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26. A+hrak : - , t ' a , , : la \Bhinna ashtaka Vargd, Ravi ashtaka varga,Chandra ashtaka varga, Kuja ashtakavarga,Budha ashtaka varga, Guru ashtaka varga,Shukra ashtaka varga, Shani ashtaka varga.Samudaya ashtaka Varga - Rashi pinda,Graha pinda, Shodhya pinda.

27. Transit Influences

28. UpagrahasMandi and Gul ika, Dhuma, Vyat ipata,Parivesha, Indrachapa, Upaketu.

29. Annual Solar ReturnExact time when the Sun reaches the samepoint after one year. References to UttaraKalamrita, B.V. Raman. Results of variousdasas during the year. Dasas of Ravi,Chandra, Kuja, Budha, euru, Shukra, Shani,Rahu and Lagna.

3O. .Mundane AstrologyRuling stars and ruling planets of States andcountries. Chart of Indian independence.fframid of Gizeh. Views of ptolemy andVarahamihira. Factors reckoning mundaneastrologr. Relation of country,s chart withthat of the President,s chart. Charts ofPresident and prime Minister.

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31. ProfessionHouses and planets goveming profession.Horoscopes of Lord Tennyson, Alexanderthe Creat, Immanuel Kant, Pasteur, T.H.Huxley, Newton, Dinstein, Charles I, VonPapen, Goethe, Elizabeth I, Caesar Borgia,Cicero, Gladstone, Annie Besant, Shivaji,Sa in t Thyagara ja , Dueher , HaYdon.Characteristics of_qpecific degrees of Meshaand Tula, of Vrishabha and Vrishchika, ofMithuna and Dhanush, of Kataka andMakara, of Simha and Kumbha, of Kanyaand Meena.

32. Sortre I ' t " ,ofessiontDiplomacy: Charts of K.P.S. Menon, S.Radha Kr ishnan. Po l i t i cs : Char ts o fChamberlaine, Karl Marx, Pierre Laval,Mussolini, Nepolean, Earl of Beaconsfield,Sir John French, Clemenceau, Nepolean lll,Third Reich, Lloyd Ceorge, WoodrowWilson, Lincoln. Philosophers, Police andMi l i ta ry , Mathemat ic ians , Advocates ,Attorney, Poets, Philosophers, Accountant.Criminals. Charts of Nero, Aurangzeb,"N.'V.Qodse, Walter Horsford, Schauman andsome other criminals.

3 5 . A : l r t r c l l I lParts of body governed by 27 nakshatras,Diseases affected by different planets:Epilepsy and Neurasthenia, Paralysis, Gout,Gall Bladder, Cancer, Tumours, Ulcers,Dropsy, Plague, Itches, Stone, Hydrophobia,Fracture of Bones, Loss of Limbs, Leprosy,Leucoderma, Blood poisoning, Elurns,Complaints of l iver, Bi l ious diseases,Bowels, Colic, Appendicitis, Diabetes, Pilesand allied complaints, Hydrocele, Mentalailments, Eye troubles, Nose troubles,

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Troub les o f Tongue, Denta l t roub les ,Defective hearing, Troubles of mouth andface, A f fec ta t ion o f th roa t , as thma,Affections of lungs. Complaints of heart.Urinary diseases, Smallpox and chickenpox,Bronchitis, Diseases of digestive system,Cirrhosis of liver.

54. Some diseasesTumour of eye, short sight, blindness, Night

. blindness, General complaints of the eye,Dumbness, Diseases of Ear, Diseases oftee th , D iseases o f th roa t , As thma,Consumpt ion , Tubercu los is , Hear tc o m p l a i n t s , M e n i n g i t i s , T h r o m b o s i s ,Haematemesis, lndigestion, Colig, Castritis,D i a r r h o e a , v o m i t i n g , A m o e b i a s i s ,Dysentery, Hernia, Diabetes, Prostrateglands, Diseases of sex organs, Prameha,Dnlargement of Scrotum, Rheumatism,Epilepsy, Hysteria, Mental cases. Charts ofpatients with different diseases, lmpotency,Ovaries and Uterus, Leukaemia, Fever,Kidney, Cancer, Charts of Cancer patients,Bad health, Painful and unnatural deaths.

35. Some Sensitive PositionsSpecific degrees of all signs giving badresults if malefic planets are there.

5 6 . S o r l i : l { r : l l r r r r ! i - l l & l i : o t ' n l t t e $Vedic remedies for planets, Mantras, Japas,danas (charities), Planets responsible fordifferent ailments, Cems prescribed topropitiate different planets.

57. Female lloroscopyNativities of women, Charts showing effectsof planets on the lives of women. Ceneraloutline, Ashtaka varga, Special features.

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38, l l . r r l iaf ie, Matchinr l an;! Krr ia dcshaMarriage, Signs and degrees involved inconsideration of the problem of marriage:Matching. Number of kutas, Charts showingeffects of kutas, Special points, Role ofKuja. Ketu and Uranus, Arudha. Kuja Dosha,Charts showing Kuja dosha.

39. ChildrenGeneral principles expounded by Parasara,Charts showing Role of Shani, Guru, Budhaand Rahu-ketu in the birth of progeny.Different kinds of Children according toKalyana Varma. Role of Jupiter in child-birth, Role of Kuja and Curu combined,Combination of planets, Twelfth House,Sphuta and Saptamsa, Loss of Children,Adoption, Sons late in life. Number ofch i ld ren , T ime o f b i r th and number ,Absence of children, Loss and gain of time.

4O. Kalpalata on Jairnini SutrasTreatises on Jaimini Sutras. Kalpalata andKrishniya.

41. Jairrrini SystemUnique system of astrology, Argala. Beneficargala, Malefic argala, Argala caused by theplanets, Argala counteracted by the planets.Different Lagnas: Janma Lagna, NavamsaLagna, Karakamsa lagna, Arudha lagna.l{ora lagna, Bhava lagna, Ghatika lagna,Vighatika lagna, Qulika, Pranapada, Varnada

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lagna, Mandi, Strength of planets andhouses, Symbolic points, Brahma, Rudra,Maheshwara, Longevity, Chara dasa, Sthiradasa, Trikona dasa.

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26Ashteka Varga

hen KuJa is strong in Shadbala, longevity has to bedetermined from the Bhinna Ashtaka Varga; and when

Shani is the strongest we have to depend on SamudayaAshtaka Varga. We have dealt with the problem of AshtakaVatga exhaustively in our book Secrets of Ashtaka Varga(Ranjan Publlcations).

Influence of translting planet has to be understood onlyfrom the ashtaka varga of the Moon and of the planetconcerned. If we ignore the two ashtaka vargas (of theMoon and of the concerned planet), the transit influencesdo,not come out accurately.

The luminaries and planets transit all the twelve signs ina sequence. Their placement from the Moon, lagna andthemselves gives varying results at different times. Thesehave to be noted carefully. Each planet has such favourableplaces from itself. from the Moon, and from the five planets.Thase heing eight in number, it is calted Ashtaka varga. Thebenefic places are marked by a circle (Bindu) in South Indiaand by a line (Rekha) in north India. We foltow the SouthIndian practice. The favourable dots come to SSZ. All thegood and bad effects have to be declared with reference ofthese eight. Also note which planet contributes a bindu in asign. Count from the lagna and the concerned planets.There are variations among our authoritative texts.

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1. Ravi Ashtaka varga: Total Bindus 48F r o m R a v i : 1 , 2 , 4 , 7 , 8 , 9 , l O , I I

Chandra : 3 ,6 , lO, I IK u j a : 1 , 2 , 4 , 7 , 8 , 9 , l O , l lB u d h a : 5 , 5 , 6 , 9 , l A , l l , 1 2C u r u : 5 , 6 , 9 , l lShukra : 6 , 7 , 12S h a n i : 1 , 2 , 4 , 7 , 8 , 9 , l O , l lI " a g n a : 3 , 4 , 6 , l O , l l , 1 2

2. Chandra Ashtaka Varga Total Bindus 49From Rav i : 3 , 6 ,7 , A , lO, l l

Chandra : l , 3 , 6 ,7 , LO, l lK u j a t 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 9 , l O , l lB u d h a : 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , l O , l lC u r u t I , 4 , 7 , B , l O , l l , 1 2S h u k r a t 5 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 9 , l O , I IShani : 5, 5, 6, I ILagna t 3 ,6 , lO. I I

3. Kuja Ashtaka vargai Total Bindus 59F r o m R a v i t 3 , 5 , 6 , l O , l l

C h a n d r a : 3 , 6 , l lK u j a : 1 , 2 , 4 , 7 , 8 , l O , l lBudha : 5, 5, 6, I IG u r u : 6 , l O , I l , 1 2S h u l r r a t 6 , 8 , l I , 1 2

n S h a n i t l , 4 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 1 0 , I II a g n a ' : 1 , 3 , 6 , l O , 1 1

4. Budha Ashtaka Vatga Total Bindus 54From Ravi

ChandraKujaBudhaCuruQhukraSh,aniLagna

5 , 6 , 9 , l l , 1 22 , 4 , 6 , 8 , l O , r It , 2 , 4 , 7 , 8 , 9 , l O , I It , 3 , 5 , 6 , 9 , l O , l l , 1 26 , I , L t , t 21 , 2 , 5 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 , r rt , 2 , 4 , 7 , 8 , 9 , l O , 1 l1 , 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , l O , I I


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5. Ouru Ashtaka Vatga: Total Bindus 56From Rav i : I , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 ,8 , 9 , lO, I I

C h a n d r a t 2 , 5 , 7 , 9 , l lKuja t l , 2, 4, 7, A, tO, l lB u d h a : 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 9 , l O , I IC u r u ; 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 , 8 , l O , l lS h u k r a : 2 , 5 , 6 , 9 , l O , 1 lS h a n i : 3 , 5 , 6 , 1 2L a g n a z 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 , l O , l l

6. Shukra Ashtaka Vatga. Total Bindus 52From Ravi z 8, l l , 12

C h a n d r a z 1 , 2 , 5 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 , l l , 1 2K u j a : 3 , 5 , 6 , 9 , l l , 1 2B u d h a z 3 , 5 , 6 , 9 , I IQuru : 5 , 8 , 9 , lO, I IS h u k r a z 1 , 2 , 5 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 , l O , I IS h a n i z 3 , 4 , 5 , A , 9 , l O , l lL a g n a : 1 , 2 , 5 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 , l l

Parashara gives 4 instead of 5 in Kuja.7. Shani Ashtaka Varga. Total Bindus 59

From Ravi : L, 2, 4, 7, A, lO, l lChandra : 5, 6, I IK u j a z 3 , 5 , 6 , l O , l l , 1 2B u d h a z 6 , 8 , 9 , l O , l l , 1 2Q u r u : 5 , 6 , l l , 1 2Shukra z 6 , l l , 12Shani : 5, 5, 6, I IL a g n a : l , 3 , 4 , 6 , l O , I I

Parashara, Vaidynatha and others have given us sepa-rately the Ashtaka Varga for the lagna. The total Bindus hereare 49. These are distributed as follows:

Ravi :Chandra :Kuja :Budha :Guru :Shukra :Shani :Lagna :

3 , 4 , 6 , r O , l l , 1 23 , 6 , l O , l l , 1 2t , 5 , 6 , l o , l l1 , 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 1 O , 1 1 |1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 , l O , I I /t , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , A , I /t , 3 , 4 , 6 , l O , I I5 , 6 , l O , l l


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For the time being we ignore the ashtaka varya of thelagna.

The minimum required is one-twelfth of each body's total.Less than the required minimum is not good. The differentresults given and by the number of Bindus of each planet inits radical position, and by the number not given are ex-plained in our Secrets of Ashtaka varga. (Ranjan Publications).The reader is requested to refer to that text.

ttere we are concemed with the calculation of longevityon the basls of Ashtaka Varga. We have taken the chart ofa pennn bom on 1920.1.22 at 11.6.24 AM. The chart isgiven below. The calculatlom of r{shtaka Varya is based on

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the positions in Rashi alone, and not on the Bhava posi-tions. We tabulate the figures of the Ashtaka Varya.

fravi Chandra Kqia Budha Cluru Shukn ShaniM i n a 5 5 4 3 4 6 5lfesha

'5 2 5 5 6 5 2

Vlrlrabtra 6 5 6. 5 4 5 4t t f l t h u n a 4 6 3 7 1 4 5K r f r 2 6 1 2 7 2 5S l m h r t 1 5 5 6 t 4t g n y a 5 2 1 4 6 5 5T u t a 5 5 4 4 5 5 4V r f s c h l k ! 6 5 4 6 4 6 4D h a n u s h 2 4 2 5 4 5 4P la l ra ' 5 5 2 5 6 5 5K u m b h a t 4 4 2 S 5 5 2

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This ls subJect to two forms of reduction or shodhana. Theflrst is Tllkona (Trtnal). The signs are divided into four Trinalsigns. These are (a) Mesha, Simha and Dhanus; (b) Vrishabha,Kanya, and Malrara; (c) Mithuna, Tula and Kumbha; and (d)Karka, Vrishchlka, and Mina. The conditions laid down are asfollows:

(i) lf the same number of Elndus is not found in the threesigns of each trinal group, subtract the least from theother two. Some argue that the least number should bededucted from all the three signs. This is not accept-able. Jataka Parijata states (1O.58):

EEiluFTrig rftqfts-o-trfiq faq..rffiq arg.il t

When a sign in a trinal group has the least number ofbenefic dots, the benefic dots in the other two signs must bechanged into this least number. Parashara has clearly stated:

Bmldrg q {q;i ilgdd Eg sittrnq I

The figures in the three signs must be made equal(tattulyam). This is the view accepted by Balabhadra andothers also.

(ii) If there is no figure in one sign, the figures in the othertwo remain as they are. This follows from the interpre-tation we have given in (i) above.

(iii) When there are no figures in two signs of the groups,the figure in the third have to be removed. 1(iv) If all the three signs have the same number/of beneficdots, replace them by zero.

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To this we have to apply Ekadhipatya Shodhana' Exceptthe Sun and the Moon, the others have two signs each.Because of the ownership of two signs, the figures in thetwo signs are subject to this Shodhana. The principles gov-erning this are:

(i) There is no reduction for Karka and Simha.(ii) If there are planets in both the signs owned by the

planet there is no reduction.(li i) If there is no figure in one of the two signs, there is

no reduction. It may or may not be occupied.

(iv) If one sign only is occupied by a planet see whichsign has a greater number (a) If the occupied sign has agreater number, remove the figures in the unoccupied sign'(b) If the occupied sign has a smaller rumber, then give thesame number to the unoccupied sign (c) If both the signshave the same number, remove the figures from the unoc-cupied sign.' (u) lf the two signs have no planets consider if the figures

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(vi) lf the two signs are not occupied, if the figures are notequal, replace the larger by the smaller,

Thus after the two reductions in Bhinnashtaka Varga wehave the following :

Ravi Chandra Kuia Budha Auru Shukra Shani Total

M i n a 0 2 1 2 O 2 2 9M e s h a O O l O O O O lV r i s h a b h a O O O O l O 2 SM i t h u n a 5 2 l 5 l O 2 1 2K a r k a 5 1 2 4 2 5 1 7

S i m h a 2 2 2 O 4 ' O 2 1 2

K a n y a 3 2 t 5 I O 2 ' 1 2

T u l a 4 4 2 4 t 5 2 2 OV r i s c h i k a 2 3 l 2 4 2 5 1 7D h a n u s O 2 l O O O 2 5M a k a r a 5 2 l 5 4 5 5 l 9

K u m b h a S 2 l S O O O 9

Total Product 1 5 6

Now let us consider the Samudaya Ashtaka Varga'Here we take the totals in each sign and subject them tothese two reduction. Flrst multiples of twelve are to beexpunged.

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After the second reduction we get ln Samudaya AshtakaVarga as given here:

The multipliers for the signs from Mesha on words are 7,l O , 8 , 4 , l O , 5 , 7 , A , 9 , 5 , l l , 1 2 . T h e m u l t i p l i e r s f o r t h eplanets are: Sun 5, Chandra 5, Kuja 8, Budha 5, Guru lO,Shukra 7, and Shani 5.

Take the figures for each planet separately. The figuresare those after the second reduction in the various signsand multiply each by the sign multiplier. This gives the totalRashi Pinda. Then in each planet's case consider the plan-ets in signs and multiply them by the planetary multiplier.This gives the graha pinda. Add these two to get theshodhya pinda. Thus we get the followings :

Rashi Pinda Qraha Pinda Shodhya Pinda Total159184l05165142a4173

Multiply each shodhya Pinda by 7 and divide it by 27.Remove multiples of 27 from the product. The net product

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gives the number of years denoted by each planet. Thus weget:

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There are other views. (l) Accordinglo Jataka pa4latathe Shodhya Pinda of each planet is to be divided by thirty.The quotient is the longevity by the planet. When the quo-tient is more than twelve, expunge multiples of twelve, andtake the remainder. (a) If a planet is exalted double thefigure. (b) If lt is debilitated, combust, or eclipsed halve it.

(c) Calculate the period by rule of three if it is betweenexaltation and debilitation. This does not give accurateresults.

(2) Shambhu Hora gives another method. If the quo-tient is more than 27 and less than 54, deduct it from 54.ff it is more than 54 and less than 81, deduct it from 8l . Ifit is more than 8l and less than lO8, subtract it from lOB.This too does not square with facts.

Earlier we got a total of nAfi yars. There 26 somededuction.

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by the weaker one should be halved.(ii) When a planet is combust or debilitated, it loses half.

(ii i) In an enemy's sign it loses one'third.(iv) A malefic in the twelfth, loses al!; in the eleventh, one

half; in the tenth, one-third; in the ninth, one'fourth;in the-eight, one-fifth; and in the seventh. one-sixth. Abenefic in these places, loses only half of what amalefic does.

(v) A planet defeated in war (graha yuddha) loses one'third.

(vi) Sun or Moon in eclipse loses one-third.In the example we have taken, Sun and Moon are to-

gether and the Moort is weak. Shani and the Sun are in thehouses of mutual foes. These require deduction. Only thehighest deduction has to be made, when two or more apply toa planet.

Sun ?#,

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i tThese are lunar years. Multiply the total by 324 and divide

by 565.25. The result will be solar years. Here we get

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Ashtaka varga is one of the valuable systems of predictiveastrology. It is more so for an interpretation of the influencesof the planets in transit. But regarding the calculation oflongevity, this system has not been found satisfactory in manycases and it does not seem to be quite reliable.

The system is apparently called so because the bindus(benefic dots) are reckoned from the seven planets andLagna, thus making a total coun\ from eight places. Inactual practice we reckon the bindys for the planets onlyand not for Lagna. The reason for the failure of Ashtaka vargaperhaps may be due to either an inadequate comprehensionof the principles or the inadequacy of the number of examplesworked out. In all probability there is an inadequate comPre-hension of the principles on the part of the later writers. Thismight explain why the bindus for Lagna are not given by them.Moreover, the total number of bindus was to be537 and it washeld to be sancrosanct'

While explaining the calculation or longevity on the basisof this system, Vaidyanatha Dikshita in his Jataka ?aniataobserves:

t@-++nrccttwt: 9lr[l-5: vr{(q qriq"m IT{fucrrfllqtrq dft|(rgssT-iilq {{gqR g@qT[: | | 10:48 | |'The maximum duration of life for men is obtained by

adding the years given by the Sun and other planets. On theauthority of the Curu (preceptor) some say that this totalshould be added to the number of years obtained from theLagna so that the longevity conforms to the conditions ofthe horoscope." tlere is at least one missing link. The Gurureferred to is evidently Parashara' If Parashara himselfspeaks of Lagnashtaka varga, why did his successors ignoreit? We do not know the reason.

The Uttarabhaga (later halfl of Brihat Parashara lloraopens with the chapter on Ashtaka varga. The text gives thebindus for Lagna also. The relevant verses are the following'

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sTlffivgp-f,qfur ffiiqrmhr: If*er drq-rJo*sr: qtcqfuililfw: il 66 1laerr*+yget rTd g-r f+fl erfr rtfte 1-oww qi Td SIRxT't der I Eo I Iq{ TsRrdrAs {i lTi Wr.rtt Iqfq-di aer R'S {elTi dn{-s otffinq 1 os t lIn this Lagnashtaka varga the benefic places are given

thus:From the Sun 5,4,6, lO, l l , l2;From the Moon 3,6,10, l l , t2;F r o m M a r s 1 , 3 , 6 , 1 O , 1 l ;From Mercury 1,2,4,6,8, 1O, 1 l ;From Jupite r 1,2,4,5,6,7,9, lO, l I iFrom Venus 1,2,3,4,5,8,9 ;From Saturn 1,3,4,6,1O, 1 l ;F rom Lagna5,6 , lO, l l .The total bindus are 49.If we add this to the total bindus

of the seven planets, we get 586. From Lagna toq,we mustapply the two reductions of trikona and ekadhipatya and thenapply Rashi and Craha multipliers.

In the longevity given by Ashtaka varga and Amshayu nodeductions are to be made. On the other hand when aplanet is exalted, the years given by it are to be trebled; ifin its own varga (sign) it is to be doubled; if in an adhimitrahouse one half is to be added; if in a friend's house addone-third. Still some deductions are enjoined. If it is in aninimical house or adhi-shatru house, one-third is to bededucted. This is the best method to be followed, says thetext.

Possibly the links missed by the subsequent writers areto be found in those verses of Brihat Parasara llora. Onemust experiment on these lines to find out whether theAshtaka varga system of calculating longevity gives us a reli-able method. If we take the system to be not fully reliable we

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ASI|TAKA UARAA 549'Of all the methods for calculating longevity, the

Ashtakavarga method is the best.' If so, the defect may lie Inour ignoring the lagnashtaka varga. It is earnestly believedthat ser ious students of astrology wi l l include thlsI"agnashtaka va4la to satisfy themselves of the usefulness ofthis method.

According to Jataka Partjata, some teachers, followlnggreat masters, argue that the number of years for the lagnaderived from the lagna ashtaka varga have to be added tothis (10.48). But for lagna we get Rashi Pinda and not anyGraha Pinda. This is for the research scholars a seriousproblem.

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lransit influences are always related to Ashtaka varga ofI the Moon and of the planet concerned. Transit effectsare generally rackoned from the Moon. Some authors observethat during the first thirty three years they are reckoned fromthe Moon, the next 55 years from lagna, and the last J4 fromthe Sun. Others give the first 55 to lagna, the next J5 to theMoon, and the last 54 to the Sun. One has to rely on his ownexperience and observation. \

Each planet transists all the twelve signs. lts influencevaries from sign to sign. We list some of the effects from theMoon sign. They may be applied to the Lagna or the signoccupied by the Sun, as per his observation, experienceand conviction. We tabulate these.tlouse sun Moon Kujal. loss of place good food sorrow

2. near5. Prosperity4, disgrace

5. worry or failure introuble activity

6. destruction richesof foes

loss of fortune loss of fortuneEarns money fortuneill health trouble from

' foe

destructionof foesfulfilment

Budha

imprison-mentgoldtroubledestruc-tion offoespoverty

gain ofland


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llouse sun7, worries8. Disease

9. Anger

lO. fulfillment ofgoods

I l. Earns money12. Expenditure

Itouse Guru

l . Exi le2. Oains5. Obtruction In

work4. Expenditure

5, Prosperity

6. Sorrow, Worry7. Itealthy

8. Dxpenditure

9. Gains

lO. Worr ies

I l. t lappiness12. Expenditure

Moonearns moneycan causedeathanger ofthe rulerhappiness

Profitsdanger to wlfe

Shukra

healthyenjoymentsprofits

greathappinessblrth of achllddisgracelll health

good clothes

ornanlents

KuJaloss of moneyfear fromweaponsexpenditure

mental anguish

rlchescruel

Shani

sotTowdestructionprosperity

stomachtroubleloss ofa childwealthdejected

fear ofdeathbodlly palns

worries

Budhasorrow

happiness

proflts

happiness

pleasurei4jury

Rahu orKetu

fearquarrelsprosperity

disgrace

expendi-turehappinessdestructi-on of foesdepres-s ionlncrease ofworriesexpendi-turegoodfear ofdeath

gainsloss

worry

gainsloss

The transit results of Curu and Shani are very powerful.Shani's transit in 12, I and 2 comes roughly once in thirtyyears. This is called sadesati. It is not always harmful. lf itharms in the first round, it confirms the same oglyjn the thirdround, not in the seond. If it harms in the second round, itdoes not harm is the third round.


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Vedha is an obstructing point' If the Sun is in the eleventh'h. d;;;;;od. But ir ui $ti't^ti-e there is a planet In the flfth'its capacity to do good is obstructed' For the Sun there ls

no

rlattl from stran] and vice-versa' Eludha does not causevedha to the Moon. w. ut" giving the vedha points at a later

stage in thil chaPter'Cochara or transits oPerate in relation to Ashtaka varga;

and both these are suUltct to the natal chart' and to the

dasa and antardasa opeiating at that time' Transits cannot

be judged indePendentlY'Allied to the badhaka places is the problem of Argala'

J a i m i n i h a s s i x s u t r a s o n t h i s q u e s t i o n . T h e s e a r e :En tTrrq ?idsFrdl fttzfrg: I O'FRsn Tw{r crct;fn IR'q fis olr{tn frt\Fq: I q qil f+qarra tsrq.( Frotdl I Fqfti ffi: t (r't's-to)The places or planets in th-e-.4th' 2nd' and loth from

the

aspecting UoOy caluse Argala' When more than two malefics

;;;;-. 1iJ rt"ti-irt"-ispecting planet' there is a malefic

;#i;.- itnets in the loth' 12th' Srd from Argala cause

obstruction to the ;;;"1* ti ttre.planets obstructing Argala

are fewer or t""'-politrful than itrose causing Argala' then

, the power of the [6"i;ii no1 affected' Planets in the

Sth

from a planet u," "o"unttracted

by the influence of a planet

in the 9th. couni ;;; places in the reverse manner in the

lu"l of Ketu. These aphorisms are cryptic'

Let us explain' Planets in the 4th' 2nd' l lth and 5th

from an aspectin! Uoay-tuu"" or become Argalas' Planets

ln the 9th from fietu Uecome Argalas' If these are natural

benefics, ttren tne lq'g"f" i" Uenefig' Malefics in the 5rd also

cause malefic Atd;:il" 4th' 2nd..and l lth having planets

'are count"ru.t"E-ny planets in the lOth' l2th and 5rd

respectively. rne Stit i" counteracted by the 9th and vice

versa. rhe nrgal cuu""O by a malefic in the Srd has no

counteracting ug;niy' The aspects in Jaimini are different

from those giu"i-ny'rut*ttutu' All movable signs aspect all

fixed signs .*.tpl'tt" ones next to them; all fixed signs

aspect att movaitl-"ig* except.the ones behind them; and all

, common signs ;"*Zt each other' -Thus the aspects of the

movable "ign"

u[Li7zo'' zloo' 5ooo; those of the fixed signsare at6o", 15o", z+b;iuno those of the common

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Another obstructing force or point is known as vedha.When the Sun transits I lth, Srd, lOth and 6th from theMoon he gives good resurts. These resurts are obstructedwhen other planets at the same time transit sth, gth, 4th andI2th houses respectively. Thus from the radical Moon orlagn-a we give the position of the pranet in the first column andits obstructing point in the second. The first seven fiil;;;;;"related to the last 7.The Sun I l , J , lO , 6 . The Sun S, g ,4 , t2The Moon Z , 1 ,6 , l l , The Moon Z , S , lZ , g , 4 , g

l o , 5Mars 5, I l, 6. Mars lZ, S. gMercury 2, 4, 6, g, Mercury S, S, g, l, Z, lz

l o , l lJuplter Z, Lt ,9, S, Z Jupiter tZ, B, lO, 4, sV e n u s l , 2 , 5 , 4 , S , V e n u s g , 7 , I , l O , 9 , 5 ,

a , 9 , t l , t 2 1 1 , 6 . 5Saturn 5, I l, 6 Saturn 12, S, g

In Chart I when Saturn was transisting the l2th from theMoon, and Mars was in the gth, the nativl passed away.

It was in March LgS7. Saturn does not cause vedha to the Sun.

Jup 21 -38MetS-27Sun 1-12


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Similarly Mercury for the Moon, the Sun for Saturn, the Moonfor Meriury do not cause vedha. This happened in the Moon'ssub-period during the m4ior period of Saturn. Here the vedhafrom the Moon to salurn is obstructed by venus. But transitvedha worked.

Latta is another obstructing point. The counting of theconstellation is in the reverse order for Prishtha Latta and inthe regular order for Puro Latta. The 12th star from thatoccupi"O by the Sun, the 5rd f,rom that of Mars' the 6thfrom that of Jupiter, the 8th from that of Saturn are PuroLattas, the forward ones. The 5th from that of Venus' the7th from that of Mercury, the 9th from that of Rahu' the2 2 n d f r o m t h a t o f t h e M o o n a r e P r i s h t h a o r r e a r L a t t a s . | fthe constellation at birth happens to be the Latta star of aplanet, during its transit there, one has ill-health and sor-r o w . o u r i n g t h e S u n , s L a t t a b u s i n e s s i s r u i n e d . T h e L a t t a o fRahuandKetubr ingsmisery ;o fJup i te rbr ingsdeath ' ru ino frelatives, fear and insecurity; of Venus results in quarrels; ofMercury there is loss of position; of the Moon there will beloss. when two or more Lattas coincide, the effects are inten-sified (Phala Deepika' 26.42-47).

Sarvatobhadra Chakra also explains the points of vedha'Following Jatakabharana' Iloraratna. Baia Viiaya' Svalachintaiani and other works we explain this and its signifi-cance. First we draw the figure as below :

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Nanda refers to the lst,6th and llth tithis; Bhadra tothe 2nd, 7th, and l2th tithis; Jaya to tithis 5rd, 8th, andl Sth; Rikta, to the 4th, gth, and l4th tithis; Puma to the 5th,the lOth, the l5th, the 5Oth tithis. Each group has its ownweek-day. The Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, the waningMoon, and Mercury associated with malefics are all maleficplanets; the rest are benefics. A planet is situated in aconstellation; and by its aspect three vedhas arise for it -one in the left, one in the front, and one in the right. In theright or left the vedha will be with a star, a consonant, aRashi, or a vowel only. Thus a planet in Krittika has a vedhawith Bharani, 3I, Vrishabha, Nanda, Bhadra, Thula, iT,Visakha, and Sravana. One in Rohini has vedha with 3,Aswini, d, Mithuna, et, nanya, 1, Swati, and Abh[jit. One inMrigasira has vedha with Kataka,4', Simha, H, Chitra, Revati,d, 3{, and Uttarashadha.

The aspect of a retrograde planet is towards the right,and that of one in direct motion is to the left; when it isstationary, it is towards the front. For Rahu and Ketu thevedha will be on the right; and for the Sun and the Moon itis on the left. A retrograde malefic in vedha position causesgreat evil, and a retrograde benefic does good.

When a planet transits over Ardra, Hasta, Poorvashadhaand Uttarabhadrapada, the triplets that are hit are (l) q, g',6; (2) {, vl, A; (3) tl, S, d; (4) q, g, 9. Regarding the pairs E-tf,-YI, U q, q-q and 3-T if one letter is hit the other also is hit.When the vedha is caused by a benefic, it is Saumya vedha.If one vowel is hit the other vowel similar to it is also hit;and this applies also to 3d-3{:.

When a planet is in the junction of two constellations inany of the four corners of the square, the vowels eI, sil, F and{ anO the Purna Tithi are hit. The resulty'are 3{ agitation orexcitement, 3ll-fear, E-loss, {-di".u"., and tithi-death. Whenthe vedha is with a star the result is confusion; with aconsonant loss; with a vowel sickness; and with tithi orRashi a great obstacle. When there are five vedhas at the


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same time one is not likely to live. One vedha causes fear,two bring loss of money, three obstacles, and four death.

In the vedhas of individual planets, different resultsfollow. The Sun's - misunderstanding; Mars - loss of wealth;Satum - ill health; Rahu and Ketu - obstacles; the Moon -mixed results, Venus - pleasures; Mercury - intelligence;Jupiter - good effect. When the planet causing vedha isretrograde, the result is twofold; in exaltation threefold; inrapid direct motion the normal effect; in depression theeffect is half. A malefic vedha on a Tithi, Rashi, Amsha, orNakshatra should be avoided for all auspicious undertak-ings. lf a vedha caused by a retrograde malefic occursduring sickness, the patient is not likely to survive; but if themalefic is in direct motion, the ill-health will subside. lf thevedha is caused by a malefic on the week day of one's birththere will be mental anguish.

The transit of the Sun in Vrishabha, Mithuna, andl{ataka makes the East appear as set. The vowels 3{, 3, q, 3ilmay be taken as belonging to the east; 3lI, s, q, 3il to thesouth; E, ;8, q and 3i to the west; { a t ed: to the north.During the time the Sun stays for three months in anydirection, all the stars, vowels, consonants, Rashis, andtithis are considered to be set.lWhen a star is set and thereis vedha, the result is ill-health; when a consonant, loss;when a tithi, fear; when all the five have vedha, the result isdeath. The consonants and vowels refer to the initial letterof the name of the native.

If these are not set, the vedha produces different re-sults. If a star, growth; if a consonant, gain; if a vowel,happiness; if a Rashi, success; if a tithi fame; if all the five,btatus.

When a planet transits over the sth, 8th, l4th, l8th,.2lst 22nd,23rd and 24th stars counted from the one inwhich the Sun is posited, there will arise obstacles. Count-ing from the birth star, where there is a malefic vedha onthe lst, loth, lgth and21rd stars, the results are respec'tively death, sorrow, absence from one's place, and quar-


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rels. When the vedha is on the lgth star, something unteward will happen. If it is on the l6th, there is loss; if on the28th, one may be imprisoned; If on the 27th, there isexpulsion. But if these vedhas on the Sth, gth, l4th, I lthZlst, 22nd, 23rd, and 24\h stars counted from the Sun.

In the Prakirnadhyaya of Uttara Khanda of p,&aratlora, Chapter 6 and verses lg to 23 yye have a list ofPachakas and Vedhakas. Their places are counted from thehouse occupied by a planet. We tabulate :PIanetSunMoonMars 12Mercury 5Jupiter 12Venus 4Saturn 7

Ifouse VedhakaI I Venus5 Sun

Ifouse Pachaka6 Saturn7 Venus'2 Sun2 Moon6 Satum

MercuryMarsSunSatum 2 MarsMars 3 Venus

From Lagna, Pachaka planets are the Sun In the 6th, theMoon in the 7th, Mars in the 9th, Mercury in the loth,Jupiter In the I lth, Venus in the 8th, and Saturn in the 4th.All these have an important role to play when we Interpretthe signlflcance of the planetary transits. As parashara ob,serves, the Vedhaka obstructs the emeryence of the results,and so does the Pachaka to some extent.

During the transit the Sun, Rahu or Ketu glves goodresults when he is in the Jrd, the 6th, the lOth houses fromthe Moon; the Moon in the lst, the 5rd, the 6th, the 7th, theloth; Mars and Saturn in the 5rd and the 6th; Mercury in the2nd, the 4th, the 6th. the 8th, the lOth,. Venus In ptacesother than the 6th, the 7th the lOth; Jupiter in the 2nd, the5th, the 7th, the gth. All planets give good results in theI l th.

L,eaving Latta and other factors aside, we can tabulatethe vedha signs, counting these from the sign in which theMoon is located.


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For example in the horoscope taken as an example earliert h e M o o n i s i n t h e l 2 t h h o u s e f r o m t h e A s c e n d a n t . S a t u r ncame to the l2th hosue from the Moon and Mars was in the8th. For Mars the vedha sign as per the table is the 7th fromthe Moon. The Moon at the time being in the I lth' the vedhacame from Mars who was in the 8th' The I lth house Mercurygot a vedha from Saturn in the l2th' The I st house Venus tooiad the vedha from Mars' These transit movements broughta b o u t t h e d e a t h o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l ' F a i l u r e t o c o n s i d e r t h evedha positions gives rise to a faulty interpretation of thetransit influences. But this alone is not enough, since theradical chart and the Ashtaka varga are also to be taken intoconsideration.


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11 ahu and Ketu are shadowy planets (Chhaya grahas).'As.I\tt 't" nodes of the Moon they irave a special role in thelives of the beings on earth. They cover twenty five years inthe Vimshottari dasa sYstem.

l. In addition to these we have some uPagrahas. Theseare said to belong to the luminaries, five planets and theshadowy ones. These are given below along.with the planetto which each belongs :

Kala (O16) to the Sun, Paridhi to the Moon; Dhuma to Kuja.Ardhaprahara to Budha; Kodanda, Indrachapa, or Karmuka toShukra; Yamakantaka to Guru; Mandi to Shani, Pata (q-6; 1oRahu; and Upaketu to Ketu.

Add four signs and 13'20' to the longitude of the Sun toget Dhuma. Take the Sun in Capricorn at 8o,lO'

s 9. 8o. lO'+ s 4. l5o. 20'

s l . 2 l o . 50 '

fleduct Dhuma from twelve signs toget Vyatipata' tlere weget Vyat ipata at s lo.8o.5O'. Add six signs to this to getParivesha or Paridhi. It is here on s4. 8o.5O'. Deduct this fromtwelve signs, and the result is lndrachapa. l t is heres7.2lu.3O'. Add to this l6o.40' to get Dhvaja. This iss8. Bo. lO'. Adding one sign to this, we have the natalposition of the Sun.


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If the lord of the sign owning the tenth or its amsha is amalefic and is associated with dhuma and other upagrahas,the native will be wicked (J.P. lb.b4). Such stray resultsappear in our texts.

We now turn to Mandi and others. In the ghatikas giventhe duration of the day is taken to be thirty ghatis. If theduration is less or more than thirty ghatis, we have to adjustthe given ghatikas proportionatety.

Mandi and GulikaThere is much confuslon between Mandi and Culika. In

Uttara Kalamrita (1.7, 8) the two are indentified and themethod for calculating the position is that of Mandi, not thatof Culika. Sanketa Nidhi ( I . l7) gives the ghatls for Mandi.Jataka PariJata (2.5) reads Oulikascha Mandj. This doesnot mean Mandi called Culika. It means "Culika andMandi". ln 2.48, 5.62, 63, 67, 68, 70 and 73; and 9.7 thistext refers to Mandi. But in 5.57, 64,65; 6.61; and 9.1 hequotes the two; and in 9.8, 9, 73 he refers to Gulika and in18.37 he speaks of Oulika Dasa.

In the second chapter Parashara tells us how to calcu-late the position of Gulika (2.67 - 69). In chapter six whilereferring to the results, Parashara uses the words Culika.Mandi, Papa and Yamanuja (6.61.72). In the Sutras ofJaimini we have the words Mandi and Gulika which referonly to Qulika. We cannot, therefore, blame the authors ofUttara lIalamfita, Jataka PariJata and other texts for cre-ating a confusion.

For arriving at the position of Culika divide the durationof the day and of the night into equal parts. Then count theorder of the weekdays from the planet of the day of birth. Atthe end of Saturn's part we have the position of Gulika fora birth in the daytime. i"or a night birth, the count is fromthe fifth day of the day of birth.

Mandi's position is at the end of 26, 22, tA, 14, tO, 6and 2 ghatis from the time of sunrise, where, ghatis arebaserl on the durzrtion of the day being thirty-ghatis. tf theduration ,is more or less, there has to be proportionateincrease or decrease. These are from sunrise respectively


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from SundAy onwards. At the end of these ghatis falls thetime for Mahdi. Thus for a day birth on Thursday Mandi is atten ghatis from sunrise. For a night birth the count is fromthe fifth day of birth. Thus the position of Mandi in the nightfrom Sunday onwards will be at the end of lO, 6, 2,26,22,l8 and 14 ghatis, if the duration of the night is thirty ghatis.

Too much importance is given to Mandi in Karnataka,Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In the rest of the country this wordls practically unknown. Since the learned Mr. H.R. Shankarrefuses to admit Uranus and Neptune because they have noplace in Vimshottari, we need not give any significance toMandf or Culika who have no place in any Dasa system.

Jataka ParlJata (9.1 to 6) states that Mandi, confusedwith Gulika, gives malefic results in all hosues except theeleventh. Since very few people can have this Gulika in theeleventh, most of us will be adversely hit by this unseenentity. Suffering is the bane of our trlbe. What then is theuse of calculating Mandi's position? Mantreshwara too givessimilar results.

Parashara in hls sixth chapter does not offer any conselation. Still we summarise his view.

Flrst house : Sickly, passlonate, roflue, vicious, wickedcharacter, sorrowful.

Second : Sorrowful, mean, gapbling or other vices,loss of children, weak. I

fffrd : Well-shaped, ruter or heab of a village, virtuous,fond of good men, honoured by rulers.

Fourth : Sickly, afflicted by wind and bile, wicked.Flfth : [,oss of wealth and fame, short life, eunuch,

mean, atheist, seruile to women.Sixth : Conquers foes, well famed, courageous, enthu-

siastic, and loved by women.Seventh : Overcome by women, wicked or sinful, loose

morals, emaciated, loss of brothers, lives on women,smoney.

Dlghth : Hungry, sorrowful, cruel, angry, hard hearted,emaciated, devoid of good qualities, takes the life of others.


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Ninth : Full of worries and troubles, emaciated, indulgesin sinful acts, stone hearted, miserly.

Tenth : tlas wife and children, happy religious anddevoted to gods, practises yoga and Dharma.

Eleventh : Enjoys the company of good women, head ofcommunity, village or a department, loved by relatives,powerful, bad limbs. e

Twelfth : Sinful or vicious deeds, sinner, badly shapedlimbs, unfortunate, fond of the low ones'

These results offered by Parashara (6.6 | to 72\ offer noconsolation. Most of these are attributed to Saturn, Rahu orMars. Hence in our opinion this Gulika can be dropped forpredictive purPose. Only in Jaimini's system Culika hassome significance. Like Christian in Bunyan's Pilgrim'sProgress we need not carry the burden of Mandi, or RahuXata. Some in the northern coastal districts of Andhra haveadded also Dur-Muhurta which varies from day to day'Enough of this burden; for, the wages of sin is death' Evenwith nine bodies in a chart we have problems. Why encoun-ter this intruder ?

Mandi aspects the seventh and twelflh houses' The con-fusion between Mandi and Gulika is so great that we maytake Ure results of the two to be identical' We give theresults following Phaladipika and Jataka Pariiata' Thenumbers indicate the houses from lagna.

l. Thief, cruel, no humility, no knowledge of vedas and'

shastras, eye trouble, lean, no happiness, passionate,short life, irritable.

2. Speaks pleasantly, quarrelsome, no riches, does notkeep his Promises.

5. Separation, pride, passion, anger, no brothers'4. No house, no wealth, no conveyances'5. Fickle mind, short life.6. Destroys foes, best children, heroic'7. Quarrelsome, hates people, ungrateful, little knowl'

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9. Separation from friends and elders.lO. Does not undertake works that are auspicious, un-

charitable, unrighteous.I t. ttappiness, good intellect, children, splendour, fame'

12. No interest in material comforts, dejected, expensive'tlis association with any planet is not good: with Ravi-

kills father, Chandra-brings so(row to mother; with Kuja-loss of brothers; with Budha-madpess; with Curu-heretic;with Shukra-fond of low women; with Shani-short life; leprosy,sickly;withRahu-poisonousdiseases;wilhKetu-fearfrom fire.

Culika and Mandi are like Shani' Yama-Kantaka' likeGuru gives good results. Ardha Prahara is like Budha; Kalais like Rahu.

Any bhava gets destroyed if Dhuma and others are in it'We wiit briefly note the results they give when posited inlagna.

Dhuma-heat, fear from fire, mentalworry'Vyatipata-fear from animals and death'

Parivesha-accident from water, imprisonment'

Indrachapa-accident from stone, wounds' falling'

Upaketu-fall, failure in activity'These results apPear during the dasha of the planet

owning the house occuPied bY them'Dhumaketu gives different results in various houses

from lagna thus: t. short life; 2' ugly face; 5' courage;4. sorrow; 5. loss of children; 6' worries from foes; 7' lossof energy; B. death through or from wicked persons;S. oppoies Dharma and righteous ways; lO' wanderer;I l. profitable; 12. wicked waYS'

We will next proceed to the others' On weekdays begin-ning with Sunday Yamakantaka appears at the end of 1B't+, tO, 6, 2, 26 and 22 ghatikas from sunrise'

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lO and 6 ghatika. For a night birth take the ftfth one fromthat day; and the ghatikas are from sunset.

We will give a few obseryations taken from the texts.Dhuma in the seventh denies marriage. Kala in the seventhbrings about the death of wife; and parivesha there makesher ill-behaved. Upaketu in the seventh makes her barren.Kala in the seventh denies marriage. Birth with Outika inlagna gives a defective limb; with yamakantaka in lagna, acripple.


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rf.l h. degrees, mlnutes and seconds in which the Sun lsI located at the time of birth is important. On the day of

the same month, zx; per the western calendar, every yearthe Sun generally comes back to that polnt. Note exactlythe time when the Sun reaches that poinh and cast a chart forthat time on that day. This chart gives an insight into the natureof the effects that are likely to happen during that year. Butthis chart operates only within the framework of the birthchart.

To flnd the exact time of the Sun's return to the positionat birth, some authorities have given tables; and people followthem. Let us consider some of the tables.

A person was born on 1920.1.22 at 11.6.24 A.M. t le hascompleted seventy five. We have to take the elapsed years.The week day was Thursday, the fifth from Sunday. Thesunrise is at 6.55.48 (LMT).

Mr. V.S. Sastri's translation of Uttara lfalamrth gives onpage 2OO the following:for 7O yearsfor 5 yearsAdd the day andtlme of Birth

4 (weekday)65

2h.,42m., Os.1 7 . 3 7 . 5 0l l . 6 . 2 4

Total I (day) 7h. 25m. 54s.The annual return was to be cast for Sunday at 7.25.54 A.YI.On Sunday January 22, 1995 at 5.5O A.M. the Sun was inMakara at70. 4l'.51.. At the time of birth the Sun was on


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8o.lO'.4". The time arrived at is far behind the required posi-tion.

In the 1986 edition of his llindu Predictive AstrologlrDr. B. V. Raman rejected the table he gave earlier in the book.In his Varsha Phala he gave two tables and held that thesecond is accurate.

Weekday tfourc7O years 5 225 years 6 6Birth 5 I I

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This is Sunday and the time is 4.33.36 ?.Y1.Lahiri's Ephemeris for 1995 counts Sunday as zero. We

take the birth day Thursday as 4. On page 76 we have thefigures.

l 6

Day75 years 3Birth 4

Sunday 53. 3 6

This agrees with the one given by Dr. B.V. Raman.At 5.5O A.M. on January 22 the Sun was at 9s.7o.41'.5" and

on the next day at 5.5O A.M. the Sun was on 8o.42'.33".Calculating by the rule of three we get the time on January22, 1995 at tI 4.43.41 P.M. (lST). There is a difference often minutes, and it is not a small one. At this time we get thechart thus:

x17.3219.57IGfu

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16.15Shani

%.20Bufia

lavi 8.10.rUran2.57

6.2'lKuja R

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Dr. B.V. Raman's Varshaphala follows the Tajika systemas developed by Nilakantha and Kesava. This is evidently animport from Tazhakistan. The yogas have Arabic names andthe aspects are those accepted by western astrology.

The Tajika method prescribes the calculation of thestrength by five vargas and also by twelve vargas' The rulerof the year is selected from (l) lord of the sign occupied bythe Sun (day) or by the Moon (night); (2) lord of the lagna inthe natal chart; (5) lord of lagna in the annual chart; (4) lord ofMuntha; and (5) lord of Trirasis. The calculation of the dasasis complex. A fuller account of thls method is neither neces-sary nor possible in this work. One may consult a standardwork on Varshaphala, and D. Bradley's Soli-Lunar Beturns.Weshall explain here a simpler method outlined in UftaraI{alamrita.

After calculating the lagna and tenth house, note thepositions of the planets at the time of the solar return. Next wehave to calculate the seven vargas-Rasi, Hora, Drekkana,Saptamsa, Navamsa, Dvadasamsa, and Trimsamsa for thelagna and the Planets.

Then count from the birth nakshatra to the nakshatra inwhich the Moon is located on the day of the return' Dividethis by nine. The remainder is to be counted from the Sunonwards in the fol lowing sequence-Sun ( l lO), Chandra(60), Kuja (52), Budha (4o), Quru (48). Shukra (56). Shani(4), Rahu (5), and Lagna (lO). The figures in the bracketsare the dasa periods for the Year'

The birth star was Sravana; and on this day it was Hasta.It is the nineteenth. Dividing it by nine, we get one as theremainder. Then the first dasa is that of the Sun' For 8OOminutes the Sun has I lO days. The Moon has yet to traverse43g'.2O' in l-lasta. By rule of three we get the balance ofSun's dasa as sixty days at the commencement of the year.The other dasas follow in the order given above.

The benefic or malefic results of any dasa are to beinterpreted with reference to the strength of the planetconcerned, the strength of the lagna for the year, thestrength of the bhava having the planet, and the aspects onand association with the planet and the house concerned.


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The Sapta Varga strength of the planets for the abovechart are: Guru 172.5, Shani I44.SZS, Shukra I12.5, Suna n d M o o n A 6 . 2 5 , B u d h a a 2 . b a n d K u j a S g . l 2 sShashtyamsas. The weakest is Kuja. The strongest ls Gurufollowed by Shani. The lagna has two vargas of its own lord,two of his friends, and three of his enemies. The lagna ismildly strong. Rahu has five friendly vargas.

The lagna is to be calculated only for the origlnal placeof birth.

The principles of interpretation are the same as thosefor the natal charts. We have to note also the transits ofplanets during the year. By blending the results of the solarretum chart with those of the Moon from the original lagna,Moon, or Sun, we can predict the events of the year more orless accurately. Transits have always to be related to theashtakavarga of the birth chart and to that of the solarreturn. Ashtakavarga modifies the results of the transits.Now we outline broadly the results of the various dasasduring the year.

Sun: lf strong-acquisition of money, omaments andclothes; if weah-increase of foes, sinful deeds.

Chandra: If strong-royal favour, increasing wealth andhonour; if weak-increase of foes, suffers from diseases,unhappy, wandering, changes the place, quarrels with rela-tives.

Kuja: lf strong-favours from the ruler, successful,happy; if weak-fears from the ruler, quarrels with sons andwife, loss of wealth.

Budha: If strong-valorous, benefic results, extremelyhappy, many gains and profits; if weak-misunderstandingsor enmity with brothers and sisters, follows evil or sinfulways, treacherous to the wise elders.

Quru: If strong-conveyances, wealth; if weak-wandersfrom place to place, loss of money, evil ways, bad associa-tions.

Shukra: If strong-amasses wealth and fame, refinedclothes, happiness from wife; if weak-loss of wealth, fearfrom foes, bad name, diseases of the generative organs.


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Shani: If strong-house, happiness, ruler; if weak-loss ofwealth, anaemia or neuritis or wasting fever, bad name.

Rahu: If strong-performs virtuous deeds and good acts,has gains, rise in profession; if weak and malefic-inauspi-cious results, death of father, associates with foes and thewicked.

I-agna: The results are good, average, or bad accordingto the rising drekkana, association and placement of thelord of lagna and of the drekkana, and the yoga formed bythe lord of lagna.


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1 n order to predict accurately about the futr.rre of theI states one should know the ruling star and planet of ea-ch state. Sometimes it is necessary to take into consider-ation the date and time of an important constitutional de-velopment. Thus for U.S.A. we need the date on which theirindependence was proclaimed. For U.K. we require the datewhen the United Kingdom came into being. Here astrolo-gers have been following Ptolemy and others, ignoring theinsights of Indian sages. Thus some take Virgo as the rulingsign of India and others Capricorn. To set things right, it isbetter to take a look at the writings of Varahamihira.

In the l4th chapter of his Brlhat Samhita,Varahamihira divides the countries into nine groups, eachgroup being controlled by three constellations. The globe iscalled Jambudvipa, possibly because the city of Jammuwas taken to be the centre. This continent has nine subdivi-sions called Varashas. We are in Bharata Khanda whichbelongs to Bharatavarsha which is a part of Jambudvipa.

Krittika, Rohini and Mrigasira (Aries 260 40'to Cemini60 4O') rule over Salrra, Maru (Marwar), Vatsa, Ghosha.Yamuna and Sarasvati, Matsya, Mathura, Upajyotisha,Dharmaranya, Shaurasena, Pandu, ?anchala, Ayodhya,Kuru, Pariyatra, Kapisthala, and Hastinapura.

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P a u n d r a , K a s i , M e k h a l a , K o s a l a , B u r d w a n , a n dTamraliptaka. The division is not according to latitude asthe Ptolemaic tradition gives.

Three stars from Cancer 160 40'to Leo 260 4o-'governsouthern Kosala, Kalinga, Vanga, Vidarbha, Vatsa, Andhra,Chedi, Vindhya region, Tripuri, Kishkindha, Dasarna, andthe area of the Sabaras. From Leo 26" 40' to Libra 6" 40'the stars preside over Lanka, Kalajina, Ylalaya, Dardura andMahendra regions, Bharukachcha, Vanavasi, Konkana,Abh i ra , Vena r i ver , Covardha, Kera la , Karnataka,Chitrakuta, Nasik, Kolhapur, Chola, Kraunchadvipa, Kaveriregion, Rishyamuka region (southern Andhra), KrishnaVelluru, Kanchi, Maruchipattana, Cheryarka, Tamraparni,and Dandakaranya.

The stars from Libra 60 4O' to Scorpio 160 40' govern?allava, Kambhoja, Sindhu-sauvira, Tamilnadu, Kapila,Anarta, Yavana, Barbara (foreigners to the south-west)Kirata, Chenchu (near Srisailam), tlemagiri, Indus, Dravidasand Saurashtra. The stars from Scorpio l60 40 to Sagittari-us 260 40' rule over West Coast of lndia (Aparantaka),tlaihaya, Punjab, Vokkana, and Mlechcha in the west. Thestars from Sagittarius 26" 40' to Aquarius 6" 40' governHala, Madras, Asmaka, Kunta and others in the North-west.From Aquarius 60 40'to Pisces 16" 40'are stars ruling theHimalayan region, Kuru country. Kaikayas, Trigarta, Taxila,Madraka, Malva, fluna, and Gandhara. The next forty de-grees rule Kashmir, Dardara, China, Tibet and other Hima-layan areas.

The distribution refers entirely to India and to a fewneighbouring states. From this classification we find thatAndhra comes under Cancer or Leo along with Vidarbha,Bengal and Central India. Konkana comes under Leo orViryo.

In the l6th chapter, Varahamihira distributes the statesln terms of the planets. The Sun rules over the east ofNarmada, Orissa, Suhma, Kalinga, Balk, Scythia, Yavanas,Magadha, Sabaras, China, Kambhoja, Mekhala, eastern halfof Dravida country, south bank of Yamuna, Chedi, Vindhyaforest, Srisailam, Burdwan and other areas. The Moon gov-


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erns Kosa la , Bharukachcha, Romans, Tochan lans ,Vanavasi, ttala and Kerala. Mars controls the western half ofSona and Narmada and Bhima rivers, Vetravati, Slpra(U j ja in ) , Codavar i , Vena Canga, Mahanad i , S indhu,Vindhya, Ylalaya, Chola, Dravida, Videha, Andhra, Konkana,Kuntala, Kerala, Dandaka, Kantipura, Mlechchas, Kuntala,Nasik, Bhogavardhana, Virata, the countries bordering onthe Vindhyas, banks of the Tapti and the Qomati and so on.

Budha rules Lohitya (the Sona), the Indus, the Sarayu,the Ratha, the Ganga, the Kausika; eastern part of Mathura,regions of the flimalayas, Coma4ta, Chitrakuta, Saurashtra,caves and hills.

Ouru rules the east of the Indus, western part ofMathura, Sauvira, Srughna, Northerners, the tseas (Vipasa),the Sutlej (Satadru), Ramata, Salva, Trigarta, ?aurava'Ambashtha, ?arata, Vatadhana, Yaudheyas, Sarasvata,Arjunayanas, half of the rural Matsya'

Shukra rules Takshasila, Marti, Kavata, Bahugiri,Gandhara (Modern Kandhar), Pushkalavataka, Prasthala,Malwa, Kaikeya, Dasarna, Ushinara, Shibi those on thebanks of the Vitasta, the lravati, the Chandrabhaga and thelike.

Shani rules Anarta, Arbuda, Pushkara, Saurashtra'Abhira, Raivataka, the land where the Sarasvati disappears(Rajasthan), Thaneswar, Prabhasa, Vidisha, the Vedasmritiand the Mahi'

Rahu rules mountain peaks, dams, caves; Barbariantribes, shutikas, vokkanas, kinnaras (flimachal Pradesh)'

I{etu rules mountain strong holds, Pahlavas (lran)'tlunas, Cholas, Afghanisthan, China'

HousesinMundaneastrologyhavecertainpecular i t ies.we can read specific details from these houses. These aref romlagnaonwards : ( l )Genera la f fa i rs ,cond i t iono fcab i -ne t ,punt ichea l th ; (2 )Revenue,wea l th ,commerc ia l t rans-actions, imports, wealth, allies; (5) telephones' Railways'Aeroplanes, newspapers, journals, neighbours; (4) Educa-tional institutions, students, landed estates, trade, agricul'ture, general happiness; (5) Children, new birth' places of


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amusement, crime, outlook of the rulers; (6) State loans,diseases, territorial attacks, naval forces etc; (7) Health ofwomen, infant mortality, war, foreign relations, crimesagainst women; (8) State Treasury, deaths; (9) Religiousplaces, irreligious activities, law, judiciary; (lO) Ruler, Par-liament, exports, foreign trade, revolutions, lawlessness;( I I ) aaining in trade, international relationships; ( l2) Plots,secret crimes, war, losses, hospitals.

Most astrologers take the chart of August 15, 1947 asthe Indian Independence chart. On that day India acquiredonly a dominion status under the British Crown. The countrywas not fully free. She became a sovereign democraticrepublic only on January 26, l95O at lO.l8 A.M. It wasfrom this date and time that India became really indepen-dent. It is this chart that guides the destiny of lndia, not thatof August 15, 1947.

Following Lahiri's ayanamsa 23" 9'58'we get the side-real t ime as 18.16.51 and the chart is:

Rasl: Arles-Moon l2-O5; Ceminl-Uranus 08-55;Lo-Sat (R) 25-37; Virgo-Mars 16-14, Ketu l&24,Nep 2l-25; Sagittarius-Mer (R) 24-52, M.C. lO-58;Capricorn-Jup l9-14, Ven (Rl 20-49, Sun l2-55;Pisces-Asc lO-44, Rahu 16-24.Navamsa: Aries-Sun; Taurus-Mars, Ketu; Oemlnl-Jupiter; Cancer Nep, Ven, Moon; Llbra Asc;Scorpio-Sat, Rahu, Merc; Pisces-Uranus.

Lahiri's ayanamsa gives a balance of Ketu's period to befour months and twenty three days. The major period ofMars began on June 19, 1986. It is this chart on the basisof which we have to read the future of the country. It is forexperts in political astrology to pronounce a verdict finallyon the basis of the chart of modern India. Kuja, Ketu andNeptune in the seventh aspected by the debilitated lord ofl,agna can explain many of the incidents. Also considerNavamsa Lagna and the Karakamsa falling in Scorpio, Sat-urn being the atma karaka. There is also an exchange ofsigns between the Sun and Saturn. Readings based on thischart yield fruitful information.

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sign of our country. Others take it to be Virgo (Kanya). FromSharada of Kashmir to llanya Kumari in the extreme South,our country extends. These deities point to a feminine sign,to a Virgin deity as the guardian of our land. To show that itis not a fancy to ascribe Virgo to India, we will demonstrateit astronomicallY.

The Fyramid of Gizeh is at 5lo 7' 50' East. The is equalin Right Ascension to 27o 54' O'. That is at 3o 13' 50" East,the RA is zero. For countries in Eastern longitude take thclongitudes of their capitals. From this longitude deduct 5"l5' 5O'. Then take the result in the tables of RA, and thenwe can determine the corresponding longitude. This will bethe M.C. of that place. flaving got it, we can determine thelagna of the country concerned'

For instance the longitude of New Delhi is 77o l3'.Deducting 50 15' 50" from this we get 73o 59' 5O". Thisgives M.C. in Cernini (Mithuna) at l50 15' 2l" and the natalascendant of India at l50 29' 12'of Kanya (Virgo). This is asper the Chaitra Paksha ayanamsa of Lahiri.

For localities to the West of Greenwich subtract theWest longitude of the Capital concerned from 5560 46' 30"The required longitude of Washington for instance will be27go 42' 5O' when we deduct 77o 4'. This gives the M.C. ofthe United States of America to be Capricorn (Makara) 8"55' lO'. This would give l60 8' 17'of Aries as the ascen-dant.

The natal or ruling sign of India is Kanya positively. Theindependence chart of modern India gives the ascendant tobe Mina (Pisces). Relating these two we can predict thefuture of India safelY.

The distance in longitude from the Cizah fframid di-vided by fifteen gives the sidereal time for Delhi as 40 5.5'58'. Taking this for the date of the coincidence of the twozodiacs-whenever it may have taken place, the ascendantof India Virgo (Kanya) is at l5o 29' 12", and the'M'C' isGemini (Mithuna) at the middle 15" l5 ' 2l ' . The navamsal,agna is then Vrishabha. Hence Capricorn cannot be theruling sign of India.


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Mundane astrolory is a branch of astrolory that exam-ines the charts of different countries and that of the headsof government in assessing the future trends of events.Here a nation's chart is determined by a crucial event in itshistorical development. Thus we tend to take the chart forAugust 15, 1947 for India. This is debatable. India becameon that day a selfgoverning dominion under the UnitedKingdom. India became really free on January 26' l95O;and this should be the chart to be examined to forecast thefuture of the country. Similarly the October Revolution ofl9l 7 (November 7) gives the chart for modern Russia. Thisls one method. But there are certain constellations, signs,or planets that are the natural rulers of countries.

Ptolemy distributed the signs among the countried byconsidering the longitudes only. Varahamihira devotes twochapters in his Brthat Sanhita. He takes three successiveconstellations as a unit and assigns the lands to each unit.The first three stars refer to the central part of India; andthen he proceeds to the other directions from the east in aclockwise manner. Thus the first three stars beginning withKrittika rule Rajasthan, Western U'P', Hastinapur, Kuru andAyodhya. Bihar and Orissa come under the next three.Benga l , Ka l inga, V idarbha, Tr ipur i (near Jaba lpur ) ,Kishkindha and the like are ruled by Ashlesha, Magha andPubba. Lanka, Ylalaya, Vanavasi, Konkan, Kerala,Karnataka, Nasik, Chola, Kanchi and Dandakaranya areunder the next three (U. Pha. Hasta, Chitta). The next threerule Pallava, Kamboja, Sauveera, Sindhu, Saurashtra andTami l Nadu. Western Maharasht ra and Pun jab andScythians are under Jyeshta, Moola and Pooruashadha. Pos-sibly Scorpio is the ruling sign of these whence we canexplain the troubles in the Punjab. North-west is ruled bythe next three. Malwa and northemmost parts of Kashmircome under the stars Satabhisha, Poorvabhadra andUttarabhadra. Kashmir, Tibet and China are under the swayof Revati, Aswini and Bharani. Mostly Varahamihira con-fines his attention to India.

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gal, Bihar, Kamboja, Scythians, eastern Tamil Nadu,Kaushambi. The Moon-Kosala, Broach, Romans, Tocharians'Mars-Narmada, Sindhu, Mahanadi, Ehimaratha and Sipra riv'ers, Malaya, Chola, Dravida, Andhra, Konkan, Virata andVindhya regions. Mercury-Canga, Sarayu, Himalayan statesand Saurashtra. Jupiter-Eastern Punjab, Western U.P.,Satadru. Venus:Taxila, Gandhara, Ylalva, Dasarna, Vitasta,Iravati. Saturn-saurashtra, Vidisa, Raj asthan. Rahu-Suli kas,Vokkanas, Kinnaras. Ketu-lran, llunas, Afghanistan, Chinaand Cholas.

These indicat ions given by Varahamihira cannot bebrushed aside lightly. These are of great help in predictingmundane events. Western studies have offered a wider spec-trum. The classification of the countries offered by them is ofsome value and the ruling sign along with the ruling chart ofthe country need to be taken into consideration. It is better tonote their allotment'

Aries-8ritain, Denmark, France, Cermany, Lebanon,Syria, Naples, Marsailles, Madras. Taurus--fran, Cyprus,Asia Minor, Poland, Holland, Ireland, White Russia, Leipzig,Mathura, ttastinapura. Oemini-4SA, Western England,Lower Egypt , Be lg ium, Wales , Canada, Versa i l les ,Nuremberg, Melbourne. Cancer-Scot land, Newzealand,North and West Africa, Mauritius, Stockholm, Amsterdam,New York, Tunis, Venice. Leo-4rance, Sicily, Chaldea, Ita-ly, Lancashire, Rome, Bristol. Virgo-Turkey, Greece, Swit-zerland, Brazil, West Indies, Jerusalem, Paris, Bagdad,Boston, Loss Angeles. Libra-Aorth-eastern and North-west'ern parts of India, Burma, Indo-China, China, Argentina,Tibet, Austr ia, Lybia, Frankfurt , Johannesberg, Lisbon,Copenhagen. Scorpio--5weden, Brazil, Morocco, Norway,Syria, Algeria, Judea, Delhi, Washington . Sagittarius-Austra-lia, tlungary, Arabia, Spain, Italy, Naples. Capricornlunjab,Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Mexico, Oxford, Toronto. Aquarius-Abyssinia, U.S.S.R., Poland, Sweden. Pisces4ortugal.Egypt, parts of SPain.

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Virgo. Possibly Capricorn governs certain' Northem andNorth-western regions. But as a whole India comes underVirgo which is also symbolised by l{anyakumari which is atthe southernmost tip of the country.

Mundane astrolog/ has to reckon with many factors'( I ) Ruling sign, ruling planet and ruling constellation of acountry have to be considered. (2) The chart for the impor-tant day that shaped the country's destiny has to be exam-ined. Thus for U.S.A., we consider their independence daychart. (5) Next we should note the charts for the solaringress into Aries and Libra. (4) The chart for the com-mencement of the lunar year is necessary. (5) The charts forthe solar and lunar eclipses in the year are essential' (6) Theradical chart of the head of the state is to be consideredequally well. For instance, for prediction about our countrywe should examine the President's chart and relate it to therest. Since in our democracy a President is there for fiveyears only, the Vimshottari system has to be adjusted to fiveyears only. (7) We have also to reckon with the transitpositions of the Planets.

Chart I is cast for the midnight of January 26' 1950.The Ayanamsa followed in all the charts is of the RaivataPaksha.

Rahu17-50

Moon8-58

Uranus(R)10-2

Charl 1RASI

1 950-1 -26,Ketu Balanceyears 2-3-17,Ayanamsa 21-

42-49

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Ven (R)22-24

Sun 13-32Jup 2O-33

Salurn(R)27-5

Merc. (R)27-24

Ascdt.3-54

Mars 17-31Ketu 17-5(

Nep (R)25-38

lord of l-agna is retrograde in the 4th. Jupiter is exaltedin Navamsa. The Ascendant has the benefic aspect of theMoon, lord of the I Oth. It was in this period there were warswith our neighbours. The m4jor period of the Moon began


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on l8-5-1978. Instability of the Janata Covernment beganin the sub-period of Mars, the two being in shashtashtaka(6-8) and Rahu was in the l2th to the Moon. Intemaltroubles started soon and they got intensified in the nexttwo sub-periods. Though our foreign relations (the 7thhouse) are not quite smooth (lord of the 7th in the l2th),still they are better than the internal. The sub-period ofMercury, ending on l5-8-1985, brought about pleasant sur-prises. From lagna Mercury owns the l2th and from theMoon the 5rd and the 6th. Saturn's entry into the 8th fromthe Moon and the 2nd from Lagna shows financial recess,Ketu conjunction on August 22, l9a4; Mars-Saturn conjunc-tion in February 1986; The solar eclipses of May 50 andNovember 22, 19a4, May 19 and November 12 of 1985,and April 9 and October 5, l986; the lunar eclipses of May4 and October 2A, 1985, and of April24, l986-these donot seem to augur well. Combined wilh these is the appear-ance of Halley's comet early in 1986. Loss of life andfinancial drain add to the unrest. But as the chart is inher-ently strong, the stability of the country and its integral unityare well protected. The unstable lord of the 9th and thel2th retrograde reveats the short-sighted policies on thenational and international fronts. The powerful aspects ofthree planets on the I Oth house are revealing' They point toa bright future after the subperiod of Ketu is over. ArudhaLagna, Karakamsa (Sagittarius) and the lunar Lagna arestrong.

Let us take the President's chart in relation to this basicchart. There is Lagna sandhi (Chart 2). trven if the time of

Chart 2. i(asri Cemini-Ascendant l'42, Saturn 20-54 and Venus 8-5; Cancer-Ketu I l-54, Neptune 8-49 and l4ars 28-20; Capricorn-Uranus 2B-l I andRahu I l-54; Aquarius-lOth house l2-41; Pisces-JuPiter 28-16; Aries-the Sun 22-5* and Taurus-the Moon 26- l 5 and Mercury I 5-28 Born I 9 I 6-5-5'Ayanamsa: 2l-14-49. Balance of Mars Dasa: 5years, 5 months and 20 daYs.

the birth is rectified, it shows the features of both Taurusand Gemini. The lOth house fortified by its own lord is goodin a way. But Saturn's aspect on this house shows a seriesof ups and downs, a none-too-strong mind and will' His


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Moon has the Republic's Moon in the 12th, though the twol,agnas are in trine. As transit Saturn moves into Scorpio, hehas a troublesome period. tlis lOth lord and the Republic'slOth lord are again in 2-12 relationship. In both the chartsthe 6th lords are debilitated. But it is only in the Republic'schart this debilitation is cancelled.

Let us compare these two charts with Chart 5 which isfor the commencement of the lunar year Krodhana, theyearof anger and anxiety. The 8th house is ominous. The lord of

Chaft 5, Rasl: Leq-Ascendant 18-56; Libra-Ketu28-27; Scorplo-Ulanus 25-47 and Saturn (R) 5-44;Sagittarius-Neptune I l-2 l; Capricorn---.Jupiter | &5l; Pisces-Venus (R) 28-23, ylercury 25-43' theMoon 8-21 and the Sun 8-21; Arles-Rahu 28-27,Vlars l2-2O and loth house 17-57 at 4-59-50 p.m.Ayanamsq: 22-12-4.

the year is retrograde in his exalted 8th house whose lord isdebilitated in the 6th. The lOth lord in the Bth and the 7thretrograde in the 4th and aspected by the lord of that house(Mars) forebids great trouble, collapse of law and authorityi n s e v e r a l p a r t s , a n d m o u n t i n g t e n s i o n s i n o u rneighbourhood. The Republic's chart indicated some ofthese after l5-8-1985 and before l5-5-1986' The Moon inUttarabhadrapada (Chart I ) brought economic and indus-trial recession after April 27. Some time between October29 and January 4 there were serious troubles. The Presi'dent has having the subperiod of Rahu in Mercury from 22-4-lga4. His Mercury and Rahu are in the 8th and the 4thfrom the Republic's chart and in the loth and the 6th fromthe lunar year's. This correlation along with the transits didnot appear to augur fullY well.

l.ooking back to the chart of the lunar year (Chart 4) wefind the 5rd house afflicted as much as in Chart 5. Disloca-tion of communications and consequent accidents andlosses continued. The lords of Lagna in these two in the Bth

Chaft 4. Rasi: Yirgo-Ascendant 7-6; Libra-Saturn(R) 23-6; Scorpio-Uranus (R) 2l-17, Ketu l5-5Oand Mars 64; Sagittarius--Jupiter l9-56 and Nep-tune (R) 9-15; Pisces--the Moon l9-46, the Sun 19-46 and Venus O4; Aries--Mercury 8-57; Taurus-Fahu l5-5O and lOth house 7-4. Bom 1984-4-l at5.58 a.m, Ayanamsa: 22'Il-15.


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indicate the worries and difficulties of the people concem-ing finance, unemployment and law and order. Scandalsconcerning the banks and public sector undertakings arebound to continue. Retrograde Saturn in Chart J can slowlyand with great difficulty bring about land reforms.

The head of the govemment also matters in mundaneastrologr. Chart 5 was that of the Prime Minister. She hadthe sub-period of Rahu in Saturn from 25-lo,l98b and they

Chart 5. Basi: C,ancer-Ascendant 29-22, Satum23-16 and Neptune (R) I 148; Scorpio-Mercury 14-37 and the Sun 5-55; Sagittarius-Rahu l2-4 andYenus 22-29; Capricom-Uranus 28-25 and theYloon 7 4 ; I Oth house Anes-27 -4 ; Taurus.-Jupiterl6-54; and Cemini-Ketu l2-4. Bom 1917-l l -19.Ayanamsa 2 I'l 6-8. Balance of Sun's Dasa: I year,Smonths and 24 days.

are the 6th and the 8th to each other. Seen against thebackground of the first chart, we notice the squares be-tween the two l,agnas and between the Moon positions. Thepositions of Jupiter are in trine. It is this great affinity thatkept her in power so long. The Moon in the 7th in both thecharts shows that our foreign policy is neither consistentnor coherent. It is shrouded in impractical dreams. Consis-tent with her Saturn-Rahu period, consistent with the 1984chart where the 9th Rahu is afflicted by Mars and Uranus,and consistent with the 1985 chart in which the 9th isafflicted by Mars and Rahu, religious quarrels appear toplague us further. Even in the Republic chart the 9th lord infall is offered to the enigmatic but explosive Uranus. That is,our so-called secularism will be anything but secular, with aslant against most of us. Her I Oth house and the I Oth of thel9B5 year are afflicted by Saturn. Not so the Republic chart.The loth in a nation's chart refers to the government,national honour and reputation. The Prime Minister's lOthhouse speaks eloquently about our vulnerability on thesecounts. This is strengthened by the 1985 chart. But thechart of the Republic redeems us after March 1986.

Andhra Pradesh coming under Revati had serioustrouble with the Centre in 1985. And Kashmir remains atrouble spot.


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A consolidated study of the national chart of any coun-try along with that of the new year transits and the likeenables us to visualise the pattern of things to come. Wecan prognosticate about Pakistan and Bangladesh andChina from Libra, U.S.A. from Cemini, Britain from Aries,the Middle East from Cancer and so on. The houses in thenational charts have special significance. The 5rd refers tocommunications, the 7th to foreign policy and the lOth tothe nationl integritY and honour.

Apart from the seven fact'ors (mentioned earlier) wehave also to consider symbolic progressions and theVimshottari system of directions. Thus for example in thechart of U.S.A. (Chart 6) the subperiod of Jupiter beginsfrom 17-2-lg\5. Combust Jupiter in the enemy's hobuewhich is the lOth is with Venus. It clearly recalls the civil

Chaft 6. Rasl: Vlrgo-Ascendant 5- I 6, Satum 25-55and Neptune 5-10 ; Capr icorn-Ketu l8 -19 ;Aquarius-the Moon 5-54; Taurus-Uranus 9-55;Qemini-Venus l2-58, Mars l-54, the Sun 25-47;Jupiter 16-56 and loth house 2-lo; and Cancer-Mercury (R) 5-2 and Rahu 18-19.

war of Lincoln's time. We have to keep track of past eventstoo. The examples given here illustrate a few points only'

We have also to consider the following charts-the com-mencement of Chaitra Shukla Pratipat (first day), solar in-gress into Mesha, Karka, Tula and Makara-for a properassessment of the results. Also consider the eclipses. Thesehave to be related to the charts of the Republic, Head ofState and Prime Minister. We cannot ignore the appearanceof comets, earthquakes, floods and storms.

In the chart for the new year (cast for the first day of thebright half of Chaitra) Ravi, Chandra and Kuja should beprominent and they should hold prominent positions of theyear, is to give us good results'


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I strotogically, the profession a person takes up is to ber rdetermined by the tenth house. But this has to be supplemented by the lagna and the sixth house. If one were totake up a business in partnership, the seventh house isinvolved. For general service conditions, the significator isShani. For business it is Budha. Favourable aspects be-tween the Sun and Curu suggest a profession connectedwith water, law, publishing, religion etc. The favourableaspects between the Moon and Budha suggest a job con-nected with writings, teaching, journalism, news, house-property and furniture. Favourable aspects between Budhaand Kuja do appear in the charts of military or naval, com-manders, financiers, and politicians. Budha-Quru aspects ofa favourable nature suggest jobs connected with religion,literature, art, music and law. Budha-Shani contact of afavourable kind are good for jobs requiring organisationalabilities. Favourable contact between Sukra and Neptuneare good for music and art. The jobs indicated by this arethose connected with acting, tobacco, drugs and liquid.Cood aspects between Kuja and Shani bring one profes-sionally in contact with the rough coditions of life. Astrologycomes under Budha and Uranus, while Guru and Shanishould be well placed. Medical profession involves manyfactors. Uranus refers to nature cure and occult methods ofhealing. Quru and Neptune should not be afflicted. Virgo,Scorpio and Pisces should be strong. Shukra and Shanishould have mutual aspects, preferably involving Shani's


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signs. Dngineering skills are revealed by Budha and Kujaand by Aries, Cemini and Leo. The charts of philosophersshow favourable Uranus, Guru and Neptune and Shanistrong in an intellectual sign which should be the ninth.Scientists have good Taurus and Capricorn and they take upthe natural sciences. The third house should be strong.Mathematicians and abstract thinkers come under Dhanuand airy signs, while the third and the ninth houses arestrong. Musicians have strong Venus and Neptune; the latteris in an angle. Fiery and watery signs are prominent. Ceminibrings in instrumental music. Aquarius, Cancer and Virgomust be good. Actors show strongly tenanted Aquarius andthe watery signs, alongwith the second and twelfth houses;Moon is found in Cancer.

The abilities of man are too many. They are revealbd inthe varied human activities. Sometimes man fails in hisendeavours because he either underestimates his own abili-ties or overrates them. At times, these abilities are alsolikely to lead man to undesirable ways. A good astrologicalknowledge will enable us not only to know what our abilitiesare, but also to chanalise the resources of human energyinto the most beneficial path of progress. Astrology, as wehave often said, does not ordain the unalterable except asregards the unforeseen events like death; it only indicatesthe possible and probable tendencies which, if we knowthat they are likely to appear, can be utilised or turned toour advantage. It is in this light that we offer the presentastrological analysis of the abilities of man.

An able person is one who can survive, who can over-come the storm and stress of life. This power is usuallyassociated with the Sun and his sign Leo. To be lucky in hisstruggles an able one needs strong Venus and Jupiter aswell. If one achieves his goal after a hard and strenuousstruggle, he will have strong Mars and Saturn. Adaptabilityis the peculiar nature of the volatile Mercury. The Moon canmake one either too shrewd or too fickle. Uranus can revealeither a versatile personality or an eccentric one. Neptuneseems to render one very dreamy and unpractical. Theseare a few general observations, and they have to be inte-grated to the horoscope as a whole. We are taking Uranusand Neptune into consideration only in an experimentalway. If they are found working, they can be utilised well. We


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assign part-ownership of Sagittarius and Scorpio to Uranusand Neptune respectively.

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