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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Dasha

By Shri Chiraan 2008/11/16

There are 32 types of dashas in Astrology. Of which Vimshottari is followed universally. The other dasas are specifically applicable in unique cases. However vimshottari dasas change by months ,if birth data is inaccurate, but chara dasas remain fairly same even in the event of faulty birth time. Chara dasas give a broad outlook to a persons state and surrounding. Though every good and bad events should have a bearing in the minds of a person, vimshottari being nakshatra dasa instantly reflects good and bad events. 

For a very successful person ( say a person just elected in national election, a star who is adorned and in his peak, a sportsperson who has just earned an award) , intermediary moments of unhappiness cannot be found through vimshottari alone. since they would be running major dasha and antardasa of a very strong planet.

Consider a foreign minister in power, (his dasha will obviously be more powerful), if he consults for about a particular foreign mission or diplomatic talks; its success and failure though bears a longing mark in his and nation’s career, cannot be predicted through vimshottari alone. Here other dasa would reflect his success and failure. Similarly for a richest man a minor slide of market would result in losses , but his already rich position in dasa will not allow for this minor portrayal of loss, which still will be of huge importance to him.

Rishis have stated kalchakra dasha as more benign in giving accurate results, but in kaliyuga Vimshottari plays major role in giving good and bad results. Dasha has a intermediate dependency on its antar dasha. Antara on pratyantara, pratyantara on sookshma, sookshma on \prana dasa. There is no interdependency on disjoint dasas, only two sets prevail. Divisional charts results are to be seen in the sub dasa only. Sookshma dasa give independent results. Kala hora reigns in supreme when giving definiteness to the results.

Position of moon on a particular day and its relative position in natal chart and dasa lord determines how one fares on a particular day in a given dasa. Also dasa lord in his gochara if debilitated , cannot give desired results. As dasa changes , there wont be an abrubt changes in life, smooth transitions are ensured , as in a new dasa, antardasa of dasa lord comes first. This period continues the effects of previous dasa to superimpose new dasa, ensuring smooth transition in life.

Dasha though favourable if commences on a day when moon is debilitated, invariably gives bad results. No astrologer can point this out in the absence of faulty birth data. How a particular dasa gives way to another is also known by gochara. Thus a dasa to give positive and good effects ,it must start and end on a auspicious day.

Krishnarpana

Ardhastama Sani and Story of Nala-Damayanthi

By Sri Chiraan 2008/11/05

During Gochara when Saturn traverses Fourth house from natal moon, invariably man leaves his existent place of stay. Many a great kings had to face exile during this period. Rama went to forest in ardhastama. Pandavas went to vanavas when Saturn was in Aquarius. 

When in vanavas Yudhisthira meets Sage Bharadhwaj and relates to him his plight. Yudhisthira says  "oh sage look how unfortunate I am, I have lost all my wealth, Kingdom and belongings and am wandering in his dense forest. Perhaps no other person would have been as unfortunate as I am". For this sage Bharadhwaj says, Oh great King, Consider yourself as fortunate as you have the company of your wife and brothers even at this moment of calamity, to share with you your misfortunes. Pitiable is the plight of him who has no company of his near and dear in times of trouble. 

King Nala lost his kingdom in a game of dice to his brother, and left to the forest along with his beautiful wife Damayanthi. Damayanthi had a great shining goblet on the head near forehead inside her hair braids. King Nala spent a night in the jungle, along with his wife, who also set out with him. Nala in the morning saw his clothes fly away by wind, as a result of Saturn in the fourth. He thought his wife would go away to her father’s house, if he deserts her in the jungle. So he tears a part of saree of his wife to cover himself and deserts her goes away deep into the forest. Damayanthi with a torn saree, is caught by a hunter who tries to touch her, but because of her pativratya is burnt to ashes. Damayanthi wanders into the forest and reaches into a city, where  the queen of the city, takes her as a dasi. Damayanthi takes a promise from her that she would not be sent to entertain any males in her Kingdom. Nala tries to rescue a snake in a pit and is severely bitten by it. [So much for ardhastama, a  benign act is also rewarded with a poison]. Poison of the snake turns Nala into a dwarf, ugly man. Snake says he has done a favour on him by biting him and deforming him. There are difficult days ahead, it would be difficult for him to bear them as NALA. Nala became BAHUK in his crippled form. Snake guided him to go to Raja Rituparna of Ayodhya. Nala was expert in cooking, economics, horse racing, and reaching any places without obstacles. He could cook without igniting fire, without fetching water and aroma of the substance he touched increased many times. Walls don't offer resistance he could pass through them.

Rituparna was amazed at his abilities and kept him as his personal charioteer. Damayanthi’s Father was a king of VIDHARBHA, he knowing the fate of his daughter sent many brahmins to look for her in various countries. One of the purohits saw Damayanthi in the city and recognized her from her Goblet in the head. He took her back to Vidharbha. Then these brahmins also found out that there was a Bahuk, the dwarf in Ayodhya who could cook. Damayanthi suspecting Bahuk to be her husband, declares her second swayamvar, and send invitation  everywhere. Now invitation said the swayanvar was on the next day only. Ayodhya was the nearest country about 1000 km from Vidharbha. Only Nala could drive a chariot at 1000 km within a day in those days. So Bahuk upset at his wife’s decision, inspires Rituparna to attend Vidharbha Swayamvar. Rituparna agrees, but is afraid whether they can reach Vidarbha overnight, Bahuk assures.  On the way  Rituparna is amazed at Bahuk’s ability, he wants to learn the art, so he asks Bahuk, "can you tell me how many leaves are there on the tree below" ( their chariot is actually flying in the air at that speed). Now BAHUK says how can one count leaves on the tree. Rituparna says he has a amazing mathematical technique, he gives the number and it turns out to be exact. Rituparna agrees to teach this technique provided Bahuk teaches him his art.

Both reach Vidharbha but find no festivities, Rituparna immediately hides his intention, and accepts hospitality. Now in a outhouse damayanthi spies on BAHUK as to how he cooks and how obstacles vanish in his presence and how aromas of trees an flowers increase many folds . She recognises NALA, asks him why he had deserted her. He says he knew how powerful, intelligent she was, and was confident that she would take care of herself. With this Damayanthi and NALA pray shani and Kali inside him unable to bear the poison comes out and asks forgiveness and leaves away. Hari gives boon that whoever listens to this story is freed of miseries of kaliyuga. Both Nala Damayanthi regain the kingdom and live happily, Rituparna is proud that he had for a friend such a great KING.

Oh Yudhisthira, you at least have everyone by your side, look at NALA he even lost his own self, and was left with none to share his woes. So pray Lord Krishna for being so kind to You.

Saturn in fourth brings everyone to his ground self be it a king or common man . We are all puppets in the hands of planets.

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