Sri Ramchandra Vishwaroopa - Triumph of Sri Rama Over Ravan

By Sri Chiraan 2009/09/28

Dassehara marks the muhurta Vijaya in which Ravana was killed by Sriram. This muhurta Namely Vijaya is very auspicious and brings only success. No planetary position is to be studied to start any work /venture on this day. The venture [shubh karya] on this day is definitely successful. 

Normally Vishwaroopa word is associated with Srikrishna avatara only. But even in Ramaavatara lord has shown Vishwaroopa of different kind astonishing to the entire world of humans devatas and rakshasas.

After the death of Indrajit, Ravan sent his moola bala [the core army] to fight the vanar sena of SriRAMA.

What was moolbala?

Moolbala of Ravan was 36000 akshouhini in number. Each member of this army was as powerful as Ravan himself. These were unassailable by the boon of BRAMHA. These are huge in number Lanka had no space to keep it so Bramha had given another boon to hide hem in a cave.

36000 akshouhini is a huge number [Note: many people feel Ramayana war was  simple war with limited warriors! but this is not true, the magnitude of Ramayana war was multitude times more larger and difficult than Mahabharata war. Mahabharta war was fought among only 18 akshouhini soldiers. But imagine 36000 akshouhini soldiers attacking simultaneously]. In few minutes Srirama killed entire moolabala. HOW?

Army like a ocean of elephants with waves of chariots driven by horses like wild amphibians rushed towards a fire of volcano namely SRIRAM.

Like a flames of weapons surrounded by smoke of dust the army moved like the fire [sanvartak agni] during pralaya. Such army like a tornado swirled entire trees and vanar [monkeys] alike in its whirl. The entire kapi sena succumbed in this davagni.

Seeing their army being rooted, fallen and perishing, Sugriva Neel and Angad ran to protect it. But their efforts seemed like a twig struggling in the tsunami. The boon of Bramha to the army of Ravana was making it unstoppable and slowly overpowering the monkeys were proceeding towards the Lord Rama like a patang insect running towards the fire.

The army fought with Rama with shataghni, shakti, parigh shool, gada, khadga, tomar, pattish, bhindipala and arrows and astras.

This scene created various thoughts in the minds of people [according to the quality, nature of the soul, their thoughts varied wrt Sriram faced with 36000 X 108 crore army. It was one man versus 38880000 million soldiers].

Some thought how can one man fight with such a huge army?

While some others thought Perhaps Lord will win over this!

While knowledged thought Sriram will kill all these playfully.

According to the jeevas and their intrinsic nature, tamas souls doubted Ram’s ability. Rajas souls were confused as regards to Ram, and Satvik souls had complete faith in Ram. As Ram took his arrows onto his golden bow it brought happiness to suras and unhappiness to asuras.

In single instance Ram delivered infinite arrows, it hit some of the elephants in the head, some in the trunk and some in the legs and finished the army section by section even before it approached the Lord.

The soldiers on the Horses and chariots who never faced defeats earlier fell from their horses and chariots like the souls falling from swarga after the exhausting punya. Like terrific waves calming at the shores the waves of the soldiers emanating from the Ravana ‘s army silenced at the footsteps of RAMA. Just as the heavy rains settles the dust on the earth the infinite arrays of arrows from Ram settled the rows of soldiers with swords running towards him. THE HEADS OF  senapatis who could vanquish the Devatas in previous wars rolled due to the use of Javelins by Ram.

But the onlookers could never see Ram taking the arrow, pulling the string or releasing the arrows towards the army, they could only see the Ram in a static position. At times they could see various positions of Ram.

Note: here author of Mool Ramayana is explaining the existence of persistence of vision in humans. When killing crores of people the arrows have to be shot in multitudes and at a pace faster than the 1/10 th of a second. That means Ram was shooting arrows in less than the 1/10th of seconds and he was shooting thousands in seconds, as human eyes cannot distinguish any events taking place within 1/10 th of the second, the events of RAMA taking arrows and releasing it through his bow were not witnessed by the onlooker's, they could only see the army vanishing and dying but Rama was still to their eyes.

[For example when a wheel with spokes is rotated with speed , the spoke becomes invisible]

Suddenly SRIRAM took in a single moment 100, 1000, lakh, crore, kharva, mahaougha number of arrows and released them without missing the aim.

sa yougapadyen shatam sahasram laksham cha saakshad vilaksha eiva |

kotim cha kharvam  cha mahaugham munchannishonesha ripun jhaghaan ||

This shloka of Ramayana shows that there were more than mahougha i.e. 1000 crore soldiers which Rama killed in single attempt.

Then even if he could kill these soldiers with his single roopa, Lord to show his prowess showed Vishwaroopa. This was different than the vishwaroopa of Srikrishna avatara. Srikrishna showed in one single roopa showed entire universe, but here ShriRAm showed many infinite roopas at a single instance.

Rama suddenly multiplied in his roopa.

Rama on the earth, Rama in space far away Rama, near by Rama, Rama among the shatru sena. Rama among the monkeys, every where there was Rama. There was no space left where he could not be seen.

Ramah purastat partopi ramo ramah param dikshu vidikshu ramah |

ramairanatairiti vishvarupo nighnannaratin virraj ramah ||

Looking at anant Rama and looking at infinite qualities in each of the infinite Rama devatas were happy and remained in a meditative pose. Rooting the enemies Rama with lotus like eyes and bluish hue of Indraneelamani was prayed by the people gathered to witness this astonishing event.

Some Ram roopa were holding the arrows and bow, some were destroying enemies, some were observing the war themselves. This scene was very illusive to the three worlds [it was akin to Krishna seen simultaneously with all 16108 wives].

Some Rakshas who had opened mouth to eat monkeys, Rama had already shut them with arrows. Seeing the enemies perishing some Rama roopas were clapping and enjoying. Some were smiling. The presence of monkeys and their army was really of no use to Sri Ram to fight Ravan. This astonishing act of Rama established it.

As one lamp can lit the many lamps and all these lamps will alight alike, so did Rama emanate from one roopa to infinite vishwaroopa. They were all equal and Rama only and no different from him. As larger wick gave larger light and smaller wick made smaller light, so did the various roopas differed in size but yet they were all Rama, and were no different from Lord Rama the supreme. They were deathless, beautiful and complete with infinite qualities.

Rama also merged all the roopas into one again. Just as all the wicks when brought together merge as single large lamp. Thus Lord proved he was special and different from others.

Ravan after hearing the destruction of his moolabala, prepared himself for his death. He was totally devastated. He proceeded to war. Ravan hit by the arrows of Rama fell unconscious for 48 minutes. In the meanwhile agastya muni came near Rama and asked him to recite aditya hrudaya [Sriman Narayana as present in Surya] Aditya hrudaya is vyakhyana for dheya sada… dhyan shloka of Gayatri dhyana..

To show to the world that Aditya hrudaya is best shatru mardan mantra Rama recited it, and not that Rama could not kill Ravan without it. Rama himself is the light in the Sun.

Ravan got up and used various astras on Rama, Ram cut all the ten heads of Ravan. But they sprang back by the boon of Bramha. Earlier such a incident had never taken place, i.e. heads of Ravana had never been cut earlier by any devata or manav. So only to show that Bramha had given such a boon to Ravan, Rama made scope for such event. Finally when all the devatas prayed, SHRIRAM used Ram bana and RAVAN fell to this very special arrow greater than bramhstra. The mukhyaprana is the abhimani devata of Ram bana. Thus After killing RAVANA it went into the earth and then came back to the Ram. Thus Ram showed he uses only Vayu to punish the evil in this world.

Happy Dussehra! 

Krishnarpanamastu

Vidweshan

By Sri Chiraan 2009/08/02

Mercury with mandi or gulika aspected by Mars in badhak sthana will make one suffer from abhichara dosha.

Enemies resort to abhichara when they cannot harm a person through wits and schemes. Abhichara acts only through purva janma yoga. When a person is having a good phase of time abhichara does not affect him but affects in due course when bad times strike.

It will not be an exaggeration if a statement is made to the effect that 90% of the people in the world are affected by abhichara.

Sometimes a very good family with happy ties and bonds suddenly fall prey to internal mishaps and severe enmities. Brothers suddenly stop talking to each other. Two families eager to tie knots to their siblings stop conversing and worst become severe enemies. Two most loving couples fall prey to misunderstandings and stay apart for long time.

Though in all such cases there is longing for reunion but when they come across face to face a moment of rashness destroys their peace attempts unknowingly they drift away from and lament later.

All these times all these people keep sighing If only …….

These are all definite signs of abhichara being applied onto the people by enemies. Vidweshan is powerful form of abhichara which brings two people at war. Then maran is applied to kill all the parties involved. This is tamas vidya and should not be adhered to even in extreme danger.

Vidweshan can be cast, when teeth of elephant and lion powdered and mixed with butter if applied onto two people they will become enemies forever.

Homa between two houses with malati flowers can cause vidweshan. However vidweshan mantra should be made sidhdha with two falcons in each hand.

Enemies are constantly in effort to separate good friends, brothers and lovers. etc. To avoid these one must always protect self from sudarshan mantra and Hanuman kavach .

When Yudhisthir put on gamble bait his brothers, Duryodhan exclaimed to Bheema, "hey Bheem and Arjun, deplore your elder brother, who has treated you like objects and I shall grant you the freedom"

Bheem says, even now Yudhisthir is very dear and respectable to us. He has every right onto all of us and whole of Indraprastha. Nothing wrong in putting us on bait as son is the property of the father, elder brother is akin to father, to obey is our duty. We do not seek freedom you, as an order from Yudhisthir will be enough to release him from your clutches as I send you to the clutches of Yama".

The attempt by Duryodhan to create Vidweshan through mantras given by Durvasa and Shukracharya did not have any effect on Bheemsen. As Bheemsen was reciting Manyusukta. Even while killing Duryodhan Bheemsen recited Vrushabh sukta as Duryodhan was chanting 3 crores of mantras all at once onto Bheemsena. This goes on to show that one must always protect oneself from enemies.

In Ramayana Agastya muni asks Lord Shri Rama as to how he manages to keep his siblings so dear to him, how come there never has been a squabble between them and why when enemies in this world are always attempting to dismantle a family harmony, what is a secret to his happy family. Shri Rama says Kshama is the only mantra for keeping the family intact, one must always forgive severest of severest mistakes of brother and he will ever remain loving to them all. Else a small angry rift will make enemies take advantage and sow seeds of enmity among brothers. That is the reason why Rama did not kill Vali at the first instance giving a chance to the siblings to come to terms as brothers are naturally born of same blood and hence sibling fraternity can arouse any moment. One must never fight with younger brothers and treat them like one’s own son.

Krishnarpanamastu

Effects of Mantra - My Experiences - Continued

By Sri Chiraan 2009/05/03

In the previous post we had come to conclusion that mantras do have effects. Then again the perennial question arises, does that make a owner of mantra a invincible. 

• Can he change things? And achieve indiscriminately anything and everything he wants?
• Does he supersede the law of Karma?
• If yes why and if no then how these laws of Karma apply to the owner of the mantra?

Man attains mantra siddhi during the period and sub periods of the planets having relationship with the ninth lord or Jupiter. Mantras do not show effect during six and eight lord dasha bhukti. Mantra also does not work while Saturn or mandi is in lagna.

Mantras do not work when used on more powerful people. Mantras do not work on a person having excessive punya [even if he is evil]. Mantras do not work on people under vrata niyama etc. Mantras do not work in the state of impurity. Mantras do not work when used against wishes of elders. Mantras do not affect person in yogakaraka dasha. Mantra siddhi can never be achieved by persons who are, pardararat, paranna bhakshi, paradhanlolu!

Once in Vanavasa when Bheemasen urged Yudhisthir to wage a war on Kauravas, Yudhisthir replied, "Bheem you are foremost among bhagavatas, you will never wrestle with Bheeshma and Drona etc, at the same time even if you know you don’t use Astras, so Bheeshma and Drona etc can be won only by astras, Arjun is yet to acquire astras to vanquish these. After he acquires them we shall wage the war". But having said that Yudhisthir was in deep thoughts about prospect of war and Arjun’s capability. By then Vedavyasa appeared and calmed Yudhisthir by saying "don't’ worry I shall give you the mantra, you in turn teach it to Arjun, this will enable him to win over Bheeshma and others, with this mantra Arjun will never be defeated".  Yudhisthir taught the mantra to Arjun. Arjun then embraced his brothers and went to Indrakeel parvat to worship Shiva antaryami Vishnu.

After intense tapasya, one day mukasur a rakhshasa took the form of a wild boar and came to kill Arjun, Arjun  released many arrows simultaneously. At the same Rudra [Shiva] along with his wife took a form of hunter [Kiraat] and also chased and killed the boar, mukasur died but both arrows from Shiva and Arjun struck it simultaneously. Thus Kiraat spoke, since you have attacked my prey, you must fight with me to claim it. Arjun exclaimed you shall never be successful, come on for a fight .

Arjun used many astras, Rudra nullified it, Arjun finally hit Rudra with the gandiva itself, Rudra swallowed it. Then they wrestled each other, Arjun used his fist with the Mantra of Vedvyasa, but Rudra used another and flung him in the air, and Arjun fell unconscious on the Ground.

Arjun was defeated - How?

• Arjun had mantra siddhi
• Krishna had given boon to Indra [during the episode of Parijata], that till HE is on the earth Arjun will never be defeated.
• Vedavyasa had given a mantra that would give him ever winning power.

Why did Arjuna lose here? The answer given By Acharya Madhwa is thus:

1. Shiva is greater than Indra in valour and qualities.
2. Shiva had asked a boon from Krishna that if ever he gives boon of invincibility to any of his subordinates, they should still be defeated by Shiva. Krishna had granted it.
3. Vedvyasa had given Arjun the Vaishnav mantra, but it was not a "KEVAL VAISHNAV" mantra.
4. There is difference between a mantra and Keval Vaishnav mantra. A Keval Vaishnav mantra posses the quality of having all the rishi chandas and Devata as Vishnu. But when the rishi changes, then it becomes a just Vaishnav mantra.
5. Rudra had used Keval mantra.
6. Arjun had no knowledge of  KEVAL mantras up till then.

Then Arjun getting up from slumber, made a sand linga and prayed with all the mantras he knew to the Rudra antargata Vishnu in Linga. But as he was offering the flowers to the Linga, it went onto the jata of Kiraata [Shiva]. Arjun realised, his aradhya devata [nija guru] was Rudra and standing before him as Kiraata. He made a sashtanga namaskara [bowed] to Rudra and prayed him with devotion.

Rudra happy with Arjun, gave him Pashupata astra – a Vaishnav Mantra with Rudra as rishi. Thus suddenly all the devatas appeared and gave him their respective astras. Thus Indra happy with his son’s performance took him to Swarga and taught him many more astras. Arjun spent next five years of Vanavaas in swarga vana.

The same Arjun when he forgot mantras as Sri Krishna left the earth, could not even defeat ordinary thief's [aabhirs] and save Krishna’s Wives. Thus Mantras don't make a person always invincible. They also are governed by the laws of Karma, and are subservient and under the control of NARAYANA.

• When Durvasa used mantra against Ambareesh, it boomeranged to give extreme bruises and heat to Durvasa muni himself.
• Vishvamitra expressed his inability to use mantras against Khar Dushana, and asked Rama to kill him.
• All the rishis giving shapa to RAVAN did not affect him, even Rambha’s curse also did not affect him.
• Nahusha became immune to mantras of the rishis around him.
• Chandra could not be subdued by mantras of Brahaspati himself.
• Dyut mantra of Yudhisthir did not help him on a fateful day.
• Abhimanyu’s forward mantra could not help him come out of Vaishnav PadmaVyuha mantra of Dronacharya.
• Bheema and others could not penetrate Shakatabj Vyuha mantra of Drona.
• But at the same shakatabja mantra could not ensure safety of Jayadrath.
• Drona’s yantra to Duryodhan on the arms still could not save Duryodhan’s palms being slit by Arjun’s arrows.

So one must not undertake abuse of people around them with mantras. Mantras have to be used for only for good and self protection only like:

• Vashishtha resisted entire army of Gadhi [Vishwamitra] with the help of Bramhaneya mantra.
• Vishwamitra created artificial swarga [Trishanku swarga].
• Vishwamitra created vegetations.
• Vishwamitra taught Bala and ATIBALA to Ram and Lakshaman [this mantra gives one power to live without food and water for ages].
• Arundhati gives Seeta a mantra that could prevent her only dress in vanavasa from tearing and soiling.
• Parashara uses mantra to make Satyavati Yojanagandha.
• Durvas gives Devavashikarana mantra to Kunti.
• Arjun uses a wick of the candle as agneya astra with agni mantra.
• Arjun creates water fall to quench thirst of his horses.
• Vichitravirya teaches Arjun Adrushyatva Mantra [becoming invisible].
• Yudhishir uses his swatmataijas mantra to kill Shalya.
• Ashvaththama uses Bramhastra to kill Uttara’s womb. [ Abhimanyu’s son].
• Krishna uses Sudarshana to Protect Uttara’s womb.

Lord says even bramhastra will not kill Pandava’s progeny because HE has resolved so that their progeny rule for 1000 years .

Krishnarpanamastu

Maryada Purushottam Ram

By Sri Chiraan 2009/04/03

Bhagwaan Ramchandra, the son of Dasharath, the very God has enacted many leelas [acts that create illusions in the minds of people]. All through the avatara Lord illustrated how a ideal human should live a life. Though he remained as simple as manushya, people extoled him as Maryada Purushottam Ram. Contrarily in Krishna avatara, however Lord showed his prowess as divine, people dismissed him as just a Kshatriya or Yadav. 

Yet certain incidents in Ramayana clearly depicted his divine nature.

1. Vishwamitra asking Dasharath to send Ram to kill the rakshas [These rakshasas could not be killed by Dasharath or any other kings nor could they be destroyed by the curse of Vishwamitra].
2. Breaking Shiva Dhanush [ The whole world could not even lift the dhanush, but mere touch of Ram broke the bow].
3. Fight ensuing between Parshuram and RAM [both are Vishnu] they appeared to be different and fought to create illusion.
4. Because once there  was a demon named Atul, he completed great penance and asked Bramha a boon that he wants to pervade the entire universe. As only Lord Vishnu alone can pervade entire universe, Bramha asked him to stay in a PArshuram’s stomach. But he could pervade entire universe only till he does not think Vishnu as separate from himself. i.e. there is no difference between Vishnu and his avataras and there is no difference among avataras as well .
5. As fight ensued between the Parshuraam and Ram, Parshuram enacted to be very angry with Ram as he was Kshatriya and also he broke the Shiva Dhanush which was given by Parshuram.
6. But Ram seemed to vanquish Parshuram and as astras flew towards Parshuram and Parshuram showed himself weak against it, Atul inside started fearing for his life and contemplated that Parshuram was different from Ram and he would die if any astra hits Parshuram. This contemplation killed Atul and put a stop to his all pervasiveness.
7. Accepting exile on Father’s words rejecting coronation

Relieving Ahalya from the curse of Gautam by mere touch of his toe. [clearly divine]

1. Not only Ahalya had shap vimochan, this was simply not enough. Gautam had cursed her in anger, she needed her husband’s love and affection too mere restoration of body was not enough. [INDRA particularly had requested to restore love and affection between the couples].
2. Story goes, in olden days all the men and women were born equally beautiful and had same features common and equal . Thus there was no jealousy or misery owing to possession of beauty.
3. Bramha once inspected all the creatures looking alike, he felt bored and created a uniquely beautiful woman called Ahalya. Everyone was amused by this new beauty and were secretly hoping to marry her.
4. Bramha after long thought called upon Gautam to look after his new creation carefully till he finalises on the groom for her. Gautam took care of his new guest but never lusted her .
5. Impressed by the Gautam’s dedication and indriya nigraha, Bramha gave her in marriage to Gautam .
6. Gautam had amassed a lot of punya by that time, this would hamper his chances of gaining Mukti. Those who have excess punya have to lose their punya either by giving away the punya, or losing it by misdeeds.
7. Indra hoping to bestow mercy on Gautam, planned to annoy him, he induced feeling of having enjoyed Ahalya in Gautam in wee hours, when he appeared in the guise of Gautam leaving his house.
8. Gautam cursed Indra to have multiple eyes all over his body.
9. Gautam cursed Ahalya [who had not defaulted at all] to be a stone .
10. Gautam lost interest in the world and went away to forest for penance.
11. Gautam had lost his punya by cursing elders like INDRA.
12. Indra though not at fault had indeed felt bad for Gautam and recommended Ram to restore love between the couples. [Love between the couples is not a independent feature of humans, even this is also dependent on God], if God wishes two people can always be locked in love].
13. But past incidents can disturb this peace and loving disposition, so Indra asked Lord Ram to give Gautam a vismarana [forgetting; selective amnesia] about this incident.
14. This incident shows how merciful lord Ram is!!!!

Ram and Seeta are never separated

1. Using RAM BANA on a crow because it hurt his wife Seeta on the breast.
2. Running after Golden deer [even though everyone knows such a deer does not exist ] and weeping for Seeta [ abducted].
3. There were few rakshasa who had done great tapasya and asked Bramha that they wanted to achieve Moksha.
4. Bramha granted they will achieve their goals only when they do not assume separation [VIYOGA] between Laxmi and Vishnu.
5. Laxmi Vishnu are AVIYOGI according to the VEDAS. Laxmi always resides on the chest of NARAYANA as  mole named Srivatsa ! Both Laxmi And Vishnu are equal in space as they occupy every part of the universe and space [both vyakta and avyakta AKAASHA].

• Thus Laxmi and Vishnu are never separated from each other.
• Thus Narayana is known as SRIDHAR and Laxmi is known as AMBHRANI as they are never for a moment without each other’s company.
• Thus even when Ravan took [sitakruti], seetha was still with RAM as Srivatsa.
• Ram never missed his wife, but he enacted as a grief stricken man asking trees and clouds and lakes about the whereabouts of his wife Seeta.
• This generated the doubt in the minds of the demons that Ram and Seeta had separated, and they were not divine but mere humans who cry at mere separations and long for union. This thought entitled these demons perish from the path of moksha.

Hitting Dundhubhi with toe touch.

Piercing seven zigzag Tad Vrakshas with one arrow.

Sitting before the Ocean to ask for a way.

Showing anger on the ocean to dry up if not appeared.

Building a bridge [every stone scribed RAM floated on the water].

1. All the monkeys were writing RAM on the stones and it floated on the water to be cemented for the bridge.
2. Looking at this Lord RAM took one stone and threw it the ocean and it sank.
3. Strange, you write his name, it has a power to float, but he himself throws it does not float.
4. Some say RAM naam is more powerful than RAM.
5. This is faulty thinking .
6. Hanuman explains: BY taking the name of RAM we can float in the ocean named samsara [jeevan maran] and reach the shore named Moksha [Vaikuntha]. But if, Lord Ram himself leaves his hand [support] onto us, then we are sure to be drowned in this samsara without recourse. Thus one must always engage in RAM NAMA!!!

Making a saashtanga Namaskara to Ravana

1. Ravana was a Brahmin and learned, Lord made  sashtanga namaskara to illustrate, all Brahmins are respectable irrespective of nature.
2. When elders make a sashtanga to the lesser ones, their longevity is reduced.
3. Ram the lord is the greatest GOD, Ravana is a mere soul, only GOD has right to the namaskar, thus by this namaskar Ravans punya was absorbed by Lord and his longevity nullified.

War with Ravana

1. Ravana with the boon of Bramha had 10 to the power of 32  clones equally powerful as Ravan hidden in a cave.
2. They all came out of the cave and ran towards the Lord RAM to attack him.
3. RAM seemed to be still without movement, yet all the clones of RAVAN died one after the other with arrows even before they emerged from the cave.
4. Hanuman explains RAM was so fast in leaving arrows that it defied persistence of vision, thus he appeared still, yet within 1/10 of the second he applied crores of arrows to kill 100000000………….00000(32 zeros) in few minutes. Yet he appeared to others as if he was still doing nothing.

Agni Pariksha:

1. Ravana had never abducted real Seeta he had abducted Seetakrutii, enacted by Indra and Agni [with Vedavati as instrumental Seeta].
2. Having accepted it Ram would have accepted a different woman.
3. Thus Agnipariksha was enacted to exchange it with original seeta who was his Wife.
4. Had Laxmidevi [Seeta] were to be in Lanka, Lanka would never have vanquished or Ravan would never have been defeated. Where there is Laxmi [Jaya Laxmi, Vijayalaxmi etc] there cannot be defeat and misfortunes. Thus Laxmi could not have been abducted by Ravan to face misfortune.
5. Ram with Seeta ruled Ayodhya for 13000 years. RamRajya.

!!Ram rameti rame raame manorame sahasra naam tulyam tannamparanane!!

Let Sri MoolRama bless all of us on this auspicious day of RAMNAVAMI .

Krishnarpana

Dara Pada - Supportive / Inimical Wife

By Sri Chiraan 2009/03/07

When Lagna Pada and Dara Pada are in mutual kona or kendra, the relationship between wife and husband will be friendly and supportive, if second from the Lagna Pada contains a benefic exalted or aspected by exalted planets, one will have many beautiful and pativrata wives. 

A supportive wife is one who cares for her husband and always sides with him even if he is a debauch, evil or impotent. Such woman have been praised heavily in Puranas and are known to have stopped even Sun moon in their movements, some have reversed the cycle of time and other impossible feats have been accomplished by such women through the power of penance of Pativratya.

Mandodari the queen of Ravan was a very pious woman. She advised Ravan against all evils, yet she never deplored him for his dastardly acts. She always prayed the Lord in him, even if he went on to bring a thousands of wives in a unethical manner. Even when the whole world was against her husband for taking a stand against the Lord Narayana, she stood by her husband. God Ram praised her for her partivratya and granted her Mangalya. [ Ravana was dead, yet she remained sumangali forever. How ?].

In Vedic culture woman are considered to be sumangali as long as the pyre of husband in the cremation ground does not subside. But Lord Ram granted that the funeral pyre of Ravana be never subside and fire be always blazing from his funeral altar. This is known as Ravan kashtha which keeps blazing ever and Mandodari remains a sumangali.

Similarly when Lagnapada and Darapada are in mutual 6th 8th or 12th, there will be enmity between the wife and husband.

Prabhas the Vasu was cursed by the Rishi that he be born as human and because he had attempted to steal the cow on the insistence of his wife, there be enmity between him and his wife in the human birth.

Prabhas was born as Bheeshma and his wife was born as AMBA. Amba vowed to kill Bheesma, as his wife was not available to him in this birth owing to rishis’ curse, Bheeshma converted the curse to his advantage by taking Bheeshma vrata [ajanma bramhacharya] and advanced his spiritual journey.

For the greats and devotees of Vishnu even curse is a great source of sadhana.

Krishnarpana

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.

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Rebirth - Justice Shri Ramachandra and Rama Rajya

By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/16

Ramarajya is the best rule ever on the earth by any Emperor. It lasted for 13000 years. Raghupati Raghav Rajaram was the just King, where in his kingdom everyone knew the interpretation of LAW. Not only humans but also animals enjoyed rights and went to the court for any misgivings or mishaps. The dharma shastra says miseries to the subjects [praja] is due to the laxity of rule by the King. So every citizen in the tretayuga demanded an explanation from the king for his misfortunes. Men never experienced grief on account of death of children, wife never faced any widowhood. No one died before the age of 10000 years. Everyone lived full and happy life with all the amenities of life. There were crops all the twelve seasons of the year, it never rained in a non agricultural area, and Sun never was too hot. Wind blew with full pleasure of citizens. Trees bore only sweet fruits. Jewels were use of everyday items, utensils were only of gold. All the people were born beautiful and women exhibited complete beauty and youth to the delight of their husbands. In the morning when their blouses got stuck in the ornaments of husband SUN hesitated to rise, fearing the disturbance in the conjugal pleasure of the citizens. That was Ramarajya. 

This story from RAMAYANA is the crown jewel of episodes during RAMARAJYA.

Once when Shri Ramachandra the great king in the lineage of Ikshavaku, the avatar of Vishnu was ruling in Ayodhya. One day fa bhikshu [sanyasi] was walking all through the streets for bhiksha [alms], but a great sabha was organised in the palace of Jagatpati Ram. All the saptarishis and celestial beings and citizens had gathered in the sabha. Owing to it all the streets were empty and Bhikshu could not get any food. As he was walking in the sun [midday], he saw a dog lying in his way. Angry with hunger and frustration, he showed his ire on the DOG and hit it with his stick.

DOG became upset and headed straight to the durbar of Shri Ramchandra Prabhu. As it was standing at the gates of the palace, Shri Rama asked Laxman to look if someone has come to ask justice. [Shri Ram did not instruct his servants or gatekeepers dwarpala, sevak  but he asked Laxman the prince to go and check for himself to ensure anybody is asking for justice]. Laxman looked for all the places and did not find anyone and at the gates, he found a dog sitting quietly. He went back and told Shri Ram that except a dog none is there at the gates.

Shri Rama asked Laxman to bring the Dog inside the Hall. Laxman went to the gates and asked Dog if he had any grievance. Dog replied "Yes but since I am a dog, I should not enter Rajmahal, as there will always be presence of Devatas in Rajpraasad and houses of holy men, by entering will render it impure and Devatas would leave those places and also good fortunes will leave along with them, so oh prince kindly take my message to LORD". Laxman went back to Lord Ram. Ram instructed Laxman to bring the DOG inside the palace with due respect [because DOG had the extraordinary sense of dharma and behaviour, it entitled him to enter Rajpraasad]. Laxman brought the Dog before the Lord Rama.

Rama asked what is the grievance. Dog with utmost devotion said, "oh King I seek justice, I was unnecessarily beaten by a Bhikshu with no fault of mine whatsoever, it was unwarranted", Lord Rama summoned Bhikshu. Bhikshu said "he was hungry and frustrated and took his ire and anger on the dog".

So in the Sabha of ANGIRASA PULASTYA VASHISTHA VISHWAMITRA GAUTAM  PULAHA AGASTYA ETC  were asked by Ram to give a verdict on the appropriate punishment to the Bhikshu. Everybody was surprised and after prolonged deliberation asked Shri Ramchandra to adjudicate the punishment himself.

Shri Ram declared Bhikshu be made the mathadhipati [priest head of institution] of the richest matha [temple] at the outskirts of Ayodhya. Everybody was stumped, is this a punishment or reward? saptarishis said this seems to be a reward rather than chastising the Bhikshu for wrong doing.

Shri Ram said verdict should be such that it should bring the feeling of justice being done to the petitioner or aggrieved. So the dog should be the primary one who should be convinced of the verdict. So let us ask if the dog is convinced.

Dog is delighted at the verdict and expresses its deep gratitude towards Lord Ram. Astonished all the rishis request Lord Ram to explain the reason for such verdict. Lord Ram says "why not hear it from the DOG itself”.

Dog says "he was the earlier bramhin head priest of that temple in his previous birth. He was very sincere and performing his duties towards the deity in the temple with complete devotion and as per shastras. But still out of some unknown sins he had to take a birth and reborn as dog. This bhikshu does not have control of senses at all, he can neither resist hunger nor anger, thus he is bound to be born as a dog owing to the priesthood of the temple] there cannot be better punishment than this for him".

The use of donations and gifts and materials given to LORD in a temple by priests will ensure them a rebirth as a dog .

Everybody applauded the knowledge of the dog and Justice of Raghuvanshi Shri Ramchandra.

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7th House - Polygamy

 By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/07

• If there are malefics in second house, seventh house and if seventh lord is debilitated or combust ,one will have three marriages. 
• If seventh lord is exalted in kendra aspected or associated by 10 lord will give many wives.
• 12 and 2 lord in third aspected by Jupiter will give many wives.
• Navamsha lord of the planet, who is navamsha lord of the seventh lord in navamsha if exalted and associated with benefics in Rashi chakra will give 100 wives.
• Lord of the rashi tenanted by second lord in rashi, if its lord in shastiamsha is exalted and itself in gopuramsa then one will marry 200 wives.
• If a strong exchange of seventh and tenth lord and associated with strong second lord will give unlimited wives.

Moon was married to 27 daughters of Daksha Prajapati, Dharma married another 10 of his daughters, Kashyap married 13 daughters of the Prajapati. Kashyap spread the population all over the earth in a diversified forms and species.

Dashrath [Illustrious father of Shri Ram] had three wives. Vasudev [father of Sri Krishna] had 24 wives. Pandu [father of Panadavas had two wives]. Bheemsena had 28 wives. Arjun had 16 wives.

• Sri Krishna had 16108 wives, he remained on the earth for 105 years.
• Sri Krishna had 10 sons and 1 daughter from each of his wives.
• This means he had 1 lakh 77 thousand one hundred and 88 children.
• By logic [if he has spent one day each with one wife to impregnate them] he should spend at least 177188 days/nights just consummating his marriage.
• He married 16100 wives when he was 23 years old. That means till he left earth, he had lived only 365*82=29930 days.
• How can one beget 177188 children in 29930 days from 16108 unless one spends his day and night with 6 of his wives, this way his whole day and night would be spent only among his wives all the 100 years with an average of four hours to each.
• But even this would give him a child of about 1 month old at the age of 105, but contrarily Sri Krishna had all the 177188 children quiet grown up by the time he was 60 years, this makes this feat even impossible.
• Also Sri Krishna was known to have been very close to Pandavas, helping them across many places quiet far away from the Dwaraka, also HE did many other leelas in different parts and finally he is known to have spent full 18 days in Mahabharath war, that makes the count even less. [So the whole feat is humanly impossible]

• So how was that possible.

• Narada rishi had a similar doubt, so he decided to inspect the love life. He went to each of the palace where his each wife was staying, and there he found Krishna living happily merrily in the company of his wife. This surprisingly was same at every of the 16108 palaces, at the same time HE was also found with the Pandavas, exclusively he granted time for his friends and other yadavas. Wherever Narada went he saw Krishna.

• Lord Krishna [Paramatma] is present in everyone’s heart and governs our action.

• He is inside and outside this world [Vaasudev] supporting this universe/creation.

• He is the one who has shown entire bramhanda in his mouth to Yashoda.

• He is omnipotent all pervasive.

• He is infinite with infinite roopas.

• So this feat of having 10 lakh progeny [sons and grandsons] is just infinitesimal compared to what he does in controlling entire Universe. [Jagadoddhara]

Krishnarpanamastu 

177188, 31025

Astrology and importance of efforts

By Sri Chiraan 2008/10/21 

Astrological charts shows the effects of past karma. What is past karma, the deeds we have done through mind, speech and actions in the past lives. Are we not doing anything in this life as karma? Does this mean whatever Pooja, prayers ,good deeds I am doing now are only for next life? why then astrologers suggest remedy ? remedy that we do now are they not karma,do they give effect in this life or next life?

Most of these questions we have answered in this article that karmas done in this life also contribute to the present and alters effects we reap now, but when things go wrong even after extreme efforts, we leave it to fate and become passive. Does shastras permit such kind of behaviour. is there any incident highlighting this conclusion.

We shall examine few incidence :

1. Dharmashastra says whatever lost in the gamble or whatever given to a wife can be taken back ,and should not be considered as commitment. Hence when Yudhisthira lost his Kingdom in a gamble to kauravas. He could have claimed it back. Even Vidur suggests Dhritarashtra to return Kingdom on account of above shastra. Bheemasena asks his brother Yudhistira to attack Hastinapur after 12 months of vanvasa, here for the purpose of keeping dharma 12 months of vanvasa was enough to have undergone 12 years (there are many types of years in astrology, chandra, saura, btahaspatya, nakshatri, savanmana, pitrumana, devmana, bramhamana, varying in number of days in a year, for various occasions various years need to be considered). This is dharma [right conduct]. But Yudhistira refuses (a tendency for lack of efforts). Finally when vanvasa is over Duryodhana refuses to accept chandraman, because he follows saura mana solar year of 365days, and according to him 12+1 years was not yet over still few months left, thus war breaks out due to dispute.
2. Hanuman was a great astrologer too. He knew Ravana was to be killed by Rama, so even if he was capable of killing Ravana, he spared him many times. Yet when Ravan was taking away Seeta Devi, both Hanuman and Sugreeva watch him take away, since Rama had not yet approached Sugreeva, he preferred inaction, But Hanuman flew immediately (here Ramayana would have been over even before Rama meets Sugreeva), so Sugreeva stops him as an order from the king, Hanuman was minister. 
3. Bheemasena and Duryodhana both were special beings as they did not require formal education to get their respective knowledge. Hence both from the day 1 of the birth knew that they were rivals and wanted to kill each other. Bheemasena had he been eldest among Pandavas, would have killed Duryodhana the day he was born, such is his zeal to perform duty towards the Lord Krishna. Yudhistira being eldest stops time and again to stretch Mahabharath to point where it is fought when Arjuna was 68 years old. Duryodhan was 70 years of age at the time of war.
4. Lord Krishna makes an effort for peace between Kauravas and Pandavas, (though HE knew there would be a war eventually according to the great prediction of VedVyasa, who had written Mahabharath even before Bheeshma was born). He made an effort by selecting a suitable muhurtha named “maitra” on a Dwadashi  day. He went to Hastinapur proposed peace but was rejected and insulted by Shakuni.

 (Can we imagine God himself making a vain effort!)

1. When vastraharan of Draupadi Devi was taking place, Draupadi devi had her fists completely clenching her sari (a sign of doubt on God and extreme confidence on one’s own strength, so that if god does not come to help at least I can still hold on to the saree and avoid being stripped) as Dushyasana was pulling it. Draupadi Devi was praying for help to Krishna, who had not yet come. Slowly Draupadi Devi realised she would not be able to hold on to the clasp of saree for long and hence she leaves the clasp and raises both hands to completely depend on God for help. Here Krishna appears losing no time and supplies reams of saree such that her honour is saved and Dushyasan faints.

From above incidents we can conclude that, though astrology says (according to our past karma) we do not have luck to succeed immediately, we should not remain passive like Yudhistira and Sugreeva, but when it comes to duty we must immediately rush for it, irrespective of good days and bad days, irrespective of chances of success or failure according to Astrology (if there is no chance of success, we need not avoid a duty [avashya karma]) like Hanuman and Bheemasena. If there is really a destiny to negate our efforts then it would come in a Godly inspiration as in forms of Yudhistira as elder brother, or Sugreeva as a superior authority, and we are spared from the clutches of karma. If destiny is favourable we shall succeed.

Effort is an Effort, it should be made sincerely with all the might and force. Situation like good time and bad time should not downsize our efforts especially those which are our prime duty. Success and failures are subject to God’s will. What counts for a soul is only efforts. In Bhagavadgeeta Arjuna asks "Hey Krishna what use is killing all my brethren and preceptors and relatives and friends, all I would get is only a kingdom that would end with my death as well is this war really worth it", Krishna says to Arjuna, "hey Arjun even if you don’t fight, I would still get all these people killed and that too by your own hands, but you shall go to hell for not obeying me. And you shall face disgrace in history for your cowardice too. But if willingly you fight you would attain my grace."

A soul’s Karma is judged more on the basis of his efforts rather than outcome of his karma

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Ram, Astrology and Ravan - 3

By Sri Chiraan 2008/10/16

Rama along with his brothers and His Father Dasharath shared his moon sign cancer. On the day of coronation cancer sign was afflicted with sun mars and rahu, this affliction brings immense difficulties to all the five. Dasharath falls sick and eventually dies out of grief of parting with son. Rama had to undergo exile, Bharat  rejected kingdom settled in nandigram as a hermit . Lakshmana followed Rama , Shatrughna served Bharath. What a great brothers never again in History such exemplary brothers will be seen with unmatching sacrifice in their course to Dharma.

All in all affliction of moon sign with 3 or more malefics, brings dangers to the native.

When in vanavasa Rama’s wife was abducted by Ravana. Sugreeva gets his kingdom from Vali with the help of Rama. Sugreeva promises Rama to help find Sita. All of them wait for good days to come ( full three months till rainy season is over) Why should Lord Rama wait for three months without action when his wife was missing ? only to look for good time ! to allow Sugreeva to enjoy his kingdom.

Then when Jatayu, his elder brother Sampathi had already told Sita was taken away by Ravana ,still monkeys were sent in ten groups to ten different different directions . though everyone knew Ravana’s Lanka was in the south.

1. though a man is expert in some field . He should always resort to ten secondary options while executing a Plan.you never know what can go wrong .lesson one. No overconfidence.
2. Human has right only on prayatna .his prayatna should be tenfolds in ten ways.
3. though Ravana lives in south Lanka , he might have kept Sita somewhere else , a thief hides his hiest at a place other than his home.
4. but gives his ring only to Hanuman ,sent to Lanka.

Incidentally Lanka is not Srilanka .Srilanka is simhala dweep according to varaha purana. Lanka was on trikuta parvat beyond malayachal . moreover Hanuman had jumped 100 yojana in sea to reach Lanka . that is 8*28*100miles. srilanaka is very near. Vibheeshana is chiranjeevi and is still ruling Lanka ,as 5150 years ago when Rajsuya yagnya was performed by Yudhisthira , to conquer entire universe , even lanka had to be conquered , since Lord Rama  had devised a boulder to prevent others/humans  entering Lanka , Ghatotkacha son of Bheema goes aerially  and asks Vibheeshana  to accept superiority of Pandavas as an order from Krishna who is none other than Rama of tretayuga. This incident tells us there is Lanka other than Srilanka.

Rama killed Ravan in a muhurtha called Vijay , hence the name VijayaDasami.

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RAM, Astrology and Ravan - 2

By Sri Chiraan 2008/10/15

Shri Rama was born in Punarvasu star, Lakshmana and Shatrughna were twins born in Ashlesha, Bharat was born in Pushyami. Pushyami comes before Ashlesha, hence Bharat was elder to Lakshmana by a day. Though all were born with same planetary combination as Ram, only Ram ruled. This highlights the point that mere exaltation of planets alone do not ensure the kingship. Here navamsa comes into play , even if one planet is in enemy’s house or debilitation in navamsa, man has to serve somebody.one who does not have such planets in navamsa leads his life independently.

Ravana was born as his father copulated with Kaikasi in the evening. Cohabitation during prohibited hours give cruel off springs. This brings into importance nisheka lagna (the time of coitus).

So what determines the characteristics of a person. Time of coitus of parents or birth time. Birth time can be appearance of head of the child, cutting of umbilical chord, or crying of the child or placing the child down.

According to sage Parashar , mans’ character is dependent on:

1. Genes of the father
2. Genes of mother
3. Time of the birth
4. Association and upbringing

The strength of the above being in the ascending order. Man who is in good association develops good qualities irrespective of his birth. But an evil man cannot become good, like however you raise a neem tree you wont get sweet fruits on it. A snake even after drinking milk gives out poison. So avoid evil association.

Ravana was born 36000 years before Rama, at that time Parshuram was also born but he did not kill Ravana, God took another avatar of Rama to kill Ravana, even Sita was born before Rama, but Sita married Ram at the age of eight when Ram was 24 years. How is that possible?

As sita was born she was taken away to Bramha loka, when you pass a single day there here many years pass away on the earth. As ram was born and became adult Sita was discovered by Janak as a baby while ploughing hence name Sita. King janak was  99000 years old as he was a true karmayogi.

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RAM, Astrology and Ravana -1

By Sri Chiraan 2008/10/14

Shri Ram was born with all planets deeply exalted except mercury and moon. He appeared  in cancer ascendant with jupiter and moon placed there. Lord Ram was ideal son, ideal brother, ideal husband, ideal king, ideal friend, and ideal Father. He was MARYADAPURUSHOTTAM RAM.

Combination of jupiter and moon in lagna gives rise to ideal people.seventh lord exalted and seventh house exalted aspected by exalted jupiter. indication of dutiful wife . 10th house sun exalted with 10th lord exalted gave him a powerful  Father (chakravarti), aspect of mars and saturn always cuts short the happiness. On 10 here it cut short paternal happiness.

sixth lord jupiter indicates enemy from a bramhin caste. being exalted jupiter shows the enemy as influential .So Ravana was a Bramhin . He was also born with all the planets exalted but his ascendant was libra with saturn in it. Saturn in lagna always gives rise to a bhogi . one who indulges in pleasure pursuit, even if it means doom to the self. Ravana was a great astrologer. He knew every position of astrology that would give success. As he had conquered the navagrahas. he ordered them to allign as required to attain success. He had all the planets tied to the steps of his Throne ,so that he could always step on them while ascending the throne. This  to indicate he cared less for human destiny.

Once while his wife was pregnant about to give birth to a child, he ordered all the planets to take position in 11th house , so that his son would be deathless immortal. God ordered sani to move from 11th to 12th house to ensure his son’s death Sani out of fear reluctant to move , stepped forward but Ravana sensing it flung his chandrahasa sword . This cut the Saturns’ leg which fell in the 12th. This leg was hence named MANDI . This mandi was eventually responsible for death of INDRAJIT.

When Ram was nearing Lanka , Sage Narada went to Ravana , teased navagrahas espescially Shani  as why they are unable to teach Ravana a lesson, is his destiny beyond them . Shani replied Ravana had tied them with face below(back upside) , if only they could glance him then Ravana would start facing bad days. Narada suggested Ravan , “what use is stepping on the back of a person , one should step on the chest to stample somebody’s pride.”Ravan impressed with this , ordered all the navagrahas to be turned up , and then stepped on their chests . This enabled sani to glance at Ravana . Sani’s glance started his Sade Sathi. Thus downfall  of Ravana was orchestrated.

Was Ravana not aware of this ………

Yes he was. Adhyatma Ramayana is an interpretation of Ramayana in a very philosophic way. Here Ravana knew  very much that he would be slayed by RAMA . infact everyday he would go to the Top of the tower and lament “oh Rama when are you going to come and relieve me.”

when Rama and sita were in panchvati , he could have fought with RAMA and taken away SITA . but instead he resorts to deceit , he sends marich as a golden deer. IS it not fear of RAMA that caused this act. Had he fought there RAMA would have forgiven him and not killed him. To kill ,man needs extreme provocation , what better than targeting wife of RAMA. Ravana had a curse , touching any woman against her wishes would split his head into thousand pieces, hence he never touched Sita. How did he take her away without touching,

He plucked the entire earth/ground  below Sita on to Pushpak Vimana. even in Ashoka vatika he always asked Sita to bring Rama as early as possible to facilitate his return to vaikuntha.

Sita is Lakshmi Devi , where there is Lakshmi there is always wealth , prosperity and success . But as Sita came to Lanka , it got burnt, brought destruction of Ravanas’ family . Was it really Sita in the Ravana ‘s palace? No, it was Sitaakruti, madeup by Agni and indra(with vedavati). Since it was not Sita , RAMA could not have accepted it as his wife. So agni pariksha was enacted to replace this Sitaakruti with original Sita.Rama never suspected SITA ,his wife. Agni and Indra for their service were rewarded to be born as LUV and KUSH . Shri Ram ruled for 13000 years (Ramarajya)

to be continued…………………………

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