5th House - Pratibha

By Sri Chiraan 2009/06/15

If 5th house is exalted and there is a relationship with the lagna lord, And both lords are in vaisheshika amsa, there will be special skill acquired by the native. Jupiter exalted in vimsamsa and Jupiter in kanduka will give the same result. 

Karna’s specialist skill:

He could never be defeated if is not competing. I.e. If he is fighting for justice or fighting as a duty, no one can defeat him. This was the boon of Parshuraam.

If he is fighting in the chariot given by Parshuram, then he cannot be disarmed, or his chariot never perishes.

His bow Vijay if its string is cut it automatically regenerates. They can send thousands of arrows in one single shoot.

Karna had Kavach and Kundal, with which he cannot be killed piercing that kavach by anyone who is below SUN deity.

Karna having Shakti in his hand any opponent is susceptible to death.

Karna had a special blessings of Krishna as Krishna himself was present in him at times. It is at these times that KARNA cannot be equalled by anyone. But then it is Krishna, and not Karna who is unrivalled in him. It was this presence of Krishna as avesha that caused fear among all the opponents.

Karna’s shortfall:

Karna had the curse of Parshuram that whenever he fights to obtain selfish desires, or competes on the footings of wrong intent, he will lose.

Karna had another curse that he would forget all his skill when he requires them most. Karna had another curse that he will lose his chariot when his death nears.

Karna had a boon that his fame will remain unsullied, and he will achieve what he was always clamouring for, to be called equal to Arjun.

Arjun’s special skill:

Arjun’s quiver never exhausted, they will automatically be filled with arrows. All others will have to carry arrows, but Arjun need not. He will always have quiver full of arrows. This was a special quiver.

Arjun’s bow could dispel eight variety of arrows:

a> One which can create a thousand arrows.

b> One which can create illusions , one which can show fiery images to opponents.

c> One which can cover entire battlefield to darkness with arrows.

d> One which can shield him from opponent arrows with a sheath of arrows 

e> One which can kill selectively from amongst the group 

f> One which can make visible invisible opponents 

g> Arrows which can search its target and hit. 

h> One which just touches the opponent without killing or hurting him.

Arjuns Gandiva was a bow, which could not be cut or its string does not slit. It produced sound that can kill a hundreds of elephants. Clouds rained just by the shriek of Gandiva.

Arjuns horses could not be slained. They can run in all 10 directions. They don’t tire and fly in the air as well. Arjuns chariot could not be destroyed. Up to one mile of chariot no ordinary arrows can even pierce its range leave alone reach Arjun.

The flag of chariot contained Hanuman, who by blowing wind through his mouth dispelled a storm, and enemy weapons and enemies like small soldiers would get blown away by the wind.

Arjun’s charioteer was Krishna who drove his chariot so fast that even before Arjun’s arrows touched the target, Arjuns chariot would have crossed it.

Arjun could pull arrow from both his hands, and could fight enemy invisible only through his sound. He could hit even at the leg of fly. He could send arrows as long as 200 yojan, that's 1600 miles.

Both Karna and Arjun could fight simultaneously with 1 Lakh Warriors along with their Armies.

Arjun and Karna’s shortfall - they were ordinary if without Astras. Karna needed both Boons and Astras to win. Arjun needed Astras only.

Bheema's speciality:

He was of superior most strength. He never used Astras. He was faster than Astra.

He was hotter than Astra i.e. Astras got burnt to ashes when touched Bheema.

He could dispel any Astra by his mere speed and strength. He had strength even in his skin. The weapons never hurt him as he could easily cut them through his hands and fists.

His hit of fists powdered mountains. He killed elephants and soldiers with fists only. He could kill 2 crore people in two vighatika 48 seconds.

He could fly, pierce through fire without getting hurt. He ran faster than chariots. He obstructed chariots by killing elephants and piling it all around the chariot.

His roar deafened horses and they died on the spot vomiting blood. He was terrible in the war, enemies ran away just by seeing him hence

He is known as BHEEMSEN. As Bheem only relied on strength and no astras or boons, he was the superior most Warrior.

Krishnarpana

5th House - Putrika Putra Dattaputra Yoga

By Sri Chiraan 2009/02/15 

If 5th house be owned by Saturn or Mercury and be occupied or aspected by Saturn and mandi, one will have adopted issues. 

Once there was a king named Pratip in the lineage of Kuru. He had three sons, Devapi, Balheek and Shantanu. Devapi the eldest was disinterested in the worldly affairs, and hence seeking the permission from father went away to other lands for tapasya. He will be under penance till the end of this Kaliyuga and come back for the procreation of subjects in the new mahayuga.

Balheek was a very auspicious birth, as he took birth there was a loud roar in the heavens, and this roar created a fear among the rakshasas at the time, and they fled away to caves and forests, and many horses and animals vomited blood, as the earth shook with tremors. Thus Balheek was the most powerful of his time, very strong by the grace of Vayu and terror for evil during his times. Balheek was the reincarnation of Prahlad. Balheek was given as dattak putra to the in-laws of King Pratip, and thus became king of Balhik country beyond Gandhar [modern Afganistan]. Balheek had son by name Somadatta who had three sons Bhuri ,Bhurishravas and Shalya.

As Balhik was given away in adoption, Shantanu became king of Hastinapur even though he was the youngest. Balhik was elder to Bheeshma, as he is his uncle and the oldest warrior in the Mahabharath. He was the only Vishnu Bhakta whom Bheemsena killed. Balheek had the capacity to die at will, he was more aged than Bheeshma. Balheek requested Bheemasena to kill him. Balheek had a wonderful chariot which could fly into heavens. He donated this chariot to Bheemasena when struck with mortal blow as mark of respect and obsolvence of sins to have fought against Krishna and his devotees. He happily accepted death at the hands of Bheemasena.

Similarly Babruvahan was also adopted by Chitrangada’s father, ruler of Tripura and Kaamrupa desha. Babruvahan, though son of Arjun and was alive after Mahabharath war, did not ascend the throne of Hastinapur. Because when Arjuna was being married to Chitrangada, her father took a promise from Arjun, that if a son would be born to his daughter, he be known as his son, as he is without a son. This is known as Putrika Putra vidhana. { One can accept the son of the daughter as adopted son, but this has to be done before marriage of daughter}. In such cases, daughter never goes away to the land of husband, but remains with her father, and her lineage is continued as father’s. Thus Babruvahan was not made heir to the throne of Hastinapur.

After the battle of Mahabharat was over, Pandavas decided to perform Ashvamedha yagnya. Thus Arjun took up the mantle of winning the world again. Winning across the world, he came to the land of Babruvahan. Babruvahan came with kamandalu and sandal paste flowers to welcome Arjun his father. Arjun felt unhappy that a lad being kshatriya is devising ways to avoid war. He challenged the boy to fight then resort to worship. Babruvahan enraged fought bravely. But unable to contend Arjun by mere arrows decided to use astra's. [He was also anxious whether his astra's that he had learnt were really potent]. Thus remembering a astra taught by Uluchi, he used it on Arjun. Arjun died on the spot. Babruvahan bereaved at father's death and his own folly prepared to kill himself, just when Uluchi appeared and with her mantra shakti brought Arjun back to life. [She was a nag kanya and was aware of mrutsanjeevani vidya].

Arjun happy at the prowess of his son and was immensely delighted seeing his son cross over the valour of father. Blessing his son to be worthy and accepting supremacy of Hastinapur [Victory of son is Victory of Father] Babruvahan prayed his Father. Apsara and Gandharvas showered flowers on him.

Worthy son of a Worthy Father

Krishnarpanamastu

5th House - Sankalpa and Emperor Raghu

By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/21

God is Satya Sankalpa. He never fails in carrying out the work that he resolves to undertake or carry out. Puranas written at the beginning of each manvantara are Hari sankalpa, and they occur as it is ordained. God never breaks the rules set by himself. 

Humans are on the contrary are sankalp Bhrasta. They always break the resolutions made by themselves. What is sankalpa?

In our tradition before performing any work we undertake sankalpa, a kind of declaration to ourselves and God within us that on such and such day, at such and such place, I [so and so belonging to so and so race and in the lineage of such and such personality ] by name ………… decide to undertake this [work, desire, karma] for obtaining such and such thing.

The purpose of this sankalpa is that it is registered and human undertakes many births to complete this sankalpa, even if he fails in first attempt. If he fails, even then his desire does not vanish away or fade away, it remains in his heart till death, and even after death it remains as "vasana" [samskara] in the mind. This gives rise to further birth and further attempts till the soul acquires vairagya towards the object of the sankalpa.

Without sankalpa no objective can be accomplished. No remedies pooja or karma succeeds without sankalpa. Thus one must always start a work with proper sankalpa. For example,

Sankalpa is of the form :

• Such and such day, which day what is the reference?

• Aadya bramhane dwitiya parardhe [from the day Bramha came into existence in universe, in his second half of the life cycle i.e. after 50 years to Bramha in 51 st year]
• Shwetavaraha Kalpe [a day in a bramha’s life starts with fresh creation of species, so each day is special, and this day is that when Lord Narayana took the form of White Boar and salvaged the earth from the deep waters and raised it with his tusk.
• Vaivasvat Manvantare [in every day of Bramha there are 14 manus of which 5 have passed in the sixth the Son of Vivaswan is the Manu, hence this is Vaivastwat Manvantara].
• Kaliyuge pratham pade [in this Manvantara 27 mahayugas have passed and in 28th, Krita, Treta and Dwapar has also passed, now we are in Kaliyuga and in the first quarter 5109 years later].
• Bauddha avatar [in the time When lord has taken birth as Buddha].

• At such and such place, which geographical reference?

• Jambudweepe [in this Bramhanda on the earth Bhumandala there is a Jambudweepa island surrounded by lavan samudra].
• Meru: Dakshin bhage [in the centre of Jambudweepa there is a golden mountain named Meru, to the south of this mountain].
• Bharatvarshe [this southern region is divided into three portions 1. Himvat varsha, 2. Kimpurush, 3. Bharathvarsha].
• Bharath khande [there are nine globes in the Bharath varsha, the ninth last globe bordering lavan samudra is what we call prithvi and is known as Bharath Khand - aasetu himachal paryantam].
• Godavari Dakshin teere [Land on the to the southern banks of the Godavari river].
• Mamagruhe [in my house].
• Devata sannidhau [near the Lord dwelling in my house].

• Description of the day

• Evam guna vishesha vishistayam
• Sarvadhari naam sanvatsare
• Uttarayane
• Hemant rutau
• Pushya masau
• Krishna Pakshe
• Budha vasare
• Ekadashi tithau
• Anuradha nakshatre
• Vriddhi yoge
• Bava karane
• Shubhe Shoban Muhurte

• Who am I ?

• Angirasa Bharamyashva Moudgalya pravaranvit [in the lineage of Angirasa, Bharamya and Mudgal].
• Moudgalya Gotrotpanna [directly descending in the line of Moudgalya].
• Chiraan naamdheyasya [By Name Chiraan].
• Mam Gyaan Bhakti Vairagya prapthyartham [to gain knowledge, devotion and detachment].

• Bhagavad prernaya prapta vidya anusarena Yatha shakti Hari Guna varnan lekhan sevamaham Karishye. [Inspired by the lord, in accordance to my learning and capacity I write blogs about the attributes of Hari].

• Bharatiya raman Mukhyapranantargata Sri LaxmiNarsimha supreeto Bhava.                           [May lord as present in Mukhyaparana be pleased ]

This is Sankalpa. Sankalpa made thus gives us strength to complete the task thoroughly and accomplish the desired.

Note: This sankalpa is being uttered by everyone in India from time immemorial. This was used by my ancestors as well and also the ancestors of every Bramhins in India. This was taught from father to son in every family. There does not arise any scope for doubt in this, words as father would never mislead his son. Not every father in a nation of billion people. This goes on to prove that we Indians have a lineage of lakhs of years as dates of the rishis mentioned as forefathers exists in every literature, and dates back to many millions of years. There was a prosperous civilization even millions of years ago, and we take pride in the fact that they were our forefathers, and every story recounted thus is not a myth but a reality, and a lesson in humanity.

This disproves darwin that we have emanated from apes as none of the mentioned above were ever apes. This also proves that kaliyuga is 5109 years old, and great war of Mahabharatha was fought before that.

• The fifth pada if exalted and aspected by Jupiter and ninth lord and simultaneously 10 pada be in mutual trine, one's sankalpa will be successful.
• Benefics in trines and malefics in 3 6 11 will ensure success in sankalpa.
• Thus choosing good muhurtha for a task is equally important for success of the task.

If mental resolution is strong, dedicated, and according to dharma then success is foregone conclusion.

The story of Raghu the great grandfather of Shri Ramchandra Prabhu is testimony to this.

Once there was a bramhin sage by name Varatantu, who was Kulpati of a school in pratishtapur. Kautsa was a disciple who had completed the study under his tutorship. After completing the study Kautsa, wished to give Gurudakshina to the sage. Sage said an able students zeal in completing the study is enough for a Guru as dakshina. Money is not to be sought for imparting education. 

Kautsa repeatedly pleaded for the Guru to ask for a Gurudakshina. Angered by this pestering Guru said ok then get me 14000 crores of gold coins for the fourteen years of the study.

Kautsa was deeply taken aback by this. Now a word is word it has to be carried out. Kautsa set out to earn such a wealth. He contemplated for a while and decided to ask dana to Emperor Raghu.

Raghu was the son of Dileep and father of Aja, [grandfather of Ram]. Raghu had won entire earth. But he undertook Vishwajit yaag, where by one gives up all his wealth and then lives all by himself, not dependent on the people, or land that he has donated.

So after donating everything he had. Raghu was living in a small hut, eating in an earthen vessel and sleeping on a kusha [grass]. The disciple came looking after the King and surprised at his fate and king’s state of existence [impoverished], he cursed unto himself the moment whence he insisted for Guru Dakshina.

King Raghu welcomed the Bramhin and asked for the purpose of his visit. Hesitatingly Kautsa put forward his necessity for 14000 crores of gold coins. King Raghu asked him to accept his hospitality for that day and promised to give him the money in a three days. Kautsa agreed.

King Raghu thought that kind of wealth will probably not be there anywhere on the earth to be instantaneously acquired. But Kubera might definitely be having it, so why not wage a war on him and get the wealth. Raghu made a sankalpa to give the Bramhin Kautsa, 14000 crores of gold coins from Kubera’s treasury. Thinking so, he prepared to go to the land of Yakshas [Alkapuri] in the north of Meru. He gathered all the arrows and astras in is trench and slept that night to start towards Alkapuri .

Kubera having known Raghu’s Sankalpa, thought "why war for just few gold coins". Raghu is invincible and would definitely get his desired. So why not give him what he wishes for and avoid conflict. So he deposited much more wealth than what Kautsa demanded on a shami tree in the Raghu’s hutment [during the night] and went away. Next day seeing the wealth got, Raghu was happy and thanked Lord Narayana for having completed his sankalpa, and gave the gold coins to Kautsa.

Kautsa took just 14000 crore coins and presented it to Varatantu. Sage though happy at his disciple's feat said, wealth is not meant for bramhins. Bramhins must not accumulate wealth for selfish purpose, the King is the right owner of this wealth as he uses it for the welfare of his subject. Sage returned it to the King for the welfare of the state. Thus great wealth came to city of Ayodhya to the delight of its citizens whose all wishes were fulfilled by it.

Great is the capacity of the kings in Surya vamsa of Ikshvaku lineage. Great is king Raghu, who fulfilled his people’s need just by a mere Sankalpa.

Krishnarpana

5th House - Chiratputra Yoga [Vaman Avatar]

By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/20

• When ascendant lord and fifth lord are in shubha rashi and benefics and Jupier, Venus and Mercury are in fifth, one will have a son after many years of penance [chiratputra prapti].
• When Mars as lagnadhipati is exalted and Saturn, Sun is in eighth is aspected by benefics one will have offspring after many years of austerities.
• Benefics in lagna, malefics in 2nd and 3rd, fifth lord benefic placed in benefic rashi will give son in a old age after many prayers. 

King Bali was the son of Virochan [son of Prahlad], he had defeated Indra and occupied the three worlds. In those days all the yagnya done were accepted by Demons in Swarga, as Indra had fled. Seeing the plight of her son, Indra’s mother ADITI, decided to get him his kingdom back. She started praying to Lord Vishnu, for twelve years she performed PAYOVRATA. After 12 years of penance Lord Vishnu appeared, and gave her a boon that he would be born to her as VAMAN and get her son Indra his kingdom back.

After some time Vaman was born to Aditi and Kashyap, he was accorded jatakarma upanayan  etc. by Bramha himself. Then Lord Vaman proceeded to Bali’s Yagnya. As he kept his feet, entire earth trembled, and fire in the Yagnyashala extinguishes and Ritwij mantras misspelled. Seeing this Bali asked his Guru Shukracharya, what was the reason?

Shukracharya said Vaman is coming to take away your wealth and kingdom to give it back to Devatas, your oblations are hence not being accepted by Agni. Do not promise to give anything to Vaman. Bali says I cannot refuse alms to Lord or for that matter anyone during my yagnya.

Vaman appears before Bali, Bali welcomes Lord with arghya pada etc. He then pleads Hari to let know the purpose of his visit, Vaman asks for three steps Bhumi [land] dana. Bali agrees, So Vamana says if you have agreed then let the water from the kamandalu be poured onto my palm as promise. BALI prepares, but Shukracharya becomes tiny and obstructs the hole [mouth] of Kamandalu to prevent the fall of water. Vaman with a kusha [grass] clears the hole, Shukracharya loses his eye. He comes out and speed away to a distant land for penance. Water falls onto the palms of Hari.

Instantly the dwarf  Vamana takes on a huge form spanning entire universe [this form is known as Trivikram] and with one step spans the entire earth, and with another he reaches and covers the top edge of Bramhanda. There remains no space in the universe for the third step.

This is achintyadbhut shakti of Lord [making impossible possible] changing form from small dwarf Vaman to huge gigantic Trivikram is an impossible task, as change of mass and density in time cannot be instantaneous for material bodies. But Lord exhibits this quality instantly, As his foot reaches the edge of Bramhanda, his toes nail pierces the Bramhanda Kharpar. Outside Bramhanda is a layer of Shudhodaka [the original water "Apa" one of the 24 mool tatvas, not the water on the earth which is panchabhutamaya  "toyam" ]. This water as it touches, adorns [washes is not a right word] Lord’s lotus foot, it acquires the name of Haripadodaka [in temples, teertha is nothing but water that sweeps through God’s idol and collects at the feet, this is very sacred everyone takes it with reverence as it is sanctified by touch of Lord’s feet].

Here this water is touching not the idol but the Lord himself [Hari -> Lord, Pada-> feet, Udaka -> water] thus this is Haripadodaka, and is more important and sacred, shreshtha, it flows like a river into Bramhanda, Chaturmukha Bramha realising the opportunity to accept this, extends his kamandalu and collects the entire water, rest flows into the swarga as GANGA. If ordinary teertha in temples can wash off sins, then Ganga can assuredly can cleanse one of Sins as Ganga is very sacred because it has come from the feet of the Lord. But it was all in swarga [before Bali there was no ganga in universe]. Afterwards it came to earth only when Bhagirath brought it through penance.

So there was no space left for third step, those who fail in fulfilling promise, Varuna captivates them, thus Bali was tied down by Varun Pasha. Bali offers his head as the third step, Lord steps onto his head forcing him to Patala, and gives back the Kingdom to Indra and other devatas, killing all the demons.

Why did Lord not Kill Bali? Usually We hear Rakshasas troubling Devatas and Vishnu appearing and killing the Demon. But in this case Vishnu appeared to ask dana, he did not uses Danda neeti. Why?

Because Bali was Grandson of Prahalad. Prahalad never asked a boon in his life to the Lord. But Lord insisted to ask a Boon. Prahalad after much pursuing by Lord to ask for a boon asked Oh my Lord Narsimha let my offspring's never hurt or insult any Bramhin in their lives, and I ask your devotion to all  my offspring's and my father [whom you have killed now], for Rakshasa as we are, they are bound to commit some mistakes. You [the Lord] forgives all the mistakes of devotee except hurt or insult to a bramhin. [Thus he ensured his offspring's be saved from being killed by Lord]

Having given this Boon to Prahalad, Lord never killed Bali or Banasur etc. Instead personally  protected him in Patala and Promised him the seat of Indra in the next Manvantara.

Krishnarpanamastu

5th House, Siddhi and Arjun - The Savyasaachi

By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/11

Siddhi is about executing things faultlessly. Consider following scenarios 

• Astrologer A studies a horoscope and mutters some predictions recollecting from the few combination that strikes his mind.
• Astrologer B takes a paper pencil writes down some calculations refers few books and gives better prediction than A.
• Astrologer C has a computer and a very good software of astrology and an online predictive notes, he browses through a series of notes and gives perhaps even better predictions than B.
• Astrologer D looks at a horoscope, closes his eyes and then after deep contemplation reveals startling incidents about the person. Every word he says is nodded in affirmation.
• Astrologer E looks at the person even before he places his natal chart before Dr.E, E starts smiling telling about the life incidents about the person as if he was visualising the whole thing.

What’s the difference between these astrologers? Each has better siddhi than the previous one

A has just  knowledge of astrology, B has deeper knowledge, C has an aided knowledge, D has siddhi, E has paroksha.

The level of expertise is greater in each of them than the previous one, so what is siddhi?

• Expertise depends upon the practice of the knowledge.
• Knowledge that is not practiced is akin to a sword that has lost its sharpness and killer edge.
• So when one practices his knowledge, knowledge itself offers better understanding to the student.
• When knowledge is practiced with devotion tools become available to the student.
• When practiced with zeal, one gets hold of advanced tools and also gets knowledge of its usage.
• When one’s mind is in unison with the knowledge by constant such practice with advanced tools one’s dependence on tools vanishes. This is Siddhi.
• When such expertise is put to the use of the mankind as a service to God, one attains the vision of the knowledge. This is known as paroksha.

So is all this happening in a mechanical way with only one condition of practice, practice and practice? Well both YES and NO.

Yes because practice is the important tool to gain siddhi.

No because it is not the only and sufficient condition. It should be accompanied with the grace of the abhimani devata of the vidya that we are seeking siddhi for.

What is the devata of vidya? Yes every vidya that we seek is presided by a devata. It is the grace of this devata that gives us proficiency. These devata are assisted by Vidhyadharas, these are celestial beings living in the sphere around 50000 yojanas above earth and are assistants of the Devatas. They bestow grace on the student who is relentless in studies. These give blessings just if you make an attempt to study sincerely. So you can get one level of expertise.

Chanars are another set of celestial beings that grace when one practices hard. These give special tools for upliftment of vidya to a level of expertise.

Siddhas are celestial beings living around meru and bless with Siddhi to the devotee who considers his job as worship and practises day and a night.

All these are under the service of Vidya abhimani Devata, who when completely satisfied by the relentless abhyasa of the vidyarthi grants him Paroksha. [One can also attain siddhi by chanting the mantra of the relevant Devata for the Vidya].

When one surpasses his devotion he is blessed by Goddess Saraswati to attain Aparoksha, the divine Vision.

If there is a relationship between lagnadhipati and fifth house then the person will be Medhavi, Pratibhashali  When second lord, fifth lord and lagna are all powerful and mutually related in kendra simultaneously attains 8 or 9 good amshas then one attains siddhi.

Arjuna was an ideal student. He was practising day and night Dhanurvidya, without sleep. He practised to master the use of  the bow and arrow by both the hands [left and right]. Thus he was known as SAVYASACHI. Because of this dedication, Agni gave him GANDEEVA bow [tool].

Gandeeva was actually used by Bramha, it was 220 quintals in weight. Its string was so strenuous that its recoil would kill a 10000 warriors. it could dispel arrows at a speed 100000 times faster the normal warriors in the battlefield. Thus even before 100000 ordinary warriors could fasten their bows they were killed by the arrows of Arjun from Gandeeva. The arrows appeared automatically and infinitely on the bow string of Gandeeva. It made a thundering sound and lightning when pulled. Its string re-joined automatically when cut and regenerated when slit.

No human or devata could even lift Gandeeva, Bramha gave this Gandeeva to Shiva to kill Tripurasur. From him it came to Indra and then to Chandra and finally Varuna got it. Now this Arjuna being Indra himself could lift the Gandeeva by the grace of Sri Krishna.

Arjuna practised Roudri mantra in the dark caves on the INDRAKEEL mountain . There he spent six months without food, water and sleep and hence achieved the name GUDAKESHA. Shiva happy with his penance gave him Pashupatastra.

After Abhimanyu was killed in Padmavyuha due to Jayadrath using his boons. Arjun vowed to kill him before sunset next day or commit suicide by jumping into fire.

Dronacharya assures Duryodhan that he will specially protect Jayadrath from Arjun. So he creates shakataabja vyuha and  puts Jayadratha at the end of it in the last quarter, appoints Karna and Ashwaththama to specially protect him. He gives Duryodhana a Yantra on his wrist to render his invincible in the middle. At the intersection he sets Shrotayudh [who had a special weapon, which would never fail but would kill himself if used on somebody who doesn’t fight], and Alambusa and himself stands at the gate and entrance to avoid any lapses .

Arjuna enters the battlefield and after making a pradakshina to Guru he forces his chariot inside at a lightning speed. He knew if he fights Drona it would be sunset by then, so he takes a peripheral route. Soon he is attacked by Alambusa. Ghatotkacha gives him covering and takes on Alambusa in an aerial fight. Soon Arjuna confronts shrotayudh, they fight a fierce battle, in an ecstasy he throws his weapon on Krishna, as Krishna is non fighting Sarathi, the weapon returns and kill Shrotayudha.

Duryodhana comes to fight with Arjuna, as Arjuna’s arrows does not hurt Duryodhan due to yantra, Arjuna decides to use astra, Ashwaththama swiftly intercepts al the astras of Arjuna and both fight a day long battle.

Karna and Ashwaththama and Duryodhana, one after the other ensures a tough battle with Arjun and sunset draws near. Seeing Arjuna’s words go in vain to save him Krishna creates a [TAMAS] by his maya, thus night engulfs everywhere on the battlefield. Ashwaththama and others stop the battle. Arjuna prepares for suicide, Jayadratha elated comes out of tent to witness the suicide of Arjuna. Just as Jayadratha is seen in the open, Shri Krishna orders Arjuna to Kill Jayadrath. Arjuna’s Arrow cuts of the head of the Jayadrath. [But Jayadrath’s father had given him a boon that whoever throws his head down on the earth, his head would blow off into thousand pieces]. Shri Krishna advices Arjuna to use Pashupatastra, in such a way that, Astra releases arrows one after the another keeping the head high in air, till it falls into the hands of Jayadrath’s father on the banks of river Ganga, where he was observing sandhya. As the head fell on the palm of the father, he suddenly terrified threw it onto the ground and simultaneously his head blew off into thousand pieces. Shri Krishna withdraws tamas and Sun is seen in the sky and every kaurava shook his head in disbelief. Bheemasena roared like a lion, Krishna blew Panchajanya shankha, and Arjuna blew Devadutta Shankha [conch]. All of the Pandava army knowing Jayadratha to be dead rejoiced, such was the Vidya siddhi of the Arjuna – Savyasachi .

krishnarpanamastu

5th House - Children

By Shri Chiraan 2009/01/01

Children are indicated by the 5th bhava in the horoscope. A son is called as putra in Sanskrit. Those who die without bearing a son are destined to go to PUTA namak Hell. All the ancestors of that tree fall in the hell named Puta. Since a son protects [rakshati] his ancestors from the Puta hell, that means he does [“ra”ksha ] from [“put”a] hence he is known as  “putra”

Woman become pregnant to conceive a child. For this their rutukala plays an important role. Moon and Mars are important in determining rutukala that may lead to pregnancy. When Moon is anupachaya places from a janma rashi of the woman, if being at any of these places, if it is being aspected by Mars, that period/month will be capable in  bringing about the conception [garbhgrahartav] to those who wish to have a child.

That means if a woman becomes rutumati in an upachaya rashi from her janma rashi, she will not conceive in that cycle. If in such a combination the moon is aspected by Jupiter, the couple will try for a baby.

If on the fourth day at the time of rutuvirama if aspected by Venus woman will have extreme passion towards her husband. The seventh from lagna at the time samyoga, if it is Aries, Taurus, Leo, Sagitarius then they will engage in the sexual act akin to animals. If it is gemini Virgo or Aquarius, then it will be like humans. If there are malefics aspecting, then union will spring out of anger and difference of opinion. If aspected by the benefics they will have affectionate union. If not aspected by any planet it will be a quiet union. If both benefics and malefics aspect, then union will start with affection and end up in discord or vice versa.

All these will have bearing on the birth and life of the child. Venus, Mars, Jupiter Sun, Moon, Saturn, Mercury, lagnadhipati[garbhadaan], Moon and Sun are sequentially guardians of the child in the womb for 10 months till birth of the child.

1. Rahu with benefics in fifth and jupiter also with benefics give many sons
2. A benefic fifth lord with benefics and Jupiter in kendra gives many sons
3. Jupiter in kendra, exchange of first and fifth lord gives many sons
4. Jupiter being strong [full], first lord in fifth and fifth lord very strong gives many sons
5. Fifth lord in own house aspeted by benefics gives many sons

Sri Krishna had 10 sons and a daughter each from all of his 16108 wive . Yet he prayed Shiva to give him a son in Himalayas and Pradyumna was born. At the time of war he had in all 1000000 [ten lakhs] sons and grandsons.

1. Pandavas had From Draupadi Prativindya [son of Yudhisthira]
2. Shrutasoma [son of Bhima]
3. Shrutakirti [son of Arjuna]
4. Shatanik [son of nakul]
5. Shrutakriya [son of sahadev]

They were all incarnation of vishvedevas and gandharva named 1.Chitrarath, 2.Abhitamra, 3.Kishore, 4.Gopal, 5.Bala 

Abhimanyu was born to Subhadra was incarnation of mercury [Budha]

Ghatotkacha was son of Bheema from Hidimbi. He was incarnation of Nirutya [lord of south western direction]

Babruvahana was born to chitrangada - Arjun, he was incarnation of manmath.

Iravant was born to Ulupi - Arjun was the incarnation of Mars [mangal]

All these died in the war of Mahabharath except Babruvahan who did not participate.

Parikshit was son of Abhimanyu Uttara and thus was the only heir left after the war and hence was throned onto hastinapur. Since Krishna was protecting him through sudarshan, while in the womb he was inspecting the presence of Lord, He is known as Parikshit.

Krishnarpana

5th House - Mantra Siddhi

By Sri Chiraan 2008/12/25

• Fifth house indicates Mantras earned by the Native
• Fifth lord in swanavamsha unaspected by malefics in mriduamsha gives mantra siddhi
• Jupiter in own navamsha in gopuramsha gives mantra siddhi
• Two malefics in trikona from Karakamsha gives Mantra siddhi
• If these combinations are aspected by benefics, mantras will be used for benefit of mankind
• if aspected by malefic ,they will be used to destroy or terrorise people.
• Mars when associated with mantra conferring planet gives killing power. [Maran vidya praveen]
• Mercury thus associated gives ability to carry out black magic
• Rahu gives expertise in energising chemicals through mantras
• Ketu employs kshudra articles in rituals 

Mantra means one that is secret

• Mantra also means secret advise
• Mantra is also a consultation
• Mantra is one that nourishes the mind
• Mantra is one which cleanses the mind
• Mantra gives the desired 
• Mantra which is recited without knowing the chandas, rishi, devata and nyasa, reduces longevity
• Mantra recited without gurupadesha, brings hell to the native after losing all wealth.
• Mantra siddhi is obtained when Guru gives upadesha with complete satisfaction to a disciple on a eclipse day through abhisheka of mangal dravyas by the river side or agni or in a secret place .
• Mantra without proper nyasa restrains itself 
• Mantra when dissipated into body is self destructive
• Mantra which are locked, if recited even for a crore times does not give results
• Mantra which have been themselves cursed, does not give results to the native even if it is recited million times
• Mantra which are cursed have to be processed with shapvimochan kriya to obtain results.
• Shapvimochan kriya is another mantra that had to precede it before activating
• Without its knowledge no mantra gives result
• Mantra recited without giving rishi tarpana, reduces wealth of the native 
• Mantra reciting without knowing dhyana shloka of the devata brings insanity
• Mantra recited with anger destroys the near and dear of the natives
• Mantras recited with impurities of body and mind [dehashuddhi] brings misfortunes like theft to the native
• Mantras recited sitting on a plain ground, near ocean etc brings downfall of the self.
• Mantras recited without performing homa to the deity brings diseases
• Most popular mantras are locked
• All veda mantras are [tirroddhan]covered, by heavy sheath which blocks its radiance. It has to be superlit [uddipan] to obtain results.
• These have been carried out by Devatas, since in Kaliyuga people easily given to anger and greed [by nature], thus use of mantras have been deffered in kaliyuga. [They do not give results].
• Yet some secret mantras have been extraordinarily lit by Shri Krishna to give results in Kaliyuga.
• Only these mantras give results.

Continuous chanting increases Taposiddhi.

After Pandavas lost Dyut, Duryodhan and brothers, teases them a lot, asks his servants to snatch their clothes. Attempts to disrobe Draupadi. He asks her to leave Pandavas and live with him in his house, orders her to be forcefully taken to his house. Bheemasena readies to attack them, Dhrutarashtra sees all kinds of Apshakun in Homashala, asks  Vidura, what are the results of this Apshakun. Vidura says your sons are going to die very soon by the siddhi of Draupadi. He asks for remedy , Vidura says give her boons. Drutarashtra asks her to take boons, Draupadi asks for release of her husbands from slavery.

Dyut was played a second time for Vanavas.

All Pandavas look downwards during the entire proceedings. WHY?

Not because they were ashamed, but because their anger in eyes would have burnt the Kauravas. The anger in the eyes of tapasvi is always mixed with his Taposiddhi. This can kill  the perpetrator of Sin towards these. EXCEPT BHEEMA, all others did not have capacity to separate anger from siddhi. Thus all kept their gage downwards. Dhoumyacharya [Purohit of Kuru vansha] recited Pretasukta denoting death to KAURAVAS.

Note: Duryodhana had siddhi of 3 thousand Kshudra mantras which he never used [lest their power would reduce], preserved them to use at a time on Bheemasena to kill HIM. Thus Krishna specially advised other four Pandavas to stay away from him [None of them could have killed him]. Bheemasena had siddhi of 9 crore mantras. On the last day Duryodhana hid inside the river in the middle in the water by jalasthamaban siddhi. There he was performing a very rare secret sadhana, which  if completed would have brought back to life all the soldiers dead in the war again. He could have started Mahabharath all over again.

Thus his plans were foiled by Krishna, who instigated him to stop his sadhana and come up to fight. Sadhana stopped in middle brings definite disaster. Yudhisthira offered him a choice to choose between 5 of them to fight and win back kingdom [A folly for which he was taken severely to task by Krishna] Krishna induces Duryodhnans’ mind to choose Bheema only through his maya. Bheemasena killed Suyodhan and thrust his head into the ground under his heels. Balarama objected to such killing, devatas welcomed Suyodhana to Swarga for dying in battlefield and washing feet of Durvasa [the only punya performed]. Bheema the greatest ended the evil with his might single handedly reciting Vrushabha sukta and offering it as a service to Sri Krishna.

Krishnarpana

5th House - Poorvapunya

By Sri Chiraan 2008/12/24

What is Poorva Punya?

A man when attains a age of 14 years, everyday [each day] he performs karma, which can be exhausted by enjoying or suffering in next 10 births. That means it takes 10 births to exhaust a days karma performed after the age of 14. Thus in a life time a man performs karma that would make him take 2 lakhs of of births if he lives for 65 years. Then in every next birth he would again amass these karma, thus backlog of karma to be exhausted piles up, in few initial births itself, it assumes a form of mountain. This is sanchita karma. Of these sanchita karma some are punya and some papa and some mishra.

This Punya is known as Poorva Janma punya. This is denoted by 5th house in astrology. Whenever fifth house lord operates, this punya assumes role and gives happiness to the native. Thus 5th house is very auspicious and any association with 5th house lord or bhava, gives immense happiness due to that factor.

When malefics or debilitated planet aspect fifth house or lord, it is said there is loss of poorva punya. What is meant by loss of poorva punya?

On a plain terms loss of punya means loss of a chance to enjoyment that was destined to come. This missing of a chance to enjoy benefits can be as a loss to win over a maid, win a competition or lottery or a election. When such loses occur on account of forced mistakes, it can be understood that there has been a loss of poorva punya.

When suddenly a bad incident occurs amidst good days, cutting short a good run of successful stint, it can be recorded as loss of poorva punya.

Poorva punya is lost by vrata bhanga, hurting elders, abusing elderly, ill treating parents, bringing frown in parents minds, guru’s mind, bramhins, teachers, and vaishnavas. Cursing the one who is unblemished also destroys poorvapunya.

Curse in general reduces poorva punya. Quality of poorva punya determines efficacy of a curse given by an individual. If a poorvapunya is not operating, then one’s curse will not take effect. Similarly a good wishes also reduces poorva punya, they take effects immediately if there is poorvapunya operating, else they will take off in another realm of time.

Sometimes poorvapunya becomes unwanted to Jeevanmuktas, thus they would like it to be destroyed [as they do not want it to become a reason for a birth again on the earth].

Dyut Krida was not played on account of misfortune of Yudhisthira [it was not the result of sins of previous birth of Yudhisthira], it was played to reduce the poorva punya of Yudhisthira [on his own will], thus causing distress to his brothers and wife, which reduced his Punya .

Krishnarpana 

Effect of retrograde planet in Gochara

By Sri Chiraan 2008/11/21

Once there lived a rich man. He had no children. Even after many years of marriage, his wife was unable to conceive. Once  he went to a saint who was able to talk to God everyday in the night. He asked kindly see whether I have a yoga of the child in my destiny. Saint said I would ask God tonight and let you know. In the night as usual the saint asked God whether this rich man has a yoga of child, God replied “No”. Next day saint said, I am sorry you do not have a child in this birth.

Dejected, rich man spent next years in bewilderment. Once Sri Vadiraaj Swamy of Sondhe came to that city, rich man went to pay his respect to the swamiji. Swamiji blessed him that he would soon father a child. And by the grace of God in a year the rich man got a son. Swamiji came by next year, and the rich man and saint came to Swamiji and narrated how he had personally asked God and got the reply that he has no yoga for child. Then how come God has blessed him with a child. Swamiji said the saint had merely enquired to God and God had replied the fact. But he had requested God to grant him a child. So God obliged.

But how come it is possible to have a child in the absence of destiny. The learned swamiji said it is always possible to borrow our destiny from our sanchita karma, we can prepone what we are about to get in future lives in this birth by the grace of the God. This is called as “Praachinachirna Punya”. Fifth house in astrology denotes this.

In a dasha of a planet, if the planet is associated with 9th lord or Jupiter in a yoga, such fortunes can be expected. Fructification of such results happen when Jupiter or yogakaraka planet has just resumed the direct motion after freeing from retrogression.

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