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7/29/2019 Why Predictions Go Wrong Part 1 Psi Yer Color

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To Dr Raman With Love Series

Why Predictions Go Wrong? - I

[The modern readers of past few decades would not know who is P S Iyer, a predictor like him has not been born again

it is said. His father would take him to their family cow shed and ask him to predict the sex of the to be born calf. He

had to construct the chart by calculating it at that moment itself and predict, this is how he was taught astrology. His

book on marriage is considered the greatest ever till date, inspite of numerous attempts since 5 years to procure it and

get it translated in English we have not been able to get it. The frustration has been personal.

The rumor as per one of his students goes like this that he had many nadis in his possession including Dhruva

Nadi and his family burnt and threw the books from his library after his death. He was an astrologer to many Cabinet

Ministers and could predict events to the day. The unfortunate part is every year in January his students get together

in a particular ancient city known for its temples and conduct a seminar, due to lack of resources we have not been

able to attend it and beg his students to reveal his techniques, as not a single of it has survived in print with the Englishreading astro community. Some astrologers in the north know of his techniques but refuse to write about it or reveal it.

SA Publisher]

he Vedas are the unsurpassable treasure-trove of all encompassing wisdom

realized by Seers or Yogis (Rishis) and handed down to us through traditional

method of vocal recitation. Vedangas are supplementary literature designed for

implementing the fundamental principles enveloped in the Vedas. These are Shiksha

(pronunciation and euphony), Chhandas (prosody), Vyaakarana (grammar), Nirukta

(glossary), Kalpa (ritual rules),Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology).

Jyotisha or Astrology, the science of sciences, is also known as Vedachakshu or the

eyes of Veda Purusha, the Veda personified. This is interpreted as PratyakshaShastra in

as much as the roof of astrology or Jyotisha rests on the props of eternally existent

foundation of the Sun, the Moon, planets, asterisms and zodiacal signs (Rasis), as given

in Shastras:

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Jyotisha is the intricate but integrated system of diagnosis of the maladies of natives,

or times or incident arising out of poorvajanma (previous births) and praarabdha karma

(operative karma). Such maladies are, of course, responsive to prayers, oblations, rituals,

recitations of hymns and mantras and wearing of gems, stones and kavachas.Predictions based on such a perfect science can never afford to go wrong or become

incorrect or even, casually, inaccurate.

Then why do predictions ever go wrong or become incorrect or at least inaccurate?

The answer is simple.

In this present computer century, top-class technicians and scientists unanimously

and unreservedly admit that the accuracy of answers or solutions offered by a computerof the electronic brain depends entirely, solely and fundamentally on the accuracy of the

data fed to it. Mutatis mutandis, this rule verily applies to interpretation of a horoscope,

word for word. Predictions made on scientific analysis of planetary and other positions,

by a qualified and competent and devoted astrologer, will never go wrong or turn out

incorrect unless the basic data furnished or presented to him are inaccurate, incomplete

or unreliable. It is understood that the competent astrologers analyze horoscopes as

minutely as required with special reference to (1) Residential strength of planets in

various Bhavas or houses; (2) Grahabala (planetary strength) made up of Sthaanabala

(position at strength), Digbala (directional strength), Cheshtabala (movement strength),

Kalabala (temporal strength), Naisargika bala (natural strength) and Drishti (drik) bala

(aspected strength); (3) Bhavabala comprising of bhaavadhipati bala, bhava dig bala and

bhava drishti bala; and (4) Ishta/Kashta phala; the astrologers must possess the siddhi to

make accurate predictions.

Let us now go deep into all these details:

The basic data on which an astrologer may be able to construct an accurate horoscope

are (1) place of birth (2) date of birth and (3) time of birth.

: The astrologer is seldom concerned with the name of the place of birth;

but he is immensely concerned with its Rekhaamsa (longitudes) and Akshaamsa

(latitudes). These are, respectively, required for arriving at the local mean time of birth,

the sunrise and the sunset, Rasimana or duration of each Rasi and the rising sign at the

given time or time of birth, as also dinardha (half day) chaara and natha. If the place of

birth is a small village its distance and direction from the nearest town will help the

astrologer much.


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India is a country of varieties. In this unique country we have a number

of eras or prevailing years in vogue at any given time like Samvatsari, Vikrama

Shakaabda Souramaana shastyahsamvatsa, Kollam, Hijri and so on. The name of the

month or its total duration is, again, not standard. Certain areas calculate the month

from Shuddha Prathama (the 1st of the lunar bright fortnight) to Amavasya (the NewMoon) while some reckon the month from the entry of the sun into any given Rasi. In

some areas Tithi (lunar day) is given to indicate the date of the month. Again, the

reckoning of the day in India is from sunrise to sunrise while under the Gregorian

system it runs from midnight to midnight. What is known as Kartika Maasa in

Tamilnadu may be Maargsheersha in another part of the country. It is therefore

necessary to ascertain, first of all, the exact date of birth and also to give the equivalent

date in terms of Gregorian calendar or corresponding to panchanga or ephemeris used by

the astrologer.

Alternatively it is advisable to give the date of birth in terms of what is known as

Saka by the Government of India so that the method of reckoning the date is, at least,

uniform. Let me illustrate this by an example.

A horoscope was taken up for predicting longevity and the particulars given by the

native were as follows:

Place and Date of Birth: Cochin (Kerala), 14-3-1909. Time 12 mts earlier to sunrise.

Balance of Jupiter Dasa: 8 years, 3 months and 3 days. Equivalent: Kollam 1084, Meenam

1st, half ghati before sunrise: Visakha Nakshatra.

On checking, as a prelude to venturing prediction, it was found that according to

ephemeris, the Sayana Moon was in 242o9 at 5-30 p.m. on 13-3-1909. It was therefore in

Anuradha 3rd at the time of birth. But the longitude of the Moon for leaving a balance of

Jupiter Dasa of 8 years, 3 months (in Thula or Libra Rasi) should be 201 o 55 which

balance of Dasa is incorrect on the face of it.

On referring the matter back, two different horoscopes were furnished for the same

nativity, calculated according to two different panchangas, as prevailing in the locality:

I II

Date of Birth

14-3-1909 12-3-190912 mts. before sunrise at Cochin (this

panchanga shows the Suns entry into

Pisces on 13th)

12 mts. Before sunrise at Cochin (this

panchanga shows the Suns entry into

Pisces late on 12th)


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Nakshatra

Jyeshta 1st Vishakha I

Balance of Vim. Dasa at Birth

Mercury 13-11-4,30 Jupiter 12-8-0.

The above revised data are also at variance with Sayana positions and Nirayana

positions of planets according to standard panchanga and ephemeris.

Time of Birth: The next important data, which must be very accurate, relate to the

time of birth. Here again there is a very serious controversy in reckoning the time of

birth. Three important timings are advised by Satyacharya, the author of Jataka

Satyacharya (Adhyaya I, Sloka 6), viz., Garbhaadaana (conception) Kaala, Sirodaya (head

coming out of the womb) Kaala and Bhoopatana (the whole child out) Kaala. The first

two cannot be decided accurately for obvious reasons. Hence he seems to advise the

reckoning of the third timing, i.e., Bhoopatana Kaala as the birth time. Other schools

opine that Jalodaya (oozing) Kaala and Rodana (cry) Kaala should also be taken into

account. A modern school of thought canvasses that the time of severing of the navel

cord should be taken as the birth time as it is the actual time of separation of the child

from the mothers womb. Experience shows that taking the birth time given by the

consultor, as approximate, and fixing the exact time of birth keeping in view the

weekday, stree-purusha kaala and the prevailing tatvas (main and antara tatwas) and the

sex of the child will give as accurate a birth time as possible for astrological purposes.

In this connection the astrologer should remember one thing: the least division of the

( ) Rasi or Udaya (rising) Lagna, in vogue, is Naadi Amsa which is 1/150 th part

of a Rasi or 48 seconds of time. According to Naadi-granthas, every child born at an

interval of 48 seconds of time will have a different pattern of life here (herebefore and

hereafter). It is, therefore, absolutely imperative that the birth time should be rectifiedbefore venturing prediction. A number of methods including calculation of Praana Lagna

are in vogue for rectifying birth time. The most common ones are discussed below:

1. Prasava Jaataka Soochakam enunciates that if Saturn is in the 5th or the 9th Navamsa,the child will cry loudly during or after birth whereas the child will be incapable of

crying if Saturn was in the 1st or the 4th Navamsa. With Saturn in the 8th

Navamsa, the birth will be a case of placenta previa while Saturn in the 6th

Navamsa indicates birth under suffocating circumstances. In the 2nd

Navamsa,

A Rasi that covers 30o corresponds to two hours or 7200 seconds. Therefore1/150th of a Rasi corresponds to 48 seconds


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Saturn indicates delivery when the mother was unconscious while in the third

Navamsa he indicates that the fluid has entered the childs belly.

2. The planetary combinations capable of determining the birth ascendant aregenerally as follows:

(i) If the Moon or the planet disposited by it is in the 5 th or the 9th from Lagnain Janmachakra (natal chart) or Bhava (house) chakra, Lagna can be said to

be correct.

(ii) If Janma Lagna and the Moon Rasi be one and the same, then thiscombination is counted from the 7th of the Moon Rasi, and Lagna is certain.

(iii) If the childs Moon Navamsa happens to be in Kendra from the NavamsaMoon in the mothers horoscope, the childs Navamsa Lagna can be said to becorrect.

(iv) If the Nakshatra paada (quarter) of the childs birth happens to fall between37th and 45th quarters of the mothers Janma Nakshatra or its 9th or the 9th

from the 9th, then the birth time may be said to be correct.

Dr. B. V. RAMAN, in his Hindu Predictive Astrology, has very ably suggested a

number of methods for rectifying the birth time and I have found these to be quite

accurate.

Panchanga: The next aspect which requires careful consideration, as a prelude to

venturing prediction, is the use of a correct and reliable panchanga or standard

ephemeris. Here again a number of panchangas are being published in India both under

Suddha Vaakya system and under Drik Siddha (Nirnaya) system. The Ayanamsa taken

into account by panchangas too vary considerably. A successful astrologer is one who

recalculates or checks up the horoscope under consideration to the Ayanamsa he usually

uses and to the norms of the panchanga he usually follows. This would, no doubt,involve a lot of additional work; but if predictions are made keeping this aspect in view,

there is very little possibility of predictions going inaccurate or incorrect.

Navamsa Chart: Yet one more important aspect has to be kept in view by the

successful astrologer if he wishes the predictions made by him to be near accurate.

The strength of a planet lies in its Navamsa, as the dictum goes, .The lord of Navamsa of any planet, of course subject to the respective shadbalas, goes along way in regulating the temperament and/or in fortifying the benefic or malefic

aspect of any planet concerned.


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A vargottama planet or a planet attaining uchcha sthaana (exaltation position) or

trikona sthaana (trinal position) in Navamsa plays very purposeful role in the life of a

native. A number of yogas are attributed to the position of planets and certain

Bhavaadhipatis (house lords) in Navamsa. A Navamsa chart attains its place of

importance in the interpretation of horoscopes because it is the only varga chart whichtakes into consideration all the three aspects of horoscopy, viz., Rasi (sign), Graha

(planet) and Nakshatra (constellation). In South India it is a practice to first construct the

Navamsa chart before even constructing the Rasi chart and Bhava chart.

Let us consider how a Janma Chakra (natal chart) becomes deceptive on the face of it

and Navamsa Chakra tells the real story. (I will discuss these in detail later).

Bhava Chakra: Next in importance to render predictions as accurate as possible is

constructing the Bhava Chakra or Chalita Chakra.

Janma Chakra assumes that each Rasi is of 30o and in constructing this chart the

latitude of the place of birth is not given full consideration. Again, it is a fundamental

rule of astrology that a planet near to Bhavamadhya ( ) in poorvabhaga (or eastern

half preferably) is more powerful than the one in the Aarambha (beginning) or Virama

(ending) sandhis (junctions). Further, as the latitude of place of birth goes farther and

farther from the terrestrial Equator the chance of more than one Bhava falling in one

house is rated higher. Therefore unless the Bhava chart is constructed and the planets are

placed in them correctly predictions made by an astrologer are bound to go wrong

invariably. Let me express this through an example.

Jupiter Mandi MoonAscdt.

Sun

Moon

Mars

Ketu

Rahu

Mercury

Venus

Mandi

Saturn

Ketu

Ascdt.

Sun

Mercury

VenusSaturn

MarsRahu Jupiter

Date of birth: 16-12-1951 (female). Balance of

Vimshottari Guru Dasa: 10 years 9 months and 3 days

Janma

Chakra

Navamsa

Chakra


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A native, born in 11o N latitude, at about 1 a.m. of December 18, 1932, has the following

charts.

Here is yet another horoscope where the natives story is told only by the Bhava

chart:

Unless Bhava Chart is constructed, as in Case II, predictions given about, say, Putra

Bhava, are prone to go wrong or atleast prove inaccurate. The native has a number of

daughters but no sons. It is predicted that he will be blessed with a son during

September, 1977.

: One more important aspect which is normally not considered in various parts

of India is the position of Mandi. According to various texts,

(merit accruing due to act in previous lives) of a native asalso his outlook, physical and mental make-up. To ignore such a vital element is to contribute

to inaccurate prediction.

Moon VII Moon X

Saturn Ketu Ketu

RahuVenus

Rahu

Saturn

Sun

VenusMercury

Jupiter

Mandi

Ascdt.

Mars

IV

SunMercury Jupiter

I

Mars

Mandi

Janma

Chakra

Bhava

Chakra

KetuMoon

Venus

Mandi

Sun

Mercury

Mars

KetuMoon

Venus

Sun

Mars

Mandi

IV Mercury

Saturn

JupiterX

Ascdt. Rahu II I RahuSaturn

Jupiter

Janma

Chakra

Bhava

Chakra


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Should an astrologer consider all these aspects, among others, very carefully,

predictions can never go wrong. 237.

(To be continued)

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