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ContentsContentsContentsContents Editorial ........................................................................................................................................................ 4

Jupiter’s column ........................................................................................................................................... 7

Creation .................................................................................................................................................... 7

Sun’s column ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Swearing-in charts by Surasa ................................................................................................................. 10

Moon’s column ........................................................................................................................................... 19

The story of Lomasa Samhita ................................................................................................................ 19

The backdrop of Lomasa Samhita ..................................................................................................... 19

The table of contents of Lomasa Samhita ......................................................................................... 21

Venus’ column ............................................................................................................................................ 22

Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar) ........................................................................................................... 22

Influence of Transit Planets ............................................................................................................... 22

Transit timeframe of planets ............................................................................................................. 22

Result of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ....................................... 23

Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ................................... 24

Result of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ..................................... 25

Result of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ............................... 25

Result of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign.................................. 26

Result of the transit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ................................... 27

Result of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ................................... 27

Result of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign .................................... 28

Result of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ..................................... 28

Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar) .................................................29

Mercury’s column ....................................................................................................................................... 37

Atharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi Abhay Katyana (translated by AIAC) ... 37

Mars’ column .............................................................................................................................................. 38

Ravana Samhita - II ................................................................................................................................ 38

Saturn’s column .......................................................................................................................................... 41



Rohini Sakata Vedha - Mars .................................................................................................................. 41

Rahu’s column ............................................................................................................................................ 42

Cyril Fagan and Western Sidereal Astrology ...................................................................................... 42

Life story in short .............................................................................................................................. 42

Cuneiform script ................................................................................................................................. 43

The birth of the western sidereal system ......................................................................................... 44

Works of Fagan.................................................................................................................................. 44

Ketu’s column ............................................................................................................................................. 45

Lokas – II by Surasa ............................................................................................................................... 45

Something about us ................................................................................................................................... 48



EditorialEditorialEditorialEditorial

I was searching the net for something when a news article struck me and I thought I should comment

on this in this issue of AIAC Times.

The news article is from August 17, 2003 and appeared in Washington Times:



To answer this test result, I would like to put forth some facts based on medical science.

Below are the symptoms of normal seasonal flu. The results are from a UK based medical website –

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Flu/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

Seasonal flu can give you any of these symptoms:

• sudden fever (a temperature of 38°C/100.4°F or above),

• dry, chesty cough,

• headache,

• tiredness,

• chills,

• aching muscles,

• limb or joint pain,

• diarrhea or stomach upset,

• sore throat,

• runny or blocked nose,

• sneezing,

• loss of appetite, and

• difficulty in sleeping.

Babies and small children with flu may also appear drowsy, unresponsive and floppy.

Your symptoms will usually peak after two to three days and you should begin to feel much better

within five to eight days. A cough and general tiredness may last for two to three weeks.



Below are the symptoms of Swine Flu. The website reference is –

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/flu-guide/swine-flu-faq-1?page=2#symptoms

Symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu symptomsSymptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu symptomsSymptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu symptomsSymptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu symptoms and include fever, cough, sore throat,

runny nose, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue. Many people with swine flu have had diarrhea

and vomiting. Nearly everyone with flu has at least two of these symptoms. But these symptoms can

also be caused by many other conditions. That means that you and your doctor can't know, just based

on your symptoms, if you've got swine flu. Health care professionals may offer a rapid flu test,

although a negative result doesn't mean you don't have the flu. The accuracy of the test depends on

the quality of the manufacturer’s test, the sample collection method, and how much viral sample a

person is shedding at the time of testing.

Although the symptoms of both flu and swine flu are the same, we cannot conclude that they are the

same disease. On the very same grounds, just because two people are born in the same time it doesn’t

mean that they will have exactly same life styles. Jyotish has never claimed this and this is why the

factors of Sthana, Kala and Patra come in about which I have written about in AIAC Times Vol 1.

However, this very experiment proves the success of jyotish and not its failure. What compelled

these researchers to conduct an experiment on 2,000 babies born in early March 1958?

The very fact that each of these babies (born in 1958 early March) were kept under a research

supervision all their life itself talks about something common in all their charts.

It is stated that these babies were born minutes away from each other.

Let us see their charts – I have assumed that the date of birth is March 10, 1958, time of birth is 20:12:29

hours, and place of birth is London, UK (below):

We see a strong influence of two malefics on

the Lagna, Rahu and Saturn. The Lagna lord is

influenced by Saturn very strongly and shows

the influence of cold research from the fourth

house. There are numerous other combinations

in this chart that show how unfortunate these

kids were to be tracked all their life as mere

guinea pigs of an experiment. Did the

researchers ever think once that by keeping

track of all their (the children’s) lives they

themselves were playing their role in

establishing the truth in jyotish. When will

people really see the light?



Jupiter’s columnJupiter’s columnJupiter’s columnJupiter’s column

CreationCreationCreationCreation

In the first chapter of Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra, Parasara answers the question of “Creation” put

by his student Maitreya. A few verses from it with my commentary are being produced below. The

whole chapter will be a book by itself, sometime in the future. The way these few verses are

explained should be a motivation to the modern scientific minded jyotishis to delve deeper into the

realm of jyotish and relate it to science as we know it today.

eko-avyakta-aatmako viSHNuH-anaadiH prabhuH-IshwaraH

shuddhasatwo jagat-swaamI nirguNaH-triguNa-anwitaH (9)

Eko- one avyakta- one who is beyond comprehension

aatmako- sprit/ soul viSHNuH- lord Vishnu

anaadiH – without a beginning prabhuH-IshwaraH – lord

shuddha– pure satwo- entity

jagat-swaamI – lord of the cosmos nirguNaH-triguNa-anwitaH - one who is above and beyond the three gunas – Satwa, Rajas

and Tamas [Amarnath’s Commentary – Parasara rishi reiterates the belief in Sanatan Dharma that God is one.

He can be called MahaVishnu or Sada Shiva or any other name. This principle monotheistic belief is

reiterated by Parasara rishi when he says “eko-avyakta-aatmako” which means one all pervading

Almighty. God is indescribable since he is beyond human comprehension. The three Gunas with

which creation functions are Satwa, Raja and Tama Gunas. God is beyond the three Gunas and has

transcended creation. This has to be the case since He is the creator of the Universe. A little note on

the three Gunas seems relevant to mention here. The word “Guna” means attribute. Satwa Guna is

a state of perfect balance. It is often equated with balanced light and a result of Satwo is happiness

and joy. Tamo (or Tama) Guna is a state of darkness and thus the result of the guna is ignorance.

Rajo (or Raja) is the state between darkness and balanced light. Too little or excessive light is also

Rajo Guna. Rajo Guna is a dynamic attribute and results in dissatisfaction. According to physics,

matter and energy are the two components of the physical universe. Matter can be equated to Tamo

Guna and Energy to Satwo and Rajo Guna. Dynamic Energy is Rajo Guna and Static Energy is

Satwo Guna.]



samsaara-kaarakaH shrImaan-nimitta-aatmaa prattapawaan

ekaamShena jagat-sarvam srijatyavati LIlayaa (10)

samsaara-kaarakaH – Creator of cosmos shrImaan – glorious

nimitta- cause aatmaa – soul (One who causes the existence of the soul)

prattapawaan – one having valor ekaamShena –by a part

jagat-sarvam – all the cosmos srijati- create avati – destroy

LIlayaa – as a play, divine game

[Amarnath’s Commentary – By just a part of Himself, the Lord creates, maintains and destroys the

physical universe as per his divine play. It is a deep rooted belief in Sanatan Dharma that God is in

every one and everyone is born with a portion of the God. God also exists everywhere and in

everything, living or non-living. The whole culture of the Sanatan Dhrama (popularly known as

Hinduism) is based on this principle. A Hindu is greeted not by a handshake but by folded hands and

by the utterance of the word Namaskara (or the modern short form of it called Namaste), which

literally means “I bow to the God in you” (Namah – bow in form of reverence, Ish- God, kara-I do).]

Is there a deeper significance to why only a part of God is “used” in the creation of the dynamic

physical universe we live in? Did Parasara rishi just make this up on a random basis? To search for

the answer, let us visit the NASA website –

http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy/

It turns out that roughly 70% of the Universe is dark energy. Dark matter makes up about 25%. The rest -

everything on Earth, everything observed with all of our instruments, all normal matter - adds up to less than 5%

of the Universe. Come to think of it, maybe it shouldn't be called "normal" matter at all, since it is such a small

fraction of the Universe.

Thus it seems that Parasara rishi was in tune with modern science when we wrote the above verses.

Only a part “ekaamShena” of the Lord is used to create, maintain and destroy the universe which is

the play of matter and its counterpart energy, in other words the play area of His divine game. This

is the area where matter and energy plays its game and this is the area where Purusha and Prakriti

dominates, Purusha being matter, Prakriti being energy.



tripaadam tasya devatwa hi amritam tattwadarshinaH

vidanti tatpramaaNam cha sapradhaanam tathaa-ekapaat (11)

tripaadam - three quarter tasya - his

devatwa – Godliness hi - indeed

amritam – nectar tattwadarshinaH - knowing the true nature of the ultimate reality/ philosopher

vidanti – know tat- that

pramaaNam- validity of knowledge/evidence/proof cha -and

sapradhaanam- with prominent tathaa- in that manner

ekapaat –happening continuously

[Amarnath’s Commentary – Only a “Tattwa Darshina” will be able to know and get the evidence of

75% of the God which is pure nectar (or ether). Tattwa means the elements and Darshan is

philosophy. Only one who is a philosopher on the elements or in modern terms a quantum physicist.

Perhaps 70 % of Dark Energy is approximated to 75% by Parasara rishi for easy remembrance. In the

next sentence Parasara says that “know that the evidence of this is present anytime and is happening

continuously”. What this means is that the % of dark energy in the universe is constant and can be

verified at any time.]

In the next few verses, Parasara rishi goes on to explain the created universe with beautiful analogy

from Krishna’s life which has been so misunderstood till today. I will write about this and do plan to

publish this in a more organized book sometime in the future.

I again appeal to the growing intelligence of young and modern jyotishis not to waste time on useless

arguments in cyber forums but to shut down the computer, pick-up a classic and read. Then try to

comprehend the classic in terms of the time and period in which it was written and see its validity in

the modern era. BVB and K.N. Rao have done a wonderful job in statistical research but have failed

terribly explain the “why” behind the theory. SJC and Sanjay Rath have a done a splendid job in

explaining some of the very important “why”s but have failed terribly in expressing and interpreting

the facts without religious annotations or in terms of modern scientific facts. However, they have

showed us the path and it is now up to us to walk it and take jyotish to the next step.



Sun’s columnSun’s columnSun’s columnSun’s column

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The original premise of this month’s Sun’s column was to examine the effect of the Sun’s

position at the inauguration of U.S. Presidents on their presidential terms. There are many factors in

mundane astrology relating to the time for oath taking ceremonies. Of particular importance is

lagna, planets in lagna, Moon, planets in Kendra and trikona, panchang, and of course, the Sun, since

it represents the country’s head of state, its soul and expression. Below is a recommendation from

Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram’s Muhurta Chintamani, translated by G.C. Sharma, Sagar Publications:

The auspicious Muhurta for the Coronation of a king is when the Sun is in Uttaryana (moving towards

the North and is in the signs from Capricorn to Gemini), Jupiter, the Moon and Venus are not combust, Mars,

the Sun, the Lord of the Natal Ascendant, the Lord of the Present Dasha of the would-be-king and the Lord of

the Janama Rasi or sign are endowed with strength.

Also Chapter 18 of Time Tested Techniques of Mundane Astrology, M.S Mehta and A. Radhika,

Vani Publications contains a thorough discussion of the various factors with examples.

Regarding U.S. presidents, there is a limitation regarding the day of the inauguration. Since

1789 until the passage of the 20th Amendment, presidential inaugurations were held on March 4 with

some exceptions (i.e. March 4 falling on a Sunday (4 times) and the deaths of Harrison, Taylor,

Lincoln (assassination), Garfield (assassination), McKinley (assassination) and Harding). No time

was legislated for taking the oath of office on March 4, however, it was traditionally done at noon or

close to noon on inauguration day.

The 20th Amendment of 1933 set noon on January 20 (6 degrees Capricorn) as the beginning

of the presidential term and the ending of the prior term, and changed the inauguration day from

March 4 (19 degrees Aquarius), ostensibly to shorten the “lame duck” period between the outgoing

and incoming administrations. January 20 is five or six days after the Sun’s entry into Capricorn

which is the beginning of uttarayana or the upward movement of the Sun. As cited above, Jyotish

classics prescribe that coronations should take place during uttarayana, when the Sun is in the rasis

from Capricorn to Gemini (roughly from mid-January to mid-July).

The source of the noon inauguration tradition is likely English history which is based on even

earlier tradition. For example, the coronation of William the Conqueror took place on Christmas day

in 1066 at noon in London. About two and half centuries earlier, Charlemagne was crowned in 800 on

Christmas day, also at noon, the time chosen by the court's astrologer. Interestingly, Christmas Day

was about 9 degrees Capricorn in the tropical zodiac.

Abhijit muhurta (8th muhurta of the day) is consideration one of the best muhurtas for oaths

and coronations of heads of state, the Sun’s particular province. It begins about 1 ghati (24 minutes)

before Local Noon Time (LNT) and ends 24 minutes thereafter (total 48 minutes) or approximately

11:25 am to 12:25 pm local time. When the Sun first enters Capricorn, particularly if LNT is used, the

Abhijit muhurta guarantees placement of the Sun in the 10th house where it gets directional strength.



In addition to the above astrological criteria, the Sun’s relationship with Saturn (both are

karakas of the 10th house of royalty) is important. The Sun rules the Kshatriya class (politicians and

rulers). For both dates, March 4 and January 20, the Sun’s dispositor is Saturn but for the March 4

dates, we have to also look at Rahu, the co-ruler of Aquarius, keeping in mind that that Saturn’s caste

is Sudra (workers) and Rahu’s caste is Chandala (the opposition).

Unfortunately, I was unable to locate inauguration times for any presidents prior to Franklin

Roosevelt except for George Washington. (The inauguration times I have are courtesy of

Astrologers Weekly.) However, it turns out that these two presidents, Washington and Roosevelt,

happen to be the most significant in regard to the length of their presidential terms. George

Washington is important because he was the first president (1789-1797), and served two four year

terms, setting a precedent that was followed by all succeeding presidents until Franklin Roosevelt, the

32nd president (1933-1945) who served the longest of any president (over three complete terms) causing

passage of the 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to two 8 year terms. For a more modern

comparison, the inaugurations of the most recent presidents, George W. Bush and Barak Obama are

also discussed.

The question has been raised whether changing the U.S. inauguration day from March 4 to

January 20 at noon changed the country’s destiny from the original purpose of the founding fathers.

An American astrologer and occultist, Dan Sewell Ward, lamented moving the swear-in day from

March 4 to January 20. He says “Originally the dating of major events of the Republic was based on:

July 4 (Independence Day), approximately November 4 (Election Day), and March 4 for the

presidential inauguration. The November day was varied slightly in that Tuesday (ruled by Mars’

assertiveness) needed to be election day.The 4th day of these three months (exactly one-third of a

year apart) represents a grand trine, one of the most delightful and beneficial aspects in astrology. It

was good news for the nation as a whole....The change destroyed the grand trine...It is noteworthy

that the powers that be deemed it important to change the inauguration date. Apparently they had

more respect for astrology than one might have thought.”

An opposing argument could be made that the January 20 date is far better suited to the world

power that the U.S. would become. Compare the Sun’s position on March 4 at noon (in Aquarius in

the 9th house where it is a karaka) to the Sun’s position on January 20 at noon (in Capricorn in the 10th

house where it gets dig bala). The country grew from an isolationist agricultural-industrial power

into the world’s greatest military power during Franklin Roosevelt’s administration. Roosevelt’s first

inauguration was on March 4, 1933. His second inauguration was on January 20, 1937, when the 20th

Amendment first went into effect.



Although set for March 4, 1789 as prescribed by the Confederation Congress, George

Washington’s first inauguration was delayed until Thursday, April 30, 1789 1:48:30 pm, New York

City:

The chart has Leo rising, one of the recommended lagnas for oaths. Lagna is ruled by exalted Sun in

Aries which is with Venus and Mercury in the 9th. The Sun is very strong in the chart followed by

exalted Jupiter (8th house ruler). This follows Mehta et al.’s recommendation that the 8th house have

benefic aspects and the lagna lord be stronger than the 8th lord. The Sun is in uttarayana and the

week day was Thursday, both positive. Saturn in its own sign of Aquarius gets dig bala in the 7th and

provides ballast to the shining 1st house that we think of from that time in history. Mars in the 8th in

Pisces rules both the Sun and debilitated Rahu in the 4th in Scorpio. Rahu has graha drishti on both

Left: George Washington Swearing the

Presidential Oath on the Masonic Bible

in 1789. Below: George Washington

Inaugural Bible.



Mars and exalted Jupiter and the once-rebels must deal with the shock of letting go of England and

forging their new country’s identity. Saturn aspects the Sun by both rasi and graha drishti (3rd

aspect) and aspects Rahu by 10th graha aspect indicating a dry but stable beginning for the new

government and its relationship with its President. Washington wanted to serve without payment

but finally accepted payment to avoid making the presidency possible only for the wealthy. He

turned out to be a skilled and fair administrator and only reluctantly agreed to serve a second term.

George Washington’s second inauguration took place on the prescribed day, March 4, 1793, a

Monday, this time in Philadelphia, and reportedly he took the oath precisely at noon:

Sun is with lagna lord Mercury in the 9th in Aquarius and on the Rahu/Ketu axis. The Sun’s lord is

Saturn (karaka of the 8th) debilitated in Aries and Saturn aspects the Sun by rasi drishti. Washington

limited himself to serving two four year terms. The Sun’s co-lord Rahu (the opposition) opposes the

Sun by graha drishti. In 1794, Washington ably took up military command again to enforce a whisky

tax (Sun rules Rahu in the 3rd, Mars in 10th in Pisces is aspected by Jupiter in Scorpio in the 6th).

Moon and Jupiter are together in the 6th house of service but Moon is debilitated. By limiting himself

to two terms, Washington set a precedent followed by every president until war-time President

Franklin Roosevelt. At the end of his last term, he was very happy to return to farming.



Jumping to the first inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd president:

The Sun (president) is in Aquarius in the 9th house with Venus and its lord Rahu (the opposition) all

of which are aspected by graha drishti by Jupiter (R) and Mars (R) in the 3rd. Saturn (karaka of the

8th – longevity) is lord of the 8th and in its own house and aspects Lagna lord Mercury in the 10th. The

country was in the midst of the Great Depression, fighting for survival. A lot of things are about to

happen and bold steps will be taken (Sun is lord of the 3rd, the house of courage). Immediately upon

taking office, Roosevelt worked on relief programs eventually creating the FDIC, initiating budget

reform, and the first and second New Deals. By the second half of his first term, due to the success of

Franklin Roosevelt

and Herbert Hoover

on inauguration day,

March 4 1933 during

the procession to the

Capitol.



his programs, he gained much greater support from Congress. Needless to say, he also had many

enemies (6th house ruler Mars (R) with Jupiter (R) in the 3rd house) including the war veterans in a

dispute over benefits and people opposed to the confiscation of privately owned gold. Though he

suffered from polio, he managed to keep his disability from public knowledge throughout his political

career.

Franklin Roosevelt’s second inauguration, the first under the 22nd Amendment, took place on

Wednesday, January 20, 1937, 12:29 pm, U.S. Capitol, Washington DC:

The Sun is in Capricorn in the 10th where it gets directional strength, one of the classical positions for

oaths. The Sun is aspected by Mars by 4th graha drishti, its only aspect. The challenges facing him

included the growing threat of Hitler and the isolationist attitude of the nation (Moon in the 1st in

Aries, opposed by Mars in the 7th and aspected by Rahu and Jupiter in the 9th as well as Saturn in the

7th). He secretly developed the country’s military arsenal (8th house Scorpio) and forged a close

relationship with Winston Churchill (Mars in the 7th). Finally, in 1940 he openly opposed the

Neutrality Acts by giving destroyers to Great Britain. He ran for an unprecedented third term and

won by appealing to popular isolationist sentiment promising to do everything he could to keep the

country out of the war. His third inauguration (not shown) took place on January 20, 1941, 12:03

EWT, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. By December of that year, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor,

the country was at war with Japan and Nazi Germany.

For Roosevelt’s fourth and final inauguration, I could not find a recorded time, so the chart

below uses the “legal” time, January 20, 1945, noon, White House, Washington DC:



Sun’s ruler Saturn (R) is in the 3rd with Rahu aspected by Mars, Mercury and Ketu by graha drishti 7th

aspect. Mars is both lagna ruler and ruler of the 8th (likely not recommended for oaths since you want

the ruler of the chart to be stronger than the 8th house ruler). In addition, by shad bala, Mars is the

weakest planet in the chart, and creates a lot of havoc. The Sun in the 10th in Capricorn only has 5th

graha drishti from Jupiter (R) and no other aspects. Roosevelt died of a massive brain hemorrhage on

April 12, 1945 during his natal Ketu/Rahu/Jupiter Vimsottari dasha, just shy of three months into his

4th term. Jupiter in this case provided the escape route afforded by death.

For application of these concepts to modern presidents, inauguration charts and short

descriptions are provided below for George W. Bush and Obama.



Sun’s lord Saturn (R) is in the 2nd with Jupiter (R) in Taurus and is aspected by Rahu (12th aspect).

Ketu in the 9th is only aspected by Rahu. Defense is weak (i.e. events of 9-11). Jupiter and Sun aspect

the Sun by graha drishti indicating initial money and popular support. 4th lord Moon in Scorpio in

the 8th is MKS and debilitated, not good for the happiness of the country.

Sun’s lord Saturn (R) in the 3rd. Communication mishaps, torture scandals hit the news. Rahu

(opposition) is strong in the 1st and Ketu (the defender) is now much stronger in the 7th. Mars is ruler

of the 1st and 8th and is in the 8th in Scorpio. Something is going to die – Hurricane Katrina in August

2005. 9th lord Jupiter in the 6th, religious fundamentalism and its enemies.



The ruler of the 10th in the 5th and the ruler of the 5th in the 10th shows a strong start for the incoming

administration, harmonious relationship between 5th house karma (splendor, intellect, creative

energy) and the 10th house (karma, authority, honor, government). 10th house contains Sun, Jupiter

(debilitated), Mercury (R) and Rahu. Lagna lord Mars in the 9th in Sagittarius is aspected by Rahu

(12th graha aspect), assassination attempts likely and have been reported. Again, as in George W’s

first inauguration, 4th lord Moon is in Scorpio in the 8th is MKS and debilitated. This time Ketu is in

the 4th indicating a more detached attitude. The country is still suffering from the housing and

financial crises of 2007.



Moon’s columnMoon’s columnMoon’s columnMoon’s column

The story of Lomasa SamhitaThe story of Lomasa SamhitaThe story of Lomasa SamhitaThe story of Lomasa Samhita

It is mentioned in many classics that the eighteen sages (named above) has been recognized as the

original creators of Jyotish or astrology. One of the sages mentioned there is Lomasa rishi.

Recently a hunt has begun to find works or manuscripts or translations of Lomasa rishis’s work called

Lomasa Samhita.

Lomasa Samhita translation is very much in print and there is no apparent reason to mark this classic

as lost knowledge. I have a copy of Lomsasa Samhita with me in Chicago and anyone interested can

contact me. Those in India or in any part of the world can purchase a copy of the book (original

Sanskrit text with translation into English) from the Publisher details given below:

Lomasa SamhitaLomasa SamhitaLomasa SamhitaLomasa Samhita

Translated in Hindi with original Sanskrit text by Dr. GirijTranslated in Hindi with original Sanskrit text by Dr. GirijTranslated in Hindi with original Sanskrit text by Dr. GirijTranslated in Hindi with original Sanskrit text by Dr. Girijashankar Shastriashankar Shastriashankar Shastriashankar Shastri

Publisher Publisher Publisher Publisher –––– Vibhuti Mishra, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, PrayagVibhuti Mishra, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, PrayagVibhuti Mishra, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, PrayagVibhuti Mishra, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag

Address Address Address Address –––– 12, Sammelan Marg, Allahabad 12, Sammelan Marg, Allahabad 12, Sammelan Marg, Allahabad 12, Sammelan Marg, Allahabad –––– 3, India3, India3, India3, India

I am holding the book in my hands now and I can assure you that it is very readable, authentic and

the translation done by Shastri is great. There is absolutely no need to break heads over the original

Sanskrit manuscript for this classic when it is printed and published as a book.

I have read Lomasa Samhita and as evidence I am going to do two things in this article. I am going to

provide the Table of Contents for the book and I am going to summarize the backdrop of the story in

Lomasa Samhita.

The backdrop of Lomasa SamhitaThe backdrop of Lomasa SamhitaThe backdrop of Lomasa SamhitaThe backdrop of Lomasa Samhita

Lomasa Samhita has a wonderful backdrop story before the astrological concepts are discussed in the

classic. The jyotish concepts discussed in the classic are put in the form of a dialogue between

Sujanma and Lomasa rishi, Sujnama rishi being the disciple and Lomasa rishi being the Guru. Before



I go to the details of the backdrop story of Lomasa Samhita, it should be mentioned that the name

Lomasa means one who is hairy in appearance with excess body hair.

The Samhita begins with an introduction by Lomasa rishi himself. Lomasa rishi states that once all

sages including Shounak were present in a forest called “Naimisharanya”. All the sages asked the

most illustrious rishi Suta about the knowledge which gives the result of all Karma. Suta rishi states

this knowledge is the most secret and sacred. This question about Karma and Jyotish was first asked

by Devi Parvati to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva, in response to Devi Parvati, first mentioned the

importance of the name of Rama (avatar of Vishnu). He then added that the root of all knowledge is

He Himself, but the one who spread it to humanity is Lomasa rishi. Lord Shiva went on to say that

Lomasa rishi is the son of Brahma. The sages Bhrigu, Vashishtha, Narad and many other rishis

learned astrology from Lomasa rishi. Lord Shiva even specifies how and when each rishi (including

Parasara, Garga etc. sages) got the knowledge of Lomasa samhita from the disciples of Lomasa rishi.

There are many details mentioned in the classic such as the planetary configuration under which

Lomasa Samhita began. Devi Parvati inquired as to why this Samhita was studied and written in the

first place. To answer this Lord Shiva mentions the backdrop of Lomasa Samhita below.

Once upon a time in Krita Yuga, there was an extremely powerful and honest king who ruled the

present West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh region (Vanga desha) called Krittidhwaja. His first

wife Kamala had twins. They were born to the same parents, in the same year, month, tithi (phase of

the moon), same day of the week, with the same Yoga, Lagna (Ascendant), Kala (time). However,

their appearance and nature were completely different. One child was fair, the other one was dark,

one was tall and the other short. As time went on, one grew up to be extremely kind natured and the

other very cruel and scheming. The king got extremely worried about this phenomenon and invited

all the great sages of the time. Vashishtha, Kashyap, Bhrigu, Garga and many other prominent sages

and learned men arrived in the king’s kingdom. After taking care of their well-being, the king

showed them the natal chart of his two sons and inquired about this diametrically contradictory

nature and appearance of his twin kids. The chart details are clearly mentioned in the classic and it is

as given below:

Both the kids (princes) had the same Rasi (house) and Graha (planetary) positions and identical

Navamsas.

The natal chart had Pisces rising in the natal chart with Jupiter and Moon in Pisces. Mars waThe natal chart had Pisces rising in the natal chart with Jupiter and Moon in Pisces. Mars waThe natal chart had Pisces rising in the natal chart with Jupiter and Moon in Pisces. Mars waThe natal chart had Pisces rising in the natal chart with Jupiter and Moon in Pisces. Mars was in Aries in the s in Aries in the s in Aries in the s in Aries in the

second house, Rahu was in the fourth house in Gemini, Sun was in the sixth house in Leo, Mercury in Virgo in second house, Rahu was in the fourth house in Gemini, Sun was in the sixth house in Leo, Mercury in Virgo in second house, Rahu was in the fourth house in Gemini, Sun was in the sixth house in Leo, Mercury in Virgo in second house, Rahu was in the fourth house in Gemini, Sun was in the sixth house in Leo, Mercury in Virgo in

the seventh, and Venus in the eighth house in Libra, Ketu in the ninth house in Sagittarius and Saturn in the the seventh, and Venus in the eighth house in Libra, Ketu in the ninth house in Sagittarius and Saturn in the the seventh, and Venus in the eighth house in Libra, Ketu in the ninth house in Sagittarius and Saturn in the the seventh, and Venus in the eighth house in Libra, Ketu in the ninth house in Sagittarius and Saturn in the

twelfth house in Aqtwelfth house in Aqtwelfth house in Aqtwelfth house in Aquarius. uarius. uarius. uarius.

Seeing this chart, all sages present made some predictions. They are given below –

The kids will be extremely kind, skilled in warfare, destroyer of their enemies. They will be fair in

complexion, righteous, tall and muscular. In the 8th year they will begin their education. In the 12th

year they will get married. In the 28th year, they will have kids. In the 32rd year there will be a great

war in the kingdom in which they will die and achieve the heavenly abode. Their death date will be

Magha month (Sun in Aquarius, February – March), Shukla Paksha (bright half of the Moon),

Dwadashi (12th. day of the bright moon), Sunday at sunrise facing the northern direction.



On hearing the predictions, the king mentioned that all the predictions made were true for one of the

twins but not true for the other one. The other twin was evil, cruel, cowardly, and illiterate, with an

awful temper, dark complexioned, short in stature and very poor.

The king requested the sages to analyze the situation and let him know as to why one child was so

different from the other when both were born around the same time with the same Rasi and

Navamsa chart.

The sages then replied to the king saying that he should ask this question to his priest Sumati who

was from the family of rishi Bhrigu. They assured him that Sumati rishi would know the answer to

the question posed by the king of Bengal Krittidhwaja.

The king immediately asked for Sumati and sent his messenger to Sumati’s home. Sumati rishi used

to live in Anga desha (the present day Bihar, India). To cut the long story short, Sumati had passed

away and instead his son Sujanma came to the king’s court. Sujanma was well received and after the

initial discourse was asked to look at the puzzle of the twin princes. Sujanma replied that he had

studied everything from his father except jyotish and was incapable of replying to the king. All the

sages then explained the importance of jyotish and how one can never be called a true Brahmin

without the knowledge of jyotish. Sujanma mentioned that he wanted to learn it and asked the sages

for the name of a teacher he could learn it from. They gave him the name of Lomasa rishi who lived

in Badrinarayan.

Sujanam went to Lomasa rishi and requested the knowledge of jyotish from him. The discourse

between Lomasa rishi and Sujanma is recorded as Lomasa Samhita.

The table of contents of Lomasa SamhitaThe table of contents of Lomasa SamhitaThe table of contents of Lomasa SamhitaThe table of contents of Lomasa Samhita



Venus’ columnVenus’ columnVenus’ columnVenus’ column

Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar)Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar)Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar)Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar)

Abhishekha and Saptarishi’s Astrology did a wonderful job (and are doing a great job) in bringing to

our notice the rare ancient jyotish works lost in time.

To read an introduction on Khona, I would request readers to download and read Abhishekha’s article

on Saptarishi’s Astrology.

Below is a translation (and Bengali transcribed Sanskrit text and Bengali translation by Pandit

Ramapada Bhattacharya) of the chapter on Gochar Bichar (Transit Results) of the text Khonar

Bochon (the Sayings of Khona).

The text of this book was provided to me by Saptarishi’s Astrology Group and I am thankful to them

for providing me the same.

Influence of Transit PlanetsInfluence of Transit PlanetsInfluence of Transit PlanetsInfluence of Transit Planets

Transit timeframe of planetsTransit timeframe of planetsTransit timeframe of planetsTransit timeframe of planets

Sun stays in a zodiac sign for 1 month. Similarly, Moon stays in a sign for 2.5 days, Mars for 45 days,

Mercury for 18 days, Jupiter for 1 year, Venus for 28 days, Saturn for 2.5 years, Rahu for 1.5 years.

Under normal circumstances, each planet stays in a zodiac sign for the above mentioned time frames

and influences the sign. However due to the alternating direct and retrograde motion of the five

planets (viz. Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn), the length of time they stay in a sign varies

and sometimes can be less than the times mentioned above.



Result of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign

If Sun transits the natal Moon sign, then the native goes astray in life. If Sun transits the second

house from the natal Moon sign, then the native experiences fear. Transit into the third house (from

the natal Moon sign) causes gain in fortune, into the fourth causes disrespect or embarrassment, into

the fifth causes poverty, into the sixth causes victory over foes, into the seventh causes destruction of

wealth, into the eight causes pain and suffering, into the ninth causes loss of charm, into the tenth

causes growth in profession, into the eleventh causes growth in property, into the twelfth causes

destruction of property, wealth and causes serious harm to the native.

[Amarnath’s Commentary – The transit of Sun into the signs is an indication of solar months. The

above mentioned verses indicate favorable months for the native. Let us take an example. If

someone has a natal Moon sign of Leo, then according to the above verse, Sun’s transit in Libra,

Capricorn, Taurus and Gemini would give favorable results. If we map this according to the Hindu

calendar, then the time period between Tula Sankranti (the solar day when Sun enters sidereal Libra

sign) to Vrishchik Sankranti, Makar Sankranti to Kumbha Sankranti, Vrishabha Sankranti to Karka

Sankranti (Vrishabha to Mithuna would be 10th house and Mithuna to Karka would be 11th house and

hence they are grouped together as positive results) will be favorable to the native. If we further go

by the Gregorian calendar dates, we would see that approximately 14 October to 14 November, 14

January to 14 February, 14 May to 14 June, 14 June to 14 July will be favorable to the native every year.

However, as a personal observation I add that the exact degree of the natal Moon sign holds special

significance. Let me explain with an example. Let us assume that two natives are born with Moon in

Leo. One has Moon in 2 degrees Leo (native 1) and the other in 23 degrees Leo (native 2). When the

Sun transits 2 degrees Gemini, that time will hold special significance for native 1 and when Sun

transits 23 degrees Gemini, native 2 will experience special significance as per the rules laid down by

the great Khana. This transit result of the Sun based on the exact degree of the natal Moon would

hold true for transit results of other planets too. This transit result is based on a solar year.]



Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from the natal Moon signthe natal Moon signthe natal Moon signthe natal Moon sign

If Moon transits the natal Moon sign, then the native gains wealth. If Moon transits the second

house from the natal Moon sign, then the native loses property and wealth. Transit into the third

house (from the natal Moon sign) makes one receive gifts, into the fourth causes pain in the stomach

region, into fifth causes loss in professional life, into sixth causes gain in property and wealth, into

seventh causes gain in terms of gifts and women (partner), into the eight causes death to the native,

into the ninth causes fear from government or those in power, into the tenth causes great happiness

and joy, into the eleventh causes growth in wealth, into the twelfth causes sickness and loss in wealth

to the native.

[Amarnath’s Commentary – Transit of the Moon through each sign occurs almost every 3 days. Thus

the phenomenon is very common and the native may not experience the above results on a continued

and on-going basis. However, based on other parameters of operating Dasas and coupled with transit

effects of other planets, the transit effect of the Moon can be a very effective predictive tool.]



Result of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign

If Mars transits the natal Moon sign, then the native experiences fear from enemies. If Mars transits

the second house from the natal Moon sign, then the native loses wealth. Transit into the third house

(from the natal Moon sign) makes one gain wealth, into the fourth causes fear from enemies, into

fifth causes death (or fear of death), into sixth causes gain in property and wealth, into seventh causes

grief, into the eight causes danger from sharp weapons, into the ninth causes loss in professional life,

into the tenth causes is considered auspicious, into the eleventh causes gain in land, into the twelfth

causes sickness and loss in wealth and is considered inauspicious to the native.

[Amarnath’s Commentary – Transiting Mars being a natural malefic has been given a lot of

importance. Varahamihira in his book Brihat Samhita mentions a number of verses dealing with the

transit of Mars (and other natural malefics). One such verse deals with Rohini Sakata Vedha.

Although this doesn’t strictly deal with transiting Mars with respect to natal Moon, but such verses

do throw a lot of light on the importance on the transit of natural malefics.]

Result of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign

If Mercury transits the natal Moon sign, then the native experiences association with people. If

Mercury transits the second house from the natal Moon sign, then the native gains wealth. Transit

into the third house (from the natal Moon sign) makes one fear from enemies, into the fourth causes

gain of money, into fifth causes scarcity of wealth (or poverty), into sixth causes gain in land and

causes recognition, into seventh causes various kinds of illness, into the eight causes gain in money,

into the ninth causes great physical sickness, into the tenth causes happiness and joy, into the

eleventh causes monetary gain, into the twelfth causes prosperity (in terms of wealth and property)

to the native.



Result of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign

If Jupiter transits the natal Moon sign, then the native experiences fear. If Jupiter transits the second

house from the natal Moon sign, then the native gains tremendous name, fame and wealth. Transit

into the third house (from the natal Moon sign) makes one suffer from physical pain, into the fourth

causes lose of money, into fifth gives auspicious results, into the sixth gives inauspicious results, into

seventh causes worship of royal deity, into the eight causes loss of money, into the ninth causes gain

in wealth, into the tenth causes loss in love or relationship, into the eleventh causes gain in land and

wealth, into the twelfth causes physical and mental pain to the native.

[Additional Notes – Transiting Jupiter when in first or eighth from natal Moon causes separation

from friends (or loss of friends), when in fourth and twelfth causes loss of wealth, when in sixth

causes illness, when in third causes unnecessary argument and when in tenth causes complete loss of

all possessions of native.]



Result of the trResult of the trResult of the trResult of the transit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon signansit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon signansit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon signansit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign

If Venus transits the natal Moon sign, then the native wins over enemies. If Venus transits the

second house from the natal Moon sign, then the native gains wealth. Transit into the third house

(from the natal Moon sign) brings happiness and joy, into the fourth causes gain of money, into fifth

indicates child birth, into sixth indicates rise in enemies, into seventh causes sorrow, into the eight

causes monetary gain, into the ninth causes gain in various types of fine garments, into the tenth

causes inauspicious results, into the eleventh causes tremendous gain in wealth, into the twelfth

indicates incoming wealth to the native.

Result of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal MoResult of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal MoResult of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal MoResult of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal Moon signon signon signon sign

If Saturn transits the natal Moon sign, then the native suffers from depression and loss of interest in

things. If Saturn transits the second house from the natal Moon sign, then the native mental anxiety

and sorrow. Transit into the third house (from the natal Moon sign) causes defeat of enemies and

increase in wealth and prosperity, into the fourth causes increase in animosity, into fifth indicates

child birth, servants and loss of wealth, into sixth causes indicates monetary gain, into seventh causes

various types of ills to the native, into the eight causes physical pain, into the ninth causes loss in



wealth, into the tenth causes mental tension and anxiety, into the eleventh causes gain in wealth, into

the twelfth indicates tremendous inauspicious results to the native.

[Amarnath’s Commentary – The time period between the entry of transiting Saturn in the 12H from

natal Moon sign until Saturn’s exit from the 2H from the natal Moon sign is called the dreaded Sade-

Sati (sade sath means 7.5, Saturn takes 2.5 years to transit a zodiac sign).]

Result of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign

Transiting Rahu when in first, twelfth, fifth, eighth, ninth, fourth, second and seventh from natal

Moon causes loss of wealth, fear from enemies, obstruction in work, illness, journey to foreign land,

death and fear from fire.

Result of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign

The transit of Ketu in eleventh, third, tenth and sixth from natal Moon causes good name in society,

ability to enjoy life, recognition from government (those in power), happiness and gain in wealth. It

should also be noted that the transit in Ketu in the above mentioned houses from the Moon sign of

the native also causes divine blessings and joy from obedient men and women who work for the

native.



Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar)Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar)Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar)Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar)

I have provided below a comparative study of a few classics with result to planetary transit results.

The classical references are -

Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author ---- N.C.Iyer (Chapter 104)N.C.Iyer (Chapter 104)N.C.Iyer (Chapter 104)N.C.Iyer (Chapter 104)

Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author –––– Dr. Sureshchandra Mishra (Volume 2) (Chapter 100)Dr. Sureshchandra Mishra (Volume 2) (Chapter 100)Dr. Sureshchandra Mishra (Volume 2) (Chapter 100)Dr. Sureshchandra Mishra (Volume 2) (Chapter 100)

Something noteworthy in the book is Verse 3 where Varahamihira extols Mandavya. He mentions that one who Something noteworthy in the book is Verse 3 where Varahamihira extols Mandavya. He mentions that one who Something noteworthy in the book is Verse 3 where Varahamihira extols Mandavya. He mentions that one who Something noteworthy in the book is Verse 3 where Varahamihira extols Mandavya. He mentions that one who

has read the works of Mandavya on planetary transits will not feel the need to read his works. has read the works of Mandavya on planetary transits will not feel the need to read his works. has read the works of Mandavya on planetary transits will not feel the need to read his works. has read the works of Mandavya on planetary transits will not feel the need to read his works.

Jataka Desh Marga, Podumanai Chomadiri, author S.S. SarJataka Desh Marga, Podumanai Chomadiri, author S.S. SarJataka Desh Marga, Podumanai Chomadiri, author S.S. SarJataka Desh Marga, Podumanai Chomadiri, author S.S. Sareen (Adhyaya 11 een (Adhyaya 11 een (Adhyaya 11 een (Adhyaya 11 –––– Chara Phala Prakaranm)Chara Phala Prakaranm)Chara Phala Prakaranm)Chara Phala Prakaranm)

Muhurta Chintamani, Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram, author G C Sharma (Chapter 4 Muhurta Chintamani, Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram, author G C Sharma (Chapter 4 Muhurta Chintamani, Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram, author G C Sharma (Chapter 4 Muhurta Chintamani, Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram, author G C Sharma (Chapter 4 –––– Gochara Prakarnam)Gochara Prakarnam)Gochara Prakarnam)Gochara Prakarnam)

Sun

Planet I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

Podum

anai

Chomad

iri

not

specifi

ed but

stated

as

inauspi

cious

loss of

money

improv

ement

of

position

, gain

and

honor

fear and

misery

fear

and

misery

improv

ement

of

position

, gain

and

honor

disease not

specifi

ed but

stated

as

inauspi

cious

great

sorrow

succe

ss in

any

busin

ess

improv

ement

of

position

, gain

and

honor

not

specifi

ed but

stated

as

inauspi

cious

Daivagy

a

Acharya

Shri

Ram

Inauspi

cious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from 9H

Inauspici

ous

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

12H

Inauspi

cious

Inauspi

cious

Inauspi

cious

Auspi

cious

if

does

not

receiv

e

Vedha

from

4H

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from 5H

Inauspi

cious

Varaha

mihira

fatigue

, loss

of

wealth,

chest

pain

and

foot

journe

y

loss of

wealth,

discom

fort,

eye

disease

and

deceit

return

to his

place,

rich,

happy

and

free

from

disease

and will

destroy

his

enemie

s

disease,

will be

devoid of

company

of wife

suffer

from

disease

and

enemie

s

freed

from

disease,

enemie

s and

grief

fatigue

from

foot

journey

, chest

pain,

suffer

from

humilit

y and

consum

ption

straine

d

relatio

n with

wife

suffer

from

accide

nts,

humilit

y,

disease

,

mental

pain

and

opposi

tion

achiev

e

great

succe

ss and

will

achiev

e his

goal

achieve

success,

will

return

to his

place,

will be

respect

ed, will

be

prosper

ous, will

be

freed

from

disease

gain

his

object

only by

just

means

and

not

otherw

ise

Khana goes

astray

in life

experie

nces

fear

Gain in

fortune

Disrespe

ct or

embarras

sment

povert

y

Victory

over

foes

Destruc

tion of

wealth

Pain

and

sufferi

ng

Loss of

charm

Growt

h in

profes

sion

Growth

in

propert

y

Destru

ction

of

proper

ty



Mon

Planet I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

Podum

anai

Choma

diri

good

fortune

loss of

wealth

Success fear

and

danger

sorrow

and

grief

defeat

of

enemie

s

happine

ss

unfortu

nate

events

ailment

s

fulfillme

nt of

ambition

s

joy expen

diture

Daivag

ya

Achary

a Shri

Ram

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from 5H

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

9H

Inausp

icious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

12H

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from 2H

Inauspic

ious

Inauspic

ious

Auspicio

us if

does not

receive

Vedha

from 4H

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

8H

Inausp

icious

Varaha

mihira

meals,

excellen

t bed

and

clothes

suffer

loss of

wealth,

respect

ability

and

from

obstacl

es

get

clothes

,

women

and

wealth

in

abunda

nce

no

liking

for

mount

ains

and

cruel

as a

serpen

t

humilit

y,

disease

, pain

of

mind

and

obstacl

es

enjoy

wealth,

comfor

t, ruin

of

enemie

s and

freed

from

disease

enjoy a

carriage

,

respect

ability,

good

bed,

meals

and

wealth

live in

fear of

evils

impriso

nment,

pain of

mind

and

fatigue

of body

and

chest

pain

in

comman

d and

success

in work

enjoy

prospe

rity,

get

new

friends

and

wealth

suffer

from

injurie

s

receiv

ed

from a

bulloc

k

Khana gains

wealth

loses

propert

y and

wealth

receive

s gifts

pain in

stoma

ch

loss in

profess

ional

life

gain in

propert

y and

wealth

gains in

terms

of gifts

and

women

(partne

r)

death fear

from

those in

power

great

happine

ss and

joy

growth

in

wealth

sickne

ss and

loss in

wealth

Mar

I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

Podum

anai

Choma

diri

not

specifie

d but

stated

as

inauspic

ious

loss of

money

improv

ement

of

positio

n, gain

and

honor

fear

and

misery

fear

and

misery

improv

ement

of

positio

n, gain

and

honor

disease not

specifie

d but

stated

as

inauspic

ious

great

sorrow

disappoi

ntment

improv

ement

of

positio

n, gain

and

honor

not

specifi

ed but

stated

as

inausp

icious

Daivag

ya

Achary

a Shri

Ram

Inauspic

ious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

12H

Inausp

icious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

9H

Inauspic

ious

Inauspic

ious

Inauspic

ious

Inauspici

ous

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

5H

Inausp

icious

Varaha

mihira

will

suffer

from

troubles

will

suffer

from

authori

ty,

enemie

s and

disgrac

e

suffer

from

fever,

belly-

ache,

blood

discha

rge

and

miseri

es

throug

suffer

from

enemie

s,

disease

s,

fears,

trouble

some

childre

n and

less

freed

from

enemie

s and

quarrel

s, will

obtain

gold,

corals

and

copper

and

will

suffer

from a

quarrels

ome

wife,

from

disease

s of the

eye and

belly-

ache

will be

bloodsh

ed, loss

of

wealth

and of

respect

ability

will

suffer

disgrace

, loss of

wealth

and the

like; his

gait will

be slow

and he

will

become

will

obtain

much

wealth

will

obtain

success

and

renow

n and

will

rule

over a

provinc

e

will

suffer

from

variou

s

expen

ses,

troubl

es,

diseas

es of

eye,



h

associ

ation

with

wicked

men

bright

appear

ance.

lead an

indepe

ndent

life

weak from

an

angry

wife

and

from

bilious

compl

aints

Khana fear

from

enemie

s

loses

wealth

gain

wealth

fear

from

enemi

es

death

or fear

of

death

gain in

propert

y and

wealth

grief danger

from

sharp

weapon

s

loss in

professi

onal life

auspicio

us

gain in

land

sickne

ss and

loss of

wealth

Mer


Podum

anai

Choma

diri

loss of

wealth

financi

al gain

challen

ge

from

enemie

s

afflue

nce of

money

dispute

with

wife

and

childre

n

success oppositi

on

birth of

children

and

gain of

wealth

obstacl

es

all-

round

happine

ss

sound

health

fear

and

humili

ation

Daivag

ya

Achary

a Shri

Ram

Inauspic

ious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

5H

Inauspi

cious

Auspic

ious if

does

not

receiv

e

Vedha

from

3H

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

9H

Inauspic

ious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from 1H

Inauspic

ious

Auspicio

us if

does not

receive

Vedha

from 8H

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

12H

Inausp

icious

Varaha

mihira

will

suffer

loss of

wealth

caused

by the

advice

of

wicked

men, by

tale

bearers,

by

impriso

nment

and

quarrels

, will

receive

disagre

eable

intellige

nce

when in

journey

will

suffer

disgrac

e and

success

and

wealth

will get

friends

and

will be

afraid

of

trouble

s from

the

king

and

from

his

enemie

s and

will

quit his

place

from

his

own

wicked

deeds

the

native'

s

kinsm

en and

family

will

increa

se and

there

will be

much

gain

the

person

will

quarrel

with

his

wife

and

sons

and

will not

enjoy

the

compa

ny of

an

excelle

nt wife

the

person

will be

liked

by all

and

will

gain

renow

n

the

person'

s

appeara

nce will

become

less

bright

and

there

will be

quarrels

the

native

will get

sons,

clothes,

success

and

wealth

and will

become

happy

and

powerf

ul

the

person

will

meet

obstacl

es in his

work

the

person's

enemies

will

meet

with

ruin and

the

person

will get

wealth,

will

enjoy

the

compan

y of his

wife and

will be

dressed

in

flannel

the

person

will get

wealth,

comfor

t, sons,

women

,

friends

and

convey

ance,

will be

happy

and

will

receive

good

intellig

ence

the

person

will

suffer

disgra

ce

from

his

enemi

es, will

suffer

from

diseas

es and

will

not

enjoy

the

compa

ny of a

good

wife



Khana the

native

will

experie

nce

associat

ion with

people

the

native

will

gain

wealth

makes

one

fear

from

enemie

s

the

native

will

gain

money

causes

scarcit

y of

wealth

causes

gain in

land

and

causes

recogni

tion

causes

various

kinds of

illness

causes

gain in

money

causes

great

physical

sickness

causes

happine

ss and

joy

causes

monet

ary gin

causes

prospe

rity (in

terms

of

wealth

and

proper

ty )

Jup


Podum

anai

Choma

diri

a lot of

miseries

increas

e of

wealth

loss of

positio

n

quarre

ls with

relativ

es

acquisi

tion of

childre

n and

wealth

trouble

throug

h

enemie

s

pleasur

e and

entertai

nment

ailment

s

influx of

wealth

and

happine

ss

loss of

property

gain of

positio

n and

status

grief

and

fear

Daivag

ya

Achary

a Shri

Ram

Inauspic

ious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

12H

Inauspi

cious

Inausp

icious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

4H

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from 3H

Inauspic

ious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

10H

Inauspici

ous

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

8H

Inausp

icious

Varaha

mihira

the

person

will lose

his

wealth

and

intellige

nce, will

quit his

place

and will

suffer

from

many

quarrels

the

person

will

have

no

enemie

s, and

will

enjoy

wealth

and

women

the

person

will

quit his

place

and

meet

with

obstacl

es in

his

work

the

person

will

suffer

from

troubl

e

caused

by his

kinsm

en,

will

becom

e

patien

t and

resign

ed and

will

delight

nothin

g

will

prospe

r in

assets

will be

in

solitud

e

the

person

will

enjoy

marital

happine

ss, will

gain in

speech

and

intellige

nce

will

suffer

from

impriso

nment,

disease

s, heavy

grief,

the

fatigue

of

journey

and

serious

illness

will be

efficient

at work

life,

influent

ial and

he will

get

sons,

wealth

and

grain

the

person

quit his

place

suffer

from

health

and

wealth

the

person

will

return

to his

country

and he

will

recover

his

health

and

wealth

will

suffer

grief

in his

return

journe

y

Khana the

native

experie

nces

fear

the

native

will

gain

tremen

dous

name,

fame

and

wealth

makes

one

suffer

from

physica

l pain

causes

loss of

money

gives

to the

native

an

auspici

ous

result

gives

inauspi

cious

result

causes

worship

of royal

deity

loss of

money

causes

gain in

wealth

causes

loss in

love or

relations

hip

causes

gain in

land

and

wealth

causes

physic

al or

menta

l pain

to the

native



Ven I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

Podum

anai

Choma

diri

a

variety

of

enjoym

ents

financi

al gain

prospe

rity

friends

and

prospe

rity

childre

n

acciden

t

trouble

through

young

women

wealth gain

and

happine

ss

through

wife

disputes securit

y

financi

al gain

Daivag

ya

Achary

a Shri

Ram

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from 8H

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

7H

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

1H

Auspic

ious if

does

not

receiv

e

Vedha

from

10H

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

9H

Inauspi

cious

Inauspic

ious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from 5H

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

11H

Inauspici

ous

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

3H

Auspic

ious if

does

not

receiv

e

Vedha

from

6H

Varaha

mihira

will

enjoy

fine

things

in

life(wo

men,

perfum

e etc.)

will get

recogni

tion

from

superio

r, will

enjoy

pleasur

able

life and

will be

of

bright

appear

ance

will be

influen

tial,

wealth

y,

respect

able

and

will get

cloths

and his

enemie

s will

meet

with

ruin

will

get

friends

and

will

becom

e

greatly

power

ful

will get

kinsme

n,

wealth,

sons

and

friends,

will

becom

e

happy

and

undefe

atable

will

suffer

from

disease

s and

disgrac

e, and

will be

expose

d to

danger

will

suffer

injuries

through

women

will get

houses,

articles

of

luxury

and

beautif

ul

women

will

become

virtuous

, happy,

wealthy

and will

get

cloths

will

suffer

from

disgrace

and

quarrels

will get

the

wealth

of his

friends

and

will

also

get

perfum

es and

cloths

will

get

very

few

cloths

Khana the

native

wins

over

enemie

s

the

native

gains

wealth

brings

happin

ess and

joy to

the

native

causes

gain of

money

indicat

es child

birth

indicat

es rise

in

enemie

s

causes

sorrow

causes

moneta

ry gain

causes

gain in

various

types of

fine

garmen

ts

causes

inauspici

ous

results

causes

tremen

dous

gain in

wealth

indicat

es

incomi

ng

gain to

the

native

Sat


Podum

anai

Choma

diri

grief

from

many

ailment

s

devoid

of

wealth

and

happin

ess

rise in

status,

positio

n or

employ

ment,

servant

s and

money

loss of

wife,

relatio

n,

wealth

and

happin

ess

liquida

tion of

wealth

and

loss of

happin

ess

defeat

of

enemie

s

promot

es

travellin

g and

journey

s

a chain

of

miseries

,

ailment

s etc.

disease,

ill-name

extreme

poverty

acquisi

tion of

wealth

loss of

wealth

Daivag

ya

Achary

a Shri

Ram

Inauspic

ious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

12H

Inausp

icious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

9H

Inauspic

ious

Inauspic

ious

Inauspic

ious

Inauspici

ous

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

5H

Inausp

icious



Varaha

mihira

will

suffer

from

poison,

fire,

kinsme

n,

impriso

nment,

torture,

miseries

, loss of

wealth,

sons,

humiliat

ion, will

travel

to

foreign

lands

loss of

beauty,

comfor

t, will

becom

e

weak,

will get

wealth

from

other

men

and

will not

enjoy

wealth

long

will get

wealth,

servant

s,

houses,

assets.

Will

becom

e

influen

tial,

happy,

free

from

disease

s and

will

becom

e

greatly

powerf

ul and

will

defeat

his

enemie

s

will be

separa

ted

from

his

friends

,

wealth

and

wife

and

will be

suspec

ting

evil in

everyt

hing

will be

separat

ed

from

his

sons,

wealth

and

will

suffer

from

quarrel

s

will be

freed

from

enemie

s,

disease

s and

will

enjoy

compa

ny of

women

will be

separat

ed from

his wife

and

sons

and will

travel

on foot

in a

pitiable

conditio

n

will be

separat

ed from

his wife

and

sons

and will

travel

on foot

in a

pitiable

conditio

n

will

suffer

from

hatred,

chest-

pain,

impriso

nment

and will

not

observe

daily

duties.

This

should

be read

in

addition

to the

result of

Saturn

in the

8th.

House

will get

work

and will

suffer

from

loss of

wealth,

learning

and

fame

will

becom

e cruel

and

will get

women

and

wealth

will

suffer

from

grief

Khana the

native

suffers

from

depress

ion and

loss of

interest

in

things

the

native

will

suffer

from

mental

anxiety

and

sorrow

causes

defeat

of

enemie

s and

increas

e in

wealth

and

propert

y

causes

increa

se in

animo

sity

indicat

es child

birth,

servant

s and

loss of

wealth

indicat

es

monet

ary

gain

causes

various

types of

ills to

the

native

causes

physical

pain

causes

loss in

wealth

cause

mental

tension

and

anxiety

gain in

wealth

indicat

es

treme

ndous

inausp

icious

result

to the

native

Rah


Podum

anai

Choma

diri

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

menti

oned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mention

ed

Not

mentio

ned

Not

menti

oned

Daivag

ya

Achary

a Shri

Ram

Inauspic

ious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

12H

Inausp

icious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

9H

Inauspic

ious

Inauspic

ious

Inauspic

ious

Inauspici

ous

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

5H

Inausp

icious

Varaha

mihira

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

menti

oned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mention

ed

Not

mentio

ned

Not

menti

oned



Khana causes

loss of

wealth,

fear

from

enemie

s,

obstruc

tion in

work,

illness,

journey

to

foreign

land,

death

and fear

from

fire

causes

loss of

wealth,

fear

from

enemie

s,

obstruc

tion in

work,

illness,

journey

to

foreign

land,

death

and

fear

from

fire

Not

mentio

ned

causes

loss of

wealth

, fear

from

enemi

es,

obstru

ction

in

work,

illness,

journe

y to

foreig

n land,

death

and

fear

from

fire

causes

loss of

wealth,

fear

from

enemie

s,

obstru

ction in

work,

illness,

journe

y to

foreign

land,

death

and

fear

from

fire

Not

mentio

ned

causes

loss of

wealth,

fear

from

enemie

s,

obstruc

tion in

work,

illness,

journey

to

foreign

land,

death

and

fear

from

fire

causes

loss of

wealth,

fear

from

enemie

s,

obstruc

tion in

work,

illness,

journey

to

foreign

land,

death

and fear

from

fire

causes

loss of

wealth,

fear

from

enemie

s,

obstruc

tion in

work,

illness,

journey

to

foreign

land,

death

and fear

from

fire

Not

mention

ed

Not

mentio

ned

causes

loss of

wealth

, fear

from

enemi

es,

obstru

ction

in

work,

illness,

journe

y to

foreig

n land,

death

and

fear

from

fire

Ket


Podum

anai

Choma

diri

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

menti

oned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mention

ed

Not

mentio

ned

Not

menti

oned

Daivag

ya

Achary

a Shri

Ram

Inauspic

ious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

12H

Inausp

icious

Inauspi

cious

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

9H

Inauspic

ious

Inauspic

ious

Inauspic

ious

Inauspici

ous

Auspici

ous if

does

not

receive

Vedha

from

5H

Inausp

icious

Varaha

mihira

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

menti

oned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mention

ed

Not

mentio

ned

Not

menti

oned

Khana Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

causes

good

name

in

society,

ability

to

enjoy

life,

recogni

tion in

govern

ment

(those

in

power)

,

happin

ess and

gain in

wealth

and

causes

divine

Not

menti

oned

Not

mentio

ned

causes

good

name

in

society,

ability

to

enjoy

life,

recogni

tion in

govern

ment

(those

in

power)

,

happin

ess and

gain in

wealth

and

causes

divine

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

Not

mentio

ned

causes

good

name in

society,

ability to

enjoy

life,

recogniti

on in

governm

ent

(those in

power),

happine

ss and

gain in

wealth

and

causes

divine

blessings

and joy

from

obedien

causes

good

name

in

society,

ability

to

enjoy

life,

recogni

tion in

govern

ment

(those

in

power)

,

happin

ess and

gain in

wealth

and

causes

divine

Not

menti

oned



blessin

gs and

joy

from

obedie

nt man

and

woman

who

will

work

for

them

blessin

gs and

joy

from

obedie

nt man

and

woman

who

will

work

for

them

t man

and

woman

who will

work for

them

blessin

gs and

joy

from

obedie

nt man

and

woman

who

will

work

for

them

[Amarnath’s Commentary – I have made some observations based on the transit results detailed in

the classics.

– Adolf Hitler had Moon in Sagittarius.

Occupation of Rhineland [March, 1936] – Sun in Aquarius (3H from natal Moon position)

Occupation of Austria [March, 1938] - Sun in Aquarius (3H from natal Moon position)

Occupation of Sudetenland [October, 1938] – Sun in Virgo (10H from natal Moon position)

- Napoleon Bonaparte had Moon in Capricorn

Invasion of Italy [March, 1796] – Sun was in the third house of Pisces (from natal Moon)

Invasion/Victory of Poland [October, 1939] – Sun in Virgo (10H from natal Moon position)

When coupled with appropriate Dasas and natal chart analysis, planetary transit analysis can be a

very effective tool.

Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram mentions the concept of Vedha from planets when dealing with transit

results. The literal translation of “Vedha” in English would mean to pierce through something. In

astrological terms, it would mean that some planets (in transit) would cause obstruction (Vedha) to

other planets (in transit) in certain houses when placed in a relative position to the planet it is causing

Vedha too.]



Mercury’s columnMercury’s columnMercury’s columnMercury’s column

Atharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi AbhayAtharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi AbhayAtharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi AbhayAtharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi Abhay Katyana (translated by AIAC)Katyana (translated by AIAC)Katyana (translated by AIAC)Katyana (translated by AIAC)

The most detailed work on Vedanga Jyotish that I found is Atharvana Jyotish (Jyotish part of

Atharva Veda). Below is a translation of one verse of the text. This is one article where I take no

credit for interpretation of the verses. The work done by Maharshi Abhay Katyana is remarkable and

in a class by itself. I am merely being an English translator for this article.

AdityaH Somo BhaumaschaH Tatha Budha BruhaspatiH |

Bhargavo Shanaishcharaschauva Ete Sapta DinadhipaH ||

[Amarnath’s translation of Maharshi Abhay Katyana’s notes (in Hindi) – For this issue, I am just

translating the origin of the word Sunday as written by Maharshi. Maharshi Abhay Katyana writes

that many are of the opinion that the 7-day week concept is foreign to the Vedic culture and is

incorporated in it after foreign influence (Greek, Arabs etc.). He mentions that some scholars believe

this to be true since the 7-day week is not mentioned in Rig Veda. Maharshi disagrees with the above

and mentions that it is not necessary that Rig Veda mentions all ancient philosophies since it is a

primary text. However, in the above mentioned verses, the 7-days of the week are explicitly

mentioned and these verses do form the most important Vedic [Vedanga] astrology [jyotish] text –

Jyotish of Atharva Veda. He states that Burgress clearly mentions that according to the Greek

philosopher Herodotus (5th century BCE), the weekdays and the lords of the days were borrowed by

the Greeks from the Egyptians. The Egyptians adopted the weekdays from the Babylonians and the

Babylonians borrowed it from India. Maharshi then goes on to explain the socio-geographic

background of the Babylonians and that they inhabited present day Iraq, Iran and parts of Syria.

Maharshi mentions that he is certain that the weekday names evolved in all languages from Sanskrit,

which is the mother of all world languages. He further goes on to explain the root words relating to

the weekdays and their derivation in various languages all over the world.

AdityavarAdityavarAdityavarAdityavar – Sanskrit for this is ‘Sanadivas’, the corruption of which in English is ‘Sandai’ or as we

know it today ‘Sunday’. The meaning of the root word ‘San’ in Sanskrit is ‘one which is obtained by

request or pleading’. The Sun is a blessing for all of humanity and thus is a result of our grace and

pleading to the Almighty and as a blessing from Him. Surya, the Sanskrit name for Sun, got

corrupted to Sulia and finally to Suli or Soli. The Aramaic name for Sun is ‘Sulia’ and the Latin

name for Sun is Dies Soli. The Greeks called the Sun (Solar diety) as ‘Apollo’ which is a corruption

of the Sanskrit word ‘Atmalok’. Although this may sound a little farfetched, a corruption makes

perfect sense when we see the names of the Sun in the languages Pali and Prakrit which were

languages spoken by the common man in India and derived from Sanskrit. Sun is Atma Loka (Atma

meaning Soul and Loka meaning place), thus Sun is the primary significator of the soul. In Pali, the

Sun is called ‘Attolok’ and in Prakrit, he is called ‘Appolok’. Maharshi then goes to explain the origin

of Sun and Sunday in many other languages like French, Russian and German.



Mars’ columnMars’ columnMars’ columnMars’ column

Ravana Samhita Ravana Samhita Ravana Samhita Ravana Samhita ---- IIIIIIII

In AIAC Times Volume 3, I introduced the underlying concept of Ravana Samhita. The principles

based on which the planetary results are deduced in Ravana Samhita were previously discussed in the

earlier issue.

However, recently there has been a lot of controversy over the availability of the book and where

could one get a copy of the book. I have a copy of Ravana Samhita and it is very easily available in

the market.

In this article I will attempt to translate a small portion of the book [Chapter 6] called Arka Prakash

which primarily deals with medical remedies and recipes of medicine.

However, at the very end of this chapter I found a very interesting and astrologically relevant subject.

I want to share it with all the readers of AIAC Times.

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Translation: Based on the above mentioned rules (previously mentioned in the book), Arka should be

given to ill. Also, the words of the messenger (from the ill person’s home) should be closely noted by

the doctor.

[Ravana then refers to the above table to determine a specific number from the words in the message

of the messenger to the doctor and, in the latter verses, he mentions how to use the table.]



Translation: The translation of the above verses basically boils down to the rules based on which the

above table was constructed.

Ravana also associates the diseases with the numbers below:

Rasa = 6, Bhaya = 3, Hada = 2, Veda = 4, Parvat = 8, Shrit = 6, Krita = 4, Buddhi = 3, Prithvi = 1,

Shunya =0, Chandrama = 1

He mentions that the words of the messenger should be carefully studied and associated with the

Swaras (alphabets).

Translation: Ravana mentions at this time that the doctor should add the numbers of the phrases

from the messenger’s message and also do the same word to number translation for the patient’s

name (based on name letters). He should then divide the two distinct sums by 8 and keep a note of

the two remainders (after division by 8). Let us call the remainder from the messenger’s message to

be R1 (a number) and the remainder obtained from the patient’s name to be R2 (a number).

If R2 > R1, the patient health will recover.

If R1=R2, the illness will grow.

If R1 > R2, the patient will invariably die.

Ravana mentions that doctors should select a medicine for treatment only after studying this chakra.

Ravana mentions that those doctors who follow this closely will be able to give the correct medicine

to the patients. Ravana further goes on to mention that those doctors who follow this chakra can

even cure nearly dead patients and thereby gain tremendous respect in society.

More on Ravana Samhita in future issues of AIAC Times.



Saturn’s columnSaturn’s columnSaturn’s columnSaturn’s column

Rohini Sakata VedhaRohini Sakata VedhaRohini Sakata VedhaRohini Sakata Vedha ---- MarsMarsMarsMars

In AIAC Times last issue, I gave test cases for Rohini Sakata Vedha by Saturn. In this issue I will

give test cases for RSV by Mars. To read about the introduction to RSV, please read the previous

issue.

DateDateDateDate EventEventEventEvent

MarchMarchMarchMarch----April 1972April 1972April 1972April 1972 Vietnam War (16 April Mars 20 Ta Rohi)

April 12, 1861April 12, 1861April 12, 1861April 12, 1861 US Civil War (Mars 14 Ta 24' 58.31" Rohi)

July 28, 1945 9:40:00 amJuly 28, 1945 9:40:00 amJuly 28, 1945 9:40:00 amJuly 28, 1945 9:40:00 am Empire State Building Crash, New York (Mars 10 Ta 33' 49.67" Rohi)

August 6, 1945 8:15 AMAugust 6, 1945 8:15 AMAugust 6, 1945 8:15 AMAugust 6, 1945 8:15 AM

August 9, 1945 11:01 AMAugust 9, 1945 11:01 AMAugust 9, 1945 11:01 AMAugust 9, 1945 11:01 AM

Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing

The important thing to point out is that Mars makes a full 360 degree transit across the zodiac in 45

days X 12 = 540 days (1.5 years) approx. So, the probability of Mars being at around 17 degrees Taurus

is once every 1.5 years or 2 times in 3 years. However, this cannot be the only condition for a disaster

of magnitude, and thus there are more criteria that need to be fit into this equation of RSV. We will

cover these in future issues of AIAC Times.



Rahu’s columnRahu’s columnRahu’s columnRahu’s column

Cyril Fagan and Western Sidereal AstrologyCyril Fagan and Western Sidereal AstrologyCyril Fagan and Western Sidereal AstrologyCyril Fagan and Western Sidereal Astrology

This article is influenced by an article written by Kenneth Bowser.

Cyril Fagan was born on May 22, 1869 at around noon in Dublin, Ireland.

Photograph from Bill Sheeran’s website –

Radical Astrology

I personally feel that Cyril should have had a Vargottam Lagna. I have used his birth time as 12:15:30

PM GMT.

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Fagan suffered from near deafness resulting from scarlet fever. This prevented him from entering

the medical profession, which was his father’s profession. He was educated at Belvedere and

Castlenock Colleges, and took up astrology in 1916 near the close of his formal education. Knowledge

and its pursuit was a driving force in his life. Yet in stark contrast to his studious nature and

insatiable intellectual curiosity, Fagan was a flamboyant personality in speech and dress. He had a

brilliant and unpredictable sense of humor heard by anyone in earshot because he had to shout in

order to hear his own voice in conversation (until good hearing aids were developed), dressed

fashionably well dressed as he could afford, and enjoyed night life. He married an Irish beauty



seventeen years his junior with whom he produced two children. His wife, Pauline, was a woman

from the old school, fiercely devoted to her husband. They were together until his death.

Fagan was a world traveler and acquiring knowledge was the primary inspiration for his tours. He

lived in Wales, London, Morocco, Spain and several places in the United States, travelling

extensively from these base camps du jour, when he could. Fagan was the president and founder of

the Irish Astrological Society, a Fellow of the American Federation of Astrologers, a Fellow of the

Federation of British Astrologers, and a Komandoro of the Universal Order of Antares (Trieste).

Fagan began to publish articles extensively in the 1930's. Fagan believed that for an astrologer to

present his/her work with authority, he/she needed to be competent in history, languages, geography,

mathematics and astronomy, especially the latter because in the ancient world astrology and

astronomy were bound up together. One of these subjects was the astrology of ancient Mesopotamia

and Babylon.

Cuneiform scriptCuneiform scriptCuneiform scriptCuneiform script

Cuneiform script, the earliest known writing system in the world, emerged in the Sumerian

civilization of southern Iraq around the 34th century BCE during the middle Uruk period, and began

as a pictographic system of writing. Cuneiform was the most widespread and historically significant

writing system in the Ancient Near East. The development of cuneiform writing was an evolution of

an earlier Mesopotamian accounting system that had been used for five thousand years before. Clay

tokens had been used for some form of record-keeping in Mesopotamia since as early as 8,000 BC.

The original Sumerian script was adapted for the writing of the Akkadian, Eblaite, Elamite, Hittite,

Luwian, Hattic, Hurrian, and Urartian languages, and it inspired the Ugaritic and Old Persian

alphabets. Cuneiform writing was gradually replaced by the Aramaic alphabet during the Neo-

Assyrian Empire, and by the second century of the Common Era, the script had become extinct.

In 1836, the eminent French scholar, Eugène Burnouf discovered that the first of the inscriptions

published by Niebuhr contained a list of the satrapies of Darius. With this clue in his hand, he

identified and published an alphabet of thirty letters, most of which he had correctly deciphered. In

1835 Henry Rawlinson, a British East India Company army officer, visited the Behistun inscriptions

in Persia. Carved in the reign of King Darius of Persia (522–486 BC), these inscriptions consisted of

identical texts in the three official languages of the empire: Old Persian, Babylonian, and Elamite.

The Behistun inscriptions were to the decipherment of cuneiform what the Rosetta Stone was to the

decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs. By 1851, Hincks and Rawlinson could read 200 Babylonian

signs. They were soon joined by two other decipherers: young German-born scholar Julius Oppert,

and versatile British Orientalist William Henry Fox Talbot. By late nineteenth century (1857

onwards), the script could be completely deciphered.

When the cuneiform script was deciphered in the nineteenth century, Babylonian

astronomical/astrological materials became available to scholars who laboriously translated and

published them beginning in the 1880's. Early on it was recognized by three German Jesuit scholars,

Joseph Epping (1835-1894), Franz Xaver Kugler (1862-1929) and Johann Nepomuk Strassmaier (1846-

1920), that the longitudes in Babylonian ephemerides were reckoned from stars, not the equinoxes or

solstices. The bulk of the Babylonian astronomical/astrological translations and commentary



appeared in the irregular but massive journal begun by Kugler, "Sternkunde Und Sterndienst In

Babel" (Starlore and Starwork in Babylon) from 1907 until completed in 1935 by Joseph Schaumberger

S.J.

The birth of the western sidereal systemThe birth of the western sidereal systemThe birth of the western sidereal systemThe birth of the western sidereal system

Almost surely Fagan had read at least some of this Babylonian work, but it is not known exactly

when he began to investigate this sort of material. However, his study of it must have been well

underway by the 1940's, because by 1944 he was confident that the entire Babylonian tradition was

sidereal, not simply the Hellenistic period material. He has subsequently been borne out, although

there is not enough evidence extant to tell just when the transition to a twelve-fold equal division

occurred. It is established that during the second millenium B.C., the Babylonians used seventeen

unequal sidereal constellations: the twelve we use now but with Pisces split into two as the eastern

and western fishes, as well as Orion, Auriga, Perseus and the Pleides. The earliest horoscope for an

individual dates only to 410 B.C. It is twelve-fold, sidereal and Babylonian. There are no tropical

horoscopes extant until the first century B.C., and very few of those until the first century of the

Christian Era. Conversely, there were no sidereal astrologers in the West before Fagan's apostasy,

which was compelled by evidence.

When Fagan began to write about sidereal astrology in the late 1940's, he encountered intense,

vituperative reaction from almost the entire astrological community, although a few bright lights

among the English ranks were won over such as Cecil Nixon, Rupert Gleadow and Roy Firebrace.

Since then the sidereal school has been manned mostly by intellectuals in the field who because of

their grasp of the technical arguments, found it easier to commit heresy against the tropical school.

Works of FaganWorks of FaganWorks of FaganWorks of Fagan

Fagan was a researcher and historian and prolific writer for the magazines of his time. His Solunars

feature, based on sidereal astrology, was published regularly by the Clancys in American Astrology

from 1954-1970. His books included Astrological Origins, Zodiacs Old and New, The Fixed Zodiac

Ephemeris, and A Primer of the Sidereal Zodiac, which he coauthored with Brigadeer R.C. Firebrace.

Some of these are available at AstroAmerica.

AIAC salutes this man for digging into the ancient scripts and deciphering the use of sidereal system

in the ancient world as well as writing about it in the West against the tide of the already existent,

strong and profound tropical system.



Ketu’s columnKetu’s columnKetu’s columnKetu’s column

Lokas Lokas Lokas Lokas –––– II by SurasaII by SurasaII by SurasaII by Surasa

This article is a continuation from Lokas written in the earlier issue of AIAC Times.

For Ketu’s column this month, we will examine the Lokas. There are fourteen planes, seven lokas

(upper planes) and seven talas (lower planes).

First of all, there is some confusion people might have regarding Lokas and Tattwas. For example:

Mars rules Agni, Mercury rules Prithvi and yet Mars is the ruler of the Bhu loka (Earth). This can be

a source of puzzlement.

On one hand, we can look at the eternal conflict between Mercury and Mars. Mercury rules earth.

Mars rules boundaries and the guards that patrol the boundaries. So Mars cuts up the earth

(Mercury) into pieces of land, countries, states, etc. that people feel the need to possess and fight over.

Mercury wants to unify or put back together what Mars cuts up. So what do we see more of?

On the other hand, when we talk about lokas or planes, we classify them based on the qualities or

attributes of the planets, not the other way around. Also, there is a vertical dimension we must

consider. Mercury rules earth, and the five elements (Pancha Tattwa) as we know them likewise

operate in Bhu loka--this is horizontal. But when we view the lokas, we are looking at a vertical

scheme and the relation of the planets to the lokas is a classification not a rulership.

This explanation may be helpful regarding how the planets get linked with the lokas. We take the

planets in the order of their speed of movement (with respect to the Earth) from fastest to slowest:

Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. If we consider the planets to be a string of

beads and break the string between Mars and Jupiter, Mars goes to the lowest loka, Bhu, and Jupiter

to the highest loka, Satya.

Moon Mercury Venus Sun Mars

Jupiter Saturn

Jana Mahar Swarga Bhuva Bhu Satwa Tapa

Where does Ketu fit in? Ketu is co-ruler of Scorpio and exalted in Pisces, thus a factor in death or

liberation from the cycle of rebirth and death (moksha). In a Punya Chakra chart cast for the

moment of death, the loka can be determined where the soul ends up. We can find connections

between the lokas to the seven chakras and the lower lokas (talas) to the seven deadly sins.

In the chart below, we see that Ketu fills the gap between Bhuva and Sawrga. This is in accordance

to the theory of Ashtadala Padma (Eight Petaled Lotus), the keystone system for coordinating time



and space. That theory (not discussed here) talks about the upward (vertical) direction of Ketu and

Rahu in relation to the horizontal plane of the earth.

In the known astrological realm, Bhu is the lagna, the span from Bhu to Bhuva loka is comprises the

Rasis, and the span from Bhuva to Swarga comprises the Nakshatras.

LokaLokaLokaLoka

PlanePlanePlanePlanetary tary tary tary

Corresp.Corresp.Corresp.Corresp.

To LokaTo LokaTo LokaTo Loka

ManifestationManifestationManifestationManifestation Chakra Chakra Chakra Chakra ----

Petals Petals Petals Petals ElementsElementsElementsElements GunasGunasGunasGunas RealmRealmRealmRealm Indicator Indicator Indicator Indicator

Satwa Jupiter Pure Truth Sahasra

1000

Pancha Tattwa

for Satwa Sattwa

Tapah Saturn Sadhu Ajna

2

Pancha Tattwa

for Tapah

Sattwa

Raja

Jana Moon

Saints of

Society (eg

Mother

Theresa)

Visudha

16 Pancha Tattwa

for Jana

Sattwa

Raja

Mahar Mercury Intellectuals,

Thinkers

Anahata

12

Pancha Tattwa

for Mahar

Sattwa

Raja

Swarga Venus Controller of

Instincts

Manipura

10

Pancha Tattwa

for Swarga

Sattwa

Raja

Tama

Fixed Stars

(Nakshatras)

Bhuva Sun Kings, Rulers,

Fathers

Swadhistana

6

Pancha Tattwa

for Bhuva

Sattwa

Raja

Tama

Solar

System

(Rasis)

Ketu fills gap

between Bhuva

and Swarga

Bhu Mars

Conquerors

(eg Alexander

the Great)

Muladhara

4

Pancha Tattwa

for Bhu

Sattwa

Raja

Tama

Earth (Lagna

and Rasis)

Rahu fills gap

from Bhu to

Bhuva

The seven talas in descending order below the earth are Atalah, Vitalah, Sutalah, Talatalah,

Mahathalah, Rasatalah and Patalah. Interestingly, there are seven deadly sins in the Christian

tradition: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony.

In regard to the talas, here is a cautionary tale from the puranas. Essentially, it tells us that we should

not seek to engage the talas worlds as they can come up and take us over in our world. It tells the

story of Vishnu’s vamana (dwarf) incarnation and King Vali, the able king of the demons who had

taken over the world and heaven. Indra and the gods prayed to Vishnu for deliverance. At the



request of Aditi, the mother of the gods, Vishnu incarnated as her son to take care of Vali. Vishnu as

the dwarf visited Vali during a yajna (sacrificial ceremony) whereupon Vali asked what he could do

for him. “Grant me as much of land as can be covered in three of my footsteps,” said the dwarf. Vali

happily granted this boon whereupon the dwarf immediately assumed a gigantic form. With one

footstep, Vishnu covered the entire earth. With a second, he covered the sky. And with the third and

final footstep, he covered heaven. Vishnu’s foot cracked the shell of the universe (the cosmic egg)

causing the water outside poured in. This water began to flow through the sky and became the

heavenly Ganga (which is another story). After having traversed all the land that was available,

Vishnu resumed his form of a dwarf. “You have now donated to me all the three worlds,” he told

Vali. “Where will you stay?” “I seek refuge with you,” was Vali’s answer. Vishnu then instructed

Vali to go and live in the underworld. As for heaven, it was restored to Indra. Vali became the ruler

of Patala.

Vishnu taking his big steps to restore the

heavens and earth.



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