Arishta Bhanga - [Avoidance of Unfortunate Yoga]

By Sri Chiraan 2009/02/27

There are many arishta yogas in Astrology. These bring misfortunes, or even death to the native and his prospects. But a single strong benefic in the kendra destroys all the evils. If malefic causing arishta yoga is hemmed between the benefics then the maleficence will cease and only benefic results will flow. 

Once Shri Raghavendra Swamy was on a pilgrimage towards south India. On his way he stopped along with his entourage at a village. A village is headed by the Desai. Desai accorded a welcome to the entire Swami’s disciple at his house, and requested for the MoolRama's pooja to be held in his house that day. The whole village and nearby people had gathered in his house.

[All the Swamiji’s carry some Idol of divine presence with them given their respective gurus. They must perform daily pooja in a detailed manner as prescribed to Sanyasi’s to this idol, and saligrama etc. The lapse in this routine causes the Sanyasi to lose his post and authority. Shri Raghavendra Swamy had Shri MoolRama idol with him. This Idol was handed down from Bramha to Sanatkumar to Durvasa, and others on to the earth. Even Lord Shri Rama prayed this Idol himself . Thus Shri MOOLRAMA idol and its pooja is held in high esteem even to this date].

Desai arranged for the prasad [grand lunch] to all the participants in his house. The whole atmosphere got festive as Shri Raghavendra swamiji performed pooja to Lord Rama. The atmosphere resembled that of Bramha’s abode resplendent with all the devatas as the pooja commenced [primarily because Devatas themselves come everyday to witness this grand pooja].

Delicious sweets were being prepared in the large kitchen. A vessel full of KHEER was also prepared. Desai had a son of eight years age. He merrily went into kitchen at the smell of sweets . Everyone was busy in the prayer hall attending to guests and witnessing pooja. Boy accidentally slipped into the vessel and died. The parents having noticed this went into untold grief. But laying aside the grief and their son in another room, they hid their emotions and also the news of their son’s death, lest it would put an end to the celebration in the house, and guests would return without partaking food.

Thus with a heavy heart they ordered the neighbour to carry on with the serving of food to the guests and completion of the ritual. Shri Raghavendra swamiji enquired about the hosts Desai, and his family, and their well being. But the relatives refused to divulge the details. Swamiji ordered to bring the family before him. The couple appeared with heavy heart. Swamiji also ordered their son to be brought out in the open.

The whole atmosphere was grief ridden as the body of the infant was brought before the Swamiji.  Shri Raghavendra swamiji sprinkled the holy teertha of shri Moolrama on the body of the boy and chanted the mantra . The boy’s life was restored. The boy got up as usual and went to his mother playfully unaware of the details. The entire family was moved to tears with gratitude towards the great saint. Everyone had a hearty meal all the while wondering the greatness of the MoolRama teertha and Swamiji’s mantra shakti and his merciful act.

Aapadi mouli paryatam gurunam akrutim smaret! ten vignaha pranashyanti sidhyanti cha manorathaha!!

krishnarpanamastu

Karna - The unfortunate, jealous and egoistic Warrior

By Sri Chiraan 2008/11/25

The birth of Karna was an unfortunate event. But Sympathy for Karna Stops here. Because at every stage God having helped him Karna out rightly chose his own selfish path annoying several along the way. For example:

• When Drona refused to teach him, he went to Drona's Guru Shri Parshuram to learn the astras.
• He lied to God Parshurama that He is Brahmin to learn astras. (God Knowingly teaches him all, because God knew Duryodhan would  wage a war against Pandavas only on the confidence of Karna’s capability).
• But when caught Karna did not humbly accept his lie but persisted with it (Perhaps God would have forgiven him had he accepted). Hence he obtains curse that his learning will not help him in competition, all other times he would be unparalleled.
• Karna accepts friendship of Duryodhana only to oppose Arjun. (Lack of morals)
• When Father (Sun) advises him not to give kavach kundal to Indra, he disobeys Father and gives it away.
• When Mother Kunti asks him not to harm Pandavas, he displeases her saying he would kill Arjun
• When Lord Krishna offers him the entire Kingdom of the universe to join Pandavas as eldest brother in war, he rejects Lord’s suggestion and fights for Duryodhana. (Ego before the Lord)
• Was he loyal to Duryodhan? No, when Bheeshma calls him “ardharathi”, He does not enter battlefield for 10 days till Bheeshma falls. So much for a false friendship. (Given to anger)
• He was acclaimed as Daan Veer, but he had taken a vow that he would donate only till he kills Arjun, his dana was only out of ego and jealousy towards Arjun, to attain fame and not to please God or recipient .
• When Bheemasena strikes on his chariot, he hid under the chariot in fear leaving his shakti astra. He was defeated thrice by Bheemasena during Rajsuya yagna, this even when he had Kavach and Kunadala. (Was he veer).

When one annoys so many elders, and is disobedient, given to falsehood, bitten by jealousy and ego and anger, can one expect success? One becomes the architect of his own misfortunes. Karna fell due to failure of chariot, lapse of memory absence of kavach kundala and shakti of Indra.

People born under Aquarius lagna and navamsa are given to such characteristic, though they attain fame, and heroics in practical life it helps them in none, but only brings misfortunes. When both benefics and malefics aspect a particular house results are mixed in nature giving success and failure alternatively, provided both benefics and malefics are of equal strength.

Krishnarpana