3rd House - Valour

By Shri Chiraan 2008/12/28

• 3rd house is known as vikram sthana
• If third lord or Sun is very strong, one will be valorous [parakram yoga]
• If third lord is exalted, aspected by benefics in kendra, native is brave [dheer yoga]
• if mars is in soumya navamsha in a benefc rasi [ dhairya yoga]
• If navamsha lord of the third lord, if placed in a good house in navamsha, that navamsha lord in which it is placed is in own navamsha ,then native will be expert in war [ yuddha pravin yoga]
• If third lord is in 12th aspected or associated with  malefics, one will run away from the war field
• If Mars is in krur shashtiamsa, one will have mental block in the battlefield

Valour is about not running away from the battlefield during war.

Except Bheema every warrior makes a retreat in the Mahabharath.

1. When Bheeshma attacks, satyaki, dhrustdhyumana, etc make a retreat.
2. When Abhimanyu attacks Kripacharya, Dronacharya all run away.
3. All the four pandavas avoid Bhagadatta sitting on his divine elephant Suprateek [son of airavat] till he exhausts Vaishnavastra.
4. When Ashwatthama attacks Yudhisthira, Nakula and Sahadeva make a retreat and finally Yudhisthira asks Ashwatthama, though being a Bramhin, it is not right on his part to trouble good Kshatriya like him [Yudhisthira], thus Ashwaththama leaves him.
5. After Ashwatthama uses Narayan astra, all run away from the battlefield, except pandavas. Except Bheema rest all accept its superiority, thus seeing Arjuna alive even after this, Ashwaththama decides to stop fighting, [but is inspired by Vedavyasa to carry on].
6. Karna’s Bhargava astra makes everyone in Pandavas side run away from the battlefield [Bhargava astra does not trouble those who run away from it] Bheemasena takes on the astra, astra collides on Bheemsena, nothing happens to HIM.
7. Karna runs away from battlefield 22 times while fighting with Bheema.
8. Duryuodhana runs away each day after Ghatotkach attacks him. Every time he is attacked by Ghatotkach, he faints and thus is saved from death.
9. When Bheemasena catches Dushyasana by his throat and raises him in the air, he roars "if any one is a man here, if anyone thinks he is braver, valorous than me, then come and save this evil Dushyasana", no one comes to save him. Bheema tears his heart and drinks his blood dancing in the battlefield holding Dushyasan [who is still alive ] in air, this scene creates a panic in the warfield. Karna vomits and faints. Duryodhana tries to run away but faints with fear. Unable to bear the fearsome [most] aspect of Bheemasena, soldiers, warriors and animals run away from the battlefield, whole battlefield is empty for 48minutes with not a single person daring to resume the fight, trembling in fear. With Bheema dancing and roaring like a wild lion [Narasimha].
10. When Ashwaththama kills upapandavas and uses Bramhastra on Parikshita in womb of Uttara [wife of Abhimanyu]. Bheemasena plucks his mani in the head and he runs away into forest [Ashwathhama will be back as Vyasa in the next dwapara yuga].

Thus such was the valor of Bheemasena, none in both sides in Mahabharath could equal him in strength, valour and knowledge.

Krishnarpana

Mahabharath, Astrology and loss of power of judgement

By Sri Chiraan 2008/11/04

Planets act in two ways on the humans. One is sthira jyotish, effects of planets at the time of birth. Second is chara jyotish, one that gives effect as the planets move in the heavens. While in movement when Saturn comes in fifth from the natal moon, man loses his power of judgement, however intelligent he may be. Example, when Pandavas were in exile, once two demons, [vichitrabahu, deerghashiras] one had his two hands emanating from the neck region instead of shoulders, another had unusually bigger head than the body. Now these two demons see Draupadi, a very beautiful women and plan to abduct her, So one demon disguises as a sadhu, and sits in the jungle and cries loudly. Pandavas approach him and ask for his problem and how they can help him. Sadhu says a demon has just taken away all his belongings and run away in the north direction. Arjuna senses someone in that direction and all of them run after the demon, leaving Draupadi behind by the side of Sadhu, entrusting her to him. Now After long chase Arjuna realises something is wrong, and Yudhistira hears cry’s of Draupadi. Arjuna climbs a tree and sees that Sadhu is carrying Draupadi on his shoulders and running away. Now Arjuna asks Yudhisthira to go after the Demon and HE himself runs back to Sadhu and Draupadi. Eventually Sadhu turns into a four handed Diety, Arjuna thinks he is  Vasudeva  stays stunned but the sadhu says he is gandharva and he has attained Moksha, and hence now he has four hands and leaves for Vaikuntha. Vichitra bahu is killed and everybody feels strange at their loss of power of judgement in leaving Draupadi unprotected . 

Arjuna deceives Balarama as Sadhu and elopes away with Subhadra. Balarama faces loss of power of judgement. Shalya was father in law of Nakula, he was very fond of good liquor. He comes to fight war of Mahabharatha from Pandavas side. But on his way he is given a great welcome, excellent hospitality, which he accepts thinking it being extended by Yudhisthira, But actually the entire arrangements were made by Suyodhana. He drinks liquor to his heart and later had to unwillingly fight on part of Kauravas as a token gesture of accepting hospitatlity. His unwillingness was completely displayed by his taunts on Karna as Shalya was forced to be Karna’s charioteer (sarathi) to fight Arjun. Here Shalya looses his power of Judgement.

Dronacharya knew his son was Chiranjeevi (one without death), yet when Yudhisthira says Ashwaththama is dead, he leaves his body to look for him in heavens. Loss of power of judgement by Dronacharya. After winning all the wars and establishing their rule on entire universe Nakula sends letter to Krishna to accept Dwarakas subordination to Hastinapur. A great mistake by Nakula towards Lord of entire creation who is subordinate to none. Loss of power of judgement by Nakula.

Yudhisthira (out of fear) refusing to conduct Rajasuya Yagnya till Jarasandha is killed. He thought none (Krishna, Arjuna, Bheema) could kill Jarasandha. Loss of power of judgement. Sahadeva scorns at Krishna for not saving them from disgrace, even though they were so dear to him. Loss of power of judgement.

Arjuna refuse to fight Mahabharatha WAR after having a look at the opponents, leaves Gandiva Bow and sits in his Chariot, disheartened. Krishna Gives Gitopadesha to remove his loss of power of Judgement.

Krishnarpanamastu