Longevity

By Sri Chiraan 2009/04/06

The two uses of Astrology is 1. Ayushcha and 2. Lokyatra. One is determining longevity and discerning the life events. The men with lower longevity cannot enjoy the yogas of the horoscope, and fruits of dasha antardasha. In aliyuga it is very difficult to determine these with less intellect. However Deha and Jeeva sphutas make these very easy to understand. Jeeva determines longevity and Deha gives the life events. 

Lagna is Deha and eighth is Jeeva;

Malefics occupying 3 6 11 will give long life. If jeeva and deha are strong then long life is indicated, one is strong the other weak medium life is indicated and if both are weak then person die soon.

• If lagna lord is strong and exalted, the person will have name fame, wealth and overcome his enemies.
• If in mooltrikona he will have plenty of clothes ornaments and happiness.
• If in own house friendly house, he will live happily  with money, wife children, and relations overcoming difficulties.
• If in inimical signs there will be sickness, troubles from kings and thieves, fear from fire and calamities to wife children and friends.
• If in debilitation the person lives in foreign lands being driven by poverty, loss of position etc.
• If in combustion or in association with gulika or malefic planets, the person lives maimed in unknown place through incantations of enemies or orders of rulers or he will be executed.
• If lagna is in urdhodaya rasi long life is predicted.
• The longevity is predicted  from lagna, it is Pindayu, from SUN it is Amsa Ayu and from Moon it is naisargik ayu.
• Longevity is also predicted from ashtakvarka.
• longevity is also predicted from Saturn.
• Thus there are many ways of calculating longevity each giving different life span.
• Which applies to a particular horoscope is always a challenge to Astrologer.

 

Once Three great astrologers [who never failed in their predictions] from Kerala came to Raghavendra Swamy matt. Shri Raghavendra swamiji handed over a horoscope to each of them, and asked them to calculate the longevity. After hours of calculation, the three Astrologers determined that

• The owner of horoscope would live for 70 years
• The other declared a 300 years
• Third one declared 700 years 

The sabha was surprised and eager to know whose horoscope that was. Raghavendra swamiji said the horoscope was his own. But what about the three different ages. Were the astrologers wrong in calculation. The astrologers came they cannot go wrong. But how can one man have three longevities.

This puzzled even astrologers, then great learned Shri Raghavendra Swamiji declared all the astrologers were correct, he would live with a mortal body for 70 years, after which he will take sajeeva samadhi and continue to live in samadhi Vrundavan of Mantralayam for 700 years, and his books and teachings will be effectively preached till 300 years. The people and scholars gathered appreciated the astrologers, and praised Shri Raghavendra swamy for his intense knowledge of jyotishya as well. The scholars were felicitated by the Mutt and swamiji with gold and cash and certificates citation etc.

Many years later, while teaching a bunch of students in an open ground, some airborne vehicle past by in the space, Swamiji at once stood up and raised his thumb in questioning mode, and then raising two waved it thrice. After some time he sat down. The students curious asked about his strange gestures in space.

Swamiji explained, the person in the aerial vehicle were celestial beings, they were enquiring how many days he would still stay on the earth in mortal body. He had replied by waving two fingers thrice indicating two years, two month, and two days.

Thus tears rolled down the disciples eyes as Swamiji had indicated his departure from worldly affairs. Their association was coming to an end.

Then one day he sought to cut a stone specially in the midst of forest to ready his Vrundavan mantle. Why this particular stone only? Then Swamiji replied this the stone on which Shri Ramchandra Prabhu had sat while moving towards Kishkindha. Thus it was very sacred stone and he wanted to take jeeva samadhi into this stone.

Then he chose to inspect his seat at a particular spot, saying this was the place where he had performed the Yagnya to achieve Indra’s abode in his previous birth as Prahlad.

Thus Mantralayam is the place where Prahlad had performed yagnya, and Shri Raghavendra swamy has sat here in asampragyat Samadhi alive inside the Vrundavan made of the stone touched by Shri Ramchandra. What a holy place for the devotees to get their wishes fulfilled .

Its been 340 years since Shri Raghavendra swamiji entered Vrundavan at Mantralayam. He will continue to bless the devotees for another 360 years. Let us all take the blessings of the great teacher and fulfil our desires in this and other world.

||Shri Gururajo vijayate ||

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Curse - An Astrological Perspective

By Sri Chiraan 2009/03/16

Many a times we get such horoscopes where everything is fine, excellent positioning of planets, a good dasha, a good gochara, yet the person will be lamenting with problems. The source of problems unknown. All sorts of remedy towards the planet yield no results.

Such people usually  [if] know a few combinations of astrology, do point out, sir I have such and such yoga, but I have not yet got any such results. What is the reason for these sufferings?

Curse is the only answer for such cases. Careful observation leads to presence of curses in the horoscope, which does not allow the subject to enjoy any pleasures in the life. Old timers in astrology with experience proclaim that curse if present in a horoscope does not give fruits of normal yoga unless it is alleviated .

Curses are combination of planets irrespective of lagna sometimes operative on a horoscope. in fact every horoscopic combination indicates somke ind of  latent curse. Some take off early, some late in life, or few births away.

Till these curses are obsolved the subject does not gain fruits of his good karma. Just as if yogakaraka graha operates its dasha only after longevity is exhausted, no effect of raj yoga etc. can be seen [i.e. if raj yoga is present, but dasha giving this yoga is operation in 70’s, but the person dies before 60, then such yoga is fruitless.] similarly a curse ridden horoscope is useless in terms of giving the good results.

Curses are found in the horoscope by the placement of badhaka graha and its relation with sixth eighth and twelfth. The placement of badhaka in a inimical condition usually indicates curses.

What are curses?

A curse is a inimical thought of a helpless man/woman in condition of torment or annoyance. A curse can also be a order for fall from a powerful. A curse is a punishment from the heavens to the guilty when done with complete consciousness. A curse is a mitigation of excess favours one has to receive By GOD. [Like Gautam case]

In all curse has to be identified and then several remedies must be taken to mitigate them and receive the proper yogas fruits. Curse can only be mitigated by sincere apologies and prayaschita.

Sometimes curse conjoin a dynasty, especially ruling class when they falter they undergo curses from masses, and this can be seen in the way, coming generation suffer.

Such curses can only be removed by expert and empowered Yogis.

Krishnarpanamastu

Marriages and Astrology - An Opinion

By Sri Chiraan 2009/03/15

Many a times we see people claim marriages are made in heaven. 

• Then we see many people clamouring after women folks to marry them. 
• Parents of eligible girls flock around to get a suitable match for their daughters.
• In the process many seems to be strongly opining their likes and dislikes wrt each groom or bride. 

If marriages were to be made in heaven, does this not seem to be a superfluous exercise?

• Just wait for a right right time and the prospective people would be married? Is it possible. Do we believe in it? 
• If marriages are made in heaven then why at all we see a break in a marriage?
• If marriages are made in heaven why does one goes through so much of grind in identifying prospective groom or bride.
• Finally almost every star matches with other star in some way or the other does that mean people of these stars eventually marry.
• Even after astrologer proclaims a match is good, people don't’ marry, talks fall off.
• Even after horoscopes don't match people marry.
• Some elope to marry.
• Some suffer in marriage.
• Some elate in marriage.
• Some marry to be happy ever after!!! What’s so heavenly about it,  how astrologer can say whether the two horoscopes in question will definitely marry or not?

Does astrology have answers to all this?

When two horoscope are matched, its the nimmitta that suggests that whether the marriage will occur or not. The position held by the messenger speaks a lot about the marital proceedings. The nadi of astrologer primarily holds sway on the marriage to be solemned. Also muhurtha chosen sometimes lays foundation for destroyed marriages. Called off baraats.

There are three types of people in this world: 

For the first category marriages are indeed made in heaven. These people need not worry about their marriages, they invariably marry those they are destined to, whether the world agrees or not, whether it is practical or or not, or however impossible, the marriage takes place even if these two prospective groom and bride live at the opposite pole of earth, they marry, simply because they are destined.

The second type undergoes marriage yoga every 10 years and every month in a year. These people if make an effort end up marrying someone or the other, and its the muhurtha of the marriage that determines the qualities of this marriage. Here marriages are not made in heaven. Its the instantaneous karma that brings about such union.

The third type of people, marriages are only meant to give unhappiness. Such people invariable marry wrong types, get deceived in marriage. Marriage is a curse for them, they suffer for it. It is their destiny to suffer.

Most of the males if born as females in this birth, marry only for convenience, and rarely there is any sense of belonging between the pairs. 

For those who have been not lucky to have a partner born for them, usually with remedial measures marry the second types. 

So the real true devotees of God need not worry about the marriage at all. Just wait for heavens to shower the blessings. But excessive contemplation will result in early marriage with the second types. So choice is yours.

Krishnarpana

7th House - Husband

By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/05

In stree jataka [female horoscopy], the planet in the seventh navamsa or the lord of seventh navamsha decides the quality of the husband. 

• If Sun is in the seventh or sun is the lord of the seventh then the husband will be of  very tender body or quiet spoken, mild man. He will be a very hard worker. [atimrudu, ati karmi].
• If Moon be similarly placed or if seventh house is Cancer in the amsha, the husband will be one who will hanker after other women, he will also look after his wife well, he will be kind hearted soft personality.
• If Mars is present in the seventh house the husband will be very loving towards women, he will be easily given to anger and rash personality.
• If Mercury is in the seventh amsha or Virgo/Gemini is the seventh house then her husband will be a scholar, he will have a good sense of humour, if well placed he may a trader or accountant, when in the amsha of the Venus it will give persons well versed in arts.
• If Jupiter becomes the owner of the seventh navamsha, the husband will be highly educated, blessed with many good qualities, and will have his senses and under control, will never look at other woman .
• If Saturn happens to be lord of seventh then the husband will either be a fool or the age difference between husband and wife will very high. He will be  a old man. If it is Ketu then he will be impotent. If with Rahu he will be already married to someone else.
• If Venus is the lord of the seventh navamsha then husband will be very handsome and will be very fortunate person. He will have excellent attractive features and a pompous style and blessed personality.

Amba was determined to kill Bheeshma, she undertook severe penance to Shiva to be born as man to kill Bheeshma. Shiva said woman cannot be born as man, however he gave her a boon to become the cause of death of Bheeshma. She insisted she wanted to become man. Shiva said she would be assisted in becoming man.

Drupad prayed Lord Shiva for a son, soon Shiva appeared and said a son would be born. But a Drupad’s wife gave birth to a daughter, amused Drupad thought for a while, Shiva’s words cannot be futile, this must be some test of his faith.

So he raised the girl child as a male, he dressed her like a man and even taught her all the warfare and named as Shikhandi. When the child came of age, it was decided to marry the Prince[ss]. So neighbouring Kingdom’s King had a beautiful daughter, her hand was proposed in the marriage. Marriage took place grandly, but later bride  found that groom was actually a woman. Upset she left for her parent’s house. Parent furious addressed Drupad, [Drupad said he has raised as son and Shiva had told HIM that his child is male] and agreed for a Angapariksha or war.

Shikhandi fearing insult to her father that night went deep into the forest, deciding never to return. As she was contemplating suicide with heavy sobbing and cursing her destiny. Tumbur [Gandharva] was passing by, he was cursed by the rishi to become a woman. He was also unhappy. But seeing the plight of the Shikhandi, he offered, he would lend his body [male] to her. But the problem is a female cannot control a male body, [but a male can take a female body and control it and live in it] this is nature’s law. So Tumbur offered to control her body and she be just present in it [Tumbur offered to be present in the manner devils possess the human body]

Thus overnight Shikhandi acquired a male body, she would desire, Tumbur would carry it out for her. She came back to palace, during Angapariksha, in laws were very happy to see a man for her daughter, they scolded her for unusually doubting the groom [handsome gandharva]. Drupad thanked Shiva for a great miracle and happy to see his faith in Shiva honoured.

Shikhandi later became cause for the death of Bheeshma.

Krishnarpanamastu

Panchsiddhanta: 5 Principles for Analysis of Horoscope

By Sri Chiraan 2008/12/15 

The five basic principles in study of horoscope are:

1. Graha sheela [nature of planets] siddhanta
2. Karakatva [significators] siddhanta
3. Nakshatra siddhanta
4. Vargottama siddhanata
5. Adhipatya siddhanta

Graha nature is described by

• Form
• Temperament
• Satva rajas tamas guna
• Direction
• Age
• Rays
• Indications
• Strength
• Grains for dana
• Stones

Karakatvam

• Chara karakatvam [atma ,amatya etc]
• Sthira karakatvam

Nakshatra siddhanta

• Janma ,sampat etc
• 3,5,7 are malefics from janmatara
• Planet in 8 th will give good only if strong
• Planet in 9th will give only good

Vargottama siddhanta

• Shadvarga strength be determined from rasi, hora, drekkana, navamsa dwadasamsa and trimsamsa
• 60,45,30,15,8,4,2,1,0 are the strengths for ucchadi till neecha planets
• Planets also give results as per deepta ,swastha, khala, neecha, kopa avasthas

Adhipatya siddhanta

Planets owning different bhavas give different results in the bhavas they are placed, as per the ownership. Planets also take the role of bhavakarakas such as Jupiter is karaka for ninth house, second house etc. Planets give results as per upachaya and apachaya placements. Aspects or association with trika gives annihilation. Kendra kona placements give strength. Malefics in chaturasra destroy, the karakatva, two benefics in kona removes all the blemish.

Krishnarpana