vimshottarl dosha is misuscd mostly and rarely used properly. The best way of removing this deflcency is to use simultaneously another dosha, as a support, as a supplementary ald, or, as a confirmatory check for the prediction delng given. All old and experienced astrologers use various dosha to narrow down the area of confusion like the Yogini dasha, the Ashtottari dasha, some of the specific dashas given in Brlhat Parashara Hora Shastra, which the translators or commentators have merely reproduced without themselves knowing how to use them. They have nelghther learned these different dashas nor have they done their own researches to remove this deficiency. The problem then is how to use the Vimshottari dosha with less confusion, it should be done by noting down the principles that emerge out of It, for which the dasha of each planet must be used In full three-fold manner; the mahadasha (major period); antardasha (sub-period): and the praiyantar dosha (sub-sub perlod). Maharshl Parashara prescribes the use of five-Fold division by including sookshma dasha (sub-sub-sub perlod) and also prana dasha (sub-sub- sub-sub-period). A result-yielding and effective method still Is to use - (a) The mahadasha (major period) (b) The antardasha (sub period)* (c) The pratyantar dasha (sub-sub period) and (d) Transits of planets duirng the duration of the pratyantar dasha (sub-sub periods). Yet to use the Vlmshottari dasha In this manner some vital prindiples must be kept in mind.

Astrology. Deatny and the Wheol of Tane THE EMERGING PRINCIPLES OF SOME OF THESE PRINCIPLES The lords of kendras Are described as Vishnn sthan or as houses of Lord Vishnu, the protector: while the lords of tilkonas are described as Lkshmhsthan or the houses .of Goddess Lakshml. Combinations Of the lord of Vishnu-sthanas wlih the tords of Lakshmi- sthans produce mjayaga or combination for rise and prosperity. In how many ways It catr happen can be tabulated by teating the Lagna lord AS both A kendra lord and a trikona lord, These combinations are: ). Lagna lord and the fourth lord, 2. Lagna lord and the fifth lord, 3. Lgna lord and the seventh lord. 4, Lagna lrod and the ninth tord. 5, Lagna lord and the tenth lord. 6, The fourth lord and the fifth lord. 7. The fourth lord and the ninth lord. 8. The fifth lord and the seventh lord. 9. The fifth lord and the tenth lord. tO. The seventh lord and the ninth lord. JI, The ninth lord and the tenth lord.

First Principle : Type of Relationship These ralayogas can manifest In three ways: (o) If both are conjunct, together In one house. (b) If both ore aspecting each other mutually, (c) If they have exchanged their places. For example the fourth lord Is In the fifth house and the tifth lord In the fourth house. (d) If the fifth lord is in the seventh and the tenth lord In the ninth. In this way eleven multipted by four gives forty four combinations which must be seen closely for sound predictions,

Second Principle : Modification One If any of these combinations arc without any blemish they give best results in their periods.

The Third : Modification Two Even If any of these forty four combinations are defective they are still capable of giving good results.

The Fourth Principle : Modification Three The mahadasha may nor be ralayoga producing yet If the antar and pratyantar dashas produce rajyaoga, good results can be

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The Fifth Principle : Modification Four The mahadasha may be evil-producing but iftheantardasha and pratyantar dasha are yoga producing, good results can stilt be expected inspire of a bad mahadasha.

The sixth Principle : Modification Five Some planers can be. being both kendra and trikona lords for a Lagna, rajayoga producing as for example: (a) For Taurus. the planet Saturn as ninth lord Is a beneflic but as tenth lord neutral. (b) For Cancer, The planet Mars Is the owner of both the fifth house (Scorpio), a trikona, therefore a benefic; and of Artes (the tenth house), a kerdra, therefore, neurral. (c) For Leo, the planet Mars Is the lord of a kendma (Scorpio) and trikona (Aries), therefore, It is yoga-producing. (d) For Libra. the planet Saturn is the lord of the fourth house Is neutral, while, as the lord of the fifth is excellent. It is for this reason that for Llbrans, the period of Saturn has been described as the best period, (e) For Capricorn, the planet Venus is excellent as the fifth lord and neutral as the tenth lord. (f) For Aquarius the planet Venus is neutral as the fourth lord but excellent as the ninth lord.

Summary Only for six Lagnas there are planets owning .houses which make them the best. The remaining six Lagnas have no such benfit. The planets for these Lagnas are: Lagna Owner of Kendra and trikona Taurus 111141 Satum Cancer Mars

Libra ..... Satum Capricorn Venus Aquarius - - Venus If these planets, Mais, Saturn and Venus for these Langas, Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Libra. Capricorn and Aquarius get connected with the lord of another trikona, they become excellent. This Is

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The Seventh Principle : Modification Six In Interpredng the periods of Rahu and Ketu apply all these prindiples to find when the period or periods are favourable and when they are unfavourable ..

The Eighth Principie : Medificatlon Seven Do not expect best results ifthe ninth lord Is also the eighth lord as Saturn Is for Gemini Lagna. Similarly do not expect best results when the tenth lord Is also the eleventh lord, as Saturn Is for Aries Lagna. Note: fn both cases Saturn is Involved.

The Ninth Principle : Modification Eight Two excellent rajayoga producing planets may be associated (PAC) and may yet get associated wlth an evil owner of a house. In that case rajayoga wilt still be produced but with some obstruction and with some defects.

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Why and which period will be maleflc, is explained with reasons thus:

The first Principle The houses of longevity or span of life are the eighth house and the third house. Third house is the eighth from the eighth house for every Lagna, It has been explained that the twelfth house from every house Is the house of expenditure or exhaustion. Applying this principle the second house (twelfth from the third house) and the seventh house (twelfth from the eighth house) become maraka or killers.

The second Principle Between the seventh house and the second house It Is the second house which Is the stronger killer, The tabulated results for each Lagna the concerned houses will be : Aries. Taurus (Venus) and Libra (Venus). Taurus Gemini (Mercury) and Scorplo (Mars). Gemini. Cancer (Moon) and Sagittarius (juplter). Cancer . Leo (Sun) and Capricorn (Saturn), Leo Virgo (Mercury) and Aquarius (Saturn). Virgo .. , Libra (Venus) and Pisces (Jupiter). Libra r .. + Scorpio (Mars) and Aries (Mars). Scorpio. Sagittarius (Jupiter) and Taurus (Venus), Sagittarius ..... Capricom (Saturn) and Gemini (Mercury). Capricor ........ Aquarius (Saturn) and Cancer (Moon), Aquarius ...... .Pisces (Jupiter) and Leo (Sun), Plsces .......... , ... Aries (Mars) and Virgo (Mercury).

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The Third Principle If the houses of longevity, the third and ihe eighn houses become weak or are spoiled what is the result? They too must acquire death-dealing propensities.

The fourth Principle Calculation of the span of fife is a very difficult area In astrology except in those cases when ft is most obvious. So divide these periods into three categortes: (a)When by all accounts Ir is inevitable, the worst will happen. (b) When by some accounts It appears to be had It my not cause death but produce suffering which may be death-like conditions-, (c) When by very few agcounts li appears to be à period of suffering, there may be lllness or accident. In malting predictions these parameters will have to be applied. assessed and evaluated,

The fifth Principle There comes the principle of FAC (poshed. aspected and conjunct) In the calculation of the periods of suffering. Death can take place in the perods of; (a) The mahadasha and antardasha of marals (second and seventh lords). Use the word maraka now. (b) The periods of planets in maraka houses. (c) The periods of planets associated with maraka planets. (d) If there are no planets in maraka houses and if no planets are associated with maraka planets then death can take place tni the mahadasha of the twelfth and the antardasha of the maraka planet,

The Sbrth Principle z Potency to kill In descending order Tabulate planets which have the strength to kill In the following order, starting from the strongest to the weakest. (a) The second lord Is the strongest kliler. (b) Next comes the seventh lord, (d) Next comes planer ot planets In the second house, which acquire posttionally such power. (d) Next comes the planet or planets associated with the second lord, (e} Next planets In the seventh house.

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Summary of thesa ten periods The lords, the houses where such planets are posited and the planers associated with these lords cause agony. from sickness to death, fn order or intensity they are given under the sixth prindpte,

Special Role of Saturn Satum is described as Yama or God of death. Ifin any horoscope Saturn Is associated as a lord of the third, sixth, eleventh or of the twelfth or eighth with any maraka planet, he takes over the role of the primary killer in preference to other planets,

Alternatively the role of Rahu Some commentators have given to Rahu same powers as Sarurn's.

Caution Astrologer must avoid predicting the Fatal. When (breed to do It, they must check It in vartous ways thoroughly; at least eight different methods. The most general and most workable rule which applies to majority of horoscopes Is : (a) Long life ts guaranteed If benefics are In kendras and (b) Malefics In the third, sixth and eleventh houses. (c) If the Lagna ford, the eighth lord and the tenth lord are in

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kendra and in good condition. An astrologer must become cautious only when such conditions do not exist and when even trikonas are devoid of benefics.

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CHAPTER VII EXALTATION/DEBILITATION OF PLANETS

The Laghu Parashari on which the previous chapters are based is not an original book of Mahanshi Parashara but an abbreviated and abridged and perhaps assimilated lessons some of his brilliant disciples learned from him and his work. This booklet is actually known as Uddaya Pradeep with only forty stanzas In Sanskrlt from which most ordinary astrologers, getting confused with the huge Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra with thousands of such points of subtlety which no astrologer can ever, singly , explain, use effectively, There Is no single good commentary in English of this great work excepr ene which was sold privately In cyclostyted form many years ago. Some other translation available now are totally distorted In the basics Itself. for Instance the order of Deva (God). Manushya (human being) and Rikshas (Monster) the codal names of Navamsha for the moveable houses is not different for moveable, Axed and dual rashls. The original Sanskrit stanzas translated by two lady Sanskrit professors of Delhi who have read three different texts,, revealed many' such defects. Along with Uddaya Pradeep came out another book which Is a smaller booklet known as Madhya Parashaw which the late great astrologer and Sanskrit scholar Sitaram lha edited after collecting many manuscripts. Uddaya Pradeep came to be known In course of time as Laghu Parashart while the Madhya Parasharf remalned wlth the title of the book uncnagncd. Out of the fear of hard work, tack of undetstanding and greater, lack of desire to go deep Into rhe Brihar Parashara Hora Shastma, the larer generations of astrologers mastered these small booklets and

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did good astrological predictlons .. Yet, when 1 compared the commentary on the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and re-read the Laghu Parashar, there appeared to be an over-compresslon of the original. Before the application of the principles of Vimshottari Dasha for actual predictions Is shown through case studles, let me produce three tables from the Brlhnt Parashara Hora Shastra to complete the classical framework of Hindu astrology, which Is the minimum an astrologer has to know before using the VImshottari Dasha. Table ( The condition of Planets Exaltation Debilitation Planets Sign Degroes Sign Degree

Sun Aries 10 Libra 10

Moon Taurus 3 Scorpio 3

Mars Capricorn 26 Cancer 28

Mercury Virgo 15 Pisces 15

Jupiter Cancer 5 Capri com S

Venus Pisces 27 Virgo 27 Safum Libra 20 Aries 20

It is well known in Hindu astrology that after exaltation the next two best conditions for planets are what are known as mooltnkona house and then own house. Own house Is good, the mooltnkona house better and the exaltation house the best Given below are rnooltrikonas and own houses for these seven planets In which the limits (In terms of degrees) must be kept In the mind for a more precise use In Jalminl astrology later.

Table ll The conditlom of Planets tricoitrikona Own Kouse Planets Sign Degrees Sign Degrees Sun Leo 20 Leu last 10 Moon Taurus 27 Cancer 1 to 30 Mars Aries 12 Aries lasl 18 Mercury Virgo 15-20 Virgo 2D-30

Jupiter Sagiltarius 10 Sagittarius last 20 Venus Libra 15 j Libra last 15 Satum Aquarius 20 Aquarius test. 10

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Note: The other honyr of lts own Is founts, Saturn 1. Is exalted in libma upto twenty degrees, 2. Is debliltarer in Arks upto twenty degrees. 3. Is in moattilkonn house upto twenty degrees in Aquadlus. 4. Is in its owit Hobse from twenty to thirty degrees In Aquarius. Note; The ather house of its own Is Capricorn.

Notable Pobrs 1. for tf to. gondconditiomof Sun : lt is good and better In Leo hut trs In Aries and woist In Libra. 7. For flur goodcondition of Moon: It Is good In Cancer, better nd bs In Taurus except the last three degrees of Tautus and wail In Scorplo; 3, For tlie good Conditions of Mars : It Is good in Scorpio and lnst eighteen degrees of Arles, better In Aries again but best In Capricorn and worst in Cancer. 4. For the good conditions of MercuryIt Is good In Gemini and twenty to thirty degrees In Virgo, better In Virgo and also best in VTrgo where it is exalted while Pisces Is ihe worst house. 5. For the good conditions of Jupiter : It is good in Pisces, from ten to thirty degees In Sagittarius but best In Cancer and worst in Caprleorn- (Note: [uplter Is the only p laner whose mooltrlkona house is nearest to Its house of debilitation, which Is Capricorn). 6, Tor the good conditions of Ven us : It Isgood In Taurus, and from fifteen ro thirty degrees In Libra and betrer In Libra but best In Pisces while the worst Is Virgo. (Note : Venus moves out of its polnt of debilitation In Vligo and reaches its mooltrlkona unllke lupiter who does the reverse of it.) 7. For the good condition of Saurn : It Is good Itt Capricorn and twenty to thirty degrees of Aquarius, better in Aquarius and the best in Libra while worst in Aries. Notable : These four conditions. exaltation, mooltrikona, own house and debilitation are ro be made use of subtly. These fine points should be remembered. To remember it note the mooltrikona rashl of each planet, Then note: 1. Its house of exaltation and Its lord. 2. Note the lords of trlkonas, fifth and ninth houses.

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Tablo III The condition of Planets Planats Friends Enemies Neutrals Sun Moon. Mars, Jupiter Venus, Satum Mercury Moon Sun, Mercury Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Satum Mar* Sun, Moon, Jupiter Mercury Venus. Satum Mercury Sun, Venus Moon Mars, Jupiter, Satum Jupiter Sun, Moon, Mars Mercury. Venus Salum Venus Mercury, Saturn Moon, Sun Mars. Jupiter Saturn Mercury, Venus Sun. Moon, Mars Jupiter

3. Note the lords of the second, fourth, eighth and twelfth lords. They will be frlends of the planet concerned from Its mooltrlkona house. Now note the lords of third, six, seven, ten and eleventh. They will be enemies. When a planet falls In the category of both friends and enemy as In case of the Sun from Leo, the planet Mercury is a friend being second lord but, enemy being the eleventh lord it becomes a neutral.

Most Notable Except Moon who has no enemies, a planet which is the owner of the seventh house from the mooltrlkona house of each planet Is Its enemy. ft is such subtle points that help in predictions. Now remember the tri-shadaya principle, the third, the sixth and the eleventh lords. From a mooltrlkona house owners of tri-shadaya houses are enemies and add to them the seventh and tenth lords from the same position. Combining these principles from Laghu Parashan and Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. the good, evil and ordinary planets for each Lagna is the basis for the interpretation of the Vimshottari dasha.

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CLASSICAL RAMEWORK OF PREDICTIVE PRINCIPLES

(BASED ON MADHAYA PARASHARI)

It Is not clear who wrote the other small work called the Madhaya Parashar. It again appears to be the work of some disciple of Parashara who took out some principles from the great work, the Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra, culled out some vital principle and complied them here. Obviously this disciple felt that there should be a proper emphasis on 5omc points which the Laghu Parashar did not explain or, has even omitted. Same of these vital points from rhis book are given to show whar Is being emphasised and why.

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SOME BASICS CLARIFIED

I. The fifth and the ninth houses from the Lagna are wealth- producing houses. 2. The fourth and the tenth houses are the houses which produce happiness. 3. Except the Sun and the Moon, all other planets which own maraka houses (the second and the seventh houses from a Lagna) are maraka or death-dealing planets. Note: The Sun and the Moon have been seen to become maraka yet their role as maraka does not get emphasised In classical works. 4. Aind out the nakshatra number of the Moon at birth, Then find out which arc the third, fifth and seventh nakshatras. Now note down thier lords. The dashas of those lords can be difficult periods, sometimes even causing death if the calculation of longevity leads to that conclusion. Let It be Illustrated with the frst nine nakshatas because thls cycle wlll repeat In other two cydle also. AshwInl (I) - 3,5, 7; second round - 12, 14, 16; third round - 21, 23, 25 Bharanl (2) - 4,6, 8; second round - 13, 15, 17 third round - 12, 24, 26. In thls way you can make a table of your own which can be condensed In terms of VImshottari mahadasha thus: Ifthe birth dasha Is that of - Ketu then Sun, Mars and Juplter. Venus then Moon. Rahu and Saturn. the Sun then Mars, fuplter and Mercury the Moon then Rahu, Saturn and Ketu. Mars then Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. Rahu then Saturn, Ketu and Sun,

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Juplter then Mercury, Venus and Moonl. Saturn then Katu, Sun and Mars, Mercury then Venus, Moon and Rahu. These are the methods of Interpreting the malefic Influences of different mabad tanas, but caution Is necessary here. No hurried predictl onsshould be made as such events must be cross checked, 5. Find out the twenty-second drekkana (decante) and note Its lord, A very wisy way of dolngft Is, pur the degree of the Lagna fn the etghth house. Now find out who is the lord of this decthic. Wils lord proves maleic. For example Lagna Is Aries with nine degrees. put it In the eighth house (Scorpio) nine degree *. The lord Is Mars, the lord of the first decante of Scorpio, 6. The twventy-third nakshatra lord from the birth nakshatra proves bd. Which can again be tabulated thus: Birth Nakshatras Twenty-third Nakshatras 1.Ashwini (Keru) Dlranishta (Mars) 1, Bharant (Venus) Satabhisha ( Rahu) In th ts way you can prepare your own table, But these principle must be seen Invariably. These can be tabulated as bad, worse and the worst.

CHAPTER, IX

RAJAYOGAS

A Forewarning is given here by giving a secret method of Anding out which particular lord Is bound to prove bad. There being some conflicting Interprerations and calculations, It will be discussed In another book after it has been tested on many horoscopes. After applying thls secret formula only should an astrologer proceed to predict the good events of tife. Yet for our purposes, the basics clarified in the previous chapter, wilt be sufficlent,

The Fist Principle The house In which the lords of kendra and trikona combine (through conjunction or seventh aspects) become good houses.

The Second Principle Out of the four kendras ( 1, 4, 7. 10) the fourth house and the tenth house ate better and the best houses of happiness.

The Third Principle Out of the three trlkonas (1,5, 9) the fifth and ninth houses are better and best houses.

The Fourth Principle Kendras are lords of the Vishnu houses (the god who protects) while trikonas are lords of Lakshml houses (the goddess, who bestows prosperlyj. Thelr combination is rafayoga. or elevation- giving combinations.

The Fifth Principle If the fifthlord is In the ninth house and the ninth lord in the fifth house (exchange) It Is very gogd.

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The Seventh Princtpfa If the fourth lord is in the tenth house op lhie tenth lord in the fourth honse, sspacted or conjolned with the fifth and (Of) ninth lord, It is excelleht.

The Elghth Principle I the Lagna lord, the fourth lord, the fifth lord, the nlisth lord and the tenth lord combine In the ninth house, It Is excellent.

The Ninch Principle If the fourth lord and the fifth lord together with the tenth tord are conjunct and are aspected by the ninth lord. It Is exeellent.

The Tenth Principle If the Lagna lord, the fifth lord and the ninth lord fall iw the Lagna. the fourth or the tenth house. Ir is excellent.

Note t. Mote the patterns given here and wark out their permutations and combinations, They will be many. Ifthey are two, or three or four such combinations, using your Imaglnatlon you can call two as good, three better and four the best etc. 2. The Principle of P.A.C. (poslted, aspected, conjunct) should be applied liberally and flexibly. It will show good results In some cases. better In some and best In some other cases. 3. Now see In which houses from the Lagna they are combining, IF It is in the Lagna, the fourth. the fifth, the ninth or the tenth house it is the besi position. Again here the house Involved leads to varied Interpretation. 4. Now apply the mahadasha properly. If a fruitful dasha does not come in time, the promise fn the horoscope remains an empty promise only. There are many people In Indla who sec such combinations In their horoscopes and tell astrologers that nothing great has happened In their lives Insplte of the such 'excellent' rajayoga. The answers are many. Primarily the dasha- scquence and, then the strength of these planets etc,

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DHANA YOGAS

(GIVER OF WEALTH)

Some subtler principle ate given here. They should be used Invariably to see the strength and the 'defects* visible tn the wealth- giving combinations. See the natural bencfics and natural maleftes first. Now see if they are aspected by the fifth or ninth lords. If so. they will Improve qualitatively. If they are aspected by the sixth, eighth or twelfth lords or marakas (for the Lagna concerned) or conjunct, it is negative in the results it gives. The nature of the planers, their strength, their association, aspects on them will have to be weighed properly always.

The Principle If the ninth house happens to be the house of Jupiter (Sagittarius or Pisces) and If tuplrer is conjoined with Venus or the tifth lord, It gives great wealth. This can apply to : (a) Aries which has Sagittarius as the ninth house. (b) Cancer which has Pisces as the ninth house. Note : Jupiter and Venus in benefic houses are excellent. If it happens to be Sagittarius, Jupiter will be in his mooltrikona house and the second ford (money-giver) wlll be Joining It. Now If the fifth lord (the ford of Lakshml house) folns, It is a comblnation of fifth and ninth houses or thelr lords in a house of Lakshml, which is the best house for great wealth. If it happens in Pisces here Venus gets exalted and Mars the yogakaraka planet too becomes excellent.

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The Axis of the Fifth and the Eleventh houses Now concentrate on some planets and the fifth house In each of the following cases. (a) If the Lagna is Aquarlus or Taurus and Mercury as the fifth lord s in his own house and Mars with Moon is In'the eleventh house. (b) if Capricorn or Gemlnl Is the Lagna and Venus as fifth lord Is in his own house and Mercury with Saturn In the eleventh house, (c) IF Aries Is the Lagna and fifth house has the fifth lord (Sun) In It and Jupiter Is In the eleventh house. (d) For Virgo Lagna, if Saturn Is tn the fifth house and Moon in the eleventh house. (e) For Libra Lagna. if Satum Is in the fifth house and Moon In the eleventh house. {f For Leo or Scorpio Lagna, if the fifth lord (Juptter) Is In his own house and Moon and Mercury in the eleventh house. (g) For Pisces Lagna, if the fifth house has Moon and the eleventh house Venus. All the above, (a) to (g) are wealth giving combinations.

Table 1 Tabulation of Dhana Yoga Lagna Houses Planets Comments Aries 9th Jupiter with Venus The importance of fifth and ninth house or fifth tord lords and benefics. Aries 5th and Sun in fifth house, Again ihe fifth lord and the ninth (egain) 11th Jupiter in the lords but along with the five- houses eleventh house. eleven house axis. Taurus 5th and Mercury In fifth; The fifth ford should he In hls own 11ih Moon. Mars in house but Moon and Mars tn the houses eleventh eleventh house. Gemini 5th and :Venus in 5th Satum, The fifth lord in his own house, 11th Mercury in 11th Mercury (Lagna lord) with Saturn houses (though debilitated In the eleventh house but Salum is the ninth lord also. Cancer 9th Jupiter and Venus; Mere Jupiter must be in the ninth house or Jupiter and Mars house associated either with the eleventh lord or the fifth lord, Leo 5!h and | fifth lord In his own The stress is on houses and 11th house; Eleventh tord benefic planets with the fifth lord houses In his own house in his own house. wlth Moon

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Table 1 (contd.) Tabulation of Dhana Yoga Lagna Houses Planots Commenta Virgo 5th and Fifth lord in his own The stress is on the fifth lord and 11th house; eleventh lord the eleventh lord which is tho lord I houses in his own house of gains. Libra 5th and Fifth lord in his OWFI house; eleventh lord Same as above, 11th houses in his own house Scorpio 5th and Fifth lord in his own The fifth lord in his own house, 11th house; eleventh lord the eleventh lord in his own house houses in hls own house with the ninth lord. with Moon Sagittarius No No mention This will have lo be investigated mention Into for great wealth though it will gel covered in ihe second table. Capricorn 5th and Venus In his own The fifth and ninth lords tn one- 11lh house; Salum and Seven relation with Satum, the houses Mercury In lhe Lagna lord. eleventh house Aquarius 5th and Here the fifth and ninth lord do not run Mercury in his own house; Mars and combine but Moon joins it. The houses Moon in eleventh eleventh lord has no role. But the house eleventh house has a definite rolo. Pisces 15th and Fifth lord in Here neither the ninth lord nor lhe 11th his own house eleventh lord has a role. Strangely houses but Venus in Venus the third and eighth lord eleventh house becomes so prominent.

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Table 2 Tabulation of Dhana Yoga (Lagna lord should be in the Lagna) Lagna Assoclation of Planets Commonts Aries and Mars in Logno with Jupiter Lagna lord and tho ninth lords come Scorpio and Moon inlo play. Taurus Venun In the lagna Mercury will havo lo bo In lhe Lagna and Libra Associnled with Mercury with Venus. Salum should.be and Saturn aspecting these two, In either case the fifth and ninth lords come into play. Gemini Morcury,should be in the In the case of Gemini !l Is the and Virgo logna associated with the combination of the Lagna and Moon and Jupiter second lords wilh Jupller. In (he case of Virgo, it should be lhe Lagna and the eleventh ford wlth Jupiter Concer The Moon in the Lagna in In this combination Mars and Jupiter Association of Jupiter and can even be debititated. Itis a Mars romarkable exception. Leo The Sun in Leo and the Combination of the Lagna, fifth and association of Mars and Jupiter. ninth lords.

Sagittarius Jupiter In the Lagna Stress is on benefics. and' associated wilh Venus and Pisces Mercury Capricorn Satum In the Lagna Inthe case of Capricorn It will be the and associated with Mercury, Aquarius Venus lagna ford, fifth and ninth lords combining. The same will be the case for Aquarlus.

CHAPTER XI

YOGAS FOR DEPRIVATION AMD POVERTY

The balancing factor is the negative side of a horsocope in which certain owners of houses and the concerned houses must be examlned before launching Into prediction, Sixteen such prindiples have been given. Instead of remembering all these prineiptes, the essentia) points to be remembered are: (a) Examine the Lagna lord, Its plancement in the sixth, eighth or twelfth house with the aspecrs of malefic, which would Include the maraka planets for the Lagna concerned, on the tagna lord, (b) Owners of slth, eighth and twelfth houses can spoil a good horoscopes by posh toning themselves wrongly. (c) Even two bencfics badly placed In a horoscope can be ruinous. (d) The Navamsha lords of the- Lagna lord and the Moon-sign lord must be examined, All the sixteen combinations revolve around these four essential princples. Now the comblnatlons given therefore can be conveniently divided under these four heads.

Lagna Lord and Lagna I. If the Lagna lord Is in the twelfth house and the twelfth lord In the Lagna conjoined wlth or aspected by a marala, It causes rufn and even death. 2. If the lord of the Lagna Is In the sixth house and the sixth lord in the Lagna conjoined with of aspected by a maraka, it is ruinous. 3. If the Lagna has the Moon with Ketu and the Lagna lord is In the eighth house, aspected by or conjoined with a Mamka, it Is so terribly ruinous that even a prince becomes a pauper. 4. IFthe lord of the Lagna is conjoined with a malefic In the stxth.

teirotogy, Destpy and the Whnl of Tumu YOGAS TORDE IRVATION AND POVERTY eighth or twelfth houe aspected by a marko even A prince becomes a paupet NotabicPolnts : in adl these case the Lagua ford should be both Hi-placed wd Il-tspected or with malefle conjunctions. 5. Except the ninth and thetenth lords, If Other malefles conjoined with a maraka are in Lagna. It is ruinous. Tre tilth combination does not refer to ihe turt! of Lagna but to the hygn ttielt 6. If the Lagn lord is conjoined or aspected by only the Sun or Saturn or wlth the twelfth lord and has no benefic ispect. It is ruinous. Note: Here there is no stress lald on the positioning of the Lagna lord in the sixth, eighth or twelfth houses. The Gist : These stx principles, out ofsixieen, concernimteon the Lagna or the Lagna lord. These very combinations can be made use of for sickness (medical astrology) or assassination cle

Owners of the Sixth, Eighth and Twelfth Houses 7. Treat the lords of sixth. eighth and 'twelfth houses as malefic along with natural maleflcs. Mow the association of these planets or owners of these houses spell ruln. is a general principle. 8. Any planet which Is conjoined with or aspected by the sixth. eigth or twelfth lords or, markas, without being aspected by the fifth or ninth lords, spells ruination. 9. If the fifth and ninth lords are along the axls of the sixth and twelfth houses and are conjoined with or aspecled by marakas, they spell ruin 10. The lord of any house placed In the twelfth, eighth or sixth houses and under affliction caused by malefics or marakas, gets ruined.

The Second House, the House of Income I L. If both the Moon and Mars arc in the second house, 1t spells ruin. (If on the other hand Saturn is In the second house and Mercury In the eighth house, it promotes prosperity,) 12. If t he Sun is In the second house aspected by Saturn it causes misery, {But if Saturn does not aspecr the Sun in the second house, It gives lot of prospertiy.)

YOGAS FOR DEPRIVATION AND POVERTY Astrology. Destiny and mo Wheel 01 Timg When Benofics Cause Ruin 13. Ifbenefics, juptter, Venus and Mercury, are tn rhe twelfth house they become obstacles to a 'tlfe of prosperity. 14, Ifthe Moon and Mercury are In the twelfth house they cause poverty.

Using Novamsho IS. If the Navamsha lord of the Moon is with a maraka or In a maraka place, It causes poverty. 16, If the Navamsha lord of the Lagna Is in the twelfth house and aspected by marakas or malefics, It causes poverty.

Final Assessment The finest hinr about the flnAl assessment is glven. In the briefest way now. Examine the strength or weakness of the planets causing. prosperity or poverty. The final assessment must be based on the emerging picture which can be. la) Prosperity promoting plnaets are stronger than poverty causing planets. (b) Poverty causing planets are more powerful than prosperity causing planet; (e The prosperity causing pianists and poverty giving planets are almost In equal strength. tn such cases both will happen, spells of prosperlty and spells of poverty, In different dashas, (d) The benefic roles of the fifth and ninth lords and the malefic roles of the slxth, eighth andl twelfth lords, Ill associated or ll1- aspected must be weighed with reference to their positions, strength and dasha periods to predict properly.

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BENEFIC PERIODS

Steps leading towards the interpretation of das has are four: (a) The first Is to see the marakas, or death-giving planets. It Is no use making predictions If these are overlooked, (b) The second step is to examine the positlon-glving (rajayoga) comblnations. (c) The third step Is to sec the money glving combinations. (d) The fourth step Is to see the misery-causing combinations. Keeping this four-fold analysis now proceed to Interpret the dosha periods which will fall Into three categorles : (a) The bencfic (b) The malefic (c) The mixed periods which are both benefic and malefic. But in this book only benefic periods have been pointed out leaving the readers to work out the malefic and hte mixed periods. There are at least fourteen combinations to find out benefic ones. Then there are three more combinations where exceptions change malefic Into benefics.

The principles involved are; (a) The rale of the fifth and the ninnth lords which are deschibed as Iord of Lakshmi-sthans (or psosperty promoting places and lords). (b) The roles of the Lagna, fourth and the tenth houses and lords. (Note : seventh lord is not included here). These are Vishnusthanas or houses or protection from life's miseries and troubles. {c) There are exceptions which should be called special rufes.

The combinotions 1. The antardasha (sub-period) of the ninth lord In the mahadasha

BENEFIC PERIOOS Asuology. Desuny ind tlo Whed of Time

(mjor period) of the ninth lord is beneficial. 2. The dasha of the ninth lord conjoined with the fifth lord gives position and children. 3, Similarly the dasha of the fourth lord conjoined with the tenth ford gives prosperity, 4. Mlanets aspected by or conjoined wlth fifth or the ninth lord promote prosperity. S. The period of the Lagna lord associated wlth the fifth or the ninth lord gives prosperity and position. 6. The period of the tenth lord In the ninth house is beneficial. 7. If the fourth lord is in the tenth house and tenth lord in the fourth house, both of thelr periods ae beneficial. 8. The fifth and ninth lords and the fourth and the tenth lords turn other planets associated with them Into beneficial periods. But these four planets should be together in one place is the precondition, in the company of four beneficial planets the non- benefical planets too have to act in a beneficial manner. 9. The period of the fifth and tenth lord In the fourth house is beneficial, 10. Any planet associated or aspected by the fifth or the tenth lord is beneficial.

The Exceptions 11 . ithe second and the seventh lords for any Lagna arc the same as Venus is for Aries or Mars is for Libra and if It is in the fourth house, It is an excellent period. This can be explained thus: (a) Venus In the fourth house (Cancer) for Aries Lagna 1s a good period. (b) Mars in the fourth house (Capricorn) is a beneficial period far Libra Lagna. Here Mars gets exalted also. 12. The periods of the sixth and seventh lords also becomes beneficial If they arc with ihe tenth lord or are in the tenth house 13. IFthe sixth lord, the eighth lord or the twelfth lord lis associated with the fifth lord, these pelrods also become good. Note:The th ree planers or t hrce owners of houses are capable of turning bad perlods into good ones; the filth lord, the tenth lordand the Lagna lord In this descending order. But needless to say it would depend on the strength of the planets.

CHAPTER XIII

INTERPRETING VIMSHOTTARI DASHA

Fot the sake of convenlence principles given in both Laghu and Madhaya Parashar for imerpreting the Vlmshottari mahadasha (maļor period) and antardasha (sub-periods) ore being given here. The principles given for the Interpreration of the antardasha can te extended to the pratyanrar dasha (sub-sub-pertod) as well.

First Principle Benefic or malefic planets do not give their benefic or malehe results In their own antardasha. They give their results in the antardashas of planets assoclated with them or similar to them i.e. malefic in malaflc or benefic In benefic

Second Principle In the antardashas of planers not associated with the mahadasha lord or in the antardashas of the enemy of the mahadasha lord, the astrologer should exercise his ludgement carefully.

Third Principle tn the mutual periods of lord of kendra and uikona who are associated, good results flow. If they are not associated, the results can be Inauspiclous.

Fourth Principle Ifthe dosha of a yagakaraka is running then: (a) Even in the antardasha of a maraka planet, the promised rajayoga which had got started already, does not ger extinguished. It can Increase lis beneficial results gradually.

INTERPRETING VIMSHOTTARI DASHA Astrology, Desilny and tha Whootol Tune (b) In the antardasha of a benefic assolcated with the yoga-karaka happiness can be expected.

Fifth Principle If Rahu and Ketu are tn trikona (particulary In the fifth or ninth houses) they glve the beneftdlal results of a yogakaraka dashn.

MIXED RESULTS

Sixth Principle (a) If the mahadasha period Is ofa malefic the results ofeven a benefic antardasha can be troublesome; if they are not associated mutually. (b) If they arc assoclated, they give mixed results. (c) The antardasha of a yogakaraka in the mahadasha of a malefic is exceedingly bad, (Note: this Is teh enigmatic exception)

Seventh Principle In the mahadasha of a maraka, a benefic antardasha does not become a killer. In the antardasha of malelics not associated with the maraka- lord (If the time has come according to calculation) It gives surest death.

Elghth Principle Saturn and Venus in their mutual! periods ( In Venus mahadasha and Saturn antardasha and vice versa) have good or bad results according to their over-all position but In a way which Is entirely different. Saturn-Saturn wllf be Ilke Saturn-Venus. Venus-Venus will be llke Venus-Saturn.

Ninth Principla (a) If the Lagna lord is In the tenth house and the tenth lord tn Lagna or; (b) If both the Lagna lord and the tenth lord are in the tenth house or; (c) Ifboth Lagna fard and the tenth lords are in the Lagna, ft Is not merely a combination for rajayoga but also promise of great fame. This happens fn good perlods. it Is a tle-iong promise.

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Tenth Principle As in the case of the predlcting principle so too here: (a) If the Lagna and nintl lords are together In the ninth house. (b) If the lagna and ninth tords are together in the lagna. There Is a majayoga, and fame. It is a life-log combination. tts results are avallabte tn good periods.

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RESULT OF ANTARDASHA

Special Features So far the Impression being given was that all predictions are to be given from the birth horscope, but now come rhe real principles of Interpretation, to apply which do prepare in all cases: (a) The Birth Horoscope with dgrees accurarely. (b) Now prepare the navamsha. Examine how these planets are placed here and In which houses. Then also note the lords of those houses. Finally see the lords of these houses and their relationship with the Lagna lord of the birth horoscope. (c) The final step Is to make an overall assessment to examine each planet by preparing the Drekkana (one-third divislon), the Dwadashamsha (one twelfth division) and the Trimshamsha (one-thirtieth division), Make an overall assessement now, which can be done In a tabular way thus: Birth horoscope Navamsha Drekkana Dwadashamsha Lagna lord Second lord Third lord elc.

See whether they areIn the houses of the Lagna lord, the fourth lord, fifth lord or ninth lord.

Tha Easy Way Retaln birth Lagna as it Is Suppose the Lagna 15 Cancer then: (a) In the Navamsha put all planets as they are In the Navamsha, but, with Cancer, as the Lagna The birth Lagna will be

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unchanged. (b) Do so again Int the ease of Drekkana, Dwadashamsha and Trimshamsha, Now see how many planets are placed In the Lagna Cancer, the fifth house (Scondo), fouith house-(Libra) and the ninth house (Pisces), Now the three Important paints should be noted: (a) In the case ol Lagna lord, it should be In the Lagna most of the tIme tot good results to happen In the antardasha of the Lagna loid. tb) Plarets In the fourth and tifth houses denote good antardashas. (c) Planets in the ninth house arc very good perlods. the clearest hint given here is that predictlons about antardashas should be given after seeing the position of planets tn different divisional horoscopes.

The Key factor The major and most important analysis Is to be based on the sapta-varga analysis of these planets : Birth horoscope. Hora, Drekkana, Navamsha, Saptamsha, Dwadashamsha, and Trimshamsha. Now the analysis should be done of each planet on the basis of their position in houses of exaltation, mooltlkona, own house, friend's house, neutral house, enemy house and the house of debilitation. The results of anrardashas will be based on this rwo-foldanalysis of a horoscope. Experience shows that a dasha is rarely extraordinary, mostly mixed and rarely fully bad.

On Accurate Horoscope All experienced astrologer use the Birth horoscope, Navamsha and Shashtyamsha (one-sixtleth division} which are the three most Important horoscope. The points of srrength allotted by Parashara to different divisional horoscopes are : Birth horoscope ... 31 paints Navamsha .3 points Shashlyamsha 4 points Total +1 10"points Hora r+m 1 points Drekkana ... u. Tilmshamsha .1 points Shodashamsha ., 2 poinls

RESULT OF ANTARDASHA Astrology, Destiny and the Whool of Time Total ... 1618.points fn the romeatningnine divisional horoscope 12 polnia ooch Grand Total , ............. 20 points The reason for pointing It out Is that at least the Birth horoscope .and Navamsha must be examined before giving any predictlons,' In the Interpretation of dasha periods these should be seen Invarlnbly.

TROUBLESOME ANTARDASHA Principles being given here arc time-tested critcria for predicting about the periods of sickness etc. These are fatal periods which can cause accidents or deaths.

Principle One The natardashas of the sixth, eighth and twelfth lords are troublesome. Caution : Note thetr affliction and then predict.

Principle Two In the anrardashas of the Lagna or th sixth lord associated with maraka planets, there is siekness.

Principle Three Now comes the real use of the shad-vargas (Birth, Hora, Drekkana, Navamsha. Dwadashamsha and Trimshamsha). The condition Is, If the lagna and the sixth lords are conjunct and If the lagna lord falls mostly In unfavourably shad-vargas (let us say mote than three times) the likely nature of diseases (doctor- astrologers should use it) are : Lagna Lord in the shad-varga of - Sun ... pilta roga .(can be heart problem) Moon ...... jala moga .. (pleunsy, pneumonia eld) Mors ... rudhira toga (relating \o blood) Mercury .. voyu roga .. (windy complaints) Jupiter .. , -.....- n kapha roga ....-. (diabetes, kidney elc.) Venus maeu. streo-sangam . Janya dosha (sexual diseases) Saturn .... , sanrlpoatroga (paralysis etc). Note : Here Rahu and Ketu arc not used. It would be better to Use them also. But when the Lagna and slxth lords are conjoined, only then this becomes applicable.

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Asuology. Destiny and tf*e Wheol oi Timo HESULT OF ANTARDASHA Principle four In the mahadadin of ihe Lagna lord or the sixth tord the antardasha of a mniaka Isthe period to be feared as It can be a death' inflicting period, or infwy through weapons.

Principle Five If Rahu or Ketu Is in the eighth house or Saturn, Mars are associaed (one of them is enough) with maraka. It 1s A period of danger. slekness, accident or even death.

Principle Six Instead of the Lagna lord, if the sixth lord conjoined with the third lord, it means trouble to brothers and sisters; If wlth the fourth 'lord, from vehicles and to mother; if with the ninth lord hostility towards father and disease for father.

Principle Seven A natural malefic lagna lord (Mars, Saturn, Sun etc) conjoined with the sixth ot the eighth lord or the maraka lord, Is a period to be feared, There can be disease, or mourning ete. But If such a combination Is aspected by benefics the difficulties get reduced.

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GREAT PRINCIPLES SUCCINCTLY STATED

In all great classics great principles are stated in detail, and In Uttara kalamrita it Is most detailed. But here are given very brief, very useful principles, which should be remembrcd as the basic rudiments for understanding the nature of results that can be expected.

First Principle Jupiter and Venus Brahmins (educated, wise men etc). Sun and Mars Kshatriya (men in armny, police and in high positions) Moon and Mercury Voishaya (business and commerical class) Salum Shudra (servant, service class). Rahu and Ketu Antyaj (foreigners, heterodox porsons).

Second Principle The categorisation of rashis also follows this order: Brahmin Kshatriyas Vaishya Shudm Pisces Anes Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra. Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius

Third Principle Each planet, whatever be the Lagna, Is the natural signifcator of certain houses. Firsl House. . Sun Second House .+p . Jupiter Third House .Mars Fourth House .Moon Fifth House Jupijer

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Sixth Housa Mercury Seventh Houso .. Venus Eighth House . Satum Ninih Houso Jupiter Tenth Houso Moon Eleventh Houso. Jupiter Twelfth Houng mnaopait ... Salum

Fourth Principle Signlficators for relations are : Sun (father); Moon (mother); Mercury, Venus, Saturn (brothers, sistersh Mars (children); Sun (friends): Rahu and Saturn (enemies), (There is some differene in the signification of Mars and other planets here).

Fiftlr Principle Another very vital signification allotted planet-wise Is: Salum and Mars .... .. t .. palomal side Jupiter, Venus and Mercury maternal side Sun and Moon ..... royalty Mars .leadership, commanders, Mercury the Prince, or the successor, helr resumplive Jupiter and Venus. advisors, ministers etc. Satum .. servante.

Sbrth principle ( o great exception) Saturn in Aries represents paternal slde.

Seventh Principle All planets give their results in their antardashas.

Eighth Principle in the shad-vargas If a planet is predominantly in the vargas of a particular planet. gains from the source represented by that planet, are obtalnable. In the shad-vargas of : from paternal side Moan from metemal side Mars. form sons and leaders Mercury .1 from brothers

GREAT PRINCIPLES SUCCINCTLY STATED Astrotegy. Desliny and tt Whodl of Teja

Jupiter. trom respected persons ond ministers Venus .......... .... +. .from mother and women Salum, .. from lower classes. Rahu or Ketu. from foreigners Mote the differenes here. There is a dear departure from accepted principles. But strict fidelity to what Isgiven In the text has been maintained.

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FINAL PICTURE ABOUT PLANETARY RELATIONSHIPS

(For each lagna) Table 1

Lagna Benefics Malefics Remarks (Friends) (Enemies) Neutral Maraka Special Feature Aries Jupiter Satum Moon Venus If Jupiter and Sun Venus Mars Satum combine. Mercury Jupiter loses Its beneficence Taurus Salum Jupiter Sun Moon Mars Satum alone is Mercury Venus Jupiter Venus rejayoga giving Moon planet Gemini Venus Sun Mars Moon bul not If Salum and Jupiter strongly Jupiter combine as for Aries

Cancer Mars Venus Salum and Mars is the best Jupiter Mercury other malefics yogakaraka

Leo Mars Mercury Mercury and Jupiter-Venus Jupiter Venus Malefics combination does not produce rajyoga Virgo Venus Mars Mars and olher Venus inspite of Mercury Jupiter malefics being maraka Moon does not kill. Libra Satum Jupiter Mars Jupiter Moon and Mercury Sun Mars Sun Mercury are raja yoga producers, Scorpio Jupiter Mercury Mercury and Jupiter does not Moon Mars olher melefics become maraka Venus

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MalefIcs Neutral Remarks Lagna Benefics (Friends) (Enemlos) Maraka Special Feature Sagittarius Mars Sun Venus (Saturn Venus Venus is tho Mercury most troublo some planet Capricorn Venus Moon Mars if ill-asso- Venus is the best Mercury Mars ciated and Jupiter malefics

Aquarius Venus Moon Jupiter Moon Venus is the best Mars Mars Jupiter Pisces Moon Satum Saturn Mercury Mars unless bad, Mars Venus is not a killer fSun Mercury

When Planets become Marakas Normally Sun and Moon do not become marakas. Other marakas if afflicted do kill. A maraka does not kill In Its own antardasha but that of another malefic or malefics.

CHAPTER XVII

WHAT TO SEE FROM WHICH HOUSE

Uttara Kalamrita of Kalidas gives as many as thirty or even forty events that can be seen from each house and each planet. But in Madhaya Parashari only the bare essentials have been mentloned which are useful memory tablets not to be missed at all.

Lagna Personallty, complexion, tongevity. fame, condition and material things also.

Second House Money, happiness, enloyments, truth, conversational abllity. right eye.

Third House Co-borns, valour, neck. appetite, ornaments, patrata-apatrata (worthiness as a recipient of knowledge, gifts etc).

Fourth House Mother, vehicle, friends, royal happiness (parliament), arms (?)

Fifth House Children, Intelllgence, mantra, devotion to god, heart, matters pertaining to maternal side.

Sixth Housa Enemles. strength, Illness, stomach, cousins. relations.

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Seventh House Sexual enjoyments, chattra (crown], teeth, diseases pertalning to navel. . Eighth House Secret organs, llfe-death struggle

Ninth House fortunes, pilgrimages,

Tenth House Honour, Kingdom. karma, fame, business.

Elaventh House Profits, eider broiher, ear, thighs,

Twelfth House Expenditure, fathers money. dispute and counter disputes, left cye.

Watery Rashis Taurus. Libra (both of Venus) Capricorn and Aquarius (both of Saturn) and the well known watery rashls Cancer, Scroplo, Pisces,

Fiery and watery Planets (a) Sun, Mars and Saturn are fiery always, (b) Moon and Venus are watery always, (c) fuplter and Mercury are fiery when they are in Arles, Gemini. Leo. Virgo. Sagittarius (both rashls of Mercury and |uplter) {d) fuplter and Mercury are watery when they are In both rashls of Venus and both rashls oF Saturn and in Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, Note t The brief principle here In this part are the finest condensation of those essential astrological principles which must be absorbed by a practitioner of Hindu astrology for success In predictions. Even though they arc well-known, we keep forgetting them at crucial occasions when giving predictions.

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ASTROLOGICAL ANALYSIS

). Examinatlon of each house of the Birth horoscope. Z. Examination of each lord of rhe Birth horoscope. 3. Examination of each house of Navamsha horoscope, 4. Examination of each lord of Navamsha horoscope. 5. Combined examination of both - the Birth horoscope and Navamsha horoscope through a joint and total look at the first four points. 6. Examination of the Vlmshottari dashasequence from birth to the present day. marking out what could be notable periods for achievements or fallure, happiness or unhapplncss. 7. The present mahadasha and antardasha running and 1ts promises. 8. Is any antardasha or pratyantar dasha appearing to be significant or sinister? 9. Arc planers whose dasha periods are running. Involved In yogas to be taken note of, rajayoga, dhana yoga, arishta yoga? 10. What are the strength and weaknesses of the planets whose dasha Is current? Write Down Your Observations:

2. 3 4 5 Special Observations :

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ANALYSIS OF PLANETS

1. Examlne the condition of each of the planets both In the Birth horoscope and Navamsha. 2. Make a special note of planets exalted In the Birth horoscope getting debilitated Tn Navamsha. 3. Keep nolng similarly those which are weak In Btrth horoscope but better in Navamsha. 4. Mark the vargottama planets. 5. Mark the retrograde planets. conjunct, aspecting some planets. or being aspected by some planets. 6. Note planets which arc combust. 7. Note planets Involved in a planetary War. 8. Note Rahu-Ketu axs and association of benefics or malcflcs with them. 9, Note The durdhata of planets and houses i.e. planets on either side of a house or a planet. 10. Note the kendra position of planets mutually, II. Note the trikona position of planets mutually. 12, Note the two-twelve position of planets mutually, 13. Note the six-elght position of planets mutually. 14. Note the one-seven position, specially, 15. Note the three-cleven position of planets. ExamIntation of kendras must be done. If there arc bencfics, It 1s good. If malcflcs. proceed carefully. Sec If there are malelics In the third, sixth and eleventh houses. But those houses {third, eleventh or sixth houses) should not be crowded, Examine mrikonas similarly. Now an over-all assessment should be done according to classical principle -- Third house from Lagna and Mars, fourth house from Lagna and

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Moon. Fifth house from Lagna, Moon and Jupiter. Seventh house from the tagna, Moon and Venus (and the condition oF Venus). Eighth house from lagna and Saturn. Ninth house from Lagna and Moon. Ninth and tenth houses from Lagna and Sun (for father). Then examine the third house for the longevity of parent,

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CLOSE ANALYSIS OF THE HOROSCOPE

Lagna and Lagna lord 1. First examlne the condition of the Lagna and the Lagna lord as closely as you can. (a) Is the Lagna lord lll-placed, In the sixth, eighth or twelfth with malefics, with maraka (second or seventh lord) or aspected by matelic? (b) is the Lagna lord with benefics or aspected by benefics? (c) Is the Lagna lord involved in raja, dhana or arista yogas? 2. Now not IF the Lagna lord Is conjunct or aspected In kendra or ulkona houses with yogakarakas, with the fifth, ninth or tenth lords? Iyes, examine it further along the following lines. (a) If the Lagna lord has exchagned places with the tenth lord, examine how weak or strong It Is. (b) IF the Lagna lord Is Involved in an exchange with the ninth lord, examine how strong It Is. (c) Is the Lagna lord conjunct with the tenth lord In Lagna or the tenth house? (d) Is the Lagna lord conlunct with the ninth ford In Lagna or the ninth house? (e) Is the Lagna lord involved in an exchange with fourth or the AiRth lord?

The Ninth House and the Ninth Lord t. Make the closet examination of the ninth house and the ninth lord on the lines as for the Lagna and Lagna lord. 2. Examine also the ninth house and ninth lord from Moon similarly.

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The Tenth Haute end* the Tenth Lard I. Make the closest examtnatfon of the tenth house and tenth lord on the lines as for the LAgna and Lagna lord. 2. Examine the tenth lord And tenth house from the Moon. 3. Examine the tenth lord and the tenth house horn the Sun.

Predominance, of BenefiRashis Count how many planetsare In the rashls of benehie planets, Ilke Juplter. Merculy, Moon and Venus (total seven houses).

Prodon lnance af MaleficHouses Count how many planer are in the rash! of malefic planets, particularly Capricorn, Aquarius of Saturn; and Ares and Scorpio of Mars.

Planets In Leo See if planets are In Leo, which is a house of royalty,

Planets In Sagittarius See Ifplanets are In Sagittarius, which is the house of royal seal (the gazetted officer's. stamp).

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SECTION 3

IMPORTANCE OF PRATYANTAR DASHA

CHAPTER I

METHODS OF TIMNG EVENTS

II A question Is put to a successful astrotoger "how do you tlmg in event?" his answer will be based on his own experience and wueeess. So many techniques are available in Hindu astrology that one never knows which will sult whom and when,

For Instonce () A very saintly police officer in a top position combines birth horoscope with Prashna (horary) and times the event with remarkable accurarcy. (b) A friend of mine uses Bhrigu's methods of progression and achieves good results. (c) Some people In northern Indla use Varshaphala (annuat horoscope) brilliantly for timing events. (d) Some research-minded astrologers combine two dashas, say Vlmshottari and jalmint to pinpoint the timing of an event. (e) Ashtakavarga is same people's favourite method of riming. () Some people use modified Vimshottari dasha. g) Some people do western progressions and combine kt wilh Vlmshottari Dasha.

My Method ( have many methods, having tried and experimented with many and found all of them giving results. But as 1 do nor find enough time, I have standardised a method which is as follows: (a) Pratyantar dasha (sub-sub period) - The mahadasha or the main petiod-lord sets the overall general trend; the antardasha (sub-pertod) lords set the specific trend; rhe pratyantar dasha lord (sub sub period lord) translates the specific trend Into an event. f need not explain it here theoretically. I witt Illustrate it. Mrs. Gandhl's' children were born In the Rahu-Saturn and

METHOD OF TIMING EVENTS Astrolony, Destiny Uial Ilin Whveel of Tima Rahu.Mercury. Mercury Is In her 5th house; her son. Sanlay Gandhl. dled In the pratyantar dasha of Mercury. In the antardasha of Venus and the mahadasha of Saturn. (b) Double transit of Saturn and Juplter - Some astrologers have Attacked me and my leam-mates for using Saturn to tme good events. I request them to read Parashara properly, for the fructification of rajayogas and even foryoga-s!ddhlt Saturn and Juptter must be placed favourably in transit, says Parashara. Extend this prindple and use Ashtakavarga ro ensure more accuracy. Recendy a prediction I gave to a Delhi boy falled in ihe sense that he did not get expected results. A team-mate of mine later discovered that In Aquarius this boy's horoscope had only f 7 benefic points. Talking thls hint from Maharshl Parashara, 1 Invariably see whether Saturn and Jupiter are well placed In transit or not. Itis worth recalling that Dr. B.V, Raman's great research about revolutionary changes in Indla were based on Saturu being In Cancer and Jupiter in Pisces. This research of hts had led to his remarkable prediction at least eight years In advance of the Emergency of 19751e warned about the totalitarian tendencies In Indian democracy editorlal ly. again many months before the emrgency of 1975 was Imposed.

Exceptions to the Rule Both In locating an event and timing It, some special points should not be missed. Some of these arc; (a) Debilitated Planets : I have referred in my article on Dr. Nagendra Singh (AM, January (984). how debilitated lords of 3rd, 6th or 6th create a rajayoga. Extending this prindple. I have found debilitated planets in 3rd, 6th and 3th houses asto giving highly favourable results. (b) Rahu-Venus or Venus-Rahu period need very deep scrutiny. They can lift or destroy. (c) Changing of dashas are turning points In one's llfe. (d) Placement and exchange of planets add trckiness to a prediction.

t. She was Primg Minister of trdig from 1966 tot 977 and agein from 1950to 1984. 2, Undor the Indian constlotion an amorgoncy con bo imnposed ifthe tplagritr of the nation is ondengerad.

Astrology, Destiny and the Wheel of Tino METHOD OF TIMING EVENTS Case Study : Accident of a Police Officer In this horoscope (Chart 1), the 4th lord (vehicles} has exchanged house wlth the 6th lord (acdidents). The 4th lord Is aspected by Mars Indlcaiing a violent accident.

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A well 'known principle of astrology is that fatality is more in the antardasha of the 8th lord. This person was In the news In the earlier part of 1986 when he got Involved in a serious vehicular accldent. How he survived 1s a miracle. He was running the mahadasha of |upiter(Retrograde). the 6th lord and antardasha of Venus(R), the 8th lord. 1 had forewarned him that/uplter-Venus-Venus' would be very bad. His wife did Mritunjaya Mantra and this gentleman has recovered sufficiently to joln an Innocuous post. My reasons were: (a) Jupiter and Venus both are retrograde. (b) Transit Saturn was on Venus and Jupiter in the 4th house. (c) Rahu-Ketu were sitting in Lagna and the 7th house respectively.

Case Study: Brother robbing brother Here also ! cannot revcal other details. The clder brother of this man is a friend of mine. I had predicted to him financial loss on rhe basis of hls horoscope. Later I got thls horoscope (Chart 2) and the facts revealed were: (a) He was dismissed by the bank which had employed him as he had embezzled some money. (b) The money belonged to his -own elder brother. The events took place in Rahu-Mercury-Ketu. Safurn and Ketu In

3. Venus as tho lagna lord had to Involve his body.

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transit were in Libra and natal Ketu In the fIthhouse (elder brother) and Juplter In Sagittarlus. In the first case, 1 had made the prediction. In the second case, I could see loss to the elder brother but could not arrive at the right prediction that the younger brother would cheat the eider brother out of hls bank account. I tried Drekkana and still failed. But I have had certain satisfaction in synchronising the event from both horoscopes.

Case Study ; Promotion of Mr. A Krishna Rao Here let me reveal the name and full facts quoting Maharashl Parashara again that for fructification of yogas, Saturn and Jupiter have to be favourable. Mr. A Krishna Rao,, a deeply spiritual man, was number three in top hierarchy of the Syndicate Bank in 1983. The Chairman of the Bank was said to be Involved in various cases of financial irregularities and with the post of the Chairman likely to go to Executive Director

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(No.2), would Mr. Krishna Rao, a low-profile banker, be preferred for the post of the Executive Director at all In a period when flamboyance and political patronage and convenience mattered so much, was being debated A second question too sprang from my answer to the first If tt was In the affirmative; the next Chairman would retire In the middle of 1984. Could Mr. Krishna Rao move to the top position also? So the question was could Mr, Krishna Rao get two promotions In about eight months with his "Inconveniently dean image"? Now the Rahu-Juplter pratyantar dashas were: Jupiter upto 11.11.198Z Saturn upto. 28.03.1983 Mercury upto 30.07.1983 Ketu upto. 20.09.1983 Venus upto. 14.02.1984 Sun upto .. 2703.1984 Moon upto 10.06.1984

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Mars upto: 30.07.1984 Labu upto. 10.12.1984 The First promotion In the case would have to be in Rahu Juplter-Venus. Out of the three debilitated planets two had theit period* running now, Let me refer here to my artlde on Dr. Nagendra Slngh with two debilitated planets (Moon In Scorpio and Jupiter In Capricorn) Before dealing with debilitated planets fet me refer to some generally less discussed aspectual rajayogas in this horoscope, (a) Jupiter In Saturn's house aspected by Saturn promises prosperty. (b) Venus In the house of Mercury aspected by Moon again promises prosperi ry. (c) Mars in his own house aspected by Sun promises high position. Thus, here both lupiter and Venus and antardasha lord and pratyantar dasha lord promise prosperity and In this case, preferment and elevation. The mahadasha lord (Rahu) and pratyantar dasha lord (uplter) are placed tn 6/8 positions, hence so many obstades + many rumours, so much gosslp,

Debllitated Planets Though a good deal is being sald about debilitated planets now,4 I had sald earlier and have had no occasion to change my opinion that debilitated 3rd and 6th lord (or 1 have found debilitated planets in 3rd and 6th houses) glve very good results, Here: (a) Debilitated 6ti\ iotd (juptter) aspecting Lagna creats a rajayoga. (b) Debilitated Venus In the 3rd house, aspected by Moon. Is a rajayoga. Fulfilment (a) In December (Rahu-fuplter-Venus) Mr. Krishna Rao, as predicted by me, became the Executive Director of the Bank In this case had Insisted that the order would be Issued after fuplter transited into Sagittarius (December ZZ).> Mr. Krishna Rao got

4. Myresearches wre lifted bodily by anothor writer without ever tofurring to my papars. Tlils happoned tvo years after fhad writton shouttfio tola of debittatad penels. & Jupiterwould aspectthe tath hoose trom his Lagnaand wouid bo tn thetôm house from Ms Moon.

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Astrmtogy. Oeahny and the Wina at lpng IPTHOD, OF TIMING EVENTS his promotion on December 22, 1983. {b) The second prediction became slightly tichlch. I had predicted that he would become Chairman also aler initial opposition which would last dill June 10. 1984 (Rihiu duptter-Moon) as the Moon Is in the 6th house in the Dashamsii but would finally get it. Mr. Krishna Rao became Acting Chairman ol thn Syndlcate Bank in February 1984. On July 10, 1984 (In pratyantar dasha of Mam) Mt, Krishna Rao was appointed regular Chairman of the Syndicate Buil nil September 4, 1986. Now In retirement, he is leading a beautllul apitual llfe and spends his time in God-contemplation.

TECHNICAL ASTROLOGICAL POINTS I. Importance of Ashtakavara ; 1 have referred to my failed prediction about a Delhi boy to whom I had given predlctlon that he would be selected for medical course but he was not selected that year, The transit of planets In the Ashtakavarga (of 337 benefic points) was weak. But 1 insisted that the boy would make a medical career. Next yeat when rhe transit on the Ashtakavarga improved, he was selected for as many as live medical colleges. He is now a full-fledged doctor. The lesson Is obvious. Predict transits through the Ashtaka-varga. 2. Debilitated Planets : A full-fledged research on debtlitated planets should be produced by a team of astrologers. However In thls case Jupiter is the ninth lord also aspecdng Venus, the fourth lord. A combination of the fourth and ninth lords, is a full rajayoga; if half as In rhis case, It can be described an andha- tajayoga or half rajayoga.

CHAPTER II

NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRATYANTAR DASHA LORD*

Not as an excuse but as necessity, I have to discuss first, to emphasise the importance of the pratyantar dasha tn one's horoscope, instances, without citing horoscopes, from my own life and that of two Oriya disciples of a Baba.

Begum Akhtar The late Begum Akhtar, as immortal Ghazal singer, figures prominently in my stories of wishes fulfilled. As boys in sub teens playing football In a ground adjacent to a three storeyed yellow building we used to hear the melodious voice of the great Akhtarl Bah Boys of the Queen's Anglo-Sanslult School, Lucknow (now a college) knew about the legendary Akhtari Bal and her great mehfils and some of us naturally had wondered and wished If we could ever attend one-the forbidden zone, socially tabooed by orthodox society, particularly orthodox Hindu society, Her sky rocketing fame and the number of the male admirers prepared to dle for her-we knew all that and wondered why a Bal should be such a rage. Time, the teacher, removed the doubt-every female rage is something of a Bal-ancient or modern type. I am of course not using Bal In the Maharashtian sense of the term. t was then running the antardasha of Venus, associated with my 1Oth lord but not the 10th house, The great Sardar Patel4, someone told me, had asked all India Radio. Immediately after Independence. to call those great singers * Sub-Sub-pariod tord, t A semi-classical style in the Hindustani musle 2. Adusical galhorings. 3. A term used far a public woman

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Atrology, Destny and lhe Wheel of Time NAT URAL SIGNIFICANCE OF .. Devis, not Bals and the great thumd queen. Siddesshwarl (known in later years as Siddeshwari Devll. But Akhtari Bal had become Akhtari ttegum through proper marriage after which she gave up mustc. Tlme olled on, But her considerate husband had asked her nor ot uht hor gieat career abruptly. The ghazal queen staged a comeback, more lippressive and convincing, with her voice as rich as ever and mar yonerous. Thiny years later, 1970 or round about that petlod, t was Invited when posted In Rajkot, to a mehfil to which t wouldt hot have gone AS I was spendlng my evenings tn the company of Mahatma, Prabludas Baba, of Rakadlya Hanumian Mattillt. But they satdl that fegum Akhw wouht flirtjj ghaths I went and hear ten Hervolee was swecter her rending less sensuous, more mature, the seml-dassielldignity of her ghazais as suthentlc, sald the cxparts, as fever whs. A wisn was lu I tilled when 1 was feast I pterested In sense provoking ghazds, God must always have the last laugh. t was running the pratyantar dasha of Venus. Fifteen years later In 1985 I heard in the ashram of a Baba strains of devotional Odissl muslc. J had not heard anything more appeallng. simple musical-emotional portrayal of a devotional theme and I asked them to sing Hindi bhafans and the Ramcharit Manas of Tulsidas' in Odisst style, A young man, Baba's disciple, and two young women did the experiment superbly successfully. And I had told them that my musical Interlude would end abruptly as the pratyantar dasha of Venus in my horoscope would explreIn December 1985. In January 1986 I got my transfer ordet. All this narration is to emphasise tire point that the karakatwa of a planet manifests itself fully in lts antardasha and as a passing phase In pratyantar dasha. When I was running the pratyantar dasha, Ms. S.R. (one of the two women dlsciples of Baba) was running the pratyantar dasha of Venus In her 10th house. No wonder on April 12, 1986 I presented her to the audience in the pratyantar of my 10th lord, ac Kanpur on the same stage where Anoop lalota, a crowd puller, was the invited star-per Former. The Moon and Venus were in her 10th touse on April 12, 1986. Later Moon, her Lagna lord, movedinto (ts exaltation sign,

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NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE. OF Actrology,. Destiny ond the Whool ol Time Ms. S.R held her own before the crowd with three enthralling bhajans, She will have to be watched and encouraged was the opinlon of many, for a great carcer thar await her as a bhajan . linger. As .fat 'as t was concerned, It, was a case of astidlogical planning-the pratyantar of the 7th tord. pref bhSatum. or a phtnet in the 7th house is the best period for ervenng ore-enterlng public llfe. Ms. S.R was running the pratyantar of Saturn, her 7th lord In the 7th house, More interesting were their reactions later when Ms. K.R the elder sister, was seen playing tabla- the rare sight of a lady playing tabla; rhe connolsseurs, once thelr curlouslty was wherted, watched her performed critically, the soft melody of her rabla merging harmonisouly wlth the singer's voice, neither dominating nor remaining suddued, Then they watched her more critically and discovered her class, the stamp of gharanal the Farrukhabad gharana lessons learnt from Clan Prakash Ghosh of Bengal and hls Orlya disciple. Sacchinand Kanungo, discovering In K.R. the rare glfts too. She learned their gharana's graceful style of playing tabla: here the body and head remain motionless. Nol before your eyes reach her elbosvs. will you notice any physical movement and become aware of her wrists In rythmic dicufar motion and fingers produding waves of sounds through their soft silken touch, "Leave your hands behind", sald some artistes of Delhi's Alt India Radio Station, when they heard her playing later. "You are already an listed", the best lady tabla player of the country", sald Sharif Nizaml, himself an ustad in the Delhi gharana of tabla-playing, when he heard her palying on October 18, 1986 ar the Golf Links house of Mrs. S.D. In Delhl. Shy. retiring, K had blushed mat day, They had recognised her cass outslde Orlssa of course. K was running the period of her 10th lord, Saturn antardash of Moon In her 10th house and ihe pratyantar dasha of Venus aspecting her 10th house. When she had gone to attend the All-India Music Conference at Agra in September 1985 they had given her a fifteen minute programme for solo tabla playing, but when they saw the reticent Orlya girl exhibiting her rare glfts they requested her to go on for full forty five minutes and also asked her to act as one of the Judges In preference to the Bengali singer who had taken them from

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Astrology. Dedllay and the Wheol of Time NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF_ Cuttack and wrongly described as thelr guru. Ever since both sisters have had to face lentousles from him, K's antardasha of Mars in her 6th house had ro reveal all thls ... the pretender guru had ro Invent malicious stories against two simple Oriya girls of the age of his own children. Stage by stage I watched all this In the caue of tliese sisters, the elder. K. the tabla-player In the undisputed ciass of her wn. a neat ustad already and the younger S, with her rare Melodious base and emotion-filled singing- Both sisters have Venus connected ritpeetly whh theft 10th houe. My weak Venn with my i Oth tord rovlvesmy love of music oceastonatly, auty ieliglousmde sungby people with morally dean (lver. Otiss, yl dhacovereet had long mhidltlan of sweet devotional mustt. which In my (layman's) judgement, Is more appealing than that of other regions. Behind thls appearance of K and S at Kanpur was Mr. D.N.D., Chairman of the British Indla Corporatton, running Venus-Sun-Venus during this perlod. Venus in hts I Oth house under double malefic Influence has made him a promoter of culture only. The Sun Is his 5th lord In which period he acted like a rather to two unknown Orlya artists.

Summary The pointt om emphasisingt 1 (a) S was running the antardasha of Venus In her 10th house; (b) K was running the period of Moon In her I Oth house aspected by Venus and ran the pratyantar dasha of Venus when I discovered her for a Central Government function In Bhubneshwar. During her Agra debut she was running the pratyantar of her I Oth lord. Saturn. (c) Mr. D.N.D. was running Venus-Sun-Venus. As explained Venus is in hls 10th house and the Sun Is his 5th tord. (d) I was running Venus pratyantar; Venus Is assoclated with my 10th lord and when I compered for S and K before the crowded audience at Kanpur I was running the pratyantar of my $0th lord associated with Venus. So far what I have shown is without horoscopes. Now 1 wlll tilustrate whatever I have sald with rhe help of horoscopes oF two such persons on whom God bestowed what has been the envy of many,

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NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF. Astrology, Desliny and tha Whwil.of;Time Mr. LK. Jha Here'are some planets In the horoscopes of Mr. LK. Įha, ex- I.C.S."and now a member of Rajya Sabha.10 'Sometimes In March or April 1985 before 1 was transterred.to Bhubneshwar he had asked me what i saw in hts chart. Seeing that he would be starting the dasha of Saturn in hts 7th house 1 could see,

Sal Jup 7 Ven 10 Lạg Sun

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as t have sald In the case of the pratyantar dasha of S. -Entering public life after entering Parliament". Mr. Jha was running Jupiter-Rahu then and at the time of election to seventh Ralya Sabha In 1986, he would be running Jupiter-Rahu-Sun. Mow my Ilne of reasoning was : (a) Jupiter aspccts the IOth house. (b) Rahu'in the 4th house represents the Parliament, (c) The Sun as the { Oth lord promises conferment of royal favours. Mr. Jha entered tre rajya Sabha In April 1986.

Transits (a) In 1986 Jupiter would be transiting hls 4th house from Lagna and aspecting his natal Moon in Leo, (b) Saturn transiting in Scorpio would be on his natal Sun, his 10th lord, aspecting hls 1Oth house, No one need ask him whether he believed in astrology or not as I know very few men with so much intellectual dignity born of right intellectual attitude as Mr. tha. He would telephone and ask you

ft, The tndien Civil Service, whichwas known as a covenanted servico during the British rule. 10. The Upper House ofthe Indlan Partfament.

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Mr, R.C. Alexander Perhaps Mr, jha nnt merely belleves In astrology but advises, I belleve, other to camult.au astrologer, even If astiologers fail with some prédictlom. Such I guew must have been the feelings of Mr. Jha on an evening In the second forinight In lanuary 1985 when Mr- Rajlv Gyndhl, the Wme Minister of India, rasised a bly storm about the Involvemont af many big persons In an inter national spy ring .. Three of many mmes mentioned were Mr. I.C. Alexander, the then Pilnelpal Secretary ro the Prime Minister of India, who resigned most honci it Ably I Mr. M.C. Sarin, I.A.A.S., Secretary, Defence Producilon hi iu. Mr. Baljal. I.A,S. of Orissa cadre who was expecting any day to be oi or noted as a secretary and to whom l had given the prediction flM He would not be denied his promotion, He Is now Secrecary, Planning. But thls discussion Is about Mz. Alexander. While ralking about other things i told Mr. jha that I wished I had the horsocope of Mr, Alexander to understand astrologically why all that happend. That Is what I have brought for you", Sald Mi, Jha and passed on to me the birth details of Mr. Alexander. I made the horoscope and gave the following three predletions: {&} The spy-scandal will not affect his career, (b) He will ger a foreign assignment as an Ambassador or High- commissioner. (c) A child of his will have an unorthodox marriage. Mr. Jha told Mr. Alexander about my predictions who, 1 was told, was Impressed by my dilrd prediction about a chlld of hls having an unorthodox marHage, as It was likely to take place any time- Mr. Alexander wanted to meec me, sald Mr. Jha and they came on the day convenient to all. Then Mr. Alexander sald that Mrs. Alexander wanted to meet me and she too came and after thai 1 repeated the prediction, and, gavetne tIme as May 1985. The planets In Mr. Alexander's horoscope arc- in May 1985 Mr. Alexander would be running Mars-Moon-Sunt. My reasoning was - (a) Mats as 1 Ith lord cannot mndleare end of a career, (b) The Moon, like Mars, In its own house can help, nor hinder his

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Rah 8 10

career. (c) The Sun In the 10th house has digbali (d) The exchange of the 3rd and 10th lords show how a sub- ordinate became a source of damage to hls career. Transits (a) Saturn tn transit in Scorpio aspects hts 10th lord Jupiter in Leo in May 1985. (b) Jupiter in transit In Capricorn, the 8th house from Lagna, casued some trouble but will aspect his natal Moon. In May 1985, Delhi newspapers carried a small news-Item about my transfer on promotion to Bhubneshwar. Mr, Alexandar telephoned me to congratulate me. "Well", said I, "a passenger who has moved up in a queue can expect to get a seat In the bus. This level one (1) promotion means only this". "Still it is a promotion", said Mr. Alexander *My congratulatIns. I am going, as you rightly predicted, as India's High Commissioner to U.K. Your prediction and timing both came out correct. At a crudal time it was so morale-boosting." He was preparing to present his credentials at the Buckingham Palace" In the month of May (985 and I to see Lord jagannath."

11. Directionat strength:the Sun and Mars in the 10th housa, the Moon and Venus in the 4th house : Jupiter and Mercury in the Lagna; end Satum to the 7th house. 12. As Indian High Commissioner in London. 13,Bhubneshwarin the eastern Indie is near the great pilgrimage. Puri, whore lord is worshipped as Jagannath (the ford of ihe universe).

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Aurology, Osstimand the Whed ot Tinh NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF_ TECHNICAL ASTROLOGICAL POINTS 1. Prabhu Dat laba, In.a separate book dealing with saints, fate and astrology, I will wilte about Prabhu Das tinba. Here I only wanl to tell astrology lovers that like great Neem karoll Baba. this Baba whom I hat come to know very intlmately, told me that doing HuntimnanChallsa of Tulstdas conflnuansly every day wa cnoih.fot githa-chant (propitiatton of planets). "lo sat tow (Math kar kolThe who recites it seven tlica not hundred the) ta, le told me. only seven times, Daba was a great Hanuman Bhakta and Iswliterally miracies li hls ehram which he of course attributed to Lord Hlanuman, 2, Venus and Music : The significance of planets must be kept In thin mind by astrologers. In writing about astrology and prychology It wilt bc explained why the dasha running brings Into expression certain tendencies most prominently. Venus ts the lord of music. Close attention paid to Venus In different horoscopes will reveal why one is a performer and why men Ilkce. me only lovers of music lovers and, not performers, 3; L.K. Jha : Mr. |ha knew astrology and discussed It wlth me technically. He also knew that he had entered hls maraka (death) period In Saturn-Saturn period. He dled In 1988 in Saturn-Saturn-Venus. See the principles given in section two of this book, For Scorpio Lagna Venus Is kiler. in this horoscope Saturn In the seventh house has taken the role of a killer. From his Moon In Leo, Saturn Is again a killer. He was worried about Mrs, Jha who was suffering from cancer in $987, But he pre- deceased her. She dled soon after. In the original article 1 had only given some planets of tils horoscop. Here the fuii horoscope has been given. 4. P.C. Alexander : Here also the full planetary position has been given now, In 19BS it had appeared that Mr. Alexahder's career had reached its terminal polnt, with disgrace. He went to U.K. as India's High Commissioner, came back to India and was the Governor of many states including Tamil Nadu. Then when he seemed to have retired finally, his Rahu In the fifth house of dignity, brought hlm back again now, as Governor of Maharashtra In Rahu-Saturn {which ends on April 28 1993). Many classlcal rajayogas are present in ths horoscope. Section two of this book should be referred to here. At least slx principles showing why this is an extraordinary horoscope can be seen In section iwo.

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NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ... Astrology, Destlny find the Whool of Timo .. Rahu's is his seventh dasha. Mercury his Lagna lord Aspected by the seventh and the eighth lords from the Lagna is Also eighth from his Moon. Treat it as an astrological puzzle and solve It by referring to section two.

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I Iuiow of doctors who are beaten up when they rail to save o patlerit and they, knowing fully well, the abnormal feelings of the Apylluved ramily. keep quite. In some cases the misbehaving Indivtduals apologise and In other case they spread storles against # me doctor. Ingratitude manifests subtly in manifold Forms in human Ischavlour. But then I think that the astrologer suffers most when his predlction fails, 1 remember a heated scene at my place in 1979 when a prediction I had made about rhe lare jaglivan Ram' failed badly because the horoscope given by someone, supposedly 'rectified', turned out to be a fake one. Since then I have become cautious. As a rule. If a person to whom i have given a successful prediction does not show courtesy of giving me the feedback. 1 donot allow him to come the second time. Therefore when I go wrong, I want to know why I have gone wrong. Was the dasha balance wrong or was the horoscope itself wrong? It is because every conscientious astrologer must sometime or the other evolve his own method of solving the inter-linked problems of correct birth-dme and correct dasha-balance. Some of the methods adopted by astrologers to arrive at correct dasha balance, which Is necessary to atrive at correct pratyantar dasha, are worth examining.

Nadl Rectification Correcting the birth-time according to the Nadi-recfification method may be the best, provided the method is learnt proerly and tested on hundreds of horoscopes. 1 have seen some very good cases of such retlfication and have had an occasion to refer to

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Mr. D.V, Subha Rao's' method of rectiflcatton In my article on Mr. NT. Itama Rao (March 1984), the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradests. ul In most of cases the rectified time according to nadl mathods misled me Into wrong timings even If I assume the blrth ascendant to be correct,

Western Method of Ractification 1 am prepared to concede that the western method of rectification of birth-time may be dependable but I have yet to see a single Instance of a successful prediction having been made on the basis of the western method of rectificatlon. No one who claimed to have donc it successfully has given any proof sound enough to make It acceptable. Sometime In 1978 | saw many horoscopes 'rectiffed' In this manner by the late Mr M,C fain1, about whom some people in Delhi had spoken often. Not knowing hilm I went through the copies of the astrological journal he was produdng and took down the horscopes. 1 found the following : (a) Mrs, Indira Gandhi's ascendant was fixed by him as Scorpio and he did make a successful prediction about her being on a winning trail in two years' time. I had made the same prediction on the basis of Cancer ascendant and her powerful Ashtakavarga particularly 36 benefic polnts in Virgo, I knew that Mr. Jain was palpably wrong here bur so long as the going Was good he could show hls successful* prediction. Besides, Mrs. Gandhi, 1 knew, was to run Saturn-Venus-Saturn. As her 7th lord Saturn was to bring her back into public life, by aspecting the 10th house, Saturn confirms It. (b) He changed the ascendant of jaglivan Ram often. No horoscope in my life gave me so much trouble as Mr. Ram's. Mr. Khand Rishi Bhatnagar (dled recently) a good friend of mlne had Insisted that It was Capricorn and, both he and i. falled on this basis In July 1979. (c) Recently someone tolct me that he had given Mr. Rajiv Gandhi Libra ascendant,*

2 Averygral asuolgor who died faw yobra ago, 1 A northindlan ustrologer. 4, Indmn Prmne Miuster (1984-89). Died on May 21 1991

Asuology, Destiny und tha Wheal af Tmm BIRTH REGTIFICATION Nashta jatakam (Lost Horoscopo) The methods given bry Varahamililra* for lost horoscopes on the basis of pi adl inn (boraty) is tlie soundest, provided thie person concerned put (he question In all sincertly-and that is a very blg question. Out of nicaily five I have irled so far my predictions have come to be correct lionly one case and, I have failed In ihcremaining four* I need not tfninhiUbe te point that my falluies llowed from the Insincerity of my friends who wamted me to work on their lost horoscopes., Tleprellcal explanations given about the method of using this valuable plece from Varahamlhira satisfied none. I have not come ncross any brilliant Instance, with a fully worked out example, sltowing how accurately the nashra fatakam method works, Varhsmthlfa cannot be wrong but we are cormitting some serious mistake somewhere.

Siddhl or Supernormal Powers I have metsome people who on the basis of their super normal powers told the birth-time correctly. One was in Ahmedabad in a temple. Hecharged ren rupees and worked out something on a slate and told It correctly to a minute. That was in 1972 and 1 have not been able to trace him since. My own late gurujl Swaml Paramanand Saraswatl helped me twice* Once when the daughter of Mr. Raf Hiuan Da the was attached to Mr, R.N. Kao of RAW during emergency) wanted her horoscope to be made and I did not know her birth tlme my Gurujl had asked me to adopt a particular Lagna. On that basis I had predicted the marriage of that girl while others, not astrologers, thought thar she would never marry and would become a sanyasin *. Most dazzling WAS my gurujl direction to work on the basis of the fast Navamsha of Sagittarius for my nephew. On thts basis my predictons came out correct in the neatest possible way. Ithe had not been my nephew, I would have shown how brilliantly pratyantar dasha reveal famlly Incidents, But many persons dalming supernormal powers are

5 Oneefthe word's groatast astrologars whe rtVeU abouttwo thousand yoars onc eccording to Mr. B. Suryanarsyano Ran thegrandfather of Dr. 8 V.Raman, the ediior ofthe Astrological Magozine. 6, Nun.

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Shrigu Samhita I have seen chaya shastris {those who by measuring the shadow, often, of feet, trace out one's horoscopes) do it successfully provided they have the horoscope in their collection. I know of the extraordinary instance of Mr. Charan Singh, the former Prime Minister, getting hls whole horoscope from a Bhrigu Samhita and then getting from astrologers guidance on that basis, making his political moves, whether one liked or not, to become the Chief Minister of LLP. and later, the Prime Minister of India*

The Pranapada Method Like nadl-rectification it should be the most dependable method of conecting the birth-time where such correction is perhaps not In many hours* I have not seen anyone succeeding with It personally but I have it, on the authority of lare Moorkhanandjl, that In some village of Rajasthan there is an old astrologer who does It brilliantly* Swamiji had given me his own horoscope with necessary dasha balance as given by that astrologer. l had the benefit of getting this horoscope and the great misfortune of making a very correct, from my point of view, but a very tragic prediction about Swamlļi. 1 referred to this great Swamiji in a different article and my team-mates In another article. When it came to explaining the secrets of sadhana (spiritual practices) and mantra-shaktl I do not know if I will ever meet another spiritual giant like him. Swamiji used to stay in the house of Mr* Bhartiya In Chazlabad (near Delhi), Mr. Bhartlya looking after the business of the late

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Astrotogy. Dosiany nnd the Whual of Tint BiRTH RECTIFICATION Mr. Sitaram Iatpuna used to Inform the Invariably whenever Swamlji came to Galatid. Treating lilmn lor over five years, a doctor had noticed improvement In hls physical condition so long he was being given the medidnes percillied hy him. But during one of Swamijl's long spelt of stay rtt lalp when I and Mr. Bhartiya lid called on lilm we round Swainl|l belit given an ayurvedic bhasmw which must have affected bls hilheys, Mr, Bhartiya was very angry and had sald that in the long run it would prove harmful. Tlme proved Mr, Bhartiya tight. Iti Mit el vApril 1985 when Swamlli came to Gizlabad he had list fils dlestre lo live totally as was obvious from hls ratubllng remhks, total detachment from everyttilng: as It Is; so detached a peron as he was, He has an epitome of spiritual love and affection, moncyless, houseless, fameless, guiding intellectual giants and iemAlning anonymous, This time It should be the termination of life's physical journey. Doctor give me an all terminating injection," he had said and the doctor sald that It was against the eth3cs of his ptofesloon, He rarely talked about himself, lils past or significant events of his Ife. Whatever could be plcked up from snatches of conversation could be verified astrologically: (a) In 1921 when the dasha of Mars ended, the famnlly migrated from Sasaram In Bihar to Varanasl, (b) In 1939 he left his house and never went back. The mahadasha of his 12th lord Jupiter started then. (c) He was working in the P&T Department and doing hls sadhana secretly. One day 1t had rained abnormally heavily and he could not go to the office and. next day, he I bought, It being the British rule, his service would be terminated for unauthorised absence. But In the office no one had talked about it and they sald (hat he was physically present, and was in time insplte of the heavyrain, If God is so kind, IfHe looks aRer his devotees so well, why continue in the job was the question that agitated his mlnd now and he resigned the job and became a scholar* wanderer. (d) In the entire period of Saturn he gave shape to many monumental project and the unfinished scholarly works of earler periods were published: - none in his name and In no book was there any mention about him. (e) Since 1974 when the Mercury period starred he encouraged

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His Instructions To genuine and conscientious astrologers the Instruct tons he gave from time to time may be Illuminating. They werc: (a) Without the grace of Surya-Bhagwan(Sun God), secrets of astrology could not be unravelled; he asked us all to do a Sun/a Mantra and showed It to us, (b) At some stage or the other really true astrologer will feel the (yotish nadis in his body opening out and then he need not depend on a horoscope to make predictions. (e) We of course had many experiences of hls supernormal faculties some of which I can discuss here : (I) The late Mr, Staram Jalpurla was talking light heartedlyabout propitiation of planets and* how he could successfully ward off malefic Influence of planets, as and when he wanted, Swamiji told him that if after such propitiation one did not improve one's conduct, planets would become destructive once again and bring thing to a logical condlusion andwhat is such a logical conclusion dyou know there is a fire In

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your factory! A flustered Mr. Jaipuria made inquiries and found itall correct. (I1) Sitaram Jaipuria had promised Swamijl that he would create a trust to help needy authors publish their rellgious and as trological books but he never bothered about the promise alter thar. Swamiji who never touched money and had always allowed his knowledge to be used' by others, was visibly annoyed with Mr. jaipuria and told him that promises should not be made cheaply for philanthoplepurposes before saints. If made they should be fulfilled otherwise consequences could be ... Mr, Sttaram jaipuria had then remarked humurously. "We banla will want to see even when we create such trusts how profitable they would be for us". In Moon-Venus he was farced to move out of his palatial

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house In Delhi and he stayed in a hotel for sometime. Swamlįl died In April 1985 and Mr. japurla one month later in the Moon-Venus- Saturn (May 28, 1985). Soon after hls death the biggest factory Swadeshi Polytexhe had owned, was lost to the family. In April 1985 we had taken leave of Swamljl to take part In Rashmi Vigyan Conference on Astrology at Kanpur. Many well known astrologers had remarked that my ream-mates had really prepared very well for the seminar and had presented their researches on emplrical-statistical basis. Some astrologers who wanted to speak from the stage, God knows why at all, without anything relevant to say (except that aspect of Mars on Venus creates sexual feelings) felt jealous and attacked two female participants of our team* But each one of our team had felt that the insplration given

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Sixteen years ago | suddenly noticed that my mother had tapped me on my back one morning and told me, ( know what this madness is. You have not slept for three nights. Go and rest." We had five days' holidays continousty and I had worked on the Ashtakavarga lot full seventy two hours, non-stop. Towards the end of her Iffe, my mother dld not need a horoscope to predict, fitting into the description of a true astrologer given by Moorkhanandji she could foretell things. In May 1983, I. Dr, Caroli and Dr. K.S. Singh I,A.S. of Bihar now Director General, Anthropological Survey of India, met. a terrible car accident when we were returning from Vrlndavan. Dr, Caroli had been forewarned by someone with psychic powers: when we were involved In that accident Mrs. Singh had a terrible dream In her house at Pama and she tried to contact me in Delhi on phone: my mother just then told my younger brother and G.K: Shukta that / was involved In an accident God had saved all three that nlght. 1 have referred to my late mother (Smt Sarasvani Devi) because it was she who first taught me the method of events* based verification of horoscopes by working down at feast upto antardasha: Swamiji asked us to work further upto sookshma and even prana which is why he wanted a trust to be founded to publish books on astrology. My article on Mrs. Margaret Alva (August 1983) is an exmple of events-based verlfication. In my subsequent articles also this method has been shown many times. On this basis I had verified my mother's horoscope without telling her and had written In my article, written much earlier (A.M., lanuary 1985) that soon / will be able to test a fatal combination on my own horoscope. My mother had told me how she would die :she would have a spiritual experience; then she would be unconscious for fifteen days and at 'the time ofher death, only her youngest child would be near her. On the night of December 10, 1984 she was removed to Halvetla Nursing Home, Room No. 3* My youngest brother was

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with her. I reached late, lut tue to her promlse she breathed her last with younyot brother near her. And as I have told yout on April 14, 1985 Swamiji Was removed ro Room No, J Of ftalvetia Nursing Home where he too had breathed h114 that. The samy mom witnessed the end of the physical journey. of two great soult n> my Iife-both, my astrological and divine Inspiration,

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Moorkhanandjl MooikhanandiT was the greatest mahatma i have ever n.et in my fife who knew how and exactly which mantra would work in which ehse. See his fifth house and the fifth ford to understand how he had potendsed so many mantras (whlch he used to describe as Iy experlments with mantras}. He gave ro some friends of mine some specific mantras to overcome their troubles. There was hundred percent success in all cases. He had not merely asked me to condinue with my astrology research but had sald In the presence of half of a dozen friends that I would get assodared with an astrological Institution for Imparting knowledge of astology to many thousands of students. By now I have crossed the one thousand mark already En our astrology dasses in the Bharatiya Vidya 8hawan, New Delhi* Swamll's real name as given by his guru was Vidyaranya {fount of knowledge) but he described himself as Moorkha (fool) because according to Hindu shastras (scriptures) a person who makes many resolutions tn life and does nro fulfill them Is a moorkhaf He always said that a true astrologer gets his yotish nadis within hls body opened out towards the end of his lfie. it was true In my mother's case who did not need a horoscope towards the end of her llfe to make predictions, which she did, rarely, I have referred ro our acdident on our way back from Vrindavan.

Nashta jatakam It appears to me that no astrologer In India really knows how to do work on Nashra jatkam or lost horoscopy when someone, who knows no details about his birth time, comes to us. We astrologers should learn lessons In modesty instead al daiming to be masters of this great branch of human knowledge*

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BIRTH RECTIFICATION tetralogy. Detiny and Ihg Whasl of Tima Garbhandhan Lagna Glvan -a correct birth horoscope we do not know howto plepare ethe Garbhadban Lagna (pre-natal horoscope). Some astjolgoers have misled and fooled others by saving that the Moon wt tha horoscope should be treared as the Carbhadhan Lagrn. Tere Is some scientific method involved In the calculation of the Garthadhan Lagna, Should someone succeed In solving this problèm, we would be able to work very precisely on the ailments, dlseases, ralayogas of the person concerned and, also predict correctly about the Ilfe and longevity of parents. Like so many dark areas of Hindu astrology we seem to have lost this great technique. In a book Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra another astrologer gave us example of Garbhadhan Lagna the tlme of his sexual union with his own wife! Other astrologers attacked him! He Tailed miserably to prove this point,

Pandit Pathak t have referred to my experience of meeting the person who with his supernormal powers could tell the birth time correctly. His name was Pathak. He is dead now*

My Guruji My gurujl about whom I have been writing a long series In the Astrological Magazine, did help me sometimes with his supernormal powers finding out even the correct degrees of a Lagna in the case of lost horoscopy* He took his samadhi in lune 1980.

My Mother $ learnt from my mother, late Sint. K. Sarasvant Devl, her method of birth time rectification on the basis of events, I have hundred percent success In this area so far, but I do not do it now as it takes at least three days work

Timing Death Refer to section tv * this book and see how In this horoscope the time of death Is exactly according to dasslcal principles of Hindu astrology. Moorkhanandjl died In Rahu {second house) antardasha In the mahadasha of Mercury who is the second lord from the Moon and in the the sevenlh house* Sitaram Jaipuria died In the; Moon mahadasha which Is a

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maraka (see section two) for Aquarius Lagna and Venus antardasha which Is a markn from hl a Moon and. the pratyantar dasha of Saturn which Is naperted by his Venus, which Is the maraka from Moon and also the twelfth lord (see section two).

Birth Rectificatlon methods 1 had mlsed these Issues concerning the birth rectification methods In my aitlcles In the Astrological Magazine In 1987. One book has come out recently on this subject which gives some method *. They should be tried.

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Somewhere Bertrand Rossel had spoken about how when some people wanted to know how many tecth a horse had In its mouth they had approached Aristotle who had hazarded a guess, but, a rustic Illterate person had counted teeth in the mouth of many horse and, had arrived at an average, scentllically and empirically. In any verification of a principle of astrology the rigid scientific principle of empirical verfication of such a principle must be done before It is used fruitfully as a tool of prediction. This verification Is done In two ways;

Extensive verftcation Take a principle and apply It extensively to a series of horoscopes to establish a research* For instance the fundamental research of my team-amtes on how Saturn and lupiter become Instrumental in marriages (June 1986) has been attacked in a Hindi astrological journal by a friend of mlne wlth argument "gale nahl utarta hat" fit does not go down his throat how Saturn, a. malefic can be Instrumental in marriage). My friend never took up handled horoscopes to verify the validity of thls research but applied one test · 'gale nahl utarta hal'. 1 have taken Saturn and Jupiter to establish how children cannot be born unless both have aspected before, the birth of a child- {a) Fifth house or the fifth lord or; (b) The ninth house or the ninth lord; (c) Treating retrograde Saturn and Jupiter as glving results from the previous sign as well*

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Then I extended It to the thied house and third lord for the birth of brotheis and siets. Look at the near infalllble results you get from this. After this there was no Occasion for anyone to attack Saturn-jupiter becoming instrunirntal In.marriages. Bui still It tis been attacked in the most uuscleutife manner. On the other hand many allies of astrology In the top elitist drdle known to me have starred respecting me and my toammates for offering scientific ptoof for the validity of astrologlcal prindiples. The criticlsm has come from astrologer or lovcis of astrology who have been more anxious to express their opinions breezily than scientifically1

Intensive Verification Given a horoscope and a dasha balance the horoscope must be subjected Intenslvely to, at least, two-fold verification* (a) Whether events of the past are properly reflected In the pratyantar dasha or not, (b) More tmportant and very difficult is to see whether the events of the past are reflected Tn different divisional horoscopes or noT, Now there have been two attacks Indlrectly on me far emphasising the use of divisional horoscopes I am a small man who for hts guidance has to depend on Maharlshi Parashara. These 'wlse men* who found divisional horoscopes after "forty ycars' experience, useless, have attacked not me but Parashara* This is what another originator of a 'paddhatthad done when he attacked rishls and dismissed the Ashtakavarga as useless. It may not be possible for on astrologer llke me to understand Parashara in a Ilfe-time. Yet all the astounding results I have achieved are from Parashara and alt my failures are from my lack of understanding of Parashara. Pratyantar dasha are to be made use because Parashara warns It to be made usc of. If one can, one should go deeper into sookshmaand prana dasha because parashara has given It In his text*

1. Some of mom ar took-producing mills. A stenogrephercan become an astrol in four yearstime and publlciss himself Adsmissad petty purchase officor can clatin to be infarlihle. they continueto cheat paopta insplla ofmany teiisd prodiclions.

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Father's Death (September 1960) Sanjay was running Venus-Saturn-Saturn. tn the birth horoscope (a) Venus Is the lord of 7th from the Sun. (b) Saturn is 3rd lord from the Sun. The 3rd house represents the ayu of parents. (c) Saturn is also placed in 9th from the Sun. In Dwadashamsha (a) Venus is In the 7th house and 8th from the Sun, (b) Saturn is in the 2nd house. (c) Saturn is also placed 3rd from the Sun.

Brother's Marriage (February 26,1968) Sanjay's elder brother Rajiv was married In Sun-Moon-Venus, (a) The Sun Is in the I Ith house (elder brother). {b) The Moon is in the Sun's house. (c) Venus is the 5th lord. 7th from 11th - the house of the

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marriage of the elder brother. In Drekkana (a) The Sun is In the 7th house (marriage). {b) The Moon is the lord of the 7th house. (c) Venus, a natural Darakaraka4 is aspected by 7th lord, Moon,

Elections Sanjay Gandhi fought elections twice. the first time In March 1977 when he was running Moon-Juplter-Sun. Birth Horoscope (a) The Moon, the 7th lord Is in the 3th and after his 'vasectomy' reputation, had to appear In mass mind as Indian hlstory's greatest kill-joy. Dull and stupid Intelligence of the executors of famlly planning, made what should have been beneficial for Indla, a nightmarish memory and Sanfay appearing like Delhi's

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Astrology, Destiny find lho Whnot of Tittio USE OF DMSIONAL HOROSCOPES most dangerons ageht. (b) Jupiter Is the 12th loid. (c) Sun is the 8th lord. No Wonder he tost. l had made ilis prediction privately to friends In Calcutta (my the then Accountant Ceneral Mr. R.K .. Ganguly I.A.A.S. quotes It even now as a remarkable prediction}. Dashamasha fa) The Mooh Is wellplaced aspecting 10th house. (b) Juplter Is diso well-placed but In 6th from the Moon and Mpected by Saturn from 12th house. fe) The Sun, the 12th lord, in the 8th house, Is aspected by the flth lord,

Elactlon of January 1980 Dils time of Sanjay was running Moon-Mercury-Rahu. flirin Horoscope fa} The Moon Is the 7th lord In the 8th house* (b) Mercury the 6th Tord (fight) In the 11th (gains) Is aspecting the 10th house from the Moon. (c) Rahu in the 5th house is 10th from the Moon and 7th from Mercury. Dashamsha (ai The Moon aspects the 10th house. (b) Mercury* exalted, Is 10th from the Moon. ( Rahu is in the 10th house, 7th from the Moon and 10th from Mercury, I had made this prediction too. He won.

Death But Sanjay Gandhi did not live long. I had made a prediction About vehicular accident to hlm but falled to point out specifically death resulting from plane crash. Hls death occurred in Moon- Mereury-Saturn. Birth Horoscope (s) The Moon Is the 7th lord In 8th. Moon in Such a position can be an alpayu combination. (b) Mercury, the 6th lord, Is with the lord of accidents, the 8th lord, and Ketu* (d) Saturn, a maraka in the 7th house, Is retrograde and 1s aspected by Mars, (the lord of velilcles from the 12th house who was responsible for Sanjay's death? Three dear inferences

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USE OF DIVISIONAL HOROSCOPES Ashology, Destiny and tho Whoot of Time are drowable-and we wlll leave it at that. Navamsha ta) The Moon Is 7th lord In 7th house. Ib) Mercury the 6th lord Is agaln aspected'by the 8th lord. (c) Saturn, a maraka Is again aspected by Mars (lord of. vehtcles again).

Conclusions (1) Those who seek magic formulae for prediciton In astrology lIve In a world of self-deception. (2) What Parashara has prescribed has to be followed intelligently. (3) Every horoscope must be verified properly, (4) Events based verlicatlon is what suited me. (5) In my writing, have given enough evidence of how t have been using pratyantar dasha to tlme events I have given case studies of predictions made. in advance* Yer among many there are some in Delhi who after taking prediction from me, which when fulfilled, gave them maternal advantages, have accused me of not having made such prediction though the V.l.P.s have asked to me to maintain a dignified silence **

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Why is Astrology Under Constant Attack? There are In the market many books on astrology In which no techniques are given explatning how actually a prediction is given or was given. There Is no book showing how exactly divisional horoscopes are to be used except Sheshadn lyer's New Directions. But Sri lyer was more Interested in his yogland avayogiplanets which Is hls brilliant contribution of the astrologlcal researches of our time. Yet it (s Sheshadrl lyer who stimulated the Interest of a whole

5 In 1989 ant astrologerheamd fromr me that V. P. Singh could do well inthe ganer elections of Novambor that year. He had predicted tho desth of V.P. Singh in September 1989. But he changed hie prediction aftar hearing my analysis. Similarty anotherastrologergol from meboth ihe horoscope and the pradictic aboul M. Karunanidhl who bocomo the chlef minister of Tamit Nadu In South India in 1989. That is the only cortect prediction no had mada in four years. This happens tecausa those ostrolgoars, one of them ovan an author of books on astrolopy. do not know how toverity a horoscope.

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USE OF DIVISIONAL HOROSCOPES Astinlogy. Destiny ond the Whool of Yimn political events of the Ilfe of Sharad Pawar. Other astrologels used the same horoscope. Why did they not see the results of juplicr- Venus period? DId They work on pratyantar dasha also which I cannot, do s 1 do not have the exact birth details of Sharad Pawar, Not using the pratyantar dosha and giving such a major predictiont And then not to see Venus as the maraka (not good for hls career) Is to overlook dassical prlndiples of Hindu astrology. It te for thls reason that Section Two has been given before giving case studies in this sectlon,

Illustrated Example How non-political events of a politician axe to be verified has been shown by taking up the horoscope of Sanjay Gandhi. I could have gone wrong still with my predictions. In that case I would have taken the whole blame upon myself as In such a situation J would have 'claimed' to have 'verified' the horoscope of Sanjay Gandhi, But i succeeded and did not fail. ( was obviously working on a correct horoscope.

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IMPORTANCE OF PROPITIATION OF PLANETS

White I was writing other arddes in this series I received a letter and the letter once agaln created the type of pain in my heart which has atways made me feel that I should give up astrology, And would have given up astrology If my late Gurufi, Swaml Irmmanada Sarawatf and later, Swaml Moorkhanandli had not aiked me to continue doing astrology and treat It as part of my Shdhana. With neither of them I discussed the difficulties an astrologer faces In hls consdetious pursuit of the excellent, the near-Infalllble prediction out of the mass of details astrological data reveals-and to choose the relevant and pleasant event with correct timing, every tlme. Ifa question were to be asked why should I, or for that matter any astrologer, choose the pleasant every time. as flfe Is not a pleasant story of pleasnt events only, my'answer Is brief, When I was at Patna, fourteen years ago'. someone known to me met me after a gap fo some months. he had looked so distraught, so cadaverous that day. "Well". I opened the conversation* "seeing you after so many days . Huzur, in typical aihar style he had answered that day. "Vakeel ne dhan loot llya; doctor ne tan aw dhan loot llya. Ab strf man leke aya hun"(The lawyer has deprived me of my money, the doctor has deprived me of both money and health. I have come to you with only my feelings). Leaving stiff-necked snobs, unresponsive consultors and pseudo intellectuals who know a smattering of astrology and want to 'discuss their horoscopes, a large number of people who came to me, come wlth a sense of proper respect, in the hope of hearing 1. 1972-75

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IMPORTANCE OF-PROPITIATION OF ... Astrology, Destiny and the Wheal of Timne something hopeful, astrologically. Therefore before I tell you the story of my paln, let me tell you that #f you do not believe in right effort and prayer to Cod do not go to an tastrologer who can turn you Into a fatalist. Right effort Includes recitation of the right.stotra as prescribed by the rishl Parashara depending upon the dasha you are running. Deep tragedies, as a result of such redtatlon, become Lighter, lighter tragedies will vanish, and you willdevelop enough Inner strength to face the Inevitable with equanimity, at any rate. Let me Illustrate with an actual prediction I gave on these lines and then tell you what Sri Shankaracharya of Kamakotl, Sri Jayendra SaraswatJ told me In October 1986 here in Delhi* Then I will tell you about the story of my pain. I am telling three stories connected by a common theme.

God's Grace Oven here is the horoscope of 'Y.S.' a U.P. Brahmin In hls thirties, an engineer by profession and posted in a station near Delht. My youngest brother Is an unele to him, they having met during one of my brother's. posting. Y.S. and his wife came to our place to call on unde Subhash. One day during the end 1983 he asked me to see hls horoscope and glve him predictlons, which 1 did not do but, advised him to concentrate on right effort and worship. Some day rolled by and one night while doing some astrological research I was turning the pages of my register when all of a sudden the page on which hls horoscope was noted opened Itself repeatedly. Strange curiosity slezed me and 1 started scrutinising the horoscope* Here Is the horoscope:

Jụp Lạg Moon Moon 1

2 L3O 12 Jup Rgh YJS. Rashi Kot 11 Rah Kcl 8 MHart Sun 10 Sal Mer(R) Sun Vền Mars Sun 7 Ven Me(RI

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Acbalopy. Destiny and (lit Wliet af Triin IMPORTANCE OP PROPITIATION OF .. Next day I told my youngest brother Subhas and hls wife Vilaylakshml, "As soon as Y5, comes make him sit down and do Mritujnjaya Mantra tnd ash both him and hs wlfe to do lt tegulatly". In the everiing wheit he came, I myself sat down wlth him and his wlfe and minde them do the mantra 108 dmes. There are twenty-seven Natshatras with each nakshnims having four charangs or podams {parts).and t know Jrom my experience that a mantra done sincerly 108. times is efficacious and wards off, minimte, even wlpes off malefic inftuence ofplanets. itts what the greatfuhshara prescribes and so do many lving saints and iflndia survivrs through all the vicissitudes of her history it Is because cuuntles people dott always, Out one-day Y.S. asked me why instead of giving hlm any pa ed ict ions I had asked him to do Mrityunjaya Mantra so seriously, "Adding this to your daily worship witi enhance the beauty of your dally pufa besides warding off or minimising llfe's miseries. Your Inner strength will Increase . In the next few weeks when he met me he told me that he was doing it regularly and intensely Again one day he asked why 1 had insisted on his doing thls mantra and I told htm that it was the tenet of my faith, based on actual experience that right efforts and right prayers alone ensure durable, but unspectacular, success, Some misfortunes overtake us and we can surmotint misfortuens. A very powerful mantra to overcome misfortunes Is Mrityunjaya Mantra. Why not add this to dally worship?

Februory 3,1984 Sometime after sunset on February 3. 1984 my sister In law told me that YS, had met with a serious accident and was In All Indla Medical Institute and that my younger brother was with blm there. He was Inspecting the godown where bags of cement were stacked upto the celling of the godown. Suddenly something happened and two hundred bags fell on hlm who got burled under them. In the panic that spread, others there In the godown thought, naturally. that he must have been crushed to death. They removed the bags one by one, found hlm unconscious but breathing* Then, perhaps, tficy removedl him at once to the All India Medical Instltute. This was the Information I had. After about an hour the message tansmitted to me was thai

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IMPORTANCE OF PROPITIATION OR- Astrology, Desilny and th Whedl of Time he had regained consciouness but was mumbling something llke a frightened man who had faced death* just then came a doctor to whom I told about thls. He did not comment but kept silent for quite some time tlll my younger or other. Subhas, came and told us the Y.S. was conclous, had received only hairline fracture on his hlp- bone arid, had urnated. .After hearing that he had urinated the doctor remarked that he was safe now,

flstrotogicat foresight As I have said, It is purely the grace of Cod that on a night when I was searching something for my astrological research the horoscope of Y,S. opened out Itself many times compelling me to see ft. What I saw was : (a) Me was running Juplter-Saturn-Moon to be followed by the pratyantar dasha of Mars. The Moon In the second house and Mars as the lord of the 7th could prove quite bad. Why? (b) Mars In the 5th house wlth Satum who ts aspecting the 7th house Is In turn aspected by the 8th lord and Mars as 7th lord was conjoined by Saturn and aspected Juplter. The pratyantar dasha of Mars could prove dangerous as it aspected the 8th house also, llke the Moon from the 2nd houce. (c) Then come ro the transits and see that In last months of 1983 Saturn was In Libra aspecting the 8th house from the Lagna and 7th house from the Moon*

Sri Shankaracharya Now about the effects of mantras I have had Illuminating discussions with many mahatmas On October 9, 1986 I have had such a discussion with His Holiness Sri Jayendra Saraswatt. Shankaracharya of Kanchl who had sent word to me from Allahabad that during his Delhi visit I could have an exduslve meeting with hlm. 1 was very grateful and happy as it all came as a result of predictions given from time to time thus: (a) To one of Swamlli's most ardent devotees I had given prediction about his career. As 1 write this March 23, 1987 the latest prediction given to him too has been fulfilled but with my timing going wrong by about three months. Here I dearly failed to synthestse tranlst of planets with the pratyantar dasha. I wlll call this gentleman 'A'. (b) Mr 'A* brought a saintly looking middle aged person to me one day who later. I discovered* was generally In charge of

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Aatrology, Destiny und the Whoel of Time IMPORTANCE OF PROPITIATION OF ... arranging the derails of Swamijl's padayatm', Looking at his horoscope [ had predicted that for some months it would be difficult for hilm. as lot of Inconvenlence would be there, on the way, This prediction was given sometime in 1984. In 1986 when Mr* 8' met me he told me that the difficulties as T had predlcted had to be faced by the entire party travelling with Sri Shankaracharyn, Then he showed me a horoscope, told me It was of His Holiness. # told hl 1 do not give prediction to Mahatmas but on the Insistence of Mr. 'B' ! had to make some observations, prediction etc I told the following: (a) If Samlll does not move during this period It would be very good as it was time for him to wrlte a magnificent boot' Mr 'D' was pleased and surprised and told me that Swamijl was doing exactly that these days and, his padayatras did nct effect hls dally schedule of writing. tb) Swamiji should not visit Punjab as It would put him to lot of difficulties and Punjab would be more violent. On October 9rh His Holiness granted me an exclusive darshan In Delhi, We had gone with nearly ten persons accompanying, who, after Swamljl's darshan lelt me alone with him. Swamil) gave me an angavastram1 made of non-violent silk and a garland of kamal' beads in token of appreciation of ... I was moved and thanked Cod for my good luck. Of Interest to astrologers should be some, out of the many observations, made by His Holiness during my half-an hour discussion with him. (a) "Ayu"* I sald, was the most difficult area of astrology"* He sald "yes. to get deep astrological proficlency more than one hour's medliation should be done everyday* Still ayu would sometimes go wrong . And without explaining he laughed his silvery laughter, (b) He asked me what I saw happening ... mundane astrotog ... 1 told him ... He approved it ... He added. something ... dartfled .. well, walt ... watch. (c) Stotra redtatlon, mantra lapam and particularly the Vishnu

1, Walking on foot, 2 Cloth wom on the upper part ofthe body. 3 Łots 4. Span of lila.

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(a) He wanted to go to Punlab Ignoring my prediction bur hb prediction*

Parama Guru sent word to him not to go lurther northward, f had many other things to ask but had asked him politely. "when do you rest after such a tiring day?" "I will rest after you leave". he told me. laughing. # took permission to leave and he blessed me. Having narrated my experience with His Holiness let me come. to the Jasr part of my story, the pain astrology causes. Well, it ts because! (a) When an astrologer's predictions go wrong no one excuses him, "Sure death" doctors (agenls of Lord Yarna) do not have to suffer even a fraction of the humlllation astrologers suffer. (b) Some people tell you that you had not forewarcd them about something. The duty ofan astrologer Is over when he answers the question put to hlm, have scolded many educated persons and warned them not to accpet the claim of some astrologers that they "see' everything at a glanee. (c) Saturated experience, inspiration to do astrology brilliantly and Intuition have, in the fife of an astrologer, their ebbs and tides, daily. An astrologer is not a gramophone record or a pre- recorded cassette of music ofyour past* present, future ready to reel off what you want to hear (and do not want to hear) as soon as you show lilm your horoscope Against this background see the letter of a very devout father who lost his doctor-son, married to a lady doctor* The rather had shown the horoscope to many astrologers none of whom had foretold about ihe short span ofthe life of hls son, He got my address and wrote to me. "I lost my eldest son all of a sudden. He was M.B.B.S., D.CH ** He dled of cerebal haemorrhage when he went to take a bath on January 4. 1987. No astrologer, though I have consulted many, had ever indicated such a short llfe. And IF1 had known I would not have allowed him to marry ... " The grlef-striken father is a believer In God and astrology. My answer therefore Is that God did not Impel any astrologer to "See"

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what should have been seen, as he dld In the case of Yogesh Sharma. I as an astrologer know how a prediction Is missed. No astrologer can foretell what God does not want to be revealed. Otherwise Lord Krishna would have shown Arjuna (Glta. Chapter I f > his own dead son, Abhlmanyu, In the long procession of dead men Arjuna was shown, even before an arrow was shot In the great battle of Kurukshetra .* Wiser after the event, see the horoscope and note two points* (a) It ls an alpayu (short life) horoscope. (b) Venus-Saturn-Venus period had to prove fatal* There are other features of fatality. Any astrologer could have missed it. Some astrologers could have pointed It out. Two reasons why prediction are missed : (a) Astrologer's Incompetence. (b) Consultor's lack of humility and frankness, And above these two ... the wilf of the Lord.

TECHNICLA ASTROLOGICAL POINTS

What is Graha-Shanti or Propitiation of Planets? 1. Each astrologer has his own answer to the question as to what actually Is graha-shanti (propitiation of planets). 2. I have two-fold answer to this question. Astrologtcally it can

6 In the groal Indian eple, the Mahabharota, Arjuna thegreat warrior expresses his grief-mixed reluctancelo kill his own kith and kln. Then Land Krishna opens his mouth affer reveating his Oivine form. Arjune sees e procession of dead persons, even beforo thewar had begun.it was oll pre-destinod But Arjuna was nol shown Abhimanyu, his own son, who was also killedfn the battle.

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IMPORTANCE OF PROPMATION OF_ Astrology. Destmy and the Wlivel of Timo be seen, whetlier any remedial measure will work at nll In a particular case or not, Where it Is not going to work, tt Is the moral duty of an astrologer to help the consultor gel back hls lost sell-confidance. Tills can be done not through any bluff but by preparing the consultor to accept st, 'ds of destiny as the most essential discipline of Hfe. h then sounds Ilke preaching. To avoid preaching and then convince the consultor why he must accept destiny as inevitable in some case. By taking this line I have created controversies and enemies. 3. tf che cansultor is a genuine devotee, as It is, In the case of Y.S. the best remedy Is to ask him to worship mnore intensly. If God cannot.save who else can or will? 4, Those who prescribe stones (jewels) themselves do not know how and when it works. They have some links with some jewellers who give them some commission for the sales they make through astrology, This Is not astrology but a business tacket, well-known. S. Yantras, can work provided they are made by a pure worshipper on astrologically auspldous days, through proper prescribed and, scriptural (shastric) way. Such people who can make proper yantras are rarest mahatmas. Astrologers do not even know the secrets of yatra- making. Butfor whatever they manufacture they have a ready market! 6, Maharshl Parashara (we all do astrology of Parashara but do not prescribe remedies according to Parasharal) referes only to recitation of mantras and daan (charlites), But It will not suit mercenary astrologers to prescribe strictly what Parashara says as, It would be unproftable. commerdally. 7. Counselling being done by good psychologists works some times, if this too does not became mercenary professlon. An astrologer with a good bachground of psychology can make a very effective use of that knowledge and do the best counselling In the world. / wilf show that in a separate book an Astrology and Psychology which will be based on actual astro-psychologlcal studies.

CHAPTER VI

LOVE-MAKING PERIODS

I do remember and 1 am not boasting. Those days when 1 played cricket In 'thld dass' matches with no great talent, ! was never dean bowled. 1 was caught in slips or mid-wicket. I was never run out. 1 could run very fast and never had fear of being taken by surprise by an inconveniently aglle Azharuddin or mercurial Srikant.' But in astrofogy it is not so. I am stressing the Importance of pratyantar dasha of course bur then I am also telling you : {a) | could not read the 'googly'! in the horoscope being seen by me and was beaten without belng bolwed. The spin" being from the off slde when I thought ft would turn from the leg. (b] Yet I could locate the pratyantar dasha in which the "odd' event took place, Now see the horoscope (Chart (). A lean young man with a boyish face. He reminds me of Azharuddin. The 'event' located finally reminded me ofa Pakistani cricketer who had stealthily entered the room of a very famous actress and, when chased by some toughs, had jumped from the balcony. broken hls arms to lose both, his lady love and cricket career. Let me call this young man "5".

Transitt When he met me, Mars was in Virgo aspecting rhe Moon In his 7th house and Saturn was in Libra. Now my question was :

1, The game of cricketis the legacy of ihe British nth, Aztaruddin Is the captain of the Indian encket tegm Srikont is o trilliant ericketor. 2 A babowteddecephvoly turns from the off-sidethough ihe bowling action is fcf top-spln.

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Lag Kel 2 Rah 4 Mer Sun Moon (a) Mars his. 6th lord a violent planet aspecting the Moon In his 7th house could Indicate a violent event in marrled life. and if not marrled. In a love affair. (b) Saturn, the 8th lord, aspecting 7th house and the Moon, could Indicate separation, if mared, or breaking off a love affair.

Horoscope To anrive at this i had analysed his horoscope and came to the following conclusions* The dasha Periods (a) He was passing through the dasha of Venus his 5th lord, aspecting the 7th house from the Lagna. He looked young enough to make me feel that his hormones were virile and

3 A famous women ethlete of India. 4. The queen in this play gots her lover trampled by an elephant

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Venus, the tove-mnhei, was in Tull bloom' In the rshl of Mercury for love-making-not marrlage pethaps. (b) The Moon, ipresehting mind was In the 7th house aspected by Venus, a natural sex-stimulator. (d) But Moun-Venus opposition along 1/7 tuds, as stressed by a writer and also mentioned in some nadi-books, Is notgood for marriage* I have found this correct in many cues. May be it Is not good for love-affalrs. I guess, extending this prindple. (d) Mars aspecting the Moon In the 7th house gave me two keys to the right prediction-his love-affalrs were more than one and the present love-affair was taking a violent turn* The young man reacted very intelligently and sald that what i had satd was correct bur-and what he told me showed how a googly' I falled to read spun from the wrong side.

The Incident The young man fell in love. Those who fall in love do not get hurt physically, love not being a physical fall, but an emotional Involvement which may lead one Into, God knows, how many poignant situations. Now the young woman he was chasing had more protelns and vitamins In her body than Is perhaps good for a glrl, whom we would still want ro appear llke a delicate damsel even tn the era of P,T. Usha.J While he chased her, she spurned his advances and applied for Jobs everywhere. She at last landed in a lob, which the young man least expected-the job of a pollcewoman. Undeterred the young man continued to chase her, she continued to spurn his advances, now with fiightening frown. Then one day she got him 'arrested'. He was In the police lock-up for some hours where he was beaten with police batons which remitted me of Webster's play. the Dutchess of Mulli. Mars After hearing htls story, I concentrared on Mais in his horoscope* As 6th lord aspecting the 7th house, beating is well-explatned. Novomsho The Navamsha corroborates this analysis. Here Venus, the 6th lord* 15 In the 7th again aspected by Mars* here the 5 th lord, the lover. Pratyantar dosha "When do you think It happened?" The young man asked me*

LOVE-MAKINO PERIODS Astralosy, Oostny and the Wha of Tima "In Venus-Mercury-Saturn". 1 explained and I was itght. Saturn the Bth lold here Is the spotl-sport. More than half pleased with me, the young man asked me the lAst question, "Tell me wlll ; be the husband of a policewoman ?* At that moment I must have been the most nervous and confused man in the world. I had looked at the celling of my room to get back my dulled powers of analysis and then sald. "Well, Mars 'In your 4th house Is 1Oth from the 7th house: 1 do not know. But may be that means that the profession ofyour wife will be a police job." In locating the pratyantar dasha my logic was ? to) Venus the 12ih lord represents Jtdl also. {b) Mercury rhe antardasha lord, 15 owner of the 4th house (home) In the 3rd representing movement. (c) Saturn the 8th lord is in charge of unhappiness. {d) Venus-Mercury-Saturn are 1-3-8 from the Lagna and Venus. Out I realised the limitations of my astrological ability. Ido not know how to tell a young man whether he would be the husband of a policewoman. This case of the young man shows how many modern complex problems can be tackled by astrofogers by applying classical principles but in non-conventional mariner. Lack of boldness of astrologers may not help us ro extend the frontiers of astrological predictions to modern man, a complex amalgam of contradictions. Yer classical prindples cannot be-ighored. Let me give the horoscope of Mrs. Indira Gandhi to Ilustrate it, I am sirlctly of the opinion that no one who falls to understand the wisdom and prindples given in, what $ consider, rhe greatest book on predictive astrology In the world, the Brihat Parashara Hora Shasa', can ever be a sound astrologer* But disaster is the only result if they are taken as dogmatic conclusions and. greater disaster, is the result if these prindples are not Interpreted according to che's own experlence. Let me quote an Instance. Now Parashara says; (a) If the seventh lord Is debllitated. and (b) If Venus Is placed In the 6rh or the 12th house, the wife dies In the 18th or the 33rd year of the manlage. Now do not apply all these rules dogmatically but take two

5 Nogood translation of the bookis avajlabla in Engtish,

Asirology, Destiny and the Whnot of Tinlg LOVE MAKING PERIOOS prldiples, a debllltated 7th lord is no good and an lll placed Venus is worse. In many places Parashara speaks about malelle effects of malefic planets. Add that here and modify, both In the binth horoscope and the Navamistu and the results aie stunning- Let me Iilustarate it with the horoscope of Mrs. Indira Gandhl. In her horoscope -- fa) Her 7th lord Is no: debilltated. fb) But her Venus, with Rahu (quite bad) Is In the 6th house. (Q) In the Navamsha Saturn is w3th Ketu while the Navamsha 7th lord is In the 8th with Venus bur aspected by Saturn. (d) Mars Is in her second house. bad for the longevity of her husband. Then comes the funnlest objection. Here Parashara uses the word "Dara" which means wife. How could Mrs. indirla Gandhi's horoscope be choosen as an example? Well, my answer is 'Dara' must be interpreted as spouse and, the results modified, If there are benefic aspects even If such conditions are fulfilled. But that around the years Indicated, such an event can occur, must be kept in the mind. In the case of Mrs, Gandhi sine was married In 1942 and, her husband died In 1960, exactly the 18th year of her marriage* How correctly this applies here? In other cascs It does apply but with the modifications suggested,

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Profession Very extensive and deep researches In profession has to be done by astrologers. A ream of rescarchers in Delht has made good progress fn thils direction.

Husband or wife's Profession There are some methods of predlcting the husband's profession from glit's horoscope whlch sometimes comes out very correct. But It goes wiong becuase astrological research In professional pattern itself Is not sound enough yet.

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LOVE-MAKING PERIODS Actrolony, Dentlny nnd tho Whoat of Time astrologers but not discussed In astrological texts. In the case of husband beating, it would apply to a woman's horoscope,

Period.of Widowhood from Maharshi Parashara's Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra an exmple has been shown explaining the widowhood of Indira Gandhi. These combinations, Int the newer soclal context, have come to mean not the death of the husband but divorce, In the case of many western women I have seen such combinatlons In their horoscopes. They were not widow but divorcees. Flexible application of the old texts have to be done now in the fast changing socio-cconomic iife of ours.

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Yes, now the heat of Delhi summer Is lust receding but the heat of politics continues to be oppresstve. There is cynicism In the sodety here whete they plan thelt lives around the opportunistic chances visible, Slp a glass or rwo for old dme's sake That which is eternal In old world values will get revived, at any rate, the eternal that has the capacity to tenew Itself is the Sanatana. So let me tell you a story which gave me as much happiness, a story of divinity* When 1 am talking of the story you are perhaps Imagining that 1 am going to nartate a story from the Mahnbharat or Puranes. No f am in the inconvenient habit of narrating true stories lifted from the Chapter of Life of persons, vibrant with llfe, and meeting me every now and then, And I am not doing postmortem. I am giving case studles of predictions given In advance. I have talked of the Sanarana-have i not? God has His own way of showering grace and that is a Sanatana rule, Let me tell you two stones and explain them astretoglcally through the use of maha, antar and pratyantar dasha of Vimshottari dasha In Hindu astrology, the best method of Uring events, Mr. jagdish loshi, former MVLP. of the fcalya Sabha from M.P. came and told me on the morning of April 2, 1987 that what had looked llke a hopeless prediction of mine was fullifled ... Now before you hear rhe stary. see the horoscope (Chan 1).

Background Now let me first glve you some background to the story. Many decades ago a divine looking tady in a white sarl had been received at Lucknow railway station by a group of persons of both sexes and I was among the small crowd of children then

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enjoying the festivity of the atmosphere and, not knowing what it was all about. That divine lady was garlanded, they had sung some bhajans and as we* in a procession-like manner, had wended our way out of the platform, the singing had continued. Who was she 1 had asked and they had sald Ma Anandamoyee. That great divine lady addressed by one and all as Ma used to come to Lucknow every year and every year divine festivity was there: everyone participated In It-the elders tor the spiritual bliss they enjoyed, and the children for the best sweet-meats given to them as prasada sometimes by Ma herself* As a result within the rather well-knit society of ours In our small locality, there had grown up a smaller society of devotees of Ma who knew each other well, very Intimately* when they met

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every evening. round the year, to sing some bhajans andwhen Ma came these bhwyjans went on and on and on. Four decades after* now, these devotees have disappcared. most of them having played out the innings of their lives, and some of their children continue the traditions through their own children wherever they are, with their worldly pursuit nor taking a back- seat. Sometime in 1979 or 1980 Mr. jagdish losh1 had given me thls horoscope and sald. "She is the younger sister of, .. " Mr* Joshl knew that ( knew very Intimately that group oF devotees of Ma Anandamoyee.

The Problem "Born In 1944 still unmarried ... witl she be married at alt? If yes, when?" was the specific question of Mr. jagdish foshi. Mr. Joshi knows Astrology and that is an advantage. Surely yes, was my answer when her lupiter dasha starts ... after 1982. Thereafter either I did not work hard on It or committed some mistake in timing the event. Let me first mention the combinations hindering or even denying marriage In this case*

Negative Features From Venus (a) Venus Is afflicted. (b) The 7th house from Venus is afflicted. (c) The 7th lord from Venus Is affllcted. (d) The 12th lord from Venus is afflicted, (e) The 12th house from Venus is affilcted. From the Lagna (a) The 7th house Is afflicted. (b) The Lagna lord Is heavily afflicted. But the best explanation for such abnormally delayed marriage Is available in the research of my friend K.S. Jaln.

Hopes for Marrloge Jupiter (a) lupiter is In the Lagna, unafflicted and telts you a hidden story. As a benefic 7th lord Tn the Lagna, he arouses spiritual hopes* (b) lupiter as the 7th lord aspects his own house.

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Method of Timing Whlle my team-mates are producing an elaborate paper on timing marrige through various dasha-systems, mainly the most popular Vimshottari, let me point out two factors which I have found useful In riming marralge. (a) Planets or owners In The 1/7 and 4/10 axis have a major role In causing mariage of giils. (b) Planets coming under the Influence of Mars or Venus in the Navamsha play a major rote In causing marriages* Here Jupiter and Mercury cover both 1/7 and 4/10 axis while Venus being In the 4th house Is an active participant in marriage* The marriage took place in the pratyantar dasha of VenUs. In the anta dasha of Mercury and mahadasha of Juplter. Now Transits Sometime in her Rahu dasha and Jupiter antardasha her marriage was fixed with a very'saintly young man* Jupiter was then

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In her Lagna and Saturn In her 7th house completing the double transit as established by our research. But It dld not come off. Later In 1980-81 both Saturn and Jupiter were. In her Lagna but the dasha was not favourable for her marriage. Now when Saturn was retrograde in Libra, in 1985, it covered the 1/7 axis and waited for lupiter to reach Pisces to cover the same 1/7 axis and the dasha too was favourable. In 1968 when her marlage was fixed with a very saintly person It did not materialise as that noble man was passing through a period of Intense spiritual attraction towards the cosmic* After his wanderings all over, now he had come back and finding that the girl he should have married eighteen years ago Is still unmarried, straightaway agreed to marry her now. In April 1987.

Faster Moving Planets We Invoke Gods to celebrate our marriage. Planets representing Gods attend marriages. This has been proved statistically by my team-mates, Let me show that again here. The planetary positions on the day of marriage will be : (a) The Lagna lord meets the 7th lord in the 7th house* (b) The Sun and Rahu arc there in the 7th house taking the total of Gods inside the marriage mandapam to four. (c) Hovering near the 7th house, outside the mandapam I5 Venus in the 6th house* (d) The Moon is about to enter the bride's house, the Lagna. (e) Saturn Is with the Lagna lord In Scorpio, giving company to the bride. (f) Mars from Taurus is aspecting the Lagna lord and more Important Venus.

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Negative Features From Venus (a) Venus in Leo, a sterile rashi, is afflicted by Saturn, (b) The 7th lord from Venus Is heavily afflicted* () Other wlse Venus is conjunct with Mercury. From the Lagno (a) The 7th lord Venus Is in sterile Rashi, afflicted,

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(b) The 7th house receives the aspect of Mars. () The Lagna lord Is afflicted as in the earlier case, rather heavily* From the Navamsha (a) Jupiter in Lagna aspects the 7th house, sprinklng Ganga water. (b) Venus In hls own house is afflicted by Mars. But the explanations for delay In this case also are available In the research of my friend Mr. K.S. Jaln. Hls research applies so pointedly.

Timing I have stated that in the VImshottari dasha marriages of girls seem to take place in the dashas of planers connected with 1/7 and 4/10 axis, their lords etc* Now here this girl was passing through the mahadasha of the Moon, vargottama and the antardasha of Mars, lord of Lagna associated with the 10th lord and aspecting the 10th house. The Pratyantar dasha was of Mercury, associated with the 7th lord and aspected by the 10th lord* Transits Transit on February 14, 1981, the day of marriage* Jupiter Let me show the research of my team-mates applying In toto again, Jupiter (retrograde) In Virgo will act also from Leo In this case* (a) Jupiter is with the Sth lord of the birth horoscope, (b) In Leo he is with the 7th lord* (c) From Leo he aspects the Lagna completlng the 1/7 axls. Solum (a) From Virgo It aspects Mars, the Lagna Iord.

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Subsequent Events "S" lives in Patel Nagar in Delhi and comes to meet me once in six months oreven more, But sometime In March or April 1981 she came and told me the following : Somewhere in Uttar Pradesh a rich U.P. Brahmin had problems persuading hls son nearing forty. to marry. The man had deyeloped sort of a dislike for 'fashlonable* women about whom he had a terrible opinion* He lald down some conditions for hls marriage. (a) The girl he would marry should not be well educated. (b) She should not be good-looking, (c) She should be sufficiently advanced In age to have become 'out of market' as far as matrimony was concerned, Thar such a girl would normally belong to a family where indigent elreumsrances existed* could be anyone's guess. The bridegroom's party had undertaken a tour of northern Indla in search of a glil answering the spedficatlons of the now middle age bachelor-son of the Brahmin zamIndar. After meeting part success everywhere they landed In Delhi, went to Pate! Nagat and found a bride answering totally to the .demands of their eccentric bridegroom. In Hindi they say "chat mangnf pat byab", which means all formalities preceding marriage are gone through hurriedly and the marriage be performed at once Then "S" told me that as far as domestic comforts and landed property were concerned her sister-In-law was now very well off. Yes, t said "Ifyou knew astrology I could explain it. Her Moon, the 4th lord is vargottama, aspected by juplter and. Is so strong. $1 promises domestic comforts which she could not have got in her state of indigence here. She had to go elsewhere to get what was due to her. That Is God's |ustice."

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I. Timing Marriage It was easy to predict marriages when there were and still are child, marriages and early marriages of girls, Though there Is no definite method given In astrologidal texts about timing marriage, yet on the basis of many rules, astrologers all over India have evolved thelt own methods, which they keep a secret, tt being their best source of Income - and dakshina (gifts),

2, Team Efforts But the only time in the history of the world a team of astrologers collected one hundred horoscopes with one hundred Navamsha (It makes it two hundred) and the transit positions of planets on the days of their marriage {now It makes three hundred) and produced a jolnt rescarch and got ninety-eight percent correct result. It was In 1987 and 1988, This to date Is the greatest and best statistical-empirical astrological research of the world.

3. Delay factor tn Marriage This team has worked on the delay factor of marriage also through a very scentifle formula which takes mem nearest to the year of marrlage.

4* Dasha System The group research was produced on the basis of transits oF planets only of Saturn, and juptrer, slow moving planets and fast moving ones, Mars, Moon and other planers. Now many dashas arc being used to time the event of marriage.

S. The Limitations Yet there are, among many, three limitations In this arca: (a) How to distinguish between over-delayed and cases of denial? I have shown in both examples how and why I rely on juplter and other beneftcs for Insisting on my emphatlc predictions that marriage will not be denied* But 1 have failed In some oases very badly. ft means that astrologers must also fall In the tested area of their success, They say In cricket that a batsman is caught on the strongest point,

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(b) Most of the time we are mistaking pte-marltal sex for marrlages! I discovered this when women from western countries told me about the dates of their abortion of children born out of the wedlock. Astrologers wilt have to do new resatch to detect the difference between pre-merltalsex and sacramental marrlage. (c) Then there is .a difference between living together and sacramental marriage. How to differentiate between them? I found luplter's role crucial In such predictior But I am still groping In the dark

6. The Principle given Vet the methods shown In the two examples given here are sound for delay in marriages, In traditional familtes, 1 tiled this on the horoscopes of women of western countries and found that they lived with someone with certain happlenss. but late In ille. Till then ft was a case oF changing lovers.

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Ir all the writings of writers on astrological subjects, the relation between astrology and karma has been discussed sometime or the other. But no writer has posed the most Important question whether the two great authorltles we follow, Maharshl Parashara and Varahmlhira, have or have not directly related astrology to karma. A further question, to which the writers should have addressed themselves is whether astrology gets directly related to the belief in the past* the present birth and the future births, Brihat Parashara Hora Shastm starts with reference to the Avtara Krama supporting the Hindu belief that God reincarnates himself in this world whenever the balance of evil begins to outweigh heavily the virtues, In such situation nine avtaras take birth each under the beneficent influenee of a particular planet. Lord Rarna from the Sun* Lord Krishna from the Moon, Lord Narasimha from the Mars, lord Budha from Mercury, Lord Vaman from juplter, Lord Parshuram from Venus, Lord Kurma from Saturn, Lord Sooker from ftahu and Lord Meena from Ketu. It should be iemembered that Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra starts with the story of divine reincarnation* Where and how does Parashara refer to human reincarnation? Such references are scattered In many places in Parashara's texts. some of which can be seen first. The eighth house Is referred to aS; Purvapara Janur Vilttam, which means the occupation, the profession of the past birth, The next important reference is when Parashara deals with the maraka or the periods of death. A child may find It dlfficult to survive In rhe first four years because of the evll deeds of the mother, in the next four years as a result of bad karmas ofthe father and In the last four years upto the 125 year due to child's own bad karmas. The nature of death Is also decided of every Individual as a result of the karma of the past life It can be as a result of royal punishment, incurable diseases* through weapons, poisoning,

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Past Birth To find out the world from where a particular human-being has come ID take hls birth in the world of mortals, the Drekkana (decante) oF the Sun or the Moon Is to be seen. Here Juplter represents Heaven or the highest reglon, Moon and Venus the Chandra Loka, also referred to as Pita Loka, Sun and Mars from our own world of mortals. while Saturn and Mercury from lower worlds,

Future Birth The presence of fupiter In the 64, 7d and g houses has been praised by Parashara for attaining to a higher state after death. Varahmihir praises |upiter In the 10" house. Ifthere are no planets In the 6n. 7m or 8 houses, the lords of 6" and 8 house and their Drekkanas are to be cxamined,

Present Birth When Parashara refers both ro the past birth and the future birth, how and where does he refer directly to the present birth? There are dlrect. references In many places but the most significant reference Is made in the chapter dealing with the curses of the previous life as a result of which a person can be deprived of children In the present llfe. Here Mandl and the 5° house, alongwith other planets, Is to be made use of and the particular nature of the curse of the previous llfe analysed. For instance, if tn such a curse, the Sun is assoclated, the curse Is of the father. Ifthe Moon, of the mother etc. and If Rahu is with Mandl. It is described as Sarpa Dosha of the previous birth. Parashara even prescribe the methods of the propitiation of planets or Graha Shand for each type of curse. There should, therefore, be no doubt lelt In the minds that our astrology Is directly related to the past, the present and the future birth, and these wholly and substantially support the theory of reincarnation* IF astrology supports the theory of reincarnation, we shall see It being referred to In every Hindu Scripture, and this has been mentioned repeatedly In the Gima. Two questions will arlse

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1. What about those who do not belleve. In reincarnation, and 2. What about scientlfic proof In modern terms of such reincarnation. This question cart be answered tn two ways The first is to quote from the Hindu Scriptures where there are references of hundreds of cases of relncarnatlon, Naturally the Immediate objection that you would make is whether non-Indians and non-Hindu can believe tn reincarnation at all, After the researches of Dr. lan Stevenson', In case of reincarnation, there should be no doubt left about such reincarnation* Reincarnation immediately reinforces belief in three other Inter- connected observations and traditional Indian beliefs. The first Is what Is known as the karma-phalasor the result of the karmas oF the past life The second is the karma-samskamor psycho-mental emotional tendencies of the previous 1lfe and the third is the birth-marks. In moie than 600 thoroughly Investigated cases of Dr, lan Stevenson covering the entire world, almost all religions and most of the continents. no doubt should be left anymore in the minds of even those who demand the scientlfic proof for verifying the cases of reincarnation, Some of these cases briefly are as follows: ShantiDevi: Dr. fan Stevenson had no benefit of Investigating Into the most celebrated case of Shanti Devl of Delhi, who in her previous Ilfewas in Mathura and had met the children of her previous life who were much older to her, Thls case came to rhe notice of the world when Mahatma Gandhi got a committee consitituted under Delhi's Deshbandhu Gupta to investigate thorouglhy into the veracity of Shanti Devi's case. For many decades this was the most widely repored case In the world, Shanti Devi dled sometime In 1987 or (988, Copal Gupta : The most celebrated case for our generation Is that of Gopal Gupta of Delhi who In hils prevlous Ilfe was Mayor of Mathura and was shot dead In 1948, after his own wlfe of the previous birth hatched a conspiracy with her brother-in-law ro get her own husband murdered* The name of Gopal Gupta (bom on August 1956 In Delhi) was Shakti Pal Sharma (was born on December 30.1913) (p.77). En all the cases of people who remember their previous life, the death In the preceding life has invarlably been violent. How the

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ASTROLOGY AND KARMA Astrology. Destiny and the Whedl of: Tlms samskaras of the previous life reappear in the present life ts clear In the case of Gopal Gupta from amongst many Instances. When as boy. he was asked by his father to remove a cup that had been used by someone and had become 'polluted' (ucchisht), he objected, saying that he could not do so, slnce, he was a Brahmin. It was the odd reply of Gopal Gupta which led to detailed Investigation Into his past Ilfe. Gopal Gupta's mother, Omvat Gupta had an unusually strong desire for frult-julces, especlally, orange-fulce during her pregnancy with Gopal (p.96). Dr. Stevenson Investigated Into this and found out that Shakti Pal Sharma, was particularly fond of fruits and especlally orange juice. Kum kum Verma : In the Darbhanga district of Blhar, there lived a woman called Sundari who was poisoned to death by her daughter-in-law In 1950. Sundari made a cobra her pet, which she fed and allowed to sleep In her own room. Five years after her death she was born as the second daughter and the third child of Dr. B.K. Verma and his wife Subhadra who lived In Bahera, a place not very far from Darbhanga. When Kum Kum was 2 1/2 years old, she started asking about her previous life in Bazar, Darbhanga, Kum Kum had by birth, some marks on the lobes of her ears which In her previous life had been pierced for earrings* When Kum Kum was four years old she showed an unjsual Interest in snakes. Once when she was at her school, a cobra fell from a tree. Other children panicked and ran away but Kum Kum went up to the snake, patted It on the hood and cuddled It. The snake which had been stunned by Its fall recovered and quietly crawled away. Ths was the result of the samskara of the previous Ilfe. In astrology we can easily trace karma-phala through the

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The Physical, Astral and Causal Bodies What then Is salvation? For the purposes of our understanding let us rememer that there three bodies: the physical body (sthula sharira), the subtle astral body and the karana sharira, The transmigration of soul Is directly related to the astral body. So long as the astral body, which Is called the ling dehis not destroyed, the

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ASTROLOGY AND KARMA Astulopy, Destny and the Whpri of Time - cycle of blrths and re-births does not end. There Is an interesting story in the.Mahabbarata. Arun, whohad Lord Krishna as hts guide and guru, and listened to- the highest spiritual wisdom through the preaching of the Bhagvat @h on the battlefield of Kurukshetr, forgot. all these lessons, and long after, he once again requested Krishna to help hlm refresh those lessons. Krishna admonished Arlun for forgetting those lessons and .re-explained the essence of the Gita through, what is known as. Brahman Gra. Arjun again forgot these but after the departure of Lord Krishna from the world of mortals. Arjun got Immersed In deep spiritual practice* The Srimad Bhagvatam describes that it was now that the astral body of Arlun was destroyed and he remembered each and every lesson of the Glta. It is through such a destruction of the astral body that mortals get liberation or mukt. Again some objections can be mised. Why should non-Hindus belleve in astral body at all. Such objections will be less now than they were two decades ago because of the recorded Instances of the out of body experiences given by Dr. Raymond. Many people who suffer a severe heart-attack see their astral body getting detached from the physical body and watching all the activities of the doctors and nurse. Dr Raymond has recorded many such Instances. Dr. Raymond gives an interesting Instance of a person who was Involved In a terrible car-acdident and saw his astral body getting out of the physical body. After he was restored to life. one day, he happened to be walking In an area of criminals of USA. Someone suddenly came and put a pistol on hls chest and threatened to klll him. When he showed no reactlon, the criminal was surprised and asked him, why he was not.afraid of death? The answer of that. man was that the end of physical body had no meaning for him because he had experienced that there was life after death or death after life. Ir Is not possible for an astrologer ro trace our wimh any confidence what an Individual was in his previous life though In the Bhrigu Samhita of northern Indla and the Nadis of southern India, there are refetences .to the previous Ilfe. An astrological classic known as the Karma Vipak Samhita traces a man's past life according to the charan (quarter) of his blrth-Nakshatra (Moon constellation). All these lead to the Inevitable conclusion that astrology Is integrally related to the previous births, the present blith and the future birth. It is for this reason that astrology and astrologers refer to three types of karmas: the sanchita or the accumulated karmas of all previous tlie as It alloted for enjoyment or sufferings of the present

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अवश्यमेव गुकव्यम् कृतम कर्म शुपाशृभन् न मुका t रा। कर्म कल्पकांटि शतर्रि।।

Karmas have fo be suffered (or enjoyed). They do not get Liquidated otherwise. Similarly, again the Mahabbarata refers to the relation between astrology and karma through the planets thus :

केवलम् ग्रहनक्षत्रम न करोति शुभाराभम सवंम् आत्मकृत् कर्म, लांकवादां गहा इति।

1t Is not planets and nakshatras alone which give auspicious or Inauspidous results. It Is ail the result of one's own karmas though the popular belief Is that it Is only the planets that Impel or compel Into a right or wrong act.

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ASTROLOGY, FATE AND FREEWILL

For non-astrotogers the debate about fate and freewill ls purely phllosophical. Most of the writers produce confusing volumes of books on the subject and mesmerize thelr readers with their confuslons. For the the astrologer, It is not a debate but only a question of developing more and more of his ability to see it, as he alone can, since astrology, better described as lyotisha, Is a Pratyaksha Shastra or a proofs-filled subject of classical learning. What the astrologer sees can be divided into three parts: (a) That area where destiny must prevail and man has no choice* (b) That part where man can exercise hts freewill to improve the best of the pre-destined results or overcome the predestined misfortuens, partly may be even fully. It is, however, debatable whether man can ever overcome completely his pre-destined misfortunes. (c] That mixed area where rhe astrologer cannot see himself where strokes of destiny become more mightily dominant over freewill of vice-versa, Ail these can be Illustrated In many volumes produced by a team of astrologers. Here only some astrological Illustrations are being given to explain what exactly the three areas mean*

Non-Debatable Points about Destiny Eldest or the Youngest Among Brohers/Sisters An astrologer should see the slx horoscope given here (Chart I -6) and ask himself what is the common feature he sees In them. What is being given here is only a thumb rule but a thumb rule

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which applies to over sixty percent horoscope ts a valid rute which can be depended on. What Is the common feature In all these horoscopes? 1. The first horoscope Is of a male who Is the youngest child of his parents.

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2. The second one Is of a gid who is youngest {seventh) child ot her parents. 3* The third horoscope Is of a male who is the elder of the two son of his parents. A, The fourth Is of a male who is elder of the two sons of his father

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3. The third horoscopes (Chart 9) belongs to a multl-milllonalre in which there Is an cxchange between his eighth and ninth lords. He is a Parsl, follower of the Zoroastrlan religion but he took his spiritual initiation in a Hindu sadhana from a guru In Omar Hills of Gujarat.

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4, The fourth horoscope (Chart 10) resembles the third one and her too there Is an exchange between the eighth and ninth lords. He Is a Hindu Brahmin doing intensely a Buddhistic sadhana after accepting a Japanese guru* What astrology reveals is that what is per-destined happens. Timing the event is the only problem of an astrologer and he should have no doubt that what planetary patterns reveal has to manifest In some form or the other In man's ltfe, though when It happens, the person claims, "I decided to accept a guru of a different religion because he appealed to me". We astrologers are farniliar with good and bad events in the life of a man and we predict on that basis successfully because planetary patterns reveal the pattern of destiny which non-astrologer cannot see. Hundreds and thousands of such Instance can be given from all aspects and walks of a man's life to show why destiny has to prevail giving man no choice to decide many events of hls llfe.

AREA OF FREEWILL There are area In which a person can exercise his freewill but within the orbit of the pre-destlned, not outside It. This can be Illustrated In many different ways on different horoscopes. For our example let us take the role of astrological counselling for career counselling starting with pinpointing the educational choices before a student.

To do it note down : (a) The nakshatra In which the fifth lord from the Lagna Is posited

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and the Influence of other planets and the lord of the house Involved. (b) Then see the infuences on the fifth house and the fifth lord from Mereury (c) Combine both; the Inffuences of planets to decide the various educatlonal choices available. (d) The strongest of those choices and the mahadasha running will ultimately decide the choice of higher education and the career pattern* Thus within the pre-destined orbit, a person can exercise some cholces. It Is being illustrated here.

The first Example The fifth lord is Saturn In his own nakshatra and in the house of the Moon; the fifth house from Mercury is Capricorn which receives the aspect of both Saturn and Mars. and the house Involved Is Capricorn {owned by Saturn). Totalling up. Saturn comes into play thrice, Mars once and the Moon once* The education has to be technical. The Moon which represents vehicles led this man Into completing a diploma In automobile-engineerng. Here the choice could even have been Irlgatlon, electrical engineering. But the Moon in the third house of communications decided it in favour of automobtle-englneering-

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The Second Example Here the choice is not much as both from the Lagna and Mercury the fifth house has Saturn, Mars and me Moon all of which are In the nakshatra oF Mercury. He learnt mechanical engineering, later learnt about petrol pump management and finally an independent business in construction work.

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The Third Example Here the fifth house has Saturn aspected by Jupiter and rhe fifth house is Taurus owned by Venus; the fifth lord Venus Is In hls own nakshatra but with the Sun and Mercury aspected by Mars. Totalling up the Influence of Saturn, Jupiter and Venus show Venusian Influences predominating. The conjuctlon of Mercury with the Venus shows accountancy, commerce economics etc. This girl was advised to do a course In fashion deslgning. after doing her B.Com. (a course In commercel. She has successfully completed her diploma In fashion designing and has started her business.

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music, dance and finally underwent training in tax-administration professionally after she became an Income-tax officer. These four Instances, tike hundreds will show that the deeper an astrologer works on similar lines, the finer and dearer become the choices available. This lady could develop interest In her professional subjects and also artistic subjects, one taking precedence over the other as the dasha changes* The versatile talents of a person can thus be polnted out and the person can be advised property when to concentrate on what, not one at the cost of the other, but following a well-planned scheme of changing prioritics. In all these examples the choices are within the predestined limits only.

किं कर्म किमकर्मति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

Kim karma 1dm akarmeti kavayo api atra mohitah THE GITA', IV-16. What karma is and what Is not karma, Is very difficult to understand. It baffles even the seer. Astrologers should remember that It will never be possible for them to trace the karma and Karma-phala fully, successfully and correctly ever as even the best of the seers do not know It. We come across baffling cases where we do not know what to predict. It Is In such cases that no one can say where the borderline of destiny

1. Sri Chandra Shekhar theformer Prime Minister ofIndie (Nov 1990 to M 1991)

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Case Summary Yashovardhan, one and a half years old boy, was admitted In fhe Paedlatric Intensive Care Unit of AlIMS, New Delhi on July 18. 1993 at 9,20 P.M. He was transferred from R.ML. Hoslplral, New Delhi on a portable ventilator. On the forenoon of July 17, the child was the victim of a near- drowning accident in a small tank of dirty rain water located In the lawns of his residence. He was picked up after 6 to 7 minutes of rhe accident and it took about 7 to 8 minutes to transfer him to R.M.I Hospital, New Delhi, where he was found to be apnele and without any cardiac beats (asystole) on :EKG monitor. After about 10 minutes of CPR efforts, cardiac rhythm was established and he was put on assisted ventilation, It seems that the period Apnea and asystole lasted for about 10 to 25 minutes before he was revived. During his stay of about 36 hours at RMLL Hospital he was found to have severe combined resplratory-metabolle acidosis, hyponatremia and hypokalemia. "Prolanged SER on 'Left slde. Probably has a prognostic value- likely to have a residual deficit due to thls, in case the patient recovers,* At one stage itseems, the doctors had declared the boy dead. When the horoscope of the boy was brought, the parents were asked to bring their horoscopes also. A combined reading of all the three horoscopes was done with no firm convictien and only non- committal prediction was given, stage by stage thus:

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Thọ Boy No benefic Is in quadrants and Mercury as the sixth lord of accidents with two malefics was no good. The lord of the lagna, Saturn Is . totally combust. Jupiter in the cighth could be a ray of hope. The child was passing through the period of Mercury-Rahu- Venus,: Here Mercury as the sixth lord and Rahu and Venus in the twelfth house made the child's hospitalisation Inevitable. In translr, Saturn in Aquarius and Mars In Leo occupying two-elghth axis was not helpful at all. Only the aspect of Jupiter from Leo on Rahu and Venus could again raise some hopes.

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But from the Moon, Mercury became the eighth lord, while Rahu In the second house and Venus as the seventh lord in the second house destroyed any chances of optimistic vlew of thls teribte situation. The first four years In a child's horoscope, Its span of life is dependent on the karmas of the mother fn her past llfe: the next four years on father's karma and from eighth year onward the child's own

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Mother's Horoscope In the mother's horoscope both the Moon in the second house of the Saptamsha and Rahu in the eighth house were bad. But It would be over on August 5, 1993. After the there could be some hope.

Father's Horoscope In the father's Saptamsha (Gemini lagna) Rahu Is in the seventh house, Venus is the fifth lord buttotally unafflicted En Leo but Saturn with Mars In Cancer. the second house was not encouraging- He was running Rahu-Venus-Mars upto October 16, 1993.

The Prediction The danger to the child would be maximum upto August 5, 1993 on the basis of the child's horoscope: then upto August 13. 1993. And then October 13, 1993 on the basis of the father's horoscope; Anally on the basis of the mother's horoscope the earlist safe date for the child's life would be August 5, 1993. The Child recovered all the functions of hls other organs by August S. 1993, Till the end of August his brain has not been functioning. WIll the boy be normal again, now that he has surtved? The doctor who had stopped giving medicine to the boy say that only something supernormal has to happen to make the boy normal. Doctors can do nothing more.

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RECONCILING FATE AND FREEWILL

प्रकृत: क्रियामापनि गुर्ण: कर्माणि सर्वसः।

Prakriteh Kriyamanani gunaih Karmani Sarvashah THE GITA, IH-Z7 All the qualities, Sarwlc, Rajasic and Tamasic, Inherent In nature are the motive forces for all the karmas. If a man thinks thar he Is doing any karma he Is mistaken because he should know that he does what his inherent satwick. rajasle or tamasie qualltlesimpel hlm to do. Thus no man can really accept fate and remain Idte. But how are the two. fete and freewill to be reconciled. The best, Is to quote the Mahabharata In his context, wherein to the question of the eldest Pandava Yuddhishtm, the great Bhishma answered thus: The seed : Karma which sprouts into a plant, tree, leaves, flowers and fruits and all that* The Farm : freewill Is like farming without which no seed can sprout, Fate Is the seed and efforts (freewill) is the fartn, on which Is grown the harvest of life. Both, fate and efforts have to co-exlst. The word used for efforts Is purushartha. Results of Karmas: Every man has to enjoy or suffer the results of his good and bad karmas, himself, It is well-known and has been observed by all. Good karmas give good results and bad karmas bad results. It Is one's own karmas that yield results always. The Hard Trier : The person who works hard gets respect and dignity according to his own destiny, and luck. Through hard work, which inctudes spiritual practices as well, a person gets honour and. dignlty. . The lazy one who puts In no efforts

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Is fike a fool who allows salt to be spilled on the wounds of his misfortunes. Thus through hard woik one gets enjoyments, heavenly bllss. intelletuallty and steadfastness The idlet. depending only on fare and chance, achleves nothing. Money, circle of friends, glory and great achievements are reserved only for the hard trier. If there were to be no such thing as the results of karmas the entire world would become idleand everyone would walt for his luck. to give him whatever Is due to hlm. It is the efforts pur fn that follow inte. Nothingcan be given by Fare If no efforts are put mn.

The Witness of Kormas The sole wltness of all karmas of a person Is hls own soul, Soul is his friend or hls enemy. Therefore very derermined effort can render the results of many knrmasof the past totally nugatory, as though no karma was done*

Conclustons 1. Divine persons do only good Kammis, Everything achievable l5 achieved throush good karmas, Fate will be less Inscrutable for the divine person. (What has been glvne here is a liberal translation from the Mahabharata! 2. In the greatest book of splilual wisdom In the world, The Gia. the Instructlons are clear : yoga is efficient karma; a true devotee of His Is effidlent bur non-attached. Therefore man's duty is do his karmas and not expect the results to be according to hls wishes. He should accept gracefully the result of his karmas, but should never stop doing hls karma dispassionately and efficiently Astrolagy Is the only super-scence known to mankind which helps man know the trends of results and the role of destiny whose importance Is stressed In The Glta thus again : there isa profect. there Is a project manager. there Is rhe act of Implementarton and there are implements of action but there is that fifth, unknown factor. Destiny, That role can be seen only by an astrologer, sometimes very successfully and sometimes very wrongly.

CHAPTER HII

ASTROLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

What are expectations with which people go to an astrologer? To be guided, to know about themselves, to hear something good as helps them plan what they want from out of the circumstances they are placed In, or to be merely bluffed in the mumbo-lumbo that passes for psychology or, as in indla for graha shanti (propitation of planets) to do which the astrologer may make hls client spend a fortune? To understand the difference between astrology and psychology some salient points which one cannot afford to forget are: {a) To call astrology merely as a science of tendencies and to Insist that planets merely indicate, as even some Indian astrologers keep saying, is to forget the most notable fact that astrology Is a close and scientific study of someone's pattern of destiny which must manifest durlng the appropriate dashas. The entire Kadi literature is based on predestinatlon, (b) An astrologer who know hls su bject should be able to write out his reading even before someone comes for consultation or ask himself some questions that must have happened to a person: Enough Insrances have been given in this book to show what pre-destined events must have already happened. (c) An astrologer who cannot cace the pre-destlned events can neither Understand the psychology of the person he is dealing with nor give him predictions. (d) An Astrologer who falls on both counts: his Inability io understand the psychology of tils client at the time he has come ro consult him and see It deany as happening lsa double failure. The psychologist Is ill-equipped to do It. This can be fllustrated easily.

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1. Here Rahu Is in the sixth house of disputes and Mats as the lord of the sixth house Isthe lord of disputes and he was running the the sub-period of Mars In the major period of Rahu, when he came for consultation. Mars the sixth lord fn the eleventh house aspects Saturn the fourth lord oflands, property and mother. 2. Mars as the lord of the house of disputes here whose sub period he was running creates In him, mental agitation (because Saturn and Mars are affecting the fifth house of the mind). The person admitted that his problem was precisely that. Now it can be seen fn this example that it is the astrologer that has been the psychology, read and got it confirmed. It is a most elementary use of the VImshottari dasha. It should be seen that in such a case the psychologist would have got all the Information from hls client. The difference between an astrologer and a psychologist Is that the astrologer 'see' what is happening while a psychologlst cannot do It without getting this information from hts clnet.

Case Two He was running the sub-period of Ketu In the major period of Mercury in 1994 land 'ir will be over In the middle of June 1995, 1. Here Mercury Is with Mars, the fourth lord, and he decided to have a house of his own, 2. But he had come in the sub-perlod of Ketu which is In the seventh house of the spouse, or the woman he was In love with. It being Ketu some deviationist tendencies are visible, 3. In the navamsha (not given here} the ascendant Is Scoroplo, Mercury is in Plsces, the fifth house and Ketu is in the twelfth

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house, Libra, 4. Both in the bith horoscope and in the navamsha the major dasha lord, Mercury and the sub dasha lord, Ketu are In sixth and cight position from each other. This shows a conflict In the matters of the seventh house, which can mean spouse, a girl ffiend or even a business partner. He confirmed it by saying that he was In love with a foreign girl who was staying with him and had suddenly left him and gone away after there was a quarrel with her. The first point of difference between the astrologer and the psychologist Is that the astrologer 'sees' the problem which is agitating the mind of his client. The psychologist never had nor will ever have such a technique* A good astrologer is far superior to the psychologist.

The Second Point of Difference See the following horoscope together with the navamsha* I. This boy was running the period of Mars, exalted and the lord of the fifth house of emotions which Is aspected by Saturn (retrograde) In the fifth house. Saturn and Mars have exchanged places* 2. He was running the sub-perlod of Ketu which was preceded by the sub-period of Mercury, the seventh lord of girl friend. 3. Ketu In the ninth house (father) is aspected by Mars which shows the Intense reaction of hls father who had disapproved of the love affair of his son with a foreign girl. In the Navamsho 1. The Moon representing the mind Is very heavily afflicted. 2. The major period lord Mars is with Rahu in the twelfth house.

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Sat(R) 10 8 tars 7 11 Lng Moon Sun Ran Jup Ven er Rạh Case Three 12

RashI Mạr Ket

1 Sat(R) Kel

Sun Jup 2 4 Lag; htoon Ven Mer

4 2 Tars Lap Mer Sa LLus Rah Rah Sun 5 3 Log Mer 1 Sun

Sat 12 Navamsha

7 Jup 10 Moon Jup Ket Mogn Ket Ven

3. The sub-period lord Ketu Is in the sixth house with the debilitated Moon and is being aspected by Mars* 4* The lord of the fifth house In the navamsha Is Venus badly placed in the eighth house and is being apsected by Saturn, the lord of the eighth, rhe house of self-annihilation. The boy lost his mental balance and was found dead in a foreign coutnry, fn Transit I. Saturn was in Capricorn causing the third two-and-a-half year spell of saade-saatl. 2. Mars was In Pisces aspecting the seventh house of love attractions and death. 3* Ketu was in Gemini the seventh house of death when this Incident tool place. The second point of dlfference between the astrologer and the psychologist is that the astrologer can see the tragic pattern of an event unfolding In future, though, he can do nothing to prevent it.

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ASTROLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY Astrology, Destiny and Um Wheel of Time Astrology takes one into a firm belief In the Wilt of God'and ah astrologer can see it, forewarn about It and sometimes succeed fn preventing It or getting It mitigated. The psycho-analysr need not believe in divine laws. In fact the father of psycho-analysis, Freud, called religion and belief in God as escapism and dubbed It as "father neurosis".

Counselling An astrologer's counselling Is based on the future he sees cearly. A psychologist is handicapped in this respect. See the horoscope given here. No other details are being given here except telling that the period she was running was Moon-Venus. The other Important fact which can help us 1s that Saturn was In Sagittarius and Rahu in Capricorn when she had come to ask the question about 'something' which she had not revealed.

Ven Mars Lag 4 2

5 3 1 Ven

Fomalo 12

11 7 Jup

Moon Koon 10 Jup

Analysis (a) From the ascendant the seventh lord, Jupiter is in the seventh house and is being aspected by Mars, the lord of the sixth house. (b) In the seventh house Is Saturn, here also the eighth ford In the seventh house being aspected by Mars. Analyse it from the Moon also (a) The seventh lord Venus from Scorpio Is in the sixth house of disputes, (b) Mars, the sixth lord of disputes is in the seventh house. Now look at the transits of Saturn and Rahu, both afflicting the seventh and the eighth houses.

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The navamsha was also analysed. No details are bdng revealed. Was her marriage collapsing? If yes, divorce alone was the solution* She divorced her husband and felt relicved*

The Case of the Young Man 1. The boy was running the period of the Moon which is with Rahu and Is being aspected by Mars from the eighth house. 1. It becomes a case of deep neurosis, astroiogical ly. 3. How was It manifesting? 4. The Moon Is the sixth lord of aggression aspecting the ninth house, the father. 5* Mars from the eighth house Is aspecting, Venus the ninth lord and the Sun the slgnificator of father. 6. Mars also aspects the fourth lord, Venus representing mother and domestic happlness. 7* Mars also aspects the Moon, the significator of the mother. Was the boy showing aggression towards his father and also making hls mother very uncomfortable? That was the problem precisely.

Moon 12 10 Rah 1 Văn Noon Lớg Sun

Lag Jup Rah 2

A Young Man

3 S 7

Ven Mars 4 Sun Jup Mars

Counselling Now look at the dasha scheme. The Moon is In the third house and the period of the Moon will be followed by that of Mars, the third lord in the eighth house- But was the young man behaving properly outside the house? Yes, was the answer. See the aspect of Jupiter on the tenth house from the ascendant and also from the Moon. No psychiatrle treatment was working.

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ASTROLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY NrNogy, Detinynnit t lo Whed of Timo fhe advice given was, keen the young man some where outside the house. The mon. he mays in rhe house thegreater wlll he hl aggressiveness, ftm, malady Is nuf curable. Iite young man got a lob outside the dty where lils parents stay and his malady Is ureter control. Pyschologists are Tn the gxeellen; habh of producing their researches and getting them Giscussed while astrologers hardly do any research and what they do in the seminars they attend to deliver some loose general talk and attack the scientists for being andl- astrology, or boast aboui thelr greatness* In the lournal they edit, they report their speeches and show their photocs, to build up a high profile for themselves. So much of space Is wasted. Or they claim success for some mumbo-/umbo political predictions* Most of the astrologers are ill-read, Many of them do not want ## keep abreast of good findings of psychologists and sociologists which can help them understand a horoscope against the specific background of thel, dlient. Asrology wlll always remalr superior to psychology but the psychologist isa trained person while the astrologer may be a quack which most of the astrologers are. There is lot ot hope now as more and more of elitist classes have stw led studying astrology. fn the forseeabfe future there wlll be a very happy fusion of astrology and psychology. Then and then atone will counselling have substance and meaning. What are astrologers doing to produce tangible and statistical researches to prove that astrology is far above physical sciences and cannot be a subject of examination In a physical laboratory? In the meantimewe have been able to make an excellent break through In educational counselling based on astrological analysis which ls specific and has given us more than eighty percent results so far In India, USA and England, This Is based on the analysis ofthe fifth house and the fifth lord, as shown tn this book also. The analysis based on the fousthhouse and its lord as given fn the books of Dr. Raman gives no speceficresults. A mafor research on astrology and educational counselling may be put after the Intensive and extensive research, which is being done now* by a group of over twenty researchers, is completed.

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FORMULATING SOME ASTROLOGICAL PRINCIPLES

SPECIALLY FOR POLITICAL CAREERS

There are more professions, occupations, avocarions and varlegated commercial pursults in post second world war period than ever before in the history of the world. Democracy, elected offices, the tensions of public life and the desire to enrer political tlfe after securing a monetary fortune* what ever be the means adopted, is commoner now than ever before bolh in Indian political life and In that of other countries. As democracies collapse and more and more dictatorship spring up in many more countries, the question bound to be asked is, whether one can enter public and politicaltife and what will be the level one can expect to reach. To be able to meet this demand, tet some prindptes of Hindu astrology be tested, as they have been found to be the recurring principles found applicable to the horoscopes of world famous political figures.

Principles 1. Juplter's association with the Sun is a well-known combination for royal dlgnlty. 2. luptter's conjunction with the Moon or the kendra position of Moon and Jupiter Is the well known gaja-kesorl Yoga. 3. Saturn's role has to be emphasised as it represent power over masses, with ihe support of the masses, for service to the masses. Saturn's associarton with the tenth house or the tenth lord Is a well-known astrological principle for rise and fall In

FORMULATING SOME ASTROLOGICAL _ Asuology. Deciiny and tho Whnal of Time public tife. 4. The seat of power In astrology In represented by the fourth house whose association with power-glving or dignity-giving planets Is praised In classical astrology* 5. The houses of dignily, the flfih and the ninth, have their steller role always.

Timing the Event The most popular method employed Is the VImshottari dasha with its sub-divlsons and transits of planets. Ifsuch transits are examined on ashtakavarga it is better. Much harder work Is needed to use ashtakavarga tn detail with elaborate and hundred percent calculations. There are many other methods In classical astrology which old and veteran astrologers still use* They have to be learnt first, applied, tested through researches and then used. Combining the popular methods of locating raja-yogas and the tlme of their fructification with the subtler classical methods, seem to be going out of vogue and practice. That was a composite and comprehensive approach which Is not being used here, since many readers may not understand them* Raja-yogas must be examined In the horoscope of those as want to enter public offices, whether through elections or otherwise*

INTRODUCTION OF THE CONSULTOR Nearly nine years ago, In the year 1984. In Important indian .. very Intimate with me and depending on my astrological prediction every Ilme he was required to take an linportant decision* told me that he would bring someone* Who this someone was he told me thus, "Itfs on the Insistence of hijs wlle that I am doing it. Hts wife Is a very decent woman which is what I cannot say about him. But she Insisted that I Introduce them to you, I promised to her that ! would .* And they came to my house with a computer cast horoscope. The VIP Known for his good manners felt them alone at my place and leit.

The Question I copied down the horoscope In my register and asked hlm. "whether he had political ambitions and whether he was thinking of taking early retirement from his service and going Into poll tles."

Aprology, Destiny and the Wheel of Time FORMULATING SOME ASTROLOGICAL_ He told me that he was not able to make up hts mlnd but the question uppermost In hls mind was precisely what 1 had said. He was then a high 'ranking goverment officer in news those days, favourably written about In the national newspapers, and was, oufrival ling hls colleagues, riding the crest of a wave* He had fhen political patronage of the highest persons In the country and the favour of the mightiest Indian, Mrs, Indira Gandhi who was then the Prime Minlster of India. He had about three or four years of bureau tle ilfe left before he reached his age of retirement after which his $lfe would be Ilke that of any other governement servant, a life of idleness with handsome pension and nothing to fill In hts empty hours with. If he retired and succeeded] In politics his life would become meaningful. If he falled, all that he would have missed would be a promotion which could also be doubtful In future. Between the two. the fate entry Into politics with the hope to succeed and continued humdrum of his bureaucratic llfe, which one would be the correct decision astrologically, was what he wanted to know, Analysis ofthe horoscope The horoscope has manygood features: (a) There is an extraodlnary exchange between his seventh lord, lupiter and the ninth lord, Venus, constituting a raja-yoga of a high position in life. The ninth lord in his seventh house exalted had given him a wife from a much higher social stratum' with lot of wealth of herown. The seventh lord with the tenth lord and Sun had given him a high status in govermentservice. (b) From the Moon and tenth house is extraordinarily strong with Juplter and Mercury, two benefics with the Sun In a fixed house giving hlm a long and successful career.

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Birth 3

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Navamcha fit "the Navamshathe striking points are: (a) The ninth house contains exalted and vargottam Venus. Here Venus is the fourth ford, which Is political horoscopes shows legislative or parliamentary careers. (b) Mercury, the tenth lord of the birth horoscope was In Leo which Is a good house for royal favours. (c) As in the birth horoscope, so in navamsha Jupiter and Sun were

Ven Sat Moon Ket 5 Mar Bioon Kel 4 2

Mors Sal

Lag 7

Navamsha

Jup Sun Mer to 12

Jup Sun Ven

Rah Mars 9 11 Rah

together, again showing a dignified aristocratic level ofrise in life, supporting and strengthening the promise of the horoscope. Dashamsha In the dashamsha which should be seen for special opportunities for rise in one's career, the following points deserve notice;

10 Sun Jup 8 Moon 11 Rah 9 7

Sot Lao

Ket 12 Dasamsha 6 Mer Sun Jup Ven Rah 3 5 ven

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Asirology, Destury and life Whsel of Tima FORMULATING SOME ASTROLOGIDAL (a) Mercury as tenth lord, wasexalted Ih the tenth house. (b) luplier and Sun were again together though here Jupiter got debllitated and joined ihe company of Rahu, which Is good for politics tn which there should be witting Infraction of normał scruples of conduct. (c) But lupiter's aspect on the tenth house and the tenth lord Mercury, which Is also the seventh lord would ensure a good and dignified Image as a politician.

Hope end Fears IF he Jumped into potitics and falled. what he would suffer would be not any monetary loss but of prestige. His colleagues, friends and family members would make fun of him, even ridicule hlm lor a foolhardy decision. Even if he were given a ticket by rhe political party he warned to joln, he might not succeed In winning an election where voters would be illiterate and semi-lherature masses, mostly to attract whom, he had to be a demagogue which he was not. Rabble-rousing speeches were totally alien to his discipline of a tife-ilme. Worse still, If he resigned and was nor given an opportunity to contest elections ar all, he would become a butt of every onc's ridicule.

The Predicton Given : Reosons He was passing through the malot period of Rahu In the eighth house but In house of Mars, The eighth house. being the house of Intrlgues, is good for a politician who must be capable of Indulglng In Intrigues. The sub-perlod was of Mercury, the tenth lord, with juplter, the fourth lord, the house of parlament with the Sun representing roye diglnlty. In the navamsha Rahu was in the sixth house of light (elections j and Mercury in the second house (gains) was ninth form the major dasha-lord. Rahu. In the dasamsha again Rahu was whtli Jupiter. The crucial question was whether political career was indicated at all. For political life where elections are to be fought bygoing to the masses with a begging bowl for votes. Saturn is the most Importam planer. Here Sarurn, the sixth lord (fight) In the fourh house (parliament} was aspecting the tenth house of career.

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FORMULATING SOME ASTROLOGICAL Astrology, Dextlny and the Whoot of Timo There Is another cruclat factor to be considered, In breaking away from a set pattern Into another pattern of career, there must be n 'break" represented by either the eighth lord or a planet In the cghth house. To represent change. the twelfth lord must intervene. Here Mercury the tenth lord both In the birth horoscope and the dasarnsha chart is the twelfth lord In navamsha. In the birth horoscope Mercury the sub-dasha period is associated with the Sun, the twelfth lord. Rahu the lord of the major dasha, is in the eighth house in the birth horoscope.

Transh of Planets Electlons, it was expected, would be held in the last week of December 1984 when Satum would be In Scoroplo aspecting the tenth lord. Mercury. of the birth horoscope. Jupiter would be In Sagittarius* aspecting the tenth house. The crucial transit of both Saturn and Jupiter would thus be highly favourable,

Sub-Sub-portod At tiie time of eleciton tile dasha periods would be Rahu -. Mercury-Venus and Venus is exalted and vargottam as the lord of the ninth house. Everything appeared to be favourable and I advised hlm to take retirement from goverment service and plunge Into politics* He submitted hls letter of resignation which would be accepted sometime In November 1984. But ar the end of October, 1984 Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister of India was shot dead. His wife asked me If she should ask her husband to withdraw hls letter of resignation which he could do. I told her that my astrological prediction was unchanged as I found everything favourable, Indira Gandhi or no Indira Gandhi,

Result He fought the elections, won, become a minister In the central goverment In the beginning of 1985 and continued till 1989, which was one year more titan what would have been his offical bureaucratic life If he had not resigned:

Notabte Astrological Principles (a) The perlod of the lord of lagna or the tenth house Is a favourable perlod If such a lord is not weak or afflicted as in this case,

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(b) The sub-sub period of Venus exalted and vargottama was the best time to enter public life as a politician,

JOHN KENNEDY OF U.S.A. The broad pattern of anyone's ilfe will emerge out of a bare horoscope without even the degrees of planets, An astrolgoer should ask some questions on the basis of a mere horoscope after the consultor has given a briefest background about himself-briefest is the primary principle to be stressed. He should then proceed without using the VImshottari major period to time events by merely looking at factors of speed in some areas and delay in some areas, like marriage, children, career patterns and put his own analysis and question. About ten questions is what the astrologer should be able to put Six of them should be correct, at least. Only then he should accept the horoscope as correct. The horoscope given here was made use of by Dr. B.V. Raman for successful predictions, A friends who collected It from a

Mam Sun Ket 5

Mar Jup Moon 4 Ven 8 Sat

Birth Chart John Kennedy Sat Rah May 29, 1917 Ko 15:01 Hrs. USA Moon 12 2 Sun Ven

11 1 Jup Rah Lag Mer

Planet House Degrees Vimsholtart Dasha Scheme Sun Taurus 15°08' Birth 1917 5 29 Moon Leo 24'30' Bal. Venus 3 30 Mars Aries 250431 Venus 1920 8 29 Mercury Aries 27'53' Sun 1926 8 29 Jupiter Taurus 0'20' Moon 1936 8 29 Venus Taurus 24°02' Mars 1943 8 29 Satum Cancer 4'27' Rahu 1961 8 29 Rahu Sagiltarius 18'32' Jupiter Ketu Gemini 18'32' Jup-Jupiler '1963 10 17 Lagna Virgo 27937" Jup-Satum 1966 4 29

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Kel Sun 7 SsI Von 8 Lao Rah Ntarg

Navamsha 3 Mer

Jup Sat Von 10 12 2

Jup Kal Sun

Mer Moon Lag 11

Mars Rah

Sal Sun 12 10 Mer Jup Moon Rah 11

Sat Lag Mars: Moon Kel Lag 2

Dasamsha 8

Mer Jup 3 5 Sun 7 Rah Mars Ven T Kẹt 6 Ven

European tour recently got me the same horoscope with the degrees assuring me that it was completely authentic*

Verification of a Political Horoscope An American astrologer, the late Sahara Cameron had once written In the Astrological Magazine that getting correct horoscopes of American Politicians was as difficult as anywhere else in the world. It is a very risky area. Publicity-hungry astrologers and 'pop' astrólogers do not hesitate to Jump to their own conclusions to pronounce their judgements, which newspapers wanting sensational predictions, make use of. Even serious researchers, given little time, are sometimes asked by newspaper men to give their predictions on doubtful horoscopes. Two or three times, I committed this mistake and two or three time I too have burnt my fingers* All that 1 can say ls a high percentage of my predictions given on the basis of mundane horoscopes have come out correct. Predictions given on the basts of Individual

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horoscopes of pofiticlans have given me lot of torments sometimes. I do not accept a paitical horoscope unless political and non-polltical horoscpes are trentedl as similar for the purposes of verification. How and why shqutd t then accept the horoscope of Kennedy ta be carect? lut then some non-political events of Kennedy could be verlfled. \ decided. 1 proceeded to note down, with my astrological analysis some events. (a) Brothers and sisters* He has to have many brothers and sisters* could be more than seven- fb) The third lord Mars In the eighth 1s good In being in his own house but is aspected by Saturn from the eleventh house, All fhat I know of is a younger brother of hls who was a presidential candidate was killed, like him. Another younger brother who too might have made a cerrlfic race for U.S. presidentship contest got involved In A car accident and something happened, and we went out ofthe prestigious race for the topmost pose in USA. {c) His own assassination Is clear from rhe horoscope* (d) There are some points here which needed some clarification. The eleventh house has Saturn aspected by Mars and fn drekkana the eleventh house receives malefic aspects of the Sun from the fifth house and, worse, of Mars from the eleventh house. It denotes something tragic for his elder brothers and sisters. Was Ir correct? (e) Many of these events shoud have happened In the dasha of Rahu (1943-1961),

His Death He died in luplrer-Saturn-Saturn, which Is perfectly In harmony with the prindples of Hindu astrology*

Marriage There must have been tot of delay fn hls marriage* Many factors present here would have made it a no-mamlage horoscope but an excellent Venus with Jupiter, (he seventh lord and unafmleted seventh house does promise marriage. The navamsha Is also nor promising early marriage wkth both the twelfth house and Venus being afflicted here,

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FORMULATING SOME, ASTROLOGICAL- Agtratogy 'Destiny and th, Whaol of Tuno Pattern of education There is so much variety In education patterns In USA that as an Indian, 1 have found it difficult to lit it into the limited Indian pattern known to us fn India. Yet polttical science, sociology and taw. It Is broadly the humanities group of education and not science. The I collected some information from some sources; (a) The Kennedy Lagacy by Sorensen It give me no dates but something of both brothers, thon and Rebert Kennedy's* (b) John F. Kennedyby Hugh Sidey i r atso gave me no dates but some Insight into (he political economic thinking of John as president and hls style of functioning, (c) I then got some valuable dates from Encyclopaedla Brittanlca which have been more useful from my point of vlew. 1 noted them down and proceeded to verlly these events In the life of lhon Kennedy, These dates are: (1) Joseph (1915) was hls elder brother who was killed in 1944 In the second world war. (2) John Kennedy whose date of birth I have Is May 29, 1917. (3) Rosemary (sister) (1918) was mentally defective. Her husband Was killed In the second world war and she atso dled after some yeats. (4) Kathleen (sister 1920) (5) Eunice (sister, 1921) (6) Patricia (sister, 1924) (7) Robert (brother, 1925) kllled In 1969. (8) jean (sister, 1928) (9) Edward (brother, 1932)

Marriage His, marriages took place on September 12, 1953.

Father Joseph P- Kennedy hls father (1888-1969) was a multi- millionaire, the first American-Irish ambassador of USA to England and had made fortunes from stocks and shares which he got outlawed later, under the administration of Franidln D* Roosevelt* His father got formed trusts for each of children with millions of dollars and did not allow small talk at the dinner table where they had to discuss national and Internatlonal events after reading the New York Times and other important newspapers.

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Features of the Horoscopes On the basis of those scanty Information what we see first of all Is that the lagna lord, Mercuy, Is In eighth house with Mars and Is aspected by Saturn, It is double affiiction caused to the lagna lord which is showing a lingering, Incumable tness, Saturn''s aspect as sixth lord on the lagna confirms it, John had back paln form hls childhood and in 1944, In Rahu-Rahu when he got into the navy to light in World War-i, he was acclaimed as a national hero when his "shrewd efforts to save his crew won him front page headlines In American papers." He was also honoured for this. During this perod his elder brother. whom the father, wanted to be the first in the famlly to be in the race For the presidentship of USA got killed In the wwar. Saturn In the clevenithhouse aspected by Mars and In the period of Rahu which is tile sixth house from the eleventh house confirms the event. But tn Rahu-Rahu his lingering back paln was acute. He had a major operation, which was performed twice more in 1952 and 1953 when the period of Mercury in the major period of Rahu, showed an afflicted body, needing care. We have no details but ft appears that three chlldren could have been born with one of them not surviving. His marage ln 1953 with Jupiter in Taurus on his seventh lord aspecting his lagna and in the period of Rahu-Mercury is in accordance wlth the classical principles of classical astrology, Mercury sub-period had to prove significant for him as both as the lagna lord and the tenth lord ir gavehlm a rise. Induding his great victory over Henry Cabot Lodge In 1952. In Rahu-Ms he won the prsidentlal race defeating Nixon by a narrow margin. The importance of the eighth house and here with the tenth lord explains ihe event.

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Jupttor Sun connection Jupiter with the Sun and Venus In the house of luck, the ninth shows both a prosperous father and hls own raj-lakshana (royalty) yoga. The Kennedys in USA. Ilke the "NehrDynasty"in India, were those cultist figures who were romanticized by a public which perhaps hungers for the sight of a substitute royalty In the absence of a traditional monarchy as In Engtand. The Navamsha lagna Isvargottama and Jupiter in the fifth house, though debllitated, is in a house aspecting vargottama Sun In the ninth house* In the dashamsha there Is no juplter-Sun connection burthe Sun aspects Mars in the eleventh house* But the Sun under three malefic Infuences, Including Mars, does show danger to hls position.

Saturn and tenth house or lord In the birth horoscope Saturn aspects the tenth lord. In Navamsha Saturn does not get connected with the tenth house or the tenth lord but aspects the Sun in the ninth house. In dashamsha Saturn again aspects the Sun but does not touch the tenth house or the tenth tord.

The fourth House and the Fourth lord It was In the dasha of Rahu in the fourth house thar he had the best of hls career and was elected to tlie highest post In U.S.A. The fourth lord lupiter is involved In raja-takshana yoga as shown already.

The Rohu-Ketu axis The planet Rahu Is the planet of unorthodoxy. unscrupulous. behavious, non-conformism, opportunism. secret or open desire for 'slnning" giving to one a degree of such shameproof behavlous without which one may not succeed in political life. tn the case of those who become prime minister It wlll be seen that Saturn's role is more prdomlnant while in the case of presidents Jupiter has an equally significant role or even more prominent role than Saturn's.

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Timing the Event In 1960 when Kennedy fought the election for the post of president of USA he was passing through the major period of Rahu In the fourth house, which is Saglttarlus, the kodanda house, the seat of power* Rahu or Saturn In the houses of Jupiter or Mercury, both dual signs, are actually good according to the Uttara-Kalamrita, a classical work on astrology by Kallclasa.

Sub-period of Mars Mars is with the tenth lord but in the eighth house, A case of sudden opportunities and sudden tosses. Mars is aspected by Saturn, the fifth and the sixth lord Saturn, his enemy. Since It is happening In the eight house, it must show Intrigues against him.

Transit af Planets Borth Saturn and Juplter were in Sagittarius on November 5, 1960, aspecting the tenth house of Kennedy ensuring his victory* Mars then was In Gemini his tenth house while Moon was in Taurus. the tenth from his natal Moon 1n Leo. All excellent.

Next Dosha The next dasha was going to be of Jupiter, a klller for Virgo and also the seventh in order, jupiter-juptter was over on October 17. 1963. Entered the period of Saturn who has Joined the conspiracy being hatched In his eight house. He was killed*

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CONCLUSION

वासासि जीर्गानियथा विहाय नवानि वृस्णाति नरीष्मयण। तथा शरीराणि विछ्ान जोणन्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।

Vasansi Jeemani Yatha vihaya, Navani Grihnati Naro Aparani Tatha Shargerani Vihaya Jeernani Anyani Sanyatt Navani Dehi The GITA, 1I-22. "As man casts off old dothes and wears new ones in the same way the soul leaves its ofd physical frames and enters new ones." An astrologer who does not belleve in transmigration of souls, In the cycle of births and rebirths, the results of karmas and the karma-phalas and karnta-samskaras as exptalned earller, has warped intelligence and perverted mind. The ancient Indian belief in rebirths,. explained repeatedly in the holy books of India and In the Hindu, lain and Buddhistic literature has acquired and received scientific validity through the researches of Dr. lan Stevenson and others. Such researches were necessary for the warped intelllgence of the physical scientists and astronomers whose arrogant ignorance has been the biggest handicap in the formation of a holistic approach to Ille, all over the world. The world we live In cannot be a less strlle-torn place unless we accept along with the philosophy of material success, necessary for the prosperity of Individuals and nations, the darshan shastra (darshan Is realisation, not philosophy as used In the western countries) of Indla which many centuries before Christ had already the finest basis for harmonious and holistic view of Ilfe. IF India degenerated In the years of her slavery, she still could keep alive her resurgent spirit of innate spirituality because of her most fortunate unwritten chapter of history-the unending One of great saints, unpublldsed and anonymous.

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The saints are world's finest reformers because they destroy the dogma of religion which can otherwise turn fundamentalist. Saints bring out the resplendent essence of spirituality which Is the ultimate alm of a hue religion. Were all the citizens of the world to become only Hindus, only Muslims, or only Christians, this planet would still not become a less strife-torn place because conversions have been impertal policies or a religious fundamentalist's perversion, True saints purify wlthout any outward conversions* They show the method of developing Inner strength through proper spiritual practices. A disciple so purifled, even partly, experiences blissful peace of mind, with his outer world still remaining strlfe-torn, Many of these great saints have been excellent asttologers before they developed spiritual powers which made astrology a redundant pursuit for them, But they always encouraged others doing astrology because they know that astrology provides In-slghts Into the totol personality of a person, at the phystcal, emotional. Intellecrual and spiritual substrata of hls personality. Such total view, together with their holistic vlew of the world we live In, alone is the true method of promoting harmony and peace, How an astrologer can have such a total view will be explained In another book on astrological methods of counselling. In this book different facets and different events have been given as case studies. The steps an astrologer can follow step by step could be someihlng llke the following : (a) Prepare astrological data accurately and fully (b) Note its positive and negative points. (c) Find out the planctary patterns which reveal mny mysterious twists of Tife. (d) Then time the events on the basis of the Vimshortari dasha going down upto the pratyantar dashas, Astrology will thus reveal the pattern of an indlv[dual's destiny and the dasha will show the gyrations of the wheel of time. Anyone who goes to consult an astrologer should approach him with respect but never a total belief In hils abillty to predict anything and everything conectly. Till we starred out classess under the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences, there existed no popular, non- classical method, yet torally modern, of giving Inshuctions In astrology. Most of the astrologers, even in Indla, In land of astrology, know only some rudiments of the subject. But In the era:of high-tech publicity, some of them, a stenographei or a comurpt dismissed lower division clerk, can start an astrological journal and begin to 'sell-

CONCLUSION Actrtoy, Ocstiny ond the Wheol of Time boost* themselves. How should anyone who wants an astrological guidance approach an asttologer in our complex times? Tills can be donc th us: ( Tell him, ifyour binh tme Is correct and whether rhe horoscope you . have got cast Is accurate, and according to hts specificalions. (b). Assure him that the horoscope is of a person living. not that of a twin. Disclose the sex always. (c) Then see how me astrologer works. It reveals good deal about htm. Since most of the astrologers are greedy and fraudulent, one has to be carclul not to disclose too much about oneself. (d) Let the astrologer thent trace out himself, without your helping, some past events by writing them down on a paper and hand ft over to you. Do noi accept an astrologer unless he gives hls readings In writing. If you are satisfied now with his ability, then pose a question or two, without walllng. {el Now ask the astrologer to give to you In writing future predictions. Insist on It, If he Is a professlonal astrologer charging a fee, () Do nor accept an astrologer who suggests remedial measures without first convincing you that hls astrological ability Is sound enough. Coming back to the question, whether destiny exlsts, ask an astrologer to write down the events of a native's tile. without having to be told anything about it. Remember the golden prindiple-an astrologer who cannot plck cut your problem from your (horoscope without your having to tell him, Is Incompetent; an astrologer who ls not putting down in writing his predicrons, after charging you a fee, may be a cheat. He Is like a doctor who does not know how to diagnose a disease but still prescribes medlcines. Such astrological quacks are too many In the big dries of India* 1 invariably type out my readlngs for foreigners and ask them to put their remarks against them. I have more than two hundred such collections with me but 1 have not taken permissions from them to use them in my books. Yet one of my books being published In USA, Successful Predictive Techniques af Vedlc Astrology by the Passage Press. Salt Lake Cty. Utah, contains the acknowledgment by a German with his address about such readings. Tills book contains two such reading of two ladies who allowed me to use them without disclosing their names.

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So let this book conclude with a recent reading 1 gave to an American lady who knows both Western and Hindu astrology. An American Lady Doing Hindu Astrology She told me on phone on the night of April 13, 1993 that her own computer-cast horoscope (Chitrapaksha Ayanamsha or Lahirl's)

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is in U.S.A. But someone In Haridwar cast her horoscope. She dictated It to me on phone* To verify the correctness, some reading are being given* Please write your remarks against each point. General Trends 1. Your horoscope shows interests in classical knowledge, religious in content, of ancient countries, and non- American. .... Yes. 2. Spiritual hankering is genuine. ..*. Hope Sol 3. You should have learnt already some language other than English also, read astrology well, towards which your attraction must

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5. The horoscope does not promise much of married life, but spiritually, Kriya yoga diksha 8/81

marriage must have taken place once and also the divorce without any children. 2 short marriages 72-75 and 79-83, yes sterile. 6. Your father may have been an important man outside your country sometime or the other. .... Engineer & inventor horn itt Austria politically against Nazis in his country. 7. At the time of your birth your mother may have undergone some difficulties which can inctude even surgical operation. .... Hemorrnge treated with drug &rest. 8. Since * have not seen you, I see from your horoscope that your eyesight may have become weak already and you may be wearing spectacles. .... Contacts or glasses very nearsighted. 9, At one time you had a job wluch involved touring. .... No but moved frequently.& many jabs. 10, Your job can aha relate to a religions work after which only astrology may have interested you, .... / did volunteer work & teaching for SRF. meditation society. 11. Ycur parents* it appears, do not belong to the same country or your mother catn from a far-offplace, even if both of your parents are us citizens. .... Both form Vienna,Austria. 12, There will be inside you an irrestible tendency to settle down and do work outside you country* Verfication : some events 1. Very soort after your birth your mother may have developed some health troubles which may have pioved difficult. Uncertain but had breast infection & asthmatic. 2, Very early in childhood, when you were one or two years old you have had to move to another place, even a foreign country* **. Age 3 mother took taAustria for a year. 3, 1356-57 marks a change in you life. H dt Europe w/ofather. A. In 1957-SS there is attraction for fine arts.

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Astrology. Desimy and the Wheed of 7np RONGLUSION Household, music. 5, In 1957-59 seems to be a Vary significant year for yom lather. .... Job transfer to West Coust 6. 1959- 60 there is change In your educational institutions or uver course of study. There is alse spell of illness or accident. ** Head injury, 7* Between the ages of twelve and sixteen you do well in studies, changing your course of studies suddenly and even getting interested in the study of a. lartguage. .... Yes, interest in German, Spanish writing. 8. At the age of sixteen you are attracted towards one who was artistic and important in his field. .... Yes, hut left country, 9* From 1969 economics, commerce, astrology, occult begins to grip your attention. . Interest in Eastern religion, musie E journalism. 10. When you were eighteen years there is possibility of your taking up a job and also inheriting some property, .... Got married & Came to India. No, 11. But at the age of nineteen you distinguish in studies or get appointed to a post in which teaching may have part of your job. No. 12 There is some operation in abdomen also at tis age or sickness of the stomach. + .. Radiation treatment to cervix &uterus agninst Concar, 13. You may even marry between the ages of twenty two and twenty fout. .Married age .18. April 1972. 14. For ten or eleven years from the age of twenty five you mny have visited many countries, got very deeply interested fn astrology (1978 onwards), but during the same period someone's sickness ot even death affects you (before 1988-89), +. Age 19-20 travel ta India & remained 7 months while husband studied music. Astrology ; unsure when began but studied western astrology. Mother dies "79. Father dies "89 - more affected at his passing, 15. In 1989 you were in love with someone. 16. In 1990 you become important professionally* .... No professional success but SRF recognizes for teaching. 17. In. 1991 there is both inbentance of property and some complications*

CONCLUSION Astrology, Destty and tins Vhcel fit Timo .No. Won taw suits 6/92. N.a property tittleS from inheritance. 18. From 1992 October you must have been touring outside your country which may continue till June or July 1993* .... Yes but began tour Sept, End likely in May. 19. You want to go back and start something on bigger scale. .... Interested in buying land for small community or ashram. 20: Some misunderstanding with person you have been in love with recently is taking a bad turm and may end up in breaking of relationship. ... Broke up with man who wanted marriage 10/91. No current

21* Some abrupt change that came Into your life professionally in relationship

1989 will get repaired after malting some new start. End of '88-B9 came to university to work at medical college as secretary. Education: Your education can be both in your own country and or even in foreign countries, You have interest in languages, arts, history, psychology, philosophy in one of which you may have qualified. *** B.A. Spanish May 1983. Began mae serious study of Jyotishin 1990. Property: There is inheritable property but 'not without disputes. ... Sister got property. Brothers: Sisters: you can have three brothers and sisters with you Either becoming either the first or last among girls or even all of them. Barther : 1, Sisters : 2, 1 am youngest sister. Children: You have either not conceived if you did either there was miscarriage or you got it terminated. .... Sterile due to radiation treatment for reproductive Cancer. Spinituality: Either there is a tack of desire to load the normal life of a house wife or your spiritual inclinations were bom of some unhappy experiences of childhood, and, later in your relationships. ... Yes; Yes. Jobs: There is visible a tendency to change jobs a little too often before, now. settling down in one place with one work where your earnings come, from psychical-curative, work.or commerical arts. .... Always uncertain as to career & earning low ta moderate enjoy college studies. Strong interest in natural cures. Ayurveda & Chinese Medicine. Secretariat & Computer.

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Mainly accurate but believe dates somewhat advanced. Birthtime may not be accurate. Without revealing myidentify, any of my comments may beused in a book or publication, including my birth chart.

Speciol Wore (Since you do astrology some combinatlons In your horoscope need good understanding by gerring your feedbac, in (inure, and back-feed for what has happened In the past.l 1. Your relations with your father border on shnonnabty. comment on it. #. My father diagnosed as bordertine prychosis, Ke would not knowhow to exchange ideas & would lecture* He often was depressed and took drugs. He lad no religious betief but was a scientist, Untit I was 6-7 years utd I loved him very much. But at birth of brother he ignored me. There may have been some sexual abuse because later he behaved badly with his granddaughter. 1 have no memory but it would 'probably happened befere birth of brother. 2. You may have done some work jointly with a sister, tx brother earned well and then parted company. ... NNo bat eldest sister is poet and university teacher and encourages me to do translation worle at universfty. Brother has helped me with money for car in past. ... We don't have much contact, any of u5 4. 3. You have quarrelled quite often whenever, employed and given m

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jobs, Yes, often fred! Lastjob I disagreed with boss in Insurance company. He sided with party at fault in atcident because they, of 2, owned more insurance. A, Snch-quarrels involve some non-American guru also. wwla attempting to live by my guru's teachings, I have made mistake of getting angry or righteous. Guru is Bengali Paramahansa Yogananda & his successor is American - Daya Ma. S. Who among your close selatioms had either a very non-normal marriage with peculiarly violent turn of events? .... My, brother married a nurse 17 years older after he fell down and suffered bad head injury. Some Subtle Paints in Your Horoscope {Give your comments on the Following points In your horoscope } 1. Scholarship, knowledge of many subjects and a deeper desire to acquire depth in them and not temain shallow is evident. .... Enjoy studies especially fo religion and psychplogy but diffculty staying with one subject. Exception is I've studied yoga and meditation techniques of ray guru since 1979. 2* Clever in. speech with a terrible wander-lust but not able to resist the temptation to uttu fabehood and take advantage is what you have done many times. .... Can be witty at hiires, Do love travel especially to walk and camp in mountains and natural places. As child often lied' exagerated about my deeds and also stole money from my mother and things from stores until taking up yoga. 3, There are some wounds in your body whose marks remain physically. You can and do attempt, to overcome sexual temptations. If true, is it the result of some sexual trauma? ... Yes, fore shortened Vagina due to scars from radition. Bas made sexual intescourse painful* 4. You have a stiong desire to be recognised and honoured for what you do and have been successful also, .... Yes, in that I display a tendency to want to influence other people sometimes through what I do, too often by what i say alonel 5* You have acquired a tendency to be self-controlled but believe in keeplitg your eamtings.and wealth in secret places or do not want this to be disclosed to anyone. Secretiveness about money is the

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striking tendency. .. Actually I've been warned not to talk about lawsuit settlement by many people and I think it good advice but I have already told too many peoplet 6. There is innate humility as far as your own learning of any subject is concerned but you are net likely to concede easily that the persons you meet doing, say, astrology or the subjects you know are deep and impessive. ... Yes; I can be very skeptical of so-called experts. I feet that the term "Age of Liars" (Kati yuga) appties to most* Even well- meaning, people easily overlook whatever conflicts with their viewpoint.

After having readings and studying both Tropical and Hindu ostrology. I can only recommed Hindu ostrology. fn itself I find Hindu astrology more accurately describes the personality ond physical characteristics. It also offers remedies for difficult placements and conditions. However, it is a tool and it depends on the practitioner's tatents. Therefore, a highly intuitive tropical ustrologer will make accurate predictions even using western methods.

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From the Second Edition The response to the book has been great. In USA they described It as the best book on Hindu astrology to have come from India* A question 1 was asked was: Had I not suppressed something in my books, 'Manets and Children'. I sald: Yes. The reason Is, astrology can become, and is. abusable knowledge, therefore, In writing these books we are showing how sdentifically the techniques of Hindu astrology wotk and are, at the same time avolding some of those polnts as can become abusable. Readers must remember that the ayanamsha used here is the China paksha ayanamsha (Lahirl's). In my book 'Planets and Children', I have shown by using the Saptamsha, the divisional chart used for predleting events about child birth and other children- related problems and the chitra paksha ayanamsh why that ayanamsha atone can be made use of for higher rescarches. In that book I have taken up the horoscope of Dr. B.V. Raman himself and have shown how my research on children becomes applicable only If the Chitra paksha ayanamsha is used. I have also spoken the bitter truth In may book, "Astrologleal Journey through History. Mystery and Horoscope that Yukteshwara being used in the U.S.A, by David Frawley In his book "Astrology of Seers" Is totally unscientific and David's use of Herschel, Tluto and Neptune Is not the astrology of seers* In 1994, à meering of Panchanga makers (ephemerles) was convened by the Ministry of Human Resources Development of the Goverment of Indla, where thirty-elght out of forty participants approved the Chlttra Paksha ayanamsha as being acceptable. The Raman ayanamsha got only one vote In Irs favour. The new chapters added here are Astrology and Psychology, and promises of political success with illustrated horoscopes, one of

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Astrology, Destiny and the Wheel of TimG Appendia them being oF John. F* Kennedy, the US president, who, a charismatic personallty. was shot dead. The Hindl translation of this boolc 'lyotish, Pararabdh Tatha Kat Chakra* has won very high praise from astrologers from the Hindi- speaking area. The demand for the second edition had come in the last quaner of 194 when the first editton, published in the middle of 1993, was sold out fast. But i was busy completing my book 'Predicting through jaimint's Chora Dasha' which shows for the very first tlme how a dosha of Jalmint can be employed for predictions and, shows too a jewel In the multi-splendoured astrological heritage of India. It Is a path-breaking research of mnine. Included In the book is also the abridged report of Dr. David frawley. president of the American Council of Hindu Astrology. I was the Chief guest at their second International Symposium held at San Rafael, Callfornia, USA in November 1993. Some parts of rhe report as they appeared In India, 'were edited out* Those suppressed parts have been highlighted here. (See appendix II)

K.N* Rao

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the second American Internattonal Symposium on Hindu Astrology and K.N. Rao's Visit to America by David Frawley December 11, 1993 We decided that it was important to bring as she chief guest to each conference one of the most prominent Hindu astrologers in India to further educate people tn America ** , l visited India in December 1992 and again In January 1993 and met Mr. KN Rao In New DelhI I was SO Impressed not only with his knowledge of Hindu astrology, which he revealed through a detailed examlnation of my own chart, but also with hls eloquence as a speaker and hts mastery of tine Engtish language that I decided to recommend Inviting him, though he had not yet traveled out of India. I also visited the school of the ICAS in New Delhi of Which Mr. Rao Is the main i nstructor, held at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, and I saw what a large and well-organized school for astrology it had become, certainly the best in the world today with over four hundred students, As those of us who organized Ihe symposium also decided to start such a school, 1 felt rhat the Delhi school provided a good model for us to follow, and that through Rao we could be given the guidelines to begin to create such Institutions tn America. The main part of the symposium began ... and the keynote address of KIN. Rao. Nearly five hundred people attended the events. Mr. Rao's talk was very well received, as he was able to communicate not only to the minds but ro the heart's of people weaving his knowledge of astrology with world events and spiritual wisdom, At the conclusion of his speech, the American Council of Hindu Astrology gave Mr. Rao an award for outstanding achievement In the field of Hindu astrology. Finally on Tuesday. November 23, an entire day was devoted

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ro Mr. Rao who taught In depth predictive techniques of Hindu astrology to about a hundred Hindu astrologers. specifically Yoginl Dasha, which was previously almost .unknown In America. Mr. Rao made a great impact on everyone and has prompted tremendous Interest In Hindu astrology* ts ralks on Hindu astrology both captivated and Inspired hls audiences, who found him to be the best speaker at the symposium both for his knowledge of astrology and his ability to cominunicate to people* His day-long classes proved so Interesting, that even when the lunch break was announced an hour late, people.were reluctant to go, so AS nor to lose any time that they might have listening to Mr. Rao, Mr, Rao kept his room open for discussions In the evening wkh various astrologers, which often continued Into the early hours of the morning. Marry people came to hlm for these discussions In which he showed In detail the accuracy and profundity of the Hindu system. Those who came were shown the depths of Hindu astrology and accurate predictions without even seeing the chart on paper. a feat that no Western astrologer could equal. Yet Rao's readings were no mere feats of prediction, he turned our In detail the psychological sophtsticatlon of Hindu astrology. which Western astrologers and their psychology based Interpretation tend TO Ignore saying that Hindu astrology Is of predictive value only. Rao showed how his prediction of cvents In a person's fife is the third-stage astrology, as the action 1s the outcome of an Intention and a particular mentality derived through tlme and circumstances of a person's llfe, which a good astrologer should be able to read In the chart before making conclusions about a person's psychology operating In the charts of the Nehru famlly. as he has wrltteh in his book on the 'Nehtu Dynasty'. Rao's method of verifying the horoscope through outlining about half a dozen events in a person's ilfe as indicared In the chart impressed many astrologers, who are now beginning to use this method In chart Interpretations. He introduced many new predicting techniques Ilke Yoglnl Dasha, Chara Dasha. and aspects of Jaimin to calcutate He pointed out the dangers of over-reliance upon computers and the need to memorize ltie data for best predictive ability, Perhaps the highlight of rhe conference was that the American Council on Hindu Astrology was officially inaugurated ... In Santa Fe. as guests of David Frawley, they gave additional readings and dasses. Mr. Rao gave a reading to Yogi fihajai:, the head of the Sikh

Apponau Astology. Dostiny ond the Whoel of Time communlty, and also to his friends and family member. As'Yogl ttriajdri had been quite I11. Rao's prediction that he Would live some additional years came as a great encouragement to the Yogt and his followers: Important Western astrologers came to visit Mr* Rao* tngrld Berginah, one of the most prominent Western astrologers pirdeularly In the field of medical astrology, received a reading from MrRao and sald that the predictive accuracy of Hindu system as related by Rao had no real counterpart tn Western tropical astrotogy. Reading her chart he was able to tell amazing details of her life, Including the character and features of her parents. Of these boolts, Astrology, Destiny and the Wheel of Time was regarded by most American Hindu astrologers as the best book on Hindu astrology yet avallable. Mr, Huson decided to bring this book out in America In the near future* Rao left with hundreds oF people requesting Hindu astrology readings, and with various astrological groups requesting hls speedy return to teach them Hindu astrology. Perhaps no Hindu astrologer has made such an immedlate and strong impact In the West from a single such visit Rao's Impact was so great that here can only speak of Hindu astrology before and after Rao. Before Rao It was an isolated, unorganized and undirected movement, locking the spark of inspiration and a steady guidance* After Rao It has become a directed and vital movement developing In many different areas.

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